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TtTESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1914.
WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO KNOW-THINGS THAT INTEREST MAID AND MATRON
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ELLEN ADAIR SEES
MOVING PICTURES
. AND ROMANCE
She Drops
"Movies"
a Famous
Play.
Into a Nickel
Show and Sees
Actress in Sad
XIV.
The turn of Fortune's wheel la such
a curious thing! Sly second day In
X'hlladclphla wns n dreary day, until
the evening came, when hope returned
to me.
I walked throush many crowded streets,
with my sad thnuRhts for only company.
Gone, nil were gone, the old familiar
faces, I was nlune, and life was some
thing real and something desperately
hard! You know the loneliness of crowd
ed streets, wtlh not a soul to talk to,
not one face to rccoanl2e? I Under
stand now wlii. old mnids have cats and
pnriots that they grow to love some
da , perhaps, 1 too will reach that stage,
unless 1 make some friends In this great
city who wi.l want to talk, and keep mo
company sometimes.
I do not think t have a social gift for
mnkliiR frli'iuls, t seem to care so much,
my feelings go so deep, that words do
not come easily to me. I know that
friendship, genuine friendship, Is the
rarest thing for tho deep things few
can enter In. About the things 1 care
most. 1 ta'k list perhaps U Is as well.
"A wretched thing It were to havo our heart
Like a thronged highway, or a populous
street
TVhereln tho many come, and so. and mtet.
Tause or pa.it en. as tn an open mnrt "
Yet I am lonely, and I want, I want
tome friends; Just a few friends whom I
can care for, who will care n little bit for
me. I hato this lonely Isolation In a
crowd!
Hearts Adrift
The evening of my second dav I passed
a moving picture house, where for one
nickel one could go Inside I I hesitated,
and was lost, for glimpsing a targe poster,
"Iloarts Adrift." I knew at once that was
n picture that I ought to see. I dropped
my nickel at the desk, the doors swung
open, and J was inside.
In the dim, shadowy twilight was a
restful peace. All tawdnness was glori
fied In that dim. shaded light to a vague
beauty that appealed to me. The orches
tra was playing on a softened key; I did
not know the drifting air, but It was
nweet and on the screen nn old love tale
was told. A desert Island was the back
ground, and the littlo falrhalred wife was
JIary PlcUford, playing "Hearts Adrift."
I thought it was the sweetest, saddest
tale self-sacrifice was Its kevnote, a
theme thut lb enacted tn a hundred lives.
To me the little actress in divine, self
Immolatlng love Just typitled the pathos in
all women's lives. Upon that screen sho
ceased to be herself, and represented Uni
versal 'Uomanhood. I know true lovo is
fcullt on sacrifice of eolf.
An English Love Tale
Jfore than a year ago In England, when
wild roses bloomed upon the Sussex
Downs, I saw the prettiest, freshest
courtship scene. The daughter .of the
great man of the place, the village squire,
had Just returned from boarding school
abroad. Sho was- a lovely girl, unworldly
and unspoilt, hor beauty with the texture
and the fragrance of nn Hngllsh rose.
Each morning early, while the dew was
on the grass and everything wss frosh
and clean and young, she galloped on her
horse across the moors. Diana never
looked one-half so beautiful'
After a time I saw j-he had an escort
on these earlv morning rides. Ha was a
handfeme, il-ar-yfd boy, and In his
gallant bearing one could trace the long
DANCE FROCK FOR YOUNG GIRL
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CORRESPONDENCE
CHILDREN GIVE PLAY
TO AID WAR'S VICTIMS
WIVES DISCUSS HOUSEHOLD
CARES AND PLEASURES
Diversity of Sentiment and a Mild
Protest From a Husband.
In reply to yesterday's article dealing
with Wife's Dull Hound of Household
Duties, the 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 Page, Evaxinn
Ledger:
Madam I am uulte in sympathy with
your artlclo on Woman's Household Care.
I am a woman close- on to to. and fee
younger than 1 did ten years ago. for
the simple reason that, for the past two
or three years. I have been going around
enjoying myself. I go to a card parts
once a week, shop one day, the theatre I Bushncll,
Richard Mansfield, 2d, and Compan
ions Help Bed Cross Work.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2?.-LlttIo folk nre
proving of Invaluable assistance to the
American Red Cross In tho society's
efforts to relieve suffering caused by tho
war. Instanced of what they have been
doing to add money to the fund being
raised on this side of tho Atlantic were
pointed out yesterday as examples of
what other children might do. Grown
ups are also co-operating, but the society
Is particularly pleased with the spirit and
work of the little ones.
