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EVENING LEDGEB-PtflLADELPHIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1917
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Women of Great Britain Find New Freedom as Result of War
MODERN WOMEN UNASHAMED OP L01
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, WAR HOUSEKEEPING IN-ENGLAND
TO FREE "WOMAN DRUDGE" FOREVER
Over There You Can Check Your Baby All Day and
Get Meals From Community Kitchen Women'
in Munitions Work Like New System
IB WOMAN tired of rocking the cradle?
Is she sick of the stove, the sink, tho
Ironing board and ull the rest of tho
things that have belonged to her eer
lnce Eve first went housekeeping?
If she Is, let her take heart. The-all
of freedom Is sounding across tho waters,
end they say It lin't a false alarm'
Over In England, nil on account of, tho
war, something so world-shaking Is evolv
Ing thai all the peace pacts on earth, 'tis
said, won't be able to bring back tho old
order of things
Mother has come out of the'kltchen'
No longer she parboils her face over the
Sunday dinner, no more she hunts foi
father's overslioea and plus domestic
bodtiard to the belongings of tho rest
of the family
What no one thought could ever hap
pen really happened vcr j slmplj .
The Government, you see. thought
mother more vvoith-whlle In the munition
factory than In her own MUhen. and so
municipalities s,et to work establishing
communis kitchens and checkiooms
wheie tho babj might be deposited HUo
a piece of very valuable baggage
fTUIKY are successes piodlglous suc
- cesses, both of these wartime Insti
tutionsthe checkroom, vvllch Is c.illed
a creche, and the community kitchen,
which sends out piping hot mcils on
tras In u small sized moving van
equipped with steam tables The babies
are well taken care of and thev have
lots more sunshine, fro-di air and all
around attention than thev would get at
home. And the dinneis' Well, It
scarcely bchoo03 mother to pmKe home
one else's beefstcw, but ficedom Is sweet,
and so she docs.
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OMB predict that Is the beginning of
the cr.d of woman's ngc-old place In
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE
Ltters and autstton submitted to this department must be iirtttrn m oo side of
tt paper only and atuntd with tht immu ot thn writer, Special auetiea tike thn nim.
b,low are UtUted, it in ..,.'. raloorf that the editor does not mrl?i ItlSiriJ .Hit stntiment
iwmVxli A'i iliVvi"i'nri1"0"" ,r Jht te,r'.M,.T!i 'i?w( be uddrtsud u follows, lilt
WUJlNS hIIM.I. Mt.iiMCf Lrdg r, Philadelphia, Pa.
TODAY'S
I, What I the- newest h uJe helnts u-eJ mi
Ilchtlnc fttirch?
S How run orniml c rnlliir anil uflV
fine lo ne htirrli on, be- htUTciird.
3. How rin ripe inn! unlimited khuh- lip Kept
for rurli winter ne without .recrvhis them.'
ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S INQUIRIES
1. To ro-oierte nlth iiiitlqntil rronoinj 111'
knife ni.erl In n til ii: butter shottM be rln-il In
thi soiio or vrcctilile pot, mi Hint no fut be
wasted.
S. Nates and raisin mj ln tirnflt-tlilj milled
to bread and rolls, bciilu-x- lhe Increase 111
food value. Tlie lire blither In food vulue than
nil) other of the dried fruit". ,
3, fold wnter. Mian iirul iimnionl i ulll t.ike
machine (rente from eoloreil material without
making the colors run.
