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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1015:
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HOUSEHOLDS OP RICH BOAST
MANY SERVANTS, SAYS M'LISS
There's a Maid for This and a Man for That, and
Some of Them Get Four Meals a Day
i to Keep Them Happy
To those housekeepers who manage to get their wnshlnc, IfonlnK, cook
ing, sweeping1, dusting- nnd polishing dono by ono maid (who In addition
cares for tho babies In tho spare time), It will coino as a distinct surprise to
learn that there are women In Philadelphia whoso servants are bo numerous
that It requires a regular payroll with a specially employed woman In charge
of It to keep the finances of tho menage straightened out.
It Is said that the household of Mrs. Stotesbury Is kept up to Its high
atandard of efficiency by no fewer than 50 servants, I was going to wrlto "me
nials," but this lady bountiful treats her employes with such a ruro degreo
rf thoughtfulness nnd consideration that that Is scarcely an appropriate
wbrd. A little row of spick and span houses, with overy modern convenience,
Bheltcrs them, not a stone's throw from tho Stotesbury home, nnd I am totd
that there la even an underground passageway connecting tho two, so as to
obviate the necessity of their coming out In the open on Inclement days.
The Charlemagno Towers, too, havo a. little army In their employ. Nigh
on to 30 maids, cooks, butlers, footmen, chauffeurs and whatnot compose the
taff, unless my Information errs, and the Houstons, of Chestnut Hill, have n
menago that comes In that class also.
BUt a prominent Overbrook woman who "moves In this samo set," to use
a current phrase, and whoso estate Is sizable, told me that she found nlno
house servants wholly sufllcient.
"I treat them well," she said, "nnd give them plenty to eat. Four meals
r day If you count afternoon tea as a meal Is what they get. I pay them
well, and they themselves prefer not having so many others around, My
household affairs usually run without a hitch, but I always make a point of
giving some time each day for personal supervision. I deem this absolutely
necessary. It must never be forgotten for a moment that I am the head.
Successful homckeeplng depends on this."
Verily, oven nlno servants sounds luxurious; but how would you like to
have to provldo Christmas gifts for fifty? It's almost like monopolizing tho
Banta Claus Jobt
She Wasn't Kitcing
"There aro lots of women running for office In this election," said a punster
it the BUffrnge convention In "Washington tho other day, "but I know one
who Isn't Itoesslng."
It was truo. I never saw a woman so distressed ns was tho erstwhile
president of Pennsylvania's State suffrago association when ehe was an
nounced tho new vlco president of tho national organization. Mrs. Frank
M. Roesslng didn't want tho Job.
Like all of the other hard workers In tho last campaign, what sho wanted
above everything else was a llttlo surcease from tho terrific strain of trying
to lend a conservative State to tho goal of a suffrago victory. But I think
most of tho women at that Inspiring gathering In the national capital took
home with them tho realization that there Is to be no rest until success is
achieved. It Is this spirit, too, that will mako tho victory conic all the sooner.
Have You Seen This Strange and Curious Sight?
"Why Is a boudoir cap7" asks a West Philadelphia man with a vague
and puzzled expression on his face. And then he goes on to explain:
"Every morning when I come to the office I seo women on the street,
either going to the corner grocory store or gossiping on tho front steps,
heavily protected against tho cold with fur or thick cloth coats. But on
their heads they wear these filmy affairs of lace and ribbons. Why?"
Who knows? In Its proper place no daintier article of wearing apparel
was ever devised than this frothy llttlo headpleco; but Just as u ball gown
would give ono the shivers (!) If worn In a business office, so tho boudoir
cap worn on tho street leaves one cold.
The Shoe on the Other Foot Now
Washington society reporters, I nm told, snubbed Mrs. Gait because she
was the widow of a. tradesman, albeit, they were all ready to admit that she
was, and Is, one of the most gracious and most charming women to be found
anywhere. On Saturday they stormed her stronghold In droves, to no avail.
To follow a course of "noblesse oblige" would seem to bo tho profitable us veil
as the truly arlstocrntlc thing to do.
Four Ounces, If You Please!
If tho suggestion of our good friend Dr. Harvey Wlloy, tho pure food
expert, Is taken wo will sit down to our Christmas dinners each with a scale
In front of us. The master of ceremonies' will be suti' otllclal carver and ladler.
