Show Conic to toE to- to ii A V YEN EN E N H E EAR A ARTS ART'S R T S I HA I With Bell Betty Blair Affairs or of the heart and nad Kindred problems problem ONLY will be discussed In ID this department Letters Questions and requests to lor advice should b bit bR addressed to MISS BETTY BLAIR BLAm HEARTS HEART'S HAVEN TELEGRAM SALT SAIT LAKE Write legibly upon only one ouo side aide o of oZ the paper p It Is necessary that you append the tho right name nd address but these will be held In s strict lct confidence and will by no means menns appear r rIn In print Letters requiring personal reply must be accompanied by stamped envelopes Ed Ed r. r I GIRLS GO UNESCORTED Dear Miss Blair There arc are two girls In my home hometown hometown hometown town whom I like very cry much but the they continually go to dances unes unes- My Iy mother disapproves of this vcr very much and will not let me mc go 0 with them I think that this Is not the correct thin thins thing to do do but when I wait vait for an escort I st. stay at home most of the time while thc they go so and have havea a good food time These dances are arc held in our ward house and the only people people peo peo- tlc who go arc are tho those c we wc all know Will you Ou please help me to solve sol this ANITA problem Anita if you have followed the discussions that have been printed in inthis inthis inthis this column from time to time on the problem of girls going goin unescorted to to dances you must have formed some sort of opinion about this for your your- self sett There are girls who under no circumstances would go o to a dance without a partner There are others who would be bc deprived of any sort of recreation if il they waited for the bosto boys bos to ask them Ward dances are arc more or less private private private vate affairs well velI supervised by bychurch bychurch bychurch church auxiliary authorities Your mother should feel safe about letting you go to these with other girls Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps you could get her to go along As a rule boys bos do not think it necessary necessary sary to take l girls to private dances of or orthis this nature since group meetings usually usually usually ally precede the dances A girl who has had the proper training at home will vill do the proper thing away from home The more love and trust her mother shows her the more a right thinking girl will wm try to live up to that trust What do your own tastes your own o environment require that you do inthis in inthis inthis this particular case Anita You should decide to conform to a standard standard standard stand stand- ard that fits your our own needs and those of the people with whom you OU will continue continue con con- to live socially PROBLEM OF GIFTS Dear Miss Blair I am going with a man who Insists on sending me mc the most expensive gifts Wo have ban been en keeping company company com corn pany about six months but arc are not formally I have told him not notto notto notto to send gifts sifts but he doesn't pa pay any attention to me Some of them arc are very personal things thins My Iy mother nearly has a fit when she sees these things She has told me mc I must send them back I think he would be very verr much offended If Ie I did so PI Please case tell me mc what I should do under onder the cir cir- Thank you JEAN After you ou arc engaged if it the bride bride- groom-elect groom has plenty plent of or money the fiancee ma may accept anything from him by way of gifts except those things classi classified as maintenance Wearing Wearing Wearing Wear Wear- ing apparel is classified as maintenance maintenance ance a motor car house furniture arc are also maintenance and must be excluded from the list of approved gifts I If the engaged girl may not ac accept accept accept ac- ac such thin things s you must see that it itIs itIs itis is not in good form for the unengaged girl git to do so Your friend may be sending you these things with the idea that he is pleasing yo you YOli tremendously As a matter of fact he is pleasing only himself Wrap the things in their boxes and write a little note explaining explain explain- ing that you ou appreciate the kind thought that prompted the sending but that the proprieties demand that you accept no flO such gifts Tell him you will be happy to receive flowers candy or books but that so long as you live under your mothers mother's roof you must conform to the standards by which you have always been regu regu- FOR A LITTLE GIRL Dear Miss Blair I am a little girl irl with a lot of or freckles Please tell me how t to set get et rid of them Thank you MAE Mae if you'll send a stamped self- self addressed envelope Ill I'll send you my circular on how to get rid of freckles A very little girl should use the milder bleaches because her skin is much more ten tender er than is that of older peo peo- plc KITTEN FOR FOIt GIFT GIFTA A nice home for a lovel lovely gra gray kitten kitten kit kit- ten en Is wanted Telephone Hyland or call caU at Elizabeth street for It CRYING I IN SLEEP Dear Miss 1 Blair Is there an any significance to crying over o a boy in your our sleep I have bac not seen this boy bor for several months therefore I thought it must have some meaning to it DREAMER IER to the dream book you will be in the presence of the boy of whom you dreamed surrounded by by much laughter and gaiety Many dream interpreters claim that dreams go b by contraries as in this case cac I QUOTATION Dear Miss 1 Blair Will ilI you kindly help mc me find rind a quotation quotation quo quo- tation about pride assuming the qualities quail quail- I ties of humility I want so much to use it for a particular case Many 1 thanks OLIVER And the devil did grin for his darling sin 15 is pride that apes humility ity The quotation is taken talen from The Dev Devils Devil's Thoughts by the Honorable Honorable Hon Hon- William Wilham Robert Spencer l 1770 70 PERSPIRING FEET l Dear Miss Blair Elair Will you ou please tell me what to do doto doto to 0 correct perspiring feet Mine perspire perspire perspire per per- spire so much thc they ruin my hose and shoes MRS IRS L. L The first rule for perspiring feet is this Never wear the same pair of shoes and stockings throughout the entire day This rule is as important in cold weather as in warmA warm A certain amount of sweating allover all allover allover over the body is normal and helps greatly to regulate bod body temperature Excessive perspiration is not normal It should be relieved by the use of astringent washes and powders but its cure involves more thorough treatment treat treat- ment Usually if not always marked nervousness accompanies this trou trou- ble The nervousness ma may be a symptom of some internal trouble that needs adjusting A thorough physical examination should be had to ascer ascertain lin the underlying cause and when this is found and remedied both nervousness and excessive sweating will disappear If the cause cannot be found the patient must be her own doctor and exert her willpower to change the mental habits that arc are destroying her beauty comfort and happiness A simple astringent lotion to be rubbed on after cleansing the feet is made by combining four ounces of witch hazel with one dram of beta |