Chairs for Mission
To the bditor of ommi a Page:
Dear Madam Will ou aek the readers of the
EvIM5 I.riN,n If they have an ihalra the
would like to Kle lo h mlnalon thit Ib "ut
openlne In the Ium? We nre nnnitennm na
tional po have no neelal chitreh limk f us
to finance u hut depend nn !d tt limnlro he
rood people tn help us We need chairs lidlj
our ready monej hvvln uone fr rent llcnt ind
uch Thanklnsr sou lam A nCADBR
Surely this little letter speaks for itself
and cannot go unanswered In wartime
more than ever It is neiess.ixy to protect the
Integrity of a city, and there Is no better
way to protect the slum districts than to
reach a helping hand to them 1 am sure
Just at this time many a houecleaner can
find It In her heart to part with a chair that
Is of no further use to her
To Make Curtains Ecru
To the hdltor of tfoiaria'a Page
Dear Madam Would ou kindly Inform me
through the i:rMu I.kimifr hn tn make cur
taina ecru color The are midras I hae
waahed them and thev are nlmntt white nnd
I would like to make them ecru coj r arnln
IMra.) U C
Dipping the curtains In water that has
been diluted with coffee will color them a
delicate ecru If you want a more decided
ecru tint u tea In order to find out Just
which shade "il would prefer first try color
ing a piece of white cloth In coffee or tea
mixtures of different strengths Then
when you are katlstted dip the curtains In
the 'same proportionate solution If you
wish to starch the curtains mix the coffee
water with starch and do not we any
blue
Salt Water Taffy
To the Editor ot Woman' Pane:
Dear Madam la It possible to set a recipe for
the salt water taffy thut Is hold in Atlantic ritT
CATJIEIUNB
In her Candy Cook Hook Alice Bradley
gives the following recipe for salt water
taffy:
Ingredients One cupful of sugar, one
half tablespoonful of cornstarch, two-thirds
of a cupful of corn syrup, one tablespoonful
of butter, one-half cupful of water and one
half teaspoonful of salt Mix sugar and
cornstarch, put In a saucepan add Byrup.
butter and water Stir until boiling point
, Is" reached and boll until It forms a firm ball
when tried In cold water Add salt, pour
on agate tray and when cool enough to
handle pull until light-colored Divide In
keparate portions and color and flavor each
portion as desired while It Is being pulled,
lesmon, orange, peppermint, lime, straw
berry and pineapple flavors may be used and
pink, green, yellow or orange color paste
Striped candles may be made by twisting
two pieces of the candy together
Pickling Carrots
To the Editor of U'otna' Page;
Dear Madam Will you kindly print a, recipe
(or pickling carrotsT Also, ona for maklnar car
rot honey- that can be used aa a relish tor
maatsT CONSEUVATION.
VIckJed carrots Parboil the carrots for
ten. minutes, plunge them Into cold water
and remove the skins Cut the carrots
tnto quarters and prepare a pickling solution
aa follows t Four cupfuls of sugar, two cup
ful vlnag-ar. one-half teaspoonful salt, clp
namon stlrJc, cloves, allspice, celery seed.
Boll the Ingredients for about Ave minutes
and add the carrots Simmer the carroL"
unt-lthey are tender, turn them Into scalded
Jars and eal them lSqual parts ot sweet
apples and carrots ma be pickled In the
same, manner
Carrot honey One pint grated raw car
Tot, Juice of two lemons, grated rind of one
aMPon two cupful sugar Mix the In
(MtAlenU well, heat them slowly and slpi
mr tha mixture until it ts thick and clear
$-.Ji "HMi(ed Jelly (lasses and when
wc pKFvapra, (aw
Vyvettcs
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The square brim somewhat soft
ened with fur edging".
the household The necessities of this
war It Is sild have delivered European
women forever from the bonds of domes
tlcitj
To slip Into the vernacular after we
get it what are we going to do with It
this newborn freedom'' Most men and
women establish homes nftel thev mans
What are we going to do nlin some one
else miib the homes for us After tho
war, will theio be enough of work to go
around- enough of the kind that Is guar
anteed not to remind the wife of her
quondam dritdgerV Oi will time Just
dioop on her hands as she felts And waits
for tho little stcim enrt to bilng the
dinner as she sits and waits ,or the
hour to comu when she may call tor her
baby?
Will some one please tell mo If women
home women are waiting to bo deliv
ered f 1 0111 bondage" I should veiy much
like to know
INQUIRIES
I. Hint irrt nniivnl nlor romhlnitlon
mil.r a ilmrmlnc nrslUit. for llir bride?
i. I ton Is llir
llulloueen m iiV.'
( lir.nm-trrr rnliim fnr
.1. VVInt rniitenllnii of nomen , held this
week In the He-dem inrt nf PennMlvunln?
I. cnernll Mienklnir. tf l .l.l.t.jt I....I t
tor a inn n h ,n,0ke when wnlklna; on the street
"llli i woiniin. n exception tn this rule l
made when the Inn nre pte inure nnlklnc In the
Militirhs or In some le-freiiiented dMriit.
