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WOMEN ARE BECOMING THE
AUTO FANS, SAYS M'LISS
Show at Convention Hall Demonstrates the
r, Feminine Facility for Mastering Motor
r Intricacies and Technical Terms
TflEn things this week may draw
jfpyyan known as tho "public eye,"
WiviUlon Hall Is bound to itct tho
0tic6 upon a time theso exhibitions wero regarded as a purely mascullno
4MrsIon. T'io wife of tho outomanlac preferred staying homo with tho
btby or tho knitting to listening to a lot of unintelligible talk about chassis,
carburetors, magnetos and other foreign Implements.
Tlmo has changed. Women have changed. You might havo thought a
fashion show was being held In tho big building Up at Broad street and
Allegheny avenue, Judging from tho fcminlno attendance on Saturday night.
Cftomen, women everywhere, with technical terms sliding oft their lips as
ty&y as a new 1916 model glides over a well-oiled road.
'what a perfectly adorable roadster," said a woman, pointing to a racy
little model: "I wonder what Its maximum speed Is?'
"Sea, tho cone clutch." said another, whom you wouldn't have suspected
of saying anything about a motor except, "t prefer to sit In tho front!" or
-fiease let mo touch tho whcell"
Tho women have becomo tho auto
had any ambitions higher than a "flivver" finds himself wondering If ho
fcoUldn't nfford a twin-six, becnuso his wife says sho would bo ashamed to
have tho other kind drive up to the door.
Tho dapper nuto salesmen, who look more llko tho leading men In hlgh
llass stock contnnles than tho llvo wires they really are, havo been tho
first to realize this. They nro making their nppeals to tho women. Father
foots tho bill,
Dcmuro Httlo electrics vlo with plutorrnrTc limousines of tho 12 cylinder
Vnrloty In tho perfection of their appointments. Wonderfully upholstered
cushions, cunning little flower vases with glided trappings everything to
engage the feminine eye, which supposedly Is more tnken by tho beautiful
things of life than by tho utilitarian, Is on display.
"Even tho weight of the now cars has diminished," ono demonstrator told
me, "perhaps becnuso of tho large number of women who nro driving their
own machines. It Is no longer considered necessary for a car to bo a heavy,
Weighty affair to bo good-tonklng. Tho tendency Is to eliminate unnecessary
metal nnd to get tho greatest amount of speed and power Into a light
weight car."
Statistics show annunlly that more and moro women nro learning to drive
their cars. Tho day when a woman was content to bo chauffeured along Is
past That was Just like being a dummy at bridge nil tho time. Automobll
Ing Is not only a mentis of getting there; It Is n. rcnl sport. Ono wants to bo
nt the wheel to get tho real fun.
1 haven't nny statistics at hand to show Just how mnny women nro driving
cars in Philadelphia, but I was waiting to cross Market street nt City Hall
tho other day and of 10 cars that went by four of them were captained by
Jehus of tho fair sex. Calm, capable drivers they seemed to be. Unllurrled
by tho whirling vortex of trulllc nround them, obedient to tho whlstlo and
Upraised hand of the policeman directing them nn ocular contradiction to
tho contention that wo nro a flighty, hysterical "sex which loses Its head at
the slightest Intimation of danger.
Marrying Out of Sympathy
To many women tho declaration of Maggie Teyte, whoso French husband,
Eugene Plumon, recently divorced her, that she Is going to marry nn English
man crippled by tho war simply becnuso of his misfortune, will seem llko n
piece of mawkish sentimcntnllsm.
I remember Interviewing Maggie tho morning nfter tho announcement of
her divorce, and tho tenrs welled up In her pretty eyes and flowed down her
cheeks at tho thought of tho severance of relations with her husbard. That
must havo been n't least thrco months ago. At that tlmo sho told mo that a
woman with a career should put lovo away from her; that careers and domes
ticity did not go hand In hand. Now she's engaged again.
"I thought I would J never mnrry again," sho said, explaining her newest
entanglement, "for I still bellcvo a woman with a career can rarely make a
good wife. But it Is different this time. The man I nm going to marry gnvo
his blood for his country, nnd I shall bo moro llko a mother to him than any
thing else. Every woman should havo a. child. I havo no child, and so my
future husband shall bo my child.
