Show I 1 dear reader this thia is 18 your corner all questions submitted will be cheerfully fulfand and carefully answered except those seeking medical ad addic vice names a m ell and addresses of business firms cannot be printed here b bat ut wm will be sent I 1 if f a self addressed stamped envelope accompanies the beree request re st questions are limited to two full name and address must accompany ch 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 nam mm a of the author is necessary in order to find them please send stamped addressed envelope also with these thes 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 SONGS BONGS REQUESTED these songs and poems are on the th requested and to be ba found list room poem when ma rogers breaks loone loome childrens rhyme near to a town in a cottee cottage small lived rip van winkle known to all anga love lova me and the world la is mine in the evening by the moonlight one cold winter night as mary came wandering home eto etc then stick to your farming suffer no loss for the stone atone that keeps rolling wont gather no moss mr T F B boise idaho idabo perhaps fou ou forgot to enclose the envelops envelope which you intended to in your letter it at least I 1 did not find and one I 1 have one of f your songs and as another one Is a very very old one am sure I 1 will have it soon the remaining one can be b had ad in the shops doubtless you could obtain it in your home town it if you will send envelope w with ith street address will gladly send the songs I 1 have for or you dear miss brooks I 1 thought I 1 would ask you it a few questions 1 what grade should I 1 be la in if I 1 started to school when I 1 was seven years old 2 how old should you be to take vocal lessons I 1 am thinking of taking singing lessons from your friend FRANCES idaho and you did not notice that you were limited to two questions did you dear first question has been answered so many times in my column I 1 am sure it if you will you can find and it easily 1 11 ordinarily a child makes one grade a year frances so it if you started when you were 7 years old you should be in the ninth grade or second year junior high to your third and fourth questions I 1 can but answer that I 1 believe you are both too young to know what love Is or to be thinking of marriage at t all 2 one can begin training the voice at a very early age ace it would be very splendid it if you could begin cultivating tiva ting your voice now dear miss brooks we have been silent readers of your column and have enjoyed it immensely we would like to have you answer the following questions 1 how can a conversation be started with a follow fellow you have just been introduced to 2 what is the lucky and unlucky flay day ol of person born on october 3 mat what causes a shiny nose and how can you prevent this 4 it if you are real short and want to look tall what can you do 5 what Is the best way to curl bobbed hair that to Is growing 0 ault u t thanking you in advance we rem remain n ln truly yours TRIXY TERRY and JERRY utah I 1 hope others will enjoy your questions and the answers also girls 1 this Is too serious a question for me to give advice on I 1 tear fear suppose I 1 should make the mistake of advising you to use the old reliable this Is very disagreeable weather we are having it mr when the young man you had just met was one ot of the lacs face whatever that Is 19 type this innocent remark might remind him of an attack he be had bad had bad of the above and so rive him a disagreeable impression of you ruining what might otherwise have developed into a delightful friendship and again were I 1 to suggest that you start conversation by something like the song yes we have no bananas the darl ingest and cleverest thing ever mr strong and the young nan inan should happen to be one of the ober serious types it might cause him to get the wrong impression and think you were of a frivolous nature causing him blin to lose interest in you there Is everything in first impressions you know girls so I 1 advise that you can more safely trust time place and boy to inspire topic than me and I 1 am sure you agree with me now 2 all the information I 1 can give you on this to I 1 I 1 that hat tor for one born in october friday is I 1 said to be a lucky day 3 A too olly oily skin often causes a shiny nose battle bath it gently with witch hazel and do not use soap and water tor for cleansing purposes substituting a cleansing cream dinst instead ad it if you will then use aaa a good pow powder der base cream I 1 am sure you will have no further trouble 4 the long straight line dress with pleated panels from r 0 in above waistline or any trimming e effect from the shoulder straight to t the he hem will give elva height to the figure let the waist line be rather low dressing the hair high on the head has a tendency to add to the height and the longer skirt Is also a friend to the short girl 5 wax paper Is a splendid medium tor for curling the hair it if you refer to this and if you refer to m a style I 1 suggest that you do not comb the curl through to the end but let the ends curl under arid and place a net over the loosened curl tucking all stray ends neatly under a net im sorry girls but I 1 cannot comply with