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VENINGr PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MAY
1918
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WWEmr&RSUS HEART INTERESTS BUILDING AMERICANS IN THE SCHOOLS-READERS' LETTERS
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f0MEN MUST BE CITIZENS
BEFORE THEY ARE VOTERS
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wjlcm of the American Woman Married to Alien Looms
Mrgc With Universal Suffrage Imminent At Present She
rK"? T.nfene tin ftirllt j-itrh I llnnmmr rt ft, XYiAAl.,t, till, it
,!TJTlZENHHIP. which In (lavs Eime.hcr pountrv tn rnnninico II In mm'-
t&Jtbv never mpanl mnnh to ltn Ampr. rlnce then she Hop, lint ilepprvi' citizen-
JtjIArtj woman Hint Is. because it wiih ship. Of If n. woman cares little enoiicli
S.votily: on honornrv title and rtlil not i for her rnuntry not to lirlntr iit'cssine
fepreeiivey the rights of clll7.ennliln-lws to hoar to makp her Inisiiunil pspnisc
-"W.4.4....l.. I . .. Il..l I n I, lr.ll-,in..l,l.. ..!. .,.-.. .., .I...-..,.,.,, II
1 .'flDUUCIilf UVVUIIIf II IIVII1K inu,'. Li -'i"n mil' mi'a ikfi t,:.-.,-i ,- i,
Ksrteint there arc In the United States This Is a vicious circle. In the putt
neAfiy ten million women who will me nation has allowed ritlr.cnship to
SfiWrte. at the next presidential election, he such n hollow privilege that It was
! 'BjV thbt time there no doubt will ho not worth fighting for. lint even this
jtHjany more. It is easy to kpp why is nestle the fact. It Is a mipvIimi as
"K!7.ensnil matters now. it one is not 10 wneiner me woman 01 uiouy, i:iven
34 rjltizcn one docs not vote! the vole, will placidly lay aside her 1
M&A mnttcr stand today on Aincr- "'n, '"terests tor the sahc of 11 law
... . i. .... 1 which anolles nnlv to women r tty.cns
ariviiu ,uiuun tuapen ui uv mi .Miii-iiuim , . ', , . .,
icw6man If she marries an alien. That uml n.ot ."! meii citizens. IVr.sonall.v .
PrvCa'.ha u.. ei ,i, , t..,n.., lor principle s saue. I th nW the women
PtJlThtr country as has the young Imml-1 "f America will take a united stand
KScrant who not m. Innr- nno rmeropil "" tllls- Tnp settlement of the matter
BUWrfUrbm Ellis Island with a basket on her m,, "'""' "' '" "" l"s'- their
EiiZtfii had and still carries It. There Is this nationality' when they martj alien
PiSftidlfTerence, though. The woman with 'nien. Women must enter their n.'w
fejKl'the basket on her head has the prlvi- '',,,,,,' "n tlu' " basis.
w'jlege of taking out naturalization pa- ,, ,,,
BST'nm nnrt hnnnmln- .1 nlHnn Till. Il.n TT'5- HKI,KN IlINC, K( I5 NSMN
KMwoitMn who lost her blitiirlirbt be. "J- former State Senator of Colorado.
Eri2"HaitaA etia fntlnit.o tkn .l)nt.. ..C l.n. tells lltl ani'.tsltl Still". llllOIlt II I'Ol I n 7
ZS&&ylkrt ran nnfnp r.n Onli. Ilm itn.itli ItnliaU glt'I alld bov hl r.ime to this
feffii?' ot'hr husband, divorce or his natural- country. Both wcte very anvlous to
SCHOOLS A POWER
IN AMERICANIZING
EDITORIAL FOR WOMEN
BY A WOMAN
lly MISS MARGAKET T. MAGUIIW
Principal nf th (lenr! (I"ir A Mm'hII
t'nhlli Siheol
4atl6n can give It back to her.
mfe
be teal Americans A year after they
landed the girl married .in American
man. As they nil lived In Denver, this
gave the young woman a right to vote
l r0?":-on'' -p"k.m .'" ?.;t.? "xzz.
her brother, lie could not ntet Sud
denly a great Idea stiuck htm. Me
would marry mi American and gel a
Mite. And mi he lnl. Wh.it was his
siiriisi a little later to learn that be
not only oniiHn't vote, but that In
marrying him his iiiiint American
wife lost heis in Ibe bargain.
Tills is just one cae where one
woman won out on the citizenship
regulations and anubcr lost out. The
tf.illriii nbl ii-h.. L !.. l.Tl.lt. ... .. l.nn..
r'rrwnimi,' .,, i " - ...-kim
WM "." ....- luin.un .iiKuiiieiiiH to Help rule the couitry. hail lled In
j-wiuuKoi ii i j mi- nnu against tills II one year. The American girl, born
matter. I have heard men argue that i and raised here, ua.s asked to ilel.st
a woman cares little enough fo Queer, isn't if.'
