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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
LITTLE FARMERS OF THE CITY
GROW LARGE AND VARIED CROPS
Miss Miller Assistant Director of Physical Educaton
ModeStLy Proud of Her Youthful Gardeners of
Both Seres
Both SeGes.

dens," she urged. Tell about the Young
sters and how hard they work, but please
forget about me. Really, l never did
anything wonderful. / am proud of the
children, and have n right to be, But
what they have done is no credit to
me-"
None OF the gardens is large enough to
accommodate all of the little ones who
are anxious TO engage in the work Even
II the number were doubled tomorrow
there would still be a waiting list of
| children who wanted to enlist In Miss
| MIXERS army. Kindergarten pupils as
well as high school students are the per-
sonal acquaintances of the smiling woman
whose office In the Stock Exchange Build
Ing Is always filled with juveniles who
want to know something about potato
growing, rose culture or tree trimming
And the corps of teachers who labor
under Miss Miller hold her in as high
regard as the 10000 scholars. She has at
tanned a reputation In her profession
that is far out of proportion to her years
and experience. But II is not her scien-
titic knowledge that has yielded such ex-
traordnary results. II is rather the per-
sonality of the woman that has enabled
her to impart so much knowledge to so
many persons and effect so much real
good.
KNOWS THE YOUNG FARMERS.
Miss Miller knows the little girl in
South Philadelphia who grows corn in
her back yard. and the lad in German
town whose crops" were a failure for
three successive years and who finally
proved to be successful gardener. She
knows their names. their ages, their
troubles and their failIngs She can tell
you how many sisters Harry has and
who are the parents OF Elizabeth.
de nF FaUT l..
from the gardens to enable them to par
ticipate I'm its activities. Some of the
gardens are already overcrowded, so that
additional enrolment is impossible. For
tho children who suffer this condition
Miss Miller has made special provision.
She has organized a stan of "home gar
dening' teachers. II is the duty OF these
young women to visit the homes Of the
boys and girls and give them instruction
there. The home gardening" pupils util-
lzs their back yards wherever possible
But to hundreds of little citizens a back
yard represents an unattainable luxury.
REAL ROOF GARDENS.
They have carried soil TO their roofs
and established there gardens that would
be a credit to men who have made a
study OF the subject
Where there are no trapdoors leading
to the roofs back porohes are utilized.
II none OF these features OF modern ar
ehitecture is accessible old washtubs are
filled with soil. Cast-ofr laundry equip
ment has often been used as a means OF
producing enough tomatoes TO satisfy the
appetites OF a family OF seven.
Dishpans have been converted into
fiower boxes, and once an abandoned
stove was made 10 contain soil that
yielded geraniums Daisies have been
grown In tin cans and tulips in an unused
bathtub. policeman's son used his
fathers old helmet for the production OF
a handful OF beans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
nrhe Kiss Of Apollo

Few girls in real lfe-even the most
attractive ones-enjoy the pleasuranie eN-
perlence Of having every man who ap-
pears on their horizon fall madiy In love
with them. Judith, the nun-lIke Cleopatra
Of Martha Gilbert Dickinson Bianchfs
latest "The kiss Of Apollo" CDunield q
Co.. New York). is neither real nor at
tractive. A sood-slsed oohort Of GENTLE
men, however composed Of black sheep,
plIded fools, supermen and the IKE are
pnaccountably smitten with her charms
In tho main these consist Of an over
advertised chastity and an unconvlncihs
sex-Ignorance Beauty. II must be added
OF the pale, pure brand Cthe kind that
looks well in black, and Judy VIII IN
evitabiy wear blaclO is also one OF the
girls assets.
Somewhere near the middle Of the book
Julian Craigie kisses her. Certainly had
he known the uncomfortable amount OF
trouble that was going to be let loose
by that simple act he would have hesi-
tated. He marries her, though, In the
long run, after many painful meanderings
on the part Of both OF them, and the story
ends happlly--whlch is more than the
author had given one hope for.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
AND Al SNARE FOR THE SUMMER GIRL
Many Foolish Filtration Would Be Nipped the Bud the
Fair Juliet Could See Her Romeo
Drifting Ice Wagon.
BIZ ELLEN ADAIR

