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Show This i your corner. Make use of it for your information on questions j that are puzzling you. It will be my pleasure and privilege to answer care- i 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 io absolute confidence. All letters should be addressed very plainly in pen and ink to Helen Brooks. Box 1545. Salt Lake City. XeJCUZ Dear MIm Brook: Will you please tell me if a man hould offer h: hand to a women when he ia introduced intro-duced to her ? Why ia rice thrown after a bride T Why is a teacup usually riven to the entraired: t ? Should an encased girl embroider her linens with hrr own initial or the Initials of her married name? Should a arirl accept a coetly present from a boy to whom she is entraired T MARGIE. Th en a torn of throwing rice after the newly married con pie is a very old one, and : the neaninr 1 not far to seek. As rice b the most prolific of rrairu, it ha always and everywhere been regarded as emblematic of God's command to Adam and Etc, arul also al-so to N'oah after the flood, to "increase and snaltiply and replenish the earth." In India, tman; the Brshmins. rice throw-in is a part of the marriage ceremony. The Jews throw wheat instead of rice, and Ihe Russians oats or barlr7 opon the heads of the bridal coo pis, sayinr "Increase and moltipb-" I have looked op a number of aothoritiea and find notion in regard to the giving of a teacup to an eng-aeed irirl, so am onsble to help you on this. An o!d Eiurlish custom was to carry the bridil cup before the bride on returning from the church, to prcrent evil, which may possibly have some bearinc on thii. The linens for the troo-seon. or presents for the bride, are always marked with the in- ' Itlala of the bride's maiden nimt; never with 1 the initials of her married name. It is not advisable for presents of considerable consid-erable value to b- civ" pr rr-rd between j the enrajred couple durin the eiurazement, wiih the except on of the enrixeraent nm. It is perfectly proper and correct to accept 1 flowers, books, or candy, but nothing in th. I war of wearimr appsrel. eicept perhaps fVovea. It is the woman'a prerogative to offer her hand opon receiving an introdue- , tlon not the man's. In the es-ie of a hosteasw where she wishes to show cord:aLily and welcome, wel-come, it is well for her lo offer her hand. In formal society none but hostesses offer their hand opon receiving an introduction, but n Informal ecru ions it is quiLe correct to do so if on wishea. Dear Miss Brooks: You have h Iped so many that I feel as though you mUrht be able to decide a matter ... f w p g wrm SUm rtATT.C STO I met a vtung mn to whom I took a great j liking, but upon mentioning hi name to leveral of my a--iuinaneea they lold me not to have anyth:nF do wiih him a h character was queitnab After several years of -hsence h returned to this state ! and called on me. and I introduced him to ; my parents who apparently liked him a much as I. Is the friendship of one person ! i worth the risk of losing the frienhip of, many? Thanking you m advance for your , kindness. , ... I 1 Jt'NE. Spni-h For. I tah. . I It would cm to me that if yea had ' known of th;s voong man for several years I jon shoald be able lo ce'ermine for your-l your-l self aa t hi character. I am Inclined lo 1 think vr would not loso as many friends as jom seem to th.nk by retaining his frier.d-' frier.d-' ship. I am taking il for granted, of course. that yoa wrold not rare fur him if be proved to be of ihe ehrwr;er yoor friends have pictured to yon. but they wooU. have to provo lo me by "hat oothonty they were , Jadging rum. As for Utkin ths lk yoa mention, it woold dpend entirety on what your voanx man friend proved hinwlf to ' b-s. I 'hops I have been f aitance lo yo. tiear Wiss Brooks: I m g"ing u try to o:.n your hapry corner cor-ner I have had a r--i many frvma ak ire how to ret greae spot out of serpe tnat ! fades. I am vrry anxious to know and I mm hoping you can help ne out. V. I S"-da Spring. Itiaho. 1 asa vrry glad to welcome yea to T 1 eomev and believe I ran help yo wit of yoor 1 difficulty. Place ihe gre .pot between two ; pieeos o batting paper and then pot a warm ' 1 1" t hot) iron over the spot and let it remain re-main few minotea. Repeal this operatioa i M many trr as It lake, to entirely ro- move Ihe grease ept. always a -rig freak j blotting paper. ! Dear Miss Brooks: 1 ke beard abowt yoor corner and that fmm woold aro-f r any qoestloa that was I asked of yoo W.ll plcaoe ano-er ths. In prt !W Hive work I haTe chosen the name I -Fed Tulip" Wsold yo pleae tell me all ! yo tth about Its meaning and history? Thank-! Thank-! tng yoa In advance, I am. very truly. M P, l.yman. Wyo. ; The harden Tolip iTultpe tresnenana, has ' been In cultivation fer many years Hrl-I Hrl-I Und la still the ceiter rt tulip cultivation. ! though attempts have been made lo raie ! baloa for the msrket In the I'nlted 8'atea i The "K"se" variety of tulip b Crrpod of many different shsdes of red nr cca'ed I rose pink hadca, and red or scarlet flowery. I Moat of i:ee occur In both single and dble ' forms. In the year Hollsnd was Hic i with a mania for acquiring or srowing tulips 1 and bulbs were sold and refold in marke4s ! In Amsterdam. Rotterdam, and other c;te, ot fabulous prices- Th.s ruinous speculstton was ftnaltv endwl bv roTfrnmMitl Inlerfer-' Inlerfer-' enco, but Holland U si. 11 nied for hrr tulip 1 The tulip, anr clor. signifies "charity' in the langvsge of flower, so you have chosen ' very lovely symbol, my dear. Pfr Miss Brooks : I am a realer of yur corner and am won-drT won-drT tim if ld help ms I love to write sfonos but I don t know where to ge covy-riBht covy-riBht for thrm. My school tca.