The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-15
EAR :, I[& 0. HONE PROBLEMS

Lear MIS-, InompSon--Seelng That
you nave neipeu oLners ! am writing to
ask you to help me, perhaps In diff
ferent way from some that call upon
you. / have made what l consider,
quite a pretty beaded bag and l want
to sell it; could you help me find a
buyer? | could send you the bag and
let you see what you thought l should
silk and worked in several colors Of
beads. / am the mother of five small
children and my husband is victim
Of tuberculosis, I am doing this to
help out, ! will consider this a great
favor and should you know Of anyone
wanting embroidery work done, please
refer them to me. Thanking you very
much, MRS. G. +. J.
Send the bag, II YOU wish, ard will
place It in u local department store
and have 1t sold for you at the highest
possible figure. Additionally, will at
tempt to find you some embroidery
work. Win you please advise me as
to the principal articles you make One
department store here makes a practice
Of purchasing handmade embroidered
baby clothes, Perhaps we might place
some articles there.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: | am young
schoolgirl contemplating going to work.
II Is necessary. I an considering taking
Ii business course and being a stenogra-
pher. My mother Is old fashioned and
she thinks "stenos" are all gum chewing
puffed- haired people that are impossi-
BILE. For this reason she objects to my
effort to. become one, It's like this,
she and 7 have a small income, but 1t
isn't sufficient and unless l do work,
mother will be forced to go without
some comforts which, to her, are al
most essential. What am ! to DO?
Why, go ahead and be stenographer
Take your mother down to the bust
ness school you select and let her take
look for herself She will find most
Of the pupils very ladyike people, both
well-mannered and well-bred The
time has come when almost all girls
work. | understand your position and
appreciate your feelings. It's lovely
to wish to give her those things to
which she is accustomed.
aged 10 and | have new Bingham
dress | have worn only twice As ]
was ironing It | scorched a place right
In front It looks awfully badly and
unless | find some way OF fixing 1t,
| I'm afraid the frock will do me no
more good. Please tell me some way
to remedy bad situation.
| GLENDORA.
I would simply rip out that front
piece and replace 1t with new goods.
Lemon Juice is recommended for
scorched places, but | myself have
ruined quite n few things with irons
and the only satisfactory thing Is to
replace the burnt place with new goods
| or TO patch the material, Anyway. a
lot OF rubbing on the scorched place
will ruin the already damaged good
| and would Just remodel the frock,
| Some OF the new dresses have straight
seams up the front Of the skirts and
| I'm sure you can arrange It to look
properly.
Dear Mrs, Thompson. Recently |
| have become interested In butterfly
raising. ! wish to have the address OF
someone who can give me practical
ideas about the business Also wish
TO know what markets are open to but
terfly owners in other words, who buys
the insects after one raises them?
MRS. w. II. p.
Miss Ximena McGlashan, Truckee,
Cal, monthly issues a magazine on
butterfly raising. Upon the receipt of
a letter and addressed stamped envel-
ope abe will be glad to send you n free
copy OF the booklet. She Is butter
fly raiser herself and yearly nets 81 900
to $4,000 from the business. Colleges,
high schools, taxidermists large jew
elry stores and society folk make a
speciality Of purchasing these files,
and Miss McGlashan recently sold r
whole years supply to a single pur-
chaser
Dear Mrs, Thompson: VIII you please
tell me what you know about the use
of the electric needle for the removing
Of hairs upon the face? Is the treat
ment dangerous or expensive and will
the hairs come back again? Also please
give me the address OF someone who
uses the needle. MRS. II. W
Personally have never had occasion
to use the needle myself, but several
OF my friends have done so and while
thcy experienced little pain they say
worth It, As far as | can learn there
seems to be no danger to the thing
and It Is only fairly expensive. Most
all beauty specialists in Memphis use
the needle; also most similarly inclined
peonle IN other cities, It's very much
like going to dentist just find a
good one and you're all right, II you
are stranger In the city perhaps II
would be best to visit several of the
shops and look about Judge then for
yourself where YOU wish to have your
work done.
Dear Mrs, Thompson. These last few
months have been so busy minding the
bahy-you cant get nurse for love
nor money! don't know anything
that's happening save what's chron.
icled In the daily papers. Please tell me
some Of the plays now on In New
York city ELSIE
Monsieur Beauca!re.'' a play founded
upon Booth Tarkington's story, Is now
showing at the New Amsterdam the
alter, West Forty second street. The
Passing Show Of 1919 is in full swing
at the Winter Garden tBroadway and
Fiftieth). and Bclasco's theater. West