188 all iSvc RsiwiKj j|Pfl • Little Talks by Beatrice Fairfax ? Have been thinking about an ">ut-of-the-ordinary letter that a young woman wrote me the other day. She wrote from the city where she has successfully supported her self for a number of years, and she remarked, in a very direct, clear eyed way: "I wonder if you have found out anything that has surprised you about the sophistication necessary to guide a young woman through the village opportunities for sin as compared to the city, also about the ,ally clever and studied efforts of he village Don Juan as compared to ihe city man?" And she speaks of the earlier life in a busy office in the small town where she was born as "the best training possible for enabling a girl to resist temptation." There is honesty and good sense in this letter and there is character, too; for the writer thinks of her own difficult experiences as so many lessons in self-jirotection. She feels that she has been exposed to all the dangers that threaten reckless, im petuous girlhood, but that she is merely wiser and safer for knowing about them. She has gotten a kind ( of immunity. Knowledge the Best Shield Doubtless there wouldn't be any boy-and-girl tragedies If every young girl were as self-eontt'olled and sane as my correspondent is. And of course she is right in maintaining that knowledge is a far better shield than ignorance. But what I wish to emphasize is the distinction that she draws be tween village and city life. It is too often taken for granted that a girl who comes to earn her living in the city is immediately be set with every form of luring temp tation. Her innocent acquaintances "back home" think of her as plunged In the center of an unending carnival, distinctly flame-colored, and they scarcely think it possible that she can escape without becoming just the least bit scorched. Whereas the truth probably is that the only people she sees arc In the subway and at her otiice. That she comes home overtired and is glad to go to bed at 9 o'clock. That she is lonely, dull and bored. And that if anybody from home—some body who knew all the news and spoke her language and understood her allusions—would look her up some evening, she would like it bet ter than anything in the world. Humdrum City Life Life in a city can be just as hum drum as life in a small place, and it can be a good deal more lonely. It is quite possible, as many girls know, to live for a long time in a city with out knowing any young man in a social way. And if a girl is very careful about her acquaintances and if she has, besides, as much backbone as the young correspondent I have already quoted, I don't think the young people who are idling about the home village need worry about her. it must be remem'bered that if the working girl who has gone to the city is busier than the one who has stayed at home, the young men PUNY, WEAK BOY Made Strong and Well by Vinol— j Why It Is Best For Children Williamson, W. Va.—"My little j boy was weak, puny and tired all ; the time, did not want to do any- i thing. Vinol was recommended and j it has built up his strength and made him healthy."—Harley Clay, i Williamson. W. Va. The reason Vinol was so success ful in this case is because it con tains beef and cod liver peptones, ; iron and manganese peptonates, and j glycerophosphates, the very ele- i ments needed to build up a weak-1 ened, run-down system, make rich, | red blood and create strength. George A. Gorgas, Kennedy's Medicine Store, 321 Market street; ; C. F. Kramer, Third and Broad; streets; Ktzmiller's Pharmacy, 1325 ! Derry street, and druggists every-; where. A Clean Cool Scalp. Parisian Sage Stops Itching. Keeps the Scalp Coo! Prevents Dandruff Almost everybody nowadays knows that Parisian Sage, the invigorating hair restorer, is guaranteed to re move every trace of dandruff, stop falling hair and itching scalp, or the cost, small as it is, will be re funded. But you should know more about this marvelous hair grower. You ought to know that it Immediately destroys all odors that are bound to come from the excretions of the scalp, and in five minutes after an application, no matter how hot the weather, your head will feel cool i.nd comfortable. Everyone should have a bottle of Parisian sage handy because it is such a pleasant and exhilarating hair treatment. Ladies use it be cause they know it is delicately per fumed, not sticky or greasy, and Mirely does make the hair beautiful, silky and abundant. Here's what a New York woman writes: "I have used Parisian sage two weeks only, vet In that time find my hair has wonderfully increased in beauty, thickness and luxuriance, but what surprised me most was the disap pearance of all dandruff." A large bottle of Parisian sage can l>e obtained from Kennedy's Drug Store or at any good drug or toilet counter —it's not expensive. ggfeWdflfrs As Age Advances the Liver Requires m'r 1 occasional slight stimulation. CARTER'S LITTLE ** <lWir\Tru\ LIVER PILLS correct CONSTIPATION. is-:: ' •-oleriess or Pali Facts M ho Wis til I JJeJI "DLUE BONNETS 99 — JI New Fabric with New Feature*. J I ** Blue Bocnefr ** inert* the needs el the woman who wants a beautiful, durable fabric 1 • that wears without wiinklm, repels dut and launders perfectly. 