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W WOMEN DON'T DECIDE THINGS NEW LINGERIE SUMMER LUGGAGE RECIPES EXCHANGE
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W MANY TIMES EACH DA Y
SCHOOL TO PREPARE WOMEN
FOR PATRIOTIC EMPLOYMENT
The Castle, Near Tarrytown, N. Y.Secs a Great Need far
"Army Behind the Army," and Arranges Special
Courses to. Supply It
Army and Navy Departments, of the
lied Cross Headquarters In Washington.
The Importance of Underdress
A Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Rosa
Adventures
With a Purse
thft Nnflnnnl T.rntiln for VVnm'n'ii Jtftrv-
0 YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?
Ice hnd other similar organizations that t
we offer this opportunity to girls andVi
women to learn how to serve. Our 'Vi
Women Have Never Been Taught Importance of Mali
ing Quick Decisions Cleaning Bureau Drawers
and Writing to Aunt Mary
courses have been made to conform
with lines of Btudy prescribed by these
organizations and hence will equip the
students to serve virtually and, efficiently."
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rbW quickly can you make up your
L"mlnd When you have something to
a? And after ou have decided
lonr Is It before your mind comes
tklng back wondering If you have
Wed the rleht wav?
". Tn the avaraira home unman nulck
"tJaclelons' arp something rho has never
,Kw
verf thought about. And yet this has
Men. proved. There Is more time
Wasted every day In hesitating and
f Wondering which to do first and next
letting In a hundred things that
rj'vv, really nothing to do with the job
7U1. hind, than It would take to do at
I SUA half nf Ihn tlnv'a work.
3.4M. you are a home woman It Is
if If "'astmost safe to say you have never
$-jpM"th rest of us surely you have
'rf 'Mtrted out to clean the bureau drawer
'Md within five minutes are writing a
ifctter-to Aunt Mary Instead, or trim.
'sinran old hat shape, pernaps.
VMtt'MTliel fact that Aunt Mary's long lost
,3lrtanawered last lettor came to light
wsj IB me nrsi sairmisn in me uuirau,
HSr-strawer li worth considering. The sud
'Madtn appearance of a buckle long
vac wanted for a particular hat shape Is an
sffvutrvent' to be celebrated. But the big
.y-ttthina- to be considered I this: we
Vftgtarted out to clean the bureau
isiWi 4rawrs. The iulck thing, the system
ic. 'atjc thing Is to keep at them until
l&a'W have finished.
WTT,X8 the woman In the working
3d -asraii4 trart-m dlunni atm tint Ifntinrlonl
dWK la to make up your mind nnd stick
i?'o It When the average girl goes
it Ultft.an nflire or a store for the llrst
,vlma ehe Is amazed to discover the Ini-
s.A-llorxance aiiuuntMi iu utuiunm iiiiu&s
ffvLfsWInltely and then carrying them out
iim r'""" r.a""" "'p-. ."? ?. .,-.
f i,1 on me recruu ai once ine nrsi
-?r time, for Instance, she is asked "which
rstSrWould be better, she will never dream
m Sv'Af wlvlncr nn ImmMlAtp nnswfr
fVS,, "rdon know." she invariably
iI'Sa"' "when l look al ,nat ono' ,l '
starts
seems
' Alice Kent and the Day's Work
The Story of a Business Girl Who Would Not Fail
By MARTHA KEELER
Coptright, 1918, by Public Ledger Company.
VWl'TT
fjSJtf jJtKSPITE Dick's caution to his mother
jyb$ XJ when he left Twiri-Oaks on Satur-
i.;i,Jtt, way afternoon, she did sit up till ho
P Cji mo, nome mm lugnt i ivuai, bhc
u """"" '" '" -"". " "-
'WtWre shelling peas for dinner, out on the
jfi$Jleporch where It was cool, "it was
i ,r-y atC rnmhlntflnn nf Mt-un-and-lle-'lown
fwj'AfteKthe rest of you went to bed I
iryf&l Carrey 10 reaa a siory in me maea-
E lJ3 mimmf Wilt hAr T Vnnur It T HnTPfl off.
fVgS'jHiBt "there in my chair, that wasn't
arjr comfortable, so pretty soon I
S.ftfaeved over to the sofa, where I had
fe real a-ood nap And I must have slept
'&ikMir than I thought, for by the time
-',- ?.i."a -wide awake aeain ana necmmnK
i?,-to t interested In the magazine, I
. U heart Dick drive into the yard.
" f'ir'iVJLL -first he tried to find fault with me
'i-afer -watting up so long, but tie was so
"Wnmi nnd no tanr to tell me. that he
iNia't scold. And 1 wouldn't for the
i mii ttavj, iniaRpfi rm nr mm last n Em.
