ssns ' ty'W mw?Mtv-s':ijt g $W" T"v ' ftBTi Pf'1 i -js gor- f$ijfltTtrw 10 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1921 The Woman's Exchange TlfO NOVEL SIDE TRAINS WHAT'S WHAT Ily HELEN DECIE ESTHER DOESN'T WANT Please Tell Me What to Do 1 AWS. WILSON SUGGESTS SOME GOOD BREAKFASTS Shirred Eggs Falgora Arc Tempting and Delicious Stale Bread Batter Calces Use Up Leftovers and Provide Good, Wholesome Food t L M. A. WILSON I (Oottriont, lOil bu Mm. M. A. WiUon iff riomn reitrvca.i COLD winter morning should bring the fnmih to tlii hrpnkfnst tnhlp ulth keen appetites. In the lni gone by. ' people usunlly found It necensnry to rie i early nnd do some odd chores before I breakfnst. The old-frmhlniicd conking fctove required n longer time to prepare the morning meal than docs our llnclj i cnuippeu ga or cieciric rnngo c i while mother prepared the breakfast, the I family did many little things that helped make it easy for her during the dav. It is a real pity that this has become paste, for it instills into ouug hearts a real love of home nnd fnmil) nnd many a brother nnd sister came to find a dear and delightful close companion- ship while doing the cnrl morning the eiirl morn tig tasks. Let us nrinmre to rise n hnlt ' hour earlier for bur health's nke ns ! well an for n chance to nremire a real appetizing breakfast for the hungry family. Shirred Kggs Falgora j Mince fine three strips of bnion and place in four custard cup-i or earthen j shirred egg dishes. Dace in a small bowl: One cup of thin cieam saucr, made the night before, One teatvoou of tuff. I One-half teaipoon of qratcd onion. ' 7'ico tablespoon of finely minced parsley, , Yoll: ol four eaos. Heat to mix and t lien told in the stiffly beaten whites of four eggs. Pour in the prepared dishes and set in n shallow pan Add just enough water to r to come one-fourth of the wi of the dishes. Hake In a moderate nveu for I llftecn minutes. Soru- in the dish. Stnle Bread U.itter Cakes , Soak stale bread in plent of cold water until ery soft and then turn into i n nieci. of cli..es. cloth nnd soueeze drv jtub through n fine sicc, now then i place lu n bowl One and one-auartcr cups of milk, Three cup of flour, j One teaipoon of salt, Ttco level tablespoons of bakinq poicder, i Ttco level tablespoons of sirup. Three level tablespoons of shortening, i Tito eupi of tht prepared italc bread. Beat hard to mix nnd tlfen bake on hot griddle. Try some smoked herring prepured I this way. I Split open nnd clenu.se the herring, then cover with boiling water nnd let i-tand for lie minutes to drain. Pan quickly In smoking hot bncou fnt nml then lift to n hot platter nnd pour over it a little melted butter :iud n few drops I of lemon juice, (iiirnish with points ot toast and serve with creamed potatoe. . When w islung to serve. n urn potatoes. I have the crenm sauce read nnd the po tatoes diced In the morning simply add: Thrre-aunrtt is run of irnrr. llni ana one-half cups of cream sauce, Ttco unci one-half cups of diced pota- tees, By SIRS THE HUSBAND HATER 11 IIAZEI. DEVO BATCHELOK Cotvlort. 1911, tni Public Ledotr Co. lean .o iniiu brought up in lux ury, is forced by her fatha's dmth and bankruptcy and her oicn fear of foverty into a marriage tcith her guardian, Mark Brand, a man she has never seen before. She dislll:cs htm at tight and after her marriage hatis him Dirk Mason, a young engineer, 'comes into her life after she is settled on Mark's runch out xecit, and Jean likes Mm, but Dick learn to care too timcft for her, and one night akks her to run away u.ith him. Jean is shocked and disguited and Mark, uio comes back loiie iincxncctciJli unit ovtr. hears everything, offers to let her go back east lie till her, Houeicr, that if she ever ..ants Aim shi will hnc to come to him and tell him so Site laugh ni Mi fa e It i wi'h a great harritr between them that Jean lca,r to vlt Cicely Knavles, an old school frlerd, icho hies in Sew York Comparison ' ' TEA.N I,-aid Cicel.v's words with v.ir- J ing emotions. Somehow the struck her with a little shock It did not seem Quite fair to Jack to speak of him like that to .i woman friend Jean had . strong sense of k'valtv, sho h.id beii loyal even to Mark, whom she hated and here whs Clcel complaining or Jack's stlnelnes", of the f.ict that sho had charge accounts but no monev nt hr own It strurk Jean as a bit choan and sordid, and she hardl knew how to reply. "But a ch.irse i oitnt is .i wonrirtul thing," she said Mowl after ,i moment si Sause "It's bn u long time since I avo charced an thing at the hie shops, but I remembu what a convenience H was." 