JSS JKANNETTK UANKIN. Itcp-
resentativo from Montana ami as
si.$kf .irrsA. tried tn rcrrwilv tbl e'liiillllmi
ijjfev and take iiway his ' farelnl sort of
ainfttlonallty visited on women. She ln-
. uuuut'eu u 0111 into i.oiigrcss tivonnng
EvaJlSj lor muiviuuai cuizcn.snip nir women
"WsfeM tiiiiiiitii uiiun i. iiiiiiiiii tee in inc
&W.v"Houe didn't seem very excited about
B'wS'l'' however. And so .lanuarv 30 lat
&&) fc vn iaiu un tut- tuna', wnuil lueans
c'd!',that two years must pass before it Is
w$s v OKItated ngaln.
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M ADVENTURES WITH A PURSE,
ummsil fYUlltiJ!jKS,lLLd
FOR LUNCHEON SETS
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BsSVne in Madeira Is Low in
Price A Pivot Edge for
Little Frovhs
WHAT woman does not look around
for ways and means to reduce her
housework when warm weather comes?
L'And who does not eagerly accent any
fe device which tends to lessen the wash-
ini. ana to mnKe room for the summer
Jf'clothea nd garments which swell that
Evlft Perhaps you have kept rigidly to
vt triP 'J0''10"1 "" luncheon cloths during
wW winter, rue now mat warm flays are
'Si ''Wi' .coming, luocheon sets have a double
at , 'appeal In that they keeji the table bare
fi&rwj'and cool, and nt the same time can be
"' il.wad out and liressed a' home, which
XffKi neiP keep down the laundry bills
'", An FO' " y"u "r heBlnnIiiK to think
feSsJ ol uncneon sets, anu, particularly it
iS-KCiSouare fond of lludelr-i work, von will
Jr.vra.nt to see the lovely assortment dis-
f Sf CDTerea loaa5' An unusually attractive
er of thltteen pieces h.i llnely siallopeil
edges ' li a slng'e i.t ii In each seal
lop. Ho. lies ami centerpiece of this
design appear e.-peciallj viell on ,1 dark
dining table of nialing.inv. for Inxtame.
And the price Is most leasnmilile
And of eouise. tbele are tile more
elaborate designs, with butterlllex and
baskets, no' only In the luncheon sets,
hut also In tli3 u.'ipk'iis tii)e unustiall.v
elabnrate dnzen of n.ipKlus h.iv. fiuUe
sizable butterflies In each corner of
solid embroidery stltelies vvit'i pel feellv
foimed eyelt ts Interspersed to t: Ke away
the heavy appearance which too nuicit
solid embroidery might Inipjit
Lurking away In one i irner of this
display are some luptlvating pieces of
Irish lace and picot edging. A par
ticularly charming tdg.ng of plcot
which serves so well for tilnunlng under
weer or llnishlng off the necks of little
girls' chesses is being offered for ten
cents a yard lndetd. these edgings and
Insertions will gladden your heart.
M I(I.HKI
MAM
ONt: or th" en
hv our t il
ov lining li siiii. learned
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Kor the names of shops where arti
cles mentioned In "Adventures With
a Purse" can be purchased, address
IMItor of Woman's Page. I:vkvino
PiMii.ii- I.kdokh. or phone the
Woman's Department, Walnut ."lOno
been llie ti allZ'ltinn of the tremendous
Icnitl-ipie of the siivmls In promoting
national solidarity. Two ei tie'c.tlons
ago th i Pi nmn niilllary class derided
to make a rialilv for the woild the
modest M'Mlment evpresserl in their
national song. ' Deutschlanil uber Alles "
With slnistir ellliiency tliy wisely de
rided that what a liovi riiinent would
have from Its citizens. It must tiach In
its schools Thev understood well that
this woik of making the kind of sub
ject thai best terves the Kaiser is not
accoliipllshi d in a few lessons In the
last years of the i lilld's sehool life
They gave their teaohliifr In tile very
-arly kindergarten 'lessons, and wuh
indrfa'lg.'.lile zeal thrv pteuseJ these
lessons ol unwavering f. altv lo the
Kaiser, re who "poke the Vnrd of God
and s'Ht't for (iod.
The .voild staiui-- agiiasi at the fear
ful lesnit tod.iv To the Dunking citi
zen It gives occasion for e.ireful con
sideration, and It Is well that we pause
and ask i.ur.-elves. "What do we expcit
trom ou,' Anietic.it! schools.'"
The hl.'tiry of t.vrannical dynasties of
the world Is the stoiy of su'.niilssion of
tlie people, gained by infoiciiig Igno
rance on the huge peasant class. The
Herman philosophers, teacher and rul
ers generations ago dtcided that denying
know ltd:. e to the masses is proceeding
along ntgallve lines What the (lovern
ment wishes In a national idea it must
teach lo Its children. And so again with
Idiah.ibcal tlliciency and the verv abor
tion of the education that should set
(men ftee they enslaved the mind and
ispiilt of the Herman ptople The land
I of Doethe has well learn d its Prussian
'lesson and Its people live in every act
of their adult lire the chorus lessons that
they sang Into their child minds mid
hearts thirty years ago "Our Kaiser la
a great man We love and obey our
Kaiser." etc. This Is tin- dally song
nf tlio r!,.iiiti lilmlfrrfiil'IPIl. HOW Well
I I It has done lis work the awful story of
"Kntserlzed kultur" tells.
