TSfH r i s EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1919 U t k 7 t r h i. r rV Ki Please Tell Me What to Do Hy CYNTHIA r v T- Dan B. Rejects You, "Fair Honey" To ( FMlor of Womnn't I'aoe: Dear Cynthia Some one Is tiikluK to,o mucli upon her fnlr joudk soul lor mo to combat with. I vunnot fathom "Knlr Honey's" reply. Thnt little poem uns niouut for bomu one who dully peruses your noble column. Ami still it wasn't my fair honey who signed her self to that little answer. So 1 suppose It nlmll ever remain n mystery who that noble soul, who signs herself Dan B Fair Hone), i. I mipposc I shall never have the pleas ure of meeting her. 1 thank her very much for her regnrds and again, I nm, Yoms sorrowfully, DAN 11. Anxious Mother, Attention! To Another Mother You would do well to let liour dntiRlitct practice- at amateur work. If she linn real talent and a steady head It, might he n pity to cut off that talent. It seemi to " me yolt would he wise to take it little ot your iiiiBbinu s ticnlre, however, a man knows more of the world than a woman. Have jioii suggested to her a course In designing ami interior uceo ration? There are various courses nt the different schools in the tit that are extremely good, and the students are nil Interested In ntnatcur theatri i.ftU. Him mWtif ftml nn nxnresslon f) for her talent in this way. The v. ay ene nesires 10 go is inn 01 inuunn. A ell-balruced pel son in everj wa has a difficult time to keep clear of troubles In the wuy. - The "Old Bachelor" Answers Dear Cynthia No'doubt on will be surprised to hear from me again after the nil) I have been slammed through jour columns the last (.ounlc of weeks. Oh, bo ; don't they rah ml ! It's a wonder I am able to walk, and Imagine, uo one stuck up for me not even Jack, lie writes in nod asks na t,o try again. Huh I Does u burnt child plnr with fire? It does not. Whenever a fellow cats something that makes him good and sick 'what does he do? He sweais he will not cat it again and IMie has will-power enough he doesn't. Of course, if he is like some people, .Tuck, fur iimtniipp. he swells off for a couple of weeks then tries it again with usually the same result. Well, Cynthia, that is just the wa. 1 feel toward the female of the species. 1 have been stung ome and I am fined. As they used to sa before duly 1 I know when I hae had enough. Did Jou ever hear any man who was mar ried sav that if he weie single he would do it over again? No, and .neither have I, The all suy never ngiiliii Of course there are some exceptions, who should be candidates for a home for the .feeble-minded, but that just proves the rule. It's just' like the nnny. Over in Frame ever) one .nid. "Oh, bov : If I ever gel out of this man's army," etc. i Yet when we got back hciu some of them re-enlisted. Spmc of m.v esteemed friends wrote In and reminded me that mv mother was n woman: granted, but she wasn't the type vou have to take these dajs .with a whitewashed nose and u crim 1 son stain on each cheek. 1'vcry time a fellow kisses one lie is taking a chance of getting pointers' colic, and if they lay their heads on a shoulder it takes three weeks to get the corn starch out. If I could get n woman of the old-fashioned, know -hnw'-lo-bake-brcjnd kind. I might i limine my mind, but I'll never find one In I'liilu delnhia. or verj few other places. Thanking jou for join impartial in- tercst, Cynthia, I rcmoln. now and forever, OLD HACHHUm. It Is true, Old Bachelor, that the burnt child fears fire, but when it learns the good that comes from fire It becomes afraid only of the fire that would burn it not that which cooks its food, warms Its home nnd helps keep the world's Industries going, nu do well to bewnre of the one woman who treated jot! badly, but jou arc wrong to condemn all other women. And vou must have met n strange set of .married people who always say, "Never again." There are more who are happj than