Go ahead. Laugh at yourself. So you are standing the doorway looking like the "Wreck of the Hesperus" while your best beau stares on in amazement. It's embarrassing, sure, but you'll live through it. At times like these nothing comes in handier than a gay laugh and an appropo' comment about how lovely you're looking this evening.

Illuminated modern objects mounted on virtually invisible backgrounds formed the setting of the latest Good Design Show in Chicago. This unusual method of display matched the unique household items that the Museum of Modern Art selected for the biannual show in the Merchandise Mart.

An invitation to dinner - and not at someone's home this time, but at a plushy restaurant! And with a date! It is every woman's dream to be able to face the menu like a woman of the world. Here's how to banish bewilderment with savoir-faire.

Snow on the ground brings to mind hilarious sport on Union Hill. One mis-step and the chain reaction starts. Wonder what's the record of students swept off their feet in one plunge .... Another weather tip-when you're trudging to class and convinced you'll freeze on the way, remember that the weathermen say winters are getting milder!

Candles traditionally have been more than a source of light. They are the product of an age-old craft now becoming popular again.