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EYENIim LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1915;
WOMEN, THE SPENDERS, SHOULD
BE THE SAVERS, M'LISS SAYS
A Golden Harvest Is to Be Reaped in the Near
Future If the Pennies
Are "Put By"
"fpiIE city," snjs a news headline, "has spent $3t,00O,00O for Christmas
JL presents "
Interesting statistics thoo, anil arresting too, but cten more hatting, I
think, would lie some data on what tlio city lins saved. lndlsputnhly, the most
tried and trusted New year's resolution, the ono that Is trotted out annually
on the first of every sear, Is the determination to "put 1" something for the
Inevitable rnlnj day that the poet tells us comes some time Into tho life of
every one
"1 II cut out the chocolate sodas," says the working girl.
"1 II save on my millinery," says tho wife with a penchant for fine feathers.
"No more smokes, I'm too iicrvoilB, anyway," resolves tho dctotco ot tho
weed
A miserable week soes by. Then Wo see Miss Iluslhoss Olrl onco more In
her faorlte confectionery shop. The mnrrelled tresses of Mrs. Married Woman
nro topped by n new chapenil and a cigarette of his best-liked brand dangles
from the lips of tl erstwhile tobacco nbstnllier.
SEEN IN THE SHOPS
Three cheers for the present, who cures for tho future?
rainy day comes, nil three arc bound to get wet.
Hut whni tho
Dig Chances Coming.
Prom time Immemorial I hate heard that tho women of tho nation nre Its
spenders This was never brought home to me so forcibly as the other day,
when I Mopped In the men's furnishing department of one ot tho largo shops'
women women, everywhere, with sriinolj, a man In wight.
h it proportion of men do the ImijIiik hero?" t asked ono of the salesmen,
on about 10 per cent., I should say," ho answered. "Most women even
buj their husbands' suits, though ufton they're considerate enough to bring
them along to hove them titled."
Tltia ..a It. 1.r. ,),nnB ,1tm el nt, I T CHIIiflnfcrt II eenllll lint tin Inn ,e1!!li
to sui that 33 women to every ono man do tho purchasing in tho other depart- '-""l'""5 1,01"M "nke ,,rm, "i"1
...., I Hie fur Is mite new. anil as the nntne
v.. .r .,.. ii.. .. n. nnn.,.t.M Di.,nn n. i. ..II, n. miu. inMmn Indicates, from Ilumla It Is a tan fur.
Jlnds Its way to their hands, ought they not, by the same token, to bo tho
fcaveis9
l'lnnniMerH hate declaied that after tho Kuropenn war Is oer tho small
paters of America will bnve nn unprecedented opportunity to Invest In gilt
edged semrltles. Virtually eeiy nation In tho Old World will bo wanting to
borrow. The money has got to come from somewhere.
If our women were of tho thrifty turn of mind that characterises the Trench
women, whoso hlghlj developed frugality Is said to have been responsible for
tho remarkable recuperation of their nation after the rratico-PrussInn war, no
announcement of the coming of this golden harvest would he necessary. We'd
bo rendv for It.
Lets gut readv for It. rive, dollars saved every week will jlotd you an
Income of $20 n week in less than 30 jours. Not to be .sniffed at, I should mj,
should jou wnut to i elite nt tho ago of SO! Make the old resolution new this
J car bj keeping It.
mfflmmb. mssmmmsgmk
CHRISTMAS HOLLY
. AND TREE TRIMMINGS
MUST BE THOUGHT OF
Mistletoe, Too, Though It's Ex
pensive Final Storming of
the Shops by Shoppers
Is On
HOW TO P A C K GIFTS
A STUNNING SET OP Tl'RS
Kindly Move Up, Please
Hustles, the house of Prcmet announces, will bo in again. How about those
uneoiiHi iously humorous signs Hint appear oer tho longitudinal seats in some
of the sit cot cars? "This seat holds four," they read.
Strange As It 31 ay Seem
While prominent women in Philadelphia tindtr tho leadership of Mrs.
George- W Chllds Diexcl weio lailng plans to oignnlye themselves Into an
efficient squad of military piepaiedness last week, tho SOO "suffs" continlns
nt Washington tnbled a motion introduced by Mis. Stanley McCormlek to put
them on leeord as fawning preparedness. I.Ike men, women, too, sometimes
have dliergent opinions on big untlonal questions, thuugh aomo men leinalu
who think out bialiis are not made this way.
