r a it m 10 HAPPINESS AND THE COMMONPLACE; THE GIFT OF BEING ORDINARY MoodincsS'and Periods of Depression Are Often the Pdrtion of the Genius The "Ordinary Girl's Life Plows in Smoother Channels. By ELLEN ADAIR "JAM to disappointed thai I can't do X anything really brilliant," wrote a stay-at-home slrt to mo recently. "1 have always wanted to be clover and Interesting, and have people point me out as different from tho commonplace girts one meets every day. But after trying to excel In a whole lot of different waji end falling miserably, 1 have at last come to tho conclusion that I am very ordl naryl" Tho letter goes on In a somewhat met nncholy strain. Tho writer feels that life has dealt unjustly with her In railing to bequeath qualities nnd gifts above tho average "I can't evon play the piano well," alto declares, "although I h a v o spent n great deal of time In practicing. Thcro really doesn't seem any particular thing I can do well, and It does seem hard!" Thlo maiden, all forlorn, quite over looks tho fact that, nftcr nil, the world Is pretty largely mado up of "ordinary" people, and that tho ordinary pcoplo manage to lmvo a Very good time, too. It Is the ordinary men nnd women who attend to tho small but necessary busi ness that goes to make up tho great mim total of our lives nnd the world's affairs generally, Tho geniuses aro too busy to look after small tilings and then geniuses aro so fewl "If I 'wero only passably good-looking I should at least havo something to compensate," continues tho writer of tho letter, but that consolation has been denied mo also! "Although I havo studied quite hard and read all sorts of books with a view to Improving my mind, my conversation Is fur from being either witty or en tertaining." Dut tho "ordinary" girt has several con solations. If she only knew It. Pretty and witty girls win any amount of admira tion loudly ex pressed, but who goes out of his way to praise tho ordi nary glrl7 All tho same, sho wins Just as much love as her brilliant sisters, and womotlmos even more. Tor many peoplo fight shy of tho beautiful or clever girl They fear that she Is out of reach, that she will not condescend to their level. And bo they turn to tho girl who has no wonderful gifts to make their own feel small in comparison. No man or woman likes being made to Enter Fatty IN TUB very back part of tho garden behind the (lower beds, tho lettuce bor der and the asparagus patch were two long, straight rows of cabbages Ned had set them out weeks ago when they were Just tiny, gray-green plants only two Inches high. Uut such good sun shine nnd so much rain did they get that now they wcro grown fat and big and plump, and their silky greenish white leaves glistened In tho sunshine. Across tho top of the biggest, fattest one of the lot thero slowly crept a great, fat, woolly caterpillar. And as he crept he ate and ate and atei "Very good eating these," he said to "Do yon never think of frtendat Do you always ana forever eatt" himself between bites, "very good eating. I only hope that gardener boy does not come and find me here. I would not like to be killed, or I feel sure that. If I keep on eating all the time, I will some day amount to something. I am sure I em a wonderful personage. I must eat enough, though I must eat all the time," And, as (f to make up for the time he had wasted talking, he ate three huge bites In quick succession. ' Billy Robin at that very minute flew over the cabbage rows. "Look who's here'" he chirped, "look who's come! That greedy, horrid, ugly caterpillar Is eating the best cabbage" ' "Please don't talk that way about me," grumbled the caterpillar, as he hastily swallowed another bite. "I eat for my living, and some day I will be as beauti ful as you." "Su.h a, foolish Idea," cried Billy Robin MNM ' ' . 1 . . - t SALLY, OF PEACOCK ALLEY By button donnel hughes -;- HE DREAM GIRL OF VANITY FAIR V - - ' "' ..... - i ii, . wtty" t j I I " II "' "'I1 I imi-i.ri.. ' .