"Aa a matter of fact, to achlevo happiness In married llfo ono of tho two
parties must be dependent on tho other. I nm too rebellious by nature to
bo the dependent one, so I expect to And my happiness by having somo one
dependent on me."
Three questions nriso:
"Does a man llko a wlfo to be more llko a mother to him than any
thing else?"
"Is tho fact that a man has lost a leg and nn arm in battlo sufficient
reason for marrying him?"
"Cannot happiness in married llfo be achieved with the husband nnd
wife interdependent?"
I do not consider JHss Teyte qualified to answer.
Bravery in the 3Iass
The German woman who disclosed a bomb plot has been tho flrst of her sex
to bo .rewarded by the Kaiser with tho Iron Cross. This Is spectacular bravery.
How about tho hundreds of thousands, of women who nro courageously eking
out an underfed cxlstenco with nothing but a dreary, hopeless futuro staring
thenv In tho Wee? Are they not oven moro worthy of a decoration?
Audubon Wouldn't Like This
Wellesloy College, according to a nows dispatch, has an official sparrow
catcher. The birds, however, oro not trapped, because of depredations on trees,
or because of early morning chattering. They nro caught for tho purpose of
dissection.
I suppose science must bo served, hut this does seem a bit puerllo and un
necesrary employing a man to catch little birds for young ladles to cut up.
f Going Some
Tho "Wilmington woman who has started on a 10,000-mile Journey to
Manila to get married has probably taken Iho biggest leap altarward that will
be taken in this fortuitous year. M'LISS.
Letters to the Editor of the Woman's Page
Address all communlratiun. to M'I.Im, rare of the Krehlng Ledger. Write on one
.Ule uf ttie paper onlr.
Dear M'LIss Is there a school of Journalism in Philadelphia? I am anxious
to take a course. Will a diploma from a school like this help in getting a Job
aa a writer on a newspaper? AMBITIOUS.
A course, I firmly believe, never helps any one in getting a Job at anything, if
It Js not backed up by energy and ability. Thero is no school of Journalism here.
The nearest is probably the Pulitzer School of Journalism, at Columbia Uni
versity, New York city. It was established by the late Joseph Pulitzer, of the
New York World.
"Until recently it has always been thought that the school of experience wns
the only place in which to learn newspaper work. Many editors still hold to
thk opinion. However, I feel that much of tho craft of writing could bo
learned; ha8 to be learned, in fact. No course, though, can Imbue you with
originality of the news sense. These are born. What you can acquire, how
ever, is a good vocabulary, correct use of the English language and a knowl
edge of punctuation and spelling.
Dear 51'I.lss How can I clean the patent leather turban which I have worn
All winter? Would you advise a regular shoe polish? STENOGRAPHER.
The white of an egg is as good a polish as can be found. It will make the
feather soft and glossy without Injuring it.
MILLIE AND HER MILLIONS
P I- , . .
i, lfel YgiN ) 1 1 -t ) ' jjmgftf . """"'."U q fau on .r V- Men poinc? . - Vto jandpapeb thf . icf -r ;
a fleeting glance from that ubiquitous
but the automobile show being held In
steady stare.
is or crepe do chine, dotted
fans; and many a man who nover
SEEN IN THE SHOPS
AVEnTaltrnetlvAlour.it' A B0UD0IR OUTFIT OP ROSES AND RUFFLES
ins rostume for th
boudoir is shown in to
day's Illustration. The set
Includes a cap, mules, fril
ly matinee and petticoat,
each article trimmed with
roses and tiny ruffles.
Truly, an Irresistible com
bination, To Btart at the
top, there Is a dainty
peach-colored chiffon bou
doir cap, Nippon shaped,
with frills of Chantllly lace
and n rosebud topping It
oft. A band of motre rib
bon surrounds the fore
head, llko a Castle ban
deau. This filmy bit is
priced at W.75.
The negligee Is fashioned
of tho samo shade of crepe
do chine, with more ruffles
of the Chahtllly, Joined to
the garment by means of
n narrow band of hem
stitching. Tho panel effect
nt the front of the matinee
IV... "ns? ro,!e?-. I'rlce,
$12.75. A short, frilly petti
coat to match features
more roses, ruffles and
lace, and la sold for M.95.
