The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-30
Be Natural
IF You Must
BePObular
BY MARTHA LEE


Four out Of five have it. That
longing for popularity, I mean.
Especially young girls between the
ages of IS and 20. All letters from
girls of that are age written out
the same subject. They al 4
for the key to popularity.
At that age, when "steadies"
and best beaux' are as distant as
Mars, young girls crave flock OF
boy friends. They want all the good
looking little SWANS in their high
school classes to come clamoring
for dates. One or two mean moth
ing. There must be at least a
bakers dozen.
Most girls make the mistake of
studying some girl who is especially
popular (and there is one in every
high school and then trying to be
like her Well, that is a sure fail
IRE, because no enc, who is not COM
pletely herself can hope to gain
any amount of popularity.
Synthetic Pep Nauseates
Perhaps this girl who is the pace
setter is an entirely different type
from the girl who hopes to gain
laurels by following in her foot
steps. Perhaps she has an abund-
ance of natural pep and energy.
The girl who is aping her may be
q quiet sort And if there is any,
thing more nauseating than syn
thetic pep, it is five double chocolate
sodas, eaten one after the other.
One of the first requirements for
popularity is sincerity, honesty,
naturalness. They al mean about
the same thing.
Another is to be sympathetic and
a good listener. Every boy loves to
talk about himself, especially if he
is drawn out with a few chosen
questions
He likes to tell of his ambitions
and aspirations. And the girl who
can do these things well is sure of
several good pals among her boy
acquaintance.
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Other boys hate to hear about
what you did when you were out
with Johnny last week, too. Some
girls have the idea that this sets
them in the light OF popularity
Bunk! 1t does nothing but make
the boy feel you couldn't be having
a very good time with him or you
wouldn't be remembering about a
night week past.
1t makes him wonder whether he
has spent enough money on you to
keep you amused. And last, but not
least, it makes him vow that it will
be 6 cold day before he takes you
out again
A boy has deep admiration for a
girl who can do something besides
sit around and be more or less orna-
mental A girl can be the most
beautiful creature imaginable, and
if she can do nothing else she will
be a flop.
She must be able to talk, to dance,
to hold the interest of the boy
through some means other than her
beauty That is an unstable thing
to put your hard earned savings on.
Must Have individuality
She must be individual, but not
conspicuous. Her individuality will
depend entirely upon how she
recognizes her own type and then
how we'll she makes use Of her own
style of clothing, hair dressing, and
makeup with emphasis on the
makeup.
And then, in spite of all the blat-
ting to the contrary, a girl must be
modest and reserved. She must be
a good sport, but not too good.
She who would be popular should
never, no never, be over-eager.
That is fatal. She must be nice, but
not anxious, if you get what I mean.
She can encourage boy without
dragging him in by the hair. A
smile at the right time is of infinite
value to girl who would be pop
ular.
And a nice disposition. Nothing
can do her popularity greater harm
than to have a nice tantrun.