uwwymsmw ;pf. M5: ' WrE&niG -PUBLIC LBpGER-PHIADELPHtAtoESlJi; 11 31, 191 : ' Hw ,r- Jw fiv- A- to , ' r ' " i'rtlu-v '' K.et ' 44'' 3HEAT LITTLE ONES ARE FRIGHTENED THINK OF FRENCH CHILD WITH TERROR-FILLED EYES " yTffVJ- fit,' TS m vmz..i $fn vbfi .4 . -H mr Sif E&J' si $ yrJ- W EAT THUNDERSTORMS COME IINK OF THE it.Ttmtter Circle, of Love Protects Them From the Boom- ,r , ., t.'huHnotn A Letter From an cft.wJwi VEStt. Tcifc About a Train .-? j&& :.? r. SN the boom-boom came a few 's'nlehts nco you gathered up the t jSMttJe girt of your heart from her small PsPlfcH And brought her down with the t,.iUlBHy "until the tliunaerstorm worn WWy How like a tiny queen your te"rs.'lby girl eat there In her little white ywflHBMWI There were no more tears &?&'" mbaut th boom-boom, because every KslttH'tJ'Vvaa asking baby questions to fatvf teaks, her forget. Kfc3?'VAU over America It Is Just this way. &55.Bbls in rocking chairs three and a fiSrf'i-halt times too big for them nit warmed '?&l3i l .'. ,1.,1. C 1...... rri, ..1..... .,lr.l,t St.'lV. mmrc. who nre wistfully waiting to see I ftX a"? "1 Utilelr ow lrfd?V"' zombie three-year-old. afraid 1 how things go before they leave. , ? ' ' ' th.lr o n ?EAOiHhe thunder and lightning. It Is "If people nt home could grasp firmly, with the wisdom born of a tW ..not hard to call hack the picture of these things as they probably do It Knnwledirn nf hnv nn.i th.i,. ti9thni.h T.Jltr confident and supreme, after w iSi ' ? hd chased awav her teals'. ft." i ' ' TT IS this picture that came to my JL mind when our latest letter came KY d'trim France. Our soldier boy. n lieu - ; jtanant, at the front, wrote as follows: EA ,-r' "Another chanter In the cre.it storv f' - 'J chapters are written fist and furiously BswJvnoiv. and enlsodes crowd upon me in bffl- M....' . .' i,'ethls game that is one-llfth war and r t.foUr-nfths human nature. A feature ri . .tnai l nave not spoKen ot dcioi-c is K' ? the refugees, those who have fled and . those who have stayed, and the morp pitiable are those who have htayed. .H.Ws had passed streams of them on KI$Aeth6' road bsforo we came up to the T st iront. i nan a peculiar onnortunitv to ISi'ae them afclose ranee, as our train W ' feMa an accIdent w-ith a refugee train, Ik rand we were out on tho sidings for nr. aj . .. .. - j; twelve hours while we turned to and KOt the refugees anil their Kroods Into ith nearest town, much after the man- ner of the primitive fire line. Some Velour and Silk A Daily Fashion Talk r TT'IS making a big claim for a coat to Xname It the newest, but while it may i seem that I am taking considerable li cense and authority, I do. in all serions if ness, think that this Is not only the new-. est. but also one of the ninft satisfae-.- tory garments that I have ver seen for . the coming season. And this Is to be, &from all Indications, a season when coats are to be well to the fore. In fact, the .,i& Creators of the modes appear to he dl 5 .Tiding their attention between dresses. '., eults and coats, for If dresses are to re ' tain their popularity, then coats must :' 1 'made equally attractive. Before coats w$re in the demand that S they have acquired the last few seasons, certain fabrics, usually referred to as j' staples, were set apart for their making. Today almost any fabric may be adapt sel.,wlth pleasing results. There are coats, for Instance, where the entire .Garment is of woolen goods, of wool "and 'cotton, or silks. Even the materials 'whlch we have been wont to classify r "I aress stuns are now used for coats. DSV!!2F.ftThe coat depicted today verifies this Ig''stattment, for it Is made of trlcolett S ttM wonderful woven material which Is S, -i'lHsed-for tho smartest new frocks. Right nera tci me auvise you mat it you can fciiv' ' coaf or a dress of trlcolett vou W HISEr'to' be "right In II" for many 'tK, -to come. This material is like fi Jersey' silk, only a very coarse weave K -no 'fry neavy. j. toiu you or tms tex- ipjj a. ture eany in me season, wnen it was PS-1 a "shown at the spring openings, but since tHS lethal time It has leaped into popularity. kK " woais maae or mis material are stun- ning, thougn, or course, expensive, as x 'the' cost of the yardage is high They .,, are lovely, and especially so when the ' trlcolett is combined, as the model of ,, today, with velours. In the case of this Ooat, the belt, sleeves and upper part of the garment are of the silk, and the & lower part of the coat, the cuffs and ,i the throw are of the velours. The throw r; and are finished with silk fringe. ". This coat was In taupe coloring, and. J by the way, this appears to be the color for fall coats. ,;? The hat worn with this coat is of J. 