Little Talks by
Beatrice Fairfax
The following: letter came to me
the other day, and as It implies a
slight misconception in regrard to
some of the things I have written
about women continuing to work aft
er marriage, I shall answer it at
length: •
"PEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
"Tou have written so much lately I
about women 'holding their jobs' j
after marriage that 1 should like to !
ask you a few questions.
"Don't you think it is a better ar- !
rungement when the woman stays ;
home and keeps house and cares for ;
the. children, when there are any, in- !
stead of going out and helping to ;
earn the family living?
"That's the way it used to be in
my home, and I hope it's going to be
like that with me some day, but I
must say there are no such pros- |
pects at present. I am employed in '■
a Government office, and I'm not >
'crazy' about it. Certainly. I should i
i.ot, like to continue there if I do
marry. I am now 38. and there seems
nothing ahead for me but work.
Yours sincerely,
"ROSEMARY." j
To begin. Rosemary, I do think it
a better arrangement when the worn- ;
an stays home and keeps house, the
way your mother and father did, and '
the nian goes out and'earns the fam- '
ily living. But that happy state ef
affairs is getting to be more and j
more difficult for people of moderate |
incomes, owing to the high cost of j
Jiving.
Not very long ago, with strict
economy, a hundred dollars a month
■would suffice for a small family.
That was about the average salary
for a Government employe, and. once
on a time, it could be stretched and
squeezed into covering the family
budget, but now it leaves in its wake
a. trail of debts and anxieties, when
devoted toward that end.
I am speaking, of course, of the
erst of living in big cities, where ev
erything must be bought and paid !
fcr, not life on a farm, where food- I
sluffs may be raised.
But of the two alternatives —a j
lonely and sterile old age. or home j
•life where husband and wife both i
work—'the latter seems to me infl- j
riltely preferable. With youth, j
health and love any miracle is pos- i
sible, and you must not leave out of j
the question the tremendous incen- j
tive to doing one's best that home |
and children bring. They are the ;
great spur that has made the world
take all the high hurdles.
legislators all over the world arej
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Bringing Up Father m * *•* Copyright, 1917, International News Service *• * By McM
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V' WE OUT "A HAVE TEA WDDON'T TALK., FILLTHESECOPS- ' THE SWALLOWED
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awakening to these new economic J
conditions. Even the most reaction-1
ary of them, who are still medieval •
in regard to woman suffrage, will |
vote for "mother's pensions" and ]
"maternity insurance" and similar re- :
medial legislation designed to meet
the new conditions that have become |
well nigh intolerable, for people in
modest circumstances.
If a woman must work in an of
fice eight hours a day through youth
and middle, age. Isn't it better for:
her to come home at night to a home'j
and—the incalculable blessing of
children, perhaps—than to a cheerless
room and solitude?
The care of young cnildren during
the absence of the mother is not
traught with insuperable difficul
ties. It would require, of course, an j
intelligent system of adjustment such |
as has been successfully tried out by i
several professional women of my ac- I
quaintance.
Every one must settle this problem j
according to her means and situa- \
tion. It would require, for instance, j
no great strain of the imagination j
to leave a group of such babies in !
charge of one or more trained nurses j
who would have specialized in regard I
to child welfare. Roof gardens on
apartment houses are not difficult or
expensive—they might easily be con- ;
verted into baby gardens or Montes- ]
sori schools.
AVliat Would (Irandmn tiny I
Could anything have seemed wild- l
er or more radical to our grand- '
mothers, with their inexorable sys
tom of keeping house, than the con
veniences of the modern flat, the
public laundry, the bakery, the vacu
um cleaner? Why, then, should an i
apartment house with a modern [
nursery in charge of competent
nurses seem so cataclysmic?
Children reared in such environ
ment would certainly have a better
ihanee of living and acquiring the
foundations of a good constitution
than the children reared by well-to
do, but unthinking, mothers, who
mean well, but sin through ignorance
The average mother, be she ever so
conscientious, is rarely a dietician,
and food continuing at its present
ruinous cost, she is more apt to man
age with what she has on hand than
to give the child a balanced ration
that co-operation and training makes
possible.
