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Woman s Life and Love
By iVINIFRED 1LUIFER CO OLE!
The Dangerous Age
IS TriEUE a period In the lives o(
most women when they suddenly
become restless nnd discontented,
tHHtch madly at
fleeting youth, re-
Kret their dull
domestic routine,
vi , td even look
- mfenti f nv a 1 n v i
fair?
There is, said
'feminine novel
1st some ten or
twenty years ago,
In a novel that
stirred all Europe,
creating a sensa
tion, "because
, for the first time
a, real woman wns
revealed." The
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WINIFRED
HAIU'ER COOLE
foreign critics went mnd over the so
called, revelation, the truth about wom
an's nature craving for love, her re
volt against the staid, middle-aged hus
band, her regret that she had been so
prim and respectable 1
French, in fact all continental critics,
Always aro greatly excited over any
declaration that women have passions.
well ns men. The doll-like girl of
mld-Vlctorlan literature was a fragile
creature with wasp waist, who fainted
t stated Intervals. Of course, she
lored and married. In n prim, precise
manner, and refrained from any analy
sis of her spous, or searching study
of her own state. She wan n wife
that status should suffice any respecta
ble female.
After these wooden creatures came
onis of the Scandinavian heroines, who
revolted from their husbands and from
marriage, nnd left their children, be
cause they realized they never hnd been
trained to rear children properly left,
nnd went out Into the world.
The clarion note of feiirnlne emanci
pation which Ibsen's "Doll's House"
struck (like the first gun tired at the
, Battle of Lexington) reverberated round
the world! When' Nora shut the door
of her house and went out into the
Bight alone,! she fired the first gun 1
On the modern stage, a good many
wives size up their husbands and specu
late about them, or regard them with
quiet Irony. Such plays as Mrs. Flake
manages to select usuall) have Buch a
married pair. The woman to mildly
cynical, but makes the best of a bad
bargain, apparently with the phlloso-
fhy, "All men arc impossible: I guess
( may ns well tolerate mine." Her
comedy last season showed a wife who
bad four children nnd a huge country
borne, but poKessed a husband who
' old nothing but make millions of dol
lars. Such a mountain of money proved
absolutely unendurable.
It Is indeed a dangerous age for a
man, any age when his wife begins to
analyze! To questloc the existing or
der of things, including matrimony. Is
fatal.
In the novel by the Scandinavian
woman, Karen Mlchaelis, the heroine
was at the turning-point of life, when
age Is supposed to come, on apace, nnd
the hot blood of youth to subside.
The woman hns led the stupid, con
ventional existence of the ordinary,
well-to-do matron In all countries. She
has raised her children, or never has
had any It is Immaterial and Is about
to sink Into old age, when she sud
denly awakens into a realization that
life, glorious, pulsing life, has passed
ner by. She has been a dutiful and
virtuous wife, listened to the man's
Bame Btories and stilted statements, nnd
griggish declarations, an if he were
uprerae Judge, or a king or a god, for
A quarter of a century. There is noth
ing the matter with him, in the ac
cepted sense of the term. He has qual
ified as a "good provider." a decent,
law-abiding citizen, who stays home of
a night, refrains from dissipation, and
does not flirt with women. Ho Is in
deed a model husband.
Thp only thing the matter with him
la that he is wholly and utterly impos
sible to endure. She opens her eyes
and looks nt him. She opens her ears,
and henrs bis platitudes; his "I am
holier than thous" : his smug decisions
on nil subjects. Waves may come nd
wives may go in his life, but his con
ceit remains unplerced, his self-complacency
undlmmed. She decides she
will leave him amicably. Her friends
are scandalized, for Is he not a model
-husband?
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The Heart Pirate
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By HAZEL DEYO BATCnELOR
CosurioM. last, by P-itUo Ltiiotr Comgatti
Theodora Caldtcell has lecome en
gaged to Jimmy liland and to her
tvrprise is not happy about it. She
tells her employer, Richard DlaUes
lee, that the is leaving to be mar
ried, and he refutes to let her go.
They have a battle of xcords and Thco
apparently wins ouf. but then the
vnexpeoted happens, and Iilakeslee
kidnaps her and carries her off on hit
private yacht, not because he u in
terested in her as a woman, but bo
cause he needs her service on a busi
ness trip.
CHAPTER XII
A Strange Question
rpiIEO cried far Into the night, cried
herself finally into an exhausted
sleep. When she awoke the next morn
ing and looked out of the porthole of
her stateroom there was no slightest
vestlgo of land. The sun was shining
on n quiet sea, nnd the trim yacht
skimmed through tho waters swiftly
and easily.
Somehow with tho morning she had
lost most of her fenr of the night be
fore. Some of her adventurous spirit
had come back to her. and she dreFned
after n plunge into the tub, In slmpl?
port things that wero ns delightful to
wear as her dinner dress bad been.
When she slipped out of her room
and went on deck she wns determined
to make the best of things. After all,
It would do no good to sulk, nnd mil
Unness was not one of Thco's faults.
Ho It was a rather charming "woman
Who met Itidinrd TllnVeulnn In flm ..linn ,
aining salon, n woman who made no
reference nt all to what had happened
lost night, nnd who chatted casually on
affairs of tho day with an apparently
ngrceablo host.
