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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 titl, 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. The following- requested songs and poemi have been received nines our last iisue, for which I wish to thank the contributors: Comrades. Forty Years Ago. A Fatal Rose of Red. The Lost Child. The Dying Cowboy. And here are new requests oa the To-Be-Found list: Fair Ellen. My Pretty Quadroon. Go and Leave Me If You Wish It. Gal that Keeps the Peanut Stand. Unknown title: Tou ask me to forget the past and take me to your heart again. How can I ever forget the love I offered you in vain. "Utah Carol," first line is: As my friend you ask what makes me so ead and so still. Dear Miss Brooks: This is the second time I have written to you, but hope I am welcome. Will you please print the address of Edgar A. Gueit? Thanking1 you for answering my first question and hoping you will answer this one, I remain, your friend, I MISS N. M., St. George, Utah. Indeed you are welcome, and here is the address: 1500 Atkinson Ave., Detroit, De-troit, Mich. Dear Miss Brooks: Please let me enter your corner. (1) Please tell me some good subjects to talk on a boy friend who you go with steady. (2) What is the most stylish cloth and color for this summer? sum-mer? I am 17 and in the fourth year high school. I remain, HOPE, Utah. Come right in, Hope. (1) This I oould scarcely do, not knowing what subjects you might be able to talk on. Time and place usually furnishes a subject and since you go with this boy steady you should be able to find a congenial subject. (2) Crepes of all kinds, both very light weight and very heavy, seem to lead, and the old stand-bys, stand-bys, taffeta and serge, are good. In j color almost every color under the sun j is "good." Prints and Paisley designs 1 are very popular. There seems to be no new color but rather all shades of all oolors. Continue in school just as long a you can, Hope. Dear Miss Brooks: I have been reading your corner but have never written to you before. Am I welcome? I would like to aak you a few questions. (1) Is it right to lean your head on a boy's shoulder, and what are you supposed to say when a boy asks you for a date? (3) Is it right to dance with a stranger without introduction? in-troduction? Hoping you will answer and wishing -you much success in your work. Tours truly, CURLY LOCKS, Pleasant Grove, TJtah. 0 surely you are welcome. Curly Locks. (1) Is it right! In case you Bhould faint, perhaps, not otherwise, and what could you say, except "yes," if you wish to go, and "no" if you do not Of course you Bhould be very polite ana add "thank you, would be pleased to go," or "sorry, I have an engagement for that date," or something of this nature. (2) See answer to "Gray Eyes," Idaho; also "Faun," Utah. Dear Miss Brooks: 1 have never written to you before and wondered if I am welcome. I have a few questions I would like to ask you. (1) I have been "stepping" a young man. He quit without giving any reason. I wonder if I will ever go with him again? How close are you supposed to dance with a boy? (2) When a boy puts his arm around me where should I put my arms? I wish you much success in your work. DIMPLES, Utah. Surely you are welcome, Dimples. (1) I am sure I do not know whether you will go with this young man again or not. That would depend, I would say. (2) Place your left hand on your partner's shoulder, he then holds your right hand lightly in his left. There should be freedom of movement, otner-wise otner-wise you cannot dance gracefully, and this you cannot have if your partner clasps you too closely. Dear Miss Brooks: Please answer these questions: (1) Why was Washington, D. C, chosen for the president's home? (2) What are my lucky days and months. Also what are my colors? I was born Sept. 2, 1910. I thank you very much. Yours truly, FRECKLES, Monticello, Utah. With pleasure, Freckles. (1) Shortly after the Revolutionary War, the congress con-gress of the young republic found it necessary to secure a place in which to establish a permanent home for the government, and after much deliberation delibera-tion this tract on the Potomac was decided de-cided upon. George Washington was then authorized to select the site for the Capitol, anywhere between the mouths of Conogocheague and the eastern branch of the Potomac, and the present site of the city of Washington was chosen. (2) 1 hope any of you do not place any confidence in these lucky days, etc.. which I give. They are simply sim-ply "birthday readings" for the months which you can find yourself most any place. I do not wish you to think I claim any credit for choosing "lucky" days. I find Wednesday is the day for one born in September and February and November the months, while the I colors are gold and black. Dear Miss Brooks: This is my first attempt to write to you. Hope I am welcome. Please an- Dear Miss Brooks: I have never written to you before, but I always read "Just Between You and Me" with interest and I have some ' questions which I would like you to ' anawfor me as you have answered j r others so well. (1) Is it proper for a; girl of fifteen to go to dances and partes with boys? (li) How much ether does it take to put an ordinary person , to sleep, before an operation? Yours truly. QUEEN ELIZABETH, Tremonton. Ut. (1) Dear little girl, if you read ray corner regularly you could not