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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-23
THE WOMAN WHO SEWS

care when you choose Innings at this time
Dyes are so dubious II is best to choose
light patterns such as roses volets and
flowered effects on white ground, so that the
possibility of their "crocking" is lessened
A plain white or gray lining would really be
servceable. Few Innings but these are
guaranteed just now.
l should have my coat entirely lined. by
all means, for the lining helps TO preserve
the shape of the garment. Half-lininRs
are used on top coats and wraps, but not
on well-tailored coat suits, unless the ma
terial is very heavy.
Messaline is cooler although light weight
satin is much used
Dear Madam would like to make a
fancy garden smock and hat for n girl
friend OF mine. She is tall and light and
has yellow hair. / want to finish II soon.
so II you could give me any advice on
the subject l wish you would do So What
color and material do you think is best? I
do not want anything expensive.
SCHOOLGIRL.
A fancy smock is made of pongee or
Shantung silk, but If this is too expensive
you might get linen and may be had at
dinerent prices, though that is not cheap,
either, Flowered cretonne is very pretty
Pale or Delft blue. natural pongee color or
rose would suit yoCr friends type. A roll
ing sailor collar and lacers down the front
or the smock, like a, MILDLY, are the haste
trimmings. The smoking may be done In
some dainty shade to contrast with the ma
terial Patch pockets OF generous dlmen-
sions on either side are useful for tbs
gardener. The hat should have a soft
crown and should have a brim wide eno,,s,h
to shade the face.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-23

Where, ask you, can children who
are forced to live like this play except
In the street?
Possibly, many of these accidents are
attributable to the carelessness or reck-
lessness of the drivers. Certainly a ma.
chine going at moderate rate Of speed
ought to be able to come to stop before
running down a pedestrian.
But children are like animals in their
blind belief that no harm can come to
them. You've seen dogs run out sud
denly and without warning in front of
fast-going vehicles. Children do the same
thing. No driver on earth can avert a
sudden attack like this, and the accident
has happened before startled onlookers
can realize what has transpred.
II cannot be denied. however that many
children are permitted to become con-
f1rmed street gamins who have not the
EXCUSE of crowded homes and no back
yards. Their mothers deliberately turn
them out after breakfast, with the hope
that they won't show UP until noon.
Now that vacation time approaches the
problem becomes even more com.
plicated.
Hordes of children will be turned loose
on the streets. If scores of them have
been run down during school times, 1t
would be logical to expect the number
to increase in the summer. To this end
it behooves every mother to hold up to
her children the danger Of playing in the
streets.
In the meantime am told that the law
calling for the punishment of speed fends
and stupid drivers is inadequate; that
apart from a slight fine and warming
the autoists suffer nothing. And it's a
sad fact that in many cases the families
of motor victims are not in a position, |
financially, to prosecute the car owners.
Possibly, some day a child of rich and |
influential parents will be struck down, |
and steps taken to amend the law. In the |
meantime. perhaps a concerted protest |
from all of those mothers whose children |
must perforce, haunt the streets un-
guarded and unprotected would have
some weight M'LISS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-23

