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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24

You really wanted to cry about 1t all
the time-that was the only proper thing
to do-but her face wrinkled up so pleas
antly as she told about it. and even when
her horny hand wiped away tear which
she simply couldn't keep back her blue
eyes smiled so bravely that your sense
of the pathos of it all was completely lost
In the admiration she evoked.
"She" is Mrs. Barbara Bastian, OF 500
North American street, a woman of II
years. who, despite the seamy lines OF
toll in her face and the horny crooked
ness of her hands, went to the City Hall
on Saturday morning to take civil sreV-
ice examination for Janitress.
It's been a long while since Mrs. Bas-
tian took an examination. So long, in
fact, that a less courageous person than
she might have been pardoned for look
ing forward with some pessimism TO the
ordeal But not she. The terrific grind
of winter of destitution, when there
were days in which there was neither
food nor heat, has failed to daunt her
spirit. At II all she asks for is work.
"There'n be plenty OF time for me to
rest up" she said, smilingly, when get
on the other side, but 1t does seem mighty
strange to me that In this world a willing
person can't get work to do"
OF the thousands of cases that have
come to the notice of the Emergency Aid
Society Mrs Bastian's is perhaps one of
the most pathetic. Too proud to beg, she
not only has to face the problem of look
ing after herself, but there is an idiot
son who since he was born, some 10 years
ago, has never been able to do a stroke
of work and never will be able.
The two rooms in which she lives are
scrupulously clean. but from the tin cup
on the unclothed table to the few sticks
of wood in the corner, poverty is written
over everything.
when went down to the Emergency
Aid to see II the good people there
couldn't find work for me to do" she said
craftily, "a kind lady there asked me II
I'd had anything TO eat,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
HAVE YOU 4 RIGHT TO
YOUR HOUSEHOLD EARNINGS?
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK
Author THE New Housekeeping"

Does your husband let you keep, as
your own property, the money you save
from your household allowance7
A Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge says
that money which you have saved by
economy and thrift belongs to your hus-
band, and that you have no legal right
to It. In a decision handed down last
week. the Judge said, in turning over to
certain husband $61S.12 which his wife
had saved from her household allowance,
mo matter how careful and prudent the
wife, II the money originally belonged to
the husband, it is still his property un-
less the evidence shows that 1t was a
gift to the wife"
What do you think of this, you tired
housewife, who have saved and scrimped,
worn last years hats, patched little Will
lies trousers, cooked meat substitutes
and ironed your own laundry to help save
money Is this fair?
From the legal viewpoint, the wife is
a hired housekeeper for her husband. She
Is given a certain monthly sum for
household expenses BY careful manag-
ing, she was enabled to save part of this
sum- To whom does this sum legally be-
long? To her employer 0he husband), or
to herself? Imagine the case as If you,
Mrs. Homemaker, hired a housekeeper
under similar circumstances. Would you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
~ PRIZE
I: .2:f2SUGGEST!ONS.
PRIZES OFFERED DAILY

For the following suggestions sent sent in By sy
aeadeTs @ ao ot the hnENtSS a. LhpdEh prizes Oh %
All suggestions should be addressed to Ellen
Adair, Editor Of Women's Page EVENING
LEDGER, Independence Square, Philadelphia.
a prize of 81 has been awarded to II; Deb
StriclSIer, 6O8 North 32d street West Phlla-
deIphia for the following suggestion;
Flannels, after they are laundered, fire.
quently become yellow. If they are
soaked for three hours in lather made
of a half cake of Ivory soap, two table,
spoonfuls of borax and the same amount
of carbonate of ammonia, they will be-
come white again.
These ingredients should be dissolved
in five gallons of soft water.
Boil the soap in the water until thor
oughly dissolved then add the remainder
of the mixture.
Rinse the fannels several times and
hang up to dry. You will find your
flannels restored to their original white
ness. and this process will not injure
them in the least.
A prize of so cents has been awarded to
Mrs. Geneva Swift, Box 503, PocOmOke City,
Md, for the following suggestion;
Placing a watch under tumbler near
the bed of sick person will give him
relief from the ticking. which is often
very trying to sensitive nerves. II there
Is no timepiece near. sense OF lonliness
may be felt. but If a watch is laid under
a tumbler, no matter how close to the
bed, the ticking is almost inaudible.
A prize of so cents has been awarded to
Mrs. j, TrefE, 2730 Poplar street, Philadel-
phia. for the following suggestion;
A good mop may be made from old
stockings. Cut them into strips, about
two to three inches wide. and when you
have a goodly pile. tie them with string
around the middle. Fold these over,
trim the edges and attach them to a mop
handle. Then dip them in kerosene oil,
or prepared floor oil-for hardwood floors
and you will find the stockings mako
a splendid mop.
A prize Of 80 cents has been awarded to
Mrs. j. l. Black, 1888 Fairmount avenue,
West Philadelphia, for the following sug-
gestiOni
When your ieeman leaves your ice on
the porch or step. take about two yards
OF strong twine or fine rope (window cord
is the most serviceable), and knot the
two ends tightly together. Put the
double rope around the ice, slip the end
in the loop. You can thus carry the ice
easily through the house, rinse under the
spigot, and lower It into your icebox with
out touching It with the hands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
AGED WOMAN BRAVELY SEEKS
TO KEEP WOLF FROM DOOR
Mrs. Barbara Bastian, Despite Her II Years, Takes
Civil Service Examination for Janitress-Dest-
tuition Faces Mother and Idiot Son.

