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EVBXIO .IiEPgEltPHIi;AD-nLPHIA, MONDAY, JANUABT 17, 3.910
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TAKE UP' SPANISH IP YOU
WOULD PROSPER, SAYS M'LISS
Several Hundred Firms in This City Must Go
Outside of Their Offices for the Translation
SEEN IN THE SHOPS
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of Their South American Correspondence
f'QTtJDT Spanish, young woman, stud' Spanish!"
' O u Horace GJrooloy were alive and still giving advice to the youth of
iho country, I feel that this would he hla slogan now. He who sensed the
golden opportunities waiting to be garnered In tho vicinity of tho Rockies
BO years ago could not fall to see today the possibilities for making monoy
out of tho ever-Increasing commerco with Central and South America,
But, although tho young woman of hnlf a cenfury ngo was either too
taken up with getting herself (successfully married or too unemanclpated to
join her brother In a "Westward Ho" expedition, tho young woman of today
stands an equal, If not a better, chanco of reaping the rich rewards that trado
conditions with our sister countries below the equator mako a certainty. All
bIiq needs Is to havo her eyes opened.
Senator Harding tried to do this tho other day when ho Introduced In
Congress a resolution directing the Durcau of Education to urgo tho teaching
of Spanish In tho public schools.
But don't wait for tho Bureau of Education! I am told by translators
fit tho Commercial Museum that there are hundreds of business houses In
Philadelphia and Pennsylvania which are put to a great deal of trouble because
of their voluminous South American correspondence. If ono of their stenog
raphers couldQbut translato tho malt and make tho replies, would she not be
worth hor weight In silver, at leant?
She would. I havo It from Charles Edward Asbury, of tho Enterprise
Manufacturing Company, ono of the heaviest exporting flrmi from thli port,
that such a woman would bo of Incalculable value.
"A stenographer or olerk," he told me, "could double her value to the firm
If she knew Spanish. Of course, she would havo to be familiar with tho
Idtoma and tho business terms. But there Is no reason why a. clever girl who
learns tho English commercial phrases could not master the Spanish, likewise.
"Business with South America Is Increasing dally. Tho need of somo ono
familiar with tho languago of that continent Is being felt mora and more."
A translator at the Commercial Museum told mo that from 600 to 600
Arms send their letters thoro to have them translated simply because they
have no one, and aro not ablo to get any one, who can hnndlo this end of
their business. At least 300 of these firms havo their headquarters In Philadelphia.
To the woman who Is Imbued with the "wanderlust," she who would like
to pull up stakes and work In a far-away country, tho subject of tho study
of Spanish Is nlso Interesting. Tho South American houses, I understand,
which handlo tho wares manufactured here, aro always on tho lookout for
bright young Americans with a knowledgo of Spanish. Thoy engage them
for precisely tho samo purpose, that of looking nftor tho commercial cor
respondence1 with tho United States; and, what Is moro to the point, pay
'salaries that aro exceedingly tempting.
1 ' Not Wholly Moribund
State Senator "Ed" Vara and Emmellne Fankhurst seem to be agreed
upon It. "Suffrage Is a dead Issue," thoy are both quoted as having said,
only Emmcllno qualified with "until tho war Is ovor."
But talk to that peppery ltttlo Southerner, tho secretary of the Equal
Franchlso Society, Miss Cnrollno Ivatzonsteln, and you hoar a different tale.
Dead? Were you up at tho Adolphla at tho suffrago luncheon tho other
day? Is'o? Well, listen! In less than 10 minutes we raised almost a thou
sand dollars to pay for a Stato organlzor. It wasn't a bit of trouble, tho
women Just pledged themselves to give. In fact, thoy seemed anxious. It's only
when people nre Interested that they glvo money; and dead Issues nover
gather funds."
Although there was the inevitable "slump" after the amendment was
defeated, It's a myopic eyo Indeed that cannot sco that suffrago Is again pick
ing up. Tho Icaso has been renewed on that llttlo ofTIco In South 9th street,
whero dally Miss Katzensteln holds court, with a galaxy of reporters her
willing slaves. And preparations are being made for a campaign more stren
uous than ever.
Isuac Clothier, the tried and trusty friend of the "suffs," whose left hand
can't wait until his right hand Is finished giving so that It, too, can get Into
tho game, has Just donated an entire new edition of Wendell Phillips' essay,
"Shall Women Have the Vote?" Tho Equal Franchlso Society supplies tho
United States with this pamphlet, and since Mr. Clothier gives them outright,
tho proceeds go Into the exchequer of tho association so much clear profit.
