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Show Dear Keacier: This is your corner. All questions submitted will be cheer fully 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. Questions are limited to two. Full name and address must accompany each loiter or no reply can be made. . All communications are held strictly confidential. In requesting poems and songs, the correct title, the first line, or the name of the author is necessary in order to find them. Please send stamped, 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. SOXGS RECEIVED j The following songs and poems have i been received during the past week, i and I wish to thank each one for their! kinriness in contributing- them: ! Tee Whip That Never Returned. I AfAtop at the Switch. I T'-e Pride of the Ball. The Last Fierce Charge. , SOXGS REQUESTED j These songs and poems are on the reriifsifcd and To-Be-Found list: Mammy o' Mine. Von Know I Love You. 1 Am Nobody's Darling. Cannot Be Your Sweetheart. Jealous Lover. Kiss Me Again. Tiie Cottage By the Pea. I'e Sure Your Saddle is Good and Tight. L'.ng, Long Ago. Cm the Banks of the Brandywine. C:i 1 if -irnia and You. Unknown Title: Have you marked and trenched the ground where the din of arms must sound? The Bird with the Broken Pinion. T!ie Merry Mack. Delaware. O Where Has My Little Dog Gone. D'-nr Miss Brooks: V."e are two girls 16 and 17 years of sge and wish your advise on some puz-z puz-z ling tilings. ( 1 ) Is it all right for 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 this and we wish to know your objections. Our folks approve of this. C2) Is it nroper for us to go with different young men instead of a steady? We are now going go-ing with two handsome young men that we admire very much. They do not want nor like to have us go with other young im.-n., Can you please tell us why that is? (;J) Because a girl bas bobbed hair, wears rolled stockings, stock-ings, short dresses, etc., should people have the opinion of her th;i t she is "tough?" As long as a girl's conscience is clear that is enough, do you not agree with us? (4) Is it fair to your parents if they object, if a boy friend writes to you and they are not allowed to get or see the letters? Wishing to s.-e these answered in our paper, and wish in g you much success in your work, we remain, as ever, POLLIE & DIMPLES, Meridian, Ida. All right, girls, let us hope I may help you. Certainly it is not proper for you to go nny place with young men, if you allow them this privilege. You are evidently- of too immature years to understand how to conduct yourselves properly. My objections are well sus-taiiu-d and approved of, I am sure, by every thinking person, aiid the reasons are obvious if you will but look about you and study the com! i tons which exi.n in your own and every neighbor-hnml neighbor-hnml conditons which are caused lnrgely by indifferent and careless consideration con-sideration of the proper customs and con vent ions established by experienced pe rso ns, older and' wiser t h a n you o r I, who, from ftudy and observation, l::ive seen the wisdom and necessity of tbe establishment of such customs. W hy should one wish to make one's self a common thing for coarse and unrefined un-refined amusement for every boy one happens to be with? (2) I most surely do not approve of allowing one boy to monopolize mon-opolize any girl's time and attention. S!ie should be allowed to have as many friends and admirers as she chooses. In wl at other way will she ever be able to judge and choose a permanent one? ('.) No. she should not be condemned f effecting these stvles, but you must sdmit that many of them are very e.i reU-ss and ind iiTeront in regard to their behavior, which seems to be a p'i rt of the make-up. There are exceptions, ex-ceptions, to be sure, as in all other things. We can sometimes soothe our "conscience" into acting according to our bidding. (I) It "is neither fair to parents to refuse to allow them to see letters, nor is it fair to the children for parents to insist upon seeing them. Kuril should have confidence in the other, to have harmony. Dear Miss Brooks: I, surely cannot express my thoughts of how glad 1 was to once more see your corner in our paper. I talked to o'ir editor and he promised me it would I'O In our paper this week. Miss Brooks. 1 have quit dances allogetuer, and I have found that it a much better meth-id meth-id to follow, as I am much brighter in v.v school studios. It was so f ool ish f r me to think of dam es at my age. anv.ay, which was 11. the 1 "It li of P'en-teniber. P'en-teniber. I would like to have your advice ad-vice on one more thing. I want a bicycle, bi-cycle, which 1 have money to luiy, hut lMv mether- objects to me having one. 1 would be g'ad to boycott sweet tilings 1 - c;i ni this, but mother. I'm afraid, v il I n t let me. AV hat should I do? I'lease b-t me l;nv whether I should s'uid a stamped envelope for a personal ie:;v. I am .v ever your sincere friend. I'.onr.lR Ida. Well. Bnbble, I am Sl d-1 KM t ed that -'! have been convinced of the fnllv of a " e : n y da n e while so y on g Your .-'tot 1 -etk is by far e nmst im-p im-p 'r:;i:i! thir.u' to be r ns'den d for some ;:-:e ;v. and il";r ;". mother kliov b.oi.T than anvone else what her little : nmiiiiT should hae as she is fain-i'i-ir with evo-v r, ' i : imi which sitr-i sitr-i ",'U'ls you a: d h:'s ymr interest at 1 ea rt more t ;"i :i :i - else in t e v oid could piMblv have, so I would :.'