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ELLEN ADAIR SEES
MOVING PICTURES
AND ROMANCE
She Drops Into a Nickel
"Movies" Show and Sees
a Famous Actress in Sad
Play.
xtv.
The turn of Fortune's wheel Is such
a. curious thing! My second day In
Philadelphia wns n dreary day, until
the evening came, when hope returned
to me.
I walked through mnn crowded streets,
with my sad thoughts foi only company.
Gone, nil were gone the old familiar
faces, T was alone, nnd life was some
thing: real and something despcrntclv
liardl You know the loneliness of crowd
ed streets, wtlh not a soul to talk to,
not ono face to recognize? I under
stand now why old maids have cati and
parrots that they prow to lovo-aome
day, perhaps. I too will reach that stage,
unless 1 make some friends In this great
city who will want to talk, and keep md
company sometimes.
I do not think 1 hae a social sift for
making friends, I seem to care so much,
mv feelings go so deep, that words do
not come easily to me. I know that
friendship, genuine 'friendship, is the
rarest thing for the deep things few
can enter In. About the things I care
most, I talk least-perhaps It is as vJcll
"A wretched thin lter to bin our hj-art
Like a thronsfd hlgha. or a populous
TVherelrf the mans come, an 4 RO, and mec"
Tause or pass en. as in an open mart
Tct I am lonely, and I want, I want
some friends: Just a few friends whom I
can care for, who will caro a little bit for
me. I hate this lonely Isolation in a
crowd!
Hearts Adrift
The evening of my second dav I p.is-cd
a. moving picture hous. where tor one
nickel ono could go inside! I hesitated,
nd was tost, for glimpsing a large poster.
"Hearts Adilft." I knew ut once that was
a. picture tnat I ought to see. I dropped
mv nickel at the desk, the doors swung
open, and 1 was Inside.
In the dim, shadow v twilight was a
restful peace All tawdrtneps was glori
fied In that dim, shaded light to a vague
beautv that appealed to m The orches
tra was plavlng on a softened ke : I did
not know the drifting air, but it was
Bwcet and on the ocreen an old love tale
was told A desert Island was the back
ground, and the little fatrhalred wlf was
Mar TMckfnrd. plaMng "Hearts Adrilt "
1 thought It was the sweetest, saddest
tale self-sacrlflco was its kevnota. a
theme that lb enacted in a hundred lives.
To me tlK litt'.e actres In divine. elf
lmmolatlng love just tvplfled the pathoi In
all women's lives Upon that screen she
awi tn h- herself, and represented Uni
versal Womanhood. I know true love 13
built on sacrifice of 6elf
An English Love Tale
Mere than a vear ago in England, when
wild roses bloomed upon the Sussex
Downs, I saw the prettiest freshen
couitship seen The daughter of the
great man of the plac tho village squire,
had jut returned from boarding school
abroad She was a Ioel girl, unworldly
and unspoilt her beauts with the texture
and the fragrance of an English ro.
Each -corning early, while the dew was
on the grass and pverythlng was fros-v
nnd clean and oung, ihe galloped on her
h",rse across the moms Diana never
lo'ikc-d one-half to beautitul'
Afte- a time I suw she had an escort
on these early morning rides Ho was a
hand"c me, cl"ar-eved bo, and in his
gallant bearing one could trace the Ions
flno line of noble ancestors from whom
he sprang He sat his horse as if he wer
a king' I heard that he was studying
for his army entrance elimination, that
ho was an old family friend and desper
ately poor
great hash of wild roses grsvv on the
moor outside our garden, and one morn
ing there tln-y stopped the Sfu.re".-i Ir.seiv
daughter and tho Bo I saw him stoop
forward from the soddk and carefully
pull the tiniest, whitest rosebud from
the rest
He pressed Its whiteness Just one mo
ment to his lips, then doffed his hat.
and with the lourtliest air presented it
to her. "Please take It, it 13 Just like
ou, ' said he
K rosebud sm Hh little wilful thorns
And sweet as English air ..an rn'H her.