As an Instance of renewed activity, new speakers are being recruited. In
February a well-known feminine Demosthenes will be engaged to train youth
ful would-bo orators In the silvery art of gaining votes by word of mouth.
An Interesting class that will be, of which there will be more anon.
Are You Surprised?
"Two-thirds of tho work done In my offlce is efficiently dono by women,
and when I camo hero no women wero employed." From an interview with
Dr. Simon Patten, of the University of Pennsylvania.
All we want Is a chance, gentlemen. M'LISS.
Letters to the Editor of the Woman's Page
Address nil communication to M'l.lss. rare of the UTenlnc Ledger, Write on one
lilc of the paper only.
Dear M'Llsa Will you Inform mo If there Is a "School of Photography"
In Philadelphia. I wish to tnko a completo course nnd cannot get In touch
With one here. Thp "Brunnelo School," at 1233 Broadway, ff. Y Is tho only
ono that seems to glo a completo course. M. C.
As far as I can ascertain theto is no school in Philadelphia where photog
raphy Is taught. One of tho leading photographers of the city, however, tells
me that many of the first-class studios are glad to recelvo capable and Inter
ested persons as apprentices. In his opinion, this is the very best way to
learn photography from the ground up. Should this not appeal to jou, there
are doubtless many expert photographers who would be glad to teach you
for a consideration.
Dear M'Liss Will jou please tell me where I can buy the little egg
sclssors you wrote about In jour column several days ago? h.
A stamped, self-addressed envelope for this. If you please.
Dear M'Liss Kindly explain to me tho proper way to eat lettuce? And
when should It be served at a dinner? N. yv.
Lettuce is eaten with salad forks. It Is not bad form, howe'er, to use
regular forks, If you haven't the special kind. Never cut your salad with a
knife. Use the side of your fork and you will find It easily managed. The
salad course follows the meat course and precedes the dessert.
Dear M'Liss When a girl Is at a dance, is it the right thing to do to cut
her danceH that is, to divide a dance with two men? Please let ma hear from
you aa soon as possible. DANCE.
Unless there has been an agreement before the dance begins, I consider
this not only bad form, but Insulting to the man to whom you gave the dance
. originally. I can understand that with a non-sylphllke partner one might
bo tempted to go almost any lengths to stop the agony, but even if he steps
on your Insteps and bruises your ankles etiquette demands that you "see the
thing out."
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TODAY'S Illustration
shows another variety
of the sports costume, made
In the popular Jersey cloth,
tho season's favorite for
such creations, It Is a sort
of wool atocklngette, a soft,
pliable material for prac
tical everyday uses. The
model Is developed In white,
with an effectlvo trimming
of Hudson sea), which forms
tho Chln-Chin collar, deep
cuffs, nnd slmulnted buttons
A black enamel buckle orna
ments tho belt. Tho samo
suit may bo ordered In col
ors, and If desired, white
Thibet or coney will bo sub
stituted for the ecnl. The
prlie is (20.
The hat. which is design
ed to be worn with this par
ticular suit, Is of Hudson
pcnl, with balls of the snme
for trimming. Tho price Is
$15, The senl muff Is made
In tho popular barrel or
melon shape, at 25.
Full particulars as to tho
plnco where these articles
may be purchased will be
supplied by tho Editor of
tho Women's Page, Even
ing LKUOClt, 60S Chestnut
street. Tho request must bo
accompanied by a stamped,
self-addressed envelope nnd
must mention tho dato on
which tho nrtlclo nppeared.
Feminine Frills
Very striking are waists
with a two-Inch strlpo alter
nating with a stripe of sheor
crepo In a similar width.
Pine cloth lingerie from the
Philippines Is the latest fad
of tho womnn who can In
dulge In any whim she
chooses.
BUDGET EDITOR GETS NEW
"ECONOMY KINKS" EVERY DAY
Could You Manage, to Give Your Three Kiddies
a Five-dollar Bill for a Birthday Present?
One Woman Does It
Tho most expensive gowns
aro likely to have the high-
A SMART TAILLEUR FOR KNOCKABOUT est collars.
Marion HarlancTs Corner
An Offer of Ragtime- Music
"TAM a dally reador of your Corner and
JL have found lots of dandy recipes In
It. I havo somo ragtime music. Somo of
It Isn't so old, but wo are tired of it and
I should like to pass It along to some one
who may enjoy It. Now, I am going to
ask a favor and hops It will be granted.