IScnuty Lies in the Ujc of the Holder
Pub hrltude, according to the superintendent of the Woman's Hospital, Is
a neeossnrj oneoinltiint of the success of a woman doctor. Why tho limitation
of profession? Most womin consider plnlc cheeks and bright ojes an oicrw helm
ing asset in any walk of life.
Impohsihlo!
"Lead tho tranquil life." advises ytato Health Commissioner Dixon.
I read this this morning to the rhythmic sway of a crowded subway. Other
oscillating figures to the right, loft nnd icar of me also snatched nt tho morn
ing news Melween their eyebrows was that tell-tale wrinkle which comes fiom
tho unceasing effort to "get there."
All thintrs considered, tell us how to lead the tianqlilt llfo, Doctor Dixnn.
plc.isi Wc need to know.
Women .Medicos in Demand
In m illuminating little iiitlcte on "Tho Cholco of a Vocation," Dr. i:ilen
C. I'otti r declares that no professional fluid .for women is broader than tho
tncdli al
"Tin re is an unsatisfied demand for women trained in the practlco ot medi
cine in nerul and special lines and In hygleno in all Its branches, Tho de
mand is far gieator than the supply."
Tin sun do movo. Tlmo was when n woman doctor was a person to bo I
tncntiotn (I with bated breath, nn Individual not quite human. And now they're
clumuriiiK for her.
Letters to the LMitor of the Woman's Page
De.ir M'l.lss 1 it truo that a girl can bo married In some States at tho age
of 1J te.us with the consent of her parents? W.
Yea In Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri and Virginia.
Dear M'LIss Somo time ago I rend that Dr. Helon King, ot tho University
of I'cnnsjhunla, Is tho only woman In Ameilca to hold n fellowship In research
work Is this a fact? A HUADHH.
As far as I can dlhcovor, sho is the only woman to bo ho distinguished.
Peir M'llss When does Ash Wednesday como this jear? And when
does na-.ti r como? N. It. I..
Ash Wednesday falls on March S, 1010. Haster Sunday comes on tho
23d of April
Dear M'l.lss I wish to nddress a letter to Traill; Danby. tho novelist. I
hao been told that "ho" Is a woman. Can you help mo? INTHIin.STCD.
In it ul life Prank Danby Is Mrs. Julia Frankau. Her address is CI Grosvo
nor street. West. London. M'LISS,
FOR thoie who are In quest of some
tlilng "illrfeicnt" In furs this net "f
wltn tine stupid markings of brown Th
set. which should be worn with n tai
lored suit, has tho "chln-cliln" collar
bound with blown vehet and tilmmcd
ornaments nr the nmc The melon muff
Is also finished with n similar iiinnmcnt,
as well ns fr lis of browt. velvet l'rlce, tf'i
' .ir h.i hi. ii is uortli.v of comment,
sbnnn ii . uli 1 IcinliiK toward Hie hcl
mei tw'f tt Is of blnck velvet, with Its
only trhnmlm; a bow knot ot mink ac
centuating Us military aspect, the price
Is J11 CO
Information ns to v hero the garment
Ahow n herewith may be purclinsed will be
furnished to an reader who will nddresi
the Pishlnn IMitor. UvriNINO I.edoT.ii, f03
Chtstnut street. Inclosing stamped en
velope and KlMng dnto when the Illus
tration appeared.
Marion Harland's Corner
Typewriter for Children
"TTTOLU.D it he possible foi ou to
VY help me cot a cheap tperltir for
my children? I huvo Blx ot them 1
should like some of them to le mi to use
the tjpewrlter. but wo can't afford to piv
much or tcm them to business school
to leirn. Perhaps some Helping 1 lander
has one to dispone of JlltS J It C"
We hue no Ies than sK ieiiests fnr
tjpeurltiis upon oui list of "iiuan
swereds" Wo object to taxlns; our noble
co-worl.ers for cxpcnsltc articles To do
this would discourage those who long to
hold up tho Helping Hand Theiefore
when n new urltei puts In n pun for six
tor The woman who hns lomowd fro u
elt to cntuilii roitiprohemls what the
Hi ft winter In tho nw homo menus to
the stranger In a rural neighborhood
Illids nnd (loners go far towntd romcit
Ing 'house" Into "home" Tho letter is
thnt of an educated, lelltud solium Ho
le id It ninl ret the writei In Imagination
Including tmlnr. there nre only three more
hupping tlnr before tlirllmii.
