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What Is the Best Cure for Bashfulness?
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Interesting
document which contains a truest'011
rather difficult to answer, tt emanates
from a youth who Is suffering from what
he terms "the besetting sin of bashful
liess." His life. It appears, Is made mis
ernbla through this ''maddening falling,"
flhd ho would give anything In the world
If ho could find a cure but, unfortu
nately, ho can't.
"t wonder If you can BUggest a rem
edyj" ho writes. "Sometimes I feel so
miserable that I don't know what to do
I am by nature very fond of social affairs,
dances, parties nnd that sort of thing.
But my natural Bhyncss renders mo a
very unpleasant companion for others.
I hnvo tried over and over again to cure
myself, but It Isn't a scrap of good. And
I keep making Idiotic blunders and say
ing the wrong thing and offending the
very people I want most to please,
"Only the other day I read nn article
In a magazine which purported to give
good advice to bashful men like myself.
'Adopt an easy nnd pleasing manner,
especially towards the ladles,' It ran. Do
you think I should try this plan?"
Most certainly not, O bashful man. For
If you attempt any such fiasco your last
condition wilt bo Infinitely worse than tho
first. "Adopt an easy and pleasing man
ner," Indeed! Adopt nothing of tho kind,
unless you wish to bo the laughing-stock
of the community, nnd probably arrested
by the police' as a fitting member for the
Insane asylum. For you would only suc
ceed In getting yourself Into a arlety
of perfectly Impossible situations, and you
would ulve every man, woman and child
you met the wrong Idea ns to your true
character.
For the "easy and pleasing manner"
you attempted to assumo would neither
be easy nbr pleasing. It Isn't possible for
any one to Jump straightway Into that
sort of thing. I once knew a man who
was dreadfully bashful, bo bashful that
If a girl looked at him or spoke to him
his very enrs grew red, his feet would
trip up over the nearest obstacle and he
would upset the equilibrium of the whole
company.
But he was a thoroughly nice boy, de
spite his nervous Jumplncss and his un
fortunate bashfulness, and every one
liked him. Then the Inevitable happened.
Some woman got hold of him, tilled with
the desire for his social reformation. She
gave that youth what she considered the
best possible advice, and that was the
cultivation -of "the easy and pleasing
manner tonaids the ladles" Idea. Toor
boy I He folio" cd out her Instructions
with an enthusiasm worthy of a better
cause.
And what was the result? The obvious
one. of course! His zeal carried him far
beyond the mark. From a simple, honest,
bashful youth he became an aggressively,
loud-mannered man whose fulsome flat
tery and untimely compliments, like the
gentle rain from heaven, dropped alike on
CHILDEEN'S CORNER
Billy Robin
"WI
fHO-OO, who-oo,
who-oo are you?'
sang a mournful olce In the eve
rting twilight.
The startled fairies made no answer.
"Who-oo, who-oo, who-oo are you," re
peated the voice Insistently.
"Who can that be?" aaked the fairy
queen, peering from the dusky shadows
where she was settling down to rest. "I
am sure that person, whoever ho Is, Is
calling to "us; and we should answer him.
But, who is he and where is he? I never
heard such a voice before."
"Who-oo, who-oo, who-oo are you?"
asked the voice again, and this time it
seemed nearer and more Insistent than
before.
Tha oak tree fairies dropped the various
bits of work they were trying to ttnlsh
before nightfall, and ran toward the
fairy queen. "Isn't that somebody calling
to us?" they asked her.
"I'm sure I don't know," she replied In
distress, "it certainly seems to bo some
ope talking to us. But I never heard that
voice before and I can't imagine who It
can be!'1
"Who-oo, who-oo, who-oo are you?"
asked the voice again.
"Ml tell you what we can do," said the
queen thoughtfully, "we can all answer
and maybe tho somebody, whoever he Is,
wilt hear and be satisfied."
The oak tree fairies all thought that a
splendid plan. They stood close together
and uhouted at the top of their voices,
"W are the oak tree fairies and we've
moved to the little oak tree!" Then they
drew a long breath. "There! I guess he
heard that," sighed the queen in relief.
But he evidently didn't, for Just at that
minute the mournful voice called out
a giln, "Who-oo. who-oo, who-oo are
your
"There now!" exclaimed the biggest
gak tree fairy, whose name, by the way,
"" tii Qreen Leaf, "he didn't hear one
word, we said! Whatever shall we do?"
