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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

~ NE OF the first things that every
bride should dor at least
- every bride who intends 70 at
teirr 70 even the most simple social
dutieS-is to have a so called copiugal
card plate made. She viii find II 50
convenient that II would not be an
exacgcration to say that she could bet
IL. set along without any personal
card at all than without this card that
bears the name of both herself and
husband
such a card is a little larger than
an ordinarv card and IS engraved sim
ply with the words, Mir. and Mrs. John
, smith with their home address en-
graved in the lower right-hand corner
II they desire. II the young couple are
not sure OF remaining in their first
home IL is rather extravagant 10 have
this address put on at first. II can
always be added later II the card plate
is left a blank where the address
should he AS matter of fact il is
not imperative 20 have any address
that can always he added with ink
when occasion demands.
These cards were revived some few
ears ago. and according 10 certain au-
jhorities on such matters whose books
have appeared recently. they did not
meet with great favor However with
in the last year or so they have estab-
lished themselves and they are ex-
tTeInely useful
One Of the best things about such g
plate is that il can be used always 70
engraye personal Christmas cards. One
has but to select some pretty card and
aS ba mo os he
husband and wife who wish TO use II
from the plate. II special plate must
ne made each time the expense is con-
siderably more.
When sending out any gift that
comes from both husband and wife
the conjUgal card should be used. II
is much more convenient and more ap-
propriate when sending cards Of con-
dolence. Even though the person in
mourning may be unknown II hrr hus-
band. woman sends this jo.n' card.
just as in sending Christmas cards the
husband or wife sends the joint Christ
mas card to his or her personal friends
whether they are personally known 10
the other or not. IT is in the same way
that we send wedding invitations 10
our friends husbands or wives whether
we nave ever actually met them or not.
Socially husbands and wives have little
separate existence, you know.
To get back to the conjugal card. 1t
is the card 10 leave or send when 4
card Of congratulation is IN order-as
on the occasion Of the birth Of a
friends child. 1t IS also the card to
leave when making inquiries for any
one who is III or in sorrow. II a mar
ried man or woman sends a wedding
present he sends this conjugal card
instead of personal cards. Although
usually, Of course. a woman when call
ing would leave her own card and a
separate card Of her husband-as / ex-
planned week or 50 ago-very recently
the practice has grown up among new
~ married women Of leaving this card
when returning all first calls paid to
them after marriage.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

them. too--fine old Chinese pendants,
carved and faccted.
And of course there are pendants Of
every other stone. OF every other color.
There is no reason why the pendants
need he intrinsicnlly high in value SO
long as they are. beautiful in line and
color. And the woman ewho follows
this new fashion to it's logical end
does not always wc..r valuable pen
dants. For she must needs have one
for every frock
So perhaps she has n few new ones.
perhaps "A jade carved de-nglcr. perh;r)s
a pear shaped pearl. perhaps a piece of
mellow amber that lends itself TO pen
dant treatment
Then she buys a few or tho Colored
stone pendants which. while not actu-
ally expensive yet are made with dis
tinctivcness.
And then. not content she opens old
jewel boxes and brings Forth an OLD
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

Ut IS good time now 10 go through
your store room shelves taking
inventory OF what il left Of your
canned fruits Sometimes you have
exhausted all OF n certain much-liked
sort Of fruit. while you have a good
many Of another sort still unused.
Your objective or course should be
TO have all the fruit. preserves. jams.
etc. used up before the season OF
plentiful fresh fruit.
Perhaps you have wearied Of just
plain canned fruit. Canned fruit ana
cake is well enough At the outset Of
the season. but it soon becomes q
little tiresome. If you can make use
OF il in some appetizing dessert or
salad so much the better
II is surprising what a number OF
salads may be made from canned
fruit Pear salad has recently be
come quite a favorite To make II.
drain good firm canned pears. Ar
range lettuce leaves on salad plates
and on each plate place two halves
OF pears. In the center of each place
ball of cream cheese and over II all
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
Dos and Dont's
- of SOUP
little Things Like Soup Eating Can
Make or Mar Ones Fortunes.
.OR the want of q nail n bait

