To Florence W: An occasional friendly letter to and from your man friend of long standing cannot do any harm, even though you do not care for him save as a friend, so long as you both find the writing pleasant. Your evident conscientious good sense will keep your letters purely friendly in tone, and will not deceive him.

To A Penniless  Girl: It is contrary to law for a girl or woman to wear masculine dress in public and she can be arrested for doing so. A girl with a level head can do whatever she is capable of doing in feminine clothes.  You would have to contend with much that would be repugnant to any modest woman by putting on masculine clothes.

To Trixy: For an 'afternoon tea' send your engraved visiting card to each person you desire to invite with "Thursday, March first, four to six," written upon it. You should stand to receive your guests if many are expected and during the entire time have light refreshments served from a prettily decorated table in another room, preferably the dining room, tea, chocolate, fancy sandwiches. Have a lady preside over each urn at the table. You can have an orchestra play throughout the afternoon or have an occasional solo by a singer.

To: Mary Anne: Young men and young women should not go out on a 'camping out' excursion unless accompanied by the girls' mothers or elderly woman relative.

To Jane: Do not marry any man to reform him.

To Annette: Girls of sixteen may properly go to dances if their mothers approve. They should not go to public dances and should do their dancing in the afternoon or early evening. Young girls of sixteen should not dance or sit up after midnight.

To Laura: Certainly a girl may kiss her betrothed good night.

Dear Troubled: If the young man really wishes to know you, he will call. Do not write to him asking him to call if you wish his respect.

To Daisy Dean: When a man introduced to you says, "I am glad to meet you" it is not necessary to say or do anything but bow.

To Vera: If you were engaged to the young man, would you like another woman corresponding with him. Try the Golden Rule as a measure for your actions.

Maxime: There is nothing like earnest, honest work as a balm for the aching heart. If you think that you did wrong, write a friendly letter and say so.

Arno: You cheapen yourself by your evident desire to receive a man's attention. A girl whose company is to be had for the asking is not highly regarded.

Magnolia: You should not be friendly enough with young men for them to ask permission to call, if you do not wish. Have your mother receive the young men who call whom you do not like.

Peach: You can refuse preferred attention by saying that your parents are not willing for you to accept the attentions of men until you are older.

Zayda; It is not the custom for a young woman to take a gentleman's arm while walking unless she needs support.

Frances: Well bred girls do not receive valuable presents from men, whether they like them or not. A young lady can receive a Christmas gift from a man she knows well but should not give a present to a man unless engaged or related to them under any circumstances.

Clare: Do not meet young men outside your home.

Brier Rose: A mother has right to know what is in her daughter's letters.

Dear Dora: I know of nothing that permanently removes superfluous body hair but the electric needle method.

Excerpted from The Gentlewoman Magazine, 1900. (Magnolia and then Peach? I'd say these were made up.)