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Show Dear Header: This is your coruer. 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 tach 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. I have long enjoyed reaainff- th splendid advice given In your "corn.r," but this is the flrst time I have ever written to vou. I hope I e.m welcome. Will you please answer two questions for me-(l) Should grapefruit be eaten with a fork or a spoon? !) vv hat is the meaning and the correct pronunciation pronun-ciation of the name "Juanlta"? SPANISH LASS, Idaho. Always glad to welcome new comers, Juanlta. (1) Grapefruit Is eaten with a spoon. (2) Juanlta does not, I find, have any special meaning. It Is pronounced pro-nounced as though spelled Wah-ne-ta. accent on the second syllable with the e long. I am very grateful to you for the song arid I am sure the one who requested It will be also. Dear Miss Brooks: We are here again for more advice. Please answer these questions for us. (1) What are the latest dance steps (not the muslo, the steps)? (2) What is the latest style for combing hair that isn;t bobbed? (3) I am sixteen years old and 63 Inches tall; I only weigh 112 lbs; how much should 1 weigh and how tall should I be? (4) I was born November 15, 1!00; what planet was I born under? (5) When you are with a boy and 'he Is talking "bad" about one of your best "pals'-and "pals'-and you try to make him stop and he won't do It, how can you malte him stop without making him angry at you? What can you say? We remain. Yours anxiously, TOOTS, Casper, and BUTTERCUP. Washington, Utah. (1) Variations of the fox trot, the catch step and the catch and tap steps, are the latest dance steps. (2) My dear, there are so many styles of dressing the hair to suit the Individual, that I can only say the general style now, weems to be toward a more simple hair dressing. The puffing at the sides Is very slight, the hair la waved and brought about the face In soft lines, bringing It well In front of the ears. It Is usually wern either In a soft roll, or ooll low In the center of the back, or a long effect low, across the back of the head from ear to ear. Then of course the bang Is much in evidence, but it is becoming to the girl with high' forehead only. (3) The correct weight for your age and height Is 117 pounds. The average height for girls 16 years old Is 62 Inches. (4) Tou were born under the sign of Scorpio and your governing planet Is Jupiter. (S) My dear girl, If you are with a boy who insists upon speaking 111 of your friends and Is ungentlemanly enough to persist even after you have asked him not to do so, you should consider he was not only extremely rude but very disrespectful to you also. You are the one who should be offended, and should tell him so very plainly, not fretting about whether It offends kin or not. It' not too lite to itart a eourae In UTAH BUSINESS COLLEGE. 902 Bwiton Bid., Salt Lake City. Carl Davis, JPrln. WRITE TODAY, ... . SONGS REQUESTED These song's and poems are on the requested and To-Be-Found list: The Lonesome Nlgirer. When Tou Left the Red River Valley. Tankee Boys. I'm Pining Away For Tou. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now. My Wild Days Are Over. America, Love You. Little Old Log Cabin In the Lane. Bye and Bye Tou Will Forget Me. Vo They Think of Me at Home. FIRST LINES: "Jack, to me you've always been so kind and true, And you know I've ever been faithful to you." BONGS RECEIVED The following songs and poems have been received during the past week, and I wish to thank each one tor their kindness in contributing them: Bring Back My Daddy to Me. I've Left the Know Clad Hills. When Bhall We Meet Again. Don't Make Me Go to Bed And I'll Be Good. There's a Rose In Old Erin. Dear Miss Brooks: It does seem as If I have a lot of perplexing problems for a girl of my age, at.d I thought you might help me solve some of them. I am 18 years of age. (1) My hair Is my biggest problem. It Is extremely fine and as I have snarled and curled It a great deal during the last few years on the sides it Is now so short I cannot comb It good any more. In fact It Is really too short to wear Dutch or bobbed when curled. In addition to this It la quite thin, which Isn't helped any by its being so fine as it would appear, more If it were coarse. Nor what I would like to know is how In the world am I going to comb It without snarling or curling it, so that It can have a chance to grow again. (2) My hip measurement measure-ment Is a little larger than It should be In proportion