EVELINA LEDGER-PHirADEIiPHIAV WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER SO, X915;
THE CUP THAT GHEERS,
BUT NOT INEBRIATES
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The Delights of Afternoon Tea Drinking as Practiced
in London, Paris and in
Times Gone By
By ELLEN' ADAIR
THERE la nothing quite so delightful
a the afternoon cup of tea. Con
demn It ns you will. It has a charm all
It own You need to Ret Into the tea-
drlnklnR habit, of
course. Only then do
you fully appreciate
the "cup that cheers
but not Inebriate," as
some man or other
nptly described It
English people are
perfectly crazy on the
subject of tea. Though
tho very skies fall,
they must Indulge In
their fmorltc beverage
overv nftprnnnn. Ivn
the business men atop work lor 15 min
utes oaih afternoon to drink tea, and
all round tho Hank of England, London,
about 4 o'clock or o, you will see, tho
clwka scurrying out In search of cream,
end hurrying back with small, brimming
jugs.
Fleet street, too, that haunt of news
papermen and th&.wuuld-bo l.terary as
pirant, oprns Its omcta at the same hour
to let out strings of men for a brief
period of relaxation In the queer little tea
shops which nbound In the neighborhood.
The Champs Elysees and Dots de
Boulogne In I'arla .present a sceno of
great liveliness round half past four In
the afternoon In, spring ahd summer, and
even autumn. For tho gay Pailslennes
sally forth to meet their acquaintances at
that hour, and gather round the quaint
little tea tables under the trees for talk
and refreshment
As far back as 16C0, people knew so
little about tea that when a packet was
sent them without directions for making,
they were more likely than not to boll It
like a vegetable and throw tho liquid
away.
One lady, asking a friend who had been
in China, and who therefore was pre
sumably supposed to understand the
workings of the beveraee,- for directions,
was told to "pour boiling water on the
leaves, repeat tho 51st Ppalm very
leisurely, and the tea will be ready to
drlnkl"
Taxes on tea at that period ranged
from WO to ISO a pound. But you were
not considered "elite" If perforce you
confessed that you had never tasted It.
I read In that quaint old book, Pcpys'
Diary, the following entry: "Today I
did send for n cup of Tee, a China drink
of which I never had drunk before."
It was about that time that tea caddies
came In elaborately made of choice
woods and delicately Inlaid Nearly all
were dul fitted with lock nnd key, since
tea at that period was considered far too
precious to be In the charga of any one
but tho mistress of the house.
In lots of these old cnddles ou will
find one spaco for black tea, ono for
green containing much more tannin, but
making tho Infusion considerably stronger
and another space In the middle for su
gar. For In those dn sugar unit a cost
ly commodity, too-. Till ten-drinking be
came fashionable. It was regarded as
sinful extravagance to use sugar except
on great occasions. Tho demand for tea
lncrea-ed tho demand for sugar, of course,
and this demand set chemists' wits work
ing, with tho result thai they very soon
discovered tho possibility of making it
from beetroot. Instead of depending on
sugar cano nnd honey for virtually the
whole supply.
I'coplc In the 17th century drank ocenns
of tea, figuratively
speaking. In an old
forgotten book I re
cently came across
the Interesting state
ment that 10 or 12
cups of tea after din
ner could not possi
bly hurt any one's digestion 1
The Immortal Doctor Johnson, too, was
another devotee, lie would frequently
drink as many as 25 cups of tea In rapid
succession when he visited his friend,
Mrs. Thale, to whom he wrote verses
such as these In honor of her brew:
And now I pray thee. Hetty dear,
That thou wilt give to me
With cream and sugar softened well.
Another illsb of tea.
But hear aim I this mournful truth,
for near tl with a frown
Thou can ft not make the tea as fast
Aa I can gulp It down.
Reddy Eats Something Else
""OUT don't jou sometimes get tired of
JD eating Just nuts?" naked Billy Robin
after he watched Reddy cat several of
the fine green hickory nuts he found
on the tree close by. "Of course nuts are
good, but I, for one would get tired of the
same thing- and the same thing all the
whole time Now I eat worms and grain
and crumbg and many things, so I never
get tired of nny ope kind of food."
