grfJKJ'V. j EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHlLADELPHlA MONDAY, eJuW 24, 1918 . - ' ' - v-f WV - I . I I. .,., I , . . - I ..I . .1 !- !. III.! MV PAGE OF VARIED INTERESTS FOR WOMENGIRLS' PROBLEMS A PEEK IN THE SHOPiSM PLAIN TALK FOR GIRLS WHO WANT TO BE WRITERS BABY MAKES DEBUT Adventures With a Purse Please 3ellcMe What to Do Hunting a Husband Hy MARY DOUGLAS (Cgpurloht) i C9J. Vx T P V? m-' w iVt r -5. is. &. KF W ' rce Li?M wmxi 'VLrTtf j UtAGreat Many of Them Begin $' Where Experienced Journalists Fear to Tread Air Answer to a Veritable "Postage Stamp',' , BTQOMEHOW mV heart always gives uKf, a little extra leap wnen tne letter Which falls out of the envelope nsks IThow to be a writer," .Most of us are ?tont tne. far nHvnnred in the World's JWfma rt rnmamhap imr nu-n first llll 1 ' directed attempts with the pencil. And A;,inere win always ue a, uunu uviwrcn those who lmvfi ever wanted to write. fcv A, day or so ago this little letter K&ayndlcates to which stories might be went: Fi-r I. too, aspire to write. The one &'a5ST' treat drawback is how and where to uelil. v. uu Mtun uut mat j ....... be my fairy godmother, and with a magic wand a Ja syndicate addresses, open the doors of the Journalistic realm to me? 1'rom my earliest days writing has been my one great aim. and t am sure It Is the one thing I can and will do notwithstanding the disappointments and heartaches In the guise of pink rejection slips and r- how-wonderfully-jou-write-but-we-ean't ' accept-your-work letters t , I once heard that a postage stamp was ah excellent example of a fixed purpose, and when It conies to stick ing to my ambition I am a entable postage stamp. Will you please lend 1 your help in the "stick. ni'".' AMUITIOl'S I WOULD Ilka to be our fairy god mother. Ambitious, because 1 would have such good material to work with. I don't know what kind of stories you ' Ev, . write, but I know you are the stuff r- J" ' that fame is made of jou are de- , termlned to stick. Success, not only In writing, but in Everything In the world, little Postage ' Stamp, goes to the man or woman 'who can swallow the btttercst disnp s polntment ngaln and again and then n. . come un with clinched lists determined , 0W ' to get at It and succeed. Success goes SMir not to the brilliant, but to the one who Rrg.". aiiwta iuiih-r" KfW. x C.AX tell best how to begin, little IPftWa I A Postage Stamp, by relating to you fcfcj: , ----- -,-. - - the experiences of a girl who was probably the same age jou aie "" , -S-. when sue came out oi scnooi. Line, vyv. 5-0U, she wanted to write. The one i-, school, and sometimes at night ""Ihound 'to become "Lcessul wHters fu .n 1 1. .i,r h.,- W anw ' thoughts inside that hu.t because iney couiu noi ue i . ' Elrls, she began to write stories. And the PinK rejection suns came. But Instead of sticking she became discouraged anu uirneu iu buiucuuiik else. Then one bright day, when, she had entirely given up the Idea of ever; writing again, a elrl called up and asked her if she would like to take a very small Job on a newspaper. All the old urge to write came nm.- " ... ... . ....1.1 ....... nonrt ,A1,f l fcWTOfc-y.. .,lnc- In the world mattered OUt lO -y. ... ii"i..i" ..---- -...... . , 1 iret downtown very fpuuitiy """n ; some one else got the job. h ttmi. fi-ir nn the outside. fc-I' had a letter from her which tells Jttt how she feels. -r "T.nnklnirhaek now." mv little friend tifh mwA-r mu three vears aco. The girl . woman wno wants to make writing S$A I is In a large western city now hold- "er 1 fe work. I am going to bend &fiffw -wrote, "oh all the polite rejection slips from editors, i can sec juai num. " Hfiin'r t ,v, ,,,.. wiii, the things I wrote. I i -' ....- ...... - tried to write stories wnen i Knew ueir ana .miss out i-oweu, assistants in very little of real life. I had love home demonstration work. oiHce of the scenes when I knew nothing about i extension wor In the South, States Tto them. I staged a story on board a, latlon Service, can be obtained by writ steamer when I had never been within , Ing to the United States Department of one thousand miles of one I Agriculture for Farmers' Bulletin No. "Nov.- I know 1 began at the wrong ' 823. nd. Stories are the hardest things to ' According to the Department of Agri write. I rushed boldly In an.' Hiv.uht j culture, every housewife should be given them'the easleit. What I should have i the opportunity to know the conserving done was to so out and get a position I methods which have been tested and i on a newspaper or nave suoniuien 'provcu in many years or uoveniment ex it., I ..Ta.. n ...nrllAll'nll n I- GllinP. HArlniOlltll UnllCunilDlltll- lla llenpl..1.nl IV J- IllWC Ul liWICa UH lil.lit"w" ' .."... ! thing I knew something about, ratneris issuing bulletins wiueh will tell In a atrfTSf than spend time and tears over stories simple, understandable manner the food- ii.Sj'' . that I made tiD in my brain. I know! ;4" i now that one little article with two SPEri hundred and ntty worus or usetui in- Sfe' formation about a new kind of a! ?