! iir'W.i '"i ' ) 'n-ft' :?f- rTOKxv-Tp S"V ?'' TV-.."1,'",'I- : vrv; 5W-7 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHIKADELPHIA', FBlfrAY, MARCH 22, 1918 ifcE OF TIMELY NEWS AND INTERESTS PERTAINING TO WOMEN WHAT FASHION SAYS RECIPE ?ING IN THE FAMILY CIRCLE, LS VIEWED BY AN ARMY OFFICER ?:He Wrote From France to a Girl About This JSK i' I C A Sfc. sinrl Shfi.Tmmediatelv Turned Her Atten- i.-T-Vi. J . L- ml...!i!l. fll fc-f($ tion to inrut stamps gm. ..-: IfUIUUi Buy llirill. nuuiya lu nam. .',. J, -ky tho pennies Brow. I know a young Woman who uuyB tnem uccauso sno re vived the following letter from n United States army ofllcer In France: 'I have just finished reading about the Tuscanla." lie wrote, i! w K1 "tho trans- I Ji ort that was sunk olt the Irish coast ItiW with great loss of life. That seems to I W the disaster that was to make hadn't even bought thrift stamps tvlth her sparo change. And so sho derided to buy them, 1IBBKTY liONDS present one way of J netting in the family circle In tho warm, friendly circle vvhero every 0110 (.Its bent on helping to win tho war. Hut you can't go arid buy a Liberty Hond with every stray nuar fee the disaster that was to maKo iff. lou can, However, puy a uinii .-- .. .i.- i ....... .,.. m.n I stnmn. And nnrn n thrift flt.imn Is 2. war not an Impersonal war. Not I bought it has tho magical llttlo way In)1 u. Av.in tmn't nrinnrlni? tn do I or calling for another. ""V . . . . ? Tf l.nlnu tn ,... In. vnnlli a.0 wanders. But the people inemseives . " iiii " "" n-.v'.' fa .. v E.vTiy WknipB tfjA. -will begin to realize mat it ism a &" Wiutlrtn rtAlnif Vnltt tilt Vlllf nf dnltll? U your all. It ought to get hold of some 5' people who havo been outsldo the family circle before. "This Tuscanla nffalr may not make an empty chair at their own table, but It may make them understand what It means to somebody else. They'll top thinking of war as a business proposition. "Enough in this vein. Excuse It but sometimes get loncsomo and. lonc omeness breeds bitterness against those who aren't with us or even gainst us." m tr w. r POPULAR MODES FOR SPRING SHOE WEAR !pS3w3IS5CnSS33I3&332BKa it P".. K IAS W- tv m m ir OUTSIDE tho family circlet That's the thing that hit homo In the officer' letter. And the loncsomeness that breeds bitterness against those Who are not with them. When the orticcr wrote this letter to tho girl who decided to buy war thrift stamps, ho didn't have any thing concrete in mind, I am sure. Itut it set the girl to thinking. Hcio she trass writing to this man, Bending him an occasional box of cigarettes, but What was sho doing to show she vwis really In the family circle? Hlio had bought two Liberty Bonds without having to stint herself. Hut what personal sacrifice had sho mado tn prove she was strong behind that boy on the other Bldo of the water? 1.1 fo seemed to bo going on more or less fectlvcly ono can lino up with the boys when you rcallzo tho following facts: Twenty-five cents a single thrift stamp will buy a tent polo or live tent pins, n waist belt or hat cord, shoo laces and Identification tags (don't forget the Tuscanla's unidenti fied dead heroes); two thrift namps will buy ono trench tool, ono pair of woolen gloves; four thrift stamps will buy two pairs of canvas leggings; six thrift stamps. $1.50. will buy flo pairs of woolen socks, three pairs summer drawers, summer undershirts; .twelve thrift stamps will buy steel 'helmet to protect some soldier at tho front; sixteen thrift stamps or one war-savings stamp will buy 100 cartildgcs. another will buy a cam in;.- Belt, a scabbard for a bdonet, four war-savings stamps will buy u rlflo for pome soldier boy who Is lighting for you and mo; three and one-half war-savings stamps will buy three pairs of woolen blankets for the comfort of tho boy In tho trenches, and two and one-half war-savings stamps will buy a ens mask for tho protection of somo other mother h boy from tho deadly attack of gas and send him back to her arms; thteo war savings stamps will buy an overcoat or two woolen service coats. Two war-savings stamps will purchase two pairs of woolen breeches or two Manuel shlrt.s. Don't let tho boys be lonesome or hitter on your account. Jiuv some """' '? a ff. ,i"'fcfc. . 