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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18

that servants could be employed for SO or
81 week, She took a contrary view
Dear Mtiss-As regards the servant prob
lem, am pleased to say you are mistaken. You
claim they are the LATEST under the sun You
est worl,inE people under the sun.
Evidently you, yotrself have great deal of
hey fe c ,r nE S2u sSrse
What the world Is Looking for is, man and
lift. who can tell US cheerful things and sue
lust Iasii Jet ne ada 5icw more saFFestions in
prevent this at all no We are 'I pri9ieged ' to Come
and go where and when we please We never
In many private families system is never real
iay DAY to do the most unreasonable Grrands and
duties, which take time and put the more i'm
10 ,inIsh up up At At nisni ,' l''''''''" ''''
many cases has better experiences in life in re-
gard to system. SO calm yourself lady. The
ter and you win ind yourself doing you: own
y gSn 6n Of be anG Sr @ h bs no
dries ONE OF THEM.
You surely cannot have read my articles
or you would not have written such let
ter In both of them-the one which APP
~ ed last Saturday and the one that ap-
peared on Tuesday, took the part of the
underpaid, overworked domestic who was
forced to put up with all the vagaries of an
unsystematic mistress. Although il is. OF
course. understood that not all employers
are unsystematlc, just as not all employees
are competent.
1t was Mrs Mary Hallock- -Greenewalt.
whose letter | published who took the side
Of the housewife She used the expression
these girls are the --latest under the sun"
Doubtless she has had some unfortunate
experiences with her help
Dear MLlss----I really do think, that some
day the domestic employment problem will be
threshed out to everybody's satisfaction and the
Servant be banshed and the snlf-respeCting
employe be brought forth in her stead
I want TO tell you. NJ Liss, how enjoyable
your column Is 70 me. The philosophical cheer
funess and good sense that you display Is posi-
lively inspiring. with much admiration | am
most sincerely yours, p, q. -.
IGNORANCE-Your question concerning the
wording OF an Invitation for your daughter
birthday party will he answered tomorrow in
the Good Form column.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
FASHIONS FANCIES

Readers into icish hclp cih their dress
problems tciU address letters 10 the Fash
ion ETpcrt. care of the WomdH'S Editor
the Ercniitg LCdgcr. and iCritC OF one side
Of the paper only.
Time was when the average woman who
valued her sartorial reputation turned up
her nose at alpaca and mohar. She was
willing to admit the superior wearing quail
tiles of these fabrics, but further than
that she would not So. lt one had to have
an extra skirt just for ordinary occasions
which would shed the dust and not get
shiny a mohair was all very well. But the
idea that alpaca or mohar could ever be
smart never entered her head
But list to what the Paris modiste those
willy oDportunists, are doing They are
actually making mohair smart You sec
due to war conditions or something, the
little siSworms went on a strike and all
those wonderfully soft and aluring mate
rlals that we have been wont to use for
evening wraps and best gowns disappeared.
But give a clever couturere unbleachod
muslin, and, ii she had to, ! am sure she
could create an enviable costume Of it.
This is what the Parisiennes have done
with mOhair and alpaca. Brilliant cardinal
red alpaca summer wraps are making their
appearance and mohairi frocls far from
being scorned are actually being bought,
Furthermore, one is apt to wonder why
these materials have been held in dsreputc
for so long a time, so altogether charming
are the costumes that have been fashioned
from them.
Dear Madam-What can ! do with white
tight underskirt and q Russian tuniC falling to
the knees. should like to ht IL in some man
ner FOR everyday wear.
Would you advise gmocIdng or Handwriting
on a blouse NJ sheer white batistcH I want u 10
be plain. too. cor ! am In second mourning.
II. J.. q.
I am afraid you can do very little with
your skirt unless you want to incur more
expense than it is worth, \ new white
skirt may he bought made up, with open
seams and wastline, r-ady to be completed,
for very little. However, If you want to
buy more ratine to make an underskirt you
could remodel your skirt by making a full
double-tunic style out Of IL. If feasible the
underskirt can be used for yoke and the
full top skirt dropped from il.
Handwriting or shocking on a second.
mourning blouse can be used.
Dear Madam--What kind of an evening hat
would you suggest for "A trCussCaut / can't Hf-
ford anything expensive and don't want any
thing large, for { must carry II in my trunk.
forgot 20 say that would like no have
something dTessy, bur not 20 dressy that
can't wear IL on the street Would CorntOwer
blue popin going-away suit be appropriate for
the shor7F Dol ~.
saw a charming hat recently which
ought to suit your type. II could he worn
to afternoon affairs and In the evening too.
The whole hat was made Of black horse
hair lace. It was a sort of poke shape.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
Easy Wav to Make Quilts