-her advrd me lo get one as she thlnVa I can nake tood writing stortce Hoping y.u can mve me the information 1 so much need. 1 rtnu.n, your friend. . Constance P . Carter. ro If you will write to Ihe Reenter of Copyright. Copy-right. Wa.Mn-ton, D. C asking fer In for-j .nation as to what step, to t.ke to secure a oprlght. they will tell you just what you should d. 1 b"te this will be the means of your obtaining the information J need pear Mis Brooks : . . . , , , ' If you were ank-vy at your fr end and d .1 not want lo make up and they came up and put Ihetr arms around you and started to ta.1V what would you do ? If 1 were the sort who gets angry and never forgives. I suppose I would not listen to them; bul one cannot afford to stay angri ran sneT I hellers I weuld try to lUten and forgive If possible You will not regret tt. 1 ova lurs. ' Pwir Friend: I I'm a girl nenrin s'xieen and am Vecpina ! romonnr w'th a yovmn man of n-v.-Iren 1U hadn't much pridf alolt hi" rlolhos. W hal rould I " ro hr w",,llt1 improve, but I not hurt his fe.-liniT T Another leit,nn: 1 y.,u think it ..how a bs,l chara.ier t,. Ko lo a olunwe awimmng with a boy. Of cou.e oth-r r"V'- "r'' 1 1'" re tl'VKNKS-i r.-rdrn al'y. 1 tnhi It la rather a drlirate uhrc:, trtst r.f fr-licilng other-" cloth's, bnl I w rid u-T-vt thai on ca'l hi- stlrntion to b mho 1 re neatlr' drc-rd ami (mmacitlate in th'tr i BiMiearsore. H.'ine w on Id IsVe it v. rv grnre-I grnre-I fullr and profit ihrrrhv if ott MieneOrd 1 certain things that would Impure thlr av-I av-I pern nnco, but yn mnet be the Jv.lce a to ! whether It would he w!e in this erne. It i I prtfoctW propel t r you to go to the phince with )nr hor fiier.d It I" br nc don all I orr (he wm Id al bearhe and rooit. P..r Mi- B-i'ol,- : I 1 Mm (iomI'UsI miv mti.-h wth ''hnti'i 1 nails" What ' f" t'n- Wl-m .. ! one of the l-o-M kit,!, of powd-i? W hnl i tmwlrr ma. lr ot 1' f-l rod--i A HV.N . U .U-.-.Ule. l.'..h Y n should b'ir a ronl cullcle if'rnrr and upplv a ,iteilr.l l'u h ihe ciitMe .1 .1 ..r j rairfnliv eath lime after wa-hlnr ile ho.l and If fu aie ti.'iaat'-nt In thlt i iopl Ur.M- 1 ment I am miw you w lH ee a vrt (nipt (ni-pt m nenl H on pr eli r. tnt r A of the ritlli I a. fte;rr .' mnv l.ae ( lr oil. a I hie b.en loM that lhi is lnd d f t this purpose. Use jost the same as yea wool the other. There are so very many kinds ef j powder that I would hesitate to name any particular one By trying a few different ; kinds you will undoubtedly find one which. j seems to meet the requirements of your skin-more skin-more than another. It i much the better plan to find the one that Is especially adaptesl to your particular skin. 1 could not tell your what powder ia made of. I have been unable to find the kind yoa mention in the steresv here, so could not say as to its quality. Dear Miss Brooks : I have been very much Interested1 in yonr corner and am now taking the liberty of aekinfr a question, I would like to Bert ths history of the S(-po Lily (Utah Stat Flower. Al?o. please tell me how I could work out a pattern from the Seo Lily that would do-for do-for emhro dorint? drepsea. curtain, and th like. Wishing yoa success in your work, I remain. WAITING. La Sal. Ltah Thank yoa for letting me know yea ar interested in my corner, and hope you wilt take the liberty of corainjr often. By sendtnx-I sendtnx-I your goods in to one of the larrer depart- ment stores yoa could have It stamped with the Sego Lily desijro but it vrould make It rather expensive for y-u". I Tir.d no place ; where they have the pattern for sele. Tho J enly other plan I could scz'irest would be to- f.nd someone artistically inclined and ret j them to draw a design which you could trans- fer onto your good. The following U ths ; history I find of the Sego Lily: L'Uh'i floral j queen belongs to the tulip branch of the 1 lily family. It has a remarkable list of rel- I stives, good, had and indifferent, close and j distant. The Sego Lily is a variety of the Maripona Tulip. The flowers usually follow individual taste in coloring, and wear a wide- ranze of the prettiest gowns imairinable. Manpo&a in Spanish means "butterfb' and. the members of the Manposa croup of flow-eri flow-eri to which the Scro Lily belonjn. are mar- j velous In their hues and delightful In their t Imitation of the decorative patterns and color i com bi ntn ns of their insect friends. A visiter j to the big tree of the Mariposa grove re-Lae re-Lae how she foand a bed of Sego Lilies h , which, on close exam ins lion, she discovered fror'en distioct markinr. the flowers re j serabMng so many butterfli?a with wings out- t itpreed for flight, their rich color g Lis tenia- ' in the son. j |