EVUJNIKfr liBBGBB PSTT;A15BI;PH1:A WEDMSTDAY, tfEB&TTAttT 2& SOtS in aai PEI2E SUGGESTIONS, HOUSEKEEPING HINTS AND SPRING FASHIONS FOR EVERY WOMAN i - "4 a -r-r-i ? -i i in i HOW TO ATTAIN POPULARITY JSm liv ELLEN ADAIR 27e WoMan Whom AlHlen Like The woman whom all men like lins nn inexhaustible fund of common senso and a thoroughly well-balanced, rational out look on life. No man tikes the hysterical, excitable type of woman. She Is too uncertain, too unaccountable In her way. And there )n nothing more Irritating to thel Average man than never to be tiulte sure what attitude of mind a wonrnn Is going to take or what she Intends to do next. Although much has been written on the (subject of the evcrareen attraction of Uncertainty In women, nlich one coinen right down to hanl, common ovtryday facts of life, It Is the sensible woman who comes out on lop every time. The attractive woman has been labeled by the phrase "uncertain, coy, and hard to please" and no greater error of JudR meht has ever been made than any such description. Kor the woman who la hard to please Is not popular with men, and never will be, unless she cultivates a more plncld, easy-going and unselllsh temperament. As far as coyness goes, the overcoy woman Is never attractive, cither. Noth ing Is more disliked by the average man than a playful simper or the aping of artless airs -and graces. v What men like In a woman more than anything else and what, unfortunately, they seldom' find Is naturalness. Women teem to think that nrtlflclallty Is attrac tive! If they only realized how men dislike the artificial and the unnatural they would surely refrain from assuming the airs and graces that become them not and turn once more to what Is natuial and genuine. Sincerity Is a virtue really rare to (Ind, nnd one which men admire In women tremendously. It Is not easy to be sin cere: It Is In fact rather hard. But It Is worth while from every point of view. The woman whom nil men like Is not oply natural and free from foolish nflec tatlon, but at the same time she Is sym pathetic. "A heart at leisure from Itself to soothe nnd sympathize" brings a greater popularity than anything clso In this world ever could. "Popularity takes up so much time." complained a business woman the other day, "for to be really popular you liave to listen to the long-winded stories and troubles and tales of everybody. 1 really haven't got the time to be popular now adays, for business takes up all my time. "If you want to be liked by everybody you have to be so very polite. You can't aay 'Please stop tell Ins that stupid story, I've no time for jou today,' or you can't cut people short over the telephone, or you can't break an engagement or do any of the things a busy woman must It is quite true that popularity does take time in the most literal meaning of CHILDREN'S CORNER THE STEAM FAIRIES OVCE upon a time, some steam fairies lived In a boiler in a great big fac tory. By the way, did you ever see a steam fairy? No? Then some cold day walk by a fac tory and watch till the pipes from the holler are opened. Immediately the steam fairies come rushing out helter, skelter, pell-mell. Their dainty white dresses and filmy wings rub and tumble together In the cool air as they hurry off for a play. Tea, those are the steam fairies who have lived for days In the big black factory boiler, s Sometimes, though, the fairies have rreat sport In the boiler before they even fee daylight. One day, a whole boiler full of fairies were behaving very nicely, pumping the big machinery and working their very hardest, when suddenly one fairy said, "I'm too hot and crowded In here, I want to get out!" "Oh dear, don't push so hard," said a How J am going to tail up to the tlcy and explore I brother fairy, "you crowd me so I can hardly work. "Get out of my way," ahouted another, 1 am crowdedt" We are all crowded," exclaimed an ti&tr fairy, "and we don't make it any better by poshing and shoving; let's alt take a. deep breath and blow maybe we can find a way out" "That's a fine Idea," shouted oil the fair lea. good humored again because there u work to be done, "ready now one i-thr blow!" 44 lh fairies straightened, their skirts M their