Wk put his arms around me and told me
(mat newB. and I tried to be just
,7 M tlad as he was; then we had a bite
$&t1t and talked things over the way
l1S?W always ao. sne pausea a momem
! 'i?faM then said, "Alice, my boy's en-
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' MHieWntly no answer was expected.
for
as a
:Uirt Carruth talked on as If It w
ft9 cMBfort' to tall somebody what till now
!&?lTPiwrr since these Boston girls have
VaAi? (-iai T..-A rfa In VVa.
VltJlllUS V UMUJD AC.&O, ... . '
f 1Sfa.' I mistrusted there was Romeming
k V'-'StBe wind. But I never ask questions.
:r nscnartl ana i nave wwaya uoen iia,-,,
.&. . rK1r l vpantnil that hft Unillfl
iK-tell me anything ha wanted me to know;
,1. HJWIV ,V w, f.. .-v.. ..- .
knyimng ne waniea mi hi kiiuvv ,
and by, wheri he didn't say a
-Wi'lHJt' by and oy, wnen ne oian i say a
ftTwertt.I couldn't help, worrying For all
-fV-ifca wtdaa himself that now he Is of
-ifai; Dick Is nothing but a boy, and I
-3?1MK hearing now tnese
' ;. 'to the same board
.'iTiiiWt. Tefft's daughtere
city girls who
boarding-school with
TfTf dauehters had come up
for. . mod time, and were flirting
thlna scandalous. One woman from
! . .. TTSStUT called here twice last weeK lo
V .Isnims now one oi i-ne nci 'c
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THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE
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JlSLj. TODAY'S INQUIRIES
'WsVt aorel Utile powder-pun Is now seen
"TSt.li. ahopaT
.,- ewnwt to wear -white sport hoe
.irtrjrK dretar ortmnme irocar
ilJltm m for broken phonograph ree-
v iiaraa,
-' ,- ' What la a t-arUp corner?
--w B,akM . more satisfactory eer
vfiBrB 'or the 1chn wa" ,h"n I"lntT
,. tb recipe for currant Jelly aauce
:9JLsat Is served with lamb, t.
aifOialuI Punishment for Women
ii. '... .. . .
twf-aauor or woman rar.-
X liadam In answer lo your eauonsi
murderers setting oft without belne
I want to say that women are never
-tha full punishment for the crimes
t commit. Men are. human, ana wtien
BYra PUl On IDS JUrjr WIOJ ut-hiii iu ,......
snail rsauy u iuiiik micimi... Vi
frhy ars men worse thsn women IT
kM anttal nunlshment tor men let us
Gapuai pumsnmeni ior wumcu ur ,,u
-- ,- - .. -- n
punisnmeni si sit. ,
Wiser, tt used tn be. "give the
maiibI rirhts" Tha men were
n nuny lemons that they aro waking-
tha fact that they ought to have some
im If wa don't tret It by the ballot
rra coins to gtt It tn the jury box.
HP ll Ilia ivbuci i.,s hv... r
out this.
t SLX READER OP BOTH LEDGERS.
ra'wlll be glad to give space to let-
Jrom readers wno nave views on
-snajtur If caDltal nunlshment Is
r men, Isn't It fair for women, toot
rii"
:(fV,,ynt8 Little Fox Terrier?
H(ilgTitf-r of Woman's Pam:
i,i M dam May I aslt you once mora
K'ta la finding a good homa for my
, a beautliui small iox terrier
ravhA ! mm and a half years old
AjMat tittl Anm that aver wss. Tho
rt.kava to part with her is she fights
avayg pel aog, aisu ids iciuri
X am obliged to go away until
ar or longer, aa I nave oeen very
twjMvs ana divi nai inuca nrniuni
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Strong again. xou may miasms
isad I am at the thought of part-
my little dog. Hoping and feeling
l oao nalp me. f J. w.
pra man nitre to ue uuie iu ucp
B ior one oi our ery aear
snd. r am so sorry you have
and hope that the rest until
Will mane you very nironie
feed. It must be hard to part
r drseat lime uog ever, iieuuraia
W, dog will De torwarueu
' Frescb Name for Club
Woman' Pact:
m r wmhIis like a few auarei'
.me tor a aociai nuo igniinwa
n mtttnoara. ivuuiu iir.
or Indian name If poaslblt,
of aatna. J II.
to ha more popular jut
f Airmild choose that lan-
aftarkr rail vour club Lo3
I IVai Msn In ft.
