| Show C b dk dear reader header this is your corner all questions submitted will be cheerfully and carefully answered except those seeking medical advice names and addresses of business s firms cannot be printed here but will be sent if a self addressed stamped envelope accompanies the request questions are arc limited to two full name and address must accompany each letter or no reply can bo 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 cm r and ink to helen brooks box 1545 salt lake city utah SONGS RECEIVED the following songs and poems have been received during the past week and I 1 wish to thank each one for thir their kindness in contributing them the ship that never returned ne turned asleep at the switch the pride ot of the ball the last fierce chargo charge SONGS REQUESTED these songs and poems are on the requested Quested te and to be found list mammy 0 mine aline you know I 1 love lova you I 1 am nobody 4 darting darling I 1 cannot be kour sweetheart jealous lover kiss me again the cottage by the c zea sea be sure your tour saddle is good and tight long long ago on the banks of 0 the brandywine california and you unknown title have you marked and trenched the ground where the din of arms must sound the bird with the broken pinion the merry mack alack delaware 0 where has blittle dog gone dear niss miss brooks we are two girls 10 16 and 17 years of age and wish your advise on some puzzling things 1 Is it all right for girls of our age to go to the movies in the evening in company with young youn g men and let them kiss you good night we iva havo have noticed in your corner that you did not approve of this and we wish to know your objections our folks approve of this 2 Is it proper tor for us to go with different young men instead ot of a steady we are now going with two handsome young men that we admire very much they do not want ant nor like to have us go with other young men can you please tell us why that Is 3 3 1 because a girl has bobbed hair wears ears rolled stockings short dresses etc should people have the opinion of her that she Is tough As long as a girls conscience Is clear that Is enough do you not agree with us 4 Is it fair to your our parents it if thoy they object it if a boy fri friend end writes to you and they are not allo allowed wed to pet get or see the letters wa wishing to see these answered in our paper and fishing you much success in your jinet nework nei ork rork we remain as ever 5 DOLLIE DIMPLES meridian ida ball all right girls let us ua hope I 1 may help you certainly it Is not proper for you to go any alir place with young men it you allow them this privilege you are evidently of too immature years to understand how to conduct yourselves properly my objections are well sustained bained and approved of I 1 am sure by every thinking person and the rea reasons so are obvious if you will but look about ab 0 u t you and study the conditions condl condi tong tons wh which lc lt exist in your own and every neighborhood or condl tons which are caused largely by indifferent and careless consideration olde ration of the proper customs and conventions established by experienced persons older and wiser than you or 1 I who from study and observation have bave seen the wisdom and necessity of th the establishment of much each customs custon ris why should one wish to make ones self belt a common thing for coarse and unrefined amusement for every boy one happens to be with 2 1 I most moat surely do not approve of allowing one boy to monopolize any girls time and attention she should be allowed to have as many friends and admirers as site she chooses choo as able in what other way will she ever be able to judge and choose ft a permanent onea one 3 no she should not be condemned tor for effecting these styles stylea but you must admit that thal many of thorn them are very careless and indifferent in regard to their behavior which bons seems eons to be 9 a part ot of the makeup make up there ars are exceptions to be sure as in all other things we a can sometimes soothe ur conscience into acting according to our bidding 4 it Is neither fair to parents to refuse to allow them to seo sea letters nor la in it fair to the children for parents to insist upon seeing them each should have confidence in the other to have harmony dear miss brooks I 1 surely cannot express my thoughts of how glad I 1 was to ones once more see sea your corner in our paper I 1 talked to our editor and he promised me it we would uld be la in our paper this week miss hiss brooks I 1 have quit dances altogether and r have found that it a much better method to follow as I 1 am much brighter in my school studies it was so foolish for me to think ot of dances at my age anyway which was 11 the of 0 september I 1 would like to have your advice on one more thing I 1 want a bicycle which I 1 have money to buy bu but t my mother objects to me having one I 1 would be glad to boycott sweet things to tarn earn this thin but mother im afraid will not lot let me what should I 1 do please let me know whether I 1 should send a stamped envelope for a personal reply I 1 am ais As ever your sincere friend BOBBIE ida well bobble bobbie I 1 am so 0 o delighted that you have been convinced ot of the folly of attending dances while so young your school work Is by far the mot most important thing to be consid considered ored for sortie some time yet and dearle dearie mother knows better than anyone e ej e what her little Ai tighter should have as she Is fam 1 every condition which our bur iams ds you and has your interest at 4 lt etui Ui rt more than anyone else eloe in the world could possibly have 0 so o I 1 would advise you to just bring every argument you have in favor of owning the bicycle VLMA VELMA heber city utah I 1 do not have the songs adonga you request should I 1 find them later will send them to you in the envelope you enclosed pear dear miss brooks brooka this la Is my first letter to the corner and I 1 am an interested reader of the paper may mar I 1 ask ak somo some questions question 1 now how old should it ft baby be before it talks 2 which la is the prettiest flower that grown grow in idaho SLEEPING BEAUTY lecht ida you are very welcome and let us u