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WORK AS A PANACEA FOR EVERY ILL;
THE SECRET OF YOUTH AND HAPPINESS
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The Woman Who Has an Occupation ot Rides a Hobby Need
Never Fear the Tyranny of the Years.
By ELLEN ADAIR
WORK Is the great rejuvenator. The
woman who has useful work to do In
the world wilt look y6unger and feo
jrounger than the woman who has no
cheerful occupation to give her an Inter
t In life ana to keep away these
"V moody thoushts and
odd Ideas which
somehow or other
manage to permeate
the brain of tho Idlo.
The secret ot per
petual youth Is to
be found In eon
genial work. Even
scrubbing floors
from early morning
till late at night has
been known to keep
many a charwoman
quite youthful In ap
pearance, although
tho occupation would
appeal to few outside that valiant pro
fession.
A strange calling Is followed by some
of the weather-beaten peasant women at
Queenstown, In the south coast of Ire
land. They come out In small rowboats.
taden with baskets of Irish lace, to meet
tho great Atlantic
liners and sell their
goods to those on
board, But tho only
means of getting on
board under the cir
cumstances Is to be
hauled up the side
by means of a rope.
It Is a hazardous
undertaking for a
woman, but these
Irish peasants seem
to enjoy the expert-
enco Immensely. They nlace larce deter
mined feet against the perpendicular side
of tho boat, tho rope goes around their
waists and they literally walk up llko
Alec to a height of 40 or even 60 feot
nbow tho water. Tho flrst time I wit
nessed this Interesting spectacle thrco
sturdy specimens of Irish femininity
seated the heights.
"Do you omoy this sort of work?" I
asked one of them.
"I do that!" sho answered Instantly,
"and It keopa mo young, too. You
wouldn't think I was 45, would you?"
She certainly did look young. In spite of
the weather-beaten look which the strong
An Old-time Kitchen
Except In some old houses, whero
tho original furnishings hava been pre
served, one seldom sees a real old
fashioned kitchen nowadays. The kitchen
Is tho flrst part of the houso to be mod-
ertl!zft and ImnrnvAri tf tnr Ihn ntllrn
tit .iV y
K of the cook, who demands tho latest con-
IwC Vfin1ertrn.fi- Tn PhHnr1in,itn In rh hnnnn
of John Bartram, the botanist, the Bart
ram Association has kopt his kitchen in
Its original condition, Ond this Is true
of several ancient homes kept as muse
ums, but t not often nowadays that a
woman deliberately plans an old-time
kitchen as a playroom joined to her
home. This Is, however, what a woman
wanted, and what her husband planned
for her as a surprise, attached to tho
old farmstead "they owned In Connecti
cut. There Is an up-to-dato domain for
tho benefit of the family cook, but for
the. mistress the charming beamed-roof
addition, with Its casement windows,
means a sanctum where she can enter
tain her friends with delicious dainties
of hor own concoction without Interfer
ing with the arrangements of the kitchen
goddess In tho house proper.
Silk Sweaters
tallan silk, the two-toned ribbed silk
anul crepe do cmne are some ot tne ma
terials that compose this popular gar
ment. Crepe de chine gained much popularity
at Palm Beach, To add a new touch,
fur In bands at the bottom, also forming
cuffs and collar, makes an attractive
finish.
These sweaters were usually longer
than the ordinary garment, reaching
half way between waist and knees and
with a tasseled belt, giving quite the
effect of a Russian blouse. White and
dark furs were used for the sweaters.
Rest
Heat Is not quitting
The busy career;
Rest Is the fitting
Of self to one's sphere.
'TIs the brook's motion,
Clear without strife.
Fleeting to ocean
After this life.
'TIs loving and serving,
The highest and best;
'Tie onward, unswerving;
And this Is true rest.
Goethe.
Frisky Offers Advice
AFTER Mr. Garden Toad heard from
. the two flies that he was fat and the
statement was confirmed by Billy Robin,
ha was miserable all the time. "Here I
have thought and thought about my
graceful, slender self," he fretted, "and
now, come to find out, I am not slender
any moral X think It Is just 'too dread
full" "What la too dreadful?" asked Frisky
"NatMng I eat Always hopping!"
Cottontail, who happened by just then,
tla anything happened?"
"ipdMd. yes." said Mr. Qarden Toad,
nwwrnfuUy. "s4ttethtig dreadful has
hippwiM!"
