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Sage n

Lear ArS. SEneS
J. VIII you please ten me- IL sara ia
VIII stop hair from falling out2 NJ hSir
lS very oily and / have considerable dan-
arau ana an itching scalp. Should ne ges
2e nia1S very strong. and how often usedE
as " made OF dry sage only?
4 nave so many freckies Would Won
soylSe me 10 use buttermlik and soSaR z
nave nave oeSa tod i would cause a growth OF
3 What kind OF vaselins win thicksa
4 My nose is flhi Of blackhsads. Ia IL
VERY ANXIOUS.
]. The sage tea VIII stop the hair
from railing out II Is made OF dried
sage and the tea should be quite strong
Apply 1t once a week.
2 BGttermilk alone Is excellent for
clearing away freckleS, and the additin1
OF soda would strengthen its oualItiss
This mixture will not cause hair Ia
grow
5. The ordinary vasellne of the hest
quality Is the kind to be used on the
eyelashes.
4. To get rid OF the biackheads II ia
necessary to press them out, but vbAn
doing so do not allow the nail 10 touch
the skin. Have a piece OF soft cloth
between the nall or the Instrument
which is used TO remove the blemish'
When the pore is cleansed apply per-
oxide, which acts as an antiseptic and
as an astringent.
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THE GIRL WHO BEHAVES

T HAVE so often received letters from
girls who lament the fact that be-
having. in the accepted sense or
the term, means a lack Of popu-
larity. Let me add, with a certain
class OF men. One reader bemoans the
state Of affairs. THE girls who allow
undue familiarity drom young men
friends" writes this contributor. ARE
the ones who seem 10 be popular and
entertained"
I grant all that, but I must add that
for the girl who behaves there is al
ways a self-respect which is Of inesti-
mable value in the attitude which we
hold toward others.
The hoyden who engages in wrestling
matches with her masculine admirers,
who in the end usually get the kiss
which they seek, loses certain dignity
and respect as soon as she allows her
self TO forget that a barrier should be
placed between herself and men.
Her sister, who sits in the corner. an
outsider, forbidding and proper, may
not be sought with the eagerness that
characterizes the others friendships
with young men, but she is behaving In
a refined, ladylike manner.
There is a satisfaction IN this thought.
To the proper girl or woman this feel
Ing should counteract any disappoint-
ment that may result from a lack Of
friendliness. After all. is the familiarity
that breeds contempt the object that
YOU desire? Is not the clean reverence
for womanhood Of much greater impo--
lance?
Generally that woman who doesn't
care what the other people think has
assumed that stand because she has
brought upon her head the criticism OF
people who act eircumspectly,
You havs no idea how vague is the
line that many young women draw. over
which their friends step with astonish-
ing assurance. I am sorry for those
people. AS surely as you clearly mark
the boundary OF familiarity, just as de-
cldedly do you command a dignihed
treatment.
No; the girl who behaves. whether In
the parior. on picnics or on the streets.
is the one TO be emulated. The ''popu-
lar young woman who gains the notice
and attention OF men at a loss of wom-
anly dignity is one 10 be pitied.
To nv girls who behave l urge that
they continue in this line OF action. No
friend who insists upon undue familiar
itv Is worth a regret. No true, Valua-
bic friendship viii ever be prevented be-
tween man and woman because she
chooses 10 be wOmanly and demands q
respectful consideration. Just keep right
on behaving
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Girl of Sixteen
pear Mrs. Adams.

Dear Mrs. Adams.
1. am only a girl Of is years OF age
and would like TO know * ! could go 70 the
operas II my parents 90 not ob5sct.
J. NY parents want me 10 go with a boy
whom 7 do not love. What would you ad-
wise me 20 do so that I DO not have 70 80
with him?
& am deeply In love with boy and I
think he loves me- but he never takes ne
home. We were never properly introduced,
but he speaks 20 me every chance he gets
do not think my mother would allow me
to take him IN the house. Please advice
me how to act in such a case. PEARL
/ It would be perfectly proper for
you 20 attend the afternoon perform
ances, if chaperoned.
2. Decline 20 accept his invitations.
do not think your parents would forcs
you to act against your will in such a
case.
g. Get proper Introduction TO the boy
before you become too intimate with
him. Let me advise you not to delude
yourself with the idea that he loves you.
Many girl has made herself very un-
happy by cherishing such ungrounded
beliefs
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To Reduce abdomen and Hips,
Dear Mrs. SyueS.