& 7 .ui.r nrlttpn in nlnln. nractical ;C 1 Imrtmrn will nut a beginner further ;. , on the way than any number of fan- A ,..! t-A t Hn.lnn 1 lu n.t ., u 1 interesting to write, but nevertheless THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE TODAY'S INQUIRIES , 1. What I thr offlr.nl smlol of mourn Z Inc for oldlcr recomnif nded tj 4 AmrlpHM tmittit .- J? . IVhru I. -Irtrta lU-inn'1 1 1. What new u if orcjmlif a a cu-tunif U wins niaur? 4. What N corn nil? A. How dor It rank In vnlur H other hortrnlnc roinpoumU? Nam thrre of thr peculiar nhqiitaten of corn oil. To Cut Price of Ire KW. '.T tha Editor of Woman's root af'i.L-.itr nm i.ii.m Vau B.ti- .1- tvi.tn. Af mmn -'4 jMmxssm tis j.ri ovrv- t tni nu. VII WZrtK. Mmc penm with wtitch to iiuy thrift ft., itmpi. I do not make a erv lur sal- irKftry anrj nave to watca every p-nn. so wnen VAX aeara lee would ne ten cents a utete tni year tnstan or sen cents anfl ne cent. as last year and the year before. 1 at mce hecan to try i nnJ tome infant ut HPpinK iiim roKi uun n. I aerured a corrueated rasteboard hox about three Inches larger all around than my nursery refrigerator I crumpled news papers and put a Ia er thr?- Inches hlth on the bottom, set th refrlift-rator on thlfe, packed the crumitcd papers nil p round .t and siued some to the pasteboard box lid on the inside Up to this time a ten-'ent plec of ice has kept two da. so that the cost of Ue la less to me this year so far than It was two ears aco. have a rubber hose to drain off the ter, and. of course, a hole through the &'&& paper and box to the faucet. s" Hvizy irusiing nis win ul oi mjp 10 some one. sX ' TllIs ,s 8ur'l" a 100 per cent elflclent LztlSz way 10 BUVfl lieilliiea to uuy inrill. atHuqin f. 'I think we should be very grateful to 'Si yu tor teWne f thU splendid plan. I auara sure a great many liou5vvlvea who Si'jiave been confronted with the lncreaned kH.-nt of living will cliu out voup re- KSvf i 'rlgerator scheme and put It into prac-tCf-t.tyu tlce In their homes. Who else is golnc U ' 'sSffno be helpful and vvrlte and tell us their r v. .:n" ".. ir- ---,-- c . - ET- 'tyf o ouy tnriit stamp4T i.'',Jf!lk, The Inquiry about J- u1? is. B- M- c!- w'u 1 the egga ! vater be answered In to- j.T'i worrovva exenange. P$5iWi To Coot Htce Southern SlyU liXW.' . .... .... injJ'JJK.iTo the Editor Of ioiau i-apc; KfiiDtar JUdam Wilt vou please tell me the F- way rice I cpoked or iouthrnra? I never ttpum 10 Divt inui-n vuccvva iu couKinK rikv. WjiBf) tatelx 1 liuve ben trint to u a kciou lift to roUe the rot go a Ions way. .. (Mrs.) M. Wtv: The "rice made famous by southern fieparated from toe other grains. Here j i iwinva riaa BHin eru in t--i muihicii. iiui if '.,Havo a Quart of water boiling rapidly. ;-dd a level teaspoonful or salt. Wash ,CZ ...ififiit nf rlcA carefullv and add It u - .little at a time, elowly, so that the boll- ik vlow not stop. JJoll for about twenty minute, or until a grain taueu Deiween iIu'Sbni. and .tliunib la koft. Drain tbrouadi a. colander and pour a little hot uWavliTvthrough he rice to separate the louver WIV.l U v:iUlli Ul.ii PCI. Ill Ct on in. stove tor iiwui ten sllow tne grains to sweu, or i Uu upper part, or a double ' tot' wt CoverraRQ allow i . e Il w QftinmA at the Wrong End and Rush in Mary's Pity In an old country. Knr and far away, A woman went n-wecplng, On n fresh spring day. A woman went n-weeplng, Kor she heard birds singing, And under the hill There was new grass springing. "He loved the new grass, And all the birds." she said; "He loved the sparrows. And threw them bread. How can I live And my own lad dead?" To know that he waited In Ood'a own town Was little comfort to her. Slowly down The road to the village With her sobs to smother, All on a spring day Went Mary, His mother. Now o'er 11 dark world War holds sway, And there Is sound of sobbing Tills fresh spring day. To all weeping mothers She bends low. Stretches out her hands to them And sa.vs. "I know." Mary Corolyn Davis. In Uooil Housekeeping. it brings a little check, and a little check is more inspiring than any minis an amateur writer ever got from a story that never sold." -ITHIAT the young woman writer mU!t be!;l11 at tllP verv beginning. It Ig nQt n g . k . h position on a newsnaner l.nt If hn, 1 sets her m'nd on It and keeps hunting! for i. s , u. pvenlmilK- Inn.l n i the meantime she can write 'little i articles similar to tlio ones spoken of UUovo. Gradually &he will accustom herself to writing facts. Let her write up an unusual church fair, get a picture 0f jt am try to se1 it to one of lhc, womens magazines tliat print thi . ... .. . - tvno nf nflnloci ti, ... .,r ...., - " .- - -.. !