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GIVEN HERE BY MRS.
How to Cook Them French
Fried and Then to Be
Served With a Cheese
Sauce
Sweets, Georgia Style, in a
West Indies Pudding, in
Croquettes and in Bis
cuits i
By MRS. M. A. WILSON
(CopurtaM, 1111, tiv Mr. .V. A. lWIort.
Alt riff'itt rrrrvM
QJWEET potatoes arc the roots or
tubes of a vino-like plant; it is a
native of tropical climate, but it is
grown in States as far north as
New York. The delicious yams of
the southern States and the West
Indies are made into many attractive
foods. Tho food value of the sweet
potato is closely allied to that of
the white potato, but it contains
from 4 to 10 per cent supar, where
the ordinary white potato has no
sugar. And then, too, this common
vegetable will provide a variety of
delectable dishes.
Sweet I'otato Croquettes
Wash and cook tho potatoes until
tender. Use six large hwcet pota
toes. Drain and cool and peel.
'Mash fine and then place in a bowl
and add
One labVcspoonful of butter.
Two tabhspooufuls of finely
minced parsley.
One teaspoonful of salt.
One-half teaspoonful of pepper.
Mold into croquettes and then dip
in beaten egg and then in fine
crumbs and fry golden brown in
hot fat. Serve with cheese sauce.
French Tried Sweet Potatoes
Pare and cut the potatoes as for
French-frying and then cook in hot
fat until golden brown.
Uroilcd Sweet Potatoes
Pare cold, boiled potatoes and then
cut in thin slices. Dip in bncon fat
and broil in a broiler until golden
brown.
Sweet Potato Cookies
One cupful of brown sugar.
Four tablcspoonfuU of shorten
ing. Cream well and then add
One cupful of mashed su ect pota
toes. '
One and one-half cupfuh of Hour.
One tcaspoonful of baking pow
der. One-half tcaspoonful of nutmeg.
Three-quarters cupful of raisins.
One egg.
Work to a smooth dough and then
roll out on floured pastry boaid and
cut one-quarter-inch thick and then
bake for eight minutes in a hot
oven
Mrs. Wilson
My dear Mrs. Wilson I read
the Evening Public Lrdgkr every
evening nnd I noticed that you
would answer questions in con
nection with cooking. I wrote
to you the first evening that you
began to write cooking problems.
I asked you to give two problems
in cooking how to make potato
salad, and how to make chicken
croquettes. Did you answer thc-e
problems? No. And I suspected
that you wouldn't answer them. A
cannibal woman the other night
asked how to cook squirrel', and
you answered her. This is hor
rible. I suppose that you have a
certain class of friends that you
answer promptly. MRS. MOORE.
MRS. MOORE I am sorry that
you failed to find your answer to
your inquiry. Perhaps you did not
sign your name.
Potato salad and chicken cro
quettes ate plain, everyday dishes
that arc ca-y to make, it you will
follow directions.
Potato Salad
Wash and cook in their skins six
medium-sized potatoes until tender,
taking care they do not become too
soft; cool, remove the skins and cut
into cubes or slices; place in a bowl
and add
One medium-siprd onion, minced
very fine.
Two tablespoonfuls parsley.
One-half cupful mayonnaise dress
ing. Four tablespoonfuls vinegar,
n Toss gently to mix, then season
n with one arid one-half tcaspoonfuls
h' of salt and one-half tcaspoonful pa-
prikaj finely diced celery may be
added if desired, aUo a dressing
made of
Six tablespoonfuls salad oil.
Two tablespoonfnh vinegar.
One-quarter tcaspoonful mustard.
One-quarter teaspoonful of pepper.
Blend thoroughly before pouring
over salad, toss gently to mix.
Chicken Croquettes
Make a heavy cream sauce, using
File level tablespoonfuls of flour
to one cup of milk.
Hulf milk and half chicken stock
may be used if desired; when cooked
add
One and one-half cupfuh diced
chicken meat.
Two tablespoonfuls finely minced
parsley.
One teaspoonful finely winced
onion.
One teaspoonful of salt.
One-iiilf teaspoonful of pepper,
Mix iitjroughlY, ttn pour on plat-
SWEET POTATO RECIPES
Inexpensive Desserts
The fact that cbki aro hlsh
priced makes m.ui ii housewife
slRh and ponder about how to
squeeze In an ttppetblni; dessert on
a Blender table allowance. To uch
women Mrs. Wllson'H home cooking
article tomoriuw will prove a reul
friend. In It Mm. Wilson r1cs
some of tlio recipes In use nt the
Naval Cooklni? School, which Mie
conducts at the Philadelphia Naal
Home In this cltv. That they aio
economical Is lint proved by the,
fact that they enme within the law
of the nay l. it Ion. To be eiy spe
cific, Mr. Wilson tells how to
make four delicious desserts for
t,Ut live lentM. Head lomortow's
article
West Indies Sweet I'otato Pudding
One cupful of hrown sugar.
Three tublcsitoonfuls of shorten-
i!i
Cream well and then add
Two cupfuh of swrct potatoes
that have been rubbed through a
fine sieve.
One and one-quarter cupfuh of
milk.
