1 I 10 EVENING LEDaEBPHIIiADEEPHIA; THtTBSDAYi OCTUJJiiii a, x- WHAT EVERToMAN WANTS TO KNOW-THINGS THAT fOTRESTMAIDANDilATRm I "' '"1 ELLEN ADAIR SAILS IN THE MOONLIGHT ON THE DELAWARE LATEST FROCKS BORROW FREELY FROM THE PAST HINTS TOWARD THE HOME BEAUTIFUL -y fwmcmjm! f ; . "-sjvst a r 'r j xft jtsfiam tyfi.- rsy? - t'iwss"s1vm, Y iXvtTCi l JfJ UaaBaaWBBaia i : (IS i "Western Planets' I yl f t Spe end a Uenial livening on the River, and Display Enthusiastic for Exercise. Tend encics xxtt. Ono hot, still evening at the end of July vvltnetscd n Brest event Jii my new life's history, 1 was Invited on a pleasure trip to sail right down the Delaware to Wilmington .M hostesses had formed a largo female order called "Tho Western rianets ' ami had chaitcied a large vessel for the evening Yes, It was a great oc casion! Tht tclO)hone girl at the city ofllco I where I aUcd as stenographer had ob tained this Invitation for me. and the entertainment gave me a new Insight Into the llghttt side of American life There at tho Arch etreet dock tho ves sel laj. The decks were crowded ever whero with women and with men, for on that night the 'Western Planets had declined to go on shining In a manless constellation' The had come out on strike and with one stern, united, female voice. collected husband:!, brothers, friends unto the scone It was ii i. lit erf ill sight The river laj t thero wide and black and still, and on It shone a thousand lights from cverv sort of boat and haige and ship The lights of Camden glittered fioni the other side. I felt my spirits rWe at everv turn Ucneath the moan. tlio "Wralnrn Planets" kept on twInMInc rniinil tlio i decks Not even now do 1 quit" know Just who or what thev were. The ob- ject of the club or Chapter, an tlu called Th ir. in m original Intention seemed to be the keeping out of tne Inquisitive mile. Beyond that fact, the movements of the ladles who comprised It wcie quite wrap ped In mjstery I know thov held mvsterlous meetings and were pledgca to keep the doings of the "atne quite dark. The verv thought of these 'seances-' what took place X do not know made mo most curious SK hundred people were on boird and scraps of convcrs-itton doited on the evening air "There goes tho Oram! Mlstioss'" cried c little W'estnrn Planet In excited voice, tlm while a large, m.i jfstlc lady came on lipird. "Oh, how T v Ish that I could meet her' Arthur jut think, this winter I nm going to take the flooi ' " 'To take the floor" ' responded "Arthur," m stifled. "My dear, It strike me that in nn cue and erv place von nlus take the lloor' Still. In till in stance r must say that I quite fall to srasp the exact shade of your meaning Please enlighten me " "Vliy, jou rttipld. I just mean that I nm coming out on the floor at the mect Ingi'" I saw him shake a puzzled had "Tour answer floors me quite," ho sadly said. THK VKSSUl, SETS OPF. Tho vessel then set off amid most rous ing cheers The crojvd on board was really dense, but all seemed in the liap "plost mood The oddest-sounding liftru menta were twanging evprjwhPtie. and gay oung men were chanting cheerfull the verv lnfp i ditties ity lrimVf friend, the telephone girl, now ln'Adueed mo to six ladies of the AVcstefti PI met order Sho said that thv cy6 'olllce-bcai-ors. We all sat around CftIlttle camp-stools while the ladles talked nsterlously about "the chapter " ( It soon transplieil their ole ambition was to soar the giddy heights of offlce shlp, until oh, dUzy momnnt' they should one da bo ' Grand MIv ss." The piesent holdei of the envied ntle struck mo as juUt und unassuming, though of Imposing pretence She was tho cynosure of everj female 09 on board yet under that stern fusillade hhe sat 011 calm an I undisturbed, a bos of candv on her Inp. a meditative look within her eve. "Gee whU'" one little Planet murmurnl plaintively. "I guess I'll never gt upon the floor with this old suit' Tou mUPt be. ted real cute and right In stle, too if jou want to make a hit among the other women in the chapter' Sav, Charlie, 1 must have a new fall suit for our next meeting'" The mind of "Charlie" on this point seemed adamant. "Men's meetings are nil right," said he. "They have some sense and meaning to them But when a lot of women get together, be It In chapter, lodge, homo, or society good nisht' It's clothes, clothes, clothes and gossip all the time' I