| Show GIRLS GIRL'S PERSONALITY UTY S CARRIED TO TO EXCESS EXCESS Ik i BECOMES BECOMES BECOMES' HANDICAP f rj r H By BETTY BLAIR I 1 Human beings eings' have never yet arrived at the stage where f th thy they y c can ti live independently of each other Compromises s must 4 be made a e. e It i is sign a-sign of emot emotional on l infantilism f for one to cling clingi individual trait that in the i f. t to o an long run run retards ones one's cs c's fitness t to tc oper operate te fully and n completely in the group in hi which 11 he must f move Dir Dear Miss BLIss Os Blair I am an on American American citizen born bom and bred A year sear ago aKo my husbands husband's niece c came me from Scotland to make her home with us She is 22 years rears old and Is Is' Is the cleverest I II b bast bt t. t educated girl for her ber ege 1 I have ever r met me in my Sh Sha I knows s something 0 met h 1 n g about everything coIng eo- eo I Ing on In the world from the names of ot nil all the moving picture II actors to what Is goIng go- go 11 P f N Ing Ingon non In Ethiopia She he Is 15 very well read In Lii the classics and quotes from modern modem authors I laughing at It them a. a as she ahe doe so And she can take taie dIct dictation dic dIc- t tation like nobodY nobody's business After weary months of or trying she was as finally able to get a Job But nut MUs ilu Blair she Is a social misfit a complete flop nap a ai as we say here when It It co comes cozzie es to making friends And for J. J 7 Readers AttentIon Tonight at over Betty Blair will preside over overa a dramatized version of Hearts Heart's haven Problems re received e in letter f form will be presented by Hearts Heart's Haven Hayen payers players and the solution will ViII then be riveD given by Miss 1 Blair A A series of such dramatized problems will be presented ea each Monday and Friday atthe at atthe the same hour Dont Don't forget to listen in 1 1 I o Intelligent a girl this l ll Iii is s a great Brett misfortune I know what the tha troUble trouble trouble trou trou- ble Is and nd have even braved brand her scorn I to tot tell ll h her britis It Itla 1 because she ahe still till wears q cert looking clothes and wo wont won't t have K permanent a nor wear makeup as other other other oth oth- er er girls do but she he wont won't listen She Mss Ms's 8 If jf people wont won't like Uke her for for what what she ahe Is instead of a A. A lot of artificiality that she might put on on that they can go co hang She has hu such a lot of Independence that she ahe manages to brave her situation sit sit- out with humorous comments Usually these comments have hare a n bitIng biting biting bit bit- ing sting In them about America and what hat Americans Americans' maintain as their standard andard of beauty efficiency and nd brains Being an Amed American an this of course bums burns me up More so because I Ire Ireal- Ireal real realize ize that much of ot what she says nays has s hasa hLa i a real foundation In 1 It is I knoW th that I If It she abe could make friends with th young people of 01 her her own age and Intelligence Intelli I gence she would be happier and less sarcastic I hate to have her bee get the Idea that young Americans are all shallow people who ho do do nothing but I chase the dollar dollA so 80 they can un drink cocktails and dance to a merry tune Shell She'll dress dreM to express her own Individuality Indi and do her hair as she pleases I and d wear cotton stockings If it she doesn't have hare the money to p pay for Bilk regardless as to who may Interest her tej And I am utterly helpless Have you fOU any ImY suggestions She hasn't a athIng athing athing i thing in common with the girls gilis who work In ln the same office with her They think she Is ls a queer little bod body and she ahe thinks they have no brains They haven't the slightest Idea that she knows a single thing in the world ex except ex- ex her job and she sho forms her opinIon opinIon opinion ion of them by their casual chatter Have you ou anything to suggest as re relief relief re- re lief f. f for this problem AUNT INEZ With all her cl cleverness and Intel Inte Intelligence t for which h I 1 have have the thc greate greatest greatest great great- e est t respect and nd sympathy there is isone one little practical lesson this Scotch lassie will have t to learn no matter wh where re she makes her home and that is b in a certain measure to 10 be beable beable beable able to sell herself She may sell the idea of her intelligence her cleverness her ability to get things done and leave others wholly h in inthe the d dark rk regarding that quality of ot per personality that transmits transmits' he her charm to other people When U J In Rome do o as Rome does has baga af a f practical J value that cant can't be gain said 1 It may ay seem a deplorable and I cheap heap thing to tell the y young ung woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man ari that outside appearances can count for so much but after aUthere all aU there Is a r reason ason back of ot this idea A nap snap judgment is made of heron heron her heron on the