Show I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 i I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 L I 1 I 1 I 1 P I 1 11 dear reader this is your corner all questions su submitted matted will be efie cheerfully er and carefully answered except those seeking medical advice names and addresses of business firms cannot be printed here but will be sent if a self addressed stamped envelope accompanies the request aque eq ue questions are limited to two full name and address must accompany ny each letter or no reply can be made all communications are arc held strictly confidential in requesting poems and songs the correct title the first line or the name of the author is hoc necessary essary in order to find them please send stamped I 1 addressed envelope also with these requests so they may be forwarded directly to you address letters very plainly with pen and ink to helen brooks box 1545 salt lake city utah SONGS RECEIVED the following sonya songs and poems have leavo been received during the past week and I 1 wish to thank each one tor for their kindness in contributing them the ship that never ne returned turned asleep at the switch the pride of the nail ball thelast the lost fierce charge SONGS REQUESTED these songs and poems are on the requested and to be found list mammy 0 mine you know I 1 love you I 1 am Nob odys darling I 1 cannot be your sweetheart jealous lover kiss me ale again tile the cottage by the sea I 1 be sure your saddle la is good and tight long long ago afro on the banks of the brandywine california an and you unknown title have you marked and trenched the ground where the din of arms must sound I 1 the bird with the broken pinion the merry mack delaware 0 where lias my little dog oona gona dear brooks wo are two girls 10 16 and 17 years of 0 age and wish your advise on some puzzling things 1 la Is it all right for or girls of our age to go to the movies in the evening in company with young men and let them kiss you good night we have noticed in your corner that you did not approve of 0 this and we wish to know your objections our folks ap approve P rove in 0 f this 2 la Is it pr proper oper for or us to go with different young men instead of a steady we ore are now goa go 1119 with two handsome young men that we admire very much they do not want nor like to have us EV with other young men can you please tell us w why by that la is 3 because a girt girl has bobbed hair wears rolled stockings short dresses etc should people have the opinion of her that she la tough As long its as ft a girls conscience I 1 la c lear clear that to Is enough do you not agree with us 4 1 Is it fair to your parents it if they object if 1 a boy friend writes to you and they are not allowed to get or see the letters wishing to see these answered in our paper and wishing you much success in your work we remain as ever DOLLIE DIMPLES meridian ida I 1 all right girls let ue ua hope I 1 may help you certainly it Is not proper f or you to go any place with young men if 1 you allow them this privilege ge you are evidently of too immature years to understand how to conduct yourselves properly my bly objections are well sus BUS and approved of I 1 am sure by every thinking person and the reasons are obvious if you will but look about you and study the conditions condl condi tons which ex exist let in n your own and an devery every neighborhood conditions condl condi tona tons which a are r e cause caused largely by indifferent and careless consideration of the proper customs anil and conventions established by experienced persons older band and wiser than you fr 1 I who from study and observation have seen the wisdom and necessity of we the establishment of such customs why should one wish to make ones self a common thing for co coarse a arse and unrefined amus amusement ement for or e very every boy one happens to be with 2 1 I most surely do not approve of allowing one boy to monopolize any girls time and attention she should be allowed to have as man many friends and admirers as she chooses in what other way will she ahe ever be able to judge and choose a permanent one 8 no she should not be condemned for effecting these styles but you must admit that many of them are very r Y careless and in 10 their behavior which be beams em a to be a S part of the makeup make up there are exceptions to be sure as ag in all other things we can call sometimes soothe our conscience into acting according to our bidding 4 it to la neither fair to parents to refuse to allow them to see e letters nor Is it fair to the children for fo r parents to insist upon seeing them each should have confidence in the 4 ther other to have harmony dear miss brooks I 1 surely cannot express my thoughts 0 ot f how glad I 1 was to once more see your co corner r ner in our paper I 1 talked to our editor and he ha promised me it would be in our paper this week we a k miss brooks I 1 have quit dances A together altogether and I 1 have found that it a much better method to follow as I 1 am much brighter in my school studies it was so foolish tw for me to think ot of dances at my use ago anyway which waa it 11 the of 0 september I 1 would like to have your advice on one more thing I 1 want a bicycle which I 1 have bave money to buy tint but my mother objects to me having one I 1 would be glad to boycott sweet