I,. II WTa .. . -,
taa Hitaan irienoo. ur
I Uk atone SouclT which
it .lir! or "carefree. 'I
."-
well, no, come to think of It, 1
think this one would " And so
on she soe- until the man who asked
for her Judgment decides for himself
in sheer desperation. He will ask her
opinion a few times more, no doubt.
If she If never able to glvo it and stick
to It an employer will decide ho has
on hand ono of those thousands of
mediocre emploes In tho world one
who docs not seem to have the will to
make a definite decision
Far better an occasional mistake In
having decided too quickly and decided
the wrong way than a continual wast
ing of time by hesitating between two
decisions. This Is the platform of mod
ern business.
THERE Is Just one great big force
back of making up your mind and
keeping It made up. This is will
power. Lack of It applies to the
woman who wanders from one room
to another with a cornet rover In her
hand wondering "what she went In
there for " Lack of It applies to the
stenographer who picks up one letter
from her desk and lays It down again
This Is lack of the will to concentrate.
These seem, pel haps, little enough
things in themselves, but they are only
Indicative of bigger weaknesses in the
human make-up. If ou can't decide
about a little thing vou can't decide
about a big thing. If jou can't steer
a straight and direct i nurse through
dusting the house or tiling lift two
letters, vou are Just as naturally bound
to fall down on the bigger things
THERE Is one consoling side to all
of this. Men and -women can over
come these fallings Men and women
can train their wills If they want to.
Here is one little exercise: try doing
a course of exercises every morning
and every night, never miss. See if it
does make vou feel as though ou
can make up vour mind to do an.v thing
you want to do Then try wanting to
concentrate on the Job at hand!
is 1'lolse Murray, and they say she Is
a great snob, and the daughter of a
bank president was running after Dick
But I am relieved to know that she is
not the one "
"So u wouldn't pick a daughter-in-law
from the banker's famll ' I In
quired "Not In this case." my friend replied,
holding up a pod and letting the peas
drop one by one Into the pan "Not be
cause of her father's business, though,
but because her mother according to
what I hear failed In the Job of bring
ing up her girl What matters Isn't
money or lack of It. but the individual
And I'm grateful that Dick thinks so,
too The girl he Is engaged to Is Helen
Croydon, an orphan and almost penni
less Her father died when Helen was a
child. Dick sav.s. and her mother who
was a sister of the father of this Hlolse,
died last car. and since then Helen has
made her home with the Murravs In
Boston. But she doesn't like being de
pendent on her relatives ana. now that
sue is nineteen ana nas grauuaiea irom
boarding school, she expects to begin
teaching kindergarten In the fall "
We had reached this point when Rich
ard suddenly loomed up In the doorway,
with a piece of epple pie -Intone hand
and a glass of milk In the other. "Hello,
ou twe," he shouted.
"Now don't spoil your appetite for
dinner." his mother cautioned, gazing
proudly on the tall, lithe figure which
the doorway framed.
"No danger," Dick replied. "I'm Just
eating this to take off the rough edges
cf hunger, so the rest of the family can
be sure of one small helping of those
peas" Placing the empty glass on the
window sill, hut Btlll munching apple
pie, Richard advanced to the steps near
us. finished thi pie. Beated himself and
said "It woui-il be too bad not to let
Alice have even a spoonful when she
has helped shell them all " Peering
anxiously Into the pan he asked. "Moth
er, do you really think you have
enough?" , ,
"Twice as many as usual she re
plied "In honor of the day By the
way. Dick. I told Alice."
Thereupon I congratulated him. and
he explalmed "'When you meet her
vou'll know what a lucky chap I am.
And jou're going to meet her this ry
afternoon How long before dinner.
Ma?"
Litters and questions submitted to
thin department must be irrtlten ort one
sfde o Ine pnper onlv and slctnril with
(lis nome o the w rlter. Special auerles
like those given below are mviled. Jf
is understood that tha editor does not
tifcejjnrlll indorse the sentiment ex
pressed. All communications for this
department should be addressed as foU
loiit. TIIK WOMAVH ECJIANOK.
Efenlnp Public Ledger, Philadelphia. Pa.
Dancer Would Be Telegraph Operator
To the Editor of Woman' Page:
Dear Madam I would like to take up
telegraphy Whero can I go to learn? I
cannot afTord much. ...
How can I get rid of atalns of blue de
from a pink blouseT I would like to know
whst stle of serge dress they are wearing
Hoping I am not asking you too much
Thanking you. DA.NCEIl
You can learn telegraphy free at tho
Western Union or Postal telegraph
schools The Western Union Building
is at Fifteenth and Chestnut streets ; the
Postal's telegraph headquarters are In
tho Klnsnrn rtulldlnir. South Penn sauare.
