. V - Jk v" i v4 T S l&NS jy JO MWiilMWW EVENING LED'GEB PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APUlL 19, 1916. GUILTING aEES THE LATEST FEMININE FAD, M'LISS DECLARES City: Woman Is Emulating Her Sister in Ken tucky Mountains Whose Patch Parties At-e He? Only Social Diversion IT WAS that olivor womah Of letters. Lady Mnry Wortley Montagu, who held thill for a woman "not to know how to Uso a needle was as scandalous as for fc man hot to know now to use a sword." This dictum, however which Was addressed to tho maidens of tho seven teenth century did hot hit so hard as it might have, for Just as It was a raro hm then to discover a mail who did not know the science of his foils, so one Might hftvo looked far and wide for tho woman who could not ply her needlo In . wonderfully Intricate way. In fact, in an Issue of the Spectator pt that day thoro Is a humorous letter from a worried woman who declares that she cannot prevail upon her two daughters to learn to read nnd write, so busily engaged aro they with their quilting! FlVo years ago I Hhlnlt a condition such as Lady Mary describes as "scandalous" might have boon said to exist. A deplorable Ignorance concern 'lng the domestic art of sowing, even In Its simplest aspects, was rampant, but front what I sco nnd hear these days, I am firmly convinced that a recrudcscenco of tho needlo Is Imminent. Whether or not women are tired of soaring on tho heights with Ibsen nnd Brleux and wish to rest awhll6 In order to gather fresh Impetus for another literary flight I do not know, but I find that afternoon sewlng-fcsts aro taking tho place of the erstwhllo dramatic and bridge and "600" orgies. Yesterday I heard of a group of women who havo transformed their card party afternoon Into a quitting bee. "And wo haven't had such fun," the organizer of tho bco told mc, "slnco we left off cutlng and designing paper dolls. Thero are six of us In tho club. Tho flrBt thing we did was to chip In and buy a fascinating book on tho old-fashloncd art of quitting, which tells also how to make these wonderful coverlets. "Wo provided ourselves with the equipment called for It was only a lot of varl-colored patches and bits of silk nnd calico that every household can be mado to yleld-and a stmplo frnmo and set to work. "Do yoii know," sh6 continued enthusiastically, "tho hUtory of tho world can be read frbm Its quilts. They mado thorn back oven to tho tlmo of Cleopatra, Our card party used to mcot only onco a week. But we becamo so fascinated by the work of quilting that wo decided to hold tho bees twlco weekly, and I know lots of us neglect many things we ought to do In order to snatch a few stitches between times. "At each mooting one of our members Is delegated to bo reader. Tho book hich wo havo bought, In addition to being practical, tells of tho history and origin of qulltmaklng so entertainingly that this provides additional enjoyment for. 'us. When we havo finished this wo are going to extend our reading to other flelds, making theeo wonderful quilts meanwhile." v To tho Inexpert needlewoman tho kind of quilts which hor grandmother of 60 years ago, or tho Kentucky mountain women of today, aro capable of making, with their wonderfully fantastic pineapple, rose nnd Jacob's ladder designs, which earned for them tho appellation "crazy" quilts, seem Impossible of nchlovomcnt. But my friend Informs mo that the work "grows on" one and that her quilting tee is going to prove that tho education and civilization of tho "effete East" Is no deterrent to the faclla accomplishment of difficult needlework. To thoso of my readers Who want to emulate theexample of her bco and "chip in" for tho Interesting book. I will gladly send Its name upon receipt of a tamped, self-addressed envelope. M'LISS. Letters to the Editor of the Woman's Page Address all communications to MT. rare of the Kvenlnjr Ledger. Write on one side of thx paper only. Dear M'IIks Now that tho shop wln- flows are showing bathlne suits and the railroads advertising summer rates to the seashore, why don't you gle us the bene fit of yonr views on tho American way of Indulging In surf bathing? Pont you think that cojtumes which ,have "n sIcoveBand very low necks and extremely short, -skirts ought to be banned! -"" And How about the men's costufns? Aro they any better? What do you think of having separnto bathing beaches for tho sexeb7 Answer, please. C. T. But. C T.. I'm not at all In favor of separate bathing beaches. Td ona who after long years of practice has not been able to acquire any but ,a hybrid dog-paddle-Australlan-crawl sort of stroke which la guaranteed to reduce her to a state of utter exhaustion In 10 seconds without getting her nnywhero at all the prospect of a dip In the briny deep with out -herculean mnacullno protection Is nothing short of terrifying. I think the strand should be co-educational, Just as dancer, parties nnd schools are co-cduca-tlonal. - True, few men can Btand the test of tho bathing suit unless they bo com posites of Apollo-Belvedere, Adonis and James K. Ilackett rolled Into one-. And It s a bit disconcerting to have one's quondam hero tike on the appearance of a. wet cat that has been fighting for Its ninth life. But It must not bo forgotten that, likewise, only a yenus or an Ann ette Kellermun can emerge from n battle with the waves with the feeling that her pulchritude has not suffered a loss of prestige. In n day when beauty shows of the Zlcgfeld type fall to Create a nens.it Ion and when sleeveless gowns and no backs and decollete gowns are tho rulo rather than tho exception, I nnd It hard to bo shocked nt tho abbreviation that our bath ing isultB arc taking on. It Is dlfllcult I enough to maintain one's equilibrium at an ivttJi tho undertow and all that, but If one) had to trail long skirts and wear long sleeves and choker collars, what Inspiration would thero bq to Indulge In this exhilarating form of Immorslo'n7 Modesty should, of course, be .the key note of all femlnlna apparel, but I see nothing Immodest In a. bare arm or nn uncovered thioat and, as tho little boys said who UBcd to stand on the curb nnd watch women climb onto omnibuses, "Ladles' legs ain't no treat to uh." Dear M'LIbh Will you please toll me something that will take mildew out of a pair of pure linen ton els? I would like to hear from you as soon as pos sible. Wet the stains with boiling wator, wring and cover with sour milk. Then put them out in strong sunlight and cover with salt. If they do not yield to sev eral applications of this, try lemon Juice and salt applied to the stains. Tho towels should be put In tho sun. SEEN IN THE SHOPS v SMART RUSSIAN BLOUSE THIS very picturesque Jumper blouso hns been named "La Petrovn," after the charming actress who typifies all that Is fashlonnble and Runslnn In tho movleo. It Is mado of acorgctto crepe, with touches of crepo de chine. The body of tho blouse fonturcs Georgette, with collar, cuITh, sash and ball buttons of the crepe. The embroideries seen nt the yoke and carried out In the same manner nt the back nro done in tones of silver A slight motif In the snmo is seen nt tho lower part of tho blouse. Hemstitching trims the deep cuff and tho sash has a picot edge. This comes In different colors Two sample btotit.es may bo had- In roo and In inalzo with white. -Duplicates In any color combination desired may be had nt the same price $16. GO. A simple but effective sailor hat Is shown with tho blouse. It Ii mado of black Milan split strnw, with a Hat tnllorcd bow of rose-colored grosgraln ribbon across one Bide of tho crown. A shaded rose Is seen here nnd there. In other color com binations the price Is $8. , The namo of tho shop where these articles may be purchased will bo supplied by the Kdltor of tho Woman's Page, Kvenino Ledciku, 008 Chestnut street. The request must be nccomnmilod by a stnmpcd, scif-addrenscd envelope and must mention tho dnto on which tho artlclo appealed. FOOD VALUES Bake Your Own Beans; Cook Your Own Fruits By VIRGINIA E. KIFT BETTER A HEALTHY "BONEHEAD" THAN A SICKLY MARVEL By WILLIAM ALTHOUGH "overwork" and "excessive .study" are seized upon as ,'convenlent explanations for a lot of dismal failures, which are In reality due to other and less admirable causes, It Is Impossible to escape the fact that a great many young . "people In high schools and colleges lay the