EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1915: rt- PRACTICAL IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS-FASHIONABLE FANCIES AND SHOPPING BARGAINS io I: fc- &r & it Hs. Hra THE COMING OF SPRING ELLEN Springtime ft f APr'I Is help, nml with It comics tho teprliiff. Ami, although volumes nml vol- union have been written nbout tlio wonder Unjid the glory nml the eternal thrill of each new spring, the story never seems to crow Old. For every ftirlncr the snp Is rising In the trees, the world Is wnklim tin from Its torn? winter sleep nnd life ntid Invo nro stirring everywhere, Jn every country of tlip world each spring nrrlves with tho same sort or glory nnd wonder. And yet there Is n differ ence, too. 1 The Kiigllsh spring In glorious. Out In tho country tho hedges nre n mass of . vivid green, the birds nre nesting In the trees nnd enroling their hearts out In nn ecstasy of song. And everything Is grow ling, growing, growing. It ruins nearly every day and sometimes for several dnya. IJnt It Is n tine, gentle rnln, that seems to fall from heaven us n sort of benediction. One enn see the little green things lift their filers up under it, nml grow tnllcr nnd greener nnd stronger. , , In London, spring Is ver wonderful, too. There Is something tntoxlrutlng nbout It. The days are long nnd the light Is very clear. There Is n sort of thrill In tho nlr. n kind of electricity that Is haul to define. The women nre nil wearing ' their smartest clothes, for the early spring sunshine Is so Inquisitive that one cannot possibly lie other than welt garbed under Its curious rays. Out In Kensing ton Gardens the babies nre cooing bliss fully' In their perambulators, while tho gtr' nursemaids nre flirting rapturously with Imposing policemen In dark blue uni forms. For. above everything else, the London nursemaid ndores n unlfoini! Beside the Hound Pond, the little boys arc sailing their miniature ynchts, nnd the little girls are feeding the ducks very carefully with crusts of bread, nnd those ilfllnfnilu lllltit-u icn.iii'li (ita niifiLluD ..,! 0011 nine canes. ...... THE DAILY STORY Her Little Plot Hair the people that attended the funeral of Deacon Gordon's wife wero witching to see how lie bore up under the trying circumstances. It Is always thHt way at n village funeral. ' The deacon shed no tears. Ills chin t. didn't iiutver. Jo didn't look as If It was the end of nil things with him. Thno were those who criticised him. but It was old Mrs. Goodhue wlio abashed them by saying: "I "dunno nbout that. A sasser or tea will slop over n heap ciulcker'n a wash- , tub rull ot water." .The deacon's daughter and her husband hnd come, to the funeral. Between their fr.- Kciiipg nuinc limn mo servicrs jinn me rtciuiih meui uj nine Mitt nuiii, irui m the table the daughter observed; "Well, pa, you are going to feel awful lonesome.. "I shall, Manner." , "Been married a long time." "Over SO years." "And she was a good wife." "Tho best In tho world." "But you'll hove to marry again," put 111 the soii-lu-law. "No, sir never!" "But you'll want n home." "Ves, nnd I'll hire a housekeeper. Cephas, you and Manner Just listen while I say that 1 hope may never go to heaven If I take another wife!" in that same villngc of Dawson dwelt the Widow Hastings. She was past 40, well thought of. nnd the world had got $, through saying she would marry ngaln .f' If she cot the chance. Slio had known p'the deacon' and his wife for many years. fe She whs sorry for his loss. Mrs, Hastings had lost n good husband, pp husbands go, but after his death she hadn't said that If she ever took another (J she hoped never to go to heaven. A wls woman does not tie lierselr up In that uncalled-for manner. The most she will say Is that It Is a sad loss to her. The tlmt housekeeper hnd to go and an other enmo. One day when the widow ran over she was told that the deacon drank a whole quart of nillk every night with his supper. That evening, when the good man poured out his milk and took a swig of