guess your meeting's mostlj scandal!" These statement struck me as a shade unfortunate The Western Planets scorned to answer him. and he proceeded Jovially. "Have you vet learnt the password. Miss Adair" Mv wife annoinued It in her sleep last night, by accident Here Is Aladdin's Uej that opens all the meeting doors to vou: here aie th rnvstic -words you speak them softly with the little finger raled like this: 'Oh. Absalom, my son, my son" " RAGTIME WTKB RESPONSE At this unhappy Juncture of affairs, nhen battle seemed most Imminent, a new diversion now occurred The orches tra had started ragtime, and the crowd on board responded to the call. They formed one long and curving line In lock step, all In single flls, and hands upon the shoulders of the one In front "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Left for Alabama they, too, set off, and at a furious pace They swept the decks from end to end and tip and down and round about, The leader of the lone, thin line that swayed so Jauntily to ragtime sir wss a little old Bray-halred Iad, who. I think. was almost SO years of age She was the, speediest, nimblest little soul that I hav ever seen, and two-stepped gaily at the head of all The happy bard that clang behind could scarcely keep up pace with her She shot round unexpected cornera, and she whisked up ladders to the higher desks Behind her two-stepped that long centipede Ths scarf tbat held her graj locks fluttered like a pennant urging soldiers on to charge' She was a true recruiting sergeant, too. t and suffered not one soul to leave her cu, ranks "Play faster, faster now!" she called out to the orchestra, the while tfhe ,ea shot past at a lightning spaed, 400 fol lowers clinging on behind. It was a giddy sight' I oannot two-step and I cannot lock- T N step, tut relentless fate now dragged me JL prfrora my chair and swept me off In the j, Jng swajlng line Young men and old, the matron and the maid, the halt, the m1ami, the blind, all had to Join In. tool prlactt waj a cheerful night prov -'ter an hour of this most stimulate Jlng exercise, the Western Planets and respVtj,,!,. friends descended to the depths to BuntsMk refreshment rpv- ! want to buy you orangeade, said bet 'dogsU.' Miss Adair, they are most awfully sood It I the only food they seai to sell on board tonight " It satmod a curious dish, but I was hungry, so I thanked him and he brought the doggie right along I ate it with the keouMt uppetlUt fc . f x . t f ". w -i i r i 1 i i ii) m in i mi nr r m ,i m 1 i i n n n i i mi-r-" --.--n . ,, f , "iy ljiwMMi.i wi T i- - ii i r ; "n jjlLjir rri tjm mg ' n n' fc nrii lfir i n . . . ' - mM ' t V - Al !1 i. " 1 ' :i ATTRACTIVE ARRANGEMENT OF A DINING ROOM , . . ,, . , ,, Paneled Wnll Treatment Hardly Susceptible of Improvement. The ariangemcnt of pewter In this at- tractive dining room Is verj. good One rcall would like to remove the candle "1 9 .onesomo fence big blaU cat Hi his lonesome self In the moonlight st Their song was of A robber rat. But one sang sharp And t'other flat' ktf "j ljritiii'''! P '-teste v 1 S 2 T-J-l ST "liSF l a , h.pnr ? r, ! ' . "i 1 ' i-v izi 1 t Kf t THE KITS WHO SING WHEN CATS SHOULD BE ABED ' issl i ? 14 w ,i-- k. S r SEEING MY BREATH J. 1 How frightened once. I stood, gUlfe 1 And saw my smoky breath! IgBSSfeskj mc I thought, like kindling wood, CssBP!2i &l soon wuld burn to death; k1 Sw How mother laughed because I $M; 11 vj50' That I wa bnmuiff up inside, 'M "urie it's Tery plain Q w I now am used to it. M SsSsR y""P never have a pain, $k S JL 'fe kaTC not 'M,rnei on W'l Tj i Though, erery day it has been cold, Jjk Hi 1 Jt Out of my breath the smoke has T-SEJp -MaICOLlf BAITDEIIS JOHNBTON, ) BEFORE THE SANDMAN COMES A TIN'V TINY little field mouse named f Graj -coat waked up one morn- x ing with a stitch in his side Not a really truly stitch made with a thread and needle, you understand, but one of those funny, achy little pains that you get sometimes in your side when you have slept crooked "Uucni that hurts I he squeaked as he moved a little too quickly. "What's the matter, Gray-coat?" asked Furry. Furry was his mate the jolliest, most industrious little mate you could possibly imagine. "Oh, I've got such a dreadful pain in my side" grumbled Gray-coat, "I don't believe anybody ever had such fL bzd pain before." AN ATTRACTIVE ARRANGEMENT OF O sticks and clock to be. thoroughly satis fied, however. The fireplace, with the closot at tho side, forming part of the paneling Is an excellent reproduction of a good old model The paneled wall treatment for dining rooms can hardly be Improved upon, and thero are mnnv was In which this may lie accomplished at a moderate cost Or dinary stock doors ma be placed to form panels, joined by strips of molding, and when painted the effect Is most gratlfj- CHILDREN'S CORNER Up came a second. All sleek and fat "Let's sing," said h To tho first black est S With noisy bang Up flew & Bash' Down came n Jug Of water.