I heard the girl laugh merrilv. then,
on a sudden strip "v'hv. Jin vour
band Is torn'" she said, in great con
cern. The Boy smivd slowly, and I saw he
had the kindest eyes
"A rosebud out of reach." said he,
"will alwaja huit just desperately. But
I would rather har 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 hoard her sa. with tears In
her joung voire.
I think they kissed, and then they
rode away. A marriuce such as theirs,
to oung and handsome, obvious!) In
lo , would certalnlj b- made in Heaven,
I thought
Then eamo the following summer, and
the scene was changed The Squire had
speculated badlv, and as baril lost An
older, wealthier suitor now arrived,
with monev, lands, position and a name
In birth he was no higher than the
handsome Ro -lover, jet with a title
nnd I ho one aim, to make the old
Squires prettj daughter his joung
countess
I do uot know what happened, hut I
know that faho was joung and feared
her stern old father Then I think
she felt her dut 'a In helping him
FRENCH ART GIVES
RARE CHARM TO
GIRL'S DANCE FROCK
Free From Sophistication of
"Dinner or Ball Dress, but
Marked by Premeditated
Simplicity.
Tor the girls who nro neither "out" nor
"In," nnd who go to almost as many
dances aa their elders and bctteis the
dance frock should be chosen with par
ticular care.
It should not hac the sophisticated nlr
of the dinner dress, or the ball dress, but
Us slmpllclt should be of the premedi
tated kind, and not the nccldentnl
It Is because the l'icnch dressmaker
has felt tho same "Joy of creation" that
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DANCE FROCK FOR YOUNG OIRL
CORRESPONDENCE
WIVES DISCUSS HOUSEHOLD
CARES AND PLEASURES
Diversity of Sentiment and a Mild
Protest From a Husband.
In reply to ;iestordn-s article dealing
with Wife's Dull Round of Household
Duties, the following letters have been
received. A variety of opinion Is shown i
tn them, tho attitude of "Appreciative
Husband" being particular!) Interesting.
This Wife Enjoys Herself
To f'w Editor ol the IVoman'i rage, Eicnmo
Ledger.
Madam I nm quite In sjmpathv with
your article on Woman's Household Care
I am a woman cloe on to IV, ami tee' i
jnungnr than I did ten jears ago. for
the hlmple reason that, for the past two
or threo jears, I have been going around '
n In, 1t r, , tnlf t l-r. In a , rrl YH t
once a vsrk. shop one day, the theatre Uuslineii.
another, and usual! find a place to go
on the fourth da I figure that I am
doing m dut to my husband If I am
home in time to have his dinner read.
especially since he feels that he has done
all that Is nectssarj by providing the
means to secure it We very seldom go
CHILDREN GIVE PLAY
TO AID WAR'S VICTIMS
Richard Mansfield, 2d, nnd Compan
ions Help Bed Cross "Work.
NEW TORK, Sept. ES.-I-lttle folk are
proving of Invaluable assistance to the
American IW Cross In the soclctv'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 cstcrday as examples of
what other children might do Grown
ups nre also co-operating, but the society
Is particularly pleased with the spirit and
work of the little ones.
Eight little girls of Morrlstown, N". J.,
who held a fair, raised $360, which they
contributed to the Red Crort. They wcro
Anna Frasei, Jane Fraser. Elizabeth
Hvde. Svbil Hvde, Beatrice ritney. Doro
tliv Moran. Nancy Shaw and Eleanor
Richaid Mansfield, Id, on of the actor.
nnd several of his boy and girl friends
gave a play at the home of Mrs Mans
field the proceeds of which were sent to
the New York Chapter of the Red Cross.
t,. MnrsfiVld wrote: "It gave the oung
out together In the evening, because he ' " . pleasure to do this for the
comes home tired from business, and I Ppr" t-"-al ,,,,.
Red tros, ana it gives me sri iu-s-v
to send the check. We should like It
used for the help of all the wounded,
irrespective of nationality."
nm tatlslled to rest quletl at home after
my pleasures of the da.
MODERN WIFE.
Philadelphia, September 23. l?ll
Her Husband Most Selfish
To the Editor of the Woman's Poor, Evening
Ledger.