"T always read and occasionally bring
to your Helping Hand some little mite.
sent some quilt patterns to one OF 'he
Cornorites and hope they were satisfac-
tory. To mark quilts, my way is to dis
solve a little starch in water, adding
few drops of bluigg to give it color-not TOO
thin or soft. Dip into the starch common
bit of twine, straightcn it over the line
YOU want to mark with both hands hold
fast down to the quilt, Get helplls
bn r,," 10 raise in the centre with thumb and
finger. then snap it. 1t will leave line and
cannot he erased. 1t will not make a sore
finger as chalk will do, should the fingers
get priclled with the needle should love
to have some lonely soul tshut-in) write TO
''' NV MRS. G. j. s."
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sonal observations, I did not deem il fair
TO my readers to broach to them this sub
ject Of the solution of the dor,estic serv.
ice problem without further investiga.
tion. To that end | consulted any mum.
Der Of proprietors Of employment agen-
cies. among them the Federal Employ
nent Agency, which is entirely disinter-
ested, since il receives no fees either
from those seeking employment or those
who desire help"
From virtually every one OF them dis
covered that the average housewife was
"out for" the SO or 81 week girl and
that the reason so many women today
are making the acquaintance of their gas
stoves and carpet sweepers for the first
time is that these 81 and 81 a week girls
me-cifully are becoming more scarce.
Due to the decrease in immigration, on
account of the war foreign girls who are
unacquainted with the high cost of living
in this country and to whom SO a week
looks like big money" are less easily OBJ
tanned. Housewives must perforce EN-.
ploy trained help at SO or 81 week, or
do without
But the point that I have wanted to
make from the very beginning is that
employers, instead of grudginE their serv.
ants the wages they are now forced to
pay, ought to realize. as a business man
does, that efficient labor, which is the
only kind worth having, cannot be had at
blood wages and that even ample wages
do not constitute a legitimate excuse for
the gver of them to treat the recipient
in an inhuman manner.
realize that many servants abroad in
the land today are not worth their salt,
but reiterate that the fact that their
number is so great is attributable to the
failure of the housewife to set them
standard. They have not been paid for
good work. What incentive, then, have
they had TO produce it? MLTSS.
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Making Thinrs E..