-OR the want of a nail a battle
~ was lost.
So do great consequences
.umetimes hinge on small incidents.
Moro than once social success has
,ecu marred simply because of the
inability Ia do such a simple thing
eat soup with sufficient grace and
,CNtcrily.
\ man very high in the intellect
~ and political world has managed
Ia arrive" without this seemingly
niinportant gift of being able TO
laster the soup course of dinner.
Gut his associates do not forget this
forthcoming. and among some of his
Nouuger colleagues the saying is, not
hat they have had dinner with him.
nj that they have listened TO him
ut dinner"
In this case the man was big
uough TO live down this neglected
lctail in his table manners. \ less
emarkable man would not have
been able 10 do so. In any case igno-
ancc or Indifference on some such
noint as this. that society chooses 10
cgard as of consequence. really does
.trt against a mans success.
To begin with the operation of
aking soup should be absolutely
uoiseless. The spoon should he
aised TO the mouth quickly but
carefully and the soup should be
AIKEN from the side of the spoon
without permitting it any more than
70 rest on the lips.
II is unnecessary 10 polish the sur
ace of the spoon with the lips and il
likewise unnecessary TO adopt 4
-jppinG manner of attack It IS Usu-
ally this slipping performance pro-
iuced by a sort of intake Of tho
breath that makes soup eating
audible.
Certain clear soups are served III
houillon cups with one or two
handles. After the first two or three
-pOonfuls of the soup have been
"aten in the usual manner il is
permissible to drink it in fact. when
lear soup is served in a cup it is pre-
ierable to drink most Of IT,
\ soup plate should never be filled
cry full. Soup AT course dinner
really serves only as preparation
or the heavier part Of the meal, and
ne should not demand very much Of
so far as nouriShment goes. X IS
not necessary TO scrapc the soup plate
Or the last drop. or to tip il up in
rider that nothing shall be lost.
II really doesn't matter which way
.aI move the spoon in the soup plate.
rsons who have preference al
,.t~ insist that it should he from
H person toward the center Of the
,ltl.
Zen CroutonS are served they are
dlt pod in the soup and taken out
one III ! time in the spoon. In like
manner bits Of macayoni or noodles
may ho 'aken out Of the soup in the
spoon ffut il is unpa rdonahle. from
he point Of view Of good manners,
RS drop crackers or bits OF bread il
ne soup.
sometimes mothers permit their
llldren 10 make meal Of bread or
rackers soaked in soup. Perhaps ii
a> advantages from d dietetic point
view. hut il is always bad "a rermi;
hid 10 do anything that ne i going
= have TO be taught nor 10 do later On.
Il is not usual az formal tables .o
~crye any sort Of waters with soup.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
FASHION Nora

some ot ths skirts hAvs hninss a..J
some Others have drop skirts ~ -.r
trasting color Neneath fharu often
this drop skirt - really confnu.att. E
OF slip that forms tho IRON 81 r.
bodice. che waistccat over whicl
bodice opens. Somstimss. ~. u EST
tight sheath sleeves that show q
wrists beneath the long and ~
sleeve or the bodice. Chinese red. .of.
orange ana bright blue are rood colors
for these lining slips. which ara usualie
made or heavy crepe De cNfne or can toc
crepe. These cclors srs used with hcfl
navy blue and oosx~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