In some cases a salary Is paid while
learning
uye cannot always do removeo suc
cessfully If the material Is washable
soaK tne stains in com or lUKewarm
water for ten or twelve hours and then
dry In the sun. Repeat the treatment If
tne stains are not removeo Dy ine nrsi
treatment. Try letting the cold water
run hard on them. too. If the material
Is not washable use a very weak solution
of potassium permanganate, which can
be bought in tne drug store, -rest it
first on a niece of the waist where it
does not show to see If It takes out the
color.
The newest serge aress nas a plain
full skirt and a surplice waist, the ends
of which cross and tie In the back.
Send the Fiance an Invitation
To the Editor of Woman' Page:
nar Vidim Mr cousin is ensaced to a
f-ouns man wo do not know. My roustn
Ives in another city and so does her flanca.
I am about to send out weddlne Invitation.
Should I aend them to her fiance or not,
lnce I do not know htm? INQUIRER.
The fact that your cousin is engaged
to the young man puts him automati
cally on the visiting list of her family.
You should Bend him an invitation with,
out fall. A neglect to do so would be in
exceedingly bad form
Women on Farm
To the Editor of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam Kindly print In yaur papar
or let ma know In any way most convenient
to you bow I can And Information a to the
wprlc young girl are doing; on farms for th
Government. I am very much Interested In
this work: and would b very aiad of any
Information. I. M. STEWARTS.
You can get full Information about the
work the girls on farms are doing from
the bureau of placement, woman' com
mittee. Council of National Defense, 1607
Walnut street.
Editor' Note
Answers to "Would Be War Bride,"
r -H tRrnwn Rvm." "M- IV and
h'.ivv Heart." who wrote to the
WtMM'l Exehange. will be,found today
FOUNIt TODAY
I. A pair of iMlnkllng flipper biirkles.
3. Slimmer luggage.
S. l.mhrnliliM-v al fle cents the ard.
4, A mahogany plilure frame,
HOW aro sou flicd for your summer
luggage' It would never do to go
away with a shabby bag, particularly
when 1 tell you of a teal bargain 1 saw
today. For a minute I thought I must
surely bo mistaken, for behold, there Is
dlsplajed a real black walrus traveling
bag, eighteen Inches In length, with brass
trimmings, and tho price Is only 18.60.
Certainly this Is exceptional, and you'll
find that a bag of this sort should wear
very well.
I wonder If you ever came across a
picture or calendar which Is so attrac
tive that jou want lo frame It Or have
vou a particularly pretty snapshot you
havo had enlarged and which sou want
to frame? It so. by all means see the
good-looking mahogany frames I dis
covered today They aro of good size
about right by twelve Inches, and their
price Is only thirty-five cents
Little folks will climb, nnd It they
will climb It follows veiy logically that
they will catch their clothes and tear
them "I vow I'll never put expensive
embroidery on Betty's petticoats again "
I heard one mother exclaim If you feel
the same way about It. you will be In
terested In hearing of some surprisingly
fine embroidery 1 saw today In several
patterns And the best part of It Is
these pieces are specially priced at five
cents a yard
Is there anything prettier than twin
kling bright buckles on well-shaped slip
pers? Of course, any woman would love
a pair of cut steel buckles, but they are
expensive I saw a pair of square Imi
tation cut steel buckles today of ex
cellent quality, and their price Is only
fifty cents Thev also come oval shaped
and should lend nn attractive finish to
any Bhoe
For the names of shops where arti
cles mentioned In "Adventures With
a Purse" can be purchased, address
Hdltor of Woman's Page, Kvenino
Pt'm.ic Ludoer, o.- phone the
Woman's Department, Walnut 3000.
WOOD FIBER LUXURY
FOR BELGIAN PILLOWS
Occupjing Germans Have Comman
deered All Wool From Mat
trcs'es and Cushions
Since the delivery f the wool con
tents of all mnttresses and pillows to
the occupying Germans, wood fiber Is
being substituted A paragraph In a
journal subsidized by the "Kommandan
tur" of Brussels Is quoted by Informa
tions Beiges as follows
"If we can Judge by the display on
every side, the storekeepers have now
started In the business of selling wood
fibers Thev wero at a loss to know
what to display, and It Is easy to imag
lno with what Joy they seized pn this
windfall"
An ordinance of Mav 2.1 1917, re
quired tho declaration of all mattresses
and pillows, and on July 11, 1917, an
order from the Governor General gave
the following instructions In detail: "All
wool must be surrendered, whether It Is
pure wool or mixed with other matters,
such as horsehair or seaweed The per
sons obliged to deliver the stufilng must,
at their own expense, empty their mat
tresses nnd pillows and effect the trans
port of said stuffing to the place assigned
to receive It. If this surrender and de
livery aro not carried out promptly, com
pletely, immediately, exactly accfTdlng
to oiders. tho materials will be seized
forcibly, if necessiry, without Indem
nity. There will bo a house-to-house
search after the date fixed for delivery
Any one disobeying this order will be
punished by the war council by a fine f
fiO.000 marks (J12.B00) and two years In
prison "
Potato and Corn Chowder
One pint canned corn, three cupfuls
potato cut In small pieces, four cupfuls
skim milk, two ounces mlt pork, one
fnnll nnlnti olmnnofl nna-ir,lf tantmnnrt
ful pepper, one and one-half tablespoon- i
iuis curnMnrcn
The
small
f.'L ?.! , shuV ." 4J "A'0 I
s.v - v.uuniu villl lim
until the onion Is
golden brown Add the potato and cook
for ten minutes Add the milk and
corn and cook slowly In a double boiler.