There Is an old song my mother used to
sing when she was a girl and which she
has forgotten. The chorus runs:
There' no one. like mother to me.
No matter hotr poor she. may be;
I'm golnc back home o'er tho sea:
There' no ono llko mother to me.
"I should love to got the name of It, or
If somo one will let mo borrow his or her
copy I would tako good care of It and pay
tho mailing charges. I hope I'm not ask
ing too much? With best wishes to tho
Corner. D. F. C."
Bold the mUBlo. Every pago of It will
be eagerly sought when tho offer has been
read, we could dispose of 10 times ai
much music as we have offered to us. If
wo had It The "mother" ballad Is
strange to my anrs. Renders who havo
heard It and who recollect It will wrlto
for your address.
In "Pleasures of Hope"
"Can you tell us who wroto about 'free
dom shrieking'? And what was meant
by It? A fellow quoted It tho other day
and wanted to know when and why free
dom shrieked, and not a person could
tell. GCRALD O O."
Here are the lines as Thomas Campbell
wrote them In the "Pleasures of Hope"
(1790):
O. bloodiest chapter la the Book of Timet
Rirmrula fell unwept, -without a crime:
Dropped from her nerveless hand the shattered
spear.
Closed her bright eye and ended her career.
Hope, for a season, bade the world "Fare-
eU'"
And Freedom shrieked as Kosciusko fell.
Sarmatla was Poland. Kosciusko wao
Commandcr-ln-Chtef in tho Polish Insur
rection of 1791. He was defeated and
taken prisoner tho same year, and thus
ended the hopes of liberty for tho hapless
country.
Left on n Doorstep
"Some tlms affo my mother died and
told me I had a sister living. She said
she had left her on a doorstep In a cer
tain street. Of course, I don't know
whereabouts or at what corner. So, I
don't know what to do. It was 14 years
oro and I presume It will bo hard to And
her I should bo tho happiest frtrl In tho
world It I could find my slstor. She Is
my heart's desire. (My father and mother
had to bo separated and she couldn't take
care of the child. I was taken In by my
grandparents. Do you think I could ro
to tho real estate owners and try nnd
find out who wns living near thero that
many yoars ago? Do you think they
would toll mo? I think It would be too
long ago nnd they havo no record of
that. Is thore nny way by advertising In
tbi paper7 Or do you thJnk that would
do any cood7 juliIA u.
We havo never printed a stranger and
seldom n sadder tale than this, Will
members of the ffreat household who are
qualified to ndvlso her, write their views?
How can she rter l ycaro, trace tne
abandoned baby? Police records of that
dato may throw some light upon tho
mystery.
Toys for Some Child
"Will you kindly give mo the address of
a poor little girl or boy? I have a few
toys that might please a child.
"Jilts. E. If."
The address would havo been In your
hands In season for a Christmas box had
you added to the name of street nnd the
number of your house the name of the
city In which is your home. Tho post
mark was Uletrlblo and wo are In the dark
as to your local habitation. Kindly cor
rect the omltalon, and let a child who
fared badly at Christmas rejoice In your
benefaction.
AU communications addressed to Miss
norland should Inclose a stamped, self
addressed envelope, and a clipping of the
article In which you nre Interested. Send
to Marlon Jtarland, Ktenlne Iedrer, 60S
Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
WORRY IS FRIEND OF DISEASE;
OPTIMISM ITS DEADLY FOE
By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.
THE patient's mental attitude Is an Im
portant factor In the outcome of an ill
ness Everybody knows how emotions Influ
ence the appetite, digestion, bowel and
kidney functions; how fear blanches the
face and relaxes tho sphincter muscles
and Inhibits the circulation; and how
faith, confidence, cheerfulness and op
timism enable an invalid to put up a
better light for health
The pallor, fnlntness and other disturb
ances accompanying fear ate probably
caused by relaxation and dilatation of
the splanchnic or abdominal blood ves
sels, which are capable of holding one
third of all the blood in the body.
Worry Is diluted fear, or a succession
of fear Btates causing a loss of tone,
which becomes chronic If one large
dose of fear can caute the marked symp
toms mentioned, a continual feeding of
fear In small doses will obviously bring
on actual disease In time. Somebody, In
deed. haB referred to the blues as
"splanchnic neurasthenia." Worry Is a
direct factor of Intestinal stasis, with re
sulting auto-Intoxication und all that that
Implies.