II there's a heyday for chiropodists it's
a spring day. Go into foot specialist
shop on a Saturday about noon and you
will be astounded to see the crowd of limp
ing femininIty-and masculinity-that
"bolds mn the waiting chairs around the
wall There are girls whose work neces-
states long hours of standing. There are
others whose fox-trottlng pedals demand
attention because of the gaieties OF the
night before There are slim, wllloWg
young gentlemen whose verdant ties ana
n s. " p. giances proclaim the dancing
man-all sitting. more or less patiently
waiting for the foot Doctors gentle Minus
trations constant stream of limping
humanity-Afor II they don't limp actually
they limp mentally, creeping along WIN
don't t-step- on -my-corn expression that
would be ludcrous If It wasn't so pathetic.
According to one well-known foot spe-
cialist the reason that most people haven't
the foot beautiful-which she defines as
foot that wears a well-1tting shoe-is be-
cause they abuse their feet.
"Select a crowd of 10 or is young girls,
says she. "and look at their shoes They're
all alike. II one girl gets what she consd-
ers good-looking shoe, and 1t looks well
on her foot. all the others want the same
regardless of the fact that this shoe may or
may not be suited to their particular types
of foot.
Feet, contrary to the general impress
son cannot be fitted wholesale. There is
shoe for every kind of foot, and that shoe
represents the work of experts shoe men
who know human feet and how to fit them.
The fault, then, lies, not with the shoe, as
most people are so ready to believe, but
with the chooser of the shoe.
And then, you can't convince a woman,
If she wears G in one style of shoe, that
she ought to wear ~ in another style.
She won't do It. She continues to wear the
other because she thinks the salesperson
wants to get rid of a shoe, and the result is
corns.
THE condition of the feet can prognosti-
cate a rundown condition. A foot special
ist who knows his work thoroughly can
look at the foot and tell exactly what physi-
cal defects and ailments his patient has
Take swelling feet, for instance. 1t may be
due to several conditions, such as gout
uric acid and the like The foot doctor has
to cooperate with the physician in treating
the blood SO as to remedy this Enlarged
joints are due TO the presence of chalk In
the system This must also be remeded
by medical treatment.
The foot itself may be kept in the pink
Of condition by some one who knows how
that is. If there is nothing the matter with
the foot to begin with. A pedicure takes
but 20 minutes. The cuticle around the toes
Is pushed back, the nails are filed. but not
so much so that they do not protect the
end of the toe.
This is their normal function. Most
women cut the nails short so they don't
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-23
Chill Con c..

one hears much about ,rs.,a
carne' 1t is the beloved aim !. ehll =
ana also Of the woman who = r., spleessn
pare chaf'ns-dish novelties rs nse' 70 ),
not common one, but tbs We .ne rselps 4
ls not hard to make WI. Gon cafne h.s
uncommon t,," Inra In the home ana an : !. should +
tne restaurants is very bard 2 popular
roE az the ingredients Of M a,c. 70 dettrn..
avaiIaoie and the experience plsh s are EN-,
as tne inexperienced one evu c,'.,ek cSok 4 w
win very little trouble YOU'D rnaks
Here Is fthe recipe, rh..
aiced lean beef, finely pIse cras cupiuh \
cupfuls of kidney beans chopped ohIoss
peppers, peppers, : tablespoonfuis Of sss,cppss 4
"a .aplespoonful Of flour and ons :, ol.ve Oh.
shlre sauce. The oil is f,rs, .. Worcsas''
pan, and when II is hot ,L placed n
peppers are added When s ~. onions ~
yellow the meat is stirred n s s,.io onions =
ing 1t to fry gently in Tho sm s,mpWly, sil,s.
as u is heated thoroughly a @ cu., ssss
water Is added and the dish n 'opsul cl et II
TO stew for several hours. Tbs SSovered tss
must be boiled until tendsr osans vh6
with flour and water and tha 'e r,.hlcksn'
shire sauce stir them in rri,L Worcsaie.
and your "carne" is complete 'ne ne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-23

Readers tOho Uish help toith their
dress problems should address all conf
psuntodtiors to the Fashion Erpert.
care of the Editor of the Womdn's
PdOe, EpenIn1 Ledger
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-23

nsar zIadam--What kind Of 3 lining
would You suggest for . black ana white
.eaazad suitg j thought q q bright ho8-
l InIns Shonld i be han lne1 OF en-
IsIz lns8 ana would yoe make 4 0f mea-
~ aIn7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-23