foundation for a lifetime of 111 health In. too much Btudy. Competent peda gogues recognize thlB fact when they list among the essential requirements for pro motion or graduation such athletic ac complishments as swlmmtpg or fencing. It is a sad and rather frightful thing to aee young high-school girls dragging home night after night a great armful of books to pore over. Instead of devoting the eve nings to music, dancing, visiting or tjoma healthful recreation. Rather an ordinal-)', but well-balanced young woman than a prodigy of learning with a poorly-developed body and "nerves" or delicate health. At the risk of bringing down upon us the ire of schoolmaster, wo say that a 'normal boy or girl should be able to get along satisfactorily In high school without night work that If the flva hours spent at school each day will not suffice for all necessary study, something la wrong with the system of Instruction. Five hours per day Is ample for actual brain work, at least for young people. If more than that Is attempted health Is en dangered. If more than flva hours were required for the normal, the average, our schools would have, longer sessions. The evening should be the student's own. Not to be spent In dance halls, or BRADY, M. D. anywhere except at home, or nt the homo of responsible people, or at least under the supervision of rellablo adults. Eye-strain, spinal curvature, neurasthe nia, anemia, tuberculosis and sometimes actual mental aberration may be brought on or favored by too much study. Better a healthy "bonehead" than a sickly marvel. Somehow, In real life, the "head of his class" rarely shines conspicuously. In fact. It Is rather a misfortune for a boy or girl to graduate with honors. No night study. Let the young brains have a change of work. Don't allow am bitious teachers to convert your home Into u scnooi annex. IP YOU bake your own baked beans you can save 10 cents on every can. A 10-ccnt can of baked beans contains enough to serve four people. If you buy dry benns, sonk them, bako them your selfyou get ono pound for ten cents, enough to servo eight people. With the 10 cents you savo you can buy salt pork or bacon, add moro molasses and havo a dish suitable in food Value to tho usual meat course served nt dlnnci. I'roin two tnlilcspoonfuls of dried beans your body receives as much hent and energy as it would from a sllco of roast beef U-Incli thick, fivo Inches long by three Inches across. Two tablespoontuls of dilcd beans con tain as much "food value" as two-thirds of n. clnnn of milk. A generous sllco of bread will not' glvoj you any moro "looa .uluc tuan two tablespoontuls of dried beans. However, It Is not well to cat only tho foods which supply heat and energy eomo fresh fruit should be eaten at every menl to add variety nnd Blvo tho body tho Inorganic Baits needed to keep the blood clean. Unless you do not havo to bo careful with )our money do not buy canned fruits they nro vciy expensive Procure dried peaches, nprlcots, prunes, apples, soak them over night and sim mer them tho next day. You can mnko a vciy attractive des sert nt n saving of 20 to 30 cents or more hould you now bu oujlng jour fiults In tho can. A llttlo table will give ott nn idea of how much you can savo by buying things dried nnd cooklnj them youisclf: Kood Canned Cent Dried Coat Savd Hiked Means.... 4rrvgs .l S pervRH .10 .10 r.lnm Henna. .. 1" cups .In 4 cuph .11) ,'.'i) Pan 1'iupa .0s 4 cup .)" .n't Apricot lean .IS :ixian .111 .IS roaches ........ tqn .IS :i x can .12 IJ It Is convenient to buy these things at tho storo leady cooked, but if your Jjltcjicn Arc hns to be kept up anyhow. wuy not uso it ana cook imngo nt nome ." Arid 1m thn nmntint vn 1 wnlllri Ritvp In 'n. week If you nover had to buy any- tuin? in n can; then multiply It by 62 weeks nnd decldo If It "puys" to go to tho extra trouble of cooKlng your own fiuits and baking your own beans. 