| Show I 1 I 1 an d aig dear alias brooks brooka I 1 received the poem nil all right and many thanks arit forit 1 when a boy riles to you and you answer his letter and lie ha quite writing should you write again thanking you for or tile the a answers a a w era to the question I 1 remal remain YOUR FRIEND I 1 hope you enjoy the poem my dear 1 I 1 no you should not write arte a secant letter without receiving an amber unless you have hav very good reasons tor for thinking he h did not receive your fret first totter letter miss alias helen brooks I 1 received such a good answer before I 1 will attempt to writs axall 1 what Is tile the state staf flower of wyoming and what does the flower represent why do they have one 2 why do they always bring the fluff flag halt way down the tier flag pole just before sun bun down 3 what Is love when girls ask aek questions they nearly abw always L ye ask about boys or they are heart heartbroken broken or r things about love why do they do of we wish you oceans of success we are and from dear old wyoming and idaho the state flower of wyoming Is the gentian and in the language of flowers means virgin pride nearly every state as well as an nearly every nation has s flower as aa an emblem there seems to be no special reason for this other than that from earliest times this custom has been followed it Is the symbolizing of a kenti sentiment ment brought about in days of old through the flowers association with important events or with religious ceremonies for instance iastan bethe the lotus flower was always connected in the minds of the egyptians with their gods and with wisdom the tudor rose was chosen as En glands national emblem after the close of the war of the roses and the shamrock holds this place in ireland because st patrick used it to illustrate lUu atrat one of 0 his sermons the state flowers are usually ones which are more prominent locally than others or beloved for sentimental reasons 2 the raising of the flag at sunrise and lowering at sunset Is this custom was inaugurated by our government and Is followed by all government institutions over which old glory floats 3 1 I refer you to your dictionary also girls love Is ig the greatest thing in the world taken in its broad human sense love Is a word greatly abused because it to Is so often applied to motions emotions which have hava no rotation relation whatsoever to love in its true sense manse why do so many eirls ask such questions because at that particular time those questions are in many instances of the greatest importance to them my dear miss brooks I 1 am going to overstep over step your rule of two questions by rather a long lone stride but I 1 dont know when I 1 shall be able to write again 1 Is 13 it good taste for young girls to wear jewelry even to a moderate extent 2 1 I am 13 years old and normally tall a little slender grey brown eyes medium dark hair what color do you think would be good for me to use to make a dancing gown RAE utah indeed you did break some rules ray my dear never the less a rule Is a rule you know and must be adhered to 1 this th is depends upon the occasion rae it itally Is really not in good taste tor for anyone not to wea wear jewelry conspicuously while an engaged in their dally daily occupy tion or while on the street for affairs affair it la Is perfectly good taste to wear a modest amount of well melee elected tad jewelry 2 it if your skin Is clear and co color lor good you will look charming in a dance frock of either jade green blue gray lavender periwinkle pale pink flame bronze or gold dear miss bro brooks 0 ke I 1 havo have been bean a silent reader of our corner be between tween you and me tor for some time I 1 have received some very good information a and nd advice what Is mary alary Pick fords husbands name nama and addess add rss 9 BRIGHT EYES ut tit welcome bright eyes the names you vive five are not of screen stars and I 1 do not find ono one of them ile listed to d in any picture directory I 1 have mary pick fords husband is douglas fairbanks anamay and may be addressed at the pickford fairbanks studios hollywood calif you forgot to address the envelope you enclosed in your letter or give your name I 1 will keep the envelope however and it you see I 1 have recel received ved the song you request send in for it dear miss allen brooks I 1 am writing you to see if you can send roe me the eye flirtation I 1 would like it very much if you could could get it I 1 would be very thankful to ito you I 1 remain T L idaho sorry T I 1 L that I 1 cannot make you happy by sending what you request but I 1 do not happen to have such flirtation as am you wish dear miss brooks I 1 am m very interested in your part in our paper and think your help it wonderful I 1 I 1 have tried for several years to get a reading I 1 once knew I 1 sot got it from a magazine and dont know the author but the name of it Is how the christmas prayer was answered as told by the kitchen clock part of the first verse Is 1 I remember the bright june morning when n they brought me home from the store 81 ore and hung me up h here era in the kitchen I 1 aou would id like very much to find it and thought perhaps you could help me yours very sincerely MARCELLE idaho im very so sorry try that I 1 have been unable to locate a reading by the title you mention neither can it be found under the ln index ox of first lines however I 1 will let your letter speak for itself hoping it will bring brine a response in the form of the touch much desired poem in w which aich case it will be forwarded to you thanks marcelle marcella tor for your expressed appreciation of my corner dear illas brooks just one question of you please a question that has bothered my mind for seve several iral days 1 have known a very nice little girl of IS 18 years of age for about throe three months now mud and at present I 1 an a a very dear friend and I 1 would like you to suggest a fear things which would be proper to present to her as an a christmas gift under the circumstances thanking you in adv advance a nee I 1 remain sincerely yours youra RAPHAEL RAPHAE utah I 1 am sure aure this little friend would be made quite h happy appy it the she should hould receive any one of the articles I 1 men mention t on and they would be entirely appropriate II if she ha be addicted