. Co-operation will make possible
for the poor the scientifically bal
anced meal that heretofore has been
the luxury of the rich. It will make
possible children's gardens, in charge
of child experts.
It has already accomplished, for
the school children of New York, the
inestimable benefit of a hot, properly
balanced lunch supplied by the . city
at cost. Co-operation is the Alad
drudgery, and bring home life within
drudgery .and bfing home life within
the grasp of everyone. ,
And, furthermore, I don't feel so
deeply sympathetic for the mother
who goes out daily to work, the
chances are that contact with the
world will keep her younger-looking
than massage, cold cream and iloor
rclling.
l.ook at the difference in the ap
pearance of women to whom the war
: Lemons Beautify!
; Strain lemon juice well before <
mixing and massage face, <
neck, arms, hands. j
Here is told how to prepare an in
expensive lemon lotion which can be
used to bring back to any skin the
sweet freshness of which it has been
robbed by trying atmospheric con
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and redness are warded off and those
tell-tale lines of care or of age are
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The juice of two fresh lemons
strained into a bottle containing
three ounces of orchard white makes
a whole quarter pint of the most re
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about the cost one must pay for a
small jar of the ordinary cold
creams. Care should ba taken to
strain the lemon juice through a fine
cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then
this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that
lemon juice is used to bleach and
remove such blemishes as freckles,
sallowness and tan. and is the ideal
skin softener, smoothener and beau
tifler.
Just try it! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and
make up a quarter pint of this
sweetly fragrant lemon lotion and
massage it daily into the face, neck,
arms and hands, and see for your
self.
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l.as given employment. Instead off
that settled expression of bored vac- !
ulty that peered from every other!
limousine, the idle rich have taken i
a brace, they begin to look human— ]
j ulmost intelligent, as they rush j
al out, genuinely busy about some- i
! thing for the first time in their lives, j
Horror* of a Solitary Dinner
Imagine a self-supporting woman '
I coming home after a long day's work 1
i to a home with children and spend
; ing her evenings with them till bed- I
| time, telling them their favorite j
! stories, then tucking them in with j
a good-night kiss,
j Or imagine the same woman com-;
i ing home to nothing but her empty
1 flat and solitude. She cats a lonely j
dinner, propping up her newspaper |
j against the caraffe. and reads about ,
1 a world that seems to include every '
I c>ne but her. For dinner she has j
! a choice of a book or perhaps going I
! out, when solitude will again greet ;
< her on her return.
! Xo, there is no comparison between
j these alternatives to the normal !
woman. Of course, Mrs. Grundy will I
j rave over the iniquity of giving up :
her baby to someone else and going !
|to a "Job" like a man. But pray, i
i what has Mrs. Grundy been doing all j
| these years but turning her baby |
i over to a nurse and sometimes a i
! very unworthy one at that, while she j
1 went to a bridge party or made calls
, or did something equally unprofit- '
able?
i To conclude, Rosemary, I should i
! certainly advise you to marry if you i
have an opportunity, even if you I
marry a poor man and add your sal- !
ary to his and together found a real j
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large cities, fifteen branch offices
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THEFOUR OFHEARTS
A SERIAL OF \*OLTII AND ROMANCE
By VIRGINIA VAN DE WATER
CHAPTER XI,
(Copyright, 1918, Star Company)
The atmosphere in the Livingstone
household was determinedly cheer
ful." yet a sensitive person would
have perceived that it was strained.
Cynthia, acting the part expected of
her, was conscious that others be
sides herself were playing roles that
were not natural to them. Dora
looked pale, yet her tongue ran on
faster than ever.
Cynthia suspected that this lo
quacity was forced, but was at a
loss to understand why Dora should
simulate vivacity if she did not feel
it. Perhaps she was still a little
hurt that Gerald and his betrothed
had not confided in her sooner.
Cynthia consoled herself with the
comforting reflection that her cousin
cculd not hold resentment long.
Moreover, Dora was as affectionate
as ever. But it was plain that there
was on her mind something which,
In spite of her usual frankness, could
not be uttered.
