The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-24

to mother and present them to her In
the incest possible manner II she is not
then convinced that II Is a good idea
for you to have II. you may rest as
sured she has good reasons for not
wishing you to own one Don't you
think SO? II you wisk a personal re-
lply. Bobbie. send a stamped envelope.
Dear Miss Helen:
call on you so .often Tm afraid I'll
wear my Welcome out, but you are so
nice about helping everyone that like
to come again and again and now after
l thank you for the information you
gave me may / ask two more ques-
tons? Cd How should one eat olives.
asparagus. peas. corn on cob. lettuce
salad and rice? ca VIII you give me
the names of some of our nations
] greatest poets and authors who are
living? l thank you ever SO much.
Your true friend,
LUKE BUBBLES"
No. you wouldn't do that. my dear.
| "a Olives are eaten with the fingers.
asparagus, peas and lettuce salad with
the fork. When corn Is served on the
| cob. and holders are not provided hold
the ear of corn in the right hand, eat
1t as gracefully as possible, which Is a
difficult thing to do. When rice is
| BcTfeQ az y NeeoidDlc, eat Win tno
fork. (2) Among the most notable liv-
ing American poets are Henry Van
| Dyke, Frank l.. Stanton. Edwin Mark
| ham and Robert Loveman. James
Whitcomb Riley, Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
| Will Carleton and Madison J. Cawein
| are well known poets who have died
during the past ten years. t2) Among
| our well known authors of fiction
| (Which i take 1t you wish) are Louis
Joseph Vance. Randall Parrish. Harold
MacGrath. Samuel Blythe. Irwin S.
Cobb, Zane Grey, Booth Harrington,
Mary Roberts Rinehart. Kathleen Nor
ris. James oliver Curwood and Nina
Wilcox Putnam.
| Dear Miss Brooks.
was very much pleased for the an
| swers you gave me last time. Would
| II be too much bother to answer a few
more? My sister has also been inter-
ested in your corner. U) Is 1t proper
or improper to ask a boy friend into
the house when he has come to make q
date, IL this Is about the second time
he has come? ca Is II proper for q
girl Of thirteen years of age to go
| bArs-footed In the summer?
BRIGHT EYES AND SWEET LIPS,
Americas. Kansas.
Glad to welcome you again. Bright
Eyes. You come quite q distance to
visit with US don't your ~ 1t is al
ways proper to invite anyone into your
house when their call is Of social ma
ture. (2) No. II Is hardly proper for a
girl OF thirteen to go bare foot, dear
Dear Miss Brooks:
l certainly enjoy reading your COR
ner every Saturday when our town pa
per arrives. / would like to ask few
questions. az Could you please tell me
| Wi 4 AM
and religious or moral readings?
Thanking you In advance and hoping to
see my question answered in the next
| paper I remain your friend.
Blonde of Idaho.
It 10 very gratifying to know you
enjoy my corner. and / am very glad
that you are now making practical use
| of II. I believe that the Peerless Re-
| otter" will fill your need. This book
sells for e1.25 In the book stores here.
Please send stamped envelope IL you
| wish the address of a book store, az ]
do not give business addresses here.
/ To "INQUISITIYE." "DIMPLEs."
i GERALDINE" and BARBARA"
i Montpelier. Ida.-Your answers were
4 forwarded by letter to one of the
names you gave in your letter. 1t was
returned to me marked unknown"
and then sent 1t to one of the other
names and II was also returned to me
marked the same. / will now hold
these letters and Il you wish the an
swers. please send a name by which
can reach you.
, Dear Miss Brooks:
II also. like great many others, have
been interested in your work and cor
} ner. l think 1t wonderful the way you
answer the questions. This Is my first
time to enter 1 am fifteen and live in
country of sage brush. love to ride
} horses, go everywhere on them and the
. faster they go the better. thank the
0 girl for the recipe for a good COM
4 plexion. i believe as she does. l never
\ owned box of powder, not because
I couldn't have 1t. but l hate It and the
looks of II. Isn't 1t as bad to pow
n der the way they do. as for man to
smoker l think we ought to be proud
}, OF the compilations God gave us and
: not cover them up. 1 hope / will never
be tempted to use IT. For IL anybody
needs II do. % What else are the best
t studies for girl to study In High
}. School when she lust wants to be a
. plain women, as they call them, besides
!. domestic art and science? (2) What's
|? the meaning Of Elma and Jessie?
d A HAPPY GIRL.
II Lasal. Utah.
. Thanks, Happy Girl, I am glad yor
like us and enjoy the corner. / an
sure our little Wyoming friend will be
I glad to know she has another ally. Per.
Z haps It isn't quite SO bad as smoking
r dear. as II does not AFFECT our physica
: or moral well being to the extent thai
e tobacco sometimes does "a Ever,
= plain modern woman should have a.
Q advanced study in English, mathemat
= les. home economics. physical education
: and Industrial art as Is possible for hel
I to obtain, even though che is planning
. on being only q plain" homemaker
(2) The name Elma has no specia
I meaning. Jessie Is Scotch form Of
D Janet. meaning grace Of the Lord"
In regard to speaking plainly. but
normal child will have obtained goot
!, command Of the mother tongue at from
three to hve years Oftentimes Will,
the little one is learning to walk hi
whole attention Is given to this and 4
he had begun to talk before this. h,
} will make no further progress II
speech until he has mastered this OBJ
nfae1a Ar n rula n child will laQru Il