EVENING- 'BBtKJERPHILADEiiHIA., MONBAT SBFTBMBBR' 26,' 1916
COMMENT OF M'LISS HOUSEHOLD PROBLEMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
;m7liss -describes new woman;
she;s' really very old
She Began With Eve and She Hasn't Stopped Yet.
Man Hasn't Caught Up, ut Is
Running Hard
,TVKAK M'USS," writes a corrcspond-
"' wit, "please describe the new
fweffin, about whom bo much Is being
aid and written In these parlous times.
"What are the signs' of her modernltyT
Hot is stie to be told from the old typeT
Would you advise a man to marry her?
Tours with Interest, OliD.SCHOOI."
At the outset. Old School, let me tell
yeu that the first new woman was Eve.
She was eons ahead of Adam when the
world begun, Just as she Is today. The
new Adam ts'only In the caterpll'ar stage.
He Is Just beginning1 to evolve, whoreas
he has bcon a full-fledged butterfly for,
lol, these many moons.
The first example ofEvo's Incontest
able superiority to man Is to be found In
Genesis. Told not to eat of the forbidden
fruit, Adam settled himself 'neath a
branchy bough to lead a life of ease and
sselessnesa. Eve, on the contrary, was
willing to dlo for her knowledge. But
the spirit of uplift was strong- within her,
as strong' as her lnfluenco over the first
man. She wasn't going to bo wlsor than
Adam, her mate. Without a doubt sho
wanted to make a man of him, so that
he would be a worthy father of the race.
Enter eugonlcs.
"The woman tempted me and I did
eat" That shows the cleverness of the
flrst woman. She made man's first lcs
on attractive, alluring. She didn't cram
the apple, down his throat. She made him
want it. Just as your 1916 suffragist has
almost brought man to the point of giving
the ballot to' woman. Doubtless Eve did
not get Adam to oat the applo right away,
cither.
This historic' action of the flrst now
woman has been attributed, in the minds
of some, to inqulsttlveness. In reality
Eve was impelled by the scientific motives
that all discoverers stneo her day have
followed.
"If you eat of the tree of Knowledge
you will surely die." Columbus was told
pretty much the same thing. "If you
try to discover a new world you'll fall oft
the ecfee of the old and bo cone forever."
But Eve had set him a good example, and
so he dared, willing to dlo for his knowl
edge. Peary, Shaokleton, the airship and
submarine Inventors all have followed
Eve's footsteps. They haven't been afraid
to take a ohance.
So, you see, the new woman Is In
reality very old. As centuries come and
go. she dovelops now alms and ideas, but
she remains essentially the same. She has
always been actuated by the desire to
make the world a bettor place to live In.
At the present time the new woman be
lieves that some of the old Institutions,
which were adoquate for their day, havo
become archaia She has set her mind
on removing them painlessly If possible
Sho will not bellevo, for Instance, that
woman's place Is the home. In fact,
she'll not bellovo that home Is a fit placo
for hoi' until It has received it place In
tho Government. There's not much left
for her to do in the home. Much of her
food Is canned In tho factories and she
and the children have been called upon
to can it. Hon clothes are made outside
the home and she has been forced Into
tho garment factories to make them. Her
domestlo work has boon bo facilitated that
only the stupidest aro content to bo house
hold drudges.
In regard to selecting her husband the
first new woman's problem was simpler
than that of her modern sisters. Thcro
was only one man, and so Eve made of
him what sho wantod. Nowaday, the
new woman, unless sho lives In a coun
try where' men are scarce, doesn't bother
about making over a man for her own
particular heeds. She knows a bettor
way than that of marrying a man to re
form him. She deliberately picks out ono
who doesn't need reforming. Enter
ougenlcs. Jt's really very, very old stuff,
you Beo. (
I don't know about advising you to
marry a now woman, but 111 tell you this
much, Old School: If you get busy and
make of yourself the kind of a man who
doesn't need reforming, perhaps you'll bo
fortunate onough to havo some charming
now woman pick you out and marry you.
How about it? M'LISS.
' Letters to the Editor of the Woman's Page
Address all communication to M'LI. Writ on ons old of tho paper onlr.