One well-beaten egg.
One-quarter tcaspoonful of salt.
OiK-htdf tcaspoonful of cinnamon.
Beat to thoroughly mix and then
pour in n b.iking dish and bake in
a moderate ocn for thirty-five min
utes. Sweet Potato Biscuit
Two cupfuh of mashed sweet po
tatoes. One cupful of milk.
Four tablespoon fidi of shortening.
One egg.
Four tablespoonfith of sugar.
Beat to mix, and then sift to
gether One quart of flour.
Three tablespoonfuls of baking
powder.
One and one-half tcaspoonfuls of
salt.
Add to the potato mixture and
work to a smooth dough. Roll on
a .slightly floured pastry boaid and
cut with a knife into square--. Place
on a baking sheet and wash well
with milk, then bake in hot oven
for fifteen minutes.
Sweet Potato Pineapple
Wash and cook until tender six
large sweet potatoes and then pare
and mash well and then add
One tablespnonful of butter.
One tcaspoonful of salt.
One-half tcaspoonful of pepper.
Pile on a baking dish and mold
to shape of a pineapple. .Make the
pineapple eyes with the handle of a
spoon and then brush with beaten
egg and -ptinklc with fine bread
I crumbs and then with two table-
Answers Housewives' Questions
tcr and set aside for two hours to
chill. Mold into cioqucttes, dip in
beaten eggs and then roll in fine
bread ciumbs. Fry golden brown
in hot fat.
M.v dear Mrs. WiNon I wish to
know how you could help me. You
being an expert at lecipes, I want
to know could you publish one for
plum pudding (English)? I had
one, but lo-t it, and just can't re-
memner now to mix it. It con
sisted of butter, egg-, sugar and .
prunes. If you know of such n
recipe and would publish it you
would greatly oblige. M. E. O.
A steady leader of the Evening I
Prauc Lrontn.
Reply to M. E. (', :
Cantalierry Plum Pudding
Plate in a bowl
Tuo cupfuh of fine btcad crumbs.
Our cupful o) brown sugar.
Oi'e cupful of flour.
One-half tratpaonful salt.
Two travponnfuls of baking pow
der. Two tffitpnonfult of rlnnamon.
One U tttpoonful n mucc.
Otic-half teaspoonful of cloves.
Sift to mix, now rub in one-half
cupful of butter, thon add
One-half cupful ratsins.
One-half cupful of currants.
One-half cupful nf candied citron,
shredded fine.
One piece of orange pi-, shredded
fine.
Two pieces of lemon peel, shredded
fine.
Add one glass jelly r jam.
Three well-btaten tggs.
One cupful milk.
Mix thoroughly, pour in well
greased molds and steam two hours.
My dear Mrs. Wilson Can you
tell me why I fail on my sponge
cake? I use four eggs, no butter;
a regular sponge recipe; Ik at the
eggs well and separately and yet
my cake does not rise and is heavy
and does not get done in the cen
ter. Perhaps I do not heat my
Ask tlr. Wilson
If vou have .my tookeiy prob
leni bins: then to Mrs Wilson.
She will be ciid to unswer vou
t !inu li tl e . olumns Address
irnimri to Mrs M A 'Wilson,
l.uviv.fuiii Lcmn n Phlladel-
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M.A. WILSON
A Way to Turn This Deli
cious Vegetable Into a
Novel Pineapple Served
With Grated Cheese
Another Surprise for the
Father and the Boys in
the Way of Baked Des
sert From Kentucky
spoonfuls of grated cheese. Bake
in a hot oven for twenty minutes.
Sweet Potato NesU
Cook sweet potatoes and peel and
mash and then form into nests.
Place the nests on a well-greased
baking dish and fill with creamed
dried beef. Place in the oven for
ten minutes nnd heat. Sprinkle with
grated cheese.
Sweet potatoes may be used for
n border, for stews, for goulashes,
etc. Try this method of baking the
potato: Wash, well, scrubbing with
a vegetable brush. Dry and then
grease thoroughly and place in the
oven to bake. This method prevents
a thick coarse skin from forming,
with the pulp attached to it.
Sweet Potato Cakes, Georgia Style
Cook and then peel and mash suf
ficient sweet potatoes to measure
two cupfuls. Place in a bowl and
add
Two tableipoonfuh of butter.
Two tablespoonfuls of finely
minced parsley.
Tuo tablcspoonfuU of finely
minced red pepper.
Six atrip of bacon, minced fine
and nicely browned.
Mold into flat cakes and roll in
flour and brown in the hot bacon
fat.
Sweet Potato Pudding, Kentucky
Style
Pare four lurge sweet potatoes
and then cut in thin paper-like
slices. Now grease a baking dish
well and place a layer of prepared
sweet potatoes and then dust lightly
with cinnamon and cover with four
tablespoonfuls of brown sugar. Re
peat until the dish is full and then
place
One and one-half cupfuh of milk
m a bowl and add
One whole egg.
Yolk of one egg.
One-half cupful of sugar.
Beat well to mix and then add
Two tcaspoonfuls of vanilla.
Pour over the potatoes and bake
for fifty minutes in a slow oven.
