| Show j III Js BETTY BETSY BLAIR 4 Letters and questions for the department should be addressed to Miss Betty Blair Hearts Heart's Haven Salt Lake Telegram Write only on one side of the paper It is necessary to append your name and address but these are are held in confidence and will not be published Lost and found notices cannot be published in the column v. v c. c Dear Miss Blair I hate to o bother you but Iut would like very much to know some children's childrens childrens chil between drens dren's games for children th the ages of 8 and 12 years old Th Thanking you and wish you a happy New ew Year MRS A. A No bother at all Mrs A. A Most of the games previously used In the column were wera for older young folks Twirl the Trencher is an fashioned old game but one ono of I which the children do not weary since e it provides action and material materIal mate mate- I rial Ial for the imagination The children chil chU- dr then dren n choose for or themselves the then n names mes of different birds the names of which are spoken aloud as the choice is made so that all may hear The players seat themselves In a circle all except one who stands Jn n the middle of the circle with a wooden trencher or tin plate in his 1 hand nd which he twirls upon the floor calling out as he does so the name name namo of a bird previously chosen T Th person Jerson whose choice it is must jUI Jump P up and seize the plate before it if it has stopped spinning If the plate stops spinning before he catches ethes hes it he must pay a forfeit It Itis i 1 is then his turn to twirl the trench trench- er Names of animals cities articles arti arU- cles etes of furniture etc may also be beus us used Instead of the birds but do don n f mix the names as this would I be confusing Confusing Tjien jien there is the game called Each player must choose chooseR a R trade and pretend to be working at It For Instance if he Is a tailor hj pretend to sew if it a blacksmith black black- smith i td ti hammer and s 5 1 on One Onel jg l j the king and he t too o chooses a trade Everyone works works' away as ash h liard ra as he can until the king suddenly sud sud- d denly deilly gives up his trade and takes up that of someone else Then all must stop except the one whose bu business the king has taken and he must mt start with the kings king's work two go on until the king to to go back to his town own trade when all begin working again Anyone who fails either to cease working or to begin again at atthe the right time must pay a forfeit Tha Th he children will be bo required to do individual stunts sing a song give a poem or or-a or a speech or some athletic stunt to redeem their forfeits r Very welcome and our wi wish for your Our own happiness durIng dur- dur Ing the New Year Teai- Dear Miss Blair f t iam am coming to you for a little advice I have a very sweet little girl gir friend who some day might bemore be than just friend but wear we wear weare ar are both too young youn to be thinking that part of it just yet What I 1 would like to know is this In January her birthday comes and I would like to give her a present ww you tell me what the birthstone birth birth- stone tope for fop January is and do you think It would be put out of place for to me give her a ring set with her birthstone Course were we're not goi go go going go- go i ing gt to be engaged or anything like that that- because as I said were we're both too t 04 young and then as as yet diamonds dian dia dia- n monds are a little beyond my reach Wishing you the best of luck and a abright abright abright bright and happy New Year 1 ABE AB C rr birthstone for Tan January ary is a the Karnet Abe And though conr conventions have tabooed the giving ing hig of ot jewelry at the stage when it et for we are both too young yet myself elf I can see no actual harm In it ProvIdIng the giving makes you ou both ot happy i py and does not ot entail an exp pense e nse beyond what you ou can actually actu actu- ally ally- afford But rut Abe when you ou consider that it is the thought be- be ht d the gift more than the actual Kt it itself that creates happiness p perhaps you will decide differently a about put it being a a. ring lI g. g A lovely box ot a a. nice leather handbag handbag hand hand- bag ba some dress handkerchiefs oh oh there are just hundreds of ot lovely Eitts ft that are useful as well as ornamental orna orna- ni mental that you ou might think of ot otc c considering other than the the- ring Whatever it is I I am sure sho she willIJ will willbe IJ be- be bevery very happy for the thought that prompted it And our own wish for lor a Ne New Kew Year Tear brimming m h happiness 11 j D Dear bear ar Miss Blair Will ill you please Instruct me as to I th tn correct manner in which a hotel register gister r should be signed by a woman woman wo wo- man traveling alone by a man traveling trav tray eling alone by a man with his wife or oi Daughters An argument has hasain arI arisen ain n about it and I would like to have you settle it for us Thanking y you MRS T. T P. P nian traveling alone j his name n me John Doe Salt Lake Lala City IC U hi is with him the r regis c- c ter tel is signed Mr and Mrs Irs John Doe Salt Lake hike Cit City A man does not use the Mr Ml before his name when alone neither does he ho sign for himself and daughters as John Doe Dao and family The daughter signs Miss Alice Allee Doe a married woman always prefixes es the Mrs Irs before