-fjL."u, "".'"" ' "1 I --S- ,u, .., 1 w., . I IU - ..I. - ' ' - " ' -'-'- fo Bff -MU-4- 3 feel small And this Is precisely the ef fect which many brilliant people have on others Tho light which beats on their brilliance Is strong, but It sheds no reflected glory on those around. Instead, It merely serves to show up their par ticular lack. A great deal of quiet happiness Is to be found In the commonplace. Life may not be so very dnzzllng to tho ordinary girl, but It may be very satisfying nnd very delightful. Sho Is spared many of tho ups and downs of her more gifted sis ters. Little Is expected of her, nnd lit tle, therefore, will bo demanded nut the girt nho Is considered "unusual" has set up a standard for herself, to which she must rigorously adhere, and by that will she bo Judged. Tho brilliant girl must llvo up to her character. Sho cannot afford to descend from her pedestal, as It were. Thero Is a constant demand on her time, her In tellect And If sho lapses from the high standard set up for her, sho will be un pleasantly criticised nnd censured Moodiness nnd mnny periods of utter depression fall to tho lot of thoso gifted with the artlstio temperament. They don't seem nbto to escape from theso attacks Uut tho ordinary girl is differently constituted. Sho Is of a moro placid dis position, less llnblo to moods nnd mid den c h a n g o b of "temperature." The standard set up for her m a k o s no stringent demands on her temper. Life flows along In smooth nnd easy channels A great deal of quiet happiness lies in tho commonplace. Tho unovontful career of which ono seldom hears Is frequently filled with a deeper Joy thnn tho ono which Us every movement recorded In tho columns of newspapers. Tho writer of tho letter previously quoted deplores tho fact that she is not endowed with good looks. Dut let her listen to the nords of n certain beautiful woman on this very subject. "Good looks aro moro of a trial than a blessing," declares the latter stoutly. "From my childhood I have always been considered a beauty. And what an in terminable nuisance it has been! I couldn't do this and I couldn't do that, I couldn't eat this nnd I couldn't cnt that, all bc causo care of my looks had to bo con sidered first nnd foremost. "And I have fow real friends. Women do not trust mo They fear that I shall steal their sweethearts or their husbands from them. Men nro nearly as bad. 'Sho is too pretty to consider seriously,' they declare. 'Sho never would be contented to glvo up her social life and scttlo down.' So, I havo grown to hato my own good looks!" Tho ordlnnry girl need never despair. For life offers her many compensations and naves her many problems that would beset her pathway were sho the genius or tho beauty she aspires to be and Is not. Caterpillar disgustedly. "You can never be beauti ful, you glutton. You aro ugly and use less " And ho flew on his way to his nest. Beautiful Friend Cardinal flew over head and noticed the caterpillar. "How sorry I am for you!" ho cried; "hero on this lovely day jou do not sing, you do not even look at the sunshine nnd flow ers! You only eat and cnt and cat! How stupid jou are, poor thing!" Down underneath the cabbage. In the moist shada of her broad sides, Mr. Snail stopped for n rest. Ho heard what the cardinal said and raised his shell enough to look up the side of the big round cab bago and see the caterpillar eating his wav across tho top. "Oh, you great lazy creature," ho called, "I name you Fatty Caterpillar, for jou eat and eat, though you nre already fat enough to burst. Do you never think of friends? Do you al ways and forever eat?" "Why shouldn't I eat?" asked the cat erpillar. "I eat to grow. Some day I will bn a beautiful creature and you will bo glnd to know me. Of course I eat because I must." "You bo a beautiful creature!" chimed In Tommy Sparrow, who happened to fly by Just In time to hear what the cat erpillar said. "You will never be any thing but a fat, greedy gluttonl You aro not even good for eating, for you arm yourself with such furry, poisonous stickers. If you will take those off we mnj like you better." And ho flew away chuckling at his own little Joke. Did Fatty Caterpillar care about the teasing? Did he mind the nickname and the tormenting? Did he feel sad because nobody liked him? Not he! He ate along across the top of the cabbage with never a thought about the creatures around him. He ate and ate and ate, and as the day wore on he dreamed of what he was to be. Copyright Gfaro Ingram Judsan Children Come to me, O ye children! And whisper In my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In your sunny atmosphere. For what are