Show nd 0 c 41 this is n your corner make use of it for your information on questions question that are arc puzzling you it will be my pleasure and privilege to answer carefully and promptly all questions submitted to me your full name and address must accompany each letter sent cent for special information tend send stamped envelope all communications will always be held in absolute confidence fi all AJI letters should be addressed very plainly in pen and ink t to helen brooks box 1545 salt lake city dear miss brooks I 1 have te been reading the ques questions t ions and answers in your corner for some time and I 1 enjoy reading them very much would like you to answer a few for me 1 1 I am a girt girl of 16 1 I have been going with a boy of this town for some time and I 1 am very fend of him but lately he prefers other ether girls company in preference to mine what would you advise me to do 2 what kind of a girl do boys like to go out with 3 how can a girl be popular without being a flapper er 4 Is it proper for a crowd of eoys boys and girls to go up the canyon at night and have a chickoree chicke ree thanking you in advance I 1 am respectfully fully TROUBLED BRUNETTE 1 my dear do not waste your affections on a boy who prefers another girls society boys or girls either cither rarely form lasting affection at the age of sixteen and your friend doubt less wishes to be friends with more than one girl before he be settles down to just one and I 1 think it much the better way dont you you should enjoy the friendship and society of more than one boy and not be too fond of any one at the age of sixteen 3 boys like girls who rho are a little independent and who do not show their affection too plainly the girl who is modest and sincere quiet and unassuming will make many more lasting friendships than the girl who grows too fond of every boy she meets and shows it too plainly the flapper Is a passing fancy and her popularity 15 j f fleeting le eting do not I 1 entreat you imagine you have to become or even imitate A flapper to be popular better far be in a class by yourself and know this the whole world has not gone permanently mad over the bizarre in style but that there are those boys and men included who appreciate at the sensible sane acting and dressing girl 4 A crowd of boys and girls should not go any place without some older person who can act as chaperon dear miss brooks I 1 have been a very interested reader of your corner comer for some time but I 1 could not get up enough courage to write you about a question that has been bothering me for some time and I 1 am in bopes you will be able to answer it for me I 1 got acquainted with a boy over a year ago he seemed to like me very much and hen he asked me to marry him but I 1 dont know whether I 1 should or not he is 30 years old and I 1 am only 18 1 I think lots of him one time and then again I 1 dont care so much for him I 1 told him I 1 could not marry for two years he said he could wait ten years for me or longer if need be my parents think very highly of him ile he is is an exception to most boys ailese these days ile he works almost all of the time and he can always get a job when he be needs one he also said there was nothing too good for me but I 1 dont seem to like him for some reason he is a little old fashioned but he is as firm as the rock of gibralter br alter he has white hair and mine is not any too dark so what wha shall we do about it I 1 dont know what in the world to do so I 1 will try and get it from ray my mind until I 1 get an answer from you hoping you have the best of luck I 1 am SYLVIA st george utah P S I 1 dont like his white hair and he is not very well educated and I 1 have always had the desire for a well educated husband ile he has a fine nature and has lots of mother wit when he be writes me he always writes in pencil instead of pen and ink how can I 1 give him a hint without hurting his feelings well my dear you do seem to have a problem they say love is blind but I 1 doubt it dont you you are a wise little girl to put off the fatal day two years you should be able to tell in that time whether or not his peculiarities looks habits etc have become so obnoxious ta that at they will be a source of irritation to you always ile he seems like an exceptional man though we need more old fashioned people it seems to me and so why not keep his many good points as much in mind as s possible and forget the things which are not quite so attractive about him we all have our bad points you know the question of ef his hia light hair is rather a hard one to manage as I 1 cannot see how it can be b changed and after all what is the difference differ enco too much college education sometimes some timea spoils an otherwise wonderful man one can cultivate ways and habits which place thorn them I 1 well up in the scale of what the world conn considers idErs a cultivated wll bred person let this be the subject of conversation and let him know in a tactful way what your ideas are along this I 1 line and this would apply also alsi to the pen and ink problem but remember dear we are never able to have any one made according to our own pattern and I 1 wonder if we would like them if we could so we must always bs ba able to bear and forbear I 1 am wishing you the best of luck and great happiness dear cpr miss brooks this is the second time I 1 have W written rit itt en to you but I 1 do hope I 1 am no not to too much bother will you plea publish the words of the song entitled when youre gone I 1 wont forget you thanking you in advance I 1 remain BETTY tooele thoele utah no bother at all betty but because of lack of space we cannot publish son which can be readily obtained in the music stores your song can be had for 0 30 0 cents I 1 will be glad to have it sent to you if you wish dear miss brooks I 1 have voine some questions I 1 would like lika to ask you 1 how old is mary miles minter 2 who was the leading man in in the picture show durand of the bad lands 3 who first started motion picture shows W it thanking you in in advance I 1 WANETA Cle cleveland velarA mary miles minter is 20 years old dustin fadum was leading man in durand of the bad lands thomas A edison is pioneer of the motion picture industry dear miss brooks I 1 wrote once before but received no answer so will try again please give giva ms me the address of some store in salt lake where I 1 can get music and words and for how much thanking you I 1 am MAY HAY f manti utah you must have overlooked your an awer rely my dear you will have to send seid your name and a stamped envelope together with the songs you wish and I 1 will then tell you where you can get them and the price dear miss brooks you have helped many girls with their bee hive work perhaps you can help me would you please tell me about the blue violet thank you for the trouble I 1 have caused you A BEE HIVE GIRL burley idaho the botanical name for the common blue violet is the violet stands for constancy and modesty As the chosen emblem of it has served many a sadly practical purpose and it has been the theme of the poet from the earliest time As viola it was known to the ancient romans and the great linnaeus adopted the name as the language of science science in those early times when poetry and nature were blended so BO closely together the violet was received as especially the emblem of cori constancy stancy it has hag been found wild from arctic america to the gulf oi of mexico westward in the rocky mountains and across the sierra nevadas almost to the pacific coast it grows growa in deep shady woods as well as 29 in ia the most exposed places but generally where the soil is a little damp glad to serve you I 1 am sure |