Teachers and those Interested In th
spiritual and Intellertuai welfare or enn
dren have had 'moments of sincere con
fusion as to Just how much and what
may be accompllhed In the schools for
the Individual welfare nf the pupils and
I he resulting strength of the nation. It
Is "true that many things turned over
to the schools cannot he accomplished In
the short hours and huge classes as-.
I signed to the teachers. j
1 T.lanv shallow writers on inodi-rn edu
cation. 'nf which class Mr Sc-itt N'earlng
Is in exponent, p-imlse to the shlrklnr.
neg'-ctful parents a millennium when
schools will relieve the homes of everv
lelntlon to the child except that of In
consequent companionship for leisure
moments nf Irresponsible mothers and)
rathers. This Is folly and most danger-j
mis preachment The schools cannot I
now and never will perform the ilghtfol J
functions of the home Home making'
and the development of that atmosph-re
that. In anticipation and memory. semlJi
a flash of glad less to the heart must tin.
taught bv example In me horn's of chlld
lond If girls are flnallj t-i make fine
happv, Insplling homes tht.v must get
(he training from devoted and enlight
ened mothers Ilovs inns! learn decent
fatherhood from living under the Intel
I'g tit guldarce of di cent fathers
There N. however, one most Impor
tant element tn child training that l
the ipeeinl mission of the scliool The
results obtained In the Herman system
sound a warning, hut they also speak.'
with unfaltering words, a message of
hope and give to the ehools a clearer
vision of their glorious riponslbltlty
The most ciirsuiy analysis of the deadly
,1'sults attained bv the schools of tier-.
many in unliving a niiiioos s
I Ideals Will show Die ellli'.'ic.v of
I schools for right Ideals Thev are t
I "bouses of patriotism" Thev. more than
I ,inv ngrnov In the land, are called to
the servb-e of making a gi eater America
for the future. Anicilranuatlnn or bovs
anil gliN Is the direct runcllon of our
public schools
Much has been lesiortifl on the Aiuer
Georgette Adorns Summer Furs
A Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Rose
services In this new Held will be re
quired to train reverql weeks. Their
training will Include the study of civil
and criminal government, police duty
and police court procedure.
"We do not believe the girls will re
sent the walchfulneoii of the women po
lice." declared one of the organizers.
"On the contrary, we feel sure they will
appreciate the protection, It has been
found In cities where the rystem Is al
ready established that the women are J
more tolerant of high-spirited and so
oilleil Vofl' girls than ate Jlic men
police."
I Tested Wartime Recipes
Itliiihiirb Hetty
This l.i one of the most delicious of
very simple puddings. V.ash and cut
Into half-Inch pieces enough rhubarb to
nake four cupful. Butler u baking dish
and sprinkle the bottom with one cupful
of line breadcrumbs. Then arrange a
layer of rhubarb over the bread and
sprinkle with a mixture of cinnamon and
sugar (three-fourths of a cupful of sugar
and four tablespoonfuls nf cinnamon).
Repeat the layers, having the same
amount of breadcrumbs and rhubarb in
each Have a layer of crumbs on top.
Dot the top with half, a teaspoonful of
butter or a margarine. Cover the pudding
dish and bake slowly In a moderate tiven
for one hour or until the rhubarb Is
tender. -lust heforo removing It fiom the
oven, uncover the dish "and allow the
pudding to get n tlcli brown Hard
sauce mny be served with thin pudding
If sugar conditions allow. If not, ssrvo
with brown sugar syrup or maple sugar
syrup.
Ithnhnrh Mnriimlntlp
Remove the Juice from one lemon and
two oranges and combine with four
pounds of rhubarb cut Into small pieces.
Chop the rind of Hip lemon and oranges
and one pound of sce'Jless raisins fine
and add to the rhubarb. Mix all and let
stand one-half hour Drlng to a boll
and simmer one hour, stirring very fre
quently. When the mixture becomes
thick, pour Into sterilized jelly Jars
and allow to stnnd until cool, rover with
paraffin, put on the covers, and Ret In a
cool, dry place. flood Housekeeping.
Two views of a parlirttlarly smart summer fur arc slinvvn in the skctrh.
The piece is in knlin'ky and follows lh cape in the hark and coatee in
front eflert. The lower part of llie rape u of lirowit peorpctte fulled to
llie scarf of fur. A ileep plailiiiR of the georgette also finislies off the tierk
the TT Weil'I.Ii take a verv strotiR
the X. woman Dili r,iniu to turn
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE
stroriR-mlnded
up her
nose and cill the ninnner furs ridicu
lous for thev are e-rtalnly presented to
us In all Ihelr glory of des'gn and with
the best In peltry
After nil. there is no season for furs
eif late; no month as of yore In which we
Hack Ihem iiwnv nrirl fill the entire estab-
Ic.inlzat'on of the Immigrant child. Only lishmcnt with the odor of camphor or
those who have had Die rare privilege p-mlli bulls The fur coat is sent away,
of spending years with these children , pm pieces, such as scarfs, cities and
know Just what the American public ' neck-pieces are left out for wear during
schools have done in service that stands n,e summer, when there Is cool weather.