"T've come for work, Miss, said. I'm
not a-begging.'
But hadn't had anything to eat" she
added. and Philip was hungry too"
Philip, the idiot son, all unmindful OF
the sacrifices his aged mother is making
for him, sat at the window and whistled
blithe tune.
"I thought for time that l couldn't
pay the rent as quick as l used to-" the
old woman continued land that almost
broke my heart, for we've been living IN
these rooms for nigh onto 80 years and
Philip knows his way around and the peo-
pie don't make fun of him like they mighI
do If we had to move into some strange
place. Every night before l go to bed
pray that God will take him before no
takes me. I'd hate to go and leave MN
alone in the world. He's all I've got, and
1t would break my heart to see him put
away"
BETTER THAN BROKEN HEART.
It isn't a pleasant thing to think OF
this dear old woman waiting anxiousy
for a Job, which, II she gets II, Is going
to make her poor old back ache with tho
strenuousness of 1t, but it's worse 70
think of her not getting 1t, or some otnef
employment. For then Philip viii haVs
to be put away and every sane person
knows that a tired back is infinitely more
to be desired than a broken. heart.
At the present time, while waiting %
hear the result OF the examination. she =
making buttonholes-work provided py
the Emergency Aid-but the proceees
won't keep two persons alive ana say
knows 1t; therefore she's looking ior
job.
This is but the amplihcatlon OF one o.
the many advertisements appearing IN nv
Situation Wanted columns OF the EyhA,
ING LEDGER and PUBLIC LEDGER ~ ~
brief. Mrs. Bastian's story reads IN 'n'-
wise:
SCRUBBING AND CLEANING-WoMAhsa ~ y
years old, widow OF former poieemsn, ~
sITes work. as housecleaner or earetaksf ~
the support OF herself and feabls-mlndee ~. ".
10 wears old Worked for 10 years as eafs'AA"
In Wanamaker store. q. A., lbs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
For the Engaged Girl

The engaged girl has many things that
she must guard against if the pathway
of affection is to be all roses unmixed with
thorns.
The old saying that the course of true
love never did run smooth Is quite falla-
cous. There is no reason why the time of
engagement should be anything but bliss
fully happy-if proper wisdom is displayed
on the part of both man and maid.
Jealousy kills love sooner than anything
else. More engagements are broken
through the ridiculous and ill-founded
jealousy of lovers than through any other
cause.
Ill temper is another thing that kills
love quickly. Perpetual little disagree
ments are the death blow to affection.
Some foolish girls imagine that small
quarrels only endear them to their flances.
Nothing could be more absurd. For small
quarrels are as the constant dripping of
water which effectually wears away the
stone.
The wise girl will Keep the flame of her
lovers affection burning brightly and will
in every way seek to strengthen the
chains of love by kindliness and, above
all, tact.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24