1. The iKltlon of "retention ilrrk" has lately
been thrown open liy firm lo women of middle
lice. This entails conrteoiil m chine natrons
or others nt the door nnd requires no business
evrcrlcnrc. hut rather u lerliln amount of lat
and pin-hie person illti.
.1. some nf the Rlrls In the hirEC inlleces are
helplnE the (internment ohe tln shnrtaEe-of-lolMir
problem li uniting on table, nittlne etiiss
nnd iIoIiie other work about the rolleEc. thus re
leasing the "help" In oilier fields.
To Raise Money for Fund
To Die iiloi o 11 ommi a Tonr
Menr Mndun Please print In our paper some
suuEestlona hon to ralso mnne for the Zionist
emerk-encv fund- We are a group nf vounc men
nnd ladles orituil7ed under a Zionist name and
we nro nnrktnit for thit cause pnr the lart
few eir we have lieen glilni; a dance each
srear which proved .to be verj auccessful. hut
we find that hv one dime a sear we do pot rslsa
enough monej SALL1K.
Whv not hold a noveltv hnzaiir" It Is a
little dltlleiilt of iourse, to Intorest persons
In any sort of fund that has not to do with
war relief work but t am sure the voung
persons vmi mention will have a sutnelent
number of friends to pitronlze the btzanr
well enough to make a success of It If you
hold the bazaar about a month before
Chrlstmns von coubl make a specialty of
selling things that oould be given as Christ
mas gifts The baz-tar luuld be held In the
basement of a church At this there would
be u booth for knitted goods, doll table,
cnidv table lake table, etc
If ou do not care lo go to the trouble
of the bnzatr. whv not have a "supper"? I
heard of a very attractive one given In
courses at different houses The first ourse
was served at ono oung ladj's home, the
second at another s and so on Kach bouse
was decorated to be a background for the
kind of food that was terved at It Baked
beans were served In ' BoRton" and tho girls
who servpd were dressed In taps and gowns
The houses were not far from each other
and the crowd walked between courses Au
tomobile truiks might be pressed into serv
ice, how over nnd would be lots of fun
Many clubs and societies who have In the
past held benefits to make money are giving
them up this ear on account of the war.
They are sending out frank little notices to
their members telling of this and asking
them to make a contribution to help make
up the deficit This method of raising money
has Its own appeal at this time
To Write Photoplay
To the Editr. of H'omau'j Page
Dear Mndam rife puM.nh In jour Htur
cUy' rPr of the Woman' Exchange column
til niwr t thru question
ill in uMtlnff a photoplay utory for a certain
meHTHzlnp I
It ncrMiry to mention th- nama
nf the person In
p in nit
e ator) . also wrlta all quota
tlnnn mno in ItT
tj) c-nuirt ou give me the addreai of tha
place where sou nd all photoplay storlts that
pay from $23 to $1(iu for a story that la worth
while' rieasa give me some Information about
thla matter. DOROTHY I.
(1) Yes. It is necessary to mention the
names of tho characters of your story If
there Is occasion for your characters to talk,
use quotations, but do not manufacture
"talk" Just so that there may be converca
tlon In the story Tell your story briefly
and as clearly as you can
(.') I am sorry I do not know of any such
place The companies do not tell the va
rious prices paid for photoplays
"Improver" in Dressmaking
To the Edltir ot lfoman'a Page.
Dear Midam I am a girl aeventren seara
old and havs not had a very good education.