wings, took a deep breath and fUw and blew tll pop! off went the es ef varye and the falxlea rushed out fram tha dark, boiler to the cool fresh aJr. "Mf, but this la plMuanV sold on Vttl 4ry. she, shook herself free of ift p;A "Tfrl U real living! Now j Mt cia la H W to the ky and ex. "AM tgfet." Jettnd another, "cijily "Ma, jfi " your feint," tld the. Cst iMrt rf n)-iJ, fa td HU wip. aw twu Mt ut ftftsW m ae8 r"" - Hf win the phrase. Hut all the same, although It Is harder for the busy woman to at (Aln popularity than the woman of leisure, she has a ttldor sphere for cultivating friendships nnd gaining popularity than her stay-at-home sister. The woman whom nil men like Is not a gossip. Men don't enre to hear all the petty little details In which the souls of so many women revel. They regard such talk as trivial. And so the popular woman l broad In her Interests. In order to bo a companion to a man she must cul tivate nn Interesting and intelligent mind. Bho need not overdo the thing nnd bo come n bltte-stocklnff tn nchlevn this end. But she should try to be an Inter esting conversationalist, nnd, what is even better, nn Interested listener. Tho woman who talks too much will never in this life be popular. She will only succeed In becoming a thorough bore. For It Is Impossible that gems of wit can How nil the time from her active brain and most of the time she Is talking nbout matters on which she had better be silent From the point of view of popularity It Is better to be n good listener than a good talker. The popular woman never "runs down" her own sex In the hearing of men. For she realizes that by so doing she will only bring upon her head tho maseullno nccusatlon of "cattlness," nnd be re gal ded as that most lnmentnble of fail ures n jealous woman. The woman whom all men like need not necessarily be good-looking, nor clever, nor accomplished. The main points to cultivate are sincerity, simplicity, sym pathy and a pleasant, interested manner. ShyneBs often leads a woman Into little awkT.-nidnes.ses and stiffnesses of manner uhlih mislead mankind ns to her dispo sition. Therefore shyness should be over come. The woman whom nil men like Is a thor- ough sportsman where misfortune Is con cerned. She doesn't whine over her trials and troubles. On tho contrary, she picks hciself up cheerfully nftcr each reverse und bravely starts all over ngnin. Men do admire a sporting and courageous heart in a woman. And a woman of this type Is worthy of all admiration. A Sunny Smile The value of n tunny smile Is some thing that can scarcely be calculated. It dispels gloom and brightens up all those who witness It. It Is strange that people should be so stingy about smiles. The average man and womnn walk around as If the troubles of the world were weighting them down. They look as if life held no Joys for them. Keep smiling, even If you don't feel like It. For you will bring happiness to others and you will cheer yourself up at the same time. The world Is a mirror and reflects our mood back again. their way aJways going a little higher and a little higher. They reached the roof of the factory, they passed the high smokestack up and up to tho sky they sailed, twisting nnd twirling and dancing nearer nnd nearer the sky. "Do you feel afraid to leave the earth," said one, "see how far down It Is!" "No," replied the other little steam fairy gravely, "I'm not afraid I like to go higher and higher." So "on they danced upward till they were Just a little white patch of happy fairies against the big blue sky. Ccpvrlphl, tots Clara Ingram Judion. The Kids' Chronicle I WAS wawklng erround yestldday to see if Mary Watkins was setting awn her frunt steps, and I fownd a Ilttel peece of red crayon, and I was wawklng alawng looking at it wundlrlng how big it ust to be wen It was awl thare, and who did I see wawklng alawng In the salm dlreckshln but Puds Slmkinses sis sey cuzzin Persey, Helo, Benny, scd Persey. Ware are you going, I Bed, I'm going erround to set awn Mary Watklnses frunt steps, eed Persey, But thats wat Im going to do, I sed. Then we can both do it. sed Persey. And we both wawked alawng, and after a wile I sed, Do you want to no how to make a big hit wlthIary