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HIGH GOST OF "DEBUTANTING"
. FLABBERGASTS M'LISS
Staggering Figures Revealed by Philadelphian,
Who Details the Expenditures for
Her First Season "Out"
THERE is nothing In etymology I know to lend ono to suspect any con
nection between the words debutante and debt and debit, but, Judging from
the budget of her first year out, handed mo by ono of the most prominent
belles of a season or two ago, I am almost convinced that they must be
derived from the samo root
Three thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine dollars Just for raiment alone
was considered necessary for this attractive damsel to mnko the proper kind
of a splash In the whirlpool of her first season. Thousands of families, statistics
tell us, right hero in Philadelphia subsist on tho prlncoly sum of a llttlo more
than 500 annually. Flossy little Miss Deb, however, requires at least six times
this much for her formal launching,
Dut that $3869, my Informant told me, wrinkling her pretty brow at tho
maze of figures before her, doesn't, of course, nearly touch tho total of n
glrl'a first season. Tho presentation tea or ball Is Itself an Item that one
Cannot afford to overlook. If simplicity Is to bo tho keynote of tho girl's
first season she will probably make her bow nt a tea. Hut, although a tea
sounds like a simplo affair enough, tho minimum cost would bo $500.
I know from personal experience, however, that when one's family Is
Widely connected and one's circle of friends largo It Is a difficult matter to
engineer an affair like this for less than $1000. l
Many girls, nevertheless, prefer tho ceremonlousncss, and one might almost
say solemnity, of a ball. With tho decorations, the favors, tho wines and the
thousand-and-ono other expenses that arc bound to crop up, It Is hardly pos
slblo to financo a debutante ball for less than J5000. I know of many cases In
which, when figures wero counted up, tho expendlturo was $12,000. Such Is
the high cost of "debuting."
For tho edification of those of us who try to look like French fashion
platos on a paltry hundred or two a year, I am publishing a bona fldo list
of thlo erstwhllo debutante's outlay for tho few short months of her first
social season.
One evening wrap $200
Four early season chiffon evening dresses, at $100 to $123 4G0
Good suit 200
Average sull 1G0
Two semt-evenlng dresses, at $100 200
Heavy dress (velvet) for luncheons 1G0
Later In winter 6 good evening gowns for balls, at $125 025
Ono Assembly gown (always white) ' 160
Two seta of furs, at $100 and $200 300
Ono fur coat 300
Ono sport suit CO
Corsets, 3 pairs, at $20 60
Underclothes, 12 suits, at $6 a suit "2
Slippers, 10 pairs, at $8 to $10 a pair 90
Threo fancy blouses, at $60, and 2 at $30 apiece 120
Six sport blouses, at $6 to $8 apiece 42
One good hat 40
Four others, at $26 apiece 100
Four dozen pairs of stockings, at $23 and $3G a dozen 120
Lingerie (pottlcoats and nightgowns, etc.) 160
Incidentals (handkerchiefs, veils, gloves, etc.) 300
Total .' $3369
, Flabbergasting, Is It not?
More About Spanish
As a result of my advice In this column a few days ago to young women
on thd subject of tho study of Spanish, I have received nn Interesting letter,
Which I publish below; also nn Interesting comment from a manufacturer
who Is familiar with trade conditions in South America:
"I second tho motion regarding your article on tho study of Spanish," ho
said. "I want to say that a stenographer who believes that she never will
get out of tho ten- or twelve-dollar-a-weck class has a splendid opportunity
along tho lino you mention. I know any number of firms who would gladly
pay a stenographer at least $25 a week If sho can supplement her clerical
work with a good working of commercial Spanish."
The following letter speaks for Itself from a teacher In ono of tho largest
schools hero:
Dear M'Llss I read with great Interest your advlco to readers urging tho
study of Spanish for tho furthering of their success as employes.
European competition being eliminated, the Chamber of Commerco of
Philadelphia, a llttlo over a year ago, started u mighty movement to remind
our business peoplo of their unparalleled organization for manufacturing
everything to meet tho requirements of South America, and very lmportnnt
business relations are bound to bo established between tho two Americas If
we are alive to tho great opportunity of tho present moment.
Everybody connected with business circles could tell you of tho great
results already obtained by tho lnltlatlvo thus taken by tho Chamber of Com
merco of Philadelphia, and since that Important corporation decided on pub
lishing its monthly Journal also In Spanish!' to be distributed amongst the
numerous chambers of commerce and important commercial and Industrial
firms of Latin America, there has been a perfect avalancho of letters re
questing details and Information as to tho Industrial organization of Phila
delphia from people eager to transact business with our townsmen.
