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Menus and Recipes for the Woman Who Will Entertain Next Week English Lamb
Chops Dcliciously Served Tulip Salad and Dainty Desserts Use Spring-
. time Posies for Tabic Decoration
Hy M. A. WILSON
(Cowrloht. 10J5, 1)1 .lfrj. it. A. TVillon.
All rtohtti rttervrd.y
"lyrOTHER EARTH is awakening
from her long winter sleep,
bringing to us just about the Easter
season her first flowers, the dainty
golden daffodils and the delicately
tinted tulips, with the joyful
thoughts of this season. The nar
cissus, lilies of the valley and the
modest violet are also coming into
bloom. All these blossoms give us
a wide range of choice for the decorations-
ijor Easter luncheons.
Usuallyat this season spring lamb
forms the piece de resistance, with
old-fashioned mint sauce or mint
jelly. The Easter holidays are sec
ond only to Christmas in the British
Isles, where for entertainment after
the luncheons there are always egg
rolling or egg-hunting contests.
Menu for Easter Luncheon j
Puree of- Spinach I
English Lamb Chops Mint Sauce
Potato Diamonds with Peas
Tulip Salad
Easter Cakes Tea
Or
Bisque of Oranges
Eggs and Mushrooms, Marmlte
Paprika Potatoes
Easter Salad
Easter Custards Coffee
Puree of Spinach
Wash the spinach in plenty of Pare and then parboil the mush
water to remove the sand and then rooms for three minutes, using both
place one cup of boiling water in the stem and cap. Now prepare
a saucepan and add the spinach, ' one and one-half cups of cream
pressing down closely. Cook for sauce, adding
twenty minutes and then cool. Rub
the sDinach through a fine sieve,
Measure and add equal parts of
milk. Place in a saucepan and add
one level tablespoon of flour for
each cup of liquid. Stir until the
flour dissolves and then bring to a
boil. Cook for five minutes and
then season with salt and paprika.
English Lamb Chops
. Have the butcher cut the chops
from the loin one and one-quarter
inches thick and remove the chine Doughnuts
bone and the excess fat. Now place Scald and cool one cup of milk to
in a bowl 80 degrees, pour in bowl and add
, , , i One-half cup sugar,
One cup of bread crumbs, Q '
One onion, grated fine, ,""
Three tablespoons of finely mined' One teaspoon salt
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Vo-rsley, i n and crumbie ,-
Onchalf teaspoon of sweet ma,-' ;
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One teaspoon of salt, ,
One teaspoon of paprika. Now add
Four cups sifted flour.
Mix and add one-half cup of Work to smooth dough, place in
the spinach puree to moisten. Form Well-grcased bowl, turn over to coat
into balls and then place one beside dough with shortening, cover and
each chop, i Roll the flank about the et raise for three and a half hours;
chop and fasten with a string or , knead down and turn over, let stand
toothpick. This filling is to replace one hour; turn on board, i-oll with
the kidney. Broil the chop and lay i rolling pin one-half-inch thick, cut
on a hot platter. Garnish with a I with biscuit cutter, let stand fifteen
strip of bacon and watercress.
Mint Sauce
Shred one bunch of mint fine.
Place in a saucepan with
One-quarter cup of sugar.
One-half cup of vinegar,
One-quarter cup of water.
Bring to a boil and cook slowly
for fifteen minutes. Strain and add
two tablespoons of finely minced
mint leaves.
Mint Jelly
Soak two level tablespoons
gelatin in four tablespoons
water for ten minutes. Add to the
mint sauce and then pour into indi
vidual molds and set aside to mold,
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Potato Diamonds ith Teas lMi M,,.,iSi Smh as beets, spinach and
Shell one-quarter peck of southern P"nips are, bt"lJiil,;,I1'n?"-1
i i i-i j i .l iiaiter an nxli of boil and luinpara-
peas. Cook until tender and tneniti,oly ar(;( sepdSi bUCi, ns cucumbers
drain. Scrape and wash, then cut ,Uul pumpkins, should be planted to a
into tiny dice six new potatoes, depth of one-half indi.
