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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
THE WOMAN WHO SEWS

Sometimes | am not able to rep,ac. !,
means that l must get ali ne1s, siace ne TIN !.
Here is a method that win satANsfIH
tons fast as long as the rar,,,es9 nesp g /
carefully followed: Place q NY i'
top of your button, sewing p'm aeiss
This gives a slight looseness sss u {
when the pin Is removed, but NJ. sae ka
Wrap your thread around INV NY .ce s
formed several times before wy, ov gen
Dear Madam-zIs there any w. o'eat |
velvet crown that l wore this ,yiascse ihsce hsl 81
use the lace again. Winter. ~
If the lace is tarnished, QLah
about cleaning 1t. However h ~ ~ od'
try, use half loaf of bread c,,,.u yoa Nif
quarter pound of powdered blna nes Il
thickly over the lace and let n a1'.
some time, Brush off with a. 49,
brush and burnish with a placs 20 d
Dear Madam-Do you know of .s,lGt ~ s'lGt
colored dresses? | have seversI n n, klnsl3
frocks that are solled this way. hsm "a
WEST PHrbApEtss.
have been in the material. Lettlrs s . g
cles stand in cold water for kevs,.u, NJ /
and then rubbing plentifully with ca..
instead of soap, is said to be se,..' "
removing perspiration stains w.
have to do this several times, Nv
Dear Madam want to get -.
suit for summer wear, somethinS * nshgn.
well, l am tall and light, with MA. nat wv Il
want a suit to wear on dress occasritn t74'
sport suit Your advice viii IL annss,ohs annrscas K
There are charming light blus osallt MA
copen and champagne suits In shN ~.
made of charmeuse crena. A. sF Wy q
Jersey SILK. These will wash and T., /
cidedly dressy. A shantung-it need Y.
made on sports lines--is practical
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
Cleaning NeckWear

Neckfxings are a very effective part of
the fashionable woman's outfit, but to be
really effective they must be scrupulously
Clean Georgette collars and cuffs, as we'll
as all the light ones OF crepe de chine,
batiste, organdie and the like may be
cleaned with soap and water But such
things as ostrich boas present problem
for the girl whose pocketbook does not
allow of cleaners bills, and who is afraid to
attempt sch work at home.
-lthoug-. there is no doubt that an ex-
per:'s work on ostrich feathers Is more
reliable, IL the cleaning process must be
done at home. the following explicit direc-
tions Will prove helpful.
Prepare the soapsuds first. Shave a bar
of hard white or naphtha soap into a sauce
pan. pour a little bit of water over it, and
boil until just like jelly.
Now dilute, as you want to use the soap
with soft warm water. Pour into the wash
bowl, and immerse your boa In this. Allow
1t to soak for 10 or 15 minutes. Draw It
through the hands gently, pressing out the
dirty suds as you do so. Run off the soiled
water and rinse in water of the same tenn
perature. Draw through the hands again to
squeeze out the surplus water. Repeat the
process until the boa is quite clean You
can tell this by the water that comes off It.
Pin the ends of the boat to a clean white
towel and hang up to dry. Shake frequently
while drying. or shake until dry before a
fire. This makes the boa fluffy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
Letters to the Editor of the Womans Page
Of
o he pnper only.

blindmans buff and London bridge, hide
the thimble, etc. are the most fun. The
thimble might be hid in any number of
places, in big tree or beneath a large
stone. Progressive games are adapted to
out of doors. Have four tables on the
lawn. On the first have several spools of
coarse thread and a couple of packets of
large needles. Let the guests try to thread
them in given time. The couple who
thread the most proceed to the next table
At the second table you might have bowl
full OF beans to be fished out with two lead
pencils held in one hand only. The third
table might have a bowlful of dried beans
to be speared with dull hatpins The
fourth should have four wine glasses on
1t and box of matches. The object Is to
place as many matches as possible on the
rim OF the glasses, using two matches to
lit the others out The winner moves
from each table, putting the letter "w'' on
his tally card. If there are more than 10
people, let them move in pairs The losing
couple remain at the table and play with
the visiting winners. Allow four minutes
to each game, starting and stopping to the
sound of a bell rung by the hostess
Serve ices fancy cakes, assorted sand.
wiches such as cheese, minced chicken,
ham, tongue, pimento. lettuce, jelly, etc
The claret lemonade is made as follows:
Roll, peel carefully and slice six lemons
Now melt two teaspoonfuls of granulated
sugar to each lemon, with the lemon juice
in saucepan. When this is like a syrup
let 1t cool then chill in the icebox Leave
1t on the ice until ready to serve, then add
quart of iced water and half a pint or
pint of claret, you wish Cut up oranges.
pineapple, strawberries and the lemon parts
make the lemonade delicious
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
MARION HARLAND'S CORNER

