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EVENING XilSDGEB PHILADELPHIA, EIBAY, DECEMBER 31, 1915.
M'LISS FINDS WOMAN PAYING
TELLER IN PHILADELPHIA
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Miss Helen Engle Sits in Her Cage at the Bank
Like a Real Man and Cashes Checks
Without Ever Making a Mistake
TUB popular conception of n woman In a bank la n flurried depositor trying
to Insist on the paying teller inking In her money and wondering why the
receiving clerk points id the next window when she tries to get him to cash
a check.
But If you ever havo occasion to stop lri'dlmbel's Dank observe tho com
petent, well-poised manner In which Miss Helen Engle performs tho multi
farious duties of paying teller and you will see shattered, once and for alt,
the traditional notion that a woman In a bank Is like a nervous hen In the
road of a speeding motor.
1 havo been unable to discover after" somo little Investigation any other
woman throughout the length and breadth of Philadelphia holding n position
similar to Miss Kngtc's.
She stands nlono In demonstrating that a woman can do virtually any
thing she makes up her mind to, even to developing that most difficult of
all accomplishments, "a head for figures."
"I started as a clerk," sho told mo the other morning, sitting behind her
"cage," "and gradually worked up. It Is truo you don't meet many women
hotdlng the position of paying teller, but there's surely nothing In the fcmlnlno
composition which unfits us for the Job.
"Extreme carefulness, great exactitude and a courteous manner, are, I
should say off-hand, tho chief requisites for success In bank employment.
Many checks that arc presented must bo carefully Investigated. A woman's
tact should enable her to do this without offending the porson who presents
the check. For, although this Investigation Is a matter of safeguarding with
nil banks, there arc a few people In tho world who Imagine that becnuso It Is
necessary to take some precaution you aro questioning their veracity or
honesty.
"It Is an Interesting business, too. One which cultivates In you a keen
ness In studying faces and reading expressions. It develops accuracy, too,
to the nth degree, because mistakes arc fatal nnd you come to ronllzo that
they simply can NOT bo made. All these things, however, come Just as
easily to women an to men, nnd I should not bo at all surprised If some day
there were not big banking Institutions owned, run nnd entirely 'manned
by women."
Why not? With Hetty Green nnd Miss Engle setting the example.
Manners: "Where Docs One Get Them?
With schools for this nnd schools for that and people of prominence, who
ought to know better, bobbing up every now and then with suggestions for
schools for something else. Is there any place In alt the land where one
can take n course In etiquette? Or Is this the ono final thing that has been
left to homo and mother?
I hear that, excepting nt tho young ladles' seminaries, modern curriculum!
do not include a seemingly essential course In social usages and graces.
If a child learns to curtsey to her elders prettily, or a girl to serve tea
daintily, It Is cither because nhc has Inherited the talent from some charm
ing ancestress or she has a mother old-fnshloned enough to realize that such
accomplishments arc Inculcated and do not come naturally by the grace of
Heaven and a kind Providence.
By nothing Is a man so betrayed ns by his manners, says Spenser. This
Is even more true of women, A man can rise to the very highest pinnacle
of success with prnctlcnlly no polish at all. His faux pas aro put down to
his virility, his preoccupation with his work. He hasn't time for trivialities.
He her Intellect and her character what It may, a woman must have all
tho social quirks at her fingertips. She must know how nnd when to do
things. Tho very men who Ignore tho amenities for themielves demand them
In women.
How Is sho going to learn In this day and age? Is there any one to
make nnswer?
Poor, Denr Mothers nre so Ignorant!
Speaking of suggestions for additional schools, here comes Ida Tnrbell
with the Idea that mothers ought to go to learn their business. They don't
know how to ralso children! They're not fit to teach the young twig to shoot!
I don't know anything at nil about Miss Tarbell's pnrentngo and early
life, but I Imagine she had a pretty competent mother who trained her In
the way she should go. And I never heard that Llncoln'H mother had to
tako n course In order to know how to bring up a leader of tho nation, or tho
mother of Washington, who couldn't tell a He.
In making her contentions, Miss Tarbell was freighted with statistics to
.prove that the majority of working girts marry. Because they have been
working girls, they are, according to the lady's logic, unfit to marry without
especial training.
