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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
Young Girls Alone on the Streets

70 ths Editor Of Womon's Page.
Dear Madam--Ths other evening went to the
corner 2f my street to post letter. L was
twenty-five minutes past IL o'clock. j saw
ee.si9e s tcwsra me young girl spsw rev very well
yhsre she had been SO late: She said she had
Dhls. .T Just sot on the oirard avenue car.
and 4 was 90 lonesome by the college wall;
pGVor met soul" she said. I asked why her
7Sfksr o. mother had not called FOR her. and
~ oafd they could not do that. II was the
flsAt 9s thslr 500 club and they. were soils
& 4l31ond street. . rsgton q csmstsriss and
olY114 lhinking of 70 allow their young inno-
~ Ih0 ufEh( unchaperonedf Some time
11dG GauGhfsr was invited to q party IN West
&X96&phla. ~ there were thrty-ons invited.
~ 1o1111e m4ds n undsrstood she did not went
- {6o nDsnsiys. ! took my dsushter 10 ths
- 41ll GsoThoed: But whom came out from
Was &1lf IN time 10 cali for her. did
.[@T 4ither >xhiuitlon and would much
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
Otherwise All Right

Would that had been a housewife Naught
annoys her, year by year,
But the timer and the plumber when the
bathrooms out of gear.
And the grocer and the garbage and the
babies and the rugs,
And the garden and the furnace and the
reaches and the bugs;
And the neghbors with. their gossip and
the iceman with his dirt
And slouchy, grouchy husband with the
buttons off his shirt
Oh it's fine to be housewife, sheltered
from the madding mob,
(But man that digs a sewer has n sweeter
easier job.)
Ted Robinson, in the Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE
KNOWN AS $50 OBVIOUS?
The Tiresome Individual Who Is Always Making
Bromide Remarks the Rule Rather
Than the Exception

fsCHE Is SO very obvious!" is the only
~ expression of opinion could obtain
5-om one girl of another. And she is!
4 Ice But the kind who always repeats
,sornout stock phrases.
She greets you with a "Frightful
weather we're having!" or isn't the
,-ews exciting?" which same words you
ave probably heard from the tongues of
: ali dozen others on your journey down
.ia the morning.
This girl is the one who has such
'lnlgh instep" or always "just washed her
lair and cant"--you know the rest of it.
of It.
Yet, sometimes I've wondered whether
,he type who utters these banalities is not.
rfter ALL much more com Portable than the
f;irl who is always disconcerting one by
lier unexpected remarks.
With the latter you always come away
feeling defeated, even IL the encounter is
purely friendly. You can always think
of such clever retorts you might have
inade-when 1t is too late. You would
like to buttonhole the individual the next
day and say when you said so-and-so
yesterday, what / should have replied is
this
But you don't-naturally-unle you
want to be considered nut
A tilt by letter has at least this advan.
tage for the slow.witted: One can carefully
map out a suitable reply.
Those who boast of Celtic blood are
rarely at verbal disadvantage. To them,
happily, words come "trippingly on the
tongue"
But IL this gift of airy persifiage is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07

WITH the idea of doing away with the
w use Of fur in summer, well.known de-
signer has utilized shaded ostrich feathers
for n set consisting of hat, cape and bag.
This set formed part of the luxurlant ward
robe taken by a smart woman to Palm
Beach.
The hat IL smart turban with n mar
row brm of straw and medium-high
crown Of feathers. The cape extends from
the shoulders to the waistlne while the
bag has the appearance of n muff. as there
are openings at the sides for the hands.
This charming novelty is to he had in
shaded tones of rose green. gray tan, blue,
black md white and yellow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07

To the Editor Of Womdn'S Page:
Dear Madam--I am very much in love with
a girl and would like to marry her, but am
not sure she VIII accept me. l making
good wages-sl5O month-and could give her
good advice. CHRIS
There Is only one way, my dear Chris
to find out IL the girl will marry YOU. and
that Is TO ask her. Remember, Faint heart
ne'er won fair lady" No girl with common
sense VIII let Il man be sure he can have
her before he has asked her to marry him.
IL is always better to know positively one
way or the other. 1t saves many heart
ache.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
Fish Roll-Whole Wheat Bread

