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Answer Given to aLitlle Girl Who Sits on the Front Stops
and Watches Happiness Go
She Is Alone and
kSiSECEIVINO confidences from those
1 JfJv vrft do not know or see Is some-
. rftjiew a splendid thine. It Klves one a
W'vpeek into the human heart. Initials
4Usre comforting things to hide behind,
vMSrl itnmetlmes thev carry hidden
Afthought3 that would ro on hldlne for
.S?ver but for the hiistalnlnc power of
. i Initials.
"WJ.It Is sometimes sald that letters
W" '" from the readers are made up by the
.;& ditor of the department. Well, read
'"' this one. .Ah. me' If woman's page
J- .editors could turn souls Inside out and
i 4 vrite so faithfully what Is In them the
World would be full of lady Shake
speare?. But no. I am afraid the little person
"tfrho wrote today's letter Is not for
tunate enough to be fictitious. She is i
" a very real Rlrl sitting; on the step
Traltlnp for "a elrl friend of her own."
The letter follows:
., Kindly give me your advice, as I
ntvlll follow It I am a younc drl of
. fifteen years of ace and on the whole
"'-a lonesome Rlrl. There are man
" elrls of my age nround our nelghbor-
hood and yet 1 can't make friends
"with them It seems I can't make
r friends with girls and It Is for this
' J reason I am so lonesome What is
the reason and what can I do? When
Saturday and Sunday come all the
grirls have their friend and bo out to
i ,.partles, dances or rnrki, while I s't
at home. The onlv thing I can d- Is
"to bo over to my slter's hom and
back and so the ilayi pa. while I
have an older sister who always goes
' out With her friends Saturdays and
' Sundays. Can you Imagine how I
," feel when I see all the girls I know
j, Ro out with other girls and I Mt at
T-;homc. The only thing I can answer
for myself Is that 1 can't make friends
with girls or else 1 don't know how to.
There Is no boy who would say a word
against me neither would a g'rl but
'something 1 would value more would
be how to love a girl friend of my
' own and not one that smiles sweetly
' to me when I pifs. Surely you can
picture me looking at all girls enjo.v-
;' Ing themselves and me sitting on our
step. Now kindly help me What
shall I do? B II M.
aTNDEED, I can picture von Pncej ,arv Taylor, secretary of the exten
di I received ,our letter a day or -She w 11 see that she
ago
out of the stieetrar wind w I
" have watched girls sitting on steps
And I have wondei ed If you were one
of them, and If not. I have wondered
with which of them It U the same as
It Is with you
For you must know, little girl, that
you are not alone In your trouble.
There are thousands of others like ou
that Derhaps never tell.
Tou did not tell me very much about
yourself, but I am going to try to
't analyze vour case. I believe you are
V a. Rlrl who has gone through school
without making any particular friends
. because you are shy and reserved.
" Some time o'r other ou have gotten the
Idea into your head that you cannot
"make friends. That has made you
sensitive everv lime any one nas
slighted you. The fact that all of us
have many times been slighted by the
cliques that spring up in schools v w
probably never knew. You simply
grew more and more sensitive and kept
'. more to yourself.
.' Maybe I am wrong In this analysis.
s Perhaps you have latelv moved into a
new neighborhood and the girls of
u. ... - ..Your ace, with. Inenasnips already
'-Caftthifmed. have not taken you in Girls
SnffvMi fifteen or sixteen and around there
u 4 t ."'e like this fearfully clannish and
JV eometimes mean about It. They get
, , over it later on and are sorry, but
that doesn't help you now.
C, ', 1 Evidently you do not work or you
t' would have mentioned the fact.
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I V fTIHE thing for you to do Is to forget
f ' JL all about this We are going to
I i- turn over a new leaf. You are grilng
'?, outside of your neighborhood for your
f- friends because vou feel sensitive and
! unnatural about them now and you
f i- won't get over this until you can show
r'i" off a friend or two of vour own before
f, them. Then thev will peih.ips want
to take you in. That is the way human
,f., nature is.
&vNow where to look for new friends.
lpJlknow of at least one nlace where
- 5you 'can surelv find them through
&ithe.'Young Women's Christian Asso
' SkSClatlon. I called up the secretary about
1- vTRyou In particular. I told her all about
W , you: then I t-aid:
s,". "Would a clrl like this be able to
ff-make real intimate fi lends if she went
to-you."
pr"Yes;" I was told, "tell that lone-
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE
TODAY'S INQUIRIES
1. Whnt uomnn wuh nnr lif the flrt person
In America to tirli flncer-print work
t to (totrrnnient offlrlaV?
at;' What U the women' rojul nurnlnc fr-
Ylf7
cf. Who wan the fnnnJer nf the Hoy Srout
gf morement In AmerlraT
? When the jolk cf nn ecr In left or. how
-jf ran it be iihea for an Inulrldual break
u2 -. 'T
,,. in PHkinv irein lor a umiin inmni, nnw
1 fttti the leitoirr one-, lie canned?
it How ran a home-made rack for the Iwittnm
of the uiiHlinoller n.eu for Tannine be
rlKSfd up In u Jlff?
