Women:

Have you a household problem to solve? Write your question clearly, sign your name and address, enclose a three-cent postage stamp and mail to The Woman’s Edition The Gazette Washington Service Bureau. 1018 18th Street, Washington. D. C.. for a personal reply
Don’t telephone: write as directed.

Q. How are cracklings prepared for food?

A. Cook the rinds in a large kettle over a medium fire. The kettle should be covered until the fat has cooked out. Then uncover while the rinds brown. Remove from the kettle and drain.

Q. Should I continue to use “junior” on my cards after my father’s death? My mother is still
living, and of course, she bears the same name as my wife.

A. This is somewhat a matter of personal taste but strict etiquette requires the dropping of the suffix “junior” and your mother becomes either Mrs. John Smith, senior, or, preferably, simply Mrs. Smith.

Q. Are twins and triplets usually smaller at birth than single children?

A. Although they are often less fully developed at birth, twins and triplets measured at 6 years of age do not usually show any appreciable retardation of growth.

Taken from The Charleston Gazette. Charleston, West Virginia. February 28, 1941.

Test your knowledge of correct social usage by answering the following questions, then checking
against the authoritative answers below:

1. If a man and woman get into a cab together and the woman, but not the man, knows the address they
wish to go to, does she tell the driver or her escort the address?

2. Is it bad manners not to have your fare ready when you enter a bus or street car?

3. If a companion starts to pay your fare, should you stop and argue with him?

4. Is it good manners to attempt to board a bus or street car before all the passengers have stepped off?

5. Is it good manners to read a newspaper over another person’s shoulder?

What would you do if -

You are riding on a bus or street car, sitting next to the window, and you would like to raise it -

(a) Ask the person sitting next to you if he minds If you raise the window?

(b) Raise the window without saying anything?

Answers

1. She tells her escort, and he tells the driver.

2. Yes, for it keeps others waiting.

3. No. If you feel you must insist on paying your own fare, do so after you are seated.

4. No. Give them a chance to get off, standing aside so that they will have plenty of room.

5. No.

Best “What Would You Do” solution - (a).

From The Bismark Tribune. Bismark, North Dakota. February 20, 1941.