III MS. CYmeS,
VIII you kindly advise me what tn ds
70 reduce my abdomen and ny hipS7
MONTREALAISE.
Exercise is the best thing for your
ease, Try the following: Lie fat on
the floor and raise the body IN a sft-
ting posture without the aid OF the
arms or hands, and keeping the legs
perfectly straight all the while. This
VIII be difficult feat at first. but a
ntie practice viii make il possible.
abdomen is TO take hold Of a hort
zontal bar or something which might
be substituted for a bar; raise YOUR
self slowly from the ground and then
extend one leg at time and tbe1
both 10 the front OF you so that they
Do not continue the exercise when vo,.
feel fatigued. ''S
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To Break The Yabit
Dear Mrs. Adams.

Dear Mrs Adams.
I. live IN q small town and the boys
always hold the girls arms. How can
break them OF this habit? ] don't Ike It
one Bit
=. The BOYS almost always bring me home
from church. and as live quite a distance
from II we never get home until 10 O'CLOCK
The bows come in the house then and stay
an hour or so. / don't want 20 hurt their
feelings. but l DO wish l could step them
from staying so long
g. am is years old and am engaged TO
boy Of II. We cannot be married until am
IS Ny father dislikes the boy very much.
but get 10 see him al school Ny sweet
heart has asked ne TO stop going out with
other BOYS I can't possibly 80 ont with
him, and II ] stop going at all my parents,
who already are keeping bright lookout,
would know IN a minute that something
was up. What shall do7 GRAY EYES.
]. Tell the boys you are in need OF no
assistance and do not think II necessary
for them TO hold your arm.
2 You can easily break the BOYS OF
this habit by not inviting them in the
house.
8. My dear girl. do not be foolish
enough to tie yourself down at such a
tender age. especially to a boy TO whom
your father objects. Remember, he is
older than you and much wiser: SO take
his advice. Tell the young boy that you
have made a. mistake. and that you
know you had better wait until you are
older before becoming engaged.
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would be better for you to go away be-
aore you cause any heart aches.
Is IL LGWfaIs


Dear Mrs. Adams
: Is Il right for cousins Il, rnarrv3
z. is IL lawful in Ohio7
3 what can ! do when young man is
too Tres in his behavior and Whose friend
snip wish to retain7
= IN z COED college is II proper for q
Young lady 10 speak 10 q young man IN
her class without an introduction?
., A girl friend OF mine has asked me TO
Nlslt her. Some other girls inxinuated that
" 1 vent II would be to meet her brothers.
Idis Is not true. as ] desire the acquaint-
dol N p.EsrseJT,JSsI
]. This is a much disputed question.
and one TO which l am not willing 10
give any decided answer.
2. No.
). Insist upon gentiemanly behavior
young man who does not know how
CT her friendship.
8 Under such circumstances IL is
perfectly proper TO speak without an
Introduction.
5. Be independent enough to do what
you know to be right and do not pay
any attention to the remarks OF others
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To Regain Her Afection

I am greatly IN need Of your advice.
am % years OF age ana have been en-
gagged 20 girl OF 1s, Because ! cannot
marry her now she refused to have any
thing more to do with me. have a warm
affection for her and would like to know
what can do q. b,
1t is too bad you made the mistake Of
speaking Of matrimony to a girl so
young. / think. however, If you will
give her time TO think the matter over,
and II she is deeply In love with you,
she viii reconsider her actions and be
willing TO wait until you are both some
what older.
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Tickle, Jealous and Sensitive
Dear Mrs. Adams-