'I know, ( Keh went on warming tt. her suhjeit as she went irto it more deeply nnd with the Idea that she wis miking to sum one who was entirely The Question Corner Todaj's Inquiries 1. Describe a stunning bag to be carried with n sport "int. 2. How enn n pair of ilurnhle office cuffs bo made thnt are ensily kept clean ' 5. What is n new nnd effective wnv of mnking n round taffetn pillow cover? 4. When the pnvements nro covered with ice whnt device can be at tached to the shoos to keep tho feet from slipping? 5. Describe n quaint nnd nttrnctive little bookmark which would be nice to give some one who is fond of books. 8. When preparing n fish for ent ing how con the scales be quick ly removed ' Saturday's Answers 1. A clever little girl innv make a dollhouse with real rooms by tnk inc n grocer's wooden box nnd dividing it with three cardboard partitions, covering the "wnlls" of tlie three rooms thus formed with wallpaper. 2, An inexpensive material for mak ing a uird table cover is un blenched muslin, which enn be hemmed around the edge with n buttonhole stitch done in black thread and decorated In one cor ner with u small, embroidered design 8, A useful new device thnt shnip ens Vietiola needles is n smnll mctnl frame with n drive wheel run bv friction upon the rim of the revolving disc thnt holds the record. i, A new pencil for the drnftsmnn is innde of silver and can be con verted Into a footrule by pulling out each end. 5. A fetching pair of gloves for eve ning wear ure made of white kid. lined with soft satin the color of one's gown. 0, A kitchen utensil thnt is new is n cream w'nlppfr thnt is narrow enounh to tit insido a cream bot tle, and thus prevents the cream froini plashing when whipping- it. r Cirated onion. And thpn scnion mul beat slowly to ,np "mg vlm' Fried Annies Wash small npplei mid then cut in thick slices and dip in Hour. Mince fine four ounces of salt pork nnd fry until golden brown. Lift the pork nnd cook the apples In the fat When nicely In own add salt jwirk nnd cover and let Monm slowly for ten minutes, serve with French toast Finnan Hatldle With Cream Potatoes Wnh. pare nnd slice the medium- i7ed potatoes and then parboil. Make two cups of cream -aitee and pour plenty of boiling water oer one-nan pounu of fitnian linddic Drain fish and pick into pieces , in the morning turn fish into pieces , in nim- Into u saucepan and ndd : The tiotutocf. One tablespoon of i)iated onion. Push paprika. Tiro tahlcipoaui of finilii minced par'lep. Tin rieam inuce. One cup boiling teatir, Ilent slowly to the boiling point anl then se.ison and none on toast. Thts is delicious on cold, storm mornings with n cup of good coffee. lirlice Cut pieies of nicely browned crap pie into inch pieces and place In n cas serole dish and add a layer of cold boiled potatoes, sliced thin nnd one union grnted. Heneat until the dish is full. Cover .. t.i. ... .. -..,.... .,,. ...wi iwii'.. for twenty-tivo mlnutun n n hot oen. Th, , deiiciotls if 0ne-hnlf pound of salvage and one-half pound of scrnpp'c are combined. Cornadlo ' vc ill a saucepan : One and one-half cups of icaler. One onion qratcd. Tiro tablespoons of finely minced parilcy. One teaipoon of salt. One-half teaipoon of pepper. Three-quarter cup of cornmcal. Cook until sufficiently thick to hold the spoon upright. Now udd : One-half cup of grated cheese. Tieo ounces of chipped beef, shred I deil into imall piece. Mix nnd let tool, then form into enkes, dip in flour nnd brown in "hot fut. Serve with tomato sauce. Tomato nnd Dried -beef Fritters Place in a bowl I Our cup of milk. Tiro and one-half eupi of flout . One teaipoon of lalt, One-half teaspoon of pepper, I'our teaspoon of baking poxedei , One cup of very thick Kcll-draincd 1 i mined tomatoes, 1 ico ounces of dritd leef shredded '"" Mix well nnd then fry ns for fritters in smoking hot fat. 8mpathetlc "Hut now rtbiiui having money fot tea In the. nfternoon or mat ineo tickets or candy or the thousand nnd one Fmall thlnpH that women lllio to spend money on Hut surely, dear, jou have inonc for such thlncs? "Xo, I don't" C.celv's tono w.is em phatlc "N"o. Indeed, I don't Why I have to resort to all kinds of small sub terfuges, ou know the kind