Fear can paralyse the bond or the
bladder, as Is well known. Worry can
cause functional disturbances of both or
gans, aa the student about to appear for
his nns.1 examination has learned,
A buoyant, courageous. Jovial visitor
in the sickroom Is good medicine for the
patient. A pessimistic, gloomy tale
bearer, a person of the "old womanish,"
gossipy type Is poison In tho sickroom.
The visitor who can breeze In, get the
patient smiling or laughing and then go
while the going Is still regrettable Is a
valuable acquisition. Where there Is
gloom let smiles and gentle banter come.
Doctors have tho best of reasons for
placing obstacles In the path of the crape
hanger who calls to express doubts
about the possible recovery of the pa
tient or to detect signs of evil omen
which the household as a whole would
prefer to overlook.
Let this be borno In mind: No patient
can be too sick to profit by an atmos
phere of good cheer, and we are all of
us susceptible to tho dynamlo Influence
of the emotions.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Bronchitis
1. Is bronchitis curable? 2. Is the cli
mate of Chicago bad for It? 3. If change
of climate Is desirable, what climate
would )OU recommend?
Answer 1. Bronchitis, In some cases. Is
curable, 2. Bo far as moisture and tem
perature are concerned, Chicago air may
be as good as any other air. but Chi
cago air Is more dusty than the air of a
mountain resort, for Instance. 3. In a
general way an equable climate and i
moderate elevation are desirable, but It
all depends Upon individual conditions.
IlVINO on n 20-a-wcek Incomo ceases
J to bo a bugbear to Judgo by the gen
erous allowance which Is made by one
woman for her family's meals. An occa
sional ronst of beef for Sunday dinner Is
considered somewhat of a luxury In
homes where tho family budget Is more
than $!0. Tel this able housekeeper man
age to have one, and a dollar one, too,
once In n while. Pot roast, stewing lamb,
chops are eaten the other days, and It Is
evident that care hns been exercised In
choosing and weighing tho meats, for
there Is a margin of 40 cents for "short
cuts."
A well-fed, comfortably dressed family
nnd a gift of $5 for a birthday present
to each of their thron children Is what
another clever housekeeper gets out of
her weekly Income. This Is how she
docs It:
Dear Editor We have a family of Ave
and an Income of nineteen dollars t$I9)
per week. I will tell you how I manage
to have n cozy homo, a well-fed, com
fortnbly dressed family and put a fair
sum In the Bavlngs bank for the rainy
dav. t do all of my housework myself,
nlso tho family sewing, and my motto
from morning till night In, "Whatever Is
worth doing at nil 13 worth doing right."
I do nil of my marketing and I find
the chenpest Isn't always the most eco
nomical. I pny cash always, therefore, I
can buy where I please.
Beforo going out I think carefully what
I shnll buy nnd know Just nbout how
much I shnll spend. I try, ns far a
possible, to have a variety (In tho week s
menu), and I try to cook It nicely. Jly
husband and children nro hearty cators
nnd I love to plenso them.
Wo havo always given each of our
children $3 00 every birthday, beginning
at one year of age. This It put In tho
savings bank In their own names.
I feel that most any woman could do
ns well ai I, for I'm only a "little"
woman, but I fully believe tho keynote
of a successful housewife Is method nnd
very careful thinking.
nent 4.oo
Heat and light 1.60
rood 6 0)
Clothing 2.00
Xmaa and birthday fund 1.00
Magazines, papers, eto 50
Bavlngs bank 4 00
$19.00
MHS, LINWOOD FORD,
1S45 8. Llndenwood St., W. Phlla., Pa.
Another woman submits hor budget for
one week on $20 for five peoplo
Hero Is n carefully planned budget that
I have arranged to get tho best results
from the Income:
Week.
Itent for home $4 60
Coal and gas 200
Clothing 200
A saving 1.00
Incidentals, as church, medicine, etc. i.ou
Total $1060
Thli leaves but $9.60 for tho table, which
allows no usoless buying. I will give ar
ticles purchased for the entlro week:
Ono basket of potatoes $,60
Green vegetables 40
Fresh and dried fruit 40
Two and a half dozen fresh eggs at
J 45 cents a dozen 113
Two pounds butter, at 4 centB pound .HO
One quart milk dally 6i
Bread ; 70
Groceries, Including tea, coftoo, sugar,
salt, canned goods, soaps, staroh,
etc 160
One roast of beef or lamb 1.00
Ono steak of rump beef, 2 pounds . ,M
Ono pound of sausage -
One-half pound of bacon 16
Ono pound of lamb chops oft rack for
stowing , -J
Ono pot roast of beef, 3 pounds CO
Ono pound of pork chops 23
Total P.10
This leaves 40 cents a week which I can
not place on the meat, as a little devia
tion In tho weight will often take that
amount, as It Is Impossible to lay an
exact weight for each piece of meat
bought.