-".., u, . nuc- cesstui party sells well too. nteps iiKe tnese. t. tt e J'ostntre I Stamp, are the beginning ones for the little bit of the advice 1 have given you. New Hulletin on Canning 'Home Canning of Fruits and Vege- 'tables, a bulletin by Miss Mary K. Cre: I. ..... ... .. . kw"... ... ..,..v....... i.ir ..L.niniiciu conserving methods recommended bv its home economics experts. n.i:nll rnnl. ririven llnnl -' Helgiaii w omen Unv en Hard Women are compelled to labor on rail- road tracks of the stations at Charlerot Httl iVlltillt (Ttnlnniltl f, ... -l 1 ,1 rr In Information Helges. '.rtlfrs and auction aulimittfcl fo Una department must be i'.arl((m on one fide 0 the paper onty and $ioncd with thf name ot the writer. Special Querinw like those aiven below are Invltrd. It is understood that the editor does not necessarily indorse the sentiment ex pressed. All communications for this dtpartment should be addressed as fol lows: TIIK WOMAN'S i:xntANOK. tvenina I'uhllo Ledger. Philadelphia. Pa. Doesn't Knou His Age To tn Editor of Woman's raae: D-ar Madam Would you kindly tHI me tnroilk'n your rarer hpr h vitunc man with. out near relatives living can cet Information I of his cnrrtcT t j., j J -- '- .ih.. wrb njrn in rmiauei- V..lu.J,nu na,), " Proot or nm exact age. " "W anprr late it vry rou h i D H You would erv liklv he ahl to traep nur exurt a?., thrnnh the iinaii f ioi t:ui.r i.. ir,.it ?,,. l!.al..?'tatlfcMt.' ' !t.. Uk11-. . u .18f5( u. ja wdb iiareu u men providtyi that all "" in -rt t unairs up men in Trie Lily for ou. (Jo to Iloom rl Civil Service examination; To the Kditor ot Ifoinoii's Page: llvtir .Mml.im 1 hnvp mill th ariK.a in (rive to many persona thruuh th Wnmin'i f.xonanse. 111 jou klncilj anawer the fol iuiim iiuiiio(i .- Ill Doea a Klrl have to he a clllcen to uly a ilvll aervlce examination or will tba tirA patera do? 12) Can ou tll me ome of the qUfftlona thev clve? t3l Do I have to prepare for an examina tion Ul Where are the examinations given? a. AJUiuiuta uuiij. (1) In ordinary times both girls audi men who take civil service examinations IItAnl v inn l a I CHI OIKAtl. ruiiuvv 1USI H iruurud. ar.u wnjie wince tnis time lis " nwrcniri mrii contnint a rfW Jar . .. ,.i,iMr, na ,u- i.-- ,. law hux tint aiu'flVH b. ttriHhr Drf. ucU of iKjtteil meat. Je Mie ,,n.i i.unl.i 'It I something new that base lievei!:a,(hl1me1vVntlnf,;,l.n,T;l ,"-,'r tn"rUr', "'"""I.e. a boon lhBt buneM WOmen hav City Uali. h recelffilaite I ' FP "- Ilf tain branches of Uovemment service I L,!?,n"t "?"r may 1,e use1 'nlead of these regulations have been su'pended , . for wartime. Stenographers, typist. si't the dry Ingredients together and Index and catalogue clerks. Inspector a'"' slowly the milk, beaten egg yok and and skilled workers In munitions are ac- I melted fat. Heat thoroughly for a mln cepted for 'examination with only their i "e and fold In stiffly heaten whites, first papers, and aliens, too, who belong , Cook In well-greased waffle Iron or a" to the countries' - with which we ate (Griddle cakes on a hot, well-greased allied are accepted. griddle. (S) It denends onVhat tvne of evam. I . ' (nation you are eolnc to take what I questions wouia no given to you. Vou can get sample questions by writing or going to itoom iu::. j'ostotnee uuiidlng, .Minn ana. .viarKei streets. (3) You would have ta study up the subjects' on which you are to be ex amined unless you were so familiar with them that you would not need to study" (4) The examinations are held In Room to:'. I'ostofllce Building. In the Nick or Time To the Kdltar'ot Woman 'a Page; . Dear Madam I tee In th Etevq Ifmic Lkugku Uomaifa Kxchanse toilay that a vounv man uauti a dog.' We have a snunc dox that atraved to nur'houae and took un with our little hoy. He'li very frler.dly and iivful. but re rannot keen him I waa Jnet about to, send him to the dor pound when T aavr thla appeal. Please have the party call at our home.f HEADER. This letter was forwarded with all speed, to the: young man wha has only ose arm and who wanted a' comeanlon ine mini pass. JjuiCKiy roixn TOKAY I, A Japanese ten set. ?. A lovely Ited Cro dolly. 3. Some trlrk nvrrnlsiit bng. 4. Dainty collar and culT pln. TUB slenderest purse may have an eye for beauty, and sometimes, gazing wistfully at a picture here or a colorful vase there, the owner may be overpow ered with surh a wave of extravagance ! that In the twinkle of an eye she darts ' Into the alluring shop, purchases the ! picture or vase and scampers away, ' quite scared at her extravagance. Do not see the lea pet I discovered today , until you are ready to throw prudence to the winds', for you will find my set Irresistible. Of glowing turquoise blue It Is, teapot, sugar bowl, squnt little cream pitcher and a bevy of six cups i and saucers. In heavy Japanese wear. Oh. but you will want It, and when you know the price I'll wager you will do without someth'ng else to hac It, for complete It Is only JS. 1 Do you remember when we had our bl Ited Cross drive last summer how. the children dressed as nurses and col lected contributions? Our small folks are stanch little patriots, bless 'em' 1 was reminded of their last year's work i by a nodding coliect'on of dolls today dresped as Ited Cross nurses. A host of whimsical little dollies in Red Cross array beckoned the passerby. Can you picture Miss Bett'a delight at having a Ited Cross nurse doll for her very own" They may he had for $1. A capacious handbag, which might al most be considered a trick bag. for It would hold knitting or It would safely I carry one's nlglitle. while again It would ' embrace the many perplexing little pack- I ages of a morning's shopping, is of dark ' b'ue silk. Blue-green silk Is Its colorful , lining and the top of green gold iliar- ' monlzes to a nicety with the changeable , silk interior. A most convenient bag , this, and a lovely one. Its price Is ?G. "What dainty little collar and cuff p'ns," I exclaimed to my ery best friend , "Look at them closely." she replied. 