The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
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Lear Miss Grey: When entering
the home OF my sweetheart should l
make the advances TO shake hands
with her and her family, or should
they be the ones to advance?
X. Y. 2.
A.-There's no hard and fast rule
for the shaking OF hands. II this de-
pended upon conventions there would
be very little meaning to the act. Be-
tween friends the act Is spontaneous.
Don't wait for others to offer-just
shake hands without wondering
whether you are doing the proper
thing or not.
Dear Miss Grey: We are two girls
of 16 and II. Are we too young to
keep company with two boys whom
we know and like, but to whore our
parents object because they think the
boys are not good enough for us?-
Blue-eyed Girls.
A.-You certainly are. Can't you
see that your parents, being so much
older and more experienced, are far
better able to Judge OF the merits or
the boys than you? Just wait awhile,
and you will find that your parents
are right, no doubt, and you will lose
nothing by following their advice.
Don't be too anxious to have beaux.
That time will come soon enough. and
girls who we're in a hurry to be young
ladies before they were old enough
are always sorry for their short little
girlhood" when they are older.
Dear Miss Grey: 81 know OF a
young man whom I want TO get ac-
Quainted with. In case l meet him
unexpectedly how can approach him
in introducing myself? (2) How can
I dress my hair? I'm 17.-Miss In
Quisitive.
,,A.-U Don't approach him at all.
II you care for his respect II he Is
interested in you, he will find a way
to meet your properly. IL he is not
interested, he will have no respect
for you IL you force yourself upon
him. co In the prevailing style for
young women, which seems to be
high up on the crown Of the head OF
late, and without false hair, or rats"
Dear Miss Grey-.My face breaks
out in rough places which later be-
come pimples. What can | do?-Bob.
Abe careful to use only the best
complexion soap. Keep the bowels
regulated sleep in well-aired room,
eat less fatty foods. II this does not
help you, consult a skin specialist
Dear Miss Grey am stenograph-
er OF 16. My hair is silky, but have
very little OF 1t, yet l do not wish to
wear false hair. How can l arrange
Il simply without a switch?-Lillian
A-Shampoo IL once a month with
egg. and once a week with warm corn
meal, which will keep II fluffy Then
Dart Il, roll at the sides, and fasten
IL up loosely Just above the nape OF
the neck with large bone hairpins.
either in a coil or rolled under and
made secure with large comb.
Dear Miss Grey am IL. weigh 140,
anu am s feet IL inches tall. Do
weigh too much?
A-According to accepted rules you
are just about the right weight.
Dear Miss Grey-what can do for
excessively oily hair, and what will
keep my hair light?-Inez.
A-Shampoo every two weeks, and
clean on alternate weeks with warm
cornmeal The hair naturally grows
darker as one grows older, and one
can do very little to prevent IT, A
little soda or lemon Juice In water In
which you rinse your hair will help
some.
Dear MISS Grey am going as
"Marigold" to a party. Please sug-
gest ways to make my costume.
A.-wear a brown cap edged with
gold braid. Make the sleeves and
skiSt OF your short dress Just like the
petals OF the marigold, and the bodice