to earn this but mother im afraid will not let roe me what should I 1 do please let me know whether I 1 should send a stamped envelope for sl person personal sincere I 1 reply I 1 am Ns s ever your sincere friend BOBBIE ida well lvell bobble I 1 am so 0 o delighted that you have been convinced ot f the oily folly ot of attending dances while so young your tour school work Is by tar far the most important thing to be considered to tor r ome time yet and dearle dearie mother knows better than anyone else what her little daughter should have as an she to Is fam am illar with every rendition condition which surrounds you and has ybur interest at heart more than anyone else in the world could possibly have so I 1 would advise you to just bring e every cry argument you have in favor ot of owning the bl cycle VELMA dieber city utah I 1 do not I 1 have the songs you request should I 1 I 1 find and them later will send them to you in n the envelope you enclosed dear miss brooks this Is my first letter to the corner coriner and I 1 am an interested reader of the paper xay may I 1 ask isome borne questions 1 how old should a baby be before it talks 2 which a the pretties prolee lower flower that grows grow tn in idaho italis SLI ida you tole are very welcome and let us hope it will not be your lust Is it visit 1 I 1 there la Is no average age ag at which a child talks talka or walks A c child usually begins to say words when bout about one year old and theli athani the vary greatly I 1 I 1 to ff mother iother and present them to her in the nicest possible manner manne rIf if she ignot Is not then convinced that it la Is a good idia idea to for r Y iou ou to have it you may rest assured s she fhe has good cooil reasons tor for not wishing you to own on one dont you think so if you naish a personal reply bobble send a stamped envelope I 1 dear miss relent helen I 1 call on otten often im afraid ill wear my welcome out but you sou are aie so BO nice about helping everyone that I 1 like to come again and again and now atter alter I 1 thank you forthe In information forina ion you gave me may I 1 ask two mo more e questions 1 I 1 now biow should one eat t olives asparagus peas jeaa corn on c cob lettuce salad and rice 2 will you give trie me the names of some of our nations greatest oets and authors who are living i thank you iou ever so much your true rue friend LUXIE BUB bubbled BLEa no you iou do that my dear 1 olives are eaten with the fingers finger asparagus peas anil and lettuce salad with the tork fork when corn Is ser served vedon on the cob and an holders are not no provided hold the ear of corn in id the right hand eat it as gracefully us as possible which will c h Is a difficult tiling thing 0 o do when rice la Is served as aa a vegetable eat with the fork cork 2 i among the most notable living american Ameil can pobla are henry glenry van dyke frank L stanton edwin markham and robert loveman james whitcomb riley ella wheeler wilcox will vill carleton and madison J cawell are well known poets poeta who have died during the past ten years 2 among our well known authors of fiction wh which ichI I 1 take it you wish are louis joseph vance randall handall parrish parri 11 ti harold macgrath Mac Orath samuel blythe I 1 iraln S cobb zano zane grey gray booth tar 1 mary roberts rinehart Kl kalb kathleen en korle korris ris james oliver curwood carwood and nina wilcox putnam I 1 dear miss brooks I 1 I 1 was waa very ery much pleased for or the answers you ou gave me last time would it be too much bother to answer a few ew more my afy sister has also been interested in your corner 1 Is it proper or improper In ln proper to ask a boy friend into the house when he has come corn to make a date it this Is about the second s time he has corne comee 2 Is it 11 proper for or a girl of thirteen years of age to go 90 barefooted bare footed tooted in the summer EYES AND SWEET LIPS americus kansas glad to welcome you again bright eyes you come quite a distance to vie it with us dont you 1 it Is always wa ya proper to invite anyone into your house when their call Is of a social nature 2 no it Is hardly proper for a girl of 0 thirteen to go barefoot bare foot dear dear alha brooks I 1 certainly enjoy reading your corner every saturday when our town paper arrives I 1 would like to ask a few questions 1 could you iou please tell me where I 1 can find some good humorous and religious or moral readings thanking you in advance and hoping to see my question answered in the next PAP paper er 1 I 1 remain your friend BLONDIE of idaho it Is very gratifying to know you ou elloy en joy my corner and I 1 am very glad that you are now non making practical use oi of it I 1 believe that the peerless reiter c will flit your need till this book sells for 1 25 in the book stores hero here please send envelope if you w wish ish the a book store as I 1 do pot cot give business adar addresses eases here to inquisitive DIMPLES ERALDINE a 11 and a nd BARBARA nARB AIU ida your tour answers were forwarded by letter to one ox of the we names you gave in your letter it was returned to me marked unknown and I 1 then sent it to one 0 of f the he other othar names and it was also returned to to me n rn marked the same I 1 will now hold the these letters and it if you wish the answers please send bend a name by chichi can reach you