Klght littlo girls of Morrtstown, N. J
who held a fair, raised $360, which they
contributed to the Red Cross. They were
Anna Fruser, Jane Fraser, Elizabeth
Hyde, Sybil Hyde, Beatrice Pitney, Doro
thy Moran, Nancy Shaw and Eleanor
med to ride ,o anntly l.,de her oi ! ? 'V. hi. dally nrob ems the ' o about ; pi sofwater.
line line of noM ineestors from whom
lie -prang He at 'Us horse as if he were
a king! I heard that he was studying
"" "for his armv -Mttnnce examinations, that
he wis an old family friend and desper
ately poor.
A great bush of wild roses grew on the
moor outside our garden, and one morn
ing there they stopped the Squ.rfs lively
daughter and tho Boy. saw him ctoop
forward from the saddle and carefully
pull the tiniest, whitest rosebud from
tho rest.
He pressed Its whiteness Just ono mo
mont to his lips, then doffed hts hat,
and with the courtliest air presented It
to her. "Please take it, it is just like
you," said he
"A rosebud, net with tittle wilful thorni.
Ani liven &i Kiminti air can maka her."
I heard the girl laugh merrily, then,
on a sudden, top. "Why, Jim, your
hand la torn!" she said, in great con
cern. The Boy sm In: low)y. and I saw he
had the kindest ejes.
"A rosebud "ut of reach," said he,
"will always hart just deitptratelv. Hut
I would r.itht.-i 1.4 vo that h rt through
all my life than try to gather any other
flower."
"Oh, Jim, if only you were not so
poor. I think O-at father would con
sent!" I heurd her say, with tears in
her young voice
I thmU thes kissed, and then they
rode uwiy a maulage sch as theirs,
so oung ard handsome, obviously in
!ov ni'uld ..itui.l.. t- made tn Heaven,
I thought
Then rume the following summer, and
the Bveiir w.i- changed The Squirt had
pL'ulatrd li'idly, and as badly lost An i
older, wealthier smt..r now arrived,
With money, lands. iu- t.m, and a name. ,
In With he was uu l.igher than the ,
handsome Boj -lover, jei with a title;
and he lud one aim. ti make the old j
eqmied pretty u.iui ter ni young
countess.
, 1 do not know whut hapreiied. but I
, know that the w..s uujig and feared
lier stern M f,(Miei. Then 1 think
the felt her duty Uy in helping him i
iwtrieve bis fallen fortune by a wealthy I
- itiatch. She reali loved the hoy. who
another, and usually find a place to go
on ine lourtn day. I figure that 1 am
doing my duty to my husband If 1 am
homo In time to havo his dinner readv,
especially sinco 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 home tired from business, and I
am satisfied to rest quietly at home after
my pleasures of the day.
MODERN WIFE.
Philadelphia, September 2S, 1D14.
Her Husband Most Selfish
To the Editor o) the Woman's Pane, Evening
Ledger:
JIudam Having read your article In
tonight's paper. I must write at once
to assure you that I heartily nree with
every word of It. I am a wife ot 15
years standing, and my husband is the
most selfish man I have ever come
across. I lead your article aloud to him
tonight, and I hope it may lead him to
appreciate me a little more in tho fu
ture! A HARD-WORKING WIFE.
Philadelphia. September 13, 1911.
Contented Wife Stays at Home
To th Editor of the TTomon'j 1'age, Evening
Ledger.
Richard Mansfield. Id, son of the actor,
and 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.
Mrs. Mansfield wrote: "It gave the young
people great pleasure to do this for the
Red Cross, and It gives me great pleasure
to send the check. We should like It
used for the help of nil the wounded,
Irrespective of nationality."
