The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-27
Cynthia Grey's
LETTERS

o.-Picsse tell me how to stiNen
a soft black hat. JOSEPHINE.
A.-Firat, clean with ammonia
and water. II greasy. clean with
fnllor's earth. Size with glue size
and block while warm Glue sizo In
made by diluting hot glue with hot
water Apply inside. not outside.
the hat. The thicker the glue. the
stlffer the hat.
o.--can you give me the address
OF some store or any other place In
Honolulu where will be able 20
Get the beads made by natives
there7 1,
A.-You can doubtless obtain the
information by writing to the Homo.
lulu Star-liulletin, a Honolulu news.
paper.
o.-several OF us had an arou.
ment, and we turn 20 you for sd.
vice. One OF our friends divorced
her husband. Some claim that, In
ordr TO remarry. he must also OBJ
tain q divorce. while others contend
lnasmuch az his wife 10 divorced
from him. he 10 not a married man
and free TO marry II he 80 desires.
Kindly advise which ls correct,
FLO AND KITTY.
A divorce decree sewers all 1
matrimonial ties for both parties /,
Either ia free TO marry again at the |
lapse OF six months. II he or she so
desires.
o.-is u proper for me to give
my employer a present at Christ.
mas time. am a stenographer
and have been In this place two
years, and I receive q nice present
from the firm every year. A. w.
A-Do not make your employer n
present lie does not expect IL. nor
does he want II. unless he II very /
different from the average business
man.
o.-Has ireland received "home
rule" from Engiandf N so. when7
READER.
A-The home rule bill was pass.
ed on May 20. 1914. TO become n law
one month later. But on account
OF the present war. the Law will not
go into effect until after the war
In over.
o.-l am 20 entertsln young peo-
pie Of our church within the next
few weeks. There are about so
and they are 20 be entertained In
the basement Of the church. How
shall I manage ~ X. e. r.
Alt would be better TO handle
such a large Number by giving a
play--"Ailce IN Wonderland" was
recently given AZ church enter
tainmeut with great successor by
having some one who II talented In
story telling tell them stories. or
| by staging charades. In this latter
you could choose some Of the
guests as your actors. rehearse
them beforehand. and when the
time comes for the charades TO be
acted. pass around pencil and
cards and let the audience guess
the words.
OIL am In love with . young
lady Of IS. am not yet a. Miss
Grey. do you think this slight DIFF.
ference In our ages Will ever cause
regret N we should rsrryr love
her very dearly. and she really
looks and acts younger than L.
Please give me your candid opinion
on this matter.
DEVOTED LOVER.
Ar your sweetheart does not
iose her interest In life and living
after marriage. but retains her
buoyancy and you always remain
her devoted lover. the slight differ
ence in your ages will not mar the
happiness that will be yours.
al am . qiri Of 10 and keep
Ing company with a young man
dearly love. But we are not en-
Gagged. 10 II proper for me to cor
respond with other young menT
do not care TO lose this friend, 90
please advlse. B.
A.--Do not assume the limits- |
lions OF the engaged girl until they |
are unavoidable. Why give any |
man tho right TO determine ones |
conduct until he has asked for that
privileged
O.-PIease tell me some fancy |
way TO serve hot chocolate In the
evening. NEVA.
A.-fTavor with cinnamon: or
add one cup coffee to each quart
Of chocolates: whip with an egg |
beaten before serving: garnish !
with toasted marshmallow or
with whipped cream. The French |
make rich chocolate by mixing |
two well.beaten eggs into one
quart OF chocolate. and flavoring |
with vanilla.
o.-To settle an argument, will
you kindly tell me II Friday came |
on the 1ath or 18th Of November In
feoo7 Thank you. BIRD.
A.--November i6. 1900, came on
Friday.
o.--WIiI you kindly tell me how
a buffet luncheon 10 served, and
obIlae CECeilE.
A buffet luncheon Ia one at