"Tell mu something nbout yourself,"
he said finally, deliberately turning the
subject of conversation to personalities.
He bad been surprised to find her so
amenablo to reauou. Any one of tho
women in his own set would have falle'i
latterly In carrying off n situation as
difficult as this one. And yet here wua
thl girl utterly unaccustomed to tlw
laxary surrounding her ncting ns though
, be had been born to wealth nnd wear-
"tfl h. t.nt.am nu i.A..U 1.A l.A.l
sNfUone any work in her life. "I bellovi
.you said you were engaged," he fin
' wned.
'l'heo'a eyes flashed.
"Yes. I believe I did tell you that,"
sna said uryiy.
She looked up quickly at the tone of
her voice, and met a pair of greenish
tray eyes filled now with au angry
light.
"I bejr your pardon," he aald quickly,
"that was stupid of me, wasn't It? Hu
I quite forgot for the moment that you
tei anytning but Kindly toward
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Unllko most wives In real life, he
is financially Independent. She owns
n charming white villa on n remote
island. She dreams of n life of ex
quisite delight there, with music and
art nnd books, nnd a mnn who Under
stands! She takes the fatal step, kicks over
tho traces, becomes "free," and rends
for the mnn. He is n cultured oung
, architect, supposedly In love with her
mm euung nis ncari oui, .occuufe una
is a married woman. He responds to
her invitation, cordially. Ho praise
rer good taste nnd her discreet French
maid. He spends the night as her
jucst, enjoying the sea nlr and the
gardens and then be goes home:
(Tho maid is disappointed; she bus
been discreet for nothing!)
So long Ihib she been bound round by
tradition by respectability nnd belief
that woman must bo passionless and
modest and reserve and silent that
the dare not make her affection nnd
Intentions clear to him, nnd he returns
homo serenely ignorant of tho role of
lover ho was summoned to piny!
And so, her llttlo llycr In the big
world of experience is a failure, and a
fizzle I
Eventually she Ib do bored and
lonely nnd frightened that she crawl
back Into her old chrysalis of marriage,
end voluntarily assumes the yoko of
enduring hec Impossible spoiice.
The point that the European critics
so delighted in was that tho average
"good" wmnon is bored to death, nnd
that she reaches a dangerous age,
iibout forty-five, when i-hc suddenly
lealizes that she must seize on her last
rhunce at youth nnd romance.
Most women have wearied of the
middle-aged husband with smug be
liefs nnd fixed moral plititudes, and n
wide waistline, and would venture forth
on the highwny of amorous adventure,
If they were not cowards That was
the consensus of male opinion.
I asked dozens of women, of unusual
intelligence, what the truth about this
N. "She was morbid" ; "Pathological":
"It is unfair to generalize and Insist
that other women reach some such
state of excitement and revolt." Thus
they went on, as with ono voice.
"Sho wan selfish nnd Billy, beeansc
she hadn't nny intellectual interest:
she was just n female, sitting around
nn itdand, Instead of getting into the
thick of modern activities. Such patho
logical cases are for nerve specialists
nnd sanitariums."
Undoubtedly, there is wisdom in this.
The idle person la apt to become
neurotic, nnd one of tho quickest ways
to become normal is to Interest oneself
in Intellectual or unselfish humane pur
suits. But to long for love is not
pathological (diseased) and this mid
life manifestation can be perfectly nor
mal. Some women arc fascinating at
sixty.
Still, honesty compels one to admit
tliat there is a dangoroas age for
women I There nrc many dangerous
ages! Sex demands nn attractive mate
A thinking person cannot blind herself
to imperfections In n stupid one. Many
women In middle llf have been won
derful lovers. Bernhardt is a marvel
ous woman nt eighty.
Assuming that we hold on to youth
nnd life and love, Just where Is the
danger?
Appreciation of Article
To the Editor of tht "Woman's Page:
Dear Madam I desire to express my
hearty approval of and agreement with
tho series of articles by Winifred
Harper Cooley, appearing in your paper
under the caption of "Woman's Life
and Love." This Is particularly true
of the one entitled "Just a Wife," in
your issue of August 31.
In "Just a Wife" Mrs. Cooley scores
n point greatly In need of stressing.
With many women being "just a wife"
seems a perfectly satisfactory condition.
Then, too, one Is struck with tho num
ber of women who appear entirely de
sirous of marrying a man In order to be
kept, "ho they don't need to work nny
longer," as they put it. Perhaps such
women might very appropriately be
designated "Meal-Ticket Hunters," or
"Female Parasites. "
E. O. P., Harrison Tellow in Sociology,
University of Pennsylvania.
The man she loved. He wondered
vnguely what kind of roan he was. Ills
eyes wandered to her taffy-colored hair
talllcally bright In the sunshine, nnd
like a flash ho remembered that moment
last night when his fingers closed over
her slim bare arms and he had seen her
lashes wet with tears in tho moonlight.
The next moment he realized that he
wns thinking absurdly Intimate things
about his private secretary, nnd he
shrugged impatiently. Yet when ho
looked at her ho could not reconcile
hlraMclf to the fact that hho was the
same girl who had worked in his office
for four years. It seemed incredible,
but he had never spoken two words to
her aside from business until that
morning she had como to him with the
news that ehe was going to bo married.
"What kind of man is he?" he
asked abruptly. "What does he do?"