When In 1 1 seventh arada I waa taken from
school I would now like to ro to high school
In the evenlnn May I so now or must I flrit
ba a graduate of the grammar school T
Also, what la nrerted of an "Improver" In
tha dressmaking hjilncssT I have some knowl
edge ot dressmaking and thought perhapa I
could get a position, aa I am forced to so to
work LORP.AINE
Since you are more than sixteen j'ears
of age you may attend the evening high
schools of the public schools without finish
ing grammar school, These sessions are
held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings from 7 30 to 9.30 o'clock In high
schools In every district of the city
An "Improver" In the dressmaking busi
ness Is one who has had a little experience
and who Is anxious to get more She is
higher than an apprentice, but does not
have enough knowledge about the business
to be a trimmer. She is paid, of course,
while getting this knowledge From your
Jettar Jjw6tild say that you could qualify
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PATSY KILDARE
THE OUTLAW
By JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
Soothing Words
rplIIS morning vv'licn I got up mv own
J. clothes were dry so I put them on nnd
and did not have to piny lady any more
with Alice's clothes After Howdy nnd I
had breakfast tho doctor came In his auto
and went upstnlrs tc see my butglar Ho
asked the burglar how he felt and he said
his leg ached something fleice The doctor
said, "It Is a very bad break and thero Is
danger that I shall havo to remove your
leg" The burglar got awful pile and I
said, "What does that ntan? That you
would have to cut his leg off?" Tho doctor
said, "I ant aftald so" I said, "Nothing
doing If j oil want to cut somebody's leg
off you can go and gel jou a burglar of
your own Whnt do Jou suppose I would
want of a one-legged burglar?" The doctor
i aid. "A one-legged burglar Is safer to have
urrund than a two-legged one" But I
mndo him promise not to cut off the bur
glar's leg unless I said he might
After the doctor went nwaj I got Levy to
take mo to town I sat on the edge ot my
father's bed and told him all about It He
held my hands nnd told me 1 am the teal
thing and to go ahead Then we went back
to Mr Hnckrudder'H After a whllo Itovvdv
and I went up the ro.id until we came toN a
shack, where there was an old colored
man and nn old colored woman smoking a
pipe I went nnd sit on their doorstep with
them a while nnd talked to them Thes
were very polite and asked me to como
again, which I did after It gtvt good and
dark.
When we got back to Mr Hockrudder's I
went up In see no burglar Tho nurse,
said, "I gave him a hlpo nnd he felt betlei
and went tn sleep" I ald. 'If hlpos make
him feel better glvo him a lot of them"
Then when It was time to go to bed nnd
I had my nightie on I thought I would make
a slim snlly, which Is made bv putting on
your nightie nnd putting a sheet over a
broom and putting the broom over your
head and holding It up In the air so
that part of the time vou are a giant and
pari of tho time jou are a wrany
1 could not see mvself In the glass In
the nark so. I took the hurglnr's light nnd
Ik Id It under tho sheet and tt "i certainly
fine So I m ulo the nurNo --cream nnd fall
down the stairs with n pitcher nf Ice w-ttcr
Then I went down the bid: st-tlrs and went
to show the slim sallv tr the colored man
and womtn up the rnnd. onlv I went cross
lots I could hear them talking out on the
iront steps It was roil dark and Just ss
1 got around the corner of the house the
man said. "Who oat'' Then I lit up to
surprise him and I did He jelled real Irnid
and she said "Whuinp'" real loud and
awav they both went I ran nflcr them to
show them Hint It was only me, but the
faster I went the faster they went It as
funnv but I would not have dono It If I
had known they were going to bo so slllj-.
I went back to Mi llnckriulder's nnd put
the broom and sheet awav and wont In
again to see my butglar The nurse was
not thero nnd my burglar lav with his ejes
shut I did net sav atn thing to hhn Of
course 1 ought to punch him in the noe
everv dav for being a hurgl ir but I.cannot
do it The Irish do not hit anv one who
Is down That Is whnt mj father .ivs, and
he Is as Irish as I am I do not see much
sense in thit Whnt Is the uo of getting
anj bne down If ou cant Jump n him'
But while I was looking nt my burglar two
tears umc out of his ejes and slid down
his fnce Then I did a funnv thing for
me t went nnd held one hind on his head
and felt so'ry for him nnd sild "Vou big
slssv what nre jou c-vlng about'" Ho
rolled his held b.uk and fcrth two or thre
times and said nothing I sild, 'do on and
tell me ' Then he turned his face toward
me nnd said, "f wish I was dead" I sild
"Well, what ate jou kicking about' Aren't
vou dying fast enough' Vou are getting
thinner and paler everv daj But what do
vou want to die for'" He said. "Mj- leg
hurts so and nobodj cares whether I ll'vo or
nrt ' Then the nurse came In and stuck
something Into his nrm and pretty soon he
went to sleep
I do not know whj- I should feel sorrj"
for a hurglar who tried to burgle me, but
I do
"Vlaklng n Purchase." the nevt Pitsy Klldnre
nilventure, nppeirs In Monti it's I. veiling I edger.