Dear lrUss Would you kindly advtie a young
Ctrl nineteen rears o( ace, a etranier In thla
ettr, when aba could tako up a count In dreia-making-
In the evening at amall coat, or do
you know of any public actaool? Kindly anawer
thla aa aoon aa possible. I read your column
vary night and enjoy It very much.
ULiAKCHEJ n. a.
There will be a night course In dress
making at the William Penn High, School
for dlrls this season. For pay schools of
this kind consult Ledger Central, Broad
'and Chestnut streets. .
Dear Jt'Uss Whin
J7U re baaed
X would
following matter:
can Indian clubs be
X Would like alaa to hevfl vnnr mAvlnm In n
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ftuuwwiiiK iimuar. igi, aee x want to n
Turkish costume tor a masquerade danoe,
VI
You aee. 1 want to make
ir k m,,nii,r,ria (4.a Kit, T
do not know what colors to use, A. friend of
fnlna mrrutM OFinn am, M.plr t. T w.1.1..
like to have your opinion. VINE LAND.
Buy Indian clubs In any shop dealing In
athletic goods, or In the sports departments
of the department stores.
The famous Blue Sultana, you remember.
In the Hussian Ballet version of "Schehera
zade," wore a Bakst costume marvelous In
Its color Bcheme. The trousers and under
blouso were of crimson, the little Jacket
was of brilliant king's blue and tho tiny
cap matched It
I wolild not use black In any combination
for a Turkish costume If I were you. Vlvld
green In combination with yellow might be
effective, or purple with It. But you really
ought to have some red.
Dear M'Usa Will you please aend me the
names and addresses of schools In this city
which hold evening classes for instruction In
English, written and spoken, for young women
of foreign birth t I know that' thess schools
exist, and I would Ilka very much to enroll this
season. oa
Address Oliver P. Common, Board of
Education, Nineteenth street below Mar
ket, for the school nearest your neighbor
hood where such classes are held.
MARION, HARLAND'S CORNER
Homes for Homeless Babies -
I should like to adopt a baby girl between the
agea of alz months and three years. We have
DO children In the family, and this would be an
excellent home for some nice child. We have a
big yard and house and everything for the care
and comfort of a little one. MRS. B. V. S.
I've been married Ave yeara and have no chtl
eren. My husband travels a great deal and
thla makes It lonely for me. Maybe some reader
might bay a baby boy six or eight months old
that by some strange fata has been left alone
In tha world and that I could adopt. To such
Z would be a rsal mother. I can't bear to go to
She Park and aea mothers with their little ones.
t makes me almost alck with lorglng for one,
t la hard for any one to understand unless she
te In the aame position that I am. ANXIOUS.
These two letters are bracketed as deal
lnr with one and the same subject. One
which, by the way, has engaged the atten
tion of the Corner to a remarkable degree
for all the yeans of Its existence. We have
been so happy as to place, perhaps, a score
cf friendless babies In the arms of women
Who are mothers In heart yet to whom the
crowning blessing of womanhood has been
denied. Arms and hearts are open for two
more waifs. Our best wishes go oUt to all
those Interested in the negotiation. Ad
dresses are in our books awaiting the call
f the would-be parents.
( Friends Dropped OCT
Circumstances have dealt with me In a pecu
Bar manner. I have been 111 for a long time
until (so-called) friends have dropped off. one
by one. I should like to receive cheery lettera
from aome who will write to me. I am not of a
mournful disposition and would return cheery
replies had I the Incentive to do ao.
OEBTIIUDE P.
Members actual and prospective of our
fast-grownlng correspondence club aro In
vited to consider the practicability of com
plying w'th the wishes of the lonely but
optlmlstio woman who thus writes of her
longing for congenial companionship. Give
her the Incentive she seeks. It must never
be forgotten In arranging for correspond
ence that an exchange of references Is an
Indispensable preliminary.
Life of Sacrifice's v
The last yeara of my life hava been taken up
by helping care for and raise younger sisters
and brothera. With responsibilities and trying
to do my duty toward trnm my own pleasures
and making friends were forgotten. I am a
great lover of nature, music, flowers, reading
and home. I. ahould like to hear from people of
almllar taatea. This may seem a queer request,
Z have never been altuated where 1 could meet
fongenlal people and at thirty X find myaelf
ofewhat alone. I waa my mother'a conatant
companion for the laat twelve or fourteen years;
my daya were spent at the office, my evenlnga
with her. Bo you can readily understand my
time for forming friendships has been limited.
