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Show I Dorothy Dix Talks j ENSLAVED HUSBANDS I !; By DOROTHY DIX. the World's Highest Paul Woman Writer. I PORCH m When circumstances make it neces- I ary to remain in town for the summer K! the porch p;irty is a good substitute I for suburban r-ntertaining One popular pop-ular young hostess who is going lo Eiand by the ship (or house), as hr I husband cannot take a vacation, is .giving a series of morning card par- ties, for bridge is again popular. The Me 31 j hour? arf from m to 12 with luncheon ierveu afterward For ihcsc outdoor affairs camp chairs arc used, rugs are mm spread, and ie-d drink- are served at Intervals during ihi- came 1 Mfal It i a pretty conceit to ue decks r i of cards backed with outdoor scenes, I I believe thes are called landscape ' f back, a different scene may be used at each table. At one of these parties reiipt painted baskets filled with flowers Jitiajff erc the prizes, at another the hos-b, hos-b, llpi tess will gif al: painted garden the w sticks and at the third garden aprons alter f will be si en BCStCt I I. He in the open is a knowledged to ekfjfl I hf the natural lieritact- of man and ; fjiw j in these days even ihe rear porches of DM1 apartments have possibilities which norm are hemp: utilized They may be i dtffl ' transformed into most attractive crr ners with screens and alluring porch mii furnishings. The (hairs and tables of - rattan are easily washed and may be kept clean and a coat ot paint will I freshen them in the spring Hanging isjf baskets, flower boxes and wall recep-i recep-i tacles add much to the beauty of these open air playrooms. "Thimble" porch parlies are much j In ogue and it is astonishing how f much i accomplished by these sew-I sew-I Ing coteries. Such affairs are most informal, tub frocks are worn, hats re moved and a punch bowl or ice tea pitcher Is usually close at hand from which Hie guests refresh themselves. Here are some appetizing eomblna tions for summer parties: Cucumber sandwiches, lemon buffer sandwiches, made b wrapping the f bread and buter in a napkin with lem- on peel for a day or night. ( hopped ', parsley and -watercress spread frith a I bil of mavnnaise on ihin slices of I i white bread are delicious with iced : tea or iced coffee. Spirals of lemon peel are just the thing for Hussian tea I served in tall glasses with handles 1 Peppermint ire with frosted sponge cake is another templing combination for a hot afternoon or evening Also leed chocolate or cocoa with whipped cream on top, pass graham wafers or raisin crackers with it !- net Prest with some sixty English war brides and fifteen children. It was the first time that Y. C A. secretaries had accompanied either Trench or English wives Of American soldiers on i heir trip to their new home. The 'army order came so late that the pris jon cell was the only available cabin on the boat Accordingly it was turned 'over to the Y W C. A. workers ' Both secretaries acted as a continuous contin-uous information service on the mp. I They answered questions about how many hours it takes to get from New i ork to Seattle, Wash, gave lectures' rvery day on I he geography of the' I nited States in order that the new j itizen might have some understand- . Ing of the vastness of the count). , 'gave lectures on American custom1, cooking and stvles Told each a? much as they could about the city or ; town io which they were going. , The brides aned in age from 17 to 41' years. To some of them America , was an almost undiscovered count r Others were well acquainted with ;. ! through friends or through reading. , Practically all of them had been in ac- Itive war service with the V. R. E. i . .'s of the " R. A. F.'s or some othci cf women's services, auxiliary 'o j branches of the army. The youngesi I child was six weeks of age and the c Idest eleven. One woman who had been a nufftti With the Scottish Women Hospitalers in Siberia during the course of the war lend had been a prisoner for six months under the Bulgarians, was on her way to America, where she w adjoined ad-joined nt the dock by her husband whom she had first met in Siberia vhich he was with an American ambulance am-bulance unit Officials of the boat were delight) ' to have been relieved of answering technical questions of American house keeping and the brides w ere qlad to j get fhe authentic information which only a woman could give them. Th .ll met at tea-time each afternoon Lo discuss the problems which were to be met in their new homes and ihe y ! W. C A workers served tea for them. I |