EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 16 1015 PRACTICAL ARTICLES AND FASHIONABLE FANCIES FOR THE WOMAN AND THE; HOUSEHOLD it) I F I " : e if WOMEN AND EXTRAVAGANCE mi ELLEN The Breaking NO MATTER what lier jcars, national ity, social status nml financial poal tlon mm' be, the extravagant woman Is prettr much the dame nil the woihl over. For whether she be black or white, rich or poor. If she has the germ of extrav agance rooted In her. then she Is going to get Into trouble sooner or later nml that la quite sure nml certain. Tho dress bills of an Indian princess, Sudhlra Mander, were the subject of in action In London quite recently. It trans pired that the lady was In debt to the amount of about $3000, but the counsel for the defence claimed that the princess reOelvcd tho goodH when she was under 21 cars of age, and, therefore an Infant according to Ungllsh law. The point round which the argument elided iw whether, having regard to the princess" position and her station of life, the good were a necessity. Clothing certainly is A necessity, and the lady was quite en titled to get goods upon credit. Hut at the Bame time, the dusky Princess Sudhlra Mander had doubtless been decidedly ex travagant. She Is a tall, handsome Kill, and her clothes arc wonderful. But that didn't prevent her losing her case find having to pay $2000. Many women claim that extravagance la hereditary, and that the child nf ex travagant parents will be quite piolllgatc In the matter of monc). There Is a good deal of truth in this. For the spendthrift spirit Is handed down from generation to generation. It Is something closely akin to gambling this spit It of extravagance. It Is very hard to overcome, nut at the same time, If It Isn't cured. It In going to make entire shipwreck of the llve3 of Its possessors. For extravagance Is not, a stntlonuij alTulr. Upon the con trary, If you don't overcome It. then rest araured that It's going to entirely oxer come you. And to be in the gtlp of that sort of falling spells lulnntlon and un happlncss and the end of ever thing. The recent number of divorce cases cited do not give the wherefores and the why3 of the ecpaintlou. But on Investigation It will be found that one of the leading factors In the estrangement was due to extravagance on the part of either hus band or wife. The financial proposition that Is so Important In matrimony was not tackled In the light spirit. There was a lack of good comradeship In the spending of the Income. Quirrcl? arose over the due nppoitlonlng of funds. Tho wlfo resented what she wan pleased to call her husband's mWcrllncss. or she sneered at his Inability to make more money, or she considered that she was i 1' f I I1ti CHILDREN'S CORNER April Showers ONE spring morning, dark gray clouds covered the sky and the raindrops fell fast upon the giound. Then suddenly, the sun remembered that he hadn't seen tho earth for three whole days and he began to get icstlcss "If you please. Friend Cloud," he said to tho nearest cloud, "won't ou get out or my way.' It Is now three days since I have seen the earth, and I um getting very lonesome for It." The cloud was most obliging and moved away, so that the sun could seo the earth. "Dear me'" he exclaimed as soon as he looked at the fields, "how blown and ugly they look'.' "What can you epcct'."' naked the cloud. "This Is not summer yet." "Jo," answered tho sun, "it isn't sum mer, but it is well on Into the spilng. If you will only stay out of my way,' I will warm the fields and the forests, jio that they will glow green and beau tiful." "Very well," said the cloud, with a wise smile; 'jou try It I will stay away." So he vanished to another part of tho world. Left all alone the sun shone his very warmest and made the earth burn with his golden brilliancy. Tho fields became ilrj but ho contin ued shining. The snow melted Into the brooks apd then dried up In the heat. Even the trees loked stiff and brown In the hot