Ho'll go around from place to place carving iwid ladling out Just so much
and no more, and even though you've navMj a Rpaco for weeks for your
holiday meal, you'll get only a specified pbrtlon.
Four ounces of turkey and four ouwv&s of dressing is the maximum amount
that should be consumed by any in'e, tho eminent physician declares, and
though your favorite dish be ora-tiberrles, to eat more than two ounces Is a
serious epicurean crime. In his, opinion.
Two baked potatoes, however, may be taken without serious consequences,
although he ndvlsew that Vue skins, since they are tho best part, bo also
eaten. Oysters,. VAfne-made soup, lettuce salad and home-made mince pies
o,V. "itrTjo" partaken of In moderation constltuto the remainder of his menu,
" which, it has been estimated, should not cost more than 35 cents per portion.
Despite the limitations tho good doctor has set us, H'h pleasant to know that
rre can havn turkoy and cranberries nnd mince pie at all without violating a
gastronomic code. M'LISS.
Letters to the Editor of the Woman's Page
Dear M'llss Is It necessary to make an announcement of a broken en
gagement? jj, j, s.
No written announcement of a broken engagement Is necessary, although
I would advlso you to let tho fact be known to avoid any embarrassing sit
uations. The announcement of this affair should be made as quietly as pos
sible by tho mother of the girl, verbally where con'onlent, by an Informal
noto to friends when necessary. It Is generally thJ accepted right of a
woman to break an engagement, and sho may or may not give her reason
lor so doing.
Dear M'llss I havo heard that the women who vote In Colorado havo ac
complished many changes In the government of that Stato. Could you tell
jne some of tho moat Important measures they havo enacted and let me know
where I can get the Information myself? J. McK.
Yes, the right to voto was conferred upon Colorado women In 1893. Since
that time the following changes have been made: Measures were passed
making mothers joint guardians with the fathers over children; establishing
a, Juvenile Court: making parents responsible for the offenses of delinquent
children, when they have by neglect or any other cause contributed to such
delinquency; forbidding the employment of children In certain industries;
making the wife the head of the family In cases where she provides the chief
support; providing for supervision of lying-in hospitals and maternity homes
conducted by private Individuals; compelling men to support their families
and making wife desertion a felony; making Immoral solicitation a felony;
forbidding the Insuring of lives qf children under 10 years of age; establishing
State parental schools; making employers liable for Industrial accidents
These are not all by any means, but you may get tho rest by reading tho
History of Woman Suffrage, as edited by Frances Maule BJorkman, and pub
lished by the National American Woman Suffrage Association, 505 5th ave
nue, New York city,
Addrea all communications to M'l.lsn, care at thr Kvenlne I.rdger. Write on one
tide of the paurr onl.
SEEN IN THE SHOPS
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DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
EARLY? WORDS! WORDS! WORDS!
Why Preach a Principle, the Practice of Which Is Made
Impossible by the Conditions of Life? Read
These Confessions of a Father
AN ADVANCE MODEL OP SOIREE TAFFETA
THIS frock which auggests povcred
wigs nnd patches of old Col'jnlal days
is one of the early spring 'rnodeli. Tho
gown Is of exquisite plo. taffeta ombrol
deretl In sliver. Filmy tulle, outlined by
narrow silver,, tirnld, forms the sleeve
I'ffpct, while he crushed bodice li trim
med with silver laco and a boutonnloro
of French flowers Henenth tho pnnnler
effect of tin- Rldrt cascade's of filmy tulle
bound with silver nro seen. Tho price
Is J77 60
Full particulars as to tho store whero
this article may lie bought can be ob
tained by sending n stamped, addressed
cnvclopn to the Kdltor of the Woman's
Tage, nvnm.vo LnnoEn, 603 Chestnut
street. A clipping of the gown or fashion
you want must be Inclosed,
CRUEL EXPOSURE TO "HARDEN" BABY
SEVERELY CONDEMNED BY DOCTOR
By WILLIAM
WE do i,ot believe any competent
physician would ever advlso a
mother to "l arden" a child by exposing
the child to discomfort The first law of
h!iith Is "Be comfortnble."
