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Show Dear Reader: This is your coruer. AU 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 T.nVo rif-Tj TTf o Vt SONGS REQUESTED These songs and poems are on the requested and To-Be-Found list: "Sadie Ray." "Drunkard's Doom." First Lines: After the roundup's over. After the shipping's done, I'm going to see my little cow queen Before my money's all gone. SONGS RECEIVED: The following songs ana poems have been received during the past week, and I wish to thank each one for their kindness in contributing them: There's a Mother Old and Gray, "Who Needs Me Now. Somewhere In France Is the Lily. I'll Remember You, Love, In My Prayers. The Drunkard's Lone Child. I regret that so many of the songs requested of late cannot be furnished, as they are among the recent popular songs and can be had in the shops. It Is only the old time songs which I attempt at-tempt to print or find for the readers of my column. Dear Miss Brooks: We three girls have read vour answers an-swers for a long time and we are sure it has done the girls and boys good. (1) What Is the meaning of the names Evelyn, Lula and Alta? (2) How long should girls of 13 wear their dresses? (3) Should girls of 13 go horseback riding with boys? (4) Should girls of 13 wear bloomer dresses? (5) Should girls of 13 wear fancy garters? (G) What are the addresses ad-dresses of Jackie Coogan and Baby Peggy? DIMPLES, SMILES and SUNSHINE, Idaho. Thanks, girls, and I hope the answers to your questions will be interesting to you. (1) Evelyn is a diminutive of Eva or Eve, meaning "life," Lula and Alta have no special meaning. (2) Just below the knees is the length girls of thirteen should wear their dresses. (3) Yes, there is no more splendid or delightful de-lightful exercise or mode of recreation than horseback riding, but if you mean on the same horse, as some seem to have the habit of doing, no. (4) and (5) This is merely a matter of taste. The bloomer dress is splendfd when appropriately ap-propriately worn. (li) Baby Peggy's address is Universal Studios, Universal City, Calif, and Jackie Coogan's is Metro Studios, Hollywood, Calif. Dear Miss Brooks: I enjoy reading your corner very much and am seeking a litle of your splendid advice. (1) How would you suggest for me to fix my hair? I am 15 years old and have medium brown, yet rather curly hair. (2) As I have no one to chaperone me, would you advise ad-vise my going to High School parties with a "bunch" of girls and boys? Hoping Hop-ing this may reach the printer's office with many others. I remain, BROWN EYED DOLL, Idaho. (1) As you give me no idea as to your features, I cannot well give you a very definite idea of a particular style which would be becoming to you. Please see answer to "Violet," "Neil" and "Hoot," Curly hair Is always more easily dressed becomingly than straight hair is. As your parties will be private ones at one of the girl's houses, it would be quite permissable for you to go with a bunch, although If a ride into the country is involved, it would be very easy to persuade an older person to act as chaperone for the crowd would it not? And now you see you "arrived" at the printer's with the rest. - Thank you very, very much for the song, girlie. To MAGGIE, Oakley, Idaho: As I do not now have either of the songs you request, I shall keep your envelope until such time as I find them or some kind reader answers our plea and sends them in. Dear Miss Brooks: I have been a constant reader of your corner, "Just Between You and Me," for some time, and have obtained much good advice from it. I have never written before but wish to enter. May I? (1) What colors are most popular this tall and winter? (2) What is the latest and most popular style for dressing dress-ing long hair? Wishing you success in your work, I remain, VIOLET, Idaho. You're as welcome as a violet in the springtime, my dear. (1) The newest and most popular shades this fall are wiiat are known as the wood shades, called sandalwood, oak wood, willow wood, etc. They are near what we have known as the beaver shades. In fact, all browns are very good, as are blues in navy and the greenish blues. There seem to be no particularly new colors. ! (2) With the straight, bobbed hair there has came a more simple dressing : for the long hair. The waved hair is arranged simply and smoothly about the face from a center or side part, or combed straight back from the forehead. fore-head. Almost without exception it is done low In the back except for evening wear. There are many, however, who still cling to the fluffy hair dressing, and this is as it should be. One should dress the hair in a way and manner most becoming to their features, conforming con-forming to the prevailing style as much as possible, but always keeping In mind that the arrangement of the hair may make a plain face attractive, or a beautiful beau-tiful face just the reverse. Hangs are worn a great deal, from on ly a fpw hairs arranged coquettishly on the forehead, to enough to almost cover the forehead. Dear Miss Brooks: At last I am rewarded with the opportunity op-portunity of helping you and repaying you for the good advice and helpful 1 hints ynu have given me thrnuch your grand answers to letters of other members mem-bers of the corner as well as my own. You will find enclosed a copy of one of the requested songs and 1 do hope that the person who w if hen the song w ill ! en'oy ; as I do; It is so beautiful. I am sorry, M iss Brooks, I haven't a question, ques-tion, but just you wait I may next time. 4 MESfT.NOKR OF TRUTH AND WAPPINES9. Utah. And 1, too. am rry. dear, t hat you have q 'tt jou to