Madam I read with interest the sen
timents of the housewives a expresed
in your article on the Household Duties
of Women. I am a young housekeeper,
very much In love with both my home
and work; In fact, so much so, that 1 do
It all mself. Some days I am very busy,
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 am Just as well satisfied to sit
right at home. I enjoy going to the
theatre, but instead of going to a matinee
once a week. I would rather go once a
momh with my husband In the evening;
but, of course, all women are not alike.
neither are the men I. Uke all other
women, like to have my cooking praised,
also th appearance of my home, and I
fee! that my husband show's his apprecia
tlon by coming home, enjoying his din
ner and settling down for a quiet even
ing The countless number of women
that daily visit the theatres and stores,
and even promenade the streets in the
ihopping district, is ample proof that
A JAPANESE LOVE TALE
I Housewives who find the servant prob
' lem a source of endless worry may get
somo consolation from tho fact that In
I no country Is the matter a perfectly
I simple one. Miss Evelyn 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
of somewhat mature years, who rejoiced
In the poetlo name of "Oharu San" the
Honorable Miss Spring. One day at tea
time. Miss Spring did not appear. The
kitchen was deserted, the kettle was cold;
half the luncheon plates lay lmmersec
In a bowl of soapy water, tho other halt
stood on the sink, ready and waiting to
be put away.
Tho next morning, Oharu San reap
peared, and demanded the fragment of
wageh due her since the beginning ot
the month. The lady asked why she
was leaving so suddenly.
"Oh." replied the Honorable Miss
Spring, "Just as I was washing the
dishes yesterday I remembered that Haiti.
San, the pawnbroker, wanted a wile.
Therefore I went out and married him."
FRENCH ART GIYES
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 ntmost as many
dances ns their elders nnd betters the
dance frock should be chosen with par
ticular care.
It should not have tho sophisticated air
of the dinner dress, or the ball dress, but
Its simplicity should be of the premedi
tated kind, and not tho nccldentul.
It Is because the French dressmaker
has felt the samo "Joy of creation" that
lnsplies 'tho artist or the sculptor that
Paris has become a. Ilecca for lovers of
beautiful clothes.
J. 1IUVK II11IPI LHJ U. piUlUtU IU leilllKC II1U
French conception, happily harmonious In i
scheme of color and symmetrical in out
line. They take an almost childish delight
In dressing each nge not merely appro
priately, but in Idealizing It, nntl deck
ing It out In the trappings that will pro
claim Its exact status so that all who
run may read.
The Parisian conception of tho stylo
suitable to the "Jeune lllle," Is to in ray i
her In a way that will typify all that' '
there Is of freshness and youth, and to
:illlUlim Hie WiltLl Hi illUl 10 MU1UU UJ IMU.JU i
(tint n. allll 'I., , a,, t , 1 rt 1 1, A Yi'nrlil " '
The dress shown In the Illustration Is
designed from the Parisian point of view.
In treatment nnd In the color combina
tion it Is essentially French unmistak
ably a young girl's frock, with losebuds
to symbolize tho age.
It Is made of the softest taffeta, a
tnlTota thnt has so much In the way ot
sheen and shadow that It Is easy to
mistake It for a changeable silk.
Tho color Is blue, the faintly turquolso
blue that has a charmingly urtlcss look
when It Is combined with pink.
To get Just the right shades of tho
two colors, the delicate nuance, Is an
achievement dear to tho French soul.
The bodice Is very girlish. In design,
but the fact that It Is sleeveless pro
claims It a creation of the present year.
The wide skirt announces this fact
also, following ns 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 greatly Increased by the
ruffle at the edge of the tunic nnd 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 the girdle at the left side.
Tho littlo bunches of roses that arc
placed at Intervals above both ruffles re
establish the harmony made by the two
colors.
Slippers and stockings that exactly
much the shidc of the dress nre an
Important detail of the costume.