2 JTf.'3S?' ... s BHHHHHBaHHBH B jlr- -Tsfc -saw p u kkrmaKB A'' ' 4Jm$&SrQW ' ''"' ' trfflRrUJIPV f if I .hSKIw ": BOSTON BACKWARD IN CLOTHING DRIVE Red Cross Appeals for Imme diate Response to Meet Quota of 5000 Tons Did You Register Those Pounds of Flour? Two thing which are eouatio"n samo thing are cnuM to each mvV.?1 No rodent steals from th cmffiKL. thotouis enoU8h t0 cou,u 3: ict all the rats together nte&i iiuniiv lu liid ciionL nr i?nn aak7.' No rat gives back, In any VomT -service, the value of his theft, i?. 9 to Like the flloM nf t. ilrd Across IHc skjl, In tha Ufjht of the dawn iricn the xhadowt fill. Is the hope of my heart, As it rhe.i hlyh. And soars on u-hltr irfniM JVmt arc . lonycr than I. Like the pirsmrc of foy In the peace ut nipht, trim the xeorld Ilri hushed In the still starlUiht, Is the hope of mil heart, Ai on ,elnai of white It slupi as the hlrd inii IN home In .sliiht. By Clani Sviage, In flood Housekeeping. the same. Food was plentiful, money i thrift stamps today and let them know went out for dribs and drabs, alio you aio in the family circle. Odds and Ends If you think you are famous, try giving your name to a salesperson. Why is It women like to do what freedom did when Kosciusko fell? TVhenever daughter shrieks I gener ally And that the groceries havo como or some similar catastrophe has oc curred. A city Is a central spot where the men CO to make it and tho women to ,apena it. Order in the Sewing Room fsu.-illy the sewing room is a small unused room neer Intended for any thing mori- than a storeroom and not proidi'il with closets If this Is the i-aso it Is a splendid Idea on the p.irt of the woman who fines much sewing to havo a frame built In a lointr of the room she could almost do It hertclf upon which she can hang curtains and In wlilch she ran ket-ii out of dust find harm's way tlio garments upon which she Is working Hows of shPlCH upon which plainly labeled boxes for patches can bo laid lu good view are an addition to any sou lug room. This Is work for tho carpenter trtl 1 tin in n n rt I tn. IwiiitLii lint s.i lt( rnlint' The difference between a rooii nus-. imXll t,me al, money ..xpeiiUfd in tlnio band and a bad ono Is tho difference lie- iin,i ini)0r f.i.ed. Tho sewing room should lue hh gnnti Tomorrow's War Menu The recipe for nnv dish mentioned hern will bo fnrw aided upon rfcelpt of self-addressed stamped envelope. UHKAKl-'AST Hnmlnv Hrlts with Raisins l.-rle,l ll.ient! .-mil AnnleS rornmeal I'arker House Rolls Corf en T.t'NCIllloN llcan 1'olenta Toast JI"k l'rescrveti loars dinniih (viii:ati.i:ss) llralsfil Hecf Tongue Mashed Potatoes Spinach Oatmeil llrown Hetty COHN.MIIAI- PAHKllH linl'Si: V.OI.I.S One-half cupful rornmeal, three rup fuls llour, four te.ipoonfuls baking powder, two Ublcpoonfuls sugar, three ciuartf rs tcaspoonful salt, two table spoonfuls fat. one et-g, one cupful milk. Sift toother tlio dry Ingredients. Cut In the fat. Heat egg well and add to it the milk JIlx this mixture with the dry ingredients Roll one-half Inch thick, spread with olcom.u sarins und turn 'over to make I'arker llouso rolls Hake fifteen minutes and nrxo Imme diately. l'ood Administration. n-f.,.0 nvfm.1 of Imlf shot. ' variety of A. 11. lloutlns Company. 2. Patent leather pump', with popular springtime perforations. :i. Military oxford, with the popular military heel. 1. White buckskin oxford, with military tendencies. LOWLY SHOE HAS HIGH PLACE IN EASTER FASHION CATEGORY Footwear Vies With Springtime Millinery War's Tones Reflected in Colors, Shapes and Utilitarian Models Till; ll.ister shoo Is the pet paradox nf fahlon this se-ison. Tho lowly footwf.ir has tieur luld so high a placo i.. ...i.u.. ,... I .r . . . (, the I'.mter I Ml UIFIM'llI l..int, ll'. t ...... ... - liMiinet holils hither In fart, stait at tho feet nnd your efs well-nigh forget to mount hatwiml, so lined aie tliey by the smartf