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WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO KNOW-THINGS THAT INTEREST MAID AND MATRON
ELLEN ADAIR SEES
MOVING PICTURES
AND ROMANCE
'h
She Drops Into a Nickel
"Movies" Show and Sees
a Famous Actress in Sad
Play.
XIV.
Tli turn of Fortune's wheel la such
n curious thing! My second day lit
Philadelphia was n dreary day, Until
the evening: came, when hope returned
to me.
I walked through many crowded streets,
with my sad thoughts for only company.
Gone, nil were eone, the old familiar
facer, I wus alone, and life was some
thins real and something desperately
hard! You know the loneliness uf.crowd-
ed streets, wtlh not a soul to tall: to,
not one face to recognize? I Under
stand now why old maids lmve eats and
parrots that they grow to love somo
day, perhaps, t loo will reach that stage,
unless 1 make some friends In this great
city who will want to talk, and keep mo
company sometimes.
I do not think I Imvo n social gift for
making friends, I seem to care so much,
my feelings go so deep, that words do
not come easily to mc. I know that
friendship, genuine friendship, is the
rarest thing for the deep things few
can enter In. About the things 1 care
most, 1 talk least perhaps It Is as well.
"A wretched thlnn It vtcre to havo our heart
bike a throned highway, or a spinous
trcet
Wherein the many come. anJ ko. and meet.
Pause or pass en, as In an open mart"
Yet 1 am lonely, and I want, I want
tome friends: Just a few friends whom I
can care for, who will caro a little bit for
mc. I liato this lonely Isolation In a
crowd!
Hearts Adrift
The evening of my second day I passed
. moving picture house, where for one
nickel one could go Inside-! I hesitated,
and was lost, for irlimpsln? a. large poster,
"Hearts Adiift." I knew at once that was
a picture that I ought to see. I dropped
my nickel at the desk, the doors swung
open, and 1 was Inside.
In the dim, shadowy twilight was a
restful peace. All tawdriness was glori
fied In that dim. shaded light to a, vaguo
beauty that appealed to me. Tho orches
tra was playing on a softened key; I did
not know the drifting air, but It was
sweet and on the screen an old love tale
was told. A desert Island was the back
ground, and the little fairhalred wife was
ilary Plckford. playing "Hearts Adrift."
I thought It was tho sweetest, saddest
tale self -sacrifice w'as Us keynote, a
theme that Is enacted in a hundred lives.
To me the little actress in divine, self
Immolating live Just typified the pathos In
nil women's lives. Upon that screen she
ceased to he herself, and represented Uni
versal Womanhood. I know true lovo Is
built on sacrifice of eelf.
An English Love Tale
More than a year ngo in England, when
wild roses bloomed upon the Sussex
Downs. I saw the prettiest, freshest
courtship scene. The daughter of the
Croat man of the placf. the village squire,
had just returned from boarding school
abroad. Sho was a lovely girl, unworldly
end unspoilt, her beauty with tho texture
and the fragrance of an fjngllsh rose.
Each morning early, while the dew was
on tho grass and everything was fresh
and clean and young, (she galloped on her
horse across the moors. Diana never
looked one-half so beautiful!
After a tlma I saw she had an escort
on these early morning rides. He wns a
handscm, clear-eyed boy, and In his
gallant bearing one could truce the long
tine lino of noble unresturs from whom
lie hprang. He sat his horse as if ho were
a klMg! I heard that he was studying
for his artnv entrance examinations, that
he was nn old family friend and desper
ately poor.
A great hush of wild roues grow on the
moor outsldo our gardon, and ono morn
ing there they btopppd the Squire's lovely
daughter and tho Boy. I saw him stoop
forward from the saddle and carefully
pull the tiniest, whitest rosebud from
the rest.
Ho pressed Its whiteness just ono mo
ment to his lip, then doffed his hat.
and with the courtlieat air presented it
to her. "Please take it. it is just l.rte
you,'
m?
DANCE FROCK FOR YOUNG GIRL
CORRESPONDENCE
WIVES DISCUSS HOUSEHOLD
CARES AND PLEASURES
Diversity of Sentimcpit and n Mild
Protest From n. Husband.
