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Show 11 ' - ' W -. ' ",, ,. -) , I Dear lieailer: This is your corner. All questions submitted will be cheer-' fully and carefully answered, except those seeking medical advice. Names and addresses of business firms cannot be printed here, but will he sent it a sell'-aihlresseil, stamped envelope accompanies the request. OucNlioiiM ni limited In two. Full name and address must accompany each letter or no reply can he made. All communications are held strictly confidential. In requesting poems anil sons, the correct title, the first l;n" or the name of the nulhor is necessary in order to find them. Please send damped "(l.lressed envelope also with these requests, so they may be forwarded directly to you. ' Address lelfers very plainly, with pen and ink, to Helen Prooks, Box 1515, .salt Pake l ily, Utah. SOi;s AM) priKMS T( ;c y. y p,n Tim fnllewiii sunns anil poems have lnnn riTi'lvcl diirlnir tlio past week, nil I wish Id 1 1, .-i nk caeh nnii fur their klmlnr.-is In eenl el Ii ii 1 1 riff tlwm: I. HMD llla.'k Me. An Your I (air i;,.,wr Whiter. Just a Pal.y's Prayer ul Twilight. Knew I .:!-. Hulnhow. llaml In Hand Ar.-iIii. nK'iPKSTKD SONUS AND PORMR: Tlie.su Hone's ami poems are on the requested nnd To-Ho-Found list: Fur Kvery liny Thai's on the Level. Is There a Kiss For Me Tonight? Sunn or poem heglnnlriK: "I can rldo thu wildest bromr.ho" Lonesome: C'ho. "iih I'm lonesome for you, "Oh, I'm lonesome 'tis true," etc. Ooo-Ono Eyes (Coon song.) Aro You From Dixie? Tomorrow. Anehored : "Flying with flowing sail Over the hounding Sea." That K.-rlvatlon I.assle of Mine. Why Khould I Cry Over You? Old Glory. In the Valley by the Mohawk. Dear Miss Brooks: I am a Klrl of fourteen. I weigh 115 pounds, and I am about C2 Inches In height. I am bigger than my sister who Is sixteen and weigh more than my sister that Is eighteen although she ! taller than I. I get "poked fun" at sometimes for being so fat. Do you think I am any over-weight? I have quite dark skin, brown eyes and me dlum brown hair, my face Is not too long nor round. I think I look better with my hair purred out on the sides than I do with It Just combed back and braided. Could you Buggest a girlish fashion In which I could comb my hair without snarling It? Wishing you much success I am "A UTAH GIRL." Tou are about nine pounds overweight, over-weight, my dear, which Isn't so much nd don't you let them tense you about It but get real "busy" and see if you can't lose' that nlre pounds real quick. If you are now eating lots of sweets, fats, white bread and potatoes. Just forget them and substitute all the fresh green vegetables and fruits you can: take all the exercise you can, and take it strenuously, not forgetting a daily walk. Let your other exercises be whatever Is available to you whether It be swimming, hoj-se-back riding, tennis, etc.. but try to do something like this every day. If you do this I am very sure you will soon "reduce" the necessary amount. Suppose you try arranging' the hair by parting it straight down the middle of the back, braid each side close to the ears and roll the braid In a knot over the ears, arranging the hair about the face In a soft, becoming manner, by either parting part-ing It In the middle or on the side with a few bangs if you like them. Hope this proves to be a becoming style to you. It is simple and girlish. Dear Miss Brooks: Having found many pleasing answers an-swers in your "Between You and Me oorner, I am going to ask you a question ques-tion for the first time. (1) When it Is time for your boy friend to leave your house at night, which one should make the first signs of this fact? (2) What Is the proper thing to say at this time. Wishing you much success In your work. I remain "A WONDER," Utah. Tour boy friend should taite his leave not later than 10:30, when making mak-ing a social call, and should he not do so, It would be quite proper for you to get his hat and smilingly Inform him you do not make a practice of keeping later hours than this: ask him to call again, and bid him good night To "A. B" Enooh, Utah: My reply to your letter has been returned marked "Unknown." If you still wish this information, in-formation, please send me your correct address. I have necessarily had to cut down some of these letters In regard to "petting," "pet-ting," owing to the lack of space. Helen Brooks. Dear Miss Brooks: This ts the first time that I have ever written to you, but I have been reading your corner for some time and I have received much helpful advice from it. I saw the letter from the girl who wanted to know why petting was wrong, so I thought I would offer my opinion on the subject. I do not think petting is right because I think it lowers a boy's oplrvWn of you and I am sore it lowers your self-respect. Then if a boy is the petting kind he usually is the kind that will talk about a girl after she lets him pet her. Some girls say that they aren't as popular. Well, maybe they aren't in a way but they can always be sure that boys respect them even if they do say they are stow. I have