The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-07

Such q mother
Is Elaine Car MISS HUNT
ringtOn, he
radio serial writer. The beauty,
charm and poise Of her 16-year-
old daughter. Patricia, today testi-
fy to how well the task was &C
cOmpliShed.
Mrs. Carrington's views are def
mite. She believes that girls Of sub
deb age should be well-groomed.
and that there Is nothing like
praise and appreciation of their
appearance to cure them Of the
sloppiness Of the tomboy stage.
Cured by Praise
She tells us that at the time she
was having most dif1culty with Pa
tricia, she was In Hollywood. One
evening while having dinner with
Franchot Tone she happened to
show Pats picture and mentioned
her problems. Franchot was struck
with the child's beauty and going
to the telephone, called her home.
When Pat answered, he said. This
Is Franchot Tone. ! think you're
beautiful and / want you to come
to my opening" Pat at first refused
to believe that 1t was Franchot, but
finally her mother was able to
convince her. That night she wrote
q letter to Mrs. Darlington that
went something like this: II think
I ought to have my hair done and
my nails mAnicured: and I ought to
wear high heels" From that day on
she was cured Of being q tomboy.
OF course every mother can't en-
list the aid Of q motion picture star
to solve such q problem. but 1t does
show what praise can accomplish.
Mrs. Darlington has no objection
to makeup for the sub-deb. "Your
'teen-age daughter wants to look
her best. And she is competing with
girls who do use makeup. It Is up
to you to teach her that there Is
good and bad taste In this, as In
everything else, and that she
should learn to use good taste.
"She should have a manicure
once a week, but use only colorless
nail polish. It is up to the mother
to guide this carefully, both by ex-
ample and precept, for naturally
the child copies her. The hair-do Is
important. also. The hair should be
washed at home, but 1t sets a girl
up a great deal to have q perma-
nent once or twice q year. or to
have her hair set at a beauty shop
for a very special party. Lipstick
for a girl Of sixteen or older Is all
right II she uses 1t S~paringly.
Smeary lipstick Is cheap. ! am op.
posed to rouge, however"
Girls Clothes Important
The author believes 1t important
that q teen age girl have the latest
styles you can afford. Being great
conformiStS, wanting to look like
everyone else In their crowd. chill
dren are unhappy II they don't
have what others do. Whether or
not a high school girl wears an
evening gown depends on the
crowd she goes with. II her friends
have evening dresses, she should
have one, too. II possible. II 1t Ia
really impossible for her to have
one, then she had better change
crowds, for she will be uncomfort-
able In the old one as long as she Is
different"
When your daughter reaches the
awkward age, ignore It completely
AS far as letting her see that you
notice It. II attention Is called to 1t,
it may become q fixation. There are
things you can do In q tactful way
to help her through this phase
without letting her know what you
are about. II she Is awkward with
her hands, let her serve tea to you
and your friends until she can do It
with grace. Let her visit with your
friends. It will help her to lose her
awkwardness and shyness In the
feeling that she Is one Of the party.
Awkwardness Is really inexperience
and the more experience she &C
quires In handling herself. the less
awkward she will become.
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