-SPLASH!! I "Tut, tut! That's a silly way to I talk," said Furry pleasantly, "How ' about that time you nearly caught your foot in a trap? Didn't that hurt , worse than now?" Gray-coat knew perfectly well that ' it did, but he didn t like to admit it; so he pretended to be rubbing his 1 sore side very nard Furry was a very wise little field mouse and she knew better than to try to make Gray-coat talk just then. "I think the trouble is that you slept crooked on your side," she said. "If that's true," answered Gray-coat curtly, "then I'm going to get a dif ferent way to sleep." Furry laughed, That's a joke! rfy, '' 1 . fo .s fj.."u" it 1 PEWTER Ing. There la also a composition panel on the market, which Is liked by many. Ono of tho best effects Is accomplished by using architect's canvas Panels aro formed on the canvas of molding, a plato rail, of course, finishes the top, while in tho centre of euch panel Is placed a colonial flame device When pointed with a flat white finish the effect Is all that could be desited, and the best port of It In the case cited was that two clever householders did It themselves. "All right!" said the first. And cleared his throit Then start'd off With a ringing note. A brush! a b'oot' Besides a shoe I This tail ends As most cat tales do! ' There's no such thing as a different way to sleep." "I'm not so sure about that," said Gray-coat, "and, anyway, I mean to find out about that." Xovv just at that very minute who should come by but their friend Mr. Bat "Oh, Mr Bat come here." called Furry. "I want to talk to you a min ute." "All right, here I am," answered Mr. Bat kindly (you see he was al uajs very friendly and nice because he was a relative, sort of a second cousin of the field mice). "Only please don t keep me very lonp, be cause I'm very sleepy mid it's already way past my bed time." "I won't," declared Gray-coat, "for that's the very thing I want to know about. How do ou sleep?" "How do I sleep'-" repeated Mr. Bat in surprise. "Why I sleep all dav. I sleep with my eyes tight shut." "That's not what he means," ex plained Furry. "You see, he has a pain in his side from lying crooked, .!!!S;!Si -C '- &T f -i Wedding Gifts of supreme beauty and quality Mmton s Englisn Bone China Dmnerware $105-00 to $400-00 Set French. China Dmnerware Moderately Priced Excellent Taste. 106 piece 52800 to $275-00 Wright, Tyndale (k? van Roden Sole Agent for Minton' English Bone China Dinnerwa.ro 1212 CHESTNUT ST. Old-fashioned Gowns Give Wearers an Unreal Look, More Appropriate to Foot lights Than Street. That all the world's a stage has been said too many times, perhaps, but cer tainly tho clothes that ore In fashion at present have a theatrical air. They are so obviously a renaissance of. old styles that the people wearing them have an unreal look, as If footlights and a drop curtain would give them their proper set ting There Is an unsophisticated look to many of the modern frocks, a quaint nlr that gives them an artificial nppcaranco In 20th century surroundings. But, according to the decrees of fashion, these styles are right, fitting and propci, and their vogue Is carrjlng them Into costumes for all the changes of the day. Morning, nfiernoon and ofton evening frocks, as well, go back decades or even centuries for the model after which they were designed. The frock of the illustration has an old-fashioned quality, a simplicity that tends rather towards making It conspicu ous than the reverse, ns one vrould sup pose It Is made of creps do chine, a silk that only Increases In popularity ns time Koes on. It Is a material that wltl lend Itself well, not onlv to Uic fulness of the skirt, but also to the deep tucks, which are a feature of bolh skirt and basque. Tho tucks at tho bottom