gone some with a boy who respects re-spects girls enough to not be the petting pet-ting kind and I like him better than any boy I have ever known. If the boy a girl goes with is the right kind he will not drop her when she refuses wholesale petting. The Idaho girl said she liked to be petted. Well, I will admit that one can get a "thrill" out of It but I don't think I am missing anything by not allowing it. I am almost eighteen and I have been going with "boys about two years and I have decided that I like the kind that are not long on petting best of all. I suppose sup-pose the Idaho girl would say I was mid-Victorian but I am nothing of the Dear Miss Brooks: I have read your corner for sometime end have enjoyed it very much. If I will send you the song Blue Bird, may I join? (1) Where could I buy the book "On the Heart of Thunder Mountain," Moun-tain," by Zane Grey and how much would it cost? (2) How old do you think I am by my writing? Good luck, From BLONDT, Wyoming. Thank you for the song, and sending It surely entitles you to join, but you would have been welcome anyway. (1) The book "Heart of Thunder Mountains" Moun-tains" Is not by Zane Grey, but by E. A. Bingham and was published In 1917. It may be had here in Salt Lake for SBc plus postage. If you care to have me. X will be glad to buy it for you and "i-l! I can have Just as good a time at a (lare-e or parlv ;i s nnyone. I'ltlHi.'ll.l.A, Wyoming. Dear Miss Brooks: You ask for expressions on the subject sub-ject of pell lug. I know a girl that liked to lie pelted and she had lots of beaux but she soon got ton old for the "swell lovers," a the little lady calls t!iem, ami the belter class didn't want such a cheap gjri for a wjf or one that every body couM play with, so she got left. With best wishes, E. E., Idaho. P. S. Miss Brooks, if I write all I know of my alphabet will you help me till in the rest? Just answer In your column. I do not know Just what you mean In your post script, so shall have to ask you to explain, then 1 will be glad to help you If possible. Dear Miss Brooks: I have enjoyed reading your answers every week, and I am sure you are doing helpful and satisfactory work In so ably answering all the many questions that are asked. I can't think of a question to ask now, but there Is an old-fashioned song I would like very much to get the wojds of. I can't remember the titles but the chorus goes like this: "There are friends that we never forget. There are friends that we ever hold dear; Though we meet with a kiss in a moment mo-ment of bliss. And we part with a sigh and a tear." I am enclosing the words to one of the songs requested. With best wishes, MARVA, Utah. Thank you for the song, Marva, and I am very hopeful that some of our generous readers will recognize and send in one for which you ask. I do hope my corner is as helpful as you think, and appreciate your kindly wishes. Dear Miss Brooks: I have derived much pleasure from our little corner and reel that 1 should do my part to help it "grow," so I am sending in two of the songs asked for last week. I would like very much to get a book of Scotch Songs (such as are sung by Harry Lauder) and if some reader has one and wants to sell, trade or loan it. I would like to hear from them. (I want words and music.) Thanking you in advance for the favors and wishing best success to the corner, I remain, BONNIE JEANNE, Idaho. How sweet of you, Bonnie Jeanne, to wish to help our corner. Thank you so much. It is Just such thoughts and deeds that have made our corner possible pos-sible and made it grow. I have only-one only-one of the songs you wish now, so will hold your envelope for the other one which I am sure wHl soon arrive, and wouldn't it be lovely if some one should have a book of scotch songs such as you wish! I am sure the rest would be easy. I will gladly forward any information infor-mation anyone may wish you to have, right on to you. To DAWN, Smithfleld, Utah, and Violet, Jackson, Wyo: Having finally received a copy of "Spotted Fawn" I am glad to reproduce it here: SPOTTED FAWN It was a hundred years ago, When by the woodland way. The traveler saw the wild deer drink, or crop the boinchen spray; Beneath a hill whose rocky side o'er bowered a grassy mead, And fenced a cottage from the wind, A deer was wont to feed. She only came when on the mead The evening moonlight lay, and no man knew the secret haunt in which she walked by day. White were her feet: Her forehead showed a spot of silvery white That seemed to glimmer like a star in autumn's hasty night. And as here sang the whippoorwlll, She cropped the sprouting leaves, And here her rustKng steps were heard of still October eves. Once in autumn's golden time, she rang the wild invade, And found the pheasant nor the deer, and wandered home again. Next evening shown the waxen moon, Beside the silvery-footed deer there graced a spotted fawn. The cottage dame forbade her son to aim the rifle here; "It were a sin," she said, "to harm or fright that friendly deer; This spot has been my pleasant home ten peaceful years and more, And ever when the moonlight