Show 0 v QUERIES AND ANSWERS ANENT THE BAL MASQUE Q I am going to the masked ball as Ophelia If I should see Hamlet there and he should not see me may I with propriety ask him to dance Ans Yes It is good form for the women characters to seek their affinities at a bal masque but not at a bal poudre Any way Hamlet may still sUll be slightly loco and not recognize you read read- ily ny Raleigh but I want to Q I am going as shake e Good Queen Bess Dess and dance most of the evening with Priscilla Alden How can I do it Bess Dess is hard to put off Ans Take to the tall timber and take Precilla with you but dont don't let Miles Standish see you going Q What can I do I want ant to wear sandals and I haven't pretty feet Ans Wear Vear shoes Q I am a barrister and I am going to the masked ball as Beau Brummel If I should propose propose propose pro pro- pose to some pretty character during the mazes of a dreamy waltz could she l Hold old me to it when we unmask Ans Tell her you haven't any money Q I am an engineer and should like liI to go as asa asa asa a geologist Should I take my hammer with which to do the great masses of Ans Come as you suggest but leave the hammer hammer ham ham- mer behind Note if you please the comes from profound depths and exerts enormous pressure the stupendous reaction of which might fossilize you Therefore the hammer is useless Q I am a Do I have to give all the little Buster Browns candies or figs Ans If they have good teeth give them candy but dont don't give them figs unless you know they have had appendicitis |