Jf.rt mUitt ertatur round thli
I m u I don't know," al4 the fairy
:;'.n. n ate siiuok her hsd tot real
4mtnm, i don t Uk to be rude and not
starts jteopta. tm hw u w answer
Tflsa we dost knew vitm i UUclBffT
a pit '.ea mum wSr, f talma
THE SHY YOUTH
By Ellen Adair
tho Just and tho unjust, tho fnlr and the
homely! Tho spectnele was a lamentable
one. And It Is open to doubt whether
he really cured himself of his bashful
ness i or not. Certainly he never was at
ease.
t
So many remedies for the cure of bash
futnoss have been suggested that one
hardly knows what to' say on the subject.
I remember onco witnessing a scheme
which was of the "kill or cure" variety.
It was when 1 was at a boarding school
In England, and a party was being given.
One of tho day-girls had n brother In
the army, of whom sho was very proud.
But although ho nns a brave soldier, he
was dreadfully shy. However, she per
suaded him Into nttcndlng tho party. "It
will cure ou of your bashfulness, John,"
sho declared optimistically.
But It didn't. For when the fated eve
ning came, and that unfortunate young
man entered tho boarding school and duly
beheld the galaxy of fair femininity
lined up In wait for him, he gave one
agonized look nrotind, and actually bolted
from tho scene! "I'd sooner faco the Ger
man artillery than those rows of gig
gllng little Flappers!" said he ungal-
lantlyl
I think that the only cure for bash
fulness lies In conceit. Have a thorough
ly good conceit of yourself, O bashful
man, and you will soon be cured. For,
after all, tho strongest and most Invul
nerable nrmor In the universe Is the ar
mor of pride and vanity. It brings with
It a uelf-assuranco unrivaled and un
quenchable. Tomorrow's Menu
"Ha managed a (.ouple plates full of
strawberries and cream and 21 little rout
enkee that were lying neglected In a
plate near him." Thackeray.
BREAKFAST.
Bananas
Cereal and Cream
Hamburg Steak
Graham Gems Coffee
LUNCHEON OR SUPPER.
Cold Ham
French Fried Potatoes
Baking Powder Biscuits
Strawberries
Potato Soup
DINNER.
Cold Roast Beef Macaroni au Gratln
Asparagus
Tomato and Pepper Salad
Custard PIo
Bananas Peel tho bananas, sciape off
the outside, which Is Indigestible, sllco
them into saucers nnd sprinkle with lem
on Julco and sugar.
Tomato and pepper salad Peel toma
toes by dropping them quickly Into very
hot water, removing them and Immedi
ately placing them In very cold water.
Then cut Into thick slices and put them
on crisp lettuce leaves. On each slice
of tomato put a spoonful of minced swet
green pepper and chopped boiled onion,
and dress with mayonnaise or French
dressing.
Plays Airship
from! The voice Just seems to come from
everywhere. Whatever shall we do?"
"I've a plan," cried the littlest fairy,
whose nnme was Twisted Stem, "let's
go and ask Billy Robin who It Is. Ho
knows a lot more about this place than
we do, and I'm sure he will gladly tell
us. He said he was our friend."
All the fairies thought that a splendid
plan and they dispatched Green Leaf to
find Billy Robin and ask him who the
strange caller could be.
Green Leaf hurried down the tree
trunk, and over to where Billy Robin
usually played. "Oh. Billy Robin," he
shouted, and he was so excited ho could
not even wait to get to Billy, "who is
that person calling to us all the time?"
"Don't you know him?" asked Billy.
"No, we don't" replied Green Leaf,
"and we want to, so we can tell him
who we are!"
"Why, that's old man Owl," replied
Billy, "he's the wisest creature round
this garden! Here, hop on my back and
I'll take you to see him!" So Green
Leaf rode on Billy's back and called on
old man Owl, and told him who his
new neighbors were. Then old man Owl
could stop his talking and go to sleep.
Copyright Clara Ingram Judion.
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The Daily Story
Decadence in Art
Polly Anno Oreenway's family thought
her decidedly gifted, and that oung
lady's singular esteem for her relatives'
opinions forced her to come to tho Bame
conclusion.
Nevertheless, when she nnnounced her
Intention of studying nit her father de
murred. And Bhe went about wearing such a set
apart expression that parental objections
gave way nnd she was allowed one
meagre but soul-lnsplrlng ear In Now
York.
At Inst her cover for the Clnlstmns
number of a mngazlnc was accepted and
hope onco more lit its lamp In her breast.