of tho skirt are graduated In depth, the widest at the foot with each one growlns narrower ns thov ascend. In tho basque tho tuckn are all of .the s.amo -width and constitute its only trim ming. It la fastened severely -with small buttons covered with tho crcpo do chlno. Tho collar and cuffs aro white and qulto plain, without cither hemstitching" or embroidery. The severity of tho cut, however. Is lost In the material ufcod, for lt is sheerest organdlo and gains In soft ness by tho fact that It Is doubled The gown shown today is essentially a house gown, not appropriate and not In tended for dress occasions. It would make an addition to the vvard robo thnt would be serviceable and jet have the cachet of stile. To follow fashion bllndlv In no doubt a mistake But to be too far In the rear Is probably a greater A modish appearance Is certainly an asset In anv of the stations of life and possible to attnin with care and thought, oven If the pennies must be considered. One of tho amazing or amusing things connected -with fashion Is the undeniable fact that the fad of the moment Is the thing that seems most becoming, and one wonders how It was over possible to wear the clothes of yesteryear. POPE REBUKES COUNTESS "I Pray for Pence," Reply to Re quested Supplication for Austria. ROMS, Oct S Pope Benedict ndmlnlstored a rebuff to Bironpes von Wedel-.Tarlsberg, wife of a noted German diplomat who was once Ambassador here Tho Barone3S asked the rontlff to pray for victory for Austria-Hungary. "I pray for peace," replied the Pope, "and I trust In God's Judgment thnt tho deserving nations will be victorious " Baroness von Wedel-Jarlsberg com plntns that Pope Benedict Is pro French. and he wants to know if you can tell him a better way to sleep." "So, sot" said Mr. Bat understand ingly; "so that's what you wantl Well, you have surely come to the right person. I can show you a much better way to sleep than curling your self up into a ball as you dol "Now, look at me this is the really comfortable way to sleep!" Gray-coat and Furry followed Mr Bat into the dusky hollow to an old stump. And what do you suppose he did there' He hung himself up on the side of the wall! Hung himself up by his toes head down! "That is the only comfortable way to sleep," he declared, and he prompt ly began dozing. Furry and Gray-coat looked on with amazement. "That may be the best way for him," said Gray-coat, "but for me, I'll lay down on the soft bark or grass, even if I do sleep crooked sometimes!" Wouldn't you? Copyright, if-J, Cloro Ingram JuJeon, A CREPE DE CHINE HOUSE FROCK PLANTS FOR AQUARIUMS Flowers That Flourish In "Water and Aro Good for the Fish. Water plants, growing In or on or from water, nra quite ns attractive In their way as tlielr earth-grown rivals or tho exotica of tho nlr. On of tho prettiest of tho floating aquatics Is the atcr hyacinth, so called because lt flowers, ami the blossoms, of a dcllcato lilac pink, grow Jn trusses like those of the real hjactnth Thero Is tho parrot's feathers, a plant with long trailing stems and exquisite follago that suggests thp plumage of a bird It Is ns delicate a3 tho cypress vlns In appearance, but It Is qulto hardy and will trail beautifully from a hanging bas ket or flourish perfectly In an aqunrlum. Thero nro water plants no green and beautiful as tho most dollcaln ferns and others that are colored like the leaveH of plnntn used for borders of flower beds. They all generate oxjgen and a certain number of them must be placed 1n every aquailum. at lcRst ono to ovorv two gallons of water, or tho fish will not tbilvo. It Is fascinating to watch them grow, especially so through the glass of an aquarium. This i not an expensive possession: twonty-flvo cents will buy one of tho smallest Fifteen cents will buy a water plant nnd the fish cost accord ing to their inrlty. It has a never falling charm for tho average child The darting about of the flhlmmerlng, Fhlnlng flsh, to count them, to lose them again among the wnter plants will furnish amusement by tho hour on rainy days or when other pleasures fall WOMEN AS CARPENTERS Residents of Lenox, Mass,, Build Their Own Booths for Red Cross Fair. IMHCOX, Mom., Oct 8 -Women of T-enox who are Interested In the Tied Cross Fair, to be hfld In Sedgwick Hall, which opened todnv, ncted ai carpenters yesterdni and built their own tents nnd