all our contrlvlngs. And tho wisdom of our books, When compared with your caresses And the gladness of your looks? Ye are better than all the ballads. That ever were sung or said; For ye are the living poems And all the rest are dead. Longfellow, fgW $omtthu$ m Ms K9, Ht Htpuwu Hew iwt too eMrwMM EVENING T.TC-nOTCn-PHIti'AP13LPHIA TITTTBflDAY, JTTL'Y IN SODALITY ALL ROADS LEAD TO CLIFTON HEIGHTS Lawn Party of St. Charles' Church, Oakviow, tho Attrac tion For Jocund Throng. Just so surely ob nil roads led to Romo in ancient times, Just so BUrely will cvqi-y road in tho vicinity of Clifton Heights lead directly to tho public school lawn of that borough tonight, tomorrow night and Saturday. Tho occasion for this Jocund exodua from happy homes Is to bo tho lawn part and prize drawing given by tho B. V. M. Sodality of St. Charles' Church, of OaK vlew, nnd held on tho public school lawn at Baltimore nvcnuo and Diamond street, Clifton Heights, tho purposo of tho affair being to raise funds to pay oft tho Indebt edness of tho now parochial school and parish hall. No county fair over excelled for variety of entertainment tho medley of nmuso ments which this commtttco has planned nor omorged In gnjer habiliments than provided for In tho artistic decoration or the booths nnd tnbles by flags, bunting and vnricoloicd crcpo paper. Additional Bplendor will bo lent tho scono by the Il lumination from hundreds of electric light bulbs placed In Jnpaneso lanterns to produco a softened light. Tho members of this actlvo organization of tho church, of which tho Rev. M. G Scully Is pastor, havo been bUBlIy engaged under tho direct supervision of tho Rev. John J. Mornn, chairman of the commit tee on arrangements, In perfecting plans to mako this series of nocturnal festivnH llvo In tho minds of tho participants as "JUBt tho best time ever." Money Is to be given away! Not tho wooden nickels of "You know me, Al fame, but four orbicular, tangible, glitter ing, honest-to-goodness gold pieces, rnng ing In valuo from 20 to J2.W This scheme is a prize drawing contest Books contain ing 10 numbered coupons nro being sold at 10 cents per coupon or U per book. There will be a Chineso lnundry, where you may recclvo for your 5 or 10 cent ticket a queer looking package, which sport promises nil the excitement attend ing tho usual game of chuncc. Yoj may bo JCggled around tho burg In a huso sight-seeing car at 5 and 10 cents per trip until you decide jou'd rather stand a while. Fancy articles will bo sold for a mere song, all beautifully made by tho busy fingers of tho women of tho parish, which Includes Clifton Heights, Oakviow. Oarrettford. Addlngham, Drexel Hill, Aldan and Burmont. Tho tables nro In charge of tho follow ing ladles: Refreshment, Misses Margaret Nolan and Sarah McShnne; candy, Misses Sarah Woods and Helena Rellly, fancy articles, Catherine Mnhoncy and Cather ine Horan, Chinese laundry, Anna De lanoy and Gertrude Crawford, lemonade well, Mary Delancy and Annie Tlerney John Connhan and James Sweenoy will be In chaige of tho cane rack nnd Leroy McGlnnls nnd Francis McFndden will assist with tho Ico cream. ELLEN ADAIR CALLS ON A WOUNDED SOLDIER Continued from rage One arrived from Berlin and passed through Paris. Whether tho war will be over In Octo ber or not, England la certainly putting her best foot foremost In the matter of recruiting. Yesterdaj. July 4, I motored from Lon don through Epping Forest and on to the Red Cross Hospital In Saffron Waldon, Essex. The beautiful little villages were Just crammed with soldiers, and tho cot tagers and the "Tommies" were on the very best of terms. We stopped nt Chlng ford, on tho edge of tho great Epping Forest, and had tea at a wonderfully quaint Inn, 400 years old, called "Tho Pied Bull and Spotted Cow." The land lady might have stepped out of the pages of a storybook, with her red, cheeks and white starched cap. Epping Forest is perfectly beautiful, with Its wonderful old trees, its ferns and Its wild flowers and Its drifting shad ows. The road winds through the deep est and loneliest part of tho Immense for est, but even there the Tommies were to be found. One would have expected them under tho circumstances, and by all ac counts, to have been busily engaged In courting the rustic maidens. But I was struck by the manner