Paiboil until neatly tender and then, -I"" a boon as tlle Rioimd is vvork
. j u it j able in the spring jou should collect
dram and add the peas and '" 'inonts llnd get to
Two ttaspoons of salt, work. You can now feel perfectly safe
One teaspoon of paprika, in 'planting onion seeds (also onion
m 4 ' 4 , 'sets!, smooth peas, early beets, rud-
Two teaspoons o, grated onion, , c, i.urn, um, cabbag(
One tablespoon of finely minced Au .. ,,PIitlici- is variable in this
mint leaves,
Two tablespoons of butter.
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and remove the yolk. Now cut the
white into quarters and then cut the
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quarters into halves, thus making
eighths. Now with a sharp knife
split these pieces into two. Mash
the yolks of the egg and then add
Two teaspoons of inayonnaise
dressing,
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One-half teaspoon of salt,
One-half teaspoon of paprika,
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into tiny balls. Now arrange the
crisp lettuce loaves and plflce a
spoon oi mayonnaise on tne let
luce, aiana me wnite peuus, maae tlie sef,is comes the time for trans
from the white of'ejrtr. un in tho ninntlnir always do this work in shovv-
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aster Cake
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SUGGESTIONS B Y MRS. WILSON
Ask Mrs. Wilson
If 5ou hae any cookery prob
lems, In Ing them to Mrs Wilson.
She will bo glad to answer you
through those columns. No per
sonal replies, however, can be Riven.
Address questions to Mrs. M. A.
"Wilson, UvnjfiNo Punuc Ledger,
Philadelphia.
Cover with water icing and gainish
with candied violets.
Bisque of Ornngc
This fruit soup is very popular in
California just about this season of
the year. Place in a saucepan
One cup of orange juice.
One and one-half cups of water,
One level tablespoon of cornstarch,
Four level tablespoons of sugar.
Dissolve the starch and the sugar
and bring to a boil. Cook slowly for
five minutes and then remove from
the fire and add the yolk of egg.
Beat hard to thoroughly blend and
then, while the mixture is cooling,
beat the white of egg very stiff.
Beat the prepared white into the
soup and then pour into sherbet
cups. Dust lightly with nutmeg and
thflTI DAf ir n sisiaI nlnnn Cn '
cold. This soup is frequently called '
the Juno orange cocktail around
Santa Barbara.
Eggs and Mushrooms, Marmite
Allow one hard-boiled egg and
three mushrooms for each service.
One green pepper, chopped fine,
One tablespoon of grated onion.
Season with salt and pepper. Cut
Mrs. Wilson Answers Questions
My dear Mrs. Wilson I am an
interested reader of your valuable
column, and as a favor to me I am
taking this opportunity of asking
ju to kindly print in your col
umn recipe for both doughnuts
and crullers. Mrs. J. B.
minutes and fry in hot fat.
Crullers
One cup sugar,
Four cups flour,
How Deep Shall We Plant
the Vegetable in Our Garden?
ISy JAN
When jou an- Mire the Mirfaie of
jour ground is both tine and lesel the.
of time has tome to &et uiit jour plants I
f and so) vjur e(ds.
Never imiut' uic iuim.u.i- hi i.muuun
seids to dei p. It is a mistake all
amateurs make. Small seeds, hticli as
onions, indi-hes and lettuc
meri'lv inked int.. the mil.
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.section no definite dates car. be named
! for planting all vegetables, but it is
sufe when the peach and pear trees are
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i la UlOUIIl lO t--l. uui ;n.n-,, WU......U..V.,
' iii.nis. nnd onions from the cold Irames,
' also to sow the medium hardy varieties
, of &uch ns beetgf cnrrot8i Kohl-
labl. lettuce, wrinkled peas, parsnips,
salsify, tomatoes and wiss chard.
When the apple trees me lu blossom.
which is about ten days later, sow the
eds of the tenderest plants, beans.
it corn, cueumbejs, melons and
xjn whcn nil danger of frost is past,
the very last planting, set out tomato
plants, eggplants, pole beans, cucum-
ber plants nnd melon plants. These
have 'previously been started in cold
' frames or fereen houses. These varie-
, cs espccIaUy tomatoes and egg plants,
should alvvajs have been previouslj
' utnrred. because If you plant seed in
o--n bou,er .t t-akM too ,ong for
them to develop.