There are always new ,h,na.
sun. All that any one who dor,.s 1',sef @.
20 uo i 20 pay visit to the sbo,. ,s r.
Kitchen devices are sold '"0ps vhsa
1t seems as IL mansfao,,s.
tually IN touch with tho "sre at
Judge by the clever way tbev 1910 70
little need and meet 1t. Tho, 'o'Ve ever
hundreds Of little labor savins "''falli
pessihs 70 be bought in order to ,..a.' se,'0's =
cooking, housework and tho o.. ."e'lliais
ngement OF the home e'al man
Take the olive prongs. for ,u.,
IS recent Invention which s,,ra.e; nls
hatpln Tor fishing out olives ssaes ihs
pickles or anything of the kInd A. onerlios
IN long bottle. Imagine nov, ,,.'st comes
picnic viii be simplifed with onn ue Summer
aroundl '' ohe OF thca
Then there are measuring sno,u
amateur cook four of them attsls lot ths
small ring, representing the vsr,o,.eeu .,sneu TO
utles used In cooking. A half too. quan-
whole teaspoon, quarter tabesnoolp apoon ss
tull tablespoon make UP the set ana
A new egg opener threatens a..
ularity of the scissors which bn,o pop
use LOT some time. The former ieA
iIuCil iiNe the latter, only the tinv bai. w
prongs remove the top from tho "r1lke
pressing, not by cutting 'ss oy
Strawberries in season arc ,os..
avoided by the housewife because sh Onea
the time to go through the bulIins ~ Hasat
Now you can get a strawberry buiiops p'osesA .',A
does the work in the twinkline of Nnleh
1t nips down deep into THE berrv ~, Sn ~
moves the top without squashine M fe
as clumsy fingers so often do Vs'Fy
The bride who does her own ho,.
Will appreciate the plate scraner esV,A ~,
simple little arrangement saves ms
dainty hands, for it has a long bersniuanY
which hard-rubber pusher is iis,e at,sls
This is simply passed over the greas,, NV.
and all particles disappear '''''
on the same plan is the nI,.....
eyer" a convenient arrangements = ppe
move the tough eyes from that fr,,
cork that fits any size bottle is snc,.
handy thing to have around tho ue' hs
Another odd little instrument Is raSa "uuse
press down on a large pared potato VIA .
one fell swoop it has the potato neatIv sM a,s
in strips for French frying The .a. sl
unique of all these handy thlnrs IL 0,
safety-first nutmeg crater. II looks !.
actly like young coffee crater, ana Il.
idea is to crate all of the nutmeg ana \.
avoid grating the fingers with 1t.
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TN SURGERY, as in many other fields of
i endeavor. there is a marked trend back
TO nature After all, it matters not how
sSillful surgeon may be nor how impec-
cable his technic. he Is bound to call a con-
healing The consultant is Old Doctor Ma.
ture. Prince of CharlataLs inflated by fiat
tcring testimonials initiated by all
Schools always resourcefuI, but never
entirely reliable unless supervised by in
teIligenee. Nature is a wonderful healer.
but recIs little If the patient IS mutiated
while the healing process Is under way.
For instance Nature will heal a broken
bone without human aid. but what hid,
sous deformity results And Nature will
amputate a gangrenous toe auccesafully-
II the patient can endure the prolonged
speration.
Back to Nature under the eye of a skilled
physician--that is the sensible program,
II you trust to Old Doctor Nature unas-
sisted. you are pretty sure TO encounter
disaster sooner or later.
Fresh air is by all means the most eff.
cient antiseptic known 10 science. by
fresh air we mean ordinary cool, moving
air As an application for an ndolent or
unclean wound or ulcer or burn il has no
peer. But II must be applied IN the form
ef a mfxiure-equal parts of air and
brains. Nature contributes the former, the
doctor adds the latter 10 the formula. A
dog or a horse or wild animal may do
fairly well with a wound treated BY fresh
air alone, for animals have better Stand
IA" with Nature than we civilized mOrtals
Animals do not break so many Of Natures
laws a. Ws do. A dog may lies his wound
with his tongue-the only thing cleaner
eAan a hounds tooth, civllzed human
halns had better not try thu exp srimsnt
until he Is first convinced his mouth does
not hsirbor disease germs
II the wound, burn or ulcer can be kept
Il rest under a suitable scraan 10 keep on
insects and prevent contact with bed.
clothing. there is no dressing mere eomfoTt-
able than just room on open ar. Excessive
alseharse promptly diminishes o. disap-
paafs Unpleasant odor Is soon removed
Pain ceases. Healing prOceeds with IN
eledible speed Just air is a more efficient.
Izss Irritating anuseptie than any other
eHanaicaI
Has = apply air is a technical problem
HHIe1 auly the doctor can solve when the
nsI|aat must be about Various screens or
IzsnI4s may be constructed - keep every
4 ban AIR from contact with the open
Tie method has proved q happy
go - l4e great Cook County Hospital Chi
+ Elil b. widely emp.0y=d when n
hetter kn0Wa lt - ~ mere
4at|z IQf salf treatment 81 re unskisled
Haa ef|a ezaft.nz Il r as simple
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
o the Editor of the Woman's Page
o


