The Washington times., 1911-08-23
Times Inquiry Department:

xnnng man: and is It perfectly ali right
10 20 out to supper after the show? Also
should the girl precede the man g3IhE ,,!TN r1""
the aisle 10 the seat? INEXPERIENCED
Girls do go TO the theater here In
America unchapercned and It is not
considered bad form. II the young man
is a perfect gentleman and your parents
see no reason why you should not go
YOU can do so and be following good
rules Of conduct. You had better con-
suit some member of your family as
to the advisa bility of going out to sup
per after the show, The woman should
precede the man down the isle to the
seat
Times Inquiry Department:
Please publish in your Inquiry Column how
l can clean an oil painting. and ooise;
Use warm soapsuds. Wash the paint
ing thoroughly and quickly with clean
cloth, then rinse with clear cold water
and dry we'll. This is how artists clean
paintings and they sometimes cover the
surface afterward with a little oil-re-
touching varnish, which you can buy
at any art supply store.
Times Inquiry Department:
Will you publish in the Inquiry Column
of your valuable paper an answer TO the
following questions: II a man and wlte
cannot agree in married life and can
not live happily and they are both wiling
to separate, If the wife vows she Will not
willing to sign papers TO that effect, who
will they have TO see to have such papers
arranged. a juvenile judge, a lawyer, or
who? Please answer as soon x as possible P1sS
and oblige. ANXIOUS
You had better go to a good law
yer and let him help you out of your
difficulties.
Times Inquiry Department:
In order to settle dispute will you please
publish a list of the seven wonders of the
world; also tell me whether the leaning
Tower of Pisa has fallen. and oblige, LIT.
The seven wonders of the world
are: Pyramids of Egypt, the temple of
Diana at Ephesus, the Hanging Gar
Rhodes, The Mausoleum at Holicar-
massus, the Statue of Zeus, by Phi
dias at Olympus, the Light House of
Pharos at Alexandria, Egypt. The
Leaning Tower of Pisa Is standing.
Times Inquiry Department:
1 have a black and white striped taffeta
I was told that by dipping the whole dress
in cold water the spots would not show.
/ did and. while the spots have disap-
peared, the whole dress seems to have
sort Of faded appearance with a greenish
tinge to II. VIII you please tell me II there
is anything can do to It? Yours sincerely.
INEZ.
Try dipping your dress in gasolene
Let 1t dry in the air and then press it
carefully. Cleaning with gasolene will
brighten the faded silk.
Times Inquiry Department:
VIII you please tell me the meaning of
the letters "R. S. V. Pr? / received an
Invitation to lunch and these letters were
in the left hand corner at the bottom of
Yours truly. IGNORANT.
The letters R. S. v. P. mean in
French "Repondiz. sill vous plait,"
Answer. II you please.
Times Inquiry Department:
Will you kindly publish through the In
quiry Column the game laws in Maryland,
rabbits and squirrels? Thanking you for any
information you may be able to give me,
l am. Yours sincerely, A B. s..
You can shoot squirrels In Maryland
from September 2 to December 3, and
rabbits fom November to December
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Times Inquiry Department:
1 am going away for three weeks on my
vacation, and wish to save on my laundry
bill as much as possible. Will you please
give me some advice and oblige,
: A CONSTANT READER.
Have a neat dark-blue skirt and
china silk waist to wear with it Of navy
blue: then have your underclothes made
of soft crepe mateial, which can be
easily laundered. Crepe requires no iron
ing and can be easily washed out in a
bowl and dried in your room. You