Always firm the seed in the soil,
This U Very ueccary to insure good
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erv vtenther and it is wise to do it in
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the plants to take hold eaRlly and
quickly! In three days they should
i iir. so used to their new environment
tii.it enrh nlant will be "standing un
erect, withnot even jMrace pf wjlting
an egg in half and then placo in in
dividual ramekins. Add the mush
rooms and then cover with cream
sauce. .Sprinkle with fine bread
crumbs and one tablespoon of
grated cheese. Bake in a hot oven
for fifteen minutes.
Paprika Potatoes
Wash old potatoes and then rub
with shortening, and bake until
tender. Now cut a slice from the
top of the potatoes and scoop out
the contents with a teaspoon. Mash
the potato and then season with
milk, salt and pepper. Dice one
strip of bacon for each potato.
I Hrnu-ri nirnlv nnd ndti in thn nfttn-
toes. Fill into the potato shells and
then place a piece of butter on each
potato and dust with paprika.
Easter Salad
Arrange the crisp hearts of let
tuce on a plate. Place one table
spoon of mayonnaise on lettuce.
Now mold cream cheese into the size
of a walnut in an oval shape. Place
the small ball at one end; make a
bill of tiny pieces of orange peel and
then make tiny eyes with bits of
raisin. '
Easter Custards
Line individual pie tins with plain
pastry' Make a CUstard f
One cup of milk,
Two eggs,
Four tablespoons of sugar,
One teaspoon of vanilla.
Beat to thoroughly mix and then
pour into the prepared pastry shells.
Bake in a slow oven until the custard
is firm in the center. Cool. Now
place
White of one egg,
One-half glass of jelly
in a bowl and beat until very stiff.
Pile on custard and sprinkle with
cocoanut. Serve.
One teaspoon salt,
Eight level teaspoons baking pow
der. Mix well. Now rub in two table
spoons shortening.
Now break one egg in cup, fill with
water, beat to mix, use to make
dough with, roll out one-half-inch
thick, cut and fry in hot fat.
My dear Mrs. Wilson In a
coffee-cake recipe which you pub
lished recently there were some
directions which puzzled me. Will
you' kindly explain it, as I would
like to try the cake? It said cover
witA crumbs made as follows:
Place in a bowl six tablespoons
brown sugar, four tablespoons
flour,, two tablespoons shortening
and one teaspoon cinnamon; lub
into crumbs and spread over the
cake. Does that mean that these
ingredients make the crumbs or
are they to be rubbed into bread
crumbs? Yours sincerelv,
R. B. K.
See recipe to Mrs. A.
Pour batter in cake pan, then
place the flour, sugar, shortening
and cinnamon in bowl, rub until
crumbly, spread on the dough and
place cake in oven.
LESLIE KIFT
especially Minny, it is well to protect
transplanted plants with some shade.
Newspapers mala- an inexpensive and
admirable covering. A few stones will
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Thinning a row of seedlings is .very
nnr(ic(a y' T'nlltiHa I it lliin ulnnln
I Pronely results in spindly nnd inferior
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enough to pull, thin them out, nllowing
the htrongest plants to lcmain and
leaving sufficient space between for fu
tuie developments.
About Shiny Serge
.Many n woolen garment has been cast
into the discard because it was so shiny
it vv.v. ho longer presentable. Yet many
times it is possible to remove the shine
so tint considerably more service can be
had from the garment. These are borne
methods suggested by the home econom
ics vvorkers at the New York State Col
lege of Agriculture :
1'rcsa the wool material on the richt
sidi' through a wet woolen cloth. The
nap of the pressing cloth will pull up the
nap of the umferial being pressed if the
nap hnd not been entirely worn off.
Some persons substitute a niece of
crinoline for the woolen pressing cloth.
Olhers me a cotton pressing cloth
and iron iintH the proftlng cloth is dry.
They Ihcu wett tho cloth again and rub
fie iron nuicKiy over it. This last
rperation removes the shine by steam
ing it, but if properly done docs not
lake opt the press.
Krushing the cloth vigorously with a
stiff brush win sometimes remote the
fhiue.
