The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-08-10
LETTERS
CYHTHAGPEY

Dear Miss Grey: ~ Will harem
skirts become as popular as was the
hobble skirt? Will they be worn this
fall? (2) How can | bronze an imi-
tation marble statue? CD You say
that Il Is improper for young people
to spoon. How many girls above l6
do you think have not spooned. 90
What will be the next fashion In
shoes Minnie.
A.: "a Harem and hobble skirts
are both things OF the past (2)
When you buy the bronze the druggist
will tell you how to mix and apply IL.
f31 Many And they are the ones
most highly respected by the opposite
sex. beyond a doubt. (D That's a
question only the shoe dealers can
answer.
Dear Miss Grey: I am on my feet
all day. and they swell and pain at
the end OF the day. What Will relieve
them Working Girl.
A.: Take hot foot bath as soon
as you are at liberty. Rub well with
alcohol afterward and dust with tai
cum powder or cornstarch.
Dear Miss Grey: ID What is love?
t2) When man whom you do not
care for asks TO take you out, how
can you refuse without hurting his
feelings ?-Reader.
A: d. r'
Unless you can muse in crowd all
day
On the absent face that fx'd you;
Unless you can love as the angels may,
With the breath Of Heaven betwixt
you
Oh, never call II loving
(2) Simply tell him that II IL i'm
possible for you to accept.
Dear Miss Grey: Please help new
housekeeper out of her difficulties. ID
What is the proper arrangement OF
dining chairs In the room when not
In use? (2) have a very nice dinner
set. Would IL be in good taste TO ar
range Il In my china cabinet? (0
Please suggest a cover for my buffet.
II Is mahogany and beautiful grain,
and | do not want to cover Il entirely.
(4) Name a good book on home decora-
-Hen--t5} Ny furniture Is all mahng-
any, but my fat very ordinary. The
woodwork Is cherry. There Is q small
mantel and fireplace in the living
room. Shall I drape it?-Housewife.
A.: Place them about the room
not too formally, but well back out Of
the way. One chair may be placed
under each end OF the table. CD II
Is the rule to I'LL the cabinet with
choice pieces of glass and china which
are infrequently used. II your dinner
set we're kept there, the cabinet would
look rather bare when the china Is In
use. CD Crochetted mats OF white.
either oblong or round, are the pref.
test In the world on mahogany-un-
less you leave II quite bare, which Ia
best OF all. az Ask q book dealer.
60 No, indeed And have very little
brio -brac on IL, and have that Of the
best. The Ordinary fat need not
bother you Make the best OF your
pretty furniture, arrange 1t tastefully,
make the fiat coy and honey" and
nobody will notice your cherry wood
work.
Dear Miss Grey: Please tell me
how TO cook. turtle for soup.--Reader.
A. The turtle must be killed over
night and hung up to bleed. Carefully
separate the shells In the morning,
taking care not to break the gall. Put
the eggs, fms and flesh into cold wa
ter, removing the black skin from the
fms. Put the turtle on to boil In twice
as much water as you wish soup. to
allow for boiling away. Let boil two
hours, skimming we'll Then add six
slices ham and one-fourth pound but
ter, and boil three hours more An
hour before II IL done add a gill of
rice. one gill of -four creamed with