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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
DEATH-DEALING KISSES

The most famous example of kisses
that have caused death Is furnished bv
the story of the sprlghtly young Duchess
of Gordon, who raised so MANY recruits
Tor the famous Gordon Hlghlanders. In
the early days of the regiment recruiting q
was very slow. but the Duchess attired
herself in the regimental colors, and made
a tour OF the various markets and fairs,
offering TO each recruit a guinea and a
kiss.
Most OF the recipients paid for the kiss
with their lives. No sooner was the regi-
ment raised than It was sent to fight the
French and in the first engagement in
which the Duchess's recruits participated
there was loss OF 300 killed and wound
ed. All the right thanking company was
hit save one. and he, curiously enough
did not happen to be a recipient of thc
young Duchcss's kiss. He was n cannIa
Aberdeenshire man, and for an extra
guinea he sold his right to another ner-
son to kiss from the Duchess's rubv
lips 0'
The Gordon Hlghlanders are fighting IN
the present war with the same mapnif-
cent courage and bravery that have eyer
distinguished that most gallant regiment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
MY LADY's CoIFFuRE

The trade in human hair is a big in
dustry. Italians easily take the lead
in this traffic, the main source of their
supply being obtained from the peasant
women of Italy. Dalmatia and Switzer-
land. Several times a year these human
hair merchants send their agents around
to collect supplies, which are usually
immense for hair-growing is cultivated
on very large scale by these women,
and yields a good remuneration to the
producer. Two crops OF hair year. and
looking none the worse for the loss, is
not extraordinary among these peasant
women. Half the hair at the back of the
head Is shorn OFF, the remaining half being
drawn over the exposed part and dressed
in such a manner as only to be de-
tected on very close scrutiny and by
those experienced in the trade.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
A SCHOOL FOR LOVERS

For some time Munich has had it's
school for loyers"-they call it the
"Hochschule der Hieratswissenschaften +"
but It Is not nearly so formidable as its
name. At this sentimental seminary the
student is taught all the secrets of love
and wooing; the desirable qualities OF a
ife-partner; how to create the best i'm
preston and how to outwit rivals; the
proper time and method Of proposing. the
mysteries OF the wedding day; how to
make the most of the honeymoon, and
so on. The school, We understand, Is a
great success, and justihes itself by a
brilliant array Of results
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
THE SERVING OF FISH

Fish should always be served with a
frill OF parsley or lettuce leaves. Two or
three herrings nicely served become as
attractive as salmon. A sliced tomato,
some wateTcress some pieces of lemon
this at once tempts a tired man to eat
Give him herring unfrilled and he'll
shudder.
Salads and salad dressings are most
important adjuncts to food. With a we'll
made salad the man forgiyes the cold
mutton. Here Is simple yet quite
nice, salad II dispenses with other
vegetables Slice up a small cooked
caulihower two or three potatoes, two
lettuces, one large tomato, a beetroot
and a cucumber. Add a little finely
scraped horseradish.
So. with the table nicely laid, attrac-
tive with ferns and flowers. a spotless
tablecloth and the food daintily put be-
fore him, the breadwinner Will be satis-
fed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
THE DETAIL VS.. THE LARCE-PLAN
WOMAN
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK,
Author of THE New Housekeeping
WOMAN

learn that business men are generally
divided into two classes, one the detail
man, the other the large plan man or
executive. Sometimes a man combines
the qualities Us both groups, but generally
he belongs distinctly to one or the other
type.
Now the detail man is the one who
carries out orders. He is responsible for
the thousand and one details which make
up the day Of that particular business.
lie does not plan for next week or next
month or next year. He does what he is
instructed for a very small period in ad-
vance without question, without initia-
tive, and without using any creative abil-
ity
The large plan" on the other hand is
the one in whose brain originates the
general policy of the business :he plans
ana ideals toward which the business
snail work and the larger results not only
Tor next week, but for years ahead He
appreciates the value of detail and knows
all details thoroughly, but the bigger idea
in his mind Is his business in all it's de-
partments and as a whole. Without his
creative sense and his imagination there
would be no business. and on him the
burden of responsibility falls.
Now l have often compared home-mak-
ing to business. If this is true, what type
of woman shall direct the business of
home-making? Shall it be the detail or
the large plan woman? I think you will
agree with me when l say that the bulk
of women home-makers fall now into
the detail class. They perform schedules,
they do a great deal of heavy work, they
spend unlimited time doing infintesimal
small tasks in housework, but do they
ever approach the breath and viewpoint
of the large plan executive in business?
| find very few women and mothers
who see further ahead than the present
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
THE FINGER-NAILs