Christmas holly In making Its nppenr
ance In windows nil over town, especially
In the windows of those who say they
don't believe In what Christmas stands
for Christmas trees are being sold, but
the greit rush to liuv these does not como
until the last moment. They also aro used
to di'rk the rooms of the unbelleters
A learned nrnoitlo always reads Dickons'
"Chrlstrrns Carol" on Christmas Dvc.
Thepo people glio one excuse or nnother
for having a good tlmo now, they say tho
festival Is a pagan survival or that ctery
nation has to lmo nt least one big blow
out n tear, and that It Just happens wo
call our Chtlstmrtfl! and many other
clover excuses for being clever Instead
of right, but something or other tricks
them In out ot the cold of their logic to
sit before the great roailng logs of the
Christmas hearth. And the little "cctllcs
or the shedding Christmas trees fall nlIHe
upon tho Just and on tho unjust.
TAKE DOCTOR'S ADVICE; REJECT
COUNSEL OF BUSYBODIEs
By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.
tho Injunction to return in
The doctor found no "n of !
ho could not be uro without ???'
second examination n0 ,u h,'1"!
doctor w;e should llko to Lv. d
our loved ones av tt
Allotletno Is terv ixpelislvo- almost as
xnhmhle ns pearls; almost as talunblo
as Its results We often wonder what the
mistletoe men lay, "one-half so Precious
is the stuff the5 sell " It reminds the
said moderns how much of the old bois
terous Chilslmas reelr thc are miss
ing by being born too late.
"TREADING your articles In tho paper,"
JLv writes a correspondent, "has im
pressed mo greatly and helped me and
other members of my family In various
practical ways. About ten days ago my
wife discovered a small lump In tho right
breast. Following your suggestion of
somo llttlo tlmo affo, wo immediately
called our family physician who mado a
thorough examination" the doctor start
ed right "and advised us that he could
find no proof of cancer, giving us a pre
scription and asking us to call again In
two weeks Tho doctor said that If It
did not go away soon the proper thing
was to cut It out. Ho explalocd that a
piece of tho lump could be examined mi
croscopically to determine whether It was
a cancer
".Vow somo of our friends tell us this
might havo tho effect of scattering the
germs If It Is of cancerous nature Others
sas It should bo determined whllo tho
patient Is on tho operating tablo whether
tho condition Is cancer or net. So we
aro tery anxious to And out the safe
courso My wlfo Is 49 years old, appar
ently well, a llttlo overweight "
Wo quote the writer not verbatim, but
by condensing his letter. It teaches a
lesson
Tho family doctor very evidently knows
his business Didn't ho mako a thorough
examination? Furthermore, ho gave an
honest opinion neither Jumping to tho
conclusion that every lump Is a cancer,
nor letting the patient go away without
liut the eentteinnn'o i-4. .. .
Tho friends offered gratulin,?- "
Didn't tho friend, knSw J
had a second cousin who ha J I . l 11J
Tho Idea-hesltatlng betw ?m
tu tous advice of fciWbod'2 i
opinion of an expert' o , 6 ni i(
epondent's letter shows that lm u . Ml
cated man. It Is without a lnl.Vn 1'
When tho family doctor ,"tw
excising a portion of th I lu" , ,
nosls, of courso ho meant thaiiii4 Jt
with tho patient Under anestV.1,' J
tho diagnosis mado In live m& M
that tho operation may be " "
accordingly. As for "scau.nSL
germs," that Is mere old wi,.,."!. "
No ono has found tho germiM?'1
causo of cancer as jet And thL"
never been reason to Imagine the 1,,.
could bo aggravated by such proS?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What makes our baby, seven w..iT .
keep tho household In nn ujrow ,5
night wltli colic' Isn't there anVV,.'?
prevent It? writes a father ,,u
Answer-Surel rirst be sure i. ... ,
-veiy frequently It Isn't Thi 5'
feeding such high protein food, .?
castor oil, give tho bnby and mnik.?1
dally airing In tho open, and !,.!
warm enemas given through soft ciikiS
to rellovc tho distress Mha
THE HOUSING OF BOOKS AND
THEIR DECORATIVE VALUE
TJinW persons realise thit books have a
X distinct decorative quatlty Their glow
ing cloth nnd leather bindings often glo
Just tho needed spot of color to a room,
land the tone In with any color scheme.