. ise you t iu. : brim; every argument V'Mi have in fjv-ir ot" owninir th? bicycle to mother and present them to her in the nicest possible manner, if she is not then convinced that it is a good idea for you to have it, you may rest as- sured she has good reasons for not wishing you to own one. Don't you think so? If you wi.sh a' personal reply, re-ply, Bobbie, send a stamped envelope. 1 Dear Miss Helen: I call on you so often I'm afraid I'll wear my welcome out, but you are so nice about helping everyone that I like to come again and again and now after I thank you for the information you ! gave me may I ask two more ques- j tions? (1) How should one eat olives, i asparagus, peas, corn on cob, lettuce i salad and rice? (2) Will you give me i the names of some of our nation's ! greatest poets and authors who are living? I thank you ever so much. Your true friend, "LUXIE BUBBLES." I No, you wouldn't do that, my dear. (1) Olives are eaten with the fingers, asparagus, peas and lettuce salad with the fork. When corn is served on the cob, and holders are not provided, hold the ear of corn in the right hand, eat it as gracefully as possible, which is a difficult thing to do. When rice is served as a vegetable, eat with the fork. (2) Among the most notable living liv-ing American poets are Henry Van Dyke, Frank L. Stanton, Edwin Mark- ham and Robert Loveman. James ! Whitcomb Riley, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, . AT ill Carle ton and Madison J. Cawein j are well known poets who have died j during the past ten years. (.2) Among : our well known authors of fiction (which I take it you wish) are Louis 1 Joseph Vance, Randall Parrish, Harold MacGrath, Samuel Blythe, Irvin S. Cobb, Zane Grey, Booth Tarkington, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Kathleen Nor- : ris, James Oliver Curwood and Nina ' AYilcox Putnam. Dear Miss Brooks: I was very much pleased for the answers an-swers you gave me last time. Would it be too much bother to answer a few more? My sister has also been interested inter-ested in your corner. (1) Is it proper or in proper to ask a boy friend into the house when he has come to make a date, if this is about the second time he has come? (2) Is it proper for a girl of thirteen years of age to go bare -footed in the summer? BRIGHT EYES AND SWEET LIPS, Americus, Kansas. Eyes. You come quite a distance to visit with us don't you? (1) It is always al-ways proper to invite anyone into your house when their call is of a social nature. na-ture. (2) No, it is hardly proper for a girl of thirteen to go bare-foot, dear. Dear Miss Brooks: I certainly enjoy reading your corner cor-ner every Saturday when our town paper pa-per arrives. I would like to ask a few questions. (1) Could you please tell me where I can find some good humorous and religious or moral readings? Thanking you in advance and hoping to see my question answered in the next paper P remain your friend, BLONDIE of Idaho. It is very gratifying to know you enjoy my corner, and I am very glad that you are now making practical use of it. I believe that the "Peerless Reciter" Re-citer" will fill your need. This book sells for $1.25 in the book stores here. Please send stamped envelope if you wish the address of a book store, as 1 do not give business addresses here. T o "INQUISITIVE," "DIMPLES." "GEHALDIXE," and "BARBARA," Montpelier, Ida. Your answers were forwarded by letter to one of the names you gave in your letter. It was returned to me marked "unknown," and I then sent it to one of the other names and it was also returned to me marked the same. I will now hold these letters and if you wish the answers, an-swers, please send a name by which I can reach you. Dear Miss Brooks: I also, like a great many others, have been interested in your work and corner. cor-ner. I think it wonderful the way you answer the questions. This is my first time to enter. I am fifteen and live in a country of sage brush. I love to ride horses, go everywhere on them and the faster they go the better. I thank the girl for the recipe for a good complexion. com-plexion. I believe as she does. I never owned a box of powder, not because I couldn't have it, but I hate it and the looks of it. Isn't it as bad to pow-j pow-j der the way they do, as for a man to ; smoke? 1 think we ought to bo proud of the complexions God gave us and not cover them up. I hope I will never 1 be tempted to use it. For if anybody needs it I do. (1) What else are the best j studios for a girl to study in High ' School when she just wants to be a plain women, as they call them, besides i domestic art and science? (2) AYhat'e ! t the meaning of Elma and Jessie? I ; A HAPPY GI RL. j Lasal. Utah. Thanks. Happy Girl. I am glad you ! like us and enjoy the corner. I am ! sure our little AVyoming friend will be 1 .lad to know she has another ally. Per- haps i' isn't quite so bad as smoking, ' dear, as it does not affect our physical ; ; moral well being to the extent that tnbaoco sometimes does. (1) Every ' plain" mndern woman should have as I advanced study in English, mathemat-. mathemat-. ics. home economics, physien education and industrial art as is possible lor her to obtain, even thouirh she is planning on being only a "plain" homemaker. ( -) The na me Elma has no special me; nine-. Jessie js a Scot eh form of Janet, meaning "grace of the Lord." |