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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
For a Party of Thirty

To the Editor Of WOmdn's Page:
Dear Madam-wil you kindly advise me how,
to arrange for a twentieth anniversary party for
about thirty persousi What would YOU suggest
would be suitablef Perhaps you wosld sug
gest a couple OF menus WHICH would be mex
pensivef (MrsD q. NJ G.
Read the menus suggested in the an
swer 20 Mrs. r. F." preceding your letter
II you want something less expensive even
than the last suggested. why not have a
buffet supper, serving chicken salad, cold
ham. ices and cakes, or ham. potato salad.
cheese. crackers. ices and cakes The
twentieth anniversary Is the china wedding
the table can be easily arranged with
pretty china and linen II possible, place a
china vase in the center for decoration and
use china bonbon dishes In preference to
cut glass. Spring flowers and plenty OF
ferns make table very pretty at this time
of year. Little china kewpies with wide
colored sashes, would make cute favors, or
tiny china ornaments, which may be found
at the favor counters in department stores
For games why not arrange a number OF
card tables and plan for different game
at each? Make II progressive, so that each
guest plays each game once. At one table
have lotto. at another checkers, another
parcheesi. still another for tiddledee winks
and other foolish games which are a source
OF fun. Give each guest tally card. and &c
the one WHO wins most games give prize
(vome plece OF chinal and give oonsola,
111n u(|@o "a ~ ope beekep uaos< often>
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
Ways of Cooking Hominy

70 the Editor Of Womdn'S Page:
Dear Madam-How should hominy be cooked
a. a vegetable a dessert or as a cereal
(Airs.l A, II,
Hominy may be cooked either as Nege-
table or a cereal have never heard OF
any successful dessert recipe, but II any
reader knows Of dessert In which hominy
is used | should like to hear from her,
As a cereal hominy is prepared by soak
ing over night and in the morning covering
with slightly salted boiling water and
cooking for an hour. Hominy cakes may be
easily made by adding to some hot boiled
hominy which has been left over the beaten
yolk of an egg, a pinch Of salt, enough
milk TO thin it out and the stitfiy beaten
white Of the egg and baking on flat tins III
a slow oven. Cold hominy can also be util-
ICED in making fritters. To two cups OF II
add n tablespoon melted butter thin out
with warm milk, add three well-beated eggs,
then a cup of -four sifted with half tea
spoon baking powder and a little salt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
Morning exercise brings real roses to the cheeks
BY LUCREZIA BORI
The Famous Spanish Prima Donna

keeping your arms tensely clasped' anu io
peat seven or eight times.
place the small pillow under your shoul-
ders again and hold your arms close W
your sides and stretch your legs out 10 tne'r
fuII length Throw the head back Slowly.
At the same time bend your right knee ana
bring your right leg high enough so that the
sole of the right foot rests fiat on the peu
Return your leg to its original position ana
repeat the movement with the lett one
This contraction and relaxation Is an eX-
cellent all-round exercise.
Make sure that the windows are wide
open and the room filled with fresh ar
while you are exercising
After you have completed this series oil
exercises relax your entire body for min
ute or two. Then jump out OF bed wrar
Yourself in a warm dressing gown ana
standing before the open window, preathe
| deeply. Initiate the lungs TO their sreates'
capacity and slowly exhale through th'
mouth Take at least ten deep orea'ns'
Then to stimulate circulation ana seho
| the blood racing through your veins eNer'
else in this manner:
| Stretch YOUR arms above your head, keep
| ing your elbows stiff. Place the left foo
one pace forward and sideways. SLOWLY
bend over the extended knee and touch th'
ground well in front of the toes. Repea
| the movement three times then change u
| the other foot.
Lie fat upon the floor, facing the ceiling
| Press your hands firmly to your hips an'
| lift your feet slowly over your head p'
| heaving your body up until your toes touci
the ground. Repeat ten times.
| When exercising at night reverse the or
| der of the movements. Begin by breathlnl
deeply before the open window. followed b!
| the stimulating exercises. Complete tn
| series with the bed exercises.
| DO not start out by being too strenuou
when exercising. 1t is better to be sloV
| and easy. as fatigue and soreness are ap
| TO he the result and should not be aggra
waited by OVERRIDING things in the beginning
Try this course of systematic exercise
and note the remarkable Improvement II
your general health and appearance.
(Copyright)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

