Show I BETTY Letters and questions for this department should be addressed to Miss Betty Blair Hearts Heart's Haven Salt Lake Telegram Write only on one side of the paper It is is necessary to append your name and address but these are held in confidence and will not be published A Dear Miss Blair I am reading a book on Self Im provement It advises that I learn She he synonyms of English words the shades of meaning in English words and their representatives in in Latin My question is what is-what what is is means by the shades of meaning in English English En En- glish gush words I know that the an answer answer an- an must be simple but I dont don't kno know it Please dont don't think Im I'm terribly dumb 1 A DUMBBELL Utah Wh Why think you dumb That is i. i perfectly good question English I words are difficult but lt the study of the English language becomes studY more fascinating the tho more extensIvely extensively exten- exten you go Into It The English langua-ge langua has been compared to the keyboard of a mammoth organ responding to the touch of a a. master with words and phrases in s perfect harmony as the tones and ba half tones under the finger of a ii gifted musician Take for example ample your use of the word dumb Isn't that a a. word capable of ot being Interpreted in more snore than one light Or considering considering consider consider- ing the question from a slightly different different different dif dif- j ferent angle well we'll take three words I commonly misused misused likelY likely apt and liable They are used interchangeably interchange interchange- ably by most people but incorrect Incorrect- ly Likely as not you will vIlt hear someone comment Its liable to torain torain to torain rain this afternoon He should have said aid aid It Is likely to rain zain Using apt correctly He lIe is an apt student And liable That man is liable to arrest for his con con- duct Consider likely again v It It is quite to say He Is 15 a very likely chap chap and and you see quite another another an an- other othe- shade of the meaning of ot the same word If It you will take a a. large dictionary and glance through It you will note that many many-many of the words have fifteen o or twenty different meanings some of ot them more or less similar others quite different Have I made thade It clear It If not come again and well weH think up some more examples Dear Miss Blair This is m my first attempt to write j I you but J 1 enjoy enjoy Hearts Heart's I Haven i every night I would l like k to ask you a very important question which has been puzzling me for I some time I If a Russian fellow came to America just to get an an education I i would take five years and nd i hasn't taken out any American Americ citizen cit cit- izen papers and if he marries marries an American girl does it take her hEIr citizenship away from her And would she sho have to return to Russia Rus- Rus RusI I I sia with him Also can he take takeout II I out lout citizenship papers within a I short time before the five years are up ip WORRIED I j jVe I I We Ve are very glad you like Hearts Heart's I Haven Haen and that you have joined us An American girl does not lose her he- citizenship now no matter whom she sho may marry Whether she returned to Russia with her husband would depend entirely I i upon her own wishes There would be bo no legal necessity Theres There's Just this point to remember there however if shi refused to acc accompany rn- rn pany him to his home such I a a. re refusal refusal re- re might be used In a a. divorce action if he wIshed to get one later i iA A declaration of intention be- be b become I come an nn American may be made after two years of residence here Final papers are not granted grantee until after atter the year five-year period has elapsed If you have some special complication It would be wise to take it up with the federal a aUthorities authorities author aUthor- lUes who would know all the ins and outs of technicalities Involved Dear Miss Blair BIair Can you give me tho names of J one or two trade magazines which keep in touch with the manuscript markets markets- I know The Writers Writers' Monthly but are there any others of of the same same type AMBITIOUS I. I Look up The The Writer t Author All t these areS are t In Jn both hints as to markets' markets and In Ia their Inspirational value and exchange exchange of experiences I Dear Miss Blair I We read your corner every night I and enjoy it jt very much Now f for r our questions Is the Story called The Gale Girls Girls' published in any other magaz magazine ne besides The Trye Young Women's Journal I read the first two instalments of it and found them very interesting It was written writ writ- ten by Annie Pike Greenwood and andI I J think it was published in about 1914 If you could help me find it itI I would appreciate it very much Also is the sh show w called Ninety and Nine published in book form If so could you tell ten me who the theauthor theauthor theauthor author is Thanking you in ad ad- adv v vance nce BILLIE AND BOBBIE FLAPPER According to the editors of the I Journal this erial serial has never been published In book form and the only way in Jn which you could read It would be to send for all the num- num s' s bars bars' or the of-the the m magazine in lt hii appe appeared red If It