of thing, asking one's dresmaker to charge moro for n certain uown and then collecting the difference from her, anil Its so hu miliating " Well. I should s.i bo," J-an agreed But Cicely, how can cu admit to a comparative stranger that jou need mone as badly as that ." i'IphIv lauched and bhruKKed her shoulders 'Why you d ar Mule Ptirl- flin .itrv nun dnna If an.t nn. .u .nl ..... ...j w. -.V..3 .v ...... j,h- KC.a l.ll- derstnnd Jack's wny of looking at It either Wh would h- rather pay bills at the end of the month than to give m0 ". you".."" v.e, and he sas that ua because1 womin havo no spusc ct the valuo of monev , that If I had an allowance 1 d creed It the tlrst month nnd he'd hive to p.iv the bills, an way. There b some, thing In that, of course, for I am ex travagant. but ho needn't be so Impos-i Bible about It. Ho could give me pin ' money anyway 1 m hoping to profit bv juur uusuuuii s example, jean, ror I intend to hold him un nn a model to, j,xry. That h wh I say ou're so lucky, I havinc all the money ou want rlRht In i our own hands. I nuppo.c if 1 had mndo the trip here from the west, Jnck would hnve bought my ticket and paid tor m meals on the trail In advance ' and that's tho truth' I oh, Ckel, ou don't mean thnt You mp Jn( k don't ou .' Wh. I remem ber how crazll In love you were with him before ou were married I alwns thoiiRht cf ou and Jack as tho ideal I ouple ' ' Certainl I love him, dear Of coursi I 1 m not the romanticist like you are , Jack anl I are fairly well suited, nnd I we t-et alone very well, much better than most people, but of coume, I don t adore htm an vou do Mark It Isn't that kind of a feeling, nt nil " Jean could have laughed aloud at ("'ii-el' -i words She Jean, romantic,, mail': In love with her husband who' lav'shrd money on her The Idea would havi- been funny If there hadn't been so much of trngedy In tt She wondered what Cicely would think If she knew tho truth but afterward, when she was alone In hr room, the memory of Mark s generosity swept ever her with a new meaning I In tin Cnntlnurd I HUMAN CURIOS The OriKlnntnr of lie Creiim s,fiiln Tint the thirst quenching hoverafMl known by the namo of "lee cream soda ' la of eomparatlvelj recent origin is evi dent from tho tact that Hobert M Creen. the man who Invented It died lit Phllndelph'n on Mav 21 list Cnder the terms of his Will, the stone sbove his I Krave Is to bear tho word. ' Ht re lies) tho originator of Ice cream .soda ' While ice crenm Itself goes back to the dajs of Alexander the Great who I ordered that chilled sherbets and other i fiozen drinks ho brought down from tho mountains, and soda wnter was Invented In Colonial dnH, no one seems to have 1 had the notion of combining the two until, during tho Centennial Exposition) , in Philadelphia in 1S7H Robert M fincn 1 made tho experiment of ptarlng n spoon ful of Ico cream In n glass of soda At i 1 tho time Oreen who wns a cleri in n drug store had thnrgo of the i-oda fojn. teln Installed as one of the 'tew' ut. tr.ii Ions at the exposition Vlsltots ! were. Invited to step up and sample thoi drinks mid Oroeri himself Invested in homo Ice rream from a neighboring , stnnd ns part of his noonda meal Tho Idea of mixing the two suddenly oc-1 eurred to him and he tried it on severnl i ' ot tho customers, all of whom liked It so I well that the returned for uddltlon.il i orders of 'that new mixture ' Soon tho I I fountain was crowded and Urocn bud a I I haul tim securing a sufficient amount , of Ire crenm Tho Iden provtd so populnr und Fiirend so rapidly thnt na a consequence j i tho demand for soda fountains doublet and trebled, nnd tho originator of tho ice cream uoda left .in estate valued at J200 000, accumulated In the manufac turo of jfountnlno k- U't;iidtt A Kiiilfsky I'llot" I ouomI to such things You have no Idea .her instinct of seir-preservntion is the how men ar with money men who ap- i feeling that it is Insulting, cheapening p.inntlv have fo much. And I don't rni.n...., t i. Msmul In- n mnn without Announcing Engagement To the Kdltnr ot H'oman's I'aot: Dear Madam 1 nm in a quaivlry nnd so I nm coming to yod for aid. I nm about to nnnounco my engagement. WhM I should llltp to know Id. how thntl I ilo it? Shall t linvo a card party or a. luncheon? Howshnll the announcing hi dono, and how shall the announce ments rend? I want to have about ten of my Intimate friends MISS W. Sinco you are