If It Is In excess, a family can easily
put It to practical use and If needed It Is
placed aside to be spent. I think this Is
really getting full benefit out of the
money expended.
MRS. P. McGOVERN1.
3030 Master street.
Here Is a yearly budget:
Budget Editor, Eventno Ledoer, $03
Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear Blr The following Is my ldeaof
an Ideal budget for a family whose yearly
Inoome Is $1040, or $20 a week. I base my
figures upon yearly expenditures because
Advice to Budget
Contributors
On Monday, January 10, a first
prizo of $5, n second of $3 nnd two
of $1 ench wero offered for tho most
prnctical household budgets of a
$20-a-weck incomo for a family of
flve' .... ,
Tho contest Is still open, but as
many of the letters received are
being written on both sides of tho
paper, the Burled Editor must in
sist that they be written on ono
side only.
Contributions should bo ad
dressed to the Budget Editor.
Evening Ledger, G08 Chestnut
street.
CjUre-non'ntno
vr!,U8 ff.SE'JH' . M
. ) tirans Wlada
The fellow who Invented thephrsw
king can do no wrong" never dretJ? J
wncn no wni alter a oueen l
straight or full house. q en to tl
they do not permit nny variations In
weekly sums, butrglve an aierngo weekly
cost.
Food '. $125
Housing 200
Clothing i 125
Fuel and light t 48
Cnrfaro ,. , In
Health 30
Insurance ,.,,.. 85
Sundries (Including papers, amuse
ments, tobacco and church money),.. 100
Total , $1031
Annual saving 9
Limit of expenditures .,.,., $1040
I hope this budgot will receive your
careful consideration. Blncerely,
C. 33. EMEIIT,
University of Pennsylvania, Dorms. 44.
Bishop White, Philadelphia, Pa.
Many a woman la responsible tomUS
contention that It Is good for W.-71!
alone. " "
What somo men (Incidentally .
to the Decalogue would make ?n!
vcrblal "bull Irt a china shop" , '
a kitten before ltseyes ore open, a
The love germ can only be rj
the llke-cures-llke process-that u4
other lovo affair, '"
Men must be treated after rb ,. rni
of motherless kittens. bYf2i.n8'1
coddling. "
A WANDERER
By Clinton Rrnii..4
Down tho paths of dusk he 8i4mI
Up tho paths of dawn: g"aMJ
i.iko a arcain within a dream
Comes, and then Is gone.
Just n quiver of the leaves.
Shiver of tho gross.
Nono with mortal vlsloned eyes
Sees him pause or puss.
Murmur In the heart of day, '
Whisper In tho night!
Naught Is moro elusive than
iiis evasive uignt.
Follow? Noy, you may not rraoti
Seek? Tou may not nndl
Ohost of vanished yesterdays
Is tho nutumn wind! '
Clinton Bcollard, In the rrew ibr (
ASK FOR and GET
HORLICK'S
THE ORIGINAL
MALTED MILK
Cheap substitutes cost YOTJ smprl3j
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i Great Reductions
in Exclusive Furs
H OwinR to the eminently high
character of EVERYTHING wa
sell and the fact that our in
$ season tirices aro based on ac
tual value, our reductions aro
very exceptional saving oppor
tunities. LOUIS
RAPPAPORT
Importer, Designer and Maker of
(Exclutfibe Jfurtf
for 31 j ears
1227 Walnut Street
JWSZ'
ANNOUNCE OUR
Final Clearance Sale
Monday, January 17th
AND THEREAFTER
THE REMAINING STOCK OF 1
Millinery, Imported Gowns,
Furs, Suits, Coats, Waists, Etc.
WHICH WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
1624 WALNUT STREET
MILLIE AND HER MILLIONS
(Copyrlrbt. 1015.)
A PHILOSOPHICAL MIND IS A GREAT CONSOLATION
(TH CARS AT
ITHE DOOR.
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100 Be,CAREFUt,ANAT0te.THRE4R SO MANY
( rcuujiiMni" ntiuui.
(they'll get opt of the wa
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But like all our other affucwk
SUPPOSE THEY ARE MEANT FOR j
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