'aaAtjxtv rt i i4 In 4 n . i ! n-ltl. Mir (li n E& )f buckle on the right side (Copj riant, lals ty rioi-ence RosM Ask Florence Rose If you wAnt her own personal sdvlce on materials, colors and styles suitable for EMI. Address Miss Rose, In care of the TSMKn Vint it LrtsiKR's woman's pd.. Bend self-addressed stamped envelope for ,rP'y. aa all Inuuirles arc answered by ircalli Adventures With a Purse FOUND TODAY ML- 1. Blue anil ulilte tou-ellnr. If rVjfc t- ISnainflrd frlfiidftlilp circle. ,9. KhaV! Nuit for small non, i,4. A wonderful comli-cjeaner. )rV ' rpHESE aro nights when every one !ft.. -L Pitches in and helps with the dishej P& SItils much too warm for mother to stay r i jj long in me Kitchen. And, of course, the W..'fe more hands to heln. the more dish towels aj( ,-,'-ar needed. And it Is a comfort to have -. . 1 Zt .r U nlf, Int nf j-lann nr' fmcalc a nil RS. iWiJb extra glasses rieeded for Iced tea. I is, 'Sfc niHuivicu BiMuc .cry aiee euvveis xuaay, S?jVj wufc striped. They are just some mlll KiK' 't' ends one of the shops has picked up. BKi f P 4"Uid they are priced at twenty cents per lf..J f 1.V fin fan never hnv fnn mnnv nln, K fgti P?T-s. " , - -w ,w .w.. ....H, ., B.P,f P'n Jor lne waist, a lancy Droocn Jts;,jor me oest itock, anu, nest oi ail, a friendship circle for most any dress. The old pins are pretty, but I think you a'-wlll like the circle I saw today even bet- IJV-ter- than those of gold. They are of 3,:cnamel, in lovely colore, and each one ?"t'."SW.a set In it a very sizable pearl. One ''"'l-i-.'ihnt I liked narllenlarlv well Iu nf hlna -not V'sii aWHivie. vnu sumo aro lavenuer, or om V&fiiV'XG, each with the one pearl nestling in JC,'nd the price is only fifty cents for Sj.lwr;favorlte color; for tne tci; otjidu uuy comes a. wasit khaki colored. Shoulder straps ana a make this a real solder suit. 1 that Is required to complete the lltary fffect is the tan belt, which if over the shoulder and around the aait; resembling the tan Sam Brown Jt tan't it? strap worn by the grown- 'Mil.'ioldlerH. You can purchase one of V laisaA.auitrf for-vour small non for nlnetv- ;mr tenia. ' Jf you have ever spent ages over the Mll basin trying to get your comb -Wyhed, clean, and have tolled pains ( WBlK(Iy over those spaces between the vtoHh which simply refuse to give up the Mrtkles of dust which will collect, you b'-rW'ta (lad to hear of the comb-cleaner lottna in toaays aaventure. how 1,1 describe It? Let me see;. It con- ;ei two smau wooden paaaies. the ends of which are a num- i amall brass ring. Pieces of : are run through these rmgs kk) 'two "paddles," These tt t)M spaces between FRENCH BABIES Officer nt the Front That " Accident With Refugees of them were hysterical and some were too calloused and beaten with suffering Set? St TarTao " - -o. through the could not or would not move. I found I Emergency Aid. have undertaken the In one deserted town a single farmer I V t keeping buttons on and rlis with his wife and six children. He had darned ; striving. In short, to undo the been three years In tho war and had ! evil every man living seems to Inflict as nmny wounds to show for It. AIl.onh e otnes hi hn,i s.itfTf.ir.,1 h. h.iri nut Into one Tw0 bK workrooms at 14:r Chestnut ,i .i,i.,i. v.. l. .iuiiir "It is hard. es. It Is hard." He couldn't move .ind take with him his land, so ho ohe to take a chance and We linve some of them near ue would make it seem a little bit more nai-liko and less theatrical to cat corn mulling, and save nennles for thrift , an1 wnr savings stnmps. Please write len to ,a y,cl'' militant, ferocious and 1 Jt""a""l"," "' i" rpHERR is not much that can be JL added to this letter. It Is not hard i in mnnei't the metiirp of the American , i baby and the American home for , I which she stands with the French ' --- - . , baby and her'famlly slienrri out or n ' home. Pables and homes are the same tho world over except in one land, , where they seem to have forgotten these sorts of things. It 1.