Theo stored f't him.
"What posHlble difference can It make
to jou, Mr. Iilakeslee?" she answered
finally. "Why do you ask?"
And as her eyes looked Into his un
waveringly, defiantly, he wondered wh7
ho had usked. What difference did It
make to him what kind of man Miss
Cnllwcll married? She wns hU private
secretary, nnd her choice of a muit
could not possibly raako any different
to him. And yet he was interested, nnd
ho wondered why. Wns It because
Itichard UlakfHlee was realizing for tin
first time that Thco had green eyes nnd
extraordinary hair, facta he had neve'
noticed nbout her before In all the time
he had known her?
(Tomorrow Cao-Mnn Methods)
Things You'll Love to Make
filet Boudo'irCap
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I know you will want to make this
adorable little FILET JiOUDOIH CAP
t'UHh t a ritrnlght Met band l.lx Inches
wldn ami long enough to fit uround jour
head Then crochet another band lvi
and n half Inches wide and long enough
to fit over the crown of your head and
under your chin. Edge the hands with
a narrow filet or Valenciennes lace
Join the wide band to the narrow one,
as shown. Have the narrow one loose
at one end, over the right ear. Close
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qullIU STLET BOUDOin CAP with a
laxs velvet or aatia flower. JOJOBA.
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The Woman's
Exchange
To Keep Feathers In
To tht Kditor o lVomm' root:
Dear Madam What can bo clone to
prevent a feather tick from constantly
loslpg feathers? A HEADEIt.
Washing your feather tick will help
prevent It from losing feathers for a
while, but you must be sure to lot It drv
thoroughly for the feathers are apt to
mat easily. It woult be better to re
mcrvo tho feathers before washing the
tick, but If this Is Is not possble hang
the whole thing out In tho air as long ns
possible in order to dry and (luff up the
feathers. A vacuum cleaner fun over
It will pull tho feathers up nnd break up
the mats. Look over the tick carefully,
alio, to boo if there are any little holes
to be suro tho feathers are not coming
out that way.
Her Finger Nails Are Unruly
To tKt Editor of tht Woman's l'aot:
Dear Madam Having rend tho article
written of "How One Girl lie-shaped
Her Finger Nails,'' I thnk you could
possibly help me.
No matter how neatly my finger nails
nre shaned they never look nice because
Instead of growing up or out straight' I
at the end they turn down ever the'
finder. How can I overcome thU and
make them crow straight?
VEItr INTEP.ESTED.
Perhapa you lot your finger nails grow
too long before trimming them and thla
causes them to turn over your tlngero
Try trimming them In a round way one?
and 6e If It doosn't help them. Keep
them Jut a tiny bit nbovo tho end of
the finger so thnt there 1b no room to
turn over. Too long nails aro not pretty.
Lots of Cats to Give Away
To th Editor of tht Woman' 1'aae:
Denr Madam We have three female
kittens wo would like to nnd homes for.
Ono 1b black and white nnd the ethers
are tortoise shell. We also hnve the
mother, a pure maltepe and a prod
mouser. If you would find among your
readers a family who would like a. kli
ten please give them our address
, F S.
For a few months It Imn limt tm
lripowiible to nnd homes for cats bo
caueo so many people were away nnd
didn't want to tnko tho responsibility
of nnother member of the fnmllj But
now, they nr coming home ngnln, nnd
I nm sure they will want these three
little kittens and their mother There
nro on file about four other mm n4n
applied for homes earlier In the Hum
mer, out naa no luck. So they will pront
by this appeal, too. Any ono who calls
on the telephone or nonrin n ir.nn.
dressed pumped envelope to tho Editor
of Woman b Page will be given tne
name and address.
Sunburn Is Annoying
To th Edtor o tht Woman's 1'aoe:
Dear Madam How can I lluhten mv
complexion na It Is very dark? I am
Kuiiic 10 mo snoro lor two weeks nnd
would like to know how I can nrnvenr
my complexion from getting any dark-
j,. aU ivu ion mu now me gins man
aite to set their hair flirii in tho tim-n
bo that It nppen.-s to bo bobbed? I have
inea 10 iu. it tnat way. but I Just can't
do It. Is there a certain way?
IN DOUBT.
Cold cream is the best romeriv for tan
and sunburn. Apply it every night and
morning and ln tlmo your complexion
mu regiuu us original wnitencss. Wear
a hat all the time at the seashore nnd
Keep in me snaae nB much as possible,
if your hnlr la flufrv nnH nih., .tn.t
Just separate It with a aldewlso nart
across tho top of your head and ar
range the bock part Into a roll around
your head and oars. The front hair can
be brought back and mada to lie lint
abovo the forehead.
Adventures With a Purse
HELEN is going to bo married! I
make thnt a sentence all of Its
own because it is nuito an event. Sho
has quite a bit of furniture, most of it
Colonial, and Is planning to furnish her
house throughout with Colonial lurnl-
turc. Hlio is anxious that each detail,
no matter how bmall, be perfectly cor
rect and so I've contracted to watch
faithfully ln each and every store for
things which will go Into tho new home.
