'C-fcl 'M&ty- EVJENINO LEDOER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1917 t .tkTJ- ' S,'f-UTO Ji. v ... Ti . i Pt .-j .- ' . ' j'JKS.fr?' .' : -ft - a ;. i nittm a,., r. E BOOSTER VERSUS THE KNOCKER-DAILY HOUSEHOLD HELPS TUESDAY'S FASHION HINT r.yfrw Mm i h'fi H BE GIRL WHO IS GENEROUS ENOUGH TO BOOST A RARITY? attle Achieved in the End by the Girl Who Is an Habitual Knocker Feminine .TVD it ever occur to you when you t- are busily knock-knocking another .Y,'isyirl that you are pcrbapi v .' rJ , Vundred such knock to it ' ii. i t..k.i. i. .. perhaps guilty of one one boost? And that the habit In constantly ?roing7 "When one actually hears one girl praise mother the occasion calls for comment. Tou may be working In an olllce with another girl whose work Is more than sat- rl,i lAatnrv Rhn mnv hn Ytmmlv rnntnd yj .,. . ..... . - .'.. auttiou una an tnat. ana mav nine nwnv for eight hours each day six days In the Week, but Just let her take a few hours off and If you are obliged. In the nbsenco of an office boy, to answer her telephone two er three times you put her down as in considerate, forgetting completely the Saany little duties she has performed for you at odd times. Too frequently girls who are working en an equal basts are prone ench to be little the work of tho other. Krom men I have been led to believe this to he a purely feminine trait, for men, most men, are too big for such pettlshness. D OES the description flt you? n '-' viduals who believe In giving praise where praise Is due and are generous endugh to carry out your theories? Sev eral days ago I heard one gtil speak of another In glowing terms. And this with their offices adjoining nnd their work constantly overlapping! Did It lessen one's opinion of tho capa bilities of the first? Not at all, but rather strengthened THE WOMAN'S Letters and question submitted to this department must he written on one Wr o the paper only and atoned with the name of the writer. Special queries like those given below are invited. It is understood that the editor does not necessatllv indorse the sentiment expressed. All communications for this department should be adilrcssed a follows: THE WOMAN'S KXCHANGK, Evenino Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa. TODAY'S 1. Hr tnltht? c.n picture b. mid. to banc f. Haw ran create stains be remorrd from kitchen table? I. IThat should be done to a hard-boiled the shrll jjjn be easily remote? ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S INQUIRIES 1. To properlr sterilise milk. All jonr bottles With tho milk mlituro and stopper them well with cotton. Plsce a block ot wood In the bottom of a Wttlo half filled with cold water, and stand a rack eontalnlnr the bottles on the block. Ilrlnx the water to the boiling point and allow tho bottles to steam In the closely orered kettle for one hoar. The milk Is then cooled and placed npon lc. Every bottle and all ntenslU used In the preparation of the milk Bust be) thoroathly scrubbed with hot soapsuds, rinsed In cool water and boiled before the milk omes In contact with them. I. It ashes are dampened MOTed they will not fly. before brlnr re- 3. When washlnc delicately colored frocks, bran water should bo used Instead of soap. Tie wheat bran loosely In a thin cloth and rub the clothes with It, nslnc lnkewnnn water. Elnse quickly and banc to dry In shade. Toothsome Peanut Butter Recipes lo fas Editor o Woman's Page: Dear Ifidim Few housewives aDDreclste to ths lull the nourlshlnc value ot peanut butter, Cany connninr its use to mo picnic spreun. ere aro some ways ot uslnr It for the table Macaroni with peanut butter Cook macaroni and drain: cover with saute made as follows One pint milk, ono tablespoonful Hour one-half teaspoonful salt, one tablespoonful butter, one half cupful peanut butter, dash paprika. Make a cream sauce of butter. (lour and milk, add reanut butter to ths hot sauce. Alternate layers of' macaroni and sauce In a baking dish, addlnic to each layer a little tomato catsup. Have top iayer of cream sauce. Orate over with cheese, take until brown. Peanut butter chops One-half cupful peanut butter, one cupful hot cooked rlco or hominy, ne-half cupful bread crumbs, one-half teaspoon fut salt, one err (well beaten), three tablespoon fula tomato cntsup. one-half teaspoonful celery salt, little crated onion. Mix well toitether and form Into chops. 