It, he shouted nt the cook: ."By thunder, aro you trying to poison me?" "What's tlie matter?" "This milk has been soured with alum!" And In tripped the Widow Hastings with, a pitcher In her hand to say: "I think I heard thunder tills after--noon and maybe It soured the milk. -Here Is some fresh from the cow," She didn't wait f r thanks, nnd the deacon gulped down a glass of the rich fluid and growled: "Dog my cats! Why did I say that to .Cephas and Manner," That' housekeeper bad to go and an other one came. For a time the deacon ' .thought he hod a prize, and then there fc came a fall-down. The woman was y , uvillll puiaiuca mi BUflicr YvjlBll lilts I' cheery little widow came In to bring n.er a paper pattern. There came an op- If portunity to pour most ot trie water out j ; of the kettle anu tiring about an odor KrasD ltT '. jTliere wasn't time to cook a fresh giYsUpply, and the deacon was sniffing and ljawlns when the widow came In to ay: 'I tliouBht Mrs. urice might forget Lher potatoes In her Interest In the pat lyim, and so X brought you some French- .fried ones." iMer in iiib we rui .n unavun mei Luxurious Pox Springs Faultless Mattresses ';,- - lf"1F rBrass Beds bedsteads. Prill Dougherty 4'FaultIess" Bedding Wat mimmjfemmEr Mr ADAIR and Happiness And everybody Is gloriously lutppy For It Is spring time, and how tan you possi bly be anything rise than happy under the circumstances? Springtime In .Scotland has nn rncliiilil- i incut nil Its own. It Is a very bracing. ! breezy, rainy, wind-swept nnd sometimes ' Icy enthnnlment! The spring evenings nre very long, for darkness docs not descend I till after S o'clock. Out In tho country the coloring of the woods nnd the fields t and the hills Is wonderful. Ilrowns nnd yellows overrule the greens, mid the early green Is very lender. For Kcotlnnd tins a cllm.ite nil Its own, nnd you need to be , fully Scotch to appreciate It. It can rain steadily for three weeks In Scotland In the spiliigtime. Hut then the rain Is very gentle, very line, nnd there are Intervals of sunlight, with wonderful rainbows Bhlnlng elusHcly. Springtime In Paris! The words Imve nn ecstatic ling! tJcar, llght-henrtcd, beauti ful Paris! Out In tho little euros the tables nro being laid for Monsieur mil Madame.nnd there Is no manner of doubt that Monsieur nnd Madame will turn ' up! For spring In Pnrls Is very guv ns well ns Very beautiful. One cannot help being optimistic In the spring. Only the cry bitter henrt can keep from rulolclng. For when everything around Is smiling nnd lovely, when every thing Is wnklng to exnulslte beauty nnd lo new llfo nnd love, happiness springs i afresh In the human heart. The lighter side of life comes 111 with the spilng. too. Wc feel childishly ready In br nrnuscd. foolishly glad over nothing at all.' Things that would have paBscd unnoticed or that oven might have nn noyeil us before arc mnlters for enter tainment now. They divert us. Hcslnnlngs me alwnys delightful and mysterious nnd nllurlug. Therein lies the whole secret nnd chnrni of the spring. For to every one conies tho Idea of u fresh stnrt, the need for putting forth one's strongest effort, the desire for doing one's best ind particularly of seizing happiness for one's own. It isn't difficult to bo happy in the springtime, somehow. And happiness Is the very essence of life. l with French-fried potatoes, and never had he thought the tubers could be made into such nn excellent dish, "By gosh, what a cook. I wonder If Cephas and Manner have remembered what 1 said?" Ho had something on his mind, tho deacon had, and every time the Widow Hastings brought him over n pie, n fresh lot of doughnuts or a custard ho thought all the harder nnd shook his bend and mused: "Hanner may have forgotten it. but Cephas In Just the sort of critter to grin and wink over It. I hoped I'd never go to heaven If I married again, but I won der If I hadn't better take the chnnces?" Mo wns seeing the widow every two or three days, but never a hint of lovo nnd matrimony. It wns