TT HAS been proved in many instances
l. that the physical being. no matter how
unattractive II may be, will respond to sys1
tematic exercise while beauty of the most
radiant type will soon begin to fade unless
the proper amount of exercise is taken dally.
Women are prone to grow weary OF de-
voting so much energy to the care of their
bodies The temptation is often very strong
to tumble into bed without brushing lthe
hair, cleansing the skin and massagng the
face and neck with skin food. II is equally
hard. sometimes to devote the first minutes
Of waking to exercise. But ii Is absolutely
necessary to follow this routine of physical
care II you are to preserve the good looks
you already possess or correct your defects.
Exercise is, by far the most important
of all these daily duties II keeps the BODY
toned up" healthy and stored with energy
II you can devote but a half hour of each
day to the Improvement of your personal
appearance let it be spent in exercising.
Morning is the best time to exercise, but
when household or business duties prevent
you from devoting any portion of the day
to your personal use, YOU will have to follow
"A series Of exercises before retiring.
The movements described below are sim
| pie and work like magic" II consistently
used. They will build up the tissues and
| strengthen the underlying muscles. one
Of their pleasant features is that they can
| be practiced in bed.
First, lie perfectly fat, without pillow
| and stretch every muscle Of your neck
arms. body and limbs as much as YOU can
Relax and stretch again. Repeat this
| stretching movement at least ten times.
| Then place small pillow under yOui
| shoulders and stretch your head back as
| far as possible This movement will not
| only preserve the contour of the neck and
| throat but the muscles Of the chest ant
| abdomen will be strengthened and theil
| elasticity increased. Lift your head with
out moving your body and bring it as fai
| forward as you can.
| Now place the pillow under your heat
| and, clasping your arms behind your head
| press back, against your arms. using then
| as resisting force. Follow this movement
| by turning the head from left to right, still
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
THE SPINSTER CONSIDERED
FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE
Sympathy Wasted in Wondering Why She Never
Married." When She Doesn't Feel at All Pa
thetic About Herself-The British
Premier and Suffrage

CEvERAL girls were extoling the
~ virtues of another and 1 waited for
the inevitable "She's so nice, ] wonder
why she never married" which, after It
was duly delivered, brought forth several
other expressions of near.sympathy.
knew the girl they were discussing, and
couldn't help wondering what she would
have thought-and said-if she knew
what was being said about her
When a woman reaches forty and Is
not hopelessly unattractive. people always
past.tense her by wondering why she
never married"
As though her life were totally wasted
Her married acquaintances never for a
moment consider that she is not feeling
one bit sorry for herself; that, on the
contrary, knowing some of them, she is
well content with her lot.
have a great many married friends
and acquaintances, and at luncheons or
bridges, where there is always more or
less "inty" talk, / am so frequently i'm.
pressed with their discontented attitude
toward life.
While, on the other hand, although my
experience may prove the exception. the
majority of unmarried women | know are
fairly Happy and contented. OF course,
there are disgrunted "old maids" There
always will be. But the successful bust
ness woman or the woman who has done
more than play a butterfly role is usually
interesting-and interested, not bored
with the world.
But the butterfly type-ls there any.
thing more pathetic than the debutante-
of.many-seasons-pa striving to hide
from herself the fact that she is no longer
q gay young thing? 1t is women like
these-or girls they would prefer to he
called-who have never attempted to do
anything but be social ornaments. who
are sensitive of their age. who touch up
their hair when it turns color. and who
make themselves generally ridiculous by
their smpering schoolgirl airs.
So, when you express sympathy for
= woman because she has never married
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
Stewed Tripe and Oysters
or Of Womuns S Page:

To The Editor OF WOWuH 5 T'uDt.
Dsar Madam-Will you please LEI me know how
"a make tripe and oysters to serve to about six
persons? i have made Il. but it was such a
long time ago. / always read the household
(Mrs.D j. ID.
Strain the liquor from three dozen
oysters bring it TO a boil, then drop in the
oysters, cook one minute and drain. Put
cold boiled trpe on with enough water TO
cover II and simmer for three-quarters OF
an hour, then drain and drop into pint of
fresh scalded milk in double boiler. Cook
for fifteen minutes, thicken with two tea
spoons each flour and butter rubbed to
paste and stir until It thickens. Season,
then add the oysters; cook until heated
through. stir in one beaten egg, remove at
once and serve.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

consider we'll the object Of your well.in-
tentioned but often misdirccted pity.
ITO ILLUSTRATE the resourcefulness
l. of a woman in gaining her ends, Sir
Herbert Beerbohm Tree at "A luncheon
given in his honor during his stay here,
told the following which, with the suf.
frage bazaar in full swing, is particularly
timely:
Lloyd George was dining out one eve
ming. and his dinner companion, who
knew him very well, noticing that he did
not partake Of particularly delicious
dish. ventured to ask him If he were i'll.
lie replied that he was suffering from in
digestion.
The lady declared she knew sure
cure,' and obtained his promise to use
it if she sent II to him. On its arrival
next morning the cure" proved to he "a
plaster and true to his word Lloyd
George applied it where it would be most
effective.
The thing soon began to burn and
burned the Premieria chest SO intensely
that in rage he tore it off, only to find to
his horror that plainly visible were the
words, Votes for Women"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
Shall |, Wasting in Despair

Shall I, wasting in despair
Die because a womans fair?
OR make pale my cheeks with care
cause anothers rosy are?
Be she fairer than the day,
OR the fow'ry meads in May,
II she be not so to me,
What care / how fair she be!
should my heart be grievd or pain'd
Cause / see a woman kind?
Or a well-disposed nature
Joined with a lovely featureY
Be she meeker, kinder than
Turtle dove or pelican,
II she be not 30 to me,
What care / how kind she be7
Shall a woman's virtues move
Me TO perish for her love?
or her well-deservings, known,
Make me quite forget my own?
Be she with that goodness blest
which may gain her name OF best.
II she be not such to me,
What care how good she be?
Cause her fortune seems too high.
Shall I play the fool and dieG
Those that bear noble mind
Where they want OF riches ma
ThInk what with them they would do
That without them dare to WOO;
And unless that mind ! see.
What care / how great she bef
Great or good or kind or fair,
j will neer the more despair;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
Pernicious Habit
70 the Editor Of womdn's Page;


" Dear Madam-Can you tell me whether savage
men spit, or IL II only habit OF civilized men,
or worse still. only habit Of American men ?
Won rarely women expectorate, but every
where YOU go here In Philadelphia you can see
u,en--they sometimes look around slyly before
they are guilty. but more often without any ado
spit on the floors of street cars or theatres
or on the sidewalks.
azores al Eighth and Market streets, and the
Arm has notices posted In all places mott open
q the publc--but not In sections open 70 the
Sf,blic a they think II Is unnecessary there
prehlbitins splitting. In justice to the firm,
But some Of the buyers and their assistants
- carpets, almost anywhere on the noor; This This
~ little careful not 70 let the public see
x3ffs. both passenger and freight stockmen.
@1rkars. clerks, everywhere In this big store YOU
thl1n. but q very laree ercentaee.
+ a T6&as men oftentfmes consider themselves
I&I1 in{eliiEent. as they hold some OF the higher
- |llonss Truly they are not gentlemen. as
|..f Sorkers a. 10 break this rule OF health.
er are 4! race sni,sg ,,a Sa ns OF 4nss
~ .se;t srd 9!Issi' q 4 Z; you you, would ss,,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
Wedding Anniversaries