have missed seeing this identical question answered a great number of times. In swer the following questions for me: U) What became of the kaiser after the war? (2) Why is it not proper to dance with boys to whom you have neve? had an introduction? Thanking you very much, I remain, FAWN, Utah. Welcome Fawn. (1) When the military mili-tary power of Germany was Droken In 1018, the Kaiser sought refuge In Holland Hol-land and is still living there in exile. (2) Introductions are for the purpose of making people acquainted and It is understood un-derstood when a friend or acquaintance of yours presents a young man to yo he knows something of the character and reputation of this boy, and thus you are protected from undesirable acquaintances. ac-quaintances. All classes seem to frequent fre-quent the public dance, and if you go there and dance with anyone who asks you, you are subjecting yourself to any and all sorts of attentions from perhaps per-haps very undesirable young men. Dear Madam: I am an ardent reader of your corner, cor-ner, "Just between you and me," and in this week's paper saw your request for a number of songs and poems. I happened to know the words to one of the songs. They are as follows: WHEN MY GOLDEN HAIR HAS TURNED TO SILVER GRAY They were wand'ring In the moonlight On a lovely summer night, Were planning for their future heme. Their happiness so bright, And he told her how he loved her. And from her he ne'er would part. She was his hope, his life, hla all, His true sweetheart. She whispered that no other ona Could win the love she gave. She said she'd cling to him through llf Until she reached the grave. But a question she would ask him: "Could life be the same always?" Would he ever cease to love her When her golden hair was gray? Soon they settled in a cottage, In a green and shady grove. They worked and saved and battled on, But never ceased to love. There was true love by their fireside, There were baby faces dear That came and grew to manhood With their ripening years. One evening by their bright hearthstone He stroked her silvered hair And said he'd loved her all through life, As on that evening fair, When she whispered in the moonlight, Could life be the same always? Would he ever cease to love her When her golden hair was gray? Chorus When my golden hair has turned to silver gray, When the years have come and quickly rolled away, Will you love me then as now. Will you kiss my furrowed brow, When my golden hair has turned to silver sil-ver gray? I wish you all the success and luck in the world. CHEYENNE, Tooele, Utah. Thanks, Cheyenne, for the song. Rilda and I have waited and hoped and searched for this, haven't we Rilda, so we surely appreciate your kindness. Thanks for your generous good wishes. May I do something for you now, my dear? Dear Miss Brooks: I hope you will admit me to your corner cor-ner again. I enjoy very much to read your advice to other girls, so I want you to answer a few questions for me and my girl friend. (1) Is it all right for a girl of 14 to have boy friends? (2) How should you address a boy when he comes up to you and how should you act? (3) How would you act among boys so they would appreciate your company? Thanking you very much for the other letier I got from you, I am yours truly, A WONDERER of Charleston, Utah. Dear Wonderer. I wonder If you failed to enclose your envelope aa you intended or what has become of It. For some reason it did not reach me, and as your name was not attached to your letter I am answering your questions here. Thank you so very much for the song also. Very sweet of you to send it. (1) Have boy friends surely, but not beaux. (2) If you know him well, say "Hello, Charley," or "How do you do, Henry," and proceed to talk to him. Act natural, pleasant and modest, and this applies to your third question also. If they do not appreciate a girl of this sort, you should not care for their friendship or company. I hope these few remarks will help you to some extent. ex-tent. Am glad your other answer was satisfying. Dear Miss Brooks: I have written to the "Just Between You and Me" corner twice before, and received such good advice that I am writing again. (1) Should a girl dance with a young man that she does not know, or should she ask him who he is? (2) How old do you think I am by my writing? Thankfrig you kindly in advance, GRAY EYES, Norwood, Idaho. Very glad to hear such good news. Gray Eyes. (1) My dear, the young man should not ask you for a dance without first finding someone to introduce intro-duce him. This seems to be the "etiquette" "eti-quette" of the public dance, and is one of the reasons I do not approve of irls attending them. (2) I fear I am not expert at "guessing" ages by the handwriting, so would rather not try. my opinion, sixteen is quite young enough for a girl to go with boys to public places of amusement. For a boy to escort a girl to a house party in the neighborhood occasionally before be-fore that age is quite all right, but-public but-public affairs, no. I do not mean young people before this age should have no amusements but let their parties par-ties and dancing be in their own home and when attending the theatre or "movie" they should be accompanied by jome older member of the family. (2) There are so many "ordinary" people for whom the necessary amount o( ether varies so greatly it would not be possible for me to give an average amount. |