But when a villainous llthoginphcr tintis
formed her designs bo that nothing re
mained that she could call her own, her
stoicism gavo wa utterly and she folded
her wings for a Bcauoti.
It woh just nt this Juncture that the
Y. M. O. l. C. made hit! nppo.mmce.
This title ho niquliod later on, when
sho discovered that he wnR n Young Man
of Diabolical Cunning.
Why should he call upon her? Sho mn
rapidly over her scant knowledge con
cerning him ns she cnino down to meet
him. Rather stiff nnd expressionless.
Rumored well off and on the point of
mnrrlago to sonic stronger. Nothing
very decided, nothing ii.irtlcul.irly at
tractive. . The Y M O. D. C. rose before she had
tlmo to smile any "glnd-to-sec-inu" fibs.
"Good morning. Miss flrecnwny! Per
haps I should apologize for tiouhllng
you, but tho truth Is, I nm In n dilemma
and have como to sou for ndvlco."
Polly settled herself ami became nil
attention. A man may bo most unin
teresting, but the moment ho nsltn for
ndvlce he becomes. In the ecs of tho
womnn ho is consulting, n most discern
ing Individual and decidedly worth cul
tivating ''You probably nrc not aware thnt I
have been building u house on Lincoln
street."
Sho believed she had hcaid It men
tioned In connection with tho homecom
ing of tho stranger-bride
"tt Is completed," he continued, "nnd
Is now ready for the decorators. Just
here Is where I want your ndvlce. There
are lots of professional decorators, but
none of my friends' houses satisfy me.
Some of them have been done by well
known decorntors I chooso to think
they show a lack of individuality. Now,
I beg jou to undertake the management
of the whole scheme of decoration and
furnishing. Oh, pray don't cto it." ns
Polly's eyebrows went up to her pom
padour, "till jou have heard me out. I
want each room In my house to be part
of ono scheme, and tho keynote of ttie
whole thing to bo simplicity. If. you will
undertnko It, you shall have all the help
jou wish, anything, everything you need
to carry It out. It Is well-planned and
well-finished. I don't want It to be os
tentatious or handsome, or nny of those'
upnolstery sort of things, but quiet, rest
ful, nrtistlc a home In everj sense of
the word."
"But I don't believe I'm competent,"
said Polly, to whom the Idea began to
appeal strongly, "In fact, I am sure I'm
not."
"Does that mean that you wouldn't
care to undertake it?"
"Oh, dear, no! I think I should like It
above all things. I wish I had taken up
thnt sort of thing at the" Art School."
"Then let us go nt once and look nt
the house and you can form jour plans?"
It Is hard to say Just when Polly began
to hate the bride-elect, but the feeling
reached Us climax on that day when
everything was completed, the workmen
gone, and tho owner out of town, she
stole back for a Inst look befaro tho key
should have left her possession.
"I don't caro how many houses I
should decorate, there could never be an
other ont Just like this, and his wife will
bring a whole lot of wedding presents nnd
htuff and Just luin everything l wish I
had never seen tho place t wish I had
never been born," she ended miserably.
Then she wiped her eyes angrily. "No
wonder I haven't been a success!" she
thought. "I am a weak-minded simple
ton anyway, and no doubt that fact is
patent to every one but mj'self."
But notwithstanding her scorn of her
self, the tears continued to come from
some Inexhaustible source.
Then all nt onco the Y M. O D. C.
stood before her horrified eyes, and sho
felt like n thief, as she stood up weakly
and tcndeied him the key.
"W ell," he said quizzically, "when shall
we niovo in and begin the management?"
I should think jour fiancee would
have some choice In tho matter."
'Oh, I don't kpow," said he uncon
cernedly, 'I think, perhaps, she will ho
satisfied,"
'You take a good deal for granted,"
said Polly. "You must think a wife Is a
perfect nonentity."
'You will be a good deal together, T
hope," he went on, Ignoring her remarks.
"I like the way you manage things,"
'Do you, Indeed?" thought Polly, her
lips quivered and she made a mental
resolution never again to cross the
threshold
There was a long silence while Polly
looked at the rooms, and the Y. M. O. D.
C. looked at her. Finally Polly stood up,
but he took her hand and drew her down
again.
'When are we going to be married,
Polly?" he said.
"Who?" gasped Polly.
"We you and I Polly."
"We and your fiancee what do you
mean?" Bhe cried In djstress,
"There Isn't any one out you, Polly.