Add to the white of cat;, which has
been left over for this purpose,
and add one-half glass of currant
jelly. Beat until the mixture will
hold its shape and then pile high
on the cold pudding and serve.
oven correctly. Some time please
print some good recipes for dif
ferent cakes; one gets so tired
of the regular kind. Thanking
yu- READER.
READER Many causes may be
attiibuted for failure of cake. Your
description is rather vague. You
give no definite amounts of sugar
and flour.
Too much sugar for the amount of
flour will cause cako to he he..,
and sticky. If the oven is too hot
cake will brown on outside and the
ccntpr hnim. ,,, jlae' , nnd tne
ccntcr- belnK w or doughy, will
CaUM! Cake .to fal1 whcn co1- Shortly.
.. uic jiumg io nave a real series
on cakes and their making. In tho
meantime, try this, keeping in mind
the fact that all measurements are
level and flour sifted once i.efore
measuring:
Place
Three-quarters cupful sugar
in mixing bowl, cream until light
and frothy. Now add
Four tablespoonfuls of water.
One cupful flour.
Two tesponfuh of baking pow-
Beat hard to thoroughly mix, then
cut and fold into this dough the
stilly beaten whites of the tvvo eggs
Bake in prepared pan in slow oven
forty-five minutes. If V0U are un.
familiar with the various heats of
the oven, purchase an oven ther
mometer To prepare the pans
grease thoroughly, then du.t lightly
with flour. y
Seven States Ua,P Women
at Head of Public School
One i,f tho ,.i.. 1.-.
., , -" important avenues
"rough w!,,h ,h,. work f recoanttn";,
on and readjustment , To'a
forward Is through the field of education
in the light ,,f this it s, Jfi'eanT'ha,
three States on November S elected won !
en to the Important office f state Super.
intendent of public Instruction The three
women elected Include Mrs Jtnrv r C.
uirt'iiurii. nt e'oiorauo
who wn rn-
e'eeted to her
oflle-c, Mis.s l.izzi. i-
Wrnster, of
Kansas, and Mls ai
Weiili Blinton,
of Teas Ms, nian,
Mas tin- distinction of being tho first wo.
limn m hold 1 State's elective, office In
Texas also tho first Southern woman to
hold a position of this character.
Seven Stntes now have women as
State superintendents of public schools.
These, In addition to tho three named!
nre Mo'-u-na, Wyomuitr, Washington
ii2 liUli,
A NEW SPORTS SUIT
FOR SOUTHERN WEAR
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The end of the war has brought
weird colorings luck into ports
clothes. This ekirt, of ery heavy
rough crepe filk, is set off with a
coat of bright hue
A Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Row
NOW that the. war Is oer, It is quite
permissible to enjoy mery thine In
life, so tho sports rlothes h.no once I
more come, into their own i
Tliren thlnes pnter Into tho sports
clothes to make tlictn worthy of studs
design, material and color. Of these,
idor Is really the feature, of sports
clothes.
The nrtlst has hkftchrd for ou one
of tho new sports suits, made for the
.South. This suit Is developed In a trv
heavy, roiiRh silk crepo. Tho lld
crepo Is used for the box coat and the
samo material In white forms the
straight box-plaited skirt Tho scarf
which is attached to the neckline of the
coat Is In combination of the two colors
and Is finished on tho ends with deep
silk fringe
With this suit Is worn a mushroom
shaped hat, with a short crown, encircled
with a ribbon
Inquiries aro solicited and may be
addressed earn of this newspaper.
Adventures
With a Purse
IF YOl
as I
rF YOU wear out jour veils as quickly
do, s'ou'll be glad to know of a
shop which kreps u special table, of veil
lengths for only twenty-five rents e.irh
Browns, grays and blacks miy be had.
even an occasional purple or white, nnd
Sou mas choose a rather coirse mesh if
S'ou like, or sou can secure a fine mesh
If S'our preference runs that was-. Some
have fine bordt rs, ntlu rs are pi iln while
on still others dots abound Hut each
Is exicptloml value.
Once I saw a picture of a verv stout
lads-, taking up it powerful amount of
room In n street car. and underneath was
the terse caption, "Tho Jam that mother
used to make " For no particular rea
son I was reminded of this picture when
I saw the slzahls Jars of fig jam Hut
I vow this Jam has any Jam that mothrr
used to make completely outclassed It
Is most tempting-looking, 'and' the
nlce-mnn-who-knowa told in "it makes
a delicious spread." A Jar may be had
for fifty cents
There Is no u.e In wearing an expen
sive fine blouse under one's toat when
shopping Nor Is there rhsme or rea
son In wearing one that bnomes easils
soiled All nf which is leading up to
mv telling sou of the pink and white
small-checked voile blouse I taw today
for $2 The round voile collar. Is of
white and Is fdger with frilled thecked
voile, finished with narrow lace. Tho
plain whlt plea- down the front Is also
edged with the checked voile anil lace
and needs only a little black bow at the
neck to complete the smart cffei t This
would make a lib c waist for the business
girl who must pay for her wash by the
piece and cannot allow too mans blouses
to creep In
For the names of shops where ar
ticles mentioned In "Adventures
With a Purse" can be purchised
addre-s Editor of Woman's Pace'
Hves'ing Pi 1'lic LKPoRn, or phone
tho Woman's Department, Walnut
sooo.