X em not complaining. X realize that responsi
bilities and sacrifices have made me a better
woman. ANNIB D.
In the closing sentence of this more than
usually Interesting letter we have one of
the choicest of lessons learned In the hard
est school of life. A good woman whose
writings taught this and other priceless
m
: ROBINSON & CRAWFORD:
"2S"!
There Is No Advance in Price
of Bread at OUR STORES
Regardless of high priced in the wheat market and other commodities
there is NO ADVANCE IN PRICE OP BREAD sold at OUR STORE3.
There I bo better BREAD baked nor is thefe a larger loaf sold anywhere
ki tltbieity thin you will get at The Stores Where Quality Counts. It has,
as yon inow, always been our policy to protect our customers, both as
regard Quality and Price. Here Is concrete evidence that we are faith
SuMy aveWng to eur policy.
We 'are still selUsg
GOLD SEAL-LONG PAN
N QUR PAN TASTY RAISIN
BREAD
Large
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5c
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Wwinr JeW BrMt Tea, Coffee, Butter, Iggs, Canned Geode,
WNHf rwtieUg l gr-y line. It wiH pay yet tq cone to any of
0m mmm m mmyUmz yw respire.
Robinson & Crawford
tt Stw WWe Qwjty C 1 TWtgfc.i.f tW Cgy mi JAwU
SEEN IN THE SHOPS
M a I
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I BRYN MAWR MODEL
WITH the opening of the Bryn Mawr IIorBo Show riding togs are again to he con
sidered. This English paddock model, which fentures the newest double-breasted
effect, Is of bktck whipcord with polo cut breeches of black and white check worsted
with a blue hair lino. This snappy model, made to order, Is priced at $45.00.
The mushroom derby hat Is smart and now. It is finished with the regulation gros
graln hat band and a chin elastic. Price, $5.98.
The name of the shop where these articles may bo purchased will be supplied by the
Editor of the Woman's Page, Evckino LEDOEn, 008 Chestnut street Tho request must
be accompanied by a stamped sclf-addrcssed envelope and must mention the date on
which tho article appeared.
truths In the passing generation wrote In
"Queechy" (beloved of our mothers), "There
is no cloud tho shadow of which Is not
needed."' Our correspondent testifies will
ingly to tho ministry of tho clouds that have
checkered the sunshine of her pathway.
She, too, Is a candidate for membership In
the correspondence clubs. Her address and
request are registered.
Brings Ancient Folklore to Light
Allow me o add my tribute to tho Interest
and utility of the Helping Hand Corner. Ver
satility Is one of jits charms for me. lilt hy
bit, some ancient folklore comes to light again
through your efficiency. For example, that old
time song of which when a boy I learned only
the chorus. "Come alongl Come along!" It may
yet come to light In Its entirety. It became pop
ular when we first heard of homesteads and
must hae taken origin from them, I guess.
I said I learned only the chorus. Tho versa
printed In the Corner a white ago Is evidently a
parody on this for school purposes. If some one
will examine the- newspaper files of about tha
tlme when Uncle Sam began to give homesteads
the entire piece might bo located and perhaps
the name of the author. Among the humorous
selections that we used to hear Is one upon
'Debt" that I wish now I had preserved. Per
haps aome one In the Corner might have It.
This Is how It begins! "Debt Is of the very
highest antiquity. The first debt which a man
assumes Is the debt of nature, and his first
imiiiuibo ie w yui on paying u as long aa
siblei" OEOHQB W.
A well-worn adage from an early Eng
lish play recurs to me In reading your
pleasant letter: "Approbation from Sir
Hubert Stanley Is praise Indeed!" The
Corner prizes commendation from one so
well qualified to Judge of what our de
partment should be. We shall do our
best to look up the authorship of the witty
quotation he refers to us. Also to trace
the correct version of the song of which he
speaks that declaring that 'tTJncle Sam
has a farm for each of us."
"'
For Christmas
Some attractive new laundry bags are
mado of the popular unbleached muslin with
a largo basket of flowers, cut from gay
colored chintz, appllqued slightly below the
center of the bag. The basket Is caught
down with an over-and-over stitch In black,
which gives a curious effect of depth to the
design.