st mid gjyct spilngtiiue foot- ! wear eer nsscniblf.d to ihecr a war-s.id- i dened world. tVar, wlilch is lending Its llaxor to many, many tilings women tiro wearing tills spring, has a word to say lure, too, of course. There Is the now, almost curc Ies, mllltaty heel, tho military pump and tho ticiuh oxford to proxe It. Hut war does not h.ie entlro say. Ono of tho supreme triumphs in shordom this spilng seems to be tho dress osford. and tills was surely not built to remind us of the soldier When a woman thinks In terms of drisslng for tho afternoon affair, her teen constant content and occasional happiness. The virtues of men, at best, are nega tive! I admiro a woman for what she la, and a man for what he isn't All women are convinced that all men are terrible, except possibly one. It Is a simple matter to bo neutral If you don't know the nationality of any of your grandparents. After you And the first gray hairs .you begin to think that powdered lulr was not such a foolish custom after all. About the time a man ought to quit wearing red ties he begins to weai them. Some nations and all women begin hostilities without declaring war. I lose all Interest in a book as soon aa somebody tells me It will Improve ay mind. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Women Engineers Engineering Is the profession in which, women have been least apt to enroll.- The war, howeer. Is gradually finding place for them in this Kansas, looking forward to the time when there roar be a serious shortage of men engi neers, has enrolled ISO women In the electrical engineering courses Included In tha curriculum of her State Agricul tural College. And from across the water comes the word that women are winning degrees as civil engineers In the Technical Institute at Rome. light as an artist's studio. Sometimes a skyliKht let Into a dark closet will lit crally make a coincident sewing room. BAPTISTS TO RAISE $:.0,000 Baptists wero exhorted to "go over tho top'1 nnd raise, JS0.000 next week as this city's share of tho national million dollar campaign at a dinner of the Haptlst Social Union In I.ulu I.u Temple. The $1,000,000 will bo raised by Hap. tlst laymen to meet tho advanced cost of conducting Uaptl't missionary and educational work and caring for nged ministers and their dependents. George Kstuhrook and John V. I,cv erlng made a plea for tho $50,000 fund, and on Mr. llstabrook's motion tho mem bers determined to put all their energies Into the money-raising campaign. ' Bridgeton .May Buy Light Plant IlrlflcFlnn, N J.. March 22. Hrldgeton In the near future may own and oper ate its electric lighting plant. The llrst step tn that direction has been taken by City Council Instructing Commission er Frederick to ascertain the feasibility and probable cost of installing such a system. Tho city's present contract with the Hrldgeton Rlectrlc Company ex pires in 1011 Tho city Is navlne bo- tween J12.000 and 13.000 n year for lights. Raincoat of Olive Drab Khaki Cloth Tho smartest of the season's waterproof coats are fashioned from khaki cloth, though not all of them are of the regula tion military color. The coat illustrated, for instance, is of olive drab khaki. The collar is adjustable, and the size of the pockets is a construction of special interest. H" TT.J :KL 1 'TT THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE TODAY'S INQUIRIES 1 yra the principal animal and Tffftable faU? t YThat ! ipoon bread? What ! the nrmiice length of llm taken to cook cereal In n tlrelens cooker? In the flrtt election lit which New lork women were privileged to exercUe their reeentlr (ranted nunnce, what per centage of thofte registered rruvped the pporiunltj to iot? f. What well-known jounr American aetreift reeentlr went niereaa to make a tour f all the hotpltnU In France to amine " wounded a Idler? '6 ! It neceviiary to xend n "hread-ond-hiiN ( ivr ureeni-- (0 one a noticaa aiier a r anon iut m- . y L. .