1 examined the lovely little pins of gold, apparently, with a delicately chased de- j sign, and thought how much I would ' like a set of three for my white organdie cuff set. "Tliey have gold fronts," she explained, "are warranted, and they cost I Just ten cents " Need 1 say that I bought a set the selfsame day? For the names of shops where articles- mentioned In "Adventures With a Purse" can be purchased, address Kdltor of Woman's Page. Enistsn l't'Bi.ic I.BDonn. or phone the Woman's Department, Walnut 0000. ' broldered with nn attempted smile), ad PLAY DRIVE FOR CHILDREN mltted us. and l couldn't help noticing I how different she was fiom Mrs. Man Woman's Connuiltee Inaugurates Hcrre-: IfJ" The tatter's noble forehead and alion Camnaieii s"ft brown eyes were all the more at .. Kn e I. i , , . ' AM Oar! Of llM Cllllllr.in a van. rrvr I the woman's committee. I ouu'cll of Na- rtrivi VnV ,i0, " F,artl"R " leereaton Vr'e. -f?r t'1" Purpose of providing healthful, constructive amusement for Ohw-ril,t.o n w , , . life." sayf ""circular" uVu.uH'1 "Mo?e particularlv It Increases the chanctfi that children will play to their own i undoing. To the other risks- of juvenile -. . f,ii .. .?."' ..' ?eter ornilon inn.inn.BS '' ,I(?A Brou" ot malevolent ....... .-. .-. . " ,-....- lnnilonpps Because Hip p'.pnnitT,,P.c f 11,. nresent .lm, r n n'. ?.' .Tr,,,,?!. JZ vacation time especially Important.' Hie woman's committee and the children' bureau, co-operating with the Play- ?r?!.mi! '?."5)ria,lonJlf America, will plan' V. ' J?" ,or.J "n" AW:. ynuirnien oi recreaunn wi.i ne appointed in communities, and, working through1"" iwne .-up. .mum-.. uuunnaim its State divisions, the woman's commit, that the reason why we had to wait so , tee wT.I aid in enlisting persons Inter- C.IICU ill dra full The use of rret Is rprnmmn,lpri n nn way of savin? mpnl Tbw nrlvnnti)p f mis recipe in mat a larger and more nutritious omelet is made bv the use of soy-bean flour and rice. 1 flour and rice. This makes erve more people than when an omelet by themselves. The two eggn serv inadp into nn addition of these two substances keens ' the omelet from "falling" and we should U.ittlvJll tlHUOlb, nilllCllC'M. , hpr inn d nf :i I IVfirk IirrtrnilPlI lint in mn m mi cnivtA n-o -Wti n crlvl In u-nrL- A frlrttiltlira la nnnnlicnf nif tlio umil iorn !"da S""' tommunl,y lnB"'R Hnd bear the bell. for her board and go to school," , cottonseed millers to use their plants n , the lady of the house. "I'm at her reminding her. "You know a growing j 'wVhe Sov-Uran Omelet mercy and she knows it. When my girl can't work all the time. Besides. I ,;, i iv,n V.inniim tiw. ,iin,.t' do everything we can to avoid waste of i Bhe gets good and ready and not a sec- 'lJl1",f,,,, fn ure.. J.W!.,'R"' rV'ond earlier, no matter what I say I tab.es poonfulo milk, three tablespooufus, .,.,.. ,u,.j ,. ,-h..j .111 r .., ;,i soy-bean mush. two tablespoonfuls ' ""' talked and talked till I am tired, cooked rice, quarter teaspoonful salt, i fo now I wait as long as I can stand These meat-saving dishes can be varlel It and then go to the door myself, by serving with a tomato sauce. , But It Isn't the way I waa brought up." . here a lump In the throat threatened to S TURIMVS ANSWERS Mr. Juliette Low Is the foamier and nniinmii prrMiient nr thei.irl M-otiU of thr Inlteil Mate. Mie lhrt In Mitiinnan. (in. 1. In khuMns lunula a man khmild evtenii Id. with palm up. A wmnnn evtrndn ' her with palm down with the ev teplloii nf u hotene. 3. Mr., fiertrude ttnnnln I. the mo.t noted ' woman of the Indian rare. Her Indian I mime , itkalaaa. whlrh menna Bed' "". .iiuiiiiira wun u (oiieKe df rree and an jerretnry of the Amet , sn.. Ionian Association hhe I. now in Ua.hlnstnn helplnc to eotve the many problems attendant on lirr race. I. A rnhber rlne from, a preserving- Jar Plaeed nn the Ire In the re'riirrator "hnrevent plates frovn sllpiilns off !i. Rtinw In ktniLlntro. msnilil .. !. rhlne stay mended lonrer Hun when done h.v hand. Il,rlo,. rm j To ,ht Kd0, 0, Woman., raa'r. I Dar Madam In a recent l. i .K. I blliMMl PLIIIII Lt:nIER Ih.ra i... -..i. (' waffles made with harley noor on the Woman's Paee tny reelp" hook, but It slipped my mind at ,. i-iip iv nui ior ...T U.lir , IVUUIIIT II jou vvoulrl ho so kind as to print It aealn? Thanklnir vou many times. FOP.OKTFL'lI I believe this is' the recipe you refer to. ( orn flour or half corn flout can be used instead of the barley: One and one-half cunfuU nf milt M-n ! eggs, two tablespoonfuls fat, two cup- fuls barley flour, three teaspoonful K-.i.-in.r o,.'. n.I .,.., ..?",. "ul How to Select a Fresh Fih When possible, go to market and se lect the fish yourself. You can tel a fresh fish by full bright eyes, bright red gills, firm fletli. and fresh odor. Be sure that the flesh along the backbone smells fresh. It spoils first there. Don't buy fish that has been thawe out several days before Its sale, for It spoils quickly after thawing. If frozen, fish 'will keep In good condition for months. Buy It frozen and let It thaw In a cool pface, then cock It Immediately. (k Florence Rote tf ydu want to know where the ooetums sketched In today's dreaa talk can be se cured. Write to Mlsa nose tt you warft her own personal advice on materials, co'ors snd styles Suitable for you. l'AT TKHNS GAN'OT BK 8UPPMKD. Ad dreaa Miss Hose, In, care of the KriMxo Franc Lewis's worean'a past. Send seir-tadreaaed stamp ejvelofe) tor k" .