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Show Everyday I Its is a pleasant custom to serVe black coff.ee after a luncheon or din-per din-per in the dining room or library; or in summer, on the veranda or lawn. Questions answered by Alicia Hoyt. (Miss Holt will answer In this column all questions on matters of etiquette addressed to her in care of this paper. pa-per. If a personal answer is desired enclose a 2-cent stamp.) W. B.: It is not customary for a young woman to present a young man with birthday, and Christmas gifts un less they aro engaged, or unless they are old friends, and she has received similar gifts from him Even then, she should not accept gifts from him that represent tho expenditure of much money, nor should she give presents that are costlv. Even an on-gaged on-gaged couple should limit their presents pres-ents to each other to rather inexpensive inex-pensive articles, with the exception of the engagement ring. Puzzled: No woman mav properly scold or punish a child that is not her own. If your neighbor's little boy misbehaves while in your house, you may send him home; but you must exercise ex-ercise no other authority. And you must not report his crime to his mother, moth-er, nor to any one else If his mother wishes to know what occurred to cause you to spnd him home, you should sav "You will have to ask the bov;-I cannot can-not tell tales " |