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Evening ledger-Philadelphia, Tuesday, octobeb Qi.ioii:
ELLEN ADAIR SEES
NEW SIDE OF LIFE
IN LODGING HOUSE
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PLUSH FOR MUFFS
AND HATS HOLDS
ENVIABLE PLACE
Material Has Forced Its
Way to Favor Through the
Ranks of Velvet, Silk and
Satin.
We have become accustomed to the muff
that Is embellished by ruffles, velvet, satin
or chiffon. Tho muff Hint in made by com
HINTS TOWARD THE HOME BEAUTIFUL
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one meditates upon tnej
Strange Breakfast Atmos-;
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Life In a lodging house Is very strange
To mo. It FPt'iilR ns If It were n stage
fctid "nil the men nnd woinin mcrch
player?." Yet, too, their acting sttlkes a,
B'nulno note.
The brcnkfnst tnble Is the testing place
I think. The purest gold nlone com
chastened from Its flre3 Wild snntch
Ings of thy lust pleco of wilted toast.
strange bickerings o'er the baron nml
the egR! are not conducive to the soul's
development. Tiio brcnkfnst tnble of a
lodgliiR house can be .1 veritable bnttle
grouml. The alt ay jionng man who sits upon m
fight nt these licntt-breakliig fen'ts wan
born to be he fighter or n logins cnur
Ills appetite Is nto.it proitlirliiiii. Hut In
New England's Hnlnstcr ho hrm met IiIh
match.
This gentle lady sits right opposite, and
to the casual -je would seem a timid,
frightened, yielding soul. All, base decep
tion! For beneath her prim gray shawl
there bents n soldier's heart attuned to
vletorv. What boots the appetite of cal
low youth nsalnst this old campaigner''
Has the not fought for Di onrs a winning
light around the breakl.mt tables of a
hundred lodging Iwti'os? Ah, shades of
European confll't. whnt nre ou b"lde
the morning Uattlc of the Outtcr and the
Hollo?
THE WEAKEN SIDE.
I feel quite sorry for the stray young
rnnn the weaker side must nlunys rouse
rny sj mpathy. He rises early to secure
his share In vain! New England's Spin
ster is already to the feast. Around her
nre an odd atrn of tiny, well-stocked
plates. Mie wears a coy, yet sadly plain
tive air.
"Good morning. Hiss Adair," says she,
"good morning, Mr. Slmpkins. Oh, how
well and strong you two joung people
look! Now, I have passed a wretched
(light, without a single wink of sleeii
My doctor says th.it 1 must eat two eggs
to breakfast, that my health requires It
Bo, Mr. Slmpkins, I have eaten yours.
Of course, the landlady will cook an
other one for you! I felt so faint I
simply coulJ not wait to ask you but, of
course, you do not mind!"
The gallant Mr. Slmpkins eyes her with
B. furious eye. "I guess I'll have to do
without my morning egg," he says: "you
do think of the best stunts 1'vo ever
heard! I've only got a ten-hours' work
ing day In front of me. It doesn't really
matter what I eat!"
New England's Spinster giggles coyly,
while she says, "Dear Mr. Slmpkins 1
do think you're sensible! My father
always used to say that men ate far too
niuch. A heavy breakfast strains the
system for the day.
"A stolen bicakr.ist strains the temper
for the day," replies the youth sepul
chrally. "Come, come now, Mr. Slmpkins," cries
tho Jovial Man upon the Spinster's left.
"The mind nets quicker on a lighter diet.
Sou have to thank your friend here for
your sharpened wits!"
This was "tho most unklndest cut of
nil!" The fighter of lost causes was a
man and very human. "Gee whiz!" said
he, "If that Is so. I guess you'd better
fast for a whole week!"
ODD FANCIES.
In value, the last ploco of wilted toast
Is but a poor thing, and resultant den
tists' bills would overwelgh the trivial
nourishment it might contain. Yet I hav
always seen its hardened charms most
fondly chased around the breakfast table
of the lodging house. New England's
Splnstei, stiong In strategy, would
always seize it for her own at last.