-, nut s-o hard to eat corn muf- , tins nnn to save pennies tor inrnt , I stamns when ou think of these ' :. babies, these families so like our own. France if Just across the street. Let us rouse ourselves from midsummer lpM-inrm- finrl tin wlrli nil our mlcrht i and main the things we are asked to i do to win the war quick! Are Combined by Florence Rose The hell sleeves and upper part of this top coat are composed of silk, while the skirt, cuffs and throw scarf are of velour. Full particu lars are given in today's fashion article The Heart Hunters By MARY DOUGLASS Author of "Hunting a Husband" i'oprlshtl The A'eic Jf'orld ELEANOR waved a telegram triumph antly "Bob has four days' leave," she cried. "Four days' leave: he must go then," I thought. "Kleanor I'm going over to stay at tne Art Club Please don't say 'no,' for this is really your last ehance to be 'with Bob Kleanor's bright face clouded a mo ment "I know It, Prudence," she said seriously. "I'll take you over to the rt Club. It's not for long, anyway." So It was settled. B evening I was at home In my new surroundings. "At home." but still st ranee. "What would my roommate be like?" I wondered For I could not afford a room alone The door was flung open on my thought With a quick twist the eirl had tin own her hat from her and thrown herself on the bed "I'm dog-tired'" she cried, propping up a pillow behind her. I looked at htr curiously. Big. dark changing eyes set in a face pale and thin. Her dark, heavy hair was brushed bark from her forehead. "Hand me the cigarettes?" she asked casually Mutely I did so. In the same casual vvav she studied me through rings of smoke. "What do you do?" "I want to study art," I answered. "Kven been to the city before?" "No," I answered, feeling somehow guilty as 1 told her. I learned her name was Alice James, that she was in a decorator's, that her general attitude toward life was bored. She lay back, not looking at me, but blowing, out smoke In rings. She roused herself only when another girl entered. Casually she Introduced me. "Miss Pale. Miss Clark." I watch ed Elizabeth Clark with a new feeling of stability, "Rotten hole, this," Alice James was saying. "Just because I was an hour late tney raised all manner of fuss. I'd like to get out" , "Yes," said Elizabeth Clark, "but it's so Inexpensive. I don't see how we could live more cheaply nowadays. Of course, there are restrictions. And your men must be always Introduced to the secretary.," "That's U," cried the other: "no free dom about this place.. I want to go and come as I choose. And the food " Elizabeth Clark Included me In her good-night. "So even In this new paradise all was not perfect," I mused as 1 took off my things. "Night," said my roommate' as I turned nut the light and opened the EMERGENCY AID OPENS LARGE MENDING ROOMS Volunteer Menders Give Loyal Service to Rehabilitating Sol diers and Sailors' Clothes AI.fi.VO table piled high with army coats all needing mending has no i street are busy now. but the work. ! 8 ,'1' J"00" "lu ru" f8, """V as , I"00, e ? y aml wl" iake a large army,.of J f,ea'ou?uwonle" to tu.r" out-, I.. " '" "" "" "" i uojs .n , ability to rip oft anything In sight, Thero are no fixed hours for ' n-nrkr d.,,i ., i,i ... but it Is believed every'woman who has a man in camp will go to work a little on " torn clothes. At 9 30 the depart- mem lor repairs and conservation opens; reiving machines, thread like rope and needles thick enough to pass through sailcloth Mart in It is not an ... J"" " alienor a nooK belonging to 'he family of ferry hooks to the thick i """trMi oi me winter coats muscles anu patience are thoroughly well ex- ei risen miring the process. j Women now are not content nor are 'they able to have only one form of war activity Thev have to sandwich some, urawary woik neiween na r a dozen other tasks during the dav Refore lone ... .-.- eery woman will rind time to go to the 1 work! coins and do her quota of button sewing and seam mending dally. The Women Who nre M-orlHnc- tnr tl,alr I own boys who an going over or for some other woman's bov find a creat consnla tion In the work. Not only nre nimble fingers the best cure for a troubled mind, but there Is an actively cheering feeling In the natural little task of mending a boy's clothes a feeling quite as If he were going to s-hout out for his coat or his shirt in another minute More women are needed for the work. In spite of the eagerness which many show to add this way of helping to their list of tasks Indeed, all a good mother nas iu no ih io iook at tne rather ap pealing heap of damaged clothes and she will not bo able to keep her thimble away from her thimble linger another I moment 1 The Woman's Exchange TODAY'S INQUIRIES 1. There In a two months' trilnlmr course In emplojinent manViBemei t offered in ClevelVnd. Vhat does this t.intnS ronlut of "" ,ralnlnE vi-hrt ....