Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-06-09

Helen Brooks. Box 1915. Salt Lake
WIN you please tell me n man should
Offer his hand 10 q women when he u intro
dueed to herf Why Is rice thrown after .
bridef Why n q teaeup usually given to
the engaged Ririf Should an engaged girl
embroider her linens with her own Initial
or the initials Of her married nsmef Should
. girl accept q costly present from a boy 10
"' MARGIE.
The custom Of throwing rice after the
the meaning IL not far 20 seek. Az rice Is
the most prolific Of grains, II has always
and everywhere been regarded as enblsmaue
80 :" Noah after the flood. to Increase and
nultipiy and repienish the earth" In India,
among the Brshmins, rico throwing Ia part
Of the marriage ceremony. The Jews throw
or barley upon the heads Of the bridal couple.
saying "Ineresse and multiply"
1 have looked mp q number OF authorities
and fird nothing In regard to the giving OF
tsaeup to an engaged sirl. SO am unable to
help you this. An cid English custom was
20 carry the bridal cup before the bride on
returning from the church. TO prevent evil.
which may possibly have Some bearine on
this.
The linens for the troussssu. or presents
for the bride; are always marked with the In
the initials Of her married name.
IL n not advisable for presents Of eonsid-
ersbIe value to be given or received between
ths engaged eoapls during the engagement,
with the exception Of the engagement rins.
IL h perfectly proper and correct 70 accept
flowers. bsoks. or candy. but nsthins In tia
s,eys. II i the vSmsn's prsrsr.iiv. 70
sGsr her hand upon receiving an introduce
tisu---nst the mans. In the case Of hostess.
where she wishes 70 show serdshiy and wei wei
in formal society mono bot hostesses offer their
hand upon receiving an Introduction. but ON
informal occasions IL d quite correct 70 do
20 II one wishes.
Dear Miss Brooke.
You have helped 30 many that fesl as
though you might be able TO decide q matter
which has been worrying me- Sometime ago
met q veunR man 10 whom took great
liking. but upon mentioning his name 70
several of my acquaintance they told me
not to have anything 10 do with him rs his
character was questionable After several
years Of absence he returned TO this state
and called on me- and introduced him to
much a. l. IL the friendship OF one person
worth the risk Of losing the friendship OF
manyf Thanking you In advance for your
JUNE. Spanish Fork. Utah.
Il would seem to me that II ycu had
known Of this young man for several year.
yes sho.h be able 70 dstsrmins for your.
self - TO his character. ! am inclined TO
think you would not lose .s many friends
a. you seem TO think BY retaining his friend
ship. I am taking II for granted. o. course
that you would not care for him II he proved
to be Of the character your friends have
pietured to you, but they would have 10
prove to me By what authority they were
mention, Il wouid depend entirely on what
year ynsns man friend proved himself to
Be- hope have been Of assistance to yoa
Dear Miss Brooks:
I am troubled very much with shnng
nails" Whist can do for them7 What Is
one Of the best kinds Of powderf What Is
LA RENA, Ridgedale. Idaho
You should buy good cutiele softener and
apply a. directed Push the cutieie down very
carefully each time after washing the hands
and n you are persistent In this simple treat
rncnt I am sure you will see q great I'm
provemsnt. II you prefer. instead Of the
I have been told that this Is splendid for
this purpose. Use just the same y,u would
the other. There are so very many kinds Of
powder. that would hesitate 70 name any
kinds You will undoubtedly find one which
seems 70 meet the requirements Of yNur skin
more than another Il Is much the better
TO your particular skin. could not tell you
what powder 10 Aaade Of. l have been unable
TO find the kind you mention In the stores
Dear Mss Brooks:
i have been very much interested In your
corner and am now taking the liberty OF
asking n question. ! would like TO get the
history OF the Sego Lily utah State Flowerl
Also, please tell me how I could work out
Q pattern from the Sego Lily that would do
for embro' derinQ dresses, curtains, and the
like Wishing you success In your work.
remain.
49, WAITING. la Sal. Utah
Thank you for letting me know you are
Interested In my corner, and hope you will
take the liberty Of coming often BY sending
your goods In To of the larger depart
ment stores you could have Il stamped with
the Sego Lily design but IL would make II
rather expensive for you. I find no place
where they have the pattern for sale. The
only other plan I could suggest would be "a
find someone artistieally inclined and ret
them to draw a design which yon could tram,
fer onto your goods. The following r. this
history find 81 the Sego Lily; Utah's flora
queen belongs 10 the tulip branch OF the
lily family. II has q remarkable Est Of rel
atives, good. bad and indifferent, close and
distant. The sego Lily Is variety Of th'
Mariposa TULIP. The flowers usually foilow
individual taste In ecIoring. and wear wide
range Of the prett'est gowns imeeinabls
Mariposa In Spanish means butterfly and
the members Of the Mar'peea group Of flow
srs 70 which the Sego Lily belongs, are mar
vicious In their kues and delightful In the
initiation Of the decorative patterns and colo
com biratens Of their insect friends. visitor
to the big trees Of the Mar'posa grove re
la,es how she found . bed OF Sego Lilies II
which ON close examination. she discovers