$ r. Xv&SMsBKr - ' - 'MraHBBBBBff I , . '. ; i ' '9&gW -' wt '" ' If ' ':' -;J-4W'; ':" aM.4,. x&f ? v ' ':. ;M- f Aw h" rYS -WV vLs! ' Jr - i 'yffvvS-' -rt i v( p-yO t, 'Jt "1 This i little Vilma Jlaclcnnan. She is llic si-car-olil iluuplilcr of l"lnr nice Kalon "Ma-lcnunn anil l''rniicia Marlcnnan. l'oiir (lavs a;:n Vilma inailc lirr ilcliut. In llic rlositi!.' ccrries of her nhool at Port Washing ton, I I., she tang "Dolly Sleepy Head." Anil she was all Irescil up in licr lictt pink socks anil little French ilres. anil wotiM like to have another debut -omc time, please Alice Kent and the Day's Work The Story of a Business Girl Whq Would Not Fail By MARTHA KEELER Ccrvrtaht. lilt, bv PubUo l.cdo'r Comrnnv. XI. Ill WAItlllNGTON, with an in- i-'-l lun I juiru tin vwiiitii sue jiisii,, i iii- I 1 ..! ...1.l,. ..I... 1 .11.. a.... U Hllir w llfll Lllllll ilI-H il lllll mi- ' tractive wnen contraMeii ...1,1. 4l,n wrinkled brow and washed-out piettl- nei-s of Mrs. Warrington But. compara- , , , , , , , lively speaking, pb.vslcal unllkeness was negligible, for In that Interview I was "ot ?" '"uc' nceri,ed with the personal appearance of thce new acquaintances as with the way they looked at things, The two women. I should fay, were of .... , u....... . ..... nearly the same age. but while Mrs. i Mnnley took life as it came and, for her-' Ke" i,n" "'r everyiiouy eiso wmiiii ner ophere of Influence, made the best of It. . M- Warrington was the type of Indl- ( ldual who blames even her neuralgia j on other folks. However, at the be- ginning of the talk neuralgia was neg- I lMtl owing to Mrs. Warrington's de- .,:;.. ,..' ,,.. ..." ,t.. ,.i , long on the front porch was because husband was alive and we first moved t to BelllllgtOll she Used to come III two da a week to clean and help with, the , washing and Ironing. But now that hfl nn an,i ..... .i..,,...,.. ,,..,? .i,!ti-pJi..) reduced that I keep only o nces are so one servant and can't get any one ;nt her. she takes advantage. Answers the bell when ed to War- iinpfc. ' cut the sentence short and Mrs I rlngton dabbed at her eyes with a black I bordered handkerchief, "and If things keep onJhl3 way I don't know what will become of me." ' "But there Is going to be a change." Mrs. Manley smilingly assured her. A Costume for the Worker A Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Rose TSN'T it a blessing to be busy? To J- very many the leading of the so called "acthe life" is a very old F4ory, for they hae for years been engaged in either doing rome sort of work for man- ! hind or pimply earning their dally bread, I . . i i.. A . ...,.., t . I1UV IU ilia laibvnb ii t-iiiufac iil "uiiivn ome Into finding e long enjoyed. The intcrcstlnc part of the situation ' Is that women who have never worked before are not turning; their attention to what one might call "lady-like" em ployment, hut are golns into factories and munition plants, thus releasing men for the army d the navy. In many in stanced the weekly wage Is given to the support of dependents of the predeces sor. It is real work these women have chosen and requires all the strength and endurance they can muster to be pre pared for a hard day's work, which 1 means, early nours, simple living ami every attention given to bodily and men tal equipment. These women to be bodily supplied are turning to the corset as the (lr.it aid and a mainstay. The reliance of the corset is a lesson that the active business women are first to learn These women, too, were the first to advocate simple dress, which has caught the country by storm arid has resulted In the utter elimination of everything that Is at all fussy Indicative ot tlie simple moae. I am showing you a suit model today which i am sure you will agree Is carefully carried out and Is at the same time what might be terme'd a smart 'suit. These simple things are not always the cheapest In jvflco and one is often quite amazed at the price tags that some of them carry But If they are devoid of trimmings the materials must be the best. Suit crepe 'ot tne neavy quality I In used to make this garment and the seam illumes are ot maca velvet. Tne fcollar, which is one of the scarf variety. la also of tne DiacK veivei. ine pelt is crossed at the front and buttoned on either side, a favorite mode of the suit belts this summer. The list, i of white straw, with an underbiftm facinc jot 'wjilto crepe, the "You know I nboned you this afternoon , , , , ,. ' "" "". o" ii nas neen worm it. about Alice Knit, and here she is. I have failed. But I have experience Mrs. Warrington now looked at me for 'ht 1"ef,ll, ?rKel; ,' ,mve "K,c1' . , ,i" not too highly. I have seen a the first time, and 1 must confess the ( Mttle of life. I have known; and 1 can heaved a sigh. But Mrs. Mauley, oh- ",1,"',aI',ii ,,. ,, ... ...... i The small clock on the mantel piece llvious of the danger signal, i-ald: At ticks away, "You-must-go-back-go-back- the store they christened her '.Sunshine.' j Ko-back." Doesn't she look It?" Tomorrow The Vain .Searih. Airs. Warrington shrugged her shoul- , , - tiers. But as something more was cvl- Higll-PoiVercd Bread Has I dently expected by her questioner, she again-turned her eyes on me; this time i V alUC LoualUlS. DCCf as if I had been commended to her no- tlce by the auctioneer. "Well, .she ' doesn't look strong, at any rate. ', , ' hliSr of '""''V1 llat ,nns ,,,""1 'V8 wnntod '.nnifhn.lv to take hold with the''00'1 value as u beefsteak sandwich Is wanted sometioo to iaue nom wnn mlm. a rrnnty. uccordlng to specialists heavy work. . . ' of the Fulted States Department of "Indeed," Mrs. Mauley commented. -j understood .vou were looking for a ' yountt Kri to asslrt In caring for the ! children berore and arter school." "Wliy, yes." Insisted the widow. -.Wome one to take the children off my ! hands." i "That means two more In the famllv," t heard Mrs Manlev saving in her calm. ! . ,. "Th v.m will l. ...hip ' . .. " tree, "Oh. no," waa the prompt reply. "I can't afford anything like that i iuul f,l,e will have to study "I Vrtalnlv." ncrtp, thp nlhpr But a bright girl doesn t need much time for that " , "Well, the work Is difficult." replied my champion, "especially the last year In high school." fhe last year In high school'?" echoed Mrs Warrington. "You don't mean to tell me that girl expects to graduate In June?" She turned to me as If expecting mo to deny some un- worthy charge. That's what my teacher fald In r.ethury." I remarked In a mek tone. -And she knows about the schools In n.iii. Jieiiingion. , ror a time my fate tremhled In the, balance. Finally Mrs. Warrington vouchsafed: "I'll give you a trial. Alice, I t... 1 V .1 .1 t. . .. . ... iiiui 1 tiu wjNii jiiu were oiuer, larger and not so far alone In school." This lilllc u(t, which recommend. BC ' sBBBSl -V fl. Av V aLgSBBl SBsfl BagsstVV i. .i - JW 11 Mi J ft m lilL--! a, tCtl,:U.UVUHSJbMUHtUtJ CHAPTKU XCXIII Questioning llic I'ast HO.Mi: again. I hated to leave Aunt Kmlly's. And that sleepy old l air of South Minster, an atmosphere I that seemed to say, "N'othlng has hap pened and nothing will ever hnppen." And vet so much has happened to Just me. Hut I could not stay on with 'Aunt Kmlly. To be reminded at each sight of her reproachful face that I I was letting slip my one chance of hap- Iplncss. 1 biu sure that Cousin Sam did noi leei nadly at my departure. Rather rid of a tiresome necessity for that Is what our marriage would have been. So I am back to open the bouse. And to be ready for mother, who will return m a week. I go about the llttlo rooms, taking ofr coverings, unwrapping pictures, and . I try to work. Try to forget myself and my problems. I opened the hall closet. There lav fi small object on the floor. I picked it up. 1 knew It at once. One of Jim Merle's gray gloves. How many months has It lain tbero forgotten 7 And how many things have happened since? It can be put oft no longer. I must face things. I have been hunting n diusband. And have I succeeded? No, I can only nay again, no. 1 here have been men wlm would , 1 K.ultr'i l,rf'1"'r a doctor one man whom I cared for: and k looked! mi mo Fnueezeu lingers o that bg gray giove. ,vien that would marry me. Men i.'1!1 ,' "'J""1'1 not marry. Ho I have fal ed-failed utterly. It was all a wild, queer thing to do. I went out In search of what for me Is the unattainable. I choked back a lit tle sob. Why have I failed? Am 1 not as worthy as other girls? T thought again of .Icanne and Dorothy Krazler. with their shallow natures. Ves, I can an swer frankly. I have tried to be. Am I not as true, as loyal? There was Jack Wilson. 1 had not once overstepped bounds with him. Vet 1 had run away to save Harriet unhiip plness. Had I not saved Professor Coe's pride at the cost of my humbled feel ings? Am 1 not os clever? I thought of in v own little frocks that I bad made. Of Harriet's dresses that I bad helped I her with. I icmembered her gratitude. , Am 1 not as attractive, then? I saw again the exquisite Fee of the bouse jiiaiiy; mid Constance Pwlght the I beauty. Both of these I outstripped In attraction. i But perhaps I ant not so lovable? Some men have found me so! Again I 1 see the look In the sick man's eyes, when I carry back a idle of darned socks. And Bobby .MacAlllstair? And i Or. Blxby? And Bonnie? , Oh. what la the use of questioning? I have failed failed. Soon I must go 1 back to the office. Day after day of , routine and so on t cannot see ahead. 1 Bill am I sorry that I took tills year? I A"' ' ":?"' that I went on this quest? Agriculture, The cwtimate of nutritive value Is baseil on chemical analyses and experiments vv-Hh soy-bean flour Tbe "liiffli-nowrred hread" that has me scientlnc reseinnliince to a beefsteak "voltage" of the soy-bean flour. It is made from a mixture of 30 per cent soy-bean flour and 70 per cent wheat f10.1"". 't In extremely high In the pro- V" cement anq is really a substitute t for protein foo.l.s nich as meat and To maUo lhe POy.hoan flour available m ment Is Issuing bulletins that tell how to use soy-bean flour In hot breads, bis- i cuiis, muuiiis. Krunue c.u.