cream or a c1stard sauce
Almost any sort OF canned fruit
makes good pie. RI II Ia very sweet
or rather fat a little lemon Juice
may be added. Sometimes it is nice
10 mako tho pie by filing a bowl with
the fruit. drained OF some OF the
syrup. and thsn merely adding top
crust OF pastry. There is then no
danger Of having a soft under crust
Good puddings may be made from
drained canned fruit and biscuit
dough. Place tho drained fruit ON a
deep pudding dish and place over
this a layer OF the dough. Cook in
a moderately hot oven. This may be
served with the thickened syrup from
the fruit
Canned pears may be made into a
good meringe. To make this place
the halves Of the pears on pieces
OF sponge cake. Fill the core spaces
with chopped preserved ginger. Now
pile on a merings mixture. Dredge
the pears and meringe with granu-
lated sugar and brown IN a slow
oven. Serve with the pear syrup.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
Children in
the EUening
They Ought 20 Be in Bed. But.
Aiasl Often They Aren't.

TN the great auditorium II the Metro
Il poitan Opera house in New York
= one night a week or 50 ago many
eyes were turned toward a little indi-
vidual sitting in an orchestra seat. Folk
behind her nudged each other 20 look
al her. men and women IN the boxes,
not IN the leaAt Interested n any 01
the other people in the orchestra com
mented on her presence there and more
than one pair Of opera glasses from tbs
family circle" and the balcony turned
from gazing ST some well-known mil
honaires wife IN ths boxes 20 focus
the lenses on this very demurs person
age in the orchestra seat. = was a 1T
tie girl, perhaps seven or eight years
old. simply dressed IN a white lawn
frock with blue ribbons, sitting quietly
as any one else IN the audience. Ths
attention she attracted was al because
Of the strangeness nowadays Of seeing
a child in an audience OF that sort. Ten
or fifteen years ago IL would net have
been 50 unusual: and OF course IN other
audiences even in the evening one does
see some children.
The whole idea Is that nowadays
among people who are in a position 20
bring their children UP in a wholesone
way the hours after dark simply don't
exist for the younger members oc the
family except as time 20 sleep. A gen
GRAFTON or less ago American parents
even among the we1-to-do were very
lax about insisting on bed time for
their children. and weli-bred English
folk visiting US marveIed greatly 81 the
way in which children were permitted
20 sit up after bed time. The fact was
that children very often didn't have any
bed time save that Of their elders and
they were not only allowed 10 eat what
their parent ate FOR dinner but they
We're permitted 70 take hand IN dinner
conversation as well.
A tremendous change has taken place
in this country among careful parents
since then. Even in the very simple
household where there IS no servant the
children are tucked of 70 bed before
dinner and until little girls and boys
are thirteen or fourteen they are almost
never allowed 70 attend entertainments
in the evening that keep them UP after
nine O'Clock
or course, there are many exceptions
70 this rule and. because OF the excep-
tions. misunderstanding sometimes oc-
cur. II you are not IN the habit of
giving your children an early supper
and tucking them of 20 bed before
dinner, when YOU go visiting you may
be surprised 70 find that your hostess
expects you to do this, and you may
meet with some resistance on the part
Of the youngsters themselves. How
ever, you know, at many summer
hotels children are NOT allowed IN the
dining-room at dinner time-a lighter
supper being provided for them some
time before regular dinner hour.
1t is not the easiest thing in the world
always to make 1t possible TO leave the
children home when you go out in the
evening. However, 1t can be done even
by the parents who have no maid.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
ord is the Way We Wear Them Nowadays

Rether will, gold chains. sh- has one
or the canoes removed from the circlet
and hangs that. perhaps. on a flesh
coiored cord about her neck.
And there may be an old Jet bracelet,
made with cnr-ved segmentn of Jet fitted
together I'm a flexible fashion. One Of
these In an ideal pendant. dangling on
n black silk cord or on ono the color Of
tho frock with which IL is worn.
There Is another manner of wearing
the pendant, and that is pinned or
sewcd to band Of three or four thick
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