your sixth request as I 1 have discontinued this part of my service one reason belne being the demand far exceeded the supply of the particular species you desire it Is hard to turn a deaf ear to your plea but I 1 am powerless to provide this kick A FRIEND utah this should not be difficult or cause you distress suppose in order to add to the ratio hagio leoness of the occasion you type a menu consisting of sand witches nut bread and butter and peanut butter or i cold ment meat sandwiches fried butterflies potato chips elfen pickles small arnall I 1 cucumber pickles Condur conjurers ers cakes ismall I 1 small cakes with signs of zodiac dra drawn w n on them with egg yolk black cat beverage coffee or cocoa pumpkin dainty orange ice cream served in orange cups with cut out faces of c course broo you can make coffee or chocolate over a bonfire it will make P a very informal affair out of it at the same name time bringing every one into tile the spirit of et it instead of the above you take buttered broad bread or rolls and sliced bacon letting each one broil their ow aws basest baor having potato chips eld wid sl olives in a convenient place close clone at hand band afterward you could toast marshmallows and pop corn As aft space pace will not permit the printing of many games my suggestion augee atlon must be limited along this line blindfold each one in turn and place 7 lighted candles candle rather close torether together take the person a short distance away turn him around a few times and tell him to go and blow the candles out the number left burning Is the number of years vears before he marries for another stunt suspend a stick about 8 feet ionic from the ceiling and on one end fasten an apple and to the other end a small cheesecloth bag baff of flour twirl the stick around and each one then tries in turn to bits bite the appie this will create much amusement dear miss brooks I 1 have two questions I 1 would like to ask i it 1 would a person spend more time cr e in doing a certain thing than they would if they were just dreaming of doing it 2 could any one hold their breath as long it if they were using their energy such as swimming under water as they could it if they were not using their energy 7 thinking thanking you in advance I 1 remain inquisitive dixie 1 in most instances yes persons have been known to dream in one fleeting ting moment a series of events which might cover hours days weeks or even longer periods of time it if they really happened 2 no they could not physical exertion increases the circulation which is governed by the heart anil and as the number of respirations la Is in fairly definite proportion to the number ot of heart beats you can readily see dee that it if one 54 exerting themselves them selve or using their energy their respirations would necessarily be more often than if they were perfectly quiet or passive dear friend I 1 am writing to you to a song bong which I 1 desire hoping yon 0 o cn help me out or it if riot not perhaps som sow reader fader can I 1 think the title Is common bill avid nd here are a few lines 1 I will tell you ot of a fellow of a follow fellow I 1 have seen he Is neither red nor yellow but hes bes altogether green and his big name it charming only just the common bill and he be wishes me ma to marry but I 1 hardly think I 1 will the next verse versa ends with and ive the matter over and I 1 guess ill marry bill thanking you in advance 1 I remain your well wisher MRS L if utah I 1 am letting your letter speak for itself mrs L if hoping it may bring your song to you I 1 have added some to it as you will see but cannot supply the complete sons song the name you give has no special meaning dear miss brooks we wa three are constant readers of between you and me and we have tour four questions to ask 1 ilow how old are the following movie stars FannI eWard wallace mcdonald marion davies eleanor boardman harrlson harrison ford walter mcgrail and bert lytell 2 Is vivian martin still in ill the e movies 3 who Is considered the ii handsomest man and the most beautiful woman on the screen 4 who Is in your opinion we thank you very much THE RED HEADED LEAGUE utah 1 not all actors or actresses of the stage or screen give their age aee but I 1 will do the best I 1 can tor for you fannie ward iward Is 49 marlon marion davies 24 harrison Harr laon ford 30 walter mcgrail 34 and bert lytell 38 39 2 vivian martin has not deserted the screen but Is not making a picture just at the present writing 3 this Is a question impossible for me to answer I 1 am afraid there Is such a diversity of opinion and there are ar so 0 o many truly beautiful girls and women in filmdom and so many handsome men there are those who admire the dainty fabry like loveliness of claire windsor pauline garon garen lillian C elsh leilh wanda hawley and others while any many worship such dashing and exotic beauties as a barbara la marr gloria swanson Swa naon betty blythe and alta and there are ar till still a great many others who great ly admire such stately and aristocratic beauties as elsie ferguson nornia norma tal made ainsel elaine hammerstein Hammerst eln bebe beba daniels daniel and mary pickford and knit the meal when there are so many handsome men on the screen