not having so many people, nnd they are nil friends whom jou know well, the nicest wav to nn nounco our engagement to them would he at a. luncheon You can do 'this In n simple, pretty manner by having folded place cards with your namo and that of vour tlance written on the Inside of each one. The enrds could have little w eildlng rings painted on them An eniracement cale nlncecl In the cf titer of the table townrd the end of the luncheon is nlso nn nttrnctlvo Iden This Is niiole of white crepe paper covered with laco pnper and has ten narrow little ribbons peeping out of It. When each guest has found one of theso for hot- self thev ale pulled and the announce- .... ....In ...111. !,.. .n,vti. . kltl.n !.. ' IIICIIl lll.n v"tiil hj .....i-ci nuiiL- .711 them Just as they are on the other cards I told vou of) nro found on the endH of the rlhhons Of course, the secrot Is out after this nnd happiness-wishes follow Two More Authors 1o the hiUtor o lrnmnn Paoc Dear Madam Will ou nleas senu me n short hlstor of the life of Oene Ftrntton Porter nnd of Kate Douglas WitrKln the two nomilar authors? I am n dally reader of our column audi enloy It vcr much D Y There is not very mucli general newnlt mailable about Kate Douglas Wlggln but I will glve.ou as much as I hnve been ntile to get She vvaa born In Philadelphia InlSjO, and graduated from Abbott Academy, Andover, Mass, In 188. receiving the degree of LItt V at Howdoln College In l'JOfi She mar ried Oeorge C niggs In ISOn. She was the organiser of tho tlm free kinder garten for poor children on the Pacific coast, and iias nlwnvs retained her In. 'erost In It Her books are too many to I uo prinieu nore .virs. vv igKS or tni Cabbage Patch" nnd "Rebecca of Sunny brook farm" being the most popular. She lives at H6 West Plfty-elghtn street, .New York city Thero Is more about Getio Stratton Porter hhe was born In Wnbnsh county, Ind . In 1868, and married Charles Darwin Porter In 1886 For two years she was editor of the camera de partment for Recreation; for two years she was on the staff of the Outlook ; for four vears she specialized In natural history photography on the Photo graphic Times Annual Almnnnc She wrote "The Girl of tho Llmberlost," "Laddie " Mlchnel O'Halloran," THROUGH A WOMAN'S EYES By JEAN Don't Let Them Kiss Yon ' Don t do it, little sister. sh(. would spill into the gutter the Never mind if they do tell ou all precious essence of fine womanhood, the girls do it isn't true. And she knows thnt if a mnn nsks her Never mind if some girl who hns for n kiss who does not e.xp?ct to muke lost the essence of her girlhood does tell Iftr his wife, to guard those lips al- you to be n "good spurt." Your mother wnvs as one of his most precious pos- doesn't tell ou tli.it She wants ou sessions, lie would be insulting her, and to be hiippy. wants ,vou to hnve a good permitting him to kiss her would be a time. Hut she knows that that Is not degrndntion. the wny to get either. A good sport with the puiit.v. the freshness, the bloom of your girlhood , with the fineness of your womanhood things indeed to be n good spoit with' And why? For a "good time"? If it were true that your "good times" were dependent on such tilings, would it be worth the price"; Aieu't there other good times thnt you could hnve witli the girls, with vour sister, with your mother, with books, with the glorious out-of-doors that would not get tiresome ns does the hectic running about which they call a i .1 1 .... tl.l Koim ume, iiui-i- ohl- i.a-. sr.u uUW!- good times that would give vou more nim uihf irum jim iiuuiii.k hi Of course, we all vviuit attention nnd we want some of the fun that omes of being n popular gill Hut would nnv- thing be renlh tun that wits paid for In the coin of soiling the lips thnt should be kept virgin for the mnn to whom they will mean something more than a moment's pleasure would thnt be " good time. ... , , V hnt is mornl nnd decent nnd clean nnd what is not is not settled nlonc by the conventions It is settled in our ------ - - ... .. - . ., own soui .vim iii-vii in '!' m'i " l.i,,. m,,nl lnw this- should In-token tll( ,,"'" ?i f L ,tl in , rs'l nn . V " ? i k Bv nc hor hns lrl k'""Yi) ''" b-V "B ' " A SOLEMN REFERENDUM If we took a nation-wide referendum on the question what is the cleanest most nutritious breakfast cereal in the world'here is no doubt that the verdict would be in favor of Sluredded