The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-21

your own body. Just when you are
painfully conscious of your looks.
your hair has to turn lank and oily.
or dry and wispy; blackheads and
little bumps pop out without warm
ing; your legs are longer and you
feel awkward when you walk. stand
up or sit down. Your mother does
not understand you.
Snap out of it! Grown-ups are
not so much out of sympathy as
you think but they don't like to
have you going around as though
you have a chip on your shoulder.
Helping yourself can be fun. There
is dancing, for instance. to help
gain control of your muscles. Per-
hapS your mother could arrange
for few professional dancing les
sons. or you can learn yourself
simply by having some of your high
school friends in to practice with
photograph or radio music. II you
can't do this, then dance alone for
self-expression. 1t gives you a sense
of rhythm, improves your carriage
and posture. Being a good dancer
will help make you popular at
school parties, too. and nothing
gives a girl glow of confidence
quicker than attention from the
opposite sex!
Taking Off Bulges
II you are too plump or too
skinny or have bulges in the wrong
places, have a talk with the gym
instructor at school or at the Y. w.
c. A. and get expert advice and
help on smoothing down your fig
ure. Don't try to starve yourself.
1t spoils your disposition and may
even hasten tooth decay or cause
real illness. If you are really over
weight, ask your mother to talk
to the family doctor and get from
him a diet list. Bulges can be
heartbreaking at 10. but they are
not difficult to correct.
Make soap and water your best
beauty allies. Battle all over every
day; wash your face two or three
times using a complexion brush
and a creamy lather Of soap, sham
poo every week or 10 days and
scour your hands a dozen times a
day. If you are scrupulouS about
these things you will have little
trouble with blemishes. OF course.
YOU must work harder and be more
patient If you already have them.
but lots of soap and water help
to keep oil glands free from i'm
purities so they can function nor
mally.
Massage your face lightly with
gentle rotary movements OF the
complexion brush as you wash
Massage the scalp two or three
times a week with firm young fin
gertips and brush the hair vigor-
ously to turn stringy locks into
shining curls. OF course, you may
not have natural curls-and your
mother may not want you TO nave
a permanent yet - but straight
hair can be lovely If it is brushed
until it is fluffy and manageable
Clothes Cause Trouble
Take a keener look at your
clothes. Clothes are a point OF
friction between mothers anc
daughters. You want to dress like
a siren: mother wants to keep yot
in knee skirts and anklets. But try
to make her understand that more
grown-up clothes are really more
flattering. They take away thai
"overgrown baby" look that Sc
many Is or 14-year-olds have.
like simple lines with little Peter
Pan collars of contrasting materla
or soft bows Of the same stun a:
the dress for 'teen-agers. Those
jumpers that look SO spic and spar
with pretty blouses are nice, too
They make you less conscious o.
your legs and newly acquired
height. Wear your new heigh
proudly by standing straight anc
learn to walk gracefully.
Look among your teachers o.
your mothers friends for the mos
charming woman you know anC
let her serve as a model for your
self. She may not be the pretties
woman you have ever seen. but sh'
should be faultlessly groomed a
all times. She should have nice
cared-for skin and hair. a pleasan
voice: she should be friendly anC
warm and generous. Initiate he
manner and grooming and you vii
gain in charm and poiSe.