The Heart of Woman
When elown Iho mud-blick Flanders
road
The ranks file ns.
You know not that I walk w.th sou,
But there am I
You limp a little laugh, and do not
care
It is 'nv feet that leave the bloodstains
there.
Through all the fury and the flame,
The bate and wrath,
Through all the whj-s of dread and pain,
I share s'our path
You take It as the day's work undls-
inased,
It Is my flesh that shrinks and is afraid.
There Is no burden on jour strength
I do not bear.
Tin re u no horror that you fact-
But I am there
There is no wound that sou maj' ever
know
But that my heart is skittered by the
blow.
And If from nut tho sower's hand
Vour life Is thrown
A seed against the harvest there
1, too, nm sown,
You will att tin the grail In that Ian
breath,
But I bhall only know tha sting of death
And If nt last at last you come
To home 10 me,
Only the woman that jou left
Your eves will see.
And you will never know I enter, too
And share the rapture of return w ith ,
. -ThVeosU Garrison, In Good House. I
keeping.
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Natural Nutria
Natural nutria is niuih
childish costumes th's season
up'jmo feeing UtH rrSva'S '"effta?; I
and caps with round childish muffs (o
match of course A muff Is 1ur ee... in
dispensable completing touch to any vvexx
mald'H winter costume. Little caps In
the rakish fore-and-aft shape of the
overseas army servirt, cap are made of
Hutu gam are jnaituiva
by collars and
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Please Tell Me What to Do
By CYNTHIA
Send Her Flowers
Hear Cynthia Is It right for a oung
man, when Invited to a glrl'B birthday
party, to take her a present, If so,
what would ou suKKest for such an
occasion? Second, should a young man
go alono or should he ro with tho
other joung men? I'lcase answer these
questions beforo Friday of this week.
Thanking sou in udvance for the nbovo
information. ? K. T.
You would find It easier to Bend her
some flow ers or it box of candy than to
take something with sou. Have them
sent In the afternoon before the parts".
She will greatly appreciate the sift
Do as sou please about going to tho
affair; either go alono or with some
other men. That Is entirely a matter of
iholce.
Chester Answers Helen II.
Dear Cynthia A few words to "Helen
II " I have read sour 'etter to "Blar
ne" with much Interest. Yod have ex
pressed Just the things that 1 have been
long thinking about. I am n steady
readir of the I'.vkniso Pfjo.io Lunonn,
and I never miss t'snthla's page. When
I saw vour letter 1 thought, "and this
comes from a girl."
Sure, both "Hlarney" and "Ex
perienced" wro fully answered about
man's slncerlts 'Helen II,' I think,
If any Klrl were nblo to pr.ictlco what
ou have said In sour letters, she would
make her man sincere Men, sme as
clrls are slneere only when thny are
attracted to the person they profess to
love, this attraction must up -natural"
If one Is able to llvo up to It.
"Paint nnd powdir" nnd "flattery" are
'short-lived ' ana leave a poor eirect on
the person who practices tnem
Wish
jougoou 1UIK
FOflUiaXKK.
Thinks He U Ugly
Dear ("vnthla After reading -our
column, which 1 consider tho best Qf its
kind in this city I feel as though sou
could solve my problem if I bring It be-
tore S'ou in a proper way.
I am a soung man of twenty, nnd I
am Just learning how to dance. Last
week I wmt to a party It surely was
one of those swell affairs. Plenty of
girls, and soclab'e, too. Hut there was
something that would kep me from
dancing with a girl who would look at
mo evry now and then and smile nt me.
I was afraid to ask her to dance with
me, thinking there were other better
looking boss thin m.vself for her to
dance with Hut after u while 1 took
courage and asked her, rather against
mv villi While dancing she told me
tliat she had thought I didn't know how
to dance I told h r I was Just learn
ing, and for that reason I was afraid
to take a chance Hut. Pear t'vnthla,
that wasn't It. I was only bashful or
something That's tho point I can't
rea'Iy make clear.
Hero of lite I think that my looks
are getting uglier every time I look at
mvself In the mirror Therefore, I am
even ashamfd of mvself. I was never
like this before, livery tlmo I woul'j
meet (i girl I would think that I w,ih
good-looking nnd all that, nnd I wasn't
a bit ashamed to talk to girls, either.
I nm so unluekv In meeting girls that
sometimes It makes me feel miser
able. Now, Dear C'snthla, this Is the
hole I'm in. Is there nnv way out of It?
Perhaps some of sour readers can
tell me how to overcome) this single
point or ms" life
ri'Z'.LKD TWHNTY.
You have let jour Imagination get
the better of sou anil are worrslng un
iiecesarilv Vou probablv are not ugls,
and If sou were It would make no differ
ence man does not have to b good
looking A man wants to be a man
first, and a clean, fine character Ills
looks may take earn of themselves.