The cutting of the finger nails is one
of those little tasks from which we are
relieved only by the grave. 1t is COM
puted that their average growth. in sick
ness and in health. is one-thirty-second
OF an inch a week. a little more than an
inch and half a year.
This rate Of growth, however. is not
the same for all the fingers. the thumb
and the little finger being the ones whose
nails grow more slowly than the others
while the middle finger is the fastest of
the lot. In summer 1t has been OBJ
served that they grow quicker than in
winter, and some authorities hold that
the nails on the right hand lengthen
more rapidly than those on the left In
either case they grow four times as fast
as the nails on our toes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
FRENCH ART GIVES
RARE CHARM TO
GIRLS DANCE FROCK
Free From Sophistication of
Dinner or Ball Dress, but
Marked by Premeditated
Simplicity.

For the girls who are neither "out" nor
'in," and who go to almost as many
dances as their elders and betters the
dance frock should be chosen with par
ticular care.
1t should not have the sophisticated air
of the dinner dress, or the ball dress, but
its simplicity should be of the premedi-
tated kind, and not the accidental
1t is because the French dressmaker
has felt the same 10y of creation" that
inspires the artist or the sculptor that
Paris has become a Mecca for lovers of
beautiful clothes.
A fruck must be a picture to realize the
French conception, happily harmonious in
scheme of color and symmetrical in out
line
They take an almost childish delight
in dressing each age not merely appro-
priately, but in idealizing 1t, and deck
ing 1t out in the trappings that will pro-
claim its exact status so that all who
run may read
The Partisan conception of the style
suitable to the "Jeune file" is to array
her in a way that will typify all that
there is of freshness and youth, and to
enhance the charm that is borne by those
that are still 'unspotted of the world"
The dress shown in the Illustration Is
designed from the Partisan point of view.
In treatment and in the color combina-
ton 1t is essentially FrcnCh-unmistak-
ably young girls frock, with rosebuds
to symbolic the age.
1t is made of the softest tafeta,
taffeta that has so much in the way of
sheen and shadow that it is easy to
mistake it for a changeable silk.
The color is blue, the family turquoise
blue that has a charmingly artless look
when it is combined with pink.
To get just the right shades of the
two colors, the delicate nuanCe, is an
achievement dear to the French soul.
The bodice is very girlish in design,
but the fact that it is sleeveless pro-
claims 1t creation of the present year.
The wide skirt announces this fact
also, following as 1t does a tendency that
seems to swing the full reactionary dis
tance of the pendulum of style.
The bouffant appearance that is now
so desirable is greatly increased by the
ruffle at the edge of the tunc and at
the foot of the skirt
The spot of pink necessary to the effect
of the bodice is established by the clus-
ter of rosebuds that is fastened just
above the girdle at the left side.
The little punches of roses that are
placed at intervals above both ruffes re-
establish the harmony made by the two
colors.
Slippers and stockings that exactly
much the shade of the dress are an
important detail of the costume.
They are more youthful and for that
reason more appropriate to the idea eX-
pressed by the dress than slippers of
bronze or black would be.
1t is by the accessories and the details
that a dress succeeds or fails.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29