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AROUND THE BARGAIN COUNTERS
Afternoon Frocks and Summer Dresses
THE shops are nlways showing novel
tics, and fashions nro ever changing,
but the real formal evening gown has
glien Its place to the afternoon frock for
Informal wear. Whlto not, crepe de
chine, corduroj-, taffeta and Georgetto
crepe Is used, as well as colors, which
aro greatly In tho minority. Natural-colored
pongee Is another favorite. Tho
stsles show great dissimilarity: except
for flaring skirts, and Jacket effects on
the blouses there Is no set modol.
White not Is ono of tho most fashion
able materials for afternoon wear, and
it Is astonishing tho number of pretty
frockR In this style which you can buy
for $15. Ono Chestnut street shop Is show
ing lovely gowns, sultablo for commence
ment, at this price. Thcso have a short
Etpn Jacket, with a white or colored satin
girdle nnd a full sklit, with three ropes
at the hips. j
Another large department store Is sell
ing out some misses' blue taffeta dresses
at $10. These aro also made with the
small, flaring Jacket, navy blue chiffon
I built tho house Just to get j-ou to
decorate It. then people had to provldo a
reason, nnd It reallj- wasn't worth while
contradicting them. I'm a dreadful sin
ner. Pollj-, but I couldn't Interest you In
any other way; Do forgive mo and admit
that you love the house and me."
But Pollj-, wholly unprepared and too
paralj-zed for speech, sat back cold and
pale. She shivered slightly.
A flie of driftwood had been laid In
tho quaint corner fireplace.
"Come, Pollj-," he said, taking her hand
again, 'we will light tho fire and talk It
over."
And they did s
Copj right, 1015.
Night
I feel the breath of the summer night.
Aromatic fire;
The trees, the vines, the flowers, are astir
With tender desire.
The white moths flutter about the lamp,
Enamored with light.
And a thousand creatures softly sing
"A song to the night.
But 1 am alone, and how can I sing
Praises to thee?
Come, Night, unveil the beautiful soul
That walteth for me.
Elizabeth Stoddard.
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Summer frocks aro selling at the most
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Stripes, checks and plaid designs ro
prominent, and voile, crepe, figured lawns,
etc., nro used. These aro mado with col
lars and cuffs of soft net, and aro com
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Dainty little wash frocks In solid colors
aro sold In another shop for ?6 50. They
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Ono-plcce linen gowns are Just as popu
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on simple lines, for $10 apiece. This Is for
a good quality of linen, of course. Pon
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For the following suegeatlona sent In by
readers of the Evknino Lkdoeh prizes of 1
and ISO cent, are awarded.
All suBceatlons ehould be addressed t Ellen
Adair. Editor of Woman's Page, Evenino
LtrKjER. Independence Square, Philadelphia.
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THIS season's showings In hats aro
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tho delight of tho pastel artist, with the
Parisian touch of black to give polso.
Black velvet Is making a strong change
In tho summer styles. Hat crowns,
streamers, flowers nnd ornaments nro
being mndo of It, and, when comb nod
with white kid, It Is Immensely fashion
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tho fall hats mako their appearance It
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will bo widely worn by tho Bmart woman
for Informal occnslons.
Garden hats nro another fn orlto this
season. Leghorns, largo hemps, Milan,
Neapolitan and horsehair shapes nro
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Garden Hat
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shapes are scon with tho tailor J?
tume, although for evening weir tnl
with light frocks tho garden hat Is yj
" ''"''" "" " ""a is snownjR
tho Illustration. It Is only one 0f CT
rannv Drettv models shown im- . ,l6jl
and Is tho creation of ono nt ..afM
American designers. Tho straw uttSi-a
a large, whlto, smooth straw, such .Jl
nu mo snups uro Bnowing, With a rtC
of vnri-colored flowers around the tm.-
A slight upturning to the brim at mcm
hiuo Bivca uiu ihlo oi me wearer',i1
quaintly piquant appearance. The VJA
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simplicity and tho fact that t rniJkif
worn nt any nnglo and loso none of it!4
charm -2J
Tansies, forget-mo-nots, dalsUs, WmI
which encircles the crown, nnd a banlS
of clel-bleu taffeta covers th m. .1
it and forms a flange on tho upper brtnfl
A knot of bluo velvet to mateh lh3i
flango Is caught underneath the tjnnl
wun a cluster oi nowcrs and fall-u
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