I found n doorstop which will most
certainly go well with the rest of her
things, nnd will stand out acninst the
ivory white of her doors. It is n Colonial
dame and sue utands about a foot high
from the tip of her daintily shod feet
to tho top of her poke bonnst. ner
hoop skirt is n brilliant yellow nnd
about her shoulders is drawn a shawl.
which Is painted n shlnv black. In her
hands she hcldH nn old-fnshloned bunOh
of pink nnd white flowers, her entire
appearance Is demure and while looking
nt ner i ratner expected sho wnuiii
gather her skirts in her hand nnd make
me a curtsy. She Is priced nt $5.
In the winter time I usuallv wear
pettibockers because they nre wnrmcr,
and then. too. tnev nro not so hnlkv
under cloth dresses nnd as a Dotticoat.
The fancy ones are really quite ex
pensive, nnn yet. im never satisfied
with n plain, prncticnl pair. I found
yesterday, 6ome of a peculiar shade of
old roe with three tiny plented ruffles
anout tne Bottom, uney were of n ery
good quality jersey silk nnd priced
at ?5.
Unvo you Been the now tnm-o-
shanters that nre being displayed for
inn r uney are made Just like the Hluo
ueru caps tnat were worn during the
war and nro imported from Pnris. A
brilllnnt red, Foft tan. midnight blue,
on, quite n variety of colors, and the
tarns nre simplj splendid for sports
wear. They nre priced at S3.
Fftr name Of RhATM nAArmm TCnmn.fi Pun
tdltor or phone Walnut 3000. or Mala 1001.
The Question Corner
Today's Inquiries
1. When one of n pair of leather
hhoes is too small how can it be
ptrctCbed?
2. How enn n useful nnd unusual
gift for the baby's layette bo
made out of n square collarbox?
8. In order to counteract tho dead
effect of an nll-whito wall in n
bedroom or dining room, what
hlight change should be made in
the white paint?
4. What is ''hara-kiri."?
D. In what jaunty way nro many of
the popular now felt hats trim
med? C. There Is n tendency toward moro
gathering In the Bklrts of straight
down frocks. Where Is this
gathering plnced?
Saturday' Answers
1. Among the women of Ilurma the
quaint cuptom prevails of smoking
cigars while tnklng n walk.
2. The floor of nn old house can be
given a smooth, handsome finish
with dork paint, which wlil covor
all tho stalrui and spots.
3. It is necewjary to givo two
rinsings In hot water to garments
that havo bi-en washed in hot
water und soap to remove all the
soap fciuLs, ns cold water would
make them form Into a sticky
Kum,
4. A period ln happiness is called
halcyon days on account of tho
halcyon, or kingfisher, which wns
raid to lay Its eggs !h nests on
rookN near the sen during tho
calm Mi-iithcr In winter.
fj. The i ew line for the neck of nn
(tcning gown Is fiom the left
h'loulder to the right under arm,
tho dress being sloncd off one
shoulder to th'. right underarm,
0. Fashion experts nre now having u
controversy nbout brluglng the
long sweeping hklrt to America
against the wishes of dre&sinakera
and their customers.
iDaBR - PHteMIPHIAvMOlSrBAYSB
THE MEANING OF MOLES
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Photo br Old Masters
Everything seems to have a significance in the world of superstition,
nnd below Is given the "fortune" Indicated by a blemish on the skin
A
MOLE on a girl's chin spells
riches.
On the car. riches nnd respect.
On the neck, money by tho peck.
On tho lower jaw, n life of sorrow
and pain of body.
On the nose, travel ln many coun
tries. On the right knee, mnny children.
On tho middle of the forehead, un
plcnsant nnd discourteous.
If honey colored, will be much loved.
If red, n nullen disposition.
If black, wnvering.
On nny part of the lip, a great eater,
amorous, but much beloved.
Near tho bottom of tho nostril, very
lucky.
On tho right foot, wisdom.
On the left, rash and unconventional.
On the eyebrow, curly and unhappy
mnrrlago.
On the wrist, Ingenuous.
On tho forearm, many crosses, but
prosperity will follow.
On the side of the chin, nmlablo, In
dustrious and successful.
On the right nrm or shoulder, great
wisdom.
Cabbage Recipes From Many Countries
Brought to This Corner by Mrs. Wilson
Sauerhraut Is a Little Troublesome to Prepare, but Delicious
When Finished, and Can Be Put Up for Winter
ny MUS. M. A. WILSON
Copvrtoht. mil. ov Mr if, A. Wilson.
All riohts rtiervtd.
lABBAGE ranks close to tho potato
in tho quantity consumed. There
nre seven varieties, which Include the
savory cabbage, kale, khol-rabl, brussels
sproutB, broccoli, cauliflower nnd the
common or garden variety, which is
harvested ns early in spring, nnd the
late or winter cnbbnge. These nre so
called because of the time of harvesting.
Almost every nation of the world has
snmo special dish prcpaicd from cab
bage, which is particularly its own.
Chines? Cabbage
Khred n small head of cabbage fine,
as for coleslaw, und then plunge into
boiling water nnd cook for twenty min
utes. Drain. Now mince fine four
ounces of salt pork. Cook slowly ln
skillet until nicely browned nnd ndd
fclx tablespoons of flour. Cook nnd stir
well until flour is very dark brown.