It la true that for the past few years tho study of Spanish, together with
French and German, has been In great favor among persons desirous of pre
paring themselves more efficiently for tho over-Increasing difficulties of the
struggle for life. Since the European war broke out tho number of pupils
for Spanish Is more than triple that of former years, and our translation de
partment has also felt tho effect of this new movement In an unexpected
measure. Nevertheless, we hear dally complaints from heads of Arms, con
cerning the impossibility of procuring employes mastering foreign languages,
especially Spanish.
This Is nil the more astonishing from the fact that Americans generally
show such keen foresight ns to the necessities for trade expansion, such a
spirit of enterprise, and last, but not least as I am well pleased to observe
In view qf their wonderful facility for acquiring a foreign language, speaking
It as well as writing It. After a few months' effort they nro transformed Into
an able correspondent In any language, and especfally Spanish, which Is
classed among tho easiest to learn.
I can only congratulate you on tho Initiative you have taken in calling
the attention of your readers to the Importance of tho study of Spanish,
and I feel confident that all those who put your advice Into practice will soon
realize for themselves the great value of your timely hint. Yours truly,
J. STRUMPEN DARRIE.
Letters to the Editor of the "Woman's Page
Address all communication! to M'LUs, rare of the lcnlnr Ltdztr. Write on onr
tide ot the paper only.
Dear M'Llss Will you kindly tell mo the meaning of the name Grace?
A. DRUMMOND.
Grace means good will, kindness, from the Latin gratlus, femlnlno form.
Tho first Is the Christian name. Your second question will be answered later.
Dear M'Llss Can you please tell mo who is the author of this quotation: ,
Be noble!
And the nobleness that lies
In other souls, sleeping, but never dead,
Shall rise In majesty to meet thine own.
Also, Is It taken from some poem, and. If so, what Is the name of the poem.
SCHOOLGIRL.
The quotation to which you refer Is from James Russell Lowell's Fourth
Sonnet. M'LISS.
EMMA CARUS NO LONGER FAT
LIKE A BABY ELEPHANT; SHE'S
DAINTY NOW, AND PROUD OF IT
Since September She
Has Been Pursuing
Her 'Reduction' Cam
paign With Marvel
ous Results
Three Double Chins and
61 Pounds of Need
less1 Flesh Vanish,
Leaving Her "Just
the Way She Ought
to Be"
What Emma Cants Did
in "Reduction" Campaign
Removed threo doublo chins.
Reduced from n baby elephant
figure to a veritable sylph.
Took off 01 pounds, then by hard
work put on two more sho felt
she needed.
In September she weighed 191
pounds, although she Is 5 feet 4
inches tall.
Today sho weighs 131 pounds.
Why she did it: "I looked at
myself in the mirror, became dis
gusted and decided to reduce. You
see tho results."
How to becomo a fairy, a sylph, a
nymph, after being a baby elephant, or, to
bo more explicit, "How to reduce" might
mnko a fitting title for tho drama which
Emma Cams, vnuilevlllo star, has been
acting all by horsetf In tho privacy of her
own apartments for tho last flva months.
Tho results seem incredible.
It all teems very wonderful to the un
initiated when they hear that slnco last
September Miss Carus, without massage
or steam baths or any ot tho moss-grown
formulas, has tnken on CI pounds of fat
and three double chins and transformed
herself from a woman "the size of the
side ot a house" to a dainty llttlo creature
who can skip and dance and hop and Jump
all over tlio stago without losing her
breath.
Sho has a method all her own. Today,
for tho first time, she revealed tho secret
for tho women of Philadelphia who want
to know how "to reduce" at home. In
March a book telling Just how sho did
It ulll come oft tho press.
"You ask how I happened to do this,"
sho said In her dressing room, as she
patted powder on her face. "Well, I looked
at myself In the mirror lato last summer
and became absolutely disgusted with
what I saw. So I decided to reduce.
Now, most women, when they decide to
reduce, go to the tablo and when they
seo something they like, oven If It will
mako them corpulent, say "I am going
to oat this today, and tomorrow I will
start to diet.' But tomorrow never
comes, you know, and they get fatter
and fatter.