'To RecUter for Soln Voral Work
if
Yo the Editor of Woman' a Paoe:
K'Vpear Madam T ther n enrollment of-
rnce in I'miaoeipnia wnere h person can
I register her name for orl enca cement 8
BBBiBO.oiBi lor cnurcn or conceri worn '
HKAUEIl.
The PhllarielnhlK Muh'chI Fluioau. at
SfJIBJ Chestnut street. receie3 names, of
"WVocal soloists who want to register for
f concert work. This bureau does not
Vih&ndle church work, but Mr Frank
XConley. In the Uaker Dulldlne. 1520
i ktriiit Kfreet. rpfHsters nnmes frtr
choir slnelnff and olo work.
Advice for Natation Trip
To it Editor of Woman's Paa"
Dar Sin dam Several weeks aco I wrote
you rtrardlne my va ration nnd you d!ied
me to call and nee Mr lleadtey As it wa
not convenient to call I wrote him 'He sent
m a number of circular. Vou may bo
pleased to know that I hve selected a small
fmtol In one of the sen shore renorta anil hjve
arranffementa made to spend n week in July
As I have never staged at a hotel eouW
ou rive mm idea as to the proper way to
do thlncsT Is It customary to pay our board
m soon as you resltter? Also, Is it cus
tomary to cive any one tlpat Any adtlce ou
ran ! me will be srratlv upnreLtateil as
X don't want to appear dumb Where would
you advle me to keep my extra money
durtnK my atay? Would ou aiUise me to
always carry It with me Kindly answer In
f fiuaf m "
I am bo slad ou were able to make
fit. 1..b.. n n . n. rtnt . fm 'r!1.
n f(JllIBlttV:iUI 3 uilHUhriiiciiiB " juui
allnn T hone you have a fine time
a nlnv verv mlnut of It. As you
,ve made BrranpeinenlB beforehanil and
,u will have baggaKe w-lth you It
111 not be necessary for you to pay any
'your board In advance The bill Is
lually presented each week and you
v it then. It Is customary to tip the.
Hhambtrmald and the waller as you
,ve, ana If mere is a jmnrr curry
ir bag ne will expect uomemine lor
mrrvlrm. For a week's stay 11 In not
cssary to tip more than half a dol-
eacn to waiier anu i-immuriMiMiu. y
mo la enousn -tor ne irorjtr. mi
tela nave a aie wncro you tn iiui
nn.rlri mnnev durlnsr VOUT Stay. OU
n be sure of its fifing sife then ahd
hotel U responsible for any loss of It,
t will be much more convenient than
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By She Writes to Know Why
What to Do About It
A Prayer for Those
Who Watch
We cannot see beyond the flame,
the black smoke's smother;
We only know they strive theie,
each beside the other,
Our son and soldier, lover, husband,
brother
We cannot hear the Kittle cl.ish,
the roaring of the guns;
We only know nmong them are the
well beloved ones,
Those who mnde the world for us,
lovers, husbands, sons.
"Ours!" the heart within us cries.
Nay. but these are more
Even, men-at-arms of (loci who
wage a holy war
In the cause His soldier-saints
fought and conquered or'
Lord, for us, the waiting ones,
watchers In the night.
Change our selfish fears to pride,
let us see aright
The honor of the Service, the glory
of the Fight!
Give us faith to know Thy .sword
was never bared In aln.
c.ive us vision to behold, above the
fields of pain,
The tplendor of the sacrifice that
saws the world again'
Theodosla Garrison, in Good
Housekeeping.
some little ladv to come down to
V W. (' A. hejdquarteiH at Eight
eenth and Arch and nk for Miss
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meets some girls and Is not lonesome
any moie"
THE first thing Is the opportunity to
make friends; then to make them
and keen them. I have selected the
Y. W C. A principally because I do
not know our faith. If ou aie a
Catholic vou could go to your pastor
and tell him Just how things are. Ho
will see that vou join one of the clubs
or sodalities connected with the church
and that you meet nice glils In your
parish who will be glad to know you
and be friendly I
Forget yourself when making these
new friends Ask questions about '
their little interests, smile at their
Jokes and sympathize with their
troubles. I don't care how shy jou
are. girls will like you if you are
unselfish like this. It Is not hard to
keep friends If you go on acting like
this.
Make up vour mind to get ahead in
this friendship business. Before you
do another thing go to the neaiest
Red Cioss workroom and sav ou
would like to come and make suiglcal
dressings a couple of afternoons a
w eek.
