The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-13

bridesmaid supposed to do at a wed
ding? What would be nice for a
wedding dinner? A. L.
A bridesmaids chief duty at a we'd
ding is to look pretty, as it is the
aim of every bride, usually. to have
the prettiest girls she knows attend
her. The bridesmaid walks after the
bride in the procession to the altar.
There she stands at the right hand
Of the bride, and holds the brides
bouquet. She also assists the bride
to remSve her glove for the ring and
If the bride wears a veil over her
face, the bridesmaid throws the veil
back after the ceremony. If there
are several bridesmaids these duties
are divided between them. The brides
maid follows the newly married cou-
pie away from the altar, after which
her duties cease, unless she is select
ed to help the bride change from the
wedding gown into her travelling cos
tune, which is optional with the bride
Any good seasonable dinner menu
will serve for a wedding dinner. The
wedding cake, OF course, must be put
on the table whole and should be first
cut by the bride.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 met a young
man at a friends house a couple OF
weeks ago. 1 have seen him several
times since on the street and each
time he has stopped me to talk a lit
tie. He is very friendly, but has not
asked to call on me. Now he has
called me on the telephone and asked
me to meet him downtown so we car
have dinner together at a restaurant
and then go to the theatre afterward
I put him off by saying / wasn't feel
ing well just then and to please ex-
cuse me. He said he would call me
again soon. Really Mrs. Thompson
he Is very nice, though he doesn't
seem to know what manners are, and
would like to know how to get bet
ter acquainted with him and show hin
the right way to treat a girl.
ETHEL.
This young man possibly has hat
only men acquaintance, and possibly
nobody at home to tell him the ETH
quette to follow. He certainly should
call upon you at your home befor,
asking to take you anywhere. and h
ought to consider your convenience
more than his own. in inviting you t
an evenings entertainment. / would
not, under any circumstances, accep
such an Invitation. You will certain
ly lose any mans respect If you SHOW
yourself eager to accept any kind o
next time you see him, If he wishes t
talk to you, tell him that you would
like very much to have him meet you
family, and ask him to call when h,
has free evening. If he wishes t
pursue a legitimate acquaintance will
you, he will be eager to grasp the op
portunity Then, If he asks you again
to meet him downtown to take dimes
with him, tell him, in laughing way
that you are not one of his boy friends
that you can't do quite as they do, anC
that it isn't considered quite propel
for a girl to meet a man downtown
and take dinner with him. That viii
lead to explanations and he will thinl
all the more of you for being careful
of the proprieties. If he doesn't N
isn't the right sort.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: When a DO!
insists upon kissing a girl goodnight
after telling her he loves her, does i
mean that he intends~to marry her?
THE GIRL.
Not necessarily. He may Just b.
having a little diversion. Don't lie
II happen again unless be actually ask
you to marry him.