mm enmmm hp.n.pt iwiEtmijiHa EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1915: 13 YwiVtriWiliia I m m LEIPERVILLE LEAPS WITH ASTUJNlSJlMiJiJNT WHEN PRETTY "MANICURE" OPENS HER SHOP f Husky Munition Workers Make Business Brisk, But Their Wives Get Jealous and Miss Lavigne' Leaves "Boom Town" TEIfEnVItiLC lies lostllke. The wheels j of progress have been turning a bit too fast ot ,ntc n,on& ltfl udly main nireet Up to last Slay It had a church, nflstotnee, store and a street with Intersec tions Among scattered, clcepy, wooden houses was a stone mansion, which claims to havo housed aencrnl Lafayette on his Inarch from Urandvwlno to Prlrcoton. The hamlet also hnd a reputation as a (mining place for (treat boxers, such as Joe Guns, Hob Fllzslmmons, Johnny Kll lane and other flstlo exports. Hcsldo nil this and not least by nny means, Is a bar' which, for length and cfllclency, Is without an equal In the whole State. But In May the Itcmlngton munitions riant spread out, llko n pnncako from thd blue, all over a peach orchard nonr !v and with It camo T000 eager machin ists Lclpeivllo had to alt up. Last week It opened an eye. Today It opened the othsr one and Is bewildered. The first eve opened nt the height of the bllKird lnt Mondnv, wlien the noon day train deposited on the platform a creation, with a fox fur on one end nnd o nlr of white-topped shoes on the other, and with a slender waist nnd a satchel In between When the creation failed to nnd a bus and decided to walk, picking a hluh'SteppIng wiy through the Huffy anew, four distinct station loungers de cided to follow, picking their way through the drltts jiANictMitN'a done nnnn." Toward Lelpervllle the "creation" nlcl.ed Us wn;. The faithful four fol lowed. oMiiilmltig ever and nnon as the "tlon' ahead enmo upon a particularly deep drift The whlto-toppod shoes fin ally turned In nt a -squatty hoa-dlng-hou'e lost In a fide street. In the fenco ihc stuck n card "Miss Mao I.aUcne, Manicuring, .Slintnpoolng, Ilnlrdresshig." The four trnllers looked, wondered nnd passed on Immediately the rumor started thnt manicurists nnd ilnnco tench ers were going to he Imported to liven up the town nnd got some of tho 3000 men at Kddvstono to move In "Mnjor" James V Dougherty snorted when ap proached on tho subject. WANT TO BORROW BABY FOR CHRISTMAS? PLENTY TO BE HAD Easy as Rolling Off a Log, Says Young Woman in Charge of Children's Aid Society Ap plication Department JOY FOR LONELY HOMES I Supply of Bright Boys Virtually Un limited Girls in Brisk Demand Do jou want to borrow n baby for Christmas? It can bo done easily. Just liko rolling off a log. In nn offlco building, behind a desk, sits a young woman who speaks of boys and girls Just as It sho were dealing with poinds of sugar no pun meant or npples or potatoes. We have some bright bos on hand," ihe eald today "They aro nice ana are between b and 8 yenrs old. Tho supply of bojs Is almost unlimited, because nearly everjbody wnnts girls." It wns Miss Mary 1. Tague, In charge of the application department of tho Children's Aid Society, speaking. Sho lends tho children and no charge is mauc. except n payment of a certain amount of loving kindness. Tho child gets that. Moro than 200. mostly little girls, have already been lent for Christmas by the aoclety They will go shortly before tho Day Into homes where thcrs nro no chil dren, or not enough of them; Into homos whro thero are butlers and footmen, Christmas trees and lnco curtains, but llttlo happiness, homes In West Phila delphia, Chestnut Hill and even Spruce treet , Tho Christmas children III! empty homes with laughter, the void In nchlng hearts with happiness and themselves with "goodies." That the plnn ot lend ing children Is a Buccess has been dem onstrated In past years by the society, for eome of the children, lonns for more Iy a few days or a week, found perma nent homes with the persons who bor rowed them Tho supply of children soems endless They nro the orphans, the little unfor tunates whose paronts nro out of work, deserted children, boys and girls ngalnot whom "luck" haij turned. The society Is responsible at present for the care of 2i!4 children, according to report made to the board of directors. In the boardlns-out department there are 1250. and from this group tho Christ mas children are being selected. In tho year Just closing the society spent IMO.OOO. What to Give Her There are so many acceptable things you can give a woman that there Is no excuae for sending an expensive impos alblllty to one's friends. Here are some timely hints for the Intimate gift from woman to woman. Silk stockings and white kid gloves are the old standpys, but every one Is glad to see them come on Christmas morning. The stockings are variously decorated, lth