Tho mules, which complete
tho set, are made of peach
tinted taffetas, with a soft
lace frill over tho Instep
nnd French roses at the
front. They como In sky,
maize, pink nnd white, nt
Full particulars as to
wlicro theso articles mar
be purchased can bo obtained by sending n stamped, self-addressed envelope to
the Editor of tho Woman's Page, Kvrninu I.edoeh, 60S Chestnut street, l'lease
mention tho date on which the nrtlclo nppcnrcil.
Marion Harland's Corner
Concerning the Ouijn Honrd
"1AX you give mo any Information
Owlth regard to tho oulja board? A
friend of mine, whose hono-Uy Is unim
peachable, has told me of questions an
swered correctly by this board. I nm
nnxloua to know of tho origin of this
board and If nnv credonco should bo
placed In nnswers given out by It. Has
it any spiritualistic connections?
"H. Jr. c."
I know nothing personally of tho board
with the queer name. I am Informed by
one who has seen It that It is not unlike
plnnchotte. Its claims to spiritualistic
lore aro probably on a par with thoso of
that small apparatus which has lately
been the subject of a somewhat heated
discussion In tho Corner.
Wants an Indian Name
"Will you kindly suggest ono or two
Indian names and their meaning? I nm
Joining the Camp Fire Girls and am to
have an Indian namo and must know Its
meaning. MAIUE."
Your best plan would be to write to the
Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington,
D. C. Tho officials of tho department of
ethnology connected with' the Smlthso
nlnn Institution arc proverbially cour
teous In replying to questions respecting
Indian names nnd their meaning. Ask for
the Indian equivalents of certain names
selected by your Camp Fire Girls nnd
ndopt them to suit yourselves. I can
speak confidently upon this head, having
received valuable Information as to the
nnmes of localities and trfl.es from this
source.
Cheer for Unfortunates
"I thank you for sending Miss W.'s ad
dress. I wish to be useful In my small
way, and would thank you for the nd
drcss of ono or two unfortunates. It may
bo that the flrst Interest In the case of
Miss W. has died out. Send me other nd
dresses, now or at any tlmo best suited
to yourself. WILLIAM T. B."
The growing number of men of char
acter and Intelligence who have becomo
members of our II. II. C. family by virtue
of deeds done In behalf of our correspond
ents and beneficiaries Is highly gratify
ing to the corps of regular workers In our
ranks. The writer of the above letter
asks for opportunities to write to shut
ins or send them other tokens of active,
living sympathy. Ills address stands
upon our books In evidence of this de
sire. His is no spasm of generosity, but
a steady outgoing of fraternal Interest In
tho lowly nnd afflicted. Wo hall commun
ications of this sort as hopeful signs of
tho times. Heaven knows how sadly they
aro needed to keep alive our faith nnd
hopo and to stir Christian charity Into
vigorous life.
Removing Paint From Glass
"I have painted several frames, which
wero badly soiled, wLh black enamel, but
the lustre Is prominent. Is there anything
that will dim the glois? I believe pictures
In black frames are usually of dull color.
THECREERFULCHERUb
Vkerever I Km. in
the vliest pta.ee,
T .somehow discover
fe. be.t.vtiful ot-rt.
Im t.lut.ys so 5rtL.te.Pui
Jm bursting vim trvfc.rk..5
TWttI tave. the TT
love op the lo )
i.tntMrT iv JS ,!.
my kewrt.
IV II "'"
ft.i
at
Mm mW
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! Whut will remove paint nnd gilt stains
frnm i.lna.9 ma T. A '
The query relative to the removal of the
lustre Is referred to artists. To remove
paint or gilt, first try a mixture of nlcohol
and ether In equal parts. Sponge well nnd
repent If tho first application does not
removo the spot. Should this be Ineffect
ual, mnke a thick paste of equal parts of
lime and soda mixed with water. Cover
tho spots with this nnd do not touch it
for 24 hours. Then wash off with alcohol
I havo removed dried paint from plalo
glass by means of this simple preparation.
A silver coin, moved In u circular motion,
pressed ..gainst a paint spot on glasi. Is
said to remove It. It ought to be equally
ns effectlvo with gilt Correspondents are
invited to contribute Information upon
this matter.