However, as sou are self-conscious on
these matters, stop looking In the mir
ror Just glance at sour tie and collar
to see that they are straight, nnd, also,
that vour hair Is smooth, and then
don't Mop to evnmlne the contour of
5-our features r,o out, and If sou have
time enuugh take a good brisk wa'k, A
healthv, out-of-doors man Is far more
attractive to a girl than one of the
"pretty little parlor pe's " who some
times oiniment the sofa In other
words. Just forget it He sour natural
self, and when 5011 feel as sou did nt
the dance nbout asking the girl to dance
don't give way to It Ask her, nnd
dance with her. and talk with her and
try to forget surself Hemember, even
If sou were not gooit-loeklng. even If
S'ou were uglj, It's not the looks that
lount. One of the nicest men I ever
knew was as uglv as tould be, but he
was and Is, one of the gieatest favorites
among men and women of all ages.
Explain Matter-. In Him
Dear "vuthia I am a soung girl
eniplojed in a eotton mill Where I
work there Is .1 joting man twenty-one
vears of age We are pretty good
friends, nnd some time ago about three
months he asked nn to go to a
And So They Were Married
Episode Two (Each Other's Friends)
By HAZEL DEYO BATCllELOR
l vvvrioht, 3010. by I'ubtic Ltdotr Co,
CHAPTIIR X
WHKN tho question had first come
up Scott had been tho first to say
lh it there x as reallv no need of having
Allte nnd Bert nt the house for dinner.
"The res no tieen of sur dolnif It." he
had said Inslstentlv If jou think It's
necessary In entertain them, we can
I .,i them out sonie-where."
That would cost terribly." Ruth bad
demurred. "It won't be any trouhle
You know I love 10 have people here"
She did love to have people, but not
Alice The jirospee t of Alb c and Bert
together did not conjure up a particu
larly p'ensant evening, either, but Ruth
would not for the world have given
AlUe a chnnce to think tliat she had not
cared to fato her after the experience
In Ruth's bedroom the evening Alice had
forced herself In
un the evening that Ruth expected
them the llttlo apartment fairly bloom
ed. The table was adorable with an ex-tr.-ivagant
bowl of violets between tall
hllver candlesticks Ruth herself, In a
simple little white frock with the din
ner almost rradv, was surprisingly calm
as slio waited for her sister-in-law and
her husband to arrive. Scott was far
more uncomfortable than sho was Since
that memorable evening, even though
he nnd Ruth had apparently patched
things up between them, something was
licking . something had gone out of the
old freedom, the old delicious foolishness
that had brought them so close Ruth
no longer cnlled out to him from the
kitchen There was a subdued quality
In her attitude toward him and, feeling
that aloofness In her. his own caresses
xvere different He wanted desperately
to get buck, ho wanted to tell Ruth
that ho would admit anything, do any
thing, If she could forget. And jet
what use to do that unless Ruth, 00,
made a concession-' Pntll Ruth wiped
out the recollection of the time she had
Bpoken so bitterly of his friends they
id not reach bedrock together.
! .ld J? " !i? "."2 !,"
hufcband arrived on tre scene in an un.
...eiinnte framo of mind As usual Bert
hnei done something that Alice did not
I approve of, and she was caustic In al
used on ! most everything she said to him.
It In r I .iv-a ..InLent mliA ' etvrt mm irbnel n u
h,nk ,hCf8 ""'"i would dl? haV-
Ing to Clltnn incae muim ctijr uay 01
their liveB?"
'Oh, I uonl Know; stairs aren't so
bad," Bert returned. And then they
arrived at the Raymond apartment Just
as Alice had a sarcastic retort trembling
yn her lips. Shu had no -chance to cay
downtown theatre with him: but, not
feeling so good, I refused, and he got
real angry. He treated me so coolly: out
I treated him Just the same as ever.
Then he got over his fit and asked me
again. But 1 had promised to take my
mother, so I said, "Some other time. I
am going with n friend " and he salt,
"Can't I go along?" and I said. "Sure,
nnd hurried awas', as I won wun soma
girls, nnd they were going home without
me. I would have been more than
glad to havo him go. I thouuht, per
haps, he would not earn to go along
with nnsbody else besides me So tho
next das-, which waa Saturduy, the day
of the night of the date 1 found out
my mother could not go with me, so I
thought 1 would tell htm If he still
wanted to po with mo to call for me.
Hut when I Baw him the next day nnd
said good morning, as friendly as ever,
he Just nodded a cold good morning;
but he didn't even speak or glvo me ns
much as a smile Now he treats me ns
cool as he did the first time I refused
What makes him act so, as he can get
plenty of 'girls besides me, much better
looking, too? Do vou think I ought to
apologize for hurrying awnv? If so,
whnt should I say, as I want him to
come half wav?
ANXIOUS BROWN HYKH
Undoubtedly the boy Is hurt, because
you seem to have, made light of his In
vitations twice You see, sou did not
even tell him It was your mother whom
S'ou had promised to tnke. I would
make a little apology for hurrslng awas'.
Just tell the soung man how It was,
saying something like this: "I nm aw
fully sorry I hurried away the other
das1. I want to explain about It I bad
promised mother, etc, and I thought
mavbe sou wouldn't want to come
along." Then sou might add that 3011
had Intended to ask him to keep tho
half engagement, but that he seemed so
unfriendly you Just couldn't. The boy
evidently likes sou Boss do not. Just
care for pretty girls.