-Ob, I'm so sorry!" said Frisky syropa.
tfcellsally "Can I help you? What ean
Sm. tha matter? You seMntd so happy
tW momiB when I went past."
"ITs, X was,' replied Mr Toad sadly.
"DMU was before X tsaraad lb bad
nrnmrn."
"Ssd iwsi" asked FrfJy, "I sw't UHt
v, itm&Ha into nw affair, but MWM W
tail mm was ha kapjMwmdr
Tfcat w exactly what Ur. Oarda
fm&A wasted to do, to. Maliy. about tha
ojaiv ectuaoiatLuit una b.u for trouble U
tcitin ui uj -it UJUU tut was w
... . ii. K., , it So ft tcAA
kriau ul ateki Ui twv IJm M bow & t
sea air and constant exposure through all
tho seasons of tha year had given her.
"Do you do this In the winter, too?" I
Inquired.
"Sure I Jo!" sho answered In her soft
Irish broguo. "1 wouldn't stop my work
for the world I"
A certain wry nctlvo old lady Is an
other living frolest against tho tvranny
of tha yeara. Although nearly SO years of
age, she is well known throughout tho
whole of tho United States ns an Interior
decorator.
"Do you kno why It Is that I never
crow old?" she asked cheerfully, "It Is
because I love to work. Cheerful occupa
tion will always prevent n woman from
growing old. I wish I could teach that
especially to all men and women who see
themselves npprcachlng old age. It Is just
nt thin time that n person must stick
most firmly to her occupation. Olsiiso
will rust a person fatally. If sho only
lets herself go, she will never pull her
self together again.
"That terrible habit of subsiding Into n
rocker Is tho cause of great unhapplness,
for onco thoro you grow there."
This IndefattgaMc old lady Is a regular
mine of energy. At present sho Is busily
engaged In decorating a 100,000 homo In
Sjracusc. flor work Is something very
real nnd very Im
portant In h o r
scheme or things; In
fact, It plays the
largest part In her
life. And yet until
the ago of C8 her
work was entirely
contlned to her own
home, for she had
much to occupy her
there. Onco the homo occupation as
gone, she felt her need of something else
to nil the mental nnd physical niche, and
turned her uttrntlon to writing and shop
ping, bocomln dltor of tho shopping
guide department of that well-known
magazine, "Tho IIcuso Beautiful," and at
the samo time corresponding decorator.
e
Tho woman who has work to do and
who takes pride In her business will keep
young In heart and mind to tho very end.
And correspondingly sho will look
younger and bo In much bolter physical
condition tlfhn other women of her
generation. For congenial work Is tho
great panacea of human ills, and, at the
same tlmo. tho secret of youth.
Two Rice Dishes
To boll rice Place the rice In a pan
of fast-boiling water, and be careful to
ohoose one large enough for It; 1 ounce
to VA ounces of rice should bo cooked In
a quart pan, which should be three-parts
full of water, and have half a teaspoon
ful ot salt nnd few drops ot lemon Juice
In It, the latter to preserve the white
ness ot the rlco. Stir occasionally. Boll
tho rlco from 10 to 15 minutes, but test
it at the former tlmo by pressing It be
tween tho linger and thumb. When the
grains feel soft remove tho saucepan
from tho Are at once and drain oft the
water; return tho rice to the pan and
set It on tho corner of the stove to dry,
Bhaklng It occasionally. Somo grains of
rlco will always stick to the pan, nnd
to remove these put a small pat of but
ter In the pnn, and as this melts tho
grains will fall away. The rlco will tako
quite 10 minutes to dry, and should never
be served until the moisture has been
got rid ot and the grains separated. If
tho rlco Is boiled too slowly or for too
long a time, the result will bo a sticky
mass.
A good plan Is to pour in a pint of cold
water when the rice Is sulllclently cooked.
This stops tho boiling and helps to sep
arata the grains; It put close to the stove
when tho rlco Is first put Into tho pan,
tho cook will be able to throw it Into tho
pan the moment tho rice Is tender. If
the rlco Is to be served with meat In
place of a vegetable the rlco should only
bo partly rooked, and tho water all
drained off, and then half a pint to ono
pint of stock put In the pan. This should
bo slmmeied until quite cooked, drained
and served.
Risotto Chop half an onion very fine
ly and fry It in halt ounce of butter.