GOOD HEALTH QUESTION BOX
By JOHN HARVEY KELLOGG, M. 1).,' LL. D.
tn ansurr to health questions, Doctor t.eUogg
mrmiina, vui in tiii uhc thh mi- mar ini Min.
tsu tn tii Hue , 'ii niai t'ti inn- i I'liiniiii limy Hf,-f s UJ OT prrsf riOIflff Or fill
cnuirinu surotcol treatment or drugs Health questions nill be promptly an
ed by personal letters to inquirers who inclose stamptd ennlopia for eplg.
iftiTilB ii'jiiiriiiv our inti ir t (twnin t or uiuia
sucreu
The Time
PHYSJOI.OUY fixes with -accuracy the
earliest period at which marriage Is ad
missible This period Is that at which the
body attains complete development, which Is
not befote twenty In the female and twentj--four
In tho male Even though the growth
may be completed before these ages, ossi
fication nf the bones Is not fully effected,
so that development Is Incomplete
Among most modern nations the civil
laws fixing the earliest dato of man luge
seem to havo been made without any lef
erence to phjslologj, or with the mist ikeu
notion that puberty and nubility are Iden
tical It Is Interesting to noto tho dif
ferent ages established bj' different nations
for entrance to tho married state The de
generating Romans fixed tho ages of legal
marriages nt thirteen for females and fif
teen for males The Grecian legislator
Ljcurgus, placed the ages at seventeen for
the female, and thirty-seven for the male.
Plato fixed the ages at twenty and thirty
j ears In Prussia, tho respective ages are
fifteen and nineteen ; In Austria, sixteen and
twentj ; In France, sixteen nnd eighteen,
respectively
Saj-s Majer: "in general It mav be es
tablished that the normal epoch tor mar
riage Is the twentieth jear tor wjmen and
the twenty-fourth for men "
Fallen Arches
What causes fallen arches? ROT V. N.
This condition Is caused by weakness of
the muscles and ligaments which support
the arch of the foot, and It Is the w earing
of Incorrect shoes, with much standing and
walking, that produces the weakness of tho
muscles and ligaments
The First Teeth
Q
How many teeth are there In the llrst set,
and what la the lime of their appearance?
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Twenty The two central lower teeth
come first, from the fifth to the ninth
month ; next, are the four upper central
teeth, which appear from the eighth to the
twelfth month. The other two lower cen
tral teeth and the four front double teeth
come from the twelfth to the eighteenth
month. Then follow the four canine teeth,
Mothers, Wives, Sisters, Daughters
ATTENTION!
You must not miss the Woman's War Service Meeting Monday
afternoon, October 22d, at 2:30 o'clock, Forrest Theatre. Forceful
speakers will tel! how , ,
YOU CAN HASTEN THE END OF THE WAR
Addresses "by Major Ian Hay Beith, of Kitchener's First Hundred
Thousand; Major W. A. Garrett, American Railways Commissioner to
France, George Wharton Pepper will preside.
Aimfealon Fre Women's
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MODES
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There is n fnscinatinsr nir of jnunti-
ncss nbout the hnt pictured in the
accompanying sketch, nntl yet its
smnrtness is not of that extreme
character which makes many hend
Kcar models interesting to look at
in the shops, but difficult for the
average woman to wear. Black
velvet makes the crown and brim,
and tho only trimming is a narrow
band of liserc ribbon and a band
of tfnnspaicncy edging the brim.
The fur collar, unique in its model
ing, is of tailless ermine and
moleskin.
Tomorrow's War Menu
. BREAKFAST
Bouquet Apples
Country Saunge Johnnycake
Coffee
DINNER
Chicken 1'rlcasseo with Dumplings
Corn Sour Beets
Lettuco with Trench Dressing
Maple Krnppe
surrint
Salmon Salad
Sponge Cnko
Tea
BOfQl'lIT appm:s
Cook good red apples until soft Remove
from tho llro and mako silts In the skins
In the meantime prcp.it e a sauce of n pint
of water, tho grated rind of a lemon, the
Julco of nn orange and a cupful of sugat
l.ct cook until all but about a cupful of the
water has simmered nway Pour over tho
apples and serve with a verj- little cream
m pm: trappi:
Add a cupful of water and a cupful of
rich cream to two i upfuis of maple svrup
Pteeze This Is served In tall glasses with
iced teaspoons
toe: cheerful cherub
a i i mi i ii
The Kills o-nd stfc-rJ
i.re t-lwa-v.5 ht.re.