A lady writes that a mother sho knows
has taken up our fresh air "theory" with
a vengeanco, nnd tho lady found the
mother exposing tho scantily dressed bnby
on a bed near an open window, tho bnby
blue with cold, tho mother refusing to
allow the lndy we suspect the lndy Is a
settlement worker to cover the child with
a blanket, because, the mother. Insisted,
"Doctors nowadnys teach us not to coddle
children with too much clothing."
As ono of the guilty doctors, we pro
test. Tho mother must bo a queer sort of
mother.
All tho mothers we have ever known,
excepting those who Indulged In Intoxi
cating bovorages, had enough common
sense to keep their llttlo ones comfortably
wnrm. Wo have known many a mother
In fact, most all the mothers to over
do tho dressing and Injure tho child's
health, but never have we found a sane,
unlntoxlcatcd mother who deliberately In
jured her child by cruel exposure.
In urging every one, old and young, to
wear no more clothing than physical
comfort demands, wo feel that wo arc
doing cpod In tho world. Wo know that
over-dressing, coddling and tho fear of
tho open air that these bad hnblts Inspiro,
aro prolific factors of tho various respira
tory dlsenses.
If this abnormal mother described by
tho ludy exposes her baby to tho cold
to the point of blueness, then there la a
case for the Humane Society or the po
lice lie Comfortable. If you are not com
fortable you are likely to suffer in health.
Open-air life, by day or by night, must
be comfortable, enjoyable, else It can do
no good.
Any one who would shiver In a cold bed
BRADY, M. D.
nil nlcllt fnt thn fnnMa.l h.nnfl, ...U
air knows nothing of tho value of fresh
air. Porch sleeping Is a fine thing, nota
bly for the youngstors, but special pro
vision must be mado for physical com
fortsleeping bags, protection against
wind, rain nnd snow; sleeping hoods, spe
cial sleeping garments, and espoclally
some provision for keeping tho feet warm.
Feeling cold can nover do any one any
good.
Breathing cold air can never do any ono
any harm.
Thero Is a nlco distinction hero. The
problem Is to breathe cold air and yet
nlways feel warm nnd that Is Just as
ensy ns rolling oft a log.
Let no render lmnglno wo would urgo
him or her to Jump from tho frying pan
Into tho fire. Fresh air. If you know
whnt wo mean (cool,, moving air) Is tho
most comfortable thing Imaginable.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Abscessed Teeth
Will you ploaso name somo of the con
ditions which might come from an
abscessed tooth as a focus?
Answer "Rheumatism." anemia. In
digestion, gastric ulcer, diseased tonsIlB,
neuralgia. And the abscess might bo un
suspected were It rot for roentgenography.
The Kindheartcd Neighbor Women
Every time the neighbor women see
n man stop to talk for a moment with
a girl they don't know thoj begin to
fear that ho is In the clutch of a vam
pire. Ohio Stato Journal.
THIS Is on Interview with a gentleman
who tried It. Tried what? Tried to do
his Christmas shopping early. I met him
In a toy store. He looked gloomy. He
looked morose. There wasn't a ray of
Joy In either eye. Plainly he had some
thing on his mind. Unless he got It off
tho Yuletlde spirit would never permeate
his being. So I prodded him.
"Why this air of Irate pessimism?" I
asked. "You look like a Prussian com
pelled to rend Shakespeare to n Plcca
dlllv audience."
Ho shook himself and snapped his
teeth,
"It's all wrong," he said. "I've proved
It."
"Proved what?"
"Proved there's nothing In this slogan,
'Do your Christmas shopping early.' Tho
fellow who devised that slogan was soma
fool dreamer. What difference does It
make If you do your shopping early If
you don't get It done. Now, If the slogan
ran, 'FinlBh your Christmas shopping
early,' thero might be something in It.
"Take my caBO, for Instance. If I'd
begun this 1MB Job of Christmas shopping
year before last, whero would I be?