- VJ. - YtA.MU'. tlm. L i"w- ,nm9 IfadamwaT hnv roaA nulla ft 1 f) tera In your column concernlnK women bob- ,v Mnr Jhlr hair and wish to elve my reuon : " wdt i raTor anort hair for giria and women. a Kium ih i m ci uui men, ijvchu 11 would be Terr comfortable and also save n. lot of time, which means much today. It la more sanitary, because a clrl with her hair bobbed would wash her hair more fre quently than tbe one with lone hair It Would also mean a blr savin In neap, which Means a savins' of fata, a very Important tnfredlent at tht tlma of the present war. I think a woman with her hatr bobbed t , IOOMW VTVlIa HIKI A Kill Try IllUCU 111 1UVUT X tt: that Is. the atvle with the banea and i tJtVrt abort enough Just to cover the lobes of tftr tare. The. Caatle style Is too sere, J? Mtat la. rm11rl hrk from th fnrhd- Pnf S-iIffr aiirl who works around machinery, etc., i tbe bobbed -hatr style la the best way to ar tfjjl'riw her hair, and I want to say, let the . A.mn imd insir nair xor comiori's saKe ana Lt im. thousand other reasons. I suppose there ff, Would be quite a few alrle and women rf-. Who would be willing to have their hair cut J.' la the bobbed fashion with banaa If It were V'set for the criticism and mocking that one : tor cuiunr mo nair urj. & "uim-r T ayoe some oj Wi rruueri t um b n nieinn inmi. iiuuiuu suu him uuic my reasons and opinion of women boh tneir nair, one wno is m wwr 01 m Letter nnd awittoni aubmittrd to thin department viunt be vritten on oi aide of the paper only ami rmjneil xiith the name of lie writer. Spinal jnmet like thote given below ore invitut. It ii understood that thn editor iort iot iircenr(i Indorse the Amffmrnt ex pressed. All ommunicntiovi for t111 rfrpartrnenf ithould b nddrrnurd a o lawn: TIIK WOMANN KXfll N(IK. l.vinlna Public Ledger, Philadelphia. Pa, And Still They Come i p. ?u v L5 IV Zi'Tf yf if B-..VJWW &il t X of women. (Mr.) 3. L. YESTERDAY'S ANSWERS l- T.V, A Sauerkraut Supper ' -t tJ- a. Aii- S .Hu.il. B..... , it. '. - ". ABIIT VI iiiii.i.wi,.. 2rl 3" -Bmt" Wtam Will yju klndlr tell m f 'i1 tlBiS ierv. with a aauerkraut dinner ? Also. IJIrVuiWr en a tnt. velvet corduroy rot l P-lv'flEw. jrltnout beln wetl V. B. a. 'S : ' Miiiiiliiiil aausages are commonly nerved I '.:)!( irffc iauerkraut at such a aupper, . Pork y snap ia gooa. eervs rye oreaa, trA rnffM and coffee cake. Vinegar . ."-'( .aSBTer any sour relish should be on the taihlnr Is tr tir the best method .to clean corauroy. rou can orj- It by running in j-Tencn cnam or aala and allowing this to atay on l 4ay or no. Then brush well. Tbla. will not "0 Ha lliviuuiill niiu Dry aa waahlnc- Potato Sausaces Hr Woman", Pagt! blom Will you ! print a poiaio huimu i vl V'l? '" boi lona ,.. . lu. mashed potatoes, one cup nu i. nan or meai; ono vac i ah. and nn-half teasDOOn II". -j V a 1 lZ..t B.nw aafSiantJl iHqnniiui vVY't uu eooKins: on. , nwsi ana season- To Entertain for Engaged Friend To the Kditor of Woman's Paae' D"fLr MadAm f hni' cnlntl.,! rAllllnr. VAHl- rolumn anil hne been hplnoil tnanv Km'., hv oiir alr, i.o do not hniinto now to auk efr.iinirni, i wnnl tn BUe a slrl chum a small enuairement illnnpr unit nuU it fpw other ctrl to It I do not know how to word tna Inv tatlonu nor how to aerv. the fOUrfl(!s. Aim, now rouia i nwKP mo announcemeni ana oner conKratinaiionfl.' I'L'..l.l.l). KInco you want to rvo tho enter tainment for Kirls only, why not make It a luncheon luitead of dinner? This li rather easier to berve nnd perhaps icsi expenslvo Word tho Invitations In this wise, wrltlnc on small white notepaper. .Start to write about ono nnd one-halt inches from tho ton of tho pace and leavo a margin of about one-third of an Inch: t2S Walnut street. Mips JIary Brown Smith requests the pleasure of MIs-h Jano John Jones'a company at luncheon on Thursday. April the eleventh, at half nfter one o'clock, to meet Miss Mary Blank. Have a bare polished table with cen terpiece and dollies Set each cover with a plate and a fork on tho right side of tho placo and a knife and con somme spoon on tho left side, Tumbler at upper left corner and butter plata at right. In these wartimes I would not have mors than three courses and coffee, so start