Watkins. How, sed Persey, and I sed. Let me make Ilttel marks awn yure fase with this red crayon, and then she will think yure funny and ltff at you, and if the wpnts thinks yure funny you can make a hit with her eesy, thats the way I made a hit with her. And Persey sed awl rlto, and I took the crayon und made so meny red dots awl over his fase ha looked as if be had a red Yale awn like a lady, and then wa kepp awn wawklng erround to Mary Watklnses, and she was setting out awn the front steps aw) rite, and we caJm up and I sed, Helo, Mary, did you heer about Persey having the meezlls, thare contayjua. Persey Jenkins, you get rite away frum heer with those meezlls, sed Mary. And she ran in the vesterbule and Jest peeped out the doar, saying, Qo away, do you heer, I wont kum out till you go away, you look orflll. Thare not meezlls, look, I can wipe them awf, sed Persey. And he started to rub his sleeve ovir his fase, but the red spots Jest smeered lnsted of kumlng awf, making him look worse than ewlr, a nd Mary Watkins sed, Benny, make him gu away, 1 dont wunt to ketch them awf of him. Go awn away, I sed. You tell her thare not meezlls, sed Persey, She wpcdent blteve me, go awn away, you dont think its verry pullite tq keep a lady in her own vesterbule, do you, I sed. - 111 go hoam and wash them awf, then ouB see, sed Persey. And be went away and Mary Watkins calm out agen and us J Mt thare awa the step tawking to catch utair and Persey did em kum back aan. prevlny he must o had to stay la tt hu awn akkeunt of getting bis iw mmf ue nt THE DAILY STORY THE TELLTALE KECOItD Young Mrs. Tell was bending above her miniature pansy bed when the crunching sound of grovel beneath somebody's firm stepping feet brought her head around alertly. "Caryl My goodness Did you go to tho front door nnd ring tho bell?" "Never approached anybody's house In that conventional manner," laughed tho young man, In natty blue sergo nnd a rakish Panama hat. "But why that par ticular question In greeting?" "S-sh I know It sounded funny, but my first thought why, Minna's here! She's upstairs now, I thought If you hail rang the bell" "The deuce, Harrletl If I'd known well, there's a train back to little old New York In about 30 minutes." Young Alvord retreated with his face solemn nnd drawn Into wrinkles of an noyance. Ills cotisln followed him to the steps of tho back porch, dusting her hands lightly, ono against tho other. "I'm so sorry. Cnry. I had no Idea you would spring In on us In this way. And Minna came yesterday most unexpect edly." .Mrs. Pell spoke In suppressed tones, and Cnry lowered his own volco to a whisper when he nnswered. "Don't worry. You couldn't help It. It's a bit nwkwnidi but wo shan't meet. Bhe needn't know I came here at alt, Harriet," "I know you don't want to see her." "And Bho Isn't pining for my society." "Oh, no) Minna's very bitter. Sho won't even speak of you; and onco, whon your name was mentioned by chance, sho positively froze. Cnry, I bollevo Bho hates you! She's nlwully Intense, you know." "I know." The young man's lips twisted In a smile, slightly mocking. Tho memory of that last Interview with Minna In a rage wns still fresh. Intense seemed the proper word for his former sweet heart's tempernment. Yet In her softer moods how lovely, how alluring she could be I Mrs. Pell, looking Into her cousin's darkened face, gave a little sigh. How these two young persons, once such dot ing lovers, had grown Into fierce, chilling enmity! "Harrletl Harrletl" A full, musical voice came from the upper hall. "Goodness! She's ooming down! You can't go round the house now," sho whispered breathlessly. "In here, Cary. I'll coax her Into tho garden nnd then " Sho pushed her visitor Into a shallow closet under tho etalrB and slipped into tho living room. Through the door, which refused to close, Cnry could see tho white gowned flgura that fluttered down the stalls nnd across tho hallway. The main entrnnce of the living room was In line with his hiding place; and his eager eyes followed every motion of his onetime sweetheart. She carried something In her hand, and she went to tho cabinet that stood between the windows. "I want you to hear the new record I brought with