Fashion Hints
Smart little waists have collars and
cuffs of dotted voile
A nov'elty in wool Is chanella, popular
for sports wear.
Foulard and lace combined are re
vived for afternoon dresses.
Tho newest gulmpes nre wiado of ex
tremely line and dainty laces.
Necklaces for mourning ore made of
black beads of .cbonlzed wood,
A CHARMING EASTER MORNING
Knsfcr bonnets are smartly gay with flowers. For installed (he rough
broun sailor Just below Is trimmed villi brilliant tiger lilies and the.
charming little turban that's next Is nil nblooin wttli tiny lilies of tho
valley. The foliage Is of ribbon. The large, slightly tilted sailor to the
right proves a clinrmlnc exception to the flower rule. It Is dark blue
coarse straw and has nary blossom; Just a most fetching huge coral
ribbon bow
The fluted brim bonnet is of flno
dark green straw and tho crown
Just a lovely cluster of fine hand
made violets! As for the modish
spring hat with the two long
pheasant wings It Is of
Hsere straw
Please Tell Me What to Do
By CYNTHIA
Appreciates "Seventeen"
Dear Cynthia Please print my ap
preciation of the very nice letter writ
ten by "Seventeen, who loves, the girls
uutl hates them."
Why, "Seventeen," do you suppose
I could censure your letter? I think
you nre jusc right As for powder and
paint, 1 never use a drop of either and
hiy complexion is the envy of many.
"Seventeen," if you had your ad
dress printed I would hnvc sent you a
letter of congratulation for your very,
very good sense. There are very few
young men nowndnv s with your opinion.
BWKET SIXTEEN'.
Shall She Refuse Him?
Dear Cynthia This is the second
time I am coming to jou for help. 1
am a girl of sixteen, and was lately
asked to marry a joung man of twenty -s.even.
He says he comes from a good
family, and has plenty of property, but
I don't care for the property. I am
worried about tho 'age. We have
linown him for five years, and he has
proved that he is a good working man.
He is willing to wait for me as long as
I want, but I would like to refuse him
before he brings me the engagement
ring, but my parents tell me not to.
Please tell me if you think I am foolish
to refuse a man because he is older.
WORRIED.
.Unless you feel that you love this
man very much,, it would be wise not
Spring Stockings Novel
A Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Rose
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The longer skirts bring no abatement of the Interest In stockings, riero
are shown some of the newest for evening and daytime wear. They
are described in today's fashion talk.
I
F AVE learned any lessons of thrift
while the war lasted surely it was
not In the matter of stockings; unless
the truest thrift lies in buying the best.
For at present the only kind of hosiery
for which thero does not seem' to be a
big demand in the shops is the kind that
is Inexpensive and therefore inferior iu
quality. Whether women have much or
little to spend on their clothes, they
seem to want to pay enough for their
stockings to make sure'that they are of
first quality. "Perhaps this is because
they have 'less time for mending and
the, more one pays for this, commodity
the less darning it will need.
When short skirts came Into fashion
there was an enormous increase in
demand for fancy and high-tfrnde hog.
lery. However, now that skirts have
grown longer we nre none tlte less Inter
ested. Tho fact is, that we have ac
quired the taste for exquWlte hosiery
and we cannot auo uo nut ivuhv iu um-,
grow it. And of course even our long-'
est gowns ore not so'iong na,io con
ceal the ankles entirely, and dance
frocks are so ievjfjeo.
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to engage yourself to him until you nre
older, and are more sure of your own
mind. Tell him frankly how you feel
about it. "
Friend Gets Angry
Dear Cynthia I have a girl friend
who can't go out on Saturday night.
When I go out she gets angry. There
is another question I would like to ask
jou. There is a girl around our way
who acts frieudly in my company. A
friend of mine told me that this girl
snjs nasty things about me. I believe
this friend, because I overheard this
girl say something unpleasant about
mo. Kindly advise me through jour
interesting column what to do.
PUZZLED.
Because jour friend cannot go out
is certainly no reason why you should
stay in, if your parents -allow you
to go. It's too bad she should be angry
at you; however, do hot stay, in on
that account; at the same time don't
flaunt it in her face, so to speak. There
is 'nothing you can do to stop people
talking.