Be Independent
Dear Csnthla I am a young girl
eighteen sears old, still going to high
school. On the street where I llvo is a
Soung man nineteen years old, nnd we
are the best of friends. It Is morn than
a. mere friendship, for he has told me
that he cared a great deal for me. Wc
havo been out together frequentls.
nnd he nlwass begs me to kiss him good
night. At first I refused, nnd he be
came very angrj-, and said that I dldn t
care for him. He does tho same each
time, and If I refuse mm the kiss he
doesn t bother speaking to me, and I
hate him to be angry with me. Now
tho whole trouble is this:
Ilarlv In November be went to it dis
tant town, nnd we corresponded regu
larly I sent him books and about two
letters to his ono ho that ho wouldn't
bo lonesome. He said he was coming
home for Christmas nnd that he would
see me the following .Monday
I waited all day Mondas', but he did
not show up. Of course. 1 was dread
fully disappointed, and when I met him
accidentally the next day I asked him
tho cause He said that he was detained,
as he had to help ono of his friends with
the Christinas tree. Of course, I be
lieved what he said to be true: but It
seems as though, whenever he has an
appointment with me. he allows nns
thlng to interfere. It isn't the first time
tl.tt it ha.s been tho "second fiddle'" for
mo
Whenever I say anything to Idm about
not meeting me, he becomes very very
nngrs-, nnd sass. "Well. I couldn't help
It " That happened last night, and I
believe that ho is now angry with me.
Have I an apology to make him for re
buking him or has be one to make me?
Please tell mo what to do, for I am
ver.v fond of him and do not want him to
go away being angry with me, for lies
going back soon.
ONH WHO WANTS TO DO RIGHT.
There would be no reason for sou to
apologize to the bos', and he buely
owed s'ou an explanation for not keeping
his appointment on that Mondas. Don t
be foolish, dear, nnd mako .1 doormat
out of yourself for .1 boy There are loo
manv nice bovs In the world who villi
be glad to keep appointments with you
and to treat sou with the respect due
to a girl, for sou to be fretting out sour
heart for one such ns sou elescrlhe. The
boy has no right to be angry when sou
refuse to kiss him Until he asks jou
to marry him there Is no reason why
vou should give him nn engaged man's
privileges You nro soung. dear, nnd
will mes-t many tine boss before It Is
tlmo for sou to get married
Mi-Adoo Preparing I'inal Report
VV iililnittfVi. Jan - Director (leneral
McAdoo passed New Year's Day working
on his flnSitrre pr rt on llnvernment rail
road operations for 1318 for submlfsion
to President Wilson. Ho now plans to
leave Washington for a vacation in Cal
ifornia next Sundas-, but will tttain hie
functions of dirtito' generil until a suc
cessor is named by the President.
It right then, as Scott flung open the
door And then Ruth came In to wel
come theni and there did tint seem to
be an appropriate tlmo for It, so Alice
did rot say It. although It still trembled
nmund near the surface and was prob
ably the cause of what happened a little
later on
Ruth liked Bert, and was nicer to him
tlisn she would havo ordinarily been he-vau--r
she saw that something had hap-ps-ned
to ruffle Alice before they had
nmved In Bert's opinion Ruth was a
wonder. A dozen times he thought of
what a lucky man Scott was and what
an Ideal ufe he and Ruth led. It seemed
extraordinary to him that Ruth said
nothing to hurt Scott during dinner and
that they apparently respected each oth
er s point of view Alice was accustomed
to ridicule everything that Bert said If
sho did not happen to agree with It
and there was constant wrangling How
ever, the dinner went off fairly well
and as overs thing was well cooked Ruth
fe t particularly elated when they wen"
Into the living room to play cards Alice
was now In an excellent mood. .She
oved one thing and th it was playing
bridge. She plajed extraordinarily well
00 although her partner could not hope
to draw a free breath during the game
Scott got out the card table nnd cards
""".""'".""fred In the dining room
0 d that chore commonly known a
"stacking tho dishes,"
"I won't be a minute." she had in
sisted, ,ynR a big apron ov.r herdrcsV
"Vou people Ko on In the living ,f,,fi:
One of the things that Ruth rese lcd
"?,' ' attitude h. thfact
that she never made an effort to heln
In ay AIIo(, ,,, hrt;le '
t.' ""'". . dl'" '"to the kitchen
nor would .hc hate
I r...... : '. ""11
niieretl to assist
"(it'll jiimi w.in nneiiof n ..1.1. .. ...
imo ln;aVcna,rVlnK rm Eank
01 it until Alice citne out. atfd dl
co ere, them l,uBhlnB o. M'th?n
Tolnjr , our charms on IJerti- i
; s.r-'s. o;'m?- - $
JSU- conflr""u '"" 'MS
It was a contemptible thlnir to
ever. In fun and Alice had not ald u
hLU"; There was a deadly quail y
back of the; words that showed her des
perate jealousy of Ruth, and her il.
sire to hurt her aa much as possible
(Tomorrow, a li.ppy InterruptlA ..