In reply to yesterday's article dealing
with Wife's Dull Hound of Household
Duties, tho following letters have been
received. A variety of opinion Is shown
In them, the attitude of "Appreciative
Husband" being particularly Interesting.
This Wife Enjoys Herself
To the Editor of the Woman's Vagt, Evening
Ledgtr:
Madam I am quite In sympathy with
your article on Woman's Household Care.
I am a woman close on to 4U, and fee
younger than I did ten years ago, for
the simple reason that, for the past two
or threo years, I have been going around
enjoying myself. I go to a card party
once a week, shop one day, the theatre
another, and usually find a place to go
on the fourth day. I figure that I am
doing my duty to my husband If I am
homo In time to have his dinner ready,
especially since he feels that he has done
all that Is necessary by providing the
means to secure It. We very seldom go
out together in the evening, because ho
comes homo tired from business, and I
am satisfied to rest quietly at home after
my pleasures of the day.
MODERN WIFE.
Philadelphia, September 2?, 13U.
Her Husband Most Selfish
To the Editor of the ll'omoii'i rage, Eveniiia
Ledger;
CHILDREN GIVE PLAY
TO AID WAR'S VICTIMS
Richard Mansfield, 2d, and Compan
ions Help Bed Cross Work.
NEW YOrtlC, Sept. 29,-Llttlc folk are
proving of Invaluable assistance to the
American Red Cross In tho society's
efforts to relieve suffering caused by the
war. Instance of what they have been
doing to add money to the fund being
raised on this side of the Atlantic were
pointed out yesterday as examples of
what other children might do. Grown
ups arc also co-operating, but the society
Is particularly pleased with the spirit and
work of tho little ones.
Eight little fllrls of Morrlstown, N. J
who held a fair, raised $360, which they
contributed to the Red Crose. They were
Anna Fraser, Jane Frascr, Elizabeth
Hyde, Sybil Hyde, Beatrice Pitney, Doro
thy Moran, Nancy Shaw and Eleanor
Bushncll.
Richard MnnstlcM, 2d, son of the actor,
and several of his boy and girl friends
gave a ploy at the home of Mrs. Mans
field, the proceeds of which wore sent to
the New York Chapter of the Red Cross.
Mrs. Mansfield wrote: "It gave the young
people great pleasure to do thin for the
Red Cross, and It gives me great plensure
to send tho check. We should like It
used for the help of all tho wounded,
irrespective of nationality."
said he.
"A rosebud, set with little wilful thms.
And nweet as Ur.ullsli air eta make her."
I heard the girl laugh merrily, then,
on R sudden, stop. "Why. Jim. your
hand is torn!" lte laid, in great con
cern. The Hoy smiled slowly, and I saw he
had tho kindest eyas.
"A rosebud out of reach," said he,
"will alwuys hurt Juxt desperately. Rut
I would ratiur huvn that hurt through
all my life than try to gather any other
flower."
"Oh, Jim, if only you were not so
poor, I think that father would con
sent!" I heard hr nay, with tears in
her young voice.
I think they kissed, and then they
rod away. A marriage such as theirs,
no young and hund.oiue, obviously in
love, whim certainly be made in Heaven,
I thought.
Then I'.irae the following eummer, and
the scene was chunKod. The Squire had
speculated badly, and aa badly lost. An
older, wealthier suitor now urrived,
with money. lands, oition and a name.
In tilth lie wait no higher tnan the
handsome Roy-lover, yet with a title
and he had one aim, to make the old
fc'qulre'd pretty daughter hit) young
counters.
I do not know what happened, but I
know that ulio a young and feared
her stern old futh-i Then I think
fhe felt her duty lay in helping him
retrieve his fallen fortune by a wealthy
rnaub. She really loved the boy, who
used to ride wi gallantly beside her on
those early morning canters on the Sus
sex Downs. Yet wedding bells ran
out ono summer's day and tho happy
bridegroom, though a kindly-looking man,
was neither ery oung nor very hand-
IOJH0.
I ktooii outside the church gate, and
I saw her nas. Beneath a coronet of
gHtterlng diamonds, and a misty veil,
ejlie smiled at mr- but in her pretty cms
a eertaiu young, young light had died,
.1 think forever!