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UP TO ME V v/yz A FRECKLED ' ARE VERT " ALW/vf O V/E.K E. j <0 JIG 4- I KIN <tfT THAT THE OAT WHEN Y/E \ HOO"bE FOR 1 ( ~\ FACeo K\D CARRTIN' p A Wjn ' COMMON MOW- ir— ' W—o 1 KIND OF TALK V r carried qrkks- Lr-4, dinner tonight- hMI father's -J /W L - , r ift t . whom she will meet there ar.e no less occupied. And that the busy youth, ettKer interested in his job or occupied with the problem of making a living, isn't likely to be the one who will misuse the privilege of her acquaint ance. Interested busy-ness is the most wholesome thing for young people and the best possible protection' against all the sad things that follow in the trail of "temptations" yield ed to. But if it is a little absurd to think of the city girl as engaged in a daily combat with vice, it is also wide ot' the mark, as my wise young corre spondent has pointed out, to take it for granted that village life, is the equivalent of a nunnery. Village Life No Nunnery A village girl's life isn't a mere alternation of dusting the parlor and going to the Christian Endeavor So ciety. Unless she has very strongly the temperament of the recluse," she shares what there is of boy and girl companionship. And there is usually a good deal. Unchaperoned intimacy is, of course, the rule in the American village, and in the case of whole some, normal boys and girls there isn't a word to be said against the custom. But it is to be admitted that villages and small towns aren't altogether free of a less pleasant type of male—the unwholesome minded idler who makes it his pas time, in fact his businss, to present "temptation" to young girls. Such a man or such a boy, or per haps more than one, is practically sure to be found in any quiet, lei surely community. Perhaps he can't accomplish any greater harm than temporary unhappiness. Undoubted ly he cannot, if the girl has knowl edge and good sense. But it's just as well to realize that he is a pretty un varying feature of small town life. And if we are generalizing about the dangers to which girls are exposed, it is better to face the fact that the girl who has never left her native village has nevertheless her own problems and difficulties, and that if she has cheerfully and sensibly sur mounted them it is greatly to her credit. Most wise and thoughtful people of the present day would, I am sure, advise the mothers of young girls to fortify them as carefully as possible against probable dangers. A girl is, of course, happy in be lieving that romance is waiting just around the corner and that a six months' decorous courtship, follow ed by a pretty wedding and life in a charmingly furnished flat with the one right man in the world, are to constitute her love experience. But it doesn't always happen that way. And if she meets other than the right man and becomes confus ed by her own emotions, she ought nevertheless to know that there is always one direct course to take, and she should have the courage to take it. Preparation for possible un happy encounters is what every mother ought to give her daughter. I am inclined to believe that the girl who wrote me so cheerfully about the educative value of experi ence must have had a wise and far sighted mother. COLD PACK METHOD IN 12 SHORT STEPS No. 8 NATIONAL WAR GAPOtN To adjust the cover of the wa. r boiler in home canning a cloth will give tighter fit and hold the steam says the National War Garden Con mission of Washington, which •: send you a free tanning book iov two-cent stamp to pay postaE'- - Watch for step No. 9. LIFE'S PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED By MRS. WILSON WOODROW Everywhere you go these Summer days you see the soldier and his girl, and we observe them with a very different feeling than that with which we used to regard the Summer lovers of other years at the beaches and parks, or on ferryboats, trains or trolley cars. Then it was with a sort of amused tolerance at. the best that we used to survey them, but now it is with sympathy and a kindly interest. Yet the situation so tar as the principal actors is concerned is not materially altered. They still cling to each other in fond embrace heed less of the passing multitude the world forgetting if not by the world entirely forgot. Nor is the girl changed to any noticeable degree. She is still to all intents and purposes the same eternal "summer girl." The cut of her skirt may change and the style of her blouse and her hat. and her hosiery; she may vary from season to season between pumps and ties, between suede and buckskin. But her type remains rtxed and unalter able as the laws of the Medes and Persians. The great difference is that the arm which encircles her is sleeved in khaki instead