Then after you have followed some
more of these directions. If vou think
them worth while, wiite and let me
know how ou have gotten along
Hereafter, know you have at least one
friend, thr editor of the woman's page,
whom you are free to come and see
if jou choose.
Handkerchiefs
If the handkerchiefs are jellow. the
reabon Is that they hae not been prop
erly washed To overcome this vellow
color put the handkerchiefs In cold water
In which there is kerosene, about one
teaspoonful to n quart and a Hhalng of
good laundry soap Uet the handker
chiefs boll In tills about three houis.
Take them out. dry In the sun, and they
will be snowy white This treatment
will apply to any linen or white cloth
ing Save Tin Cans
Instead of cutting tin cans open with
a can opener, melt the tops off with hot
coals or a tipping copp-r Then clean,
dry and put awav the can for next sea
son's canning MeCall's Magazine
7-e((er and Questions submtttcd to
thil department munt be written on onn
Mde cf the papei only and stonrd with
the name of the writer Sptcmt qucri's
hke those given hclow are invited. It
is vndemtood that the iditor doei not
necessarily indorse the stntiment er
prtHttd. All commmunicationn for this
department should be addressed n- foU
louu: TIIK WOMA.NS KCJI (1K.
Liening public Leduer. Philadelphia, Pa.
What Do W Think It Means'
To thr Kditor of II omaii Paur
Uear Mdam f am a f.iH.iful reailfr cf
'our LOlumn an huv.. been helped s.verrfl
ime. Klndls explain If there la ,inv mean
Ins In the roril breaking nnd iilkmlnc
plciurca to fall from the waif Three tell
In one week In my elrl friend's r.ouo.
Thanklns ou for all Information.
L'L'llIOUS.
The only meaning I can see in this
catastrophe Is that the cords were worn
out and could no longer stand the strain
of the p'ctures ily advice to our
girl friend is look over the cords of the
other pictures in the house before an
other such alarming event takes place
I am glad you find the column helpful
and hope you will find this explanation
satisfactory
Corsage Bouquet Is Correct
To the Hdltor of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam Will nu pleaxe tell me If
tt would be appropriate for a bride to wear
a corage bouquet with a white Keorgetle
crepe dress and hat? Jf not. what should itit
haveT A UKADHR
A corsage bouquet is perfectly appro
priate to wear unless one cares to carry
it In one hand. Having something to
hold is very often a help, as It gives one
something to do with one's hands
Civil Service Examinations
To the lUHtor of IVomon'a Page:
Dear Madam -Will jou kindly Inform me
if It Is necessary to take a civil service ex
amination In ordrr to be a stenographer a'
one of the arsenalsT And what about clerks?
Does the same rule hold good with them?
Do jou know whether a civil servlie ex
amination will be required In order to get
n stenographic or clerical position with the
new uniform factory at Twenty-tUtu and
IleeJ streets?
Iooklnif forward with great Interest to
our answer on tbe above questions, I am,
a. a
It Is necessary to take a civil service
examination before you get your up
polntment as either stenographer or clrk
at the arsenals. The Civil Hervlce Coln
mlssloft at the Postofflce Building has all
the Information about Uie new uniform
factory, but It has not started opera
tion yet, and there are no clerks or
tenoeraDhers needed in the work Onlv
the regular factory worKers are used, in
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I th' work, and It Is not necessary to take
anything but a, physical examination for
mat-
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ARE WINNING BATTLES
Thousand Pounds Shipped
Each Week by Fund Here
Help Men Live and Fight
Time was when chocolate was ome
tlilnc given to a little gill or boy for
hMng good Tnday it mnv mean the 1
difference between life and death. An
emergency ration of It w'll support for
forty-etcht hours a man in the trenches ,
or adrift In a lifeboat.
Perhaps It is the thought of this more
than nm thine else that has Insnirei
.Mrs Forrest I! Itoynl. presldvnt of the
American Chomlate Fund, to put all of,
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business nf ET.ltherlni- rlinen'ntn fnr "ill.
I bovs "
One sutp-cts there Is another reason.
too Mrs Knyal has a son who Is a
lieutenant In the navy, and she knows
that all bos love sweets Thr fund Is
for sold'ers and sailors al ke.
Mrs Itov.il lives In Montclair N' Y.
but Is we.i known to I'hiladelphlans
Her husband, the late Forrest 13. Hny.il.
wa a brother of Mrs William B Stoever
and Mrs Snmuel u Carpenter, of this
I'ltv She has Interested a number of
''hlladelph a women in her work Miss
Ida Tarbell Is honorary president of the
chocolate fund
"It strikes some people here as a
rather foolish proceeding to supply
grown men with little rakes of c'locolate.
as If thev were children," eplains Mrs.