Inserts of shadow lace, rhlncstones, embroidery, etc t and cost from J2.25 up for fancy styles. Gloves may be had anywhere. A good bottle of perfume is usually cceptable to a girl, although extreme care should bo exercised In making your election. A very good domestic Ideal smells exactly like the Imported article, snd may be had for t. Fine sachet pow oers, toilet water, face powder, etc., make a nice remembrance, too. Lingerie is so pretty Just now that one can go into any of the shops and pick out something fluffy and smart The metallic camisoles of silver and gold cloth cost from 2 up, being trimmed with French roses and lace. Washable satin nighties cost i60. Bloomers In glova silk sell at ItW up. according to quality, Some more expensive articles include very attractive boudoir lamps in cut glass or artistically tinted glass" These are electrically connected, or come wfth gas fixtures, as one chooses. A chafing dish w most acceptable to tho college girl, if be hasn't one. Fitted over night bags With moire silk linings and appointments re charming Handbags show stunning vveiues with Jeweled clasps ana neat ,in 4 a mode) seen recently was or Japauese intljionrn with lrl jeslena on J" leather and a Jade bracelet attached. The price was t5. Kiuaseracnt pads are a nice remem oijjrir for the j. iVj!o goes out a good pit, and will prove a happy thought When you want o send something1 man 'There's not a danco hall here, nnd manicurists ha, ha take n look around." Truo Lelpervllle didn't seem to be much of a setting for a flngornnll polisher. But Miss Lavigne was finally found up a small street without nny visible name. The landlady gave tho caller a disdainful look as he entered. miss .uavigno wns packing up. "Not going to lcavoJ" asked the caller. WIVES GET JEALOUS. "Aren't you doing any business?" for nnswer tho nail expert turned on her laugh. It was tho kind of a laugh that trills lightly up tho scales till It pots about to sol nnd then It Jumps oft where It strikes a note pleasing or otherwise. It wns llko a Bkeo ball that skids up a slide and sometimes hops Into a basket nhtf sometimes does not. Mls Lnvlgne's laugh ended In a choke Then she dropped her teeth Into tho outer crust of her chewing gum wiggling cozlly Into Its dopths till her Jaws met "I won't Btand It nny more," she siz zled "They won't even let mo put up my shingle. The landlady's husband wns my first customer. All ho docs now Is hang nround nnd have his nails shlncd. The other boarders stick nround, too. Their nails nro nil chewed down, so jou can't pry 'em loose with nn orange stick, but they all gotta' ho fussed up about twlct n day. They're nil Jealous nnd they fight Their wives get Jealous nnd they fight, nnd, honest, I datf t get no penco at nil I nln't going to stand It no longer. If this Is n boom town, mo for a tomb town," nnd once more her laugh stnrted Us sky ward lllght. Hut, although Lelpervlllo loses Miss La lgne, It still gasps, for right In Its heart toda wns opened up tho Colonial The ntre, James I Dougherty, Mayor, pro pi letor, nnd this the only "movie," otltsldo of Chester for n consid erable stretch of countn. The Colonlnl was packed to the doors, nnd from tho y Inning ncr the strips thrown on the ncicen It wns npparent thnt the day will yet como when tho Itihahltnnts will sup port a danco hall nnd even a manicurist, perhaps. WOMAN IS AWAITING HER 107TH CHRISTMAS Kind-hearted Friends Intend to Make Day Merry for Mrs. William Magill Although Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Mnglll, of 3033 North ICth street, is too feeble to feel nn active effervescence t tho Christmas spirit when her 107th birth day dawns on Saturday, klnd-hcnrted people throughout the United States, who hnvo heard of her great ago nnd who make It a custom to remember her birth days, will do their utmost to brighten tho day for her. "Mother" Mnglll, ns sho Is called by her friends In the neighbor hood nnd among tho many who know her through the medium of the newspapers, has failed rapidly during the last month, since the death of her son, B. Morris Magill. a member of the M3d Pennsyl vania Volunteers In the Civil War, who wns 72 years old when he died last month. Her Bon's death ban dono moro thnn anything else to weaken the Indomitable cheery spirit thnt has carried Mrs. Mn glll bo far. Alwaa, until this month, sho has looked forward excitedly to tho coming of Christmas and her birth inv and tho ndvout of tho ever-Increasing number of gifts nnd letters from many parts of the country Durlms tho Inst two weeks Mrs Ma gill's condition has become so serious that theie Is n ques tion whether sho survive more than a month longer. Thp death of hrr son, who, at 72, was still a boy to her. hus broken tho mother's desire to live