you think. An nttltude such ns jours is What makes for unhapplncss In married life? or any kind of life, for that matter. Ueally, jou know, you do not feel as jou say. You just wont to start something, don't jou? v H. J. B. Answers "Judy" Dear Cjnthla Imagine my surpilsc upon seeing n letter front ".ludv" ad dressed to me and a mlghtv pleasant suriirisc it was. too. Slav I use joiir column ns n medium In nnswcrlng her?1 Unee in a while, in Uraig Kcnncclj stories, .oii hear of people writing to each other In n newspaper, but to have It actually happen! Hut even with the pleasure It gives, isn't it a hit rough to have l girl claim joiu friendship nud not have the privilege of knowing her in person? it Is rather nice of jou to nsk for it, "Judy," oud it is rertnin Ij jours. And 1 wnnt jou to know, too, thnt "friendship" is a highly val ued word In my voenlmlnrj Much obliged for the nppellnlion of "philosopher." l'eisonnllv, I doubt it. I have seen n good bit of the different phases of life and it Is simply n matter of expressing what lias been absorbed through observation. You put it well when jou sav it is a waste of time nnd space to write about the more trivial things. Cjnthia's column is one that could be used to advantage in the dis cussion ol more important sunlcctR, The scx-cqualltv piobleni is one of importance, and mnjbe I should not have been so absolute in sajiug "let it take care of itself." You cannot reform the world in n single da) . nnd such n problem will take Icnger to solve thau-jou or 1 have vcnrM to live. The war, Instead of helping matters, seems fo have made them even worse. As ou s.ij , criticism nud slurs will never remedy matters, but wise and sympathetic co-opeintion will do a world of good. Here's hoping that some day the twain shall meet it seems like such n lost opportunitj not to. In the mean time I am your very good friend. - Ih J. II. NONOGENARIAN HERE LIVED NEAR DICKENS IN ENGLAND William Hainsworlh Says Writer Was a "Dressy Man" and Attracted Attention Came to Gad's Hill Place by Coincidence The old world nnd the old dnjs, when he lived near the home of Charles Dick ens, outside of London, arc very near to William Hninsworth. of 2111 North Rivth street, who has just celebrated his ninetieth birthday. This old Kncltsli pnntleninn is snnii.- I thing of n Dickens character himself. A large, active man for all his je.us. with a i udd v, white -whiskered fare and twinkling brown ejes below a blnck vel vet skull-cap, which he w mis at a deb onair angle on his head, ho Is a picture from an older world and another day. There Is a courtliness to his manner that gives the perfect touch to this old soldier of the queen. f "I lived quite nenr Dickens for manv jenrR," raid Mr. Hninsworth. "and often saw him walking about Ills place or the streets of the neuiby townc. When nnv one mentioned (lad's Hill Place in those dnjs they meant Dick ens. The estnte wns on the (Jrnvesend road, the old stage-coach line between London i.nd Bristol, not fnr from Ilochester. "We nlwavH heard nn interesting story about Dickens in connection with the Gad's Hill Place. When a boy he was .driving in the stage to London with his father, who was a newspaper man of Maidstone. As they passed the Ood's Hill Place Dickens looked earn estly out of the window nnd, turning to his father, cxclnlmcd, 'Some day when I nm grown up 1 nm going to live in a house like that.' I'Later, at the height of his first lit ernry prominence, lie remarket! to :k lndy sitting next to him at n dinner In London thnt he was tired of the city,., nnd would like to get nwnj from it for a while. " 'Charles,' she exclaimed, '1 know just the plnce for jou Gad's Hill Place, nn the (Srnveseud rtiad ' "Ily this coincidence he came to live In the house which has become so iriuch associated with his name. "Dickens' generally attracted atten tion on the Btrcet," Mr, Hninsworth went on, "because he