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Show This is your corner. Make use of it for information on questions which are puzzling you. It will be a pleasure and privilege to answer carefully care-fully ami promptly all questions submitted to me, except those seeking medical med-ical advice. Names and addresses of business firms cannot be printed here, hut will be sent if a self-addressed, stamped envelope accompanies the request. re-quest. For a personal reply send stamped envelope. Questions must be limited to two, and name and address must accompany each letter. All communications com-munications are held strictly confidential. Address letters very plainly, with pen and ink, to Helen Brooks, Box 15-15, Salt Lake City, Utah. In requesting poems and songs, the correct title, the first line, or the author is necessary in order to find them. . g Dear Miss Brook! "v I have enjoyed readme nr Am glad at last to kuow wher, to send for the Information I have desired so long. Do you know the worda to ong the chorus runs like thlsT "I promised I'd protect her yf ra ago As we stood by the Altar hand In hand I promised I'd protect her and I will. I can't forget that she was once my wife No matter what her past life may hav been. " I'll try and do my duty to her still; Tho' she's broken every vow God. not I, must Judge her now. I promised I'd protect her and I will. I on't know the title of this sons;, but hope you may know, and can pub lish the words. Thanking you in advance E. and it.. Duchesno. Well, my dears, you do not know how much I wish 1 could send you this song right away, but i do not recognize recog-nize It. Let us. hope one of our readers will and If they do I am sure we will have It soon for you. 1 will keep your envelope so 1 may send It to you direct. "Be Photographed on Your Birthday." Monroe Studios, 26J 'J So. Main, Salt Lake. Ad. Dear Miss Brooks: I wrote to you some time ago, and enjoyed your corner very much, so thought I would write to you again. Thanks very much for the songs you got for me. I think someone wunttd the-gong, the-gong, "Little Brown Jug," so I am sending send-ing it. Will you please answer a few questions for me? (1) How should a young girl comb her hair? () What ar the lucky months, days and colors for one born in March or AugUBt? Wishing you best of luck I remain, ' BrtOWNEYES, Roberts, Ida-Glad Ida-Glad to hear from you again. Brown eyes, and that you enjoyed your songs. Thank you also for sending "Little Brown Jug." (1) My dear. It dopenda no much on your age, size, shnpe of face, etc., as to how you should becomingly be-comingly comb your hair that I would rather know something more before advising ad-vising you your age, at least. (2) For one born In March "they say" Wednesday Wednes-day Is the day, September and May the months and colors pink, white, black and emerald green. For August, Sunday Sun-day Is the day. January and October the months, and the colors red and green. Dear Miss Brooks: I am Interested In your corner and wish you success: and will you pleas send me the words to these songsT "Two Little Tlaymates" and "My Wild Irish Rose." I remain, PU.'5SY, Idaho. Sorry, Pussy, but your songs may b had In the music shops here, so I cannot can-not print them. Clad to have them sent to you, though, If you wish. Trice 40 cents. BROWN EYES. Lava Hot Springs, Ida. If you will send me your name I now have your poems and will be glad to send them. Space does not permit printing them. Dear Miss Brooks: Will you please have publlnhed In the paper the answers to the following questions? (1) How should one propose pro-pose to a girl he loved? (2) Is It proper when walking with two girls to have one on each side of you? TOM n. Utah.. (1) Why Tom D., how eonld you ask ma such a question? How could I know w.iat to tell you, unless I should tell you Just how I have been proposed to and wouldn't that be an awful thing to do, for then, no one would ever propose to n. agnln, knowing 1 would not hold It confidential. But really, Tom, when you really and truly fall head over heels In love. I am quite sure you will know Just what to say and when to say It, and until that time, tuke my advice ad-vice and tin not propose, for sometimes they take It seriously and then where will you be? ('.) There seems to be considerable con-siderable difference of opinion among authorities on etiquette, but to be quite inrxect It Is generally conceded that the young man should take his place on the obtslde of the walk, not between the trls. Dear Miss Brooks: 1 wrote to you once before. I was so well satisfied, 1 am going to venture again. What Is the normal height of a girl of i:i? ('.') It Is often said girls who are popular when they are young will not be when they grow older. Is this very often the case? Are National Bobs too old for a girl of 13? (4) Is It proper to write to movie stars or ask for their pictures? Hoping we have not asked too many questions, we remain. JACK AND JILL. Am sorry, Jack and Jill, but you did sk Just six too many questions, but as there seems to be two of you I'll answer four this time and you may semi the rest later. 