Madam Having read vour article in
t, light's paper, I must write at once
to assure you that I heartily agree with
everv word of it I am a wifp ot 13
yoars' sending, nnd mv husband is the
most selfish man I have over come
across I lead our article aloud to him
tonight, and I hope It mn lead him to
appreciate me a little more in the fu
ture! HAUD-WURKIVG WIFE
Philadelphia, September ;S, 1914
i
Contented Wife Stays at Home i
To the Editor of the Woman s rage, Evening
Ledger i
Madam-I read with interest the sen- '
timonts of the housewives a expressed
in our article on tho Household Duties
of Women I am a voung housekeeper,
very much In love with both my home
and work. In fact, so muth so, that I d)
it all myself Some dayh I am verv busv,
and others I am not If I cared to. I
could go out three or four afternoons
In a week, but what would be the use
when I nm Just as well satisfied to sit
right at home. I enjoy go'ng to the
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 aro not alike,
neither arc the men I. I ke all other i
women, like to have m cooking praised,
also tho appearance of m home, and I
fepl that my hubband shows his apprecla.
tion by corning home, enjoying his din
ner and witling down for a iiiiet ov fil
ing The countless number of women
that dally visit the thentres and stores,
and even promenade the streets in the
shopping distrn-t. Is ample proof that
there are plenty of others witli as much
pla.time as mjself
CONTENTED WIFE
Philadelphia. September -5, 13H.
Lop-sided Logic Husband Asserts
To the Editor ot the ll'oimtn a Page, Evening
Ledger.
Madam Your last evening's article on
a wife's dull round of household duty
strikes me os a pleco of lop-sided logic
Too many women expect their husbands
to sympathize vocally with all their dally
household trials, forgetting that ho in
Win considerately shields her from a
dall recital of the rnany small annoy
ernes that disturb his business life
throughout eaih day Even the larger
troubles he usually k eps to himself, tr
Ing in his own way to solve them, nnd
tte se'dom heais of them, unless tirvv
grow so large us to vitally affect their
household economics and mode of livlnif
That the wife should want to divide
her difficulties with nei- hunband. while
he In turn tries to shield her from learn
Uk of lit, is far from reciprocal and
ccrtainli not conduciv to the gtfatuat
matrimonial felicity His realization of
her tioubles Is shown by the fact that
he does not ask her to share his His
o.r.iMminn nf her work is shown hy
jetrleve his fallen fortunes by a wealth i ne pri,j0 he takes In his wife and his
match She really loved the bo. who t,ome. and by the determination with
used to ride so gallantly beside her on wnien ne fates his dally problems, the
those ejrly morning canters on the Sus- i gm3nest one of which Is more serious
sex Downs Yet wedding bclU ranfi , ,han tne jjrgest of hers
out one summer's da and the happy l Actions speak louder than words, and
nrluegroom. inougu a kiuuw-iuuwiik man,
was neither vcrj uunu nor ver hand-
nsplrcs the artist or the sculptor that i
Pails has become a Mecca lor lovers ul
beautiful clothes,
A frock must bo n pictuie to realize mo
French conception, happily hnrmonlous In
scheme of color and symmetrical In out-
TIipv take an almost childish delight
In dressing each nge not merely appro
priately, but In Idealizing it. and deck
ing It out in tho tinjiplims that will pro
claim Its exact status so that nil who
run may rend. .
The Parisian conception of the style
suitable to the ".leline llllr." Is to ""
her In a way that will typify all thai
there Is of fieshness and outh. ntul to
enhance the charm that Is borno by those
that nre still "unspotted of tho worm.
The dress shown In tho Illustration Is
designed from the Parisian point of view.
In treatment nnd In the color comblna
tlon It Is essentially French-unmistak-ably
a young girl's frock, with rosebuds
to sjinbollre the age
It Is made of tho softest taffeta, a
taffeta that has so much In the way of
sheen and shadow that it Is easy to
mistake it for a changeable silk.
The color is blue, tho faintly turquoise
blue that has u charmingly artless look
when it Is combined with pink.
To get Just the light shades of the
two colors, tho delicate nuance. Is an
achievement dear to the French soul.