Very well, I shan't argue tho point, but I'm willing to wager that the
working girl whoso solo Idea of cooking is a welsh rabbit on tho chnflng
dlsh can buckle down to tho frying pan and the dust cloth with as good grace
as the home-bred butterfly and debutante who doesn't know a ilreless cooker
from a vacuum cleaner.
SEEN IN THE SHOPS
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A STUNNING GOWN FOR EVENING WEAR
SIMPLICITY Is the
keynote of the little
frock shown in today's
Illustration, made In the
popular pannier style,
called by the latest cou
turleres "the umbrella
effect" The muter I a 1
used la a wonderful Nile
green noire taffeta, with
touches of tulle and sli
ver embroidery.
The fulness at the bod
Ice (s effectively confined
to the proper angle by
means of hand-smock-Ing.
A flat bow adorns
one side of the corsage.
Clusters of natural-tinted
pink rose give a note of
artistry which Is de
cidedly pleasing. This
gown will be duplicated
In any color desired at
Full particulars as to
the ptaco where this
gown may bo purchased
can be obtained by send
ing a. stamped, self-addressed
envelope to the
Editor of the Woman's
Page, Evrnino LnnaEn,
80$ Chestnut street.
Please mention the dato
on which the article ap
peared. Fashions nnd Fads
Belts aro again In fa
vor on children's coats.
Thero Is no end to tho
uses for beads this sea
son. Tho fullest coats look
best on the slimmest
women. .
Moire Is particularly
good for full, straight
skirts.
Marion Harland's Corner
As Every One Knows
There's a lot more difference between a "person" nnd a
Just tho "age."
'personage" than
M'LISS.
Letters to the Editor of the Woman's Page
Address all communication! to M'IJm, rare of thr livening I.edeer. Write on one
tile of (he paper only,
Denr M'LIss Please let me know through your column In the Eviwino
Ledoeii under what category such phrases as "The dip Is cast," "What's In a
name?" nre classed. Also what words I could use In explanation of them.
Thanking you In advance, I am yours very truly. j, d.
These nre well-known quotations. The former was used by Caesar when
crossing the Rubicon and the latter Is from Shakespeare. You might speak
of them as famous sayings, but tho word "quotation" Is better.
Dear M'LIss Will you kindly tell mo the meaning of the word "Nellie"'?
READER.
Nellie Is a nickname for Helen, which is derived from n Greek word
meaning light. A popular belief is that persons with this name ought to be
Intellectual because of the significance of the root word.
Dear M'LIss Can you tell me tho blrthstone of a person born In January?
JAMES N.
Garnet.
Cleaning Brass nnd Copper
"TIIAVE seen an Inquiry for a way
X of cleaning brass nnd copper In
your Corner nnd I am glad to be of help.
Mix together half a cup of flour, half a
cup of vlnegnr and two tablespoons of
Bait. It Is a little harmful to the hands,
but you can avoid dipping your fingers
Into It by UBlng a big sponge to do the
work Dip only hnlf of tho sponge Into
the mixture, keeping tlip other halt dry.
Hub lightly If you would have the best
results. Do sure to dip the nrtlclc Into
cold water quickly nnd dry thoroughly.
Otherwise It will become green. Do this
and your copper will be ns bright ns the
sun. I am a foreign-born woman from a
family of coppersmiths. O. 13. T.''
A largo percentage of our working
members clfllm lands other than America
ns their birthplaces. Renders who profit
by their contributions would be ninnzed
to lenrn hoiv Important these nre to the
continued excellence of the Corner, We
are pleased to add to the number the
writer of tho recipe for polishing brass
and copper utensils. In my youth a mix
ture of vinegar and salt, made hot, was
the ono and only compound used for
cleaning the copper kettle which was the
only vessel In which preserves and pickles
were put up In quantities that would
make our modern housemother stare with
Incredulous horror.
Ink Stains on Crepe Waist
"Will you advise me nhat I can do to
remove Ink stains from a crepe do chine
waist without Iealng a yellow stnln of
any kind? D. C."
If the fabric be white you may easily
remove the stain with chlorinated soda
or oxalic acid, taking care In either en ho
to rlnHe the spot with clear water within
10 minutes after the application of the
detersive. If tho wnlst be colored do not
attempt tho Job yourself. You will ex
tract the ground color with the Ink.
