The Washington herald., 1911-10-27
QUERIES ANSWERED
FOR OUR READERS
Are Considered in the Order
of Receipt.
Scalp Treatment and Massage.

Scalp Treatment and Massage.
Stranger-If you will send me a self
addressed. stamped envelope, l will be
glad to mail you the address of a reli-
able masseuse, and will tell you where
you can have very thorough shampoos
and scalp treatments, at a very reason
able figure l appreciate the predca-
ment of a stranger in an unknown city
who wishes to have the necessary care
for herself yet who does not know
where to go to get good work at a rea-
sonable price This does not apply to
strangers only, for folks who have lived
in city many years often do not know
of the best places for such work, so
that you need not have felt any hesitancy
in asking my advice in the matter. We
do not publish the names Of business
firms in this column, however, so that l
will have to send you the address by
mail.
Caper Sauce.
Mrs. ". D. D-Caper sauce is served
with any kind OF meat. preferably lamb.
The recipe is as follows: Two table
spoonfuls butter two tablespOonfuls
flour; cream well. Add to this one cup
warm milk. Cook this in double boiler.
Add a half cup of capers. salt, and
very little cayenne pepper. Capers are
made from the buds OF the capcr plant.
t2) Tinfoi has a marketable value. 1t
brings - cents a pound at the junk
dealers.
In Love.
Orphan-The young man who pretends
To care for a girl and who yet is so in
cOnsderate of her as to constantly talk
TO her Of little save the charms of other
girls is either exceptionally near-sighted
or lacking in manliness.
Perhaps your friend is trying to in
cite your jealousy. Some men take de-
light in this form of amusement. 1t
is difficult to advise you beyond the gen.
eral wisdom of self-cOntrol. Instead OF
any display Of Chagrin enter brightly
into his talk of the other girls and laud
their charms to him. When he sees that
YOU have a sufficient breadth Of Cnarac-
ter not to mind his continuous recital
OF their attractions and are without
Petty traits. he is likely to tire of his
tantalizing talk and will care more for
the girl whose character is above petty
annOyanCes than he does for all the
beauty which you say YOU lack. He
certainly would not Continue his atten-
tion to you II there was no attraction.
I am sorry that any man has power
to control your every thought. One of
is to steel ones self to care for no one
50 much that one could not live without
them.
PInnked Steak.
Reader-YOu can purchase a plank for
your steak at any store where kitchen
utensils and household supplies are car
ried. You can use the same board for
planking fish.
4 China Wedding.
Mrs. Bowen - These rather interesting
invitations were sent out in honor Of a
fifteenth wedding anniversary:
1855 1900
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lane Rich. ::
Tuesday. at Half-After Eight, ::
July Twenty-iifth. ::
At Tower Court ::
Please Wear Chinese Costume. ::
On the night designated the guests
found the house and grounds gorgeously
decorated with Chinese lanterns. UNI
brellas, and screens. with incense burn
ing. and odd decorations. Chinese EN-
hrOideries. &c, which had been rented
from a large Oriental importing house.
The host and hostess received in mag
nfiCenty embroidered mandarin cos.
tunes. the CotillOn was danced with all
Oriental favOrs, and chopsticks, with tiny
Canton handleless cups were the souve-
Mrs. buffet supper was served at II
o'clock and chop suey, furnished by a
Chinese restaurant, was served by Chi
nese walters. An iced tea punch was