Add the (lour mixed to a smooth paste
with an equal amount of told water.
Add the pepper and additional salt If
necessary. Cook until the mixture la
creamy.
SATURDAY'S ANSWERS
1, Fifty women deputy sheriffs are now
serrtng under the Var Department on
training ramp activities In the neigh,
borhood of eauip and In various part
of the country. To Qualify for this,
women must have had experience train
Ine girl or In social work with them.
S. More detailed Information about thta can
be serured from Miss Maude Miner,
Cominlsftlonoii Training Cnmp Artitl.
ties, Mnetieentli and (J streets, Wash.
Ington, D. C.
3, A game that Is appropriate for the
groHii-ups' June picnic I a guessing
lontest. A dlshpan full of water nnd
Mime htone are necessary materials.
It Is the object nf ench to guess how
mnny stones, medium sized, can be
thrown In before the pan overflow.
4. To make cherry olives, fill n quart Jar
with sweet rherrlea thtt have atemsi
wash well first In cold watr. Over
the cherries pour n quarter of a. cupful
if vinegar und ndd n level tahlespoon
fnl of salt, rill Jnr with cold water
when the salt dissolves and eal.
5. In making salad dressing, -lemon Juice
glrca a better flavor than vinegar,
6. The newest In little mahogany tables Is a
round one, with an upper stand to hold
the sugar bowl and cream pitcher.
Meaning of "Standpatters'1
To the Editor of troman' Page:
Deaf Madam Could vou tell me in vour
valuable column what the term "standpat
ters" means? CURIOUS
The term "standpatters" comes to us
from English politics. It Is an old-time
name for ono who tries to keep back
political progress. The term came Into
popular use here during the administra
tion of President Tuft, when members
of one wing of the Ttepubllcan party In
sisted on keeping up the old traditions
of the party and opposed the more
radical plans of the other wing
To Rent House Near Hog Island
To the Editor of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam Wo have been thinking of
Tolng away for the summer and I want to
know what vou think of our renting our
home furnished of course, for the time
of our absence? Wo are so convenient to
the munition works, also Ho Island. Wo
have a Dutcb hall furnished with rood parlor
furniture, tncludlnr a nlano, a dining room
kitchen and laundry with tubs upstair
there are two bedrooms comfortably fur
nished and a third that I use aa a sewtna
room, Of course, there Is a bath. Our
porch Is "screened tn " also all of the win
dows. There Is also a rood-sued back yard.
Excuse all this descrlotlnn but what do von
think would be a fair charge for a month?
I would nrefer adults, aa I would feel het
ter satisfied to leave. A READER.
I think It would be a very good Idea
for you to rent the house It Is very
hard for an outsider to decide on a price
for the house Generally speaking, HO
to 60 would be a fair price for a house
such as you describe, but housing ex
perts say that the best thing to do is to
charge about 110 over the rent you are
paying now for the wear and tear on
your furniture. It Is more of n. nerannai
matter than a business proposition.
the price you charge depend on how
you value the furniture, how rood It I
ant) whether you get tenant! who will be
hard or eaay-on the house. Ten dollars
The envelope rhemir-c in the ccnler of the picture i of pink, chiffon
cloth. It is filled a trifle above llic wuUt line ly means nf pinch tucks
either fide of the front or back, through which the pink satin ribbon
laces. The bonier at either end is while chiffon barrctl In pink. The
envelope chemise at the right is pink rrepe set around a Vshnped top of
pink satin. The ribbon is blue satin. The chemise at the left is also of
rrcpe anil has insets nf barred net outlined with pink French knots
THHRn arc mighty few women who
do not desire to possess dainty under
garments, nnd the majority manage
somehow to have their desires fulfilled,
either by making the garments at home
or by purchasing them In the shops, and
the undergarments which are displayed
ready to wear are truly remarkable for
the daintiness and exqulsltcness of their
make and material, very often excelling
anything that one could possibly concoct
at home.
