Show SNUBBED BY EX FRIEND Dear Drar Miss Blair Several Se months ago ajo my girl friend and I made up our minds to give I C a party At first we planned to invite several se couples but It finally ended that hat we wo invited our two boy friends only to make a foursome The boy whom I Invited Is one with whom I Im I'm in very cry much In love My I girl friends friend's fellow dl didn't show up at all alI so my fellow was the only one ono between u us I realize now flOW how foolish we were and that I just as good as asked him him himo to o come UD UP and see ce me mc Before this he lie had gone cone one stead steady with another girl but she had thrown him over O for someone ne else ebe and he bc came to me He treat treated d me mc swell waited for forme inc rac every night 1 at the car line and pave gave me mc rifts gifts of candy But since our part party he has practically snubbed me This hurts hurh dreadfully I need your OUr help on the problem Should I apologize If so how RED It Is ever every girls girl's privilege e to Invite ll her gentlemen to call on her herin hern In n her own home after ater they have shown a a. disposition to like her compan com corn pan pany Therefore for this you have no apology to make Perhaps some sonic occurrence oc occurrence oc- oc currence once of the evening nettled your jour frIend or perhaps he disliked the idea of being invited to spend the evening with the two girls and no other boy But whatever r the cause why dont don't yoU ou a ask k him quite casually when you happen lappen to meet him sometime what It t was that happened ned that evening to tomake tomake tomake make him less fri friendly Frame the question In a lau laughing mood so that he will not think it a matt matter r of at life lICe or I death to you ou whatever his answer may be D Does he lie not know l that another another another an an- other bo boy w was invited who failed to come If It not he lie may think a 3 plot was hatched for you ou to hand him over overo overto overto to o your girl friend since he lie would tram from rom necessity have havo to escort her I home In the course of your conversation It 11 b may be as well to let him know that there here was no ulterior motive back of your our Invitation and that you ou are arc sorry SOfTY to have a misunderstanding t terminate terminate nate a friendship These are d delicate subjects to discuss but fearlessness frankness a sense of humor a genuine gen nine desire to be friends and withal i ia a feminine delicacy can tide you over o the situation in good shape At any rate it does no harm to make the attempt to solve wl a human equation problem with the best besL Judgment nt at your our command MORE 1 HAPPY MEDIUM l GIRLS Dear Miss 1 Blair We read tho the piece In your our section written b by Charley Chancy on th the of May Mar and anti would fould like to express our opinions We arc are two girls who vho wo we think are arc the tho tl type t of girl Charley Chancy has s not yet ct found We Wc also dislike girls who arc are noisy and loud We Wc Vc do not like th girls nho ho loo smoke moke drink and arc are tou tough h. h Nor do we like the type who nho are arc goody Although we ha have haC C gone out with many boys we have not yet et found our Ideals They are to bo be of the mental type and arid not the physical type that likes to neck every chance the they get bet We Wc play tennis swim play golf coif and enjoy all nU outdoor sports We also dance to some extent but do not enjoy enjoy enjoy en en- joy It so much as these other 5 sports Orts We ne are arc 19 years of age and have gone cone out with man many nice boys but the they have ha not yet ct s seemed mcd just the type t-pC for us Please tell teU Charle Charley Chancy that there arc are still sonic some girls who strike tho the happy medium JIMMIE JIl AND ND BETSY From city and country towns come these replies to Charley Chancy who for five years ears has looked for a happy medium girl and never found one yet ct You must get your eyes open Charley Chancy for they are all about you jOU Just as we promised they would be If tr you put your jour receiving set sot in order to tune in on them BRITTLE FINGERNAILS Dear Miss Ii Blair Will sill you jou ou plc please c tell me how boi to kc keep p p pIn In my fingernails from off oU I Ishall Ishall shall appreciate this Information W is It R. R A simple nail oil oU which may be pur- pur pur purchased 4 ch chased ed at th the druG druff stores will wUl make the nails less brittle and so o 1 less In Inclined Inclined In- In dined to break off Soak Boak tho the nail In this oil for tor at least ten minutes minute every crr day for two or three weeks During Durin this treatment nail should not be used Gentle friction with the bulf buffer r or palm alm of tho the hand will Impart sufficient luster A nail oil may be made as follows Melt 3 drams drains of white Wax va in 10 drams dranis of salt 1 dram m of po powdered rosin and 1 dram of powdered alum When the mixture Is cool add a little perfume Soak the nails in this oil oU as you ou would in the commercial prod BIRTH MONTH FLOWER JEWEL Dear Miss s BlaIr Will you joa oa please toll tell mc me what Is the jewel belonging to the month of October October Oc Oc- tober also the flower and tIme the meaning mean mean- lug ing of both BETH The carnation is the Octo October r flower flow flow- er it means aspiration The opal is th the birthstone for that month anc and means hope Between aspIration and hope you should want for little In this world GUT ETIQUETTE Dear Miss IlS Blair Should one take lake a a. gift to o an announcement announcement an an- tea Thank you JOU M I B n. The tea given for the lie purpose of orl announcing an engagement Is supposed sup sup- i posed to be a complete surprise e to tOI th tha guests and therefore one does not noti take a gilt gift At a trousseau tea however however how i ever cr intimate friends often take a gUt gift I 1 |