sunshine. At the end of a week tho rain cloud peeped over the edge of the horizon to see how the world was faring. "Oh, Friend Cloud." cried the sun, as toon as he spied him, "something seems to be the matter with the world! The harder I shine the browner and uglier things get and I want them to be green and beautiful." Tha rain cloud mounted higher In the by and looked the world over carefully "I think everything Is too dry." he said. TOWN OF FUNNY DREAMS THE CUCKOO By Dob Williams In Farmer Hoover's Funny House They kept a Funny Box That held a Real Live Cuckoo Bird Who had no use for Clocks, Ilia coat Was just as black as Ink, And Shimmered In the Light; HI BIB waa like a Pair of Tongs And full of Time and Fight. At Six o'clock each Funny Morn He'd wake the Hoover Chaps; HeCd "Cook-oo!" half a dozen times, And spoil their Funny Naps. jaJ"l,V Mr ADAIR Up of Homes being robbed of her rightful allowance as tho keeper of his home and the inothi't of his children. On tho other hand, the husband ma) have been goaded by his wife's c.xtrnva ganco Into a variety of more or less tin p'cisant tcmoiustrnnces, or Into a lino of action that completely estranged he) af fections from him. tic, oil his side, censed caring what she (bought about him, since, through her extravagance In matters financial, Rhc had so clearly proved her Inability to fulfil her position as his wife and helpmeet. For nothing ruins domes tic felicity sooner than cxtinvagance. Nothing Is more surely calculated to bleak up a home than the foolish tqtian deling of money that could be so much bctlcr-niid more usefully emplued. "I lost my husband rutlrclj through my own fault," declared a young woman the other day, "mid that fault was ex tr.ivngnncp. Yes, we weie pietty well off fiom tho financial point of view. But he was a Scotchman and Scotchmen don't like extravagance In n woman. In fact, no trail on the face of the on 111 really does. Ho may overlook It and pretend to bo quite pleaded fot a while but only for a short while! Then the day of reckoning comes, and that day Isn't going to be nt nil pleasing for the wife. For she Is going to learn some unpleasant truths then. And If she doesn't cure hcr-o'f of extravagance her home nml happiness and htlsb.iKl ate nil going to bo lost to her." And tills l the reason that lies I k of thousands of tho divorces that happen yearly In every country of the woild. A Song of Love 'I he time I've lest In wooing. In v.nhlilnc nud put suing. Tin- light that lies In w onian's eyes, Has been nt) hcnit's undoing. Though Wisdom oft lias sought me. I scorned Hie loio she brought me, My only books Were woman's looks. And fold's all tliej've taught inc. And nie those follies going? And Is mv pioud henil glowing Too cold or wise For brilliant ejts Again to set it gloivliig? No vain alas! th' endeavor From bonds so sweet to sever Poor Wisdom's chance A pallet a glance Is now as weak as ever Thomas Moore. I thoughtful!;. . "jou need some warm spilng ruins." ' "llilln.'" ovnlnimol llio huh ",.,l,i , doesn't moke things grow!" "No?" asked the lain "Walt and mo." i The rnui cloud puaaetl over the cilge o the horizon to ace how the world tens luring. and he marshaled his ruin cloud Into the sky anil rained bard for a week. The ground got soggy with molstuio, tho brooks became swollen unci augiy, but tile eaith kept Hie brown of winter. Finally t lie sun and the rain cloud held a consultation. "I don't believe either one of us alone can make a summer," said the sun. "I think we'll have to work together." "Suppose," agreed the rain cloud, "that ou shine awhile and then I rain awhile, and we'll seo how that works." So the April showers began And under the spell of sunshine and shower the earth lost her dulness, flowers bloomed and summer tame in glory. Copyright, clurn Itipmm Judsott. d$mVimmi P0(iA' v When all the Folks weie up, he'd eat His Funny Morning Meal; 'Twas Sawdust mixed with Funny Rain, And Chunks of Orange Peel. And then he'd