Place 4 ounces of rice In a sauce pan
with half a pint of stock, ndd tha onion
and cook until the stock Is absorbed.
Stir In 1 ounce of grated Parmesan
cheese, pepper and salt to taste. Make
very hot and serve. If liked, serve
the rice as a border to a center of scram
bled egg.
nice nissoles Make some risotto, as
above, but omit the cheese, and add a
little tomato sauce. Lay the rice on a
dish to cool. Then form Into balls, egg,
crumb and fry a golden brown.
Milkweed Pillows
The ripe pod of the milkweed makes an
excellent filler for pillows. Open the
pod, remove the seeds and dry the down.
This material will not lump with age
and does not crumble and sift out.
had overheard what they said and how
they called him fat. "FATI Me fat!
Think of thatl And worst ot all, Billy
nobln says I AM fatl"
"Well, what If you are?" asked Frisky.
"Why care?"
"Oh, dear!" groaned Mr, Garden Toad,
"and hero I thought you were nice, and
understanding and you go and talk that
way! Of course I don't want to be fatl
Anybody would know that. It's such a
disgrace to be fat I hate being fat. So
therel"
"Well, then." said Frisky, In his nice,
practical voice, "why not stop being
fat?"
Mr, Garden Toad pricked up his ears
(so to speak) and listened with all his
might. "Do you think I could Btop Being
fat?" he asked, Interestedly.
"To be sura you can." replied Frisky;
"It's only a question of caring enough."
"Oh, I care enough: but how shall I do
It?" And Mr. Garden Toad was so Inter,
ested In the subject he actually sat up
and hopped all ot two hops over toward
Frisky.
"First thing," said Frisky, thoughtfully,
"you must not eat,"
"That suits ma all right," said the toad
contentedly, "for that will leave me all
the more time for sleep,"
"Next thing." Frisky continued, with
out noticing the interruption, "you
mustn't sleep so much and you must ex
ercise all the time."
"Nothing to eat! Always hopping!1'
"What!" demanded the toad In disgust)
- OMrvuq yi Mil" hul wcaiiivrr
"If you want to be slim," said Frisky
positively.
"But I dont I.IKE to exercise," insisted
Mr Garden Toad grossly.
Frisky paid no attefltfen. He just aald
pleasantly: "So now you know what to
do Jf you want to get slim, and your
trouble is all over," and h scampered
off to him home.
"My trouble all over!" groaned Mr.
Garden Toad miserably "I think they
have just b$un!" With a sroak and a
groan he hopped down the garden path
and then, at the end. lm turned bl
hw'adljr aA hwtetd back again to
wh he started IjWn. "Notbins to eat!
Always bepptog! I tbjak trouble has
Juat tuil" And b turned bck down
the path
Tomurrow Mr MaU Provt Htmttlf q
. pyri&l--C& lwr Judaea.
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADBLPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 20,
GERMANT0WN NURSES'
HOME IS DEDICATED
Building Presented to Hospital
by Mrs. W. G. Warden in
Memory of Husband.
Tho new nurses' home presented to the
Germantown Hospital by Mrs. William O.
Warden, In memory of her husband, was
formally opened this afternoon nt 4
o'clock. Special Invitations wero Issued
by tho board of managers and tho board
of lady visitors of tho hoipltnl. Tea
was served, Mrs. Charles P, Keith Is
president of the board of lady visitors.
The new building Is located on East
Pcnn street near Chew street. It cost
1150,000. Tho building Is of red brick with
llmcstono trimmings, and three stories In
height. It has a gymnasium and a root
garden. Tho building can accommodate
70 pupil nurses, besides the directress and
her assistants.
Graduating exercises of tho German
town Hospital Training School for
Nurses will bo held in the assembly
room of tho new nurses' homo tomorrow
nlcht, Addresses will be delivered by
James G. Lelpcr, secretary of tho board
of managers, and Dr. Robert N. Downs.
Prayer will be offered by tho Rov. il. A.
MacKubbln, of the Presbytorlan Church
of tho Redeemer.
William H. Haines, president of the
board of managers, will award diplomas
to Jmnle R. Gnult, Edna S. Grablll,
Cecelia V. Troup, Anna E. Shaw, Ger
tiudo I. Drchr, Olivia E. Hamilton and
Ollvo M, Simons.
