Evening star., 1949-09-04
Among
Us
Teens
By Vol

we can't understand why that boy
seemed so enthusiastic for a while
and now fails to call-We shouldn't
always be too sure it is one of
the odious things of which the
ads accuse us. 1t could be simply
that we've been demanding, or al
lowing dates which are too ex-
pensive for a teen boys wallet.
With his money in state of dis
appearance, what's he to do? We
should all along indicate we enjoy
cheaper seats at the movies, or
we can invite another couple In,
and stay home and dance. We can
60 for walks, or to visit friends
a boy sometimes enjoys a girls
relatives, I've been surprised to
find. Outdoors. in our own yards.
we can entertain him by having
big brother join in horseshoe
pitching, tossing for baskets, base
ball or catch. Even when boy
is wealthy, he likes such evenings
in between the big dates and can
save his allowance for nicer for
mails and dinner dances.
Xxx Xxx
VACUUM FILLER-If there's
any moment when life pals and
there seems to be absolutely moth
ing to do but drum the desk, tWirl
a pencil, or shuttle the leaves of
two books together, someone sug-.
gests that we try to recall the
places we visited this summer
and write a few thank-you notes.
It's a good formula for being re-
invited next summer. Even though
they're written on notebook paper
your host or hostess will have his
or her faith in humanity restored
when at long last word comes
through from the lost traveller. I
HERE WE SIT-With newly
made bookcovers. with newly
curled hair, with newly shined
shoes and newly sharpened pen
cils-it all seems pleasant enough,
but school has really got its teeth
into us. It's going to be difficult
to keep our sunny smile, our op-
timistic outlook. If we ever begin
to get behind in our assignments.
worry will come like cloud and
put our brains in total eclipse
the psychologists say we can work
only about half as efficiently If
we're under a worry shadow. Calm
down, it isn't the smart kids who
get by-it's the Teens who save
trouble by doing a
good share of their daily assign
ments at the times they's sup
posed to do them. Things which
are habit are easy-schoolwork is
like brushing your teeth-estab-
lish a schedule and you don't
think twice about it. It's the
daily battle of Should I or
shouldn't II" which is 10 times as
hard as the actual study.
COSMETIC SWITCH-With fall
almost here. Teens need to be con-
scious of the changeover in shades
of face tint and fingernail colors,
in order to be noticed among older
girl competition. Lipstick can be
richer and darker and still con-
trast with dark shades in clothes.
If you've been wearing dark pow
der, remember that a tan fades
quickly, and you might find your
self wearing a Halloween mask.
Perfumes worn by Teens OF good
taste become spicier In the fall,
but definitely not heavier. for
daily wear. Fingernail and toe
nail polish that was so vivid for
dark tans. can change to shell and
dawn colorS-ever so lovely with
newly pale hands, with blue velvet
and amber moire tea dresses.
SCARF CAPRICE-The head
scarf has gone through all sorts OF
variations. 1t was worn first de-
corously and neatly three-cor-
nered. tied under our chin. Then
it developed the bobby-pin loop
the-loops. tied at nape OF neck,
tied at top of head. with various
drape effects swooping loosely
about and swathing our prospec-
tive curls. But I hope most Teens
have not had to suffer the side
tie, which was developed on the
East Coast. The scarf gets your
skull into q head lock and ties over
one ear, ends dangling. A large
earring on the opposite side makes
the Teen wearers of this fad look
like lopsided gypsies, or pirates
with bandanas askew. Leave us
strength!