me," she said. "It is a great favorite of mine." To concenl her nervous agitation Mrs. Pell was stepping around tho room re arranging bits of brlc-a-hrao and draper ies. Then sho slipped Into the adjoining dining room. "I'll give Dicky bird his morning bath while you play for us, Minna," she said carelessly. Minna slipped the new record Into place, and the neM Instant tl e soft, sweet pho nographic music stirred the air. Behind me closet door mere was an uneasy movement as the young man In hiding recognized the opening bars of Strclezkl's "Happy Days." Minna's favorite? Why, that was his favorite! He had always asked her to sing It for him, and she had always sung It with appealing fervor Cary'e heart leaped now at the old fa miliar strains. Why had Minna brought that record here? Why should she oven wish to henr tho song again the favor ite song of tho man Bhe hated? Be wildered and racked by conflicting emo tions, "he pressed his face to the narrow opening and peered out into the room opposite. Minna was standing beside the cabinet with drooping shoulders and bowed head. A shaft of light shot across her white draperies and warm-tinted brown braids. Her profile looked sad; nnd, ns Cary watched, she raised her hands and pressed them tragically together. "Awfully sweet. What is it?" called Mrs. Pell. "I've heard it before, but I can't place It. Do you sing it, Minna?" A moment's silence, and the record be gan a serond round of melody, "Happy Dnyg-'w'hat a mockery, thought Cary, more upset by the unexpected entertain ment than he would have cared to ad mit. Then, Minna's rich voice softly took up the refrain nnd blended with the so prano tones that rose above the plain tive strains of the violin and the throb bing moans of the 'cello. She sang a few bars, and her voice broke suddenly. Minna crying playing and Singing his favorite song and crying! It was the most perplexing thing that had ever hap pened to him. A sudden light seemed to fill the stuffy, dark little closet under the stairs. Then, Mrs. Pell's voice broke the spell. "I want you to see my pansles, Minna, They're coming along splendidly." The two women passed out Into the little garden. Cary knew that he had been given the signal for departure. This was his chance to disappear. The way wsb clear. He would have Just time to catch his train. The closet door swung open cautiously. In the garden Mrs. Pell was leading her guest from the house. She looked at Minna furtively. How very lovely the girl was In that tender, deflective mood, with her brilliant eyes softened to vel vety blue tints. Suddenly the white-gowned figure stood stiffly erect, with head uplifted and startled gaze. "What's that?" The ques tlon came Bharply. It was the opening strains of the Strelezki melody that trem bled upon the air. "Some one Is playing my record. How strangel" Mrs. Pell looked guiltily at the win dows, but she made no move to accom pany her guest to the house. As though hypnotized by the mysterious music, Minna passed along the narrow path, up the porch Bteps, over the threshold, and out of sight Cary looked up as the girl entered alone, wondering, perturbed, but scarcely prepared for this meeting. She drew back, flushing and stammering: "You you I But how Mr, Alvord, how long have you been here?" "Long enough to make up my mind about a very important matter, Miss Mof fat." He bowed ceremoniously end stepped toward her, while the soprano voice trilled and the violin walled and the 'cello moaned all Jn unison. "Happy days, Minna for us! Let's moke up. Now that I know you still care for me, I'll go down on my knees and moke any apology you wish, Forget that wretched quarrel. My Jealousy and your pride nearly broke a pair of loving hearts. Minna sweet heart! Dearest!" Bhe had sought feebly to retreat, to ward off his extended arms; but the ardor pf his glance, tho entreaty of hlf smile overcame her. The tide of love rose, and, with a fluttering breath, half sobbing, half laughter, she acknowledged her vonqulahment (Oowrlrbt, 1915. ' " "i . . TIJE MESSAGE Deep in a rose's glowing heart I dropped a alnsle kiss. And then I hade It quick depart, And tell my lady this- , "The ! thy lover tried to send O'erflowi my fragrant bowl, But niy soft leaves would break and bend Hboma be end half the whole i"Uric!M'ft :::: : ;.