Only bo suro in your own mind
that you do not give occasion for
talk and do not say things against her,
no matter what she "says, nnd she will
soon stop. It becomes very tiresome
to go on talking when no one answers
back.
Rude Boys
Dear Cynthia I live in a suburb of
when the -extremely short skirt pre.
vailed. It was only when women wore
skirts that were straight and full
and long, and when they danced nothing
18S decorous than tho stately minuet
'or the sedate lancers, that they could
afford to be parsimonious in, the pur
chase of hosiery.
The luxury tax will apparently haye
little effect on our purchase of the ex
pensive sorts of stockings, and because
this is the first spring for two years
that we have not been under the pall
of war nnd for four years that war con-
ditions'In Europe have not affected our
Fpirlts, wo will feel the strongest sort
of lure toward the stocking counter
when we go to shop.
Here are some of the fancy sorts of
hose that you will want to buy. And
be sure and" take samples of your new
frocks with you not that you need
have stockings to match, but that for
every ew frock ow will have a pair
of stockings that is harmonious, To
the left there U, a stocking in which
tlis ribs "of the weave make a front
panel. Next is shown the herrlng'boBe
weave. Theanhere 8r,;cJockedstoCjc
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Philadelphia, and there nre not .as many
boys as girls, nnd, therefore, the boys
are more or less independent; but, as
for the girls, they nre crazy after the
boys. When we girls got together and
discuss about the boys they sny : "I
certainly 'think that bunch ore nickel
rockets, nnd I certainly don't want to
have anything to do with them." Yet
when the boys come ovr to them they
seem to forget what they have said.
In this suburb there nre two crowds,
one of boys and the other of girls.
We are all very popular, and most of us
are pretty. Those boys' don't want any
one outside of our crowd, and certainly
talk about the other girls, and when
they nre not with us they tell things
that are not true about us.
They would hot think of taking us
to a dance, but when we go to the club
where vc dance the boys come In late
and dance ,with one girl all evening, nnd
then take her home, and perhaps the
Inext day they hardly recognize her nnd
snub her. They would not even think
of taking us to the movies, but they
have nerve enough to sit with us. and
think they are paying us a compliment
if they bring us home, and then after
ward they talk about us.
There is a certain ice cream cafe
which we frequent, and the boys are
always there. They will sit down at
the table with the girls when we arc
ordering, and they will sny to the
waiter: "Charge It to me," which I
certainly think makes the girls feel
very badly. Of course, they mean that
the girl can pay for her own sundae.
When they have a date with a eirl they
will sit in the parlor all evening, and
then talk about the girls they have out
of towm but they seem rather anirrv
it we mention any one s name out of
town that we nssociatc with. Will you
please tell mo what you think of these
boys, for I know they all come of n
good family, the same ns the girls?
BETTY BLUE EYES.
There is only one thing to think
they are very rude boys. For even if
the girls may not be polite (the boys
might excuse themselves by saying so).
There is no excuse for the young men
oenaving in this way.
Of Interest to- Women
mo scares in wnien women now
have presidential suffrage control almost
half the votes in the party conventions
and 40 per cent of the electoral college.
Mmc. Mabel 'Groultch, wife of tho
Serbian minister at Washington, is to
speak before the annual meeting of the
American Academy of Political and So
cial Science in Philadelphia next month
on the subject of "Readjustment in
Middle Europe." '
Quern Marie of Rumania, who is ex
pected soon to pay a visit to American
is rcicrreu to ny ner budjccis as "ine
dominant spirit of Rumania." When
Rurnnnla made her entry Into the war
Queen Marie underwent the terrible ex
perience of seeing her beloved country
ravaged by a ruthless foe, her beautiful
mountain pnlnco in the Carpathians
being one of the first of many siihilar
stately residences to be occupied and
looted. Nevertheless, -she showed neither
fear nor dismay. Garbed as a nurse,
she spent all her days nnd most of her
nights tending the sick arid wounded at
the front. Often she was under fire,
but she seemed to bear a charmed life.