permit her, at the end of the year. To "a.
tain the money saved by her thrift Or
would you expect her to turn It over 10
you? If you send Mary Ann marketlnr
and she saves 81 by judicious buying. do
you let her. keep the dollar or do you In
sist on her returning 1t to your
The Brooklyn Judge says both YOU ana
Mary are not legally entitled to the ~
suits of your economy. This decision
brings UP the whole subject Of the ad-
justment of household finances between
the partners in homemaklng. What "A
the best and fairest arrangement and d.
vision of the husbands income? Is ths
wife entitled to a personal allowances Of
her very own? Are their savings his
money (and legal property, or her
money, or the money of both of them?
The old-fashioned plan was for the hus-
band to pay all the bills and have full
control of the money, handing to his wife.
weekly dolings-out whenever he felt like
It, She teased for or pllfered the rest
from his trousers pockets. The modern
plan Is for the husband and wife making
some dlgnifed arrangement, by which
each shall mutually share in income and
sevings. Do you think that you are
legally entitled to personal allowance
which should not be subject to your huH-
bands criticism?
Have you a right to your household
savings?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24

| the phrase. But all the same, although
II is harder for the busy woman to at
tain popularity than the woman of leisure,
| she has wider sphere for cutivating
friendships and gaining popularity than
her stay-at-home sister.
The woman whom all men like Is not
g gossip. Men don't care to hear all the
| petty little details In which the souls of
so many women revel. They regard such
talk as trivial. And so the popular woman
| Is broad In her interests. In order to
be companion TO a man she must cul-
tivate an interesting and intelligent mind.
She need not overdo the thing and be-
come a bluc-stocking to achieve this
end. But she should try to be an inter-
estins conversatIonallst and, what is even
better an interested listener.
The woman who talks too much will
never in this life be popular. She will
only succeed in becoming a thorough bore.
For 1t Is impossible that gems of wit can
flow all the time from her active brain
and most of the time she is talking about
matters on which she had better be silent.
From the point of view of popularity It
is better to be a good listener than a good
taiker.
The popular woman never runs down.
her own sex in the hearing of men. For
she realizes that by so doing she will
only bring upon her head the masculine
accusation of "cattiness," and be re-
garded as that most lamentable of fail
ures Jealous woman
The woman whom all men like need not
necessarily be good-looking, nor clever,
nor accomplished The main points to
cultivate are sincerity. simplicity, SYM
pathy and a pleasant interested manner.
Shyness often leads woman into little
awk wardnesses and stiffnesses OF manner
which mislead mankind as to her dispo-
sitlon. Therefore shyness should be over
come.
The woman whom all men like is thor
ough sportsman where misfortune Is con-
cerned. She doesn't whine over her trials
and troubles. On the contrary, she picks
herself up cheerfully after each reverse
and bravely starts all over again. Men do
admire a sporting and courageous heart
in a woman. And woman of this type
is worthy of all admiration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24

brother fairy. you crowd me so / can
hardly work
Get out OF my way" shouted another.
II ~ crowded.
I'VE are All crowded" exclaimed an
elder fairy, "and No don't make Il any
bsflar b. pushing and shovingi let's all
take s deep breath and blow-maybe We
can Hnd . way out
That's : me idea shouted ali ths
fairies. good humored again because there
naa HoFk 10 be done, ready noW-one-
1a zArea--bloWi't
Aa4 EAe fairies alfaishtened their skirts
faa fAair wings. took a deep breath and
aH and blew I'll popl on went the es-
sfa valve and the fairies rushed Vut
aH 1He dark boiler 20 the eool fresh air.
z hut this is pleasant. said one
HIae EafH ~ ahs shook herself free of
a zzaed fhz i real hflns Nov
a5 V ~ - 90 tne sky and ez-
- Hstt exclaimed another. only
a4 aIIl eH
eise ms your hama said the
- d esHa N aaa eal emqae
~ a 4azz IaiIils 1aeg cQnced
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
The Kids Chronicle
n WAS wawking GROUND yestldday I

