The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-09
CAN GIRLS WRITE?
The 0Id.FasAioned Letters Of Cur
Grandnothers-AE Few Hints On
Answering Letters - what 6sras
Are Doins-SketaA1D0 = Brides
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Bouquet
| A good deal is said ana written now
adays about letter-writing as one OF the
lost arts and that the fin-de-siecie
young woman cannot write note. mucn
| less a lettar. II should be remembered.
however that letter writing Is not tae
/ same sort Of an '.art' that IL was in tho
DAYS OF our grandmother's girihood- wneh
time was no object, when letter writing
was q rare occurrence on account. per-
haps, OF the high rate of postage, ana
when there was greater formality In the
forms of expression. Nowadays every
woman has Ter own desk. and the writing
OF note or letter Is of almost daily oc-
cuyrence. As a rule she writes with ease
and fuency, and tbs woman who does
not or cannot write q correctly worded
note is the exception and not the rule.
The woman of good taste In everything
else Will show equally good taste in ncr
choice of stationery. Fashion does in a
measure dictate the kind of paper to be
used. but in that as in all things else
II is bad taste to go to the extreme White
paper is always to he preferred. as II Is
suitable for al kinds OF correspondence.
but now pale tinted paper is affected by
many and considered quite good form.
None but good black ink should be used,
as fancy inks are never in good taste.
Seeming letter paper is entirely matter
of taste and not of form. but whatever
you do. use only the best and most deli
cately scented sachet powder; violet is
perhaps the pleasantest to all persons,
and therefore the least Objectionable.
Small monograms or ones address are
considered quite the proper thing, and by
all means have your paper unruled. So
much for materials used, and now as to
the form. All invitations should be an
swered in the same form they are given.
no matter how intimate you are with the
friend giving the affair. If the invitation
is formal. decline or accept in the same
formal way; If it is in the form of an in
formal note, give your answer in the same
manner.
See that your letters are properly dated
with your address as well as the day of
the month, and then address the envelope
with care II Is the fashion now TO adj
dress those with whom your relations are
intimate with the short Dear So-and-So.''
instead of prefixing the pronoun MY" as
in former days. the pronoun being consid-
cred more formal. The greatest trouble
with letter writing today is that too little
time and thought are spent it is with
that as in everything else. we must rush
IL through in order to accomplish all that
is necessary to do in the day. So bad
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as the rapid age in which We live. though
even this does not excuse badly spelled
words or a blotted page. If a little more
care is exerted in writing notes and letters.
we will soon hear less of it being 'iost
art"
The girls who have their summer ward
robe planned have now time to devote to
outdoor sports these bright, warm days.
Cycling is the first amusement to be con-
sidered, for this is the time of year the
wheeling season begins. There is nothing
especially new in bicycling costumes. Ser
viceability and neatness are the two things
of greatest Importance in the dress. The
different kinds of linen advertised make
cool costumes and lod5k well so long as
they are fresh. but they so soon lose their
freshness that they are not advised. The
best costume is cloth skirt. with jacket
and shirt waist that can be Numbered.
Wash silks make stylish shirt waists and
keep cleaner and fresher looking than
those of cotton. Many more women are
riding tandems this season than last, and
il is an amusement that will probably
grow in popularity.
Many girls are beginning to prepare for
the June weddings which are sure TO come
with that most beautiful of all months.
How things change. Time was when no
girl would appear In public after her we'd
ding invitations were issued, but now all
is different. Functions OF different kinds
are given for the bride, and she in turn
gives dinners and luncheons for her maids
and ushers, and this winter it has been
quite a fad for the bride-to-be TO give a
theater party a few nights before the
wedding and then TO go back to the house
for chatting dish supper. That recalls
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lady in Boston, and that is the having a
water-color sketch made of the brides
bouquet. This happy idea occurred to the
young lady who was SO fortunate as to
catch the brides bouquet as II was thrown
and she made 3 sketch of IL and presented
IL TO the bride. who was so pleased that
she showed ii TO all her friends, and so
the fad has grown. and now the artist TO
paint the bridal bouquet has become as
much part of n swell wedding as the
florist on caterer.
The birthday stone for January Is the
garnet and for February the amethyst.
The birthday stone for June is pearl
"Who comes with summer to this earth
Apd owes 10 June her day of birth,
With ring OF pearl upon her hand.
Can health. wealth and long life COM
mand."
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The word golf is pronounced as II
spelled "goff."
Man forms and eduoates the world, but
woman educates man.
The word 'fondant," as applied to cook
ing. means a soft cream covering or an
icing. made by boiling sugar and water
together until il reaches a soft ball. After
IL is partly cool IL is reduced To creamy
consistency by rubbing or beating. After
proportions are one pint OF sugar TO half
a cup OF water
Cream that Is twenty-four hours old
viii whip more readily than new cream.
You can either sweeten and favor the
cream before beating or after 1t is whip
ped.
Cooked figs are much more digestibie
than raw ones. Wash them carefully and
soak them over night. The next morning
bring them TO the boiling point: lift them
out and add sugar 10 the syrup and cook
well and pour il over the figs.