Dear Mrs. Adams
J. 1 am very nckle. Jealous and senzi-
tive. Can YOU tell me how 20 overcome
these faults2
young man, should she give him her hand
or just speak his name?
3 Is IL good form for G1rl to wear one
or two plain rings 90 schOOlF
4. Is Il proper for young girl TO 90 out
horseback riding with 3 gentleman twelve
or thirteen years her senior without
cha perOn2
ST a gentleman offers his horse TO =
Young girl for the afternoon, would il be
proper for her TO accept Il?
is there anything wrong about girls
exchanging rings with boys7
I. What DO you think Of a Kiri Who
Airts5 BROWN EYES.
/. No amount of advice could help
you to overcome your fickleness. Such
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Fifteen and Fifty


Dear Mrs Adams
We are two girls. Is years of age, and
have two gentlemen admirers OF about 80
years. We have been keeping company
with them for a number of weeks but our
mothers are in ignorance of their daugh-
ters' conduct Would il be proper 10 ac-
quaint these two Of our mothers ignoranceg
TWO FOOLISH KIDDIES.
First OF all. let me say that / do not
approve of girls OF Is choosing men
Of 80 for their companions. Such dis
crepsney in ages is to be strongly dis
coura ged. Secondly, IL is most i'm
proper for girls to have secret meet
ings with their admirers. Ones par
ents should be made acquainted with
ali ones friends. The only thing for
YOU to do is to clear the matter IN
BY sending the men out Of your lives.
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-Four Boys and Three Girls

Dear MS. Adams
/. IL there are four boys and three girls
going home from church together, how
snvuid they walk?
z II there are TWO girls and one boy.
should the. one siTl so with the boy TO take
the other honey
I was on a car the other day and =
boy friend OF mine was on the fTOut or tho
car. while another Was on the back. Which
one should have taken me homer
4. II a gentleman kroWS girl just
from having heard Of her. should he intro
duce HIMSELF
8. II 4 Boz takes q girl home from church.
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Length of Dresses-Scar

Dear Mrs. Synes
l am % years old and feet inches
tll wear my dresses four inches aboYs
ny shoetops. but my friends say thew aTa
700 short. How long should I wear thenF
have 2 very noticeable scar on tbs
ieft side OF nv forehead. which parts ny
orow IN two. Could You Eiye me remedy
VIII which 10 remove itZ DISTRESSED
Inc length OF a person dress must
0e oeolded by her general appearance.
II you lock awkward with your dresses
so short. It would be better 10 havs
mem heightened. despite your youthful
II you apply crude oil TO your eye
oIoW' II may train the hair to grow
oSsI me scar do not think you can
remove the scar. OF course as tiTns
goes on It may become less noticeable.
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Woodeg Wed1ing

Dear Mrs. Adams.
am about 20 celebrate our wooden we'd
ding and am little short on ideas for en-
tertaining. Would you please give re some
sugEestions7 (Mrs.) r. NJ. NJ.
For amusement try naiI-poundlng
or a whiting contest for the women,
and let the men dress dolls made from
clothespins Then have a small wash
tub filled with sawdust or shayings, out
OF which each guest win draw a small
wooden box filed with wedding cake.
Give each guest a wooden plate upon
which to sketch a face, and give prizes
to the one who draws the best and the
one who draws the most ridiculous.
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Form a Club

Dear Mrs Adams
/. I am II years old and I've in A small
town where there are no amusements.
Would you advise having gatherings Of
boys and girls every few weeksR And what
should be done 20 entertain the guestsS
z Should the boys accompany the girls
home after the meetings7
g. ] have been going with girl few
years younger than myself for quite a time.
Is IL proper TO kiss her good-nlgbt?
LONESOME BILL
J. Why not form literary club, to
meet once a month? At the meetings
you should have readings and debates.
Occasionally you might prepare must
cal program and then serve light re-
freshments.
g Yes.
8. No: you are taking a-Driv1iege to
which you have no right
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Escort is Blackboard

Dear Mrs. Adams
!. When a young girl goes 70 a dance and
has been Introduced % young man and
he asks 10 take her home. what may she
say
. When I 90 10 a party there Is a young
man that always goes home With me- He
is very backward and never says anything.
Is IL proper for me 70 start conversations
? When a young man wants 70 dance with
me and J d. not wish to dance, what would
be polite WAY Of telling him7 BABE.
l. II you have no escort and your
chaperon IL willing TO have the young
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What TO Say