for her living by what the blunt Thomas
terms hitting the keys" She Is SEN
slbie little girl almost too good for foolish
Thomas-but by the sad sea waves he
seeks for something better than "A
typlst," and Dolly is temporarily forgot
ten.
once received letter from a dlsconso-
late damsel whose social aspirations had
received a sudden uplft and then as
swift downfall-and all through meet
Ing and believing in the summer seaside
millionaire. II met such a delightful boy
beside the sea" she wrote I'm a sprnwly
hand, "and | believed that he was very
wealthy In fact. II was he who put
the idea into my head. although he did
not directly refer TO his income. But he
would talk about his fathers automobiles
and country places, and the various trips
he'd taken to Europe, and the grand peo-
pie he knew, until thought he sure was
a millionaire. Il wasn't that he spent
much money on me. either, but Just the
wny he talked and acted.
After week OF this, he told me how
fond he was of me and we got engaged.
Then he returned to town, without Civ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
WASP WAIST FIGURE
Is SOON TO Return
Tight Corsets Ready to En.
velop Women Again, Doino
Away With Debutante SIoucb

Breathe, ladies, breathe long l..
deeply, for the time is soon coming wbe,
the only air you win get into your lun..
win have to be snatohed ierlSliy IN =.
short, sharp gasps which tight l.c..
and a multitude Of stays permit
The old-fashioned figure, with h.
wasp waist and bulging hips, is on h.
way. It hasn't got here quite yet In,
coming events throw their shadows <.
fore, and the corset world is alfess,
overshadowed by an instrument Of ,or.
ture which might have been used in a.
Spanish Induisition. but which apparsp,,
has been reserved for later and ns,.
civilized day.
For a long while women have had 4.
Unprecedented liberty in the mattsf y
figures. In fact, the pendulum swsss
almost too far and instead OF eirss
wearing no corsets at all, the fair ~
went so far as to demand clothes Of n
easy looseness that bade fair to riVs
the flowing robes of classic Greeks.
Then was the debutante slouch adoptk
and well-bred damsels slumped alor,
slouchily in a manner to make tbss
women ancestors turn, horri1ed, In thsr
graves. with their chests concave Az
their backs bumped, the debutanls
"sloucher" waddled along her way, ans
Dame Fashion clapped her hands in a..
proval.
But now that the feminine chest /,
concave when 1t ought to be convex, ans
since girls have taken such pains to fof.
get all about how to hold their shoulder
UP, the ficlSle stylemakers decree thai
they must unlearn this lesson and beein
on q new theory.
Shoulders will be back, chests ont
waists in, as far as Il is possible to "a
them in and hips out once more" sala
a leading corsetiere, discussing the Al.
tempt to launch the 18th century hour.
glass figure once more, but corset.
makers have agreed that the change can.
not be brought about in a day or week
women have become in this sholi
while too fond of the comfortable, carr.
free figure to want to go back to Ia,
old style in a hurry. So, instead oi
launching the extremely high-bust, short.
hip corsets at the start, they have pu.
out n medium high model in an endeawr
to bring the change about gradually and
avoid the shock which is fatal to IA
introduction of any reactionary style
IAN indication of the fact that womn
are becoming less and less the slaves
fashion is being demonstrated by N
very attempt. The time was when We
en- d2cked like mad to take up any h
thing that was put on the market M
they go more warily, and 1t. is the b.
not the many, who rush in for fads
For this reason we have had to ken
a goodly stock Of low, comfortable COZ.
sets on hand, and although the corsa
manufacturers expect seemingly to e.
tabllsh the high uncomfortable corset,
there are still a goodly number Of sen.
sible ones who are considering health be.
fore the latest mode"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01

under a big umbrella on the ice wagon.
Well, well, this is world OF change,
as the phllosophic assure us. The sequel
to tho seaside romance was certainly dis
appointing, inasmuch as the drivers seat
on an Ice wagon Is not n romantic spot
for the conducting and continuing of n
courtship. But mayhap the erstwhile II
errant Romeo was a millionaire after all,
and the driving of the ice wagon but the
whim of a truly great mind, seeking
relaxation in pastures new. (The city
streets in midsummer are hardly pasture,
by the way. But somehow this eXplana-
ton is unconvincing. | fear ho was but
one of the transient army of the seaside
mllllonaires, who for the space of ono
week. or at the most two, lead n life
as gay and as short-lived as the butter
fly, summing In the smiles of gullible fair
ones-beslde the sea!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
Practical Tests of Butter