It made me think of days In Sussex
ivhen the chickens used to cluster round
their morning menl. There was a timid,
wiry little bantam who appeared to be
tho wenkest of the brood. She used to
hover, fluttering, rlgnt in the rear, until
Some larger, stronger birds would hesi
tate about the swallowing of some dainty
morsel then the little bantam would time
her wily rush to victory and carry off
the prize! Thus with New England's
Spinster!
I think that In the early morning hours
so many people see life with a Jaundiced
eye. The little lamplight affectations are
riot born till twilight comes. The little
Sirs and graces that, while not deceiving,
make life pleasant are nc with us in
the opening watches of the day.
The Pretty Gill, who is saleslady In a
large department store, is not just quite
so pretty at the breakfast table. She
wears a pouting, discontented look, ami
the pale daylight shows a glimpse of pow
der on her little nose.
The Old Gentleman, whose bluntness Is
regarded as "so sweet" or "so refresh
ing" around the dinner table in the even
ing, la now regarded as a cross old bear.
The morning seems to breed n different
point of view. I wonder why?
A UNIQUE OFFER
Up In the wilder parts of Saskatchewan
there is the greatest dltnculty In obtain
ing farm assistance at harvest time, and
many of the farmers are exceedingly wor
ried about their crops. They compete
with each other in offering inducements
to able-bodied men to come and help
them out
A northern farmer, named Ambrose,
lias, however, beaten all the offers. All
the way from his farm to the nearest
townships he has ft-ted notices by the
wayside asking for Ave efficient harvest
ers for more than a month. If they mtet
Ills requirements, he declares, he will not
only give tnem w a nay, cmcKen at least
once a day. and all their washing, mend
ing and sleeping accommodation free, but
a chance to win the hand of any one of
Jils five pretty daughters.
He adds, "If he can win a daughter I
will give him 160 acres of land as well, but
to gain either a daughter or a homestead
he will have to make good In every -way."
The five daughters range from 18 to M
years old, and already 50 applicants have
-put In an appearance. The farmer has
selected five and expressed his pleasure,
but his selection is reported to have dif
fered in some points from that of his
daughters, and they are threatening to go
on an indefinite vacation.
, THE SILVEB LINING
The Spinster How many Masonic
lodges did you say your husband be
longed to?
The Wlfe-Flfteen.
The Spinster My goodness. Just think
of a man being out 1J nights a week! I'm
glad I'm an old maid.
rArrtiufdHei of aeneral Interest
to women readers wbl be printed on
this p8- auen correpac,a-;n-;-- iii'u
be addreised to the Woiban' Editor.
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A FIRE -
WAYS OF A MAN AND HOW
THEY IMPRESS THE GIRL
Types Which Make Appeal to Vary
ing Feminine Temperaments.
In such little mattcm as character
nnalysls, and the mental summing-up of
another's personality, the mind of womnn
Is too often looked upon as just a broken
reed. This view, although so prevalent
among men, yet s-ccms In many was
erroneous.
While quite admitting that many women
show a strange lack of perwplcuity ru
gardlng the ways nnd doings of the op
posite sex. It Is unfair to Judge the man)
hy the few. The private Judgment of
the gentler sex, viewed in the aggregate,
may not display the calm, quiet equipoise,
the mental balance common to the aver
age man. Yet many womi-n, ruled by
heart and not enough by lu-ad. still have
tho great and saving sift of Intuition
which will carry them much fnither in
the summing-up of friends than would
the calm, quiet logic of the average man.
The varied qualities that women will
admire In men nre like unto the rands
of the seashore for number. Tho ancient
adage. VLove is blind," means In the last
analysis that love will not avail Itself
of spectacles! None ore so blind as
those that will not see, we all know
that.
Th9 bragging, boastful qualities that
her Edwin frequently displays may make
his little Angelina love him all the more.