During the henvy fighting of the sum
mer of 1017, more especially, she was
constantly witn tne troops, snaring un
complainingly their dangers and hard
ships, How I Economize
in Cooking
I've found that beginning a. meal with
a tempting little hors d'oeuvre Isn't the
extravagance Jt seems, but Is really an
econdmy, because they're really so Inex
pensive, and It I flavor them with Jims
favorite Al SaUc It puts him In a good
humor right nt the start, snd he doesn't
eat nearly ro much meat, which Is bad
for him If he's had something else first.
The other night we began the meal
with a dollcloun appetiser, consisting of
a piece of toast cut round, with a slice
of tomato on It and a strip .of herring
acrctfa the top. I served it on a lettuce
leaf Rnd rprfnkled Just a few drops of
AI Sauce over It. It ras simply lell
cloua, The next night I 'had celery
stalks stuffed ,vvlth cream- cheese. Into
which i naa oeaicn R. itHBpoouiMV ui t'.,
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EASTER BIDS US HOPE
AND KEEP BRA VELY GOING
There Is'a High Message in the
Around Us Is Vibrant With Lovely
Promises Coming True , "
HOW quickly a year passes and so
much has happened slnco last
Easte that we never thought could
happen. Last year at this very season
when in the last desperate rally of tho
German forces the Hun line was
digging deeper and deeper Into the
heart of France, how quick many of
us were ,to say the rar would last
for years and years. But it didn't.
It la particularly rood to think
about this want of hopo now, because
master witn us sublime significance is
essentially a time of hope. All the
lovely spring world around ud con
firms thd message. Everywhere wo
look promises are coming true. Blos
soms nre beginning to trail up and down
tne green Hillsides dainty tapestry!
It rains, but the glory of the sun comes
the next mlnuta to make the world
forcret the brief grief of April. Hope,
looking up and ahead. That is tho
message of all tho outdoors.
Hope is our dearest possession, ft
can turn defeat Jnto victory any day If
we only hold on to it tight enough and
long enough. For hopo feeds a mys
terious glad strehgth to all those who
wilk by the light of its beam. Such a
little beam, too, sometimes as frail and
untouchable as the little ray of sun
shine, miraculously stealing through
tho stained glass window of a church
and lighting its dim aisles; and how
hope, stealing Into a life from which
all brightness seems to have gone, fills
It with a strange luminous gladness.
WHAT Is hope? Hope means snatch
ing at the bits of brightness in
your life, no matter what the. back
ground of disappointment and sor
row may be. Snatching at them and
working with them until you have
painted out the background.
And So-They
fly HAZEL DEYO
CotvrioM, 1911, li
START THIS STORY TODAY
AFTER Helen Ware hod left Ruth
sat at her desk idly drumming her
fingers against the polished wood. She
herself hnd obtained an office position,
but every one else was conspiring to
keep her at it, at least it seemed so.
Scott hnd insisted upon her having a
maid, and now Helen Ware was sug
gesting that she work nights at steno
graphic vork. Ruth would have liked
nothing better in the world than n
chance to work up into editorial work.
She knew too that it was quite possible
If she applied herself, but lately tho
work had palled on her nnd she hnd
begun to doubt the fact that she wob
cut out to be a business woman.
When Ruth had first decided to work
it hod reallv been experimental in her
own mind. That is, she had not visual
ized liersplf n working woman forever
nnd ever. She wondered how Helen
felt, and secretly thought that inde
pendence for women was after all over
iated. She herself could not see so
very much In it. She lived simply from
day to dny without much thought to the
future. Of course she was not so tired
at night as she had been at first, but
she dreaded going home to nn apart
ment that was only half cleaned, and
of late Mrs. Jones had failed altogether
to notice the frantic nofes that Ruth
pinned to the towel.
Ruth thought of nil these things -as
she sat idly at her desk. Her life was
settling into a dull routine. It was
hard to realize that she was the same
Ruth who only so short a time ago had
flitted casually through life.
The elevator door clanged nnd she
turned from her contemplation of tho
roofs opposite to seo who had come
In. She had grown to hate the people
who came to the office of the New Idea
Publishing Compnny: they were nearly
all the same. Bustling, brisk-voiced
women with sensible shoes and dingy
gray suits, or timid mouselike individ
uals "who, told only too plainly from
their appearance that they were' be
ginners venturing Into the sacred por
tals in u desperate effort to sell their
work.