The bodice Is verv girlish In design,
but the fact that it Is sleeveless pro
claims It a creation of the present jcar.
The wide skirt Announces this fact
also, following as It docs a tendency thnt
seems to swing the full reactionary dis
tance of the pendulum of stvle.
Tho bouffant nppeaiance that Is now
so desirable Is greatly Increased hy tho
ruffle at the edge of the tunic and at
tho foot of tho skirt.
Tht spot of pink necessary to the effect
of the bodlco Is established by the clus
tei of tospuuds that Is fastened just
above the girdle at the left side.
The little bunches of roses that arc
placed at Intervals above both ruffles re
establish tho harmony mndo by the two
colors.
Slippers and stockings that exactly
much the shide of the dicss arc an
important detail of the costume.
They are more youthful and for that
reason more appropriate to the Idea ex
pressed by the die.ss than slippers of
bronzo or black would be.
It is bv the accessories and the details
that a dress succeeds or falls
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'Oh! It Looks Beautiful, Dear! All it Needs is a Little Pressing!"
THE DETAIL VS. THE LARGE-PLAN
WOMAN
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK,
Author of "The New Housekeeping"
A JAPANESE LOVE TALE
Housewives who find the servant prob
lem a source of endless worry may get
some consolation from the fact that In
no country Is the matter a porfectls
simple one Miss Evcbn Adam. In "Be
hind the Screens In Japan " describes
some of the difficulties of keeping servants
In that country.
A lady In Toklo had a valuable servant
I of somewhat matuio scars, who rejoiced
' In the poetic name of "Oharu San" the
1 Honorablo Miss Spring Ono daj at tea
l time. Miss Spring did not appear. Tha
kitchen was deseited, the kettle was cold;
half iho luncheon plates lav Immersea
in a bowl of soapy water, the other halt
stood on the sink. r.ad and waiting to
be put awa
Th iio.t morning, Oharu San reap
peared, and demanded the fragment of
wages dun her since the beginning ot
tho month The lady asked why she
was leaving jo suddenly.
"Oh." replied tho Honorable Miss
Spring. "Just as I was washing tht
dishes vostcrday I remembcied that Saitt.
San. tho pawnbroker, wanted a wife.
Thertforc I went out and married him."
RECIPES FOR
THE HOUSEWIFE
I learn that business men aro generally
divided Into two classes, one tho detail
man, tho other the largo plan man or
executive. Sometimes a man combines
the qualities of both gioups but generally
ho belongs distinctly to one or tho other
t.v pe
Now the detail man is th" one who
canics out orders. He Is responsible for
tho thousand and one details which make
up the day of that partlculai business
He does not plan foi nest week or next
month or next year. He does what he is
instructed for a vcr small period in ad
vance without question, without Initia
tive, and without using anj ire.itlvc abll
it The "laige plan" on the other hand is
tho one In whose main originates the
general policy of the business, the plars
.md Ideals toward which the business
shall work and tho larger results not on'v
foi next week, but for .vcars ahead He
appieclates the value of detail and knows
.ill details thoroughly, but the blggei irtta
in his mind Is his business In all Its de
partments and as a whole. Without his
creative sense nnd his Imagination there
would be no business, and on him the
burden of responsibility falls.
Now I havo often compaied home-making
to business. If this Is true, what tpo
of woman shall direct the business of
home-making"' Shall it be tho detail or
the large plan woman? I think ou will
agree with mo when I say that tho bulk
of women home-makers fall now Into
tho detail class They pcrfoini schedules,
thev do a gieat deal of heavy work, they
spend unlimited time doing Infinitesimal
small tasks In housework, but do tho
ever approach tho breath and viewpoint
of the laige plan executive In business''
f find very fow women and mothers
who see further ahead than the present
THE FAMOUS CHRISTABEL
Miss Chrlstabel Pankhurst, after a pro
longed absence from this country, has re
turned to Iyindon, 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 piopaganda Miss Pankhuist, it
will be rtmembered, vanished In the
spring of 191.: On the evening of March 5
of that ear detectives descended on the
headquarters of the Women's Social and
Political Union to gether in the leaders
of the movement on a charge of con
spiracy arising out of the window-smash-Ing
campaign They secured Mrs Pank
hurst. Mr. and Mrs Pethlck Lawrence,
and others, but Miss Chrlstabel was gone.
