THE DA
ILY ASTOR
IAN • WEDNESDAY
, APR
IL 29
, 2015
F
EA
TUR
E
S
5A
r
row
’
s ho
ro
scope
Can gu
e
s
t
s pa
y fo
r w
edd
ing? Tomo
By Ho
l
iday Ma
th
i
s
, C
r
ea
to
r
s Synd
i
ca
t
e In
c
.
Dear Ann
ie
: My b
ro
the
r i
s
42 and ge
t
t
ing ma
r
r
ied fo
r the
f
i
r
s
t t
ime
. H
i
s b
r
ide
-
to
-be ha
s
been ma
r
r
ied be
fo
re
.
My mom and I wou
ld l
ike to
g
ive he
r a b
r
ida
l showe
r
, bu
t i
t
seem
s they have mo
s
t o
f wha
t
they need
. Howeve
r
, they don
’
t
own the
i
r own home
. How do
we send ou
t inv
i
te
s and a
sk
gue
s
t
s to g
ive money towa
rd
e
i
the
r the co
s
t o
f the wedd
ing
o
r la
rge
r pu
rcha
se
s l
ike new
fu
rn
i
tu
re o
r a down paymen
t on
a home w
i
thou
t be
ing rude? I
s
the
re a p
rope
r way
, o
r i
s i
t no
t
OK to a
sk fo
r th
i
s? — S
tumped
in W
i
scon
s
in
Dear S
tumped
: I
t i
s no
t OK
to expec
t gue
s
t
s to pay fo
r the
wedd
ing
. The b
r
ida
l coup
le
shou
ld have the wedd
ing they
can a
f
fo
rd
. Showe
r
s
, howeve
r
,
a
re abou
t g
i
f
t
s
, so the
re i
s some
leeway when i
t come
s to reg
i
s
-
t
r
ie
s
. The
re a
re now reg
i
s
t
r
ie
s
fo
r honeymoon
s
, vaca
t
ion
s and
,
ye
s
, hou
se
s
, inc
lud
ing fu
rn
i
tu
re
and app
l
iance
s
. I
f the coup
le
ha
s such reg
i
s
t
r
ie
s
, the web
-
s
i
te
s can be l
i
s
ted on a sepa
ra
te
shee
t o
f pape
r w
i
th the showe
r
inv
i
ta
t
ion
. Y
ou a
l
so can pa
s
s
a
long such p
re
fe
rence
s by wo
rd
o
f mou
th
.
Ann
i
e
’
s
Ma
i
lbox
C
rea
to
rs
Synd
ica
te Inc
.
Ka
th
y M
i
t
ch
e
l
l
and
Ma
r
c
y Suga
r
Bu
t pa
r
t o
f a showe
r i
s un
-
w
rapp
ing g
i
f
t
s so eve
ryone can
“oooh” and “aaah
.” I
t m
igh
t be
w
i
se fo
r the b
r
ide to reg
i
s
te
r a
t
mo
re t
rad
i
t
iona
l p
lace
s whe
re
unwan
ted g
i
f
t
s can be re
tu
rned
o
r exchanged fo
r some
th
ing
mo
re to he
r l
ik
ing (a
f
te
r she
w
r
i
te
s he
r thank
-you no
te
s
, o
f
cou
r
se
)
.
Dear Ann
ie
: W
i
th you
r ab
i
l
-
i
ty to reach many peop
le
, how
abou
t a p
lea to have hook
s pu
t
in a
l
l pub
l
ic re
s
t
room
s? I
’m
su
re o
the
r women a
l
so ha
te to
pu
t the
i
r pu
r
se
s on the ba
th
-
room f
loo
r in the
se pub
l
ic p
lac
-
e
s
. — Ge
rm
s
, Y
uck
Dear Germ
s
: W
e su
spec
t
mo
s
t women wou
ld ra
the
r pu
t
the
i
r pu
r
se on the
i
r head than
d
rop i
t on the f
loo
r o
f a pub
l
ic
re
s
t
room
. I
f the
re i
s no hook
,
t
ry re
s
t
ing the pu
r
se s
t
rap ove
r
the doo
r la
tch
. I
f tha
t doe
sn
’
t
wo
rk
, the
re may be space on the
to
i
le
t pape
r d
i
spen
se
r
. You a
l
so
cou
ld p
lace you
r pu
r
se on you
r
lap (awkwa
rd
, bu
t doab
le
)
, o
r
ge
t a pu
r
se w
i
th a shou
lde
r
s
t
rap and don
’
t take i
t o
f
f a
t a
l
l
.