Wheat BiSCliit. It is something more than a breakfast cereal.lt is a substitute for meat, eggs and potatoes for any meal , much more nutri tious and costs much less. Two Biscuits with hot milk make a warm, nourishing meal ata cost of a few cents the most real food for the least money. ?F5 I -Mm w I i fcj a .Vi ml w v A ll COUINNE LOWE , One cannot depend upon the time tables for any knowledge of the trains of this .venr. They nrc npt to start any plnce. nnd they end with equal spon tnneity. For the most formal evening wear ninny great designers both here nnd abroad have placed their stamp of ap proval upon the stately train which Hows from the shoulders. Others develop side trains from pan els of the material. And the train is just as likely to be the prolongation of the gauzy senrf which winds about the throat as it is to be the terminus of a sash or girdle. NEWTON All thnt nbout being "left" it isn't true To bo sure, ou mny now nnd thin miss some "good times.'' Hut then ou should thnnk .vour stars for having escaped any attentions thnt were de pendent upon j our kisses Then, too, ou will gain more than ou could pos slbl lose hi good times, too. Notice the girls who speak of being u good sport. Do they marry the bo who kissed them? They do not. Do even their "good times" last? They do, until a new kiss comes along, that h till; or , ,( mnkp thl,,r nlimlf, u :., ,. .,, i,n . nii .,,, . ipi '. - ' "... ""' ' -" " n.. whom they enn't kiss just et. Surely tjlis js ",iDE v(i" more' than nnv tlli,(, cjht, t.0Ul(1 ll0 Xo mutter what a man's stnndnrds for i.i,,, m.iv be. there is one bright, fnilllllt; t,in(. nuollt him ; nnd thnt is hj r,.v,.rPIIC,. for the right kind of u Biri. ru.miently it is the very men u)l( )a1(1 kM h0 ijKntly thut will flock to her in seriousness when she hns com- innnded their u-spect. And if It is true thnt she mny miss something in ntten- ti()IH now um, thtni sho w,u rome in(0 ).,. ..ompensiition when the really line nmn oon,M nlong. ,. r., i,tuJ .,. .. . anil tine for the worthwhile mnn who is going to tnkc your life into his keep ing It belongs to him n precious right Don't cheat him ; and don't cheat .voursclf. By CVNTIIIA "Whltey" Will Appear Again Dear Cynthia I would llko to say n few words to "P. A. F." I'm clad you realized your mistake and npologlzcd to tho girl, and even though Bho was en gaged and could not go with you again, she knows that you "meant well," which means n vvholo lot. We nil mako mistakes, and it Is won derful when wo realizo them and can overcomo them. Kvcrybody can If he will. Wo get In this llfo what we give, and If "Whltey" gave tho best ho could he would receive tho aamo and ho wouldn't say all girls aro alike. Hy the way, what has become of "Whltey"? Has ho forgotten nil about us, now that he ha started tho Interest ing subject of a "wild llfo"? "BILLY " Says Cynthia Is Intolerant Dear Cynthia Agreed aa wo all must be, thnt your "question boc" tnsk Is in deed a difficult one, Is It not posslblo thnt there Is some avenue by which you can greatly relievo your Inborn? FlrBt, I feel and I know that I do not stand alono In this opinion that you could make our work of doling out all-important ndvlce moro easy by adopt ing, If you will. Just a llttlo more human attitude. After all, men aro mcro mor tala only, and they will err nnd stra from the paths so rigidly outlined by jour Puritan forefathers. Why not then, Cynthia, consider this? When some Jilted unfortunate writes In to you, htsltate nnd consider before you spend your precious energy In diligently thumbing jomo bluestocking mnnual for the proper moral guidance of the unwary and tender of years. Instead, why not Just be natural and let your answers and ndvlce conform nt lenst to some de gree with tho bulk of common experi ence? Tho Ideal world of" platonlo friendships between sexes, of polite excuses and un natural poclal behavior that you picture Is, I will admit, ft picturesque millen nial fairy talo conception. With It. however, lurks tho all-apparent danger thnt thcro will arlBo decrying you a whole host of discontented ones who can never find tho beautiful Utopia that you assure them wo arc living In. Cynthia, even In your stern Purltnn ism bo tolerant with the poor slnncro of us vvho refuse to believe in your all knowing wisdom. After all, Cowper understood when ho wrote: "Men deal with llfo as children with their play, Who first