- ... , . " ML V.IlI,?"al "ork. ''"" l'en done by Mie iinianii iirinrh of the allcnjl League tor ttoman'a Service? 3. Why Is It Inadvisable tn place food In the Icehov of u refrigerator.' 4. How much corn s.vrnp should he used In cenkinc when substituted for swear? 5. Describe on attractive way of using black dress. I..:. irimmins on u wiute net ' 0. n list .will ni.ike n liber doormat look rilat vi I frei.li and clean? ' YESTERDAY'S ANSWERS t. Women chemists are much needed to take '' nlarenf men railed to war. " .i,I?!,.'n., Ch J" "'" originated In ! iir'mar.k.,.fJ1 wi'dler who eirlalmed. Oh. I.ee!" the first time he sjw the Inside of a Y. vf. c. A. hestrss house. J. The nnr linj juuitested the name "artll- lerv re,!" for the new shade of red which Is the same ns tint used for the cords vvr.rn In the artillery. 4. lonrc deteriorates so uulrkly that a Inrce nninnnl I nt the fl.irnr end aroma Is lost vlien It I; rrnund In the storo, ven if S. An n'ttr ct Ive sIceTel?.." r ,"b"l,,t' wluV7.ahv'rliVhSn u ' knltfel. win,"",: kqu-ire neck Instend of the usual noiuieu one. nnd n littlce t-aret Worked In lu.lz.n- ,Jia ..,l.,1t. fi. Silk frlnie Is -Led to trim the new pettl eoats of silk Jersey. Home Service Will Help You To the Etlttnr ol iTomau's roof: Dear Madam A verv dear friend nf mln Jas been deserted bv her husband The hus band Joined the mnrlnes not for patriotic reafons but to esmne punishment for non Sr,n,"r' Thev have threo nf the dearest children, the oldest five and the vouncest less than two v.ars Mv friend Is a per. feet mother and housekeeper and I'm afraid the trouble ns caused bv his not tlvlnE her enough inone to Bet .ilonit on The mother has hren sick fnr the last two weeks: tired out from pursinK those three children with measles He has been away four weeks and In I hut time she hasn't ha1 n cent, but hail tn depend on her eld father, who Is neatly seventy and needs what he has for himself and wife Will 5nu please tell ne tn whom she could write in Washington to state her case as she must hove money' She will Eet so much for each ehlld won't she. besides an allowance for herself? Don't you think Vncls Sam should know the difference between a brave soldier and a cowardly one? This nn, T've ,lrl -.... about used our marines as a "way out " J" in- me uoys in ran island be Is ac cepted one of them Your kind help will bs greatly appreciated (Mrs 1 J. n. I am so glad you wrote to me about this C.1 heivlllen T nm ahlr. Ia tll ,. where to go for help It will not be Use palms., which you can hire for the necessary to write to Washington. Tho evening from a florist, and a few vases home-service department of the Red ! of white or p nk flowers for your dec Cross takes charce of all such cases and . orations Cosmos will be In season in If you go to 1608 'VValnut street with 'late August and they are very pretty this story and full particulars of the I and emtio Inexpensive. Have the palms whole situation and your friend's name! i for the) husband to eive her some allot rno. Huuress arrangements will be made mene or nis pay wnicn will provide for her and the three children This de partment was organised specially for this kind of help and has done a great deal of wonderful work. I am sure they will help you. Uncle Sam will know the difference between a brave soldier and a cowardly one. and the marines will not endure a coward In their ranks. If this man Is not a real soldier he will not be accepted as one of them by the men In Paris Island, for It does not take a man long to find out that another one Is "yellow," and real men do not asso ciate with the other kind. The training In the marine corps will either be a greater punishment for him than he would have at home, or It will make a man of him and give him the proper feeling In regard to his wife and chil dren. Two Answers in One To the Editor of ll'oman'a Page: Dear Madam Thanking you for past favor, I would now like to know If l can secure a marrlKEe license on a Saturday in New York city? c. J. S. To the Editor ol Woman's Page: Dear Madam If I, am not asklns too many questions, will you kindly answer the followlns? What Is the see limit for