And you m
igh
t look in
to pu
r
-
cha
s
ing a l
i
t
t
le p
la
s
t
ic hook
tha
t w
i
l
l s
l
ip ove
r a doo
r and
ho
ld a pu
r
se
, o
f
ten ava
i
lab
le a
t
d
rug
s
to
re
s o
r ha
rdwa
re s
to
re
s
.
(Bu
t do be ca
re
fu
l i
f you hang
th
i
s ove
r the doo
r
, a
s someone
can l
i
f
t i
t f
rom the ou
t
s
ide
.
) A
s
a
lway
s
, i
f the
re i
s a manage
r
w
i
th whom to reg
i
s
te
r a com
-
p
la
in
t
, do so
.
Dear Ann
ie
: I
’d l
ike to he
lp
tho
se who fee
l the same a
s
“A
l
so Lone
ly in Che
sapeake
,
V
a
.
,” the 29
-yea
r
-o
ld v
i
rg
in
who ha
sn
’
t found M
r
. R
igh
t
.
I know i
t may sound s
t
range
in th
i
s day and age
, bu
t 15
yea
r
s ago
, my hu
sband wa
s a
v
i
rg
in
. Due to low se
l
f
-e
s
teem
and a lack o
f se
l
f
-con
f
idence
,
he wa
s a
f
ra
id to a
sk a
woman ou
t
.
W
e we
re 43 when we me
t
,
and I am so g
lad
. W
e
’ve had
15 ve
ry happy yea
r
s
, and I
hope the
re a
re many mo
re to
come
. — Donna
AR
IES (Ma
rch 21
-Ap
r
i
l 1
9
). Y
ou won
’
t
unde
r
s
tand e
ve
ryone
’
s pe
r
spe
c
t
i
ve
. I
t
’
s
na
tu
ra
l to g
ra
v
i
ta
te towa
rd the one
s you
do unde
r
s
tand
, bu
t you
’
l
l on
l
y
imp
ro
ve and
b
roaden you
r
se
l
f b
y pu
r
su
ing in
s
igh
t f
rom
the one
s you don
’
t unde
r
s
tand
.
TAURUS (Ap
r
i
l 20
-May 20
). Y
ou
’
re f
ee
l
-
ing inqu
i
s
i
t
i
ve
, and you
’
re in the mood to
co
l
le
c
t th
ing
s l
i
ke f
a
c
t
s
, wo
rd
s
, boo
k
s and
the tang
ib
le
i
tem
s tha
t
in
t
r
igue you
. F
o
l
low
you
r mu
se w
i
thou
t wo
r
ry o
f the p
ra
c
t
i
ca
l
i
-
t
ie
s
. Y
ou can wo
r
k
them ou
t
la
te
r
!
GEM
IN
I (May 21
-June 21
). Y
ou a
re an
a
r
t
i
s
t
. The p
roo
f o
f th
i
s won
’
t be in you
r
wo
r
k so mu
ch a
s
in you
r ab
i
l
i
t
y to f
ind the
beau
t
y and sen
se
the deep s
ign
i
f
i
can
ce o
f
in
con
sp
i
cuou
s and o
ve
r
loo
ked de
ta
i
l
s
.
CANCER (June 22
-Ju
ly 22
). A re
la
t
ion
-
sh
ip ge
t
s
in
te
re
s
t
ing when you ge
t be
yond
the s
tanda
rd e
x
change
s and d
ip you
r toe
in
to the mu
r
k
y dep
th
s
. Th
i
s
i
s be
s
t a
c
com
-
p
l
i
shed w
i
th a ca
sua
l a
i
r
, a
l
igh
t hea
r
t and
a
la
c
k o
f agenda
.
LEO (Ju
ly 23
-Aug
. 22
). Y
ou ma
y ha
ve
t
roub
le e
xp
la
in
ing th
ing
s in a ra
t
iona
l wa
y
toda
y
, bu
t tha
t
’
s on
l
y be
cau
se you
’
re lead
-
ing w
i
th you
r emo
t
iona
l IQ
. Y
ou ha
ve a
ta
len
t f
o
r p
i
c
k
ing up on sub
t
le
t
ie
s o
f mood
,
vaguene
s
s and
the
log
i
c o
f
the hea
r
t
.
V
IRGO (Aug
. 23
-Sep
t
. 22
). T
e
chn
i
ca
l
i
t
ie
s
m
igh
t hang y
ou up
, and the
r
e
’
s an oppo
r
-
tun
i
t
y
in th
i
s
. Don
’
t w
i
sh f
o
r f
ewe
r p
r
ob
lem
s
;
ge
t mo
r
e s
k
i
l
l
s
. Ge
t
t
ing be
t
t
e
r a
t so
l
v
ing one
i
s
sue w
i
l
l he
lp y
ou w
i
th man
y mo
r
e
.
