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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-08
A Christmas Suggestion

Did You spend hours trying to decide
what to give Aunt Sarah or Uncle Joe
and then make up your mind that you
hated Christmas anyhow and you were
perfectly dsgusted with shopping and all
its attendant evils? The mere man S
gift is not half so hard to decide upon
as an appropriate present for a particu-
lar woman. The girl who does needle
work has a supreme advantage over her
less fortunate sister, II the needle
woman is looking for suggestion for
her idle hours she should try to make
the popular nlghtgown case.
Nowadays girls spend so many nights
away from home that the little em-
broidered case is most acceptable. It's
the simplest thing Imaginable to make
1t consists of long, oblong piece of
muslin or batiste, folded double, so that
1t forms a square This is buttonholed
all around the upper flap" and closed
by tiny pearl buttons. In the centre you
can put wreath of pretty eyelet-em-
broidered flowers and a monogram.
This can be lined with a color II you
like, or left unlined. The dainty girl
will appreciate one OF these charming
bags, which can be made small enough
to fit in the overnight case since milady
affects the crepe de chine nightgown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-08

Women are commonly supposed 70
Filled with an overweening vanity, and
4 is a dinicuit. Il not impossible matter
to convince a man to the contrary,
VANITY, thy name IL Woman" he Is
saying inwardiy all the time one is vainly
dIssertating on the subject.
No. II IS almost impossible to persuade
The average man that woman-every
woman. be It understood--is not filled
with various feminine foilies and con-
ceit A certain type OF man goes even
further. and uses the word Woman as
q synonym for brainlessness and vapidlty.
Now, what about the average man7 In
my opinion, there is a deep-rooted conceit
at the heart Of every man, conceit much
STRONGER and more unsuitable thar that
popularity attributed to every woman
It's roots and tentacles go much deeper
end are all the stronger because they lie
below the surface.
To begin with, the average man cannot
bear to be laughed at. He hates ridicule
worse than anything else In the world.
And why2 Conceit, OF coursel shyness,
you may suggest Certainly mott Upon
the contrary. It is conceit 80 times out
OF 100. Even on the hundredth occasion,
" II were caused by shyness, what is
ehyness but n form Of conceit7
Girls with brothers generally realize
how concelted the average male is at
bottom. on dance occasions, who is 1t
that takes couple OF hours over dress !
ing. hair-brushng, etc? Is It the girl. |
papularly supposed to be so vain? No, |
le.is nearly always her brother or friend. |
She will tell you SO. and believe her. |
for It is true. On leaving the house and |
entering the taxi or trolley, who is It |
that rushes madly back to the house
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-08
A Thoughtless Customer

I'm sure I'd love to help you. madam.
What can do for you2" said the Sales
girl as she leaned over the counter with
a sympathetic look
well, want to get dress. You see,
my aunt is coming on to spend Christ
mas with us, and she's very wealthy
She has a big house out in Cincinnati
and all the gowns she likes. She just
makes me feel so dowdy. Well, I'm
hunting for color which would become
me- Now, what would you suggesR"
THAT all depends upon what you like
madam Green's very good this season"
II have two green dresses now. 1 got
one of them in Paris the last time
was there. We had most delightful
trip. Why. would you believe it, we
went all the way over and back, includ-
ing three weeks stay in Venice, for five
hundred"
"Yes. miss. we have silk muslin here.
I'll show you some. What color did you
want?"
How very rude you are! I'll COM
plain to the management this very day!
It doesn't pay TO try to educate these
girls; they don't know enough to ap-
preciate it,
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he began looking around to see IL any
body else had heard about his going.
But all the leaves were busy tending to
their own affairs and hadn't noticed
him at all, so he said to his nearest
neighbor, well, guess I'll go now"
"Go!" exclaimed the neighbor leaf.
"go where? Who ever heard of a leaf
going any place."
That was just the chance the leaf
was working for so he told alb about
getting permission from Mother Tree
and how he had decided to see the
world.
"And now goodbye" he added ~
don't like it I'll come back home"
With a gay little flourish he jumped
on passing breeze and disappeared
from sight.
All day long his brother and sister
leaves watched for his return-but he
didn't come-he didn't comet
Next morning another little leaf
said, I'm tired of Just hanging here,
I'm going to see the world. too. Iknow
my brother is having beautiful time
for he hasn't come back"
You see. he didn't know that the
poor little venturesome leaf was Iyins
hungry and forlorn in lonesome fence
corner.
So with a gay goodbye he too LEFT
the tree.
The next day others left-every day
more and more OF the brother and
sister leaves left their good safe home
and explored the world about them.
TIL at last every leaf was gone
every one except one on the tip, tip top
OF the big tree.
Never you mind" he comforted the
lonely tree. "I'll stay with you all win
ter"
And he did.
The psople passing that tree in the
late winter saw that same leaf up IN
the Tip, tip top Of the lonesome old
tree, and they saw It rustic ana laugh
q the cold winds romped through the
branches. It had more fun than the
Others who went away.
Copyright Isl4-olara H0ram Jadson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-08
Housework an Aid to Beauty

