EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUEBDAY, MABCfa 9, 1915.
WOMAN IN HER WORK AND LEISURE-SPRING FASHIONS, PRACTICAL ARTICLES AND
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WAVERING
DECISIONS
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ELLEN ADAIR
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The Woman Who Doesn't Know Her Own Mind
Tho woman who doesn't know her own
rnlnd Is only too common nowadays. She
nUtters from a painful lack Of decisive
ness, of quick notion, and nbovo nil sho
wastes the tlmo of herself and of every
body else with whom she comes In con
tact. '
"t can't mako up my mind," Is a
femlnlno phraso that Is heard every
where one Roes.
The woman who doesn't know what
she wants Is a dreadfully trying proposi
tion. Her character Is essentially weak,
of course. She needs to bo morally
Propped up, guided and "bossed" by
others, or she will drift helplessly along
and never accomplish 'anything at all.
Some women nre born with this painful
lack of decision deeply rooted In their
Character. It Is a positive pain to them
to have any sort of responsibility or re
quest for Immediate decision thrust upon
them. They simply cannot rlso to tho
occasion.
A case of this sort conies to my mind.
It la that of a young married woman
who ought to bo very happy, but who, on
tho contrary, Is very, very miserable.
who suffers from neurasthenia, and who
Is a oort of scml-lnvnild, nlwnys
querulous, always childish and a very
great nulsanco tp her family and friends.
When sho was a llttlo glr, sho never
could mako up her mind about anything.
Sho would waste hours over trifling llttlo
decisions which carried no real import
whatever.
"What sort of candy shall I buy?" sho
would murmur to her school frlendB. "I
reauy can't mako up my mind what
sort I llko best! Plenso ndvlso me."
Their advlco never was nny good, for
no sooner had sho followed their de
cision that she would declare that sho
wished sho hadn't bought tho wretched
stuff, and that she hated It, anyhow, and
that they could ent It for all sho cared,
etc, etc.
All of which was rather nnoylng for
tho llttlo school friends who had only
meant to bo kind. The llttlo girl's re
proaches didn't tend to make her popu
lar with the others.
she would lament her decision as unfor
tunate and Irrevocable.
Sho never could mako up her mind In
the matter of clothes, for Instance. Yet
Bho spent Mays nnd days constdTlng the
advisability of purchasing certain gar
ments. Sho would read nil the catalogue
and ponder over nil tho fashion books,
and then finally "almost" dccldo upon
some style.
So off sho would go to her dressmaker
nnd give the order for n gown, or a
suit, or n blouse, ns tho caso might be
Uut no sooner had that unfortunnto
dressmaker cut out tho pattern, and start
ed on the making of tho gown, or suit or
blouse, than tho telephone bell would
ring loudly and the volco of the Woman
Who Didn't Know Her Own Mind would
be heard over tno wire.
"I've changed my mind about that
stylo," sho would say. "Pleaso don't cut
It out till I come round."
The School Girt
From some sweet home, the morning
train
Hrlngs to the city,
Five days a week, In sun or rain,
Iteturnlng like a song's retrain,
A school girl pretty,
A wild flower's unaffected grace
Is dainty miss's,
Yet In her Bhy, cxpresslvo face
Tho touch of urban arts I trace
And artifices.
No one but Bho and heaven knows
Of what Bho's thinking.
It may bo cither books or beaux,
Flno scholarship or stylish clothes,
Per cents or prinking.
How happy must tho household be
This morn that kissed her;
Not every one can make so free,
Who sees her Inly wishes sho
Wero his own sister.
WILLIAM HENRY VENADLE.
As she grew older, this lack of Initia
tive grow stronger and stronger. All
eorts of decisions camo up, decisions on
big matters and on little matters, but sho
never, could make up her mind satis
factorily to herself.
It always took her ages to como to nny
sort of decision at all. She would chop
and change a dozen times In an hour
Then, when her friends dually nailed hct
down to some answer or plan or verdict.
And tho poor, harassed dressmaker
who knew that this would happen, ns
It always did happen a dozen times u
mouth-would havo to tell her that tho
gnrment was already cut out.