L
IBRA (Sep
t
. 23
-Oc
t
. 23
). P
eop
le su
s
-
pe
c
t the one who ne
ve
r ha
s a nega
t
i
ve
wo
rd to sa
y
. Comp
la
in
ing can be fun
.
Sha
r
ing g
r
ipe
s i
s one wa
y man
y peop
le
conne
c
t
. A
la
s
, the gu
i
l
t
y p
lea
su
re o
f com
-
FRANK AND ERNEST
BLOND
IE
THATABABY
SALLY FORTH
STONE SOUP
B
.C
.
LOLA
D
ILBERT
S
IX CH
IX
B
IZARRO
MUTTS
NON SEQU
ITUR
BABY BLUES
W
IZARD OF ID
Z
ITS
ROSE IS ROSE
p
la
in
t i
s a
l
so imma
tu
re
. Ma
tu
re peop
le do
some
th
ing abou
t
i
t
.
SCORP
IO (Oc
t
. 24
-Nov
. 21
). Y
ou
’
re no
t
genu
ine
l
y
in
te
re
s
ted
in a
l
l sub
je
c
t
s
, bu
t you
s
t
i
l
l en
jo
y ca
r
ry
ing on con
ve
r
sa
t
ion
s abou
t
wha
te
ve
r come
s up
, be
cau
se you
’
re genu
-
ine
l
y
in
te
re
s
ted
in a
l
l peop
le
.
SAG
ITTAR
IUS (No
v
. 22
-Dec
. 21
). Y
ou
r
chang
ing p
r
io
r
i
t
ie
s and r
e
sou
r
ce
s w
i
l
l ha
v
e
y
ou
loo
k
ing a
t ce
r
t
a
in goa
l
s d
i
f
f
e
r
en
t
l
y
. Some
goa
l
s a
r
e no
t mean
t
t
o be a
ch
ie
v
ed
. Le
t y
ou
r
goa
l
s e
v
o
l
v
e w
i
th y
ou
r
l
i
f
e c
i
r
cum
s
t
an
ce
s
.
CAPR
ICORN (Dec
. 22
-J
an
. 1
9
). On
ce
upon a t
ime
, y
ou made an ag
r
eemen
t y
ou
d
idn
’
t p
r
ope
r
l
y unde
r
s
t
and
.
I
f y
ou had known
,
y
ou w
ou
ldn
’
t ha
v
e ag
r
eed
, and y
e
t t
oda
y
th
ing
s a
r
e w
o
r
k
ing ou
t ju
s
t f
ine
. Ne
x
t t
ime
a
r
ound
,
though
, see
k
t
o
t
a
l comp
r
ehen
s
ion
.
AQUAR
IUS (Jan
. 20
-Feb
. 1
8
). Se
i
ze
the
oppo
r
tun
i
t
y to ge
t
in f
ron
t o
f peop
le to ta
l
k
abou
t wha
t you
’
re se
l
l
ing
. Whe
the
r i
t
’
s a
p
rodu
c
t
, an idea o
r a re
la
t
ion
sh
ip
, you w
i
l
l
be e
x
t
rao
rd
ina
r
i
l
y pe
r
sua
s
i
ve in you
r own
la
id
-ba
c
k wa
y
.
P
ISCES (Feb
. 1
9
-Ma
rch 20
). P
eop
le
who show up to he
lp you w
i
l
l need your
leade
r
sh
ip
. Don
’
t a
s
sume tha
t the o
the
r
s
know wha
t the
y a
re do
ing
. Y
ou can be an
a
t
ten
t
i
ve gu
ide w
i
thou
t m
i
c
romanag
ing
.
THURSDAY
’S B
IRTHDAY (Ap
r
i
l 30
).
Y
ou
r h
igh s
tanda
r
d
s and de
t
e
rm
ina
t
ion a
r
e
wh
y th
i
s tu
rn
s ou
t t
o be one o
f y
ou
r mo
s
t
p
r
odu
c
t
i
v
e y
ea
r
s
t
o da
t
e
.
In y
ou
r wo
r
k
, y
ou
’
l
l
be un
comp
r
om
i
s
ing
, b
u
t in y
ou
r pe
r
sona
l
r
e
la
t
ion
sh
ip
s
, y
ou
’
l
l be f
le
x
ib
le and sen
s
i
-
t
i
v
e
, r
ead
y t
o ma
k
e the o
the
r pe
r
son happ
y
.
A
d
v
en
tu
r
e
s
in A
ugu
s
t
lead
t
o comm
i
tmen
t
s
.
A
qua
r
iu
s and A
r
ie
s peop
le ado
r
e y
ou
. Y
ou
r
lu
c
k
y numbe
r
s a
r
e
: 40
,
1
5
, 26
, 1
2 and 32
.