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Show Dear Header: This is your corner. 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 sulf-uddressecl, stamped envelope accompanies the request. Questions are limited to two. Full name and address must accompany eac-h letter or no reply can ho made. All communications are held strictly confidential. In rnquunting poems and songs, the correct title, the first line, or the nario of the author is necessary in order to find them. I'lease 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 1515, Salt Lake City, Utah. Thono nortK" nml iHKm are on the r'iu'rtti1 ami To-M-Fouiul Mat: KotiUnh IJiH'Ml In tin. A llolio'a I'liivur. fwfot NIkMIiiki.Io. Tha Hrltlu of tho Hull Proudly nha rln nml. It Co u j uufii upon t In t h rutin. Following In u f w llnng of a aoiiif, tho t It lu unknown: itulnnrv. ha luiu-o, tho cull or" a voice rtttiK In the hull, rjnt 1 y, nof t ly, the ilnncHru' font full. Tha Curse of An Arhlnfo; Hfiirt. WMIo the Leaves Come Irlf lliitf Iown. The following sours and poems have been received during the past week, and I wish to thank each one for their k I mine is in font rlbui lug them : The Two Orphans. The Little Mnheo. Come Ned, Won't you Join Us, etc. I-oretm. Always In the Way. The Mar and the Flower. 1S1 libel 1 e. or The r )r mi k u rd'e I.I f ft. It will be necessary for the following t send mimrtt and addresses before I can answer their letters, as the rules heading this column Indicate. "Cowboy," Hohertson. Wyo. "Dimples," "Dim-ples," Thayne, Wyo. "Hug and Dunk," Washington, L'tah. Hebe and Lll, .ho-ahone. .ho-ahone. Idaho. Tobble and Olckey, Logan. Lo-gan. I'tah. The Texas Cowgirl. Desert Des-ert Lake. tUuh. Tho Naughty Four. Meridian. Ida. A Pussy Willow. Cleveland. Cleve-land. I'tah. PvggV & Specks. Home-dale. Home-dale. Ida. Dear Miss Hrooks: I have been Interested In your corner for some time, and think It tine. I am wondering If you could tlnd these sonnn ! for me or tell me where 1 can get them 1 I do not know the titles to any of , them. j 1 "Lead me some times where she's sleeping, where our loved, lost durllng Where the Ivy vines are creeping to tholr home beyond the skies." "When I, a little Indian maid, with Acorn cups and tlowers plaved." 3 "Oh I'll welcome you Jack If you'll only come back. Was the message from home, tweet home.' 4 Hymn Pong "I want to go there, don't you?" Yours trulv. ELIZAIUCTH. Payette. Ida. Let us hope our corner will prove fine to you. In that It brings these completed com-pleted songs to you. Thanks for the aong very much. Dear Miss Brooks: I certainly enjoy reading- your corner cor-ner every Saturday when our town paper arrives. I would like to ask you a few questions. (1) Could you please tell me where to find some good, humorous hu-morous readings. (2) I am almost fourteen years old and have brown hair, and light skin. What colors would be suitable for me to wear? Thanking you In advance and hoping to see my quest ions answered In the next paper. Also wishing you much success. I remain re-main as ever your friend. SMILE.?, American Fork. Ut. I am surely glad to know you enjoy reading the questions and answers. Smiles. (1) I have had a catalogue of readings sent to you from which you can select those which best suits your needs. (2) You should wear light shades of blue, yellow. Jade green, tomato red, coral and salmon pink, navy, brown and black nicely if your skin is clear. Thanks for your good wishes, girlie, and I return them many fold to you. Dear Miss Brooks: I have read your corner for some time and enjoy it very much. Will you please answer some quest Ions for me? tl) Send me the songs "Sweet Nightingale" Night-ingale" and "Ben Bolt." (2) Who Is the author of "Tarzan of the Apes?" TOPSY. KRirview. Wyo. Very glad to answer your questions, Topsy. "Ben Bolt" will appear here just as soon ns space will permit. "Sweet Nightingale" is elusive, but hope I may be able to capture It eventually for you. (2) Edgar Rice Burroughs Is th author of "Tarzan of the Apes." Dear Mips Brooks: We have road your corner and we have remarked how full of sunshine your answers seem. ( 1 ) We would like to know the meaning of Twila. Goldle and LaRu. (2) Would you please publish the address of Betty Comp-son Comp-son and Harold Lloyd? (o) What novels nov-els are t he most popular on the