ap- Sllcants for marrlace licenses tn New York tate? Can the license be used Immediately? Are New Vork licenses published tn Phila delphia papers? Can you name some small town below New York city where licenses can be used at once? (J, B. I will answer both these letters at once, as they are on the same subject. C. J. S., you can fget your license on Saturday In Xew York if you get there before 12 o'clock, as the offlce Is open from 9 until 12 on Saturdays. C. B., there Is no established age limit for either sex In Xew York. The license can be UBed Immediately after it is procured and will not be published In Philadelphia paperB The towns below Xew York city are the small villages on Staten Island, Stapleton, Xew Brighton, Port Richmond and Tottenville. The same laws hold good there also. Dry to Save Food, Sugar, Space, Transportation. Jars, Rings, Time, Effort. RIPS IN UNIFORMS VANISH AT NEW REPAIR SHOP S&E ajMSWBUWUBlli The v. omen who are working in llic rf ijL iTBBBfWtHBwWBiTHMBBtiiiiiM "" i" i - am. JHBlhkltL jf-v.v Sh 1 MtJmmmsmiBmmMm ym p 3 5! IkSI Crnlbln h n real woman wlm knn nrl underlined slr. In this depart Wflil lie vtumls ready to help them with the tntlir.ate problem suniehoiv easier to ronflde In a litter h.in In nny other way. If jon nre worried or nerplclrJ write to "CjnthU." In tare of tlm vowan" pase, IJtet.lnc r.-bllc Ledcer. Domestic Relations Court rMr Oyntlila I want to apk vou ron eerinlnc ft pond mother I nm t-n e.iri mir rlei and I have had a hard and mlseralda life. My husband lp a brute He never na!, a pood word for m and my rhlldren H- Is like a mad doc at home The only time he Is happy Is vvh-n he Is with his friend" He Is alwavs rruel fo the rhlldren I work tlarrl anil rin nvArilhlnr. In i,Im. Iiln. !-.,.. 1. . Is Impossible He Is always the same. 1 osk htm what Is the matter and vvnv is lie man. hilt ha .Alls ma tn n.tnrl ,, . hitclna.t I Jl mJkcs me feci bad. Many times 1 ask ' "1m fnr " ,t"lr o "I'"5 antl h mP 10 ?ot,n"t and mak money Oh. it mikn rr feel so bad! I feel hh If ! run-iot suffer nnv more lie hap ruined mv hrallh 1 nm never a day hapr I have foui children , e oe'd you brn me to ct ' simewr.ere i so I could keep my four children' KWH MOTIIEft i Vou would do well to go to the Do- i rnestlc Relations Court at TvCenty-firs-t and Race streets. Tho person In charge I there will give you ndv'.CM as to what to "o. xnero neert nc no publicity to tne caso and the fact that some, one with authorltv Ih tnltino- .in Interest In vemr case mignt mane your nusnanu cnango his attitude and give you more money for clothes, etc. The Schuylkill Arsenal, at Twenty-sixth street and Gray's Ferry road. Is giving out army overcoats to be made You can sew these at home. You must apply there in person for work, however BROICEN'-HKARTTCP My dear, I do not think this second man yon Kpenk of Is really In lovo with you. You see, he would see you and make an explana tion of the accusation this elrl makes ,,.:- . " : . . - . " . about him. If she did not know from I -u that you had written to hjm. she i must have heard It from hlm or from I some one he told. I might think there was some keen ne of a threat "to net htm in Dutch" if he were man enough to give you an explanation. As it Is. I fear she tells the truth. As he will not ex plain, your hest plan Is to have nothing further to do with him. Do not write again. He may show t)iat letter, too, and make sport of It and you. If you. yourself, acknowledge that the first man Is everything desirable, do you not think you might learn to like him? It seems a pity. If he is as line as you say, not to give him a chance in your mind, at least. Then, If you find you. cannot endure the thought, stop writing to him entirely. It is not fair to play fast and loose with a man. Plans for Wedding Dear Cynthia I am slvvajs Interested tn your column You give such Kood advice that I am solnc to ask sou to publish somethine that Is troubllme me in your column. In a very short time T am to he married and wish io havo as Informal a home wsd dlnR aa Is possible to have, only inviting the two Immediate families. I am colnc to have my Bister as brides maid and my fiance is to have his brother as best man. How should they come In and how should the bride and bridegroom corns 'a? What would you surest as a decoration and also the menu? The wedding Is to be In the evening .- . . ..