Redders t0ho tUish help i0ith their
dress problems should address all COM
bsuntoGtions to the Fashion Erpert.
care Of the Editor of the Womans
Page, EVeniH1 Ledger.
Yellow, yellow everywhere and so few
who can really wear II
At Atlantic City last Sunday took the
count of colors and yellow led. OF hun
dred well-dressed women who passed me.
at least 80 per cent of them wore it. Some
of them wore 1t becomingly, others only
Bmartly; that is, OF course, the we'll
dressed women. Many there were. as there
always are, who despite sallowness and
insignihcance essayed 1t in an endeavor to
.be in style"
Excepting green, I know of no shade
more difficult to carry of we'll than yellow.
Not content with draining the face OF every
Vestige OF color. 1t casts a yellow glow
which makes the nondescript woman look
IS though she had a combination of jaun-
dics and sea-siclSness from which she
could never hope TO recover
Yellow Is always trying in the garish
light Of day. A clever touch, here and
there on a costume punetuating 1t, but
never dominating. is often successful pro-
Viding the wearer is a person with dash
and q nice sense of sartorial discrimina-
tion. II she Is brilliant brunette, she is
OF the chosen few for whom yellow was
especially devised. She can wear even the
most trying shades sulphur, lime and
lemon. A Titian-haired woman with clear
slxin and high color Is safe OF a Titan
haired woman can ever be said TO be sate)
IN the rich ochre yellows. But as for the
rest Of us, the blondes, the half-and-halfs
and the nondeseripts. yellow Is not for us.
We had best disregard Dame Fashions
call
Dear Madam-I am making up navy
blue tafketa dress want to have II little
bit "different,H something In the way of
trimming that is unusual What would you
suggest? I am tali and dark and have de-
cided on Georgette crepe sleeves The bod
What kind of hat would you suggestJto
wear with the fFock? GLADYS
There are many ways to vary this sort OF
noWn. A deep vest and wide sailor collar
81 steel gray Georgette with a fiuted edge
would look pretty IL you have color enough
% wear gray. Or you might have wide
band Of rose and white striped faille ribbon,
shop the other day around the blouse be-
tween the surpllee part Of the bodice and
the belt. yelled with navy Georgette A ban
deau Of Chinese embroidery used In a sim
iar fashion Is good.
/ should wear q large shade hat OF navy
Gaorsette with drooping edge Of the fab
Pic Ihess look charming on dark girls and
Iltle tFimmine Il used. beaded ornament
81 feather fancy.
Dear 1Iadam--What kind Of . lining
Rqald You suggest for black ana white
.tn1&ed aulil i thousht q 2 brlght hoY-
41&a Hnlne SH9nld i b. hair line1 OF en-
Is ns ana would yoe make e of mea-
ff atinz
8.|sz rs i a. EANsnoWNE
Hz aFl ss|le a eat hzff
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-23
Stewed Celery

Small pieces of celery and stalks that
are not white enough to serve on ice at
the beginning of dinner may be stewed
very well. Scrape the stalks. set them in
iced water for an hour or so, and they will
be ready to use. Stew until tender in salted
water, then drain this off and add a cup
full of milk Cook for four or five minutes,
and then stir in a teaspoonful of butter
rubbed into a teasponful of flour. Allow
the mixture to boil up once, then serve.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-23

Dear M'Liss-In regard to a statement made
: IA your paper Tuesday. May 16. about serv-
ants. I wish TO contradict and state .scrT1nt
n a servant, not because she is the --latest
thing under the sun and would gladly partlKs
OF anything that precludes labor and fastens
herself on some one else's home because she
10 sure OF board and shelter. No. that is mot
true. Servants are servants because they come
to this country, where they do not have parents
and home.
10 start in a store or factory and must pay
board, carfare, lunch money. What do they
have left? Time. that's all
Take living out. Five dollars is the least
Girl works for now a week. She gets board
land mostly the best and her lodgings besides
the 50. There is carfare lunch. Her
So is clear and can be saved. sent home TO help
mother and daddy and pay Doctors fee when
she 10 ILL.,
Can you say a girl is lazy who works from
a.. m. until p m. without sitting down only
for meals. No. you cannot. Girls have 10
work that long in many places and | can prove
IL for when they do ST down for Ave minutes
rest. or perhaps half an hour, It Isl MARY.
will you wash this collar for me, clean these
gloves. or look after the furnace, or there are
some papers and leaves the front porch,
sweep them Off. watch the baby" etc. So
that when Mary and Bridget can sit down they
are afraid Mrs. Madam might come out and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-23
Letters to the Editor of the womans Page
Of the epaper only.