pssr NJ MIiss.At,s5 e. reading n Mrs Mar Hal
ST the Rr
straainsd 20 wTitde word or twS IN dgfGqsG 70 81
vi ssiIsd ssssrtisn that prostitutes are saIaefed
her from seeing that even II that Statement were
at aG 10 Mrs. IL tae S E9pa S Mor
ia so intolerable that women would prefer to sell
s simple % heaithfu oarefree % occupation @ % that Il she she
sSsn sy IN hST &c sdeed % 6o level Of Of the
poor little girl who must work perforce in some
Would our morals stand the test?
Her next pHTssraph RAJ obr gives Is ths sooo hey
gaE..tes IL general for food food and shelter tg Dc
have tried in vain to discover just what the lady
can mean by the subtle cruelty" but have
ny symgssshIfSs les are with the s9callfd
70 be tolerant Il we cannot be generous i toward
2ur fellow-beinss. no matter what their station
Bat bes Let rs ,S hot bSdas csum%y the
how insignificant she may seem to be- when we
see 50 often in the mirror. have always tGouESt
deeply on this as NJ Liss calls it, ''kaottv prob-
riEhted ere it win cease TO be such The remedy
tberefofe h atn s1 hsn1s ssenus St ta s land nd
reason for, me TO feel convinced tnat ths house
6f employees demand and receive square deal.
d. c.
Dear MLiss--where. oh where can these
80 or 81 week servants be hired? Please hurry
with the answer. II Mrs. Hallock a ireenewait
win only furnish With an address or two
where these Jewels can be unearthed she will he
a public benefactor.
An experience OF 20 years as n housekccper
has convinced me that In Pilladsiph.a the only
Kind Of servants who he hired FOR these
wages are u or 10 year old colored girls to-
tally inexperienced. and that there are few
q even these Such statements as that OF MIS-
Hallock- -Greenewalt are doubly ridiculous in am
article headed. Employ a Good Servant or
None at ALL" No good housemaid or waitress
can be got In Philadelphia for less than 81 a
week and good cook for less than SO The
higher
In Thousands OF modest homes In PhiIadeI-
phia no help has been procurable for less than
80 week. The dguTes | quote for the
highly trained specialized help employed in
the homes OF the rich. but they are the average
prices in employment agencies su er.r the
city. HOUSEKEEPER.
II You will read the article again you
will see that Mrs Greenawalt did not write
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
M 'IISS EXPATIATES FURTHER
ON THE SERVANT PROBL EN-
Smoke of Battle Has Blinded Vision of Some
Correspondents, Who Confuse Their
Arguments and Subvert Logic

"a ANY ONE doubts that the servant
4qusstion is anything but live one, he
Of she is invited to take peep at the
e1irespondence with which have been
delueed az the result OF my championship
81 the servant in a discussion which I
opened in this column on last Saturday
and supplemented with second article
en- Tuesday
Some Of my readers, irate housewives
whose patience has doubtless been
strained TO the breaking point by the 'un.
endlngness," to coin a word, of their
Cooks tours. have confused my views
with those Of Mrs. Mary HalIock-Greene-
walt contained in letter that pub
llshed, Likewise heated sympathizers
with the servants have attributed Mrs.
Greenewalt's statements to me.
Mrs. Greenewalt's attitude is that the
servants will have to remedy their ways
n any solution of the domestic service
problem Is to be arrived at; mine that the
employer or so-called mistress, should be
the one to remedy her ways. The EN-.
ployer should standardlze the employ.
nfent and humanize 1t. not only that do.
mestic service may be raised to the plane
oe dignifled and honorable profession.
but ultimately for her own benefit. She
Is the one to profit in the long run if in
competent servants are discouraged to
the point Of extinction and good ones en-.
eouraged.
But the sentence that seems to have
been the match causing the explosion was
this: I'VE hire them the servants) at SO
or s4 week"
Some of my readers believe that my
knowledge of domestic labor conditions
must be very superficial indeed to have
permitted me to write that sentence. on
the contrary, come of a family whose
experience in hiring help has been va.
ried and agonizing, to say the least. But
not content with any such narrow per.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18

quite small with brm curving up slightly
in the back and framing the face in soft
becoming curve at the front \ ssr'es of
two-inch French bowknots of old blue moire
bordered with silver and n buckle of tiny
white silk daisies formed the trimming.
Your light hair would look charming in IL
hat of this sort and it is in all no larger
than a travelling hat,
a going away suit of pophn would be
very appropriate. Taffeta is newer, think,
but unless you get very good quality of
silk 1t will not wear so well as the poplin.
Dear Mldam--IIow can you keep the inside
bands OF skirt from rolling over? They have a
habit of showing slOppily, especially in wash
skirts. have done everything to prevent 1t;
hut Il seems to he useless. / certainly would
appreciate your advice. BUSINESS.
The ar wer is simple: Bone your waist.
band in " ut four places Put the bone on
the inside of the band between the skirt
and the band
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
Storing Furs for Summer

"Now that furs are to be put away, the
Cornerites might do it my way large
piece of brown paper, fold the furs In
neat square on it, wrap the paper round
three times, bring the last edge level with
one side of the parcel but do not turn in
the ends Run these around at safe dis
tance from the furs with a sewing machine:
also the open edge at the side of the par
eel cut the ends off ut about one inch
from the stitching No camphOr or car
bon is needed, and the parcel may be safely
nut away all the summer. Beat out all the
dust and CRIME in the furs before. they are
laid aside for months. of course.
@ &"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
Tobacco Tea for Fleas