"I go about my reducing systematical
ly. Each morning when I get up I go
through exercises for all parts of tho
body. Then I rub myself with soap and
hot water and Jump into a tub filled with
cold water. Next I take a good rub. No,
I am not a believer In massage and steam
baths to reduce. They take off tho
flesh, but leavo tho person flabby. For
lnstnnco, if I had taken oft my threo
doublo chins that way I would have a
pouch like a turkey gobbler, or a regular
goitre efTect in place of tho double chins.
As It is, my neck and chin are absolutely
firm, and tho muscles In my arms aro
fine. I have a chest expansion of 3
Inches."
Miss Carus has other self-imposed
rules which sho says have made the re
moval of 61 pounds reduction possible.
"The food wo cat has much to do with
our llesh," she said. "For Instance, I
never eat heavy meats, fat or fried
things. And I shun atcoholla drinks they
are suro to put fat on one."
When asked for a typical menu for a
dinner which sho considers proper for tho
reducing program, she named oysters, cel
ery, olives, broiled fish, a chop, a green
vegetable, a salad with French dressing
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made with lemon Juice, Instead of vino
gar, and a llttlo olive oil, and n half an
hour later a cup of coffco with no cream
or sugar.
Sho says any woman can do what she
has dono If sho will bo systematic in her
efforts and stick to it. To keep horself
In form now she takes 15 minutes' exor
cise. In tho morning and 15 at night. Sho
skates, dances and walks.
0, Where Do Fairies Hide
Their Heads?
O, where do tho fairies hide their heads,
"When snow lies on tho hills
When frost has spoiled their mossy beds
And crystallized their rills?
Beneath the moon they cannot trip
In circles o'er the plain,
And draughts of dew they cannot sip
Till green leaves como again.
Perhaps In small, bluo diving bells
They plunge beneath tho waves,
Inhabiting the wreathed shells
That He In coral caves.
Perhaps in red Vesuvius
Carousals they maintain,
And cheer their llttlo spirits thus
Till green leaves come atjaln.
When they return there will bo mirth
And music in tho air.
And fairy wings upon tho earth
And mischief everywhere.
The maids, to keep tho elves aloof,
Will bar tho doors In vain;
No keyhole will bo fairy-proof
When green leaves como again.
Thomas Haynes Bayly, in tho Wis
consin Farmer.
PABCEIi POST
HEMSTITCHING
g A YARD. Pleating- and Button,, eovertd.
M. I'lCIlJI.O, 20 South 18th Street
133 South 13th. Phone Locust 030.
Sixty years ago a horse could legally
be flogged to death on Chestnut St.
and the brutal driver would have been immune from arrest for
cruelty to animals. Prior to the special Acts of Assembly which
granted this Society its charter and created laws for animal protec
tion dumb beasts in Pennsylvania were subject to any abuse man
chose to inflict.
If you care for animals, write today for our Year Book and
Forty-Eighth Annual Report In a "human interest" way, it com
pares disgraceful conditions of the past with our present-day effi
ciency in PREVENTING cruelty to animals.
WRITE FOR IT TODAY
Address Dept. J.
The Pennsylvania Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Incorporated April 4, 1S6S
, Headquarters, 1627 Chestnut Street
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Marion Harlaiid's
Daily Corner
Request for Books
"T NOTE the letter of a person who
X will give some papers, magazines and
books to any ono who will pay postage
for the same. It was signed 'New
Helper.' I might lake the books, etc..
If you will kindly send mo the address.
"MILK8 M."
Wo do not find "New Helper's" name
upon our books. Was there no Initialed
signature? In any ease, we refer your
wish for reading matter In general. Now
Is tho best time In all tho year to clear
out libraries and book closets to make
way for new supplies of literature. Tho
best way of keeping them free from dust
Is to write to us for names of those who
will cheerfully relieve you of the task.
An Exchange of Talents
"Could I say a few words to my sisters
In tho Helping Hand Corner? Is there
somo mother who wants to exchange her
tnlen for mine? I would bo glad to give
music lessons to a llttlo hlrl In return for
crocheted articles. I lovo hand-work
and cannot do It, neither can I afford to
buy It, If there be such I will be glad to
communicate with her. And If any rcadtr
shoull have musical magazines I will b
glad to have them and pay postage o..
them. MRS. N. V. I P."
Poem Often Misquoted
"In a recent Issue of tho Corner I read
a request for a copy of tho piece called
The Faco on the Barroom Floor.' This
reminded mo of a similar request made
by EIslo B. a couple of months ago, also
catling for a copy of this poem. Sho said
sho did not know who tho author was.