Coffee Stains on Linen
"I find obstinate coffco stains upon somo
of my finest napkins. They havo been
through the hands of the laundress with
out so much as fading. They are caused
by black coffee. Can you help me?
"MRS. L. J. H."
If tliey had been washed at once with
clear hot or cold water they would have
vanished. The suds set tho color. Try
now wetting them with glycerin diluted
with one-third as much cold water and
let them llo In this for half a day. Then
wash with white soap and cold water.
Should this fall, resort to Chlorinated
soda, washing within ten minutes nfter
applying It.
AH communications addressed to MIm
Ilarlonil should Inclose a stamped, self
nddreiaed envelope, nnd a clipping of the
article In which you aro Interfiled. Html
to Morion norland, Krentng Ledier, G08
Chestnut street, rhlladelphla.
"FIRST AID" LECTURES
FOR WOMEN OF CITY
Glasses nt Women's Medical College
Are Open to Public
"Flrst,Ald" lectures for women of Phila
delphia began this afternoon at the
Woman's Medical College of Pennsyl
vania, and for tho first tlmo In tho history
of tho collcgo the classes were open to
the public.
Tho series consists or lectures given un
der tho direction of Dr. Harriet L. Hart
ley, clinical professor or surgery, who
has charge of ten lessons, and Dr. Mary
I'. S. Rupert, who will havo two.
Doctor Hartley gave demonstrations of
various bandages and dressings, and then
the members of the class had an oppor
tunity oi practicing under expert super
vision. Doctor Rupert discussed heat
prostrations, drowning, poisoning and
other emergency casej.
rit
Greatly Reduced
Prices Still Continue on
All of Our
CHOICEST FURS
All Winter Hats
Reduced to $5
&ur&Millitiery Shop
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(Copyright, 1015.)
Open-Air School Habit
Getting Better Every Year
By "WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.
TUB open-air school habit Is getting
belter every year. Peoplo in general
are Jetting a little common senso trickle
into their cerebral hemispheres, and the
geiool children, especially the physically
defective ones, are reaping the benefits
of open air life.
New Tork city hns some 2C0 open
window schoolrooms, Knd tho children
fortunate enough to bo In thoso rooms
maks Just a little better progress In
their schoolwork than do children In
closed-window schoolrooms, ns one would
naturally expect. If fresh air is goou
for the body, It Is good for the mind.
Open window schoolrooms arc all right
for merely anemic children, or those
with catarrhal tendencies or those
threatening to undergo operations for
enlarged tonsils or adenoids. But open
windows are not enough for children of
families or households where tubercu
losis exists or hns recently existed. Open
windows bring In some fresh nlr and
fresh air Is I.. thing but cool, moving
air-but there Is still something to be
gnlned In n real open air schoolroom
that can't be had In nn open window
schoolroom. Wo aro unnble to define
what this something is. but we know
It Is. Wo know there Is something tho
porch bedroom adds to health that tho
open bedroom window does not add. And
there Is something the open air shack
brings to tho victim of tuberculosis that
open windows will not bring. Perhaps
It Is light, or some chemical Influence.
We can't dcflno It, but it Is there In tho
open air.
In every school thero nro at least some
children whoso health demands the open
air schoolroom, saying nothing of .the
anemic, nervous, run-down teacher her
self. Havo you an open-air room in your
school building? Or do tho people In your
district feel that tho less fresh air a
schoolchlld has tho better for tho tax
rate 7
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Antitoxin
Is there any danger of untoward ac
tion from a doso of diphtheria nntltoxln
administered to n person who has been
previously Injected with lockjaw antitoxin
(about a year previously)?
Answer os. Oneo Injected with horse
serum the Individual may bo "sensitized,"
nnd suffer severely from hives or ery
thema or asthmatic symptoms (called
anaphylactic shock) If given more horso
scrum weeks or months Inter. But In
such a caso tho doctor may Inject a few
drops as a test, nnd It no unpleasant re
action follows Inside of two hours a full
doso may bo safely administered.
A Co u rIi Medicine
If not asking too much, will you pleaso
repeat tho formula you printed somo tlmo
ngo for an old-fnshloncd cough mcdlclno?