misuse, then cast their toys away." Ho suro said a mouthful ! "BABULC-ON." What Shall She Do? Dear cynthla Am coming to you for ndvlce again, but first please don't pub lish this letter in your columns, but answer It through them as soon as pos sible) for you to do so. I am llfteen years of age, and so. while I am allowed to hnvo boys at my home, 1 meet them at other girls' homes and go out with them to church dances or to thentre parties where thero are crowds of us. I cannot go out with any boy alone Now, Cynthia, please under stand that I am perfectly well satisfied with this decision of mother and dad, but here is a problem I would like you to solve" I met a boy some time ago who came to seo me every other Wednesday night Mother and dad both liked him Im mensely and so did I, for I thought he wan a gentleman. Then there vvaa a danco at the Y. W. C. A. branch to which I belong and he and I went to It. We had a splendid time, too, but when ho brought mo to my door ho asked me to kis3 him good-night. I refused and he. Free to Wc supply aluminum des sert molds in many styles to users of Jiffy-Jell. Also aluminum measuring cups. Also silver dessert spoons in exquisite styles. Write for our catalog of gifts. See which you want. Jiffy-Jell is the quality dessert. It is the only des sert with the real fruit fla vors in bottles. Each is a condensed fruit juice in liquid form, in glass. Jiffy Dessert Co., Now at pre-war price. Aa low aa it ever sold mm JUSheppacd &Sons A Storeful of Quality at Lowered Prices . It is a pleasure to be able to offer such real values, such genuine, such safe cheapness. 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But It happens most often that without a. vestige of real talent, tho child singer or dancer or actor or painter is put through tho fcobly Imita tive paces which doting parents look upon as a demonstration of heaven-born genius. Svhen obliged to witness nn exhibition of this sort, tho bored onlookers are tempted to send hurry call to the So ciety to Protect Children from Cruolty, to demand that the jfoor little make bellovo prodigy be put Into Its nightie, and Into Its llttlo white crib nt n sea sonable hour of tho night. coaxed, but I kept on refusing till finally ho left me, angry at me, I know. Did I not do right? Well, anyway, this morning my ono chum nnd girl friend whom I can really trust told me that he has been making a perfect fool out of me In that neighborhood. Some of these remarks havo been: "Sho is a perfect baby ; her parents dlctato to her where and when she Is allowed to go"; and "She's nfrntd to kiss ft fellow good night" Ho has passed these remarks to othor boys, and this girl's brother re pented to her nnd told her to tell me. Thank goodness, none of the boys take him In earnest, according to this ono Ciithla, after that do nu think he Is a. gentleman? Do you think I should be anj thing but n perfect Icicle toward him If ho comes near mo again? Another remark ho passed was, "Humph! Sho hasn't anybody to toko her out now I don't go there." Do you think It would be all right for mo to let him know through some one else Just how many boys come to see me at dif ferent times nnd who ask dad to lot me go out with them? My chum suggested this method to show him "I don't give a darn." She said her brother would be glad to help us by carrying tales of my popularity (If It's that) to him In front of tho boys ho mndo the remarks to. Just to show him up. I should nppreclato your advlco very much, Cynthia, for I nm very much puz zled I intend to tell mother tonight just what he Is when I go home. Please pardon the errors In Oils letter, as I'm trying to do this In tho few minutes of my lunch hour LIMKRICKITIS Just let the matter drop, dear. It's far more dignified. You behaved exactly ns you should havo and arc In no way a baby. ' Bottcr not stoop to let him know of your popularity. Ho knows it well enough Do not receive him ngaln at your home. The boy Is a cad and should bo treated as one. Superstitions It Is unlucky to pay money for charms, as they will lose all their power. Good luck is not to be repeated. Idiots and fools do not drown or sink In tho water. Women It makes a real-fruit des sert, rich in fruit, and mil lions have adopted it. Jiffy-Jell used to cost 25 more than the old-style des serts with the flavors in dry form. Today it costs no more than others. It is due to yourself to get