The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-29
I QUERIES AND ANSWERS.

Eque6llOngs ana We u pIlho ~ .lio 6 .SSs
WHO answers tie greatest number. The
Questions are entitled Some Lttlo
Misses !. and aro as follows:
Il. What ss Is unhappy 7? q. What
Miss Is uncvil and ill-bred? 8. What Miss
wastes tino md money? q. w hat Miss
should BIO stunned by travellers b What
Miss gives unreliable Information I 6
What Miss meets With il-luck and dee
lay? Z. What &lss tis Nh uncertain core
respondents s. a What Miss can destroy
the peace of a nation? o.. What Miss
makes trouble wherever. she D goes /? TO-
What Miss carries trouble to her trothor7
III. What Miss does not vnlue her frlends7
10. What Miss Is 8dstrustful Of human
mature !? 13. What three Misses are sun-
Strtlthfu7 Y n WI IS III
# The answers are 4. Misfortune. o Mis-
behave. g.. Misspent.S4 Aflsguldo. s. Mis-
cali O. Misndvcnt,,re. Z. Misdiroct. 8.
3Nflsrulc. o. \ Mlsloing 10. Misconduct II.
iNtisapprecate. L.. Misnnthropy. 10. Mis-
represent. Mislntcrprot Mistnte.%
S Query. Will you kindly answer tho fol-
lowing question:: II How long should one
walt after tho death Of q sister before
u =,
olty.4 a.
XII Answcr:HTher Is no definite period for
q
sorrow, and Fl 1t does not mean that one
3is forgcttul OF d sister loved and lost
In taking up tho duties imposed BY neces-E
sary ocupati Ion. So SOON as Is possible
zone may, with all duo proprlety, begin
work gain, 81 5 5S55 IN n M SIX 4.
query: II have an old brown and yellow
singrainS carpet and anxious to make q rug
out Of Sit. 81 Will some one kindly tell
me, through your d uory column, no to
amake&a fluff ono recently referred to on
this page by Ruth Boudinot, In her de-
scrlption Of q Dutch dining room 35
s53s{6 Al ,..5 A1Rs.D, n. q II,
3 swoope, Va &, 81 h.
Answer: Pick upg your old carpet, card
t,5spin It and weave Y Il over into n plain
background. the sizo OF the rug desired.
Fasten the rug in a quilting frame and
then$tack all over livery securely, loops
OF bright colored knitting yarn, or
fworsted III shades desired, that have been
wound evenly and then fastened, allow
Ing about twenty-four strands to each
loop. After the surface &of the rug has
, been covered with the worsted loops set
lfon firmly and closely, tako a pair of
sharp sears and clip the loops. ~ They
will spread and form as fluffy a sur
face as desired 3 Il III II ss
A5 Query; I wish to celebrate my twentieth
lsblrthday, and It comes on Val entine's
Day February 14th. I wish YOU would
suggest some kind 8of party. Is there
such a thing as a yalentne party. and
how is it. arrang el? BY answering this
query in your next issue you will greatly
3obllgo Rs5 u; sG WI cis
Answer Valentine parties are pretty
affairs and one may; be arranged after
! this fashion: III 81 5* s3is n 5a
!. Send out your invita- lions In tho form
OF hearts outlined withred ink and word
ed within tho line thus: t $SS y
ls"From the heart Of a friend, &
These cards she doth send
s5$ III In tile hope you may be sure
to attend. = ~ jgt
I. Attach a Visiting card to the invita-
ton With loops OF pink and greer when
are tho Valentine colors adding TO the
address on tho card the hour ofNthe en-
tcrtalnment. 4gl4 39
S Have decorations in hearts, Cuplds and
pink carna lions or roses q gains q back
ground OF greencry. In receiving the
Guests e,e distribute Is each gentleman ana
| lady tiny paper hearts that are inscribed
with numbers Then let them match
numbers to get partners for tho enter
talnment. An appropriate game for the
evening would he a III cart Archery Con-
! test For this make q heart OF white
cardboard, about three feet IN helB NJ, On p,
which have been painted inner hearts
| outlined In red and Marked Fame"
"single Blessedness,,'' "Matrlmony,"
,"rhyS Hearts al Desire Four Times
| syYcdded" and SO on tho section pierced
| ~ an arrow 6 to etermine the future OF
the contestant I,
Another novel feature might be the
arrival OF the postman. while the guests
!, IRE seated at table. He IS announced
by the ringing Of "a bell, and carries IN
| lis mall -bag d valentine for ench person
q g a souvenir OF the occasion.
Refreshments may include heart
] shaped sandwiches, cakes and coffee, Ice
I cream may be served ~ heart s1a peg
morlngue glaces and q large hear SNAPPED
cako could be ordered from 1he na axe ~
| which ring, a. thlnlblo and = piece OF
money could be hidden before the cake y
iced. For bonbons, use OLD, fasnione'ne,
"secrets" and 'fconYersation&loz enses. s.
Query: Please lot mo know through
! yo,,r valuable paper the atlonnllfy OF
Richard Wagner, author Of Parslta a.,
| Answer: Wagner was born IN i.e l! ~,
| Germany, May @, 1918, and died n Yen-
| ice. February IS, 1888. His father. ca !.
Friedrich wilhelm Wagner wns clerk OF
| tho Police Court in Dresden where W ",
ner spent Ills boyhood a.
Query; Will you give tho date OF the.
capitol disaster IN Richmona q I, w, y, ~,
| Answer; rho correct date is April q. ~,
1870 y, ~, "a !, 4, 1,
known more commonly as as 3',e1ro y, :,
Day?'' n IA " ri M t.s5 =. -, ~ ~,
Answer: II falls on February "a, when
is Thursday OF this year, \. |, /, /,
ouory: VIII you tell me what author
called a caravan "a fleet Of the &C.
sert?" afe t5g5E u. 81 a - =, z, ~
answer II vas Xas n aenra lr y spr,
Query: Who wrote the opera =, %. o. 4, y,
Diavalo" and who was the Original o. q
| the character? N &. IS !, 49,,
answer Auber wrote the o 2, :; ~ r sla
1sozza' a celebrated brigand and ranegade
monk, who eya6ad pursuit for many
years amidst the mountains Of cnl nno 9;
Query: When was tho corner stone pc o.
! the washington Monument in the CAPS
80 REGINALD. "a
Answer: On February 22, 1s'n t'res'- :
T. rxo =, n hefng present, Ti