just neighborly talk, and not too much of that. Me must remember that vow. One night he awoke to find himself sitting up In bed. It was an Idea that awoke him, and he fairly shouted out: "I wan a fool not to think of It before! I'll go to the parson this very day!" And go he did, and when he got there lie asked: "Parson, you didn't know my wife very well, did you?" "She wasn't given to talking much," waH the roply. "Noap, but she wns a mighty good wife." "So doubt of that." "It struck mo a hard blow. In talking to my daughter and her husband that evening t said I hoped never to go to heaven If I married again." "Y-e-fi." "And now I want to marry." "T shall be pleased to olllclate." "Ves, but parson, I said I hoped I'd never go to heaven If I did. Am I going to be shet out If I do?" f "Hardly, deacon hardly. You see, you are an Impulsive man. A few mornings ago I passed your barn an you were milk ing your cow. She switched her tall Into your face and you shouted out: " 'Hold on, there, dum ye! If ye do that again I'll knock every blasted horn off'n your old spotted carcass!' "I paused to see If she would do it again. She did, but you didn't even knock one horn off." "I I Euetis I was' bludlng." sheepishly replied the deacon, "And one evening after prayer meeting you stumbled over a sleepy hog- on the sidewalk and yelled out: " 'Darn yer old snout, but I'll boot the daylights out of you!' "That's what you said, deacon, and though tho hog waited around you didn't boot htm. It Is Just your Impulsive way." "And I'll get Into heaven?" "I'd risk It If I were you. That la, )t you can make some Improvements In your Bpeech and avoid being churched.-' "Dog my cats. If I don't do my level beat, parson!" "And who la the lady, may I ask?" "The Wldder Hastings," "Nice woman." "You bet." "And when does the event come off?" "Hold on to your chair for ten minutes and I'll let you Know." , Three njlnutes later the deacon was at the widow's door and eajing: "Let's you and me get married!" "Lord, deacon!" "And If I don't get to heaven, darn the difference!" They wfp married two.weeks later, Copyrljht, 10X3. - ' - yy I H pll Huii( vi. rvS Pifif S3frM! ''nlsleiipi ' H'HumuiJ'l H IIIN 'SS'Wilfc"" V tn'&tfeiSiJ'r " ' V HI 1 Until' ypu have used thm, the gentje p.rt of leepjnglsi)n!y 'partly revealed to you Faultless Box Springs are to a bed what the air-filled tires ajs ,p, an automo bile -the finishing touch of luxury. We also make them to fit wooden ,.-. , -. ,-- " KZte!Zr, . MsmPv)FZ v tftfWKBWIhS Ct. .,., .'"'US MlEi" It, "'" " W I. ' i 7. rl -' yflcf TMBk Hi jjisr iw7PlflPf IBv J- w. -.- -4 19m ffi,-'- -A.,! 0 BriM fi ti& mi ''i'l rfe wlv mPN, Pi&JfttVw fwHffiii CeJ"RaSK.i .sv( &'& j" T'jM riA kj Mi- - A SMART EVENING FROCK A SMART GIRL'S DIARY A Dainty Dance Frock Kllnor wrnli1 me a long letter todny, nnd told me nil the gossip from Atlantic City. Sho seems to be having a wonderful time, and thero can be no doubt as to the reason. George Dallas Is more than at tentive, and I know sho is Just crazy about him. I wonder how Ionglt will bo before he proposes? Tho flist night at the shoro was rather quiet, minor says. Kvcrybody In tho house party sat around, played auction, roamed the boardwalk with a devoted slave, or cultivated one In case of a rainy day. Tho next evening tho Van AI dens took all their guests to tho Yacht Club to a little dance they had arranged. Ullnor wore her new peach blow gown, nnd while sho didn't say so, I'm sure sho wns tho belle of the evening. The pencil blow gown, ns wo call It, Is made of satin Mulshed churmeuse, In that lovely yellow-pink shade which early peaches have. Light pastel shades, such as Nile green, mauve, canary yellow and baby blue, are tho rago this year. In eve AROUND THE BARGAIN COUNTERS Seasonable Hats Hats are more or less conservntlvo-ln design tills season, and tlio popularity ot the severely tailored sailor model seems to be growing, now that women aro be ginning to buy their second hats. First hats aro seldom Indicative of