her name nameS as does an unmarried unmarried unmarried un un- un- un married woman use the t-ie Miss 1 when signing a a. hotel register Aman Aman A Aman man and his wife may mav sign si n merely mery ly John Doe Salt La Lake Lae e City Mrs Doe The Tho gentleman does the writing of the names All clear Very w welcome Dear Miss Blair I 1 am having havinga a peck of trouble trying to keep my kid gloves clean and when I cant can't do that trying to find a good way to clean them Will you help me It is quite expensive to send them then to the cleaners as the light kids get soiled at this time of the year with one or two I read Hearts Heart's Haven every night and am one ono of those who get a great kick out of it Wishing you continued success and a happy New Year KID GLOVES I Yours Tours is a problem that many are wrestling with at this time of year First of ali all aU for real economy I would suggest that you do not w wear ear earthe the lighter kids dds at all In winter months The storm kids or the fabric gloves will wm give y you u much less trouble and even for dross dress oc occasions occasions oc- oc there are lovely patterns in Th inthe inthe the dark dart kids and washable gloves loves that may well be worn The cleaning of kids is also a problem over which even a specialist special special- tat may be exercised Most cleaning cleaning clean clean- ing companies prefer to send the gloves to specialists rather lather than undertake the job themselves But there is a n. method that is suggested It if you wish to try them yourself y Put the gloves on your hands and dampen them with gasoline rubbing rubbing rubbing rub rub- bing the spots and smoothing out the streaks When the gloves are ate comparatively clean take t l e some cornmeal and rub it over all the surface of the gloves glov This continues continues continues con con- the cleaning pr process ss and helps to dry th them m in sucha a. a manner manner manner man man- ner that the kid kM is left soft smooth and pliable If the gloves are very dirty you may may have to repeat the process several times and rinse in clear benzine or gasoline to take takeout takeout takeout out the other Then hang outside until the odor Is is' is gone Y You Yu u must b be very CAREFUL about too much friction from rubbing rubbIng rub rub- bIng when hen the gloves are on en n your our hands as gasoline Is very easily ignited and you might receive rece-iv very ery bad burns Also take c care re that the gasoline is not being used in a room where there Is a fIre file or flame or flame or even where there is too much heat I think in the long run you will find it if cheaper dh aper to sen send senour your our gloves to the professional cleaner The very light skin doe-skin gloves when but slightly soiled may be he cleaned with art guta guin Thank you ou for the appreciation i n and th wish and our own wish for New v Year happiness to you Dear Miss Blair I am a newcomer and hope hop I 1 am welcome I have been watching for a male dog and every time I 1 go goto goto goto to get one it is a female I w wonder if there isn't a man or woman that can find me a good male d dog g. g We would give him a good home h me so hope this will reach someone who has one Many thanks if you will publish this Wishing you a happy New Yer MRS E E. E W. W WV V. V 2807 Chadwick street We re publish your letter in the hope that your quest may prove successful and return your New Yer's greeting and give you a cordial cor- cor cordial cordial cor cor- dial welcome to our corner Miss Blair Is s there a burial association in inthis inthis inthis this city I enjoy your corner so so much and I wish you a happy New Year THANKFUL Call Can D Deseret seret Mortuary 1 company or 1 Mortuary company company com corn pany for information on this query Hope to have have- an answer to your first question in In the near future New Year greetings alsoto you yeLl Dear Miss Blair 1 JI J JI I have a question for you to to answer answer answer an an- While working out of doors in the toe fresh air my mustache was wasa a beautiful jet black color The past year my work has changed and I Iam Iam Iam am working indoors with the tho result that my mustache has changed to toa toa a very light tight brown color This applies applies ap ap- plies to my whiskers also Please advise what I can ca'n can do doto to bring b k the the natural color colo of m mustache stach and whiskers as I 1 am real br brunette nette Wishing you h in the New Year W. W S. S It Is a. a a much easier asler problem to bleach leach dark hair th than n it is to successfully successfully suc sue turn light hair darle One would naturally expect tho reverse reversa action to have havo taken place in changing the he of oJ your our mustache mustache mus mus- tache tacho with the indoor and outdoor life ie as as the he s sun n has ha a tendency r to bleach leach tho the hair rather than other otner- wise Try using us r g a a. a mascara stick on your our moustache and seek expert advice from froni your barber as to the possibility of of it The hair naturally grows lighter with an ad advance advance adVance ad- ad vance in years yearn but ono one would woul scarcely expect so much change Ina in ina a years year's time These are really the tho only 1 to offer but trust that your barber may be beable beable beable able to restore the lost beauty l Ia May tho the New Year also bring its special ape ape- special cial rewards f o- o |
