Evening star., 1942-08-14
Chaperon Needed
By Young Girls
In This Case
Presence of Adult
Offers a Better
APPEARANCE
By Emily Post

Dy EWUy OSI
A young girl asks whether it will
be permissible for six young girls
whose ages range from Is to 18 to 60
alone to a large city hotel where
there Is dance orchestra and have
dinner. If not, would it be all right
to do this If they take the older
sister of one of the girls? My
reader adds. "She is in the early
thirties although she doesn't look it,
In case her young appearance makes
any difference"
My answer is that the presence of
| the older sister matters very much
as does also the type Of restaurant
and the hour at which you dine.
At an early hour 1t should be quite
all right.
Dear Mrs. Post: NY wedding is to
take place in the garden of my aunt
and uncle-who live in the house
next door. After that we are walk
| ing through connecting garden
gate into our garden for the recep-
ton. Is it necessary to mention this
on the printed wedding invitations?
Answer: Ceremony at No 3 and
reception at No 5 Green avenue"
might be given. but think to have
some one stationed at your gate to
direct people next door would be
simplest.
Dear Mrs. Post: Whom should the
| bride ask to receive for her at the
wedding reception when her own
mother is not living? She has sew
eral aunts, but it is not likely that
any of them will be able to travel
the great distance to the wedding.
This young woman has lived in my
house for several years and we are
very fond of each other In fact, l
think she regards me as her fam
| lily" I think of her as mine, too
even though we didn't know each
| other before she came here.
Answer: Considering the facts
you give me. I think it would be the
natural thing for you to receive for
her, unless one of her aunts is able
to come. Even so-if she would be
a stranger to every one invited, it
should be very helpful to her to
have you receive with her. The
bride should send out her wedding
invitations-unless these are to be
sent out by the aunt who will be
present at the wedding.
Dear Mrs. Post: There are sew
eral unrelated questions which I
would like very much to have you
answer. They are: % When an
active judge has personal letter
paper printed shall his name in
clude the title judge? CD When
inclosing a card with present
should the persons name to whom
the present is being sent appear on
the envelope inclosing the card?
80 When sending belated we'd
ding present should it be sent to
Mr.. and Mrs Bride and Groom or,
as usual, to the bride alone?
Answer-O If personal paper"
means that it is intended for social
use he should choose initials or
home address. II it is for corre-
spondence sent from his chambers,
then Judge So-and-So" and his
full professional address. co Yes.
always, and often the address as
we'll. 90 Usually to the bride alone
but it is not incorrect to send it to
Mr.. and Mrs. If the giver prefers.
Dear Mrs. Post: have always
been under the impression that an
official announcement of an en-
gagement meant printing the news
in the newspapers. But now I'm
not at all sure, because several peo-
J pie have told me that as soon as a
girl wears ring her engagement
is of1icially announced.
Answer-Her engagement is prop
erly announced as soon as it is
publicly known, meaning that peo-
pie have been told about 1t without
being asked to keep it a secret. The
ring would perhaps lead to ques-
tions from friends and result in an
! announcement to them, but people
! in general would be thought very i'll
bred were they to ask: rs that an
engagement ring?"