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Show This U your corner. Make use of it for your information on question , that are puzzling you. It will be my pleasure and prmlege to M,,TO fully and promptly all questions subm.tted to me. Your ,ue,,on3 mus, ke iled io tvo, and your full name and addrcs, must accompany tach ctr For special information send stamped envelope. All communication will j' ways be held in absolute confidence. All letters should be addressed very plainly in pen ,nJ H,l Brooks. Box 1545, Salt Lake C.ty. JJ( , ,h.ne town he dew. U oy g T'in in" twT TV. bo Zt vtaUin here. When .he " h", .tErted going- with me iirain. Do jou thmk i, would bc .Irig-hl lor me to jro lln o.ner Ly, if they ked rr.c? Thanking you n ''""''' Wand.. Idaho. Ml Perhaw h'" mo'.her thinks her boy is f he -ish to. he will fini a to rm or write you. Re "j.wt friends with in the boy. yet a while. Wand,. w , 1 he ho K!ad vcu did when you are a little r.lder. 1 will kV.eup your envelope and maybe may-be you will writ spain later. MARGIE x Yon can talk abuut your love affair. Here's one I must 111 to you; aI niirM lonjr they sil upon the stairs. He holds her close and aUrt to coo: Chorus Mv lit f If Maruie. I'm always thinkinjr of you. Margie. I'll tell the world I love you Don't forget your promise to me, 1 have bnuirht a home and rinjr and everything, every-thing, for Marprie Tou've been my Inspiration, oys are never hlu : After all h said and done. There is really only one. ! MurKit-'. Marg'e. it's you My little you. You can picture me most every night, can't wait until they start; Everything he says just teems all r:pht, I want to learn 'hat stuff by heart: Dear Miss Brooks: You have helped others out in their difficulties dif-ficulties so I am writing to se if you can help ne. (11 I have a bad habit of chewing my finger nails. Please let me know how io stoi. Please rrint rome information about English pJc:-?rophetPFP, "Mother Ship-'"n." Ship-'"n." ali-r; eojne of her prophecies. Hoping y-n can help me out I remain with loads of juccess io you in your good work. A BOY FROM DIXIE (1) Tt seems to he much easier to form bad habits thnn to overcome them, does it not ? Eserci&ing will power i? the best wny to overcome a bad habit. If you feem to do it. unconsciously, ask your friend? and other numbers of your family to call your attention to it. Putting cayenne pepper under the nail sonicliflifB helns. As 6ocn as they are long enough, keep them smooth with a file, ao there will be no temptation to "even" them with the te?th. (2) "Mother Shipton" v;s? a renuted Enclish peasant, believed to be a witch and prophet?. She was first heard of in 1641. Among her best known proohe-cies. proohe-cies. wu those in which she said that "carriages "car-riages without horses shall go" and that iyen would be seen in -ihe air. also that "the world to en end would come, in 18S1." Thanks for your good wishes Dixie Boy. . 1 Dtar Miss Brooks : May I ask a few euestions that have been puzzling me? (1) What i the name of the person who has taieen Geraldlne T'arrar's place ? Please give a few details. (2) Can a j naturalised citixen become president of th i United States? fS) How can I clean white I kid gloves ? (4) Please tell me the nnme I a veliftbe bood purifier and tonic. (M I have a habit of raising my eybrows and frowning like old Hep2ibah in the "House of vn " J do not think I am cranky or nearsighted and I do this without thinking. How can I overcome this habit? It is making mak-ing deep wrinkles which make me look near-twenty-five than seventeen. Gratefully your , ISOLATION. Utah. (1) I was not aware anyone had taken '"-"sldin1 Farrsr's place. She is v.