clear his Funny Throat, And sing out Seven Times, You gee, he really was a Bird With Baek.to-Nature Chime. The Forenoon thro' he'd call the Time "fill twelve o'slook, and then HeU eat a Peifk or two of Wood From Hoover" Walnut Pen. But after that tilaL Wprk wm light. And stpppatl at 'Tjftve op Bit, ui nlaht he eooiid Fourteen Timta Mr yuUt were u! fix! The Daily Story Who Said Art? Mis. Itiadford Wan en came Into the library, where her husband, reeking this quiet moment when his wife's house party guests had gone upstairs to lied, wns turning the pages of hl.V faVorltd sclonttllr magazine. "Oh, my dear, they are Just made for each other, aren't they? I'm so glad Wo had them bote together," said she. Wniien looknl up teltietttnlly front lite Him osslng pages. "Who?" Iu nsKtil succinctly Uh., that big sculptor filcllll of ours .lohti Sands, and Irin.t Urnll. Haven't you noticed''" "Noticed what?" "Tbut they were Just made for each other " "If ou say so, that's good chough for me," he laughed. "Yon bate noticed It but jou won't ad mit It tlood-nlsht." She kissed lilm mid went up the Wide stairs Warren piodded the dying UK' Into life and went on wild his magazine. Meantime nbuVc stabs .lohn Sands, his big frame vvinpped In a batluolie, sat dangling hli feet out of his window. The cool October breeze enme gratefully to his hot forehead. Sands wasn't tho sort of chap to lose hli grip on hlmslf often, but he had to admit he hud lost" his grip pretty thor oughly tills evening. "It won't do. Johnny," he told himself. "It won't do nt-nil. She's a vvondeiftll girl a slmptv wonderful glil, but girls hnve no plnce In niti scheme of life lust yet. Wnlt fill vou're holler estab lished Wnlt till vou'ie absolutely sure of yourself. Don't jou dnio to go drag ging any woman through the awful years of iinceitnlnty. Don't lei a few successes turn v our head " Ami then he fell to thinking of Irma Cr.ill. He realized If he stayed out the lest of the three dnyH nf the house pnrty things might happen. Th thing for him to do huh to get out- at once, ill the morning hcfoio be saw hei uciilu lie saw a mail uioviim toward the gni ase at the ie.il of the house. Softly lie whistled. The man stopped. Sands whistled ngnln The man moved towaul him. lie saw It vias t.ieoige, one of Wanen's two rhatlf fciiis. Saudi "-.lid Mftl "Wnlt it minute." Then he swung himself Into t lie room mid wrote liilrrledij on n hit of paper. Tlili h tossed to the waiting George, togothoi wltli n coin. "Von go over to the village for the mall very ciuly in tho moinlng, don't .vou? Well. M'e that I got tills tcleernm." In the light streaming out from t'lo llbinry window Just below he could S" the cliatifTeur gilnnlng "Ship!" said (jooigo. In a loom fartlier down the hall limn Cinll. clad In a long kimono of cilinsmi tdlk, hat staring at her icflcctlon 111 the minor. "It won't do," she suhl to hctself. "I'm losing my head This must stop suddenly. I've said I'd succeed, and I know now I have the voice. It Is Just a matter of a feu yeais of absolute application to woik absolute work and no men. But I can t Fee him again. I'll do something fooIWi If he talks to me as ho did befoio-t'ic tire In tho hall, when wo were nlouo there together tonight Just bcfoic dinner. I must go anuy the tlrst tiling In the morning." She took sonic papei nml envelopes from the little desk In tho corner, lluiricd-v she scilbblcd av.