They nre more youthful and for that
reason more appropriate to the Idea ex
pressed by the dress than slippers ot
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. THE LARGE-PLAN
WOMAN
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK,
Author of "Tho New Housekeeping"
I learn that business men are generally
divided Into two classes, ono tho detail
man, the other the largo plan man or
executive. Sometimes a man" combines
tho qualities of both groups, but generally
ho belongs distinctly to ono or tho other
RECIPES FOR
THE HOUSEWIFE
THE FAMOUS CHBISTABEL
MIS3 Chrlstabel Pankhurst, after a pro
longed absence from this country, has re
turned to tendon, 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 Misi Pankhurst. It
'J"',"' lniy oi omers wun as mucn ' will be remembered, vanished In the
playtime as nuself I spring of 191!. On the evening of Starch 5
PI, i.rteinhin j.n.mr., wii E of tllal J'ear detectives descended on the
rh.ladelphlo. September 23, 19H. headquarters of the Women's Social and
t. -j i t i" , , . I I'olitieul fnion to gethcr tn the leaders
Cop-Sldea I,Ogic Husband Asserts i of the movement on a charge of con-
To tkt Editor of the Woman's Page, Evening splracy arising out of the wludow-ftmash-Ltdgrr.
inK campaign. They secured .Mrs. Pank-
Mudum Your j-yst evening's article on hurst. Mr. and Mrs. Pcthlck Iawrence,
a wife's dull round of household duty and others, but Miss Chrlstabel was gone.
strikes mo ai a piece of lop-sided logtu Not till September did her whereabouts In
Too many women expect their husbands i France become known.
to sympathize vocally with all their dally i .
nomenoiq tnais. forgetting that he In
turn consmaraieiy smeias ner from a
daily recital of the many small annoy
amei that disturb his business Ufo
throughout each day. Even tho Urger
trouble he usually keeps to himself. tr
ititt in his own way to M-.ive them, and
the seldom hears of them, unless, tla-y
grow so large as to itally affoct their
household economies and mode of living.
That the wile .hoild want to divide
k r difliiultl.ii with ner husband, while
he in turn tns to khfeld her from learn
ing of his. la far from reciprocal, and
certainly nut conducive to the greatest
matrimonial felicity. His realization of
her troubles U shown by the fact that
he doe not ask her to share his. Ills
appreciation of her work is shown by
the pride he takes In his wife and his
home, nd b the determination with
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 tip of
tho hammer to the end of the barrel It
measures about three Inches and It flres
A sti-fl bullet about twice the size of a
pln'a head. The weapon, which Is the
latest production of a leading gunmaker,
is beautifully made, with mother-o'-pearl
mountings.
line nuiiiinm s day and the haDnv
brldogruom, though a kindly-looking man.
was neitner ver yuunu nor vrj nana-
SIMUV.
1 ktood outside tho church gate, and
I wtw ber iuk Kenvuth a coronet of
glittering diamond, and a mUty veil,
he simltd at me-tut .n lit-r pietty ' va
a certain jouiit, oung light bad died,
1 think foreui '
After the gay redding crowd had
pawed. I aw a man apprar lie stooptd
mmI puked up one white rasa that had
falliw Horn thu bridal bouquet to th
jpatb. lit j pre -sed it to ills Up and
then I w a ih"i n had hurt hiH hand.
TUm tiiuu he did nut smile. It tttn the
Jloy come bat k utfiiu. giowu ol ler In
a ear The i-"K uu Hut uum; hainlsome
fac nude my t i art ai.be' Cuuld such
tilings be'
"JLUU, that Frniif hiull vanish with
Jta4 Tuuth i awctt JctnUJ muaicriiit shoi
CiBMt
Attlons speak louder than words, and
it is in this manner that 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 HtrglSAND.
Philadelphia. September 26. 1914-
THE OAR.E OF TOILET BOTTLES
To clean glass 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.
HOW TO FINISH GILT FltAMES
Here is a hint which
useful at cleaning time.
flowers of sulphur to give a golden tinge
In this liquid
bruised onions, or
tho liquid, and let
it stand till it is cold. Then take a soft
brush, dip it In the liquid, and wash any
of the gold frames that require restoring.
When it Is dry, the gliding will be as
bright aa when new.
LEMON MERINGUE
Ingredients: The juice and grated rind
of a lemon, one nnd one-quarter tnole
spoonfuls of corn flour, one and one-half
cupful of boiling water, one cupful of
castor sugar, two eggs. Beat the 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 pie dish or plate Jlned 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 tho
meringue over the lemon mixture and
put It back In the oven to brown.
