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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1914;.
WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO KNOW-THINGS THAT INTEREST MAID AND MATRON'
ELLEN ADAIR MEETS
ABOARD SHIP ONE OF
NATURE'S COURTIERS
Lonely Scotchman From the
Island of Islay Confides in
English Girl Tale of His
Home.
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The lis? nnd dreadful fall of thf At
lantic Octant Why, t think that com
pared with It Hip llse and fall of the
Roman Umpire Itself must have been the
merest trifle. One sits upon th deck and
sees the stiange BMnnnstlcs of th eea.
For up. up. up the ocean surges till one
thinks the boat must swamp. Then
down, down, down the racing waters fly,
white lonjr and shuddering vibrations
shake the ship from stem to stern. A
certain erv human annlopj mlHlit easily
be drawn Just here, but there are tlm-s
when, even for the ombelllslilnfr of a tale,
a parallel had best be loft alone. I,et
It suttlce to say that mal-de-mer has
never Moulded me. My cablnmates were
nil laid low, a melancholy band. Be
tween the paroxysms I know they pray
ed that we might hit the bottom.
For after !ealne Queenstow n on tin
second da. when evening c.ime wc met
the sreat Atlantic tollers. We pitched
and rolled, but oil! 1 loved Hie white
fnam nml lh bumllnu spr.is J In?
Rlccracu deck that was so Kay was now
like a deserted battlefield. With lowered
lias and pale sreen look, the would-be
conquerois of the sen had fled below. I
sat alon- and meditated on the van
quished heroes.
A lowcrlns skv sloomcd on that
thtealonlnc sea. The forwaid first-class
deck was quite deserted, too; behind me
and aboe on the second-class, a few
adventuruu souls were cautiously pac
Ins the roll Ins deck. But In the steer
ace I was all alone.
Above the loud vibrations of the sciew
I heard a sudden melody, clear and dis
tinct Th voice was nearby: the voice
was a man's, a deep rich baritone, and
the air was strauseb familiar. Where
had 1 heaid that wild strange air be
fore" I listened lutentlj
"Lofbrbcr no mor o, l.vh.ilr no niori;.
I fhall Tiavbo return to I.oihubcr no more.'
The liquid notes oti full of a r .inl
ine sadness. Wlire. oh. where, had I
once heard that lovely inelod.vV
A SOLDIER'S FCNKRAI-
The present scene now slowly faded,
and in Its place 1 saw the great Trafalgar
Square of London as It looked one sum
mer afternoon long years ago. A long,
gad procession of soldiers slowly followed
a sinsle rfun-carriage bearing something
draped or with one great Hag. thj
t'nlon Jnck and on that flag there rested
a solltnrv sword and helmet The sun
shone on' that long line of kilted Scottish
soldiers and glanced on every coaming
helmet. It was that great regiment of
the race, the Gordon Highlanders, the
bravest and the finest fighting' men that
Britain owr owned. With their mag
nificent physique, each man a giant and
hero, the slowly swung along, as if it
were the heather of ilieir native hilK and
glens they Mod, and not the grimy as
phalt of the London streets.
Two pipers In the uorcion Kin anu xar-
HOME-KNITTED COAT
SWEATERS TO MEET
SCARCITY OF TOGS
War May Have Serious
Effect on the Price of Out-of-door
Garments for Children.
CHILD'S SWEATER COAT
Just thu sea-mow3 heard! But now T see
I hncl smother listener, ou .1.- a tedd,
I'm a crofter's son. But 'tis the kindest ,
pvpa vou have I'm thinking they aro i
like the mountain tnriii among the peats
of lslay or those deep pool the sea will
leave among the rocks."
"Tell me about Islay, please." said I
embarrassed.
THE TALK Ol' ISLAV.
"The finest place on earth." eald I.e. ,
"And 'tis the flnpst view In Scotland
from our shieling. Tho roof is only ,
thatch, you know, but thou that means ,
the birds nest there! All day my mother
Kits and spins, while 1 work in the fields i
or at the fishing. She has no English,
Just the Gaelic. I
"You sing so well." I ald again.
" "l'i. a ferry poor hand I will bo at tho
singing," said ho modestly, "but every-
shirrs all day long sn isinv. i ne
BEFORE THE
SANDMAN COMES
OOMETIMES I feci very like a
fairy." said a. little goldfish. lie
swished his tail round and round
in the big glass bowl of water and
elegantly nibbled a bit of fish food.
"I don't! I feel like a fish!" ex
claimed his companion. "I never
heard of such a creature as you arc.