1'er linpa you will 11ml that it docs. Marion Harland's Corner I AM making a request for cast-off sheet music nnd also player piano rolls. I will bo only too glad to pay pontage on tho same. 1 wish the Corner every buc cess. MRS. C. Y." Junior Corncrltei will pteao take the responsibility of this application off my mind. I hold the address of our friend, thanklrig her for her kind words and wishes In behalf of the II, II. C. Has a Bad Fool "1 am a boy 12 years of age nnd am going Into low eighth In school this year. I have been troubled with a bad foot for two years and the doctor couldn't And out what caused the pain. He said I would have to keep the .foot In a plaster cast for 14 weeks. I should like to do something whlto I am at home, for my father only makes smalt wnges nnd we have a big family He can hardly afford to buy the bnro comforts of life, It would please me greatly If I could receive some thing that would pas away the time, as I have nothing of the sort. Wo will be glad to call or pay postage, "RUDOLPH S." Note that he longi, most of nil, to re lieve his father of tho Impending burden of the cost of surgical appliances. Direct correspondence with him will mako lila wants moro clearly known. As to the "anything to pass away the time" of his confinement to tho house, our Juniors will sco that he gets reading nnd mnybo a game or two to relievo monotony and cheat him into forgetfulness of tho bad foot no Inconsiderable nftllctlon to nn active Doy- . Important Detail Overlooked "I write to Bay that I havo music, books, magazines, etc, for Hiobo who need them and who will call or send for them. M. 11. I)." Your liberal proposal would be perfect If you had added your full name Instcnd of tnntnllzlng us with initials nnd tele phone number. This last wo feel would uvnit llttlo to readers who do not live In your town and vicinity. We hold Jealously to tlio directions In hand nnd pray that you will make them nerviccablo to tho scores of readers who arc eator to profit by your goodness. May we tres pass so far upon your kind intentions concerning the Corner as to beg for your namo? It will not be published, but he pnssed over confidentially to thoso who ask for tho treasurcu In your keeping. Girl Wants a Camera "Can I hope that any one in your Comer has a camera which he or she no longer uses? My mother is a widow, try ing to give my two brothers nnd sisters nnd myself nn education My sister Is in colicgo nnd I am in high school We havo wanted a camera for a long time, but could not afford to buy one Wo should bo delighted to rccclva one which wo could uto O. A. S." Our amateur -photographers aro con. slnntly giving up old cameras In favor of new styles Instead of selling them for next to nothing Inquire what onb of our members could use tho discarded instruments nnd do a great kindness to n fellow being. A wholo family will be i made happy and the widowed mother's heart will Blng for Joy if wo can find a camera for the high school girl who pleads with the Corner for tho gift. Would Mnko Quilts on Shares "I see by jour advertisement In the paper that you furnish silk pieces to make All rommanleatlori nildreioed to Marlon jinnnna .nhonia eneiote n arnmpen, , Mil nrtlele In which' j-on nre Interested Ir. sons wlMn to Bid In tho ehnfllnhlo work of the II. If. C. friionld write Morion Hurlsnil, In care, of thli paper, for ntt-dre-nej of those they wonlrt like to help, nnd, hSTlnx reeelred , them, communicate direct wl tli those parties. quilts for halves. I should like to use some In this way. Let me hear from you nt once. MRS. C. W. W." Since you do not say whnt signature was attached to what you call an adver tisement wo cannot Identify tho person who made the offer. I regret our Inabil ity to serve you In consequenco of tho omission. May I iay here for your en lightenment, and for tho benefit of others who fall Into like error, that the Corner Issues no advertisements of any kind? Tho place for those Is In tho advertising de partment of the paper. Nor do Wo keep any stock on hand except a bountiful store of good will toward nil our members and renders And thcae are the benefactors In the H. II. a, not tho editor. Starting a Crocheting Club "This Is tile first favor I have asked from the Corner. Will ou please help me to get some crocheting patterns? Wo six girls arc going to start a sow ing nnd crocheting club, but we cannot get pattern. So we nBk for aid In your Corner, We will be grateful