-.r. A.,IUUB r.l,r,rt.iw. placed in the corner of the room in w men you Intend to stand to be married and have two prle-dleux covered In white placed In front of where the clergyman will stand, on which you can kneel for the hlesslng at the end of the ceremony. After the guests are assembled In tne room, have the clergyman enter first, followed by the bridegroom and his best man, walking together They turn and face the guests, the bridegroom and his best man standing at the right side of the clergyman. ,,.,,., The maid of honor or bridesmaid should then go into the roohi walking alone, and you and your father or who ever Is to give you In marriage should follow her. vou taking your father's left arm When you reach the bride groom your father steps back and you take the bridegroom's left arm and go forward and stand before the clergy man. After the ceremony both turn and face the guests and receive their con gratulations there without walking out again. The maid of honor holds your bouquet during the ceremony, but gives It back before you meet the guests. Serve chicken croquettes, chicken or fruit ralad, coffee, Ices and cakes. If you want to have wine, champagne, sparkling moselle or sherry would be appropriate. No Excuse for His Rudeness Dear Cynthia I am a young slrl elshteen years of age and have been danclne with a crowd of youna men for about four months. They all seem to like me as a Ladies' Shirt Waists ALL STYLES INCLITD. 1NQ BILK AND ' CEOROETTE CHErE Beat quality: whit and colors. Special Valua $1.50 1 $6 Also full Una of ladles', children' and msn's hose. McPHILOMY'S, 1624 Market St. NEXT TO STANLEY TUEATKK OPEN EVENINGS T . w ' i - ' , j w 1jwfi(wjw'fW . '"T pyvrf "'M-wwavhwkxS Emergency Aid workrooms have already set dozens of soldiers' uniforms to right rv Medse Jell Me What to Do By CYNTHIA friend, but there Is one u ho ceema In rare for me very much. Now i met him at a d ;pce the other evening. He was with a Kin and asKea me ror tne nevt ciance. vvni.-n 1 nromleed him and when the music start ed In1 vv,iH nowhere to bt found. Now. I r-a!lv love this fellow because he has al wavs treated me with the highest rt.Rtlrrt and has also told me he loved me. Th- u hi.- v irter tn dance he came over to me and nnolocized for the evening before and said thAt the Elrl be was with nt the in,!,, in,',' mm tn nome vvtin ner r,ovv. ne toll mo that he Iovpr me but must do vvh.it this Blrl s.vys. aa she Is a snort for bim Vleswe help me I have lleht hair nr.d blue i yes Hl.L'R UYl'.S I do not eiuitn understand what the boy means by saying she Is a "sport" fo" nun. t'ur n-i matter wnat tneir ogie ri friendship. In fact, even If she Is his flanr. there is no excr.ro for rudenes-s on his part to you or to any other girl. i i :. l.jt love you. el. ar ; he proh .ihiv l lee. yon and yet wants to have a good time with a number nf girls, o put hlm out of your mind unless he proven that he will not slight you again ns he did at that party. I Government Positions The United States Civil Service Com mission announces the following posi tions open to women. Applications s-hould be made to the United States Civil Serv ice Commission, Washington, D. C , or to tho local civil service board. In quires in regard tn civil service exami nations may be made at any postofilce. Clerk qualified In modern language"' Examination will bo held on August 21 and 22. J018, to fill positions In the Ilurcau of Foreign and Domestic Com merce. Department of Commerce, Wash ington, I). C, at entrance salaries rang ing from 000 to $1200 a year. Compet itors will bo examined In typewriting. letter writing, arlthmcilc. copying and correcting manuscript, general commer cial geography and translation' from one of the following languages into English-Dano-Xorweglan, Dutch, French, Ger man, Italian. Portuguese, Itusslan, Span ish and Swedish. Applicants should ap ply at once for Forms 1S12 and 1424, stating in wuicn language examination . la desired. Preference In appointment Is' glyen competitors who pass an optional I . In .lannirMnliv In iliUHnn tn flip. I lequlred subjects. In view of the urgent needs of tho service subjects of the countries allied with the United States will bo admitted to examination, but such persons will not be' certified for ap pointment so long ns thero are United States citizens on the eligible lists PERMANENT WW NESTLE METHOD Cuirsnteed to Ut without injury to biir CHAS. LL'CKER. 118 South 171b Street am Write or call tor our new and