Evening star., 1937-02-20
Identical
.NaneSCauSe
Confusion
Junior and "Senior'
May Be Used to
Solve Problem.
BY EMILY POST.

DEAR MRS. POST: This is a ques-
ton that I have never seen
III your column, and I am not at all
sure that it has a precedent. I have
asked many people and no one seems
to know Just what would be the best
way TO untangle the confusion caused
by Two people having exactly the
same name. For instance, when I
became a divorce I took my maiden
name in place of my husbands
Christian name, and became Mrs.
Jones Smith. have a son Jones
Smith. He is now married and there
is a second Mrs. Jones Smith. But
the real confusion arises in the fact
that We all live together. I don't
know how to distinguish myself, since
writing Mrs. Jones Smith, ST., in the
same way a widow would, is dishonest
in its implication that I am not a
divorce, isn't it? The only thing !
know is to move so that We would
at least have separate addresses, but
the suggestion is not really practical.
Answer-The fact that your name
is not the same as your husbands S
does not alter the rule Of practical
convenience, which is that you call
yourself Mrs. Jones Smith, sr., and
your son and daughter-in-law call
themselves Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
Smith. In the case of a woman who
Is known to the public everywhere
it would be difficult for her to add SEN
ior to her name without putting her
daughter-in-law in her own place
in the public eye. In such case
as this it Is better that the son and
daughter-in-law call themselves Mr..
and Mrs. Jones Smith, jr.
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NEAR MRS. POST: In last weeks
column on clothes, you spoke
about an indoor type of hat. Will
you explain just what kind of hat
this is?
Answer-By indoor type Of hat I
mean the small skullcap-shaped hair
coverings made of flowers or fiat
feather breasts or leaves, etc, worn
either at the back or at the side of
the head. These hats are really little
more than a colorful hair trimming.
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NEAR MRS. POST: Will you please
explain about rugs and car
pets? We have always had a rug
which left bare floor on all sides. But
recently I saw a carpet laid from wall
to wall in an identical room in the
apartment above us, and the whole
effect seemed to be one of great size.
Also, how are carpets fastened down,
and what precaution is taken so that
they won't pucker in the center Of
the room?
Answer-A carpet covering the
whole floor always makes room look
larger than a rug which has a margin
of floor. Carpets are turned under
and fastened down with tacks. Rugs.
on the other hand, are left loose.
Carpets should, by the way. be laid
by a professional to prevent the
puckering you speak Of.
DEAR MRS. POST: VIII you ex-
~ plain just how far a hostess is
supposed to consult friend for whom
she is giving a party? To clarity my
question, If q hostess is expected to
ask her for a list of the people she
wants there, might the length of such
q list not prove embarrassing to the
hostess, or, perhaps, even contain
names Of people she would rather not
invite to her house?
Answer: There are times when, let's
say, an older hostess. wanting to give a
party for a young person and not
knowing younger people herself. must
ask the guest Of honor for list OF her
young friends. But under most cir
cumstances a hostess giving party
for some one gives it entirely by her
self and the guest Of honor has moth
ing whatever to do with the arrange
ments.
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