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The Washington times., 1929-05-22

Soon, very soon. the activities
of the sweet girl graduate will
begin. Eats" for evening parties,
spreads" for class affairs or
"pick-me-ups" for impromptu
picnics are much in demand. Each
girl who entertains besieges her
mother to have something "dif.
Notwithstanding that will bring
forth "ohs" and "ahs'' and
"ums" from admiring friends.
For such occasions the follow.
Ing dishes are suggested for their
novelty and attractiveness as well
as for their deliciousness.
Spring Fruit Salad
One pound red cherries, one
pint Strawberries, one cup shred
ded pineapple. two sprays mint,
meringue dressing, pistachio nuts.
Pit and drain the cherries. Slice
the strawberries. Cut the mint
in small pieces. Combine the in.
gradients and chill Just before
serving, sprinkle with powdered
sugar and shake lightly. On each
serving put meringue salad dress
ing and sprinkle with the finely
chopped nuts. Garnish with straw.
berry leaves.
Meringu Salad Dressing
Two.thirds cup sugar, two eggs,
two teaspoons lemon juice, one.
half cup water, one tablespot
grapefruit juice.
Cook sugar and water until It
threads. Pour the sirup gradual
ly the stiffly beaten egg
whites. Beat thoroughly, add
beaten yolks and cook over hot
water. beating constantly until the
mixture is thick. Beat until cool.
add acid and serve very cold.
Crystallized Strawberries
One egg white, powdered sugar.
two tablespoons water, strawber-
ries.
Select large, firm berries. Wash
them and remove the hulls. Drain
on soft paper. Beat the egg white
until foamy and add the watel
Dip the berI->s one at a time in
the esq mixture and roll them in
powdered sugar. Lay them on
waxed paper and let stand until
perfectly dry. Then keep in ice
box until ready to serve.
Frozen Coffee Cream
One quart milk. four table.
spoons coffee. one cup sugar,
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DEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:

A1I1kAAh hANSo. EoAE<SNsn FAANs
/. When dining in a restaurant
with a gentleman, Is 1t proper for
the girl to ask him to order for
her?
2. How should one introduce a
man friend to ones mother? Tor
should she be presented to himD
3. How do the guests distinguish
themselves at church wedding?
CLARIBEL.
No, It isn't good form, and 1t
makes her appear unaccustomed
to ''going out" She should know
what she wants to eat, and tell
her host her choices.
2. The first form Of your ques-
tion is correct. A man Is intro
duced to a woman. Say, Mother.
may present Mr.. Phelps?" or
Mother. this Is Mr.. Arthur
Phelps"
3. The usher, when he asks a
guest IL he may take her to her
seat. usually inquiries II she wishes
to sit ION the brides side or the
groc ms side." The guest tells
which, and they start on their
dignified march down the aisle
RI the usher does not ask this
question as to the choice of seats,
tn guest may say to him. "..iis
brides. side, please" or "I I'm
cousin Of the groom" The brides
side, of the church Is the left
side. as you know probably, /
the groom's Is the right side, since
the groom's family are the guests
of honor.
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
/. Will you please tell me who
should be seated at the head of
the bridal table? Some people
think the bride and groom, or the
parents of the bride, with the
bride on the right and the groom
on the left, and some say IL
there are priests present, they
should be placed at the head.
2. Is 1t appropriate for the
whole bridal party to have their
photographs taken. or Is 1t not
being done?
3. Is it correctt to have four
bridesmaids in the bridal party
without ushers?
A READER.
II there IL only one table, the
bride and groom sit together at
one side of the table and the
brides mother, who is the hostess
of the occasion sits opposite. The
bride sits on the right OF the
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Treats for School Parties