After the say wedding crowd had
packed. I saw a man appear He Mooped
ami picked up one white rose that had
taHeu from the bridal bouquet to the
QAth. He pressed it to his lips and
then I saw a. thorn had hurt his hand.
This time he did not smile. It was the
Boy come back again, grown older in
a year. The look on that young handsome
face nude my heart ache! Could such
things be
"AIM. that Prrlug ahouH vanish with tb'!
Koe'
Aad Yu .th s sweet setntel a-lomcript shoul-1
UMl t.
Madam Having read your article in
tonight's paper, I must write at once
to assure you that I heartily agree with
every word of it. I am a wife ot 15
years' standing, and my husband is the
most selfish man I havo ever come
across. I read your article aloud to him
tonight, and I hope It may lead him to
appreciate me a little more In the fu
ture! A HARD-WORKING WIFE.
Philadelphia, September !!S, 1SH.
Contented Wife Stays at Home
To the Editor of the ll'omaVa Page, Evening
Madam I read with Interest the sen
timents of the housewives m expressed
in your article on the Household Duties
of Women. I am a young housekeeper,
very much In love with both my homo
and work; In fact, so much so, that I do
it all myself. Some days I am very busy,
and other3 I am not. If I cared to, I
couid go out three or four afternoons
In a week, but what would be the uso
when I am Just as well satisfied to sit
riKiu hi nome. i enjoy going to tne
theatre, but instead of going to a matinee
once a week. I would rather go once a
month with my husband in the evening;
but, of course, all women are not alike,
neither are the men. I, like all other
women, like to have my cooking praised,
also tho appearanco of my home, and I
feel that my husband shows his apprecia
tion by coming home, enjoying his din
ner and settling down for a quiet even
ing. Tho countless number of women
that dally visit the theatres and stores,
and oven promenade the streets in the
shopping district, is ample proof that
there are plenty of others with as much
playtime as myself.
CONTENTED WIFE.
Philadelphia, September 2S, 1DH.
Lop-sided Logic Husband Asserts
To the Editor of the Woman's rage, Evening
Ledger:
Madam Your last ovenlng's article on
a wif-'s dull round of household duty
strikes mo as u piece of lop-sided logic
Too many women expect their husbands
to sympathize vocally with all their daily
household trials, forgetting that he in
turn considerately shields her from a
daily recital of the many small annoy
ances that disturb his business life
throughout each day. Even the larger
troubles ho usually keeps to himself, try
ing in his own way to solve them, and
the seldom hears of them, unless tlfty
grow so large as to vitally affect their
household economics and mode of living.
That the wife should want to divide
her difficulties with her husband, whllo
he In turn tries to shield her from learn
ing of his, Is far from reciprocal, and
certainly not conducive to the greatest
matrimonial felicity. His realization of
her troubles is shown by the fact that
he does not ask her to share his. His
appreciation of her work is shown by
the pride he takes in his wife and his
home, and by the determination with
which he faces his dally problems, tho
smallest one of which is more serious
than the largest of hers.
Actions speak louder than words, and
It Is In this manner thai he shows his
interest. If she cannot believe her eyes,
but needs to hear the words to be con
vinced that her services are appreciated,
it is her fault, and not his.
APPRECIATIVE HUSBAND.
Philadelphia, September 30, 1311.
A JAPANESE LOVE TALE
Housewives who find the servant prob
lem a source of endless worry may' get
some consolation from tho fact that In
no country is the matter a perfectly
simple one. Miss Evelyn Adam, In "lie
hlnd tho Screens In Japan," describes
some of the difficulties of keeping servants
in that country.
A lady In Toklo had a valuable servant
of somewhat mature years, who rejoiced
in tile poetic name of "Oharu San" tho
Honorable Miss Spring. One day at tea
time, Miss Spring did not appear. The
kitchen was deserted, the kettle was cold;
half tho luncheon plates lay immersed
In a bowl of soapy water, tho other halt
stood on tho sink, ready and waiting to
be put away.
The next morning, Oharu San reap
peared, and demanded the fragment ot
wages due her since the beginning ot
the month. Tho lady asked why she
was leaving so suddenly.
"Oh." replied the Honorable Miss
Spring, "Just as I was washing tht
dishes yosterday I remembered that Saiti
San, tho pawnbroker, wanted a wife.