As nearly every one eats butter, and
thousands OF pounds of It are consumed
every day, 1t is important to know II
the supply is fresh and free from a sus-
picion of rancldity. To prevent butter
from becoming rancid 1t should be thor
oughly worked first OF all. The next
procedure should be to work into II Cthe
mass before It is printed) bcarbonate of
soda solution. Dissolve an ounce of BIZ
carbonate of soda with pint of boiling
water. When 1t cools work this into land
wash the butter well with III two pounds
of butter. When the rank taste has dis
appeared wash and rinse the butter we'll
with fresh cold water and salt at once.
If butter is too salty 1t may be fresh
ened by churning with fresh milk in the
proportion of one quart of milk to one
pound of butter.
Testing butter to see If it Is really fresh
butter, renovated butter or margarine,
may be done by placing a piece OF but
ter about the size of a lima bean In an
iron spoon and holding the spoon over
an alcohol stove or other fire, stirring the
melting butter with clean wooden stick
toothpicl) until It boils. Pure butter
boils with n little noise, but a great deal
OF foam; renovated butter or marga-
rine boils with much noise and sputters
like grease and water.
To remove salt from butter-which is
sometimes necessary, especially II but
ter has been in "plckle"-put three or
four pounds of butter in large wooden
bowl, pour over 1t enough cold water to
cover IT and then beat the butter with a
spoon till the water Is hazy looking or
discolored. Pour off this water then and
add more, and then beat again. Change
the water until 1t is clear after the beat
ing. II the water comes out of the beaten
butter looking clear, then It Is time to
removed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
MISS CARO- MILLER

CONTRARY Mary daughter OF Mother
~ Goose, never knew half as much about
gardening as the children of Miss Caro-
Miller. assistant director of physical edu-
cation In the public schools,
Little Mary, CT stOryboOk fame. grew
silver bells and cookie Shells" while
Phiiadelphia's school children grow real
live flowers, fruits and vegetables. Twenty
thousand hoys and girls are busy today
with spades. rakes and hoes preparing
soil. pulling weeds and trimming vines in
anticipation of the most prosperous sea-
son In the history OF child gardening.
Each OF these 20,o0O youngsters Is the
personal friend OF Miss Miller Under her
instruction and guidance they are in
auguratinR real ''back-to-the-soil'
movement which is destined to have its
effect on coming generations. II was only
a few years ago that the Board OF Edu-
cation decided that something should be
done for Charlie and Nellie, who must
remain in the city throughout the hot
summer months because their parents
were financially unfortunate
DOCTOR BRUAfBAUGHs PLAN.
Idle hands are Just as dangerous among
children as they are among adults, and
Governor Brumbaugh, then superintend-
ent OF schools. agreed that they should
be put 20 work He believed that the
heRlthiest and happlest sort OF pastime
was the game OF farmer" And IN conse-
quence q garden was established In every
sehoeiyard where paving was unnecessary
and the ground was adapted 10 hortieul-
tural or agricultural purposes
Doctor Hrumbaugh was OF the opinion
that play without supervision was use
less. He searched the country for an
intelligent enthusiastic young woman
Nho could organize a system of instruc-
tiQn for the tiny tillerB Of the soil.
Hls search revealed Miss Miller. then one
y the youngest students at Cornell
University.
she was appointed BY the Board Of
Education upon recommendation OF the
superintendent, ana Is stili one Of the
foenHest qf the higher salaried employees
e the public educational system. The
bands Qf Miss Miller worked magic.
Aa 4 Jesuit 0f her activities the num-
ker 81 pupils has multiplied almost 10
tIntea and Il 5 still er0Wing Today, 10
sismentafy schools boast of a garden
ahfle about IS ploia Of ground that are
a1l pafz of schoolyardf are used for
ne came purpose. The crops" range
= Hafrfe from pears te peanuts and from
eHntaloupea b cotton. The hospital
chamber 81 more than one Invalid Is
decorated today with HoWera that are
- lsoduet 81 lQ-year-oid children.
alss MILLER PROUD But MODEST
AZ q lhis Of aourse. Aiss Miller
nueass prae bal ID Speaking II
SEE IseHfnt sac Is ~ modest as
a4ess lnt Faf-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01