J Walls that hold rows and rows of heautl-
1 fill books Moeil 1111 nflinr ilmvirntlnit ImiIaa.1
In Merrle Hngland of old It dldn t mean a library with its wall spaces covered with
a thing to kls people. In or out of wu.iouinl volumes Is perhaps tho most
mistletoe season Samuel I'epjs tells lis quiet and restful room In the house. Why,
of kissing actresses light before his wire. I t,elli Klova ti,s harmony bo dlsturbod
.. i. .ii,i-i , nil iiinr a DC. niiuouEii
she was a ety JnnlmiH woman. How the
rnmplns silrlt can be brought back to
tho world In safelv Is lnul to rat. pos
slbl In lowering the pilco of mistletoe,
possibly In lowering the pilce of eer
thfng Puritanism and Its oiet-dlgnlty
Is pretty elosilv llakeil to commeiclallsm
and Its handmaid, potertj.
n.i. mj.tmn. iea urn nnu nil sate.
In a wlntrj wild "hunriinls of miles from ,,, tlromlncntl on the east plara of
i.datlves and Mends " Send for her ad- CV y ! II "Xre they look very cold, tall
lll-IICU ,1,1,1 ,,t,r ,.. Iihh If . .... .. .1 I -l! ,...,,, 1 ,.. ,
dress and wilte to her. It jou can do
Homing cibe
Pieces fnr 15 tigs
"A shut-in of mv acquaintance would
ho most grateful for clean pieces of cloth,
suitable for cnipet rugs This woman Is
a heiiitirut character, iolltii.it and cul
tured, but healing a great nhsslcal nlllle.
tloa As It Is necifesary for her In e.irn
pairs of lace curtains we quietly urop ino ,)rtlt nt least, of her living, sewlnir inr.
letter Into thi wimte basket with a weiu pits Is the n.oit piactlcablo thing for
sigh An ecetitlon to the alioie rule Is hei to do I will pa postage or expiess-
' made now fm ood reasons The mnthi r age on tilings Mg j-i. j;
Is wle In wishing to teaeli her (iiiiuii'u ueic. in least, no expenditure of motiny
Adtlrrsn nil iiimmnnli atlmis to vl'IUi, rare nf the Kirnlng I rdurr,
bldt uf Hie puper mil).
Mrlte on one
Under the Mistletoe
Thougli I'lulstmas seasons como and go.
Keep in remembrance mistletoe,
1'or gods siorned not to use its power;
And sli e that consequential hour
When luldur licautiful was slain
A potent spell it does maintain.
Each stur will Stun Its tlrtues tost,
Adiancu with palpltitlng breast
Ueneath Its gray green leae. and sec'
To sndtch a kins from lleautj's cheek;
Iiold H.ildur must luite died In tain,
Man on s' stoops to kisa again
I'hjbicians Make "Confessions"
Phjsiilans of the West I'hlladelphla
branch of the Philadelphia County Medical
Hocietj last night chained "Confeimlon
Night" at the assembly rooms of the or
ganization, at 31th and linrlng streets.
Dtery member present had to make a
confosslon, unless ho deslied to pose as
one of the Infallible persons so "seldom
heard of in tho world of mlstikes and
troubles " Ono of the doctors pointed out
that lessons were frequently learned by
mistakes and that one mistake had led
to the saving of 100 lives.
tho uo of the midline TIie will lenrn
how tu write and spell In the sport as
thev will consider It. It will beguile main
an hour of wiailness for the restless little
things and Rate her fue to work And
some of tin m ate prcttj sure to acquire
sulllclent dexterity In the practlco to en
ahlo him or her to lain a llwllhood In
dajB to come Note the request Is fot a
cheap machine One will hitn ejected
for a newer aiticlo will hi put hcio to ex
cellent sertlec
They Want Some Toyn
"Hns an one home tovs to sinre for
my little slsteis' One Is one S and the
other 11 Ml fntlni has been piialtnd
tor lite tears It Is up to me to earn our
bread and butler I am 1" veais old and
woik hard. I want nit duir llttk slsteis
to have a mcirj Chrlstmns but don't
know now to do It unleos Mimebodj blips
mo Thtj are talking about what tin v
wnnt most and so on, o If somo one Iiiib
things I shall bo so thankful for them
The children hat i to walk a mile to
fediool, and If .1115 ono has nny warm
things to send them I should lote tiMiul
them on thum. !' H T."