Then would come fittings nnd suggested
modifications and alterations, until the
gown wns completely ruined. And that
long-sufTerlng dressmaker would have to
start all over again.
When this woman went to buy hats It
wns just tho same or worse, If anything.
For sho had the salesgirls nearly enzy.
She would spend nbout two hours tiylng
on lints, discarding ono after another, un
til tho whole placo was strewn with tum
bled millinery.
Then sho would slowly, and by dint
of great persuasion on the part of sales
girl and friends, fix on a certain hat and
buy It. But no sooner was the check
made out and tho receipt In her hands,
than sho would say: "Oh, there Is a hat
that I llko better than the ono 1'vo
bought! Please bring It here. Will you
change this ono for that ono? Thank you
very much. Yes, I'll take It with me."
iiut tno next day without fall she
would bring that self-same hat back to
tho store. "I don't think it really suits
me, bo I want to chango It," she would
say. And tho whole affair would start
over again.
The woman who doesn't know her own
mind about tho purchases sho wishes to
mako is the bugbear of salesgirls, and
a terror to her femlnlno friends. For she
Invariably drags tho latter into these
shopping expeditions, leans upon their
iiawce, nnn repudiates it later.
Strength of character nnd the power of
quick decision can be cultivated, and they
are tho best assets for tho battlo of life.
The woman who doesn't know her own
mind Is a social nnd ethical failure, and
the fcooncr she reforms, tho better for
herself nnd everybody else.
THE DAILY STORY
3
The Intruders
The Janitor's wife nllowcd herself to
hesltato and was lost. "There's on apart
ment you might use for a while, MIsb
Marjorle. It wouldn't co3t anything, nnd
your llttlo mite of money would last
longer,"
Marjorle Kershaw's young faco bright
ened. "Martha, you always were n dear,
Just like you used to ho when you nnd
Bob lived on the farm next to our place."
Martha Jordan nodded her head. "I
never thought I'd llvo to see you without
a relative, coming to work for your living
In tho city, Miss Marjorle," sho Bald
dolefully.
Tho girl's face clouded. "Poor old
father! Ho never knew how to manage
things. I believe It was the thought of
leaving me unprovided for that hastened
his death."
Mrs. Jordan took a latch key from be
hind the clock. "Dearie, you might us
well use the flat It won't do any harm,
and It will make your money hold out
longer. Doctor Ingram won't know tho
difference."
"But would it be right?" tho girl hesi
tated, "and suppose he should find out!"
"Not much chance," Martha said airily.
"Doctor Ingpim haB gono to Denver to
get back his nerve. Ho loft this key so
I could water his plantB. The doctor's
crazy over plants, nnd his front loom
looks Ilka a flower garden."
The girl reveled In the luxur of tho
apartment. Accustomed to the plainness
of a rambling, old country houte the
Turkish rugB and the artistic furnish
ings seemed the height of magnificence.
She succeeded in securing a position to
teach primary music In a private school
after much worry and many lettera writ
ten by the rector of her homo church.
She was to board and room at the schcol
when the term commenced and the
thought regretfully of giving up her
present artistic quarters.
Mrs. Jordan received one afternoon a
letter telling her when to have the rooms
ready and Marjorle Kershaw sprinkled
the doctor's plants that night
She determined to make some payment
for her free lodging so sho took from
the top of the bookcase the old silver
tray with Its tea service she would pol
ish the doctor's stiver nnd leave his
apartments In good condition. She prob
ably spent too much energy on the first
piece, for, yawning in the coming twi
light, she leaned back on the pillows of
the couch, the silver spread around on
tho Rapt, and fell fast asleep.
If frld Mrs. Van Lear had not chosen
to Jfat sick: and to have refused to allow
s-nF one except her pet phyclclan to
.(bolt after her. John Ingram, would have
conformed to Mrs. Jordan's opinion, and
nevtr have known anything about It. As
It was, he let himself Into his apartments
that night about 9.
Reaching for the electric light, he
stumbled over his silver teapot, and the
tin on the couch 'at up suddenly, her
sleepy eyes blinking from the light She
save one gasp, then straightened her
self on the couch, her feet braced firmly
en the, floor. "I'm not afraid of you,"
the said breathlessly, eyeing the teapot
in 1)14 hand, and wondering what he had
already put la the small grip beside him.