She looks upon him as a veritable prince,
so generous, so wonderful, so kind. Yet
Angelina's best girl friend may see all
Edwin'a faults, and point them out to
her in lain!
"You do not like the big, strong type
of man." says little Angelina, loyally, "I
know you do not like the masterful ways
of Edwin. You think he boasts too
much, and will not llBtcn to his stories.
You get bored. But I I simply love to
hear those tales about himself. I really
could Ju3t listen to them all day long!"
"My dear." says Angelina's beat girl
friend, "I simply cannot see your
strange viewpoint. I cannot bear an
egotistical man, like Edwin. Now, I like
a more amusing, less self-centred type."
Some women seem to show a strange,
odd preference for opposites. The In
congruity of many a modern match
strikes the keen looker-on as quite un
fathomable. "How came that curious
pair to choose eacn oiner lor a uie
tlme?" you will ask. "Could anything
be more divergent than their tastes,
their mental outlook be more opposite?"
Yes. it is strange! Yet their divergent
characters do seem to blend in one har
monious unity. . ,
The varied qualities that will attract
the average woman to the average, man
are widely dirterent, ana are uiieu paus
ing strange. Each to her own taste
and it is better so. Without that wise
providing of a kindly fate, the world
would be the oddest, strangest place.
The ancient adage Is the truest one it
takes all sorts to make a universe.
The Editor of tftTVom a it' PaO toll!
lie clod fo pu&IuJi letters dealing tcitA
tha above toplcj.
a cooBXtra curio
Harold went to the Isle of Man for his
holidays, and resided In a small board
ing house there. After sampling his land
lady's cooking the first day he didn't
think very much of It. so the next day,
as he was tackling her first meat pie,
he exclaimed.
"Well. -well, whero did you set this?"
I made that out of Mrs. Snorters
cookery book," replied the landlady. "It's
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HERE YOU SEE WHAT NOT
TO DO WITH YOUR FIREPLACE
Incongruous Arrangements That Stir
the Wonder of Judicious Minds.
Here Is a striking cxamplo of what not
to do with a fireplace. One wonders why
the linnd-mlrror Is hung beside the flre
plnco, and also why the water-Jug stands
on the hearth. Hut then I have seen
some remarkable Ideas for fireplaces
one will live forever In my memory.
Where the fire usually Is, was plnced a
frame of butter-llles. can you Imagine
the effect? In nil the Jumble of orna
ments in this much-abused corner, with
care one can discern some fine, old
pewter and old china, all utterly lost In
the confusion even tho seat lieolde tho
fire Is made uncomfortable by the plates
so arranged that one must sit bolt up
right In order to save the ornaments.
The fireplace does not look ns If ever
used nnd what a contrast It Is to the lost
fireplace picture. These large logs, with
a little paper underneath, probably blaze
for a few minutes, then smoulder. No
fire pictures possible here In this ash
less fireplace.
There Is a clever device on the market,
however, to aid those who will not brave
the ashes. A rather nttractlve brass
receptacle, which holds kerosene oil, In
which an absorbent stone with a wire
handle Btands. Ily placing the stone
under the logs and lighting It, a bright
blaze continues for about fifteen minutes.
It Is an excellent lighter, but great care
must be exercised with it, and naturally,
one must not put the stone, while hot,
back into its kerosene bath. The only
(nterefltlng feature about the hopeless
corner picture. Is to trv to see how many
ornaments one can discover.
A COCKNEY STORY
A lady recently selecting a hat at a
milliner's, asked, cautiously:
"Is there anything about these feathers
that might bring me Into trouble with
the Bird Protection Society?"
"Oh, no, madam." said the milliner.
"Hut did they not belong to some bird?"
persisted the lady.
"Well, madam," returned the milliner,
pleasantly, "these feathers are the feath
ers of a howl, and the howl, you know,
madam, teeln an 'ow fond he Is of mice,
Is more of a oat than a bird."