Nowhere, Not a darn bit further ahead
than I am this minute. Supposo I'd bo
gun to buy a present for our cook In the
spring of 1911 Ha' ha' Why, we've had
36 cooks by complete and actual count
slnco then. We've had three new onas
In the last three weeks. I'vo got Christ
ma presents for all three. I got a book
of German poems for G-retchen Sehn.eld.tr:
Two days later aretcherrbeat it and wa
engaged Nelly O'Toole. Again I pauso
to utter a hollow hat ho!
"When Nelly O'Toole came I hustled
right out to do my Christmas shopping
early for her. 'No more fool books,' said
I to myself. 'I'd get Miss O'Toole some
thing useful.' I asked my wlfo what
useful thing I might get her. My wife
said, 'Nelly's a llttlo shy on wardrobe
get her a neat and Inexpensive dress.'
"What's her slzo?" I naked.
"Sho looks like middling fair 38," said
my wife.
"Well, I hiked right down to tho seeth
ing marts of Christmas trade and got a
neat pink 30. something light nnd inex
pensive nnd trim. Again permit mo to
twitter n frivolous hoi hoi Nelly eloped
with my wife's sister's Swetlo chauffeur,
and who do you think wo got now? Nono
other than Miss Miranda Lincoln Wash
ington Wellington, of tho Alabama Wel
lingtons, Yes, and Miranda's a fairly
pel feet f2.
"What am I going to got Miranda?
Not a blooming thing till 7 p. in. Christ
mas Kvo. At that mystic hour I'll wend
my way Into Market street, make my sim
ple selection, ask tho tired salesgirl to
hold It out for a brief spell and then leap
for tho telephone. When I get my fam
ily on the phono I'll ask If Miss Miranda
Is Btlll on the Job, If sho Is I'll request
that sho bo locked In and deprived of
her shoes. Having given theso slmplo
commnnds I'll clinch tho purchaso and
hlko home In a taxlcab to help trim tho
tree.
BEGAN JULY FOURTH.
"How about my wife's present havo I
bought that yet? NO, NOT YET. Sounds
rotten tardy of mo, does It? But wait. I
began carls-, as tho fool saying advises.
I began on tho anniversary date of the
birth of tho nation, to wit, July the
Fourth. I asked tho frau of my bosom
what she would llko In the way of a
Christmas present.
"Sho replied, 'Take noto, I, will give
you a list." She's practical and snappy.
Is Lulu. 'Take these down,' she said; 'any
few of them ttIII do as miscellaneous
presents. Later on we'll discuss the real
prescntl' Well, I took 'em down ana
late In August I began buying said mis
cellaneous presents. I tried to hide 'em
away, but every Thursday when the
housecleanlng was under way Lulu dug
'cm out nnd captured them. Once she
had captured them they ceased to bo
Christmas presents, even of the miscel
laneous variety.
"I kept maklnr up new lists. I'm n
patient little feller, I am, and uncom
plaining. I let Lulu tevlae and revise
and kept on buying. I gave Up trying
to hldo em at homo last Ootober and
put 'em away In the safe deposit box. I
got a dotcn artloles In there now. But
by subllo Inquiry I'vo learned that not
a blame one of them mako tho slightest
appeal to Lulu now. You see, they're
mostly Jewelry and trinkets and things
mado by the Belgian refugoes. Lulu waa
strong for tho Belgian refugees for a
time.
"Hut she's changed, Sho has swung
her affections to tho Polos. She went to
hear Paderowskl and decided before ha'd
finished playing that no Christmas pres
ent would really make her heart beat
faster with prlda and Joy unless It was
contrived and mado by aorao refugee
Pole. Sure, I went to thoso Polish ba
zaars and laid In a nlco little hamporful
of stuff. I went oarly to avoid the rush,
was waiting at tho door for the bazaar
to open. And maybe those patriotic
Polish-American blondes didn't grnb me
.off and shako me down somo.
AND TO WHAT END?
"To what end? Pardon 'me while I de
liver my bosom of a dry sob. Lulu's lost
Interest In tho Poles. Nothing will do
now but Serbian trinkets. I must help
the Serbs. Sure I'm sorry for the Serbs.
Way down Insldo of mo I palpltato with
pity for thorn. And I've been to ono of
their bazaars.
"But I fool It In my bonos that Lulu's
going to chango before Friday night.