In this crisis that has come to America. Aside from these furs which are left
Refore the world war hundreds, yea OVer from the winter, there are really
thousands, of the sweet-fa 1 foielgn-1 summer furs which could not he worn
tongued little folks traveled from the nny nther time than In the summer,
poor home of the newo'imrr to the land These ar- shown this year In eomblna
of freedom lo be received Into the benefl- tinn nf fur and chllfon. or georgeltp
i ent e.ire of the schools He! e they j have seen one very attractive piece
oxpeo'.id and iccelvid patient, earntst ( uhieh was in searf shape, maele of a
Instruction from faithful and efficient straight piece of black chiffon, edged all
ti'iieher.-i. fJlaelly and willingly these ,irmm, uh a two-Inch band of blink
teneheis taught tic mother tongue of ynx 'n,ese bands were also placed the
America to her adopted children from entire length, which was about two
across the seas. i yards, at Intervals of every eight inches.
If r.-ithers became desnalilng of Din I
bnperl-for relief that this new land had
promised, the children carried back in
these discouraged homes the message
of freidom through America's great,
fiee schools There is no doubt thai
through the agency of the public school
system many loval boys are fighting for
the freidom they wi iv tatignt in ineir
classes. There arc no more earnest sell-1 liV,,,;,,;, '01)" Plan Will Be TllkCJl tO blipcrintCUdciU Mills
.rs of bonds and thrift stamps than -""' I '
these children that have learned the
Ideals nf America through their schools
And the teachers, with characteristic
earnestness and response to the call of
duty, stand ready to carry on more i
definitely than ever the spirit of Amer- i','n(;M''o.N nt perils to the morale
lea They should, and no doubt will, K ". , ... ,,. .,,.
reach Into every little homo and en- J-" toclety brought about 1 wai
cniirarre the use of the mother tongue, conditions nrobablv will give to Pllll.'l-
Thls was w oi n hv a woman tn deep
mourning
Another sin.itt wiap was In capo effect
and made of gray chiffon, edged with
a three-Inch band of chinchilla.
Kolinsky has no particular rei.son to
be adapted as a summer fur It certainly
does not look as cool as ermine or mole
skin, but women seem to letaln their
liking for kolinsky. When this fur Is
used for this new type summer fur. It
Is the custom to comlilne It with a brown
georgette or chiffon.
Illustrated today Is one of the smartest
summer furs I have seen The' scarf
like piece which covers the shouldeis
Is held at the waist line with a belt of
Die kolinsky, thus forming a ve-st, as Is
shown In tho tlglit-hanil drawing, which
shows the front view of the model. The
lower part eif the cape at the back is
of brown georgette fulled to the scarf.
This Is shown In left-hand sketch. A
deep plait decorates the georgette above
the band of kolinsky. The kolinsky bands
are also used to form a. loose sleeve.
H'oiurllflll. IHIS. ,y I'lorenee Pole )
Mother
lriruet rr I look in her Kind nics
I llilnl- o Ihr uieic jjIIH -liV),
Whcrr Ihr Imath n Gud like
licautu Hrn
Anil the rlomls arc sailing bv.
lririirirr hrr rare-worn face I see.
Or frit hrr llpi on mine,
I think of the team shr has shed
tor mr,
Xilrntty, tclthnut sign.
Wlirnrvrr shr holds wr tn her
Iniast.
Tn still Ihr aching pain,
Mil hrnrl is lullrd to a ncrfcrt rrst
And 'I am a child again'
Hlanche Shoemaker Wagstttff
Honey while delicious is
not a perfect food
uYrrrfCfjSvv '
cXy-CwwArfflf,
'rVfl-amtSSJtt
becue It l deflclept In tl
sue. builders.
cacak
"ALL FOOD, NO WASTE"
on the contrary, l of rtal
bone- and ilnew-bullctlnB
value, pleailna to the titte,
healthful to the body.
WAR TIME
RECIPES
A littU beohltt
containlnz tfti
rou anrf co
nomleal reclpts.
Sent frte on r
quttt to
H. O. Wilbur A
Sons, Inc., Phila.
POLICEWOMEN ARE PROPOSED
TO ROUT WAR'S LAXITY HERE
by Emergency and Relief Organizations Would
Add to Morale, They Contend
TODAY'S INQUIRIES
iu-4V X Snftcitt an unnrnnrliilr renterniecp for
E 3. Xhf, iwrly held In Mujtlni
k Jtft-.'Who U dlrrctor of (he L'nltnl MiUph Home
&L V t KrononilfM lturrau?
Kf..: I It rorrert to rcmor one' dnt nlirn
Bfc' HiV tlnjt ruindu If Iie. e(r.f ut ti rorniul
K3?ji;4 W1t umart fabric hat U t.iltltiji a leud
ji;8-'Aftr fruit t and trcrtalilr urr dried.
'JifffWIt " preruuimn iuumi ue luwen iu ire-sK:r'A-wrfc-
i- . - ... i -ii..