Frocks and Hats
Sets of hat and scarf to match are the
great 'successes of the summer among sports
clothe
Metal ornaments, wings and narrow rib
bon aro about all the millinery decoration
wo shall seo this fall.
Not for many seasons
such a tremendous vogue
especially silver metals.
has there been
for metal laces.
A taffeta straight-line frock haa the
pleated skirt of plaid taffeta, the waist
of plain and the sleeves and collar of crepe.
GOOD FORM
Oood form querttt should f od
iretted to Deborah Ruth, eritten on
ons ttd of tho paper and tigned with
fuU name and addrett, though Initials
ONLY trill be published upon rfquttt.
Thtt column toll! appear In Afondny's,
Wednesday's and Friday' Evening
Ledger,
Clothes for Bridegroom
Dear DtboraK Ruth win roil klndlr advise
me aa to the proper dress for the bridegroom at
a church wedding to be held In the morning!
I presume that In spite of the fact that the
wedding Is going to be rather a formal affair
an ordinary business suit might be permissible,
but Is It rood form? I do not like a frock roat,
hut would Ilka to know. In any event, what Is
proper. Can you suggest a substitute for the
latter! r. Vf, rt.
A business suit would be In very bad
form for a church wedding, but frock coats
are not worn very generally by bride
grooms. The proper attire Is a black cut
away coat and vest, or n, white waistcoat
Is allowable' Instead of the black In fact,
tt Is often preferred: gray striped trousers
and gray spats, light gray gloves and a
white or pearl-gray tie and, of course,
standing collar,
Bridal Veil
27ear Dtborah Itin Wltl you please explain
to me the custom of wearing a bridal veil? Is
It proper to wear It over the face! I am anxious
to have this answered by Monday or Wednes
day, as I am to be married on Baturday and
would like to know the proper Idea about a veil.
Of what material should tt be made) DOHA.
The Idea of a bridal veil comes down
through many years. It Is customary for
the brde to wear hec veil over her faco
going uo the aisle. After the ceremony the
maid of honor unfastens tho small piece
which covers the face and tho bride walks
down the aisle with her face uncovered. At
very many weddings recently the veil over
ths faco has been dispensed with, as It Is
not apt to bo so becoming. The material
used generally Is silk tulle, unless a veil
of real lace Is preferred.
Meaning of Cards
Dear Deborah tush WTien
person visits
turning down
annth.r and leaves several cards
the corner of her own personal one. what doea
this mean! CTIANCE3.
It Is customary In this city when leaving
cards to leave the cards of one's family
also. As all the members of the family do
not go at ono time. It Is usual to turn down
tho corner of the cards of thoso who havo
actually called In person.
ITostcss Serve
JJcar Deborah Rush When serving a birthday
cake with lighted candles should the hostess
extinguish the candles herself and then serve
tha cake! Is It proper to use randies for an
old lady! A DAIIT READER.
It probably would give on old lady a
great deal of pleasure to havo candles on
her cake, and It would be perfectly good
form to do so. The hostess or some one she
may ask to do so should extinguish the
candles, and tho hostess usually cuts the
cako.
It Depends
Dear Dtborah Ruth Will you kindly tell me
If It Is all right for a young lady to go to dinner
and the theater afterward alone with a man?
This Is rather a large question, my dear
J. O. II., as you make It so general. Strictly
speaking, tt Is not tho correct thing to do,
but there are circumstances when It would
ASK FOR and GET '
HORLICK'S
THE ORIGINAL
MALTED MILK
Cheap substitutes cost YOU same price
M1IIIIIIIIIII1IIIM
Millinery
Pre-emincnl in Style
In this Fall and Winter Millinery
Display there is a representative
Blaylock & Blynn gathering1 of
supreme foreign and domestic style,
true exclusiveness, utmost' valuo
and moderate price.
BLAYLOCK & 1528
BLYNN, Inc. v Chestnut St..
Furs Altered and Repaired.
Mm
Watch the Ledger Central Window
All This Week
Interest-comnelling exhibition pf scenes and environments
surrounding Meridale Creamery and the processes used in the
making of 'uncommonly good butter."
The display continues throughout the week vital, inter
esting and impressive.
