ANXIOUS INQUIRER : We do n'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 . -LRB- FELICITY : `` I never wrote that ! I do n't care , I do n't think it 's fair for other people to be putting things in my department ! '' -RRB- 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 ca n't hear you , and do n't criticize your best girl 's great-aunt 's nose in any case . -LRB- FELICITY , TOSSING HER HEAD : `` Oh , my ! I s ` pose Dan thought that was extra smart . '' -RRB- 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 .
-LRB- FELICITY : `` XXXXX just copied that word for word out of the Family Guide , except about the hat part . '' -RRB-
Ans C-g Dan K-g PERSEVERANCE attitude dumplings great-aunt second year