This time she was surprised, for a
gay voice called her from across the
room and the next minute she was
shaking hands with Natalie nnd being
gushed over. Ruth 'was dully ashamed
of her position and then was furious
for feeling that way. She had not
dreamed that Natallo would ever look
her up. Natalie of all people. But
Natalie with her artless childishness
had not noticed any discrepancy)- she
had come to ask Ruth to be a brides
maid' at her weddjng.
"I know it's atc.",slie said drop
ping into a chair, "but I just decided
to have a big party. I talked it over
with. Jack, and we decided on tho
bridesmaids together. You will, won't
you. Ruth?"
There was something thrilling in the
fact that Jack had wanted her for
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I know a man, he was a quite young
man then, who wanted to be n writer.
He tried desperately hard, but one dts-'
appointment after another came to
him and he decided It couldn't bo
done. All his hopes had been tied up
in this one ambition, but did ho call
his life blastcd7 No: ho went out and
got a Job In a furniture factory. Ile
isn't president of the factory today.
No, po Is a writer, Just what he alvvaya,
wanted to be. How did it happen?
He made such a howllpg good suc
cess -of being a game human being
that when Just, for pure pastime's sake
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wnen no st.it it ore just ror run, out
with no heavy heart attached,, ho was
surprised two weeks later to get a
check back Instead of tho manuscript.
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THE secret of this man's success Was
that he went bravely on picking up
the pieces, as It were, nnd knowing
there was no place for tho surprises
and good things to be hidden but In
the future. Surprises wcro always
hiding around tho corner and when
they came ho for one was gojng -to
be ready for them.
When wo keep bravely going there
are always good th'igs lurking behind
the corners ahead, it Is the man who
sits on the roadside with his head' In
hia hands who never catches UP with,,
tho placo where his luck was sched
uled to turn.
Being hopeful means tuning your
heart and your will to act on tho mes
sage that will bo In tho air tomorrow.
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bridesmaid. Perhaps he had even sug
gested her name, nnd Natalie had neg
lected to sny so.
"Why, I'd love to, of course," Ruth
returned quickly.
"You can get away all right? It
will bo on a Wednesday you know,"
"Oh, I'd forgotten ; thnt's right, your
weddjng Is on a Wednesday."
"Yos, but Helen is coming. She Bald
she would get away for it. Can 1
count on you, Ruth? I shall be so dis
appointed if you say you won't."
"Why, yes, of course I will; I'll
mnnago somehow, nnd I think It is
splendid that you want me, Natalie."
Natalie looked about curiously and
asked Ruth abput the place.
"I love your room, Ruth, tell me
about your work, won t you? Jl
Ruth explained ns vaguely as pos
sible. The way idie told it made Jt
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important than it actually was. But
she was inwardly ashamed to have to
do this.
When Nntalie loft all of Ruth's
vague resolutions of studying stendg-ivl
taphy nt night were Bwallowdd ln":
billowy pink organdie nnd roses. Al
ready she was visualizing her brides--mnld
dress. Natalie had said there
wero to be six bridesmaids, and the
gowns were to be of different shades
of organdie, hers was to be pink, and
there were to be hats, too, of ruffled
silk with sheer brims.
After all, Ruth thought as she slip
ped into her coat and adjusted her hat
that evening before the glass in tho
coat room, she was entirely too tired
at night to take, up work, in additional
to working nil day in an office.. Sup
pose she did give up her evenings tot
study, and then nftcrwnrd nothing,
came of it. Beshlos, she wasn't sure
that she wanted to work tip into any
kind of work. Her job had been only
nn experiment undertaken in the main!
to show Scott that she really could
earn money. Sho wasn't at all cer-
tain now that she wanted to be a
business woman. Whether the fact
that Ruth had discovered that any good
balaried position needs (raining or
talent had anything to do with 'ber
'ideas of working just nt present or notl
was still to be decided. At any, rate ,
she hnd deemed in her own mind that
It would be absurd of her tb study
stenography so that she could take an
ordinary office position, That wasn't1
the kind of work sho wanted to do.
(In the next Installment the frivolous
world In the shape of Natalie Jergens
beckons Ruth away from business.)
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