Add one nnd one-half cups of cold
water and stir until smooth nnd well
blended. Urlng to n boll nnd then ndd
Pour ounce of mushrooms, peeled
and cut in bits,
Tu:o tablespoon! of soy of Worces
tershire tauce,
One-half can of lean sprouts,
One teaspoon of salt,
One-half teaspoon of xehite pepper.
Hring to boll blowly nnd cook until
thick. Pour over cabbage and berve.
Hungarian Cnbbage
This dish belongs to mnny countries
in nnd about Central Europe; it is of
nncient Oriental origin. Wash one
half cup of rice ln plenty of wntcr nnd
then place ln a haucepnn
Ttco and one-half cups of boiling
water,
Two onions, grated,
Tiny bit of parilty.
When boiling, ndd the rice nnd cook
slowly until the riie Is tender nnd water
nbsorbed. Then turn in n bowl and ndd
One-half teaspoon of thyme,
One-half cup of finely minced parsley,
One-half cup of finely minoed onions.
One cup of finely minced, cold-cooked
meof or fish,
One and one-half teaspoons of salt,
One-half teaspoon of pepper,
Mix well nnd then set nBlde until
needed. Seltct a very loose head of
cabbage nnd plunge Into a kettlo of
boiling water to wilt. Then Bet off
stove for one-half hour. Lift the cab
bage, nnd place in cold water and eep
nrato tho leaves.
Now place n leaf on tho table nnd
place in It n spoonful of the prepared
rice. Itoll nnd fold tho end ln, in
sausago bhape Tie with piece of white
string when ready to cook.
Mince ery flue four ounces of Fait
pork in a deep saucepan, and when hot
plnco in the prcpured cabbage and add
onc-hnlf cup of water. Oover very
closely and bring to n boll, and then
nlnce on u simmering burner for ono
hour. Now whllo the propnred cabbage
is cooking scald four tomatoes and re
move tho skino; chop fine and place in
a snuetipHii. Cook slowly until the to
matoes enn be rubbed through a conrse
sieve. Return to the saucepan nnd add
One-quarter teaspoon of mustard,
Pinch of cloves,
I' Inch ohMlspice,
(Jnc-iupuU:r teaspoon of poultry
seasoning,
Ftve talilfipoana of flour, dissolved in
J'tvo tablespoons of cold tcater,
Ono teapan,i of salt,
One-half teaspoon of peppet,
One teaspoon of sugar.
Blend together nnd bring to boll.
Cook slowly for five minutes and then
pour over cabbago sausages. Boll rapidly
for ten minutes. Lift three en usages
on a slice of toast and remove the
fj poor over some of gravy and
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On the nrmplt, riches nnd honor.
On tho left arm or shoulder, conten
tion and debate.
As to the masculine persuasion:
On the thront, ho will become rich.
On tho ankle, courage.
On the right arm, undaunted courage
and vigor.
On the left nrm, resolution and vic
tory in battle.
On either elbow, restlessness and nn
unsteady temper.
On the right rib, slow in under
standing. On the stomach, slothful nnd glutton
ous. On cither hip, healthy nnd patient.
On either leg, restlessness nnd nn
unsteady temper.
Over the right rib, slow in under-"
standing.
If raised like n wart, fortunato on a
man, but on n woman ,she Is untidy,
nnd If very dark, rather treacherous.
If you have no mole, whether you
bo mnn or woman, your existence will
bo tnmo and uninteresting except
through tho Influence of friends who
bnve moles.
sprinkle with finely minced green pep
pers. Serve ns a portion.
Dutch Cnbbage nnd Sauerkraut
Select n cedar pnll or small barrel
and remove the end piece or top of
barrel. Now use regular slaw knife
or cutter for cutting the cabbage. To
successful make sauerkraut nt homo
you will need dairy or pickling salt
table salt will not do ; n henvy wooden
mallet for pounding the cabbnge: n
piece of board, cut two Inches smnller
than the top of the keg: heavy etone to
weigh down cabbago; cheesecloth. Use
firm, white heads of cabbage.
First remove the outside leaves and
Uion do not wash or wet. Shred the
cabbago nnd pack ln the container ns
fast ns each head Is shredded. Scnld
tho pail or keg and then rinse with cold
water. Iet cool before pocking In the
cabbage. Line bottom and sides, ns you
work up, with tho conrse outside cab
bnge leaves. Place in bottom one inch
layer of salt and then one inch laver
of cabbage. Sprinkle each laver thickly
with salt. Pound each laver down hnrd,
when nail is filled to within two Inehen
of toji, cover with one inch Inycr of
salt. Now take a double fold of cheese
cloth which has been wrung out of
DOiung water una then chilled in cold
water nnd tuck the cloth down firmly
over the cabbage. Cover with one Inch
lnjer of sa't nnd then nlnco the board.
cut to tit, on top. Place the heavy stone
on this. Stand in n cool airy place for
three or tour weeks to ferment. This
kraut may be used In three weeks' time.
Aiwa) a wash and scnld the cheesecloth
before recovering. Be Bure that the cloth
1h cold when used to cover with kraut.
After tho kraut stands two montliB you
can can it for future Ube, if you wish,
To Can Kraut
Place tho kraut in n preserving ket
tle mid cover with boiling water. Bring
to a boll and cook rapidly for forty-five
minutes. Let cool nnd then drain and
pncit into nil-glaea quart JarH. Fill
kraut to neck of jar and then fill to
overflowing with boiling water, con
tnlning one tnblespoon of salt to every
two quarts of boiling water. Adjust
tho lubber and lid nnd partly seal.