was what I should call a 'dressy' man, His clothes were rather strikingly fashionable, and this, coupled with n peculiar attltndo of deep thought, which was one of his greatest characteristics, gave him an unusual ap pearance" "He had deep-set and piercingly dark c)cs, elenr, sharp features nnd n heavy head of dark-hiiiwn hnlr. "Ills peculiar thoughtful abstraction made him n hnrd man for any but his intimate friends to npproneh. lie wns lint generally demon atic nnd his con tact with poorer people seemed to be mainly for the purpose of character re search. He hnd an immense fund of quiet nnd unexpected humor, nnd those who knew him said that he was excel lent company " PUBLIC SPEAKING A short tours In EHMixpreflslon, Self Confidence, , Business Cnsllsh. Rll-aiounJ Self DeielonnMMU Elevfn Wpilnc-ilny KventnsN, commencing Derfmbr 3. nt R o'clock Jlntli sxe Op nlnc lesson free to public Oh It writ" or phono Spruce 3218 for In KtructUn literature Neff College mo ClII'STNUT HTRr.KT Largest Old Book Store in America A Great , . .. ... -v .. ,., ... , ... , Kf p , , ASCO. ASCO. ASCO. ! UnEfff I H ASCO. ASCO. ASCO. j ? J STORES CO. M . 3 Si , ' '' -SJ C, , , "h .CI ri i i s o A S C' o. The Question Corner Toddj's Inquiries 1. What use j-an be made of old tooth brushes? 2. Describe a striking way of brightening the all-black even ing gown. 3. Whnt is the birthday supersti tion for Sunday? 1, How can a pretty work basket be made for "a Christmos gift? 5. Whnt is test to prove the genuineness of n diamond? fj. How can dry paint be removed from cloth? Saturday '11 Answers 1, Used tea lenves can be used ns a means of dustless sweeping, fjtrew them over the cornet -which Is to TjeTswepf, and tltcj, gather up tho ditt ns they ure swept up, without raising a dust J 2. A- good rubber for polishing furniture can be made bv wind ing several thicknesses of flannel -t nround an Iron. 3 Habutni Is a Japanese silk that in washable. 4.. A novel wnv of using satin frills on a serge dress is ns nn outline for the squnre neck, nnd the wide panel down the front of both waist nnd skirt. 5 The birthday superstition for Saturdny is "Raturday'H child works hnrd for its living." 6, An invitation to a children's party should be written in the form of an informal note. Starts Tomorrow Tuesday Morning The close of this year marks the most successful "purchas ing" year in our history. We have been fortunate enough to have collected more than 40,000 volumes in excess of inn ni.jj,tiiii(! liortf rnllia nnnl. mrms poaorvo lina hpun nililicritv- nn in our stockroom and ware-it house. In the many hundred trans actions .represented, seven large private libraries are in cluded, 'which required us to visit Buffalo, Boston, Prince ton, Washington and various nfhoi. nninfa fn nnnrniso mirV and ship back to Philadelphia. These lots have been kept in-if tact particularly a very valu able library collected by the late William C. .Craige, Gen eral Solicitor of the Provident Life and Trust Company of Philadelphia. Mr. Craige was known to every book collector, antj was a familiar frequenter of the haunts of book, lovers. A S C o ?A S c A S s AJ c A' S c- IU A S c o 'Something For the Woman with the Shiny Nose WHEN the oil-glands are over-generous, the nose often shines as though polished and tiny drops of oil stand out on the surface of the skin, making the pores look all the larger, Tests In more than 350Q Beauty Shops On half million people have proved that anyone may be relieved, oyjustusing SI(a. .IrllO Astringent Cream Th.is cream is to be applied at night. The Astringent Lotion way also be sponged on dur ing the day befoie applying Pace Powder. We bought this library in June, 1918, but have been un able to give it proper attention until now. ', All these books, as well as all our other purchases, will be displayed lor sale on temporary tables, beginning tomorrow morning, Tuesday, December 2nd. Bear in mind that we will be able to show only a portion of each of these collections at one time. But they will be replen ished from our reserve stock each day, as fast as sales make space, until the entire collec tions have been disposed of. 