of near Palm Beach, and that the head which bends pro tectingly above her is crowned with a campaign hat instead of a guar anteed Panama from New Jersey. All the difference, in fact, between "Bobby" Jones who was particular about the color of his soeks and the crease of his trouser and Private R. Jones one of the husky doughboys of Uncle Sam. Where are all those "advanced dressers" and "tango hounds" and "would-be sports" we used to see? Where are the snows of yesterday? It's more than a mere shift of clothes. There's-something gone into those young fellows which has affected the whole warp and woof of their be ing. It shows in the steady set of their bronzed faces in the level, serene gaze which meets your own. And it makes you proud to be an American. The soldier has always held an at traction for the feminine heart. Even hack' in the days of mythology it was Mars who won the Goddess of Love and Beauty and Shapespeare makes Othello, with all his handi caps, the favored suitor of the love ly Desdemona. As he explains It, "She loved me for the dangers I had passed, and I loved her that she did pity them." But there's more than the tradi tional fascination of the brass but tons about these lads. Never were there such soldiers before. Just think of it. They are the picked manhood of the nation, physically perfect every one of them, to begin with, and brought by a careful regi men of diet and training into the very pink of athletic condition fit and keen as so many race horses groomed for a Derby. And beyond all that, it's an army with a soul. This is a holy war, and every man of them feels it. They are Crusaders all, enlisted In the cause of humanity and freedom. They show it in their zest and en thusiasm. in the stalwart pride of their bearing. It glows within them like a flame. What an evolution this vear has wrought! With what different eyes do we regard the "Bobby" Joneses of our acquaintance, and the breed of "Bobby' Jones in general. Then it was with scant respect and a not entirely unmerited disapprobation. But to-day they are our hope and pride; they carry our prayers and ad- Daily Dot Puzzle & 5 • 6 I'• •a * * • 5l • 13 16 . . *4B • '5 49 # 47 IT 2o * *44 4fc •* • „ • * 31 JIA 22. • *43 ** 24. , • Z3 • e. *' *4o H V * i : \ 2 • \V'' So. S5 What has Willie drawn? Draw from one to two and so on to the end. axßßiamjßo tMsi TEIEQKIPB oration. And they deserve every bit of the homage that we give them. And 1 think that is one of the rea sons why we smile so sympathetical ly upon the open love-making in the parks and on the trolley cars this summer instead of viewing such dem onstrations as we did in the past with an impatient: "What can that pretty young girl see in such a brainless-looking whippersnapper?," The whippersnapper has become a splendid young warrior whom we realize that no daughter of Eve could possibly resist. Possibly we have a subconscious realization, too, that the soldier with his changed ideal and his wholesome, healthy outlook upon life, with his imposed restric tions and those of his own self-re spect, is a far safer companion for her than his counterpart of a twelve month ago, was chiefly engaged in sowing a crop of wild oats. As he is without fear, he is also without re proach. "The bravest are the tender est. the loving are the daring." Ah, the augury for our country's future that this mighty army gives these young men with their free swinging stride and their hardened muscles and their aroused spirit of valor and devotion! 1 sometimes wish that our girls could have been drafted, too and put through a similar experience. The . r ?u c . a l he no criticism of the part that American woman have play ed in this war. They have responded to every call, they have volunteered f. V£ e x los .K a . rt!u< ?H? duty - Yet might ' wlth a general con- s m c ' p ' lo . n for service our daughters might be even more worthy to stand beside our sons. Under such a sys tem even the leopard might change g ggte° summer girl lost her Advice to the Lovelorn . „ INVESTIGATE DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: fnlJ am ern Pl°yed as telephone opera tor and secretary and have been in my present position for two vears. iV* r ® J® a y°ns man, who 1 am gi\en to understand is married, who Sf5 ee J?.J? er,, £ t ? ,t in his attentions to me. although I have repeatedly re pulsed them. He has gone so far as to ask to call on me. As I have no relative to whom I could turn, I would appreciate your valuable advice. ... WORRIED. ii this young man Is married of course you do not want to start a 'dir. tation with him. The thing I like is that he has asked to call on you in your own home. If you have anv .. ui ' why don 't you quietly tell him of the rumor you have heard and in a dignified and sensible wav ask for the truth? Can you not In vestigate through the men in your of fice? Girls take great risks when thev start up affairs with fellow employes of whom they know practically noth ing and of whom they have heard un favorable things. Your own sus picion would seem to be a sort of warning. Proceed slowly, and be very very careful. SHE GOULD NOT STAND OR WORK But Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Re stored Her Health and Stoppd Her Pains. Portland, Ind.