Not till September did her whereabouts tn
France become known.
A WOMAN'S WEAPON
A revolver which has been designed for
the nervous woman to carry In her vanity
bag is probably the smallest weapon of
its kind In the world From the Up of
thp hammer to the end of the barrel It
measures uhout three Inches and It fires
a sterl bullet about twice the size of a
pins head The weapon, which Is the
latest production of a leading gunmaker,
Is beautifully made, with mothcr-o'-pearl
mountings.
some
I stood outside the church gate, and
I saw her pass Heneath a, coronet of
flittering diamonds, and ft misty veil,
she smiled at me but tn her prett eje
a certain oung, joung light had died,
I think forever'
After the gay wedding crowd had
pasted I saw a mun appear He stooped
and piikd up one white rose that had
fallen from the bridal bouquet to the
lth He pressed It to his Iip and
then 1 saw a morn nau nun " iwiw.
This time he did not smile It wai, the
Boy come back again giown older in
ear The look on that oung handsome
face made ni heart ache Could uth
things be'
t'jUaj. l5 ?pr hoj 1 nnun in o
not'
And T" 'i iet en"l msnjscnp' irju
it Is in tms manner inai ne movu mi
interest. If she cannot believe her eyes,
but needs to hear the words to bo con
vinced that her services are appreciated,
it is her fault, and not his
APPRECIATIVE HUSBAND.
Philadelphia September . 13H
THE CARE OF TOILET BOTTLES
To clean glass toilet bottles, put a little
vinegar and salt into tne bottle, allow to
stand for two hours and then rinse out
in i liar warm water.
Corretpondence of oner' Interest
to women readers will be printed on
this page Such correspondence should
be addreued to the Woman's Editor,
Evening Ledger.
HOW TO FINISH GILT FRAMES
Heie Is a hint which will be found
useful at cleaning time. Take sufllcient
flowers of sulphur to give a golden tinge
to about IH P'nts of water In this liquid
boll about four or five bruised onions, or
pome garlic Strain off the liquid, and let
It stand till It Is cold Then take a soft
brush, dip it In the liquid, and wash any
of tho gold frames that require restoring
When it is dry. tho gilding will be as
bright as when new
SMILES THAT CHEER
Have you ever given this a thought?
Have ou any Idea what tremendous val
ue there is In a smile' No disease Is so
catching as the happiness croated by men
and women who greet their felluw crea
turca with a smile.
Not only do our smllos cheer others,
but if we are sad and try to shape our
faces into a smile, wo begin to feel better
ourselves Try to smile when ou don't
feel a bit like It. and see what a differ
erne it will make
The smile that cheers and greets a
fritnd making those we come m contact
with fcl te mist mile ir. n a thing
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LEMON MERINGUE
Ingredients: The Juice nnd grated rind
of a lemon, one nnd onc-quaiter table
spoonfuls of corn flour, one and one-half
cupful of boiling water, ono cupful ot
castor sugar, two eggs. Beat tho jolks
of tho eggs until light, add the sugar,
corn flour, lemon and hot water and
beat altogether till smooth. Cook this
mixture till it thickens. Then turn into
a deep pio dish or platt lined with short
paste, and bake. Beat the whites of
the eggs and two tablcspoonsful of
sugar together on a plate until stiff
When the pie is baked, spread the
meringue over tho lemon mixture and
put It back In the oven to brown.