with conommo In cuds, which should be placed In front of each cuest as she sits down. When all have finished have this removed, putting down a hot Plate at encn place, men nave lamn cnops, wnicn unouiu do nreaaea ana have little white Daner ruffles around the bone. Berve peas and notatoi balls and corn muffins. And for dessert have Ice cream meringues. Pass the chops. peas, potatoes and muffins for the second course ; then after that remove the plates again, puiiinc aown one in me empty place. The meringues should be served on other plates, and as the maid brings the Plate in sne snouia nu ino rmpiy one up and replace It with the ono on which is the meringue. The coffee Is served after luncheon on a tray In the parlor or sitting room In small cups. , It would be rather nice to have a little hart In the center of the table made 'of pink crepe paper, and In this have little bits of paper on which are written the names of the i girl and her fiance. Have pink ribbons tied to each bit of paper and place the end,s at each girl's cover. Suggest that they pull the rib. bona as thty alt down and the announc ing r aone tor you. I. To muke tiellrloii tr hNeiilti with Miilri ruckrr. iirejri the rrarkerH with but ter und tlniMiuoii iiiltril with liroun htirnr. I'lare In the oen und liroun uVliratelv. . Se.ilinl; wu or parnllln apreid over the holt. In ti fuin In uhlrh Muter Id to lie plareil will mend tho eiiiel tempo rarily. 3. riunr mid wafer pasle ran hn kept sweet If rloe ure Iiopih-iI lino unit added lo it. I. Saruli llernhardt In now carried nut tn her ear from the hotel in u rhalr made with nhaft like the old-fuhhloned aedan chair. 5. The iieNlin slrU of .lapun nteraee from thirteen to sixteen earn of ace, (I. Dark mmi ilulU Hcht hair. A pure vthlt aoap i-hoilhl lie iHed. ntthutlKh dark oiin rjn he ued to uilrantaan un dark hair. "JIandy Lee" Comes In To the Vdltor o Woman's Vnac: Dear Madim At 11 K.'a renupt for the aouthern darky aorur. nm Rlad I can aend It In and would like to aak u faor In return. Can somebody furnish the uords of tho poem entitled: fit. Teter atood guard at tho golden cats, sate. With aolemn mien nnd an air sedate. I believe these ure tho first coup! of lines. MAXDY I.UK Aa to congratulation,, you would not . ones, 'ine guests win im jh your friend all liappl- i win loin i-- . . want any set ones. MMMMir wu iy .'. Weddlnc bella ttera rinsing ray. Down the alslo I proudly walked with Mandy Lee. Aa we stood totelher there. A little sunbeam kissed her hair. .Heemed as though It loted her. too, the same as I. Aa th parson bowed his head, rtaced her hand In mine and said. "Love and honor one another till you die," Chorus Mandy T.ee. I loe you. 'deed I do. my Mandy T.ee: t Tour cyea they shine ilk. diamonds, love. to me. . , It seema as though my heart would break without you, Mandy I-en; .... For I love you. 'deed I do. my Mandy I,ee. Many lfar have passed away Hlnee that welhremembered dayl attll your hand In mine la resting just th same. Aa the children 'round us play And tho songs they sine so say. Maka mo think of thoio I used to sins to you. When the tlma comes we must part. m uh.i a-rfn-cB fllla mv It-art: Just tn think I can't so with you. Mandy So I pray the I.ord above To watch ovar you. my lova. And to leavo you hero and In your place take mo. . Thank you for "Mandy I,f e." We trust a reader can comply with your request. The Soldier's Trade To the Editor of roman' Past : Dear Madam Will you be kind enough lo answer tho following question in .our column If you cans If a drafted man has been put tn rlasa A1 and has been examined and declared lit for. military aervlce. could he choose a cer tain branch of th. service If he has a trad, and such trade la needed by the Government? , nCADUIl. If vou nronertly bring the fact that you have this trade to Uia commanding omcer aa soon aa you in iu iwiy u m very likely you will be placed in a branch of tha eervlco where you can ojew oi inu p rwas u i A , ( t J ,U "f ' IZ -v i-' ft ' & ! Kim. &-$ mill I-' - v - :nw raft? p&s-i ? & ml - I I X l mlml