Answer It was something llko this:
Citrate of soda 1 ounce
l.lcorlce powder 'i ounco
Flaxseed meat 2 nmces
Glycerin 4 otnees
Chloroform ... Vt oanco
Water enough to mnke ono quart
First boll tho flaxseed In tho water, stir
ring It In gradually. While it Is cooling
add tho citrate, then tho licorice nnd
glycerin. After It Is cold add tho chloro
form. Shako occasionally through tho
day. Keep tightly covered. Next day
strain through muslin. Tho two-hour doio
Is. teospoonful for child, tablcspoonful for
adult.
3IAGRIE TEYTE, CHILDLESS,
TO MAKE BABY OF HUSBAND
Singer, Divorced, Will Marry Wound
ed English Officer
"Every woman should havo a child. I
have none, so my futuro husband shall
bo my child."
In this way Mme. Maggie Teyte, Irish
Boprano of tho Boston Opora Company
and a favorite with Philadelphia audi
ences, announced yesterday that she In
tended to vonturo for the second tlmo
upon tho perilous sen of matrimony. Her
first husband was Dr. Eugeno Plumon,
famous French physician, from whom sho
wns divorced recently. Sho refused to
dlvulgo tho Identity of her present
flnnco.
But sho volunteered the Information
that he was a captain In the English
army, and that ho suffered tho loss of a
leg and an arm whllo fighting at Loos.
Mme. Teyto smiled prettily as she said:
"Oh, yes, I am engaged, but It is a
secret. Please don't say anything about
It. When I was divorced I said I would
never marry again. A woman with a
career In the accepted sense of the word
does not ofren make a good wife. But
In this caso it is different. My husband-to-be
has .suffered for his country and
I shall be a mother to him."
1423 WALNUT
STREET
SHE IS A
M
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HOW FAR CAN A LARGE FAMILY
GO ON A
Prizes Are Offered for Best
cussion of How to
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$20-AWEEK BUDGETS
Prepared by Miss Edith Baer, head
of the Domestic Science Department of
the Drexcl Institute.
Food t,tuMt,U(i.t,u 40$.t. $8.00
Itent ,....,.,.......,, 20..,... 4.00
Operntln expenses . ,. 10...... 2.00
Clotlilnr ...in i. 18....t. 3,00
Amusements, eto ltt.t... 8.00
Total 100
130.00
Operating- expemes Inclnde heat nd
Hht. i
AddreM all letter to the Bndret rHze
i:dltor. Write on one side of the paper
only.
The Evkniko LEDoen Is interested In
knowing how tho housewives of tho city
manage. Other problems como nnd go,
but tho problem of feeding, housing,
clothing nnd providing amusement for the
family remains nlways with us. In the
last analysis, tho question of making ends
moet-ndmlttedly tho most dlfllcult ques
tion In the world devolves upon the
womnn. Good, bad or Indifferent, sho la
tho actual economist.
Tho man earns tho money; It Is the
woman who spends It. And whether or
not her family gets full value In nourish
ing food, comfortable living quarters,
warm, sensible clothing depends even
moro on the ono who disburses tho money
than on tho ono who brlngn It In.
How do you apportion tho family In
come? What percentage of tho whole do
you spend for food nnd what for rcnt7
Is It posslblo for a largo family living on
a smnll sum to havo nny money for
amusement?
Above havo been printed budgets tabu
lated by two women who havo mado a
detailed study of the subject A profes
sional expert, Ml.s Edith Baer, head of
tho Domestic Sclenco Department of the
Droxel Institute, believes It necessary for
a family of five living on 110 a ycek to
spend 40 per cent, of that Income on food
alone.
Mrs. N, It. Hitchcock, a prominent
member of tho Civic Club, who hns been
doing prnctlcal work along theso lines,
believes that if a woman Is a close buyer
If sho studies the markets and knows
food values she can feed n. family of five
on a 120 a week iucomo on $6, or 30 per
cent.
Perhaps you do even better than this.
Let us hear about It. Wo want tho dc
talls, so that other women less efficient
In tho management of their funds will bo
able to profit from your experience. How
much meat do you buy? Can you hnvo
desserts? What rent Is It wlso to pny?