JJ stood still, his astonishment, aided
y lbs llver teapot, giving him the ap
panranoei of detected guilt
Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" she
as lied sternly.
"I don't aeetn able to analyze my feel
ings." the doctor said, doubtfully.
'fQ think r a man breaking Into a
hotm $nd stealing teapflt,," she said
i.i'iuily
"i uy to tav ofie," he hazarded
'It' jmt m fe&4 as a JMv-t4' eual-
uijt. ' mm smut? voice rwt m righteous;
infitjnatlfiS1
if sum woutd u aUaltour aaft ax
t-ieU j eyv.'Utl yo wmm SW wi
ly nice and could get a Job." she encour
aged. "Vou don't look like a common
burglar."
Ho took the satchel from tho floor, try.
Ing to hide tho fact that he wns choking
over tho idea of not looking hopelessly
degraded.
"Whenever I get respectable I shall
want to thank you for whnt you have
done for me will you tell me your
name?" he naked, ns he stood In tho
doorway.
".Marjorle Kershaw and I will be glad
to help you get a Job." interested In his
reformation.
Tho doctor thought of the usual "Joos"
ho met with and smiled. "Good night,
Miss . I hope I'll bo a changed man
when you see me again." Ho went out.
leaving her standing blankly at tho door.
Firm In her resolvo to give tho man a
chanco to reform, without startine hnndl.
capped, Marjorle did not tell even Martha
of her adventure. When, therefore. Mrs.
Sedley. the principal of tho preparatory
school In which MarJorlo taught that fall,
called In Doctor Ingrnm to treat Miss
Kershaw's sprained ankle, she had no
Idea that she was furnishing the sequel
"Miss Kershaw, I think Doctor Ingram
can soon hnve that foot feeling more
comfortnble," she said, ns tho doctor fol
lowed her Into the room.
Doctor Ingram's eyes twinkled with sud
den recognition. "Ah I think Miss
Kershaw and I have met before It was
at let mo see a luncheon, was It not,
Miss Kershaw?"
The riot of color in her face tickled his
fancy immensely. "I rather think It was
at a masquerade," she rotortcd, her eyes
UUBIIlllg.
"You were kind enough to promise me
a Job I see you aro a woman of your
word." ho, wrapped the bandage skillfully,
taking longer than was customary. "I
havo matle n bad Job of this," Blyly tear
ing the linen Into a Bhortor length than
ho wanted: "could you find a bandago
somewhat Ibnger than this, Mrs. Sedley7"
he nsked In an absolutely professional
manner.
When she left the room, tho girl looked
at him reproachfully. And they were your
rooms," sho said shamefacedly,
"I wouldn't have missed so charming
an experience for worlds," he said cm
phatlcally. "Mrs. Jordan positively re
fused to commit herself on the subject
I have pumped her world without end.
She's absolutely noncommittal. Kven
when I told her that I found some hair
pins on the bathroom shelf, she said she
thought she had missed some."
The girl gave an irrepressible giggle.
a. .. ..." "" " "MHO next
time," she said, then suddenly grew seri
ous. "Will I be able to skate this win
tar?" anxiously,
Ho looked at her with a solemnity be
fitting the last stage of a hopeless case.
"It will need a great deal of attention,
but I think Just think, mind you-that
you might skate the first time the Ice
Is thick enough If you had a physician
at hand to watch you and keep you
uom overexertion
Her face flushed and she heard, with
relief. Mrs. Sedley's returning footsteps.
"Promise that you'll go (he very first
freeze," he said, eagerly; "promise or
I vow I'll put on something that will
blister and will put pins In tho bandage
lots of 'em,"
She hesitated, her eyes shy before the
Impulsive admiration In his gaze. "I
promise," she laid, softly, as Mrs. Sedley
entered the rom.
"The very thing. Mrs. Sedley," he ex
claimed, taking the roll qf linen, "we wll
have her as comfortable as can be. And
Mrs. Sdly, I wish you would sea to It
that she dos not allow that ankle to
grow stUC when she recovers the use of
It There will soon be fine skating t
Should reojiunend it as the exercise most
suited to the ligaments Involved'
I told VOU I might ba turned tnfn n
I sice rewptctahle man," he whispered.