"Just my way exactly,'" replied Reddy
with a twinkle In his eye. "I Buppose be
cause you hear more about squirrels eat
ing nuts than nny other food, you think
nuts are all wo cat!"
"Of course I do," answered Billy. "I
never heard of your eating' anything
else."
"Well, we do," answered Reddy, "We
eat a lot of things and like them, too
even if you didh't know It!"
UBjBjr9E&9t 3SHw
"Appltlt" exclaimed DUty, interrupting. "How
unit i."
"What, for instance?" asked Billy, who
was always curious to learn all he could
' about his friends.
"Apples for ono thlng,,r said Reddy.
"1 would almost rather eat an opple than
a nut Only of course at this time of year
nuts are extra good and we can hardly
get enough of them. But I like apples
and grasses and "
"Apples!" exclaimed Billy, Interrupt
ing. "How funny! Apples don't gTOW in
the park! Now, of course, I like apples
and often eat several bites when I see
a nice red one hanging temptingly on a
tree. But how enn you get an apple?
You can't fly as I can, and find them and
1 am certain no apples grow here!"
rt To make sure he was right Billy Robin
looked over all the trees he could see
noj there waa not an apple tree in sight
Reddy only laughed. "Walt and seel"
he said, brightly, and away he ran to a
lower branch of the oak tree,
Billy, too, flew lower down so he could
see whatever thero was to be seen.
Just then some children walked by un
der the trees and Billy heard one say,
"There, my apple is too big, I don't want
it all!" and away the boy threw it
toward the bushes.
Reddy kept perfectly still till the chil
dren were out of sight; then quick u a
flash be darted down to the ground, hunt
ed out the apple from under the bushes
nnd scrambled back up tho tree with it
held tightly In his teeth.
"That's tho easy way I get apples," he
said as he laid It down In front of him
nnd braced it ready for eating. "The
children often have more than they want
and then there Is plenty for me."
Blllv watched lilm enjov three bites nnd
then he hopped up nnd helped himself to
a piece! He knew Reddy would be glad
to share his feast
Copyright Clara Ingram Judaon.
SPINACH CALLED
ELIXIR OF GOOD
LOOKS BY CHEMIST
Scientist Urges Well-Known
Vegetable as Means of De
veloping Rosy Cheeks and
Healthy Blood
DOCTORS DENY VALUE
Prominent medical men of Philadelphia
are great believers In class distinction.
That Is when It comes to spinach. They
would keep It distinctly In Its class as a
wholesome, delicious vegetable. Nothing
more.
A prominent physiological chemist, how
ever, places It far above Its brother and
sister vegetables. Not only does he see
in It the culmination to that long quest
for a fountain of youth, but advocates a
"spinach-eating regime," the Inaugura
tion of which will put the beauty doctor
'out of business.
Somehow or other the woman with rosy
cheeks naturally rosy, of course seems
to belong to a past era.
Madamo's rouge box, admittedly, has
done (and over-done) much In the way
of substitution, but It has been left to
this physiological chemist to discover
that spinach common, ordinary, every
day spinach Is nature's own remedy
against the pallid face and coarse skin,
all too common among our women.
The story In a nutshell Is this. An
anemic condition Is the usual cause of
that lack of plnklshness of the skin
known as "color," and this anemic con
dition Is due to a deficiency of Iron in
the blood.
Now, contends this student of the sub
ject, choose a food containing the great
est amount of organic Iron, eat unspar
ingly of it, say goodly portions four
times a week, and presto I Enriched
blood, rosy cheeks and a soft, finely tex
tured skin.
"Of these foods," says this chemist,
"the very best is spinach." That well
chosen food which brings roslness and
velvety softness to the face, neck, arms
and hands is too little known. The
blood alone builds up the body, and
the blood depends for Its quality wholly
upon the food assimilated. For this
reason eating for a complexion is a
wholly rational procedure.