to the kod aking habit one of the many lovely kodak albums will make a ure sure appeal or in case she Is not bot now a kodak enthusiast the gift elt ot of a camera would soon make one of or er if she loves books then a lovely I 1 lassie or LOY any one of 0 the innumerable gift books would delight her thon then there are the exquisite bottles of perfumes and toilet waters which never fall to satisfy as well as monogrammed monog stationery or writing desk equipment and lastly what girl falls to respond to a lovely box of candy dear miss allen brooks I 1 have called on you tor for help before and was very well pleased with tile the answers 1 what should the bride do and say may upon the receipt of wedding presents present 2 1 I have never met my betroth eds d alto sinter er but we correspond would it be b proper to send her a christmas gift it so what 3 my hair Is quite short as I 1 had it bobbed a year ago I 1 have a full oval face and I 1 am eighteen years old my hair la 13 e ourse course and straight I 1 how 10 w can I 1 comb it becomingly 4 how can I 1 keep my hands and nails tidy they are inclined to look rough and tor for and I 1 am unable to keep the cuticle back hoping we are welcome and wishing you much success we are two tw constant readers PAL and SKEEZIX idaho always welcome girls 1 I 1 A wedding gift should be acknowledged by a personal or written expression of appreciation pre clation and thanks as soon as received the exact wording must necessarily essa rily vary according to the gift lot let your expression be sincere and natural 3 yes tes indeed quito proper any dainty hand made under things are sure to bo be most welcome to any girl then there are so many varieties of lovely hand bags one can make fancy garters and ribbon novelties tor for the dressing table or lor for personal wear dal dainty MY aprons and pillows hosiery perfume or beads 3 the perfectly straight bob Is the very newest thing in bobbed hair and you should be able to wear it as becomingly as anyone you could also wear it becomingly it if it were waved and brought smoothly down from a side or center part with the ends curled under 4 use a good hand lotion dally daily push the cuticle carefully back with rubber tipped orange wood stick each time the hands are removed from water pile file the nalls nails regularly to keep them well shaped and unbroken dear miss brooks may I 1 enter your corner I 1 am a girl of twelve and want to ask you a question qu tation or two 1 when any of 0 my friends have a party and just invite the boy friends and the rest of the girls go home with the boys boya Is 13 it proper tor for me to go with a boy too 2 what is 11 the meaning of the following names agnes phillis and llda lida wishing yo you bushels of good luck PEGGY idaho you are most welcome peggy to be sure 1 yes it Is quite all right tor for one of the boys boy to walk home with you from a neighborhood party I 1 peggy 2 agnes means pure sacred chaste phyllls or phyllls phyllis means Is a green bough llda lida Is probably the same as lydia derived from the greek meaning a a native of lydia the thanks its for your good wishes bishea dear to MRS J 9 spanish fork utah through the kindness of a reader I 1 am enabled to print the poem you request ed recently I 1 WHEN PA SHAVED OFF HIS WHISKERS I 1 had such jolly fun tor for forty thousand years jes laughed until I 1 thought my eyes was tannin out in tears an ma she slapped me on the back to help me ketch my breath an said she blame me if I 1 laughed myself to death my ribs got sore like they was biles my head got achin and my inside figins hurt like they had more than they could stand are an every time I 1 see him yet I 1 have to fetch a grin because he looks so awful queer with on his chin there never was a fathers son that had such jolly boarin fun As me since children was waa begun since pa shaved off his whiskers he blushed jes jae like a giggly girl when he corns come home that night an ma she met him at the door and nodded real polite an asked him it if hed not come in a lookin of him oer jes like she was a won wonder derin ln where shed seen them clothes before she offered him the chair and asked him fur his hat an when she hung it up she looked su suspiciously at that A an him a brinnin grinnin all the time and her a lookin an me a cizin of him up an honestly afeard but when be h looked almighty sly at me and winked his other eye I 1 yelled to bust why ma the guy Is in pa shaved oft his whiskers pa a heaved back in the chair aw an fetched etched a bis big haw haw I 1 be had d a real hysterics fit it an roared aw an squealed an mo 9 sh she stood like 11 a the be was paralyzed are an stared in stupid way jes jae like to save her life she think of what to say aay an then the she reached her fingers out an rubbed lim im on his chin an darned it if either one of cm am could do a thing thine but grin an then she stooped and tuk a kiss an say ill jus be blamed that erful naked mouth of 0 pas pa looked like it was si ashamed shamed erful mean of me I 1 know but I 1 leg jae hid to laugh or go insane it paralyzed me so no when pa shaved off his bis whiskers when ma regained her bar consciousness I 1 heard board her bar softly say why willyum Wll lyum you halat look looked 6 d so young tur fur many an many a day look something like you uster look them times timer when me and you was w ael courtin court ln up to married life indeed indeed you do an then she sat at upon his hia knee a feelen of his chin jole like they was a lovin pair that tiny any kin AW an me a rown on the floor joe jes like ilk a dying calf fur very every time id take a peep at pa id have to laugh but now lie look so bad an nover never was a prouder lad than me to have so young a dad sines since pa shaved off his whiskers dear miss alias brooks I 1 have been reading the corner tor for a long lone time and have decided to join it 1 what color of dress would I 1 look good g in I 1 orn am tall and thin I 1 have brown eyes and brown hair 2 Is it good food tor for a girl of 0 12 to kep keep house I 1 remain as ever BUTTERCUP idaho 1 it your skin Is clear and color good you could wear brown dark blue bronze bronz and bottle green orchid carnal arnet gr Mun mustard tard pinks pinka gold bold and cream 2 A girl of twelve should not do heavy liou hou work regularly |