in which they con gregated together, Beamingly preferring the cofnpany of their own sex to any thing more seductive. They were all I '" f- " "l &t tTaY 1 k "ftSwmfHIKB V Hi nhjSM II Kk hwwb -wJ1-I Lf 33j Wm ir uvH Mr A If r!HHB ...................ft &t&tot ,&jy ! & :bT .fafiiHH sj&r fi 3viBP ?? Cldj v MIiI&- ' P i " " xfST vi h k ' n " P3ll jw - ' '' ------- ' Kt 1H --"- fe. - "VV, v-v w srietfr eUy WBg - -41I JQ) iggg rr-gSgL LAWN PARTY AT CLIFTON HEIGHTS 5&&:k . carffj&jE.siTtfcwj?y very happy nnd bright but then thero la something exhilarating about the wonder ful air of lipping Forest. Few of theso men have been to the front, and, there fore, nil nro eager to get there. "Just to havo a shot at tho Germans!" is their one, nll-consumlng desire a deslro which later will bo fully realized! At length tho beautiful little village of Saffron Waldon was reached, nnd wo ar rived nt tho Red Cross Hospital. It waB a wonderfully equipped place, and every caro and every medical Invention and de vice for tho benefit of tho poor soldiers wore all In full play. Some of tho poor fellows looked des perately shattered In health Their nerves had all gone to pieces, too, and ono young man who had been walking about the grounds without tho assistance of a nurse or even a walking stick suddenly burst into tears and cried like a baby. "Lots of them do that," said ono of tho nurses, "particularly If a door slams or any sud den noise startles them. No human be ing other than a soldier enn realize what thoy'vo come through." Wo had come particularly to visit an old friend, Prlvnto Harry Edwards, who had enlisted In tho Canadian Scottish when tho war broko out, and who had been badly wounded on April 22 nt tho second battle of Ypres. "It was a terrible time," said he, "and no newspaper account ever gavo ono quarter of tho details I was wounded on'Aprll 22 when tho Germans mado their second attempt to reach Calais Their attack commenced about 4 30 p in with a heavy artillery charge, followed by A SIMPLE GOWN WHICH COULD BE MADE BY THE HOME DRESSMAKER A GREAT deal of un necessary space Is given to the golng-away girl every summer. Fashion artists design elaborate traveling cos tumes and automobile coats and outing clothes and evening gowns and all tho other parapher nalia which goes to make up the triumph of the real summer girl. But what about tho little girl who stays at homo? Doesn't sho need dainty summer frocku and fluffy hats nB well as any other? And If said stay-at-home miss happens to bo very; busy making her own clo'thes at least, her own light Bummer frocks, the subject of theso frocks will stand some careful consideration. It Is best to make a most painstaking selec tion of a pattern when you aro planning a made-at-homo gown. The reason Is plain t horn should be no elaborate trimming, no difficult angles, and, above all, no flounces and ruffles, for nothing looks more dilapidated when they do become worn than home made ruffles. T o d a y's Illustration shows a pretty, Blmple gown, admirably suited to the home dress maker's talents. The upper part of the bodice consists almost entirely of a white net gulmpe. which could be purchased already made to save trouble. The buttons are made of rose-colored satin, like that used on the girdle. The Jumper effect Is made of an Inexpensive printed voile In rose and white. It fits loosely at the waist and has almost no trimming. The skirt follows the prevailing vogue 22, xJv iraHasM, sat cxmzmzo clouds 6f poisonous gni which was pumped right over tho French trenches by tho aid of cylinders. This, of course, was dono when tho wind was favorable, nnd tho French, unablo to Bland tho tor tures of tho gas, had to retire The lino was thus loft open for tho Germans to ndvnnio through, nnd two British divi sions were exposed to fire. "At 10:30 p. m. my regiment, tho 16th Battalion of tho Canadian Scottish, and tho 10th Battalion of Canadian Infantry wero ordered to retako tho trench lost by tho French nnd to drlvo tho enemy out of tho wood. Tho chnrgo took placo nt midnight und tho trench was retaken but nt a terrible loss. With 2200 men wo held tho trench ngalnst 8000 Prussian Guards and 35,000 cavnlry. But when all was over and victory won thero wcro only a very few hundred of us left. HAND TO HAND IN THE DAR1C "That wild chargo