Therefore I went out and married him."
FRENCH ART GIVES
RARE CHARM TO
GIRL'S DANCE FROCK
Free From Sophistication of
Dinner or Ball Dress, but
Marked by Premeditated
Simplicity.
For the girls who nro neither "out" nor
"in," .and who go to almost ns many
dances ns their elders and betters the
dnnce frock should be chosen with par
ticular care.
It should not have the sophisticated air
of tho dinner dress, or the hall dress, but
Its simplicity should bo of the premedi
tated kind, ami not the accidental. I
It is because the French dressmaker
has felt tho samo "Joy t( creation" that
Inspires the artist or tho sculptor that
Paris has become a Mecca for lovers of
beautiful clothes.
A frock must be a picture to realize tho
French conception, happily harmonious In
scheme of color and symmetrical In out
line. !
They lake an almost childish delight
In dressing each age not merely appro
priately, but in Idealizing it, nnd deck
ing It out In tho trappings that will pro
claim Its exact status so that all who
run may read.
Tho Parisian conception of the stylo
suitable to the "Jeune fllle," Is to array
l.cr In a way that will typify all thaC
there Is of freshness nnd youth, nnd to
enhance the charm that Is borne by those
that are still "unspotted of tho world."
Tho dress shown in the Illustration Is
designed from tho Parisian point of view.
In treatment and in the color combina
tion It Is essentially French unmistak
ably a young girl's fjock, with rosebuds
to symbolize tho age.
It Is made of tho softest taffeta, a
taffeta that has so much In tho way of
sheen and shadow that It Is easy to
mistake It for a changeable silk.
The color Is blue, the faintly turquoise
bluo that has a charmingly artless look
when It Is comhlncd with pink,
To get Just tho right shades of the
two colors, the delicate nuance, is nn
achievement dear to the French soul.
Tho bodice Is very girlish In design,
but the fact that it Is sleeveless pro
claims It a creation of tho present year.
The wide skirt announces this fact
also, following as it does n tendency that
seems to swing the full reactionary dis
tance of the pendulum of style.
Tho bouffant appearance that Is now
so desirable Is grently Increased by the
ruffle at tho edge of the tunic and at
the foot of the skirt.
The spot of pink necessary to the effect
of the bodice is established by the clus
ter of rosebuds that Is fastened Just
above tho girdle at tho left side.
Tho little bunches of roseH that are
placed at Intervals above both ruffles re
establish tho harmony made by the two
colore.
Slippers and stockings that exactly
much tho shade of tho dress arc an
Important detail of the costume.
They are more youthful and for that
reason more appropriate to the Idea ex
pressed by the dress than slippers of
bronze or black would be.
It is by the accessories and the details
that a dress succeeds or falls.
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THE DETAIL VS. TPIE LAEGE-PLAN
WOMAN
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK,
Author of " The New Housekeeping"
RECIPES FOR
THE HOUSEWIFE
I learn that business men arc generally
divided Into two classes, one the detail
man, tho other tho largo plan man or
executive. Sometimes a man combines
tho qualities of both groups, but generally
ho belongs distinctly to one or the other
type.
Now the detail man is the ono who
carries out orders. He is responsible for
tho thousand and ono details which make
up the day of that particular business.
He does not plan for next week or next
month or next year. He does what ho is
instructed for a very small period In ad
vance without question, without initia
tive, and without using any creative abil
ity. The "largo plan" on the other hand Is
tho ono In whose brain originates the
general policy of tho business, the plana
and Ideals toward which the business
shnll work and the lnrger results not only
nexi week, but for years ahead, lie
for
THE FAMOUS CHRISTABEL
Miss Christabel Pankhurst, after a pro
longed absence from this country, has re
turned to Iondon, and In an Interview
said she intended, in association with the
Women's Social and Political Union, im
mediately to open a campaign of pa
triotic propaganda. Mi?s Pankhurst, It
will bo remembered, vanished In the
spring of 1012. On the evening of March 5
of that y-ar detectives descended on tho
headquarters of the Women's Social and
Political Union to gether In tho leaders
of the movement on a charge of con
spiracy arising out of tho wlndow-smash-Ing
campaign. They secured Mrs. Pank
hurst. Mr. and Mrs. Pethlck I-awrence,
and others, but Miss Christabel was gone.
