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Show j yj & EVEftYJDAY For church wear a simple, Inconspicuous Inconspic-uous street costume should be worn; it is considered bad taste nowadays too put on one's Sunday best for church. Questions answered by Alicia Hoyt. (Miss Hoyt will answer n this column: all questions on matters of etiquette addressed to her in care of this paper. If a personal answer is desired enclose en-close a 2-ccnt stamp.) Mrs. L.: When a woman to whom yoi have just been introduced asks you to call upon her, you should not reply with a counter invitation, saying, say-ing, "Thank you; but won't you come to see me?" Instead, you should accept her invitation, in as few words as possible. pos-sible. Your call upon her later will stand as an invitation to return it, When you call upon a lady living at a hotel it is a wise precaution to write on your card the name of the person for whom it is intended. This is never nev-er done when calling at a private house, no matter how many ladies may be living there. Ned: Hot tea or coffee must not be poured out into a saucer in order to cool it; nor must you blow on it. The only proper thing to do is to wait until it is cool enough to drink with comfort. A spoon must never be left in a cup. When you cease to stir the beverage, remove the spoon and lay it- in the saucer. A man must not be seen in public with a toothpick in his mouth, even if he is not using it. |