column. Felix wrote one, but the girls thought he did not do her
justice, so Cecily wrote another one. She admits she copied most of the
description out of Valeria H. Montague's story Lord Marmaduke's First,
Last, and Only Love; or the Bride of the Castle by the Sea, but says
they fit Miss Reade better than anything she could make up.

HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT

Always keep the kitchen tidy and then you needn't mind if company comes
unexpectedly.

ANXIOUS INQUIRER: We don't know anything that will take the stain out
of a silk dress when a soft-boiled egg is dropped on it. Better not wear
your silk dress so often, especially when boiling eggs.

Ginger tea is good for colds.

OLD HOUSEKEEPER: Yes, when the baking-powder gives out you can use
tooth-powder instead.

(FELICITY: "I never wrote that! I don't care, I don't think it's fair
for other people to be putting things in my department!")

Our apples are not keeping well this year. They are rotting; and besides
father says we eat an awful lot of them.

PERSEVERANCE: I will give you the recipe for dumplings you ask for.
But remember it is not everyone who can make dumplings, even from the
recipe. There's a knack in it.

If the soap falls into the porridge do not tell your guests about it
until they have finished eating it because it might take away their
appetite.

FELICITY KING.

ETIQUETTE DEPARTMENT

P-r C-g:--Do not criticize people's noses unless you are sure they can't
hear you, and don't criticize your best girl's great-aunt's nose in any
case.

(FELICITY, TOSSING HER HEAD: "Oh, my! I s'pose Dan thought that was
extra smart.")

C-y K-g:--When my most intimate friend walks with another girl and
exchanges lace patterns with her, what ought I to do? Ans. Adopt a
dignified attitude.

F-y K-g:--It is better not to wear your second best hat to church, but
if your mother says you must it is not for me to question her decision.

(FELICITY: "Dan just copied that word for word out of the Family Guide,
except about the hat part.")

P-r C-g:--Yes, it would be quite proper to say good evening to the
family ghost if you met it.

F-x K-g:--No, it is not polite to sleep with your mouth open. What's
more, it isn't safe. Something might fall into it.

DAN KING.

FASHION NOTES

Crocheted watch pockets are all the rage now. If you haven't a watch
they do to carry your pencil in or a p