Place jars in hot water bath nnd proc
ess one nnd one-half hours, counting
tho tlmo from tho mlnuto the wntcr
starts to boll In bath. Itemovo when
time limit expires and seal securely. Let
cool and then dip melted paraffin nnd
storo In cool place.
It is Important to havo water nt least
three Inches deep over tops of Jnrn in
wntcr bath. This kraut is ready to
servo by simply reheating for ten min
utes. Philadelphia Bellsh
Chop fiuo two largo heads of cabbage
and place In preserving kettle and add
Sir red peppers, chopped fino and
parboiled,
Nix giccn peppers, chopped fine and
parboiled,
Ono ounce of celery seeds,
Two ounces of mustard teed,
One cup of pickling spices,
Add sufficient white- wlno vinegar to
nearly cover. Bring to n boll nnd cook
for live minutes. Fill into nll-glnss jars
and seal. Let cool. Dip tops of jura
ln melted purafiin.
Do not mlHtnke the distilled vine-.-for
white wine vinegar. Ask for and
mv tliot the lal' '
inegar. Use either whlto porcelain
lineu or ennmekd piescrving kuttio uiiu
wooden NIoonn.
This relish is best in half-pint jars
Do not iihu jam with mctnl tops; the
Wiicgur is upr to work under the por
celain or gliibs lining nnd create n
deadly poison.
Save Me, Save My Puff!
A young woman rescued from drown
Injr in a canoe accident at Lynchbura-.
tf.
SDBERvs Jfe tfflZE. ,
1-
Please Tell Me
What to Do
By CYNTHIA N
To "Cautious"
Tca are of ago and you can leally
do ns you please In this matter. H you
find it Just ns posslblo to wolt for n
wealthier man as to marry this one, you
hud better wait, for your love cannot be
the kind that will stand up under pov
erty. But If you really, feel deep enougU
lovo for this boy wit would bo better to
marry him In spite of his poverty, lou
might wait for a year or so for him to
get started nnd save some money. But
measure your decision by tho amount of
love you havo, not by the amount of
money you will have.
They Want to Meet 8ome Boys
Dear Cynthia Wo ore two JowlBh
girls, about eighteen years of Bgo. con
sidered attractive and dress stylishly,
but are no "blg-tlmers."
Wo would like to meet somo nice, In
teresting fellows, no dance-hall John
nies. So, dear Cynthia, since you have
helped every ono who wrote to you, wo
hopo you can tell us where to meet these
'fellows to whom we refer. Thanking
you. wo nro, TWO ItOSEBUDS.
Go to the Girls' Service League, 1B0S
Arch street, and ask for Miss QoUU
man. She will Introduce you to tho glrU
In the league, and you can meet some
nice boys at tho parties lven there.
Tall Girls vs. Short Ones
Dear Cynthia You surely must havo
soothed many ' a distracted person
through your column, to I am coming to
you for advice nnd sympathy.
Sly trouble Is mv height I am five
feet ten Inches. Tho fellows of today
(and yesterday, 4oo. as the older ones
are just as bad as the young ones) fall
for tho cute little girls with bobbed
hair, and even when they don't choose
that kind they never look nt n girl of
my height. One chap In particular said.
"M - Is a very nice girl ; I could fall
for her If she weren't so tall."
Can the readers of your column tell
mo why the tall girl 1b unpopular? And,
Cynthia, could you tell mo what to do
so thnt my height will not stand out so
clearly? MAIUORIE M.
If you wear your hair low and wear
low heels on your shoes ycru will look
less tall. Avoid small hats and dresses
with stripes or long lines that accen
tuate your height Don't worry about
It; Borne day a man will come along
who won't care whether you are tall or
short
Well, What of It?
Dear Cynthia After reading obout,
say, 2G00 letters to your column,. I be
gin to lose my faith In the fidelity of
Its. ns It were, volunteer editorial etaff.
I can't any longer ehtxke off the suspi
cion that, outside of those whocome to
you for aid In solving their problems,
the "columnae" aro masquerndcrs. Look
at It thusly: Each contributor la dis
guised behind nn assumed name. Each
contributor is not required to prqyo
what he or she writes ; each contributor
has no fenr of being probably shown
up. Bo what Is to prevent ench contribu
tor from chnmploning theories or con
duct for which he or Bhe probably has
no respect, Just to sting tho iro of fel
low penpushers and force them Into
Inky wrath and then watch them squirm
and waste virile verbs over nothing nt
all7 What Is to prevent him (each con
tributor) from exaggerating his. let us
say, charms, or what. Just to Impress his
auditors? What 1b to prevent him from
probably writing under, say, two or
three different entitlements and playing
both ends, ns it were, against the mid
dle, so to speak? Not a thing at nil.
Hero nro a few cases, chosen nt ran
dom, which will probably help to prove
my contention thnt you can't take tho
column too seriously:
About, say. sl'x months back, you
put In print a letter from a self-styled
college mnn about which a grammar
school scholar would have been
ashamed. Then again, a writer told us
that ho had been married nigh three
years nnd loved his wife moro than
when ho wns on his honeymoon with
her; nyo, loved her moro than murti
Oreen River. Either the fellow wns
probably "under" from a ahot In tho
nrm or he was another Jules Verne.