And trcfes trvo.t
swfc-v fc-nd 3inc5.
TKe wtr is pretty
wful but
It ca.nt jpoil
everything.
in this spare Hilt daily gi r adiicc on rreventiie
o ifiririn( niainntrs uj or prCSt ribttlO Jor fill'
to Marry
tho two upper ones cille' the "ej-n teeth"
nnd tho two lower, the s'omach teeth; they
generally como betweei- the eighteenth and
the twentj -fourth mo.ith The four back
doublo teeth, which complete tho first set.
como from between tho twentj -tout th and
thirtieth month rherefoie, nt one jear a
child usually has six teeth At one and
a half jears, twelve teeth. At two yeats,
sixteenth teeth At two and a half years
twentj teeth The timo rff appearance of
the teelh varies In different families In
some thev come very earlj', In others they
come later. Tho teeth may come late as a
lesult of Illness and also from rickets
Nearly all tho sjmptoms attributed to teeth
Ing como from indigestion due to bad feed
ing Glycosuria
Whit Is gljcosurla Mrs KNAPP
Glycosuria Is a condition where thero Is
sugar In the urlno due to taking nn excess
of sugar. It Is a temporary condition and
therefore differs from dlabet.es.
Cooked Raisins
Do sou recommend cooked raisins as a ssuce'
Mrs SJUTII
es Stewed raisins nro very wholesome
You may also soak raisins for twontj'-four
hours and eat them w Ithout cooking They
stimulate bowel action
Balanced Ration for Breakfast
' ,a 1.b.rk',t consisting ot grapefruit
cereal with cream and toast a balanced I ration?
It would depend, of course, upon tho
proportion of cream and cereal Ono might
get too much fat If the proportions were
right, such a breakfast would be balanced
(Cop right )
The Shadow Rose
A noisette on my gaiden path
An ever-swaying shadow throws;
But If I pluck It strolling by
I pluck the shadow with the rose.
Just near enough my heart you stood
To shadow it but was It fair
In him who plucked and bore you off
To leave your shadow lingering there?
Robert Cameron Rogers.
liberty Lean CemmitUe
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THE ANSWERING VOICE-
How Modern Women Have Responded in Verse to
the Call of Love Their Grandmothers
Were Dumb
X poem7 As ono looks over the body of
Kngllsh literature' tho conclusion Is forced
upon ono that this question would havo been
answered lery differently by our ancestors
than by the critics of trfS present generation
Tho most famous nnd probably tho most
beautiful perlcs of love poems In any lan
guage was, written by a woman In the mid
dle of the last century Yet she did not
own them and attempted lo hide her Identity
nnd her emotions by calling them "Sonnets;
from the - Portuguese " If Mrs. Browning
wcro writing today she would not bo
ashamed of her emotions The breaking
down of femlnlno reticence Is ono of tho
most remarkable developments of the
movement to free women from their ancient
bondage
fino looks nlmost In vain for love poems
bv women In tho literature of tho eighteenth
cVntury They can bo counted on tho fingers
or one hand snra Teasdalo s new anthology
of a hundred poems In which women have
told of their own lovo Includes but ono
written before 1800 This ono Is by
Susanna Blamlre, who died unmarried In
1792 at the ago of forty-seven "The Siller
Crown," however,; which tho compiler
quotes, is surpassed both In poetic beauty
and In emotional appeal by "What Alls
This Heart o' Mine," of which Mis Blamlro
was especially fond. It beglnt with this
touching stanza-
What alls this heart o' mlnp?
What Alls this wnterv eo?
What g-ars me a turn pili as death
When takn Ii-ivf n' thee?
When thou art fnr aw a',
Thou'lt ilearer urow to me:
Hut change. ' placi nnd chunso o folk
May car thy fancy Jee
The great majority of tho poems In tho
excellent collection were written within
the last twcnty-llvo cars, the period In
which women have begun to assert their
right to self-expression They put In wordi
the bitterness of disappointed affection, tho
delight In the love of a lover, tho Joy nt
the discovery that tho lover lun been found
and all tho other shades of emotion which
women experience when thoy enter upon
tho Orcat Adventuro of their lives Tho lit
erature of tho world Is richer because tho
women have at last found a voice nnd nre
uttering tho thoughts thnt havo burned
within them Many n happily marrlod
woman will find her own heart respond to
Josephine I'rcston rcabodj's lines In
"Pound"-
Oh, when I eaw jour ejes
?n old It was, so new. thn bushed surprise.