You ahvays pretend something or
feel as if you are something won
derful! "Now. you know perfectly well that
you are a goldfish arid that you arc
nm up "Oiiiuy in mis tiny nont, so
thin
sea sings on the rocks, and after rainy , w(,at js tle usc 0f pretending?"
nights me mirnw in i-i-mo tuc .-mii.,,,-.
down tho hillsides. "TIs biooks In flood
I vou will 1e cnlllng them, but wo mj-
burin in spate and then the "ca-mews
I and the curlews alwas call, and In the
woods the pinctres and the birches Mwr
and in the fields the reapers sing all
I d.v."
! "Rut Islav Is a lonrlv place, a sort of
tan headed that sad procession, and from i:tIC,inm i the sea?" I Fald
their pipos a, real old Highland Lament .. ,T), ,,lflt (l uinpdom and we all .110
rang throurr rift.siu square, i-or a i j,i,., Sni,i he "For nil the moors
The first goldfish, whose name, bv
the way, was Dream, softly nosed the
lop of the water, then darted down
and swam around the bottom of the
bowl before he quite made up his mind
what to reply.
"Of oourc all that you say is true
Highland officer and a gentleman was
being borne on that quiet gun-carriage to
his last long resting place.
"Farewell to Ix-Niln-r. Lorlubcr no more.
t shall tiia jp return to Loehaber no more "
The rlderle-s charger who was sluwly
led besldf that quiet gun-carriage neighed
In an eerie, heart-broken fashion. 1 know
he understood his empty saddle, and
mourned hla master with a mourning
regiment. Dear Gordon Highlanders'. A
soldier's f.ineral is the saddest sight.
The singer on the steerage deck now
came in !ew, a tall, broad-shouldered
youth. Hl.s clothes were of tho roughest
homespun, patched nnd d.iineil. Ho had
the shabbiest, yet the grandest air for he
iifl hills and clens are ours. Our never
lonelv! I know a little lochan in the
pines At n.ght the curlews call among
its reeds and in the long deep heather,
grouso and ptarmigan are hid. We have
our Highland chieftain, too. the great
JfacDonalrt of the Isle-5 the King's own
frlnd he is and at the Oban Games last
year he was a .ludgo. I tossed tho caber
at these, games last year a heavy pine
it was nnd Cameron of Lochlel with the
Duke of Argyll were judging, too, but
Lord Macrwnald gave the prize to me!"
"You lova your island In the Hebrides?"
I said again.
"To my dvlng dav!" said he fervently,
"and 'tis this veise of poetry will bo
showing it." Ho leaned .igalnst tne pieer-
partner, lie Imally sanlr but why
talk about it: Why not lorgct it?"
Now. Dream's partner in the fish
bow 1 was named Really Truly be
cause lie had such a really truly little
short tail! So short it seemed as if it
couldn't possibly belong to a goldfish.
Dream's tail was large and "sprcady"
and so dainty and filmy that it seemed
at times to have no more substance
than a dream that was the
Dream gut his name, you sec.
Really Truly couldn't forget things
as Dream did, and if anything un
pleasant or disagreeable happened he
seemed especially good at remember
ing that.
"Oh, I can't forget it," he answered
Dream. I Hate tnis little uit oi a
ONK of the first considerations for
out-of-doora garments for child ron
Is warmth without undue weight.
It Is In this particular that the sweater
coat excels, and while It Is not suitable
for slate or festive occasions, It Is an
admirable garment for play or everyday
wear, and distinctly picturesque Into the
bargain.
Today's Illustration shows a sweater
coat of champagne-coloted silk, fastened
with knitted buttons of the same color,
and tied with a sash ending In tassels.
The cap exactly matches tho sweater
In color, weave nnd trimming, as there
Is a button on one side and n tassel on
the other.
It Is nn excellent model, either for pur
chase or for home manufacture. It has
been designed on the most simple lines,
and tho sweater was never meant to be
ornate, although it sometimes Is.
It Is knitted with the tegulntlon stitch,
but tho sash prevents it from looking
cither plain or severe.
Any one at all skilled In knitting would
find It an easy model to copy.
There are several grades of wool that
could bo substituted for the silk, and
nny color, cither light or daik, could bo
chosen In the place of the champagne
color of tho Illustration.
Although it Is early In the year to
speak of Christmas, tho rumor has
rtarted, and keeps on growing, that thcte
will be a dearth of toys and playthings
this year.
Some of the toy shops and department
stores that make a showing of such
things received their supplies from Eu
rope before the war broke out.
They are probably In tho minority. If
the prices go up In proportion to the
scarcity of the articles It will make
rough sledding for many householders.