tntereatlna Booklet "ookin 7to Your Own m m A Series of m Eye Talks 158 Our Next Talk, Wed. Aui. 14. By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr. "The llettrr We See. the ne More We Know," s AUENTS of the many children at present suffering with measles should remember that this disease often affects the eVes. sometimes urn very seriously. Such trouble should be check ed at once, else It may produce an ulcer of the cornea. This causes severe pain. Intolerance of llsht for weeka or even months, and aometlmes leaves ft scar or film upon the cornea after It has healed that seri ously Impairs the sight. Such troubles can generally be cleared up by mild antlaeptlo washes, but If they do not respond within a reasonable time, you should consult an Oculist. Should cla.ses be necessary at any time, have the Oculist's prescription filled by an experi enced Prescription Optician. Freserlptlon Opticians 6, 8 & 10 South 15th St TT Do"NOr Examine gvtm :SB This Talk' from a eonvrleV,. series, all richta reserved.'' . v ,fy? . ert.i ItMiMMMMMMnSSIiMM ,m -"""- .,.- "iiouijitj, j. V-AAnMWMnKH Mrs. ThompsetCs Medal The first woman in the Tonbridgo Kent) district of England to undertake work on the land has been awarded a first prize medal for general farm work. It was not awarded to the best woman farmer, but was won by her In open competition with other farmers of both sexes. She Is Mrs. George Thompsett, nnd Is not a young sturdy woman. She is sixty-two years of age and the mother of sixteen children, eleven of whom arc Mill living. She Is just a woman, the klnel whom men might turn away If ehe asked for an agricultural Job, but she has proved her worth as a farmer and has been recognized In her country. When the war broke out Mrs. Thomp sett took the place on the land of a son who "Joined up." Tho women of France went Into the fields when their men marched to meet tho onrush of the Oermans from the north. "ALL FOOD, NO WASTE" NUT FUDGE A War Time Sweet While wo recommend this as a "good dessert for chil dren's luncheons," we find tho grown-ups are quite ns keen about it, and suggest your making it again. How to make it among Wilbur's Ctfi,-.. i f vmWSicCad War-Time bSMGl as well as numerous other dainty, delici ous and eco nomical des serts. Your copy's waiting. It's free. A Sana for it today H. O. WILBUR & SONS, tne. Philadelphia jn WsV7lYlc?r, JLJ&J Offers a Rare Opportunity to the Thrifty Woman Till Saturday Only Genuine $5 Value White Linen Truly Re markable Values in Smart, White Pumps Now It will pay you to treat yourself to a pair of these handsome $5 White buck pumps at $2.90 qr the smart white buck 6 pumps at $3.90. Every white pump and Oxford jn the store is marked at a re markably low price this week at this great white sale. Up to 6 P. M. Saturday RoYaAL Boot Shop rGdco Pumps A NOL I i . PORWPMEN x w Floor Stan f ylc6 Kent and the Day's Work The Story of a Business Girl Who Would Not Fail By MARTHA KEELER (Corvrloht. 19lt, tl the Publlo Ltiotr Comganv) LXXIV ALTHOUOH I puzzled over my prob . 1cm day and night, for the life of me 1 could see no way out of It except to abandon foe tho present the Idea of graduating from high school and In stead to take up any work that I could find .which would yield mo a livelihood; to remain In Bellington seemed prefer able to making a new start somewhere else because I was already here and had made a few friends' and no enemies that I knew of, excepting Mrs. Blake In this community and also because I hoped by Joining the evening classes which the Bellington Y. V. C. A. were already advertising for the summer months that at least I would avoid a setback even If I was not able to forgo very far ahead: furthermore. It was my Intention, no matter how hard I might work by day, to attend night school the coming winter and thus eventually finish tho prescribed course of atunv and earn the diploma of the Bellington nign school. To abandon the hope which I had cherished for so long, of finishing with this year's class, was a bitter disappointment, but having once made up my mind that there was no alterna tive, I resolved not to think about It any more, hut to hend all my -negics to the task of finding a Job which would enable me to live without run ning Into debt. Tills conclusion I reneheil within. having conferred with any one. I could not Dear the thought of making a nuisance of myself by appealing for the second time to somebody