- H LATEST STYLE "PRIZE SUGGESTIONS PRIZES OFFERED DAILY For th following suggestions sent In bv readers of tho Eveninu LEiMKtt prizes of tl and 60 cents are awarded. All suggestions should be addi cased tn Kllcn Adair, Editor of Women's rase. Eiemvo Leiweii, Independence Square, Philadelphia. A priie of tl has been nwanled to If. Hell. StrlrMer. 008 North 33d street, AVest Phila delphia, for the following suggestion: Flannels, after they are laundered, fre quently become yellow. If they are soaked for three hours In a lather made of a half cake of Ivory soap, two table spoonfuls of borax and the same amount of carbonates of ammonia, they will be come white again, These ingredients should be dissolved in five gallons of soft water. Boll the soap In the water until thor oughly dissolved, then add the remainder of the mixture. O Rinse the flannels several times and hang up to dry. You will find your flannels restored to their original white ness, and this process will not injure them In the least. A prize of SO cents has been nwnrded to Mrs. Geneva finlft, Iinx (S03. Tocoinoke City, Md for the following suggestion! Placing a watch under a itumbler near the bed of a sick person will give him relief from the ticking, which is often very trying to sensltlvo nerves. If there Is no tlmepleco near, a sense of lonllness may be felt, but If a watch la laid under a tumbler, no matter how close to the bed, the ticking Is almost Inaudible. A prize of SO rents lias been awarded to Mrs. J. Trefz, 2730 Toplar street, Philadel phia, for the following suggestion! A good mop may be made from old stockings, Cut them into strips, about two to three inches wide, and when you have a goodly pile, tie them with string around tho middle. Fold these over, trim the edges and attach them to a mop handle. Then dip them In kerosene oil, or prepared floor oil for hardwood floors and you will find the stockings make a splendid mop, A prize of B0 cents has been awarded to Mrs. J. I Illark, 3833 I'atrmount aienao. West Philadelphia, for the following sug gestion I When your Iceman leaves your ice on the porch or step, take about two yards of strong twine or fine rope (window cord is the most serviceable), and knot the two ends tightly together. Put the double rope around the ice, slip the end in the loop. You can thus carry the Ice easily through the house, rinse under the spigot, ond lower it Into your Icebox with out touching it with the hands. Tomorrow's Menu The sauces is costly." Greens. nnBAKFABT - Grapefruit. Cereal and Cream. Scrambled Eggs. Graham Gems. Cortes. LUNCHEON OR 8UPPEII Lamb Cutlets Hot biasult. ' Sliced Oranges. Caks. Tea. DINNER Chicken fioup. Roast Perk. Mashed Potatoes. Apple Bauc. Celery au Gratia. Cottage Pudding and Egg Sauce. Scrambled eggs-MInce some ripe olives and stir them into some scrambled eggs. Lamb cutlets Cut and trim some rare slices from a leg of lamb,. Dip tkera In beaten egg and then in fine bread crumbs, seasoned with salt and popper. Then dip again in egg and again in crumbs, and then fry brown in deep fat Celery au gratin Cut into small pieces a head of celery and boll until tender Drain and mix with halt a cupful of grated cheese and a cupful of drawn butter ijeason with salt and pepper and put in a shallow baking dUh. Sprinkle With grated chee an4 bits of butter nafl, fe&ke ffM wlnutei. MH Mlr-4-i- BstHIIKi' sllA NEGLIGEE, For the Engaged Girl The engaged girl has many things that Bho must guard against If the pathway of nffectton Is to be nil roses unmixed with thorns. Tho old saying that the course of true love never did run smooth is quite falla cious. There Is no reason why the time of engagement should bo anything but bliss fully happy If proper wisdom Is displayed on tho part of both man and maid. Jenlousy kills love sooner than anything else. More engagements are broken through tho ridiculous and Ill-founded Jealousy of lovers thnn through any other cause. Ill temper Is another thing that kills love quickly. Perpetual little disagree ments aro tho death blow to affection. Some foolish girls Imaglno that small quarrels only