She's been reading up Montenegro for
two days running. At first she wasn't
Interested In that shin-plaster monarchy
to any great extent. To tell you tho
truth Bho was a llttlo bit vnguo on Mon
tenegro up to very recently. She thought
a Montenegrin was a mountnln Negro,
and sho thought there were n whole lot
more Montenegrins In tho United States
than In tho Balkans
"But she's accumulating tho real dope on
'em fast and Is getting stronger for them
every hour. You seo about where I stand
as to Lulu and her miscellaneous presents.
What about her real present? Oh, she'll
dccldo on that Thursday nnd drive in
to town with me Friday and help mo
buv It.
"I haven't mentioned the children, you
say? No, but I wns coming to them.
You find mo In a toy store, don't you?
I'm looking pretty grumpy and sad, nln't
I? Because I'm late and rushed and hur
ried : nd fretted? Nothing of the sort.
I'm simply perturbed, buzxIm 77
plexed. I feel as If 1 ought i.8
the Osoar II, roping round Ybl5
gift cages Wth fhe ForrdnaVihr04?.
wnat Happened. Ohl hi.t .1.7 ?
mother-in-law has .$!?
wearing some peaco Uami? ffl W-H
going round the house elrX, dw N
All military toys ehe pronoun.07 '5
and Insidious. She didn't briS.M "
of her children to U "soldier V
dldn't-thero were seven m S
even stand for the lied Cm.'. ' W
for little Lulu. Says Red oS?
str.aok of war. i asked Ub.i 4
grandmother's presence If thi?, ? l
doll to resemble Bill Bryan o, i ttt
The poor kid had hysUri ? FIH
grandmother waa Insulted. na t
"Now, that's Just about how .... '
I stand. Don't talk to TmJ ?Ti!?1 !
your Christmas shopptne .5lBt '.
want to know Is how to Vlss'i. ,A"
Christmas ove." nl,h ' WotJ
uenevmg mat it was best i... . "
tur&r n,etal,ons " "ftft
Getting the Kiddies to Si J
The problem of gettlne (, v
youngsters to sleep on Christ.. r4tl
a trial to many mothers, so" I,
mains to be done after ki3? '
asleep that It Is mo-rt necLarv ."'t '
that they are really . h
woman whose knowledge of , 8o4
of children Is extensive and vrii nK
her llttlo boys and rift. T.:!r ."oOm '
nnd then she tolls them Iend. ,
Christ Child. When thev hfS1.. .Hi
signs of drowsiness she lilt. Jr
iiu now ne is cora!mrr
izzllnc snow nitHW.
cania inus ami now he is com!n
me niiiB or nnzznng snow with hilS "-
oi rcinueers. inm picture never .ii (
stimulate the lively Imagination tfU, U
youngsters, but their clever ?'!
doesn't let them open their .r,?.M
She tells them to count Sant", .5
ns they go flying over the tnttr n
little folks count out loud for I'JS 'i
but pretty soon you find them 5S
Ing softly, dreaming of the preeenli ik!i
Jolly Kris la to bring. If thlVXr
tried after a warm bath and a tahtJl
It Is almost infallible. ,
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rolling silk, genuine ma.
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George W.
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Street
For Xmas Breakfast
Allen's Scrapple, unsurpassable, put
on edge on the appetite and makes folki
cueor for breakfast time.
AAfife
cm$pv
made the know-how aj- from an old
family recipe, lllla the bill. It's pure
appetizing economical.
The best dealers have It in 3-lb.
parchment paper packages.
Clement E. Allen, Inc., Media, Pa.
TIH CHEERFUL CHETO
5omeKou Wfore Ckristmus
lm tutv5 so Good
Tkt.t my conduct's
iurpriiing "to 5ec,
Dot rvtving my motive so
misunderstood
U ""etlly qwite. ptinFul to me.
Hnd id like to convince the.
uhole uorldiF 1 toyld
Tntt the reason lm
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Fur-lined Coats
Motor Coats & Robes
Mark Cross Leather Goods & Gloves
Silk Hats
Ladies' Neckwear
Pins, Boutonnieres, Etc.
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Hand-Embroidered Voile Waists as low as $4,00.
Georgette Crepe, Lace, Chiffon Nets and Wash Silks a5
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Tailored Suit $30.00
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