page with mans cruelty, rapacity and short.
sightedness. Early accounts of the enor.
nous numbers of this pigeon that migrated
from section to section read like fables but
are too we'll attested to be doubted.
Audubon states that he rode through a
winter roostlng place in Kentucky which
was more than forty miles long and three
miles wide. 1t may be doubted if In the
prime days of this pigeon it's numbers were
ever equaled by any bird either in the Old
World or the New. Only its great numbers
enabled it to survive the assaults of its
enemies as long it did. Then came
the market netter and everywhere the
hapless pigeons were taken In season and
out or season with eggs in their bodies
ready for the nest and with nests full Of
young
while neither the netters nor the sports
men were responsible for the determination
Of the last pigeon, II is nevertheless true
that by the combined assaults of the two
the species was reduced to such low ebb
that 1t could not be recovered. Protective
legislation was too late, It is unfortunate
that the eamsra was not extensively used
then, so we have no visual records of the
passenger pigeon. A nesting place in
Michigan is described as 2S miles long by
four miles wide, and every tree In the
woods throughout this whole tract had sew
eral nests, and some were filled with them
Flocks darkening the sky and covering sew
there Is none. They were shot and netted
at their roosting and nesting places, bar
relied up and sent TO market for sale This
continued as long as there were birds
enough to make II profitable. and now we
reap the results-no passenger pigeons.
I'VE have many birds that the law al
lows to be shot at certain seasons OF the
year, and these are fast becoming exter-
minated. Some are still abundant and
VIII be for a number of years others are
n nd FarsH
tirely extermlnated in two or three years.
Bob Whites are scarce In New England
Prairie hens are becoming scarce in parts
OF the West; the small curlew Is virtually
extineti and in fact, game birds which
were once about me most common Of God s
creatures are rapidly disappearing The
man who makes his living BY shooting
birds viii make more. live longer and die
happier tilling the soil than by destroying
Gods creatures. Unless something is done
soon, the world will suffer because OF the
greed and cruelty OF the sportsmen.
"G b."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08

"Fpee us from the petticoat!" became
the slogan.
Then the pantalette invaded the realm
Of the evening gown Bewitching little
dance frocks appeared with dainty, frilly
pantalettes noslng out of the hem. What
woman no matter how puritanical her
convictions, could resist them?
Comes now the trousered house dress.
l know of several Philadelphia women
who have already adopted It. It is a
sort of glorified pajama, with the pan
ties" tied fetchingly at the ankles. 1t is
full enough to be modest and blfurcated
enough to be daring And 1t is luxu-
riously comfortable.
You don't know how they save wash"
one "house-pantle" enthusiast chanted to
me rapturously. II have mine made of
unbleached muslin. They're cheap, be.
coming and save laundry bills, because
all petticoats are eliminated. And they
are wonderful to get around in. 1 find l
can do my housework twice as quickly in
my panties as I could In my house frock
No, my husband doesn't object. But he
says 1t makes him feel real devilish just
to kiss me good.by in the morning"
In the meantime the much maligned
petticoat, which some day may find itself
in a museum-an object well.nigh ex-
tinct-has had to take on more frills and
fancies than ever before. 1t is fighting
for its very life. and in so doing has
become an article of such beauty and
expensiveness as to tempt the very soul
Of woman.
Though the pantie has become emas-
culated of it's masculinity, and the severe |
and uncompromising riding boomer has |
olossomed into a pantalette which |
screams its femininity from every tiny
rosebud and bit of lace the petticoat is
still the apotheosis of femininity. 1t is
lighting good fight. Long may it wave.
MLISS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
"PANTIE" AND THE PETTICOAT
IN DEATH FIGHT, M'LISS SAYS
Outcome of Battle in Feminine Wardrobe Cannot
Yet Be Predicted -House-panties
Enter the Lists