-, ftwiuirau, mush, croquettes, meatlouvea and ome. lets. Rice You need not tire of rice, for It can be served In so many different ways. As a breakfast cereal Served hot or cold with top milk or with fruit It Is ,ii,.n. As a starchy vegetable It can take the place of bread, Serve It hot. but- tered or with gravy, il l. especially I B00'1 "'"" chicken. , ,. ;" "?"''-1"la,1Jhl5hri Sfe' the water In which rice cooked. I ooki se coked , , , ., addition to soun. j,., breads -tTsa It in quid: breads or ip victory bread, Instead of bread crumbs In scalloped ' .ll.t.A,, fn Innl'do . .1 (.til (Tin rr uinr. iui iwano niumnhi Knr desserts You can make coed and nutritious rice desserts. Let rice dishcy find their way to ;our table often. Children's Millinery, $3.50 i.irvp ni nniii ph i 10 npnarimani n: June Clearance Sale Children's Department Begins Today (Monday) i 7 A'tSk'l'K Onthla In a real wnmnn wlm kmnv anil iinnfrntnnds clrls. In this deP' ment h tand rendr to help them with tt Intlmnte problem omehowelr to conflde In a letter than In any ollirr way. If rou are worried or perplexed write to "l Hilda," In enre of the womvn's piite. r-tenlne Public Ledter. Sunshine Cheers "Discouraged" Dar Cynthia Have just rend the letter Mrltten by "Dfnrourfterd." I wuuW like to nj r word roncrnlnir 'mn In uniform." I ha a brother In th armv nnd Bit older one hIho who tried to enlist In nlmost pveiy I'rnnrh In the eerlc. He wan roJrL-trd, rauRht In the draft and l to lme an operu tlon to fit lilm for the army, I urn firoud of my soldier brother, a? nil Klrl. nrp, but I alro realize that no mo men In rtvlllnn j-rarb miffht be unfit for military duty. "lilscouraRed, ou nre th" Jtlnd of rhap who hns common eeuae. end I think If you wern In uniform you would be more honorable than aome I've met. I have n I way a enjoyed the company of men and tlila laat aummep we had n ramp nar mv home. My alater and a Kreat friend of mine wero both friendly with two foHIth from there. My chum waa lrtually rwaced. When they moed wc found both wero married men. On a man with a bride of two months and the other with thre children. in January I met e. s-oune man from th4 western cnant. Jle was in th navy and It In throuvh him that I learnnd the hardest i.on ot my We: sufferlne doubly l--au i am a Klrl who I well liked and have lm Bon.i trai'hlnx and a fine home As for lhi clrl "whn hHil nnlv men In uniform call upon her." h has very iltlh-brefiilne-, or, lmvlmr It. does not u.e It. "Men In uniform" our hovs In blue and ollve-drab. Helleve me. I am Hure some nf the so-called slnrkers have more honor than some of them have. lullevo me. "Dlscouracfil," my lcs.on I., hard. My nature inakrn it all the harder for mo to hj happy, and I know Hint more slrls than mie are being "stuna." but will not admit It. Only last veek I was trjlnc lo iherr a man who ennnot enll.t hefnuse nf noor fejeslght. At the nfflre where he works they rnlleil him "slnruer ' and h Is heartbroken, and he Is supporting a crippled brother and his mother. Cheer up. "Dlscoiirasnl." the air! ou met v:ib not worthy of h mini In uniform or otherwise. riCXSlllNi:. You are well named, my dear, for I am sure such a letter will bring a de cided ray of sunshine to "Discour.iged's" heart. It's good to know there are some girls who haw broad enough vision til see two sides tti things. Thank you for the fine letter. And I so hope that your hurt will be healed with time. Kxpericnce'and suffering never Inline us if we will let them teach us. Char acter develons under suffering and I am sure, my dear, you are a finer vynniau i for having gone through the mill. Love Will Come near t'jnthla Ifavinff read your vvomler ful advice In the paper. I wish to ask ou about my case I am a ulrl of twenty-rne anil am em ployed. I stand near a vvlmluw all day nnd nflen see a j.nunff man who work. aero., the- w-iy and a he doe. part of his work neHr a window lie look, un once In a while and smiles at me. and that 1. about all. Now, kindly advise me what to do to win Ills love. A ItUAIiKIl. My dear little girl. I don't think I would try to win this man's love It 1 wcto you. What do you know of him? He may not be at all suitable. You can not tell what kind of a man he Is nor what kind of character he Iips, and you might greatly regret having won the love when It would be too late, i think vou are nerhaim a tiny bit in love with love, aren t you, dear7 Well, dream your little dreams, but not about this one young person In particular. And .. . . - . some day love will come rnd ou will K ...... fn It If fii 1ia-. l.