"When the blood contains ninety per
centage of the normal amount of the Iron
bearing substance called hemoglobin. It
may be said to be good blood. When the
percentage of this substance runs below I
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TUB lines of tho new
coat suits are decided
ly neat. I fall-to remem
ber a season when the
practical was bo admira
bly combined with the
artistic. Nowadays Mi
lady can enjoy the luxury
of being warm, for vel
vets are the rage, and
fur-trimmed garments
are simply indispensable.
Furs aro used In every
possible manner not
only In the commonplace
manner of last season.
Now they nestle in queer
places about the costume,
pockets . of fur hang
loosely out from the front
of tho modish velvet tall
leur or afternoon gown.
Belts ot fur are seen on
creations of every de
scription. Fur bands aro
used on fragllo blouses
of nllk nnd lace, and
some of the newest Paris
lingerie shows balls ot
fur hero rind there, with
garlands of flowers al
ternating. Imagine ltt
Navy-blue broadcloth
and seal fur are featured
In the llttto tallleur shown
In today's Illustration. It
Is a simple affair, almost
to the point of being too
severe But it would
prove Itself decidedly
serviceable for the young
miss or the college girl;
the lines are built to ac
centuate tho slcnderncss
of tho youthful figure.
nusslnn tendencies are
notlceablo on the long,
full coat, cut like the
Cossack's winter cos
tume. Self buttons of
fairly good size aro used
down the front of the
coat, and a cord of navy
blue to match the whole
la tied loosely about the
waist, ending In two
smart little balls of the
seal. The skirt Is quite
wide, and Just misses the
shoetops, according to
the latest dictum from tho
fashionable designers.
NAVY BLUE TROTTEUR
Fashionable Furs
The most fashionable
fur for neckpiece and
muff sets seems to be fox,
particularly blue fox and
rose fox tho latter ded
by rather an expensive
process. Smoked fur Is
also fashionable, since
gray shades will be much
worn this season, and
one may even hnve gun
metal fox or battleship
gray fox by giving an or
der to an expert furrier.
Theso fox pelts, In
soft, neutral tones, aro
most becoming to the
face and thoy are much
smarter now, even with
black or dark-colored
costumes, th'an skunk or
mink, though these furs
will be standby's, as they
always are.
eighty a condition of real anemia exitts,
and the lower percentage of Iron contain
ing homoglobln the more pronounced Is
the anemia.
"Spinach as a complexion beautlfler,"
however, was the source of much amuse
ment nnd contradictory remarks by Dean
iios v. i-aiierson nna ur, wilmcr Kru
sen. who believe such a supposition should
be placed on a par with the old unfounded
belief that "fish Is a brain food."
Philadelphia women say they are will
ing t,o negotiate any legitimate number ot
"spinach meals" a week tp capture so alluring-
a prize as natural rosy cheeks and
beautiful skin: ono of the fair sex re
maiking, "nothing ventured, nothing
won."
'Mai
son
k Paris'-
M. WAINER
French Furrier and Designer
37-39 South 13th St., N. E. Cor. Chestnut
Second and Third floors.
Furs and Millinery
Original and genuine Imported modela of lateat Parisian
fashlona.
Beautiful French Gowns
are now on the way from Paris a magnificent collection of
exclusive designs.
until a few days ago Designer, Super- I TTIPI RIPM7I
Intendent, B u y o r nnd Purrler with "u"' IMtllAil
Real French Trimming of All Kinds at Lowest Prices
Instructor In "Z?. .. , ,
the French ttfOs. ?r7 ' z&iT&S. Making a
Academy of De- !JVVJt cul w "Wk a p e o I alty of
in'VnenAncdadean1S? vSM) French H&&J) crea-
of. Industry, ?W Shnn V? t,ons at mod"
Paris. " s ' OIXOp erate prices.
Received FlrBt Prize, Gold Medal, of the last Exhibition of Paris.
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Rich mchardsTl m a h a d
One note maketh not a
symphony, nor one adver
tisement a campaign for
new business. Musician,
or merchant, holdeth the
audience only by steady
playing of one piece upon
another.