Housework Is an invaluable aid to the
woman who would have good figure.
The good figure itself is more or less
relative term, varying according TO the
individual opinion. James prefers the
tall, willowy girl; John leans toward the
short. rounded style; Daniel may prefer
the statuesque type. and fashion demands
the slouching. shapeless style! House
work is not an Invaluable aid toward at
tanning all Of these. but it will do much
toward giving certain freedom and elias
ticity to the body.
Nothing is more pathetic or more Iudi-
erous than the sight of a fat woman,
trussed dutifully into a gown which
hedges her round and about" like the
proyerbial something or other. She
hreathes In audible gasps. her features
nave a lurid purplish tint, her eyes stand
out like those of a hunted animal In AN
an appalling tableau
few simple exercises win relieve this.
Sweeping is one Of them. The woman
who leans freely from the waist when
she sweeps, and makes long, loose strokes
with the broom, will hnd great improve
ment In herself before many months. The
waist becomes more elastic. the muscles
OF the arm become firm, and the heavy
flesh Of the upper arm becomes less
habby. II Is the same with the cheat
Housework has the same tendency AZ
athletics have 70 harden the muscles ana
40 away with unnecessary aVolrdupois
II sounds like gentle irony 10 Be aug
gesting these things as a systemafia
treatment but It Is true. nevertheless.
Cold water Is good for the flesh. too. ana
salt baths are said 10 be reducing. The
housework prescription Is 4 safs one. -
there Is very little chance OF its being
oYerdone In these days OF christmas
shopping.
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} NEW HOUSEKEEPING. .

ten times as much protein and carbohy-
drate in the dried product as in the fresh.
In other words, the dried food is a highly
condensed food
I What is true OF the bean is true of
the split pea, yellow or green, the too
little used lentll, and many other edible
seeds. But the dehydrated idea goes
further, and commercially 1t means the
removal of water from such watery vege-
tables as spinach, carrots, asparagus,
beets. ETC., so that we have these dried
vegetables with all their value preserved,
not subjected to any canning or similar
process, but just as they were when
growing. These products are we'll estab-
lished in the market, and while we may
not use them in quantity, 1t is excellent
10 know OF them, especially for soups
and other vegetable dishes Professor
Barnard, in California, has been working
at his original dryer and experimenting
with the dehydrating of fowl and meat
quite successfully, although these prod
ucts are not on the market
The drying or evaporation of any food
as was said. condenses and increases
It's food value according to It's bulk. That
Is why salt Goldfish, salt pork, raisins
drled hgs' etc, are very nourishinE COM
pared TO their weight and bulk Just
because the dehydrating process removed
the water originally in the food, so In our
w must llIhl replace the water
until the food has absorbed it's natural
amount OF water Therefore, we soak"
prunes and other dried fruit, Goldfish. dried
mushrooms, and dry vegetables.
one OF the advantages OF these foods
Is the small amount OF space they take
up In our pantry Another is that there
can be no possible danger of contamlna-
ton from canning process, and last a
small quantity, for reasons given above.
VIII give as much nutriment as a large
amount OF fresh food. We should be-
come better acquainted with dehydrated
products whether the process is per-
formed by nature or a factory. The dried
bean or palp family should be our special
winter friend. 1t is one OF our chief
meat replacers, and those who are seek
Ing TO cut living costs would be well TO
be on better terms with the lentIl, the
split pea. the dried lima, and other de-
hydrated foods.
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MODES OF THE HOUR