A WORD OF ADVICE
A lady complained to her milkman of
tho quality of milk he sold her.
"Well, mum," said the milkman, "the
cows don't get enough grass feed this
time o' ear. Why, them cows are Just
as sorry about it as I am. I often see 'em
cryln' regular cryln". mum because tliey
feel as how their milk don't do 'em credit.
Don't jou believe It, mum?"
"Oh. yes, I believe It," responded his
customer: "but I wish In future you'd
see that they don't drop their tears Into
our can."
HE WANTED PEACE
An old Scotch farmer, who had been
henpecked all his life, was about to die.
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such consolation as she might, and said:
"Sandy, you are aDoui 10 go, oui i i
follow you."
"I suppose so, Jean, sam me oia man.
weakly. "But, so far as I am concerned,
you needna be ony extraordlnar" hurry
about It."
A WOEFUL WIFE
"Ah," she sighed, "for many years
I've suffered from dyspepsia."
"And don't you take anything for
It?" her friend asked. "You look healthy
enough."
"Oh." she replied. "I haven't indi
gestion. My husband has." ,
A BOOBY PRIZE
"What are you doing- with that miserable-looking
cur, Johnnie?"
"Takln' him to the dog show."
"But you'll never win a prise with
bim'"
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TASTE
WOMAN SEES THE WORLD
IN EARNING $5000 A YEAR
Originated an Advertising Scheme
That Brought Wealth to Firm.
There nro many "outside" saleswomen
who "cover" tho city or town In which
they resldo, but there are comparatively
few whose territory lies all over the
United States or some lnrge area of it.
Mere man will hnvc to look to his lau
rels and his commissions if more women
of the typo of ono I know Invade this,
hlh time-honored field of labor.
Slfo Is a bachelor-woman, far from tho
old-maid type, though she acknowledges
36 Bummers nnd has lost track of the win
ters. Quick to think, decisive In action,
a thorough business woman, yet she has
a charming personality, good looks and
realizes tho iiiluo of good clothes. One
feels her alert mind oven before sho
speaks.
This woman represents a corset firm,
knows the business from A to Z, having
risen from saleswoman to buyer before
she asked to be sent out on tho road,
Her desire to sen tho world led to this
change. How many women tied to coun
ters or desks long for tho broadening ex
perience of travel! How few without this
wanderlust! Yet most lack initiative to
cut out the knots that tie them to a
nnrrow deslny nnd therefore fall toshapo
their lives as they would have them. The
world was her oyster and she dared to
open it.
Sho has seen the orange groves of
Florida nnd California, the rocky coast of
Maine, the Great Lakes and the Rocky
Mountains, the Canyon of the Colorado,
tho redwoods of the Yosomlte nnd the
wonders of the Garden of the Gods. Last
year she proposed it trip to the great
cities of Canada, nnd made so great a
success of it that she waa scheduled to
go abroad next fall on the heela of a
broad advertising campaign In England,
Germany and France.
Her firm has the greatest admiration
for her business sense. She waa the
originator of a world-wide scheme of ad
vertising that has made the name of her
firm's corsets and brassieres a household
word. This woman draws a salary of
J2B00 a year and commissions which more
than equal this amount. Recently she
was allowed to Invest In a few shares
of the firm's stock.
PERSISTENCY
tMIss Smith, will you be mine!"
'Never."
The young man was Jarred, tut not
wholly discouraged. Presently he came
back in this fashion:
"Well, will you let me be yours?"
DISAPPOINTED HOPES
New Boarder How's the fare here?
Old Hoarder Well, we have a chicken
every morning.
Now Boarder That's first-rate. How la
It?
Old Boarder In the shell.
MR. CONSUMER, it's to your
advantage to buy your coal
NOW. We handle only the
Best Coal
Our auto trucks deliver north of
Market street cast of 30th street.
Egi, $7.00 Stove, $7.25
Chestnut, $7.50 Large Round Pei,$5.59
mo LBS. TO EVERY TON
Owen Letter's Sons
Larcrst Coal Yard la Phil.