7 WAS wawking erround yestldday to
i see II Mary Watkins was setting avn
her frunt steps, and I fownd a uttel
peece of red crayon, and was wawklng
alawng looking at 1t wundring how big
1t ust to be wen 1t was awl thare, and
who did I see wawking alawng In the
saim direckshin but Puds slmlinses sis
sey cuzzin Persey.
Hello. Benny. sed Persey.
Ware are You going. I sed.
I'm going erround to set avn Mary
Watkinses frunt steps. sed Persey.
But that's wat I'm going to do. sed.
Then We can both do 1t. sed Persey.
And we both wawked alawng. and after
a vile l sed, Do you want to no how to
make big hit with Mary Watkins.
How. sed Persey, and I ssd. Let me
make littsl marks avn yure fase with
this red crayon. and then she will think
yure funny and Ian at you. and II Ene
wunts thinks yure funny you can make
q hit with her esEy. that's the way I
made a hit with her.
And Persey sed awl rite. and took the
erayon and made so meny red dots
aHA gNCl lll1 A14C HS 4JpACQ Us II ne
had a red yale avn like lady. and then
We kepp avn wawking erround 10 Mary
Watklnses. and she was setting out avn
the front steps awl rite, and We calm up
and I sed Hello. Mary, did you heer
about Persey having the meezils, thare
eontayjus.
Persey Jenkins, you get rite away frum
heer with those meezils, sed Mary. And
she ran in the vesterbule and Jest peeped
out the doaF, saying, Go away. do you
heer, l wont KUN out till you go away
you look orill,
Thare not meszlls, look. I can wipe
them awf. sed Persey. And he started
70 rub his sleeve oyir his Ease. but the
red spots Jest smeered insted OF kuming
aWf, making him look worse than evVir,
aad Mary Watkins Bed. Benny. make him
80 away, I don't wunt TO ketch them awf
Of MIN.
Go avn away. / sed.
You tell her thars not meszlls, sed
Persey,
she wocaent bIseve me. 80 avn away.
you don't think its very pullits 70 keep
q lady IN her oNn vestsrbuls. do you.
sed.
nj 20 hoam ana wash them awf. then
you'll see sed Persey And be went away
ana Mary Watkins calm out agen and
us sat thare avn the steps ta~lNng to
eetch uthir ana Persey dident kum back
aaen. proving be must af had 10 stay IA
EAe house aNn akkoent q getting hls
+ faza looklnE tka tnat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
A Sunny Smile

The value of p sunny smile is some
thing that can scarcely be calculated. 1t
dispels gloom and brightens up all those
who witness it.
1t is strange that people should be so
stngy about smiles. The average man
and woman walk around as If the
them down. They look as if life held no
joys for them.
Keep smiling, even If you don't feel
like it. For you will bring happiness to
others and you will cheer yourself up
at the same time The world is a mirror
and reflects our mood back again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
TomorrOw's Menu

tho sauces Is eostly."-Grsens
BREAKFAST
Grapefruit
Cereal ana Cream.
Scrambled Eggs,
Graham Gems.
Coffes.
LUNCHEON OR SUPPER
Lamb Outlets
Hot biscuit
Sliced Oranges.
DINNER
Chicken Soup.
Apple Sauce
Celery au GTatin.
Cottage Pudding and Egg Sauce.
Scrambled eggs-Mince some ripe olives
and stir them into some scrambled eggs.
Lamb cutlets-Cut and trim some rare
slices from leg OF lamb. Dip them In
beaten egg and then IN fine bread crumbs,
seasoned with salt and pepper. Then dip
again Ia egg and again in crumbs, and
then fry brown in deep fat
Celery au graun-Cut into small pieces
3 head Of celery ana boil until tender.
Drain ana mix with half a cupful Of
grated cheese and a eupful Of drawn
butter. Season with salt and pepper and
put IN 4 shallow baking dish. Sprinkle
with grated cheese and BITS oi butter ana
bake tQf e minutes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
HOW TO ATTAIN
POPULARITY
The Woman Whom AEtMen Like
By
ELLEN ADAIR