and now they are as dashing Romeos as
ever trod the immortal boardwalk, keen
on the trail OF some unsuspecting juliet.
I wonder II the seaside Juliets really are
as unsuspectlng as ono would think! Isn't
II just possible that they have an mixing
that the financial condition Of their gal
liant escorts is not quite the wondrous
affair 1t is painted to be? Perhaps they
want to be- persuaded to the contrary.
Perhaps they really do believe the hcti-
tious tales OF notorcars and town and
country houses and all the old moonshine
which the wouldbe millionaire pouis INTO
the guileless and shell-pink ear OF MS
best girl by the sea.
The best girl by the sea, please note, is
nearly always a different damsel from
the oest girl of the city. Not merely diff
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
OLD ASHTONED FRILLS AND RUFFLES
POPULAR ON NEW GOWNS

| GUNNER dance frocks
10 are always a matter
Of conjecture until the
fashionable hotels and
cafes where the dancing
! is seen bring out the
styles. I was at an
opening the other day,
where designers, cos
tuners and all the elite
OF the art sartorial held
communion. The subject
Of the proper thing to
wear at the summer
dance or dansant was
discussed. Almost unanil
mously the vote went for
tanetas. Pale shade or
vivid, draped or un-
draped. 1890 or 1e15-the
FIRST choice was tanetes.
styles for the dance
frock we're varied. There
we're simple shepherdess
styles for the very young
girl, trimmed with pet
aled skirts and ruffles,
laces and flowers galore.
There we're lovely net
and hlet gowns for her
older sister, also trimmed
with ruffles. There were
sleeveless frocks and
frocks with sleeves
reaching to the wrist.
caught here and there
with semiprecious stones.
One OF the prettlest of
these summer styles was
made OF rose-colored
golden-rod silk, wi tn
shadow lace. The bodice
was plain. with a basque
effect OF the taffetas,
brought down to a quaint
little point at the front
OF the skirt. The sleeves
and upper part OF the
bodice were made OF
rose-tinted c. eorgette
crepe, matching the
shade Of the silk exactly.
The ruffles on the sleeves
were picot-edged.
The skirt had n panel
OF shadow lace all the
way down the front, with
an over-drapery OF the
silk ruffled on the edges
In a most distinctive
fashion. The top OF the
skirt was made of soft
folds OF the silk. caught
In at the waist by the
old fashioned girdle. The
back OF the skirt was
plain, with the ruffllng
for the only trimming.
Rose shoes and stockings
were worn with this, and
on n young girl the effect
is decidedly picturesque.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
TO PLAY AT LEMON HILL
Fairmount Park Band Will Give Two
Programs.

Tho programs Tor concerts TINS AFTER
noon and tonight at Lemon Hill by the
Falrmount Park Band are as follows:
AFTERNOONS TO O'CLOCK.
Overture. Martha" ......,..........,.Fl .Flotow
Romi 7scences OF the most popular works Of
Berloz.
ibl La Belle Argentine" ........... Roberto
Melodies from Time. Place and The Girl"
Howard
'"''o Wv Waldteufcl
(a) La Danseuse" ..,...,.........Von Blon
(bl watermelon Dance ,....,.... Godfrey
Introductlon and Bridal Chorus, from 10
hensT,m 10 nav; snSdSr
EVENINGS TO 10 O'CLOCK.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1'.......... List
Cornet Solo, "Carneval OF Venice" ...... Levy
Solost. Sante Martorano.
"Neap9litRn Scenes" s"................. Massenet
Ca) The Dance.
tbi Procession and the ImpTovision.
(c) Theme and Variations.
Descriptive s Fantasie. THE Advent Of Spring"
Melodies from Lucia de Lammermoor,''
Concluding with the Famous sextet
(a) "Slavonic Dance No, 1".......... .Dvorak
(b) "Trot de Cavalerie' .Rubinstein
"Star-Spangled Banner"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
An inexpensive Piazza Screen

a useful screen for the piazza can be
made from small clothes horse with
heavy frame. Paint the frame any de-
sired color and cover the outside with
denim or heavy burlap. fastening 1t with
brass-headed nails On the inside of the
frame magazine holders may hang from
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01

wonderful ralment,
dazzling neckwear an !
even more scintlllating
wit. They toll not
neither do they spin,
and Solomon in all ats
glory certainly never
chleved such sartorial
effectsl They are the
children OF an exotic
growth. who, like the
fabulous beanstalk,
have sprung into being
in a single night, IT'S
but a day ago that
that they were tolllns
at their ii2 a week job
and were ITO fortune
and to fame un-
known" But the In
toxicating ozone OF the
gay Atlantic breeze
haa changed all that,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01