CROWDS JOIN FESTIVITIES
AT ST. RITA'S CHURCH FETE
Punch nnd Judy, Vaudeville nnd
Dance Entertainment Features.
Punch and Judy shows, candy sales,
vaudevlllo entertainments and an old
fashioned dance are features of tho lawn
fete begun Inst night in the yard of tho
parochial school of St. Rita's" Roman
Catholic Church, Broad street below Ells
worth. Tho festivities will bo continued this
ovenlng and tomorrow night. Chinese
lanterns nnd gay ribbons added a color
ful atmosphere to the celebration, which
was attended by several hundred chil
dren nnd adults, tho majority of whom
reside within four squares of tho church.
The foto la for tho boncflt of the parish.
Tho Committee on Arrangements' In
cludes Miss Mnry Keough, Miss Cecilia
Dougherty, Miss Elizabeth Kcough, Miss
IomIbo Drnggnettl, Miss May Kcenan,
Miss May Howard, Miss Isabelte Mor
rison and Miss Stella Longobardo.
To Make Edgings Last Longer
Perceptible length of life may bo given
to all embroidered edgings by running a
stralRht row of closo machine stitching
just at the head ot the scallops or points.
This Is easiest done in the flat, but can
be done on garments already made up.
With this treatment tho whole Inside of
a rufflo will often give way before the
edge. Judgment has to be used as to
tho size of the thread employed. No 60
Is coarse enough for heavy embroideries,
higher numbers for finer grades. The
stitching Is not noticeable after laundering.
A PRACTICAL ARTIST'S SMOCK
FOR THE AMATEUR GARDENER
AN OLD ROSE
NOW that the fashionable woman has
taken to gardening, a host of besom
ing and elaborate gardening ooatumea
has been the result. And why not? A
woman has just as muoh. reason to look
picturesque when sb is In her garden
as nt any other time, A hobby 1) a
poor one, Indeed, if H isn't besoming.
I,arge floppy garden hats of cretonne,
aprons ot the same, trimmed with huf,
wide, open pockets and big rose patterns,
are worn in the mornings, Smocks uro
worn wrtensivsly tn tba afurnoops and
aventngs, when colnw and comfort are
the flrst eonstderaUee.
Tha Uttle smock shown today is made
ot roce-eelered Usas It Is cut after the
oUl time Mother Hubbard pattern, with
nam of iwft ana Pari but
DOMESTIC PEACEMAKER TEACHES
. LOVE EFFICIENCY, SAVING HOMES
Chief Probation Officer of Relations Court, a "Woman That
Knows,' Reconciles 120 Out of ISO Warring Couples
Every DayHusbands Not Always to Blame.
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ililife WrW jm
1 llilfliilk & ' j$&mu
JANE DEETER RIPPIN
Every day nn averngo of 150 persons
enter tho Municipal Court of Domestic
Relations with tho avowed Intention of
obtaining divorces. Ono hundred nnd
twenty of them never get what they went
for. Instead, they go home Imbued with
the idra that they didn't want a divorce
after all: all they wanted was somo one
to listen Bympathotlcally to their tales ot
woe and to advlso them wisely. They re
ceive tho sympathy and the advlco and
return determined to begin all over again
to llvo up to the spirit nnd letter of their
marriage promises,
In this way a countless number ot
homes that otherwise would have been
broken aro saved and thousands ot Inno
cent children, Instead of being scattered
and separated from each other and their
parents to become charges of the Com
monwealth are kept together ana reared
In their own homes.
Tho big personality behind this remark
able preventive work Is Mrs. Jane Deetor
Rlppln, directing probation officer of th
Court of Domestic Relations, the official
family peacemaker, whose additional
duties give her charge of all tho women's
cases In the Municipal Criminal Court and
of all of the cases In the newly-established
Misdemeanor Court.
Mrs. Rlppln is the official peacemaker
of Philadelphia and with her corps of ablo
assistants she has given the Domestic
Relations Court a reputation for efficiency
that Is known fnr beyond tho limits of
Philadelphia. Such a court has been
established In Pittsburgh. Befofto plan
ning It, however, Judge Way, f that
city, and his assistant spent soveral days
In Mrs. Rlppln's office, Interested observ
ers of tho methods employed there.
Contrary to tho opinion prevalent In this
LINEN BMOCK
ton to give it chlo. Tht shoulders are
seamed in Ilk ajraglan overcoat, with
wide, open cuff. Bmoaklng Is used at
th front, with a corresponding trimming
of tha same In the back. The collar l
made ot rose and tan-tinted oretonne.