FTiHE 'pantie" and the petticoat are
~ fighting for the crown, but which is
going to beat the other "all around the
town remains yet to be seen.
For long, long time the petticoat, that
most frivolous, most coquettish article
In the entire feminine wardrobe, held
undisputed supremacy. Then the "pantie, -
very modest very unpretentious, very
masculine made its appearance 1t was
only a part, an invisible part, too, of a
woman's riding habit. 1t was no more to
be reckoned with as a rival of the petit
coat than the bathing suit bloomer
that voluminous hideosity of a bygone
day which was made of flannel and which
soaked up and held more water than a
sponge.
But somehow or other woman's mind
seems to have become fixed on the
"pantie" Perhaps it's practicability ap-
pealed to them. Perhaps the freedom of
movement that the bifurcated apparel
allowed typified the freedom of thought
and action that women were then looking
forward to; but, at any rate, the vogue
for feminine trousers held, and presently
great many women were dscarding
their nighties and sleeping in pajamas
Directly the pajama had become an old
story, trousers were introduced into or
under the walking skirt
Long. full petticoats drag us down
and impede our movements. We cannot
walk in them," was the universal plant.
For centuries women had walked in
petticoats. Indeed, it is inconceivable to |
think of any woman, up until the present |
time, walking without petticoat and |
maintaining her peace of mind at the |
same time. But now they could not or
would not walk in them. The mere fact
that the Holland women require some
eight or ten to be fully clothed, according
TO the Dutch point of view, carried no
weight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08

Dear MLiss-Please advise me as soon as
possible II there are any sanatoriums or the
In March she fell and fractured her hip and
the death OF my father. I'm at my wits end
trying to take care of her and keep my position.
for her and am compelled TO go from the centre
Of the city out to West Phiadelpha every noon
deiirions There is absolutels no one / can
leave with her, and she is not in condition.
either mentally physically 10 be left alone.
you can give me. TROUBLED MISS.
have inquired of the social service de-
partment of one of the large hospitals and
they tell me that any hospital would have
taken your mother If you had applied right
after the fracture occurred, but chronic
case must be taken to the Philadelphia
Hospital, 34th and Pine streets.
To be admitted there you must have your
mother examined by the district physician
Go to the nearest police station and ask to
have the district doctor sent to your home.
He will attend to your mothers admission
TO the hospital. If you give me your ad-
dress, l. in confidence, shall be glad to see
to it that the district doctor is secured.
For nominal consideration the Visiting
Nurses Association will send a nurse daily
20 bathe your mother and make her
comfy" They do not obligate themselves,
however, to do any cooking 1 feel sure
your mother Is hospital case.
Dear NJ Liss-I wish to give a lawn party and
would like to know what refreshments to serve.
OF passins the time real Jolly WouS IKE ways ya
MAUD MULLER.
There is no dearth of lively games to
be played on the lawn. The old ones, like
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
Varieties of PhlOx

M c. D.-Hardy Phlox plants can be
bought for 10 to 20 cents each except in
the case of some of the moro recently in
troduced and hence rarer varieties. For
the amateur gardener the standard sorts
at about 50 per dozen are slightly and
expensive enough. The Albion is pure
white with faint red eye. The Frau
Anton Buchner is a fine white: immense
trusses Of flowers and dwarf habit. The
Henry Murger and the Bridesmaid are
whites with crimson and carmine eyes of
pronounced hue. A border featuring these
would be attractive and distinctive. OF
the reds and pinks there are the Africa
carmine with darker center; Professor
Vlrchow, bright carmine overlaid with
brilliant orange scarlet; Nine. Paul Dut-
rie, rose color, large flowers in immense
trusses Selma, pale rose; Rhinelander, a
lovely soft salmon pink. Plant phlox about
IS inches apart in a we'll drained and care
fully prepared ground. Cut off the flower
heads Immediately after bloom and there
will be continuous blossoming.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
FEATURES OF EXPOSITION
Charity Bodies and Frankford Arsenal
Divide Honors

Charity organizations will divide honors
today with the Frankford Arsenal at the
Philadelphia Today and Tomorrow Civic
Exposition at the Commercial Museum, 34th
and Spruce streets. Employees of the ar
senal will attend in body.
Charity exhibits preponderate in numbers
at the exposition, and a large crowd In
terested in individual organizations is ex-
pected. Among the charity exhibits are
those of the settlement houses, city bureaus
and sectarian institutions There are more
than score.
No acceptance of the invitation extended
to Colonel Roosevelt to speak Saturday,
the closing day of the exposition, on pre-
paredness has yet been received.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
RARE PEoNIEs AT BRYN MAWR
Many Beautiful Varieties Exhibited at
Annual Show