A DAINTY DISH FOR SUPPER
Take six deep, small patt-pans, well
greased (or ono pntt-pan for each per
son), sprinkle each with a thick lav or of
breadcrumb., whl"h have been seasoned
with a little chopped meat (cold ham for
preference), minced parsley, pepper, salt,
us much meat of any kind is not re
quired Break carefully into cacli patty
pan a fresh egg. and pour over each a
detst rtsi oonful of grnvj. Put a tiny
piece of butter on the top of each egg,
tako care to break tho volks Bake In
oven till whites are set nnd firm Turn
out each on to buttered toast and serve
with a little chopped paielev
TREACLE PUDDING
Ono breakfast cupful of chopped suet,
ono breakfast cup of breadcrumos. one
breakfast cup of Hour, one egg and a
little nutmeg grated, three tablespoon
fuls of treacle. Chop suet nnJ mix same
with breadcrumbs nnd nutmeg; add
treacle and egg well beaten; mix al
together, pour into a greased basin, cover
with pudding cloth and steam for two
hours,
DATE JAM
Buy the dates by tho pound. Bemove
the stones from three pounds nnd put
the fruit In jour preserving pan Arid
about threo breakfast cupfuls of watei
Let tho fruit Just get hot, and then add
a pound and a quarter of preserving
,--,.,.. .-. rven, ,,i,l fin,,-,.
a,,fnr n HnrillKHIlK til hi. .. . ,-
mon and a tcaspoonful of fresh butter.
Stir until the Jam begins to thicken and
pot while steaming hot
THE SERVING OF FISH
Fish should alwavs be 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 onco tempts a tired man to eat.
Give him a herring unfrllled and he'll
shudder
Salads and salad dressings are most
important adjuncts to food. With a well
made salad the man forgives the cold
mutton Here is a oinuuc, ) 'iio
nice salad It dispenses with other
ege'tables Slice up a smull cooked
cauliflower, two or three potatoes, two
lettuces, one large tomato, a uceiruoi
and a cucumber. Add a little finely
scraped horseradish
So, with tho table nicely laid, attrac
tlve' with ferns and flowers, a spotless
tablecloth and the, food, daintily put be
fore him, the breadwinner will be satis
fled PINEAPPLE AND PIO JAM
Buv a tin of pineapple and a pound of
dried fits Cut the pineapple and figs
smalt Put In a basin and add the plne-apple-Juloe,
and leave all night Ihe next
day weigh the fruit, and to each pcund
add three-quarters of preserving sugar
Put the sugar In the preservuig-pan, and
XTiSS Thr,,;: W r BV; method w similar to that of
t ov tt. fire u'ltd ? and pot olht. babies
week or month Their marketing is done
on the dallv or at most weekly plan. Their
accounts nre kept hnzardly, with no Idea
ot a future end or n plan ten cars off.
When they buy equipment they do not
consider It a permanent Investment, but
a piesent expenditure. They urc tied up
in a mass of detail nnd believe that homo
funking does not offer them the oppor
tunity to use the creative, cxecutlvo and
more broadening qualities wnicn mey
thlnk they posses'.
I deplore this because tho detail man
or detail woman is never ns great as
tho largo plan Individual. It Is seeing
only In tho present and being smothered
In n mass of dally detail that provents
stability and development for the high
est kind of family lltt The mother who
spends unnecessary sums and tlmo on
Susie's hair ribbons Is not thinking ns a
rule of practical plans for Susie's collcgo
education The woman who buys what
sho wants and whose txpensos aro not run
on n budget plan Is the woman who Is
extravagant and who is partly lesponslble
for the high cost of living. The wommi
who Idolizes a fancy guest room nnd yet
h is no place In her homo for the develop
ment of her boy's taste for manual train
ing or electricity is not tho large plan
woman
The successful business win Is al
wavs the laige plan Individual first
miLst and does know details. But It is his
visions and ideals which create and build
that business to succss. Tho suctcssful
homo maker must also be tho large plan
woman It must be her Ideals and her
perception of a future education, a fu
ture permanent home, a future clean city
which will make homo making the highest
success.
AMERICAN WOMAN
HEADS CLUB TO AID
WAR-HIT WORKERS
Duchess of Marlborough
Organizes Emergency
Corps for Benefit of Eu
rope's Professional Women.
LONDON, Sept 29
With a splendid public spirit, which
Invariably characterizes her, the DucheM
of Marlborough (Consuclo Vanderbllt),
Immediately following her return lo Eng
land, set In motion a society to be known
ns llio Women's Emergency Corps. The
object will bo to aid middle-class profes
sional women workers who arc too shy
or too proud to reveal their present des
titution resulting from tho outbreak of
war.