tho season's fashion, mid tho newer fashions have begun to make their appearance. A very attractlvo sailor shape in white satin Is made with n trlplebrlm of soft chiffon, quilled to give a touch ot piquancy to the fulr wearer's. face. A black and white fancy Is used on the front of the hat, and a black novelty ribbon encircles the rather deep crown. The price Is 58. A neat sailor of lemonade straw so called because the hat Is actually made ot split lemonade straws, woven together Is made in midnight blue, with a' sros graln bandeau around the crown and a cockade In front. This Is very tailored looking, and wears particularly well, The pries Is Jo. Trlcorne shapes nre aliuoBt ns common as sailors, and a striking model In black and white was seen In a small shop the other day. The straw of which the hat was made Is called Flnafore straw, a V yyrV M tBKi -fiS"-- A. full stock of aizea ready again in the world- f.Jim 'I1'' 'Ik ' 'SB. IX S4 to S6 J i MBiHilw. jr famous Boy Scout Shoes $S and $2,50, d J8flW'"'l ijMi ' f-'-'r-ry M HALLAHAN'S BIT - . .ri-.vr i i f WKmmfC 4&JWwum 0PE Saturday evmims BPVxl J ) V &" vffiaBi jl sa$cm among' smart women. It has. the dis HfflVl n I v 'J AWfliBl 564-06 Germantown Ave. IHrlTry 1 rftwvK tinguished grace of line and the f'good feel" j mMfl! I J lilSilil Beiow cheiten avo. WIhW 1 mm A '''MP that demand the highest skill in designing and 3 Zj 0? Ill 2746-48 Germantown Ave, MKB JP , Jfe il i maung. i HilVtaf cA jl Bf Above Lehigh Ave. , aBUHHK 1m jB 1 W Ni Jv, . J fJIBl 1 liLilrJlll 4028-30 Lancaster Ave. :, .""iJ 3ICTif 'sSSIIlife' JiilSllKjiHB ' fc M IC.WCI mU 7j?H jPfflBBHCTfl jBlF illlCkl llfflfflP Ab0V9 40,h' Near Fa'fmount Ave. IimM iPWiiiA PJt L JCJ&Si CMJU MiU4rtl!PPWRWt,!J Nevy Cry.UI corner !('Hi W PW'"B BmzsssBZC 930 Chestnut yto WfefiwJt ''''iAi'M 8 srosBa opb 'IKi mm vJk m FOR THE YOUNG GIRL ning gowns, especially. All tho exclusive shop.1 nre showing tho most exquisite models In these colorings, which nearly rival white In popularity. This little dress of Elinor's Is an Import ed gown, tho first ono she has hnd from Paris this year. It Is In the old-fashioned style of our grandmothers, with a basque waist, nnd full skirt, only a rather mod ern version ot tho two. The bodice fnlls low- upon the shoulders, and tho basque lias two tiny points In fior.t. A touch of fulness Is given to the severely plain line of the blouse by n i ope ot tho material, which extends down each side to the front. The skirt Is French In every detail, and has Just enough simplicity nnd clcganco nbout It to bo effective. A softly draped tunic ot tho peach blow charmeuse Is caught up here and there by a largo pink tea rose, with a deeper centre of rose color, and a tinier ono of gold tissue Inside. The pet ticoat underneath Is made of chantilly lace. In a rich cream color with loops of palest blue satin ribbons on the founda tion. The pretty thing about tho skirt wns tho effect of careless grace In tho drapery, nH If It had been lightly picked up, nnd. the tiny petticoat showed be heath It. sort ot rough straw, with stripes on It, nnd a largo white wing decorated one side. There was no other trimming on the hat, and tho price was ?" Ono of the large stores was having a sale, at which some of the most extraor dinary bargains In hats were to be seen. For $2.60 you could get a large hat, with a wide brim of Georgette crepe. In del blue and a straw crown. Tho color of the crown was light tan, and small daisies to match this were veiled between the double brims of the trans parent brim. Another fetching hat at the same price was a close fitting toquo In black smooth straw, with Copenhagen bluo daisies placed at the top ot the rather high crown, and a band of tho new silk mil linery ribbon encircling the crown, This turned up In front nt a very quaint angle, and would be an Ideal hat for ordinary or auto wear. A tailored hat of rather unique design was made of Pinafore straw. In black and white with an emerald green niolro fac ing. This was, like