week or month. Their marketing is done
on the daily or at most weekly plan. Their
accounts are kept haZardly, with no idea
of future end OF plan ten years off.
When they buy equipment they do not
consider 1t permanent investment but
present expenditure. They are tied up
in a mass of detail and believe that home
making does not offer them the oppor-
tunity to use the creative executive and
more broadening qualities which they
think they possess.
L deplore this because the detail man
or detail woman is never as great as
the large plan individual. 1t is seeing
only in the present and being smothered
In mass OF daily detail that prevents
stability. and development for the high
est kind of family lite. The mother who
spends unnecessary sums and time on
Susie's hair ribbons is not thinking as a
rule of practical plans for Susie's college
education. The woman who buys what
she wants and whose expenses are not run
on budget plan is the woman who is
eNtravagant and who is partly responsible
for the high cost of living. The woman
who idolizes a fancy guest room and vet
mas no place In her home for the develop
ment of her boys taste for manual train
ing or electricity is not the large plan
woman.
The successful business man is AL
ways the large plan Individual first He
must and does know details. But il is his
visions and ideals which create and build
that business to success. The successful
home maker must also be the large plan
woman. 1t must be her ideals and her
perception of future education, a fu
ture permanent home a future clean CITY
which Will make home making the highest
success.
Copyright 1914, by Mrs. Christine
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
CHILDREN GIVE PLAY
TO AID WARS VICTIMS
Richard Mansfield, I'd, and Compan-
ions Help Red Cross Work.


NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Little folk are
proving of invaluable assistance TO the
American Red Cross in the society's
efforts to relieve suffering caused by the
war. Instances of what they have been
doing to add money to the fund being
raised on this side of the Atlantic were
pointed out yesterday as examples of
what other children might do. Grown
ups are also cooperating. but the society
is particularly pleased with the spirit and
work of the little ones.
Eight little girls of Morristown, n. j.,
who held a fair, raised 1850, which they
contributed to the Red Cross. They were
Anna Fraser, Jane Fraser, Elizabeth
Hyde, Sybil Hyde, Beatrice Pitney, Doro-
thy Moran, Nancy Shaw and Eleanor
Bushnell.
Richard Mansfield. ID son of the actor,
and several OF his boy and girl friends
gave a play at the home of Mrs. Mans
field, the proceeds of which were sent to
the New York Chapter OF the Red Cross.
Mrs. Mansfield wrote: 1T gave the young
people great pleasure to do this for the
Red Cross, and it gives me great pleasure
to send the check. We should like it
used for the help of all the wounded,
Irrespective OF nationality"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
SMILES THAT CHEER

Have you ever given this a thought?
Have YOU any Idea what tremendous val
ne there Is IA a smile? No disease Is so
catching as the happiness created by men
and women who greet their fellow crea-
lures with a smile.
Not only do our smiles cheer others,
but If VIC are sad and try TO shape our
faces into a smile. we begin TO feel better
ourselves. Try to smile when you don't
feel a bit like It. and see what a differ
ence IL will make
The smile that cheers and greets a
friend, making those We come insgOntact
with feel they must smile, too is Z thing
10 mink about and cultivate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
AMERICAN WOMAN i
HEADS CLUB TO AID
WAR-HIT WORKERS
Duchess Of Marlborough
Organizes Emergency
Corps for Benefit of Eu-
ropes Professional Women.
LONDON. Sent !,

hONDON, sept 90
with splendid public spirit. wbloh
Invariably characterizes her, the Ducbas.
of Marlborough CConsuelo vanderbun
Immediately following her return to Era
land, set in motion n society TO be knovn
as the Women's Emergency Corps. IN
object will be to aid middle-class prores-
sional women workers who are too sbv
or too proud to reveal their present dos.
titutlon resulting from the outbreak n,
war.
In furtherance Of her object the Duchess
sends to New York letter appealing IN
the professional women in America IN
join hands with their British sisters bv
subscribing funds.
The letter continues:
They are organized as community
The only method of reaching them
is through such an institution as the
Women's Emergency Corps. As the
Executive Committee contains tho
names of many of the most brilliant
women writer's in England who are
accustomed to work in cooperation
with these professional business
women, they are the most fit persons
to organize funds
The circular promises in return to
American women schemes for work to
give the destitute women a fresh chance
and continuous employment through tho
war. Among the signers of the appeal
are the Duchess of Marlborough, honorary
treasurer; Beatrice Harraden May Sim
clair, Elizabeth Robins, Elinor Glyn,
Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler Flora Annie
Steele Richard Dehan, Alice Meynell and
Dora Sigorson
AS a result of exchange of cablegrams
between The Duchess of Marlborough and
J. p. Morgan x Co. the latter has con-
sented to receive subscriptions in New
York and remit the same monthly to
the Duchess in London.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
This Wife Enjoys Herself