KfJO fruits id teKetahltK for the table?
rji4f' 1 1 ,ji i
mm&f
WnKufJ.i Write, by All flleuiis
tA'isn. nauor aj i oman .1 I'ii'jt
wjjMwj'Deir Madam will yoy plcta pive me
"vijfrj 'c'ycHir fcdvlceT Nine months aan I Iiw-riti In-
Kwtyii'nittJfttedi with a younir mill who una bout
gitir)td leave for arj army training camp When
K,4h -left T exchanRed clfta und were, the
PffAWWstJjatttni after he arrived nt the training
Ss5rl'?Siiap. but received no answer to any of the
f in mm. ai tirm i urariy
thlnklnir that wrhapi h
i
KSst,'lil Utters I wrote to him
Brcsawp
'aenivhlm a box of Kweets and received no
V2V AVrlDOKM
3Lwa too devoted to camp life to write
him-If he hud received It, and still had no
ft $ answer, vnen ne ramc nonie ror a very
Jifi mnvr lUriiiUHii wr iiici. uui iir-tiiit-i tn uo
tptfJ pos;e A rnena oi nis tom me im-i i wroi
.A ftfsrouraslnir letters. Thmich he hurt not
Sim c nepn, fnem ne nnu ueen iuiu nu, uv uttia.
r Lam not aware oi navinu wruien hiij
K. lfV .ihln to dishearten him In any way, how
fcV . -T'. Shortly after his furlough he milled
ror iTance. 1 naa not m-i
seven months until Mv n
ilVt tot France.
I had not ht-ard from him for
until Mhv n when I reeted
a beautiful card On llftlns the fold there
If"! imau earn wnicn rean: rroiu
M'lA. m thlnklns of you."
ny '&ev"- intl was an. nnt rouiu rmip rHunru
.$S& Jb rudden chanife, and why do you think
KVAtBs'wnt me sucn a car a
cares ror me:
Do ou think he
m.
Lfij! ront vou think It nroner to ncknowledffe
? Ms card? I only want to write a brief
B' HSttr an(1 ' don't want to dem-tnd an ex
'"ij3v'',pkinaUon and hurt his feeling. What would
&vTlV0V SoT KITTY E.
i -ii t..t.i.i.. .) t i. . .. ...
Vif ,crioiiu, nine wr mr juuiih ninti,
LViisnil do not make the note too brief und
K, .l,onot be stllT in any way. It b n great
RSw -ity you d!d not speak to him when he
ln.i ' ava Vinmn n Vita fiirlnuirn TVia malla
fTi " tumw jii iitq vii iuub' " immo
feWiVAWJM complicated these days he may
f i$rti6tt have received the candy nor the
vT(C(Itter asking about it. Ana never usien
' jjj&'to other persons about your friends.
fk3Wnn vour own oDlnlon.
L"-l,w'I would say very simply in the letter
r;'; i that. you were so glad to hear from him.
VSSyvu iiiiniv jJCiuufa jirni it-vicis iiuu an
$U HJBl. Ill BUIIIH WUJ. i- llll "lllC 1
try iciicr, iciiint; ui inc uuinga at
, but none of the hardships, if there
any. iou win see ne win nnawer,
( .1.a M. ln..AV In ..r., nnn.l.ava
II VIIO lllBl. icuci la liv, aiisncitu
a. second, we cannot ten vvnen
mar be submarined or mall lost.
ell not to believe anything but the
t the bovB away from home. Then
won't be any unnecessary hearl-
Kwould be careful not to tell any of
f'inends you nave nearu irom mm
'are golne to start wiitlner again.
-never neips. il always ninaeru
nip. He prorjaDiy imes you very
Another thing, don t let your let-
.BCillliiiviiiai.
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',. ffo Government Style Hook
Editor of Woman's, "a W
MaeJsm 8om few days past f no-
reply to an Inqulrr you statenl that
it you had forwarded the title ' and
ton (if a rood book on ctlauette. X
jtnatly apprcclat ins asms inrorma-Xle-o,.
I would llks ts know where t
are ins oinv nwi, a uvTcrjimvnv
sn op puncuimiioni x
I name of the etiquette book hasfbeen
A to you. xnu unnea fivaira zoara
vli Rrvlr examiners, who have to
Urely with Government uoeltlons.
PIM mere la no ucii hums. mi w.
book Issued by the Government.
Government requires is ins
correct accepted English
ii.tl.in. You can obtain full par-
RDOUl tnis or wriiinK uj inn
Rnarrt. PostoBloe Building.
IIT.. .,.. .....i. ' DklUrf-lnhl.
!.' IW"l v"B,.'J-
UjTt ru,vw 'llltIIUiiv la uq
piliyyis vvufll",
. ,
Letters and question submitted to
this department yiiust be trrfltrit on ona
bide ol the paver onlu and siuned with
the name of the l'rlfrr. Special ejutrlcf '
like those fllrcii beloto are imtted. It
ts nndnstood that the tdltor does not
lircfsvnrli ftulo. the jenllinriit fr
tress'd. All lomtnuntcntions tor thin
oevartment should tie nddmvrd n. Int
lows: Till'. nWhN". KXCIIANHK, I
KvenUo Public Ledger. Philadelphia. Pit.