this extra quality when it costs no extra price. Write today for our cata log of gifts. You are wel come to them, and you need them to serve Jiffy-Jell at tractively. Waukesha, Wis. Ten Flavors 2f-25c At all grocers TO "GET" A HUSBAND But Her Mother Makes Life Very Miserable for Her by Insist- ing Upon Her Getting Married, Whether She Wants to or Not "TjlSTIIKlt la nineteen now, and noti - very liappy. She lias u good position nnd pnjovs licr work nnd her life very much rIic linn plenty of frlcnda, lots of good times, pnrctles and gaycty. Ititt at home r!ic Is looked upon at a sort of an undesirable bonnier. The family has decided that It Is about time for her to settle down and get married. Her mother cannot see why it is that slic will not choose nmong the boys she knous and encourage one of them until lie nsks her to marry him. Ksther like the boys she knows, en joys going about with thorn and having them come sec her, but she is not In Iovp with any of them, and sho doesn't want to be in love with tlicm. There are Rome women who hnve no thought of marriage, no desire for a home of their own. They nre not manliaterF, and llioy nre not cranky, or old-maidish ; they simply hnve never met a man for whom they rare in tlmt way, nnd marriage as a state docs not appeal to them. Esther, so fnr, Is like that. No doubt some day tlie one man will come along, nnd slip will be married ns soon ns Iip has saved up enough to sup port her, or nt least to buy n house. WIIY should her whole life be made unhappy and miserable in the meantime? There arc so mnny girls whose parents try to rule their lives nnd direct tfieir hearts in this way. One club, consisting of about ten girls, whose ages were seventeen and eighteen, used to meet once a week for gymnasium work, basketball and other kinds of good times, at a neighborhood center. Uut their fun was all brokrn up not long ago, becnttsc their mothers said that It was time for them to bo getting themselves husbands instead of wasting their time so much. They didn't wnnt to bother nbout getting husbands; they wanted to have fun in a natural, easy wny nnd let the husbands come along as they would. Hut they knew how unpleasant life at home would be If they did not obey, nnd now they are all on tho lookout for suitable husbands. QNE girl of twenty-five sayfl that v sho is a prisoner In her own home. .!.')!."s 1 marry nny one ngninst my will?" she nsks, plaintively. 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Sizes 16, 18, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 k Purcfa$ing Agents' nt nil possible for me to find Velicf rn.,4 rest from coercion nnd worrv?" Her parents probably think it I, ., foolishness for a girl to talk this war l1. l --!.. -1.11.1 .. . "' know what Is best for her?" they wonu say In their own defense, "Wht n happen to her after we go, If nhc h", not a good husband to look nfter her?'" She mny be a child In her ideas h, tho future, but If she Is old cnoujrh il bo married sho is surely old enoueh t, decide whom she will marry, ! whether she prefers marriage to work as (i menns of supporting herself .o doubt there nre times when she mud! prefers the prospect of the poorhom" to the thought of a marriage without love. SURELY there must be a kinder wij of providing for a daughter's futur hnppincss nnd comfort than this one some way thnt she can niiprecintc now Instcnd of wnltlng in n doubtful state of mind until then. It would be almost better to allow her to faco the world unprotected nnd unprovided for than to spoil these last happy years of her 'teens by pushing her Into a marriage that she cares noth ing nbout. There may be more unhapplncss than comfort in that kind of n marriage. Things You'll Love to Make I faf-irvOneFrock.( Economy la a good habit thcue dayi This many-ln-one froclc will cnabls jou to economize on frocks. Make a simple onc-pleco frock opening down the front of the bodlco. At each sldo of the neck opening make two buttonholes. With many styles of vestecs you can have a frock that will bo modish nnd sen Ice. able for most any occasion. Just choose, tho correct veatce or collar and button It Into placo In your mnny-ln-one froclc FLORA. in .50 Ordfr Accepf yflKSBv v 'A e. catrTwyWit-ii-rA No C.O.D.'s ; or ' ; Exchanges j ALL I SALES FINAL 1 ;w$fefagM Jfc ?! .' t rfc ,tvAJVjUi3j''iv y'.u JKMfc y tf &te&jb&
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