The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-18
1CYNTHIAI
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My Dear Miss Grey:
Hurrah for you, Miss Grey,
you surely must have touched
tender spot in A. ]. s. to
have him write such letter
to you. II he talks like that
to stranger what must he
do to his wife. Possibly his
bump OF conceit is SO large
that he has an idea that he
can say what he wants to
women. AS I understand It,
that IL what you are for, to
help women that such men as
he has proven himself to be
down to the lowest level.
Shame on him. Bah! What's
the use of saying shame. A
man that would write such a
letter would not recognize
such a word. Again | say,
Good for you."
JUST A WIFE.
Q.-I wonder II you could
tell me IL James Whitcomb
Riley or Rev. Robert Bur-
dette was the authors right
name? TRIXIE.
A.-James WhitcOmb Riley and
Robert Burdette are not one and
the same man, but both humOrOu.
of some note.
Q.-Can you tell me il
William Farnum and Dustin
Farnum are brothers, II Will
liam Farnum is married and
what his address is? w.
A.-William and Dustin Far
mum are brothers. VIM. Farnun
IL not married. A letter addressed
% Fox Film Corporation, 100 Wes,
18th St., New York City, will reach
him.
Of I join the army or
navy and have just taken out
my first citizenship papers,
do | become a citizen sooner
than foreigner who does not
Join the army or navy?
Thanking you. A. r.
A.-No. You must wait five
years to receive your final papers
Q.-Will you please tell me
through your column what it
Is considered good form to do
when you receive an an
nouncement of a marriage or
the arrival of a new born
babe. Is 1t necessary to
make a gift in either case or
are congratulations all that
are expected? ANXIOUS.
All the announcement comes
from a dear friend you will prob
IDLY send a gift. III 1t is from an
only you will mere
y send a note Of congratulation
speaking a wedding an.
requires none Other
LuhAh LILO HOtos
Dear Miss Grey: In your
answer to N. r. you made
very sweeping statement when
you said ito use incorrect
table etiquette marks a man
inevitably as ill-bred and ig-
norant." Do you call a man
ill-bred who is courteous,
honest and kind-hearted?. 1
know a man who was raised
exceedingly well, and yet he
does not observe table ETH
Quette. He eats Clearly and
quietly, and that is all that Is
necessary.
Some Of the most snobish
and ill-bred men I know are
"wise" at the table.
And what has ignorance to
do with table manners? Are
all people educated who use
proper table manners? For
my part l believe any man
VIM tOduiCS W tIlS ulCJdLtS
Of some one who uses his time
to figure out the proper way
to balance a fork, is a pin
head. There's many a man
with brains who doesn't
chain himself down to such
narrow little conventions.
A READER.
Ats a poor rule that won't
1ork both ways, and the best rule
A the world can be worked over
inc. agree with you that the
ersOn who airs a lot of unneces-
airy rules at the dinner table is
nst about as annoying as tho per-
On who has none. The meaning 1
'ished to convey in my former let
sr was that we should endeavor
, strike m haDDv Medium I'm table