Mr. Livingstone was much absorbed
in business these days, and. when at
home, talked little. Mrs. Livingstone
went about with a stereotyped smile
and patted Cynthia's shoulder ap
provingly whenever she passed her,
crlling her "a dear child."
Milton's congratulations were not
what Cynthia had expected from him.
The first time they met after the an
nouncement of her engagement he
1 shook hands with her and said for
mally: "I wish you happiness,
Cynthia. I have already congratu
lated Stewart. He is a fortunate
man."
He had not met her eyes with the
direct gaze to which she was ac
customed. Under these circumstances
it was not strange that her "Thank
ycu!" had a forced sound.
His manner disappointed her. He
and she had been such good friends
that she had always felt she could
count upon him. Yet he might be
rt.aking matters easier for her by
treating her as a mere acquaintance.
While she realized that she did not
love Gerald Stewart, her appreciation
Increased each time that she saw
him. He could certainly not be called
ar. ardent lover, for which she was
grateful. He must care for her, else
why had he confided his affection for
her to her aunt, and why had he
a; ked her to marry, him?
Dora la Whimsical
He did not bother her with his at
tentions. but called yrhen she found
It convenient to see him. He always
asked permission before corning, a
fact at which Dora smiled whim
sically.
"Gerald is certainly an accommo
dating person," she remarked one
day. "He lets you tell him when he
may come and when he must stay
away. As for you. Cyn, I don't think
you arc any more romantically in
love than I am."
Mis. Livingstone, who chanced to
te present, voiced her approbation.
"I have said before. Dora, with re
gard to you. that I am glad that you
and Milton are not a pair of silly
lovers. I can say the same thing
now of Cynthia and Gerald. They
have chosen each other out of all
the world, but that does not mean
that they are sentimental idiots. I
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can fly 150 miles an hour. Do you
wish to see him?
Draw from one to two and so on to
the end.
nil'st confess even to Cynthia's face
that I admire their manner. lOach
keeps the respect of the other by
such a demeanor, and they make
things pleasantcr for. all observers."
"Is that the way you and Father
behaved when you were engaged?"
Dora questioned.
"I hope it is—indeed, I am sure it
is," her mother replied. "We were
assuredly not a lovc-sick couple. We
were more than ordinarily K ood
friends, whoso affection for each oth
er Increased steadily after marriage.
That is as It should be. I have no
faith in the hot love that cools soon.
The sane, calm kind is the kind that
endures even after youth has flown."
'lt fs not what I used to believe
In, nevertheless," Dora muttered.
Her mother looked at her inquir
ingly. She had not caught the sen
tence, yet thought it wiser not to
ask to have it repeated.
"By the way," Mrs. Livingstone
continued, with the manner of elab
orate indifference that betokened the
introduction of a carefully planned
! roposal, "your father, Dora, and I
had a long talk last night. He-asked
me to tell you girls the result of that
conversation when 1 had you two
alone with me."
A 1)ul>lr WeildliiA'
Dora looked up quickly. "Spring
It!" she exclaimed.
Her mother frowned. "Dora! That
Is vulgar slang! I hate it. It is
most unbecoming."
"Excuse me, Mother—but please
I tell me what you have been plan
ning."
Cynthia was looking at her aunt
ouestioningly. Something—lt may
have been intuition—warned fier that
a well-matured plan was about to be
unfolded.
Mrs. Livingstone, meeting her
niece's eyes, flushed slightly and
ccvghed deprecatingly.
"Your uncle, Cynthia, wanted me
to ask you, and, of course, you also,
Dora—what you girls would think
of having a double wedding?"
Cyjithia did not move. She was
thinking fast. Dora spoke impetu
ously.
"Why, it is simply not to be
thought of, Mother,"- she declared—
"unless we postpone my wedding.
But," as if a happy idea had 'occur
red to her, "we could do that easily,
cculdn't we?"
"We certainly cannot and will
net," her mother contradicted
promptly. "You are to be married
in May. We could have the double
wedding on the date set for your
marriage. Why not?"