1) The average helg'u of a girl of 1.1 Is 6V4 Inches. (2) 1 do not think this Is a dependable saying In any sense, so I would not let It enter Into my thoughts at all. (.1) Yes, they are rather too old I think. (4) It is proper to write to movie stars, yes. but do not ask for thetr photo without enclosing "S cents at least. When you realize that some of our most popular screen actors and actresses receive ai high as 1.5H0 letters a day. many of them no doubt requesting photographs, you caa see how Impossible It. would be to send a photo post haste, without price, and you can also understand how very attractive your letter should be In every way. if Pinna Mnvo. Also Viscomte De St. Huebert. (H) I heard some one say Mary Pickford Is twenty nine years old But some one else said she was forty nine or fifty. How old Is her husband? Have they any children? Thanking you In advance. I remain, a friend A VERY CURIOUS ONE. Malnd. Ida. I am very sorry Pauline, but I answered ans-wered your letter personally, addressed It to the name you gave me as your own, and It has been returned to me. So after much delay you now have your questions answered. (1) Your poems are still on the "yet to be found" list, but as the quotations are very familiar I am quite sure I will yet find them (2) "The Sheik" has been adapted to the screen and shown about a year ago, with Rodolph Valentino as the Shlek. Agnes Ayers as Diane Mayo, and Adnlph Menjou as the Vlcomte. (3) Mary Pick-ford Pick-ford Is 30 years old and her husband. Douglas Fairbanks is 40. They have no children. Because of your long wait am answering all your questions. Dear Miss Brooks: I have been an Interested render of your corner for some time, but have never written you before. May I ask a question or two? 1 am a married Indy and the mother of six children. I hnve brown eyes and brown hair, medium height and build. What colors should I wear and what style of dress? Shouldn't I go to parties. My age Is 40. Will you please publish the words to song "Three Leaves of Shamrock?" 1 think the first line Is: "When leaving dear eld Ireland In the merry month of June. The birds were sweetly singing and all Nature seemed In tune. I hope to see an answer to my letter in the column of the corner. Thanking you In advance. LONE1TA. (1) Thank you so much for sending the corrected song, and I hope some reader will have the song you wish, as I do not And It listed In any available book or catalogue. ('.') Surely you should go to parties. It Is a parent's duty to hnve some recreation and pleasure pleas-ure outside their home. They should make every effort to keep abreast with the times in every way, for they must be familiar with the times In which their children live, In order to govern and advise them wisely and well. Your children cannot be reared by exactly the same rules which were applied to vou In your childhood days, as each generation has an entirely different set of customs and environment whlsh necessarily nec-essarily must govern their actions to some extent. As to the style of dress you should wear It would be difficult for me to tell, as there are so many details to he taken Into conslderaton to dress becomingly, which I cannot possibly pos-sibly know, In advising you. As a rule for one neither extremely tsll or short, or extremely stout or thin, a dress made on the long, straight line effect Is becoming. be-coming. In colors you should wear, browns, (light or dark), most all shades of reds and pinks. (If your skin Is clear and not ton dark), deep yellows, the lighter shades of soft blues, and navy. Helen Urooks In the "Just Between Tou and Me" corner I noticed that "Another Shamrock" Sham-rock" wanted the poem, "Forgotten." I have the poem and am enclosing a copy of It. I enjoy the "Just Between You and Me" corner verv much. 'WILL ANOTHER b'HAMP.OCK. Shoshone. Idaho. I am so glad you are enjoying my corner. Thank you so very much for contributing this poem, and I am very sure "Another Shamrock" will be very grateful to "Still Another Shamrock," also. Hope I may be of service to you soma time. FORCiOTTEN Forgotten youT Well If forgetting, Be thinking all the day: How the long hours pass sine you left me, Or hearing through all the strange babble, of voices now grave, now gay; only your voice; Can this be forgetting? Tet I have forgotten for-gotten you say. Or counting each moment with longing, long-ing, Till the one when I'll see you again, If this be forgetting you're right, dear; Well, 1 have forgotten you then. Forgotten you? Well If forgetting, Be reading each face that 1 s e. With eyes that mark ne'er a feature. Save yours, ss you last looked at me. Forgotten? Well If forgetting Be yearning with all my heart. With a longing, half pain and half rapture. For a time when we never shall part. If my wild wish to see and t' hear you. To be held In your arms again. If this be forgetting, you're rlg'it dear. Well, I have forgotten you then. Rear Miss Brooks: I have been Interested In your corner for some time. 1 have a few o'lestl-nv I should like you to answer. (1) From what poems were tao fallowing quotations taken? "One ship goes east another wit by the selfsame winds that blow. Tie the set of the sail and not the gale. that determines the way they go Like the winds of the sea are the winds of fate. As we voyage along through life: 'TIS the set of the soul That decides the goal, And not the toll or the strife." Also this one I know the Initials but not the whole name of the author; "There In the soft moonlight White ghosts of Towers they lay. Bweet cherry blossoms fallen to-night While the breezes softly play." R. M II i (5) Wss the book "The SMek" by E. II. Hull ever plnyed In the m vle? If so. who took the part of the R'nck and Dear Miss Brooks: I always read your corner and And It very Interesting. Will you please print "The Boatman's Ronpr." to the music mu-sic of "Barcarolle" from "Tales of Hoffmann." Hoff-mann." Hoping you will print It soon, thanks In advance, BESS, Idaho. I am always glnd to hear that my corner Is Interesting to Its readers. Your song ran be had In the shops, my dear, so I cannot print It here, but always al-ways glad to have It sent to you If you so desire. The price Is SS cents. Dear Miss Brooks: 1 hope you can receive one more boy Into your corner. I am a lonesome sheep lerder. I have been herding sheep for seven years. I never passed the sixth grade, so you will have to excuse poor writing and spelling. I like to read. I 'lave seventeen that 1 ave read through. I And great Interest in your corner. I do not use tobacco. I have never been out wtth a girl In my life so If 1 am in love It Is with my horse and dog, but this is a lonesome and lany life. Will you tell me some good way I can pass the time away? Wishing you much success in your good work and thanking you for your trouble, I am, JACK FOim There will always be room for some more, my boy, and I surely welcome you 'leartlly. I am sorry to have kept you waiting so long, and hnd I been sure f your postofflce I should hnve tried to write you personnlly, sooner. You ihould be very proud of the fact that vou have abstained from using tobacco, for If there could bo any excuse for It. vour life could well furnish one. if vou like to rend you could spend your time very profitably In this way. We 'iave a parcel post llbrnry here where you ran have books ser.t to you for s ertaln period of time and the n return them. Or would you not like to have your name printed, with reiucsts for "nrrespontlents? Letters are very cheering cheer-ing to anyone when lonely, and answering answer-ing them would be both Interesting and Instructive to you. If you are expect-elly expect-elly Interested In some certain supjecl or study, try to obtain books on this, nnd you could accomplish a great deal in the way of education along these lines. Don't you think so? I imagine vnu have plenty of time for girls and love yet, end It Is hard to find better pals than a horse and a dog. Write me again If I ran help you In any way. lie sure to send name and address. lear Miss Brooks: I am writing to you ngaln to ask another an-other favor of you. First of all I want to thank you for the advice already given me. I would like to get a certain hook but 1 have f.rgMten both t'ie nnnf and author, b'lt thought pcrhniia either you ir aorne of the rcKlft-s cn.ild help me, If I give them B n:e I 'e;i of the story. The story vma at the time of tie Civil war The hern's nrune was Paul I'srker.snd the li-rHe's name w. Azaien Tie inrv flnr's wlci tliev r" ctill'lreti at school. I'aul .loins Hie army. Is, niin.ti.,, anil reported killeil Azalea volurileero nn n nuv and finds l'u nl In a Ime-jl'al anil tev retiirn heme i The- ii bIsj another book called, ' l-'swed Oft Kketc'iea'' by C. B. Lew In. Do you know of any plnco I could get a copy of this. It Is a collection collec-tion of short stories. T.innltlng yon. and wishing you Inta of link In your good work plncerely, PEiiOY I'lUCKTON. r.la'iop. Ciillf I nm very glul deiir. thut 1 hm e been of service to you formerly, f ir I nm afraid 1 cann-it help you much this time. The look Mores can Rive nie m Information In-formation shout "Sawed (T Slte'cheii." Perhaps some r-tt who renin this cn tell us more about It, na well nn the! s''iry, a skeldi of which yon have given. I do not recngnl's It. W'e will wnlt and ree. p n 1 the Informa'lon will he f . r. I warded to ;-,-,u just as soon as re"lved. Iear Ml-s llrnoks: " " I am Inler.stcl In your helpful cor. "er. This Is my first attempt to J. 1 hope l am welcome. I have ,Wo nVn'. thins to ak vou. 1 hone I . .rouble. ,,, Are there any'pto ,le " l t Wfis ,,r l)r , , What la my 1 ickv n-nt i,.,BV ,, ,.f,or, r.i;inklng v-, ,vnfl , " rf A M'H'H.A!!. I'l-,, ,,, T! L 1 on are welcome, ,,,, ,,.,,,,,,. . ' -ure you, mv ,(..,, r s.l,.,:r. (1) N' ;-uth Krfl;;,l ',, i, , ,f,.,i,r,l.' rt'.o Picky i :,v, fo,. r , , ,-.,,, Is ssld to I,.. Kill,,,, ,, , Ai-r.nst ami l.ecm'.er yr ,.,,... erlmacn. t.I.w k an.; ig: . :,hle |