Not till September did her whereabouts In
France become known.
THE CARE OF TOILET BOTTLES
To clean glasa toilet bottles, put a little
vinegar and salt into the bottle, allow to
stand for two hours, and then rinse out
In clear warm water.
Correspondence of general Interest
to women reader will be printed on
this page. Such correipondence should
be addrcued to the Woman's Editor,
Evening Ledger,
A WOMAN'S WEAPON
A revolver which has been designed for
the nervous woman to carry In her anlty
bag is probably the smallest weapon of
Its kind In the world. From the tip of
th hammer to tho end of the barrel it
measures about three IncheH and it fires
a steel bullet about twice the size of a
pin's head. The weapon, which is the
latest production of a leading gunmaker,
is beautifully made, with mother-o'-pearl
mountings.
HOW TO FINISH GILT FRAMES
Here Is a hint which will be found
useful at cleaning time. Take sufficient
flowers of sulphur to give u golden tinge
to about t'-j pints of water. In this liquid
boil about four or five bruised onions, or
some garlic. Strain off the liquid, and let
it stand till it is cold. Then take a soft
brush, dip it In the liquid, and wath any
of tho gold frames that require restoring.
When it Is dry, the gilding will be as
bright as when new.
SMILES THAT CHEER
Have you ever given this a thought?
Have you any Idea what tremendous val
ue there Is in a tmtle? No disease Is so
catching aa tho happiness created by men
and women who greet their fellow crea
tures with a smile.
Not only do our smiles cheer others,
but if wo are sad and try to shape our
faces into a smile, wo begin to feel better
ourselves. Try to smile when you don't
feel a bit like it, and seo what a differ
ence it will make.
The smile that cheers and greets a
frhnd, making those we come in rontact
r!(h fc-l thy must smile, t-o, ,a thing
'! " 't rj'l r- itlvate.
LEMON MERINGUE
Ingredients: The Juice and grated rind
of a lemon, one and one-quarter table
spoonfuls of corn flour, one and one-half
cupful of boiling water, ono cupful of
castor sugar, two eggs. Heat tho yolks
of the eggs until light, ndd the sugar,
corn flour, lemon and hot water and
beat altogether till smooth. Cook this
mixture till It thickens. Then turn into
a deep pie dish or plate lined with short
paste, and bake. Beat the whites of
the eggs and two tnblespoonsful of
sugar together on a plate until stiff.
When the pio is baked, spread the
meringue ovor the lemon mlxturo and
put it buck in tho ovpii to brown.
A DAINTY DISH FOR SUPPER
Take six deep, small patty-pans, well
greased (or one patty-pan for each per
son), sprlnklo each with n thick layer of
breadcrumbs, which havo been seasoned
with a little chopped meat (cold ham for
preference), minced parsley, pepper, wilt,
as much meat of any kind is not re
quired. P.rcalt carefully into rach patty
pan a fresh egg, and pour over each a
dessertspoonful of gravy. Put a tiny
plcco of butter on the top of each egg;
take care to bicak tho yolks. Hake in
oven till whites aro set and firm. Turn
out each on to buttered toast and servo
with a little chopped parsley.
TREACLE PUDDING
Ono breakfast cupful of chopped suot,
one breakfast rup of breadcrumbs, ono
breakfast cup of flour, one egg and n
little nutmeg grated, throe tablespoon
fuls of treacle. Chop suet anl mix samo
with breadcrumbs nnd nutmeg; add
treacle and ogg well beaten; mix al
together, pour Into a greased basin, covor
with pudding cloth and steam for two
hours.
DATE JAM
Iluy tho dates by the pound. Ilcmovo
the stones from three pounds and put
the fruit In your preserving pan. Add
about threo breakfast cupfuls of water.
Let the fruit Just get hot, and then add
a pound and a quarter of preserving
sugar, a sprinkling of ground cinna
mon and a teaepooiiful of fresh butter.
Stir until the Jam begins to thicken and
pot whllo steaming hot.
THE SERVING OF FISH
Fish should always bo served with a
frill of parsley or lettuce leaves. Two or
three herrings nicely served become as
attractive as salmon. A sliced tomato,
some watercress, tome pieces of lemon
this at once tempts a tired man to eat.