Dear Mrs Adams.
Please inform me through your columns
the exact words a girl Of Is should use
when being introduced to q boy Of her Own
aFe GREENE
Sometimes q bow and q smile are
all that are necessary. but when any
remark is TO be made you may use q
phrase: as. II am pleased to meet you,
Ar. Morris"
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Curly No More

Dear Mrs eyrnes.
by little girls hair used to be quite curly.
but because Il was stFingy at the ends
had 4 cut bob fashion, and now II II
again. A. o. L
Brushing the hair briskly and nassag-
ing the scalp daily may restore the curl.
Do not use any artificial means to curl
OF the h6st.
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To RemoVe Marks

DS1f MIS- STmeB
left by uimples n
me marks will disappear OF their
oMh accord, but to hasten their depart
uIe you may anoint them with an
ointment made OF forty-eight grains OF
eortc acid and one ounce of IanoIn
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Advice on Social Customs

man walk home with you, you may ac-
cept his offer
2. In such a case IT IS almost your
outy to start a conversation to break
the silence.
3. Tell him you are q little tired ana
90 not wish to take part in every dance.
remember that the dance you refuse 10
give MIN must not be given TO another.
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after Luncheon

Dear Mrs. Adams.
VIII you tell me some ways Of entertain.
ing young girls after a luneheon2
HOPEFUL
Music or Rotations may follow the
luncheon. A very practical form Of en-
tertainment would be 70 have each girl
make q section OF a garment to be
given 10 charity.
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Not Popular With the Boys
Dear Mrs. Adams.

DEot ME hIdLIlss
kindly advise me. I am popular with
the girls. but not with the boys. I do
not seem to know how to act. What can
] do? I am not homely and I am In
Yited TO parties. iuncheons. etc. Am [
expected BY my friends to entertain tN~m
in return7 JOY.
Probably you do not make yourself
interesting TO the boys by being in
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should she ask him Into tho housef

SIAIfEEN.
l. One of the girls will be obliged to
allow two boys TO walk along with her
:. | see no other way out of il If the
one boy Is to escort the two girls home
3. Neither one Of the boys was obliged
TO take you home, if you were not out
with him
I, No; he should ask some one to give
him an Introduction to the girl
5. 1t depends upon the hour. III II is
10 o'clock or after when the girl reaches
her home. she would not invite the
young man into her house.
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4 Form of Filtration

Dear Mrs. Adams,
I am frcm a very high family II il
above me 10 alFt I dropped my handker-
chief one day to attract the attention OF a
strange nan walking behind me- knowing
he would pick it up for me. My ehum is
shocked. Was II very terrible thing2
ALICIA
To my mind. Won were flirting when
you were trying to attract the attention
of a strange man. Well-bred persons
do not make an attempt to seek the
acquaintance OF an unknown person
without a formal introduction.
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terested In this achievement Find
out what they like to talk about. and
phen keep up a conversation along
that line. Do not be morbid and
fault-hnding Speak well OF your
friends. While you are not expected
10 entertain, it would be very nice TO
show your gratitude for past hospi-
tally by giving simple form Of enter
tainment
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Solutions to Social
Problems
When Passing Plate

DEAR Mrs. Adams
win you tell me whether in pass
II ing a plate for the second helping
Il is prooer 10 remove the knife and fork.
~ shauld thew he Jet, on the nlate? F.
the plate when It is passed for & second
helping.
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YeHosv Streaks in Hair

DS-l Ais- Symes,
WIN YOU kindly give recIpe for keepius
So mar from becoming streatoed with
Ssiio" CONSTANT READER
NOT much can be done tc prevent
yellow streaks from appearing in gray
halT, except 10 keep the hair in
heaIthy condition by rubbing the scalp
once a day with a good tonic
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TIE Decision To Make