coral earring. mnde up of Grecian
head and tiny roses all fastened on gold
wire stems, ana all hanging pendant
from a big rose that was attached to
the crook of wire that pierced the lobe
Of tho ear in The old fashioned man
ner. She has this crool turned into n
lttle loop of gold wire and through
that loop threads n coral colored siken
thread and behold another pendant.
Or perhaps In tho same old jewel box
she finds necklace of cameos. each
segment fine cameo. ali Joined to-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
ORE you WHEN YOU GO SHOPPING

takes the form of q wall OF Troy. Some
times II 10 dne vine design OF the
French sort. The hair. with such a
comb. becomes a very decorative part
Of the whole costume.
Angora scarfs made IN lengthwise
stripes Of black and white wool are 10
be worn for spring and in the summer
when such q bit of soft warmth is de-
siraole They are really very beauti-
rui in = hne quality. The sottness OF
the fabric makes them so. And the
black and white which. IN combination
may sometimes be harsh. are made
only soft and lovely. At the same time
IL remains smart this combination.
WaiStooats TO wear with SUNNI er
frocks. sweaters and coats are made OF
the sheerest white organdie embroid-
cred In rather hit-or- miss fashion
with little squares and triangles OF
oolored cotton thread
Moss embroidery IS likewise used on
silk waistcoats. That is the thick pile
embroidery that Is used now not only
for wearing apparel but also for house
hold furnishings OF a small and decora-
tive sort. This is applied to silk. and
sometimes the design OF a piece OF
brocaded silk IS partly covered with
the moss embroidery. partly left bare
In parts Of the pattern.
White shoes for summer wear are
made with insets and straps and ap-
piled trimming bands of colored kid. IN
green, brown and sometimes In red.
They will be very effective for country
and seashore wear.
There are two interesting lines at
the front OF the Jackets of the spring
suits. One shows a fastened throat,
with tho edges of the coat pulled back
and flying wide at the waist. The other
shows the coat fastened at the waist
line, with the neck far apart Both are
good on certain types of women.
Steel nai1heads are used for decora-
tive purposes this spring. Bright and
glittering, they appear on some very
good looking froclSs of beige and of
navy blue. They are perhaps most ef-
fective ON the navy blue. but they are
surprisingly good on the beige-sur-
prfsingIy because steel ana beige are
not much Of a contrast
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

nesses OF pink tulle about the top Of
the throat. with the pendant tust under
the chin. One woman wears a great
Oriental pearl thus fastened 20 a bani
Of flesh coiored ttflle. You sec tho
whole point is IN make the means ~
hanging the pendant as inconspicuous
Hs possible. so that the pendant itself
will be conspicuous
And the further point Is 20 have
variety Of pendants 80 that n different
one may be worn with ever different
color achemo IN the dreaa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

the mistake Is only natural. However,
ratine should be pronounced in two
syllables. To get back TO the smooks.
they are decidedly good looking.
Some OF the new georgette blouse s
are made In that mosaic fashion that
came into vogue not many seasons ago
either the pattern printed on the
georgette in different tiny blocks Of
color. or else the pattern actually GU,
from georgette OF different color, and
the tiny pieces sewed into place IN the
body OF the blouse. from which tiny
pieces corresponding to the pattern
have been cut out. These biousos give
perhaps. one OF the best effects in tho
many colored effect that is always de-
manded by some women. The color
schemes are well worked out and the
colors are OF good quality.
Jade green may be going out of
vogue, but It IS still here in the new
spring clothes. so that II may be chosen
by the woman who particularly likes IL
and who follows her own taste rather
than the latest dictum OF fashion so
far as colors are concerned. And one
Of the new jade green frocks has yards
Of wide fliet lace dyed bright jade
green to match the georgette OF when
the frock is made.
Frocks OF calico and cretonne are
made for little girls. and some OF the
two fabrics combined. These have ap-
piled hens around the skirt and at
the ends of the sleeve of cretonne on
a body OF figured calico. The result is
good.
So-called Roman sandals are sold
for dress shoes for little girls. They
are low shoes with high strapped ankle
portions, and they are really very
pretty. Also. they give light ankle
support, and at the same time show
the pretty line of the ankle and do not
cramp the natural grace of the ankle in
walking. You know. the idea seems TO
be nowadays that more weak ankles
are made by putting high stiff boots
on children than by putting low shoes
on them.
Combs for the hair or jet. inlaid with
gold. are decidedly good to look upon.
And worn with a black evening frock
they are productive OF really brilliant
effect Sometimes the inlay pattern
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
FASHION NOTE.