Itoyal, "hut when ou consider that
tbesi emetgency lations as they Arc
called are issued Just befoto the attack
and are kept out of use as long as pos
s ble, because they are cons dered so val
uable, you will understand why the
American Chocolate Kund was formed
and whv the thousand pounds we ship
each week through the Red Cross Is nor
enough to met the demands made
upon us.
"Miss Ida Tarbell. the honorary presi
dent of the chocolate fund," went on
Mrs. Itoyal. "has had many opportuni
ties of seeing the need for chocolate, and
she sas 'whether a man fights on. lives
on, may often depend solely on whether
he has In his pocket so simple a thing
as a cake of chocolate ' She recently
wrote us from Wash ngton. where she Is
w 01 King for the ijovernment 'The sol
dier has no more ruthless enemy than
his own limit of endurance. There often
comes a point In the terrific strains of
waiting, of att.uk and battle, when e
haustiou iniruinipi him Unless ho has
either food or sleep he cannot go on
Sleep we at home cannot assure bun.
TKDNEaI) VY'S ANSWERS
A red, ihite nnd hire inttitne for the
patriotic i).ir( run he made nt the U-t
minute from irepe tmner. The .klrt 1
of altermtte timid strips of red nnd
nhlte, nnd thr little hodlce it of hlne.
with nhlte or hlher utars paitrd on It.
The tun N t. in all.
Marian I Datle ha, heen apiMiInteil et
nmttifr nn the Federal Trude mmmli
moii. Mie U the (1r.t nomin In the
I nlted State .eleted to uitlct the
dowrnment In prhe lllnc
liuM lnc thm ankle with ioni hutter
er nmoitne mil HMi make them rut.
IhU hhmihl he done rreiilnrl earh
night Kl-hic nn the tor, reinalnlas In
th it pnslttun for eerul minute ami
then nlol Inuerln? one-elf U a bene- !
firlal cxerrUe for developing the ankle. '
It U better to make Jams than Jellies In 1
uurtlme. an the require lest urar.
A mirror that ha Int 1(h lut-ter tlironcli i
aft-e (.in he eleaned ulth a little ontir
fni It J u ire and then rubbed well with
pumice htune.
When there are blue plate In the houe,
one ran have a very putrlutlr desert
Im xerrlne ntrawherr or raupberr
crlatln und vhlp.ted (ream.
Living for Family of Five
To the Editor ot Woman's Page:
Dear Madam How much money a week
do sou think It should take for k man. wife
and three children? I nnv $ir, rent and Just
eat plain, everyday meals Hoping to see
an answer In your paper soon I, M YV.
This Is a ery d'ftlcult problem to
solve now that prlceR are so high. It all
depends on how well vou rnanago with
your expenses You will need at least
$20 a week to pj the rent you do. buy
the proper food for the children and save
anything at all. If any readerH of the
column have managed on less It will be
very Interesting to hear from them and
know how they did It Any letters on
the subject will be pr nted In the column
for the benefit of otberH who niav want
to know how to get along on less than
KO a week.
Hooks for Girl of Twelve to Reael
To the V.ditor of tVomaii's Page:
Dear Madam Please publish the names of
irood books that should be reid by a. little
girl of twelve ears old Thanking ou in
advance for our kindness. I am. II. H.
The nuthors are more Important than
the books for girls of twelve, and so If
you read books hy Louisa Alcott, Kmlly
Benson Knlte, HUen Douglas Peland and
Delilah Marie I)l you will be getting
good literature and Interest'ng stories,
A little Elrl of your age would cnloy
Washlngton Irvlng's stories "Hip Van
Winkle" and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hol
low." Stories about rtobln Hood and
Kins: Arthur would be good for vou to
read If you like books about the M'ddle
Ages and stories of magic and mystery
Th "Little Colonel" books are very good
apd all of Josephine Daskam Bacon's
books for girls are well worth reading.
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A sufficient food to caiiv him over theicveiy one hcie .ppucatcs the sp'emlld
dam,, r pc ml vvi ian nppl Thi pui -
1 pore of the Anv 1 .can Cnoco'.ate Kuiid
I is to make ceitaln that every I'nited
States soidler has a da.ly supply of this
Imiio'tant food
J'You undeistind that the chocolate
w t-lit-t frte ilto ninn is entlrelv free.
added Mra. Koval "It Is purchased
under expert advice nnd on the best
possible terms A Fpeclal'y made cak"
containing mum a large proportion of
cocoa that it- nutritive value, uudei
tet. has been found i M'eptional, Is
used The shipments ere turned over
tn the Hod Crovs, which aistrilmus them
abroad to the I'nited ."-'tates espcdltlon
ary fmce, while Hi" gifts sent to the
navv go through the Pewey Kccrcatlon
Committee in thl cit.v "
Mrs Itoyal ohnse at random a letter
from the pile befo'e her. and it provtd
to he from the i hit f of the section of
donation- nf the American cxpeditionaiy
force In France
"My dear Mis Itoyal," the letter
read, "l hapten to tell you how much
Come Jnto the Kitchen
A Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Rose
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Now that the servant girl has become an almost unknown tperies, the
lady who steers the affairs of the house must do all the work herself.