and turbelow that there seems to be no
present inclination to dispense with IT.
For the girl who embroiders, the gown
Illustrated might prove an inspiration. A
charming sffsct could be produced with
the minimum OF labor. The design is So
conventional that stamping would not be
necessary; Il could be drawn with lead
pencil or pointed piece OF charcoal. and
any Irregularities would only add 10 the
enset and remove Il farther from the ap-
pearanes or the machine made
Paris muslin or French organdis 0t "a
not easy 10 remain neutral when Il comes
10 fashion,, neither one Is the perishable
thing It looks. A good quality will stand
a good many tubbinss. and Il Is far bet
ter 10 have it regularly tubbed than dry
cleaned
In Europe. the 'fblanehissense de nn," 10
which class OF beings the famous Trilby
aspifed, makes OF laundry an art.
Here, the sensible girl As her own Iaun-
dress, when Il comes 20 anything that re-
qaires skill rather than muacla. Hand
work Of any sort. hemstitching or em-
bFoldery add distinction 10 the simplest
apparel but Il Is loves labor lost Il Il Is
turned over to the ordinary. everyday
laundress
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-08

It's . long way TO summer. yet (. 3
froelzs nov designed for the winter re-
sorts are the sisnposts that point the
way 20 summer fashions.
Sleeves that extend almost. II not quite
20 ths knuelklss are very much in evil
dencs with the froell and hIousss for
Immediate wear. and their vogue will
probably be an enduring one.
Hlsh collars are made in so many allur-
lng styles that they have won a position
that Is undeniabiy smart. though they
are certainly not comfortable and. 10
many women. extremely unbsaoming.
The Eirdis Is a conspicuous feature.
set present snd fer soma time to come.
fhe ribbons manufactured nowadays
soula certainly furnish t. There is
agsryEhins that q wonderful In texture
ard dssisn. silk, satin, gold ana silver
zna a1lored tissues ana velvet brocada
- WILSON'S Of sash width.
The frock pictured shows several fash
80 Gestures prominent - present, The
E4na sleeve the high collar. the wide
z.F1is ana ne fuli skirt are al combined
. ihe ane Boult
what makes 4 = creation Of the super
latiFs ordsf s. the design. aDpilqusd alike
"a tila oFEan1is of the 1Foek itself ana
zne zIIk 81 the 9rdls.
tI4zz velvet 6ofs and the naFro8sst Of
znnuaua hlaids are uaed in the Feped-
sen q fhs meIlf fhat spDezrs on the
eaaIez. thz sleeFes the sirdls ana tha
4E
zlrIez of laca that relieve the simplicity
81 las bodice are places 80 tho shoul-
e1 ta4t fhe zirdIe appears to -
~ them Tiny 11ItQla u Z
aoIa faH oraameuk the collar ana the
I r1Ha4 iaal laz.a belo8
41a Inl aE4z etI4 couDronllses With
So n zt slfaea1 Iha laltqr may
szantaaf. altogether Ei
1|He azeIe alte4 - tHs taaVlsf
- 80 IS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-08
THE CONCEITED NAN
Ellen AdaT Says He Is to Be Met WHh Al Too Fre-
quentlg.