These smock are sold in all the shops
for liro and J7.50, according to tba trim,
mlny, Hand-smocklng is mora expensive
than tha plain style, of cour, and th
coloring ar vridf Pld blue, ro, laven
der and huaUr"a grsen bJn$ the wojt
popular, Th, IHutrtln today show an
elaborate: gown of net underneath the
sntoek, but many vtuam wear a light
htrtwa!t and skirt to food effect Cre
tonne skirts to match the cMtosa on
the collar are becoming and mora in kp
tn with tt "? S ' tW S-ttflali
Chivalrous country, that man and his
deviltries genornlty are responslbld tor
the unceasing grind of the divorce mill,
It Is Mrs. Rlppln's belief that woman Is
as much to blamo. For this reason, both
the man and the woman who find their
way to her desk are sure of fair hearings.
"It's tho little things of life that keep
the divorce courts busy," said theenco
maker tho other afternoon, after the
day's work was done, "not the big things,
particularly where women are concerned.
Many a neurotic woman has come In here
crlng for a divorce because ner nusoana
dropped a pinto or 'something equally
trivial. Her nerves are In such a stato she
tnlnks the man did It on purposo, just
to drive her craxy so ho could get an
other wife. She thinks sho wants t6 bo
wparated from him, but what sho really
needs is only a llttlo calming.
"In addition to 'nerves, you'd bo sur
prised at tho great number of divorces
caused by the domcstlo Incompetency of
whes. Many a man beats his spouso of
slays away from homo nnd spends his
money outside because of the slipshod
reprehensible way In which his home Is
run,
"It a woman comes In here and says her
husband Is nbttslng hor or getting rid ot
his wnges In a manner unknown to her,
I alwnys ask why. In many cases I send
for tho man nnd then I hear a sad talo ot
unmado bfds, burnt food, unwashed nnd
Illy trained children, nnd my sympathy
goes out to that man. I have them both
meet In a conference here, and after talk
ing things over do my best to get them
to go bnck nnd start all over again. Often
It Is only this readjustment and not a,
divorce that thoy need."
Interfering neighbors, obnoxious In
laws and unscrupulous lawyers constitute
somo of the annoying Influences that Mrs.
Rlppln has to combat In her work of pro
venting divorce. If other pcoplo would
only keep out and mind their own busi
ness, she snld. not nearly so many couples
would como to grief.
Sometimes, however, Mrs. Rlppln docs
not advise a reconciliation. These aro
when big vital principles are involved nnd
living together only would entail lifelong
suffering nnd unhnpplness.
"If I had my way," she said, earnestly,
"I would have connected with every high
school a branch where girls who nro go
ing to marry could learn tho things of
llfo that are absolutely essential to hap
piness that they should know. Untold
misery Is caused by tho Ignorance of
women In legard to the vital things. They
should know enough to refuse unfit men.
nnd should also bo taught tha difference
between sex attraction, which Is not last
ing, nnd truo love, which Is perpetunl,"
To tnqke of life one grand sweetheart
business, to go on loving throughout life.
Instead of for a brief period, Is what
pcoplo ought to do, according to Mrs.
Rlppln, and it's what sho advocates, for
all tho troubled ones who cross her dally
path. It's this counsel, too, that Jb
responsible In a large measure for tho
prevention of SO per cent, -of the divorce
contemplated applications that are mado
In Philadelphia.
Past experience has equipped Mrs. Rlp
pln well for her present office. Before
coming to Philadelphia she was assistant
principal of a high school In Mechanlcs
burg, nnd after resigning thero sho has
gleaned much sociological experience In
this city, working In the Scybert Instl
tuto tor Boys nnd Girls, tho Burd School
for Orphan Girls and tho Society to
Protect Children from Cruolty.
Sanitarium Patients Strike
NEW YORK, June 23.-Flfty Inmates
of the country sanitarium of the Monte
flore Home, In the Westchester Hills, a
mile west of Bedford Station, have struck
to compel the readmlsslon of five dis
missed last Saturday by Dr, Louis Shalet,
who became superintendent of the sani
tarium June 1. The strike la still on,
and ko is a lockout, and whero the ad
vantage rests depends on the point of
vjow. The chances are that It lies with
Doctor Shalet.