Here are two little kitchen affaire that help. The one at the left is of
the bungalow apron family, anil ran slip on over the dress-up frork.
It is of linen willi bouquets embroidered on the bib anil in the two
rorners. Buttonholing in colors finishes the edge. The oung house
keeper in the sketch is wearing a striped percale apron wilh neck, sleeves
and belt bound in ric-rac edging
WITH most women this year Is not a
case of "come out of tho kitchen,"
but Instead "go Into the kitchen," for
while the business man is having his
troubles In acquiring sufficient help to
cany on his business' tiuccessfully, the
housewife is coin'ng Into her share of
the burden by having to take up the
care of her own house, because of the
lack of maids, who have turned the'r
attention to more lucrative employment.
It has seemed lo me for some time
that during thew day when wo all
wish to be of servlco and feel that we
are "doing our bit." we must do that
which comes first, or know how to fit
Into our own particular niche for cer
tainly it is not "possible for us all to
don the uniform and be a motordrlvcr
nor abandon Our home life and take
up nursing
Arid while standing over the hot
kitchen stove during the July days may
not ticem very romantic, still. If duty
calls In that direction and one does the
cooking well, there really sbou:d be
just as much glory in It aa In any other
sort of work.
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jvvoik .vou nn- d. ing The chocolate has
airvcd In .11 go quantities and has bit a
so e-igerlj s iiigat after that I arranged
to have the last shipments sent Imnie-
dlatcly from the port of arrival to the
r'" theieby avoiding any umiec.-ssary
' 1 il.it' Itlun tn tut tti Irn tun trift IiIa.ici.
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convey to your covvoikcrs our sincere
thanks and gratitude for nil they ate
doing. 1 trust that ionic day I shall
have the .'ileasure of seeing you In per
son and telling you how much this
means to the men over hire oms very
sincere'-,
"t;i:(Rc,n t itifi:
' The men In the trenches." Mrs
Rival cinllniicd 'cannot c irry much
equipment with them, and that food
thty have imi.-L be in very concentrated
foi m Kveiy one Knows thit chocolate
is estremely nourishing, bat not every
one ivali7.es that a quarter of a pound
of it, or what we call an 'emergenly i,i
tion.' will .support life for fortv-elght
houis That may me in the dlffcience
between life and death"
On Mr1- Royal's desk lay a letter
At any rate, the calls for the kitchen
uniform have greatly increased during
the last few- months, which shows
lively Intemf on women's part to have
comiortabie. practical working clothes,
There are two designs shown today
for the women in the home. The sketch
at the right Is the type that could be
worn as a diess when one really wishes
to dig In and at the same t'me be neat
and trim. This apron, an It Is called, 1b
of striped percale, with neck, sleeves
and belt bounil with ilc-rac edging
The sketch at the left Is Intended to
be slipped over 11 frock and Is of the
bungalow apron family. This apron is
made of linen with bouquets embroid
ered on the bib nnd the corners. The
edges are finished with buttonholing In
colors.
t'opj right 1D1S, by Florence Hose
Ask Florence Rose
if vou want
her own personal aditee nn
mutei-tulu. eol
olor und styles suitable for
bu Address Miss Kos. In caro ot the
IOVKM.MI I'lHiic LkiHihu's woman's page
ftend self-addressed stamped envelope
for reply, as all Inquiries ara answered
by mull.
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To the riglit you tec Mrs. Forrest
B. Rojal, president of the American
chocolate fund, giving out bars of
chocolate to jolly Juck Tars just
about to go out and hunt a few
Get man U-boats. To the left one
of the sailors from the Pennsyl
vania i showing just what a bar
nf chocolate means in the life of a
Jackie. Helow is a reserve who" has
just received his share of the party
from a young Phlladclphlan BCrvlns
with the Canadians.
"This week," bo wrote,, "we were
ordered out at C o'clock In a driving
rain to march seven miles through
trenches In mud up to our hips nnd dig
moie trenches nnd then march back, the
whulo occupying twelve hours. I had
nothing all this time to cat cave choco
late, of which 1 had a few cakes. I
hardly think 1 could have survived
without it It is the most precious thing
we have
"Nothing Is more welcome tha'i a hot
of chocolate from home. At night,
when out In No Man's Land on picket
or patrol duly, chocolate Is our best
frlind. It seems to supply the lack of
o, f I ,'t ll 1 n c ntua If 1-nll ii'lul. tn t'.in.i.
i;ii ij iiniih iihe. it .iiii, itif-u iu iwiiii,
...Un -.1 ,1... I t 1-,
itii.ii iii pi-mi mt: ihj uitr neiu, it'i nit?
say send chocolate. We never have too
much, but we all divide with each other,
for in this war we arc all chums "
According to Mrs. Itoyal, the work of
the chocolate fund has been made of
even greater Importance by the stiffen
ing ot th" rules against sending home
.rude candles and delicacies to indi
vidual soldiers.