endear them to their fiances. Nothjng could bo more nbsurd. For small quarrels aro as tho constant dripping of water which effectually wears away tho stone. The wise girl will keep the flame of her lover's affection burning brightly and will In every way seek to strengthen the chains of love by kindliness and, above all, tact. Bargain Counter Hints Blouses are very reasonable In price Just now, If you know the proper place to find them. A very pretty model on sale In the window of a Chestnut street shop had a top of gold lace, with a tan chiffon foundation. The high collar had a V-neck in front, and sold for J3.9S. Another neat-looking style was mode of a good quality of white crepe de chine. This was plainly cut, except for a touch of embroidery and medallion or two.whlch were the only ornaments. Tha price was only 2.25. Severely plain was the tailored waist of pongee, which buttoned all the way up the front of the high collar. It cost (1.90. A charming silk crepe blouae Is being shown In the window of one of the depart ment stores. It Is a rather deep flesh color, and the real attraction of the waist lies in the Bllky sheen of tho material. It sells for 13.45. Dance petticoats may sound llko a para dox In these days of bloomers and panta lettes, but the new spring samples nre made of accordion plaited chiffon. The body of the skirt la pale tan or green and fantastla birds and flowers aro used as decorations. They are held in at the waist line by an elastic band. The prlco. Is (2. The vogue for accordlon-plalted lingerie Is showing Itself in tho spring fashions. One exclusive Chestnut street shop has a lovely flesh pink combination on sale. This la very plain, Indeed, with an elastic band around the walBt and another about the bust. The original pried was 5, but it sells for 13.95. Milady's stockings are getting more and more extraordinary as the seasons advance. Stripes of all kinds are In vogue, coin dots, changeable effects and black-and-white combinations. They are not expensive, however; most of them pan be bought for l a pair. A neat little hat for everyday wear la made of black straw, with a brim of soft mallne. The trimming consists of a wreath of colored flowers, veiled In ma llne and laid around the crown. The price was only K95. Anti-SufTragists to Give Tea According to Miss Laura M. Sloan, gen eral secretary of the Society for Women Opposed to Woman Suffrage, SCO signa tures in support of the movement were obtained In York County last week. An anti-suffrage tea will be given on March IS at the home of Mrs. Charles Bingham Penrose, 1720 Spruce street. Library's Funds Curtailed The annual appropriation of J300 will not be awarded this ear to the Ablngton-4 Library Association The matter was referred to a committee of Councllmen, and at a meeting yesterday the members reported adversely. Perfect Walking mlhoal Chapped Hcnds DOBBINS ELECTRIC SOAP Just set one bar from your grocsr and 1st It ttll Its own sipry next nvrssy (2 4rs in uh, iiiiiniiioninr 1 riTmiiiigiiii IN rra la He w Qai -ufVi urn a niMsWstittel ASMMTGIRtS DIARY I " ffv ffTrs, Some New Last night wo motored out to a big country house nbout five miles (from Palm Bench, where a charity concert was being given by an old school friend of Elinor's, and stayed the night there. Our hostess. Mrs. Van Auken, wds a very charming woman, and qulto young, with n. big, good-hearted" husband pos sessed of loadB of money. Thoy gave us both a very warm welcome, and after dinner wo assembled in the big ballroom for tho concert, Tho place was crowded with Palm Beach people, nnd, In addition to those, Elinor's friends had qulto a number of visitors staying In the house with them. Tho concert was qulto entertaining. I think that most of tho performers were professionals, as tho show had no ama teurish traces about it at all. We didn't have a dance after tho con cert, ns tho ballroom was much too crowded for anything of the sort. How ovcr, some of tho moro adventurous spir its, Including Elinor nnd myself, danced out on tho lawn In front of tho house to tho strains of a vlctrola. HAVE YOU A RIGHT By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK Author "Tha New Housekeeping." Does your