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Show tfft mm MAI 1 1 III II ll 11 1 !! 1 IIIHHiMMM BWHll tollllMMWWWMMiBMWMII Jill Mill Thh U your corner. Make ue of it for your information on queitioni that are puzzling you. It will be my pleasure and privilege to aniwer carefully care-fully and promptly all questions submitted to mo. If a more detailed aniwer m1 lM e 8'Ven " ie$e co'umn " desired, send a stamped envelope and k will be given prompt attention- All communication! will always be held absolute confidence. ... AH letters should be addressed very plainly in pen and ink to Helen Brooks. Box 1545. Salt Lak. City. XJCB Dear Miss Brooks: Thero is a nico looking young man who has been paying a lot of attention atten-tion to ma Ho docs not love mo, I am sure, but I do not know why ho comes to sco mo so often. What shall I do? If it docs not toko up too much room picas let mo tell you how I admlro "Just n Wondercr" of Idaho. I say that without a doubt ho is a very fino boy who docs not wish to go against his mother's wishes. wish-es. Respectfully, B. E., Colorado. Surely this nice looking young man docs not havo to bo In love with you in order to come to sec you, docs he7 He probably comes to sec you be-causo be-causo he enjoys your company and admires you, and Just so long as he continues to be nice to you and you enjoy his friendship why worry nbout whether he is in love with you or not "Just a Wondercr" from Idaho will no doubt be very glad to know wo all admire the stand he takes. Dear Helen Brooks: I have just found your cozy corner cor-ner and think it is very interesting. Here nro thrco questions- I have been wanting to know n long whilo. 1. My boy friend is going away and wants me to write to him. Is it proper for the boy to write first or the girl? My girl chums think I should not wnto until ho does nnd so do I. 3. Why is .vanishing cream harmful harm-ful to tho complexion? 3. Whero did the name Yankee originate? Thanking you very kindly for your trouble. BROWN EYES, Murray, Utah. I welcome you to my corner, Brown Eyes. You nnd your chums arc right. Do not write until you hear from him. Tho main objection to the continuous contin-uous uso of vanishing cream is that it is very drying in its effects. t Tho word Yankee is commonly considered con-sidered to be the correct pronunciation pronuncia-tion of the word English or of the Frenpli word Anglais by the native Indians of America. Accorxllng to Thierry, a corruption of Jankin, a diminutive of John, and a nickname given to the English colonists of Connecticut Con-necticut by the dutch settlers of New York. Dr. W. Gordon (History of the Americnn War e3. 1789) says it was a favorite cant word in Cambridge, Mass, as early as 1713, and that it meant excellent; as, a Yankee good horse, Yankee good cider, etc. A nickname nick-name for n native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock. By extension, ex-tension, an inhabitant of the Northern states as distinguished from a Southerner. South-erner. Also, as sometimes used by foroigners, any inhabitant of the United States. Dear Miss Brooks: I want to ask you a few questions about my hair. It isr soft and seems to be alive but still it comes out terribly. I used to havo lots but havon't enough to comb now. I uso . Is that good? Please tell mo something to make it grow. I would thank you very much. I remain, RUTH, Indian Valley, Idaho. Tho condition you speak of may bt due to a general run down condition of health which often causes the hair to fall out. .Try gentle massaging with the tips of the fingers in a cir-' curar movement. If you will send a stamped envelope I will send you the name of a very splendid hair tonic which stimulates the growth of the hair. The shampoo you mention is very good but it is not well to use one particular kind continuously. Dear" Miss Brooks: Will you please givo me the address ad-dress of any place in Salt Lake where the book "Watch Your Weight" by Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters is on sale. If it is not on s-alc in Salt Lake please give me tho address of some other plncc. What is th price by mail? Thank you. Yours truly, FATTY, Peerless, Utah. The book you mention can be found in any of the larger book stores in Salt Lake, The price by mail wiUjie about SI 1!5. I cannot givo you Mho name of nnv particulur place in thiH column but if you do not readily find one, send your nine and a stamped, envelope and I will gladly mail them1 to you. Dear Miss Brooks: I have been rending "Between You nnd Me" for some time, and I find it is real interesting. I am going to ask you a question. I have just Joined the Beo-hive now nnd I selected a pond lily for my symbol, meaning cheerfulness. I am going to ask if you will please give me a name representing rep-resenting this symbol. I am also going to ask you if you know what day of tho week tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized. Wishing