Show COURTESIES AND PROPRIETIES Mrs Post I am a business business business busi busi- DEAR JEAR ness woman and live alone Naturally there are many things that I must do for tor myself cleaning denning s ring laundering etc In the eve eve- There Is a n neighbor In the apartment house who keeps coming In all the time and stays and stays and there is la apparently nothing I Ican Ican Ican can do about it because she sho lives liveson on the same floor and without announcing an- an v her ber intentions simply walks In Could you suggest anything any thing to do without having her ber think I am disagreeable and unfriendly As a n matter of fact tact I like her at nt times when I am not busy but I cannot stand having work pile upon me for nothing Answer In your place I am afraid I should be tempted to move But Dut as this is probably not practical practical the tho only thing tiling I know of ot to suggest Is to e explain Plain to her politely polite polite- ly but hut quite frankly that you ou are sorry you cant can't sit down with her herand herand herand and talk talk- because you must do your washing or swooping sweeping or sewing on tile the machine or whatever or it may be And then go on doing whatever this Is as though she were not there You would of course have bave to give her as much of ot your attention as ns you can cnn without Interrupting your work If your our manner to her is courteous she could have no cause to resent your our preoccupation When she lC finds that she cannot often orten usurp your attention she will probably probably probably ably prefer to spend most of ot her evenings with neighbors who have leisure for conversation Dear Mrs rs Post Is all white proper prop prop- or er mo mourning In summer for a young wife to wear to her husbands husband's funeral funeral funeral fu fu- fu- fu Should It be worn with or without n a veil e i Answer It Is le true that all nIl white Is dec deep mourning In the house or orIn orIn orin In the country But at the funeral she should certainly wear all aU black A white widows widow's veil on such an occasIon occasion occasion oc oc- oc- oc casion would bo be very conspicuous and therefore unsuitable S o 0 My Iy dear Mrs Irs Post I gave a n pie plc- t turo turoa ro of t l myself to a friend and f nm mcd it lt attractively before sends send- send s- s ii g trig 1 lT If I 1 have since been told that It Is Improper ever to frame a picture picture picture pic pic- ture before giving gIvIn it Is this true and why Answer If It you ou sent the picture to an Intimate friend It was quite I proper You would not send a a. a framed picture to some one you know slightly nor would a girl send a framed picture of ot herself to a l man an to whom she is not en- en unless unless aged unless on the contrary he has been a n long life and completely unromantic friend O C by Emily Port ost l |