hope bope it will not be your lat last visit 1 there la Is no average age at which a child talks or walks walka A child usually begins to say ay words word when about one year old and nd they tb then than vary irr oatly to mother and present them to her in the nicest possible manner it if she Is not then convinced that it Is a good idea for you to have it you may rest assured the she has KOOI good reasons for not wishing you to own one dont you think so it if you aviah a personal reply bobble send a stamped envelope dear miss allas helen I 1 call on you so BO otten often im afraid ill wear my welcome out but you are so nice about helping everyone that I 1 like to corne come again and again and now after I 1 thank you tor for the information you gave me may I 1 ask two more questions 1 how should one eat olives asparagus s peas arrn on cob lettuce sa salad ad and rice 2 will you give we roe the names of some of our nation greatest erea test poets and authors who are am living ing I 1 thank you ever so much your true friend LUXIE BUBBLES no you do that my dear 1 I 1 olives are arc eaten with the fingers asparagus peas and lettuce salad with VIM the LUM fork when corn Is served on the cob and holders are not pro provided v aided 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 tho the fork 2 among the most notable living american poets are henry van dyke frank L L stanton edwin markham and robert loveman jarnes jame whitcomb riley ella wheeler bicok will carleton and madison J caselt are well known poets who have dle died during the past ten years 2 among our well known authors of fiction which I 1 take it you wish are louis bouts joseph vance randall parrish harold macgrath samuel blythe irv iraln in S cobb zane grey booth alarm roberts rinehart rinchart kathleen norris james oliver curwood and nina wilcox putnam dear miss brooks I 1 I 1 was very ery much pleased tor for the answers s ere you gave me last time lime would it be t too oo 00 much bother to answer a few more my sister has also been interested in your corner 1 Is it proper or in proper to ask it a boy friend into the house when he has come to make a date if this Is about the second time alm he has como come 2 Is it proper for 2 a girl of thirteen years of age to go barefooted bare footed in the summer BRIGHT BYES eyed AND SWEET LIPS americus kansas glad to you again bright eyes you come quite a distance to visit with us dont you 1 it Is always proper to invite anyone into your house when their call Is of a social na ture 2 no it Is hardly proper tor for a girl of thirteen to go barefoot bare foot dear dear miss brooks I 1 certainly enjoy reading your corner every saturday when our town paper arrives I 1 would like to ask a few questions 1 I 1 could you please tell me ni where I 1 can find some som good humorous humo rou and religious or miral readings thinking thanking you in advance and hoping to see my question answered in the next paper I 1 remain your trend friend of idaho it Is very gratifying to know you enjoy my corner and I 1 am very slad glad that you are now making practical use of it I 1 believe that the peerless will fill your need this book sells tor for in the book stores here please plase send and stamped envelope if you wish fall the address ot of a book store as I 1 do not give business addresses bare here T 0 0 inquisitive DIMPLES S GERALDINE and BARBARA t montpelier ida id your an answers were forwarded by letter to one of the names you gave in your letter it was returned to m me marked unknown and I 1 then sent H R to one ol of the other names and it was also returned to me marked the th same I 1 will now hold these letters and it if you wish the answers answer please send a name by which J can reach you I 1 dear miss brooks brooka I 1 also like a great many others have been beem interested in your work and cornor corner I 1 think it wonderful the way you answer the questions this Is m my farst time to enter I 1 am fifteen and 11 live ve in a country ot of sage brush I 1 love to ride horses go everywhere on them and the faster famer they go the tha better I 1 thank the girl earl tor for the th recipe for a good complexion pl exion I 1 believe as the does I 1 nevez owned a box of powder not because I 1 have it but I 1 hate it and the looks of it it as bad to powder the way vay they do as for a man to smoke I 1 think we ought to be proud of the complexions completions complex ions god gave us and not cover them up tap I 1 hope I 1 will never be tempted to uy ul it for it if anybody needs it I 1 do lehat ahat else are the best studies for or a girl to study in high school when site she lust just wants to be a plain women as they call them besides domestic art and science 2 the meaning of elmi elma and jessie A HAPPY GIRL lasal utah thanks happy girl I 1 am glad you like us and enjoy the corner I 1 am sure our little wyoming friend will be glad to know she has another ally perhaps it quite so bad as smoking dear as it does not affect our physical or moral well being to the extent that tobacco sometimes does 1 every plain modern woman should have as aa advanced study in english mathematics home economics physical education and industrial art as is possible for her to obtain even though she I 1 Is a planning on being oly a plain homemaker 2 the name came elms elma has ha no special meaning jessie jeanie Is a scotch form of 0 janet meaning grace of the lord in regard to speaking plainly but a normal child will have obtained good command ot of the mother tongue at irom from three to five years oftentimes while the little one la Is learning to alk big abole hole attention Is given to this and if 1 he hid had begun to talk before this he will make no further progress pro grest in speech until he has ha mastered this ob stacle As an a rule a child will learn to both talk and walk more quickly when there are other children in the funnily family 2 because the syringa has ha boon ben clio cho ten sen as the tate state flower of idaho it in ii perhaps considered dered the prettiest prett leit by th the greater reater er number of people tastes vary so greatly in regard reffard to color and form that it would be difficult for one pr per son to bay any which was aas tin prettiest |
