The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
ANSWERS TO SOCIAL QUESTIONS

l. ouestson-Win you be 50 good as TO tell me
if it is coed form for lady to wear a ven down
over her face when she is making a call Is Il
not a rudeness to Tut such screen between herself
The wyoming. OLD SCHOOL
Answer-It was formerly considered
very rude for lady to attend a reception
with her veil down, but that was in the
days when heavy meshes were in style
1t is quite proper to keep the face COW
cred with the sheer. transparent wells
now in fashion
2 Question-In one Of your papers published sew
eEal weeks ago, you said If | remember rightly,
that only the members Of the army and the nav
aud the diplomatic eorps were entitled TO use
CoCkades On the hats Of their CoaChmcn and foot
men. Now. / have noticed recently that many others
use the coCkade besides these you mention as having
right to do So among them the President
Answer-The President, since he is the
Commander-in-chief of the military forces
OF the United States, has, naturally. the
right to the cOckade. Others, save those
already mentioned, who affect the cock
ade have no right TO its use.
). Question-since you seem to be a bon Vi
yant as well as an aTbiteT OF fashion can you give
me recipe for teuapin, a noted recipe. that will
make the delicious creature taste differently from
the so-called terrapu served az restaurants! I am
entertaining some English cousins and ! want them
to carry back 10 their tight little isle TeyeTential
'-'''-' NEW YORKER.
The Lambs. Club. New York.
Answer: An old English recipe for
jugged hare begins with First catch your
hare" but in this case you should first be
sure Of your terrapin If you want per-
feet dish, sure that it is really a terrapln,
and not its humble cousin, a slider, and
that it is a count" that is, that 1t
measures at least six inches across the
back. Before boiling the terrapin it
should be allowed to swim about in fresh,
clean water for two or three hours to
properly clean it. It should then be
thrown head first into a pot Of boiling
water and allowed to boil until the hard
black skin is easily rubbed from the
legs Any experienced cook viii know
how to remove it from the shell and pre-
pare il for the actual cooking, but do not
trust ii to the hands of an inexperienced
person who might break the gall bladder
and thus spoil your dish, The recipe that
was used by the bon vivants Of Daniel
Webster's time and adopted by that IA
nous gourmet, Sam Ward, has never
been improved upon, and is as follows:
To one quart OF terrapin meat and eggs
add l tablespoonful of Drowned -four,
tablespoonful Of sugar, Y pound OF butter,
grated nutmeg, salt and cayenne pepper
to taste and a saItspoonful Of powered
cloves. When this is thoroughly heated
add half a pint of good port and sherry
wine, and just before removing from the
fire, the Juice of one large lemon.
The popular recipe on the Eastern
Sho'," where all good terrapins come
from, is much simpler. and allows OF no
-four, or spice. II is: To one quart of ter
rapin meat add y pound OF butter, a
tumblerful of old Madeira salt and a
pinch of cayenne pepper. Let It simmer
for half an hour before adding the wine.
which should be put in just before it goes
TO tho table. Nothing should ever be
served with terrapin except the hearts Of
celery.
l. Questi0n-If a titled foreigner brings you let
tiers Of introduction from the other side. how are
you TO find out that his title is genuine and any
ANXIOUS MOTHER.
bassy or legation of the country from
which the man bringing the letters of in
PRODUCTION halls. and your own diplomatic
representative in the capital of that coun-
try, begging the latter 10 investigate the
persons career, and to ascertain to what
clubs he belongs, for, with foreigners es-
pecially, the character Of the club indi-
Gates the character of the man. A man
who bears a noted title is always in the
limelight, and 1t Is very easy to find out
all about him If one goes to work in the
right way.
Question-shortly before the vacation our
teacher gave US a long lecture on laughter. / have
always been taught or / have always believed that
it was nice to laugh. that it made things merry
and gay and that it was every ones duty to laugh
at a good joke. so when Miss told US that
It was vulgar 20 be always laughing, that no lady
would laugh loudly to attract attention and q
lot OF other stuff that did not believe. thought
would write snd ask you what was proper
Surely girl cannot be expected to go through life
With the corners Of her mouth drawn down and the
expression Of martyr on her face, and yet I hon
estIy think that Is what Miss would ike to
have us do. KENTUCKY MAID.
Answer: You evidently misunderstood
Miss -. What she doubtless wanted to
impress on you and her other scholars
was that you should not laugh loudly and
frequently, that you should not laugh at
all unless there was occasion for laugh
ter. and that you should not giggle. 1t
would be well for you to read the letter
Lord Chesterfield wrote to his son on this
subject Among other things he pertin-
emily says: II could hartily wish that you
may often be seen to smile, but never be
heard, to laugh while you live. Frequent
and loud laughter is the characteristic
of folly and III manners; It is the manner
in which the mob express their silly JOY,
at silly things, and they call 1t being merry.
In my mind. there is nothing so illiberal
and so i'll bred as audible laughter. True
wit and sense never yet made anybody
laugh; they are above it; they please the
mind and give a cheerfulness 10 the c0un-
tenance. But It IS low buffoonery, or silly
accidents, that always excite laughter:
and that IS what people of sense and
breeding should show themselves above"