prolmhly will turn to tlio ilrcss o ford, or tlio h ilf Khoc. lis other name. It is i-llin, graceful, long-Mtnipcrt nnd has tho French heel for which nearly every woman has a soft f-pot in her heart perennially reserved. Authorities on font u en r predict for It a lorn; and i healthy t-eason of popularity. I l'or nltrn-tlrcss wear there are unart patent-lratlicr pumps with n graceful ilasli of u rut that marks them us belni? strictly 1018 models. Tliem !. too, the, soft, pliable, calfskin that will ap peal to tho woman who Is on tho look out for thn "nuletest tiling In the store." Kor colorings black divides honors wllh n uholn new host of "wartlmo browns" warm-toned tans, hikfc-Is and fawns, chocolates and khaki browns, carrying out the samo military theme, though tints tmly a delightful camou flage, K-dlly. Nothing so consummately gr.ici ful nnd elegant in detail as this season s shoes can do nioro than juay at war. White shoes occupy not a small placo in this vcar'H shoo calculations. They are seen with the popular wlng-tlpptd perforations that form In themselves a featuio of tho springtime. I'erforatlon, It seems, has been used this season to delhieiitu every graceful lino that ever went Into tho make-up of a shoe. On tho whole, a casual observer might say, shoo manufacturers put their heads together this season to comblno tho utilitarian with the beautiful. Looking In n shoe-shop window this season can never make a woman feel out of things. Thero will bo at least ono model that will awaken an answering thought nnd make her hie In to buy while tho buy Ing's good. NEW SERVICE UNIFORM FOR CANTEEN WORKERS Government Prescribes Blue and Gray for Y. II. C. A. Women in Time for Easter There nre llasler fashions for the war work clrl too. vou know! And when I'ncle Sam's soldii rs over In Franco ap proach any ono of tho many, many enn tiens now operated over there by the V. M. ". A. they am going to feel veiy much nt home. The raster outtlt ror I young women who hand out smiles and I coffee is as follows: I Ono gray whipcord skirt and coat, a I blue or gray hat, a shirtwaist, white or 1 blue llannel, ono blue necktie, one blue 'woolen mulller, a canteen overall apron I and a llttlo cap for emergency Prosaically speaking, this outfit, which I Is duo'to nrilve generally about Ilaster tlmc. is tho ofllclat new uniform adopted by tlio hundreds of young girls and women who havo enrolled In the Y. M. C A. canteen service abioad. General Persuing has ordered the en tire canteen service work for the army In France to be- taken over by the Y M. (' A. Before lontt hundreds of new can teens will be opened there and scores of American women will be employed In Mu tntunlnrv war service. The women canteen workers pay their own expenses, receive no wages and are forced by the exigencies of the war to dispense with many of tho simplest com forts of llfo in order to servo the men In tho army. Fashion Says I.et dimity admit your tailored blouse Into tho smartest of the season's show ing Quite the quaintest thing for wear with tho llton suit is the blouse with pleated nifties at neck and sleeve In- l stead of tho conventional collar and cuff. I The coming season will see more capes. Not only will tho full circular type be I ixjpular, but also an Interesting triple I tier effect. Vive la France 1 Franccllne rose In tho dawning gray, And her heart would dance tnoug n sns knelt to pray. For her man Michel had holiday, Fighting for France. She offered her prayer by tho cradle-side, And with baby palms folded In hors she "If 1 have hut one prayer, dear, crucified Christ save France! "nut If I have two, then, by Mary's grace, Carry mo Fafo to the meeting-place, I.et nm look onco again on my dear love's face, S.iao him for France!" Sho crooned to her boy: "Oh, how glad he'll be. Little thrce-months-old, to set eyes on thee! , For, 'llather than gold, would I give,' wrotn he. A son to France.' "Come, now, be good, little stray sau- terelle, For we're going by-by to thy papa Michel, Hut I'll not say where, for fear thou wilt tell, Llttlo pigeon