A DAINTY DISH FOR SUPPER
Take six deep, small patty-pans, well
gi eased (or one patty-pan for each per
son), sprinkle each with a thick lajcr of
breadci umbs, which have been bcasoned
with a little chopped meat (cold ham for
prefeience), minced .parsley, pepper, salt,
at much meat of any kind is not re
quired. Break carefully Into each patty
pan a fiesli egg, ami pour ovtr each a
dossirtspoonful of gravy. Put a tiny
plcco of butter on the top of each egg;
take caro to break the yolks, Hake In
oven till whites aro set and Arm. Turn
out each on to buttered toast nnd serve
with a littlo chopped parsley.
TREACLE PUDDING
One. breakfast cupful of chopped suet,
one breakfast cup of breadcrumb", ono
breakfast cup of Hour, one egg and a
littlo nutmeg prated, three tablespoon
fuls of treacle. Chop suet and mix same
with breadcrumbs and 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 the pound. P,emovo
the clones from three pounds and- put
tho fruit in your preserving pan. Add
ubout three 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 nnd a teaspoonful of fresh butter.
Stir until the Jam begins to thicken and
pot while steaming hot.
type
Now the detail man Is the one who
cauies out orders. He Is responsible for
tho thousand and one details which make
up the day of that particular business.
Ho does not plan for next week or next
month or next year. Ho docs what ho Is
instructed for a very small period In nd
vanco without question, without Initia
tive, and without using any creative abil
ity. The "large plan" on the other hand Is
the ono In whose brain originates tho
general policy of the business, the plans
and Ideals toward which the business
shall work and the larger icsiilts not only
for next week, but for years ahead. He
appreciates the value of detail and knows
all details thoroughly, but the bigger idea
in his mind Is his business In nil Its de
pal tments and as a whole. Without his
creative sense and his Imagination there
would be no business, and on him the
burden of responsibility falls.
Xow I havo often compared homo-making
to business. If this Is true, what typo
of woman shall direct the business of
home-making? Shall It be the detnll or
the large plan woman? I think you will
agree with me when I say that the bulk
of women home-makers fall now Into
tho detail class. They perform schedules,
they do a great deal of heavy work, they
spend unlimited time doing infinitesimal
small tasks In housework, but do they
ever approach the breath nnd viewpoint
of the large plan executive In business?
I find very few women and mothers
who see further ahead than the present
week or month. Their marketing Is dong
on the dally or at most weekly plan. Their
accounts arc kept hazardly, with no Idea
of a future end or a plan ten years off.
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 and believe thnt home
making does not offer them tho oppor
tunity to use the creatlvo executive and
more broadening qualities which they
think they possess.
I deplore this becnuse the detail man
or detail woman Is never as great as
tho large plan Individual. It Is seeing
only In the present and being smothered
In a mass of dally detail that prevents
stability and development for the high
est Kind of family lilt. The mother who
spends unnecessary sums and time on
Susie's hair ribbons is not thinking as a
rule of practical plans for Susie's college
education. The woman who buys whnt
sho wants nnd whose expenses nro not run
on a budget plan Ik tho woman who Is
evtrnvagant and who is partly responsible
for the high C03t of living. The woman
who Idolizes a fancv cuest rnnm nn.i m
hns no placo In her home for the develop
ment of her boy's taste for manual train
ing or electricity Is not tho large plan
woman.
The successful business man Is nl
wavs tho lanro plan Individual llrst. He
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 be the large plan
woman. It must bo her ideals nnd her
perception of a futuro education, a fu
turo permanent home, a future clean city
which will make home muklng tho highest
success.
AMERICAN WOMAN
HEADS CLUB TO AID
WAR-HIT WORKERS
Duchess of Marlborough
Qrganizes Emergency
Corps for Benefit of Eu
rope's Professional Women. '
LONDON, Sept .2D
With a, splendid publlo spirit, which
Invariably characterizes her, tho Duchesj
of Marlborough (Cohsuelo Vnnderbllt)
Immediately following her return to pn.'
land, set In motion a society to bo known
i ns the Women's Emergency Corps, The
oujece win uo to aid mlddle-clas'j profes
slonnl women workers who arc too shy
or tbo proud to reveal their, present des
titution resulting from the outbreak of
war.
In furtherance of her object the Duchess
sends to Now York n letter appealing to
tho professional women In America to
Join lmndB with their British sisters by
subscribing funds.
Tho letter continues:
They nro organized ns a community.