"I like My new Job immensely!"
(Cmpj right, niir
The College Girls
A Tca-tablo Tnlk
"All tho girls aro going right homo tu.
bo married," wailed n fluffy llttlo maiden.
as she dropped her tenball Into the boil
ing water; "what's to becomo of me?"
"Don't bo silly, Dolly, you know Jack's
Just crazy over you. AVhy does n man
Bend a girl candy cory week, a special
delivery letter on Sunday to mako up for
what ho hnsn't said In his daily lot
tors, and flowers for cvory prom?" asked
tho llttlo freshman, breathless from tho
excitement of her swift denial.
"Oh, I don't know, he's Just that kind
of n fellow, tlfat's nil. It doesn't mean so
very much when a boy with Jack's money
remembers you onc In a while," de
clared tho first girl. Sho bobbed the tea
ball In tho delicate cup with a deter
mined air. "Besides, he does that much
for every girl he takes n fancy to. I know,
I've seen him! I don't care for him, any
how, hut I must say tho girls he likes
havo nil run after him shamefully."
"Well," said her filctwl, thoughtfully,
"why they should, I'm sure I can't see!
He Isn't good-looking, he linn nothing to
recommend him hut his money, nnd no
girl really cares for that."
"Who says she doesn't? I neer saw
a girl who didn't! They aro all Inllkc.
Besides, Jack really Isn't so ugly ns you
try to make out. I think ho has a ery
strong face."
"Oh, my dear," returned tho little skep
tic, laughingly, "that's whnt they always
say when they can't find anything better.
It's liko telling you that you're a nice
girl. Now, Jack's Just that kind or n
fellow, you can't say he's anything very
positive. Ho is Just a nice young man "
"Ho isn't anything of the sort," hor
friend answered, hotly, "and I'm quite
sure I can't quite see your point In saying
so I think Jack is Just ao good a business
man as hl3 father ever was, and as soon
as wo get money enough "
"Ah, I though so!" declared tho other,
triumphantly. "I caught you this time,
my dear. Even If you are n senior, you
can't fool mo. I'vo seen too many girls
In love! When did It all hnppen? I know,
it ua uuring me unristmas vacation,
when I was 111, and you nnd Jack went out
for a long walk through tho country. You
looked so silly when ou camo home!"
"If you know so much, why did you use
this ridiculous way to make mo admit
It?" said tho fluffy ono, stirring hor tej
violently. "Tako some moie sugar ou
need It. Your fiendish Intuition Is cor
rect, jacK proposed whllo you were III. I
havo my ring around my neck."
"Yes, dearie," answered tho young lady
In dulcet tones, "I saw that tho first day
after It happened. You should really have
kciju it in a less conspicuous placo. I did
this trick, if you caro to know, to teach
you a little lesson. A good man Is worthy
of acknowledgment, nnd If I wero you I
wouldn't deny about Jack. It would hurt
nun it no Know it, anil you showed Just
now that you are really proud of him In
your heart of hearts. Now, aren't you?"
"Of course, I nm," returned tho first
girl quickly; "havo some more tea and
stop lecturing a senior."
And this Is the way of tho girl "in
love."
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A GOWN OF SATIN AND CHIFFON
ASMAKTG1RES
DIMY
The Problem of Clothes
The tlmo Is drawing very near when I
must return to town nnd dreary wenther
once more. I hear that there has been
snow nnd sleet In town nnd altogether
It must bo very depressing! Here tho
wenther Is lovely, and leaves nothing
whatever to be desired.
My friend, tho llttlo widow, Is going
nwny tomorrow morning. I nm sure
that nil the men In the plnco will bo
dreadfully disconsolate without hor.
Never before hnvo I met anybody who
understood so thoroughly the art of
managing men,
I accompanied her yesterday morning
on a tour of tho hotel grounds. I think
she wished to get rid of Borne of her ad
mirers, for, although wo had many re
quests to Join us In our walk, sho would
have none of them.
"Dorothy and I wish to tnlk seriously;
we don't want any stupid nvm around,"
was all that sho would Bay.
