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Show Young People Are Reliable, Girl Asserts By BETTY BLAH Seldom do youth and age meet on the same plane, for age cautiona wisdom learned by experience, Heart's Haven while youth, lacking experience, hearanly Ihflurrbf Its seductive voice. Dear Miss Blair- This la in answer to "Only a Father's" letter. I am 17, a girl, a senior in high school. I may be flighty at timea, I may be serious. I suppose my parents are trying to pound aome sense into, my head. Do I fit the description of your daughter, "Only Father" T I'm in love. I hope to get married mar-ried next summer. So far as stability goes, I think I have aa much aa the average girL But the thing la, "Only a Father," we aren't as senseless as you older people think we are. Were not really lacking In responsibility. Ws really don't acoff at what you parents say. We may not act aa though we pay much attention, but we really take in more than yea think, Waiika taJaaxn. and., we gain a lot from the examples of others. Appearance Help As for cosmetics, of course soap and water are the beat beauty agents, but Is It a sin to use a little powder and lip rouge? Don't you want your daughter to hold her own with the other girls? And you must admit It doea make your wife a tiny bit mora attractive at-tractive and lovable when she has a permanent, and makes up her face. Ruth Millett aaya young people want too much before they get married and that happiness makes up for lack of luxuries. So try to understand your daughter daugh-ter a bit more. Father, and I think you will be forced to change your opinions to compromise with hers. "SEVENTEEN." This Is a sincere, fine letter, "Seventeen." It is a good thing for parents to hear the point of view of youth, too. I'm sure some of them will think twice on your statement state-ment about youth learning ao much from the example set by their elders. Also on the idea that It is important impor-tant for parents to understand their children. We re still hoping there will be those who have found plans by means of which youth and age are able to see each other's point of view, and that these will be submitted sub-mitted to us for publication. MERRY CHRISTMAS TV.- Ui RWIr' I heard your Christmas program pro-gram on the air a year or ao ago when those who were on the program aaid "Merry Christmas" Christ-mas" In different laguagea. Thia year I'm having a Christmas party la my home and would like as many ways of saying Merry Christ ma as I can find. In case anyone else wish to use my idea. It is to have as many copies typed as there are guests of the way it is said. They will be given five minute to learn the varioua waya and those who can then aay Merry Christmas In the moat way without referring refer-ring to the paper will win prize. Thank you for giving m your list If you tiH have it of saying say-ing Merry Christmas ia different differ-ent laguargea. "MERRY TOO." see Plea don't ask m how the word ahould be pronounced. On I my air program I found people familiar with each language spoken to aay Merry Christmas a it would be aald In the land of each language. lan-guage. Your Idea ahould make a lot of fun at a party, as much for the mispronunciation a anything. any-thing. Her are a doaen ways to say Merry Christmas: German Froh-Hch Froh-Hch Weihnachten; Italian Buono Natale; French Joyeux Noel; Rus-s Rus-s I a n Cheat lyveek Raxoneekof; Welsh Nadolic Llawan; Swedish God Jul; Dutch VroolIJk Kent-feest; Kent-feest; Polish Wtaotych Swiat; Hungariaa Keilemo Karaasonyi Unnepeket; Spanish Felice Pas-cuaa; Pas-cuaa; Norwegian -Gleedelig Jul; Portuguese Um Felis Natal May the party be a merry one. JELLIED APPLES -R. C": I have located the jellied applea recipe you aaked for: Four tart apple. 1 cup granulated augar. 1 cup water, X tablespoon tiny cinnamon candies, lemon cut la aiicee, 1 tablespoon granulated gelatine, 4 tablespoons cold water. Pare and core apple. Make a syrup of sugar and water in a shallow shal-low saucepan with a close-fitting cover. Add apple, lemon Alices, and sprinkle over cinnamon candies Simmer closer covered, baiting freouentlv with the svrun. until SD- imUvouj vim in ejrup, unt-ii my- piea are tender. Soften gelatine in cold water for five minute. Put applea into individual mold. Measure syrup and add enough boiling boil-ing water to make two cups. Remove Re-move lemon Uca and add softened gelatine. Stir until dissolved aad pour ever applea, completer covering cover-ing the fruit Let stand several hours to chill aad become firm. UnmoM aad serve with a garnish of whipped cream. |