market? mar-ket? (4) How old should a girl be before be-fore get ting married ? Thanking yot In advance, FRECKLES AND THE ANO EL, Moroni, Utah. Thanks girls. We should scatter all the sunshine possible, shouldn't we? (1) Your names are all too modern to, have a special meaning as yet. It seems. It is the old. substantial names, such as Mary, Elizabeth, Grace, Harriet. Har-riet. Anna, etc., whose origin and meaning mean-ing have been sifted out. (2) Betty l Coanpson may be addressed at tV) j La sky Studios, Vine St., Hollywood. Calif., and Harold Lloyd at the Hal j Koach Studios, Culver City, Calif. (") Among the late popular novels are "En-j "En-j chanted April, "Dim Lantern." "Flam-! "Flam-! Ing Youth." "Peter Whiffle" ann j "Black Oxen." (-11 So much depends j upon the girl herself, and also the boy. i that it Is Impossible for me to give i ! Dear Miss Brooks: (I) When a lady is eating supper with a male companion at a restaurant restau-rant or hotel, should the lady read tho I mrn-u card and decide what she wants. j then tell her escort to order It for her. or should she order It herself? Should all the courses be ordered at the same time? If there happens to be more than one couple at the same table, who should order the supper, or should each Individual order in turn, ladles first? (2) What Is the proper way to hold and iae a fork when carving meat? Tour appreciative friend. BOHNIK BKEJ. (1) A lady should consult the menu more than a very superficial answer to this question. Ordinarily I personally per-sonally do not think It wl.se to assume tho respnnslbllliles of married life under un-der t went y - one or t went y-t wo, though circumstances might make It quite sensible sen-sible to marry younger than this. To DOIW THY, Wendell, Ma.: Will send your long In your enclosed envelope en-velope as soon us It Is located. Dear Miss Brooks: I am an old, younff man, and am Interested In-terested In your answers to correspondents. corres-pondents. May I ask a favor of you? i Will you send me the story of Pando-i ra's box of evils from mythology?! Thanking you In advance, 1 am yours respectfully, I M. H . Howe, Idaho. Watch your step, Mr. Man, and be-J gin thinking you're a young, young man. or you'll soon be an old, old man. I am very glad you are Interested In my corner and you are very welcome to tho story you request, told briefly. but 1 hopo sufficient to supply your need. Pandora. In Greek mythology, was the first woman created. Jupiter (who, lu Homan mythology was king of heaven, heav-en, and whom the Greeks called Zeus)., was so angered at Prometheus, because he had stolen fire from heaven, that he resolved to avenge himself upon man. : So he called upon Vulcan to fashion a being in godlike form from earth and water. All the gods Joined in endowing endow-ing the new being with attract i ve j q ual It les or t hose qual itled to make mischief. Minerva gave her artist k no w ledge, Venus com rib u ted beauty, j ami Mercury made her artful and designing. de-signing. The Graces and the Seasons1 i lothrd her, and Jupiter christened her Pandora, or all-gifts. Thus endowed, the new c real Ion was Bent to Pro me -t Ileus, who received her coldly, for he was suspicious of gifts from the gods. Then Mercury took her to Epimetheus. who was much more trustful than his brother. He married her and was happy hap-py until Mercury brought a bene which he confided to the care of Pandora, with strict Inst ructions that she should not open It. Her c urlouslt y. however, was too strong, and she undid the fastenings. fasten-ings. Then at once there burst out all the vices, sins, crimes and sufferings that can afflict man, for Jupiter hud seen that t lie box was well filled. Frightened at what she had done, Pandora Pan-dora hastily shut down the lid In time to retain and preserve for man Hope, which always follows s u ff e r 1 n g and Is the chief consoler of the race. 1 will send your songs as soon as I can get them In the envelope you enclosed. en-closed. Dear Miss Brooks: I would like to have you answer a question. My hair is brown and comes to my waist. It is thick and fine. Do you think it is best to bob it? I am eleven years old. Respect fully yours, E. C. Kuna. Idaho. No, my dear, not unless you wish to. Since it seems to be doing so nicely I would not have it cut unless I had a preference for It that way. You are