'e for a final tle-strsIshtening or extrs
| collar2 Certainly not the grill No, II Is
| the man.
There are degrees and degrees in con
| ceit, Of course Some men really hide
\ theirs remarkably we'll These are gem
orally the most conceited OF all. They
| are easiest TO get along with. however,
| and not 30 Irritating as the type Of man
who shows his vanity at all times.
The physically small. underslzed man
is frequently very conceited. His physi-
cal stature seems to affect his disposl-
ton. Why this should be so, I do not
know, but IL Is none the less true. Re
Gently ] was attending n reception, and
very pretty, charming girl said to me;
Il do feel so dreadfully sorry for that
poor fOrlon little man In the corner
over therel He Is so handicapped In his
appeRrancei II is shame that none OF
the girls will talk to him. I'm going
right over to cheer him upl'
In vain told her that her efforts would
be mlsinterpreted and her pity wasted
that probably he was the most conceited
little bantam In the room. All In vain
on she rushed TO her fate, stimulated
with the charitable intent Of cheering
him up"
And she did She cheered him UP so
thoroughly that an hour later he strutted
across the room like little peacock with
all his feathers out, as conceited as pos
sible. 10 you see that good-looktng girl
who was talking to me just now?" said
he. "She really has quite case on me.
I was quite embarrassed. Guess I'd better
look round and see her some time. 1t
would please her, I know" And he
rubbed his little hands together delight
edly. He certainly was dreadfully' 'homely
looking and painfully insignificant. But
he was appallingly conceited.
Corceit is certainly n splendid armor |
for thn and dnuypa ~
there is no doubt of that.
ELLEN ADAIR.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-08
PRESENTS FOR "HIlN"

This is the time OF year when the en-
gaged girl and the nearly engaged and
(whisper ~ the much-engaged girls all
begin to rack their brains to find out
what TO give him. Bill may be quiet and
Joe may be athletic and Jim may be
quite bit OF a masculine "Tusser," and
James may be travelling man-and TO
suit all these particular temperaments is
no easy matter. A prominent Chestnut
street shop shows some distinctly mascu-
line gifts which may prove just the right
inspiration for the right him"
Thermos bottles for the bachelor apart
ment are from 50 up. stand comes
for these. with two tiny glasses, and
costs s. and $3.50
bright red leather auction bridge set,
with the newest score 0ncIudlnE nullos)
hcore-pad. pencil. two lovely gold-edEed
decks OF cards, is only S1.25
Another auction case has six tiny brass
ash trays with the other fittings. The
whole Is sensibly compact. and costs 81
A nat leather cigar case (perhaps for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-08
FOODS WITHOUT WATER
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK
AUTHOR oF ,rIIE NEW HoIrsEE, rr,P1NG ~.
AUTHOR OF THE

Even though we cannot at this season
pick fresh string bears, peas, spinach and
other foods, we can have the same foods
the year round in a peculiar state of
freshness by using "dehydrated' prod
ucts. This somewhat formidable word
means simply water taken away" and
a dehydrated food Is one from which
the water is removed, generally artificial
ly. Nature furnishes dehydrated products
in her various seeds, some of which are
very edible and nutritious. Take, for
instance, the familiar bean called navy
or pea bean, which Is the seed of the
summer string bean. 1t contains very
little water, and the difference between
a fresh bean and a dried bean, which
explains the whole principle of dehydra-
ton, is shown by the following igures:\
Fresh string bean-Protein, 81 per cent;
fat, 3 per cent; carbohydrate, 60 per
cent; water. $50 per cent,
Dried bean-Protein, 22.5 per cent; fat,
1.S per cent; carbohydrate, 59.S per cent.
water, 1916 per cent.
With the fresh bean we have about
seven times the quantity OF water that
We have in the dried bean. Similarly, the
proportion of the nutrients in the dried
product is greatly increased, and we have
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-08

the engaged man, who knows0 in nne
olack leather. with places for four cigars,
costs only $3.50, and its exactly into the
vest pocket
Wallets for bills and cards, in black
leather may be had for 81 UP.
The cutest little travelling poker set has
gold-edged deck of cards and a great
number OF tiny chips, all in the one small
box. 1t costs $3.50.
a fancy leather case encloses a tiny
cribbage set and costs $3.50
Studs, pins. cuff-links, full-dress studs
even the homely collar button-wlll never
be lost II You give him one OF the leather
boxes divided into compartments for
keeping these things. They come infaIl
colors and are only 60 cents.
Travelling clocks are invaluable to the
busy man. These come in leather and
close down like Jewel case. When omen
the face OF the clock is set up unharrned
by the travel. They cost from $3.50 up.
and come in all eoiors.
Collapsible drinking cups, for the man
with machine, will be appreciated AT
the crucial moment, They are 80 cents
10 Sl50
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-08
The Spirit of Xmas Giving