Give him a herring unf tilled and he'll
shudder.
Salads and salad dressings arc most
important adjuncts to fond. Willi a well
made salad the man forgives the cold
mutton. Here Is a simple, yet quito
nice, salad. It dispenses with other
vegetables. Slice up a small cooked
cauliflower, two or three potatoes, two
lettuces, one large tomato, a beetroot
and u cucumber. Add a little finely
scraped horseradish.
So, with the table nicely laid, attrac
tive with forns and flowers, a spotless
tablecloth and the food daintily put be
fore him, the breadwinner will bo satis
fied. PINEAPPLE AND FIG JAM
Buy a tin of pineapple and a pound of
dried rigs- Cut the pineapple and liga
small. Ilit in a basin and add the pine-apple-juice,
and leave all night. The next
day weigh the fruit, and to each pcund
add thrtc-quarters of preserving sugar.
Put the sugar In the preserving-pan, und
add enough water to melt It. When d! -solved,
add the ,-lr-applei and figs. H'ir
over tho fire unt'l It t.'-k'-i!'. and pot.
appreciates the value of detail and knows
all details thoroughly, but the bigger idea
in ins mind la Ids business In all Its de
partments and as a whole. Without his
creative sense nnd Ills Imagination there
would bo no business, and on him the
burden of responsibility falls.
Now I have often compared homo-making
to business. If this Is true, what typo"
of woman shall direct the business of
home-making? Shall It bo the detail or
the large plan woman? I think you will
agree with mc when I say that tho bulk
of women home-mtikor.s fall now Into
tho detail class. They perform schedules,
they do a great deal of heavy work, tlioi?
spend unlimited time doing infinitesimal
small tasks in huusework, but do th"y
ever uppioach the bn-ath and viewpoint
of the largo plan executive In business?
I llnd very few women and mothers
who see further ahead than tho present
week or month. Their marketing Is done
on the dally or at most weekly plan. Their
accounts aro kept hnznnlty, with no idea
of a future end or n plan ton years ort.
When they buy equipment they do not
consider it a permanent investment, but
a present expenditure. They are tied up
In a mass of detail nnd believe Hint homo
making does not offer them the oppor
tunity to use the crentivo executive and
more broadening qualities which they
think they possess.
I deplore this because tho detail man
or detail woman Is never tin great as
the large plan Individual. It is seeing
only In the present and being smothered
In n. mass of dally detail that prevents
stability nnd development for the high
est kind of family lit. The mother who
pond3 unnecessary sums and time on
Siwic'H hair ribbons Is not thinking us n
rule of practical plans for Susie's college
education. The woman who buys what
she wants nnd whose expenses nro not run
on a budget plan is the woman who Is
extravagant and who Is partly responsible
for the high cost of living. Tho woman
who Idolizes a fancy guest room and vet
has no pluce In her home for tho develop
ment of her boy's tasto for manual train
ing" or electricity Is not tho large plan
woman.
Tho successful business man Is al
ways the largo plan Individual first. Ho
must and does know details. Hut It is his
visions and ideals which create and build
that business to sucess. The successful
homo maker must also bo the largo plan
woman. It must bo her Ideala and hor
perception of a future education, a fu
ture permanent home, a future clean city
which will make homo making the highest
AMERICAN WOMAN --'
HEADS CLUB TO AID
WAR-HIT WORKERS
i
i
Duchess of Marlborough
Organizes Emergency
Corps for Benefit of Eu
rope's Professional Women.
LONDON, Sept .2D.
Willi a splendid pubtlo spirit, which
Invariably characterizes her, tho Duehesa
of Mhrlborotlgh' (Consuelo Vnndcrbllt),
Immediately following her roturn lo Kng'
land, sot, In motion a society to bo known
ns the Women's Hmcrgeilcy Corps. The
object Will be to aid middlo-class profes
sional women workers who are too shy
or too proud to reveal their iiresent des
titution resulting from tho outbreak ot
war.
In furtherance of her nhwf Vm ni
sonds to Now York a letter anneullmr in
tho professional women In America to
Join hands with their Urltlsh sisters by
cubscrlhlng funds.
