The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-10
Can't Walk Far, but
Wants to Return Calls

N EAR Mrs. Post: l am stran-
- ger in this community and in
the short time I've lived here SO
many of the local people have been
t. call on me-neighbors, church
women and people who we're told
about me by friends of mine living
elsewhere. All but the neighbors
live too far for me to be able to
return these visits. can not hire a
taxi and the distances are too far
for me to walk as l am not young.
How can show my appreciation in
place Of paying visits, and encOur-
age their calling again?
Answer: l would invite them to
come in to tea, or perhaps you
might have a regular day at home
and send out cards reading Mon
days or Fridays or whatever day
it is. And then tell them when you
see them that you have to ask peo-
pie to be good enough to go to see
you because you are not able to
walk so far. ....
Cocktails and Napkins.
n EAR Mrs. Post: 1 have always
- disliked paper napkins; in fact,
when given one in restaurant 1
always feel inclined to walk out.
But my dislike seems to have be-
come a boomerang. am giving
large cocktail party, inviting over
a hundred people and it is impossi-
BILE to provide linen napkins for so
many people. Do you think paper
ones on such an occasion would be
permissible?
Answer: At a cocktail party nap
kins are not necessarily provided.
And perhaps if you put your own in
a pile on the table, they will be
sufficient. In addition to these, you
might get some paper ones, to have
ready in case your supply runs out
Biscuit in Hand.
n EAR Mrs. Post: When ordering
~ dry cereal, that is in whole bis
cult form, which is very difficult
to eat when unbroken, is it per-
MISSILE to break it in the fin
gers before putting cream and
sugar on it? If the answer is yes,
then what would one do when order
ing it served with fresh fruit on top?
Answer: There is no reason why
a dry biscuit may not be broken in
the fingers. When you are ordering
fruit to be eaten on it, simply ask
the waiter to bring it to you in sep
arate dish. Of course, if you are
putting stewed fruit on it that has
juice, the juice would soften the
biscuit so that breaking it before
hand would be unnecessary.
Soup From Tmeen.
n EAR Mrs. Post: / have inher-
~ tied lovely old fine china soup
tureen and I really can not give it
shelf space unless can use it some
times. Would it be practical for the
waitress to pass around tureen of
scalding hot soup? Or are soup
tureens intended to be used only
when the family is large and the
service limited?
Answer: Soup tureens are only in
tended to be used on the table, and
when the soup is served by the
hostess. This, however, does not
imply a large family or limited
service since certain hostesses like
to serve the soup themselves ex-
actly as certain hosts like to carve.
Child'S Friendly Impulse.
n EAR Mrs. Post: My younger
~ daughters Sunday school
teacher came to call on us shortly
after my child joined her class. 1
suppose such a visit need not be
returned, but the child would like
me to take her to see the teacher
some afternoon, and unless it would
be very irregular 1 would like to.
Answer: Returning such visits is
not a social obligation, but it would
be no more than courteous to do so.
Under the circumstances, ! would
certainly encourage the child's i'm
pulse of friendliness by taking her
with me.
WNU Service.