on, and that, physicians attending her say, hns lately been the force responsible for her survival so far, Mrs. Magill Is bedridden. Since the death of her son her relatives nro despon dent one day nnd Joyful the next, so great nro tho variations In the nged woman's henlth. She will be 10S on April 14, 1016 Few are tho events of tho Inst DO years that have escuped her memory. She re calls distinctly the War of 1812 and tho marching off of faun hands from her father's homo near Castlo Valley, out side of Doylestowti. where she was born. When Mrs. Magill married William Magill, a commission merchant, In 1S35, they took the first steam train from Nor rlstown, which happened to have been put In service the day of their wedding. Thus they rodn to Philadelphia, having driven from Daylestown to Norrlstown In a buggy. Mrs. Mngill Is ono of the foun ders of the Fiftieth Baptist Church, 7th street and Susquehanna avenue. Last Minute Gifts There are a great many of us whose Christmas shopping will have to be done at the last minute, bo a few suggestions as to gifts, both inexpensive and other wise, may prove helpful to the busy man or woman. Here are a few articles which "he" wilt surely llko. It's nice to choose something which shows thought and personality, and If he has a hobby he will appreciate a gift which helps him to enjoy It. A golf lend, for Instance, would like one ot the llttlo booklets for keeping Individual scores of the games, ctp. It Is bound In pigskin, with pencil attached, and costs 11.25. A scarf is nice for a younger man. and the silk ones on the market Just at present show stunning novelties. A Bmart black-and-white striped model costs J5 In pure silk. Book ends In artistic styles, developed In art bronze or green metal, make a pleasing gift for an older man. These vary In price according to the design, but a very acceptable set may be had for J3.60. Smoker's articles of all descriptions are good things to give a man. If he Is fond of his after-dinner puff. These smoker's stands In mahogany and brass which, were so popular all season are mighty handy. They are Just high enough to reach to the edge of his easy chair, and have a holder for matches, cigars, cigar ettes and an ash tray attached. The price Is from $2.75 up. A traveling case, containing all the necessary toilet articles In ebony ware and small enough to roll into a soft leather case, makes another good-looking gift. These cost from $6 up. Soft leather slippers in a case to mqtch cost ?l-50. Wallets are rhe same price. A thermos bottle for the man who has a motor costs 13. and one with six small glasses around it costs ?5. Ties, shirts, cigars and scarfpins are dangerous things to choose unless you are quite sure that he will love you In spite of them. If jou. know the young man's preference in cigarettes, a box holding 60 or tOO Is inexpensive and very welcome. A brace of duck, reedburds, quail, etc, 1 a pleasing gift from roan to roan, and a bottle of wine Is another. Business men choose these thing, as a rule; n, woraan' field Is more limited. Have you n polymurinl gown in your wardrobe? I you haven't, you hnd better hurry up and buy one, for at last tho universal gown has been found. It is n uniform for women, and it can be worn on every occasion bv making a few minor changes. The standing model shows the polymurial as worn in tho after noon. It looks like a simple, becoming rcdingote frock. Tho smocking at tho shoulders is decidedly fash ionable, and the underskirt is detachable. For opera and evening wear the style is equally appropriate, or at least, it would be if all women wore it. The sitting model shows the panels of the gown removed, tho belt brought down to tho waist line, and the drop skirt removed, showing pantalettes edged with fur. It's iust the thing to allow freedom of movement when doing housework. The design was furnished by Miss Jessie Hosenfield, the 21-year-old girl who won a prize of $150 for it, competing with 3000 others who endeavored to give women a becoming uniform. Marion Harland's Corner MRS. MARION HARLAND Famous writer, whose articles ap pear daily in tho Evkninc Ledgeh, celebrates her S5th birthday today. At the Library "TTTILL, jou l.lndlj publish a request VYfor tho poem entitled 'Over tho Hills to the Poor House'? I am unable to find any storo that has It. "OELU n " "Over the Hills to the Poor Houso" was written by Will Curleton and may be found In a collection of his works at the public library. I will ceitalnly send It to you If a copy of It Is sent In. An Old Song "There Is an old song, tho name of which I'm trying to get 'I'm tying the leaves so they won't como down." I have tried hard to get It. but seem unable to find It. Should any of your readers have a copy they don't want