-jih the Metropolitan Opera Co.. New York City. 2) he canii t S?e article 2. Sec 4, of the Constitution of the United States. ( 4) I do not advise on the condition of your health. Bee your physician. (5) Will rowui. my dear. You have unconsciously formed this habit bu1. it will take concentration and practice to gel out of the habit. Ask members of your family fam-ily to remind you when you ore frowning and then resolutely try to smooth the wrinkles wrink-les out. Thif is your only way out, and it is next to impossible to get rid of wrinkle after they have once formed. Your third question is answered by letter. Dear Miss Brooks : I have always been very interested in your corner. I only have one question to ask. ill Did Marjorie Daw pipy in The River's Cnd ?" Yours truly DAISY. Garfield. Utah. Yee. Dnify. Marjorie Daw did play in "The River's End." Dear Miss Brooks: I certainly do enjoy reading your section -cry week and hope- you will answer n few '"-tiop-: for rre. (11 While visiting in another an-other town last summer. I associated with o boys. The one alwuys came after me the most, so naturally I went with him the most, although I really liked the other the '(-1. I d;d not to see the one I was with lea-H before I ca.Tie home. He told my friend he would lik. to write to me. but is afraid 1 don't want him bo. Would it be out of the way for me to write firBt just to show him hnt I would be glad to hear from him? The v- of my home town don't care for me at , but the others seem to like me nuh well. Do you think it terribly out of place to a boy walk home with you that you have i ter seen before, if he act perfectly dec-?rt. dec-?rt. and you don't aliow any liberties T (y) hsve been bothered with pimple? on my 'I'll all summer. I have good health. What would you advise mo to do? I thank you -.iid w-h you FUcceas GERRY. Manti. UL You could do a great many things far worse t.han to write to your friend, although It is never wise for a girl to do anything whatever what-ever which a boy may infer pet as invttintf it attention. The individual, the ctrcum-itanr.ep. ctrcum-itanr.ep. time and place govern all iueh Sings to a great extent, and bo what the. r;:l ha to have in mind 1 to govern her -vnd'Kf in all thee thing o that she mv fcave no regrets In any way. It i not a !..jh what we do. a it i the wr wv do it -:he motne behind the act. This answers rmir Mcor,d ejuenlion aUo. (S) Send me a -!.-acidr.ifd. etamped envelop and I will iet y.m a preparation which I think will re-fc-ove i ur pimple. Wiv Ml Brooke : Ifti the first time I Ui e written to . ma I th.r.K it is very nive to have .me-1 .me-1 " fc-r our quenionr. M 1 m U-w h(rt,: a) Ha a ttiK , occasion for fteing ancry with hr brother if a k her to ,o to the dance ch Z I an knows .he i. welo.mt. when hi 5 1 h t.hln another rM ? How should ' be bre sh, f a ac. .h 1, with a boy? (I) W.uU u l name .f a f. ,.W(Ur, A FRInd Utah (11 It is a Tary amuu.1 brother who .i ' hit sister to go overy time ht mtoU or elsewhere, my dear, so I do not ' .bo.M b, .,. but v, t'Z to l.t hL-n kiw rou thilk ,t ' w him to do ... ,6, At l,t " " r., that It i. m.r. a qUMUon . on. wm with your MrMcul.r ,k; I"k . you find on. which got, . sm"hl, i .Ion not Irrltat. your .kin. that u ,LT "4 ' for you. If you will me j I will tall you a very rell.hl. CVZ preparations. Read mitructioni at h j column before writing ,x.,in. won't " ' My Dear Miss Brooks: I am a stranger in "Your Corner" hut strangers welcome too? () I , . Mia. Brook,, and I don't L uround boy... to moke a hit wilh them rf 1 i-r.wd I bo with are juat out lor ,' . time, and usually the sirl. talk .ort and . ' put their arms around the boy't nccki K Mus Brook, what kind of a sirl do bon 1,11 a. the asre of 16 or 17, liket SeXi. . just jolly and the "I don't care" ,1r, ' " Al-o MIm Brooks, when a fellow walki hnl ' with a girl and will not go home, km .iiT. around and Ulk. what can ,h. do that -JJ , make him go horn, without .ffendini ' Could .he just y good night and ru j,' :he house? Thanktng you for your time ui inrormntton, I am, TAM. I.og., VtK . indeed you are welcome, m j i glad you are not popular with the claaTf buys you mention, and the fact that you thlni ; you are not, indicates you really do not c.7, to act In such a manner to the boyi 0r ,h , Io be treated like they doubtless treat ,uth " irirln. There are boys and boyj. with varjM dijpositions as regards their Hkej jnd d;. ' likes, and there is a wide difference of