Don't tell me. I'm wed-locked, with the
accent on tho hyphen. Then I recollect
the person who bulled ub Into thinking
he knew nil the classics backward, and
afterward epllled tho kitty by mention
ing "our own Billy Shnkcspearo." Also
the "Western Girl" who liked to use
"wo nil" when speaking nbout herself.
Now you can take my word for It or
not, but I know positively that no real
Westerner or Southerner (they use thnt
complex pronoun below, too, to nomo
what extent) would think about spring
ing It in the singular sense. This special
Western girl was probably from nbout
West Phllly. Another slip-up which I
noticed was perpetrated by a sweet lyre
who Insisted that we believe he hnd
boen In every State In the Union as well
au Atabnmn, and then gave himself the
lie by tying tho blue ribbon on Phila
delphia girls for being tho prottlest ln
the land of the free. Right at once I
knew he had never been under Dixon's
line, much less In Ten'see.
These boners, with tho omo about the
wild, wild woman who boasted of her
drinking prowess who over heard about
a regular cabaret fish admitting thnt
she drank? will probably suffice, I take
It, to point out tho grounds for my sus
picion. A TENNESSEAN.
Tight Skirt Remains
in Spite of Fashion
By CORINNE LOWE
It is uppaicntly jubt ns hard for a
woman to move out of her narrow Bklrts
Into wide ones as It Is to chango from
mo Kitchenette to the old-lnshloned
kitchen. In suite of tho far-flung nron-
Uganda nbout wide skirts, one continues
to see the motit fashionable clad ln the
Bame old skirt-cttcs. Longer the6o slips
sometimes are, but they continue to be
tignt. When tne voluminous skirt Is in-
t f,l 1, Mil ( I- ( CI (Mrlllitnfl,, ..in ,1a ,....t
1.1wui.vu, ,v ,n iivilllj till U1U IU111C
Such is the method followed by the
ncconipnnying dancu frock of black tnf
fcta. This has tho quaint puff sleeves
thnt continue in fuvor nfter nil tic
summer's stiess, nnd the pink roses de
fining the long wnlst line aro repeated
on tne riuuoti panels dropping below
tho tunic.
. W.hlto motissollno Inset with Valen
ciennes follows tho round neckline.
VnlenclenneB. by tho wnv. Is used morn
than ever, and a number pf the crepe
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, 5v
The Sinser Who Paid Monty to Hear'l
Her Own Voice
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Had an Experience That Is Granted to Fcw-JBut Wouldn't Jj
Be Dangerous to Know All Our Residts Beforehand?
IP IS unld that Clara Butt, the famous
contralto, once pnld to hear herself
sing. , ,
She believes sho is tho only singer
who ever had this privilege.
It happened this way.
When, she was studying in London
her great ambition was to sing In a
certain famous hall, but although she
studied pntiently nnd worked hard, she
wen secretly afraid thnt her voice would
not bo big enough to fill the place.
Ono dav she went thcro ns soon ns
the doors were open and paid tho fee,
which was then rather small, to go in.
There was no ono in sight, nnd she
hoped there was no ono concealed any
whero who would hour her experiment.
Finding her wny through the com
parative darkness to a balcony, sho be
gan to sing.
And then she had the joy that comes
to some of us through great effort,
others with case, nnd to some not at all.
Her nmbltion wns fulfilled.
For her voice went nonrlng out over
the empty seats' in the, balcony, Into the
great theatre, swept around nnd filled
up nil the holes in the way thnt de
lights and thrills and satisfies all
singers.
TT WAS actually the "thrill that
- comes once in a lifetime," for Clarn
Butt knew thcnthnt her tnlcnt was
real, her study not in vain, her triumph
nssured.
There nro not many of us who enn
have this experience. Most of us work
along in ignorance of what the outcome
will ne, hoping thnt It win be success
ful, but seldom being granted a glimpse
like this Into the future.
It would bo helpful -to some of us to
have this little reassurance thnt wc are
not struggling for nothing.
But, on the other hand, wouldn't it
Two Minutes
By HERMAN
The Sunshine of Faith
PITn, not fate, rules tho universe.
Truo faith Is invulnerable. It never wears nwny. It mny burn low, but It
never burns out. It sometimes ebbs, but It always sweeps back nnd sweepi
men nn.
Faith is the ballart of toil.
Men grow disheartened, but fnlth
to comfort when weary nnd worn, to inspire to rose-gathering despite the thorni.
It is faith which sustains tho swimmer who fights the tide ; fnlth whlci
supports tho soldier with his back to the wall ; faith which warns the sailor who
combats the storm ; faith which strengthens the businessman ln the grip of bank
ruptcy. Only faith can stop men from squandering their golden days nnd dollars;
only faith enn terminate stumbling servitude nt the shrine of failure ; only faith
can lead to pluck, revivifying hope from the myriad-hovering flowers of oppor
tunity. At some time or 'other, the world unites ngnlnst some one or other of Jti
benefactors ; and only faith enn heal the gashes Inflicted by the barbed wires it
ridicule nnd calumny strewn in their path. Even Lincoln once complniid that
there was only one man on the face of the globe whb was his champion ntmstlf.