in heart shapes. Spread evenly
with warm peanut butter fudge.
Let stand a few minutes and
cover with second slice. Spread
top slice with creamed butter
and sprinkle with chopped pea.
nuts
Popcorn Waters
one.third cup sugar. one
beaten egg white. one cup finely
chopped or ground popcorn. one
half cup chopped English wal
nuts. one-half teaspoon vanilla
Add sugar to the beaten egg
white and beat thoroughly, then
add the other ingredients. Spread
on thin slices of buttered whole
wheat bread. Brown in slow
oven. Serve hot.
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will never get married If ] don't
marry her.
''Our engagement has never been
publicly announced. Would you
demand that she announce 1t or
else break up?
For the past five months l
have gone to her town to see her
every weekend and spent every
holiday with her. receive a
love letter from her nearly every
day. and when we had our little
fight i received a lot of tele-
grams and long distance calls.
can truthfully say l have been
true to her.
II have a fine position and am
capable of giving her what she
expects after we are married. ]
have always been very successful
in my profession.
81 am size it is other people
and the other fellow who influ-
ence her to wait. She will give
me no reason for waiting.
I'VE are very happy when we
are together and like the same
Lh1hSS. pal INV lAC anu
] am sure do not object to our
getting married. They give me a
royal reception when / go down
there week-ends. will have to
leave town If ! break up. for it
will be very hard for me to for
get.
Now what shall 1 do? De.
mand to get married or else
break up? Or shall I keep on
waiting? l would surely like
your advice and l thank you in
advance"
What an impetuous and impa-
tient lover you are, Mack! What
would be gained by demanding
that your fiancee set the date for
the wedding? You cannot force
her to marry you, but will he
obliged to wait until she decides.
It is trying. / know, to wait
when your fiancee loves you and
gives no reason for postponing' the
wedding.
Yet there must be reason. 1t
Is impossible for me to even
guess what the reason is. know
ing so little of the circumstances.
10 SAtS WIZ EOA1fS ~
settle down to responsibilities?
Is she run down in health? Is
she just the least bit afraid to
trust herself entirely to a young
man so imperative and impetu-
Gus? Whatever the doubts or
fears back of her hesitation,
threats OF breaking the engage
ment and impatient demands on
your part will not remove them.
Why do you not have one of
your happy. affectionate chats
with her and ask very gently,
very lovingly. whether she will
not tell you why she wishes to
postpone her wedding? Promise
that you will try to understand
and will wait patiently until she
feels ready to go on with the
marriage. If she cannot or will
not explain to you. ~ confiden-
tial chat with her mother may
throw light on the real reason.
Try to persuade her-very
gently-to set a definite date for
the marriage even though it may
be many months ahead. But
control your impatience. 1t may
be that your gentleness and will
ingness to defer to her wishes in
the matter is all that is needed to
overcome her reluctance to marry
you in the near future.
You adore this girl and she
loves you. But you will have
to be very patient. gentle. under
standing il you wish to gain
her trust and confidence.
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
CULTIVATE A
THICK SKIN
BY Lucy Lowell

THERE il something-q 1t 9
l. something, indeed-to be said
in favor of that which is ele-
gantly known as the Thick Skin.
This. lest the term puzzle you'
has nothing to do with the cpl
dermis which grows upon your
body: it is not a biological ar
ticle at all, but a psychological
one; a covering which certain SEN
sible individuals have formed: or
claim to have formed over their
sensibilitles as protectloh
against the stinging, poisonous
bites of such insects as criticism
ridicule. gossip, condemnation.
heard OF the Thick Skin few
years back from man In pubic
life a lion of his time, who went
up and down through the political
world roaring at this and tnat
and achieving the Impossible ne'
cause he continued to roar above
the buzzing of the insects.
Don't you mind their stings!
/ asked him Gnce after an on:
slaught which it seemed could not
but be too much for any creature.
"I've ;. Thick Skin," he re-
piled grimly. And went roaring
on his way. He roared. ] must
explain, in q good cause and. as
you may have noticed, It Is the
good cause which usually stirs
the insects to frantic activity.
II saw the value then Of ac'
curing what he had and, though
never expect to possess the
depth Of hide which is quite
impervious to criticism, what
have accomplished through try
ing to discern the right and fine
and high way, and then keeping
to It in spite of the idle or ma
licious or destructive buzzing IN
sects, has helped lot.
Life" wrote Henry Ward
Beecher, would be a perpetual
flea hunt II a man were obliged
to run down all the innuendoes,
inveracities, insinuations and mis-
representations which are uttered
against him."
Quite so. Ignore them to what
extent YOU can. But to make
sure of adequate protection learn
to tougher your cuticle--grow
Thick Skin.
The Washington times., 1929-05-22