shines she feeds before our door. I love to watch her as she feeds, and think that all Is well While such a gentle creature haunts the place in which we dwelL Next evening shone the waxen moon as sweetly as before; The deer upon the grassy mead was feeding full in sight. He raised the rifle to his eye and from the cliffs around A sudden echo shrill and sharp gave back its deadly sound. Away into the neighboring wood the startled creature flew. And crimson drops of moisture lay amid the glimmering dew. Next evening shone the waxen moon as sweetly as before. The deer upon the grassy mead was seen again no more; The red men say that here she walked, a thousand years ago; They never raised the war whoop here, and never swayed the bow. At night the red men came and burnt the cottage to the ground And slew the youth and dame. mail it to you. (2) About 1G, aren't you? Dear Miss Brooks: , Here I am again bothering you. but I promise that when I write again, there won't be so much trouble about asking questions. (1) Have you the song. "Midnight on the River of Venice?" Ve-nice?" (2) Will you please ask someone some-one to write to me, who is 14 and a girl? I think maybe you can ask In the paper, please. Love and best wishes, from, NET NEEN, Idaho. Tou haven't bothered me at all, be- . cause I just will not be boihered. (1) I do not have this song, but perhaps f some of my reader have. (2) Here It j is, you see, in tht oaper. j T'ear Miss Brooks: Your coiner bus helped me In many W'.'iys, but as yet 1 havti never written to you. Tin-in lire a few question which I would like you to answer If you will. II) Is It proper to chew gum at U.inc.u oi In any oilier pulillc place? '2 it lucre Is an en let t a: nun- lit In your in. in.: town Is It proper to go elsewhere else-where to a similar em ertal a men t ? Thank!. jg you 1,) itilv.'ince, remain, J1BOW KVKs, Idaho. )'hew!ng goin In any pnnlic plur.e la vnlgiir, lirowii Kv.-s. If one wishes to clu :.v gum t sooiil.I be done In the j pir acy of one' home or heller Htlll, ' room. 12) It wool. I siiow more loynlty I In your hone- l o 7. n, lo atl.ei.il the enier-,;;ieineri! enier-,;;ieineri! t:i'.':ti tiiere. Put eii-cum-si-'ii'-e, i:.!m,i make H a;; right to go to '"'e one .Mil of li.v.l,. You run le;lter Ju.;ee ,,f Miat t!,,,n 1 ran. re ar Miss Brooks: We have h.-e-i f.-a.iing the lerters ir. your corn.-,- v. e enjoy them. -May we join? V.'e v.ant to a:-k you a few 'luesnons. (I) Is it proper for a boy to l-.lss a girl afi er i ak ing her some Place? Cl) Is II proper for girls of 11 and I'i lo go Willi hoys? CU Mmu' a boy anil a girl eo any place without other i.-u.lc-' ( 1, SiiouP! a girl go car riding- with a boy after a snort aciiuatniaoce'.' Thanking you la ad-Vance ad-Vance and wishing you success, j MKTTA and JAZZ. Maho. Yes. surely, you may join. M) Hardly proper, girls, hut quire a popular pop-ular pastime It seems. 12 I ilo not think a girl of fourteen should be going go-ing out with boys. It is all right tor a girl of sixteen to go occasionally, j lo) Not at the e.g.- vou l.-ien'.ion. ( -1 ; No. Wily? Just read the papers, dear, j Tins 'inewMori is answered in some way in the daily papers nearly every day terrible accidents, kidnappings, etc., etc. Please don't do it. Y'ou are evr so welcome. Dear Miss Brooks: I would greatly appreciate It if you would send me or print the song, "There's a Rose In Old Erin That's Blooming for Me." (1) When a girl first moves to a strange city unknown, how can she make friends? (2) if boy you dislike asks you to atteno. a public gathering with him and you don't want to go, how shall you tell him? I would like to ask you some more questions but as two is the limit I will close hoping I am not too much bother. Sincerely. A CURIOUS GIRL. Utah. If the song is sent in. or I can locate a copy, you shall have It, of course. (1) About the best way, I think, is to affiliate af-filiate with some church. In that way you can become acquainted with the young people associated with that particular par-ticular church and your circle of friends will gradually widen. Tou might also join the T. W. C. A., or the Girl Scouts, or some such organization. (2) Tell him you are sorry but you have already made other arrangements for going, or that you have a previous engagement, or something of that sort. Ask the other questions another time, dear, and I thank you for obeying the rules. 1 I have been lntere3ted In your corner for some time. I never have written before and I hope I will he welcome. (1) I was born May 2'-. 1013. What day of the week was T horn and wht are my colors? My eyes are a dark gray. (2) If a person is tiiin should they eat to set fat? Wishing yu success. I remain. MICKEY. L'taa. Tou were born on Thursday, Mickey and your colors are supposed to be red and pale yellow. Drink lots of water, and buttermilk and sweet cream. M1 a half pint of sweet cream and a quart of buttermilk and drik at least this amount daily, and twice that would b better still. A very gocd book on thi subject is "Diet and Health." by Lulu Hunt Peters. Perhaps you can get Uilf at your Library. |