husband let you keep, as your own property, tho money you save from your household allowance? . A Brooklyn Supremo Court Judgo Bays that money which you have saved by economy and thrift belongs to your hus band, and that you have no legal right to It. In a decision handed down last week, the Judge said. In turning over to a certain husband $618.12 which his wife had saved from her household allowance, "No matter how careful and prudent the wife. If the money originally belonged to the husband, it Is still hla property un less the evidence shows that It was a gift to the wlfo." What do you think of this, you tired housewife, who havo saved and scrimped, worn last year's hats, patched little Wil lie's trousers, cooked meat substitutes and Ironed your own laundry to help save money. Is this fair? From the legal viewpoint, the wlfo Is a hired housekeeper for her husband. She Is given a certain monthly sum for household expenses. By careful manag ing, sho was enabled to save part of this sum.' To whom docs this sum legally be long? To her employer (tho husbnnd), or to herself? Imagine the caso ns If you, Mrs. Homcmnkcr, hired a housekeeper undor similar circumstances. Would you AGED WOMAN BRAVELY SEEKS TO KEEP WOLF FROM DO0R1 Mrs. Barbara Bastian, Despite Her 71 Years, Takes Civil Service Examination for Janitress Desti tution Faces Mother and Idiot Son. You really wnnted to cry about it all tho time that waB the only proper thing to do but her face wrinkled up so pleas antly as she told about It. and even when her horny hand wiped away a tear which sho simply couldn't keep back, her blue eyes smiled so bravely that your sense of tho pathos of it all was completely lost in tho admiration sho evoked. "She" la Mrs. Barbara Bastian, of 500 North American street, a woman of 71 years, who, despite the seamy lines of toll In her face and the horny crooked ness of her hands, went to the City Hall on Saturday morning to tako a civil srev lco examination for Janitress. It's been a long while since Mrs. Bas tian took an examination. So long, In fact, that a less courageous person than she might havo been pardoned for look ing forward with some pessimism to the ordeal. But not she. The terrific grind of a winter of destitution, when there wero days in which there was neither food nor heat, has failed to daunt her spirit. At 71 all Bhe asks for la work. 'There'll be plenty of time for "hie to rest up," she said, (smilingly; "when I get on tho other side, but It does seem mighty strango to me that In this world a willing person can't get work to do." Of the thousands of cases that have come to the notice of the Emergency Aid Society, Mrs. Bastlan's Is perhaps one of the most pathetic. Too proud to beg, she not only has to face the problem of look ing after herself, but there Is an Idiot son who, since he was born, some -SO years ago, has never been able to do a stroke of work and never will be able. The two rooms In which she lives are scrupulously clean, but from the tin cup on the unclothed table to the few sticks of wood In the corner, poverty Is written over everything, "When r went down to the Emergency Ad to see If the good people there couldn't find work for me to do," she eald craftily, "a kind lady there asked me It I'd had anything to eat, Take advantage of the biggest offer ever made by any news paper Jn America, fifty free tripa to the Panama-I,flclflc an frj Diego Expositions with every item of expense paid by the PubW Ledger-Evening Ledger, You can win the trip in your spare time Start now. Fill in this coupon and mail today, uF9 jri m tl 11 IIMH Sot Negligees It was long after midnight hcrt Jf lought of getting back to our holsl ,M tnougnt or getting back to our holsl si.? bo Mrs. Van Auken insisted' that w uid the night with her. Bhe declared that ,ffl had sent a phone message over to vm nor's grand-aunt earlier In the ev.nln ..iiii,. ski. . ...i 'c""uKH """" . ", o inai everythuirtsf was all right X Wo had the most glorious chat m-'i her room after tho guests were on im ,U' lm. ,!,.. T -.-. - suns, law .. . .,.... tll lct u more nmuilnir woman ni nnh with n n-M ... . anecdote. Wo must have sat there unvi Ing till after 3 o'clock. Ul.kf: The negligee our hostess vnr .