nvriv mill hrlncs us fresh proofs that
tho spirit of Chrlfctmas Is in the ntr Wo
take advantage of the glorious fact to
lay tills petition before renders joung and
old. Nursery eupboirds and draweis
must bo imptled of old tojs in hundreds
of homi-s 1 eprekenteil In our II. II. C
Send to mo for the address of the
mntherl Mstcr who cannot buy tojs foi
her darlings Hate will to do readers
any Just conception of the heirtaeho
mothers endure In such circumstances?
To dcpilte a child of Christmas Jovs is
to make of him a llfo-long pauper in what
enriches memor with more fortunate
children Take from an one of us the
'sweet unulllng savor" of Chrlstuiasses
past nnd gone and we would be bereattd
Indeed.
Wants a Canary
"I am the mother of three llttlo tots
lit lag on a lonely farm, hundreds of miles
away from my dear ones and lelutltes.
At times I am teiilblj lonely. I llted
In a big cln for iars before coming to
this pl.uc Could ono of the dear sisters
of jour circle send me. a nice singing
canary and an old cage7 I am afraid I
could not afford to buy a cage O, how
I long for a canari's. song to cheer mo
during the daj ! And. majbe, boiiio ono
would send me a potted fern I am pas
sionately fond of bhds and houtc plants,
but have no money to buy them with
Whooter will be kind enough to send me
the fern and cage and bird will receive
some erothetcd lace edging, suitable fur
towels, aprons, etc. I bhall bo only too
glad to crochet some edging for whatever
I receive I shall hope and pia for my
little birdie and plants.
"LONDLY FARM WOMAN"
'the owner of a tunt,tter, who for ut)
reason Is willing to 1 ais It oter to uu.
is not likely to demand un cquitaUnt
for tho pet except oui promise to tend
tt lotingly. Yet I da not cut out the pur
posed exchange fiom jour touching let-
is ltipilied In oidei to nld a worthy worn
an to tarn a lltlng Collect all manner
of odds ami ends whlb awaiting reply
to jinn letter asking fm hei address and
the panel post will do the rest
.Ml iiiininiinliiitliiiis 'nihlrrhsril to tllim
llnrlaiiil .tumid IikIiim ii ntuniptd, m If
niltln "ril imlpi. 11 ml 11 llnplnic nf tin
iirllile In ulilili tun nre Ihti ri--.li ii. s, mi
t M.irlun Hurl mil. I.vrnliig I rdKer, (IX
tlictnut Mm I. riill iili-ljililn.
WOOD TO ADDIIKSS WO.Mi:.V
General W,ll Speak on Preparedness
nt Mis. Diesel's Invitation
Tho women of Vi nnstlviinl.t will be ad
diossed by .Major Uuncr.il l.ionaid Wood,
formerly chief of stait of tho I'nlted
.states nimj, at a meeting to bo held In
Wltherspooii Hill on Thursdaj afteinoon,
Januarj 12, and mged by him to Join the
I'enusjlvanla Women's Dltlsion for Na
tional Preparedness, so that thej- may
render effective sutico in case of ttar
or other national e ilamity
linneral Wood's piomise to nddress tho
meeting was gitcn In upij to a request
undo b Mrs Georgo W Chllds Drexol.
foundir nf tho incitement, in which Alio
explained fully the pi ins of the organi
zation committee
THE CHEERFUL CHERU5
I feel so cjlt-cJ t
Christ rYVt.5 tirrse
1 lyjoy J crtnot hide,
My net.rt 15 doirvg
niiSKKrxd h irrt:
All over my sr-
irtsicici! vf's
Rcj.CAMr,
,
O
and skliint That's beciuse the niancncs
me tied up but when ton cut the ropes
those hinnches will Hop nut. with an out
pniiilng of fiagiance, and they will bend
stilt inoie under the burden of tin' el and
metallic knlrk-kirieks
A small foi 1 st of them has appealed In
one of the bends of pletuiesquo Dork
striet, and Ihet nte to be had tie ir all
the railioad tcimlnils and feirh-s. The
prices are between CO tents nnd $a. but
thet usually go for about $1 or $1 M be
cause most people lento tho bujlng of
them to tho last minute.