The only method of teaching them
Is through such an Institution as tho
Women's Emergency Corps. As tho
Executive Committee- contains tho
names of many of tile most brilliant
women' writers In England who nro
nccustomc1 to woik In co-operation
with theso professional business
women, they nre the most fit persons
to organize funds.
The circular promises In return to
American women schemes for work to
give tho destitute women a fresh chanco
and continuous employment through tho
war. Among the signers of the appeal
nre the Duchess of Marlborough, honorary
trcasuier; Beatrlco Harraden, May Sin
clair, Elizabeth Robins. Elinor Glyn,
Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler. Flora Annlo
Steele, Itlchard Dehan, Alice Mcynell anl
Dora Slgorson.
Am a result of exchnnge of cablegrams
between the Duchess of Marlborough anil
J. P. Moignn & Co. the lntter has con
Rented to receive subscriptions In New
York nnd remit the same monthly to
the Duchess In London.
MISPLACED MOURNING
After a period of six months of widow
hood, Bridget consented to again enter
tho married state. Somo weeks after
she wns led to the nltar her old mistress
mot her In tho street dressed In tho x
deepest mourning.
"Why, Btldget," sho oxclnlmed, "for
whom nro you In black?" j
"For poor Barney, my first husband
mum. "When ho died Ol wns that poor 01
couldn't nfford to buy mourning, but 01
paid If Ivor Ol could Ol would, nnd mo'
now man, Tim, Is as generous ns a lord."
(Copyright,
1014. by Mrs.
Frederick.)
Christine
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Correspondence of general Interest
to women reader will be printed on
this page. Such correspondence should
be addressed to the Woman's Editor.
Evening Ledger.
SMILES THAT CHEER
Have you ever given this a thought?
Have you any Idea what tremendous val
ue there Is In a smile' No disease is 60
catching as the happiness created by men
j and women who greet their fellow crea
tures with a smile.
I Not only do our smiles cheer others.
: but If we are sad and try to shape our
fa. es into a smite, we begin to feel better
uurselvcs Try to smile when jou don't
f 1 a bit like It, and see what a differ
ti.ee it will make
The smile that cheers and gr-ets a
fri nd m-iklng those we come in contact
w'-h frl t"e mut smile, tio !8 a thing
n Ulnk a' cut nl cultivate.
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,
somo watercress, some pieces of lemon-
will be found i this nt once tempts 8 tired man to eat.
Tako sufficient I Give him a herring unfrlllid and he'll
Miumier.
Salads and salad dressings are most
Important adjuncts to food. With a well
made salad the man foi gives the cold
mutton. Here Is a simple, yet qulto
nice, balad. It dispenses with other
vegetables. Slice up a small cooked
cauliflower, two or three potatoes, two
lettuces, one large tomato, a beetroot
and a cucumber. Add a little ilnelj
scraped horseradish.
So, with the table nicely Jald, attrac
tive with ferns and flowers, a spotless
tablecloth and tht food daintily put be
fore him, the breadwinner will be satis-fled.
PINEAPPLE AND FIG JAM
Buy a tin of pineapple and a pound of
dried tigs Cut the pineapple and figs
small lilt In a basin and add the pine-apple-Julco.
and leave all right. The next
day weigh tho fruit, and to each pcund
add three-quartern of preserving sugar.
Put the sugar in the preserving-pan, and
nH,i fnouch water to melt It When dls-
1 solved, add th" Mneapple and figs. Stir
over toe lire until it tht-kem, and pot.
MY LADY'S COIFFURE
Tho trade In human hair Is a big In
dustry. Italians easily tako the lead
In this trafllc, the main source of their
supply being obtained from the peasant
women of Italy, Dalrnatla and Switzer
land. Several times a year these human
hair merchants send their agents around
to collect supplies, which aro usually
Immense, for hair-growing Is cultivated
on a very large scale by theso women,
and yields a good remuneration to tho
producer. Two crops of hair a year, and
looking nono tho worso for the loss, Is
not extraordinary among these peasant
women. Half tho hair at tho back of tho
head la shorn 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 nnd by
those experienced In the trade.
THE FINGER-NAILS
The cutting of tho finger nnlls Is one
of those little tasks from which we are
relloved only by the grave. It is com
puted that their average growth, In sick
ness and In health, Is one-thlrty-sccond
of an inch a week, a little more than an
Inch and a half a year.