How nro car fares managed? Is there
money left for tho "movies?" How about
tho clothing? What of Insurance nnd the
savings account?
For tho best letter, Including budget
.
ANNOUNCE OUR
Semi-Airaual
Monday, January 10th
AND THEREAFTER OF
Millinery, Evening and Afternoon
Gowns, Suits, Coats, Waists, Etc.
WHICH WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
1624 WALNUT STREET
1302 WALNUT STREET
SPECIAL JANUARY OFFER
To keep my expert tailors busy durinp tho dull' season I willingly
sacrifice a largo part of my profit.
Tho newest Dominic creations for the coming spring' are now
ready new weaves, new designs, new models at these low prices:
FANCY and SPORT SUITS
of the newest spring materials.
Hegular 30 to yoo, for January
$45.00
TOP COATS
For motoring and everyday wear,
in many new weaves and models.
Iteculor lo to y.10, for January
$30.00
LINEN SKIRTS.
for January .....
Dominio will cut, fit and superintend the working of each and every
suit, as usual, during this sale.
FAIR BELIEVER IN
$20 A WEEK INCOME
Budgets Submitted in Dj9
iviaKe jlsoui junas Meet
i
FOR FAMILY OF FIVE
Prepared by Mr. N. it. HltehreV
224 Buckingham Place, member S
the Civic Club. " '
J,'ood o hm
Rent ... nm 20?t,,,,,a -I
Operating expenses . ,. lBr,...,I 'JJ
Clothing ,.,,..,.,..,,,, 20J,,,.., J2
Amusements, eto
i.. i. IS...,,, jw
Total
100S
.0o
Opernttnr expenses Inclnde lifBt.H.ii
slight repairs, collkrs to lnnndry.
nnd details of tho cxDcndlturA
week for a family of Ave, the Evemtl
Vino Intto... M .lll h ,.l,. ,j i. "?51
next two a prize of U each.
Prnctlcnl letters will bo given lh i?
crenco over thoso whoso literary merit li'S
tho chief recommendation. Names anil
addresses must accompany tho buaritii
ns an cvldenco of good fnlth, but will j2?
Iia tiltliHalmrl ie Bttli n ,.i..(tl I. .
,...... ..vu .. .... , iMucai, ia mtas,
SHINING GERARD'S PORTRAIT:
City Authorities Put Artist to WotJt
on minting France Wanted
to get possession of tho portrait of ChrE
nllcr Conrad Alcxandro Gerard, tho flnt'sl
French minister to this country, which)!
was painted by Charles Wilson Peale UiT
nuthorlttcs of Philadelphia, to whnm'n,!
portrait belongs, decided that It muifk.'Ji
"Willi W1I1IU 1IULL1I1K III liplOp ghftQA
Pnsqualo Fnrlna now Is working on It
Tho picture has hung for years In Iniie.'
pendence Hall Just over tho Liberty Ben.:
There Is no othor portrait of Gerard. In
existence. Ambassador Jusscrand, of ttl
French, Government, located the picture
hero, nnd through tho correspondent
that followed, the city authorities learned
mui wiuy jmu u prize.
GIRL ACCUSED OF TIIEFT
Pretty Student Charged With Appro
priating Ring ,
NEW YORK. Jan. 10. A -u.,.....i!
girl nbout 22" years old, who said she li
a siuucni at u. .uruuKiun, ivinss., Duslncil
collfEe. but refused to give her name. ,
arrested oarly today, accused of stcallngj
a j uk iium nm iiuiiuii, an ngenr. ior thl
BiUlsh Government. .
Halton said he met tho clrl In Chur.ff.
c MPs restaurant and nllowcd her to pull
rj rniK uii iiui- iiiikvi, uui mar. sno rcfuiMS
10 return u. -rue Bin ucciarcd tho rlnf j
uu uiibcu iu nur.
Clearance Sale
MIMIC
SUITS FOR THE SOUTH
Gabardine and "White Serge Suit
ings to order, Ilegnliir 3U to (00,
$45.00
SILK SUITS
In the latest weaves and colorings,
Heiculur 973 to suo, for Jauuary.
$6500
REG. $10,
$6.00
THOROUGHNESS