AFRO THE reader whose dog is troubled
l. by neas: Try making a strong tobacco
tea, stepping tobacco i'm water till strong
Add salt until n strong brine' is obtained
Wash the poodle in this, rubbing well into
the hair and being careful that the liquid
reaches the skin. Rub the hair toward the
head, then the other way, until the animal
is we'll soaked with the solution Now, II
the dog minds well. wrap IL up in SOFT
cloth and see that its fur is well dried,
after allowing the solution TO do its work
while the animal lies quiet He will eaten
cold II not thoroughly dry after the bath
This remedy tried once or twice will XIII
neas one application cured my cat OF the
pests. 1t may do the same for dog
II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
Carrot Crouuettes

Even the homeIy carrot may be mada
into delicious croquettea Wash, scrape and
boil them until they are quite tender NASH
then beat to a paste vita the yolk of one
raw egg, a spoonful Of melted butter and
pepper and salt to taste Now allow the
paste to stand In a cool place, where 1t
can get cold and stiff before using. Roll
out into croquettes or balls, cover with
heaten egg and bread-crumbs. set on ice
for an hour and fry in deep fat. Drain
on sheets OF brown paper and serve hot
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18

Herbert, 1OUT NotHSi W'-'
or wish 20 appeal for aid in your valuanle
Corner. have been asked TO a,a }" ', s.re
iocotion of young man who mas oeeh
,,,issine eince 1918. His mother has ap-
Toaled to me on several occasions, ar'd
am at the end of my resources His hothe
in 1912 was Chicago. and it would seem
that important changes have been nlaue
nv are about to be made in his family az
fairs. His mother is under the impression
that he has changed his name. he was
student at the University of Illinois in lSOS
be Is about feet inches tall light COM
plexioned neat, alert, military bearing ana
has the initials P. S. tattooed on ms rlght
arm. his name is Herbert Harley Louns-
bury. / shall be most grateful Tor any
information that can be gathered about MN.
n is needless to state the condition MS
mother is in after nearly three years OF
uncertainty regarding him She is OLD ana
fear cannot stand the strain much longer
please use the solf-addressed, stamped en-
velope i'm case you are given any informa-
tion. MhS' T. d. r
In these "parlous times" the fear that
comes naturally into the mind in perusing
notices like the foregoing is that sudden
disaster by sea or land may have over
taken the missing son. For the sake OF
the aged mother whose heart Is breaking
for the absent boy of her love, we insert
the petition Of the sympathizing friend
The phrase military bearing" may be sig
nflcant in this connection
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
For Stamn Collectors

II receive a batch of stamps every month
and may he able to help some young folks
who are desirous of having large col
lection. So please publish my letter, that
stamp collectors may have an opportunity
of writing me. | have supplied one girl
In the country and won her friendship
and we are now great chums'
"E. l.. ~"
You are likely to have more chums than
YOU can handle. even with the continual
flow of stamps into your Golfers The num-
ber of collectors increases weekly. Stamp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
The JOYS of Art

As a dancer dancing in shower of roses
before her King
(A dreamer dark the King)
Throws back her head !tc q wind-blown
flower and makes h"r cymbals ring
tO'er her Iii eyes they rinG)
As a fair white dancer strange of heart
and Crown'd and shod with gold.
My soul eNults before the Art. the magian
Art OF old
Rachel A. Taylor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18

will you please inquire in your Corner
whether or not there is book written after
the play called Experience? If so, where
can | obtain it? X McC."
Referred The Corner has no information
to impart. Readers will reply more at
length and satisfactorily 1t is a way they
have
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
An Aid for the Deaf

"T often notice in your Corner requests
for ear phones-one from Mrs. II. 5. F. |
have nothing of the kind. but wish to say
that / know a woman who has one, but It
does not help her nearly so much as a
round pasteboard tube, such as are used
for mailing purposes. with a paper tube
to her ear she hears well, even when she
cannot hear with anything else. These are
easy to get and little expense. / thought
would mention the paper tube, as it may
help others who have not tried it.
'B =. B."
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Copies on Request

"I am incloslng a clipping asking Tor
the song. The Gipsys Warning have
copied the words and will ask you to for
ward them to the person asking for them
will gladly copy the words for any one
who will send stamped and self-addressed
envelope for the verses | inclose Il tew
eN''" ''''''''' "B. w. s."
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An communications addressed to Mnrli2gn
Hnrisnd should lnclose stampeo, ehe
article In which Won are Interested. ,ferrsppihs ~
Wishlng 70 aid IN the chaIitable work oa tnne liz
care Of this. paper, for addresses OF tR9,lsSS tR9osSS
them. communicates direct with those pnrties.