This rate of growth, however, Is not
tho same for all the lingers, the thumb
nnd tho little finger being the ones whose
nails grow more slowly than tho others,
while the middle finger Is the fastest of
tlio lot. In summer it has been ob
served thnt they grow quicker than In
winter, nnd somo authorities hold that
the nails on the right hand lengthen
more rapidly than those on tho left. In
cither case they grow four times us fast
us the nails on our toes.
A SCHOOL FOR LOVERS
For some time Munich has had Its
"echool for lovers" they call It the
"Hochbchule der HIeratswissenschaften,"
but it Is not nearly so formidable as Us
name. At this sentimental seminary tho
student is taught all the secrets of love
and wooing; the desirable qualities of a
life-partner; how to create tho best im
pression and how to outwit rivals; the
proper time and method of proposing, the
mysteries of the wedding day; how to
make tho most of the honeymoon, and
so on. Tho school, we understand, Is a
great success, nnd Justifies 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 om lady, "and gained
ten pounds."
"And I," said a gentleman, "lived for
over a year on nothing but milk, and
gained in weight every day "
"Mercvi" came tho chorus. "How did
you manage to do It?"
Tho gentleman smiled. "I cannot say
that I remember.'' he replied, "but I nre.
sumo my method was similar to that of
othtr cabiei."
DEATH-DEALING KISSES
The most famous example of kisses
that have caused death Is furnished by
the story of the sprightly young Duchess
of Gordon, who raised so many recruits
for the famous Gordon Highlanders. In
the early days of the regiment recruiting
was very slow, but the Duchess attired
herself in the regimental colors, nnd mado
a tour of the various markets and fairs,
offering to each recruit a guinea nnd ;i
kiss.
Most of the recipients paid for the kiss
with their lives. No sooner was tho regi
ment raised than It was sent to light the
French, and in the first engagement In
which tho Duchess's recruits participated
there was a loss of 300 killed and wound
cd. All the right flanking company was
hit save one. and he, curiously enough
did not happen to be a recipient of the
young Duchess's kiss. Ile was a cannle
Aberdeenshire man, and for an extri
guinea he sold hjs right to another per
son to a kiss from the Duchess's ruby
lips.
The Gordon Highlanders are flgluln- in
the present war with tho same magnifi
cent courage and bravery that have ever
uiaimauiaiicu inui most gallant regiment
TREATING DAMP ROOMS
Blocks of camphor dispersed in nil 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. They should bo simply laid on
paper, or on the bare shelves of a damn
room or linen closet. The blocks grad
ually decrease t:r -size., and when they
finally disappear should bo replaced until
their purpose is served.
A WITTY RETORT
Up the platform she raced, quite out of
breath, and no wonder for she wns of art
advanced ago nnd the guard had tho
whistle In his mouth. He saw her Just
in time, so he rlenyed until she came up.
As ho opened the door ho Jocufaily re
marked:
"Well, my good woman, you are train
ing for a race?"
"Indeed, no," was tho reply ns sho
stepped Into the compartment. "I am
only racing for a train."
CRACKED FURNITURE
Cracks In furniture should be tilled It
with beeswax. Soften tho beeswax until
it becomes llko putty, then press It llrmly
Into the cracks, and smooth tho surface
over with a thin Unite. Sandpaper tho
surrounding wood, and work some of tho
dust Into tho beeswax. This gives a lln
Ish to tho wood, and when It is varnished
tho cracks will havo disappeared. Putty
used In tho same way soon dries and.
falls out.
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PALACE BALLROOM
39th and Market
OPENS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SEPTEMBER 30
lleceptlon every Monday. Wedne,lay una
5a, ,aS3L W3 .? !lfl orthye.tVa4
InclwlinE wardrobe. ' . j
MODERN DANCE CLASSES
Admission, 25 Cents
A courteous Ma (J ot aool BtiUtunu -ml.t
during tha l&tructfon and p'a'"!.
pemns
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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.
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either test scale or lire,
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4 Yards; Main Officp. 413 N. 13th SU
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Corner 38th and Market Streets
Beginners' and Dancers Class
in the Modern Dances
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waicn i nis column for the
Openine of Our Branch School
4oth and Market Streets
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