They're Going; I'irnukiiiR
To tin l.'ilitor of iroinnii's I'm'
Ofiir Slflduni Klndlv sucsist r few nlnr. '
vvhi-ro ft uroun of about fifty cirla and bo
ronBlnii frum the aRoa of si'venleon to
lv. nix -iimi' wni'lil I'nl-ij it plcnl''; .Vlmi huk-Et-st
;i nt lowtumc for th HfTalr? 'ould
''rii inlvlHo tin tn lirtn.1 mir nvvii lum-h or
hnvo puch one pay a errtaltt alnovint to buy
fuod for all? l'leaau urmvvrr lirfnri SumU.
INQUIHlTIVi;.
If you want to eo nut of town a way
you might take tlie train to Lafayette
on the Schuylkill anil Und .vour picnic
groundn up there on the river. There I?
beautiful countiy. up that way. Take
the train at the UiMdlng Terminal. Tim
fare is twenty-seven cents.
Three places In the pari; that pic
nickers like are ChamnuulN, the Wlssa-
hickon and Belmont Mansion. l"ha
inounlx, which 1h very pretty because
t.iere Is a lake there. Id reached by
taking a Park trolley. Vou Ket this at
Forty-fourth street and Parkslde uvenue
or at Thirty-third and llauphln streets
The Paik trolltjs also take vou to Bel
mont Mansion. To net lo Wlssalilckon
take 'o. i car on llldlje avmue ant",
get nft at Wlsbuhlcknn t.'reek
As for dress. If tho day Is warm
enough the girls niig.it all agiee to tto
In white bhlr'vvalFts and skirts. The
hoys will probably wear what they al
ways wear. You might tell them to come
In old suits that will stand picnic wear
and tear.
The most economical vva to do about
the lunch would be to have each give a
certain amount nf rnonev and then to
have a number of the girls sit down
and plan Just what Is needed Then
let them go out Saturday and buy these
things. Let part of the committee under
take to make the sandwiches and an
other part pack and care for other food.
This year, you know, the food auminis
tratlon Is particularly anxious that no
food bo wasted, so plan closely, use as
little' wheat bread as possible and the
food ou do not cat he sure tn taka
home.
From Our Belgian Friend
To the Editor of Woman' Paw:
Dr Madam I thank )ou in mucll for
tho adv-U-e ou save mo regarding my parrot.
I have alvvas been a reader of our column.
The answers ou slve are always o hflofu!
and so very interesting- Yea. t have ben
Elvinir meat lo tne oiru. i sioupeu inis
alnre you told me It vvaa not sood.
Thiinlca to Mrs. O. for her advice. I
must say the bird cets plenty of food and
everything Mrs. O. mentioned, for r, too,
Blvs him everything we have at the table.
only I tnina ane is rum resaroins ine oain
lne. I have not elven htm hla bath because
a Ian' innnlhl atrr, tl took Cnlil btlt I reallZA
now that maybe the du,t and want of a bath
makes mm pull out nis leavnera. i win
start tomorrow with the bath aa-aln. The
bird Is from the Congo Helje. blue-aray.
with red tall and a wonderful talker He is
an "tmmurrant.' toseiner witn uur neisian
do and Ansora ral
Hoping- l do not laae your vaiuania time
with my writing, t am. your thankful
1ICI.U1A.N I'ltlLI.N'I).
This sounds like a Very Interesting llt
tta fnmllv that came over to our America
from brave Belgium. We hone Polly soon
recovers, and In the meantime we shall
be pleased at any time to near irom ner
miatreaa. in fact, we should very much
like to hear more about this little Bel
gian lamuy,
Whittled 'While Out Walking
To the editor of Woman's Paoc
Dear Madam I should like lo hsva your
oplalon of a younir man who would walk
alone the street whKlllne while tn the com
pany of s younar lady?
, I had oily inn Ibis young man a few
tlnus Was It natural for me to feel lo
suited? N P0UI1T.
The young man was not very polite,
hut I would scarcely 'call It an insult. I
-would not look on It aa a. serious rude
jiass unless he kept up the whistling and
dldt not .taikv at an ouring your-, wain,
YICSTERDAY'S ANSWERS
( ar-,1111 Colleae la n ni.miiltlielit liiHlltli-
iinn lur nrpnilli on unit will lie openeil
it riiiurtmvn. Pit., In the neur future.
It Ih ii new- departure in wlinuK fur
orphan.
I. Tlie renitlri'nii'iil for nurses' ultles In lied
t'rnss work lire at fiilluwa; Thej must
lie between twentv-tlve uml tlilrt-llve
.ve.irs of nue. must 7-..ive preliiuln.iry
i nurse in eleinelitiir) li.vulene und lionie
eure of the slik. uml preimriitlnn nf not
less than seveiit.n liniirs in it Ihih
pltwl upproveil bv the lied Cross. Tlie
Held fur servie-e illiroad riutslstN In work
In t-iuiteen uml in the children's htireiiu.
siiiiiietlliies the evpenses are palill soine
tlmes the iipptir.ints provide expenses.