The letter continues:
They nro organized as a community.
The only method of reaching them
Is through such un Institution ns tho
Women's Emergency Corps. As tho
Executive Committee contnins the
names or many of the most brilliant
women writers in England who nro
nccustomed to work In co-operation
with theso professional business
women, they nro tho most fit persons
to organize funds.
Tho circular promises In return to
American women schemes for work to
glvo tho destitute women a fresh chance
and continuous employment through tlio
wnr. Among tho signers of the appeal
are tho Duchess of Marlborough, honorary
trcasuicr; Beatrice Harradcn. May Sin
clair, Elizabeth Robins, Elinor Olyn,
Ellen Thornoycroft Fowler, Flora Annlo
Steele, Richard Dehan, Alice Meynell and,
Dora Slgorson.
An a result of exchange of cablegrams
botweon .ho Duchess of Mnrlhoroiigh nnd
J. P. Morgan .1 Co. the latter lias con
sented to receive Mibscrlptlons In Now
York and remit the ramu monthly to
tho Duchess In London.
MISPLACED MOURNING
After a period of six months of widow
hood, Bridget consented to again enter
the married state. Somo weeks after
she wns led to tho nltar hor old mistress
met .her In tho street dressed In the
deepest mourning.
"Why, Bridget," sho exclaimed, "for
whom aro you In black?"
"For poor Barney, my first husband,
mum. When ho died Ol wns that poor 01
couldn't afford to buy mourning, but 01
said If Ivor Oi could Ol would, and mo
new man, Tim, is as generous as a lord."
(Copyright,
UN, by Mrs.
Frederick.)
Chrlstlno
MY LADY'S COIFFURE
Tho trade In human hair is a big In
dustry. Italians easily tako the lead
In this tiafllc. the main source of their
supply being obtained from the peasant
women of Italy, Dalmatia and Switzer
land. Several times a year those human
hair met chants send their agents around
to collect supplies, which are usually
Immense, for hair-growing Is cultivated
on a very largo scale by theso women,
and yields a good remuneration to the
producer. Two crops of hair a year, and
looking nono tho worse for the loss. Is
not extraordinary among these peasant
women. Half tho hair at the back of the
houd Is thorn off, the remaining half being
drawn over the exposed part and dressed
in such a, manner as only to bo de
tected on very closo scrutiny and by
those experienced in tho trade.
THE FINGER-NAILS
Tho cutting of the finger nails is one
of those llltlo tasks from which wo aro
rollovcd only by the grave. It Is com
puted that their average growth, In sick
ness nnd In health, Is one. thirty-second
of an Inch a week, a little moro than an
Inch and a hulf a year.
This rato of growth, however, is not
thp same for all tho flngors, tho thumb
und tho llttlo linger being the ones whoso
nails grow moiu slowly tliuu the others,
wliilo the middle finger Is tho fastest of
tlio lot. Ill summer it has been ob
served that they grow quicker than in
winter, and somo authorities hold that
tlie nails on tho right hand lengthen
moro rapidly than those on tho left. In
cither case they grow four times us fast
as tho nails on our toes.
A SCHOOL FOR LOVERS
For somo time Munich has hud its
"school for lovers" they call It tlio
"Hochschule dcr Illerutswlssenschaften,"
but It Is not nearly so formidable as its
name. At this sentimental seminary the
student is taught all the tecrcts of lovo
and wooing; the desirable qualities of a
Ilfe-purtner; haw to create the best im
pression und how to outwit rivals; the
proper time and method of proposing, the
mysteries of the wedding day; how to
make the most of tho honeymoon, and
so on. Tho school, wo underntutu), is a
great success, und justlhc itself by a
brilliant array of results.
QUITE SIMPLE
The guests at the table were discussing
diets.
"I lived on eggs and milk for two
months." remarked one lady, "ana gained
ten pounds."
"And I," said a gentleman, "lived for
over a year on nothing but milk, and
gained in weight every day"
"Mercy!" came tho chorus, "How tad
you rnanage to do it?"
The gentlenun sinlla. "I cannot say
that I remember," he replied; "but I pre
fT.e my mett-od was felmlUr to that, of
nthi babicff M r
awawnaw3awajalgiMMhaMBEBMMMMpiawWWiaBBPMSiK,JSS ' 'im i ift tfn wftwiiM ii inan'iiiiri(M,i iiwan a, . ub- aim-- . S3c te.