- .ll palest pink crepe de chine, cut in nmnlriM style, and tho skldt wns slashed to dUpUvM an unaersairt or very line rn.ni.i ..: ,A .plaited ruchlng of chiffon outlined thtf V-shaped openings at the boltnm .... tho little bodice was of lace and chltfen ndorned with llttlo clusters of roisomji"' It certainly looked exceedingly 5slnt " Tho negligee Mrs. Van Auken lent tnt ivi i-ut: uutuDiuu wue. niso quite niw taJ style. It wns of pale bluo satin ami Uaj. i with very short slcevos of delicate blitl cumuli. j ucsiKu di mauvo orcnldg 4a' ombroldercd on the blue satin, and a wldj' girdle of soft mauve satin was attached ' The now negligees are certainly exo.il site and make ono long to own a trta variety. TO . YOUR HOUSEHOLD EARNINGS? permit her, at the end of the year, to r-" in'" mo niojiuy BU.VCQ oy ner tnrlft or.' wouiu you expcoi ner to turn It over to you? If you send Mary Ann marketing finrt RhA IIIVM tl Hv 4ril,lm I...J.- j. - ,-;; t. "." .r .v. -a . r"- "u". . ? jvu mi iivrs nccp mo uujiur or ao you In sist on her returning it to youT k The Brooklyn Judge says both vou n Mary aro not legally entitled to the r- Buiis oi your economy. This dedtlon brings up tho whole subject of th .. Justment of household finances between ' mo partners in nomemaxing. "What li tho best nnd fairest arrangement and di vision of the husband's Income? Is ths wlfo entitled to a personal allowance-of her very own? Aro their savings h! mortey (and legal property), or her money, or tho money of both of them! The old-fashioned plan was for the hus band to pay all tho bills and have full '.4 control or me money, uanuing to nil wlfer weekly dollngs-out whenever he felt like It. Sho teased for or pilfered the rest from his trouser's pockets. Tho modern plan Is tor the husband and wife making; flnmn Hltrnlflpri nrrnniriimpnt. bv roM.,, each shall mutually sharo in Income and scvings. jjo you mime tnat you area legally entitled to a personal allowance wnicn snoum not do suDject to your nui band's criticism? Havo you a right to your household savings 7 pu raB " Tv come for work. Miss,' I aald, 'Vam: not a-fcosslngf , "But I hadn't had anything to eat," flhj Philip, the idiot Bon, all unmindful or the sacrifices his aged mother is raaklntul; lor mm, sat at mo winaow ana waisusuj a blithe tune. -1 "I thought for a time that I couldn'tdj pay the rent as quick as I used to," thssjH old woman continued, "and that almtif broke my heart, for we've been living In M these rooms for nigh onto SO years, andaj TIL 111.. IvHHHen Vila mAif nrnilnH and 4t1A rtefla wl A IlltlJJ nilliVO IllO VJi IUVUIIU ca,ave ...-- pie don't make fun of him like tbey might, do If we had to move Into some stranje, place. Every night before I go to bed I pray that God will take him before h takes me. I'd hate to go and leave him, nlone In tho world. He's all I've got, and, It would break my heart to see him pot away." BETTER THAN BnOKEN HEAItT. ; It Isn't a pleasant thing to think iotM this dear old woman waiting anxlouilycj i. .i.i,.i. i Bf.A ., H Is rains w to make her poor old back ache with tnM strenuousness of it, but It's worse te think of her not getting It, or some owrer, employment. For then Philip will have .a ..i. ...... . J .ii.H esn-MA T)iHO!l HU U UH Jui away, aim o-ctjr o- r -- j knows that a tired back Is Innnitely mW$ n Via rt&elfarl ttinn fl hmlfun hPflrt. i At tho present time, while waiting ta hear tho result of the examination, siio making buttonholes work provided Pf the Emergency Aid but the pwteg' won't keep two persons alive, .and anjj knows it; therefore she's looking for, a Job. m ti.i. i- ., tl, nmnllfli-ntlnn of one 01 Aula ia uut v., .,..... . . . the many advertisements appearing in int Situation Wanted columns of the EVEmJ brief, Mrs. Bastlan's story reads In tiU wIra t 39 SCnUBBINQ AND CLEANING-WOMAN, til years old, widow of former Po'.'"'"?'. ,5 51 aires, work as housscleaner or earetsktr MM tho support of berssu ana """"IS.Siil ioVafi old. Worked for 16 years ss carsUWJ in tyanamaker atore. E. A., W3. See Picturesque OialjtfoFni-H and the ExpcxsitlonB without cost Contestant's Entry Blank ,..,.....,, .. 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