most or the tailored hats of this season, a variation of the sailor shape, and had pheasant feathers on tho top and underneath, as If they had pierced the brim and. come through. The prlca was ?18. Auf Wiedersehen The little gate wns reached nt last, Half hid In lilacs down the lane, She pushed It wide, and nn sho passed, A wistful look she backward enst, Ami said, "Auf wiedersehen." With hnml on latch, a vision white, Lingered reluctnht, nnd ngnln llnlf doubting If she did aright. Soft ns the dews tlmt fell Hint night. She said, "Auf wiedersehen." The lamp's clear gleam tlltfl up tho'slalr, I linger In delicious pain, Ah, In that chamber, whose rich air, To breatho In thought I senrccly dnre, Thinks she, "Auf wiedersehen." TIs 1.1 years, once morn 1 press Tho turf Hint silences the lane, t henr tho rustle of her dress, I smell the lilacs, nnd1 nh, yes, I henr, "Auf wiedersehen." Sweet piece of bashful innldcn nrt! The Mngllsh words had sectned loo fnlll, Hut these, they iliew us henrt to heart. et held us tenderly apart. She snld, "Auf wlcdorsehcti." James Russell Lowell. PRIZES OFFERED DAILY For tho fulloivliig sUKucntlons rent In br rexlria ut tho Kvkmvi Lemrb prlies ot It nd CO (.ents lire nwiuded, All sURsestluns ihould be addreintd to Ellen Ailslr. Bdiior of Woman's Tngc, Etknino Lidoxr, Independence Square. Philadelphia. A prlir of si hn bern nwnriled to I. K. K !0M North IJth street, for the following niigRrntlnn: A suggestion to clean lloorn of oilcloth or linoleum. Use kerosene oil In the water. About n cupful In a bucket ot wnter will clean, brighten, nnd preserve the flooring. Tlio part to bo cleaned should be wet thoroughly with the water nnd oil, wring the cloth tightly nnd dry well. It should be thoroughly dried, so ns not to lenvo any streaks. This will savo you labor, as well ns protecting tho hands. A prize of rn rtnU hn lieen nirnriled tn Ml , II. TnRiie, IMS I'mnnylrnnln llulld I nit, for the following suggcatlon: for velvet that has become rain-spot-led, steam tho whole surfneo to mako tho shade, even; do not brush before steaming. Tho velvet will look darker at( first, but it will become lighter In tho open air. A prize nf All I'PiitN Inn been nwnrilril In .Mm. (I. W. A., 1.17 .Manhc'lni Mrret, ror the rollowlng MiggrMIon: Purchase, two white linen hemstitched handkerchiefs, gentleman's size, nnd whip together by means of n strip ot beading. Tills leaves the ends of the hcarfs partly trimmed, with the exception of tbd edges. Huy onough lace ' to full prettily down each end and down the front. Itun rib bon through the beading, and you have u dainty bureau scarf. A prle or ,10 rent hni been Hivnrdrd to Mr. ,liihn 1". .InluiMin, AIU3 KlnKeglng ntenur, for Hie following HUgncitlon: III order to keep cheese In good condi tion .for some lime, put It In a stone crock and cover it with salt. It will not mold or grow haul, but will bo lino for grating purposes for somo time. Wm? PRIZE IWUGQSTIONS Your Best Money's Worth- Shoes of good class, here they are w Walking Club . For Girls The very best workmanship is put into them. They are made of the very highest grade leathers. They are shaped for the correct fitting and proper development of growing feet. a . , i r j vk 7 ' 9m J or Kid tops, ana tne new tans. , . rra jM mmmumttjm ST" 2 r ( V,vNj,JE?rir7 &"3iZK The "Jolly Yes, sho was homely-looking, there was no doubt ot that. I thought so then, nnd I think so still. Hut at ono time I liked her Immensely. Iter name was Wilhclmlna, but her In timates called her "Hill." And somehow tho nnmo titled her. Kor sho wns large, nnd generous, nnd good-natured, nnd she didn't caro two pins nbout her dress or her nnnearnnce. Not she! She'd turn up nt n party (sho always hated parties, by tho wny) In norno weather-beaten, man nish suit nnd heavy boots. Hut then sho wns so bright nnd breezy that ono didn't think nbout her clothes or her looks, somehow. I remember tho first time I mot 11111. Tho occnslon wns ono of thoso wretched afternoon receptions, when