State'a Health Exhibit Praised
HARntSBURG, June 29. Dr. Samuel
G. Dixon, tho State Commissioner of
Health, who, with his wife and daughter,
will start from Philadelphia tonight for
the Panama-Paclllc Exposition, hns re
ceived from Dr. William I Rodman, of
Philadelphia, who has just been elected
president of the American Medical As
sociation, a. telegram ot congratulation
on tho State health exhibit at the fair,
Lutherans Plan t,o Aid Muehlcnberg
liANOASTER, Pa., June 29. Lutheran
ministers of this city formulated plans
last night for a campaign to raise part
of (300,000 pledged to Muehlcnberg Col
lege by the Lutheran Mlnlsterlum of
Pennsylvania. The pledge must be ralsod
by October 31.
nVLES OF BA.FE FOVItTU
LAID DOM'N BY MARSHAL
Fire JarsTial Elliott issued today
the fallowing svooestlons tor safetv
on July I:
Owners of lulldlnas should see
that windows and skylights are
properly protected, so that flying
skyrockets, toy balloons and similar
flame-carrylng devices cannot sart
fire among tho content of the
building.
In large buildings with exposed
areas, such as stable yards, mill
yards, etc, a special toafchroari
should be placed an duty: this may
mean the saving of an entire
building.
In all placet where regular 'fire
eauipmenr are not maintained, wa
ter should be supplted; or, better, a
small fire extinguisher for immedi
ate vse.
All large roof areas and light
wells should be carefully watched.
Dealers In firework. must rigidly
enforce the "No Bmoktng" rule.
Householders are especially cou
floiind against the following, In con
nection with display around their
homes;
Do not give the children large
lunches of matches.
Do not let small children earrv
burning punk around carelessly.
Do not let your fireworks lie
aronnd expoof.
Do nof let children, especially
girls with flimsy dresses, set off
fireworks tcUnout adult present.
Watch the windows. Do not leave
any open where fireworks can get
in' unnoticed.
If vou have a garden hose see
that it is attached ready fgr use. If
there is no garden hose, keep a tub
full of water handy. It may stop
a fire or save a life.
And of the utmost importance
all rubbish, papers, etc, that have
accumulated should be removed by
July t. Fireworks dropping among
rubbish piles have caused many
fires.
De careful what you do with "d
gharged" fireworks- They may re
e&plode Remember thf work of a harm
less sparkler tastyeQr. The spark'
Ur was harmless, but the metal
handle was red not end set fire to
the child's clothing. Death resulted.
Every citizen's aH is solicited,
and attendance and emphasis upon
the local neighborhood celebration
will help,
CiuUm liBBdllos of fireworks la I'lill
adtllilila alone oa Jylr th Iae lie
ha eaaud as dmtb, S3W aidst sn4
S9 im, vlill the An is to tke Mti
dtwfsf IM tm pM&l Is UJmjm.
1915.
Prize Suggestions
A prize o $1 will be awarded
dally for tho best practical sug
gestion. No suggestions will bo
returned.
.W-"'
A prise of It h been awarded to lonls
II. nregy. 891 Woodbine nTnne, Orer
brook, m., for the following euRgfstlont
A good, way to chain a dog and to al
low him plenty of freedom at tho same
time Is to stretch ft clothes line or gal
vanized wlro between two points, and
attach a ring to It. Tho dog's collar Is
fastened to this ring.
AUBVG MOTHER GIVES
SKIN FOR BURNED SON
Wife of Bethlehem Steel Co.
Official Makes Sacrifice in
Pennsylvania Hospital.
Four-year-old Philip Mlxeell, of Bethle
hem, Is at tho Pennsylvania Hospital to
day Blowly recovering from tho effects of
terrible burns on his thighs, which havo
been covered with skin contributed by his
mother. The lattor Is Mrs. Lelghton
N. D. Mlxsell, wife of an official of
tho Bethlehem Steel Company, socially
prominent In the Lehigh Valley,
Other skin-grafting operations will bo
necessary beforo tho recovery of tho lad
can bo assured, and In splto of tho plead
Ings of surgeons and her relatives, MrB,
Mlxsell Insists on having all tho neces
sary cuticle taken from her body. Hor
sacrifice Is all tho mora heroic in that sho
went to the University Hospital in tho
flrBt placo for treatment for herself, and
sho Is barely convalescent.