'To epjoy this remarkable gathering of books to the full est, we advise a daily visit during the time this notable sale continues. You are wel come at all times to browse among the books, at your lpisure, to buy or not to buy, as you wish. We are constantly buying books, and, while our sales both in dollars and number of vol umes have passed all previous records, we.are looking f onvard to a bigger year next year, with an even larger stock of books for you to enjoy. Come in and examine the display. Booht Bought. Libraries Purchased, Leary's Book Store A S c A s c i i A" S' c o. A s ic o a s c o- . A S- c ro. i A Timely Opportunity To Stock Up On High Grade Canned Goods Choice Cut Sfringless Beans llc can Hy the docn $1.23. These are our legular lIJc goods the quality will please you. Sanitary tins of delightful tender beans. Fine Quality Tomatoes i r & 15 ca Choice, red lipo tomatoes sojid pack in sanitary tins, big value, buy them bjP the dozen. Every Can is Covered by Our Usual Guarantee Choice Sugar Corn ir can Crushed corn of excep tional quality, every kernel as sweet as a nut. Quality considered, the price is very unusual J Selected Eggs 62c Satisfactory for any nnd every purpose where eggs are required big, full and -v meaty. Cheese 37' v. Fine Quality Just the kind to use with macaroni, and exceptionally fine for sandwiches. The snap to it is just right. f Daily -Needs Economy Prices National Oats, pkg 10c Ritter's Catsup, bot 1 2c Brer Rabbit Molasses, caji c Kellogg's Corn Flakes, pkg lie "Asco" Far jna, pkg lOc yuaKcr Lorn Flakes, pkg 9c Calif Lima Hcans, lb lGc Best Head Rice, lb 18c Sliced Dried Beef, pkg 7c "Asco" Bak. Powder, can He. 9c Herhhey's Cocoa, can. . . . 5c, 9c ..9c, 17c Fancy Grape Fruit MED. SIZE C each (4 for 25c) LARGE SIZE C !.. eacn (3 for 25c) J' Pork and Beans "s Ready to serve a big bargain. can 12& Asco" Rolled Oats m 10' Finest White Oats grown Why Pay More? u - Snowdrift . . b cas Better for Baking, Frying and all kinds of cooking. . i Pore Ttadeil Codfish 7C-12C i Easily prepared Very nutritious and economical i r"AcrnV ltaA n n - . 0..rVeryBeslt'Oneeib4Z Full, heavy body with an aroma and flavor that appeals to every lover of good coffee. We guarantee "Asco" the biggest coffee value and most satisfying "cup" you ever s. drank. r b 45' pkg. 23c r "Asco" Blend Our Yerv Best '-lb. nkc. 12c: '.-lb, A blend for every palate. Your choice of plain Black, Mixed, Old Country style or India and Ceylon. Our Teas will please the most particular tea drinker. s "Asco" Buckwheat Fiour. . . .pkg. 12c "Asco" Golden Syrup can 14c Pure Apple .Butter lb. 19c Choice PinkSalmon tall can 22c "Asco" Sliced Bacon pkg. 25c Arrow Borax Soap cake G'jc Chloride of Lime big can 10c Rinso (the New Labor Saver) . . . pkg. 7c "Asco" Ammonia bot. 8c "Asco" Bluing bot. 5c JrP'SEvap.iilk-7c1.4c Finest quality. Better for tea, coffee, and making all kinds of puddings. More econ omical than fresh milk. Sr Prunes 20c 24' Extra fine quality, exceptionally Big Value Delicious stewed. Wholesome and nutritious. r ' Bread Is Your Best Food Eat More of It ! Quantity Bread Loaf If yooMiae never used "Victor," try a loaft today and satisfy yourself that Victor is the Best Bread Made and Biggest Value Sold. Victor 'Raisin Bread loaf lOc Baked with luscious Raisins. These Prices aMLOur Sanitary Meat Markets Quality Beef, fork, Lamb & Mutton Rump and Round Steak lb 30c HI Roast 30' Genuine Spring Lamb Loin Chops, lb. 45c Rib Chops, lb. 35c RacH Chops, lb. 28c Shoulders ..lb. 25c Neck lb. 18c Breast lb. 10c Genuine Wether Mutton Loin Chops, lb. 33c Rib Chops, lb. 2Sc Rack Chops, lb. 22c Shoulders ..lb. ISc Neck lb. 12c Breast ...T.lb. 8c Sf Rib Roast a, 22' "L.... Pnrk urusstru v Roasts Best Cuts 38c lb Chops rt( or lb A A1 Sugar Cured Boneless lb Butts Lean Soup lb Beef 42' Pure Pork lb Sausage 40' Delicious a f. Country lb VX Scrapple Fresh Qikr Country lb AiV Sausage wv J.O Fresh Liver Pudding lb 22' New Made qt Krout 10 Fresh Tft? Hamburg lb r Steak T' Everywhere in Philadelphia and Throughout .Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware i A S4 9 LU A' S' c 0, 4 r 6 rAJ S c o ' A' S' c- F6 A s c o A s c o r A' S- c o A' s-c CL A s c o "A S c j I II c o AJ c n a c p s s i A S c o A' &' c. o. H Vg' "' mp, mf i y y y ' '!! f f WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S Wanamake r s Down Stairs Store Little Gifts in Silver Charming and Quite Inexpensive There's n bright and glittering table in the Jewelry Store covered with nil sorts of pretty little glass and silver affairs for the table. Designs arc excellent and prices most attractive. In Silver Deposit on Glassware Sugai and cream sets, ?1 to $3. Cruets, 50c and 75c. Lemon dish and fork, 50c. Plates, 50c. Butter tubs, $f Uclish dishes, $1. Horse-radish containers, 50c unci $1,50. Mnrmaladc jars, $1. In Silver Plate Here are dear little, individuul salU, and peppers and largo ones for general use. Some are entirely of metal, others ure of glass with metnl tops. 50c and $1 a pair. Bud vases in many shapes are 35c to $1.50. Candlesticks ure also 50c to $1.50. Sterling Silver Salts and Peppers arc $1.50 a set. R ENFORCEMENTS have freshened the sale of men's all-wool suits at $25, and there is good choosing. The suits are all of fine Winter mixtures in brown, gray and olive cheviot styles for men and for young men. I Mlnllerj- Store for Men) ( enlrnl) The Smartest Sports Coats Are of Camels' Hair or Polo Cloth Some reach just to tho knees, others are three quarter length and nil aie ver , smartly belted and packetcd. Young women find them very jaunty and becoming ,with plaid skirts. They are in soft, wood brownrf and creamy tans which harmonize b o a u tifully with the racoon, sealeno or beaver fur with which they are often trimmed. A most interesting model which is immense ly popular is a three quarter length coat of camels' hair with a nar row belt of self-material, and four slot pockets. It is lined with silk throughout. $65. Many other attractive styles range in price from $37.50 for a polo coat to $97.50 for a camels' hair trimmed with beaver. (Market) m v--1 1 I S4T x'rw m Mm fWv Ms? Moire Ribbon Special at 60c a Yard Lustrous moire ribbon for hair bows, sashes, etc., is five inches wide and in many shades Pink . Blud Brown Navy Black Red Old Blue Old Rose White (Central) A Table Piled High With Chair Cushions $1 Each Hnve you thought of giving the man of the house a chair cushion for his office chair? And, surely, there aie lots of chairs about the house that would be improved by attractive chair cushions in comfort and appearance, too. These cushions are of the better grade, covered with heavy, fine, durable cretonne in attractive patterns, and they are tufted. There nrc light, medium and dark cushions a whole table full I Thoie are many things in the Upholstery Store that would make nice gifts, such as pillows (lovely pillojvs), table runners and scarfs, silk piano scarfs, etc., as well as cretonnes, silk-and-cotton materials, velours, etc, of which to make gifts. (Central) Easy-to-Make Bags Special at i $1.3 5 They look much like beaded bags when they are made up, and there is plenty of time to make a .few before Christmas. There is a choice of various patterns and colors, durably and vividly stamped on black velvet two pieces, one for each side of the bag. (Art Needlework, Central) Women's and Young Women's Velveteen Frocks Special at $16.50 and $18 Not only are velveteen frocks fashionable, but graceful and pretty. These are in black, navy and Burgundy, trimmed with braid or with dainty estecs