The Washington herald., 1909-08-08

spindle and hold the distaff.
! am, dear child your doting old aunt,
FOLLY.
ANSWERS TO SOCIAL QUESTIONS
Question /: Can yuu ten me what three friends
the poet Coeridee, advised man 20 have. fhis
referred 20 at supper the other night and
every one seemed 20 understand the alluson except
myself An early answer viii greatly obliss!
Atlantic City August l. 1913.
Answer
Greatness and goodness are not means.
but ends.
Hath he not always treasures, always
friends,
The great. good man? Three treas
ures. love and light
And calm thoughts, regular as infants
BREATH
And three firm friends. more sure than
day and night
Himself. his Maker, and the angel,
death?
Question ?; 4 gentleman friend Of mine Is go
ing down % Atlantic City 20 stay over sunday.
am going 10 be there at the same time. Would
IL be proper Ter ms 20 stay az the same ho,eli
We not sweethearts, orly very good friends. but
am going alone. RIBBON COUNTER
Answer-Iit would be better for you
and your friend to 20 TO different hotels.
Question 3: Registered az one Of tine hotels
here is an Engsmuau whom / know by repUta-
tion. and have long been anxious 20 meet Would
it be proper for me 10 leave my card on him:
C.B.F.
Cape MAY. August 3 1907
Answer-If c. b. F. is a man II would
be quite proper for him 10 leave his card
on the Englishman whom he knows by
reputation otherwise not.
Question q; II you had been advised 20 take a
course C scott. which one Of bis novels would you
read first; EIGHTH GRADE
Answer "IvanhOe" or The Talisman.'
Question 8: One afternoon last week I was invited
by a mau. who IS a comparatively new acIuaint-
ancc 20 60 for a sail the Potomac m his pri-
yatC Yacht thought q cClrse. there was going
% De party on board ~ fact. he intmattd as
much; but when r1wed cut 10 the yacht there
was uo one there ! asked him where the Others
were and he said they would come presently
meantime he was getting up the SAL. and before
/ realized 70 sailing down the river. When
I rppr0achcd him fCr going without them. hc sid
that was an right that they would signal from
the shore WHEN they were ready 90 come aboard.
and would 60 hack and pick them u3; but uo
enc signallcd. and ! became nervous that 40
about sUnd0un I insisted going back He went.
after some persuasion, though De was ugly ab-ut
b. and said ! had spoiled splendid SAIL since
then De has n0t been go call, ard J nm wondering
n did him am injustice for I really thought De
had prevailed upou me % GO cat sailing with him
ey mtimatiug that there were others going roo.
when be az no time intended to take anyone else.
don't want 20 do him an injustice. but I feel
thar II his intentions were an right he would
have cmc around 90 see me after the SAIL You
see ! cannot ask mc father and mother about this
having gone 0ut alone with HIM. They are very
pT.iClar old folks Now what ] want 20 know
s DO yol think hc reals expected 20 take anyone
else with him besides me- and do yUu think
ought 20 write 90 him or trr ard see him. and. II
sUsIEK.
Answer do not think your friend ex-
pected a party the afternoon he took you
out, and I most certainly would not write
20 him or try 90 see him and apologize
70 him. for YOU have nothing to apologize
for His conduct. 20 say the least. was
queer, and II he felt all right about 10
he would have called upon you after
your little trip together
Question 6: / WORK In one Of the big drrart-
mert stores here. and have just received letter
frrm a friend q mine who Is children SOW
crncss iu very rch family iu Newport. offering
me tho position q ltdys maid % her madame
/ viii take IT, Now. Z have always had a knacz
about fixing things. 7 can 90 up hair as wen as
a p.ctcssional hair dresser, and can mend and
darn, ard even make dresses t I have model %
work from. The wages are good. and. oi course
wiz make very much more than I do u the
store. which hate. for I will not haFe 90 ray
ANYTHING ont fer my beard. but do you 'hirf
cught 20 dcmcau myscf hv becoming domestic
servant even 4 7 do bcttCr my fortuuet Don't
you think it would be b5ttCr 90 keep % my pres
Cnt drudEcry. and have my freedom than 90 better
my condition. and give il upg II I 60 7 must
send ON answer by next MCudly so please answer
MISS THORNDYKE.
Answer-No girl demeans herself by en-
tering domestic service II she fll- her
position honorably and efficiently. and as
far as social status Is concerned. I con-
slider lady's maid quite on a par with a
girl behind a counter. II is not what
the girl does, but what she is that
counts. Neither does one surrender her
freedom when she enters domestic serv-
Ice any more than she does when she
takes her station al a counter In both
places she is expected 20 perform the
duties of her position. and 70 my mind
domestic service In a refined family Is
much 10 be preferred 10 drudgery in a
shop. If YOU really want my advice.
should counsel you by all means 10 quit
the shop and accept the position as
lady's maid
Question 7: Is it usual for the bride and groom
10 exchange rings az the wedding ceremony. or
should only enc ring be used.
BRIDEGROOM
Answer-The exchanging Of rings IS a
question Of taste and preference. One
ring sufices but there are many people
who prefer TO have two. and for both
the bride and her groom 70 nave rings
seems 10 me a pretty custom.