Mrs. Mlxsell boforo her marrlago was
Miss Helen Fenlcle, daughter of tho lato
Thomns Fenlcle, of Easton, who wa3
Sheriff of Northampton County and
promlnont In Republican politics. Her
husband Is a brother of Austin D. Mlx
sell, vice president of the Bethlehem Steel
Company. She Is 31 years old.
Philip, the son, ran through tho em
bers of a bonfire In the yard of his homo
at Bethlehem. The child was wearing
an Indian suit with fringe around tho
legs of tho trousers, and this became
Ignited. Before tho clothing could bo
torn away tho lad was terribly burned.
A now method of treating the ourns
was tried at tho University Hospital. This
Included washing the wounds with a salt
solution. Although the treatment Is ter
ribly painful, the boy endured it bravely,
but finally septic poisoning nnd septlo
pneumonia set In. Physicians decided
that ho could not llvo without now Bktn
being grafted over tho wounds that re
fused to heal.
When Mrs. Mlxsell was advised of this
she Insisted on contributing' the neces
sary skin. One large block already has
been taken from her body. The series of
grafting operations will be continued to
day. v
U.S. OPPOSES SHIPMENT
OF ARMS, SAYS GERHARD
German Envoy Scores Ameri
can Press, But Praises Atti
tude of Citizens.
BERLIN, Juno 2.-Tho people ot tho
United States would vote to prohibit the
sale of arms and ammunition to the
Allies, If a popular referendum were held,
Dr. Anton Meyer Gerhard, special envoy
from Ambassador JJernstorff, declared In
an article In Der Tag today.
Doctor Meyer Gerhard, who cama to
Germany to inform tha Kaiser and For
eign Office officials of the exact sentiment
In America w(th regard to Germany, de
clared he was satisfied the American peo
ple as a whole were most friendly to
Germany.
"On tho other hand," he said, "the
Americans condemn Germany's violation
of , tho neutrality of Belgium and the
sinking of the l-usltanla. They are un
able to understand the German Ideas on
these points, Just as Germans aro unable
to understand why Americans should
travel on ammunition-carrying ships.
Both peoples are laboring under entirely
different Ideas.
"Unfortunately the American press has
not succeeded In remaining neutral, with
some' laudable exceptions, Including tha
Gorman-American newspapers. But the
Influence of the press on public opinion
is sometimes greatly overestimated,
"Ono thing to be feorne in mind Ger
mans often mistake large ammunition
orders for filled orders. To a large ox
tent such orders are changing big fac-.
torlea In America Into ammunition works,
but 1 am convinced that the majority of
the American people disapprove this prac
tice." PROGRAM FOR BAND CONCERT
This Is "Sing NieKt" on City Hall
Plaza.
The program for the "Sing Night" con
cert by the Philadelphia Band on City
Hall plaza follows:
1. Overture, "Pot and PMiU",,.,...Fupp
2. Hen. EpnoI. 'SvlUnal........,.El(r
3. Blni (a) "Way Don Upon the Suwajjie
Rlvtr "
(b) "ColumlU, the O.m of the
Ocean."
4. FantMle from "Die Walkur''.,,M,Warrr
8. Gems from "The Mikado'1 ..,,.., ..Sullivan
e. Sln (a) "Sweet and Uow."
lb) "Tramp, TrtnD Tramp, th Boys
are Marching."
T. Symphonic I'otm, "Les Preludes".. .. Llarf
Harry C Lincoln, director of singing.
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BIG FEET NO LONGER
STIGMATIZE WOMEN;
Blush of Shame Docs Not Manl
tie Modern Eve When She
Buys Large Shoes.
The emancipation of woman Is an ns- i
sii red fact, contradict and protest as you ,
will, for, lo, she no longer deceives her-,
self and her friends, or tries to, In re- '
gnrd to tho size ot her feet. f
If you don't believe this, ask tho shoe
man, and he wilt tell you that tho so-
called French numbers In women's foot,
wear, which formorly masked a fl-D
under the porfeotly unintelligible Tt-Y
are now fast disappearing and It's only a
matter of a few months when this sar
torial deception wilt havo passed away
altogether.