of net. Two are sketched. Practical Serge Frocks aie in many well-tailored and charming models, belted, trimmed with braid or buttons, embroidered with silk, etc. Almost all are on the slender, chemise lines that give a 'more youthful effect to tho figure. ' All are specially priced: $13.50, $10.50, $18.75, $19.50 and $23.50. Coat Dresses of Wool Jersey Special at $18.75 They are in various fashionable shades and aie very smart. Satin and charmeuse fiocks for afternoon are in youthful models and in models that are more suitable for women who wear sizes 36 to 44. $21.50, $25 and $29.50. Colorful Beauty Dancing In Coral Sky Pink Orchid Maize Dance frocks of layers of fairylike tulle, of satin or talTcta combined with tulle, of soiree silk embroidered with silver motifs, and many others, arc $25, $29.50, $35 to $50. Women s Suits Are All Reduced $23.50, $25, $29.50, $35, $38.50, $50, $55, $65 and $75. Such are the prices now. This includes the well tailored suits of mixtures, wool jersey, etc., in sports models and the suits of serge, gabardine, tricotine, wool velour, duvet de laine, silvertone, etc. Many of the hner suits are trimmed with lovely iurs. J. (Market) Kimonos and Negligees for Gifts Kimonos, Japanese style, arc of various kinds of crepe and in lovely colors at $3 to $8.75 , t Negligees of crepe de chine in beautiful lustrous colors are gracefully draped 13.75 to $32.50. Breakfast coats of satin are $15, and of taffeta, $22.50. (Centrnl) Gifts That Women Really Want and Can Use the Whole Year Through A pair of the new and fashionablo pumps with high or baby French heels and turned soles would be a welcome gift. Almost grown-up young daughter, especially, would appreciate them. They are always nice for evening, nnd for outdoor, day time occasions, one might add a pair of spats! Slippers Uroiue kidskin Black kidskin Black satin x Black calfskin Fieldmouse kidskin Black patent leather Silver cloth Prices start at $5.40 a pair. " Spats in all the fashionable shades are $2 to $2.50 a pair. Ivory and white spals are special at 90c a pair. 500 Pair of Women's Slippers About Half Price at 75c They are of soft gray felt with sub stantial felt soles. Comfy slippers in lavender, pink, red, light blue and Copenhagen are $2.25 a pair. Sports Suits for Junior Girls Special at $23.50 Heather mixed wool jersey suite are in varioua becoming models for junior girls of 15 to 19 years. Graceful Velveteen Frocks The colors burgundy, green, navy and black-, are at their best in the deep softness of velveteen. Some of the frocks are embroidered with silk and have Georgette collars, others have coatees trim med with bands of satin. Many are trimmed wth braid or combined with satin. Sizes 14 and 1Q. years. $25 to $45. Top Coats for Little Girls Warm, well-made little coats, many with fur collais, begin at $9.50 and go up to $32.50, with nn excellent selection in sizes C to 9 years. For girls' of 12 to 17 years there are unusually good-looKlng coats this year, most of them belted. Many styles are of cheviot, velour, silvertono or polo cloth. $15, $19.60 to $37.60. Middies at $1.50 All-white jean middies with collars and cuffs trimmed with white braid are the sort that gMs want for school can't have too many, so one for Christmas won't go amissl Sizes 6 to 20 years. Regulations at $5.50 llegulations of fine white jean for girls of 6 to IC years are well tailored. They are trimmed wickl vuuvb uvtw etui Minuja lywo. ou 4ivbf Aeoj .!, youthful. h Real Christmas Frocks! v iii Lovely little frocks of Japanese crepfrNfl light blue or pink show interesting hand Vroafc. either smocking or hand embroidery. Some of frocks have dotted Swiss" guimpes, What nioer fori) glrleqfG taJ4years7 ,$8,00 and $JD. 1 ? 3 & -, ASCO, ASCO. ASCO, ASCO. ASCO. -- t l1 J ASCO. 1 (Clititnut) I . (wmnvt iD2---- MMlXniHnMMHWI rh I Ni4m A.fc.tuu. 03 -
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