to the rest of my body. What style dresses should I wear? Full skirts, clinging materials, or straight one-piece dresses? I thank you. AN ANXIOUS INQUIRER, Utah. No, Anxious, most of the girls find it a very perplexing problem what to do with their hair, especially those who are letting it grow (if it will). (1) No. Anxious, not any more than most girls from 15 to 18 do have very serious ser-ious and perplexing problems to them. Now it seems Imperative that your hair get the attention and rest it has so long needed, doesn't it? Why not have a coronet braid made and wear this over your Irregular and scanty tresses until you have coaxed them to grow long and luxuriant again. The newer style of plain and severe hair dressing dress-ing would suit your need at least, even If It were not the most becoming. And then brush your hair diligently dally and massage the scalp dally also. You have mistreated It so long that you must be patient and coax It back to life. (2) I am inclined to think the straight line one-piece model in dress would be most becoming, and all the crepes which are very popular and which come In so many weaves and weights are splendid, i Dear Miss Brooks: I have been an Interested reader of your corner for several months. I have never written to you before, but hope I am welcome. I also have two questions I would like you to answer If you have time. (1) How tall should a girl of sixteen be? (2) Is a girl of sixteen too young to go with her boy friends? Tours truly, ISABELLE. Idaho. Better late than never, you know, Isabella. (1) The average height of girls of sixteen is about 62 Inches. (2) It is quite proper for girls sixteen yrs. old to begin to go out with boys, dear, and now If you are only beginning to cultivate boy friends let me advise that you choose them very carefully, for, you know, you are judged a great deal by the sort of friends you have, and the company you keep. Thanks so very much for the song. Dear Miss Brooks: I have never attempted to enter your corner, but I find It very Interesting. May I enter? (1) Do you think It makes hair thicker to cut It? (2) Will you please tell me the meaning of Carl and Norma? Thanking you In advance, I remain, , CURLY LOCKS' of Utah. Welcome, Curly Locks. (1) It Is said that cutting the hair will cause It to come In thicker and make a more even growth, but It does not do so tn all cases. (2) Carl or Karl Is the German form for Charles, meaning "strong, manly." Norma la not listed as having any special meaning. Thanks for the song, dear. Dear Miss Brooks: I wonder If you or any of your read-era read-era can helj me to find a song about a man who Is out walking and hears a quarrel between father and son, and the burden of the refrain Is: "You'll be sorry that you've served us ao, When we're both, dead, my lad." Beat wishes from a FARM WIFE, Wendell. Idaho. I m sure If any one of my readers knows of a souk of this description thev will Rhidly send it in for im, KHrtn Wife, and you shall have It soon thereafter. there-after. Dear Miss Brooks: .e hiive Iicl.i i.nilltiir the ml vice In our little corner for some time, and lsh to s:iy we think It "ist m i . I -r i 1 hi . to have ku'-Ii h help. We ...uhl like to I ask a few .iie,toli. (Il I it Jill flKht j for : v H i I'', to IT t,i i. , ,, ,! ,.f tnwri I '' ' '' " i ' she knows rel well- () WhM will re- I III .ve Sf I - .1 . h.ll ,li,'ll. n.lt Itl ilreys? T!.. -in!, in,;' '. ..ti im ml vari.-c, ! W r.in. I K I Ni ; Ti'T :nol T' - r.--. I'nvHon. i Tim "',( s e i, i I-: .i ill , un !e--H yonj I S!-e hi tV ,,' , i.e. Ii.1 lit'-ti a man :.-, .r.:f,,. or oleic; Pro s'i' nM I,,. , i, ,,f , ; ,. j,;ir l y f, I net , i'!,;, p.-rolie ...;, Jy for t tl ;ll ': of pi i..rlety, yi.u know. cj) It woi.M I de-loohl ho inwih wi wk.tt ti.e h,o,tM wen I , ! caused from, the color of the dress, etc., that I could not well answer you satisfactorily. If they are merely soiled spots, sponging with warm water and a pure soap, over a thick pad, on the wrong side, would probably remove them. Dear Helen: Have you room for two more quest-tioners? quest-tioners? We have long been devoted readers of "Our Corner." To us, It Is the most Important feature of our paper.' pa-per.' We have never written before, but hope we are welcome. 