Especially do we invite mothers to learn the methods em-
yiuyvu. at munuaie I'arms. we wane mem to Know wny
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MERIDALE
BUTTER
is the best butter for their homes why it is so pure and whole
some so firm, and so "uncommonly good."
In ewiPdo,wTaiVe Photographs of the beautiful Catskills,
where all Meridale Butter is made tha pure-bred Jerseys from
whom Meridale gets its wholesomeness the sterilized apparatus
that makes Meridale olean and free from germs' and the "Meri
f oil" wrapper that protects the purity of Meridale.
For the better health and satisfaction of those in your home,
put in 5 minutes at the Ledger Window, Chestnut below Broad.
V
I -Ayer & McKinney, Makers of Meridale
0raf?i Y9Vm " vataaMe t4Ur sit
t tMe KMWHe. Tbe mere yen know about Meridale
, ua. . mhww ye aa yew euetomem trW be.
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THl CHEERFUL CHERUB
OK 1 could leup Djd
dtrtca ejxd aing,
I'm jvt ts $kd o-
tjvytkincJ
'Cb.V3e now bonfire.
time is here.
And its my
Ffcvorita tlrm..!
or yew
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$mA
be perfectly all right. If ths man and girl
are engaired It Is allowable, or If the girl
Is mora than twenty-five and has known tho
man for some time and he Is also well
known to her family. It Is best to clvo
more detail when aslclntr questions.
DEBORAH ItUSlL
Woman
Firm In her place d dull-robed figure stands.
With wistful eyes, and yearning, grappling
hands:
The working woman, she whose .soul and
brain
Her tardy right ars bought with honest
pain.
O Tvomnnl sacrifice may still be thine
More fruitful than the souls you did resign
To sated masters; from your lives so real
Will shape Itself a puro and high Ideal
That ye will seek with sad, wide-open eyes.
Till, finding nowhere, baffled love will rise
To higher planes, where passion may look
pale,
But charity's white light shall never fall.
Emily Pfelffer.
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Do the ChitdrcnLik
Currant Buns?
Give diem arealtreaU DaUsbaUi
pi the ighteil,cnipt, raortteapfc-,
bum that they ever pit into S3
noutha. Make the bunt vnljj
yfocA; 73oreC
EAGJLE '
COisdensED
MILK
inioniewAi.
PerWj rou here not rulind tkil " E..W
Dread hat diot met benda In (tnaU
,"',II?V d thoeoUte. It ,
woniiertul help m coolini. Trr-h m3
ktrov the ceaTcaieiKa asd economy a)
htTuisnilkarwiTi in die hosM rudrlor
luteal me. "w
If von eeeld tee the Ihoauwli of he.aU
btbiet who hive been raaed on "Ei.l,
Breed, you wouU uaoVrmnj war tia
pure, rich milk hu been the choice ol dW
Made of tnothen.
Whtn buying milk or mltk
prodacttalwayt a$k for
New, Smart
Boot
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Every day just
such exquisite
new boot fashions
come into these
two big shops.
The lace boot
shown has a patent
j vamp, and brown kid
upper with a wonderfully light-weight welt sole at $12.
The button tnddel 'combines a field mouse buck top
and field mouse kid vamp. The high cut is new and un
usual in button shoes. $10.
Stocks are unusually varied in everything new and
desirable in modish shoes. r
$4 to $12
0he farper Shoe Co.
1022. ChastnuttJt 1228 Market St
.Credit & Cash Account- Cash Accounts n;
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The Waste of
Paper
By WALDEMAR KAEMPFFERT
Editor Popular Science Monthly
For a decade and more industrial chemists
have dwelt on the wastes of our forest industries
and, above all, on the inefficiency and extrava
gance of paper manufacturers. Now that print
paper has become so valuable a commodity that
the publishing of newspapers, books and maga
zines is becoming prohibitively expensive, it
' may be that the counsel of the chemist will at
last be heeded.
V
There is evidence enough that out of the
waste resulting from yellow pine lumbering
operations a quantity of paper Could be pro
duced more than twice the present total daily
production of the country. The conservation
of this waste would make the South the center
-of a great industry. The editor of Popular
Science Monthly has written an article on the
subject which will interest yea. Read it in
, , TUESDAY'S
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