opin" ion as to what constitute a "good time" but let me tell you dear .girl, that the boys in, srirls who act as you have doscribfd, do not know what a good time is and wil kn,w . les about It as the years go by. A "don't ' cure" air is not a good one to cultivate-juit be yourself. Be jolly, good natured and cbtw-ful cbtw-ful and above all be reserved around th. boys. in-po-far that you impress them with the fact that you will not for out moment tolearte the rlightest improper triU ' ment from them. You are Individual, and ' you must heve in mind an ideal of tin sort of people you wish to attract to you and when you have gained such friends you hav ' admirers who respect, love and esteem you. (2) Just tell the young man you have to mi I in, and then do so. Then do not go home witb ' him again. Dear Miss Brooks: I have been reading our corner for loin. ! lime and I sure thnnk you are doing a won. dcrful work. This my first time visiting ' our corner, and hope I won't be too much bother. (1) I have had my hair out and I have got quite a bit of hair. Can van '.ell me where I can sell it. (2) There i: a !' girl whom I have associated with for in-eral in-eral years but last winter I went away to school and now that I am home aeain we don't seem to be as good a friends ai we used to be and when I go with other girls or boys she see-ms to draw them awiy from me by -some means or another. When m standing talking to someone she will : come and stand right in front of me and j it makes me feel very humiliated. Can you tell ' me what is the best thing to do or say T ! Thanking you a hundred times. I am. . "TOOTS," Utah. ; Read instructions at head of column before i writing your next letter. Toots. (1) Selling hair just now is a very difficult thing to accomplish, ac-complish, but if you will send your name and stamped envelope I will give you some addresses where you might sell it. (2) Your i friend seems to employ very rude tactics in attempting to draw your friends away from . you. I believe y,iu had better have a confidential con-fidential talk with her. and see just what ret- ions she has for acting in such a manner. You will at least have an understanding, and ! will know better . how to conduct younelf . toward her in the future. Dear Miss Brooks: I am interested in "Between You and Me" f hcype you will answer my question. (II How much should a girl of thirteen weigh and how tall should she be? (2) What frrad. should she be in? (S) There are some boy and girls in our community who are from fifteen to seventeen years old. Should they go car riding without a chaperone? (A) Do vou know the words to "Better than Gold." My mother heard one of the stanza twenty years ago and would like t know the other two, so if you would pr the song I would ho very much obliged. ID) My hair is black nd r.-.y eye. are grayish-green. What colore wouid look Kood on me? I am always friendly friend-ly with boy-, and I sometimes play football and baseball, a my brothers say I sin s '.rood kicker and thrower. Do you think It is alright for nie to play baseball and fc1-bnll fc1-bnll ? . Your with love, - TOM-BOY. Idho. (i) The a,iraw girl of thirteen should be ai-out 5 fo.-t tall and weigh about 1M po"" (-') The e'ghth grade. (3) No my dear, it h not advisable to go enr r.'ding alone. 1 do not know the poem, but will got it. w you may look for it, in the paper soon. I.'l Blues, gray., roe. yellows or greens. In fBct if your skin is clear, you can wear almost any shade well. bl Yes. dear, by all meani play football and basehall with your brothers broth-ers and be friendly and a good pal to Four brother's boy friends. Such a Rirl of thirteen thir-teen is a joy to know and see. How I wuh there were more like you 1 Dear Miss Brooks: I have been a reader of your corner fof ion;e time, and a! Ia3l have decided to r"' I have a question I would like to h" answrr. (1) I was born in D ccnber. U my lucky day and color? Tl'.Jnking you advance To one bom in Dece-iber Thursday is to be their lucky d:'y and gold, red tid their colors. The flower is the goldciirod |