"Contributions sent direct fo the
headquarters here at 4 West I-'Ifty-seventh
street, wl 1 immediately he
turned into chocolate and forvv aided
cither to France or to the navy."
Adventures
With a Purse
1
I'OUXII TOIIAY
1. Dalnlj pink combinations for Irss
than 11 dollar.
2. Metnl mill leather pleule Mt useful
for motor trips.
3. Tlie most convenient little telephone
table In the town.
TIIH woman who loves dainty pink
underwear but whose purse will not
permit of her purchasing hllk liriger'
win do well to see the bewitching array card, at the top of which toy name up
of pale bilk combinations I saw today, 'peared and below it a few- figures in reo
They are of a soft, fine material, and Ink, one glance told me that the record
are banded mourn! the tops with wide , was much worse than 1 had anticipated
strips of heavy lace of filet design Indeed I felt like sinking through the
Pale blue ribbon forms the shoulder floor, but as there was no sign of any
straps They are most attractive little loophole on the premises I slipped the
affalis, nnd the'r -price makes possible 1 leport cud Into my geometry, tucked
a purchase of teveral In place of one the book underneath my arm and mourn
combination of silk, for they are to fully maiched home, trying meanwhile
be had for clgluy-n'ne cents-. to figure out some way to escape the
Ignominy of being banished from high
"A loaf of bread, a jug of wine and J Fcliool I realized there was no llkell
tbou" are nil verv well If the i.r..,i hood of betterment at M-s. an Ington s
is- fresh and the Iced tea or lemonade
Is go id and cold And this Is possible,
for one of the shopi Ik displaying a
most ingeniously made lunch box, large
enough to hold sandwiches and cake for
at least four people, I bhould think,
and in the top Is a thermos Inttle.
Made of metal, well covered with a
kind of black leather, this "picnic kit"
Is a real And, and should bo particular
ly useful for motor trips. The price
Is $3.75.
So frequently it is a problem to know
how to dispose of the telephone To
place It on the table In the living-room
may completely spoil the effect you '
have tried so hard to secure with lamp
and books. I think the best place for ,
the .phone is In the hall on a little 1
table which ciines especiajly designed ,
for this purpose. The set I saw today,
of fumed oak. consists of a graceful
little table with a felt-covered stand
for the phone, a compartment -for note-
linAlr r m.mnrnnrllim mill una aminA
underneath to hold the phone book A
low-backed chair fits under the table.
so that when not In use It occupies no
more space than the table itself. The
price Is $10.
"ALL FOOD, NO WASTE"
War Time Corn
Meal
COCOA CAKE t
Dainty, light and satisfy
ingit's as easy to bake
as it is delightful to eat.
How to make it shown
among
Wilbur's
War-Time
Recipes
as well as
numerous other
dainty, dellcl.
ous and eco.
nomlcal dts.
serts. Your
copy's waiting.
It's free.
Stnd for It todty
H. O. WILBUR, A SONS, ne,
PhllaJ,phla
5S,
t1k tli 'ysft
jeeffl
. . T""-- .
( rnlhla la a real normn who know" " V",,- , n,hiui. imnirlion easier
mrnt .he stand ready to help them with ' ln 'm"' ""bl "'!Sm'J . . .n'led
lo confide In a letter than In am- other way . "' ", "?.,,bnc 1 edsrr
write to "Cjnthli.," In rare of the woman 5 irate. Kvenlnt I nbllc I.eUttr.
Would Act for Movies
,.PM.T .Cjnthla t have noticed that jou
v ,-' .,,; nun 1 uiiiiit juii inn nu-(
1 --' jii n jouns Bin unpen ara 01
iJIKTii an": nn '" hol. a Brent lover of
mntion pictures, t envy all the netresnea
'!... "n!" with nil mv heart, and my only
1 i-j "511 ,!,"n I to herome one of them.
A..... 1 ii"K" ll 'or "anted that thla Is
natural Idea, not foolish t attend a hlKh
on myself, I thlnr I have talent In that
""Xi on. and t think I would Please thn
puonc. 1 ntn certain mv parents would
H...iSonJ'nl "' nresem, nut I believe they
VI " '1 S could secure a chnnce or some.
JkiVfu. "l"' '""' Kor a lonR time J have
inouptht of vvrltlm; to nn netress or an
yctor to ask for help. Would this be risht7
I am ceruin sou inn help 1110 now.