like thornas thomas meighen Mel ghan ghen J warren kerrigan richard barthelmess richard dix ramon navarro antonio moreno malcolm alcolm If macgregor and oh yes valentino all of whom have been proclaimed many times by ay many people the handsomest man on the screen how oid could anyone decide definitely As for me I 1 have never yet been able to reach this decision casion as each picture seems to present the various ones as even more beautiful and fascinating than the tha previous one did dear miss illes brooks I 1 am writing to you tor for the first time and would like very much for you to answer my questions 1 do you think it Is right for me to go out with girls or boys 2 do you think it Is right for me to dance with boys or girls I 1 have never met 3 can you guess gu my age by my writing can you gu guess which I 1 am boy or girl from I 1 L utah you tou certainly have me down as a guesser you dear or I 1 wonder er it if 1 I should say bay sir ate or boy about the only thing I 1 am quite sure of about your letter Is that you should practice up on your writing punctuation composition arithmetic etc id just so go with which ever I 1 wanted to boys boy or girls same in reference to dancing your age about T oafland or 8 fland and of the masculine gender hows how that for my ilear flear air dear miss brooks brook will you please tell me tile the name of the basket the indian papoose Is in hold held in int respectfully RUTH utah the indians indiana call the cradle or basket in which they carry the papoose a Picken agun thank you very very much for the song you tent sent I 1 wish I 1 might return the favor by sending the one you request but as it can I 1 be had la in the shop I 1 am unable to dear miss Bro broolis this Is the th first I 1 ht have fit to att roe 1 t what should you may y to ta a boy win whom be asked ld you if you would nouh so go with him and be said aid he loved you yot when a boy asked you to so go with him what should you may aay to him I 1 have bei bee out with very every boy in this thin town als klio in other towns when I 1 started going out with boys I 1 was ton ten years old wasi W I 1 too I 1 have been going with them for or ave years yean 8 if a girl toes goc with one boy tor for quite a while and then groes goes with another boy how can she ih k keep e ep t this h 1 a b boy 0 y fr from 0 m getti vig mad at her bar 4 D doe 0 0 a c cuttone u t tin g t the he hair make it thick and if an one has thick hair how can you make it thin thant hope you wm answer theme questions lon for me from BERT utah lot let us hope it will not be the last time my dear 1 am I 1 to understand that he asked you to so go with him and said he be lo 10 loved v e d you at one and the same t almet 1 e I 1 n never e v had just such an experience ie nc e and I 1 can understand tand how bow it would be rather disconcerting I 1 rather think id tell him in as indifferent a manner as possible that id accept thi the front part of 0 hla his proposal and go eo with hirn him once anyway but gracefully frace fully ignore the rest of hla his rather hurried declaration la secretly assuring myself I 1 would hear bear more of it later 2 S K could not hope to improve on your stylo style of oc accepting invitations since you have been invited and accepted invitations invitation from all the boys boya in your town and started in on the surround lne inar towns try my dear I 1 did not start accepting in to go out with boys at tera tei years of ape age and I 1 would not have beers been allowed to do so BO even had I 1 wished nor have I 1 known many who have so BO I 1 am going to revert this question bade back to you by asking you th the same thing were you too youner yo would you advise others to do the same and would you do it over again gali it if you could turn back the years ant andt be a child of ten again 3 you have asked more than the limit ot of questions dear but I 1 would truly like ilka to help you it if I 1 could A girl has every right to so go with as many boys as she wishes to so long as she holds her heart intact and Is to any one boy the th boy has no right to be offended and he be should forfeit your friendship by doing so 4 cutting the hair Is thought to make it thicker and cause it to grow more evenly you can not well maks make your hair thinner dear child without treating it so poorly that it thins itself by coming out dear miss brooks may ilay I 1 ask k for a poem I 1 believe itla itis called 11 II if we knew IL 1 know only a few lines as follows it if we knew the tha cares carea and trials trial that surround each thera others lle life could see the naked heart and spirit know knew what spur the action give would the grim exterior roughness rou ehnes seen seem I 1 wonder just the tha same would we help where now we hinder would we pity where we blame there are several verses I 1 had bad it once and lost it in a fire I 1 have often wished I 1 had memorized it thanking you in advance and wishing you a world of success sincerely LILLIAN idaho yes this Is the title of the poem you yeta wish and the author Is anonymous r am unable to find the poem in its entirety and while I 1 continue my search I 1 am printing your request together with what you remember of the th poem hoping some one of |