The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

and rice by a lot OF hysterical attendants
| is vulgar in the extreme. One word
more about weddings upon which The
Arbiter has had so many communica-
tions: After the invitations TO the we'd
ding are given out the bride should not
appear In public, or accept any invita-
tiOns, but should remain quietly at home
until the event which turns her from a
maid 10 a matron takes place.
Front Royal. Va, March Il. 1907.
Question: / VIII you please state how eaTds
should be W0Fded announcing TIE second marriage
Of G divorced woman aho has resumed her maiden
Mans, Miss -- and Is making her home with
her mother. who Is a widOWi
Answer: Your wedding card should
read;
Mrs Jane Smith
announces the marriage q her daughter,
Ellen GTace.
Alr. Henry George Jenes.
MaEch - nineteen hundred aud ssEen.
Exactly as though you had never been
married, since you retain your maiden
name, and do not use the prefix Mrs,
Question: . kindly help a stranger out In this
dilemma. have met several times 10 society 3
young lady whose mother is dead. aud vino is at
/ the head Il her fathers house. he Is high Of
/ dcal In the army I want Fey much 20 can upon
her. but how She has not asked me. nor has her
father Must Wait for their initiative -WesteTneF.
Answer: The best and most direct way
would be 10 call upon the father of the
young lady whom you wish TO know, and
ask his permission 10 visit hts house. It
is mans place 20 take the initiative, and
he should never expect a young woman 10
ask him 90 cali Her mother. or some
married relative OF the young girl. might
have that privilege, but she should never
seek TO continue an acquaintance with
some one whom she casually meets. 1t is
unmaidenly and bad form
/ Question. 8 I am invited % q social function.
and at the last moment as I am about 70 start a
I friend whom ] have not seen for years. and fur
shom / have q high regard unexpectedly drops in
on me for a brief visit Now ms acquaintance
with The family Eh0 have invited ne is D0t close
or intimate enough to warrant my being fac0ns
with them and ny friend Is not necessarily theirs.
/ So be cannot well accompany me- On the other
/ hand. / do not wish % leave him What should
I be nay decisinn-remain With ms friend. aud send
immediate excuses 20 the oilers. plead the prior
I engagement and take leave Il ms friendi-J. Y.
[ do 4.
Z Answer: By all means. plead a prior en-
Igagement and go. Your friend will surely
/ understand the circumstances and excuse
your absence. It is a great mistake to
think you cannot leave a guest alone for
a moment The privilege Of privacy Is a
great one. and, in my experience, is espe-
cially appreciated by visitors, who, in this
country. are apt to be oveTentertained.
The English custom of not meeting one s
house guests until luncheon cannot be too
much commended.
( Question. + am goiug to give an Easter
luncheon for fourteen Of my school friends. won't
/ you please make cut 8 nCe little menu7 I think
the menus in the Ladies Home Journal are per
feetly lovely. but in looking all the back num-
/ bers, do not ind anything that seems exactly "a
I suit Expense is 10 object. but / would like il
to be real pretty and quite odd, and want 20 give
/ fsyurs.-5chooi GiTl.
Answer: The Arbiter would not pre-
sumo 70 compete with the Ladies' Home
Journal, but is very glad to write a little
menu for you which may be accept
able. Let your table be set as simply as
possible, with the finest cloth in your
mothers closet Set a bowl Of spring
flowers in the middle OF the table. Fill
I ltAl AAotiEH Win whatever nuts ana nHll-
bons suit your taste. There are many
delicious things to suggest; glazed prunes,
stuffed with walnuts; marrons, glazed, OF
dTagees, which are always acceptable;
salted pecans and almonds, candied figs
with rum, and a thousand other things.
It always gives a personal note to
have the bOnbonnieTes filled with some
thing unusual. For a schoolgirls lunch
Z -FsF
! gin with a fruit salad. served in orange
or grape fruit skin; then should follow,
/ in the daintiest cups IN your china closet.
a consomme of beef or chicken; a cold
/ FISH salad, croquettes. or timbales of fish.
should be next on the menu; then quail
or squab with tomato. celery. or as
paragus salad, when comes the ices, in
the most unique shape that you can find.
A charming device for this course is a
nest of spun candy, filled with Easter
/ eggs of different c0lofs When this Is
we'll done IL is a most attractive feature.
Each egg can contain a little souvenir.
such as a gold thlmble, a ring, pin, or
something Of the sort. This Is perhaps a
little ultra. but is often done. Another
pleasing mode Is a mother hen. surround
ed by little chickens, or individual rab-
bits. The French have more interesting
anu queer LtiiNEAAH 2bs kiE nEtfltnHr Ht
Paques than any other nation. because
nowhere Is Easter so much celebrated as
there. AS for your souvenirs. child let
them be suggestive and as interesting as
| possible. but not too expensive. 1t is al
ways bad taste for the rich person to
put her poorer associates under the obli-
CATION of accepting very expensive pres
ents. Above all. carry to tke table a
merry heart. learn some new stories, tell
them well, eliminate all gossip from your
! conversation. and be as merry as the
season warrants.
Question; s. Win you siye me some hints for an
Easter wedding3 Ny cards are out. and some 200
or 500 people have been invited which means. prob
ably, that I count on the presence Of at least
i59. wish 20 oe married ia white but have not
yet decided upon my wedding gown. I would like
to have four assistants my two little sisters #
fourteen and sixteen. and two old school friends.
Tho wedding viii Il in the house, Ny father IS not
nice wedding 50 please let your hints BE- mod
crate. and not too expensive, twenty. which I
tell because Il may influence Eeu IN advising me
regarding my wedding drsss--Bride-
Answer: Let your wedding gown be of
chiffon cloth, a name given to a sort of
mule very much in vogue just now, made
over a soft silk, because the rustic, fash
ionable for few years back. has entirely