ing me any address,
but saying he would
write. He never did.
| was dreadfully dis
appointed, and when
/ got back to town I
tried to locate him.
but couldn't. The
other day, to my sur
prise, 1 saw him driv-
ing an ice wagon
through the streetsl
His clothes were
dreadfully dusty-look-
ing and he didn't look
a bit like a million
aire sitting lin there
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01

ferent metaphorlcally,
but actually and ply
sically a different be-
ing. Little Dolly
Brown. of the city,
knows the impover-
Ished condition OF
Tom Jones finances
only too we'll. To her
he Is no wondrous
hero, no dashlng mill
lionaire. but merely
a very human and
rather pleasant youth.
who takes her to the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
SUFFRAGE BELL RIDES
THROUGH MUD ON TOUR
Orators Travelling With LIB
erty" Emblem Enthusiastic
Over Their Reception.

MEANWHILE, Pa. July 1.-Defylng
muddy roads during a seven-hour trip
from Union City. the woman's Liberty
Bell party arrived here last night and
received cordial welcome. Because Of
the conditions Of the roads the afternoon
meeting at Cambridge Springs was an
nounced as Cancelled, but when the party
arrived a meeting Of several hundred was
quickly organized Miss Louise Hall
spoke and John d. Gage, SO years old.
a prominent citizen, gave an address and
read an original poem dedicated to the
movement
Mayor John e. Reynolds presided at
the meeting here and addresses we're
made by Miss Mary Stewart and Miss
Louise Hall, Of the party About 1000
saw the bell and heard the speakers.
Miss Stewart referred to the enthusiasm
that has greeted the party on its first
week out. Along the country roads many
farm houses bear suffrage decorations
and small parties have been out to greet
the tourists.
PITTSBURGH, July 1.-speakng be-
fore the Equal Franchise Federation last
night ex-senator William Finn predicted
n sweeping victory for woman's suffrage
at the fall elections
Mr.. Finn declared that he based his
prophecy on the result of the 1912 cleo
tlon, when the voters OF the State
showed their willingness to give the
ballot to the women by voting great
majority for the Roosevelt ticket. The
only opposition to equal suffrage. ac-
cordng to Mr. Finn. Is that Of special
interests who fear that their hold on the
Legislature will wAne If women are
given n vote.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
CONVENTION HALL CONCERT
Philadelphia Bands Concert This
Evening.

The program for the concert tonight by
tho Philadelphia Band. in the Convention
Hall, Broad street and Allegheny avenue,
is as follows:
Overture. Tampa" ,...,:......,......H .Herold
(lj Marche. "Tartare' .............. Came
Cornet solo. Pearl of the Ocean Otterer
Emil Keneke, soloist
Grand scenes from ''Manon Lescaut'' PuccinI
la) Entres des Tzlganes
(b) Scene ct pas les Deus Pigeons
(c) advertisement
I'D Danse Hongrolse
(e) Finale
Melodies from 1T Happened In Nordland"
Herbert
''Invitatlon to the Dance" ......... Won Weber
March Aux FlambeauN. "Fackeltanz"
Meyerbeer
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To Althea From Prison

Stone walls do not prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for Hn hermitage.
If I have freedom in my love
And in my soul am free,
Angels alone, that soar above,
Enjoy such liberty.
Richard Lovelacs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
Prize Suggestions

A prize Of 81 will be awarded
daily for the best practical sug-
gestiOn. No suggestions will be
returned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01

TOP, there Is little circulation Of air and
the shade often flaps noisily. You eaa
remedy this By using three pairs n
brackets instead of one when you put
on your shade one pair should be n
fne top as usual another about eighf
inches below this. and a third sliil lover
Ine seaae may p adjusted h = ma-
ment siflns free apace Above
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
Kerosene for Grass Stains

Any linen article that has become grass
stained should be saturated with kero-
sene and then washed in very hot water
with plenty of soap.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01

Every one knoWa
I h e Importance Of
having bedroom win
dows open at the top
as wen as at the
bottom for ventila-
tion. The adiusf-
ment Of the window
shade Is a hard mat
ter for unless Il Is
rafaaT a.. az.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01

nickel movies Of an evening and some
times treats her TO a chocolate sundae In
her out-of-ofiice hours. for she, too, works
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01

A prize Of 81 has been awarded 10 L. III
Lazar, $40 West Mayheld street, PhIiadei-
phia, for the following suEEestions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01

T,owN beside the mighty deep you will
~ End them Just now. the seaside mil
lionalres. resplendent in all the glory OF
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the crosspieces of the horse; here may
also hang the bag of embroidery.