Dear MLiss-I have n great many freckles
and do not know how TO get rid Of them.
have used all kinds OF creams and liquids, some
that were very expensive. but all were of no use.
Can you tell me of way to get rid of them?
~ G.. B.
the skin caused by the action of the sun,
wind and light. Since you have been so un-
successful with lotions. should go to
good dermatologist and let him treat your
skin. The time required to remove the
freckles depends upon the cause and the
severity of the case. specialist tells me.
Any skin clinic in the large hospitals will
treat you. Many creams on the market
will tighten the frecxles at least
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see them and then give them something else to
do. consequently they make one thing last a
long time. Can you blame them7 No. blame
the madam.
There are some good places where the madam
from until to sew read or rest in some
good serylce--sometimes ingratitude. but not
often do they lose.
And; again servants do not get stuck In tiny
large tone have seen and do see has single
Morris Morris ,chair solid library, table and two
cheap article; an immense closet, three big
windows. electric light and steam heat.
., Very few madams can get servants for SO or
- a week; They wish they could. An expert
saced maid can get SO and 81 and sometimes
sS week. cook can get more.
Now. say Take your hats off to girl who
can leave home. parents and old friends and
come to strange land stranger and take
such a chance to save and send money home"
II you could see the poor, friendless; conhdnE
STRANGERS. as see them-see their heartaches
until they grow accustomed to this country
you would say the same thing: Hats of.
Now, mistresses. try a little kindness. Interest
your girls In something. Give them at least one
hour for their own-after s o'clock is not any
timeI-and see what you get in return. Each
can help the other.
In the meantime I say Servants. cheer up"
when woman suffrage gets in perhaps you will
have a 1O-hour labor law like others.
A SERVANTS FRIEND.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27

There springs up a new source Of
happiness for those who saw on
November ! the fruition OF their ef-
forts
Heretofore Christmas has been
marked by many serious crimes. such
as murder. cuttings. shooungs ana the
like. But there mas been no serious
occurrence o. thu Kind In all Rich
mond thus far this Christmas season.
On Christmas day there was ore
shooting in which negress was
slightly wounded by a negro man.
While great crowds thronped the
streets--theg were jolly and happy
and well behaved
The principal cause of drunkenness.
which was but fraction of that Of
previous years, was the effort on the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27

must surely open up a new era. n
new vision and produce a new peo-
pie.
From The Virginian l learn that
this~acquisition to the halls of Con-
gress, or "Congresswoman," has
beautiful brown hair, with sparkling
eyes" / have often heard of and seen
beautiful women with sparkling eyes.
but here we have beautiful brown
hair. with sparkling eyes" and as the
EYE" is stated in plural 1t may be
readily inferred that there may be
several eyes. Perhaps each strand of
that beautiful brown hair" may have
two or more eyes: but even If only
one each, the number would be amply
sufficient for Miss Rankin to see"
what may transpire in all parts of the
congressional hall, and so become a
veritable watch dog over the actions
of the mere men who make up the
remainder of that august body, and so
flll very important position and be-
come a necessary adjunct to the gov
eminent.
OF course. If The Virginian had
stated that Miss Rankin has "beauti-
full brown hair and sparkling eyes"
then she would be only as many,
many other charming ladies', and her
presence in the next Congress would
have no important significance. For
the good OF legislation. and the great
need Of an "all- seeing eye" or eyes
to watch over our lawmakers. let us
hope that The Virginian has truly
stated the facts.
d. A. S.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
With the State Press
Virginia's First Dry Christmas.

Never in all her history has Vir-
ginia entered upon as notable a Christ
mas season as that with which the
world Is now enthralled. From the
days of the Jamestown settlement,
throughout all the colonial period,
and during her almost century and a
half OF existence as a sovereign Com
monwealth, her people have never
seen Christmas come and go without
being celebrated by too general re-
sort on the part of many, to alcoholic
potatfons. The Christmas of 1915
marks radical departure from the
age-old custom. 1t finds the ruby
wine cup and its joys" laid away. 1t
Witnesses the places in which liquor
used to be dispensed. closed forever;
its licensed traffic forever barred
within her borders Gone the ex-
hilaration born of intoxicants; gone
the hurt and harm of it; gone the
seductive peril OF it--largely gone
these things-almost entirely banish-
ed. The old order has been sup
planted by another dispensation A
new sort of Christmas is about to
dawn in Nirginia-one in which its
celebrants are none the less happy
than they were wont to he at other
Christmas times but there's no
headache lurking in the pathway of
their merriment-no danger in 1t to
them or to others-no wincing to be
witnessed 1.-The day after" under the
relentless scourging of remorse
Thanks be. it's a dry Christmas we are
TO have this year-a dry Virginia re-
leased from the sway of unhappy GUS
tom-and a people content and
happy that this is SO. In all of which
may be found added and abundant
cause to salute tomorrow WITH, pood
OF unfeigned gratefulness.-Lync
burg News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
GERMANY REPLIES PROMPTLY.

