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Show This is your corner. y Make use of it for your information on that are puzzling you. It will be my pleasure and pnvilege to answer fully and promptly all questions submitted to me If a more detailed than can be given in these columns is desired, send a stamped envelope wd -will be given prompt attention- All communications will alway, be held J absolute confidence. . All letters should be addressed very plainly m pen and Helen Brooks. Box 1545. Salt Lake City. XtCA , Dear Miss Brooks : Will you Pleas 111 If a man .houM offer his hand to a women when ho u introduced, intro-duced, to her! Wlir i. nee tin-own lifter a bride T Why is a teacup "' the enKa,,-ed girl? Should an enE.ed in, embroider her linens with her own or the initials of her married name? Should . girl accept a costly present from a boy to whom she is engaged? MARGIE. The custom of throwin ""1 newly married couple is a Try old the meaning i. not far to seek As rice ta the most prolific of grains, it ard everywhere b-n regarded as emblem atic cf God's command lo Adam and Eve. and al-. al-. to Noah after the flood, to ".ncreaso and multiply and replenish 1he earth. In India, among the Brahmins, rice thn.wir.3 i a part of Uio marriace ceremony. Jhe -lews throw wheat instead of rice, and the Russians o at or barley upon the heads of thebr.dal couple, aying "Increase and multiply- I have looked up a number of authorities and find nothing in regard to the eivin of teacup to an encaged Brirl. so am unable .to help you on this. An rid EnirLwh custom was to carry the bridp.l cup bffore the bnde on retumin from tho church, lo prevent evil, which may possibly have some beannir on thThe linens for th; trousseau, cr presents for the bride, are always marked witli the initials in-itials of the bride's maiden name: never witn the initials of her married name. It is not advisable for presents of considerable consid-erable value to bf civon or rece.vad between the eruraced couple during the encasement, with the exception of the engagement ring. It is perfectly proper and correct to accept flowers, books, or candy, but nothing in tin way of wearing apparel, eicept perhaps gloves. It is the woman'B prerogative to offer her hand upon receiving an introduction introduc-tion not the man's. In the rate of a hostes.. where ihe wishes to show cord ality and welcome, wel-come, it is well for her to otter her hand. In formal society none but hostesses offer their hand upon receiving an introduction, but on informal occasion! it is quite correct to do so if one wishes. Dear Miss Brooks : .,.,.. You have helped so many tliat I feel thourrh you might be able to decide a matter which has been worrying me. Sometime ago I met a vcung man to whom I took a great liking, but upon mentioning his name to several of my acquaintances they told me not to have anything to do with him as his. character was questionable. After several years of absence he returned to this state and called on me, and I introduced him to my parents -who apparently liked him as much as I. Is the friendship of one person worth the risk of losing the friendship of many? Thanking you in advance for your kindness. JUNE. Sonnish Fork. Utah. It would seem to me that if yu had known of this young man for several years you should be able to determine for your-eelf your-eelf as to his character. I am inclined to think you would not lose as many friends as you seem to think by retaining his friendship. friend-ship. I am taking it for granted, of course, that you would not earo for him if he proved to be of the character your fri-nds have pictured to you, but they would have to prove to me by what authority they werf Judging him. As for taking the risk you mention, it would depend entirely on what your yung man friend proved himself to 'be. I hope I have been of assistance to you. Dear Miss Brooks : I am troubled very much with "hang nails." What can I do for them ? What is one of the best kinds of powder ? What is powder made of? Is a good powder? LA RENA, Ridgedale. Idaho You should buy a good cuticle softener and apply as directed. Push the cuticle down very carefully each time after washing the hands and if you are persistent in this simple treatment treat-ment I ara sure you will see a great improvement. im-provement. If you prefer, instead of the cuticle softener you may use castor oil. as I have been told that this is splendid for this purpose. Use just the same as you would the other. There are so very many kinds of powder that I would hesitate to name any particular one By trying a few different kinds you will undoubtedly find one which seems to meet the requirements of your skin more than another. It is much the better plan tb find the one that is especially adapted to your particular skin. I could not tell you what powder is made of. I have been unable to find tke kind you mention in the stores here, so could not say as to its quality. Dear Miss Brooks : I have been very much interested in your corner and am now taking the liberty of asking a question. I would like to get the history of the Sego Lily (Utah State Flower.) Also, please tell me how I could work out a pattern from the Sego Lily that would do for embro'dering dresses, curtains, and the like. Wishing you success in your work, I remain, WAITING. La Sal. Utah Thank you for letting me know ycu ore I Interested in my corner, and hope you will take the liberty of coming; often. By sending your roods in to one of the larper department depart-ment stores you could have it stamped with the Sego Lily design but it would make it rather expensive for ycu. I find no place where they have the pattern for gale. The only other plan I could nuppest would be to find someone artistically inclined and ret them to draw a design which yon could transfer trans-fer onto your poods. The folio wine is the hiatory I find of the Sepo Lily: Utah's floral queen belongs to the tulip branch of the lily family. It has a remarkable list of relatives, rel-atives, good, bad and indifferent, close and distant. The Sego Lily is a variety of the Mariposa Tui-p. The flowers usually follow individual taste in coloring, and wear a wide ranre of the prettiest gowns imnirinable. Mariposa in Spanish means "butterfly' and the members of the Mariposa group of flowery flow-ery to which the Sego Lily belonr. are mar-.ou mar-.ou in th-eir nucs and delightful in the'r imitation of the decorative patterns and color combinations of their :nect friends. A visitor to the big trees of the Mariposa grove re- I lae how she found a bed of Sego Lilies in which, on close examination. h d'n covered I frurten distinct marking, th flowers re I sembDnr so many butterflies with winmt out- ' spread for flight, their rich color glistening la tha sun. |