Show d thi i is i your comer male make use ue of it for your information on question O that are puzzling you it will be my pleasure and privilege to answer care fully and promptly all questions submitted to me if a more detailed answer than cao can be given given in these columns is desired send ft a stamped envelope and it will wal be given prompt attention all communications will always be held in absolute confidence all letters should be addressed very plainly in pe pea n and ink to helen brooks Brool cs box 1545 salt lake city his H is dear miss mis brooks I 1 read your list in the paper a per every friday night s BO 0 thought I 1 would come to you for help can you give me ten reasons why col columbine colabine bine should be a national flower WAITING manti utah I 1 do not know as an you would exactly may eay the following were reasons why the columbine should be a notional national flower but they are reasons for recommending its cultivation it lie is among the most beautiful and popular of all hardy plants it can be used to advantage in half shady places there are thirty different varieties it doft does well in almost all climates for its profusion of showy blossoms for its delicate foliage its graceful form of blossoms its rich variation of colors and last but not least it is beautiful for rockeries rock eries I 1 hope this will help you though I 1 find I 1 have given only nine reasons perhaps you can furnish the tenth dear miss brooks I 1 have been reading your corner and as you have helped others I 1 thought roy may be you could answer my ques questions ti one when walking along with a boy is it proper for the girl to take the boys boy arm or the boy to take the girls arm T also when two girls are walking with one boy should the boy walk between the two girls when an engaged girl is ela embroider broider ing her linen should she put out her initials initials as they now are or as they will be after she is married thanking you sincerely I 1 am yours truly LUCILE cove ore A girl should always take a boys arm never the reverse A boy should never walk between two girls but on the side which will afford them the greatest protection prot t from obi obstacles tables and danger the initials of a girls mal maiden iden name should always be used in preparing her trousseau dear miss brooks would you please answer this thi question which I 1 have been trying to get for sometime I 1 would like to have tho the address of one or more film producers thanking you for your trouble I 1 shall be your friend HELEN S utah I 1 am not just sure whether you wish the addresses of film producers or motion picture producers ithe eastman kodak company whose address is rochester new york are producers of most of the films used ithe universal film corporation 1600 broadway br oad new york city the metro meo pictures corporation 1540 broadway new york city and the Vita graph co inc fifth ave new york city are all big producers of motion pictures dear miss brooks I 1 hope that I 1 will be welcome to join your cozy corner I 1 have a question to ask you do you know of a good play about fourteen girls could play in their ages are about twelve to fourteen if so BO is there possible way to get it I 1 wish you heaps of love anti and thanks for bothering ing with me ine peggy ephraim utah if you will send me your name an and addres pegy I 1 will have mailed to you a ca catalog t a I 1 0 g of f pl plays Ys with prices and fu full I 1 d description e c r apt i on t so 0 you may send for guht what you wish aish dear miss aliss brooks will V ill you please answer the following for mt mf 1 what will make ciak white fingernails finger nails pink P ink 2 Is glycerine and lemon juice a good bleach for a tan 3 skin kin if not what is 1 3 will yo you u publish the words of the abong sac e t adeline Ade linc thanking you in advance I 1 am AN INQUIRER moroni utah you cannot make fingernails finger nails pink e capt by the use of pink powder or pilate paste when manicuring the nails and of course abas does not leave any lasting color glycerine and lemon juice with rose water and a few drops c carbolic Ir bolic acid well blended makes a mild bleach I 1 have been unable to find th ill words of the song sweet adeline perhaps somo some reader may have ill the song and bendus send us the words and then we will gladly publish them dear miss broo brooks v I 1 am interested in your corner for I 1 always turn there first to read the splendid advice you give the girls could you please tell me what would bp be correct for a girl to say to the young man she be is going with when he wants to kiss hor her Rood night t rind and not make him offended or would I 1 h b h artter ater to let him bim kya kiss her goodni nih n il i H l t ap yi for the many frones things I 1 have learned from your cornor corner LONT 13 darlinton Darlin pon idaho the caravet rr ct thing to ay to fo n von yonn man when he is merly mer ly a fr friend vald md lins ash d the aa or of gomsi r you is that hat he ha tot not shown you yil the tal e roper benj bt irk an logy I 1 anc you yoi you ichel ild it him klow at once that anto do no not allow your men frands hoe ho ahn e at nil all the tg man mai tn i whir m nrc n 7 wed ir it the ifa 1 I 1 I who ho should be allol this brivil F I 1 itebe my alyle tle r ill HI 1 arnd that it ik OT f t it I 1 t kitei m hi vor oi thi th i to ari naki he hie file fore forc golna plain to him dar mis I 1 would liaf fc to 1 ask I you a 0 f acs eions 1 I 1 which ade side ef cf their plate should a left handed person put their knife on 2 when a young man is walking down the sidewalk dewalk il with two girls would he walk between them or on one side 3 when a boy oak asks to take you some place and you dont care to go with him mm what kind of an excuse could you have so that he will not come back again T I 1 thank you ELIZABETH E B richfield R ich field ids ida place your knife on the left old eld because it would be extremely awkward for a left handed person to have hare his hia knife on the right hand lust just am aa it would be to reverse the situation with a right handed person there seems to be some ques question tion in regard to which is the proper P petition petie i for a young man to take tak e when walking with two girls several good authorities claim that he should walk on the side where he can best pro hect the girls but I 1 find the the preponderance of opinion fort is that he should walk between the girls girla where he can protect them equally so I 1 think I 1 shall reverse my opinion which I 1 have hav heretofore given and say may that a man maill should always walk between two tw girls and not at the th side aide of one ou them hem this seems seem to be b the up to date ruling simply I 1 say my that you se do not care to go to the party or whatever affair it may be your friend will doubtless understand and not persist in his hl stten tensions ten tiona ions dear miss br brooks 00 ks ive been very I 1 interested teresteA it in coq corner comer between you and me fl I 1 have two questions which have beeri beed puzzling me for some time hezel guain hoping you can help me out first Is it proper for a girl 17 years old to go with a boy the same age see sec ond I 1 had a revere bevere cold about three weeks ago which settled in my ears leaving me hard of hearing both my ears feel like they are closing up what would you advise me to do for them thanking Th ankine you in advance I 1 am AN INQUIRER from utah the fact that the boy is in the some same age as the he girl do dor ps not make it improper for them to go together As for the ears you should consult it a physician or better still a apeci specialist ciali ci t if the condition continues conti nuee I 1 cannot advise as aa to the physical health of my readers dear miss brooks when a young man thanks a lady jadv for a dance should she say anything L 11 II spanish fork it is riot not nee necessary for a lady to say anything when a man thanks her for a dance although it woud not be i proper for her to say she had en aloyed the |