A very small iiuiuIht of these nurses
utiles have lifeti sent. Aliplleiitlons
should he in-ede In the department
nf nur.lns. Iteil Cross heudeiuurfrrs.
VVii-hlm.-liMI. It. C,
a. The hostess should V.nl I'er cuests Into
the dining- room nt her liini-lienn. Mie
shniilil he urroni'ianied hv her cuest or
I'hlUlren can lie e-ntliuseil to llnd trlrlo J delphla its first women police In an nr-
In the spread nf tlv American epeech Rnnzatlo based on the sv.tom u;,cil In
and teachers will grap tbi. opportunity
of Inspiring the older girls and boys to ' London.
Instruct innthcis and fathers in our na. Perhaps our Colonial ancestors would
tlve language. I ho ilorriflcd could they picture the uri-
U'hat are we doing for our native-. formed woman patrol w .licit the
born children' Tlie mission f the , , , ,, n,0n,cnt here have
schools that deal with hese children ,gm,nd But ,. morn would they
n.ay not be ulte so ev dent hut t s ' . mhn0ckcd bv ,. conditions which
almos more Important than those Ienl-, fcno , tc moVement.
IK with foreign-born children j "'tifousl. the financial side of the
Thee are the days when the inclining ,,tti nrpnnizntlnti of the police-
of America and her great message for on',ell npd their special duties have nnt
in,- niiiiu i-iiu anu siiiiiiiii ne inane a part been woiked out, beads or tne various
nf every day's work In every class. Had wnr (.mergency and aid boards will con
tbe hearts of the German children been ! for wth ctlng Kuperlntendent of Police
Inspired by the beauty of the woiks nf UU within the next few davs. and It
God and man in the world about them I L believed women police will be estab
therc would not he the devastating de-1 , d ncre , ,s tnnll ,wo wfeks.
struction of buliellngs and woiks of art I '. ' , ,, .,i,r, M,.a
that lays hare ,e lack of love In the llrR- """-'lay H Warburton, Mis.
German s-oldler's he.-ut. Inspiration, ad- ' "" r Ciroome and Mrs. George har
, ., , ' , ' , ton Pepper, represent ng the women's
!h."V "LZ1 TV0,"? ",bled '" "" e'rganlJiations. have already be
the German educational Ideal. , mme M.esltfa , lhe movement and are
Kftlclency has been the kev note nf the intrstin'' others as the plan develops.
schools, and because this Is true "no Prior to the war policewomen were
quality of the spirit of prayei'' enters i rare and berved mostly as subjects for
In to Interfere with the efficient desti uc cart00ns Hut the war has brought new
nun in ii t-nim-urai or me turning or ,i,io , unr.cl.illv where oh Idren
protection of school children, patrolling
of ceitain neighborhoods and tti-opera-tion
with the army In keeping the sol
diers away from disreputable parts of
the city are uggested as probable dutieH
-)f the policewomen. If organized ac
cording to the English plan, as con
templated, the women who offer their
A Challenge.
To Philadelphia Women
I challenge the best biscuit baker
in and out of Philadelphia to bake
two batches of biscuit, one with
Miss
rincine
Pure Phosphate BnlunsRjwder
If she doesn't use Princine ever
after, I am no judge of women.
x-1Yaxv'o VvAAvcuvjr
13c '.ilb., 30c lb, In
handy handled cups, at
j Community Stores
we Serve ( You Save
and other good stores
-mb
s
liminr. Aflr Hint (ft I nn t.iifrliil
nriier to rnliuw rent Hint the marnril Cod' trecn Hcrausf our cnuntry doei
i iiiiirii niniuiii iiri rut- nit- niiiKir uiiiii
irlrN.
Thrift Stamps Pave the Way to Victory
I. The rpnlp M,i c on ! rlrrtrtr Iihiiu Iiti
Ititrly nuitlf tU ftp(tiriiiirp.
5, llentlnir nut u fpwltiv rnum fiifiiXMl ultti
in:u lilnp. rutting Hill mul clrrtrle Iron
I-rote ii tsimri'f nf Incinnr t Ihr wnmnn
ulin Ihfn In iiit itturtmrnt linu-f nelizli
linrlxiocl uhrrr nil uf tht Mttnrn ilo nut
hmf vrluc room.
fl. Ihr ilanlirrn N u tiru pl:int In uhU-li the
(merriment I lntrrrtrl. It lirlotiK
to thr iMitntn funilli unit run Je riMikerJ
In llie ftaine uij.
To Rcmou Coffee Stains
Tn thr htlitor of Wain a. s I'aac j
fear Madam I wrote In vou Horn lime
ago and naked ou tu print directions In !
our i olumn for renrn Ins rofTf stains
from a silk t.iffptn drtns and alo a tew
arraurt spots. You r promptly annwrrd
my request but somehow I ininlald tht dl
rutlona If 1 am not aakinK too much of
nu will jou kindly nrliit th dlrrrtlona n
the p.iper airaln. by Friday If pouattdp?