you will vill write to the editorial offices of ot The Young Vom Women's Wo Vo m men's mens ns n's Journal they will be bo glad giad to let you know how many l sues issues that would include and how much it would be to obtain all of or them Do you mean the dramatic sketch or the story There Wore Vere Ninety and Nine Richard by- by Harding Davis It If so so there Is a copy of ot this In In Clarks Clark's Handbook of Best Readings HeadIngs ReadIngs Read Read- Ings or you will find It In Gallegher Gallegher Gallegher Galle gher and Other Stories published by Jy Charles Scribners Scribner's Sons Sors Fifth avenue N New w York Dear Miss Blair Will you please publish the recipe for a date and nut cake that you mentioned in Hearts Heart's Haven November November No No- No-I No I vember 17 Could you also tell me the number number num num- I ber of calories in the following 1 I bullion cube and 1 level teaspoonful of vegetable p paste j l I Thank you TRIX Here it is Trix delicious cIous and ea easily ily made Date and Nut Cake One ne pound of or cracked nuts walnuts and pe pecans pecans pecans pe- pe cans preferred 1 pound of stoned dates 4 eggs 1 cup of flour 1 1 cup cupor of or sugar 1 teaspoonful of baking powder and 1 of vanilla Cut th dates and nuts Into small pieces and mix together beat yolks eggs and mix with the sugar nuts and dates Mix lIx in the eggs and vanilla then ilien fold In the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff stitt froth Bal Bake e for an hour In a a. slow oven and give the usual test to see if it is done See that the tins are well greased and floured To make this cake in a medium sized loaf is most successful According to Dr Peters bullion has nas little or no caloric value and It would be Impossible to tell te-ll you about bo t the vegetable paste because you did not me mention on th kind kind- and furthermore these concentrates usually have their estimated calottes cal ottes o printed on the container Did Die you bu look for this Dear Miss Blair Please give me Alexanders Alexander's address address address ad ad- dress and tell me what he charges for questions and how to send the money money GRATEFUL Why not write to him first In care of f the Pantages theatre Los Angele Angeles Angeles An An- geles gele Cal and he lie will tell you his charges It will depend upon the q question estion or questions a a stamped self addressed addressed envelope for your reply Dear Miss Blair Will you please give me all the in information information information in- in formation you can on a Christmas present for a boy friend fried Of course he is is s not just a friend because we have been engaged for six months month now noll and intend to get married narried It ii June I am undecided what would be him and I would be very glad if you could help me me Also can yo you tell me how a shower is arranged at a home G. G H. H S. S You need not worry so much l about the edicts of convention on the subject ct of t gifts gI since sinco ln yO you are are fo 0 o be married You will wish tp to give him something some some- t 1 thing that ho he can keep always J if I J you rou are inclined toward sentiment How do cuff cut links pearl and enI engraved engraved en en- I graved gold goll for tor example appeal to you ou Or a a. tie tiepIn pin Does he be beI belong belong be- be I long to a lOdge or f 1 organization of any sort If It so o Im I'm sure that hed he'd be delighted with wit 1 a Jeweled jeweled Jew jew- em emblem lem Does Docs he like to read What hat could be nicer than to start your library with a gift of books one or two or a whole se set depending upon your purse Or a reading lamp for the living room He He- could enjoy that while while- he reads his paper laper both at athis athis athis his present home and after you rou are married If he smokes your yOU puzzle is greatly simplified for there are nrc any number of things that are re manufactured manufactured man man- with the tho pleasure of the smoker in view If Jou you still have no at l Ideas cas go into stores pie te stores and look a about ul you The merchants have put forth more effort than ever ver before to help the the purchaser purchaser make just the right choice holee I There mere are no rules and regulations regulations regulations regula regula- for showers but usually someone someone some some- some some- one other than the to bride gives the shower It may be your sister sis sis sis- ter or Jt It may be a friend and it may maybe maybe maybe be given gien at your home or 01 at hers but if It I IVere were Vere you I believe I d dIet let the invitations be given by someone someone someone some some- one besides yourself The guests are invited and told what kind ofa of ofa ofa a shower It is to be the most popular popular pop pop- ular liar type t these them days being the miscellaneous mis mis- as this gives the guests an an r. r opportunity to spend as little or oras oras as much as they can afford and it Is also better for the bride brille because be toe cause she get an oversupply oversupply oversupply ply of ot orb brio thing Sometimes It is not lived up to bythe bythe by toy the hostess hostes but she should serve very lovely refreshments to her guests on this occasion It is no nonice not nice nce to think of payment t in itt this connection and it is purely unconscious