Trenjon Ave. & Westmoreland SL
bining pelts of different kinds is no nov
I city to us. "
I Am to stzc. It has dwindled from the
I huge nfTalr carried by tho Indies that
Romney loicil to paint, to the dlmlnuthc
I one, hardly large enough to hold the
hands of the mld-Vlctorlnn ladles.
I It expanded again to generous propor
, tlotis, but on very different lines. For
the shnpe, too, keeps tally with tho other
changCR, nnd it Is oval, round or flat, ac
cording to Its epoch.
Now, presented for our consideration
Is a, muff no hnrd nnd round that it looks
ns If It had been removed bodily from
the end of nn upholstered couch, of
which It wns naturally n component part.
The muff of nlush, such ns tho Illustra
tion shows, Is without the collar or stole,
designed, a; n rule, to accompany It.
Instead, there Is a toque that Is covered
with plush of the same color ns that used
for the muff to complete the outfit.
Among tho novelties of dress Introduced
every season, there nro nlwnys models
thnt lend themselves particularly well to
reproduction of an unprofessional kind.
Plush has forced Its way through the
ranks of velvet, silk and satin, and occu
pies nn enviable position in the fashion
field.
It is used extensively for elaborate
gowns for social occasions, for hand
some wraps and hats in black nnd In
color.
The muff and hat of plush shown to
day could be copied for very little moncyr
for whnt would seem almost like a nomi
nal sum In comparison with the cost of
furs.
For although plush of the quality now
manufactured Is one of the very expen
sive materials, It Is so wide that only a
fraction of a yard would be needed for
both lint and muff.
There nre frames of hats to be bought
of almost any shape and size, and muffs
all ready for the covering.
In n bright color tho muff and toque
would be very nttractlve ns an offset to
a dnrk coat or suit.
The reaction from the nlmost tropical
display of colors set In some time ago.
There is color In plenty, but of a softer
tone, nnd It is not splashed about with
an over-lavish hand.
Thero Is an age, however, that always
Justifies gay colors and for which they
are appropriate, regardless of the ebbs
and flows of fashion.
To the schoolgirl or the college girl the
hat and muff pictured should mak'e- an
especial appeal.
Plush of the most becoming color could
be chosen. It would be rather more
youthful than furs, it would furnish a
substitute for furs and would add the
always desired variety to the wardrobe.
A SAVING CONSOLATION
"I should think that sometimes you
sailors get dreadfully homesick," remark
ed the sweet young thing to the first offi
cer of the Bright Star boat Quadratic.
The experienced seaman pondered and
shook his head.
"Well, not so much as you'd think,"
he replied, after a pause. "You see,
we're never nt home long enough."
TJNPORTITNATEt
He Of course, dear, I'll be back from
the ofilce In time for the opera; but In
case it should turn out to bo impossi
ble. I'll send you a note.
She That's not necessary. It's Just
dropped out of your overcoat pocket
GOOD STARCH RECIPE
In order to Insure a good gloss on
starched collars, first mix the starch with
cold water, add a tiny lump of butter
about the site of a small marble, then
pour on the boiling water.
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NOVELTY MUFF AND TOQUE OF PLUSH
ACROSS THE COUNTER"
Kur enters largely Into tho fashion
scheme of tho hour. Ball gowns and
negligees, dlnphanous frocks of chiffon
nnd the substantial talllcur nnd trotteur
of cloth show signs of the times, for It Is
used quite as often for one ns another.
As a. trimming nt throat nnd wrist,
fur is no novelty. But now girdles of fur
appear, tunics are edged with it, hats
both as to crown and brim depend on It
for decoration and even boots are topped
with it.
Monkey fur, which has been used this
season by the famous milliners nnd
modistes, costs $1 n. yard In the half
Inch width-nnd $2 when It la Inch wide.
Fitch, which Is reckoned among the
best In regard to style, costs $3.50 a yard
Inch wide and $5 In tho two-Inch width.