It Is commonly said that tho number
of children Is In reverse ratio to the
worldly goods of the parents, which may
be tho law of compensation manifesting
itself obscurely. But If the prices of toys
are prohibitive the children must not go
without gifts.
A gny-colorrd cap and sweater would
delight" the heart of nny child, and It Is
sin prising how quickly they reach com
pletion when they arc started nnd worked
on In the odd moments that otherwise
might pass with nothing to show.
And, furthermore, knitting Is recom
mended by physicians as a sedative to
nerve?.
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MRS. IMOGENE B. OAKLEY
Philadelphia woman commends the French people for their calm during the
commends the French people for
trying days of the mobilization.
CIVIC ASSOCIATION WORKER
TELLS FRENCH EXPERIENCES.
woo nn rt Yatiirn ii L'nnt ninnn A rrmr.
tier might well have envied the gallant ago rail. """ " u,e a",r 5 '""" ' howl and this silly little piece of coral
way he bowed und doffed hl3 threadbare upon his handsome face. . bottom!"
Cap, UH 11 1 "eri" a lllin.-ea, ' a puocc. Tom tile iuni ritivi,'o nu - .-.,
T lrnn nf nnpe hn wns u ITIrrhlnmler. (,,lniiri
Mountains diJfie us. ana n worm oi
seas. , , i
But still the heart Is 'rue, the heart is
Highland: ,, , tJ ,.,
And wo In dreams behold the Hebrides, i
MISTER WIND
By MALCOLM S. JOHNSTON
"Madame." said he, and I knew that
words did not come easily to him In tho
English, "we aro ('mp.inlorless, and one '
of us is ferry homesick It will be honor
ing me to talk with iou, 'TIs better i
used I am to speak the Gaelic."
"I have enjoyed your sons." I said, i
"And do ou come from the Lochftbor i
district?
He shook his
man." said he,
the seas to ma
will bo calling all the time'" i spinncd;
The Island of Islay. I said, "does it You twisted and tore,
not lie out In the Hebrides of Scotland?" , olj , ... ! . ' ,,,
He nodded slowly, .tnd hts fuce, young, Ami she 11 have to once more
wonderfully handsome, lit up with a new p;x the ends she had carefully pinned.
fiiui, tiiiu a eiueuiuruiK-'e. It nitl IUO
is head. "I am an Islay ' t anl )VMt at you, bad Mister Wind,
e. "and going tut boyond ,, ., ,, .i, ,i, snider had
lalce a fortune. Hut Islay For t,,e wel) that tllc splUCr ,la '
"Dear me," exclaimed Dream, "what
do you wantr
"I vain to be back at the store
where I came from. I want to swim
in that big tank where I didn't have
to turn around every minute and I
want to dart through that lovely cas
tle of coral and stones we had there!"
He talked so vigorously that he
ciuite panted for breath, and Dream
waited a minute to be sure that he
was through. He wasn't!
"And I don't like this room," he.
went on. "I want the children to
stand around and watch us as they
used to so there!"
Dream looked pretty solemn; you
see, he liked all those things, too. And
even a troldfish's trouble1! sound
v"'aJ' pretty dreadful if they arc said right
out all togetlier that way!
Then he remember how foolish it
is to worry about troubles or to think
about things one can't have.
"I suppose that's all true," he an
swered Really Truly, and then he
added calmly, "but you sec I don't
stay a goldfish long."
"No?" exclaimed Really Truly.
"No. I don't," replied Dream, con
tentedly. "A few minutes ago I was
a cloud in a make-believe sky. Just
now I am a fairy queen dressed for
a ball!" And he circled gracefully
round the bowl, flirting his gorgeous
chiffon train in gay delight as he
added, "and make-believe i& fun just
try it and see!"
Tomorrow The Little Red Crayon.
Copyright, 1011, by Clara Ingram Jutiaon.
In her charming apartment at the
Glad'tone, Eleventh and Pine btreels,
Mrs. Imogen B. Uaklcy cheerfully re
counted her European experiences, for
she has just returned fiom France, nnd
glad she Is to bo at homo again. Accom
panied by Miss Illla Itobb, secrctnry of
the Civic Club In this clly, Mrs. Oakley
sailed for the shores of Urlllnny early In
July, whore she spent one happy month,
nnd then proceeded on to Tours. On her
arrival she was greeted with vague news
of the war, but did not feel unduly
nlr.rmed.