There are many cohorts for the che
mise and. quite as many for tho en
velope chemise, and there Is much to
bo said In favor of both; but today I
have selected for you three of tho new
est envelope chemises All of these mod
els exemplify the mode which Is at pres
ent prevalent to adhere to simple de
signs, designated by many as "tailored
underdress," but In my opinion this title
Is far too harsh to apply to thce dainty
bits of wearing apparel
When one beholds the Increased num
ber of undergarments made of chiffon or
chiffon cloth, the fact must be recog
nized that chiffon must give wear or the
women would not purchase them, espe
cially in theso times, when every one Is
III y.sVV .
Ill X r i5L.
Hereafter letters cnmlnc to Hie Woman's rare which hate tp do with the prob
lems of Klrla will be. nnsnerrri by, ."-nthla." "t jnthla" Is u real
woman nlin knows and understands tlrls. She will talk to J"-'nln- riiblle
Ledger renders dnlly In this new department . fleuse Tell .Me What to Do."
which appears for the Hrt thno twlav. Tbo letters printed below were ad
dressed to the VVomnn's Kvchnnxe nnd the editor has turned them over tn
"Cynthia." Address communications to this department to Cynthia,"
V uman's Pare, J.venlnir I'ubllc I.edfcer.
Would Elope With Sailor
To the Editor of U Oman's Page'
Dear Madam t am a girl seventeen
veara of age, and am considered booJ
looklnir by both sexes. I met a younsr man
eighteen years of aire. He Is in Uncle
Sam'u navy. It wis at a party, and ho
took me homo and I Introduced him to my
""
My parents like him ana we na
been suing together for six months lie
asked me "to" mVrry h.m "i loT. "him "and he
loves me My parents would not consent,
no we have decided to elope. Do you con
elder this right?
A WOUI.U-11K VVAK I1K1UK.
No, little Would-Be War Bride, I do
nn nnnilrler It rlcht You are only
seventeen and the young man Is only
eighteen Then, your parents have
very gooa reaioni iur uiijuauiH n
engaged to him, bv all means, If you
love each other, but at your age It Is
better to wait for a number of years
before marrying than to rush into It
as you would If you followed out your
designs. You will never regret listen
ing to your parents. They love ypu
,acriv and know what Is best. So be
brave, and make your fiance brave, and
write lltm Drigni, uuwaui icmi" ""'n
he's "over there." The little fiancee
at home Is a great help to a man.
Gift Wouldn't Offend
To the Editor o) Woman' Jaoe:
Dear Madam My friend la at a camp
In Texas, and 1 would like to know If
he would appreciate a box of good choco
i.A. .. ir h would take offense' If you
do not think he would, would you kindly
tell me how 10 wrap mem uv u " "
not melt: also how much postage a one
pound bot would take? Thank you for
the hundreds of tlmea you have helped me
when no on. else could. What .word should
I put In the box? BROWN ETE3.
Do you not think, little Brown Eyes,
that your soldier boy would probably
appreciate a box of fifty cigarettes or
some tobacco for his pipe more than
a box of candy? Of course, he would
not dream of being offended at receiv
ing candy, but If he amokes he'd like
tobacco better than sweets. Whatever
you Bend, candy or cigarettes, bhould be
nacked In a thin tin box such as crack
ers come in. It would cost within twenty
cents to send a pound of candy to camp
i... Mnii hut T rannot nuote you exact
nrlces, as you might pack It so that It
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WOUlU WrlBII tt ,cw wiim ,... wi ...
Send a little kindly message of good
wishes and cheer with the package. If
you are engaged to the young man,
send a loving message.
Writing Strange Soldiers Unwise
To the Editor of Woman' Page:
Dear Madam I believe that you have
heard from mo before. This tlms It 1
for advice concerning soldiers. I havo heard
that there are some lonely ones In camp
and "over there." and if they havo no
families to write to them. It might ba nice
for us to write to them. If you could elve
me the nana and address of one. or per.
rfana two, I would be glad to writ to
them I know that letter certainly cheer
the boy up. no matter where they are.
or from whom they come. I am fifteen
years old. c T
You evidently have not heard, my
dear Utile Kin, wnav wenerai rcioimis
says about the Blrls and women writing
in cnldlera they do not know. He does
nnt want It done. There are many
nna urhv It la not a arood Dlan. And
especially why it Is not a good plan for
little Blrls of fifteen to write to strange
men. soldiers or not. Ak your mother
to explain It all to vou, ana in ine mean
time learn to do Red Cross work, knit
socks and make other comforts for the
boys. If you are not satisfied with
this answer, write to me again.