booths for the exhibition Mrs Edwards Spencer has a tent Just outside tho hall for her animal exhibit, nnd Miss Adclc Kneeland hn a log cabin for fruits and vegetables. Others who worked wero Minus. Hnrrlfi, Fahnestock, Churchill Batterle. Oiraud roster, Henry Holllster Pease, Daniel P. Grlswold nnd John B. Alexandre, the Misses M Slvlllse and Anna H Alexandre, Misses Nnucy Craig Wharton, Kate Car. Emllv Wlnthrop and Anita Delafleld and the Mlssefl M. Symphorosa, nnd Grace Bristol All seats In the lienor Town Hall lost night were Bold at F0 cents each for n movlng-plcture entertainment .for the lied Cross Mrs Georgo Grlswold Haven pre sented to tho committee n pair of vnee valued at $200 for sale at the fair ALLTHATYOUGETHEREIS AVK MUIKKT TOR YOV Our special ierlre Trill tar you coming to marUet All orders hi telephone or mall for anvthlnr In tho market receUe perianal attention Poatal cards furnished on requeit Until phones. No chare for Oils epeetal sen Ice W.A.Bender READING TERMINAL MARKET etnlla MO-401-fllO "PP rSc J? cT?tT Maison Bernard IMPORTERS of Fifth Avenue, New York Arc Holding Their SEMI-ANNUAL EXHIBIT AND SALE AT The Bellcvuc-Stratfor'd LAST THREE DAYS EXCLUSIVE GOWNS WRAPS FURS MILLINERY Smart Trotteur Hats, $10.00 Simple Morning Dresses, from $25.00 Afternoon Gowns, $30.00 up. "Costume Tailleur" Dance Frocks, from $45.00 Motor and Street Coats, from $25.00 Elaborate Evening Gowns and Wraps, from $75.00 Luxurious Fur Sets and Coats at exceptionally reason able prices. npHE exceptionally large variety of this collection and the unusually moderate prices should make this sale a most important event for the discriminating clientele of Philadelphia EARLY ENGAGEMENTS OF DOUBTFUL POLICY Girl Just Out of School Not Capable of Forming Proper Estimate. Thr follovinn lorittrn (n onsiuer ro thr qurry of "J. F. W ." Diamond street- Much oontrnvcrsv nnd contention have over surrounded that all-absorbing topic, the expediency or Inexpediency of tho early engagement. On such a point, no definite criterion of action can be given, no standard taken. The workings of tho human mind and heart nro so diverse, particularly among the feminine portion of the world, that lt Is hard to lay down any general rule nt nil nach to her onn taste, and In the matters of tho heart the courso of tru love never did run smooth helped by the tlmoly warnings of tho wise! On the subject of the early engagement much has been written and much mora ben said. Borne peoplo advocate lt as the finest policy, while a large group ot. thinkers censure It. Its Inexpediency Is often shown In most unhappy homes and! marriages. A girl of IS, "J. F. W.", wTltes to lno lt at that age she Is "too young to b engaged 7" The answer cannot be definite ono. The mind ot the average girl at 18 i decidedly Immature. She has probably Just left school and seen but little nt the world as yet. Her standards are not formed, her working noheme of life Is not jot planned. She cannot understand her feelings properly. At such an early ago lt seems a risky thing to choose a future husband. The joaTS that Ho between the ages of is and 25 nre the most formative in n woman's character. Therefore, from a sensible point of vtew. It Is foolish to rush Into an early nnd binding engage ment. The hero of a young girl's heart, ns she n;es him with the glamour-blinded eyes of Is, may, seven years later, strike her as a very foolish and Irritating Indi vidual. After the age ot 20, the mind of the average girl Is more fitted to make a wise choice In the matter of husbands Early engagements and hasty marriages do often turn out well, but In the ma jority of cases nowadays this Is not so. Discretion Is tho better part of speed! Correspondence of general Interest to women readers will be printed on this pane. Such correspondence should be addressed to the Woman's Editor, Evening Ledger. OCR J.KWEST OFFICE Gennantown Stenton Avea.,xrayne Junction Burn Cummings' It's hard Lehigh Valley and comes straight from tha mines to our yards. Your order will bring it right to your bins after it has been jescreened and accurately weighed and at these prices : Chutcd $5.50 Big Tea Egg $7.00, Stove $7.25, Nut $7.50 E. J. Cummings 4 Yards : Main Office. 413 N. 13th nt OtuvtR A ETrm2cTv3; Coal 1 rtTlinfSreMBrtif "? fKii"P TWP tjgtypjjj
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