THE DAILY STORY
That Ends Well
There was a golden glow on the river.
Behind the hills to the west the sun
had gone down, touching the cloud edges
with crimson and. ochor.
Peter Bryant threw down ft lever and
tho Polyphemus II answered by tearing
like a streak through tho water. They
swung around the bend and Peter half
rose to his feet to peer nnxlously ahead.
Yes, there she waa the girl he was
looking for. Every afternoon for the last
two weeks he had seen her there In the
shelter at the very end of the little pier
running out Into the river. She was a
wonderfully pretty girl. Peter had lost
his Imprcsslonnble heart to her that very
first day ho had seen her thero. But he
could find no mutual acquaintance to
Introduce him, and he was duo to go
back to the city day after tomorrow.
He liked her copper-colored hair, and
the smooth roundness of her cheeks and
the pretty sparkle of her eyes.
He was going to meet that girl some
how; ho was going to meet her before he
went back, and ho was going to hear
her voice. He knew intuitively It would
be a nice voice.
She was sitting in a hammock sway
ing gently to and fro In the llttto shelter
as she kept her eyes on the page beforo
her. Peter let out tho boat even more;
the exhaust roared Its strident chug
chug, chug-chug, but the girl did not
look up. She was quite unaware of
Peter's presence. Motorboats were as
common en the river as were water
spiders. The roar of an exhaust meant
nothing in particular. It was no reason
why one Bhould lift one's eyes from a
fascinating page,
Pe,rhaps Peter Bryant may bb forgiven
for entertaining very desperate thoughts
those few brief minutes. Perhaps ho did
not stop to count the chances of what he
ns doing. At nny rnte, with a BUddcn
quick shift of the wheel he sent the
Polyphemus II straight at that pier.
Also ho slammed down a lever. As ho
stooped tho boat's nose was headed
(straight for the llttlo shelter on the end
of the pier in which the girl lolled In
tho hammock.
Now, Peter knew well enough that the
boat was going at a good clip. What he
did not estimate correctly was the dis
tance to tho pier. As he looked up arter
pushing down that lever ho waa genuine
ly horrified to find the pier not a boat's
length away. Nor had the speed lessened
to any appreciable extent. Plainly there
was going to be a crash, and a good one.
Peter gave a warning yell. At the same
time he strove to put the wheel down.
The girl looked up and Jumped to her
ftet. "Oh!" she cried. "Oh."
It is probable she would have said more,
but there was no time for It. The motor
boat hit the flimsy pier with .a tcrrlHc
Impact. There was a mighty snapping,
a rending of timbers. The pier shook,
the shelter swayed precariously.
Peter, thrown violently against the
engine by the crash, saw tho wholo thing
tremble and quiver and then upset be
fore his horrified ccs. There was a
splaBh, a gurgle, a little choked cry, a
Hash of white. The girl was in the river.
The motorboat, being hopelessly tangled
In the wreckage, Peter tore off his coat,
kicked oft his shoes and wetit overboard.
A few swift strokes and he had the girl's
arm In his grip. He did not notice that
she was Bwlmmlng coolly, strongly.
He was sputtering and blowing water
from his mouth In his excitement. "Put
your hands on my shoulders," he in
structed. Tho girl eyed him grimly. He thought
once she was lauGhlngat him. "No need,"
she said very calmly. "I can swim well.
It's only a few strokes to shore.
Suiting her action to the words, sho
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proceeded toward the bank. Peter wal
lowed along In her wake, blowing like
a grampus and trying to think of some
thing to say. Ho did manage to assist
her on to tho bank. Then he scrambled
out himself. "Oh, I say," he began con
tritely, "and then could think of nothing
else to say.
The 'girl looked at him steadily. She
seemed quite at her ease, Thtre was
till that hint of merriment In her eyes,
although her mouth was firm, tho P
even a little compressed.
"Well, you've done it, haven't you?"
said she, waving n arm toward the
wrecked pier.
"Thunder!" said refer, contritely, as
he looked thither, "I should say I had.