Whon we got out of earshot of the
hotel sho began talking. It seemed that
she hnd taken a fancy to mo and wanted
mo to como and pay her a visit at her
home In New York.
"I should love to glvo you a good
y ! m 4 9 r
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n
time, nnd to have the plealuf. if
society, dear," said she In her i
well-bred voice. "I ope tht, gg
pie will lei you como and pay m
long visit. Sometimes I feci ralh,,
living nil by myself, you knowp-S
There was such a plaintive noffP
remark that I felt as If i t '!&
gono to tho ends of the earth
please hcr-but nil u,o eame I Js
qulto fathom the nformcntlontal
ness, slnco I knew she lved '$
woman friend, a gay RtBSS mlJ&
husband was out In India, nnd ,Sg
Hon to that wnn ni.. ...i.i . Skit
had a very capablo housekeon.. ?
housekeeper
is
couple of smart maids In her NT
"t should lovo to come and tlM
you," I said at once, "it Is YrrT
of you to think of It-and nothing
pleaso me bettor" fi1
I nm already wondering about X
tor the occasion. My little frUnJ
tnlnly has such lovely things. Bhet?
black or black and white all the?t
nnd always looks very smart. '$k
I can get a whole lot of neWicfSL
when I go back to town, K
Feminine Superstitions
Though wo do laugh nt thorn, most of
us havo a weakness for the old supeistl
tlons of our grandmothers. AVo may not,
perhaps, qulto believe In them, but they
certainty do Interest us as being relics
of a bygone day.
Tho following are a few not generally
Known: If on engaged girl pokes tho
flro during her lover's absence, and it
burns brightly, he Is In good health nnd
spirits,
A bride and her groom should never cu
ter tho church by ono door nnd leave It
I by another.
Clover turn a leather Den on a auntlny,
or III luck will befall you during tho
week.
1 If a spinster be placed nt dinner be
tween a man nnd his wife, she will be
married within the year. Tho same ap
plies to a bachelor. This should prove a
vnluablo hint to hostesses of a match
making turn uf mind when arranging
parties.
A bride should never go back to the
house after leaving It. Any thing forgot
ten must bo sent after her, or 111 luck
will follow.
PRIZE
SUGGESTIONS
To a Lady
You nsk a verse to sing (ah, laughing
faco)
Your happy art of growing old with
grace?
O Muse, begin, and let the truth hut
hold!
First let me see that you are growing
old.
JOHN JAMES PLATT.
I'KIZES OFFERED DAILY
For the following suggestions tout In hr
readers of the l:emmi Ledoer prlxes of 11
uuu ou tenia re umirueu, ,
All flusftemlons rlionM be addrecsed to Ellen
Adair, Editor of Women's Tagc. Uvenimo
Ledoeb. Independence Square, Philadelphia,
o APr,zo "' hn been awarded to A. K.
5.. Sharon frill. Ph.. fn, Iia fnllnn-lni- ntlsr.
KrMInn:
Very attractive and Inexpensive place
cards can be mado by purchasing visiting
cards (15 cents a pack), then cutting from
picture postals, colored or plain, llttlo
views of bits of fccenery. Paste these
tigiiuy on tne cards, j'ress well under
something heavy. Colored cardboard can I
bo used If desired to accentuate color
scheme. If there Is a common Interest
among tho guests In nny special place,
postal cards from that place can ho used.
Ono postal will often make three placo
cards.
A ptIo of BO cents line been awarded to
Klltabeth IleTter, 3173 Kant LehlRli avennr,
riillitdrlphla, for tho following suggestion:
When cut-glass, or oven common glass,
has lost Its lustre, take n raw white po
tato, peel It, cut It In half and rub over
tho dull part of the glass until you havo
used tho whole piece, then rlnso In luke
warm water nnd you will find tho glass
as good as when newly purchased.
A lrrlio of BO rents lini been nwarded to
Mm. C. Kreell, 4089 .Mnnnjunk nvenue,
ItoihorniiKh, Philadelphia, for the following
suggeatlout
Saturate two strips of cloth with kero
sene. Bach strip Is the length of the
carpet-sweepor and about two Inches
wide. Placo one In each of tho dust
boxos.and you will have a dustless carpet
aweoper.