However, the seriousness of the position
for Americans abroad was brought shuip
ly homo to her on the following morn
ing. Oh going out to get some checks
cashed she discovered, ruefully, that not
a soul would cash then. The French
landlady proved a good friend in tiouble:
she Immediately said, "Madanio will stay
as long as sho likes and will pay ine
next yeur." Indeed, to stay In Tours was
the only possible thing to no, for all the
trains were used for mobilization pur
poses, and even had she had the money
Mr3. Oakley could not have left.
The daughter of tho late George F. naer
was in a like piedlcamont at Tours, and
was also foiced to stay. For two weeks
slie had to do without her favorite after
noon cup of tea. since she was unablo to
pay for It.
"I want to tell you this specially," said
Mrs. Oakley In her eager, vivacious wny:
"tho American Express Company was the
first ono that cashed our checks, and
when It did, It paid In full. All tho
hotels took the American Express Com
pany's checks, snylnh- that thoy knew
they would bo paid In a few months.
"Wc were so desperately nnxlous to
seo the chateau In the vnlley of the
Lolic," continued Mrs. Oakley, "yet It
looked as If our chances of doing so were
slim, Wo could not evon afford to send
a postcard home to say whero we were;
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I'Ori.TKY ANU I'lNK
WHITi: l'KKIN DUCKS
The latter are ultra choice nnd wcll
mented. Fresh eggs received dally. Mull or
phone orders given careful and prompt at
tention. We ilcllver anywhere. Frlcea al
ways reasonable.
W.A.Bender
READING TERMINAL MARKET
Stalls COO-G08-010
we had no money. Then a delightful
thing happened for us. A man from
Brooklyn, who wm louring in his auto
burst n tire, and was forced to stay in
Tours, for he, too, had no money. At
tho end of two weeks, my friend and t
got some money through tho American
Express Company, but this Unfortunate)
man had a Brown-Shipley letter of cred
it, and could not got It cashed. Ho cam
to us and said that if wo would glvo him
money to mend his tire, he would motor
us around the chateau. Needless to say
we henrtily agreed. '
"The Loire Is too beautiful for words '
said Mrs. Oakley. "You know It Is called
the 'Ga'rdon of France.' Crop after crop
of strawberries appears there In a slngta
season, for the climate Is so equable and
delightful that everything grows rapidly.
"At Chanonceaux n melancholy French
woman, whose husband had Just left for
the war, showed us round the old
chateau. 'Mon marl est alio a la guerre!'
was her ono cry, while tears kept run
nlng down her cheeks, She could hot
even explain a picture to us, as tho tears
kept trickling down her nose, nnd It wag
so infectious that we joined in, too.
"At tho end of August wo left for Mar
seilles, to catch tho first chance of get
ting a good steamer home," continued
Mrs. Oakley. "We had a dreadful jour
ney down for two days only a stalo
sandwich or two to eat, und sitting bolt
upright night and day. At midnight one
wo got out for a four hours' wait at a
little station called Chasse. 'Toil cannot
sit In tho first-class waiting-room, for It li
for tho officers, ' said tho statlonmaster
to me. 'I have a first-class ticket, mid
here I stay,' I said decidedly. 'I shall
be glad to havo tho officers Join us. Show
them In.' But no, he insisted, wo must
get out. Ho threatened; ho Implored.
No, I will not go sit third clnss," said
I. These officers would not come In, but
peered at intervals through the wlndowl
"I wish to nay," concluded Mrs. Oakley,
"how very much I admired the calm self
control on the part of the French soldlen
and ppople: not tho slightest sign of
boasting, nor hysteria, nor vain talk was
there. All was done quickly, silently and
methodically."
This winter Mrs, Oakley Intends to con
tlnue hor efforts In abating city noises,
and In her prominent position on the
American Civic Association will doubt
less have a busy nnd a usoful time.
Correspondence of general Interest
to women readers will be printed on
this page. Such correspondence should
be addressed to the Woman's Editor,
Evening Ledger,
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and the Tea House at
214 South Fifteenth St.
will reopen for the season Tuesday,
September 22. The service will in
clude luncheon, afternoon tea, in
formal suppers or dinners. Meals
served to those living in apartments.
Rooms reserved for special lunch
cons, teas or dinners.
face of a dreamer, a seei. and on It was
the clear projihetle gaze peculiar to the
sea-girt Highlanders of Scotland. They '
live so close to Nature that they haie
a "second sight 'and Nature is tlielr
only "medium."
" 'TIs lonelv I wns fueling in this place,"
aid he, "and so I sang my saddest song '
all the time I will b. thinking that twas '
And I wish I could whistle like you,
And could play everywhere as you do;
And you don't go to sleep
When the little stars peep,
But can play all the day and night,
too.
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