The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-30

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Eacis of Interest
Ter tie Housewl1e.
All communications addressed to this
department must be written in ink and
accompanied by name and address,
! Both will be held confidential.
Correspondents will please write the
names of their places of residence 10
full. Letters go astray daily because
the address is given merely as City"
I There are forty-five OF these On'teo
| States and many cities in each State.
! /. what Is the gender, the person ana
the number of the following words?
| 2. what are the gender. the person
and the number of the following words!
| In nv opinion, both of the above SEN
| fences are incorrect
do not agree with the author OF the
answer given in your columns.
take il that the discussion Is closed,
hence 1 will not venture an opinion on
| the subject.
| On the contrary, we shall be glad to
| have your opinion. Nothing Whlch helps
| on the great work of teaching Americans
how, ~ sneak and to write their mother
| tongue correctly is out OF place IN TINS
column.
T. Should a man to be married at an
evening home wedding wear full-dress' OF
would a black suit and white vest answer
as we'll? en-
2. Should the bridegroom wear full
tod fyf
d. likewise or would a black suit ana
white vest answer his purpose:
3. Which is the more popular nour ZOE
an evening wedding, or oclocA;
az OUGHT TO KNOW.
I After S o'clock P. NJ. fuil-dress is
expected. even at quiet nome "eo. aIa
? He should wear evening dress, also.
Eight o'clock. A house wedding at
would be unconventional.
Ia Il nroner for a young man to wear
white vest when travelling by ran!
d WINE 'e3 T. NJ.
Custom and common sense JON hanus
In recommending gray or mixed No. ...;nI,,
for travelling he white vest certainly
.ccorde Ill with the SCOT and smoke Oh
a,ror,ar travel particularly While so1e
coal IS burned in the engines OF 80 liais
If orr railroads as to intensity the as
comfort of grimy cars and open "iiioo"
Your white waistcoat would not deserve
the name very lohs.
ro NV surprise I have lately been too
+,,at ives SIR and Eyes, ma am, are
.t GOOD form plain yes" and no
aScani rom servants, being more up-to-
5.Te kindly let me have your opll'ion
he nv "opinion," I can
nor painsay the truth that the Ensnsh
c,stom in this regard is now generaily
adonted hv Americans conversant with
snc;al and domestic etiquette. 10 say
yes ma'am" and Yes, SIT, " dn
equal, or even to ones senior; VINO - ul
the same social plane with tne speahS,'
sounds oddly old fashioned. Even ch1i.
s a,an .re tntored to say Yes, papa,
| .yes Mr.. Blank or mo. Miss Blank'
| instead of the almost obsolete chllolsh
| formula of forty years asone.
I. Will YOU please kindly inform me On
what day October 20, 1871, fell?
2. Also how to clean a white straw nat.
October %, 1871, fell on Sunday.
?. Brush out all the dust, rub IN plenty
| of damp cornraeaL Rub this OIL "heh
| drv. and wash with peroxide CT hydrogen
| I am a young man seventeen years OF
| age, employed during the day as stefNs
! rapher and typewriter.
| /. How could I indulge in exercising
! during the day, as I do not have any
| exercise all the week, and. may say
| all the month?
?. I sleep, say. from 10 P. NJ to A.
NJ. Do you think if I did not sleep as
long I could enjoy the pleasure Of having
more flesh, as am in need of it? would
thank you very much for answering this
question.
Some of my friends say if slept longer
and had more rest I could gain more
| flesh. I sit around in the office until
| o'clock What exercise is in that? What
| do YOU say about it? CHARLES.
Few young men of seventeen are fleshy.
| Give yourself time. You sleep quite long
| enough. More sleep would make you
''heavy'' of brain and faced of muscle.
| Drink plenty of milk, eat little meat, but
| heartily of potatoes and cereals. the lat
| ter with sugar and cream. Broaden your
chest and shoulders by systematic deep
| breathing; take long walks. You have
plenty of time for this before and after
! business hours.
! I omit your third and final query be-
cause I do not pass judgment upon pre-
prietary (or patenteO articles in this de-
partment.