The tlmo was when big feet were one
degree worso than bowed legs or superflu
ous freckles, and the damsel unfortunate
enough to havo feet measuring over 3ft-B
could not be mado to admit It. Nor would
she purchase n shoe which blatantly ad
vcrtlsod her shame. But the world do
move, and women have progressed along
with It, tho result being that a stx'-foot
tall woman realizes the folly of trying to
make herself or any ono elso bellevo that
sho can support her height and weight on
anything less than slzo No. 6.
"Women havo become sensible, Indeed,"
said a leading Bhoo manufacturer, com
menting on this change In slzo markings.
When thoy know the slzo of their feet,
they admit It regardless of Its magnitude
and don't care who knows about it, if
only tHoy get comfortablo shoes. This Is
what Is coming to pass and the change
has been n quick one.
"I remember tho tlmo when n woman
with a foot llko a submarine would come
in hero and say, 'Three, doublo A,
please.' What could the poor clerk doT
If she didn't practice a llttlo deception
the customer would go forth In a huff
to buy her shoes olsowhcro where tho
merchant's conscientious scruples did not
Injure her pride. The result was that
Fronch numbers came Into being.
"And Just as wo wero beginning really
to know this French codo ourselves,
woman demands to bo shown tho actual
size of her shoo.
" 'Five and one-half, D, please, she
sayB sweetly, 'I llko them comfortable.
I'm doing lots of walking thoso days,
canvassing for stiffrngc, you know.' And
nothing wo say can convince her that
4H-C would fit hor admirably."
LUNCHEON TO GEORGE M. BALL
Distinguished Body of Rnilroad Offi
cials Honor Retiring Manager.
Gcorgo M, Ball, for 21 years manager
of the Empire Line, ono of the fast
freight routes of the Pennsylvania Rail
road system, today was tendered a lunch
eon by officers of tho railroad who havo
served with him for many yenrs. At tho
luncheon Mr. Ball was presented with
a set of 12 volumes comprising the New
Century Dictionary,
Those present nt the luncheon were:
Gcorgo D. Dixon, vice president In charge
of traffic; Joseph Richardson, assistant
to Mr. Dixon; Robert C. Wright, freight
traffic manngor; George D. Ogdcn, gen
eral freight agent; Charles E. Kingston,
assistant general freight agent; W. J,
Rose, division freight agent, Eastern
Pennsylvania Division; R. II. Large, gen
eral coal freight agent; J. F, Reynolds,
auditor of merchandise trnfflc; W. H.
Myers, vice president In charge of real
estate, purchases and Insurance; R, B.'
Cooke, traffic manager, New York, Phila
delphia and Norfolk Railroad, and C.
M.' Slienffer, general superintendent of a
transportation,
Mr. Ball retires on June 30th under tho
pension regulations of tho railroad., ills
son, Alfred J., has been appointed Eastern
superintendent of the Empire Line, with
offices In Philadelphia.
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Faster Bead Work
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FAIRMOUNT PARK CONCERTS
Band Plays This Afternoon and To
night at Strawberry Mansion. jj
The programs for concerts this after?
noon and tonight by the Knlrmount Park
Band at Strawbcriy Mansion are as fel
lows: PAHT I-AFTERNOON, 4 TO 8 O-CUOCK.
1. Overture. "Paragraph HI".. 6P
S. llcmlnlactnctB ot.tne most popular wcrbj
pt Chopin.
3, (a) "Lain du Bal" .aiUt
(b) "Hobomoko" Ho.vM
4. llelodlm from "Doctor de Luxe",.Hochn
ts. "Invitation to the Dance," ,,.Wber
8. Suite, "The Swan Lake" Tschatlinwiify
T, Walts. "Die Hydopaten"......,... ..dunsl
H. Airs from "The Old Town'1,,,, ,,, WW
PART II-EYBNINO, 8 TO 10 O'CLOCK.
1. Overture. "Phedro" MateJ
2. (a) "I'artlnff," from "Leonora Srm- J
phony" , , ,, . ., nl
(b) "Daughters of America" . . LamS
3. Suite da flsllet, "La Heine d Bab" Gounod
4. "March Slav" ... ,. ,. TichalkowaKy
a. Bcns IllMorlcal, "Sheridan's Hide" Souaa
Hynopali Waiting for the Bugle. The At
tack. The Peaih pi Thoburn, The Corolnif
o( Sheridan The Apotheoals.
8. Orand Scenes from Tannhauaar", Wagnar
T. Valie de Concert. "Talea from th .Vi
enna Wood" .. .... .. .B'UM
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