In tho dark was a thrilling affair. A dozen times I tripped nnd fell over tho bodies of dead and wounded Germans, nnd came faco to face with living ones In hand-to-hand battles. It's a queer feeling lighting a man for j-our life, but when your blood Is up you don't caro what you do. You feel qulto mad you havo to feel mad or you couldn't run cold steel through every man you meetl "Just toward the end of tho engage ment, I was Bhot nbovo tho right oyo, but I felt no pain, only Inconvenience from tho blood pouring Into the eye. Then I was shot below the kneecap, nnd Just nftcr thnt happened a terrible thing oc curred to my best friend. Ho was a bomb-thrower nnd his nijmo was Mundy. A COOL MORNING FROCK for the short full models, with a slight gathering at tho waist The back Is severely plain, This little gown could be made for almost nothing, and will look cool and comfqrtable In the mornings. urn mm m mi i Somthl2 coy Uk myitlf 1015; j The bomb was constructed to be throwrt 30 yards, nnd in me cxciiemci, r",""" he held a bomb a little too long befero throwing It among the Germans, and It exploded, tearing oft tho whole, of Ills right nrm and ripping his right side open all the way down! , . "Ho was quite conscious and could epeak, so I carried him nbout ft quarter of a mtle-dragged him, rather, for my kneecap wasn't exactly comfortable. He wns nwfully brave all the time, poor Mundy, but suddenly he went quite Wad. and bolted In the darkness straight Into the German lines, where, of course, ho was Instantly shot to pieces. It was ft good thing, too, for he was In a lerrlblo condition. BETWEEN FIRE AND FIRB. "Another awful scene occurred when the French retired. They called out to the civilians that tha Germans had broken through and were advancing from Ypres. Tho women all became panic stricken and started to run for Ypres, which was being heavily shelled by tho Germans. It was a terrible position for tho poor creatures on one side tho'Ger mans, nnd on the other tho burning city of Ypres. BARRICADE OF DEAD. "Tho dead wcro so thick that we used them as barricades. Many of them had lain there since tho first battle for Calais In October. Many nnd many a tlmo havo I shot from behind n barrl cado of dead heaped up to a height of six feet In ono long line. GERMANS WASTE SOLDIERS, "That is ono method of German war fare, you know. The first line advances and Is mowed down like corn by our artillery. .Tho next lino then advances and la In turn shot down, falling upon the bodies of their comrades. When suf ficient men nre shot down to form a barricade, tho Germans continue opera tions behind tho wall of dead. "Asphyxiating gas Is tho most terrlblo thing ono can Imagine, You sco men screaming to bo shot when they havo been poisoned by It It Bccms to tear their lungs to pieces. I myself hud tho merest touch of It once, and I can nBsuro you that It Is agonizing Infinitely worso than any woundl "Boforo this bnyonet wound In tho leg laid mo out altogether," conUnucd Prl vnto Edwards, "I visited a nunnery near Cnestrc, In northern France, and was shocked to sco tho nuns had been killed and horribly mutilated. Going through tho Belgian villages was a horror to me. Women and children nnd old men wcro lying everywhere, nnd tho women. In par ticular, wero outrageously mutilated, I talked with lota of small Belgian boys, who had had their hands cut off, and thcro wero many dead boys, Just chil dren, lying around with their feet cut off. GERMAN ATROCITIES. "Tho ntrocltlcs were bo terrlblo that 1 hato even to think of them, and I only wish I could forget tho Bights I saw In Belgium nnd Flandors. Threo of our men wcro crucified by tho Germans. I saw ono of them bayoneted up against a barn door nnd that's another thing I wish I could forget. "Our dressing stations were, of course, perpetually shelled by the Germans, and tho wounded were always fired on as they wcro carried off tho field. One shell hit a Red Cross wagon, killing and completely carrying away six founded soldiers in side. But ubove tho roar of battle tho chauffeur didn't hear anything odd and ho drovo on to Stccnstardt. It was only when he arrived thero that he discovered the trugedy nnd his empty wagon." TORTURED BY WOUNDS "Did you suffer much pain with jour threo sepcrato wounds?" Inquired one of the