for tho help, "MARY L." Taney workers In general, whether club women or not, nre requested to lend a kindly car to this petition, ratterns lhat have served their turn In the hands of tho present owners will bd gladly accepted by tho girls. It Is refreshing to hear of tho formation, of such clubs and circles. Lot us encourage tho growth In the right direc tion. Some day if I can find tlmo I ehall wrllo nn essay upon "fancy Work as n Snfety Valvo nnd as a Missionary." Let us tolled pattern!! for these sensible young people. pink may be queer ducks, nursery rhyma animals nnd conventional figures worfcc.4 In colored thread, Hats to match "art made of fabrics, embroidered or hanij palntd. ; About Rompers Rompers nre doubly serviceable; nnd n paying Investment frofii a practical standpoint. They are made In such a way that n llttlo boy or girl could wear the same style, presenting hand-mo-down possibilities Truly, tho coming genera tions aro feminists! Decorations on thoso i odd lltlo rompers of tan, delft bluo nnd ' A Sugar that has given sat isfaction for half a century is a good, safe sugar for you to use. FRANKLIN GRANULATED SUGAR is a perfectly refined, pur enno sugar, soli and neat cotton keep it clean at for the name aU pic Franklin, hi 2 aif cartons anjr iif 2, 5, and 50 lbctton bags. A kind of iugar for every use in cartons and cotton bags. The Franklin Surfnr Refining Company Philadelphia fjll'lllllHIillllllllllllllll Ruffs Are Chic The new ruffs show moro vnrtoty than they have for many moons. Hcie are a few novelties picked out in a shop tho other dayi Oatrlch ruffs, quite long and light at tho ends, shade from mauve to purple, white to black, gray to dark tnupo and rose to cerise. A lavender tulle ruff has a centro piece of tho same colored ostrich. A white tulle ruff has a centte of coral ribbon, from which loops of tho same hang down. An upper rufflo of whlto tulle and a Jower ono of black rorm another very smart neckpiece. Daisies finish off the front and tie with long ends of black satin ribbon. Ajiother two-toned ruff has an upper of palo green net and a lower of mauve maline. Poppies and mauve (streamers form tho trimming. Tiny looped ruffs of satin ribbon nre mado to wear at the back of the neck. They come In all shades. The smartest neckpiece of them all was made of old blue moire ribbon, edged with dull Bllver. This forms both frills and the band around the centre of the neck, A second frill of very fine boft tullo softens the lines of the blue. War Once More War has brought many tcnois, but none so horrlblo as tho Hcirclty of strong linen thread. This formerly came from Bel gium, nml the t.upply Is sadly small jiut at piesent So don't blamo tho sower If your buttons como oft! Olnme It on tho w n r. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Why Some Eyes Are Larger Than Others Please explain why my sister's eyes look larger than mine, yet measuer exactly the same. Answer She may havo wider palpebral commissure lids wider apart and per haps larger pupils, and shading about eyes. It Would Take Five Years Please tell mo how to diet and treat a nervous mother who nas attacks several times a day, AnswerWe will gladly help teach you that. If you will spend four years In a medical school and about a year as In- lerpe in me nospuai. u can't bo done In less time. Fresh Air Cure fresh air Is the best antidote for colds. If you make It a point to 'breathe deeply every morning and every night, you will find that your susceptibility to cold is considerably lessened. Uvery precaution like this tells on a delicate, constitution. Evanescence What's the brlghtnebs of a brow? What's a mouth of pearls and porals? Beauty vanishes like a vapor. Preach tho men of musty morals Ah. for me, I thrill to eee The bloom a velvet cheek discloses, Made of dust I well believe lt So are lilies, bo aro roses! Harriet Prtacott Spoftord. SsijaKr Be tho Many if Stylish Creations I Theno modelu are tho very latest I IMrlalan Ideas - - eareptlonally 1 aiyllih and worth at leaet n 1 third more. Tor Eaoter lew will I here nnd Just the desired btylcs. M Parisian Miliincry Shop 31. 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