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Show nt Th's is yur corner. Make use of It for information on questions -(lf which aro puzzling you. It will bo a plcasuro nnd privilege, to answer care w, fully nnd promptly all questions submitted to me, except tlioso seeking med 's jcnl advice. Names and addresses of business firms cannot be printed hae, n- but will bo sent if a sclf-oddrcsicd, stamped envelope accompanies tho re n- quest. For a personal reply send stamped envelope. Questions must be " limited to two, and name and addfess must accompany each letter. All cora- munleations are held strictly confidential. I Address letters very plainly, with pen nnd ink, to Helen Drooks, Box no 1545, Salt Lake City, Utah. He In requesting poems and songs, tho correct title, tho first line, or the ds author is necessary in order to find them. yc&tc Ch..s riC id. D'm-v 'i".Jlr0vr:- ,.,.,inn. t tuestlons for ma. and plenaa have them ed think vou r i vA A.? wi.JwJ ln he Pa"4' Saturday If pos.lble. way ta . younir man when ereotlnir thrmT ( "J am IS years of ace nnd welch 110 nd I have boon wearing braids around of head with a ribbon at the back, but . father does not Ilka to see a rib , Could I comb It soma way wlthoi ribbon so It would look tilco? up HUIUILICS. Treaiureton. Idali nt, Bubbles dear, you will notice In 0 . rules covernlnrr this corner that you allowed but two questions ,ao pi l" nnd your other later won't you? ng airls your nge do not shake hi )e when belnsr Introduced. (3) There I ... prettier. Blrllih style ot dreeilng "' hair, than to arrange It becomli ed about your face, itralffht back, m- part, etc., dependlmr upon tho ahap your face. Urald It a fow Inches . fasten with a barretto, leavlnff curled enda free. 1 a iy COUNTRY IllLti niLI Sorry, Ha hut you will have to state your q tlona more clearly before I can rIvo an Intelligent anawer. Alio Rive j name and address. , JUNE 11UCJ, Pinto, Ut. Your "U IIB Jjy., nay ,8 hR(J fr0m t,0 D, ihopa. The price la IS cents. I I send It to you If you wish. Dear Mlas Brooks:.-'!' -IBt I would like toin'ik you a queitlo IT two. My father lets me taKa hla Bo about every nlcht, and of courao all boya are jealous, because their Rlrl car rldtnir with me. What would do, keep friends with the boya, or I your pick of the RlrlaT I lova a who la very pretty) 1 have been tal t her out, but ahe (toes with another u What would you do, let thla contlnui B1 quit her? Thanking" you very mucl DEAN ; . 1) I think It a arroat mistake . you have th car nearly every nlsti the first place, for It la quite evl ier you aro too younir to be out that n ha at night and also too younir to be Ing- so much attention to the airls. If having- tho "pick of the Rlrla" - penda upon having an automobile ns you think they would be depend (n. frlenda ahoutd you bo deprived of ,.h luxuryT "Pretty la aa pretty does," 11 1 know, and If you look only for bei 'no of face you will probably receive n 1U- disappointments. ' I advise every T and girl who Is old enough to go , h Bother In a aoclal way to enjoy aa n cn friends aa they wish. It la not a I practice to think there must I ;ob "steady." !r' Dear Miss Brooks: 1 have been reading- your corner f lp long time, so have decided to Job 01 hoping that 1 am welcome. . I am a ila. affa 11 yearB blue eyos and brown I , and I am going to ask you to heir ho out through my young life, by anai Ing a few questions. (1) la It (,) luck to put an umbrella up In the hi . and to break a mirror, and auch thli rl (2) la It proper or Improper to go ' in- a boy friend to a house party or a sc lill partyT If all the' girls ore going v can you dot It la real hard to go al Wishing you lota ot success, I rerr l1 PEaaY, Oarlnnd, Uta tcr My dear Peggy, right now before ub, B further in your young life do place any confidence In luck, goo " 'bad, for all these old auperstlt :re about good or bad luck coming t breaking a mirror, raising an umbi ,a. In the house, black cats, etc., are " "bunk" and nothing else. (2) Kour 11 r" Is quite too young to go with boys n me larly. For a boy friend to accomi you to a party at tho home ot a fr t occasionally Is permissible, but no ou lie affairs, Peggy, for a few more y TOPST, Utah. Hero la perhaps mt aong you asked for some time ago came all the way from Gold IlUn, Ci V8 for ua: There'a a pretty spot In Ireland, wn Where a little cottage stands, A rustic homo 1 cherished all my llf It'a old-fashioned, rough and ding) , But was built by honest hands, Hz- And what a lovely Jewel lived Insk ;r; It was not a costly Jewel nj Which tho wealth of gold could bu; But a tender-hearted lassie, With fond lovn-llght In her eyea, ed. O my heart, It grown Impatient And I have no peace of mind, lc0 For I long to t.ee tho girl I loft bol Chorua A little brown cottage, 80 A shady green spot, ou No happier home could I find. My heart's fairly gone, For I love only one, wa Bhe'e the girl I left behind. ns- When I first met charming Nora, It was on one moonlight night, , . With the and lassies gatherei " tho green, It's tho tame uld tale repented, t j I was captured at first alg'it. For In my eyes she seemed an queen, And the piper with his merry tunn 'cr- What joy he did Inspire. Ipv. The notes of her aweet voice Touched a cord within my heart. "eB In my dreams I