Beautiful peonies, many Of them of the
rarest varieties, were exhibited Sester-
day at the annual show in the Bryn Mawr
firehouse. The judges were Edwin Mat
thews, A. E. Wohlert and ]. A. Hum
phreys, and the awards were as follows:
Glass |. best collection of five varieties-First
Sans Horticura Society Won By James g efBasy5 BoSd
second (bronze medal, won by Mrs, j. Leslie
:, Class 2. best collection Of 20 yarietles-won
Gsss g. besi 10 wSTrGsSeTS bR HiIiiS
stTTithers Ellis; second, s,:n John Gribbel
Boyd SECOND. William 8, Ellis.
Won BY W, s. Ellis second ' Mrs. ' JSSsF' john A.
OG Gsas S F%s .sssad BY SsSs
u Class best six red psOqiesn6won by Mrs, c.
Class 0. Best = blooms. mixed d Sarefes aiie8e of
hibitors did not name entriesi second. Mrs. q.
Class 10 best collection Of 12 varieties pe9-
Class best display Il species of hardy
BY ME- John A. Ao'o8R%S 8Fo%n miSsa ssei
DOUBLE PEONIEs.
George @ w. chds DFsae DS ssdaSd Sa5ss%2R %ilaSS ny
:, Class 81, best three blooms, rsd-wOn by
Glass 2a best three blooms, plnk-wOn by
Glass "a, best vase. six blooms, any one
solor-wop by Mrs. c. A. Griscomi second.
Class q. best collection. one, bloom of each
Glass %, best specimen bloom, amy color
Won by Mrs. j. Leslie Davlsi second James
Class e. best display. 70 blooms for Asso-
elation Ghallenss Ccnp-Won BY James Boyd;
Class 2s. single ,Peonies, best six blooms
Won by MIS-. J. Leslie Davis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Nursing to Beat the Band

VIII nursing child till he is ga years
old AFFECT the shape OF his mouth or lips
in any way?
Answer-You remind us OF the lad who
was seen tearing wildly along the road
in pursuit of a fleeing woman. Some one
tried to halt the villain, but he thrust the
interloper aside. get out of the way there.
you smarty. that's my mother and l want
my dinner !" II you don't stop nursing that
young man he WIN have a mouth like a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
Origin of Uncle Sam"

Uncle Sam originated at the time Of
he last VAT between England and America
At Troy. y. T.. commissariat contractor.
named Ebert Anderson. had q store yard.
= Government inspector named Samuel
Wilson. who was always called Uncle sam
HHaHHIa1ended the examination OF proyi-
zIans. and when they were passed each
uzEkaxa vas marked l. A. and u s.
EHe initials OF the contractor and OF the
Inl1zd States. The man whose duty Il
.zs . mark the packages. being asked
what she letters meant. replied that they
akeea Epr Elhert Anderson ana Uncle sam.
IHa Ioka soen bseame known and vas
heartily eniayed y Uncle sam himself II
500 kaf INTO print ana long bafora the
N#z VAS ever Wa known throughout the
Iaitzd States NJ WiIson the original
'H#zz# zasa asa4 = Trey. =. =. II 1854
$50 EsaEz L y D.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
Coffee, Salt Baths and the Nerves

Is coffee cause of nervousness? Are
salt baths beneficial for nervous persons?
Answer-Coffee in excess, that is. two
or three times day, is an excessive nerve
stimulant and does harm TO any one not
engaged in hard outdoor work a small
cup of coffee for breakfast seldom does
anything but good Salt baths are bene-
fcial in some nervous troubles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
Several Problems

Charles Rewald-There must be some
thing about your soil that produces the eff
feet you describe. I think the best thing
to do would be to send a couple of samples
of the soil to the Department of Agricul-
ture, Harrisburg, for analysis. There is no
charge for this service Off hand, from your
description, would say that your soil Is
too damp and has tendency to moldi-
ness. For the white spots of mildew on
phlox and other plants 1t might be effica-
cious to sprinkle the affected plants with
powdered sulphur.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
Keeping Larkspur Abloom