The long sashes Of striped ribbon
With the long fringe Of black or blue
-oldcn yelIow or red, remain attractive
sometimes there is great dignity and
grace about them. and TO look their
best they must be made of very heavy
quality ribbon. So that they cannot
be commonized. They are, Of course,
best looking when worn with navy
blue.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

q ARTIFICIAL flowers OF many
a sorts mimic nature so closely
that our eyes are almost de-
ceived and. when they are skilfully
perfumed. our noses, too, sometimes
play us a trick. But carnations have
always been out of this ClassA Arti
fetal carnations never have had the
semblance Of reality that some other
flowers have had. Now, however. there
are some beautiful and very natural
looking artificial carnations in the
shops. some with faint streakings Of
crimson on their flesh tinted petals.
others with yellow gold in their rosy
hearts. They are truly a masterpiece
in the way OF artificial flowers.
Hatpins with pendants hanging from
their heads are no novelty. but their
are certainly an admirable way OF add
ing q touch of smartness TO the spring
hat. Some are of jet. some are Of jad
or a good imitation, and some are Of
amber or amber colored stone. Some
times the head is just little button
Of the stone. with a circle Of it hanging
pendant. Sometimes the pendant sec
ton is carved
There are card table covers made of
thin patent leather. bound with heavy
corded silk at the edges, with ribbons
TO tie them securely IN place These
are admirable. for their highly var
nished surface makes them slippery
and smooth, an advantage always in
card-table cover.
Also, there are covers Of the heaviest
satin. in black. dark rcd. dark blue or
any other color-if YOU have them
made TO order--that you might desire.
These often have on each corner q
heavily weighted metallic tassel, and
so the corners hold he>covers in place
without the use Of tie-ribbons under
meath the table.
Smocks for Southern wear and later
on for country wear generally are made
Of ratine, in all the light shades of the
spring. one wonders how many per
sons will pronounce ratine as a tri-
cyllable, - they did when il was in
vogue years ago. II is the tendency,
Of course, 10 consider a final &c" on any
French word an accented e., and as
so few of us know French and as our
print seldom carries the French accent
that indicates an accented final ''e',
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
When to Call
wsbs Your Tim. Suit Vour Hosf
sss's Conv.risne.