DEATH-DEALING KISSES
Tho most famous example of kisses'
that have caused death Is furnished hv
the story of tho sprightly young Duchess
or uordon. who raised so many recruits
for the famous Gordon Highlanders. ,,
tho early days of tho regiment recruiting
was very slow, but tho Duchess attired
herself In tho regimental colors, and made
a tour of tlio various markets and fairs,
offering to each recruit a guinea and a
Iclss.
Most of the recipients paid for tho kiss
with their lives. No sooner was the regi
ment raised than it was sent to fight the
French, and In tho tlrst engagement in
which tho Duchess's crcruits participated
thore was a loss of SO) killed nnd wound
cd. All tho right flanking company was
hit save one, and he, curiously enough
did not happen to bo a recipient of the
young Duchess's kiss. Ho was a cannie
Aberdeenshire man. nnd for nn extri
guinea he sold his right to another per
son to a kiss fiom tlio Duchess's ruby
lips.
Tho Gordon Highlanders aro fighting In
tho present war with tlio samo magnifi
cent courage und hrawry that have un
distinguished that most gallant regiment.
TREATING DAMP ROOMS
Blocks of camphor dispersed In ull cor
ners ot dump rooms In a new house will
effectually banish damp In a very short
time, even when fires have proved Inef
fectual. They should bo simply ia(j (,n
paper, or on tho bare shelves of a damn
loom or linen closet. The blocks grad
ually decrease in size, and when tlioy
finally disappear should be replaced until
their purposo Is served.
A WITTY RETORT
I.'p tho platform sho raced, quite out of
breath, and no wonder for she was of an
advanced ago and tho guutd had tin
whistle In his mouth. He saw her Just
In time, so ho delayed until she came up.
Ah ho opened tho door ho jocularly re
marked: "Well, my good woman, you are train
ing for a race?"
"Indeed, no," was tho reply as slio
stopped Into tho 'compartment. "I am
only racing for a train."
CRACKED FURNITURE
Cracks In furniture Miould be filled is
with beeswax. Soften tho beeswax until
It becomes like putty, then prens It tlrnily
Into the cracks, and smooth the surface
ot-r with a thin knife. Sandpaper tha
surrounding wood, nnd work nomo of tho
dust into tho beeswax. This gives a (In
Ish to the wood, and when It is varnished
the cracks will havo disappeared. Putty
used In the same way soon dries and
falls out.
26 original Steinberg's
creations will be shown on
living models, from 11 A.
M. to 4 P. M. Today and
Wednesday. These models
have just been completed
and have never been shown
before.
Ladies' Tailor and Furrier
1800 Chestnut
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110I)KIIN I.NCIN1
PALACE BALLROOM
39th and Market
OPENS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SEPTEMBER 30
ItfCfptlona every Monday. Weilnetriay nnd
Adml.ilon. luJIes 25c; BenlUmtn, 35 cents
Wouldn't it bo a rood
tliinir to get somo of it
before really cold weath
er comes? It's tt depend
nblo fuel thnt stnnda
either test scale or fire.
Coal
I WE DELIVER
IasquwtpH
M4.THAMMA
E. J. Cummings
l Yards: Main Office. 413 N. 13th St.
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MODERN DANCE CLASSES
Admission, 25 Cents
t courteous Maff of good asl(anta to
lt during Hie in.tructfon und prlitli.
CHAS. J. COLL'S
Corner 38th and Market Streets
Beginners' and Dancers' Class
in the Modern Dances
Tuesday & Friday, $ i Per Month
Polite Assemblies, Mon. and Sat.
Watch This Column for the
Opening of Our Branch School,
4oth and Market Streets
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M'oat Beds
$24 up
He have a &ol '
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Zl houtli 18th M.
Two Thousand People Wanted
TO ATTEND THE OPENING OP TUB
PALACE BALLROOM
39th and Market Streets
Wednesday Night, Sept. 30th
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1 1626Chesbnu.b Sfc
Pure white coated Bathroom
fixtures that wilt
not chip or stain.
Very durable
and sanitary.
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