Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-09

space that can be given to this depart
ment. Mrs. Sherwood will, select sucn
questions rs suggest points OF the mosl
general interest to our readers.
These questions having reached the cd
itor, we would answer them to the best OF
our ability, promising that as all etlquette
IN Americp is III chaotic state Gas, VII
ness the recent dismissal of the EngllSh
minister, which had it been done III like
manner between Austria and France OF
any other two powers in Europe, woulH
have been instantly a cause OF war;
therefore, opinions differ 50 much that
these answers are offered modestly.
CERTAIN QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED
The following letters have arrived
awaiting answers:
'iBelle MonelI' writes: els it proper
to put p. p G.. on lady's calling card
when she is making her farewell calls,
just before leaving city which has been
her home, when she does not intend re-
turning to that city, or is p. P. c. put
on her card when she is only Temporarily
leaving her city home for a country resi-
dence or visit TO EuTope?'
p. p. C.. is especially used when q lady
is leaving for length of time, or as you
say, when she is leaving a city which has
been her home. A lady rarely sends out
i. p. c. cards for the summer, or for a
short trip to Europe. lady visiting
Washington from Chicago could put Z
p. c. on her cards, if she had not time
to pay all her last visits, or if she were
leaving Chicago or Washington for resi-
dence elsewhere.
"James" asks: "Should wedding
cards be responded to? Should any no
tice be taken of announcement cards!
No, James, you need not notice either 1,
excepting by calling on the hostess and
the bride. Your card is all that is nee
essary.
"Nlrs. Mincing'' asks several ques-
tons:
First-fIs it proper for house servants
to wear caps and aprons, and who fur
nishes them -
1t is both proper and neat. The lady
of the house furnishes them and they re-
main her property when the servant
leaves.
Second Have finger bowls gone out
of fashion,"
No. They never 20 out of fashion g.
They are as Necessary as knives and
forks.
Third-"would six finger bowls be
enough for a party of twelve or fourteen
penple?''
No, Mrs. Mincing; a finger bowl for
each guest is as necessary as Il plate.
"CaroIine Sutherland - asks: What
IS 4 high tea and how did the name Origi-
gfc?''
high tea is a meal combining dinner
supper, and is given generally on
ay evenings in city houses. IT Is
ie up of cold dishes, like ham tongue,
.eu, salads, and with the accompa-
hts of hot biscuits, jellies, sweet
as, aud so on, tea, coffee and choco-
g.. Ii is rather Southern institution,
4un while remarkably good, is perhaps
the greatest promoter of indigestion i'm
aginable. 1t is called high tea because it
is supposed To promote hilaTity.
"Pilgrim s Progress asks: elf a
gentleman asks a lady if lie may call on
her and she answers Yes, should he call
within a week, and should he call a sec
ond time, or even Il third, if she is not at
home? And if she is at home and receives
him cordially, how many times may he
caIl?'
We sympathize with this ''Pilgrim
and advise him TO call twice, and then to
give it UP unless she sends him an invita-
ton. If she be nj home and treats Inn
kindly he may call again, but not often
enough to make himself bore. If she
docs not treat him '-sfilally we advise
potto 90 again.
What care bow fair she be,