Skunk is very good style, too, nnd Is
used In many nttractlve ways. Its rich
ness of tone makes It especially good as
nn edging for decolletngcs.
One-half Inch in width It costs $2.60
a yard, nnd ono Inch wide It Bells for
SI.50
This, of course, is the measure of the
pelt itself. In nppearance these furs
have at least twice tho measured widths.
Civet fur. which Is also one of the
popular furs of the season, comes In the
Inch width at J3.25 n yard.
Heaver fur never uocs altogether out
of style, hut there are Seasons when it
is worn nlmost exclusively by children.
It is seen at present on women's clothes
and can be bought for $1.26 in the Inch
width.
Black fox is a fur that always has Its
devotees, nnd in the Inch width, which
looks three Inches wide, because the long
hairs spread out in both sides, Is valued
at $3 a yard.
Ermine, tho royal fur, Is for those who
can pay royal prices. In the one Inch
width it costs $5 and 15.50 n yard.
Be it said in Its favor, however, that it
can be worn fora lifetime and passed on
to another generation, nnd tho yellow
tinge that comes with the years adds
Immensely to its beauty.
TOO LITERAL
"TVhat are you doing In the pantry?"
asked the landlady of a visitor who had
been complaining of small meals.
"Oh. I'm Just putting a few things
away," replied the visitor.
A SCOTCH RECRUITING TALE
Medical officer Sorry, I must rejeot
on on account of your teeth.
Would-be recruit Man, ye're making a
gmn' mistake. I'm no wanting to bite
the Germans; I'm wanting to shoot 'em.
COTTON USED FOR SCREENS'
Method Results in Improved Ventila
tion for SchoolroomB,
Screens of unbleached cotton instead
of glass nave been used recently in
schoolrooms, declares Popular Mechan
ics, and with entire success. T.io doors
and windows of the room are first closed
and warm air blown Into the room be
foro tho pupils arrive. While tho school
Is in session tho windows ni;e open wide
nnd tho cotton cloth screens substituted.
The cold fresh nlr from outsldo flitters
through tho cloth slowly, so f.iat It it
wnrmed nnd circulated properly by the
wnrm nlr of tho room.
The cotton, not being so good a con
ductor as glass, does not permit the In
terior heat to radlato put. Tho humidity
of tho air thus ventilated remains about
the same as that of tho outsldo air, but
t.ic amount of dust found In tho school
room nlr Is shown by test to bo about
one-third Icsb than that In air ventilated
In the ordlnnry wny, nnd ns long ns tha
cotton Is kopt reasonnbly clean the light
ing effects aro good. The simplicity and
cheapness of the cotton screens maka
them available for any school. It sounds
well, and tho account as dotnlled speaks
of the success of tho experiment. T.ius
may be solved tho difficult problem of
ventilating a loom where many persons
nro gnthered nnd at the snme time pro
tecting them from unduo cold.
OUIl NK1VEST OFFICE
Germnntown Jk Btcnton ATes.,Wayne JunctloB
Burn Cummings'
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Coal
lASQUABETON 0J
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When you buy coal think '
of it as a household neces
sity you've got to use con- &t
stantly through winter's I
storm and stress and re- 8
member that CUMMINGS' f
COAL stands either test
Scale or Fire.
Chuted Prices $5.50 Big Pea I
Egg $7.00, Stove $7.25, Nut $7.50
A
E. J. Cummings
4 Yards : Mafti Office, 413 N. 13th
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An Attractive Corset
You do not buy a coreet for its
looks but for hs effect upon your
appearance.
Redfern Corsets are attractive In
themtdves, but they possesa that far
tnore subtle charm the faihionabfe
fines that tx-wfl eetcfF the simplest
frock or most elaborate gown.
The leading stores are always
pleased tofit aRedfem becauseihey'
give perfect sadsftjcdon. Two of
thetnost popatarttylss tnhceason are:
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