A pjl'e of SO cents hns been awarded to
Mrs. Iulso linden, 83,7 North Clli Mrcet,
Philadelphia, for the following suggestion!
Instead of taking out ttickn op homo in
make pottlcoats longer, I took my llttlo
girl's pottlcoats nnd oponed up tho shoul
dor seams and sewed pieces of muslin to
tho edges. Mado buttonholes, so that I
could button It to tho front. I could thus
drop tho skirt to tho desired length and
easily shorten It if another dress hap
pened to be a little shorter.
CASTLE CLIP CLIPS
MANY A FAIR HEAD
New Coiffure Mode Is Really
Here to Trouble Tempera
mental Girls.
For the Invalid
Tempting Dishes
CHICKEN JELLT.
Remove) tho skin from a chicken and
boll until tender. Then take the meat
from the bones, allowing them to remain
In tho water and boll longer. Now chop
the meat finely, season with salt, pepper,
celery salt and a very llttlo maco or
nutmeg. Whon tho water In which tho
chicken boiled Is reduced to n quarter.
strain and mix with the chicken. Put
Into a mould to harden.
OYSTEIt TOAST.
ToaBt a email piece of thinly cut bread,
then plnco It In a small earthen dish.
Now pour over It two-thirds of n cup or
raw oysters. Sprinkle with salt and
pepper, and put a plocs of butter as
largo as a nutmeg on top. Place the
dish In a hot oven until the oysters nre
cooked.
BROILED SWEETBREAD.
Pour boiling water over a nlCo breast
sweetbread, then cook for five to 10 min
utes. puc ana wipe ary. .uroii in a
double broiler over a clear fire or gas
cooker until well browned. Sprinkle with
salt and rub a llttlo butter over It.
Around the Clubs
Tomorrow ntttimnn. ., .. '
Charter luncheon will i)0 hela'TOi
Now Century Club. The attract
the afternoon will bo a lecture bffift
Eliza It. eldmore. of Washington
nnd tho well-known harpist, dJ&J
Johnstone-Baesoler. Miss SclclnM
tho author of many Interesting booljj
travel, among them "Jinrlka,".'S3J
,7 a " "aeue OrdiS-
Tho Mth C'enti.rv r-i,,i, . . . T
n. , . ' Ul ""Mama
will glvo a luncheon this afternoon.,
Seymour Eaton Is the chairman fa
afternoon program Tho sneak.r.
bo Mis. Edward W. Blddle, formed
dent of the State Federation! Mrt fa
"".0" I0.' Ad.v'sS!- f Horn. fcS
THE CASTIB COLLAR AND COIFFURE
The Castlo Clip Is hero.
No, gentlo reader, this ds not a new
dance, a now song, a new shoo. It is
a now style of coiffure and simply means
that when mamma takes little Willie
down to mndamo's to havo his Juvenile
looks "bobbod," big sister Gwendolyn,
who's Just coming out at dnnclng par
ties and tango teas, goes along and has
hers dono too.
Sevoral exclusive halr-drosslng experts
of the city aro responsible for the state
ment that tho vogue! originated bv Irene
Castlo at hor tnngo stronghold in tho
metropolis has taken hold hero to a
certain extent, and tho shearing process
has taken placo In several of our local
beauty shops.
"Only tho other day," said a prominent
coiffeur artist here, "two girls came Into
my place nnd hnd their heads bobbed.
One wns about 0 and the other at least
21. They both had such flno suits of hair
that I protested against their succumb
ing to what could at best bo only a pass
ing fancy, but nothing that I could say
would Influence them.
"I must confess," he continued, "that
when I got finished with them they looked
mighty cute, Just llko mischievous boys;
but I'm bure that in a few weeks they'll
be having regrets and will be here beg
ging me to fix them up in feminine fash
Ion once aguln."
Many girls, more sensible than these
two, are having bobbed wlca mmiA
order, and thus saving the locks of a
lifetime's acquirement, for. ilnnnito i,
fact that the bobbed head with the little
tailored hats and mannish suits looks
adorably cunning, a straight-clipped head
Is nothing short of Incongruous for eve
ning wear with elaborate gowns,
Tho wigs, according to the coiffeurs,
can be clevely adjusted with all appear
ance of having been grown on the head.