To, the Editor Of the womans Page. Evening
Ledger.
Madam-I am quite in sympathy with
your article on Woman's Household Care
l am a woman close on to 4U and fee
younger than I did ten years ago. for
the simple reason that. for the past two
or thre" years l have been going around
enjoying myself. l go to a card party
once a week, shop one day, the theatre
another and usually find place TO go
on the fourth day. I figure that I am
doing my duty to my husband If I am
home in time to have his dinner ready,
especially since he feels that he has done
all that is necessary by providing the
means to secure it. We very seldom go
out together in the evening, because he
comes home tired from business, and
am satisfied to rest quietly at home after
my pleasures of the day.
MODERN WIFE.
Philadelphia, September 2S, 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
RECIPES FOR
THE HOUSEWIFE
LEMON MERINGUE

Ingredients: The juice and grated rind
of lemon, one and one-quarter table
cupful of boiling water, one cupful of
castor sugar, two eggs. Beat the yolks
OF the eggs until light. add the sugar,
corn -four, lemon and hot water and
beat altogether till smooth. Cook this
mixture till it thickens. Then turn into
a deep pie dish or plate lined with short
paste, and bake. Beat the whites of
the eggs and two tablespoonsful of
sugar together on a plate until stiff.
When the pie is baked. spread the
meringue over the lemon mixture and
put it back in the oven to brown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
MISPLACED MOURNING

After a period of six months of widow
hood, Bridget consented to again enter
the married state. Some weeks after
she was led to the altar her old mistress
met her in the street dressed in the
deepest mourning.
"Why, Bridget" she exclaimed, "for
whom are you in black?"
For poor Barney my first husband
mum. When h1 died Oi was that poor Of
couldn't afford to buy mourning, but oi
said If liver OF could OF would, and mo
new man, Tim, is as generous as a lord"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
A DAINTY DISH FOR SUPPER

Take six deep, small patty-pans, we'll
creased (or one patty-pan for each per-
SOM, sprinkle each with a thick layer of
breadcrumbs. which have been seasoned
with a little chopped meat (cold ham for
prefcrencc), minced parsley, pepper. salt,
as much meat of any kind is not re-
qGired. Break carefully into each patty
pan a fresh egg. and pour over each a
dessertsTOonful Of gravy. Iut tiny
piece of butter on the top of each egg;
take care 10 break the yolks. Bake in
oven till whites are set and firm. Turn
out each on TO buttered toast and serve
with a little chopped parsley.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
QUITE SIMPLE

The guests at the table were discussing
diets.
II lived on eggs and milk for two
months" remarked one lady, and gained
ten pounds"
And l." said a gentleman, "llyed for
over a year on nothing but milk, and
gained In weight every day"
"Mercy!" came the chorus. How did
you manage 10 do it2'
The gentleman smiled. II cannot say
that remember" he replied; but pres
sumo my method was similar to that %
other bableE."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
TREATING DAMP ROOMS

Blocks OF camphor dispersed in all cor.
ners OF damp rooms i'm a new house I'm
efrectually Danish damp in a very short
time, even when fires have proved inefs
fectual. They should be simply laid on
paper, or on the bare shelves Of a damn
room or linen closet. The blocks grad
ually decrease in size, and when they
finally disappear should be replaced until
their purpose is served.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
A WoMAN's WEAPON