Dear M'LIss When Is the feast of Candlemas?
Tho feast of Candlemas cornea on Wednesday, February 2.
R. O.
Dear M'LIss How much does It cost to Insure parcel post parcels?
IGNORANT.
The cost of insurance is S cents for packages valued at not more than 15;
E cents for a 125 valuation; 10 cents for packages valued between 125 and $50,
end, 25 cents for packages valued between 50 and J 100. Packages valued at
less than U00 may be sent C. O. D, by parcel post for 10 cents In addition to tho
postage, which pays for the collection and also Insures the delivery.
Dear M'LIss What does one receive on one's 12th wedding anniversary?
MATRON.
rra sure I couldn't go so far ns to predict, but the time-honored custom
Is to give silk and linen.
Dear M'Llsa Is Marlon Harland a pen name? Who Is she? CURIOUS.
Mrs. Mary Virginia Terhune is her real name. She Is a culinary expert
and author of note.
Blushing Apples nnd Candied Pears
"Kindly let me know how to mnko
blushing apples' I nte them once, and
am desirous of finding out how to put
them up. And I Bhould like to know, too,
how to make candled penra. The blushing
apples are usually served with roast duck
and the candled pears with ronst chicken.
I have tried to buy them several times
from grocers, but cannot find them.
"Mrs. J. K. II."
My search through cook books and
memory has been ns futile. Tho blushing
npples I gave up without a struggle. The
name would have fixed It In my memory
If I had ever heard of It. Kor candled
fruits I have sundry formulas, but none
that has to do with accompaniments of
roast meats. The conclusion of the whole
matter Is an appeal to my great body of
practical housewives and cooks profes
sional nnd amateur for solution of the
puzzle I wish our querist had told us
whether the apples "blushed" through
syrup or pickle, and If the candled pears
were Incrusted with sugar or embalmed
in "sauce plquante." In a word, the Cor
ner Is In despairing Ignorance and sends
a wireless "S. O. S." through the fog.
Recipe for Cookies
"In return for the many helpful things
I have found In your Corner, I will glvo
you a splendid rcclpo for cookies. I havo
found this the best I havo ever used, nnd
so do my friends to whom I have given It.
The recipe is: One cup of sugar, half cup
of butter and lard, mixed ; cream them
well toccthcr: two eggi. threo table
spoons of sour milk, three cups of Hour,
vanilla extract, n little Bait, Just enough
soda to sweeten the milk, a heaping tea
spoon and n quarter of baking powder.
Sift two cups of tho flour with tho soda
nnd baking powder. Mix all together and
add enough Hour to roll nicely. Bake In
a quick oven. This will mako four or five
dozen cookies. M. J. B.
Needs n Blanket
"I have been a shulln In bed on ac
count of heart trouble for almost two
years. I am a young woman In the early
twenties. The cold weuthcr Is on nnd I
need a blanket bndly. Is there any ono
among your generous Cornerltes who has
ono to spare? If we were nble to pur
chase one I assure you I should not ask
for It. We have had much sickness and
misfortune. May I also nslc If any ono
has lavender flowers to give away'' I
should so love to have somel E. S."
Tho Invalid doei not stipulate that the
covering shall be new. A blanket which
has been properly washed and laid nwav
In the linen closet because It Is not needed
fpr any bed In the household would bo as
acceptable sn a new one. People who
keep the blood Inuctlvecjrcula.tjou and,
therefore, warmJbyJoutdbTjr exercise" can
not guess nt the nctunl Buffering of the
thin blooded shutlu while winter chills
the heart of nature. To be cold meam
hardship even to the well and strong. To
our shlveiing girl it Is sheer torture.
All communication addressed to Milt
llarlnnd clioiild Inclose a stamped, self
uddrcssed cnwloiir, iinil a clipping of the
article In which you lire Interested. Send
to Sturlon Ilarliind, Evening I. filter, 008
Chestnut afreet, l'lilladclplilo.
THE CHEER? UL CHEW
ometirrtes in life
tKere. comes t ptyao,
An TlwFuI emptlnejj
Tker I .sort out my
TYftl"TvOrift.S
And kind of FrcsKen vp
my dreuYvA
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"Unspillable" Garbage Pail
Nothing Is more disturbing than the
sight of an overturned garbage pall, not
to mention the labors of tho unfortunate
person to whom tho
lot of cleaning It all
up happens to fall
Prowling dogs
make havoc of
one's refuse can If
the lid Is not se
turely fastened, and
in nine cases out of
ten the top Is loose
enough to be raised
by very little effort.