-n.v, scaled the letter anJ addressed It to hciself. Then sho picHscl a button In the wall piescntly th"rc rami1 a tup on tho dooi and she opened It to one of the maids. "Kllon." she said, thrusting the lelUr nnd a coin Into tho maid's hands, "ficorge goes over for the mall very e.ulv In tliu morning, doesn't ho? Well, get this over to tho olllce somehow tonight, so he will get it the first tiling in the morning nnd bring It to mo." "Ves, Ml!) fiall." Then limn frail inn led lin head on the dicsslng table. Slit- was astli oail.v net inoiiiing. '.line n tap on her door, a letter on a tiny. Mie di eased nml packed her bag, and with It went to tho big hall iluun staiis, nheie u tiro was already crack ling. Warren, alwajs an parly riser, was standing in fiont of it In his shooting (IotllCD. "Not you, too?" ho asked. "Vou're not having"' "I ve just had a letter calling me to town." she s.dd. Wheie will the haute patty" bo wllh .ill this?' ho chldcd llglul.v. "Two of vou going on llils cail.v morning tinln. Sands la blowing out. also." Tho glil gasped She sat down sudden l In one .if the big leather chairs. Dlin l she waa nvvare that Wan en was giv ing oidcis, that a breakfast tray on a little table was set before her. Then the motor whined up. Sands, .1 bag in Ids hands, came tumbling dowil tho stair.. "No, can't wait for any bieakfast, old; man," ho said to his host. "You'll have company." said Warren, "Miss Ciall is going on this tialn, too." Then they were together In the car. speeding ove , the hills to the littlo village and tho rnt.io.id station. At last thcy wero at the station Tho car had gone whining back. "Well?" Sands questioned. "Why?" "Why what?"' she asked almost inl tably. "Why this sudden flight?" N She looked at him squarely. "1 have my music," sho t-ahl. "Don't jou under stand?" He nodded. "Now. jour explanation." she demanded "Same thing. My work," said he. "I haven't any light to lo nli, some things yet." "I'll put you in tho pullman," said he, , no uw iiMiii tunic u.iilnlllK 1IUO lie HlllC station. "Then I'll well, get out." "You want to?" "No, I don't." He helped her up tho pullmun steps. He saw her settled. Still ho waited. "Oh. hang art, In all Its forms and be ings," sho he. " Good-by!" He turned on his heel. Ho got as far as the vestibule. There he paused. He didn't know why. He watm't afraid now uf going back. Some one touched his arm It was the porter. "Aixcuse me. suh." ho aM contritch, "but the joung leddy wot o' Jes' went and let'; she's crsln' her heart out, suh!" "You're all right, George," said Sands, and gave tho porter a 53 bill Then he went tearing Into the pullman car. She didn't look up as he stood beside her Her shoulders moved jip and down, and a handkerchief was piessed to her ejes. She was the only pa6sengcr In the car. "Is art worth It"' lie asked abruptlj-. Her hand sought his and clung to it. "No, no, no!" she sobbed stormlly. "You bet It Isn't," he said. And ths grinning porter, peeking In from the vesti bule, saw him kiss her. The house party guests had gone up stairs. Bradford Warren was engrossed in his magazine. Mrs, Warren, very breathless and very pretty In her kimono, came to him. "Oh, my dear, didn't I tell you they were Just made for each other? A mes sage has Just come. They got off the (rain at "Westford Junction this morning and were married " "I thought there was something In it when th both went trajpslng off this morning," said he. "And you didn't call me," she said, re proachfully. 1 thought probably It waa some of your doings, " he. grinned. iCopjrrbibt, 1914, J 1 & m I VCT ffT ft H fc&.&.tYfeMSl&WMCJ .'iv.f?-. . AN EVENING GOWN OF PRiZE -SUGGESTIONS PRIZES OFFERED DAILY Tor tho following suggestions nt In by readers of tho niE.NiNO Lewies prizes of Jl and 50 cent are awarded. ,, All suKScatiuns should be addressed lo El. en Adal. Kdltor of VVnrrnn'u I'hko. IIvimwi I-ruoRB, lndependenee Square. Philadelphia A prlo of 3.1 Iiiim heen nvinnlod lo Mrs. inllll I', .lolinoll, .Villi., KIIO'SOSSHIC lllf-inu, riii!nilrlilitn, fur the rnllunlng Mutuesllon: Tho following Is a wnv tn make old caipcts look and wear like linoleum. Tnko any old piece of enrpet, nnd tuck It, wrong side up, to the floor where It Is to remain. Now mix n thick paste of flour and water, cook It thoroughly and apply evenly to tho wrong side of the cat poi. This paste act.s as n filling nnd mnkcx n good suifaoe on which lo apply llio finishing coat nt paint. Let the pnMc dry thoioiiglil.v, thou apply ono thick coat nf paint. A light lead will not