Tho author, Hugh Antblno D'Arcy, was
born In Franco on March B. ISM. After
considerable experience around theatres
he enmo to America and became Bn Amer
ican citizen. Somo or the numerous songs
and poems ho has written are: 'Tho Face
I'pon the Floor,' 'The Old. Old Story,'
'Paul Kauvar's Dream,' etc. Tho famous
recitation entitled "The Face Upon the
Floor was written In 1SSS nnd constats of
seventeen verses of four lines each, and
the word 'barroom' has n. place In tho
tltlo of It. So, If any ono asks for a. copy
of tho poem, plvo the carrect name, too.
I hopo It Is possible to mnko the correc
tion public sometime, through tho Cor
ner. I think as so many aro using Sir.
D'Arcy's poem as public property It
should nt least recclvo Its correct title.
Should nny one desire a cory of this poem"
I will send It on receipt of a stamped and
sclf-addrcsscd envelope. MAItlE D. B."
Will Tutor Farmer's Children
"A young man, n student, stricken with
headaches from overwork nnd compellod
for a while to desist from study, would
gladly do light chores for a farmer and
Instruct his children In elementary or
high school subjects. No salary. In re
turn ho would like a sojourn In tho coun
try. 'Al' references given.
"ItECIPnOCAU"
It la more than probable that this prop
osition may appeal favorably to farmer
folk who llvo rcmoto from schoolhouso
and neighbors. The letter would not ap
pear wero it a matter of salary or any
monetary consideration.
Photographs on Glass
"Knowing that you answer many dim
cult questions. I como to ask you to tell
mo what process Is used In transferring
a photograph to glass, or In making a
medallion. I am desirous of learnlr.s
how to do It. s. L. S."
Hoforrcd to nmateur and professional
photographers. Tho reason wo arc able
to answer so many queries satisfactorily
Is because our membership embraces
such a number of Intelligent and willing
readers, who aro not content to hoard
their knowledge, but consider It the duty
of every man to "do good and to com
municate." Not one of our working mot
toes is In more general use than that.
We cannot remind ourselves of it too
often.
SEEN IN THE SHOPS
AH communication)! addressed to Marlon
llarlaml should Inclose a stamped, self
addressed enTclonr uml u clipping; of the
article In Mlilch jou arn Interested. Per
sons wishing to aid In the charitable
nork of the II. II, C. slinnlil write Marlon
Ilarland. In care af this paper, for ad
dresses nf those they would like to help,
and, having- received them, communicate
direct with these parties.
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ALL-WHITE SUITS ARE FASHION'S MANDATE
NE of the earliest models In white scrgo to bo shown In tho shoos Uili'kS
Is designed ror l'aim uen.cn. Tne lines aro extremely simple, yet It u i
elegance or goou tailoring nnu expert designing, a scmi-onouc line ti i
posted by the stitched seams ending In Inverted plaits. The small ball traitor
or uuu silver, closing tne yoite cnect nt tno iront anu uscu on tne narrow belt
sleeves. The really distinctive touch about tho suit Is tho yoke effect, vltlsVl
lormeu uy tnrco rows or wmto soutacno urniu. ino Conors anu cults are of i
silk bengallne. Extra fulness Is added to tho skirt by using clusters of inn
plaits at tho sides, this suit comes in uiuc or wmto iTcncu scrgo at 135.
The hat, which Is made of hemp straw, Is one of tho rose-ana-whlts' i
which arc so populnr In tho South. Tho only trimming Is a narrow ribbon on Sw
hnlm nn,l n nrnnlnHil nf wliltn trlil rlnlalna annliirlllni Mm nvninn T V . .3lsB
utiiit uuu i aiiuuu vi ntiiku niu uuioild cnbn tiiii(j uiv viuiiii, ai may Vv VruMHfl
in any coior ai $zu. j
Full particulars as to where this costume may bo purchased will be txm
by tho 'Alitor of the Woman's Pago, Evknino Ledoeu. GOS Chestnut street
request msfc uu uccoii.jjuuiou uy u. aiamiieu, Hcu-uuureaseu envelope ana niUitMlr
lion ino uaio on wnicn mo arucio appcurcu.
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Fancy Queen Olives 60c qt jar
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Butter Eggs
Crisp Dill Pickles 20c
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