r. gHY narr0w-rninda1 tnd.sf 81
The man % woman Whg inot
upon any rule. 81 eiiquntfa ir
arbitrary, 20 ths ~sf~nf thSf fh.y are
lnneribls rulings that shSeIif appfy "a.
al alike To say that there are
definite hours When o. - g00d f1rn
call ana hours when % nof RooG
form 20 car = rifi,7liDus
TO the city wofnan four ssoiaeb
tho tins When she makes har ira
aftsrnoou call The w0Tnsn IN a srnafsf
community calls as -ariy az thrs.
perhaps earlier
That n bscauss IN cities p.opis hs~s
.at>r luncheon snl later dinner anf
he later caliinK hour - 'hsrer1rs more
convsnisn, j. tha co1ufry q vgulo
bs IN as bah form - car ss'sr nsi'
past eve Or q quhrts- % sir "a
you'd be 20 call - thrss o. half ps-'
hres in ths ei'y where ia's fir1s- .s
ne r1Ii..
The ssr-s.nt Question
One ming rsnsnlbsr. bows ~. in
paying calls Hsver enlI a, ar nour
whom yon viii run 'no rfsk - ernhsr
rssssng pour ho~'srs ~ - foinR s1u0s
wOnsn vim ave yleHfE frrvanfa
are sspscialiy ree--i -ifs-s's about tis
rhsn 81 oOnneq ~ ra''IrK - v1rsr who
ave few ~ no re-ar'4
The worrar vha ravsr 80 ta.-s
york n ~ llra 1o' realize ta' aar
5ircui' % 'o- ror -rs ,1r en- sfrfs~
~ - reaf ~ .rrrve alters fn 30
morning or NJ ~ ~ -i- HF'p-nCr~ hntrr
Therefore n nhe harp~-a - - ps-Hirr
the home - rsr eps wr'1 fo.f0 frfsnT
st ten IN the morning rNa Tror= ~
caves her fh@ f-nvN'- ~ r0~rfrr r.-re
IN n. Afternoon
The ho-'sss e ~far ~ airr rfrw-
ham morning fro~r arr ts- fsi- - -
about IN whi's dus'ev H-r grw.r-
are dus.--'afrea ana = h~'eh - r~@s
~ IN Tho oven perhaps - y0-Y~~--s
rnerrb~r - 'h. 'srnn- 80 u~' h--~
urfsd from -is morning ban 80 -
70 - i~-t rpra ~finr ~ hafh 0s'
whil- ths mother anTw~~- 80 enor
plsoo-rfsr- o. Bo.h sio--
Th- ho~s~s- Apologies so- h.- 40
Dssrencs ana fh- ~sTl-~ as~r~~~ h.r
ths. 70 foesr''' r1ss. me east 80 -
fi-sr-nc- shs sven infinn.f-~ sh~s se-
enjoys breaking in on such q Dr~--v
domestic Scene srr 70 dn~s maize =
4irrsr~rc~ Tha nous~wfrs hss e-r 80
ld-as OF ho-~ Callers saossid - rsn~s~~d
II you came about nsS-pssf rhr~s =
ths afternoon YOu w~fif nd hs~
hcus~vo-x all 6ors. sns world - sa-
ting neatly rnan,eur~d IN sn sAarnnAe
froos. Knitting. or pnssfesv r,sn<1nR is
her orfsrfy lfninx--ronrr --fh ma haAy
mapping sacely upv-asr~ "a ras f..-s~r
tns tsa trav vould b. %. r~~1~ rnr
your possible call
But I don't wan Gns xona --ruan
20 90 20 any p~nD tw unA- n~
thouxhrlas~ caller -n,xn- rsR- -
IL why call tn the rnorung-
Aa a nnattw or rsR II - - nv
o any one 20 call rsnsn yUs1 ,uuk 49,
call - going 20 siv~ thAm uuA rsns-
ure. 4 res4srv u 10 10 - EnxA q
breach az srscnascS 10 - "a y-
htznblssr er.arld ~ q g-n0 ~~n reat
call may grove annar-~aog - u
would be sor q osofn-t m-r-znG- xr-
20 cal ar the vrEfts House 90 a-- "a.
Presidents VII. a. a me ~h-n -r-t
lady vas not r-~~tvfnw
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

Combs for the hair OF jet. inlaid with
gold, are decidedly good to look upon.
And worn with a black evening frock
they are productive OF really brilliant
effect. Sometimes the inlay pattern
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
The Brides
Card Plate

: NE Of the first things that every
, bride should dor at least
every bride who intends 10 at
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

Waistooats 10 wear with summer
frocks. sweaters and coats are made OF
the sheerest white organdie embroid-
cred In rather hit-or- miss fashion
with little squares and triangles OF
colored cotton thread.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

N4iE pendant Is the important
thing nowadays, not the cord or
chain that holds g.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

White shoes for summer wear are
made with insets and straps and ap-
piled trimming bands of colored kid, In
green, brown and sometimes In red.
They will be very effective for country
and seashore wear.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

r. EftY narr0v-nnindsd ind.sf is
the man ~ woman Whg inot