Show BETTY r Letters and questions for this department should be addressed to Miss Betty Blair Hearts Heart's Haven Salt Lake Telegram Write only on one side of tile the paper It is necessary to append your name anc and I address but these are held in confidence and will not be y Dear Miss Blair This is the first time that I have I written to you and I do hope that you dont don't mind helping me Could you tell me what to do for formy formy my face 1 It seems as if no kind of powder or or cream goes w well on my I face It is so rough and scaly I What could I do to get it smooth so I that the powder will go on without looking so terrible I What kind of p powder and cream I would you suggest Im I'm a brunette and have been using honey and al almond almond al al- mond cream and Java face powder but butI I have tried nearly all kinds What kind of vegetables should I eat What should I weigh I am 19 years old and only weigh pounds Miss Blair I hope that I haven't asked too much of you but I know you will help me for you Many thanks JUST BROWN EYES Sandy I Thank you rou for all your nice comments com corn I ments Brown Eyes Kyes and land we are only ony too glad to be of any service possible I have ha received a a number of letters very similar to yours your within the last week weel or so so If you dont don't mind reading over the other letters you may get some pointers that I didn't Include In your letter Possibly it Is exposure to the wind and sun that makes your fa fate face e ei i rough figh gh Cant Can't you protect It more by wearing earing a hat with a good shade And If you are going for a arIde aride aride ride in the wind be sure and use a cream and plenty ot of powder be before before before be- be fore going out Also when you re return return return re- re turn try not washing the dust and dirt ort off with nith water but use a a cleansing cream first Ordinary theatrical cod od cream is as good or better than than the more expensive cr creams ams for cleansing the skin Never Neer use use soap un on your face but occasionally wash it with almond or powdered oatmeal a a change from the cream You will have to 10 do your o own on n e e. e e.- e. to find Ind the healing lo lotion lotion lo- lo tion or cream and the p which best suits your our face because each skin Is an individual problem You might try a little heavier powder than the the Java Java as that is exceptionally exceptionally exception exception- I ally light light- lightweight weight and difficult to keep on some some skins Honey and al almond almond al- al mond cre cream cream m too is not absorbed by some skins though excellent tor others Practically every every drug counter has someone someone who could help you choose a cream and powder or orif orif orif if you wish to te telephone ephone to me inc I might suggest some though that is j difficult without having seen the I. I type of skin you have Practically all vegetables are aregood aregood aregood good for people except too many many potatoes and too much rice Each day you should have at least tv two or three of the following Cabbage lettuce beets tomatoes spinach carrots turnips string beans etc and one or two kinds of fruits and berries Drink at least a pint of milk and from six to ten gl glasses of water If you follow these suggestions suggestions suggestions for about six six- weeks and see that have enough sleep and plenty of exercise y your ur skin should have been Improved per cent I cannot tell you what your weight should be without your height I It Ie you are only five lve feet tall tall- your present weight is about right but add f five ve and one-half one pounds for each inch over five feet Dear Miss Blair I J to bother you again and aji I J surely hope you dont don't mind l need a heavy face powder but most of them of them contain white lead and enlarge the pores pores in your fa face e. e Could you suggest a heavy powder that doesn't Is Is ls E s 's s 's powder heavy and nd doe does does' it contain white lead lead lead- Thanking you in advance and wishing you success TEDDY pt Of course I do dont don't t mind Teddy and thank thank- you for your good wishes Dont Don't w worry rry too much about the face powders as practically all the standard makes on the market havethe havethe have haye the official government stamp of approval as to purity etc ct If you you see t tat at not a trace of p powder re remains re- re reI I maths mains on your face when you go to sleep at night and If you have re removed removed removed re- re moved your powder and supplied new new several times s during the day so 80 that thai in between times Your our skin h hs s a chance to breathe a little y you yu iou u wont won't need to worry as powder used correctly acts as a protection the skin Some people however V use it t as a regular enamel making their poor little faces look like whitewashed masks In these cases the the po powder will wilt exact toll In the beauty of the skin