please send It to me. I will pay postage. A. F." Iteferred to a constituency that delights In doing favors, small and great, for fel low members of tho great family. The selection is a strangei to me, but that Is no sign that 60 readers may not havo It at their fingers' end. Ask for Magazines "I saw an offer of magazines In the II. II, C. If somo one has not beeen be fore me, will you please send me the address of Mrs. J, C, whose offer ap peared a short time ago? I dearly lovo to read, but have llttlo to read, "I1ESSIC P." "I am a daily reader of the Corner and should like some of the magazines of fered by Mrs, J. C. If I may have them. "MRS. C. U P." I group the letters asking for the mag azines offered by Mrs. J. C. They were all given away before your letters reached me. However. I do the next best, thing te giving you the address of our generous correspondent; I publish your requests, confident that your wants will bo sup plied as soon as Cornerites receive your names from me. Drafting Waist Linings "Would some kind person teach a deaf young woman how to draft waist linings? If she could obtain this knowledge it would enable her to make a bettor UWng "ELSIE E " Unless I am mistaken, there are charts which teach the art of dressmaking in all It branches. I recollect seeing a dress maker cutting out linings by the aid of one of these years ago. Perhaps they are no longer used by the profession. Will our dressmakers "rise and explain" how this may be? We throw the whole weight of the Corner's influence into any scheme which promises to make our glrLs self-supporting worker la their reapec- THE FEWEST COSTUME FOR I tlvo lines of Industry. Aro there mini uals of dressmaking by which one could learn tho trado? If not. may It bo taught ly correspondence? Who volunteers to lend n hand to this seeker after useful knowledge? Asks Loan of Rook "t wonder If nny Cornerlto has tho book entitled 'Idn May'? It was written nboiit tho tlmo of the Civil War I would gladly send stamps for postage. ust. It caiefully nnd return It In good condition If It could be lent to me. I hope I may bo able to do something for tho Corner In tho future. I think It lightly uniiied, and It must be n wonderful help to many unfortunate people K. II " Iteferred. I lecollect the hook, but I havo not seen n copy in 50 yenrs. I rtg Ister name and request. Thank jou for I kind words ot tho Corner! Profitable Work Tor Women "I am sending jou a catalogue of a I school of homo economics for Sarah It., who inquires where sho can tnko up tho study of domestic science. It Is, Indeed, n good, prolltable work for n woman to understand. Tho following Is a list of tho opportunities for a good dlctltUwi: Dietitian In hospital, salary $10 to $75 a month, with expenses. Dietitian In boarding school. This Is a rather new opening. In this case tht dletltliu would also have iharo of the domestic tclence work In school. Social settlement work or lsltlng THE 922 Chestnut St. Bargains for Wednesday $1.50 Boudoir ggc Caps at ,..,.,. $ZJ?. $2.50 $5.00 Real Ostrich &-.".. $2.50 $6.50 Black Coney Fur Muff. $350 at , . Initial Handkerchiefs, 6 in a box, QA a box Special. . $1.00 Crepe Gowns with pink or blue embroid- eryi' 59c $1.50 Leather g" Bags at ,,, ..... P Smwrt WOMEN dietitian; silary $50 to $75 a month, without expenses. Teaching in public schools; salary $Dl to $1"." n month, without expenses. Luncheon director, Y. M, C. A factory, or public schools, salary $10 to $S0 a month, with or without board and room. Tcichlng homo economics in publlo schools, salary $50 to $121 n month. Chnut.iuquli work; sal try $25 to $60 a week nnd ttnvcllng expenses. Km mors' Institute or extension work; salary $1000 to $2000 a tnr. "Will ou kindly m-o that Sarah II. receives tho piospectus which will glo her information ns to tho length or course, entrance requirements, curri culum, elc. EVA B V." Final vj Prices Decisively Cut for Quick Clearing THE largest assortment of Christmas Slippers we've ever gathered, now Lelng cleared at big reductions. All new, popular models, including many individual styles, original here. Models for comfort and warmth, models for dressiness. The following exact reproductions are only representative of the great range for selection here now. Included are all k.mono shade's in leather, felt and satin. . an -SI r- ri1 ti 1 1 . , Women's Comfort Felt 95c Mistes' and Children's, G5c Women's $1.85 Comfy de-luxs Women's Siesta . . . 