show the dirt. A prize of .",0 irnt hai, lieen aiiarilrd fo Kmily (irnrRC. JM North 43d Mreet, Vt riiilitdflphlu, for the fnllonlmc hURRrsliiini When making children's dresses allow ! a three or four Inch hem, and make the skirt two Inches longer than required. Then bnste an inch tuck on tho Inside of the hem. AVhen the skirt needs lengthen ing, this tuck can be quickly made nar rower, oi entirely let out, If necessary This Is a very good plan for any wash goods, which mas Hlmrlcn cnnsideiahlj when laundeied A prlte of n cents Iiuh heen awarded tn Mr. .1. Albert Nrel, 17.11 North 18th utreet, Philadelphia, for the following miKRentliin: To keep the kitchen looking neat, 1 was obliged to purchase new oil cloth for the table about every six months. Just is - ia. -s; Choosing a School for Your Son or Daughter is a very difficult thing to do unless you have personally visited and investigated a large number. In order to help you and save you a great amount of correspondence and tiresome investigation, LEDGER CENTRAL sent out a college graduate to visit schools and colleges. He has spent several months visiting all the best schools in the East, securing all sorts of information at first hand and is qualified to help you find the school best suited to the peculiar needs of your boy or girl, at whatever price you can afford to pay, The service is free, and we suggest that you get in touch with the Bureau at once, as many schools are registering pupils now, and will be filled to capacity before June. Call, write or phone. EDUCATIONAL BUREAU LEDGER CENTRAL BROAD AND CHESTNUT STREETS PHILADELPHIA ,S.- v. . . r - ,.j SATIN AND PEARLS ' months ago I had a piece of inlaid lino leum cut the size of my kitchen tabic, and have used It cum-tantly ever since. It looks ns well as the duj' It was put on, and nothing s-eeins to mark It, not even I hot pots. It Is easier to keep clean than the ordinary oil cloth. I A prl7c nf .10 entN has heeu nwnrded to . T., 1T0 Wet htnto hlreet, Trenton, N. ,!., for the follimlni.- MiKKi'stlcin: SometimoH small cut glass dishes, or empty Jelly glnsscs that have been put away Inside each other, get stuck to gether, and It Is almost Impossible to 1 get them apart without breaking. Try standing tho bottom one In hot water and pour cold water In the top one. You i will be surpilsed In seo how icadily tlfey come apart, for tho heat expands one, while the cold coutiacts the other. Electric Cleaner You are entitled to the tame priceteit leisure hours that 100,000 Fronts Premier housewives enjoy. 0 A. M. and the Day's Work Done Leading More nml h'lectrlc Hiopa. Call them or Market 4 IS for n free demon ttratton In your home. Frantz Premier Distributing Co. 730 Market St. tiiiiii) ri.omt - iYh jpp viwW isiili DIARY WE HAD a glorious day yesterday. After our luncheon we went out for n wonderful motor run, all through the totmtry nnd mound tho park and every plncc where George and Minor could go nnd not be seen holding hands. Mr. ln geisoll that vviib George's friend mode lite feci right nt home, nnd entertained nie by telling me all about his rambles through the untrodden paths In Europe. We went to tho Van Aldcn's dinner dance that evening. 1 was more than sur ptlscd when I saw George and Mr. tngcr soil In Immaculate evening dress. It was evident that Elinor and George had nr- i ranged things inther completely only with tho eccptlon that 1 had to call Jimmy up and explain things, intimating gently but lit inly that ho wasn't wanted. He wns awfully grumpy about It, too. Elinor appeared In another new crea tion. I must any she put ovcry ono else In the shade when she walked across tho loom, iter gown wns unique so different fiom the shoit, full baby dresses most of the gltls were wearing. Elinor's drcsn wns long and dlgnlllcd looking, nnd sho AMIJIllCAN-mado goods at Amerlcan .iiiadc pi Ices are being shown every where nowadays. The really Imported suit Is icfiervcd for tho fastidious fcw.