qn unpleasant brf at..) . t
THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
THA T WAS DONE IN FRANCE
.Some Pecks Into the Heart of a Man Who Was Ever Clumsy in a
Shop, but Had the Time of His Life Armed
With a Foreign Language
IP ANY of the girls aro given to
doubting man's devotion to them
In Franco then let their minds turn to
the Christmas shopping done for them
overseas. Xot many of tho packages
wero sent. The fruit of these hours of
toll could not bo Intrusted to an un
feeling seal No, the packages are
being saved to be handed In person,
but most of them have been described
in letters,
"I havo bought your Christmas pres
ent," wrote ono young lieutenant In
the medlal . corps, after eighteen
months of grueling service had won
him an accumulation of "permission"
In Paris. "I bought It but I don't
think It's snfe to send It. It's n mani
cure set, a very elaborate ono, and
I'm afruld to tell you what I paid for
It, But, anyhow, I liked It so I bought
It."
SOIIU of the boys who wrote home
to know what their girls or little
bride persons wanted for Christmas
were Intrusted with special missions.
Talk of President Wilson and his trip
to Paris! I don't think It has been
half an serious a matter as the bos'
who went into the Bon Marche hunt-
i lug for a "pink georgette shlrtwnlst,
dlffeient from any he ever saw In
America." When n man shops In
America he Is very funns-. He will, I
think, never ceaso to be. But when
hei shops In France and doesn't know
an eatthly thing an ono Is saying to
him well, jou can Imagine for your
self. To make things easy over there, a
shirtwaist marked forty-two Is very
apt to mean size thirty-six, but how Is
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE
TODAY'S INQUIRIES
1. Who Is Lutlr RenilliiK?
3. VVItnt Is the best treatment for nils' llllr?
3. Hon can the tops of worn-out silk utock-
InsH he utilized?
4. When the steel tips of corset lone wear
eiff. hon tun tlie share eilKfs lie pre
vented from cuttlnc tltrouicli the cor
set? 5. How run empty spools be used for rail-
elren'n tojs?
0. What Is the most popular material for
eveninc Eimnn tills season
To a Reader
Tho answer to jour inquiry would
havo to bo given by a eloctor. I do not
feci qualified to glvo an opinion.
To H. E. N.
If jou would write to the publishers of
tho magazine of which jou speak sou
would be able to obtain tho back num
bers. I would be glad to publish jour
request through the column, but 11 rule
prohibits mv doing so.
Nile Green ami Coral
To the Kitltor of Woman's Petsr:
Dear Jladam I hnve a piece of nlle en
silk that 1 Mould llko to usi- for nn cvcnlnc
dress, but in using it I would Ilk,, to use
some other color to trim It "tth Vhsf
could 5ou iuiwest I havo d".k h.-ilr n '
rather fair skin, blue eca I,AL'RL.1T1.
Hither flame colored or coral chlfton
would look lovclv with the nlle green,
and they aro wearing such bright colors
this season that this would fit In orv
well Indeed. A silk net with .1 more or
less heavy body like n mallne, would
give tliat smart bouffant effect so
popular now I mean that puffed out
effect around the hips Trim the chirfon
or net with coral crjstal
A Woman Notary
To (lie felilor 0 tfomnn's mot:
lWr Madam Will sou kindly anser th
follow InE rmi-stions for me?
What nua II neat Ions sre neeessary . for a
nonnn to become a notary public In tnis
'There can a hnok on tho knowb-dE of
i ..ti. nf rennsshanla bo purchmed
or obtained ,h i.llo
JX,t,VWr5VbTAVn.ri.ntolne.
"M," w'nSlileVed thoushtles, on his Ip.rt
when wm"ni on the inside when eacortln.-
0nwhVty?ls tho correct rronunclitlon of
either "n.l or r,.NN- ANlJ -j,
To become a notary public In the State
. o i.,iiii woman must be at
least twenty-one J ears of ago and must
have resided In tho State two jears pre
vious to making application. As men
dp. sho pnjs ill. .hlr,,'1I"Z n h.
Into the Mtato crewm " - :
Commonwealth Make PPl " to the
Set retary 01 tuo cu,,,,., ......
rlsburg.
You ran get a book on real estate in
Pennsylvania in any lav -VJ, oCtslde
A gentleman walks on tho outside
when escorting two women.
. .. 1 .Ilk.. l,r.1lf-lltloS3 Or
It IS considered ciiuri ..... ,,"-
a matter of Ignorance when a young
men wanes on um ,,"-....
The words aro pronounced In two
WaVS ThO long l IS ill" i."..;. i.-;-
nunclatlon and the long "e" Is the, Ameri
can waj'.
Stop Cryins
To flic Vditor 0 It'oiii'ln's P'IU
veTr'".nV r," er'E.r" mtVihini Knr
tho last sii I have notlc-d wrinkles un.lr
'.'! ..)liL', think this is the eau-
I"'..' .. r . 'rtVii? I havo also a vers
WharcanTdo to prevent these wrinkles
and what "an 1 do or "", ' onini-slon '
I have a dark-brown velvet Aress What
i.v..ir.u Khun I net to match with tnia nresa
shoes snail l set 10 VtllADV UBAIJEIl.