aee a vision nd of her face so good and kind, ere And I long to aee the girl I left be' V. W., Gold Bun, Ca ,,' Ret rid of blackheads on tho noee? (8) Is It all right to accept a preaont from "JJ a ooy If you are 10 years old. Wishing hon you UCCM I remain, Jt n' TOBBIB. Logan, Utah. Welcame, Tobble, dear. Your letter l0, haa to taka Ita turn In the paper, but If tho yu lrnd your name as requested with , aro your letter, 1 will make every effort to oaso answer as aooit aa posslhle. You do not (1) aay anything about rhat kind ot a club mda yu have In mind, ao 1 m too much In a no the dark to anawer Intelligently, Tell tn0 me all about It when you afnd for your ngly answer for the second quenjion which I aide will anawer personally. (3) It la never o of Proper or all right to accept expensive) and Rlfta from boya at any age. only candy, the hooks, flowera and auch things are per mtaslble. mil. Dear Mlsa Brooks: ues- Would you pleaae anawer a few quea you tlona for ua? (1) What are tho lucky vour and unlucky daya and montha for one born May 8, and also for February UT (2) And also what colora aro suitable ; ills,- for a girl with light bt'own hair and lualo brown eyea; and for one with dark will brown hair and blue eyea. (a) And la It Improper for a girl to wear a boy's rlngaT . HOPE AND FAITH. . n or Downey, Idaho, car (1) For one whoaa birthday la In the the month of Mny, Saturday la thought to a go ba lucky, and November and April the you montha. For February Saturday la also iiave the day nnd April and August th Rlrl months. (2) If the akin la smooth and king free from blemishes, browns, light boy. blues, orange, bright rods. Jade green e, or and pink ahould look well with the ". dark eyes and light hair: while-deep. M. soft shadea of blue, yellow, grays, that nhndea of alvender, dark brown' and t. In black would b lecpmlng to the en dent with brown hair and blue eyea. (.1) No, nuch it Is not Improper to wear a boy'a ring, pay- If you wtah to. And , . de- Dear Aflss Brooke: do i have written to you before and wti .i Pltaacd with the anawera to my quca-tola quca-tola tlona, ao I am going to nak somo more. yu (1) I nm a girl of 12 years. I am four au'y feet eight Inches tall. How much ahould iany t w1k17 (2) How old ahould a girl Y ba before ahe wrltea to a boy? Hoping ' tu to hear from you aoon, I am aa ever, uany your fron(j, cood MIBS rjjic nosn, Clear Lake, Utah. . I am glad to hear from you again. Pink rtose. (1) You ahould weigh about GO pounds, dear. (2) Thla depends. It , hla family are old friends of your fam- , I, Uy. a girl and boy correspondence at " 'l; your ago la permlHslble, I would not lB,lr' advise It otherwise, until you ar a m ver ttrown-up young lady say sixteen. me f you w wfito me again and send w.erT your name I will be clod to give you Dnu the Information concerning th eye J ? browa. ) ngsi hao Dear Mlaa Brooka: ihn Thanks very much for personal an inn. ,wer ,0 my ''8r which I wroto you more than a month ago. Hera la a atamped envelopo In return. I waa so vcii benefited by your letter I am going to ask a few more queatlona if you don't mind. (1) la It proper for an engaged inn. couple to alt on one another'a lapa In ,. the presortce of their brothers and sis-r.ii. sis-r.ii. ,ersT 2 la It proper to allow ft' boy to ni.i. P"t hla arm around you If you hava s V.I gone with him about two months and If It,, you like him real well? In your letters lo othor glrla I note that you advise i.nS them not to go with one atesdy fellow mil. unless engaged, but to have aeveral dlf farent onea. I have always been ad sara. vBe(1 ailTerently- from that, and have. n,. ,l0'n toId " I not Bod torm to K , 1 ,, with more than one. and people would make the remark that she would go aw., Wth anyone Who would ask her. Will you pleaae explain thla matter to met Now my dear Mlsa Brooka, I hope I am not Intruding Thanking you very much In advnnca and hoping I am not too " much bother, I am, nlnoteen-yoar-old , MIDGET. Merldlnn, Ida- It makes my heart glad to know you hava received help In any way from my " letters, (1) No dear, it is never proper to net aa you describe, whether In th presence of others or alone. Simply be cause one Is engaged does not permit of auch familiarity. (2) Neither does ao-llna' ao-llna' qualntance of two months' standing allow such privileges as you mention . In question number two. airls ohould make a strenuous effort to entertain their young men frlenda In auch a manner thnt they do not feel It nocoa-sary nocoa-sary to resort to this medium of enter tnlnment (?) I most certainly do not advise girls of 10 to 10 yearn of ag allowing one boy to monopolize their attention. You hava been advised In-u In-u on correctly. You can choose your frlenda Just aa carefully In thla manner aa by having but one. During these years you aro anjoylng to the fulleat your Idle trihood. and by associating with all th desirable boy frlenda of your acquaint ance you learn their dispositions, their good and bad qualities, and If, during these yeara you find a congenial spirit among them, well and good, for you are then old enough to tblnk about love, not befor. But It you go with one-aoy-hind, steadily when very, young, you aro mor . Hf- than apt to Imagine yourself In loVe-very loVe-very aoon, without giving youraelf a. |