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Months llss
HELPED: Her

Il started taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound when Twas Il years
old to build me up. | had been
frail and nervous. After TAX
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But how about a fiancee who Is
in love and has apparently no
reason for deferring marriage. yet
refuses to name the day?
This is the problem set forth
by Mack" in his letter:
"Dear Miss Fairfax:
81 am a young profession
man. have always been
happy-go-lucky fellow. very pop
ular, but never seriously faliins
in love with any one girl. I have
had several love affairs. but l
never took any of them seriously
or thought of marriage.
''I met a girl about six months
ago and ] must say l fell deeply
in love with her the first time l
saw her. We went together sew
eral times, then l left the town
where she lives simply because
we had a little fight and ! thought
she did not love me.
"Since then we made up. She
discovered when / left that she
really loved me. At the time we
met S0e nau UeeH rSOluS win O
fellow steadily for a couple of
years, but she claimed she did not
love him and only went with him
for the good times he gave her.
I'VE planned to be married
about two months ago. but a lot
of people in her home town per-
Buaded her to wait. and since then
she has been putting off the mar.
riage. She says she will marry
me, but wants to wait. | tried to
break up with her, but she begs
and pleads with me not to break
up.
II can truly say love this girl
and always will, and feel as
though | will never find another
girl could love as do her. and
-
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
! 'II&z|#As7J&|F|7 y
Nv MARIE PAULETTE

While black and the solid colors
are Still going well in dresses and
pieceIgoods sales, there is con-
stantly increasing demand for
prints, This indicates the printed
dress will be most in evidence
during the coming season.
The style I'm illustrating today
IL particularly suitable for the at
tractiye cotton fabrics that all the
smart set are choosing. It's de-
cidedIy effective in printed rayon
voile. a yellow.beige ground with
soft brown, yellow and orange
motifs The bodice has an inset
vestee with applied neck band OF
plain soft brown shade voile, which
appears again in revers that reach
to center waistlina, belt and cuffs.
The attached skirt shows youth
full arrangement OF plaits across
the front in killed effect. The
hack Is straight and slender.
Sleeves fitted with darts below Ell.
Nbows.
It's straight from Paris! You'd
never suspect 1t cost so little.
Style No. S069 can be had In
sizes 16. 1S, 90 years, SO, 3s, 40
and AZ inches bust. In the S6-inch
size, four yards of S6-inch material
Is sufficient, with "a yard Of 39-
inch contrasting.
It's stunning, too, in Lelong blue
silk crepe printed in white polka.
dots with plain blue crepe, or
black, red and white gingnam
check with plain white pique
piped with plain red. Black silk
crepe with eggshell Is dignified
and smart for street.
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
ADVENTURES
OF RITZY
ROSALIE

The crowd has unceremoniously
descended upon one of It's MEM
bers who possesses cozy apart
ment. Everybody has been made
comfortable and the chatter al.
most browns out the jazzy radio
program.
OF course. all the girls are ASK
ing Penelope about her new
twisted coral necklace and brace
let. Just like those worn 20
years ago and, although she's
keeping 1t a secret. maybe Pene.
lope found this set In an old Jewel
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bride and groom have their photo
graph, taken together, and then
with the members of their wed.
ding party.
3. Yes, II the bride and groom
wish this. But a bridal party OF
this size would indicate formal,
rather large wedding. and this
kind of wedding needs ushers to
seat the guests.
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
When friends come in for the
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
POSTPONING THE WEDDING !

groom, whether there Is special
bridal table. or whether the bridal
party and guests sit at one table.
On the right of the brides
mother Is the groom's father,
since he is the man guest Of
honor. The priest or clergyman
or whoever performs the ceremony
sits on the left of the brides
mother. On the right Of the
brides father is sthe groom's
mother, the woman guest OF
honor.
2. This Is as the bride wishes.
Sometimes. usually indeed, the
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box in the attic. Anyhow, these
narrow, uneven twisted strands Of
coral are very new. Since coral
colors grade from pink-flecked
white to deep ox-blood, and prices
vary, too. everyone can match her
costume as well as her pocket,
book.
Rosalie is wearing new dress
trimmed with a rosette looped in
the same manner as those worn
in 1890. and these new-old rosettes
are taking the place Of artificial
flowers,
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one teaspoon vanilla. one cup
cream beaten stiff.
Heat the milk in a double
boiler. add the coffee and let
stand for 80 minutes Strain
and add sugar. When cold. add
vanilla and whipped cream
Freeze. Serve with finely cut
candied grapefruit rind and
chopped blanched pistachio nuts.
Peanut Sweethearts
Cut thin slices from date.
raisin or white bread and cut
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
PREVENT BUD
DECAY

Bud rot. a common trouble,
causing decay before the buds of
roses open, may be controlled by
spraying the plants with bor-
deaux mixture once week before
they bloom.
Bordeaux mixture will be found
useful, too. in preventing black
spot. a fungous disease.
A supply Of nicotine, flowers Of
sulphur and bordeaux mixture
always should be on hand. From
the June American Home.
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
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The Washington times., 1929-05-22

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1Ty to Understand Her Reasons
For Putting off the Day, Author
itY AdUises Impatient HGnce
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