every ono sits nroiind aimlessly, drinks gnllons ot tea or cotTcc, and gossips. "A dctcstablo nlTnlr, Isn't It?" snld a deep volco nt my elbow. I turned sharply about, and behold a largo and decidedly plnln-Iooklng damsel consuming unlimited munins with an nlr ot utter boredom. "A crowd of Billy women makes mo want to scream," sho continued con fidentially. "You don't mind my talking to you, do you? Any old port In a storm, you know! Oh, I beg your pardon! Some how 1 always do put my foot In It. Curious, Isn't If? But I really should llko to talk to you." I Intimated that tho pleasure was mu tual, and wo embarked In conversational waters. Hilly gave me a good many pointers about herself. Sho was 25 years ot age, it transpired, and In no wlso ashamed to admit tho fact. "Modern girls nro so silly about thcli nges," sho declared. "But then I haven't much time for tho modern girl, have you?" "So, I havo not," I answered solemnly. Ami I meant It. For this meeting with tho blight and breezy Bill followed closo on tho heels ot somo unfortunato lovo affairs. Where tlio modern maid was con cerned, I was then a disillusioned man. After that. BUI mid I met quite fre quently. She had no scruples about Ring ing nio tip on the telephone ,nnd making numerous "dntes" with me. Thero wns nothing early-Vlctorlan or bashful about. Kill. Quite the reverse, In fn;t. It appeared she was crazy about Spoit (Sport with a capital S, please note). So I used to play up, and pretend that I was equally enthusiastic. Yes, I was de ceitful and deceit met with Us own re ward, too unfortunately for me. If You Are Looking f orYoungsters' Shoes That Will Give You that fit well, that will stand In sturdy gunmetal, dressy patent leather or kid tops, and the new tans. SOME GIRLS I HAVE KNOWN Uy a Confirmed Dnchclor Good Fellow" For Hill Invited mo out to her father's country homo for a week-end, "You're so crazy about horses and Bport In gen oral, Old Top," sho said, affectionately, "that I can promlso you a corking time!" It was n corking time. Never shall I forget that awful week-end. Tho house was filled with a crowd ot gay spirits, hut Bill was tho wildest ot nil. "Bright, Breezy nnd Bracing," her father called her. But thoso droudful pranks ot hers kept mo In a constant ferment. "John, you told mo you were crazy about horses," snld she, "so you and I will havo n gallop ncrosa country tli morning. 1'vo nn old racer that will Bult you down to tho ground." ' It was a casa of "down to the ground," ; of course. Tho wonder wan that li didn't, break my neck. And how (Bill did i laugh when ho flung me nt tho very first-, fencol "I thought you wero quite a horseman, John!" bIio gurgled delight""; edly. ! t Then sho Insisted that I play Ice-hockey.' "You told me that you loved to skate, John." sho murmured, as sho skimmed tho Ico nt lightning BPecd. "Can't you go n llttlo faster thnn that? Try to catch me." I did try, nnd of course It wasn't the very slightest usol Now, whether' Bill really Intended to luro mo to that hole , In tho Ico or not, I do not know. But I .; do suspect her. "Look out for the hole!" she cried sud- . dcnly. "Lean to tho left." But I wna no adept on skates. I could not pun round in time, and tho Inevitable happened. I floundered right In, The water was only a foot deep. It's true but ( it wns quito cnougn to soak me from-' head to foot. I felt a fool and what la worse, I looked a fool! I novcr really liked Bill after that dl- astrous week-end. And somehow, th slangy, breezy, good-fellow type of girl no . longer hns uny charms for me! the hardest knocks jjf I Centemeri j 1 Uf I Gloves jj jl gfjS?E JJxnulJlte lit the fullest SSB I jSigf! senae of the icord. Ssrf fiBls! The Sextette piii I jjljll ;;capltpi" $1.2.1 jpljl 55 ? "I'iorlne" 2J10 BIB Wm 1223 Chestnut Street lllf gjg OI.OV13.S EXCLUSIVELY B Challenge For Boys . ill with cloth 'O' JHw l , -iSSHt1-.,- --,. jpfi SUM lTrlfT7rWJ'BTfrii)iiMnMt---i' -ic il i j. j. ii i t i ii m i ii T , , in -m i i P - ' J. . , ..,, - - 3DE