... .....iita nniiw. tho
Tim constant cryins " ..;..
wrinkle, (let at the cause o the cry
ing nnd the wrtnKies win ui'i'
(lo to 1 good doctor and have him look
!moVmrnerve and into the genera
condition of your health This h. it tti'
root of your compieiiuii uumm-. .
Start doing things for other peope and
don't think about your own troub es
Tr clear up jour complexion It will
be necessary to get jour sjstem In good
conditio. 1 but at the same time jou can
bo working on jour skin externally Met
good facial soap nnd use this with
warm water on your face every night
dashing cold water on when jou have
!!2r"i..i vmi won't not ce a change at
lllllHr"
once, but persevere.
Scrupulous citanunesa "iiu iiuuu upauu
nr'e the secrets of a good comple xlon
Wear either bronio or dressy black
shoes
Mrs. Jane P. C. Miller
Begs to An pounce
t h e Opening of
A CONSERVATORY
OF DANCING '
at
1028 Chestnut Street
on
Saturday Evening
January 4, 1019
Dancing from 9 to 12
ADMISSION, 50c
Private Lessons Daily from
'10 A.M. to 9 P.M.
Dances Tuesday, Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday
Children's Close Opens Satur
day, January'lltn, 3 P. M.
a man to know? One dav. a llttl
while befr.re Chrlstmna a V r n A
canteen worktr went Into a depart,
ment store Hiicl found a couple of big
oronzo American soldiers standing
utterly helpless before a pile of shirt
waists. "Well, It says forty-two," one of -them
was haying, "and my girl Is no
forty-two. Say, man, don't you know
anvthlng about shirtwaists?" thlB to
hla comrade, who had Just cheerfully
put In, "why don't you buy that one?"
Of course the "Y" worker came to the
boys' rescue nnd told them nil about
It and the shirtwaist was boxed up and
tho soldier went triumphantly nnd'
proudly away, Just ns though he had
turned the trick himself.
OH, THKRI3 has been lots of fun,
Indeed. The boy who has never
gone nbuylng for a lady since the
daj-s when mother sent him for a can
of corn has gone through such a
course In shopping de luxo that we
won't know him when he comes home.
Perfume, new-fangled hair brushes,
rouge that won't come off, evening:
slippers, nnd things that "make jou
wonder what thej''re for."
The other clay a bottle of perfume
wandered Into America with $2.10 duty
duo on It. But who wouldn't be glad
to pay that much for all the love and
care that went Into It? Oh, It will be
a. liej'd ij' when nil the packages are
lifted from their tissue trappings.
Such cltimsj- fingers, such odd, unrea
sonable choice! But how wc all love
these belated Christmas presents
bought In France!
YESTERDAY'S ANSWERS
A rld romlr flint U worn nnd dulled can
be bright. n?cl In a "manicure" with
nail no 1 1 -ill unci the buffer.
Katrn ChkoN for the open flre can he
made hi Himklnc new Hpti pert nrernlxht,
then ilrj Inir, folding In Imlf and twist
Inic them tlKhtLv like n taper.
dren-ve potM mil) lie removed from kid
Kloie lth mtiKnetla or chalk.
Graceful fu lines cun be KUgncBted on ft
imrrnw skirt by loose panel oterskJrts
on the hide.
The lnrjte feather fan U n pretty acre.
Mrv that hits otne Into fashion niratn.
The (In cern n IN should be softened for
innnlcurlnc b helm? t-oaked for Mteral
mlmitCH In warm Nnnny water, then
dried nnd then riihlKMi KentLy nt the
Imse with h little mid rreuni.
Morse Code Still in Use
To the Vditor of "Womtin'a Page;
re..r Madam I hae hard that th West
ern Union Is not luHnp tho Mornp code any
more Tan on kindly tell m what method
thej are usintf" VUZXLUD QSU.
Tim "Western Union uses the Morse
code excluslclv in this country, as do
all the telegraph companies. There are
only two codes In i. tho Continental
and the Morse. Tho former is used
abroad and on ship"
Pearls Restrung
25c
nrokn One TtenlncedJ
L" KftltrMtHM Ivtoetftr inicpk.,in.i
..nw. mrin ".I,IWIH Wl.eilUlt
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Sooner or later you will probably ent.r
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Our lnstltttlons nre business tr&lnlns
camps. Tho month's Intensive cours. u
equivalent to years of experience.
When you co Into business 10 PRB-
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uio tlii:sj.MJi siki;kt
lioston New york
Wind Roughened Skins
Soothed by Cuticura
When you return from your auto
ride smear the face and rub the
hands with Cuticura Ointment. Wash
off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap
and hot water, using plenty of Soap,
best applied with the hands, and con
tinue bathing three minutes.
bamplr, Katli I'ree ly Stall. Address
postcard: 'Ciitliurn, Iiept, 8M, Jloa.
ton." Sold everywhere. Soap 2Bc
Ointment 25 and BOe.
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"ALL FOOD, NO WASTE"
CORN MEAL
COCOA CAKE
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ing it's as easy to bake
as it is delightful to eat.)
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among
Wilbur's
War-Time
Recipes
as well as
numerous other
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