A new device Is on
the market which
Is guaranteed, It Is
said, to keep the lid
of the garbage pall
from coming off. This Is a simple ar
rangement of wire, like an arch over the
pall, to which the lid Is tightly pressed,
naturally causing the top to stick tightly
to the vessel. The wire is slipped off
when the cover Is removed. The same
principle may be applied to closing pots
and pans. If wanted. Popular Sclenco
Monthly,
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GALL-STONES CAN BE PREVENTED
BY DIET AND TREATMENT
CAN gall-stones bo cured without oper
ation? No. But perhaps gall-stones may be
prevented by dietetic and medicinal treat
ment In persons who have signs of goll
sao Inflammation.
Stout persons along toward iO, mostly
women, nre apt to have gall-sac disease,
especially persons who have had typhoid
fever a few years previously.
Most everybody thinks gall-sao trouble
Is "stomach trouble" or "dyspepsia" at
first. The earlier symptoms are occa
sional sllcht rmln or discomfort, with
gaseous distention, felt about the Btomach
region; considerable belching nfter meals,
which somttlmon relieves or seems to re
lieve the discomfort The patient may
note feelings of coldness or slight shiver
ing at times. There Is a tender place
under the edge of the right ribs. Not
rarely there Is palpitation. These symp
toms are prone to come on In the night.
A later stage, developing In months or
years, Is marked by sharper pain, more
belching nnd sometimes vomiting, but
the health Is pretty fair between attacks.
"Acute Indigestion" shoulders the blamo
for these attacks In the patient's diag
nosis.. Some particular article of food Is
generally blamed, a rather characteristic
symptom In Itself,
In tho third stage typical colic occurs
now and then severe pain In the upper
abdomen, perhaps vomiting and chill,
fever, sweat following tho colic. Next
day thero may be Jaundice, Buch symp
toms sneak strongly for gall-stones. X-
ray photographs may show stones con
taining considerable calcium salts, but
will not show stones with Insufficient
calcium to glvo a shadow, nnd hence Is
not a certain, though a helpful aid In
diagnosis.
Gall-sac Inflammation nnd gall-Btone
disease aro chrcnlc, lasting for years,
with attacks at -aro or frequent Inter
vals, depending upon the patient's diet,
occupation or modo of life,
By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.
a formaldehyde compound when elimin
ated from the kidneys. It Is also believed
to exert an antiseptic action In the gall
sac and possibly also In the nasal cavity
at least. It Is given sometimes for chole
cystitis and for common coryza (cold In
the head).
An Old Man's Habit
What can an old man of T5 years do to
break the habit of taking two small doses
of opium a day?
Answer It Is doubtful whether he
should try. At that age It' might be a
serious matter.
Freckles
Please publish a simple remedy to re
move freckles.
Answer There is no such remedy, so
far as we are aware.
Love Mo Todav
Love me today for this dellelrm.
Take thou my hands and tm ififT"
face : t
Olve me those kisses thou hast JieM iS
no nrnny empty aays. Nay, J Ibha'!
TIa nrni4ls-nll a. .nM.J . i p7r
grace
Love me today I
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Oh, but tomorrow I a dtntant ......
And yesterday a barren land of tLJl
Today I live, who knew no life b,r!!!i
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Oh, give me all today I Bpare no mfcr.4
No little word that bears nf ln- . SVl
Then let me beggared go for evrSiI
Content to know, though poverty El
sere, -a
That one rold day I bore Love'a , Jj !
crown and mace "
Love m today!
Theodosls. Oarrbjon.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Professor or Doctor
Which would be tho better man to con
sult for a chronic kidney trouble, a medi
cal school professor or Just a doctor?
Aniwer It wouldn't matter which. A
good professor may be a very Incompetent
physician. Vour distinction Is not sig
nificant. Hexamcthylennminc
Will you kindly Informe me what hcxa-
methylenamlnc Is used for In medicine?
Answer It Is used to diminish bncterlal
activity In the urinary tract. It produces
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