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Show Dear Reader: This is your corner. All questions submitted will be cheerfully 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 letter 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. New requested songs and poems on the-to-be-found list: Charlie Chateau. Jesse James. Always In the Way. . Don't Take No for an Answer. Little Boy in Blue: A Mother Sits in Sadness Thinking- of her only Son. The Drunkards Life: Mabel, Mabel, oh, my beautiful pale, proud wife Thou art sleeping alone beneath the cold granite stone While I lead a drunkard's life. Title Unknown: I'm tired of dolls and fol-de-rols I'm going to marry a nice young man With a little black mustache And pockets lined with silver and gold. Won't You Be My Little Girl? I had a little girl once like you, She had those same pretty curls And those same bright eyes of blue When the Bees are in the Hive I'll come to you. Dear Miss Brooks: I have been reading your corner for a long time. I haven't written you before, be-fore, but I have some questions I would like answered. (1) My hair is so thick that it doesn't look good braided in one braid. What will be a good way to comb it. (2) How long should a girl of 13 wear her dresses. Thanks in advance. DOTTIE, Roosevelt, Utah. Better late than never, you know, Dottie. (1) How fortunate you are to have so much hair. A very pretty girlish style is to fasten it with a large barrette close to the head in the back and let the ends hang in loose curls. If your hair is not naturally curly you can curl the ends beautifully on long strips of cloth, which does not injure it at all. Of course you are to arrange the hair around the face in any becoming manner, that suits your face. Dear Miss Brooks: Please print the Stationery Flirtation Flirta-tion and the Ink-Flirtation. I thank you. GARLAND, Utah. I am printing the Stamp Flirtation for you, but I know of no "Ink" Flirtation. Flirta-tion. Surely, stamps are enough of this sort of thing, don't you think? It is neither good taste nor good form to use ; highly colored inks or stationery in so-, so-, cial correspondence. It was lovely of you to send the songs dear. Thank you so much. j The Stamp Flirtation. I Upside down on left corner I love j you. j Same corner, cross-wise My heart j is another's. j Straight up and down Goodbye, sweetheart! Upside down on right corner Write no more. In center at top Yes. Opposite at bottom No. On right hand corner at right angle Do you love me? In left hand corner I hate you. Top corner at right I wish your friendship. Bottom corner at left I seek your acquaintance. On line with surname Accept my love. The same upside down- I am engaged. en-gaged. At right angle, same place I long to see you. In middle at right hand edge Write immediately. It will be necessary for the following to send names and addresses before I can answer their letters, as the rules heading this column indicate. "Cowboy," Robertson, Wyo. "Dimples," "Dim-ples," Thayne, Wyo. "Bug and Dunk," Washington, Utah. Bebe and Lil," Shoshone, Sho-shone, Idaho. Tobbie and Dickey, Logan, Lo-gan, Utah. The Texas Cowgirl, Desert Des-ert Lake, Utah. Dear Miss Brooks: I really do not wish to Impose on your good nature but here I am again. I am sending you the words of the song "A- Little Child Shall Lead Them." I hope it is the one you wished. I am taking it from my own memory. I always loved the song and I learned It from my sister. If it isn't exactly right you'll forgive me won't you? I wonder if it's possible for you to find me "the Bear S"tory," contain In g "that Alex 'ist made up his own se'f. W'y onct they wus a little boy went j out in the woods to shoot a bear." I should like very much to have it if it ! is possible. If you can find it I will send you a self addressed, stamped , envelope to put it In. Thank you so much for your information you gave before. We are working on a play now and it surely is splendid. It Is called "A Southern Cinderella." I wish you could come to see it when we play it. Is it wrong to wish to go on the stnrre? Every time I see the players, I want to join them. I just love act in g. I'm afraid that is t tie only thing I shall really enjoy or love, in the line of occupation. I must not take up any more of your time now or you will toss me into that ever filling waste basket. I Mease may I see your answer in our paper? 