The llnal ngony Is on. Tho shoppers
took tho tii'iii lies of the counters b stonn
testerdti" and to dav thet ale making the
Bills pilsnmrH Inthilr thousands Ooenst.
don't push, take tour time It means
this, this late shopping, that J on can't
be so llnltky. jou'to got to unite up
toui mind In a liurij and mnjuo mac s
the best ttav to pick a present aftet nil
It is a unod thing to bate a list 1'ut
down In black and whlto exactly what
jou Into to buj Then cnlmlt set to
work to get each thing done, ono at a
I time This madhouse business of putting
! a dlstincted hand to a dlsti.icted blow
ami standing still to block the Ingress
. r ..1. ...... .. .. ... .1.... i, linnti!
anil egres ui hhuiiiii'i ii. ,.....,,,i.,.
stoio doorwnjs Is veiy bad foi in. It
Isn't done
It will soon be tlmo to dig down Into
that deep eupboud, whim reposes
tin mi -'li'iiit the long cor, wilting, the
box of niicestial tilininlngs for the tree
I.uckv the family tint does not hate to
buy the wondrous billi of gold and sll
tur the nngils of wax tie waxen birds
and metnl "Stars of Uithleheni," for tho
older these things aro the better thej
nie.
There Is at least one great tlte-polnted
star that has been placed on the top
most branch of a Chilslmas tree la Phil
adelphia i wry jeai for tho last half
ccnturj Three generations of chlldien
hate looked up .it It. scintillating nnd
glistening there In the Kunpllght. next the
celling next the skj
Of couisi, somo families mo new, lirnnd
new cxpei Intents, mid they hate to lay
in u stoio of tree trimmings They should
get good and beautiful ones, of tho pat
tern softened to old use nnd old mem
ories Tlue things me the sjmbols of
traditions dealer than any present nd
t .image of price or putting fnsliloa The
fashion in stais and angels was tlxid
by loiillng tho tops of hook cases with
quantities of bric-a-brac thnt lend nolth
ei Interest nor dignity to an apartment,
and onlv detracts from tho Importance of
tho books thcmseltes?
Almost etcry one accumulates a number
of books, but tho problem often presents
Itself of how to house them propel ly when
the lltlng room Is small and Is deficient In
wall since Hut etcry room, how oter
small. Ins somo nook or corner that can
be adapted to hold book shelves, or some
times .i mantel shelf makes an excellent
lestlng place for books, they in turn lend
ing dignity to an otheiwlio commonplice
shelf. Indeed, an objectionable mantel
piece has been made attractite by con
verting tho ugly utershclf Into a book
lack, the luild expanse of white oi mottled
W t tlllA MM hIIH .. ...
""- !" ,"'" "'"r nggreBslte II es Ual
surround the opening for tho reeljt.f u
lng also hidden with book Bhehei ft.
opening Itself, when not obsoluteW I
quired for heating purposes, can b, ceT.
coaled bj a plaster cast or a JaoiniL
print of tho proper sUc P "1
A shnllow closet In a bed or IIvlnroo,
may ho utilized as a built-in bookcJilt
first lomovlng tho door nnd then msJJ
In the entire spac- from top to bottn!
with sheltes Tho framework of ,
closet should ho painted to blend In vlix
tho walls or to mntch the color of tli
other woodwork In tho room Whn til
gaily bound books hnto settled tkim.
seltes In comfortable rows tho once-eb.
Jectiotinblo closet will be tranirotmcl
Into the moat mngnetle spot In tho room
When there Is but llttlo w all spacj till
books may otcrllow upon library or writ,
lng table, and inanv of theso piblti it.
so designed that thej hive shelve ta
either end thnt reach to the floor Booii
also mitiirnllv congregate neir the tnt,
and when this Is placed near a window
as It should be, ninny possibilities preient
themselves for placing sheltes to drn.
tnge, either ovei tho desk which brlnti
one's fatorltc authors within eaiy react
or thej mnj rind their way beneath tt
window sent of a hroad-slllcd window.
iinig ago, there Is no changing It now ,
iou must luko angels and stars as jou
thld them for, as ,i matter ot fact, you
can't ImpiovQ om them, noi on anj thing
thej stand tor ant more than jou can
improve on tho shape, color anil sbo of a
Cluistmas tree, ni on the underli lng prin
ciple of the famllj, which Is permanency
It would not be too much to put a gold
eagle Toi one of thosu wax angels (If thev
make them anj morn) to make It a fam
llj Institution Thej used to come in
pink, llesh-tlnted wax, with tight, woollj,
jellow euils, und tilth nothing on but a
pink ballet skut Ollt ciirdboaid wings
pro tided loilt.itlon, with the aid of u
thicnd uttathed to tho back of the ballet
skht.
