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Show Clever Line Fails to Win Steady Pate By BETTY BLAIR Every girl whose popularity is at stake should take careful inventory of her liabilities and assets. She should then ask herself the question: ques-tion: Which of my many . selves is my best self? Which assets should I cultivate to develop this beet self? Dear Miss Blair: I wonder if you ran tell me what is the matter with me ? I seem to be losing my grip, or something. some-thing. All during the time I was In high school I was popular and Heart's Haven was considered the life of the party. If I set my heart on having hav-ing a certain boy take me out, it was always my good luck and good management to get him. Now thst I am a freshman In college, things are entirely different, dif-ferent, and I'm getting an awful Inferiority complex over it It is such a comedown to have been the life of the party for so long and now not even to have dates for parties. The same boys who took me out at high school speak to me anT' seem glad to see me, but never do they ask me for dates. At high school they seemed to consider it an honor to have dates with me. I am the same girl I was then. I'm Just as eager for fun and good times. I could still have a clever line. If I had a chance to uss it. Please help me, as It Is simply awful to be laid on the shelf after you've once been in the swim. I think It's really worse than never to have been popular at alL "H-DUMPTY." e e e If It is your nature to be a vivacious viva-cious girl, alive with the Joy of living. liv-ing. In love with life, liking people, seeing new and vital interests all bout you dally, your being "the life of. the party." your having a "clever line." would be so much a part of your nature It would not seem to others like acting. But if you have been putting on an act for the entertainment of others oth-ers and are not in reality the kind of person at home that you seem to be In the crowd, the crowd finds this out. It Is Impossible to disguise It It takes the world's best actor to put an an act that seems natural whenever that aot Is . cslled for. And there are few "best" ' actors. Personality Varies I dont mean that the person who . Is naturally vivacious, lovable, kind, thoughtful, natural, can be his or her best self all the time. No one an "stay put" at the height of his best behavior. But I do mean that you cant spring a clever line and be the life of the party for the benefit ben-efit of the crowd and Its applause, and for Its favors, and at home be morose, aloof, cranky, self-centered, without the dual nature being msde manifest at your unguarded moments. mo-ments. And don't forget we all have unguarded moments. "Character la what yod are In the dark." I read this recently and thought It the best definition of character I have seen. For what Ciu are In the dark It sooner or tor to be subjected to ths glaring light of day. None of this may apply directly to you. though It applies generally to 11 of us. So take what flu you. Don't try to make Impressions. Just BE what you would like to have others think you. Your Interest in ether people will lesd you to say the things that will show It. Your efforts ef-forts to make an Impression will how nothing but your undivided interest In yourself. MZN1LITE STONE Dear Miss Blair: I have received a gift of a clip containing a Menillte stone. This has come from a missionary friend In a foreign country. Will you pleass tell me something bout this stone, as when I writs to thank him I dont want to be so Ignorant about It Many thanks. "VEE." e e The Menillte Is, one of the varl-- varl-- eus types of opal. It la found in lste deposits not far from Paris and la sometimes called "Liver OpaL" It Is brown or liver colored. HOBBY BOOKS Dear Miss Blair: I wonder if you will list some books about hobbies that might Interest children. My sons, 11, II and 11 love to read books, but nave no particular hobbles. I think, psrhaps. If they read hobby hob-by books. It may lead them to have hobbles that will take them away from too much book reading. Mine spend too many hours with their noses In books and not enough at actually doing things. Thank you. "MRS. K." e The hat of books on hobbles Is as endless as the variety of hobbies themselves, but here are few that snay Interest your sons: "Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Hames," "Gardens in Glass," "First Steps In Playing and Composing Music," "Radio Construction and Repairing." "Radio Amateur's Handbook." "Carpentry and Mechanics," Me-chanics," 'Homemade Games," "The Carpenter's Tool Chest" "Bridges." "Ths Story of Skyscrapers." "Steam Shovel for Me." "Boy's Book of Remarkable Re-markable Machinery." Consult libraries or your bookshop book-shop for lending privilege or purchase pur-chase of the foregoing by title. |