Dear Madam VIII YOU kindly suggest a
party for a first wedding anniyersaryF How
served and how should Se table Ps be ss mE9 be9 e
viii be about twenty guests. (Mrs) f.. f.
The first wedding anniversary is the cot.
ton one, and you can make quite a unique
decoration for your table center by procuring
one or two branches of the cotton plant and
placing them in a vase. Then buy a sheet
of cotton batting and cut out place plate
doilieS tumbler doilies and Centerpieces of
this material Scatter balls of cotton
about the table and place the cotton doilies
under your bon-bon and nut dishes which
are used to decorate the table. Around the
vase which holds the cotton sprays bank a
small snow hill of cotton and have various
sized cotton spoOls strung together for
wheels under a pasteboard top. cushioned
with "A layer OF cotton batting coasting down
the hill. Little cotton men and women
might ride on them
For your menu | would suggest blue
point cocktail, cream of pea soup. with
croutons filet of beef served with brown
gravy. in which are Spanish peppers and
tiny button mushrooms. green peas and
potato balls; apple, celery and nut salad
cream cheese and hard crackers messelrode
pudding and sauce, cakes. n-bons aud
nuts and coffee in small cups, If you want
something less elaborate this might do:
Grapefruit, garnshed with maraschno cher
ries; clear soup, with alphabet noodles !:
lamb chops, Dreaded, spinach and rice
croquettes, vegetable salad (string beans.
diced beats and carrots and peas). with
mayonnaise Swiss cheese and saltines;
chocolate eclairs, candies, nuts, after-dinner
coffee.
Send your invitations on plain white note
paper. II you do not want to write the
usual formal Mr. and Mrs. ----, etc, try
"A jingle something like this;
Lansdowne, Pa.
Please come and help US celebrate
our cotton wedding. Note the date
And dine with us that night at eight
Fix hour and day well in your pate
o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
Scotch WOOdcOck

70 the Editor Of WomdH's Page;
acotch woodcock? HELEN $.
Make a creamy white sauce of one table,
spoon -four and one Of butter blended with
q cup Of milk, and salt to taste. Add six
hard-boiled eggs chopped fine dash OF
cayenne. little mustard and three table,
spoons bloater paste. deviled ham or minced
ham.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
WOMEN'S BRIGHT
IDEAS WIN $1OO
Choice of Competitors in
Evening Ledger Contest
Made With Difficulty
MRS. VAN HAAGAN FIRST
Prize Winning Letters
WOman's Page Contest

ENIRST PRIZE, $5O-Mrs. Jean
L Robertson Van Haagan, II Dut-
ton street, Ridley Park.
SECOND PRIZE, $30-Miss Anna
N. Frantz, 121 North Eighteenth
street.
THIRD PRIZE, $2O-Mrs. Edward
S. Lantz, 1921 North Camac street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE

on one OF
OF
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Pa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
TODAY'S INQUIRIES

1. How can the diseoloration OF old potatoes
- prevented In boiling them?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

I. II apples are cored before beipg pared
they will keep their shape.
2. A small quantity Of cold water added to
waffle batter will make the wafhes brown.
g. When shipping of the stem ends OF cut
flowers a long slantnE cut should he made To
allow a greater surface for the water.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

g. When should salt he added to IA milk dish,
before or after removing from stove?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
PRIZE WINNERS AND HONOR
ABLE MENTION

Miss Frantz, winner of the second prize
up to the first of the month was connected
with the division of housing and sanitation
at the City Hall She is graduate OF the
Illinois Normal School at Bloomington. Ill
Mrs. Lantz, the third prize winner, is the
wife Of National Biscuit salesman.
Among the letters which deserve special
mention and some Of which will be printed
from time to time are:
Mrs. James Buckley, 2s22 Aramingo avenue.
Mrs. Margaret w. Brown. Swedesboro, N. j.
Emrice w. Foster. Narberth, Pa.
Irene Paget solomon, 1901 Pine street.
Mrs. NJ. M. stafford, Vineland, n. ].
Mrs. E. W. Ewing, Norwood.
Anna T. Harding. 1865 Penn street Frankford
Miss Eva NJ. Rigelhaupt, Roxborough.
Mrs. J. W. Dsllam a5s0 Baltimore avenue;
Mrs. II. s, Jenkins 800 Mather street. Balti.
William l.. Werner. Pottsville.
James W. Shipe, Bristol.
Mrs. Grace NJ. Durham, 200 West Haines
f.lHeien NJ. sasse wilmington. Del.
Mrs Martha Elliott Atlantic city.
y. A. Lukens, Haddonheld. n, j.
A. Gertrude Masters Bryn Mawr,
Mrs. Agnes n. Stone. Cynwyd. Pa.
Mrs. y. H., Nerberth, Pa. "a
Roso Doherfy, b34i Thomas eXenuo~ s 7
,1f =. X ~ Mll1ors 6eltnaGrov& ~ $500
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24

consider we'll the object Of your wellin
tentioned but often misdirccted pity.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-05