dear bliss brooks I 1 also like a great many others have been interested in your work and corner I 1 think it wonderful the way you answer the questions this Is my y first time to enter I 1 am fifteen and live in a country of sage brush I 1 love to ride horses go everywhere on them and the faster they go the better I 1 thank the girl for or the he recipe for a good complexion pl exion as she does I 1 never owned a box of 0 powder riot not because I 1 alave ilave avo it but I 1 hate it and the looks of 0 it it as bad to powder the way they do as for a man to smoke I 1 think we ought to bei be proud of the completions complexions complex ions ibris god gave us and not cover them up I 1 hope I 1 will never ne v et bo be tempted to use it for it if anybody needs it I 1 do 1 what else are the best beat atu studies dies for or a girl to study in school when she just wants to be a plain women as they call them besides domestic art and science 2 the meaning ot of elma and jessie A gira lasal utah thanks happy gari I 1 am glad you like us and enjoy the corner I 1 am sure our little friend will be glad to know a she fhe has another ally per hapa it quite so bad as smoking dear as an it does not affect our physical ar or moral well being to the extent that tobacco sometimes does 1 every plain modern woman should have as s advanced study in english mathe mathematics mat home economics physical education and industrial art as Is in possible for her to obtain even though is planning pon on being only a plain homemaker 2 the name elma has no special meaning jessie Is a scotch form ot of janet meaning grace brace of the lord in regard to speaking plainly but a normal child will have obtained good command ot of the mother tongue tonaza at t from r 0 three to five years oftentimes in e a w walla h t le the little one la Is learning to wilk walk its hla whole attention Js s given to this and it he had bigun bt eun to taw talk before this he will make no furtha progress prore ii in ape pech ch until he has ha mattered mastered this alil obstacle As an a rule a child will learn to both talk and walk more lulak quickly ly when there are other tn in the tha filmily family 2 because became tho the has hag been oho cho yen san as the state stat flower ot of idao it to if perhaps cunil dered red the prettiest prett leat by bi the th ir reater number of af people tate tastes vary I 1 so ao greatly tn in regard to color and forni form ahk vit 11 would be ba difficult for one person a on to nay aay which was waa the let I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 11 I 1 i dear afsa Bro brookm briois ois A 4 r three cheers cheera for just between You and me lie this thia la Is the first tine time I 1 have ever joined it hope I 1 am welcome will you ou print the words to the song T it goes something like ilka this 1 round the camp fire sad and lonely lies ilea her little boy called taps tape loads loada of love MICKEY ayd I 1 Than thanked ket indeed your area are welcome iickey come again I 1 am hoping someone will recognize your song and you may have it later on dear itis it Is unfamiliar to me as I 1 have never neer heard it I 1 BEAUTY CULTURE SCHOOL 8 PARLORS race facie creame powders hair goods gooud mag mfg M mail orders promptly filled learn to be b a beauty op er brator tor opportunities unlimited isabelle isabella steven so win n rein ret rest haven 11 so main adv I 1 dear alsa brooks I 1 1 never iau to 10 rena your very interesting s ting corner there are two questions that puzzle me ma very much and I 1 would like you to help me ma 1 B my I 1 r hair la is bobbed and I 1 look very well with it so should I 1 let it grow out or keep it cut I 1 am a girl 18 years old 2 to Is it proper to go walking with a boy you have never met it if he acts acta perfectly descent BOBBY utah 1 I 1 do not know as I 1 can help you greatly to bob or not to bob seems to be an all absorbing question with a great many I 1 have no doubt the bobbed head will be seen for some time to come in fact some predict it will al ways be with us awl anil while it has en oyed a slight revival ot of late alt although hougil worn quite different than it formerly was still it Is riot not so popular as it was some months ago it if you must wear it bobbed to be quite up to date it must be w worn orn straight clinging close to the head a d and an d the ends curled only slightly if t at all personally I 1 do not advise bobbing the hair orid ond do not think it belongs belonga to or Is becoming to any except the very young girl from 11 to 10 16 or 18 2 it would depend so very much upon how flow you came to know about the young man my dear that r could scarcely tell you whether it waif proper or not witt without lout knowing more of 0 the details salt a it lake N city ty LS firms finns ro 0 o fieri r prompt elvce ind and quick te tarris lo 10 0 t cefie dt n t mention thi the rams of ahls piper paper I 1 DR DB GRACE STRATTON AIREY I 1 abram s famous blood diagnosis burnon tuber cu losis chronic and acutt acute successfully y treated judge ald salt lake BUSINESS COLLEGES L D S BUSINESS COLLEGE I 1 school of efficiency all branches catalog free 60 N main st SL salt lake city BEAUTY HINTS r have your combings combing or cut cuttings tinus made antons ant national bobs bob or tide side 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