After s loim bine searh it nmn to be
Homo enfolded me
PAGANISM IN
MODERN CRITICISM
Huncker nnd Mencken Write
Brilliantly About the Revolt
From Puritan Standards
Hunekcr comes out of Philadelphia, tint
depressing Intellectual slum," writes 11 I
Mencken in an ndmlrible cay on one of the
most brilliant American critics Mr Mencken
apparently falls to perceive that a city which
could produce Huncker was moro llko nn In
tellcctuil pleasure garden than a slum Hunc
ker wnSfborn hero In 1860, and lived here till
1878 or thereabout"! The foundations of his
Intellectual life were laid here He has
JAMES HUNEKER
published thirteen volumes dealing mostlv
with criticism nf literature, music and
painting Ills latest book bears tho fan
tnstlc title of I nicorns," and In it ho dis
ports himself in the whimsically sane man
ner which has endeated him to thousands
of discriminating readers these many jears
The volunio tontnins thirty separate essay,
or articles or chapters In which he dis
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style and rhvthm In Hngllsh prose, or
pillow laud and four dimensional vistas
Wo have no American critic who can
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pontifical authority on a wider range of
arts than this native Phlladelphlan He
Is familiar with the literature of the world L
tho painting of two continents nnd the
music of all the masters His tasto Is sn
catholic that ho finds delight In all that Is
delightful and lie possesses the rare gift
of communicating to his readers some of
his own (Measure In exploring the hinterland
of all forms of artistic expression He is a
genial pagan, but ono does not havo to
accept all of his philosophy of life to get
pleasure from him Indeed, he Is most Btlm-
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Klorcnco Wilkinson In "Tho Heart's
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ferent form:
Hill peoplu turn to their hills.
Hen folk are shk for tho sei:
Thou art my land ndmy, rnunlry,
And my heart calls irat fnr thee.
The bird beats hl wings for the en,
Th captive burns to he free,
nut I t cry al thy window,
For thou rt my liberty.
Grace Fallow Norton In "I.ovo Is a Tcr
rlblo Thing" rovealx another sldo of tho
femlnlno nature when she writes:
Then to the stars I told my talo
That Is my home-light, thero In the vale,
"And O I know that I ahall return,
nut let me lie. first nmldst the unfeeling- fern.
Tor there Is a flame that has blown too near.
And there Is a name that hn -Brown too dear.
And thero Is n fear "
And to tho still nllls nnd the cool earth nnd the
far sky t mado moan,
"Tho heart In my bosom la not my own!
"O would I were free as tho wind on wine:
Love Is a terrlblo thlnr "
In tho snmo vein li SiroJInl Knldu'a
Tcstasy," a poem that Is a song that sings
Itself without tho need of anv muslcil ac
compinlmcnt, nnd that If set to titling
music would thrill nn audience of women
with mot exquisite agony It runs-
Cover mine eyes, O my IJbvo'
Mine eyes thvvt ore weary of bliss
As of light that la poignant and strong
Oh, alienee my lips with a kiss.
My lips that aro weary of aong
Shelter my eoul. O my love'
M soul la bent low with the pain
And the burden of lovo, like tho grare
Of a flower that Is smitten with rain
Oh, shelter my soul from thy fare.1
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She Ii a poet with genuine gifts, as thoso
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ti ii,.ernesi nnd a delicacy and a beauty In
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ulatlng when ho Is most pagan Xo onn can
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In American newspapers have failed to ap
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great mass of Huneker's critical nrtlcles
first appeared In tho dally press of New
York The fact that thev were written
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makes horse races, as Mark Twain said,
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Drelsor 1s great because he perceives what
James has called tho Immltlgablllty of tho
mortal predicament Thero are those who
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!o lns.li lbr.u ,.!. .i ." "ronS wlthn?
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-.- . .... ,Ja ,, fron "ill
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