11 see In a v. ell-buttered baking Van and hake fifteen or twenty minutes. They Say be dipped In ece and breadcrumbs and fried deep fat. Peanut butter toast On tablespoonful but ter, ono tablespoonful flour, two tablespoonfuls peanut butter, salt and pepper to taste. Drown butter In ssuceDsn. add flour, stir until smooth. add peanut butter. Mix thoroughly, add milk enough Jo thin to right consistency. Pour over thin sltcss of toast, place a sllc of crisp bacon on each slice of toast and serve at once. Peanut butter fudge One cupful bronn sugar, ono cupful maple sugar, two-thirds cup ful milk, one cupful peanut butter, one tea spoonful vanilla, on pinch of salt. Put milk End sugar In a saucspan. let boll until a soft all may bo formed when mixture Is tried in cold water. Hemove from rang, add peanut butter, vanUla and salt, beat to a creamy con alstsncy, turn Into a buttered pan. cool slightly and cut In squares, A. II. Recipe for Butter Icing To the Editor of Woman's root: Dear Madam Please publish a recipe for but ter icing. It. c. Work together until smooth and light three-fourths of a cupful of powdered sugar and the yolks ot four eggs. Add to this, a little at a time, one cupful of boiling milk, stirring constantly, place over the fire and atlr until It reaches the boiling point, re move from Are, flavor and strain. Stir fre quently while cooling. When It la lukewarm add to this mixture one and a half cupfuls butter and beat until creamy. Mock Brains To the Editor ef Woman's Paot: TJsar Madam Lft-ovsr eggs can bo utilised In the following way: For mock brains beat the egg yolka until light, add one teaspoonful water to each two yolks, or milk It prstsrred, season with peppsr and salt and scramble with a small amount of butter. (Mrs.l C. M. J. Trouble With Coffee Pot To the Editor ot Woman's, Paot: Dear Madam Can you answer the following! Why win cone not oou UD to th tOD ot at f aluminum corf., pot 7 weeks. It did until tho last few F. 8. The only reason I can assign for this Is the thick coat of black which has probably formed on he bottom of the pot and which lessens the heat. Keep the bottom bright and the difficulty may be done away with. It la Just possible that the trouble may be siiiihI bv an outlet for the (team other an that designed for It. Making Sour Cream Sweet 9e the Editor ot Women's Fags: Sear Msdxm .In preparing my desssrt th th.r day I found that th crura I was to us lor whipping had soured slightly. I added a pinch of soda, thsa whipped it in th usual man iter and th. sour tast could not b dstected. A good war to us up ttal bread la to soak k In water, drain dry, put a layer In a baking Hoh with a cupful of crated cheese, salt, peppsr a4 buttsr to last, repeating the layers as d oftsd; Pour a cupful of milk ovsr th mixture, oak to golden brown and trJLJj'VrJj w 0 Poa-ible Work for "Olytnpla" jr lis KMor ef Woman' Jaf; P.r Madam In tonight paper. you hav a totter from a woman surninr narssu --uirmpia' wha wish sewing to do at bom. J has oc- rurred to m that ir an niea an application at acmxyuuii Areensi ai Twsnty-slxth and Qray'a r'ry road, ho could vry probably cur work Mrr ursel number ;.! wsmsn ha sv been em. 'aklnjr horn shirts mn( t. wWatr 3r aaoirns-s, - St l sm ana thr working .. to sew on ir etc, ZtfLc Is This a Purely Trait? Vyvettes Here's a round crown set in an ob- long brim with very becoming result. one's belief In the efficiency of both and certainly In the generosity of the one who paid the tribute. A feeling of Jenl ousy or antagonism, I believe. In more prevalent where an olllce force Is small In number, for when there aro scoies of girls or women each becomes an autom aton. But where thete are two or tlnee there Is moro opportunity for a dlspla of individuality, often with rather dis astrous ri'saills. Now that women have become so firmly fixed In tho businesn world they must learn to put nHlde their little prejudices, the little meannesses of which they linve been guilty In their sheltered lives, and to work ulth a largeness of purpose nnd bigness of nature. Only In thls'wny can they hope to compete successfully ulth men. EXCHANGE INQUIRIES 1. How rnn be made? a lilenrh for Inn nnd freckles 2. Mhat makes nn efTertlte nnll bleach? 3. What should he tulded to the Inst rinse trr nlien rlnelnc blond hitlr to keep It lliht nnd fluffi? 1. noudolr slippers nre sometimes called co thurns. S. In embroidering thread, the thread should he fastened by drawing through the material Knotting should be nrolded If n neat appearance Is desired. ". A curling fluid for the hair Is made as fullons: One drum gum nrabtc, one dram sugar, two ounces rose water Mix nnd dis solve. Moisten the hair with the solution, then twist on curlers. Entertaining for Bridcs-to-Bc To the Editor of Woman's Page: pear Madam I hove a most Intimate irlrt friend who Is to lie married In the early fall. I should like to K what Is railed n miscellaneous shower" beforn that time In her honor nnd expect to have about a dozen girl friends In all present. Will you kindly advise me In the paper what way jou think would be most plenslng to the brlde-tobej I memi. how can I arrange tho affair to make It pleasing