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Show Gift Making Proprieties - Are Problem By BETTY BLAIR The proprieties that curb our Impulsive Im-pulsive desires to give lavishly and beyond our circumstances, have evolved through long years of experience ex-perience of others, to protect us from ourselves. Most of us would give more than we can afford, and more than the circumstances warrants. war-rants. Dear Miss Blair: ' Now that Christmas is coming. I need your help and I'm turning turn-ing to you aa others in need do. I've been going with a boy for a year and I don't know what to Heart's Haven give him for Christmas or if it's proper to give anything at all. I should like to do so. I'm hoping he will give me an engagement ring but will not be surprised if he only sends me a card. I have to get something that won't be too expensive, not more than $2. as I haven't had much work and am supporting five people. I've never been friendly enough with anyone else in other years to know just what to do. If I give a gift should I present it Christmas eve or Christmas day, or should I wait until he gives me something? Thank you and a Merry Christmas. "Idaho.' see I know Just how strong is the pull to give to those whom you really care about, especially at the Christmas Christ-mas season. It just somehow helps to lighten our burdens to be able to give to those whom we love. But It is a ticklish proposition. Especially when your funds are low. Invite your friend to come on -Christmas eve. and help you trim your Christmas tree, or to wrap bundles, if there is to be no tree. Have his gift already wrapped, and give it to him before he leaves. Handmade Gift I know a girl who last year made four lovely scarfs for the price of one ready made. She bought rem-- rem-- nants of heavy silk crepe at a bargain bar-gain price. The ends were ravelled for a fringe, the scarfs made double, basted, then stitched on the machine, ma-chine, monograms were bought for a small sum at a department store, and stitched on by hand. There were colored scarfs for daytime wear and white ones with black and white monograms for evening. And they cost less than S2. One scarf each to brother, father, friend, according accord-ing to his needs. Plaid wool scarfs are also good. Or, if he is interested in books visit the bargain book shelves and select a book for his hobby or his vocation, or for his general interest. Girls do need to restrain their ardent wishes to give presents to boys, but the length of time you have been going together steadily, warrants a friendship gift such as you make with your own hands, or a book, or hobby idea. Happiness to you on Christmaa whether the ring comes or not. CANDIED LEMON PEEL "M.C." If you wish colored peel, add green and red vegetable coloring to separate portions of the syrup in which peel is candied. Here is the recipe: Peels from 4 lemons, one and three-fourths cups sugar, one-fourth one-fourth corn syrup, one cup water in which lemon peel was cooked. Remove lemon peel in quarters, cover with cold water and cook until un-til soft. Drain, saving water. Scrape out white inner portion with a spoon; with scissors cut the yellow skin Into strips. To the sugar add one cup water in which lemon peel was cooked and the corn syrup. Boil until the mixture reaches the soft ball stage 240 degrees. Add the peel, cook slowly for ten minutes. min-utes. Drain in coarse sieve. Drop peel, a few at a time, in pan containing con-taining a layer of sugar. Separate the pieces with forks. Roll each piece in sugar. Shake off any excess sugar. J which will be served on card tables. Although it is rather early we are having a Christmaa tree ao if you could suggest something which would fit into the spirit of Christmas that would be fine. However, if not I would appreciate any suggestions you have to offer. Thank you very much. "F." e e I am mailing my circular on 'garros for adults, some of which I may be adapted to the Christmas! season. I suggest a green and red' color scheme predominating for the refreshments. White cream cheese-and-piminto openface sandwiches with an outer edge of finely-minced; parsley; openfaces of cottage cheese' with red cherry in center, edged with bits of red and green mara-chino mara-chino cherry, openfaces of minced white of egg with minced yolk topped with slice of stuffed olive in center. The sandwiches and following follow-ing salad can be prepared beforehand, before-hand, arranged on trays and covered tightly with waxed paper. Individual molds of cherry gelatin filled with seedless green grapes makes a very tasty salad. This with hot coffee or chocolate, salted nuts, stuffed celery, olives and servings of mince pie, which may be 'heating in oven while sandwiches are being devoured. If pie is too rich for so late a serving, substitute red and green fruity candies, a little of which will go a long way. CHRISTMAS CARDS Dear Miss Blair: Is it in order for a girl to send a Christmas card to her employer? em-ployer? If so. should it be sent to his office or his home? If to the home address, should it be addressed ad-dressed "Mr. and Mrs." even if the girl is not acquainted with her employer's wife? Thank you for this information. "CAROL." e e Unless you are a personal friend of your employer and his wife do not send them Christmas cards. If you are a friend, send it addressed to "Mr. and Mrs." Wish your employer em-ployer "Happy Christmas" orally before you leave the office on Christmas day. LIME IN KETTLE Dear Miss Blair: Will you please tell me how to remove lime from a teakettle? Thank you. "HOUSEWIFE." e e e To remove deposit from teakettle, fill with water, add a tablespoonful of salammoniac and bring to a boil. Empty the kettle and let it stand over the fire until very hot, when the sediment will peel off. Refill with water containing sal soda, boil and rinse. To prevent its becoming encrusted with lime again, put egg shells or oyster shells in the bottom of the kettle. The lime will cling to these. Replace ss often ss necessary neces-sary with fresh shells. - CHRISTMAS PARTY Dear Miss Blair: In about one week I am giving a party for four couples. We are going to a dance and then expect ex-pect to come back to my apartment apart-ment where I would like to play a few games and serve refreshments. refresh-ments. I would appreciate it very much if .you could give me some ideaa as to some games which ars not too noisy as ws live in an apartment, apart-ment, and also some ideaa on what to serve. I Just want an inexpensive inexpen-sive lunch, nothing elaborate, |