10 Rose La Neer: As you requested,
l shaIl not publish your long letter I
should think your own experience years
ago would tell you what to do. II you
eah resist all temptation, stay where
you are. II you have no will power, It
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this. The nose. the eyes and the mouth
must be allowed TO rest In their own
glory, undisturbed by a child. who does
not realize the consequences Of habits
that IN time will destroy the beautiful
lines of the face.
Many habits are allowed to grow be-
cause there is not the intelligent in
hibition OF them in the first stages. You
are aware OF the little faulty actions of
boys and girls as well as / am. IL is
that are added each day to the great
cable OF habit. and no one will be more
grateful to you than the corrected
child
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Heat the cocoa butter and oil OF ALMONDS
IN a bain-msris and when thoroughly
blended add the zinc and bOrax: stir as
II cocis, ana add the oil or berganot lazt
Rub into the hands AZ night
les; Inc sage tea VIII darken and in
crease the growth Of your eyebrows and
eyelashes.
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To Develob the Legs

Dear Mrs. SyTnes
The calves Of my legs are not developed
correctly. ! have used COCOA butter for
Ss sek ever uight, but that does not seem %
hneip them any. Can you tell me OF any
thing that will improve them?
Ny hands are very thin ard also very yei-
low would Ike something 70 help them.
WIZ eaEe tea make the eyehrowr md eye
1ashes long and dark BROWN EYES
You expect results too soon. One week
is not sufficient for determining whether
or not the cocoa butter Is beneficial
Along with the massage try some leg
exercises.
To make your hands plump apply the
skin food for which I am giving the
recipe. and to whiten the skin wash the
hands IN lemon iuice
Skin Food FOR 4be uznI=
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Il Strasp Ride

Dear Mrs Adams.
Please explain to me What 'strav
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ANSWERS TO
BEAUTY QUERIES

received and the limited spacs
~ given this department. II Is abso-
lutely impossible TO answer letters in
the Sunday issue following their receipt.
The letters must be answered in turn.
and this ofttimes requires three or four
weeks
All correspondents who desire an I'M
mediate answer must inciose a self
addressed stamped envelope for a reply.
This rule must also be complied with in
regard 10 personal letters.
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Paying Cdrfare

Dear MS. AGATE.
Is il right for young man TO pay
young woman's carfare when he accidentally
well A. 8. 7.
No; It is not the proper thing 10 DO.
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ride Is. have heard 50 mary OF ny chi
lege friends speak Of them.
Miss SOPHOMORE
A straw ride is an excursion made in
q large eoverless wagon. the door OF
which IS thickly covered with straw.
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\.y'>e
ITO . 0SE who : ', ssS1ss ., vii" ssn
slant wonder that bad habits ars
so quickly formed and good ones
attained at the cost Of endless repetition
and drill But the fact remains that evil
habits exist. and must be corrected by
parents before the appearance OF tina
child is changed ana lessened In at
traetiyeness.
Frequently there is a tendency TO
wrinkle the forehead in the long hori-
zontal lines that are extremely hard to
massage away. Look first at the hat
that your little one wears. II placed at
the back OF the head. the wearer feels
that 1t can be kept in place and pre-
vented from falling off by a movement
OF the forehead. Result: wrinkles on
little face far too young for thess
lines A remedy lies in the proper hat.
that shades the eyes and is held Sc
curely in place by q comfortable rub
Der band
Biting the lips is caused sometimes by
nervousness. but more often by a dry,
sealy condition which can be relieved
by the application of cold cream. II
there be no little pieces OF the cutiels
70 bite the habit will be cured.
The habit OF contracting the eyebrows
IS sometimes due TO the fact that the
hair falls over the eyes. and a child is
generally willing 10 move along the
line of least resistance. so the strain
comes upon the forehead in the effort
10 save the eyes. The prevention OF
this condition is easy. Brush the hair
away from the forehead and tie back
with the wide ribbon so highly favored
these days. and in most cases very be-
coming 10 cuTls or the block cut.
For the nervous child. who while
studying or reading unconsciously bites
me nails the best correction Of the
hablt IS pair Of gloves large enough
70 allow freedom Of movement Of the
ntLe myers, but protecting them.
The habit dies out from lack OF exer-
else. For the little babies. also, who in
slst upon keeping thumbs in their
mouths, the glove idea is recommended,
Many children have a habit OF press
Ing the race at different places thereby
distorting the features and running
good looks Stop the first intimation OF
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Skin Food for the Hands.