-ont rrnm be ready for It If vou have kept from smiling at and tiylng to meet r.tranpe men and the other foolish tilings girls fconietluies do. ' i Think of Something Klso ,' Dflir Ovnthla- Please tell me what to do to net rid nf a stupid jealousy, us I have no rlsht to he je.ilnu. of a man who does! not love me, and If he even would do so I rould not eneourape It. :.i there ore loo many tlilnus to separate us. Iio vou nuns, l l should to out of Ills way altogether? i l'AIt.ir.N As you say there are many reasons , why It would not bo possible for you i rnd the young man of whom you sneak to marry, it seems as If you would be wiRer not to see much of him, You are nrnbablv more bothered with the thought that you are Jealous than the actual jealousy Itself. Try not to think of the young man ; and occupy yourself with some outside Interest, such as lied Cross work, which will take your mind off the subject. i Charlie Answers n.ir Cynthia I feel very much flattered I at all the attenllon 1 have been paid through the lyntlila i-olumn. It feels nlco to have the Rlrls flock around ou once In h while. I even If It 1 only in the newspaper. I thank "Hrown Kes." "A Newcomer" and I "A Header" for belne- so encouraBlnsr. I I would like to meet this type of alrl, It i sound, foolish to say that lno.t of the Blrls I hav met have tieen the kind that would rather have money spent on them than on I time or rourtesy. nut na xrue very mien I have met a pirl who would seem to he the kind that waa the rkht kind until something would happen and I would Mud out I was wrontr. Tor Instance, slv months auo I met a Klrl who seeimd Ju.it risht. Wo went to lh movies about tvvlce'a week nnd all went lino until she met a man in the offiee where she worked, who sent her toxes of flowers and let her ride In tnxlrdb.. Then there were onlv excuses wnen I tailed up. Per- i haps If I keep on hunllns I can find tin- i Btr1 wlm is stronw enough to withstand the I temptation of solntr out with a man Just I because he can shower luxuries un her. It helped me lo read letterB from our three Blrl readers. I think your new column will i do a great deal of Wood because It lets tho I RIAYLOCKBLYNNshe V 1528 Chesfnut SI HA TS, CO A TS, DRESSES This is an occasion that affords you an pj-'A opportunity to purchase your child a dainty C ""J? and distinctive lilaylock uiynn Coat of Individuality. Clearance Sale Prices HAND-MADE PARTY FROCKS. $15.00 & 18.00 ANDERSON GINGHAM DRESSES $4.75 c $7.50 Lawn & Dimity Dresses, 75c (Hmall Sixes) Boys' Suits, $3.00 Rompers, 75c , Coats $5.00 & Upwards Transparent Raincoats, $12 By CYNTHIA Blrl. and hoys tell what they think of each other. Home of these thing, we would never he able lu say fa to to face. CHARLIE. Wants lo Be Movie Actress Dear Cynthia t om an orphan and live with an aunt of mine, whom t dislike greatly. I want to become a movie actress ami have some talent in" that direction. I asked my nunt, hut she. said that aho wouldn't let me. I would like to run away and become one anyway. Would you advise too to do so? If not. what should I do? t would thank you so much for some advice in the matter. A. II. H. What makes you dislike your atint? .Mid you cnun i tell me now oia you am, .n matter what your age. l tninre you would be very foolish to run away. and become a movie actress ; not that I don't think highly of these people, but be cause ten chances to one you would never get to be one, but would come sailing home aMvrek later, mrybe a day later, a very tired and humiliated little girl. It is not easy to become a movlo actress. To be pretty Is not enough. To have brains over and above this Is not enough. To take a good picture nnd be n line aclress will not do alone, either. Beyond all this you must have that queer talent of "winning the public favor." Only one In many hundreds has this. (live tii tills Idea and take up some normal ambition that you are apt to find success In without knowing what It i to be cold, hungry and perlmp.i most likely n fnllurc. What other things do you lean toward? Write mo another letter telling how old you are and why you dislike your nunt. Then 1 will ba able to give you definite advice. 3 Tested Wartime Recipes Muffed MtenU -V One pound round Hteuk, two ctip'tila1-1 boiled lice, salt, two tablespoonfuls J chopped parsley, one teaspoonful onion juice, paprika, Illend the rice with the seasoning, round the steak until thin. Spread tho steak with a layer of the rice stufllng about three-fourths of an inch thick, lloll and tie in shape or fasten with skewers, l'ut In a covered pan with enough water to keep from burning and cook In the oven for thirty minutes. Take off tho cover and brown before removing from the oven. Thicken the stock left In the pan for gravy. X)r, It preferred, make Individual servings. Cut a three-Inch square of steak, place a iMlitesliniinf 111 nf ilfecattin III ll-in cnnliip im11 llti iitnul.' nrmtnil It ,m,l fast.il ' I iiacc in a pan vviiu a lime water ami yj cook as the roast waa cooked. These 1 1 .hi: uiy Kuuti nvivvu will! it luiliuiu sauce. Meat Substitute l.oaf One cupful cooked sailed rice, one cupful crushed peanuts, ono egg, one cupful cottage cheese, two tablespoon fuls chopped onion cooked until soft' In IIIII.--IKIII V l,. IIIIII.I, uiin tiiiui-SLfuimiUl fi,t, one-quarter teaspoon pepper, one . .. ... ... ,. v.... ic.tsiiiioniui sail. Make into a loaf and bake. Serve hot with tomato sauce. COCOA "ALL FOOD, NO WASTE" WAR CAKES Usina Only One Half Cupful of Flour You can't tell them from . those made according to the extravagant pre-war recipes. Light and dainty Wilbur Cocoa War Cakes are real ccms of the cooking art. How to make them among Wilbur's War-Time Recipes as well an numerous other ; ciainty, aenci ous and eco nomical dei certs. Your cony's waltlnrj. It's free. Sepd lor It today H. O. WILBUR fi SONS, Inc. Philadelphia Gloves, $1.00 Sweaters, $2.50 urcss or a ty 4 ffl tl Kb - .''J Araw ,! 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