Mother Might Atlc for It
To the Editor of Iranian' Page;
Dear Madam The other night, a boy
friend of mine, when he wa leaving tha
house, asked to e my signet ring.
Then he put It on and said u would wer
W .mill th next time ha .aiW na. I
Wuuat It, would b all rurtrt w,l fcavWt
flT ) fm .SBBBak
i
on the lookout for the practical nnd
serviceable.
The envelope chemise Illustrated In
the center of tho circle Is one of these
chiffon contrivances Tho main portion
of the chemise Is of pink chiffon, and Is
fitted a trifle above tho walstllno by
means of pinch tucks cither side of the
front and back, through which the pink
satin ribbon laces. Tho border at cither
end Is of white chiffon barred In pink.
The garment at the right Is of pink
crepe, with V-shaped sections set around
tho top of pink satin. A rose of pink
chiffon marks the center front and the
the sides near the lower edge. The rib
bons are of blue satin
The chemise at the left Is also of crepe
and has Insets of barred net, outlined
with pink French knots.
Ask Florence Rose
if you want to know where the cos
tume nketched In toftnv's dreis talk cin
b secured. Writ to Miss itose It you
want her own personal advice on
materials rotors nnd antes suitable for
you 1'ATTKIINS CANNOT HE 8UI"
ri.ir.l). Address Miss Itose, In care of
tho Kvitio Prstic I.EiitiEn's woman's
race. Send aelf-nddressed stamped en
velope for reply, as all Inquiries are
answered bv mall
(CopjrlBht. 1918. by Florence Itose)
Please Dell die
What to Do vv
I was suspicious If 1 naked him for tha '
ring by writing him a Ultle note, or would
you wait until you saw him? H. C.
Write a little note by all means, and
nsk for the ring. Make It light and
friendly, saying that you broke a rule
of your own the other night bv letting
tne ring sup on your nnger, aim mat
you would like to have It back.
How Not to Loee Him
To the E&ilor of R'oinnii's Page:
Dear Madam I am very much worried.
I would not bother you, but I would not
for the world have anv one else know
that I am worried. 1 have been edlng
with a youne man for two years and vie
have spent a great deal of time together.
Ho was always witling to gle up every
other engagement If he could be with me.
We are not exactly engaged, but there
has been a aort of an underotnndlng be
tween us. Now there seems to be a dif
ference. Outsiders who have alaaya con
nected our names do not notice tt, but
I can't help but think he la trying to
slide away. He does not seem to want
to spend time with me like ho used to.
but he keeps making excuses for not comlnrr
to see me aa ho used to. I have given
up all the other boy for him What I
am really writing for I, do sou think it
would do any good for me tn po around
with other boys and try to make him think
f don't care, I don't want to lose him.
t love him a great deal. What can I do
not to lose him? A HEAVY HEART.
There are three things for you to
do mv dear little girl. First, start
to go around with the other boys ; sec
ond try to look vour nrettlest and
be your brightest all the time when he
is arouna; ana tnira, never taiK to mm
about love, or his negligence. I am
not sure this will bring him back, but
I have known many cases where It has,
and It will do more to arouse his In
terest than anything else. Young
people often have periods In their
friendship wnen one oecomes tired or
the other. This does not always mean
that love or regard Is dying. Sometimes
it is Just a crisis that tias to be
weathered. A man Is apt to have little
cases on the side, very disturbing to
the one true girl at tho time, but really
amounting to nothing In the long run.
Understandings are very unwise things.
When tho young man brings up such a
subject again, tell him you have decided
to see other boya until you are really
engaged. Do not worry. Just wait
and sec, and then write to me again.
WILHROOT KEEPS
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TTTHILE young men of America aro
VV being marshaled to the colors and
while stout American ships In Increas
ing numbers are transporting men over
seas and providing them food and muni
tions, the women of America, under the
leadership of women, aro forming their
own battalions, and In multitudinous
ways are training themselves for service
In that "army behind the army" without
whose utmost effort there can be no
victory.
It Is probably for this reason many
Philadelphia women and girls are
making preparations to attend the school
for patriotic service that opened yes
terday at the Castle, a nationally known
girls' school near Tarrytown, N. Y.
The director of this enterprise Is Miss
C. V. Mason, and the program she has
mapped out for the summer Is most
ambitious.