But I don't care about that. It's spilling
you Into the river ''m thinking of."
"Oh, that's of no very great conse
quence," said she. "But that pier cer
tainly Is a mess."
"I shall hov It fixed, of course," said
Peter, all but tongue-tied, now he real
ized he was actually talking to her,
"How did you happen to run Into JtT"
said she.
"Rudder wire parted on me," Peter ex
ploded, glibly.
She looked nt him keenly. Then, with
out a word, sho led the way back to tho
wreck.
Peter's heart sank ns he saw her walk
out precariously on what was left of
the pier nnd 'drop Into the motorboat
She bent down, examining something
closely. Then sho straightened up and
motioned to Peter. Ho ran out oh the
twisted shoreward end of the pier and
dropped Into the boat beside her. Her
face was accusing.
"How did you say it happened?" sho
naked again.
"Rudder wire " Peter began.
"Both of them nro quite whole," said
she.
Peter coughed. He seemed In great dis
tress. "Honestly, now, why did you do It?"
Thero was a pointed emphasis on that
"whv."
"Snv, I've made a sweet mess of
things," he confessed. "For two week
I've seen you sitting thero every after
noon In that shelter, nnd I've wanted to
meet yon formally, proper Introduction
nnd all that sort of thing, but I couldn't
find any one who knew you that Is no
one that I knew, too."
"Yes!" she Bold, coldly.
"This afternoon well, this afternoon I
was fairly desperate Just to meet you
to talk to you to well, It occurred to
me to have a llttlo accident and run Into
your wharf there. I meant to do It easily,
gently, Just enough of a bump to let me
apologise. I thought maybe It would
lead to knowing you."
She eyed him silently.
Peter felt cold chills chasing one an
other up and down his spine.
"I didn't Intend to hit It as hard as I
did and I wouldn't havo spilled you off
for worlds. Say, I feel about the mean
est creaturo on this planet. I'll go now.
Just let me havo the name of your father
or brother or some man In the family bo
I can send along a check to cover the
damages I've done."
Ho Jumped up and went to the river
bank.
"Your boat," she suggested.
"I'll send Borne one for It."
Ho was moving away when her volco
stopped him.
"Just a minute," she called. He turned.
"I should let you ro." b-m 71
about your si,;,, i ihioPlJfr'N
talk th. .;' over "wTh JSJ
much better at dinner." tilh'
The glow on the river at thai ijj
was caused by something elsa , L"'
up the path to"the,lhoU'e7waR,ftJ
clouds far rosier than Were'tho1
(Copyright, ibis.)
Shopping Hints
Tho stores are lli, ... . .
novelties in th tTrt,t, t . .. '""tfl
Small rosary coses of aerm ..i '.
gilt with a tiny rosary Inside are ..Si
at a Market tr.t A.-.. ,H""1
-f ai iineni (tor. all
8 cents. not
A tortoise shell frame tn . ..., 9
bag sells in the same store f0r iTwl
. - - -- .lu..o stunned.
A smart new lnii,.. .
"Toklo." T t. ,.. .. . . W1M !
with futuristic lining of black an jSl
The pride Is IS. ijSi
Handkerchiefs for the schooleMu
Plain hemstitched affairs. wlntSc!
60 cents a dozen. " B "1
A particularly hw . .. 4
black braid stltchln and curt soll.'fj?.
cents a rtr. "lI
Neat little nadu r
powder of a domestic make are s.ti.JSJ
23 cents nnlcm. """MM
Donation Day for Hnm. .
Tomorrow will be donation d ill
icrmnn uapiist Home for the 7.J? 21
Rising Sun avenue. Th,l i .Af l
fh2!2 5"ifl!S"w 5Sa;
noon thero will be a meetlnr 1
tho public Is invited. The Rev vrSl
Kuhn will deliver an J?L. ty" VVI!
Miss A. Z. Fish Inatrn. .... f
Parents of puolls attnin i... '4
C. Lee Public Shool, at mh and tSS
streets, were Instructed on "FnJfrX
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Fish, of the Department , a.." M
Economies at the William PenawS
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