to tier as well as to every one present' Of course, there are. I know, quite u number of ways In which to present the gifts to her. hut I thought probably you could suggest something of the 'Now, In regard to sending the Invitations to my friends for the nffnlr. kindly advise how they nre written to Indicate that It Is u "miscellaneous shower," which means rifts for tho KU.st of honor Now how about the hrlde-to.be'n Invita tion? Of course, you wouldn't want her to know that she Is going to receive gifts, would you? Is It also proper for her future husband to rome for her at the closo of the affair and be In time or the luncheon "DOTTY." Different novel ways have been devised from time to tlmo In presenting the gifts to a bride-to-be, but most of these arc an ex pense. Tho most usual wny Is to arrange the gifts, wrapped attractively In white tis sue paper and ribbon, on a large tnble : then, after the guests have assembled, to take the guest of honor into the room and, after her exclamations of surprlse.'let her open them. Hach guest can be asked to write a funny verse descriptive of the use to which her gift will bo put nn her enrd and Inclose It In her pnekuge Or If. say, a kitchen shower l given, each girl could gle, In order, the utensils necessary for the prepa ration of a meal, with a continuous rhyme, beginning with the first girl's package and ending with the lust. A bathroom shower Is helpful to tho bride. For this bath towels, guest towels, wnshcloths, soap re ceptacles, bath mats, mirrors, towel racks and other articles can he given. In sending out tho Imitations simply write In the lower corner "Miscellaneous shower to meet Miss Helen Blank." On the Invitation to the bride-to-be this can be omitted. Or better still, If you want to really surprise her. Just ask her quite In formally to spend the afternoon or evening with you. It Is quite proper for her fiance to call for her; In fact. If the affair Is given In the evening, you could Invite n number of men. To the Editor of Woman's Page1 Dear Madam I am planning a sort nf semi publlo entertainment for serrai brides-to-be nf a club of which I am a member. Can you help me or suggest any IVttle noet. inexpensive form of entertainment? I have planned to serve Ice cream and cake for refreshments, KITTY. I do not exactly grapp your meaning when you say a "semlpubllc" entertainment. The answer to the letter above will give you several suggestions which you can probably use, Send Impersonal Gifts To the Editor of Woman's Page Dear Madam I visit a certain young lady quit frequently and she always invites me to sny parties sh has. We are simply good friends, but I feel that I owe her a good deal for th very nice times I have when I attend her parties and meet her friends. Js there any way I can show my appreciation besides Just telling her! HAnitY. Send her now and again a few flowers, a popular book or a box ot candy These attentions are not looked on as serious and every girl appreciates them It Is a per missible and gracious way of expressing your gratitude for her kindness and general good comradeship. Use of Green Ink in Correspondence To ths Editor sf Woman's Page: nar Vadam Will you nlesse tell m whther it Is Incorrect to write with green Ink? I wrote a letter in green ink and I have not received an answsr, so I wondered whether the person was Insulted because I used It. EDITH 0. The use of green Ink or. Indeed, any Ink other than blue-back or black for personal correspondence Is Incorrect, although the person to whom you wrote Is rather more at fault for neglecting to answer your let ter under any circumstances. Wore Another Man's Ring To ths Editor ot Woman's Paot: Dear Madam I am a girl seventeen years of age and am engaged to a nlee-looktng young man, but a few days ago b saw a ring on my finger and got angry at ms. Could you tsll ms if 1 did wrong, and must I speak to him first? The ring belonged to a fellow that works whsr I do, who Is only a friend ot mine. Pleas be kind enough to tell ms who Is to blame. MABEL. The, young man Is quite right to resent your wearing another man's ring It you, are ngagea o mm. eapiain HJ Aim that It i only a jok. SOCIETY GIRLS DROP BRIDGE PARTIES FOR VOLUNTEER NURSING AMONG POOR nga'i nanism I 'II i l 1 1 imssmm '"in.lL.. namii iimniilii I mil ' I I nnniia imi ""I"3l. f laaLnaaaaaaaaaaVsllllisBLnaaaaaaE 1 BaaaaaaaarVerTSfF isLaataaaaaaaaaaT!!lHaaaaaaaal 0 Step Out of the Sunny Side of Life Into the Gloom of Suffering" and Sickness Mornings Devoted to Irksome and Some times Unpleasant Toil at Barton Dispensary By M'LISS THRV nre nil of them fond of bridge and furigo and golf nnd dances. To put It In nnothcr way, they nre nil of them at tractive and charming opeclmens of woman hood with a predilection for the