Emma S.-Delphinium or larkspur may
be kept in virtually continuous bloom by
cutting the plants that have borne close
to the ground after each Towering season
Dig in a few tablesepoonfuls of ground
bone meal about each plant when the cut
ting is done. You will be able to have q
second and possibly a third crop.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08

All communications addressed to Marion
adsElsnd ssSHd inelGs TS%Rsd 's
article In which You are Interested. Persons
II. Ii. C. should write Marion Harland, In
care of this paper. for addresses of those
them. eommunleate direct with those partlea.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
The Old Stole

Riches hold In light esteem.
Aud love | laugh % seorn
And lasE Of fame was but 4 dream
That yanish'd with the morn.
Ana. T I PRAY lhe only prayer
1hat uaoTea my lips for me
a Leave fhs heart IhaI nosx / hsar
Ana alee ms liberty r
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
Spray for Rose Lice

Rosarian-A nonpoisonous spray for
the aphid is fir tree oil soap, used one tea
spoonful to a gallon of water. Apply four
or five nights in succession In order to eX-
tirpate the pest at all stages of their evo-
luton. Any of the nootihe solutions sold
at the stores are effective also.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08

Evenin0 Ledger.
II there's one sort of habiliment that re-
dects the ternperament-not to say the tenn
nera ture-it's lingerie Was there ever
time when lingerie was as cobwepoy' as
elaborate. as irrational and as fascinating
as the nresent7 with what filmy lounglns
robes of georgette in midwinter ana tur-
trimmed boudoir mules for midsummer, ana
each so charming in color and design as 10
be Irresistible, what's a mere woman 10 90 Z
The Chinese influence with its wonderful
melange of color and design has iett lts
mark upon the fashionable womans lingerie
There are boudoir robes of golden yellow
chiffon, with deep panels of Chlnese EN-
broidery at the back and front Ihese are
embroidered In all the shadings OF the rain
bow, beautifully brocaded with gold thread,
and there are stunning little Chinese Slip
pers, the real soft kind that the Chinaman
wears, with funny little turned-up toes,
marked with queer hieroglyphics in dull
blues and green's
And undergarments Could anything be
more original than black crepe de chine
"undles" with thread design worked in
gold7 Black sheets are also provided for
the boudoir de luxe, embroidered with all
kinds of wonderful, odd motifs Truly, 1t
Ia an age of originality, and those of us
who can't buy can at least admire-and
wonder what will be next.
Dear Madam-Do you know any tried and
true" way to sew on buttons? them as
firmly as I can. and every time they come of.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
Helping an Old Friend

an NY old friend, in her sos, earns her
IFl living by piecing and quilting cover
lets and has little else to depend upon. It
would be a big help to have them ready
cut. 1 give her all the work and help and
pieces can. and hope to receive ready cut
pieces for her, when her want becomes
known. 1 always turn eagerly TO the Cor
ner. hoping that some day may contribute
something that will be of use to others,
either by suggestion or helping some one
out should like TO ask for crochet bed
spread patterns, 1 viii return them to all
who will lend them to me. MRS. C. X"
The stock of pieces to which the dear
old lady looks hopefully went to another
quiltmaker before we knew of your friend.
More win assuredly be contributed by read
ers of your appeal May interject, at this
point. a piteous protest against sending
parcels (other than letters) to myself? My
hands are numbered sorely by big bundles
generally marked received In bad oon-
dtion"-whieh have Travelled TO the news
paper office. These have to be undone that
we may get at the contents, then rewrapped
and sent on their journey again. There Is
but one safe way of doing this branch
OF our work; Send to me for the address
OF the one you would help and communicate
directly with her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08

Doctor Brady will answer all signed letters
Dertatning to Health. -, II your question Is Of
these Columnsi II not, i will be answered
lnclOsed. Doctor Brady Will not prescribe for
individual cases make diagnoses. Ad-
dress DR.. William Brady, care Of tho
Evening Ledger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08

What can be done to prevent the return
of lip cancer that has been removed by
the knife? Is 1t likely to return after a
year?
Answer - It Is wise to have the scar
treated with the X-ray in every such case
soon after healing. If there is no slight
indication of recurrence within a year 1t
is improbable but not impossible for the
cancer 10 recur
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
AnIhm o. aonn

In answer 70 one who inquiries who Is
ths author of ~ Irish Colleen. have one
You're Ny Irish colleen II may Be
the sans words and music b Helen Mad.
isAn- READER"