II II M.
I would not write to actors pr ac
tresses about helping you because they
receive so many letters they cannot pos
slhly extend help of this sort
But In saying this I do not mean to
discourage you I sympathize with your
ambitions. I believe If you still have
them after you have finished high school
that you might try to follow them up,
ns you say jou think your parcnts'mlght
give their consent then. Impress It on
them that you will have to begin at
the bottom. The way to begin is to go
lo a studio nnd ask to be one In a crowd
Fcene or take n Vf.rv nin0p part. Tell
them you Jut uyuit to prove yourself
and do not cate fo much about salary
at first.
Then If you are good they will single
you out In the picture and give you bet
ter parts. In that way you will rlsa It
you have talent.
Unhappy Wife
Dear Cynthia Perhaps jou will help me
I married three years ago a man ten jears
older than mvself. I was desperately In
love at first, but shortly after mv honej.
moon found that he expected me to do alt
the work of the house. I did not mind at
first, os t felt t would be helping him to
pave. Hut now I have two babies and he Is
making twice as much as he made before
Alice Kent and the Day's Work
The Story of a Business Girl Who Would Not Fail
By MARTHA KEELER ,
Cfivvrtaht, 19 tR. by Public t.rdotr Cownnnv.
CHAI'TUR LII
AnOL'T the middle of October we rc
celved our school renoilw for the
first month At noon, before we were
d'smlssed at the close of the first session
of the day, Professor b'reeland said .1
few wordn to the school, explaining that
whllo the record for the first four weeks
was on the whole satisfactory, then
were a few cases where new pupils had,'"1"-1" '' leport was paced before her
fa'led to meetv requirements These
students would be peunltted to continue
I for another month on probation, he an-
nounced, and then went on to express
the hopo that In every lns-tanc the
del'nquent would profit by this op -
portunlty to make up for lost time by
I attending school regularly, applying him
j self diligently nnd attaining 11 high
tnndard of scholarship. If, however, the
next report should show that the
, students, who were now placed on proba
tion could not or would not keep up with
their class they would cither be relegat
ed to a lo.ver grade or dropped sum
, niarlly from the school The teacheis,
'averred the principal, were eHgcr lo co
, opt-iute with ail students but the
legitimate demands of thu day's work
were such that the faculty could not he!'.-
expected to cairy by ma 11 stieugth
chronic idlers and weaklings.
Throughout this talk I sat with down
cast head, feeling that I was one nf the
delinquents at whom the principal's re
marks weie aimed. 1 knew that my rec
ord had been poor, but when a little
later we weie d'smissed and I receive J a
nnd the thought of appealing to Mr
Manley. chahman of the school board,
which had once before flashed through
my mind, now seemed to me unwise ;
confessing failure the first time he and
Mis Manley had endeavored to befriend
mc, how could I expect again to enlist
their interest? Jt was so late when I
reached Mrs. Warrington's that the
family had finished dinner; under
B$3.50to
h
The unusuil demsnd for
M r
1 ,
' is.
llirer iiirpprn ncin piuiiiirv-
u to continue thin bale
so i)le8o act quickly for
the best choice. You
"ryy .can
'" , .iSJt.
can nnd the dress
eastu sou In thin
l)!S biock.
$1 to
$5.0(1
Chic Waists
Plain and satin striped
olle and onMndlf-s, $1.
Whita olle and or
ffandle. late trimmed,
Crept de chine, hrald
ed und rmbroldered col
lar. M.DG,
Stunning
Bathing
Suits
$2.50
fro
cin
t.udles' and
"Misses'
styl-. I"
twill clot'1
mohair, surf sHtln.
j ilk poplins
-?i5J"". ;"v.
P" 'nobby"
." knitted.
kind rixcei
lent valufs.
i
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f SUMMER,
W II SlrvS e J'lf tfw
rUskXaOH f 3j J)
(iff flWrfla Wvj4V4Tf
Isssro5sssssssssssi!ysflsvsl
.a
fs bE&H,
5,i
& HI mm
H Jfjff
& uj .am
R W'Wl
fsK -"
CIIII.IIKKN'H CI.OTIIINll In "ur June hale Is
offered nt lirlees that resllv rnntiot be
dinilleated In t'lillmlefahlu
) Fridnj
& f, i 9
Saturday M,
Ectninf '
FA A
iffeLuraiSjD
speas FRONt&YOKSTREET ts
By CYNTHIA
i
.i twirni1 itrls. In thin depart- 5
nnd It Is difficult tn get him fo pav for a
washerwoman, but I have not told him how
much t mind doing the w-ork I have lost
my love lor mm because I have lost mv
respect. Do you think I would have a right
to return to my rerents with mv two babies?
wonrttiiD MOTunn.