"America needs the service of every
woman for tho great task of winning
tho war, but she needs'tralned women,"
declares Miss Mason. "We at tho
Castle believe that education, no less
than munition making and the building
of ships, must be speeded up. The Castle
Hunting a Husband
By MARY DOUGLAS
, (CopvrtoM)
CHAPTER XCIt
The Recaption
PrtlJSIDUNT ENmrjHT gave his re
ception today. He asked me to help
pour Aunt Emily received with Mrs.
En right.
"I'm nwfully frightened," I told the
assembled family at lunch.
"Cheer up," said Cousin Sam, "I'll
be on hand to sco that you don't put
lemon and cream In together."
"Do stay near me. Cousin Sam," I
begged, "1 can't talk to hordes of col
lege boys."
"They'll be more awkward than you,
Sara," he answered.
I thanked him for his back-handed
compliment.
Almost I wish Cousin Sam were more
human. But never In the wide world
could I care for him. Besides he never
thinks of me. For living In the same
house with him has taken away any
romance that might havo sprung up.
Homancc? Cousin Sam? I laugh as I
say It. I can see him polishing his
glasses. His one ambition Is to be
not nn assistant but a professor.
But perhaps I shall see Professor
Coe! For my new treatment has acted
like magic. Now I laugh at him. Jolly
him. Do all the things I would not
havo thought possible a few weeks ago.
It has almost become a habit for
mo to dawdle over my notes after class.
For him to Gather uf his papers quick
ly. Then together we leave the empty
room. He walks as far as Campus
Bounds. I feel that he Is on the verge
of something more than interest.
And I shall see him today. So I put
on my one stunning gown. My white
chiffon evening dress. And Cousin Sam
brought me a flower a half-opened Jack
rose. He seemed less dry-as-dust when
he gave It to me.
I had to leave rather early, as I was
to pour. Mrs. Enrlgnt showed me my
place at one end of tho long table In
tho dining room. I sat there with
flushed cheeks. But I found it far less
exciting than I expected.
College boys talked In groups. The
professors' wives wandered aimlessly
about. The more popular ones were
surrounded. Perhapa some day I shall
be one of them? I shall come to college
receptions. I shall "be nice" to fresh
faced youths. Tea was less In demand.
I sank back Into my chair dreaming.
Then two votces, behind me, became
distinct. They came from the curtained
bow-window:
"He's an old skin, that's all I say."
said one.
"I say we get up a petition to En
rlght. You knqw, as well as I, he
flunked Thompson because he didn't
like him. Thompson only asked for his
paper to read again. He wouldn't con-
i sent He s an old beast
I "The whole class thinks so," said the
other.
But who was he? I listened with
quick-beating heart. It couldn't bo!
Then the second voice said, "Coe's
always had the rep. of being mean!"
I was glad, then, that some one want
ed tea, and lemon, and two lumps.
For the blood was beating loudly In my
ears. Was this true about Professor
Coe? Do the boys think him mean?
Tomorrow Disillusionment.
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Our June Clearance Sale
Begins Today
Suits, Dresses and Waist3
Children's Apparel and
yswmsWs jj m myj t
$12.50,$15.00,$17.50,$22.5p
A special purchase of Tweed-c-Wool
Suits just received from the
manufacturer has been grouped
with a selection of our regular and
sleeveless models from our own
stock and repriced to prices that
save you from
S7.50 and $10.00
Waists
NOW , .
Wv ifafc7!
Summer School for Patriotic Servlco
will train girls and women with the
least possible delay to servo their coun
try and serve It effectively."
In no feature of Miss MaBon's under
taking Is this principle of "speeding up"
concentration better Illustrated than In
the secretarial course.
The war has brought about a great
need for secretaries. Not only tho Gov
ernment but business 01 ganlzattons, pub
lishing houses, newspapers, large cor
porations, hanking Institutions, have
Joined In the search. Many attractive
opportunities are open to women, par
ticularly If they have a good working
knowledge of commercial Spanish. The
details that must be attended to are
legion.
This Imperative need hai Influenced
Miss Mason to arrange In her schedule
a secretarial course that will compress
Into two months of Intensive training
the essentials of shorthand, typewriting,
nentnanhlp, filing, Indexing nnd cata
loguing, the rapid digesting and tabu
lating of facts, tho preparation of clear
reports and tho construction of letters
"which secure attention and bring re-"
suits." Already this course promises to
be one of the most popular at the school.
Appealing to the adventuresome is the
course In motor driving and repair and
truck driving and repair. In this field
again tho need Is urgent
"Our country," explains Mlsi Mason,
"calls for trained executives and assist
ants In every conceivable branch of
work. It Is our plan to' fit girls to an
swer this call for service It Is with
the approbation of executives of the
jC&eunou oficrp
June Clearance Sale
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