should ely be dusted onto the face in a a s' s sufficient f quantity only to remove re- re move the shine and to serve serve as a alight touch of light protection I cannot comment c on the powder you mention other than that many people s stem seem em to to- like it it and it is about labout on a a p par r with others Your g. g perl lc ei-lc tell you which powders pow- pow ders drs are heavy and which are are light shut but you may Have ve to to-do to do some exp experimenting ex- ex p on your our own account ft Dar ar Miss Blair I have hav nev never r been to you before for Jor help but I J hope hop I am welcome f tl dont don't know what wh t and I hope hoper r r- r always Now Miss Blair could you you- please tell telI me me how I can cl clear ar my complexion complexion com com- com com- It is awfully blotchy and you know that all girls like a clear white complexion Ma May I ask two more oie 1 f- f fOn On what day of the month did did- December 9 1911 fall And how fold rold old is a girl before she has her height I am 15 years old and am 6 1 feet 5 12 2 inches tall tail I think hat Im I'm tall enough I wish you s success QUESTIONER e H Indeed nd ed you are welco welcome e and so much for or your words of appreciation n. n w Will wm you read over oer my suggestions tione to Just Brown Eyes Sandy I r believe that that your our difficulty is M yo largely a matter of diet a and d neglect and I would repeating if I commented further You dont don't mind do you Of course girls want a clear complexion and they should exert every effort In the world to keep one or g get t It but good health Is the first essential and nothing appl applied ed on the OUTSIDE will do one bl bit of good unless you follow the- the rules rule of diet exercise rest nd cleanliness Internal and external December r 9 1911 f fell fel l on Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day You are not likely to grow much more in h height unless it is a family inheritance to be even taller Most girls shoot up In height during their early teens and then spend the next years until they are about 23 or 24 in gaining grace and poise so dont don't worry about it You are aie Just about medium height now and if yo you watch your our weight and keep slim sUm and fg Ig g you'll youl be a very fortunate fortunate fortunate for for- girl Dear Miss Blair Will you please give me the address ad ad- address dress of a mushroom firm that I could write to to to get some spawn as I want to try and raise some The spawn that I have purchased from some was not any good for I tried it it It must have been too old ANXIOUS Write to the Lansdale Mushroom company L Lansdale Pa They sell mushroom spawn and send full di directions dl- dl for fOt raising Dear Miss Blair I cannot add another line but Now for the questions Do German police dogs make good ranch and stock dogs What is the price of them in sit It Lake City if they can be got there What is the price of a shepherd dog MISS B. B M M. Thank you for your comments Miss 1 M. M we appreciate them Yes indeed the d German police dog makes a sl splendid ranch or cr r stock dog That is their original field after all and they are really realty shepherd shepherd shep shep- herd dogs being found so exceptionally intelligent that they were trained for other lines such as the police work They may be purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased here at prices es ranging from about 20 up depending upon the purity of the breed breed etc The shepherd shepherd shep shep- herd dogs are not quite so ex expensive ex- ex pensive but a good dog Is worth I any amount of money after all I Iam Iam Iam am mailing you jou OU an address from which you O can get more detailed In Information informatiOn in- in formation n about purchasing and shipping in case you wish to get one Dear Miss Blair Will you please try to find the address addren of a Mr R R- R who who- w was s a state veterinary and in the army at Ft Duchesne about ten years ago H His is home was in Salt Lake E. E K Am Fork Try Moffett R It- It vet sur He HeIs Heis Heis is listed as having rooms at the Redwing hotel Dear Miss Blair Blair- This is the first time we have entered your cozy corner and hope hopewe we are welcome Will you please help us find some good nicknames for fo four foh r air airl chums THE TJ-iE CHUMMY FOUR Yes It would be fun to hel help if It you'd give me the names of these same four chums Cant Can't make up nicknames with withOut ut the originals to work worl on you know Come on back backwith backwith backwith with the four names Dear Miss Blair Is there such a a thing as a flying squirrel And if so 60 does it have wings like a bird CURIOUS Strictly speaking a flying squirrel rd rel does not pot fly C. C but this flying squirrel has an bri expansive skin reaching from the fore to the hind legs which sustains it in very long leaps and when it leaps from branch to branch or tree to tree it seems to fly rather than Jump I |