who had o;ice befriended Vne; also, In reviewing my lllo In Bellington It seemed to n;e that In general tho work which I haj en The Immediate Relief to Italy Fund No Delays. No Red Tape. Contributions Cabled Weekly. The Money You Give This Week Will Be Doing Its Work Next Week BaaSBBBBaBPMAaifiBBBiBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBV FMBBBBBBBBbHbkP ViHaBBBBBBBBalBBBHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBV MBBBBBBBBBP''?lilaSaa$'.rVWi9BHBSaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaBBBBBBBStt. TODAY IN ITALY Only a baby of two, Brown-eyed and curly and wee: But the small face is shrunk And the big eyes are sunk , For that baby is starving, you see. . Only the cries of a child, . Fevered and famished and ill; Whose monotonous plaint Grows each hour more faint, Until, with the dawn, it is still. Only a mother's low sob, As she clings to the babe at her breast: Till at last she is told, As she feels it grow cold,. The worst that her fears have expressed. Only a poor little mound, Out on the hillside alone; Where a woman apart, In her anguish of heart, Low huddled, unsolaced, makes moa"n. In the far-reaching distress throughout Italy today, the mortality is greatest among those who are the least resistant among the aged and the infirm, and among the little babies and young children. Throughout the length and breadth of the Italian Peninsula, in the existing con ditions of extreme want among so many thousands of the poor and destitute, Death, is making a big harvest among these defenseless little ones, and daily snatching many wee 'mites of humanity out of the arms of unnumbered despair ing mothers. It is to relieve these desperate conditions, and to do so quickly, before it is too late, that this Organi zation is dedicating its efforts. Will you not help? Will you not rescue some failing baby, which is even now slip ping out of its mother's clasp, and 'restore that despairing woman to hope and happiness? Kindly send us a check now, forwarding the same to our Pennsylvania representative, the "Italian Committee of the Emergency Aid," in the care of Mrs. Benjamin Miller, 1428 Walnut street, Philadelphia, and stating with your remittance that the same is for "The Immediate Relief to Italy Fund." Honorary Officers of the Organization: Honorary President. Honorary Vice-President His Excellency, Her-Excellency, The Italian Ambassador. The Ambassadress. Officers and Executive Committee: President Mr. Charles MacVeagh. Vice-Presidents Hon. Elihu Root Hon. Charles S. Faircfiild Mr. J. P. Morgan Mr. George Wharton Pepper Treasurer Secretary Mr, Richard Trimble Mr. Lewis Niles Roberts HELP THE DEFENSELESS tered on In accordance with the cs,unI of other folks had cast more than It vvfu worth ; this was especially true of 'he canvassing and of working foe my ooard at Mrs. Warrington's, whereia tho employment which I had obtained mi my own Initiative or to wnieh I had been guided unawares had been worth while. Mrs. Carruth was the one Ptrton alive to whom I could have' Broken freely, but she was nov far away and burdened with heavy anxieties of her own; before she had been at home long enough to call on me in Bellington let alone have me unload my tioubles upon her she was resided t Huston by a telegram from Hcscn saying mat Richard, who had been ail ing for some time, was now stricken with typhoid fever; accordingly a sister of Mrs. Carruth's was keeping house for Sin Carruth, the younger boys and -farmhands at Twin-Oaks, while the mother of the family was in Boston with Itlchard and Helen. The latter, in the midst of htr many cares, took the time to tell .me this and the news brought home In me. alone with A rieen sens f of personal grief, the realization that no life worth living is free from trouble and anxiety and also seemed to say that on each one of us devolves the responsibility for facing and solving unaided her own perplexities. Even so, at the corner of South Union street. I heard a step behind me, then a tall figure came alongside, and I glanced up to see Professor Freeland looking down at me with a smile that was like an Interrogation point: "Why, Alice! I wanted to speak to you, but supposed you were In senior meeting. What does this mean?" (CONTINUE! TOMORROW) 1 OF OUR BRAVE DEFENDERS ,& vgff V WH?li'W. II '5 miiiuuw. s ie'V- " aWaaei Tasslay wnT. Wi 'tafeeJk '-.- 11' IWlililaalllMrT. V.1. "HPdBS? jmf..- ' ffl rrTts mmm KWfF