Fnlth is the foundation-stone of all achievement; it is woven into the fabric
of nil accomplishment. It'wnB faith that spurred the tired plowboy to becomi
the emnnclpntor of a race ; faith that lifted a little girl bereft of faculties from
the depths of unparalleled gloom to the heights of unrivaled heroism.
In the arch of victory faith has always been the keystone. Faith in them
selves, faith ln the thing they were doing,' faith thnt nil must turn out well
It has been the insplratlonnl essence thnt hns heartened thousands of hopeleu
men hnd women driven to the bottoms of desperation nnd despair.
And Fnith in the omnipresence of opportunity has been the constructive,
animating motive of countless men and women who have been seared but saved
from scrvilo, slavish subservience to misunderstanding, discouragement and
failure.
Flowers havo hard work blooming on dreary days they need sunshine.
So docs man today, especially the sunshine of faith.
Read Your Character
By Dlqby Phillips
No. 43 Heavy Hands
You've seen heavy hands. Lots of peo
plo hnve them, both men nnd women.
A heavy hand is one which is lnrge,
with considerable of the bony structure
indlcnted, ns n rule. Tliat means often
largo knuckles and a certain squareness
of construction.
You seo them most often on people
who nrc accustomed to doing heavy
work with their hands, though you can
tell It quite easily from tho hand which
has become enlarged nnd toughened
through hnrd work. Heavy bauds nrc
born, not made.
You see them on thoso accustomed to
hnrd work, not as a result, but ns a
cause. It's because people with such
hands hnve a natural aptitude, men
tally nnd physically, toward hard phys
ical work. They like It.
It Indicates a certain practicality of
nnture and n tendency to come to de
cisions through reasoning rather than
desire or whim.
Such people generally think more
quickly than they act. but when they
net they do so with decision. Their
characters nrc marked to a conslde -jle
degree by aggressiveness nnd rugged
ness, both mental and physical. Per
haps they control it well, but )ou'Il ul
ways find In them nlso n tendency to
dominate others, a desire to control
others; nnd, too. n certain lnelr nt uvm.
pathy or, rather, keenness of sympa
thy. Mentally, they find it n little
auucuit to put themselves In others'
boots. They look upon the people around
them objectively rather than subjec
tively. Tomorrow Scnso of Form
mummwmmmm Hgl? sen li "nniiraiiirainimwBW
To Our Customers
Because of the Labor Day
holiday, our regular Monday
advertisements will appear
In All Phila. Papers
TOMORROW
Tuesday, Sept. 6th
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Table-Savinff-OpportunUies of
interest to every housekeeper.
American Stores Co.
Fill a Great' TheatM
rather let us down, somo of us J. 'J
,"" "T " '" """" o turn out 112
right anyhow, bo why worry? j
Thero Is n certain thrill about golm'l
... .... .-.. ...... "UMHC3S ajj, -
elate, nn employer, or prospective ...
ploycr, n rival, an insistent suitor , '
torlous: V ,"S,U TIt'
Would It be so entirely satisfrinj 11
wc knew beforehand thnt it would bVi
victory?
Wouldn't wo be likely to step do,
off our tiptoes nnd not try quite i
hnrd to be convincing and decisive?
AND supposo Clnra Butt had failed
up thero nil nlone in her bnlconV
Suppose It had been only n light bretv
that had come back to her, brlnrini
the discouraging conviction that htt
voice wnsTiot big enough to fill thi
place, that her work had been for noth!
Ing. her time nnd money wasted on
mediocre "parlor voice."
Wouldn't Bho have been dUhcartentdl
Wouldn't she have been go disappoints
that sh? would have been unable .tl;
nbovo her discouragement nnd work oa I
up to the point where her voice wonM '
develop Into romething big and worti
while?
It taken a Btrong chnracter and At.
tcrmined will to do thnt. Q
NO, CLARA BUTT wns in luck; il,
hnd her thrill, her satisfaction, htr
great experience, nnd it turned out
right.
But, for tho ordlnnry run of the rwt
of ub, the future, the result of oar
tlme3 of testfind trial had better remain
behind the veil. ,
Wc nro too easily discouraged, M
quick to lose Interest if wo arc bum ef
tne answer.
of Optimism
J. STICK
forever remains or returns to fire deslrt, -1
WHAT'S WHAT
IIt IIRI.KN IIKCIE
A woman traveling nlone who wIshM
to have a chair In a Pullman car should
engago her reservation ln advance, M
In a busy season, such ns the present
high tide of homeward-bound travel, all
seats aro reserved ahead of time. If
her Journey Is to cover a night period
she Bhould try to secure a lower berth
In a sleeping car.
In case she Is making a long day-trip
by rnll she should sudy tho tlmcUblti
carefully ln ndvance in order to nacer
tain tho hours during which n dining car
Is attached to the train. If Bhe neglecti
to do this. Bho mav decide to eat after
the diner has been detached, nnd In sucfl-
a caso must depend for refreshment on
the Ice-cream nnndwlches somstlmei
carried by tho "candy butcher" as nj
tlUKHAH flown the nlnln. If she fines not
go to the dining enr at the first call ni"
may navo to wait a long time tor
vacant tnhlo.
Slro Is
ue cnine irucaa nro irimmeu W11U in
familiar lace,
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