of France ! "SU days' leavo and a year betweenl I!ut what would ou have? In sir days clean. Heaven wns made," -said Francellne, "Heaven and France." She came to the town of tho nameless name, To the marching troops In the street sho Iloston, March 2, Boston did not respond very generous ly yesterday In the first day of the drive by Boston Metropolitan Chapter of the American lied Cross for 33C tons of good, used and surplus clothing. Bos ton's allotment of the G000 tons which tho American Ited Cross has pledged Itself to raise In tho wsck prior to March 25. "The early response has been light," said Frederick Wlnsor, director of thej campaign, "and I feel that It Is purely because the people of Greater Bopton do not realize the urgent neoesslty of early contributions. Many look ahead to eight days of collections, nnd feci that they may tako their tlmo in getting their supplies together nnd sending them to headquarters. While, of course, we shall need tho supplies latp In the drive, tho supply also must come early right off, tomorrow, and It must keep on coming In a constantly increasing stream through tho rest of tho week, or no amount of workers will bo able to ac complish the great work of sorting, fold, lng, packing nnd shipping in time. "liven with tho supplies coming In rapidly. It Is a matter of packing nt least one of tho great wooden cases each minute through an eight-hour day for tho rest of the drive. If Greater Boston Is to send Its quota on time. Boston Isn't In the habit of falling down In relief work, nnd I nm confident that as soon ns tho urgency of tho matter Is realized tho supplies will begin to pour In." Slipper Leggings A new novelty in knitted goods is a legging for evening use. Many a girl lias regretted when sho slips Into her thin silk stockings and dainty slippers for tliu danco that they are not warm er for tho inevitable period of chill that must proceed and follow her on her way to and from her destination. Rubbers are too clumsy in appearance, but this knitted legging fits right into the need. It Is of white or e'nlored ma terial, reaching well up tho thigh, with a piece of light leather half-soling for the tip. As this is to be worn with high heels, thero Is a T-shapcd opening at it, lmei. Khnut two Inches across nnd two and one-halt Inches deep, that per mits thn rountien enu oi inn nen m u .....in iL.iien tho lecclnir Is on. Lcgglne of this kind can bo easily made from nit ordinary pattern, hiiowhik iur iuu uuii' sole and opening at the heel. He H only and solely a neat Vs irm a.l . 4&a1. j..--- . .-." ii"i"oi oicaio jrom in s connfi-. food supply enough to make I mST o total. '"orsnsi In tho Yet enough hoarders could play v., m,lU .Mlf fnn.l .linn., .,-.-.'' IttTOt ...... ..... -"v. o.hij, ueieai the AMI. and wound the honor of a countrvTvS has said It will keep enough at hLVS feed Its own people; l """N The hoarder does not give haei. i. any form of patriotism, the value i n?vS theft. He Is only nnd solely a slacker Mother Prevents Daughter' RnleM, Mrs. Klsle Pope, twenty-sevan ..J old. Flfty-elghth and raisworth at'.V! auempteu suicme. uio police say hV i3 haling gas early today, she was JUS by her mother unconscious, with . gas tubs in her mouth. Physicist,. .'. the University Hospital nU liid Vfi wouiu recover. Consider the PoUio ' Evan that essential tU (ny well-rounded mial sh&L,, a big lots tn food valuta. 1 "ALL FOOD, NO WAlsTE" has five times'-0rsitr td value thsn th potato, jj Betides, If, a dtllicsui drink and nourlthlng rod WAR TIME RECIPES A little booklet containing ! clou, and co nomfcal recipet. Sent re. en f quttt to H. O. Wtlbar A Sons, Inc., Phlla. And she held high her boy llko a taper flame Burning for France. Fresh from tho trenches and gray with grime. Silent they march like a pantomime; "But what need of music? My-.heart beats time Vivo la Franco!" His regiment comes. Oh. then, where Is he? "Thero is dust in my eyes, for I cannot see, Is that my Michel to the right of thee, Soldier of France?" Then out of tho ranks a comrade fell "Yesterday 'twas n splinter