The woman whom all men like has an
ineNhaustlble fund of common sense and
thoroughly well-balanced, rational out
look on life. No man likes the hysterical.
excitable type Of woman. She is too
uncertain, too unaccountable in her ways.
And there Is nothing more irritating TO
the average man than never to be quite
sure what attitude of mind woman
is going to take or what she intends TO
DO next
Although much has been written on the
subject of the evergreen attraction Of
uncertainty In women. when one coines
riEht down to hard. common everyday
facts OF life, It is the sensible woman
who comes out on top every time. The
attractive woman has been labeled by the
phrase uncertain. coy, and hard to
piease'-and no greater error of iudg-
ment has ever been made than any such
description. For the woman who is hard
to please Is not popular with men, and
never will be, unless she cultivates
more placid easy-going and unselfsh
temperament.
As far as coyness goes the overcoy
woman is never attractive. either. Moth.
ing is more disliked by the average man
than a playful simper or the aping of
artless airs and graces.
What men like in a woman more than
anything else and what, unfortunately,
they seldom find is naturalness. Women
m hfpl fhat sg
tive.
II they only realized how men dislike
the artificial and the unnatural they
would surely refrain from assuming the
airs and graces that become them not and
turn once more to what is natural and
genuine
Sincerity is a virtue really rare to find
! and one which men admire in women
tremendously. 1t is not easy to be sin
cere: It is in fact rather hard. But 1t is
worth while from every point of view
The woman whom all men like is not
only natural and free from foolish affec-
tation, but at the same time she is SYM
pathetic. "a heart at leisure from itself
10 soothe and sympathze" brings Il
: greater popularity than anything else in
this world ever could
Popularity takes up so much time"
complained a business woman the other
day, for to be really popular you have
to listen to the long-winded stories and
troubles and tales of everybody. l really
haven't got the time to be popular now
adays, for business takes up all my time
IF you want to be liked by everybody
you have to be so very polite. You can't
say Please stop tell ing that stupid story,
I've no time for you today or you can't
cut people short over the telephone, or
you can't break an engagement or do
any OF the things a busy woman must
do
It is quite true that popularity does
take time In the most literal meaning of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24

their way-always going little higher
and little higher
They reached the roof of the factory,
they passed the high smokestack-up and
up TO the sky they sailed. twisting and
twirling and dancing nearer and nearer
the sky.
DO you feel afraid to leave the earth" :"
said one, 'see how far down il Isl"
NO" replied the other little steam
fairy gravely, I'm not afraid-I like to
go higher and higher"
So on they danced upward-tlll they
We're just little white patch of happy
fairies against the big blue sky.
Copyright. IsIS-Clara Ingram Judson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
Anti-Suffragists to Give Tea

enal secretary of the Society for Women
Opposed to Woman Suffrage, 800 sigma
lures In support OF the movement were
obtained In York County last week An
anti-sufrage tea will be given on March
rs at the home OF Mrs, Charles Bingham
Penrose, 1870 Spruce street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
Library's Funds Curtailed

The annual appropriation of $500 will
not be awarded this year TO the Arlington
Library Association. The matter was
referred TO a committee of Councilmen,
and al a meeting yesterday the members
reported adversely
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
THE MESSAGE

Deep in q roses glowing heart
] dropped a single kiss
And then bade Il quick depart.
And tell my LADY this:
''rhe love thy lover tried 10 send
O'erfoEH my fragrant bowl
But my soft leaves would break ana bend
Should he send half me HhoIaH
-lEnres.rss h,En.s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24

For the following suggestions sent in by
readers OF the EVENING LEDGER prizes of 81
and so cents are awarded.
All suggestions should be addressed to Ellen
Adair. Editor OF Women's Page. EVENING
LEDGER, Independence Square, Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24

It is quite true that popularity does
take time in the most literal meaning of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-07-09

What with topcoats variously named
and classified with sports coats. motor
coats, tourist coats, and simply overall
coats, it takes fine discrimination to
pick out just the coat best suited to
ones style and needs.
Sports and motor coats may be con-
sidered as one and the same thing.
Those chosen for motor wear are like
ly to be a bit less vivid in color than
the sports coats. Tan or blue or green
are liked for them, while rose, canary,
mustard color, hunters green, French
blue, beige and combinations includ-
ing strong color contrasts mark the
snappy style of coats for other sports.
AS to the lines of the newest models,
they are faring, with narrow shout
ders and high convertible collars. For
motoring and sports pockets are ample
and much in evidence, belts conspicu-
GUS by their absence
or coats for the tourist there is a
wide variety in styles, some of them
cut along the same general lines as
those just described, but often pocket
less Others bear no resemblance to
sports coats. Many Of these topcoats
are made of covert cloth, and very
smart models are shown in tussor silk,
prettily lined with Powered silk. They
shed dust and are as practical as they
are attractive.