-Tlle dlffcienco In price Is very significant, nnd tho other differences in style, cut., etc., me small. One of our large .Market street depart ment stores Is Helling Imported suits ct reas-omible prices for Imported hults. Thc.v would mutually bo expensive this season, and mlludy must pay accordingly. ' A very new model, called the soldat cut, I Is u real Innovation in tailored styles. Is made of covert cloth, with exclusive trim mings, and sellri for $200. .lust to Illustrate tho difference in price, an Amci lean-made copy of this costume Is being mndo for customers at $100. This Is almost exactly like the French model, and Just half the price. Not hi this clatri at nil ate the little street suits selling In one store for $J8.5n; These are made of navy and midnight blue gabuidlnc, poplin, and French serg.-, with large sldo'palcli pockets, bone but tons, wlde-flarlng skirts, nlso with Hide pockets and white pique collars and cuffs A few- of them have novelty vestces. The newest lightweight suits for early summer wear aro made of silk poplins, Palm Beach cloth and taffeta. These nre all lather expensive Just at present, how ever. A pietty suit of Belgian blue silk poplin, with a full skirt and buttons fm the main trimming, costs fiom ?25 up. A Norfolk suit of smart black an 1 vvhlto check Is a wise choice for the m m m n a u Charming New Models Niii these popular corsets are awaiting your criti cal inspection. The more closely you follow Fashion's capri ces, the more fully you appreciate the style su premacy of the present models. With absolute assurance they strike the new note in corsetry and lend an irresistible charm to every wearer. You really should see them JXOW! Price $1 to $3. H a B B m B B B B B Style 572 (upper view) Ideal forshortfull figures. Coutil. Sizes 23 to 36. Price 2. Style 545 (lower view) Perfectly adapted to most every average fipure, Coutil. Sizes 20 to 30. Price $1.50. B B B B B B B B B B B B B Over 60 Styles To Choose From A SMART GK A Handsome Evening Gown '! certainly profited by the contrast ,i a catty Idea, I think, for I had e TJ extreme style, and I know I looked ( ish. s The soft satin of which the gawn made was a wonderful orchid Mudi w; bodice was made like a corselet, of P ecru lace, with straps of pearls acrci,,? shoulders. White tulle was draped m3 tho front, and around tho armho!eMp wcro no sleeves. The lullo fell $ streamers to tho very bottom of th,5 train. The skirt waa draped, fcJ joke effect in pearl beading, AulltiH was attached to this. Tho front la? short peasant apron of pearls, and um silt nt the foot. The tulle wai heij? place by a huge purplo and cerl Jf at the back. Elinor looked like a MdfoJ her Greek filet accentuating her clijl features to perfection. . u George looked at her, speechleu, bBt1 suspect he came out of that bcantifij? because Elinor smiled all tho way hoJ In the taxi. And nny girl who jmiJS after dancing for flvo or six houtt raj nave somctning to smile about. jtiKJUV4U 1 Jnili Jt5iJXrAllN UUUlNTlJjKIS f Street Suits and Gowns Seen in the Shops 51 school girl. Theso aro selling for Ms In ono More, In women's as well .? smaller sizes. These arc at a jak J course. The coat hangs loosely fromtv, shouldcrp, and the skirt Is extreme? fji This nlso comes In mixtures, hsa weaves and serges Another bargain hi the same store ti' a neat little coat, very short and lo with silk binding on collar and cuffi, flu suit Itself Is made of good quality n.' bardlne, in navy and Copenhagen ituj. also bin ck the right thing for the llttk woman who ennnot wear a woman' ibt The pi Ice Is $17.75. This has a charmltj littlo pointed coat and a side-plaited ildrl 7. Tmi ifm Ccntcmeri H JIB Gloves 9 Hgji I'otttul on the dressing IHj '-j tnhtc of the dl3crimittatft fl9 jjjjij j The Sextette of HSr Fashion wm Hs'' I "Capitol" st.-.'i mm isllf "Inero" IJS1I 19 gpg -I ' Alberta" 1.M IK3 IHUl "Plorlne" 2.00 IfrH SfH "Handalettc" S.33 IRS ? . 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