60c Women's $.50 Carriage " Boot, ...,, Up 1230 Market Street Shoes and Stockings for the Family ( ,,vs. KISSING UNDER DRUIDS' SHRUB TO BE NO DEARER THIS YAR Traditional Mistletoe, Holly and Laurel Plenty and Cheap, But Price of Live Potted Plants Has Soared Tho girl who uses part of her Christmas money to buy n sprig of mistletoe for you-know-what-the-reason-ls-all-of - our slateri-have-donc-lt may be thankful this joar that thlB kind of a Christmas kiss will be no dearer, nt least ths mistletoe one, As to the Incidentals of flowers and chocolates, tho ultlmato grand tolat (which wilt be duty rendered nlonsr with a thousand nnd ono other bills on the first of the month) depends on the qual ity of the chocolates There Is no qual ity to mistletoe, neither does quantity count: It Is nil tho Bame from the single leaf that tho Chestnut street Romeo picks up from the leavings, at a cost of nothing, to tho whole $2.60 bundle that some Inwardly yearning but outwardly bashful loirs will drag along for the Christmas dinner at the home of their beloved. fiver Blnce the mythical Balder, leading flguro In the tales of the old Norsemen, was slain by a sprig of mistletoe (so the story runs), tho llttlo green parnslto has demanded Christmas tribute from Its sub jects. It gave in return tho cxoUso for a Christmas kiss, nn opportunity which was Immediately seized by tho Druids, of tho England with moors and fens, who, In turn, transmitted It through a long line of lovers, stnrtlng with King Honry VIII nnd his olRht wives and ending now with Mr. Chestnut Street llomeo and his twoscore .tullettns Tho mistletoe Is peculiar, according to authorities who have dovoted volumes to tho subject. Down In tho Southern States, In tho marshes, whero tho mlstletoo pur sues Its pnrasltlc way along some grent oak and kills It, live the "poor white trash" or tho "crackers " From tho prox imity to tho klss-creatlng mlstletoo It might bo expected, so these narurc delvors say, that the "crackers" Bhould naturally havo a kindly feeling for each other. Nothing of tho sort. It Is only fJm&W Mann & Dilks gf Xw "3 CHESTNUT STREET MMBV tap h M Tyrol Wool Ladies and Misses' Skating Suits $18.50 $22.50 Mann & Dilks 1102 CHESTNUT STREET MANUFACTURERS OF 6HIRTS. COWN& PAJAMAS, ETC IMPORTERS OF UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY. GLOVES. CRAVATS Ci lean- up ox ail our lit Jrootwear yp Something New Imported "GOLO" Camel Hair Slippers Warmth and Comfort Children's ...95c Women's ... .$J.35 Men's $.75 Men's 'FAUST" Slippers Handsome leather, luxn ilously lined throughout with kid. Substantial sole nnd heel In red, maroon, black, tan and green, with glene snap sides; an ac tual S3 Do value the big gest special in town at. . . $9.65 $1.25 SILK STOCKINGS Ali Colors $ the 3 pairs $0,8S pair for All Slippers and Stockings, etc, packed in appropriate Holiday Boxes for giving IP RON OU N CEDtJYTJNO; J Stores of Famous Shoes I mncrj"i"WM i n mi i i Mm inMww3BfwairniiiiirTrnrM V Every Foot Professionally Fitted Three Geuting Brothers Supervising when the mistletoe arrives in Philadel phia In big lots that It Is really appre ciated. That Is the reason why the girls should be thankful the price remains the same. Store persons than ever want a sprig to hang near the hat rack. In the dark halt or other places where the unsuspecting visitor Is least likely to find It. Ths sup ply has not Increased, but the dealers havo kept the price down to tho aforesaid 12.50 a bundle, which Is the standard price for that many kisses, to 25 cents a sprig1, whloh is the usual quantity purchased. The demand for live potted plants And the such haa far Increased over thai of last year, according to J, Frederick Mlchell, of the firm of that name. Last Christ man the public wanted artificial flowers and plants, said Ir, Mlchell, but thsso have been succeeded In popular favor by tho greens that live and brighten up the house for a few weeks or a month. GIRLS TO PLAY SANTA CLAUS WllHam Pcnn High Students Mnko Gifts for Kindergarten PupHs Students of the William Penn High School for dtrls will play Santa Claua to 1400 boys nnd girls of the kindergartens throughout tho city, Kach llttlo girl will be given a doll all dressed In holiday garb by the girls at the William Pcnn, At least JO styles of dress nro repre sented In tho costumes tnado by the deft hands of tho high school students. Tho gifts to tho boys are ot a widely varied nnture. The Chrlstmaa presents havo been on exhibition In the music room of the school nnd today nnd tomorrow will bo packed so they can bo shipped to tho llttlo onos for whom they nro Intendcl. Each doll will havo a stocking tied to It filled with candles. Stockings will likewise bo At tached to the presents for the boys. Women's Felt Juliet 95c W omen's. Lather, plain and flowered cretonne $1! .35 Slippers, , . Missts' & Children's Puss- $&$1 in-Boots A 25 Wo men' 8 $,95 Sra Boudoirs Men's 1 aiid Opera, , A up r 19 South 11th Street A Quick.SrviM Mon's Shop yssgvy y&i i:i ifliftir l tra&Mrfr
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