| Show I MOil p. p h STRONG IN GIRLS GIRL'S t f f FRIENDSHIP F R I DS H I P W. W WEB E B Bf J By BETTY BLAIR BLAm Fear selfishness and possessiveness are the dominating im- im pulses pulses' r IBS in ma a persons person's disposition Unless one recognizes that j jc jealousy io sy is hot not a s sign sigr gl of l love ve for another but a personal fault he inov is not likely to nike make the attempt to rid himself of it r c r Blair I 1 have a I Ivery very je Jealous disposition I 1 have been going with a boy every t. t i now now and then for nearly three years I 1 have We-have w never cone GOno steady as we we GO co different schools and sometimes he roes toes with girls in his s school hool and I 1 go ith other boys from mine But I dont care so much for any of the bo boys s 's as U I do for Tor this one I think he likes me quite a bit as ashe ashe s he keeps asking for dates dates- but sometimes sometimes some some- times I don't dont sec him for nearly three weeks weds Then I know he lie has hns been goIng goIng go- go Ing lag with other girls This Is 15 what snakes me jealous and ind I can hardly treat him well when he finally comes to see me I want to say mean things to I don't dont dare as I know be he would never come com again Ho Ho will bo be graduated from froni high chool a year before me and I I am afraid then I will l lose e him altogether Still if I could make him like me well enough to come and see f me more often than he does ho might still want to come como when ho bo Is 15 out of schooL chool How can cnn I make him like Uke me inc more And nd how can I 1 stop being so EO Jealous that I show It He lIe always gets me to tell him about the boys I go with so he be can kid me mc about them but It makes akes me mc no so angry I burn up Inside when he tells me about the girls he ho Coes goes with Please help me me SIXTEEN Perhaps the boy by you now as much as you do him The he fact you are jealous of him is not a sign ign that you ou love him bun nor is the fact that he likes to tease you about oth other r boys with Uh whom you go instead of being jealous of you a sign h he Is Is' not v very ry fond of you Jealousy has ne never er erbe be been beon a measuring stick of one persons person's per- per sons son's rm lo e for another You You are are jealous either cither because your feeling g for him is s of the possessive possessive pos pos- OS- OS quality or because you have an unconscious lear fear of what you suppose to th to be superior q qualities ali les o of I Ithe the other girls with whom he goes or both Your own quality of personality personality per per- will be improved when youcan youcan you rou can displace both the possessiveness posseSSiveness possessiveness possessive- possessive ness ness and the fear with finer traits Establish a sense of humor about his taking other girls out out- Learn to tease him about them as he does docs you Or to pass it up as something to be expected of a boy who has a large acquaintanceship and who at attends attends at- at tends another school This will help to ta give you ou ou poise without which no girl can be charming It is charm that wins a man man just just that indefinable something he is unable to resist Make fun of yo your r jealousy to yourself Scoff it out of yourself and you will have won a victory that will score on your our c card rd of charm Build up others of your best possibilities and check those that may not be so good for im improvement ni- ni provement Try turning spotlight rrth of your your personality for the purpose of making a number of people happy and in your own self forgetfulness you ou will not even be aware of the sudden manner in which the market market market mar- mar ket value of your charms will rise And if it isn't this boy whom you now V have in mind who will succumb succumb suc sue cumb to them be sure it will b be another another another an an- other who has the fine tine sense to recognize recognize rec rec- their value PUNCH BOARD GIFT Dear Miss Blair I am W 8 B years ears of age I do not work ark steady and so so of or course haven't much money for but ne- ne I have ha a girl whom a JL lot of at of and I haven't been able to buy her anything for or Christmas But the other night good luck came my way when I was wal taking a turn at the punch board I took a few punches and won a n very nice overnight bag It had bad a a. comb and brush and some bottles In It I My sister says for me to give It to tomy toray my tny girl for a Christmas present but butI I dont don't know whether she would like that sort of gift or not The trouble Is I dont don't know when she would ever use It But Im I'm leaving It up to you to tell me whether to give gl her this or Just to send Her ler a card Please advise ad rue me J B. B Since you have the overnight bag It ft will vill make a nice Christmas gift for your our friend She may never travel far but an overnight bag is something one ma may make excellent use of even for a short journey journe But Im I'm wondering if all aU the thc money you have lost from time to o time on the punch board wouldn't have bought the girl a gift of which she sho might have made immediate use You have to pay pay for what you get and in the long run you have probably paid for or the bag and many other valuable gifts you might have had had you not been paying for fort forthe forthe t the e fun of punching useless holes in ina a punch board TO REMOVE RE V WAX X Dear Miss Blair lr My young son has hal made some very cry ugly marks on a newly papered wall with wax crayons Is 18 th there re any way of removing these no so they will not show Thanks for any help you may give ve MRS F. F F These stains consist of paraffin in In which an organic dye is dissolved First remove the paraffin as carefully carefully care care- fully as possible by scraping with a knife Then place blotting paper or 01 an absorbent powder you ma may buy at the drug store over the re remainder remainder re- re I and press with a warm Iron If a trace of the stain still re- re t J- J i Letters qu questions aona and requests request for advice bf addressed to toMIS l MISS MIS BETTY BLAIR HEARTS HA HAVEN VEN THE TIlE TELEGRAM SALT LAKE CITY Write legibly upon only one side aide of 01 the paper It Is Js necessary that thaI you append the right namu namo and address but these will be held In strict confidence dence and will not appear In print Questions involving adver advertising Information cannot be answered 4 mains it may be sponged very lightly light light- ly with a grease solvent such as naphtha gns gas or carbon tetrachloride Do not use naphtha gas in a room where there is a flame CORRECT PROCEDURE Dear Miss Blair I am 14 and going to take tl a girl toR to toa a R show It bo my first date and andI I am nm a n little bothered I 1 dont don't like to ask my older brother because he kids mcf too much already The worst of it itiS Is my brother has to drive us to the show ahoy and call for us when It Is I over Now this Is what I 1 want toul to ask ul After the thc show how and we wo have reached her home do I take the girl right up to her door or do I 1 Just take her to the steps of her porch I If Ido I Ido Ido do It wrong I will never hear the last of it from my brother AL You must s see e the tho young la lady ly safely safely safely safe safe- ly to her door and then stand long enough to see that she can open ita it a and d gets safely inside And if you vant want to know how to handle that brother just drop me another line |