1) We are 14 years old and quite popular. Is it proper for us to go car-riding with fellows 23 and 24 years old, unchaper-oned, unchaper-oned, If they act perfectly lovely? (2) This Is a very small town, no one ever has private dances here, but there is a public dance every week. We love to dance. Is It proper for us to go to public dances unescorted but chaperoned, chaper-oned, with the consent of our parents? (3) la It proper for us to receive letters and answers from boys of a short acquaintance ac-quaintance living in a neighboring town? Hoping this does not wend Its way into the wastebasket, with oceans of love and a kiss on each wave, and loads of success. "GIGGLES and JAZZ, Wellsville, Ut. Indeed there is room for two more questioners. (1) And, my dear girls, If you have been devoted readers of "our corner", for so long you will have noticed no-ticed that I do not advise girls of fourteen four-teen to go out with young men at all car-rldlng or otherwise. School work for girls of this age should be occupying occupy-ing most of their time and attention, If they ever hope to realize the ambitions am-bitions which every girl should have that of becoming capable. Intelligent and useful members of their community or the niche which they are to fill. (2) Of course It Is better to go to the dance properly chaperoned than alone. If you just must go, dears, and If father and mother feel It Is all' right. Personally I would advise that your recreation be different than this. (3) An exchange of letters CAN be both Interesting and educational, girls, but see to It they are of this nature or otherwise they will only be another medium of distracting your thought and attention from your studies. And now you see your letter dia not quite reach the waste basket this time. You are so generous, girls. Am I especially favored, or do you treat everyone alike? Dear Miss Brooks: I would like to ask two questions, if I may. (1) Is It proper to sit on the right or left side of a young man when eating together? (2) I have four boy friends who used to live In different places that I have, but are now away. Is it, proper for me to keep up a correspondence cor-respondence with them providing It is Just friendly In nature? The reason I afck Is because my boy friend here thinks It Isn't. He doesn't exactly object, but he is so nice to take me to parties, shows, dances, etc., that I wouldn't like to do anything that Isn't proper to do. Tours as before, "CANARY," Utah. Surely you may, "Canary." (1) The lady sits on the gentleman's rlutit at the table. (2) Yes, Indeed, It Is proper, girlie, and 1 am very sure when you explain very nicely and frankly to him that your correspondence with your boy friends is a courtesy you owe them for having been good friends and pals In the past, he will readily understand and feel perfectly all right about It. So long as a girl is free, that Is, so long as she is "heart whole and fancy free" it Is perfectly proper to let her heart wander when and how It will and In so doing she Is showing no discourtesy to any one of her attentive friends. Dear Miss Brooks: I like to read your corner very much. I have never written to you before. I am IS years old and I want to have girl and boy friends. How can I have them? I am quite bashful. How can I overcome this? I hope you can answer my questions. Thank you. Sincerely, DOLLT, Utah. Tou know, Dolly, I believe we can accomplish nylklnar if we want to bad enough and try hard enough. 9o now the thing for you to do Is to try very hard to overcome your bashfulness and try to be a very bright, entertaining little girl, so you may attract friends to you. In the first place read a great deal so you will have something Interesting Inter-esting to talk about, tfien dress becomingly becom-ingly and neatly and then go forth to conquer. Go out among the girls and boys of your neighborhood and try hard to be Just as Interesting as you can be by talking to them or listening to the ones who like to talk. You will soon be surprised how much at ease you can feel. THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS There Is a rose In Texas That I am going to see, No other darky knows her. No darky, only me; She cried so when I left her That It nearly broke my heart, And If we ever meet again, We never more shall part. She Is the sweetest rose of color This darky ever knew, Her eyes are like the diamonds And thoy sparkle like the dew. You may talk about your dearest May, And sing of Rosnlee. But the Yellow Hose of Texas Heats the Helios of Tennessee. Now I'm going to see her, For my heart l full of wn, And we'll king Hie souks together V.'e siihk bo Ion ho. We'll plav the banjo gallv And we'll t n k our sorrows o'er, Ami the Yellow Hose of Tevas .'-i'ii I! I c mine for ex ermore. 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