Instant that anyone looks at al her This judgment is undeniably w wrong ng but jt it builds up a 1 barrier r that she has henceforth t to over over- v r- r co come e A And d to th to cap the climax of her er unpopularity Ib she is ts unwilling g to make mak th the attempt to o overcome that barrier If people want to think ink she I is queer because her appearance ap ap- shouts the fact aloud she ahe Wo would d rather ather they thoy think it than tomake to tomake make the attempt to undeceive lve them I I Independence depend nce and individuality are re ex excellent t traits unless carried too t too o of f far r. r We live in hi a world of de de- de dependence on on each p other er and that p person who wh can live ve Independently and find h hap happiness inels' inels or pea peace e In so d doing must be a superhuman being And none with th all all' their cl cleverness verneS have lias' i ve ar arrived arx J at at that stage yet If It you can c get this this' idea into tl the e con con- t sI of this this girl guI and the task shouldn't h U d be c h hard rd with one one of t BO so much I intelligence T I fe feel l' l sure lur she able b e to make friends frIend of others oth oth- ers rs ai as 1 1 Intelligent t e even en if it less well read rend for r. r lr age ge as she J J Letters Letter questions and requests for advIce h uld be addressed to MISS l BETTY BLAIR lIE HEARTS ARTS IIA HAVEN VEN THE TIlE TELEGRAM SALT LAKE CITY Write l legibly upon only one side of the tIle paper r. r It i ix necessary t that at you oti append the right name nune and address addres but these will be bi held in strict c confidence dence lence and will ill not appear in in print Questions Involving advertising Inform information tion ca cannot not be bc answered V of f f TOMATO TO JUICE Dear Dur Miss Mias BI Blair lr Will WUI you please print In your dally daily column a recipe for tor home canned tomato juice My home canned juice lac lacks s something In iii flavor vor that the best brands of 01 canned juice have Thank Than you MRS ms M. M M. M Scald tomatoes o s and slip skins Cutin Cutin Cut Cuti in quarters quarte and put i in in f prese preserving kettle hetUe- To each Cach quart of cut tc tc- matoes add ii cup of chopped onion and arid U cup cup chopped celery Simmer 20 minutes and rub through coarse sieve forcing through as mf as' much uch as possible to lo the boiling point adding one teaspoonful of ot lemon juice and and anda a half t teaspoon of f salt t to each pint To Eo process pour boiling Juice into sterilized jars half balt seal acal and arid put in oven oven heated to to degree Fahrenheit for 45 5 minutes or put in hot water vater bath to cover over for 25 minutes The onion celery and I lemon mon juice adds a piquancy that makes a d delicious soup or 01 to tomato tomato tomato to- to mato juice appetizer LETTER PROBLEM Dear Miss Blat Blair This summer while on my vacation I met a f very Inter Interesting boy I saw him only two to days but in that time I was attracted to him more than to any boy I J have ever met He asked me- me meIS meU IS U he could write and I told him yes res I have had one very ery ery clever lett letter letter let let- t ter r from Crom him but my mother doesn't want me to answer it I didn't promise to answer his J Jetters let Jet t- t but I know he be thought I would do Io so 10 after alter I I. I ga e him permission to write to me I I feel feet the same samo as u I would 1 If lr U A I y were ere breaking AU b a no lb promise U A AU b a no lb promise But I cant can't caa t convince my mother that I x am right She thinks It would bevery bevery be very foolish for me me meto to start a correspondence correspondence correspondence corre- corre corre corre- with th a a boy whom I knew so EO short A time Can you say anything to 10 help ma mt male make her hersee see that If I wrote one lett letter r It lt would satisfy my conscience and would do no harm I could let him know knowin In this letter Jetter that my school l work w would uld keep me too busy to carry on a a. further dence Please help me RUTH Ruth IR th I cant can't think your one letter would mean as much to the boy as as' s' s yo you suppose nor nor that he would woul feel any better about the situation to receive a letter from you virtually requesting him to write n no more than he would to receive no letter letter letter-at at all I. I I l' lam am Inclined ned to think that si since ce your mother has never met the boy and since she no no doubt thinks you will never meet him again that it is a a waste of time tim and energy to tomake make the attempt to do anything further about so c casual sual an acqua t- t tance But unless you can put the matter matter matter mat mat- ter entirely from your mind It would really be better for your mental peace that hat you OU write the letter and have o done with it I 1 think your mother will see the necessity of this too The question now now rests with you yu whether you can forget the conflict of your own accord and freewill free will wm or If y you u must write the letter letter let let- let let-i letie ter e as an aid to help you forget I |