"Because Cynthia has not made a
single preparation," Dora argued.
"She is only just engaged. Ail her
clothes would have to be fitted and
made."
"She is just your size, so the order
for all of your things could be du
plicated for her." Mrs. Livingstone
announced. "She can begin at once
to give orders for her trousseau, i
Dora, don't raise objections! Your j
father and I see none. Cynthia—why j
den't you express an opinion on the
subject? What is the matter, my
dear child?"
(To Bo Continued)
Ul NK AItDS TO HOI.D \\ oil l.l>
CONVENTION IN HtCRSHEY
Hershey will be the mecca this
summer for Dunkards of the world,
when the convention of the denomi
nation will be held in the convention
hall at Hershey. Thousands of mem
bers of the church will gather from
ail parts of the United States and
this continent to attend the great
convention.
TJie vast convention hall was built
by' M. S. Hershey, the chocolate
magnate, as a gathering place for
the convention, which meets at Her
shey every three years. The conven
tion hall is a huge structure, built
at a cost of <1,000.000, it is said.
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Civil Service Attacked by
Mayor Said to Be Based
on Rules of Other Cities
Owing to the fact that some forms
had been mislaid and that he did not
know there was any particular
hurry, said Secretary to the Mayor
Backcnstoss yesterday, the reports
of lines and forfeitures collected by
the Mayor's office were returned to
the office of Superintendent of Ac
counts and Finance Burtnett so slow
ly that that official had to make a
request that they be speeded up. In
seme cases it was shown that the
reports were not turned in until six
weeks after the end of the month.
The law requires that they be iiled
each month.
of lines and forfeitures collected by
the Mayor's office were returned to
the office of Superintendent of Ac
counts and Finance Burtnett so slow
ly that that official had to make a
request that they be speeded up. In
seme cases it was shown that the
reports were not turned in until six
weeks after the end of the month.
The law requires that they be iiled
each month.
City Clerk Ross Seaman, chairman
of the Police Civil Service Board, de
clared in answer to recent remarks
from tiie Mayor's offico regarding
the inefficiency of the civil service
examinations that, while the law
j.asscd by the Legislature is not ade
quate, the questions compiled by his
board were compiled only after care
ful consideration with the examina
tion lists of similar boards in other
cities.
Prospect of Hospital For
Crippled Workers Improves
Delegates to the sixth annual con
ference of Industrial Physicians and
Surgeons of Pennsylvania left Har
risburg to-day, e'nthusiastlc over the
progress made at this session. Not
at any previous meeting was there
such rousing zeal displayed for the
establishment of hospitals where
crippled industrial workers may be
rehabilitated. The idea has been
discussed, but never advocated so
strongly.
Dr. Francis C. Patterson, chief of
the Division of Industrial Hygiene
and Engineering of the state, prac
tically promised that the state would
take over these reconstruction hos
pitals after the war and make them
permanent state institutions.
Harry A. Mackey, chairman of the
Workman's Compensation Board, of
fered the suggestions that this Board
be made a separate and distinct de
partment of the administration in
stead of a part of the Department
of and Industry, and that the
State Legislature enact a health in
surance law.
Mr. Mackey urged that the provi
sions of the law be extended to cover
railroad employes and farmers. The
first, the speaker declared, must be
accomplished through Congressional
action, while state legislative action
would brini about the second.
SAYS HE BORROWED I'MBIIEIJ.A
E. N. Scott, who claims he liVes on
Allison Hill, gets a hearing in police
court this afternoon for taking an
umbrella from the stand in front of
a store. He claimed he borrowed it.
p !. You Can Now Get
Sctaii'i
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at Your Dealer's
Uncle Sam has set the date
mvf 4 ''. ■* : 4/ for April 14th, when he wants
stitute for wheat flour. BUT
- '■>* [*/"' 1 WANT MY BREAD to
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llll'* , ; s, . by it's VICTORY WRAP
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and is worth it because it is
SCHMIDT'S REGULAR
Fine all the way down to the last crumb. Wholesome to the last degree.
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'APRIL 10, 1918.
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most drug stores, and comes in 60-
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