partv. "I'm afraid they did hurt a little," said Private Edwards reluctantly nnd In qulto an apologetic tone. You seo for 19 days after I had no medical attention, but had to Ho around In the trenches, my leg roughly bandaged up by mysolt and a large bullet below the kneecap, as well as the bayonet cut, which wns 10 Inches long and very deep. But what worried mo more was that I went totally blind for several weeks. A high-explosive shell had burst near me, and tho concussion blinded me. My sight has come back at last, and I have very much to bo thank ful fori Don't you think so?" Wo mado no reply, for tho horrors of the war has gripped us all too tightly for mero words. DURING WIlBSJ Vci ys FROM YOUR 'GROCER AT THESE LOW PRICES 1-lb. tins, 15c 1-1R tins, 8c NO TRADING STAMPS WE PAY THE DEALER'S PROFIT H. O. WILBUR &SONS Incorporated ADVICE GIVEN MOTHERS ON NURSING OF BABIES A- .. , Child Federation Issues In. structions in Third of Ilg "Street Bulletins." Tho third In n series of what arW termed "street bulletins" in the Interest of tho proper care of babies Has been Issued by tho Child Federation. Tho bul. letln confines Itself to Instructions ns to tho nursing of babies. It follows: "If you love your baby, NUnsB it Mother's breast milk Is safe no dirt nor germs. Remember seven botttc-fed babies die to every one breast-fed baby, xn baby will bo well If you go to bed early Eat the best food you can get Drink a quart of milk a day. Drink water freely between meals. Rest whenever you can. Drink very llttlo beer, wine or whisky. "Feed your baby from ono breast at a nursing, and do not nurso longer than 20 minutes at a breast. "Nurso regularly by tho clock, and noi liVLiJti -xijma mo DaDy cries. If i your uuuy uuta nuk hiuii in weight and you want to wean It consult n doctor "If j'ou follow this ndvleo your brm milk will ngrco with tho baby. " "Telephone numbers to rcmembtr: "If your bnby is sick Electrical' Bu. rcau 01.. "RnnliflPi, Ttlvlalnrv Tlitrnai. rt 1f..ii. Electrical Bureau 217. " "Emergency Call for Flro nnd pa,ii. fa Information Call tho Child Federation T.nr.Hat 1IW! wun, WILL RESCUE DR. SHAW'S AUTO SulTrngists Hopo to Induco County commissioners to Accept Bonds. Suffragists are determined that tho llt tlo yellow automobllo "Eastern Victory,"' which was presented to Dr Anna Shiw by suffragists in Now York and which was reccntlj' seized for taxes at her home In Moylnn, Pa., will continue to bo used by tho Doctor In her campaigning In this S section. Thcroforo they havo devised j means, by aid of W. Roger Froncfleld. counsel for Doctor Shaw, to glvo bond i to tho County Commissioners nnd tinm (Via .nr ral,fl4lftrt. Thorn ta V.I ...... l.ltj.1. 9 to this plan, however, and that is that mo arrangement jius not occn accepT'd : by the commissioners Suffragists feel J though, that tho lntter will Bettlo thlnw.'a at least temporarily, with them, so that 3 tho car will bo released and used In the i;uillJJUIHiliub, TO TEACH CARE OF BABIES Plan Under Way to Instruct Camden's J Littlo Mothers. Tho proper manner In which to care for'S babies will be taught girls In Camden' by tho Playground Commission If plans' formulated by T A Flnkoldey. Jr., vi& pcrvlsor, do not miscarry. The Little Mothers' Leaguo will be inaugurated to carry on the work of Instruction and will como Into being about August 1. i Some member of the. organization will conduct one meeting a week In each playground In the city. At tho samo tiros' tho llttlo girls will bo furnished with i book, "Tho Child," which contains splen- did ndvleo on tho subject of caring foi small children. Keeping in Touch With Horrie You never qulto forget the home toira, i even un mo must rigujauio imiuuuiib jicru In touch with home nITiiIni by fifing (o It that your favorite newnnaprr follotrs joa wherever you go. iMotiry me oeninr crater .ft befora you leave to send your paper tq yo-JI?l 1ICVI, ,U VU..,f.I ..VD..EU. The Evening I.cilerr ulll nunril a dallj prlre nt SI fur tho hmt original iucget tlon on entertainment. Tin mibject of the first control ulll be "My .Mint Sac rrnnful l.unrhron." AH mnnmcrlpU should he u reasonable length, anil nonn will be returned. Address to the .Enter tainment Contest, Evening Ledger, Inde pendence bquare, riilladelphla. JULY AND AUGUST n m tv i Than, itHehuJittnz and so rf4 si