In furtherance of her object tho Duchcsi
sends to New Yoik a letter appealing to
tho professional women In America to
join hands with their British sisters by
subscribing funds.
The letter continues:
They aro organized as a community.
The only method of reaching them
la through such nn Institution ns tho
Women's Emergency Coip As the
Executive Committee contains tho
names of many of the most brilliant
women writers In England who nre
accustomed to work In co-operation
with thcHO professional business
women, they are the most fit persons
to orgnnlzo funds.
Tho cliculnr promises In retuin to
American women schemes for woik to
give the destitute women a fresh ch.inc
and continuous employment through thn
war. Among the signers of the appeal
nic the Duchess of Marlborough, honorary
trcasuier: Bcntrlco Ilnrradcii, May Sin
clair, Elizabeth Boblns. Elinor Gljn,
Ellen Thorney croft Fowler. Tloia Annie
Steele, Blclinrd Dchan, Alice Mcyncll and
Dora Slgorson.
As a result of exchange of cablegram
between iho Duchess ot Mailborough and
J. r. Morgan & Co. tho latter has con
sented to receive subscriptions In New
S'ork nnd remit the same monthly to
tho Duchess In London.
MISPLACED MOURNING
After a period of six months of widow-
hood, Bridget consented to again enter
tho married state. Some weeks nfter
sho was led to tho altar her om mistress
met her In tho street dressed in the
deepest mourning.
"Why, Bridget." she exclaimed, "for
whom arc you In black?" .
"For poor Barney, my first husband,
mum "When he died Oi was that poor 0
couldn't nffoul to buy mourn ng. but 01
said If ivcr Ol could Ol would, and me
new man, Tim, Is as generous as a lord '
(Co right,
1011, bj Mrs.
1'rcrlcrlck.)
Christine
MY LADY'S COIFFURE
The trade in human hair Is a big in
dustry. Italians easily take the lead
in this tiafllc, the main source of their
supply being obtained from the peasant
women of Italy, Dalmatia and Swltzci
land. Several times a jcar these human
hair merchants send their agents around
to collect supplies, which nre usually
Immense, for hair-grow Ing Is cultivated
on a very largo scale by these women,
and jlolds a good remuneration to the
producer. Two crops of hair a jear, and
looking none tho worso for tho loss, Is
not extraordinary among these peasant
women. Half tho hair at tho back of the
head Is shorn off, the remaining half being
drawn over tho exposed part nnd dressed
In such a manner as only to be de
tected on very closo sciutlny and by
those experienced in the Hade.
THE FINGER-NAILS
The cutting of tho finger nails Is one
of those little tasks from which wo nre
relieved only by tho grave. It Ib com
puted that their average growth, In sick
ness and In health. Is onc-thlrty-second
of an Inch n week, a llttlo more than an
Inch and a half a year.
This rate of growth, however. Is not
the same for all the lingers, the thumb
and tho little finger being tho ones whose
nails grow more slowly than the others,
while the middle finger Is tho fastest of
tho lot. In summer It has been ob
served that they grow quicker than in
winter, and bomo authorities hold that
ih nails on tho right hand lengthen
more rapidly than those on the left. In
either case they grow four times as fast
as the nails on our toes.
A SCHOOL FOR LOVERS
Tor some time Munich has had its
"school for lovers" they call it the
"Hochschule der Hlcratswlaseiischaften,"
but It Is not nearly so formidable as Its
name At this sentimental seminary the
student Is taught all the secrets of love
and wooing, the desirable qualities of a
life-partner, how to create the best lm
presslon and how to outwit rivals; the
proper tlmo and method of proposing, the
mjstctles of tho wedding day; how to
make the most of the honeymoon, and
so on. Thu school, wo understand, Is a
great success, and justltles Itself by a
brilliant array of results.
