Hollywood (1942)

"Don't Elope"— Gene Tierney [Continued from page 21] wanted. I was able to compare Oleg with the other boys and I knew that the way I felt about him was something special. Then again, this girl hardly knows the boy. It's ridiculous to say that you can know someone in a few weeks. You must go through the various stages of courtship, of being companionable, of splitting up after squabbles and realizing desperately that you can't live without him. I went with my husband for seven months and we passed through all those phases. This girl ought to wait. Time and association will tell if the boy is right for her, and if he is, her family will no doubt give her their blessings and she won't have to resort to an elopement after all. "Right now so many girls write asking if they should elope with their soldier beaux. One girl wrote me that she and her fiance had been planning to marry as soon as he got a raise. Came the draft and he was called, so they want to be married right away. But her mother wants them to wait until the war is over because of the uncertainties involved. The mother is adamant, the girl is heartbroken. What to do? I would say: try like anything to persuade the mother to agree to the marriage. If she still refuses, then elope. The girl has the right man, it's really love, they know their own hearts — so follow through. "On the other hand, another girl wrote me that she fell in love with a handsome soldier boy when she was a volunteer hostess in a service camp near her home. Now they're talking of running off and hunting up a justice of peace. This girl hardly knows the boy, doesn't know his family or surroundings, hasn't seen him in his normal civilian background. She has fallen in love with his uniform and has no way of knowing if he is the right man. Elopement here would be only a thoughtless move, a marriage taken on the run by two people who are strangers to each other. That is elopement at its riskiest. "In the majority of cases, I think elopements are a grave mistake. To the girlon-the-rebound who suddenly meets another boy and wants to elope with him to show her ex-beau that she is still in demand, I'd say whoa! And to the girls who are becoming panicky about the lack of available males and who, in desperation, want to run off with the first boy who is willing, my advice is to put the brakes on the elopement urge. Also to the girl who thinks that a speedy elopement will solve some of her other problems, I'd say stop! "In other words, an elopement must have the same thought, understanding and love that a conventional wedding would have. Marriage shouldn't be performed on the sly; a hasty hit-and-miss idea contrived on the spur of the moment. It is much too sacred to be made sneaky or fugitive. Give it the dignity of a conventional ceremony whenever you can, and resort to an elopement only when it is the last measure left open for you to marry the man you love." 1 If you suffer MnVl/\rlip distress from 1 CI lUUlv Female Weakness v. Which Makes You TIRED, NERVOUS At such times are you annoyed by backache, headache, cramps, distress of "irregularities," periods of the blues, perhaps weak, tired, nervous feelings — due to functional monthly disturbances? Then do this at once! Try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. This time -tested liquid medicine is famous to help women go smiling thru distress of these "difficult days." Taken regularly — thruout the month — Pinkham's Compound helps build up resistance against such annoying symptoms. Thousands Benefited! Pinkham's Compound helps relieve monthly distress in such a sensible way. With nature's own beneficial roots and herbs ! No harmful opiates. Thousands upon thousands of girls and women from all walks of life — have reported gratifying benefit. Telephone your druggist right now for a bottle of Lydia Pinkham's Compound— famous for over 60 years and still the best known medicine you can buy today that's made especially for women. Follow label directions. Lydia Pinkham's Compound is worth trying! <^La^ Q. ^/jnAAtmili VEGETABLE COMPOUND WANT A (jptvalic>t CEDAR CHEST Symbol of bis love for her . . . the first furniture for their new home ... ft Cavalier cedar hope chestl The Bride Special shown here is ode of 50 new styles shown at furniture and department stores almost anywhere. avauet CORPORATION CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE CAVALIER CORPORATION Chattanooga, Tennessee Enclosed find 10c. Please send me your booklet, "The Bride's Book". Nome Address City '. State 55