I am afraid you would not havo a
right to go away from the man yolt
promised to be with "till death do u
part," unless you could prove that there
had been cruel and barbarous treat
ment on his part. I do not think you
have been quite fair to the man, my
dear, in not telling him that you minded
doing the work so much. Perhaps ho
would have provided for a maid If you'
oro sure he could afford It. Try it now
and try to revive the love you felt for
the father of your children before this
resentful feeling came If he la unrea
sonable nnd continues to let you over
work you might then have cause for
complaint, but I am afraid you have not
now. Men do not seo things In the
same light women do Sometimes you
have to show them. Try it.
Rice Croquettes Willi Raspberries
ninncli ono cup of rice, then add three
cutis of mlllt, one-half tablespoon of salt
and two tahleppoons of crystallized or
ange peel finely shredded. Cook In dou
ble boiler until rice Is tender; then add
the yolks of three eggs well beaten, foilr
tablcspoons of butter, one-fburth cup of
sugar and one-third cup of whipped
cream. Spread mixture on platter, when
cool shape with the hands Into peafch,
pear or apple forms. Roll in crumbs,
egg nnd crumbs, and fry In hot fat to'
ocver. Drain on brown paper. Serve
with sugared lasphcirlcs or raspberry
sauce. (Melba sauce, J.
Earthen Dowls
Very nice earthen bowls can be bought
at little cost and are useful for putting
left-overs In the refrlgeiator The food
can be warmed and served in them.
ordinary circumstances It was nip and
tuck for mo to get the dishes washed In
time (o return to school by 2 o'clock,
hut today I had no appetite nnd so
cleaied away the food without tasting it.
Mechanically I went through the worK.
in the kitchen, my mind busy all the"
while with a problem of its own.
I hail thought that Mrs. Warrington,
1 Ior ncr signature would be Impressed
i"'1"1 the astounding total of my marks
or "bsence and tardiness and with my
"w "funding In lessons; but she did not
loo! at 'he llguics, merely Inquiring
' "" her-' n earth- do they want me to
ugn?" I pointed uut the proper line.
she wiote her name and lcturned the
card to me.
On going back to school that after
noon. Instead of depositing my report
caid In the box on thr principal's disk
In the assembly room I placed It In an
envelope addressed to him and alone
with it went a brief note which I had
managed to compose, sa.vlng thaVlt was
impossible foi me to continue as I had
begun and nsklnir If lie would aiiDoInt, --5
some time when It wou.d be convenient
talk over with 11m a plan I had In
mind .'
As I emereetl fiom I he t-'onlr mnrX
shoitly before 2 o'clock. Professor Free-
iana happened to be standing in the hall,
so I walked up to him and held out tha
envelope.
"What's th's?" he inquired, bending
elown to look at it and then tossing back
the shock uf hair from his foreneaa.
"A letter for you, if you please."
"Hy special delivery, tou," tald hey
wllh h's kind smile.
Of my school record I was so ashamed
that I wondered how the principal could
smile at me. I wanted to keep out of
his s'giil, at h-iist till he should read my
note and thus learn that I was deter
mined at all costs to Improve. So I hur
ried Into the school room and made u,
bceline for my desk Before 1 reached ft,
Ptofessor l-Vceland from the platform
called lo me ; so I retraced my steps and
went to the platform. I didn't dare Ui
look up at him but stood there fingering
the braid on my dress sleeve,
"Thank you for the note, Alice," said
the principal, tearing it Into small pieces
and dropping them into the scrap basket.
"Suppose wi- have a talk after school
hi my oillce?"
(.CONTI.VUKD TOMOItnOW)
:x3iSS:EXsi34rsv5N;x3ra:
DRESSE
Charm Ins models in
Ginghams, prettily trim
med Kisuretl nlle in
ri-tluty utrlppu. Also tuo
yieco .sleeveless nulls with
ii kut of tolored linen nt!
Bklrt of Hll-whttr. Hew
these dresneH and he con
Itued of their worth,
All-wool Middy
and Bleevelesi
Sweater, u I I
colors, Entr.1
nuallty W o o
Sweaters,
all
colors.
s:5'j to sa
Children
hrdtfm,
t! to 3.
Tht Bit U
uptown
Store el
9.
H.:
ros.r
s
Jilt
ft
flH $1.15 13.
jm Middy y ' M
Blouses rwjf( ' ft i
Sizes S to 20 JL g W '"
years. Whits R 1 l- -,.
Uulilea. navv TTS- n i H H(" (
blue collar & II T - ay &
cutis, s'jmia vl 7r 7;
all white I i- V h
$7 Sport Sweaters H &
$5-00 rffc i 1
mm -7 1
ill a I
Mf.ftM'.Tbrn V 1 S4 -C
'vi-'wnj 1 iai "- ws
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