Minny side of life, and yet for a year or more, quietly and unostentatiously, they have been giv ing up their mornings In order to learn real first-hand nursing at n downtown dis pensary a dispensary where the glint of the romance of nursing Is honiewh.it dulled by the fatt that the patient, likely ns not, wears tho ctily set of underwear he pos sesses nnd Is ns much In need of n bath as of medical treatment. When six eager women the Misses Mary Coates. Anne Crlfllth. Kslber Mulford, Ullse Hepburn, Helen l.eonhardt nnd Hoi comb asked Dr. l.eo Dernd, In charge of the Barton dispensary at 335 Washington avenue, maintained by the Woman's Medical College, If they couldn't please come down mornings and nurso people who really needed It, Instead ot taking n theoretical course somewhere, where they'd only play at nursing by tying gauze on a healthy model, ho hesitated. He knew that ,to have to dresH n loathe some nbcess on a squalling, bright-eyed lit tle alum baby Is strong woman's work He knew thnt qulto frequently nn nfter math penalty of downtown dispensary work was to come home with crawling things on one He had an Idea that 8lx delicately nurtured young girls wouldn't last long at this kind of nctual nursing, nut they begged nnd they pleaded, and Doctor Ilernd conies from South Carolina, and need It be added that he gave In' The result Is that ho has six very able and clllclent assistants on his hands, and that with only a word of ndvlco hero nnd there from him or Dr Mary spears, the resident physlclnn of the dispensary, thev can handle any case from the dressing of a frnctured elbow to tho vaccination of a wriggling little worm of a kid When I stepped Into tho dispensary, or squeezed In, rather, since It was overflow ing with fat Italian mothers and millions of babies, some ailing and some setting up a sort of a Greek chorus dirge of sympathy, the young women wore hard at their work with the deft sure touch of good nurses whose sensibilities have been tempered by weeks nnd weeks of close association with pain and the ugly manifestations of dis ease. 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Bedsteads. 1632 CHESTNUT STREET "i-j-u. ,,prr "'m.&tlii'" mzgi"SZr:3Z3 Six members of Philadelphia's Bocial set the Misses Mary Coates, Anne Griffith, Esther Mulford, Elhie Hepburn, Helen Leonhardt and Holcomb are devoting their mornings to practical first-hand nurs ing at the Barton dispensary of the Woman's Medical College, at 335 Washington avenue. Under direction of Dr. Leo Bernd, they aro becom ing adepts in this useful charitable work. Above are shown Miss Hep bum administering antitoxin to a baby patient, Miss Coates giving similar treatment to a woman and Miss Mulford treating an abscess of the ear. was being "hypodennlced" with somo anti toxin, u young man was having nn abscess on his neck treated Tho six young women they used to scieain at mlie and long bl.uk bugs, even as you and I wcrtlie "doctors" With a. glance now and tlftn and a wold of ad vice from Poctor Ilernd or Doctor Spears, Ihey wcro dls-putchlng tho buslm-m of the day wllh a cool Ullcelnty that waH nil mlrnble. A volunteer young man held buck tho hordes who were trying to get Into the room for treatment, babbling In a multi tude of tongues that It was their turn next Just as If Christmas glftH were being dis triliuted Instead of medical treatment. "I believe 1 could go to thn front now," Miss Hepburn stopped long enough lo say, "without a qualm and do whatever was needed, but perhaps tho need Is greater here back home At anv rate, I'm glad that I got down to real cases when 1 de cided that I ought to prepare." Kvery now nnd then wo hear the asser tion that the youth of America do not realize that wnr has como to them These young women anticipated tho war and dls- oronoBTTK rnr.rE chink . P-aw HATIN RTIIII'K TUB AMI CHINA S1.75 All Cotton Walitl. 80s Jos. Lazarus, 56 N. 6th St Ind rioor - Tl T TAT FACTDHY PRICES 3 proo that assertion. They have done something real. They work hard, they do real good now In helping out a dispensary that Is nvei patronized, nnd they have equipped themselves with a Knowledge that should stand them and their country In good slend In time of need "They nre real nurses now," Doctor flernd said, paving tribute to the volunteers ho so skeptically enlisted, "nnd could go back to their bridge parties nnd dances, but 'the wanting to help' has got Into their systems nnd that Is why you find them hero now " "Oh, wo couldn't stop now," Is the way the girls themselves phraso It. "because now wo'ro really needed." w ChiklrttQ h . HicHory 1 ASSLE3 THE GOOD HEALTH QUESTION BOX By JOHN HARVEY KELLOGG, M. D., LL. D. In answer to health questions, Doetor Ktlloaa in ihis spaee will dallu olve adiles onrvenrl medicine, but