The Washington herald., 1908-01-26


the official women. some of them, al least.
would like to make their guests more
comfortable and happy but they are
afraid to, afraid they will stay too long.
II seems 10 me that the dominant idea
with the official women is TO get over the
ordeal of a reception as quickly and with
as little cNertion as possible A titled
lrishman who visited the Capital a year
or so back. was asked what was the
saddest thing ne had seen here. "An Off
cial reception was the response There
was nothing lacking there but the corpse.
and ] expected to- see tirat brought IN at
any moment
. Question What Is meant by 10 chssse aux
Anmm5,t in talking % a French woman, who b.
visiting friends in this country. at luncheon the
other day she said that What shocked her most in
I America was ia chasse aux hummC- which 0ur
women seemed 20 pursue without shame Now &C
cgfdrg tu mt school French Ia ehasse aux
/ haumcs" means "the hunt Of men d. you really
Think tha, Women hunt men i'm this cJUutTt /
/ thought the shoe the other foot. hut then
I haven't read Bernard Shaw. iNGENCE.
4 Answer-The Arbiter is afraid that
Ingenue is a deceitful little kitten. What
/ has Bernard Shaw to DO with the case,
and why do YOU assert you have never
/ read hime The connection Is too close.
/ my dear. for YOU 10 deny an acquaintance
with Bernard shaw II is very evident
/ too, that you are very 'savey" as to what
Ia chassp aux hommes' means Wnv
/ this pretended innocence But since you
ask "a civil question, you shall have an
answer. ia chasse aux hommes" means
] the pursuit OF men by-in the sense this
phrase is usually employed and
/ il refers generally 20 American women
who are credited by their foreign sisters
and others with running after men; but
your friend. Bernard Shaw. would have
! it that women of all nations and Of all
/ times have followed Ia cEqsse aux
| hommes. II Is bad policy. to say the
/ least. this running after men. and makes
/ the lords Of society most insunerable in
/ their conceit. Old Lady Kew is a good
/ example of the pursuer Lord Farintosh
1 Of the pursued You remember she
/ chased after him from Scotland through
/ England % Paris where she finally cor
| nered her quarry.
g. Questlon-Thsf was fine old lecture you gave
\ to BOYS tho other dayi my mother SAYS So and she
knows ana She has been quoting from % since
{ Now. ] waut tD ask a few practical questions.
| when / Csll on a Young lady. should 7 always ask
/ fer her mother. I am toe Young for fr0Ck coat
/ huw should I dress o. make evening caIsF Should
! ! h0w 90 a lady 0u the street before she bows
/ 10 me-
! Answer-To your first questiou..yes You
/ should wear q dinner jacket for evening
/ calls, with a black iie and patent leather
! pumps It depends upon the degree OF
/ intimacy In this country it Is q woman s
/ prerogative % bow first 10 her men ac-
/ quaiutauces. but among very intimate
! friends il makes very little difference
/ who is the first TO recognize the other,
/ 8 Question-Is IF regarded as good form in Wash
I iug,dn for girls ta s1 ts the skating riukf When
1 was a girl such diversion would have been c8nsid-
I cred vulgar. CAREFUL MOTHER.
! Auswer-Roller skating is quite the
I fashionable fad OF the hour, and Il Is
perfectly proper for a girl 10 go 20 the
/ skating rink with her mother or some
other chaperou. So popular has this
amusement become that the smartest
hostesses hire the rink for a morning
or an afternoon, and give large parties
there.
g. Qgsstion-Is it profer TO send dinner invita-.
tioHs H posi- and 20 mai The answers 20 such iny'-
Z iatioa,'
/ Answer-Formerly this was never done.
/ but with the Improvement Of the mail
/ service. it was found so convenient and
SO expeditions 70 send invitations I'm this
way that the custom has become almost
universal An invitation. II sent by a
messenger should be answered through a
I messenger; If received in the post. the
answer 10 it should Poe mailed
e. Question VIII ~au he So kind as 10 write me a
menu for "a s-aEe breakfast The affair - planned
1 for SUNDAY fghusv q and ] would therefore b.
Obliged # sou could get it IN next Sundays issue
/ Thanking sou frr your courtesy 7 am. yey truly
yours. BACHELOR.
stoDeefsh Court january ., 1913
Cayfsre Sandwiches
/ BiSQue ~ Lobster Martini Cocktails
Cold salmon. with Msvrunsize
Cucumbers
/ Pstes Of Sueetbrcads ard Mushrooms Champagne
Reihesd Duck
Whole Hominy Croguettes
Cur7aht Jelly Burg INDY
small Welsh Rabbits. with Romsine salad
Rum omclet with C0nftures
Coffee Iilusurs Friit
e. Question-Is It CoTect 20 invite any one TO din
n5r hy telephone.
Answer-It depends on the formality Of
the dinner. It is perfectly correct to ask
phone, and a most satisfactory way FOR
il enables a hostess 10 know within the
minute whether the person invited can
come or not. The majority OF people
are not educated. as regards etiquette. i'm
answering invitations. especially dinner In
vtations, and hostess is frequently
much embarrassed because Of the tardi-
ness i'm sending replies.
/ q. Quest0n-Is any one having friends on tHt
floor Of the House and Senate entitled 70 - int
the private galleries Of Congress. such as the Mem
bers' Gallery The Senators GALLERY!
STRANGER.
Answer-The private galleries are re.
served for the use Of the families OF
i Senators and Members, and no one else
is supposed 10 use them unless he pre-
sents "a card from some member Of the
/ House or Senate.
HUGHES ALL RIGHT.