American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-09-02

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Helen Brooks. Box l545. Salt Lake
Dear Miss Brooks:
have been reading the questions
and answers in your corner for some
time and I enjoy reading them very
much. I would like you to answer .
few for me. % ] am girl Of 10.
I have been going with boy Of this
town for some time and ! am very
fond Of him. But lately he prefers
other girls company in preference to
mine. What would you advise me to
do? (2) What kind of girl do boys
like TO 20 out WITH (3) How can q
girl be popular without being a flap
per? az Is il proper for crowd OF
boys and girls TO go up the canyon
at night and have chickeree?
Thanking you in advance, ! am re-
spectfully,
TROUBLED BRUNETTE.
"a My dear, do not waste your af.
fcctions on a boy who prefers snoth.
cr girls society. Boys, or girls eth.
er, 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 settles down
to just one, and ! think It much the
better way, don't you? You should
enjoy the friendship snd society Of
more than one boy, and not be too fond
Of any one, 1t the age Of sixteen
CD Boys Ike girls who are Q little
Independent and who do not show their
affection too plainly. Tie girl who 10
modest and sincere, quiet and unas-
suming, will make many more lasting
friendships than the girl who grown
too fond Of every boy she meets and
shows II too plainly. The flapper II
a passing fancy, and her popularity Is
fleeting. Do not, ] entreat you, ina.
gine you have to become, or even
initiate flapper to be popular. Bet
ter far be in class by yourself. And
know this, the whole world has not
gone permanently mad over the biz.
are in style, but that there are those
(boys and IN, included) who appreci-
ate the sensible. sane acting and dfess-
ing girl az A crowd Of boys and
girls should not 20 any place without
some older person who can act "a
chaperon. .ssg.f i, !.
Dear Miss BROOM:
have been q very interested read
or Of your corner for some time. but
could not get up enough courage
TO write you about question that. has
been bothering me for some time, and
i am in hopes you will be able TO an.
swer II for me. ! got acquainted with
boy over year ago. He seemed to
like me very much. and then he asked
me to marry him. But ! don't know
whether I should or not. He Is 50
years old, and I am only 10. think
lots Of him one time, and then again
don't care so much for him. I told
him could not marry for two years.
He said he could wait ten years
for me, or longer IL need be. Nv
parents think very highly Of him. He
10 an exception to most boys these
days. He works almost all Of the
time. and he can always get a job
when he needs one. He also said there
was nothing too good for me. But
! don't seem to like him for some
reason. He is a little old-fashioned
but he Is as firm as the Rock of Gil
bfalter. He has white hair and mine
il not any too dark. So what shall
we do about IL? don't know what
in the world to do. So will try and
get II from my mind until get an
answer from you.
Hoping you have the best Of luck,
am,
SYLVIA, st. George, Utah.
P. S. ! don't like his white hair.
And he is not very well educated and
] have always had the desire for q
well educated husband. He has fine
nature and has lots of mother wit.
When he writes me he always writes
in pencil instead Of pen and ink. How
can ! give him hint without hurting
his feelings!
Well, my dear, you do seem to have
q problem. They say love il blind
hut / doubt II, don't you? You are
wise little girl to put of the fatal
day two years. You should be able Ia
tell in that time whether or not his
peculiarities, looks, habits. etc, have
become so obnoxious that they will be
source Of irritation to you always
He seems like an exceptional man
though 1--WE need more old-fashioned
people, II seems to mel and so why
not keep his many good points as
much in mind rs possible. and forget
the things which are not quite so at.
tractive about him? We all have our
bad points, you know. The question OF
his light hair Is rather hard one
to manage as ! cannot see how it car
be changed, and after all what is the
difference? Too much college educa.
tion sometimes spoils an otherwise
wonderful man. One can cultivate
ways and habits which place then
well up In the scale Of what the world
considers cultivated, well-bred per.
son. Let this be the subject Of con.
versation and let him know in a tact.
full way what your ideas are along thi,
line and this would apply also to the
pen and ink problem. But remember
dear, We are never able 10 have any