you success in answering them. CLAUDIA. You have surely selected a very beautiful flower, ob it signifies cheerfulness. cheer-fulness. Why not take the nnnie of "Sunbeam?" The Latter Day Saints Church was organized on Tuesday, April 6, 1830. Dear' Mis-a Brooks: Will you bo so kind as to nnswor mo some questions which sorn to be puzzling me? (1) What is a polito answer for a boy who wishes to bring you homo and you do not wiBh him to? . (2) Givo mo the ago nnd address of Harrison Ford. Thanking you dearly in advance, TOOTS, Spanish Fork, Utah. Thank your boy friend kindly and tell him you havo other arrangements to go home. Harrison Ford docs not give his age. nis address is care of LaBky Studio, Los Angeles, Calif, Perhaps If yon will write them they may bo able to give you his ago. Dear Miss Brooks: I am quito pleased with tho answers an-swers you havo been giving other people's questions- so I thought I would ask you one. What Is tho proper way to ask a girl to danco with you? Thanking you very kindly, , , A BOY, Milford, Utnh. uan for yur complimentary wok-ds, Boy. If you nro at a danco where dance programs are used slm. Ply say, "May I put my namo down for a two-step, (or whatever tho dance may be which you wish) Miss Brown?" or, "Number fivo is not taken, tak-en, may I have It?" If thero aro no cards, find the lady you wish to danco with and say: "May I havo this danco with you, Miss Smith?" If uho la already engaged for that one ask her for the next one. Miss Anne M. B of Boneta Utnlu I am giving you Miss Myrtle Chapman Chap-man a address so that you may writo l I.nni. Buro yu coltl write her a cheerful loiter and it is very kind of you to think about It. She lives in Burrel, California. Dear Miss Brooks: ,1, like my friend, am seeking advice. ad-vice. Tho boys in this town thnt my friends and I ,go with ore nico but wo do not core to go with them; but as there are no others, what aro wo to do 7 Sincerely yours, HOPE, Driggs, Idaho. rours is a hard problem, nuro enough. Tho boys are nice but you do not caro to go with them, yet thero aro no others. It would seem thnt you would havo to do ono of thrco things cither import some other boys or, deport yourselves to some,, place where there is a different brnnd of boys or just make tho best of tho present situation. And now, really, don't you think the latter is the best plan? You say you have some nice boya In your town. I take it by that, that they treat, you with respect and aro as a whole n decent, respectable lot of boys, which is speaking very well for them Indeed. Any girl should be proud to know boys of that sort, so why not continue to go with them and enjoy yourselves as best you can? No doubt you aro young and your interest or work may tako you to some other place latet- when you may meet some one who seems to measure up more to your ideal. I hope I hav been able to help you boIvo your problem. pro-blem. Dear Miss Brooks: I havo been so interested In your corner and your clever answers that I decided that I would like to become ono of your flock, as I am always-gotting always-gotting Into trouble. However, it is not trouble this timo but Just a caoa of vanity. Now my dear Miss Brooks could you plea.se tell mo what to do for arms that are bony and brown to make thorn rounding nnd white., also a bony neck nnd shoulders? Picas don't think I'm a paint nnd powder beauty seeker for I'm not. Natural beauty is the only kind I admire. Hoping this is not much trouble and thanking you very much, I am, yours with love, VIOLET, Utah. I am delighted to welcome you to my corner. Como often and I will do my best to please you. I will have to ask you as I do so many of tho girls, to send your namo and a stamped envelope nnd I will send you 0 list of very dependable toilet articles which will surely enhance en-hance your natural beauty which is the only kind nny one rea'ily admires, I bolieve. Dmr Miss Brooks: Will you please tell mo if n picture painted by Falchetti is of any value? Is he a notl artist or not? Thanking you in advance, VERN. Salina, Utah. I have searched diligently nnd find r artist listed by the name of "Falchetti," "Fal-chetti," so I take it he is not of c-nough c-nough note to make a painting by him of any great value. Dear Miss Brooks: This Is my first attempt at writing to you, but I hone my letter will not reach the waste basket. Will you please tell mo a remedy to rid myself of dandruff, nnd is it catching? I have often heard that it was HOPE, Trovo. Utah. I sincerely hope this will not be your Inst attempt to make use of my corner. cor-ner. If you will send me a stamped, Addressed Ad-dressed envelone I will nond you tho name of a reliable remedy for dnn-ilrnfT. dnn-ilrnfT. Yesi dandruff can be contracted by using the brush niul comb of one ho is afflicted with it, but this is about the only way, so c-f course you should never use any brush and comb scent your own. ' |