unconscious unconscious if it it H does enter into the scheme of things but but w when but when en you have invited someone to come and BRING SOMETHING SO to your guest you must see that this same some guest has as delightful a time as ns possible The hostess usually gives the guest of honor an especially nice gift and this is presented at the Hie luncheon table a popular though not riot an a arbitrary time The Too other gifts have cards in them and may be given during the hours of the shower or not until the guests have hav left There is one one objection to the Hie latter manner most manner most people like to see all nil the pretty things together just as' as they do the wedding gifts so Sc most to be open their shower presents presents' while the donors look rook on p. p fr Has ills Willard Mack yet married for the fifth time or oris is he still married married mar mar- ried ned to hiPs s fourth wife We h have vc been arguing this point for more than a week now Will you please help settle it TWO WHO DONT DON'T KNOW l There have been rumors both for forand forand or and against ever since the first few weeks of Mr 11 Macks Mack's last marital marl marl- tal adventure but the latest we heard liard there had been no divorce proceedings completed 01 or for that matt matter seriously started so I gu guess ss well we'll have to wait for the final settlement settlement set set- of ot the argument nt I Dear Miss Blair Can you advise me how I could fill a vaudeville contract as a vocalist vocalist vocalist vocal- vocal eith either r on the Pant Pantages or Orpheum Orpheum Or- Or circuit Is this hard work What salary could asinger with an accompanies expect I suppose e it would depend on the ability of the singer singer and and the accompanist I have done quite a lot of singing but not in in vaudeville Could you Could you advise me along this line SINGER If It I were you Id I'd get a plan thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- In tn mind for an act that would be novel and attractive be before before be- be fore I worried about the contracts et That would only be given after your I piece ie e h had d been rehearsed thoroughly thorough thorough- l ly so that there wasn't even a hint of the amateur amateur- about it then theng g given ven a a tryout fo for a week or more to test out its po possibilities of popularity pop pop- and this tryout w would uld only b be given n after you h had d convinced one of the theatre managers that it vas was really worth while All the ideas must roust be lie yours You cant can't expect any suggestions from sucha you have it well vell In hand The sal salary ry paid you you and your YO accompanist would de depend depend depend de- de pend upon how your act went over however Ve o a might be offered you when the tryout was booked Weekly salaries range all the way from 50 up but your railroad railroad rail ralI- roa road fare is paid so that cuts down expenses Yes it is hard hard work The hours seem short short from from 20 to 30 minutes two or three times it a day on the surface looks like the proverbial soft snap snap- but dont don't forg forget t r re hears ls new music musi to be bo hunted and practiced tiresome train trips the best of hotel hote accommodations ac ac- no holidays and soon so on But it its it's interesting Attend all the vaudeville performances performances perform perform- ances you can see them two or three times if they have ha musical musical- acts think how you might Improve upon them and Und what you yoU could offer offer of of- fer In the way o of ot a novelty then go gon Jn n and talk to to the theatre manager nearest you and see what beAd kend vises Your idea ida may make a a. hi hit or it might be too old to interest him but dont don't go In un until you ou kno know V what youre you're ab about ut Dear Miss Blair I am rather on the anxious seat regarding a Christmas gift for a lady and I would like you offer to a fw faw suggestions in your column I would like to get gel something that costs about That lady is about years of age so th that t may give you a line on what would be appropriate Thanking you Y J. J Dont Don't forget the convention trio- trio books candy or flowers will you on l Y J J. And these have had all th the sameness and aud formality taken from them by the fascinating bundles in which they m may Y be done don up UI these d days ys For example one can give the most gorgeous basket or box filled with bonbons be within the dictates of propriety and and still gi give c ca' ca a gift and one that will not lot be gone when the candy h has s all disappeared Gift books and beautiful beau beau- editions of masterpieces always girl who likes to fend read and ands s shine me of or these would moro more than use se up UI the amount you mentioned You didn't taIl me how long you had iad known this lad lady nor whether she was Just a acquaintance an in old friend or wb what t Any ny of these things should influence your choice of gift Nevertheless e the amount you mentioned d should h uld most certainly certain certain- l ly y not be Le sp nt o on anyone but butI a I near neat an and i d dear r iH a SO o v eil IC look looka a little mUe on the out outside of bf the convention conventional con- con l. l What hat d do you you think ot of one of these silk umbrellas s. s short and |