of shell And ho whispered thy namo, did thy poor Michel, Dying for France." The tread of tho troops on the pavement throbbed Llko a woman's heart of Its last Jo? robbed. As sho lifted her boy to the flag, and sobbed: "Vice la France!" Charlotte Holmes Crawford, Scrlbner's Magazine. Family Gets $21,000 Estate Norrltown. r.. March 22. George IC Kcksteln, of Noble, divides nn estate of $24,000 among a brother, sister and nieces with tho exception of J 1000 which ho leaves absolutely to a friend. Gcorgn F Jones, in consideration of "many services rendered." Ills brother, Dr. Henry Clay Hcksteln. who Is In the United States navy, Is given tho Income from J3500. Your Easter Blouse ts Here at 93 and $5 In Our Advance Exhibit of Exclusive $5 to $10 Values The daintiest creations In exclu sive spring models nro being dis played here now In vast profusion. There is nothing In Philadelphia llko this showing. You are sure to find your Kahter blouse among them, and you will pay $3 or J5 here for tho samo $5 to 110 values shown nt other select l'htla. shops. uSi-e Our Grand Vtsplay Tomerreie. All A'ri' jeil Modett tn kuprrb Quality and Molt Ad tenred Style Btoutei. v Mall Orders Tilled . y I BLOUSE SHOP I 1208 CHESTNUT STREET Take Elerator. Oter Chlldt' Restaurant aaav jsa Aja van .. jm. Ji.l Irf. i Eat Potatoes and . Raise Potatoes From Lesson 4 In the course on "food and tho AVar," by Trof. J. Itussell Smith, given in Philadelphia publla schools. Hat potatoes nnd raise potatoes. Not only can we nil cat potatoes nnd spare the wheat, but almost every boy and girl In America can raise at least a few hills of potatoes this year. Nearly every child can get a square ynnl of earth, a potato to plant, nnd ho can borrow a hoe to cultivate It and keep tho weeds awny. War gardens and potatoes are a part of the plans of patriotic boys and girls for 1318. How many potatoes will you plant? If you plant some, will you care for them perfectly? That Is one way In which you can help In winning this great war. It Is only a slacker who plants pota toes or plants 11 garden and does not c.iro for it. Not only does ho miss get ting a crop, but ho has wasted time, seeds and ground. Footnote to teacher: Bo sure to re view this lesson at potato-planting sea son and urge every ono who can to plant potatoes. It Is suggested that part of the required work In composition bo based on actual experiences of the pu plls In planting and growlng'food plants, If students want to know how to grow, potatoes and other garden crops, thty can get a good bulletin on the sujMpt by sending postal, card to tha AMe Agricultural Collect), BUU Cotlge, Pa,, or.tO;th food wtptftr tsjiri-jst Of Jfet ! WiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHil5iitiiiiii iii"iiiiiiiiilllJlllllig Dainty Coats and Dresses for Little Folks This house has , established an en viable reputation for the variety and assortment of coats and dresses for the littlo ones: This department designs and makes . to order the very newest in children's styles. RUYL0O(&BLYNN.Inc U .528Che3fT.utSt We respectfully call your attention to our Fur Storage Vaults for the preservation of your jure. itffto l-Wl VV " 3(54 360 SM 2nlfift APCHUe J AUGaStrU I 1422 TOalmtt Street ' Uitst of iSellemieattttatfotD Informal Displays Introducing i Cvery sie&mer from Sbris xxtxlrihvks sonicUiina .la .lb &ddi'taj Collection Smartest flrencti Creations ' ALSO Original QiZityJftMs AND ypyrupnna Buy Thrift Stamps for Your Child Ws3; ituumNfuitfs uawaaYTim VHTTKO STATES . OOVMKMHtr , 'M This Space Contributed by the Truit Commbm Mai Sevfisure Fnada of . S""'SsilJPsMs 'frfirfV' Our children know about tho Lusitania, something about the fate of the Belgian children, something about other German atrocities. And they know that our soldier boys are fighting toput an end to German cruelties. They need not be told of. the ugly details of war, but they should bo told that the safety of their country de pends upon WINNING THE WAR, and they should be en couraged to HEI.P. 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