Germany on yesterday gave out at
Berlin, in advance Of its official re-
ceipt in Washington. favorable re-
ply 10 President Wilson'S note.
Berlin indicates the appropriateness
OF an immediate exchange OF views,
and proposes a meeting Of delegates
immediately at some neutral place.
The German government expresses
Its willingness, when the present war
shalt have terminated to eo'iahorate
with the United states in the ex-
allied task Of the prevention OF future
wars.
America has two magnificent oppor-
tunities for world service. one Of
them is the bringing about OF peace
and the other is the formation Of
league Of nations which shall make
war in the future impossible.
That it is entirely possible for
America to succeed in both efforts is
true. It may take some time 10 do
II, but American public sentiment
should ne so strong. SO united. for
peace and for justice that the crown
ed heads of the old world will be
forced to yield.
OF course. We must expect for our
motives 10 be misunderstood by some.
As an illustration We might quote the
Christmas Day sermon Of the Right
Rev. Edward Ryle, dean of West
minister. The dean said. relative 10 the
war and President Wilson's note:
eft is our resolve, God helping us
to overthrow military brigandago IN
Europe. to rescue the liberties and
homes OF the desolated countries. 70
obtain for these people reparat'on for
their wrongs and for humanity last
ing securities against recurrence OF
aggressive violence and crime.
1T in true that the President Of the
Emitted states after two years Of study
OF the question and iunumernole notes,
seen1s to believe that the object OF the
two groups o. uel.cercnts j. thc Fame
He knows that Germany refused arbi-
tration, etlned a conference and re-
serted every overture TO prevent war
He knows that his own countrymen
have poured money Ike water 10 assist
The destitute and outraged remnants of
the little Belgian people. whose treaty
rights were violated and whose
frpystfere ys-er. Invaded before war was
declared He knows of the infractions
OF T~ne Hague CoNys nuon which the
Ar can people have studiously pro-
noted.
He knows all the details Of tho
organized atrocities reported upon IN
strict inquiries. He knows of the sink
ting of unarmcd passenger ships, like
the Lusitania and Arabia, without no
tice or warning. He knows or the
murder of Captain fryatt, of the
nocturnal deportations Of Belgians
and French into slavery. He knows OF
German Connivance at Armenian
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
Boiled Down Items
From Everywhere
Three of Family Murdered.

Minden, La. Dec. 25.--Neighbors
summoned by a half-dressed little boy
OF seven ran to the home of John N
Reeves near here, to find that murd-
erers had turned the house into
slaughter pen. Reeves and his wife
were dead, the mans skull crushed
by an ak and the woman with a bull
let hole through her head. An eleven
year-old boy, still clutching In his
arms his fifteen months old brother,
and another Of five were battered and
chopped from ak strokes. The chill
dren were carried to a hospital at
shreveport where the oldest died.
Their brother who gave the alarm.
escaped because he was sleeping in the
attic. Posses are seeking the slayers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27


49,. mo, +bo rstiors Who are leaqued
10 discern this evil demoniac or ma
~ ,.to7, ne ~ nerrctrotors OF these
histori" crimes.
IL 81 mont,l ahnrration sent the
wrong note or he mas ehurely mis-
These things are black and vile.
The very thought Of them on CHRIST
anyone sl4ppose that peace would he
hanofabIe "nch reEa,a'" these as
ity as having in view the same ends?
hat KIN" OF u''itS OF ann 90 you eH-
over the fleece Of torn lambs?
~, 80 or "a. n''Sl@ VI - nun
fore renewing his Unsuitable passion
.',c 20 ~ ,,e WuI'u anu we
war"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
IaSscn Erupts Again,

Redding, Cal. Dec. 26.-Lassen
Peak celebrated Christmas by emit
ting yesterday great black pillar of
smoke. Then the wind came up and
whipped the smoke into a ring like a
halo around the top. of the restless old
mountain. which has been erupting
at intervals since the spring of 1916.
Housetops here were covered with
folks viewing the spectacle through
field glasses even before they had
opened their Christmas packages.