A revolver which has been designed for
the nervous woman TO carry in her vanity
bag is probably the smallest weapon of
its kind In the world. From the tip OF
the hammer 10 the end of the barrel II
measures about three inches and II fires
a steel bullet about twice the size of a
pins head The weapon. which is the
latest production Of a leading gunmaker,
IS beautifully made, with mother-o pearl
mOuntings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
HOW TO FINISH GILT FRAMES

Here is hint which will be found
useful at cleaning time Take sufficient
flowers Of sulphur TO give a golden tinge
10 about ~ piuts Of water. In this liquid
boil about four or five bruised onions. or
some garlic. Strain of the liquid, and let
il stand TIL il is cold. Then take a soft
brush, dip il in the liquid, and wash any
OF the gold frames that require restoring.
When it Is dry, the gliding will be as
bright as when new.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
A WITTY RETORT

Up the platform she raced, quite out Of
breath, and no wonder for she was of an
advanced age and the guard had the
whistle in his mouth. He saw her just
in time, so he delayed until she came up.
AS he opened the door he jocularly re-
marked
well, my good woman, you are train
ing for race"
Indeed, no." was the reply as she
stepped into the compartment. II am
only racing for a train"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
DATE JAM

Buy the dates by the pound. Remove
the stones from three pounds and put
the fruit in your preserving pan. Add
about three breakfast cupfuls of water.
Let the fruit just get hot. and then add
a pound and a quarter of preserving
sugar. a sprinkling of ground cinna-
mon and a teaspoonful of fresh butter,
Stir until the jam begins TO thicken and
Dot while steaming hot,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
CRACKED FURNITURE

Cracks in furniture should be filled 10
with beeswaX. Soften the beeswaX until
it becomes like putty. then press it firmly
into the cracks, and smooth the surface
over with a thin knife. Sandpaper tho
surrounding wood, and work some of the
dust into the becswaX. This gives a fin
ish to the wood, and when it is varnshed
the cracks will have disappeared. Putty
used in the same way soon dries and
falls out
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
CORRESPONDENCE
WIVES DISCUSS HOUSEHOLD
CARES AND PLEASURES
Diversity of Sentiment and Mild
Protest From a Husband.

In reply to yesterdays article dealing
with Wifes Dull Round of Household
Duties, the following letters have been
received. y variety of opinion is shown
in them. the attitude of "Appreciative
Husband" being particularly interesting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
PINEAPPLE AND FIa Jazz

Buy a tin Of pineapple and a pound Of
dried figs. Cut the pineapple and figs
small Put in basin and add the pine
apple-julce. and leave all night. The next
day weigh the fruit. and 10 each pound
add three-quarters OF preserving sugar.
Put the sugar IN the preserving pan. and
add enough water 10 melt 1t. When dis
solved, ada the pineapple and ags. Stir
over tie FIRE until II Ihickens and pot.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
TREACLE PUDDING

Ono breakfast cupful of chopped suet.
one breakfast cup of breadcrumDs, one
breakfast cup of -four, one egg and
little nutmeg grated, three tablespoon
fuls of treacle. Chop suet and mix same
with breadcrumbs and nutmeg; add
treacle and egg we'll beaten; mix al
together, pour into a CREASED basin, cover
with pudding cloth and steam for two
hours
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
Philadelphia, September 2s 1914.
Her Husband Most Selfish

To The Editor Of the woman's Page, Evening
Madam-Having read your article in
tonEhts paper, I must write at once
to assure you that I heartily agree with
every word Of It, l am wife OF 10
years standing and my husband is the
most selfish man I have ever come
across. 1 read your article aloud to him
tonight, and l hope II may lead him TO
appreciate me a little more in the fu-
ture.
\ HARD-wORKING WIFE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29

Correspondence Of general Interest
70 women readers will be printed on
this page, such correspondence should
be addressed TO the Woman's Editor,
Evening" Ledger.