young enough so that it is perfectly all right for you to wear it bobbed if you wish, but since you have such nice hair I almost hate to have you do It. To AUDREY. Provo. L'tah: Here Is the song you are looking for I am sure, entitled, "Robin Adair:" ROBIN ADAIR What's this dull town to me? Robin's not near; What was't I wlsh'd to see? What wish'd to hear? Where's all' the Joy and mirth Made this town a heaven on earth? Oh. they're all fled with thee. Robin Adair! What made th Assembly shine? Robin Adair! What made the ball so fine? Robin was there! What, when the play was o'er, What made my heart so sore? Oh, it was parting with Robin Adair! But now thou'rt cold to me, Robin Adair! But now thou'rt cold to mo, Robin Adair! Yet. him I lov'd so well Still In my heart shall dwell! j Oh! I can ne'er forget Robin Adair! Dear Miss Brooks: ""This Is my first attempt to write to you. but hope 1 am welcome. I read your corner and would like very much to enter it. Will you answer some quest ions for me ? (1 ) Can you please tell me the meanings, if there are any, of these names? Phoebe, Joan, Winifred. Wini-fred. Laura, and Vivian. (2) If you happen to meet a friend whom you have not seen for a long time, what is a good way to greet them? Wishing you loads of success, yours truly, BLUE BE LI a. Logan. Utah. S u rely you are w e lco m e. d ea r, and thank you for your good wishes. (1) Phoebe means "shining :" J oan is the feminine form of John and John means "The Lord graciously gave" "the gracious gra-cious gift of God ;" W inifred, "friend peace;" Laura, "a laurel;" Vivian, "lively." "live-ly." ( 2 ) It would be ac c o r d i n g to the degree of friendship, my dour, and whether man, woman, boy or girl. If it should be someone of whom you are very fond, I do not think you will stop to think of any particular form of greeting, but that you will do the natural nat-ural gracious thing without any effort. ef-fort. Don't you think so? and inform her escort what she wishes. The gentleman does the ordering. The entire dinner should be ordered at the same time. Each couple orders their own dinner, except when one gent Ionian Io-nian is giving the dinner. In which case he either orders his dinner In advance or chooses the dishes. Inviting suggestions sugges-tions from his guests. (2) In carving meat, hold the carving1 fork In the left hand, the forefinger placed on the top side of the fork in order to better hold it in place; then place the fork in the meat at an angle whereby the piece of meat can be held firmly. Enough meat is carved before removing the fork to serve all. MV WILD IRISH c'-l, Jf ii' lli'.-n I'll rlhif ;..u a evsent llM'e s.ji.g, ' ( u rV. w r that's now d j -. p.jd and lie.!. I - Ye! ir ine, , than all of I' fll.t ! Tho .-in M holds a'. ft I'm pio:d bead Twin given to r;n by u g if 1 t h t I know -- Since we'vu met, faith, I've known no ( e po h 1 1. She Is dearer by far than tlm world's brighten! star. And I cull her my Wild Irish Hobo. Chorus ' My Wild IrUh Rose, tho sweetest flower that g tows, You may search everywhere, but none can compare With my Wild Irish Rose. My Wild Irish Rose, the dearest flower that grows. And some day for my sake, she may let mo take The bloom from my Wild Irish Roue. f They may sing of their roses which by other names Would smell Just as sweetly they say; , But I know that my love would never consent To have that sweet name taken away. Her glances are shy whene'er X past by The bower where my true love repose; And my one wish has been that lomi day I may win The heart of my Wild Irish Rose. BASHFUL BILL, Clear Lake, Utah) I now have one of your songs If you will send me your name. You see this Is one of the reasons I wish your name when you send your query In. It savet us both time. : When In Salt Lk be photographed at Monro i Studio. 267 4 So. Main. AdvertUemen To SUSIE, Roberts. Idaho: Will se-:d sonar Just as soon as it is located, r.nd for your sake I surely hope to be successful suc-cessful in my search. To MR?. L. N., Emery. Utah: Than'ts for your contribution, dear Mrs. L. N.. and also for your offer, but I now rrtive a correct copy of the one song and have the other one so you will not need to bother. I am making every effort to get the songs you request. A FRIEND from Utah: If you will send your name I can now aend the sons; yon requested seme time ago. |