in no ease will he take the rlfc ot mnM-iB rflapnom of or prescriMso for ollinrsls reoulrlso stirpfcal trenfment or drugs. A Degenerate when the question of TN T1IRSR days I- preparedness Is being so earnestly dis cussed, It Is very Instructive to learn such facts as those revealed by tho examination nf the "ti young men who last year entered Harvard University. Of these only 145. or 20 per cent, were able to Assume a normal posture In sitting or stnndlng. even when shown how to do so Nearly as many. 18 per cent, were found to have feet so de fective that they could not do military duty No further Information Is given about this particular class, but no doubt a full report of the examinations would show that defective hearts and lungs, disordered stomachs nnd kidneys and general physical deficiencies were even moro numerous than defective feet The present generation Is stfowlng up the results of tho wrong-doing of tho two pre ceding generations "The fathers ate sour grapes and tho children's teeth are bolng set on edge " Could the United rUntes raise an army of 5 000.000 sound nnd healthy men, men who could measure up to tho present stnndard if fitness for military training? I'robably not Possibly not 1,000,000 such men could lie found In tho I'nlted States If wo havo to send a million of our best young men to be shot to pleccB on the battle field, what will the next generation be? The great need of the country at the present tlino Is health conservation. Wo need to cultivate tho slmplo life. Military training will not inn lie us a healthy, hardy and enduring people. Temperance, simplic ity In diet, sane scientific living aro essen tial We nro suffering fiom too much luxury and self-indulgence Eczema Is enema a skin or a blood dtspss O F A. It Is a skin disease, due to a disordered state of the blood. So long as the blood Is absolutely healthy the skin germs nre held aSJbzhm '(tkyfh&de PRE-INVENT0RY SALE Without reserve until Saturday next our entire display is offered at such generous reductions as to make this sale a long remembered event. WAISTS Formerly $3.75 to $18 NOW $3 to $13.50 NOW $16.50 to $65.00 SPORT SUITS Burellas & Jerseys Formerly $27.50 to $38.50, NOW $22.50 SPORT SKIRTS Formerly $5.00 to $30.00, NOW $3.75 to $22.50 1225 WALNUT STREET No Charges. No C. Children's MuQta(P? Garters Titcnl Ruttjti CIiip $ After your children have worn Children's Hickory Garters you will understand why so many of these improved garters are used. Note how long they wear. See how easily they can be attached and adjusted. Observe how securely and neatly the stockings are held up. The patent rubber clasp prevents slipping or tearing at the knees. Each pair is guaranteed. 15c and up, per pair according to size Those stores that are displaying' Children's HicRory Garters in their windows are the ones where youcan tfetthese serviceable garters. OSTEIN Makers RflRIS GIRTERS Chicago Generation nt bny and the -wonderful living garment which we call the Bkln remains Intact. liuiKiey. oi ,ew lorn, una otners nave dem onstrntcd that many cases ot eczema may be quite readily cured by discarding meats of all sorts. The bowels must be made to movo three times a day by the free use of ' sterilized bran a dessertspoonful at every meal. Cllmbinc Steps for Exercise Is climbing steps beneficial for a woman who is In rather delicate, health and for Whom exer cise has been prescribed? n. ll Yes. Going up and down stairs Is spten dld exercise. There Is nothing better than mountain climbing as exercise, and It you haven't nny mountain In your vicinity, use the bnck stairs. They will nnswer almost ns well. If there aro windows so that you can have plenty of fresh air during the step climbing. It Ib a capital exorcise for the lungs and for the muscles. When one Is going up stairs he Is lifting the body If It Is twelve feet between floors, and you climb to the second story, you have lifted your body twelve feet. Suppose your body weighs 100 pounds, then you have done 1200 foot pounds of work, and If It Is 200 pounds, you have done 2400 foot pounds of work simply In going upstairs. Weak Eyes What Is the remedy for week eyes when first awaking In th morning? fl n.. U.itho the eyes with hot water for Ore minutes three times a day. Consult an oculist. Too Much Acid in tho Stomach ITnw can one know that he has too much acid In the stomach? It. K V By consulting a physician and having a test meal. If you havo a burning nt your stomach and a sensation of something acid In tho throat one to three hours after meals that Is pretty good evidence that you have too much acid. (Copyright) DRESSES Formerly $22.50 to $100.00 O. D.'s No Approvals Dirna' 3lCO. New York I i m 1 1 w!lf" V . u& : &.',. 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