Tho postmaster has Issued these sug-go-ainiM
f e i tlie pic king oi ankles
"Candles or other fragile objects should
bo plaied In boxes of wood, tin nr corru
gated paste i oiid I'nius, umbrellas gt-U
sticks and other things of considerable
length should be placed between bo irds
slightly I user than the objects being
mailed Hhiup iniitiuini-nts or artlclis
hating shaip edges should hato the edges
nnd points well padded In order to pre
tent damage to othir mall matter and In-Jurj-
to emplojes."
, il limn- Wlille. You Wall I
THIS IS FOKErATIIEKS DAY
Anniversary of tho Date on Which
Pilgrims Landed
Two hundred and nltuty-llvo jenra ago
today n tcssel that was destined to bo
famous In history wis blown by the
winds toward what is now the coast of
Massachusetts That is why todaj, tho
anniversurj of that dny when tho hand
of pilgrims from old Hngland landed on
Plj mouth Rock and named the countij
New Hnglnud, Is known as Foiefathors'
Day.
Tho day will be chiefly celebrated by
tho Society of Descendants of the Mir.
How or, which Is now :t je.irs old. havlti
been foimed In 1SJI In New York,
Shop Early, Ladies!
Shop earlj, ladles' Yo who, blessed
tilth ease
Of gold-pued moments, can jourwiy
pursue
In sciich ot gifts, rare, beautiful, ml
new.
Utnctly when jour precious fmclei
please!
Recall. I pray jou, '0v each one el
these
Who waits upon jou, labnrs dij by day
With llttlo rest and only meaKre par.
And with jour thoulit, their noeefilft
nppetir.e
Shop eaily! Walt not till that li'tit
dnj
When hands nre clumsy throush put
iicnilness.
When tired feet shuffle slowly on licit
wnj
And etery ..ilnute means la-re.ied i
tuss
This brings to jou no burdin great a
small,
Have mercj- then, nnd jhow goodwill
to all'
Lurnna Sheldon, In New YorkTImei
Superior
Work
llnnr While Vim Walt
lint I'leiilliiK sunrat knife,
accordion and side pleulng
Aillstlo li'orfc, Quick Delivery
Buttons All Styles
Itest tiork Quick delltery and
low prices.
The Parisian
Plaiting nnd
Noteitj Co,
108 S. 13th St.
Dr. Charlotte B. Martin
Tin- elujlij eli. irk iiftillet muilioil 1m
Hie only nielhuil eujuinu prnf nalein.il
IliFiisun umi i.inllili in . iur Die iierma
nrnt rrmoul nf tuiie-rlluous hair uml
nihi-r Hiipcrflrial erowthy
Tlli ilumlrrs lllilt, 13th & l iilnul
s4L& ,
ASK FOR and GET
THE ORIGINAL
MALTED RfiBLK
Che3p substitutes cost YOU same prio
PUNCHWORK
.III matrrlalk all
ulillhk.
lleniNtlteiilnir. So ner
lurd. illlltulll Cut re-rel .1'lrutlriir.
Flneat workniaiulilii pomllile
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Al Xmas Mcmories
With Your Gift
I These beautiful gold-filled cuff B
I links will tin ii the trick for jou g
II An oxcjulslto pattein- and etcn
I time I hi looks at Ills wrist ivaiwi S
hell see jour gift and tmnK B
of jou' In handsome plusa B
inn 50c II
Gcoi-jre W. Jacoby
iit. a vriit Ju
. fi20 Chestnut jff
Street
k SV1A
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Aft) VS. AZI':"")'''""
Removes Superfluous Hair
The now stylo dance gownJ maks thii
preparation necessary.
Beware of Shaving
SOLD I1Y DltUG AND DISI'tllTHCST
NTOItKS
MILLIE AND HER MILLIONS
(Copyright. 113.1
SHE COMES THROUGH A REAL ADVENTURE UNSCATHED
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