1 wish you all the success in the world and remain, yours sincerely. GIGGLES. Lehi. Utah. Your requests are very reasonable, Gigeles. Come as often as you wish. And then you see, you have also done me a service by sendinc the sons, and n have repaid me for whatever service I have been to you. You did very well indeed to copy this song from memory, and I would be just as grateful to you even though there were many mistakes, mis-takes, for did you not do the best you could, and who can do more than that? The "Bear Story" you wish is by James Whitcomb Riley, and as it is a very long one I shall ask you to send your envelope, please. Wouldn't it be just lovely if I could see your play ! But, I 'spose I can't, 'cause you questioners keep me too busy. Surely it is not wrong for you to wish to go on the stage, but my dear it takes a great deal more than "wishing" to get there. Just go ahead and take part in everything every-thing of! this kind which you can locally, and if your talent justifies making the further study of it practical prac-tical or possible, I am sure the opportunity op-portunity will present itself for you to further your ambition. I am wishing wish-ing you success. Never fear, only your envelope reaches the waste paper basket, bas-ket, your letter, never. I would like very much to have you answer a question or two for me if you will. To what place are people having leprosy usually sent, and what Is the number at present. Thanking you very much, I remain, K. M. Mackay, Idaho. Welcome K. M. There are at present a total number of about 1,500,000 lepers in colonies and hospitals throughout the world, China having probably the greatest number with India and Japan following. In the United States proper there are but 278 victims of this dread disease according to a late report. In January, 1!21, the United States established estab-lished a Home for Lepers at Carville, Louisiana. There is also a Leper Station Sta-tion on Penikese Island, Mass., a leper ward in the County Hospital, Los Angeles, and one in San Francisco. The largest colony in the world is on Culion Island in the Philippines, where there are 8,000 lepers, and on Molokai island, one of the Hawaiian group 1,100 are cared for. There is also a Porto Rico Leper Colony and a Panama Leper Lep-er colony in the Canal Zone. (1) Will you please print in your paper the words to these songs: "The Girl I Left Behind," and "I Was only Teasing." They are both very old songs. (2) I have blue gray eyea and medium brown hair and light complexion, com-plexion, what colors should I wear? Thanking you in advance, I am, youra truly, BLUE EYES. Wakefield, Calif. I am printing one of your songa Blue Eyes, but have not as yet found the other. If your skin is clear and smooth, you can wear blues, grays, coral pink, jade green, yellow, lavender, lav-ender, bright red, brown and black very nicely. The Girl I Left Behind Me. I'm lonesome since I cross'd the hill, And o'er the moon and valley; Such heavy thoughts my heart do fill, Since parting with my Sally. I seek no more the fine and gay, For each does but remind me. How Bwift the hours did pass away With the girl I've left behind me. Oh, ne'er shall I forget the night, The stars were bright above me ; And gently lent their sllvr'y light, When first she vowed she loved me. But now I'm bound to Brighton camp. Kind Heav'n may favor find me, . And send me safely back again To the girl I've left behind me. The bee shall honey taste no more. The dove become a ranger The dashing waves shall cease to roar, E'er she's to me a stranger; The vows we've registered above Shall ever cheer and bind me In constancy to her I love The girl I've left behind me. My mind her form shall still retain. In sleeping or in waking. Until I see my love again For whom my heart is breaking. If ever I should see the day When Mars shall have resigned me, For evermore I'll gladly stay With the girl I've left behind mo. Dear Miss Brooks: May we enter your busy little corner. I would like very much if you would answer some questions for1 u. ( 1 ) What are the lal est danco pieces. (2) How should the decorations for a house party in April be carried out. (.'!) How should a girl acknowledge an introduction in-troduction to a young man. (4) What will remove gum from a woolen dress. Hoping to see these quest ions answered ans-wered in the next paper, we remain, FAT AND SUM, Georgetown, Idaho. Welcome, girls. (1 ) Among the lato dance pieces are the following Fox Trots: "I Heams of Hind u," "Hies Knees," Lost (A wonderful Girl.) (2) Green and yellow are refreshing spring colors and could be carried out In potted plants of Jonquils or tulips. If these are not easily obtained buy or make paper ones. These are most natural looking and If you make the in yourself are inexpensive and can therefore be used In great profusion. Green and yellow crepe paper can be used very artistically and eff ect ively. 1 can not give you any special description des-cription here, not knowing how large a party you are planning, the size of your roorm or any details of your plans. CS) A pleasant smile, a si I g bt inclination of .the head and a repel 1-t 1-t ion of the young man's name is suf-fieent suf-fieent when rcrei vlng an In t rod net ion. . 4 ) 1 mine rue the spot In which the cum Is fast cried in turp'-n tine or chloroform and you will fl n d it can then de easily removed. As there are two of you I have answered your four questions. |