put to me, but your message and song I am sending on and I also hope the one requesting it will enjoy it as you have. It is such a sad little song, though, isn't it, and I do not like to think of her as a really, truly, little girl do you? Come again, little Messenger of Truth and Happiness we all need you greatly. THE DRUNKARD'S LONE CHILD I I'm alone, all alone, my friends all hav fled; My father's a drunkard, my mother Is dead; I'm a poor little girl, I wander and weep For the voice of my mother to sing me to sleep. She sleeps on the hill, in a bed made of clay ; How cold it did seem to lay mother away. She's gone with the angels, and none do I see So dear as the face of my mother to me. Chorus: I'm a little lone girl in this cold world so wild, God, look down and pity the drunkard's lone child; Look down and pity, Oh! soon come to me, Take me to dwell with mother and Thee. II 'Tis springtime on earth, the birds seem so glad; I listen, and wonder, my heart is so sad; Sweet flow'rs bloom around, the crowd wanders by, But the form of my mother no longer is nigh. Last night in my dreams she seemed to draw near. She pressed me as fondly as when she was here; She smiled on me sweetly and fondled my brow, And whispered, "Sleep on, I am watching watch-ing thee now." To B. A., Fairfield, Idaho. As I have only one of the songs you request, I shall hold your envelope, hoping to locate lo-cate the other for you and send it at the same time. Dear Miss Brooks: This is my first visit to your cozy little corner. I have a few questions I have had a hard time to figure out. Would you please answer them for me? (1) Is It proper for a girl to ride downtown down-town with her brother and some other boys in a car? (2) If a brother and sister were asked to a party and they had no way of going but horseback, what would be proper for the girl to wear riding breeches or a dress? Thanking you in advance, I remain, HUMPTY DUMPTY. Wyo. You are none the less welcome because be-cause it is your first letter, Humpty Dumpty. (1) Surely it Is quite proper for you to ride down town with your brother and his friends. (2) I suggest that you dress for the party In every way except putting on the dress itself. Put you riding apparel on and go to the party, carrying your dress carefully packed In a box. Upon arriving at the party, remove your riding outfit and don your dress. These two questions are your limit, dear, and as the stamp flirtation has been printed several time I shall have to ask you to send for It and I will then gladly answer your other questions. Dear Miss Brooks: We have often wondered how you could answer so many questions, but you seem to enjoy your work so we feel assured that you will help us. (1) We are "sweet sixteen and never been kissed,"" although we are quite populur and dance lots, but we get tired of dancing so much. What would you do excuse yourself from some of the dances, or ask your escort to take you home? (2) Some people say that course hair (as a rule) grows hotter than fine. Does it, or Is It the way different people care for their hair? My hair is very fine, and I haven't very much. What shall I do? (3) I haven't been able to go to high school only one half a year since I graduated from the eighth grade two years ago. I have one and one half credits in high school. Would you advise me to try to graduate or specialize In some course? (4) My hair is too short to braid and make good looking bobs on the sides. I do not wish to cut It off, so how would you advise me to comb It, without with-out snarling It? Oodles of love, NEIL and HOOT, Idaho. Yes, I do enjoy my work, girls, and am glad to help you all 1 can. (1) And very proud you should bo of this fact, my dears, and one of these days a very fine young man will be proud of you also because of this. Why not suggest that instead of going to the dance, a few of your girl and boy friends go to one of your homos and have music, make candy and spend some time in discussing interesting subjects? Later in the evening have a little "supper," and see If this change of program will not be both Interesting and beneficial to you. (2) I hardly think coarse hair grows better than finer hair, but because be-cause fine hair breaks more easily it does not show its growth as does the coarser hair. Very fine hair must be cared for very caref ully ; that Is, combed and brushed with great rare in order to prevent breaking it off. One scalp requires as much care as another and it is the scalp which needs attention atten-tion to increase the growth of the hair. One should always brush the hair vigorously vig-orously with a mod ium st Iff bruh dally and rn;i swage the sea Ip with the fi nicer t ips until it glows and tingles. This increases the circulation and keeps the scalp In a healthy condition. condi-tion. Of course this must be persisted in dally and all the time with the samo regularity as brushing the teeth. Do not shampoo your hair more often than each two or three week, depending upon your dally brushing with a clean brush to keep it clean. (3) Finish high school by all means, my dear. It wilt p rofit you not h In tc to try to skip this. Specializing without a full high school course would be difficult. If you go about it determinedly you ran make up this year and o n e - h a 1 f without much trouble and you will still be young enough when you g rad uate. (4 ) Your hair is at a difficult stage. About the eauiest way 1h to get some curls or a switch to wear over the ends after it Is dressed and fastened In the back. Now that the more simple style of halr-dresiing halr-dresiing in In vogue, you should nol find it neceisary to "snarl" our haLc, |