—"l had a displace ment and suffered so badly from it I i .-J that at times I I I I 111 could not be on J\ | ' my feet at all. I 1 \ ™ as al ' run 'd° wn nervous and could treatments' from a Physician but they did not help ~ EfitSffif me. My aunt rec ommended Lydia R- Pin kha m' Vegetable Com ft I ,oun d, I tried it mkfriimtM ~ anrt now I am VIJ.'mLWfIHIMII ,w Strong and well ~tr-1 again and do my " own work and I give I.yil.a Jfi. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the credit."—Mrs. Jose phine Kimble, 935 West Race St Portland, Ind. Thousands of American women Hive this famous root and herb remedy the credit for health re stored as did Mrs. Kimble. for helpful suggestions in regard to such ailments women are asked to write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medi cine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result of its long experience is at your service. After Baby's Bath 10,000 nurses will tell you that nothing [ keeps the skin so free from soreness as Sykes Comfort Powder I Its extraordinary healing nd soothing 1 power is noticeable on first application. 25c at the Vlnol and other drug storea The Comfort Powder Co.. Boston, Maaa., The Ladies' Bazaar's 1918 Mid-Summer Ladies' Stylish Wearing Apparel | Begins Tomorrow, Friday Morning at 9 O'clock An unusually remarkable and noteworthy event, in view of the drastic reductions thai' bring prices down to a point scarcely to be expected in these days of war-time costs. NotJl these exceptional offerings in Coats, Suits, Dresses, Skirts and Waists at Just About Half Regular Priced Dresses at Sharp Reductions Get One of These Suits * $7.95 Dresses White Lingerie du [T g the wa , r to bu y sucn quality at these prices. They re good for immediate and a* q Q r . Dresses early fal.l wear. Styles are correct. * j n lawns, voiles, batiste, etc., 28 All Wool Serge Suits In colored voiles and ging- in many dainty models, hams in many models. $7.00 values ... $3.95 C\ Q SIO.OO values ... $6.90 V $22.95 values ...$10.95 -*■ ** $5.00 Dresses Values to $19.95 01 QZ sls Silk Dresses *' lade ° f , al, T? ol mannish serge belted modefl, full lined, l *pl button and braid trimmed, silk poplin collar, navy black and Linene Coat Dressy, full $7.95 j garnet, all sizes, except 36 and 38. length button front. Smart taffeta dresses in plain 22 All Wool Suits $55 Suits colors. 1.50 House Dresses $ 1 /f-7 5 $0Q.75 518.95 Silk Dresses JL £ £/ Limited quantity in figured $10.95 „ a, " Cs to $25 Just 14 in the lot— atrlkmr and striped lawns. Made of crepe de chine s £*° n J"- 0 ££ Flain color , mot "~ Rare Offerings in i r- ZI Wh . r u i- i Voile, Net and Velvet Sleeveless Coats Wash Crepe Suits * . f . Silk Blouses t/1 Q r Sllk Sklrts Striking 1.95 Voile QO„ $6.95 „ Reductions • , /Ol excellent belted model in WaiStS in navy and black Qnl aJI p ur pie and green only, SLSO Gabardine Skirts, patch trimnfed, saifor coiTar roi\ sizes, formerly $8.95. wh j te trimmed collar and # pockets and belts, sale price, collars, cuff edged with lace, high and low necks. no T T , , I 66c $1.25 Voile Waists 33 Handsome Coat „ „ s £ c „ ~ In the Sale | $2.49 White Gabardine Skirts, lace° t rim med W a h nd C plain® divided them into tWO <rrniin fnr pOCkCtS ' bdt ' butt O formerly 08c to $1.25. . , vv enave aiviaea mem into> tWO groups tor trimmed, sale price cone AT* IXT ■ 4 quick selling. Like our siiit offerings they are $3'95 Net Waists priced lower than you'll buy like quality for $1.49 9oC again during this war. Suitable for vacation ... Silk net waist, with sailor col- snr) =arlv foil uian r 8 lar. silk lace trimmed. Hy rail Wear. $3 g5 Gaffetdiae JfcfctflC Georgette and Satin ' Wool Poplin Coats All Wool Velour and large gathered pocket, bijt- Waists r . ~ 0 r Poplin Coats ton trimmed, sale price, 1 f& 5 *1 0 *IA 9S ' S2M Hainty models, plain and hand • _JL" * embroidered. „ allies to $17.95 Values up to $22.95 tone \zruu r+ u j- . d*ct nr c. • ? O'll , , . All wool velour coats in taupe White vjabardine Skirts, Striped OllK just 14 in the lot—made of all pecan, and sand, belted model natrh nnrttc Klf K..tt wjr, . "00l poplin, belted models, silk half lined; and all wool poplin patch pockets, belt, button H aiStS poplin collars, half lined, all coats In three different models, trimmed sale Drice q j r\f\ shades. all shades. ' r ' * <i>i.zy <?/ qc Plain striped tub silk waists, I V HP * with sailor collar. ■ ■ • B J $2.95 Crepe de Chine aclies n i White Washable Satin ff aists Skirts, gathered pockets, $1.95 rniTDTU OT "tra special, sale price, Plain and lace trimmed, sailor IV/ JLdm w* JL V/U tVI M. X O <B* O A O collar. In flesh and white. yp& .tsO JULY 18, 1918 7
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