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Show 1 1 l-a N 1-1 This is your corner. Make use of it for your information on questiont that are puzzling you. It will be my pleasure and privilege to answer carefully care-fully and promptly all questions submitted to me. If a more detailed answer than can be given in these columns is desired, send a stamped envelope and it will be given prompt attention- All communications will always be held ia absolute confidence. All letters should be addressed very plainly in pen and ink to Helen Brooks. Box 1545. Salt Lake City. )Jt66?U-Z Dear Miss Brooks : Will you please U 11 me if a man should ofTer his hand to a women when he w introduced intro-duced to herT Why ia rice thrown after a bride? Why is a teacup usually ttiven to the entrased girl? Should an tnuajjed Ctrl I embroider her linens with her own initials. , or the initials of her married nameT Should , a girl accept a costly present from a boy to 1 whom she is engaged? MARGIE. The custom of throwinjr rice after the newly married couple is a rery old one, and the meaning is not far to seek. As rice is the most prolific of grains, it has always and everywhere bc-n rerrarded a emblematic ef God's command to Adam and Eve. and also al-so to Noah after the flood, to "increase and multiply and replenish the earth." In India, among the Brahmins, rice throwing: is a part of the marriage ceremony. The Jews throw wheat instead of rice, and the Russians oats or barley upon the heads of the bridal couple. Baying "Increase and multiply-" I have looked up a number of authorities and find nothing in regard to the giving of a teacup to an engaged cirl. so nir. unable to help you on this. An f!d English custom was to carry the bridal cup be 'ore the bnd? on returning from the church, to prevent evil, which may possibly have some bearing on thLi. The linens for the trou-srau. nr presents for the bride, are always marked with the initials in-itials of the bride's maiden name; never with the initials of her married name. It Is not advisable for presents of considerable consid-erable value to b given or received beLween the engaged couple during the encasement, with the exception of the engagement ring. It is perfectly proper and correct to accept flowers, book, or candy, but nothing in th. way of wearing apparel, except perhaps gloves. It is the worn a n 'g preroga ti ve to off or her hand upon receiving an introduction introduc-tion not the man's. In the ease of a hostess, where she wishes to show cord a lit y and welcome, wel-come, it Is well for her to oner her hand. In formal society none but hostesses offer their hand upon receiving an introduction, but on Informal occasions it is quite correct to do so if one wishes. Dear Miss Brooks: You have helped so many that I feel as thouprh you might be able to decide a matter which has been worrying me. Sometime ago I met a vtung mm to whom I took a great liking, but upon mentioning his name to several of my acquaintances they told me not to have anything to do with him as his character was questionable After several years of absence he returned to this Btat and called on me, and I introduced him to my parents who apparently liked him as much as I. Is the friendsh:p of one person worth the risk of losing the frientiahip of many? Thanking you in advance for your kindness. JUNE. Spanish Fork, Utah. It would seem to me that if yu had known of this young man for several years yoa should be able to determine for yourself your-self aa to his character. I am inclined to think you would not lose as many friendr as you seem to think by retaining his friendship. friend-ship. I am taking it for granted, of course, that you would not care for him if he proved to be of the character your friends have pictured to you, but they would hove to prove to me by what authority they were Judging him. As for taking the risk you mention, it would depend entirely on what your ynuim man friend proved himself to be. I hope I hare been of assistance to you Dear Miss Brooks: , - I am troubled very much with ''"hanjr nails." What can I do for them? What is one of the best kinds of powder? What is powder made of? Is a good powder? LA REN A, RIdgedale, Idaho You should buy a good cuticle softener and apply as directed. Push the cuticle down very carefully each time after washing the hands and if you are persistent in this simple treatment treat-ment I am sure you will see a great improvement. im-provement. If you prefer, instead of the cuticle softener you may use castor oil, as I have been told that this is splendid for this purpose. Use just the same as you would the other. There are so very many kinds of powder that I would hesitate to name any particular one By trying few different kinds you will undoubtedly find one which seems to meet the requirements of your skin more than another. It is much the better plan to find the one that is especially adapted to your particular skin. I could not tell you what powder Is made of. I have been unable to find the kind you mention in the stores here, so could not say as to its quality. Dear Miss Brooks : I have been very much interested in your corner and am now taking the liberty of asking a question. I would like to get the history of the Sego Lily (Utah State Flower.) Also, please tell me how I could work out a pattern from the Sego Lily that would do for embro:dering dresses, curtains, and the like. Wishing you success in your work, I remain, 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 one of the larger department depart-ment stores you could have It stamped with the Sego Lily design but it would make it rather expensive for you. I find no place where they have the pattern for sale. The only other plan I could suggest, would be to fmd someone artistically inclined and get them to draw a design which you could transfer trans-fer onto your goods. The following is the history I find cf the Sego Lily: Utah's floral queen belongs to the tulip branch of the lily family. It has remarkable l:st of relatives, rel-atives, good, bid and indifferent, close and distant. The Segu Lily is a variety of the Mariposa Tulip. The flowers usually follw individual taste in crloring, and wear a wide range of the prettiest irowns imaginable. Mariposa in Spanish means "butterflj' and the members of the Mariposa group cf flowers flow-ers to which the Sego Lily belongs, are mar-Telous mar-Telous in their hues and delightful in the;r Imitation of the decorative patterns and color combinatory of their insect friends. A visitor to the big trees of the Mariposa grove relate re-late how she found a bed of Sego Lilies In which, on close examination, she dVcovcred fourteen distinct marking. th flowers re sembl'nr so many butterfU with wines out-Fprend out-Fprend for flight, their rich color g'.istening In the sun. |