The "Spugs' last year established them
selves. and IL is very lucky that they
did. "Spug" means. in short, Society for
the Prevention OF Useless Giving, and Is
as notable a movement in its own mod
est way as one centred around the deep
est psychological problem. How many
OF us wish our maiden aunt or our cou-
ain up in the country was a Spugl Our
ice man would go away the day after
Christmas empty handed. and the cooks
room would be minus the test-tube hat
pin holders and tomato pincushions which
wooed her to slumber in former years.
Everybody is saying "well. I'm not
going to give such elaborate presents this
year" everybody is trying to cut down
on the old acquaintances who live out
OF town. and everybody is hoping that
Mary Smith won't give something this
year. so that they won't have to do the
same. This is cowardly Christmas Civ
ing.
A gift comes spontaneously, freely ana
from the heart. not from the pocketbook
You should have the personal indepen-
dence TO give because you want to make
some one happy, or to show her that you
remembered her on that special occasion.
The idea is that gift Is an expression
of sentiment, not of opuIence So, IL you
dislike Mary Smith, don't give her any
thing; just let her go. even ~ she does
send you lovely gift. You'll get over
It. and maybe she'll be greatly relieved
next year when she can strike you of
her list.
Times change and circumstances
change. and friends to whom you once
sent a pair of silk stockings or gloves
become mere acquaintances. It isn't that
) ou care any less for them, but they are
separated from you by some queer
chance. Don't be tied down by habit to
these people A card is remembrance
enough. Cards are very charming now
for every occasion, and since the thought
alone counts. the true. sensible friend
win appreciate it just as much. 1t isn't
the spirit OF Christmas to make giving |
an ordeal.
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Ways to Earn Money
The Visiting Housekeeper

Aho NASAbAhB G1OuSGkGepeI
The sad and vital problem of the woman
Of 50 who is thrown on her own resources
is solved in many different ways. One
woman describes her experience as fol-
lows:
II had always been petted and spoiled,
and had as much money as I needed.
never knew what it meant to save. so
when things just happened. as they do
TO all OF us without warning or without
anything else, l was left practically PEN
niless ] knew absolutely nothing about
stenosraphy, nobody wanted a companion,
and l was too old to begin to study a
trade. Besides, I hadn't time
SO decided then and there, to become
visiting housekeeper. ! went to several
influential women and told them exactly
how things stood. Most of them had
housekeepers. that is, resident housekeep-
ers. My plan was to oversee her work
as we'll as to hire help-cOachmen, chauf-
feurs, Wallets. ladies' maids, chamber
maids, housemaids, etc. Each one of
these has to be interviewed and watched
and paid. The bills have to be gone over
This means at least an hour or two at
each house every day.
Intelligent help is hard to get, and
when 1t is secured people will usually pay
high to keep II. had always been ac-
customed to managing servants myself,
so l had no difficulty; in fact, was par
ticularly successful. One woman referred
me to another, and built up a fairly
largely following. 1 got on an average
of $50 a month, according TO the season.
got more in the winter when there was
a great deal OF entertaining. l was paid
extra for arranging the tables, menus,
flowers, ETC., and sending out
invitations. Altogether, made a very
living"
This woman of 80 is only one OF the
many who have had TO solve the problem
OF earning living, and have solved It
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CORNER
A Faithful Leaf

ONCE upon a time, in the fall OF a
" year, all the leaves left the old
mother tree to explore the strange
country around them.
Their going began in the early fall.
First one venturesome leaf said to the
tree, "oh, Mother Tree. I'm so tired of
just hanging here, with nothing to do
but look around and nothing to happen
but day and night, sunshine and rain
all the time. Please let me leave home
and explore"
do you think you will like that"
asked Mother Tree doubtfully, "aren't
you afraid you'll be hungry"
Hungry" laughed the leaf. "fhe
very idea of nice fat green leaf like
me being hungTy!"