Then when the fashion, which bears
every earmark of extreme transiency, Is
snuffed out suddenly, Gwendolyn can put
her bobbed wig In the bureau drawer and
let down her flowing tresses.
Nevertheless there have been foolish
virgins who Insisted on having theirs
clipped, In spite of all warnings.
19 MONTHS OLD AND HAPPY
Johnny Wilkes, Weight 88 Pounds,
Has a Good Appetite,
"Worldly worries never bother Jlttlo
Johnny Wilkes, who s worth two pounds
lit weight for every month of his age.
At the ago of 19 months he tips tho
scales at 38 pounds. A persevering appe
tite, an optlmlstlo disposition and good
care by his parents Is the combination
which accomplished this result.
Johnny is the son of Dr. Roy A. Wilkes,
a specialist in children's diseases at the
University Hosoltal. and Uvea at 7
South 22d street. Ho is a grandson of the
late W. J. Mllllgan, who was ihlef clerk
of Select Council. When the baby was
born August i. 1913, h weighed s
pounds. As early as last Sentembi-r he
started to eat cream of wheat, soft boiled
eggs, toast and baked potatoes In addl '
tlon to good food he got lots of fresh air I
He was kept barefooted until last Octo
ber Johnnj's vocabulary Is stjll somewhat i
J limited, but that doa't bother b.lm In
th least
Will Try Out U. of P. Debaters
Trials for tho annual debate between
tho freshman and sophomore classes of
tho University of Pennsylvania will bo
held tomorrow night. Tho BUbJect of tho
debate Is, "Resolved, That tho Evils of
Labor Unions Outweigh Their Benefits."
Each speaker will be given five minutes
to present his argument.
Lace Makers Take Civil Service Test
An open coinpctltvo examination for
filet lacomaker, for women only, was
held today In tho Postofllco Building.
This position pays J600 a year In tho
Indian service at the Soboba School, California.
Federation! Mrt fa
Hon nnd Household Rrnnnmi.. ,.iP
Department of Agriculture, HarfaS
and Miss A. Margaretta ArehSS
chairman of tho Art Committer
Federation. The music will be K
of Mrs. C. E. Ebrey. 55?
Tho Equal Franchise Society sfivt
dclphla will hold a muslcale at li to
of Mrs. John Cooke Hirst, lsa'p,
street, on Tuesday evening, March ttfi
number of well-known musician! !
PnilQAIttnil tf ln..l .I..,- . .
funds for tho suffrage campaign. Abb
those who will nppear aro Madame K
sau. Miss Newklrk. Dr. John Cooke HH
Howard p. Ratty, formerly first tMMi
with the Philadelphia Orchestri.TK
present concertmelster with theTkfc
Talking Machine Company. "
Teaching the llttlo children off!
slums how to caro for their batrW.o
and brothers, how to wash, feed'iW
dres3 thorn, so as to preserve their team
and lives, Is tho latest class of jtnirV
ranged by tho Child Federation ffrtffl
i-mre, at iin ana uarpenter 'ratti
The namo given to this class Is litis
tlo Mothers' League. It Includei tt
weens- course in hygienic Instrwtis
and tho graduates receive a ain!M"i
efllclency at tho end of this term.''l&
Crlstlna McKcnzIo is the resident tan
in cnarge or tnis station. 53
University Y. M. C. A. Meelfifl
James C. Patterson, president of Ej
University of Pennsylvania Chrlstluii
Boclatlon, has announced that the us
meeting of tho association will beW
in Houston Hall, March 15, at I o'cW
In addition to tho election a numtai
Important amendments to the conttltota
nnd by-laws will bo submitted. The
Ject of tho amendments Is to permit lis
association to tako moro Initiative tot
work nmong tho students.
"In and About Jerusalem" .
"In and About Jerusalem," an
trated lecture by James Clarency, !a
delivered tonight nt tho Wagner fsfl
Institute of Science, 17th street and KtU
gomery avenue. The picturesque core
of tho old city will be portrayed, i
tho present relation of the city, l
relation to tho Turkish campaign, irtJ
developed. gl
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