ciety on tentative plans for the con-
vention. It was the second visit of the
st. Paul man in Bismarck since the
legislature opened, his first appear
ance with j. Critics, general sales
manager of the Equity, being to lobby
for the location of the state-owned ter
minal at st. Paul. That the sessions
will be filled with pyrotechnics is as.
sured. A study of the minutes of the
convention two years ago vOuchsafes
such an assertion.
"'.1 EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION.
Surely we are going to recommend
state-owned elevators and flour mills
stated M. P. Johnson. 1.-THE locations
may not come up at the meetings, but
will be decided later. 1t is not an en-
dorsement Of the Equity program, but
Of the original Equity principles. We
are not coming here as a business nor
political organization, simply educa-
tional." -
E. Strauby of the Equity Produce
Selling agency of Chicago, is slated
to give an address on the subject OF
"Co-operative Buying and Selling"
which will probably be the main ad-
dress for the first day. representatives
from the Minnesota, the Wisconsin
and the Montana state unions will
also be invited to the platform to tell
OF the progress of the Equity move
ment in their respective states. J. M.
Anderson Of St. Paul; ]. G. Critics Of
St Paul, formerly Of Lisbon; NJ p.
Johnson of Bismarck; A C. Townley Of
Fargo; D. c. Coates, editor Of the Nom
partisan league publications, and many
others. will address the convention
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-05

gathering. Motion pictures OF the de-
velopment of the state will be shown.
Visits to the state capitol, the peniten-
tiary, the Bottineau School of Forestry,
the Mandhan Rsform school, the Indian
school and Fort Lincoln, will be in
cluded in the program of entertain
ment. .3 g
KENISTON TO SPEAK.
In the absence Of A. w. Lucas,
president of the city commission, who
is in the East, one of the addresses of
welcome will be. given at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning, February z, by
s short S5 ts sssaese
sion will be heidc on the forenoon Of
the first day and will result in the
appointment Of the different commit
tees. The election of officers, as usual.
will be the last event on the program
for the closing day.
"And you depend on it," said 7.
M. Anderson this week, that the
Equity packing plant will receive Z
large share Of the conventions atten-
ton. Everything is now ready to go
forward with this project. The con-
vention will receive report from
President p. NJ. Casey and the special
committee which has investigated the
packing plant situation in both Mime
sofa and Wisconsin,"
CROWD EXPECTED.
With hotels filled from visitors at
the session of the legislature and two
additional hotels running since the
last session Bismarck will be obliged
to ask the citizens to throw open
their homes. An appeal will be direct-.
ed to the residents of the city this
week by the Commercial club. =.
The Equity has asked that reports
be presented at this convention by all
societies or bureaus arising out Of or
endorsed by the Equity movement.
This will include the Equity Co.opera.
tive Packing Plant Co., which will be
represented by President P. NJ. Casey;
Anthony Walton, of the board Of d.
rectors, and others: the Rural Credits
association, the Internationl Equity
bank and the Equity Cooperative ex.
change, whose president, J. NJ. Ander-
son, will be in attendance.
49, Officers in Charge
Equity officers in charge of plans
for the big meeting are: President
M. P. Johnson, Vice President P. M
Casey, Secretary Treasurer NJ. V.
Boldly Of Fargo, and Directors Wal.
ton. Maxwell, Swanson and Ditmar.
]. G. Critics, general sales manager for
the Equity exchange will be among
the principal speakers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-05
LISTEN TO THIS!
SAYS CORNS LIFT
RIGHT OUT NOW

u r| g
You reckless men and women who
are pestered with corns and who have
at least once a week invited an awful
death from llockjaw or blood poison
are now told by Cincinnati authority
to use drug called freezone, which
the moment few drops are applied
to any corn, the soreness is relieved
and soon the entire corn, root and all,
lifts out with the fingers.
1t il sticky ether compound which
dries the moment it is applied and
simply shrivels the corn without inAam.
ing or even irritating the surround
ing tissue or skin. It is claimed that
q quarter of an ounce of freezone will
cost very little at any Of the drug stores,
but is SUFFICIENT to rid ones feet Of
every hard or soft corn or callus.
You are further warned that cutting
at corn is a suicidal habit,