It r,
(""offeo pt.'iins are hard lo icmove from
delicate hIIUh, (Jlycerin is pbout lhe
safest aRent 10 ut-e. Take live parts
Elycerin with live parts water and one
quarter part of ammonia mlried. Hefore
using tills mixture it should be tried
on pome part of the dregs where It can
not be noticed, to see If the mixture will
change the color. If it does chunge the
rolor no ammonia should be used. If
no change takes place, or if after drying
the original color is restored, the mixture
Ki.ould be applied with a soft brush, al
lowed to remain on for six or eight
hours and then ruhbed off with a clmii
cloth The remaining substance Is
scraped off with a knife. The Injured
places are now brushed off with clean
water, prebsed between cloths and dried.
To remove grease spots, sponge with a
mixture of one part alcohol, one part
chloroform and one part benzine. A drug
gfHt will prepare this for you. Draw a
circle of French chalk around each
great- epot to prevent its spreading
while you are working on It. Chloroform
Is sometimes satisfactory to remove
grease spots.
stand for the understanding of the right
of eery man and woman to be the
finest that Is In him to become, trachlnj?
patriotism teaches a love for our fellow
men. This to be cherished and spread In
our land for the greattr hupplnets of
our neighbors as well as for ourselves.
At ARMCHAIR FOR VATUER
uisssMr l
hereft nf parental control and young
girls are concerned.
"A soldier's uniform has a peculiar
fascination for the youni; Kirl." ex
plained one of the I'liiladelphla women,
discussing the lncal situation "And,
added to this, is the prevailing patriotic
excitement, which i nther talies them off
their feet. There Is also the fact that
women are being called Into almost
every line of Industrial worn where
formeily men nnlv were employed. Their
new duties lead them In many cases to
venture further In other lines than they
ii-liould Tho new- dangers are such that
the established police organization can-
I pot light, excellent though It Is In many
respects, rnu ror tnis reason tne wom
en's organizations are taking up the
matter So far we have met with
hearty commendation on every side."
Inspection of hr.Ils of entertainment,
UnUlmer Stnnd aril Shoe
SI
Fashion's
at a Low
Favorites
rnee
Father will have no quarrel with
the family if he has one of these
new combination armchairs, tliovvn
in Popular Mechanics. There, is a
drawer for hooka and papers anil
a table on which he ran, write. The
latter, of course, slips into oblivion
when not in use.
liWrt-1rW'ti-
a
HH. -JWMt MssWKJMM MUsssT,' Vf
? m
:t i $3
fv&aau
.?.ia ,aav
This Georgette Crepe s?& dj q I
Bloilse week -
It's a SS.Ou value in flesh and white and
dainty lace trimming. Sites 36 to 46,
You'll not find dust dnpllrst of our stjles in this iibori,
but you'U nn4 husdrrejl of styles &nil tvery one U so orislnil.
so dlstlnctlTe. so new snd such bljh quality -act dnmiti'luble
st our rrtcs $3.
yof7 Save $2 to $5 on Every Blouse
tot onr uptUIrs location cod rODomy method! enable us to on
aerteii au ioiiiaeipu.. aui ratn nua.
Our Price for
$5 & $6 Values
$5
Our Price for
$8 to $10 Values
fa Blouse Shop
L208 CHESTNUT ST. Ssvt,f2tf5
MevJ Design K
White Pumps RHk
in rine Sw
Linen m
1&r snme Model
" In Ilutb, f3
One of our special DeLyte models
designed for young women who are
seeking style, quality and true value,
TIS A rEAT TO I'lT FEET
Shoes and Hosiery
1204-06-08 Market St.
BONWIT TELLER. 6b CO.
&e (Specialfy (Sicp o'OrmnaUoid
CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET
ANNOUNCE FOR TOMORROW (SATURDAY)
Annual May Clearance
Misses' Spring Apparel
z4 to Off Regular Prices
i .
Misses' Tailleur Suits
(65) Suito in serge, Poiret twill and
checks; belted and plain tailored mod
els. Reduced from 35.00 to Jto.00
23.00
(105) Suits developed in Poiret twill,
tricotine, covert, gabardine; one or two
of a kind.
Reduced from 49.50 to 50.50
34.00
Misses' Demi-Dress Suits
(85) .Suits, embracing all the season's best models for
street1 and dress wear.
Reduced from 65.00 to 75.00
40.00
Misses' Coats
(98) Coats for street, sport and gen
eral utility wear. Poiret twill, serge,
gabardine and Burella; one or two of
a kind.
Reduced from 25.00 to 35.00
18.50
Misses' Coats and Capes
Featuring all the latest models in
tricotine, Poiret twill, serge and Jersey
cloth.
Reduced from 30.50 to 45.00
28.00
Misses' Frocks, and Dresses-
(35) Misses' street frocks in taffeta, crepe de chine and
satin.
Reduced from 18.50 to 25.00
ri
(85) Daytime frocks in satin, crepe de chine, Poiret
twill, serge and Jersey.
Rcduceii from 35.00 to 45,00
r , , :;.a ; .'; ,v,f.;.f..J!li..jiit',ts
' I -i ?y .v'jAvj&s. ",mwS'r--., -'-MMiMKh:.
14.50
1 2&.00
FmriirK "
ubij uKfymnviWMiywil
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