DEATH-DEALING KISSES
Tho most famous example of kisses
that have caused death 13 furnished by
the story of the sprightly young Duchess
of Gordon, who raised so many recruits
for the famous Gordon Highlanders. In
the- early dajs of the regiment recruiting
wns very slow, but the Duchess attired
herself In the regimental colors, nnd made
a tour of the various markets and fairs,
offering to etch recruit a guinea and a
kiss.
Most of the recipients paid for the kiss
with thelt lives. No sooner was tho regi
ment inUcd than It was sent to fight the
Trench, and In the first engagement In
which tho Duchess's recruits participated
there was a loss of S00 killed and wound
ed All the light flanking company was
hit save one, and lie, curiously enough,
did not happen to bo a recipient of the
oung Duchess's kiss. Ho was a cannle
Aberdeonshlio man, and for an extra
guinea ho sold his right to another per
son to a kiss from the Duchess's ruby
lips.
The Gordon Highlanders arc fighting In
the present war with the same mugnltl
cent courago and bravciy that have ever
distinguished that most gallant regiment
TREATING DAMP ROOMS
Blocks of camphor dispersed In all cor
ners of damp rooms In a new house will
effectually banish damp In a very short
time, even when fires .have proved Inef
fectual. The should be simply laid on
paper, or on the bare shelves of a damp
loom or linen closet The blocks grad
ually decrease In size, nnd when they
dually disappeur should be replaced until
their purpose is served
A WITTY RETORT
Up tho platform sho raced, quite out of
breath, and no wonder for sho was of an
advanced age and the guard had the
vvhlstlo In his mouth. Ho saw her just
In time, so he dclajed until sho came up.
Aa ho opened tho door ho jocularly re
marked: . .
"Well, my good woman, you arc train
ing for a race?"
"Indeed, no," was tho reply ns she
stormed Into the compartment. "I hin
3r J only racing for a train." A
CRACKED FURNITURE
Cracks In furnlturo should bo filled is
with beeswax. Soften the beeswax until
It becomes like putty, then press It firmly
into the cracks, and smooth tho surface
over with a thin knife. Sandpaper tho
surrounding wood, and work somo of the
dust Into tho beeswax-. This glvc3 a fin
ish to the wood, and when it Is varnished
the cracks will have disappeared. Putty
used In the same tvay soon dries and
falls out.
nmt;
petting
sf2fi,
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.
&. 3B. Steinberg
Ladies' Tailor and Furrier
1800 Chestnut
MOIIKIIN J1ANCIM1
PALACE BALLROOM
39th and Market
OPENS WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
SEPTEMBER 30
Receptions eery Monday, Wednesday and
falunlay evening ultli Urgent onhettra
Adniiislon, ladle 'J 5c, gentlemen, 33 cents,
including uardrolie
MODERN DANCE CLASSES
Every Tuesday and Thursday avtnlnc,
with largest orchestra.
Admission, 25 Cents
A courteous Half ot good assistants to
assist during tha Instruction and practice
Bwnwell Coal
Wouldn't it be a Rood
thinj,' to et somo of it
before really cold weath
er comes? It's a depend
able fuel that stands
either test scale or fire.
WCDjUvtR
ASQUVJCTON
ani.TH.SJX W
E. J. Cummings
4 Yards: Matit Office, 413 N. 13th SU
QUITE SIMPLE
The guests at the table were discussing
dlts , ,
"I lived on egs and milk for two
nionthi," remarked one lady, "and Kln(l
ten pounds"
"And I," bald a gentleman, 'lived for
over a ear on nothing but milk, and
gained In weight every dav."
"Mercv"' tame the chorui. "How did
ou manage to do It?"
Th srentleman smiled "I cannot say
that I remember. ' ho replied, "but I pre-
CHAS. J. COLL'S
Corner 38th and Market Streets
Beginners' and Dancers' Class
in the Modern Dances
Tuesday & Friday, S 1 Per Month
Polite Assemblies, Mon. and Sat.
Watch This Column for the
Opening of Our Branch School,
4oth and Market Streets
Two Thousand People Wanted
TO ATTEND THE OI'ENINO Of THE
P A L A C: E BALLROOM
39th and Market Streets
Wednesday Night, Sept. 3olh
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$24 up
We have a good
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prices
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21 bouth 18th 51.
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