An Authority on Problems of Love and Marriage
A BOUT this time of year, calendars are being studied
~ by engaged young folks in order to determine on
That couples who have been engaged for six months
year or more will marry next month in atmosphere of
roses and goes without saying For June is the
month of the well-oved wedding
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By BEATRICE FAIRFA1
By Mrs. BeecknlGn
! be served7

evening, should lunch be served7
INTERESTED READER
II you wish. Usually the hostess
who prides herself on her hos
pitality has on hand some sort Of
smack" in the family cupboard
or refrigerator and some kind Of
drink on the Ice to serve to the
guest who happens in, either by
appointment or casually.
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What Do You KnOLD?
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST
For Questions. See Editorial Page

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The Washington times., 1929-05-22
This Day in Our History

Martha Washington wife George Washington the first Pres
dent of the United States home at Mount Vernon
Va May 90 1902 She born in New Kent county va,
during the month of May, 1882.
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7.OOO-MHe Conversation

Amery, secretary the Domnns, and his undersecr
recently telephone conversation between London
and distance 1000 miles They heard each other dis
Hnctly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

Miss Junia CulbertSon, Miss Katherine
LoWman, Miss Laura Tuckerman, Miss
Anna Parkhurst, Miss Engracia Freyer,
Miss Susan Kintner, Miss Jean Hay.
Miss Mary Caroline Henry, Miss Mary
Bradley, Miss Ruth Hosking of Califor-
mia, Miss Mathilda Meyers of Pitts
burgh and Miss Mary Lee Phillips.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs B. Frank Cheat
ham are arriving in New York today on
the President Harding.
The chief of infantry and Mrs.
Stephen o. Fuqua have as their guests
for a week the latterS hrother-in-law
and sister, Maj. and Mrs. Henry j.
Weeks of Fort Reno, Okla, who arrived
yesterday by motor.
The chief of cavalry, Maj Gen. Her
bert B. Crosby, and Mrs. Crosby have
postponed indefinitely the reception
which they planned for Wednesday aft
ernoon to the cavalry officers stationed
in Washington and their wives.
Maj. Gen. William G. Everson, United
States Army, chief of the Militia Blu
reau, and Mrs. Everson, with their son
and daughter, have recently arrived in
Washington and are occupying their
home at 1908 Forty fourth street north
west, In FoXhaLl Village.
Mai. and Mrs. Albert j. Myer will en-
terrain at tea this afternoon from 4
to o'clock, at 5000 Cathedral avenue,
when they will present the latter's niece.
Baroness AStrid Ungern-Sternberg, to
society. Assisting Mrs. Myer will be
Mrs. Charles L. McNary, Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman, Mrs. Karl d. Klemm, Mrs.
George G. Thorpe. Nine. Wankowicz,
wife of the commercial counselor of the
Polish legation; Mrs. Hugh d. Auchin-
Gloss. Mrs. Richard Parks, Mrs. Alice
Pomeroy, Mrs. Richard Knauss, Mrs.
Edward Harding and Mrs. Paul
Speicher. Mrs. Myer will wear gray
blue satin gown, trimmed in moleskin
fur, and the debutante will wear a
peach-color gown, embroidered in
pearls. The gown Is fashioned on
straight lines, the skirt longer in the
back than in the front, and she will
carry an arm bouquet OF roses.
Maj. and Mrs. Hobart H. Hawkins en-
tertained at charmingly appointed
buffet supper last evening at 2400 Six
tenth street in compliment to Mrs.
Wilson Fraker of New York.
Mai. and Mrs. Herbert S. Clarkson
will entertain at dinner this evening at
the Army. Navy and Marine Corps
Country Club in honor of Miss Kitty
West Schreiner and Mrs. Winchester
Kelso of San Antonio, the latter the
mother of Mrs. Clarkson.
Among others who will entertain at
the club this evening are Maj. and Mrs.
Frederick Gilbreath, Maj. and Mrs. o.
D. Larned and Lieut.. and Mrs. Martin
o. Cahill.
Maj. and Mrs. B. Leonard Of Port
land, Greg, have taken a suite at the
Ambassador for several weeks.
Mrs. Torrance A. Shone, wife OF the
first secretary of the British embassy,
was hostess to small company at
luncheon yesterday.
The second secretary of the Brazilian
embassy and Senhora de Mello enter
tanned party of 10 at the dinner
dance in the gold room of the Wardman
Park Hotel last evening.
Capt. and Mrs. G. D. Barnard have