To the Editor Of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam-These days OF enforced economy
have a tendency to make us hunt up recipes
which do not require eggs or butter. Here IS
an appetizing dish that can be made without
using either
Fish Roll. Take small can OF ghlmon
steak or tuna fish, Free the fish from skin and
bones and mix It thoroughly with a cup OF fine
white bread c-um's. >, sson I'm n.nl, :, =
parsley. Add enough white sauce TO moisten
Il well. Put II in jar or buttered pudding
mold large enough so that the mixture has room, room
to expand and become light. Cook In boiling
water one and one-quarter hours and serve at
with parsley sauce. -
so many persons enjoy home-maqe bread
but dislike the trouble connected with making
II. Here, however, Is recipe for brown bread
which think will please almost every one who
will try II. II is extremely easy and simple to
make. as only one mixing is necessary. ana tnst
IL done by using spoon instead OF kneaulnB
with the hands; The measurements must be ac-
curate for the bread TO be successful: Two cups
whole wheat -four, two cups rye flour, two cups
lulSewarm water, teaspoon sugar, one tea. +.
spoon salt one tablespoon butter or lard rubbed
Into the hour. cake compressed yeast dis
solved with sugar 9 the lukewarm water. MIX
all together with spoon and place in two ordi-
Nary-sized bread tins; cover and let stand In
fairly. warm place until the dough rises to the
top OF tin. Bake in moderate oven one hour,
or more II needed. (Mrs.) p. +. c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
FROM WOMEN READERS
HOUSEHOLD HELPS
Solring the Winter Preserve Problem

and raisins and cook until thick pou, =.
jelly glasses and seal while still hot '''''
Even the plebeian apple can n.
as the midsummer fruits. 'emptins
PRESERVED APPLES m
90 Peel large apples and cut in ou.r.
Stick three cloves into each piecs s'arssfS len
weigh the apples and make a syrun - ,na a
following ''p OF tie
one-half as much sugar as ann,..
cupfuls of cider vinegar. two sticks q, .l, lou,
mon two tablespoonsful of whole clown lna, =
Boil this for ten minutes in an
saucepan. then drop in the apples ana ssau nN
hr, hetS $50 Slowly until the apples are well cootss
cans, boil the syrup until thick ," of
away. anu put
tCopyrght) II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
Too Young for Masculine Attentions

To the Editor Of WomdnS Page:
Dear Madam am n girl OF sixteen years
and at a party met n handsome fellow, who
took me home and wished to call upon rue some
time. 1 made a date but my parents objected
that that am too young ] hate TO call him on the
phone, and can't help but do it; yet he might
ask 10 come again. Would you advise me what
TO say! "ANXIOUS,"
The better way to do would be to write
the young man a nice little note telling
him you are sorry that you cannot keep the
engagement with him. Then, If he again
asks to come see you. you can tell him
very nicely that your parents think you
too young.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
GOulash

cut up two slices of bacon and one small
onion and brown together in frying pan.
Then add some leftover beef cut up and
some gravy and little water and let sim
mer about three-quarters of an hour. Just
before serving add one or two tablespoons
catchup. Raw meat may be used, preferably
bottom round, and cut 1t in cubes. but in
this case ii would have to simmer about
two hours or more.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
Ham Cakes

Any bits of cold ham can he worked up
with cold potatoes and made into quite
tasty dish for luncheon or breakfast. Put
the ham through the food chopper and mix
with an equal quantity of potatoes, using
an egg or not as preferred. Shape into
small cakes. dip in -four and fry in pork
(salD or bacon fat. If the fat from frying
bacon is put into a jar and preserved it
will he found far superior to lard for fry
ing vegetables
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
Excellent Cooking Hints
TO the Editor Of woman's Page:

Dear Madam--For any who likes to try
something here is dish which In very nice
either for luncheon or supper; Put half pound
Of boiled ham through a meat grinder. then one
half pound cheese and six large soda crackers;
mix all these together, add one teaspoon Worces:
tershire sauce, three beaten eggs and one-half
pant milk: Mix thoroughly and bake in slow
even one half hour.
Al Cooking Hint.-Dd you know that prunes
cooked In the oven after soaking night
seasoned and sweetened to taste. are much
richer than II stewedr
Macaroni Hint.-When boiling macaroni II
burns to the bottom OF the pan unless stirred
frequently. Put IL in tin -four sieve! and Inn
merse this sieve In boiling water. 1t does not
need stirring and when done macaroni be
drained and rinsed without removing, to a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
The NJ arket Basket

Tho innocent little market basket which
you swing on your arm when you go shop
ping to the corner grocery can be turned
into a most capacous work basket which
will hold the mending for the whole fam
lily. Give the outside a coat of white or
tinted enamel and then line with bright
flowered cretonne. Make pockets of the Gre
tonne to hold the spools and other sewing
implements. The cretonne may be tied into
the basket with colored tapes or merely
tackled here and there with thread.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
Graham Mullins
30 tho Editor Of woman's Page:

70 tb0 hdstor oJ Womdns fdpes
q Dear Madam-These muffins are healthful,
and tasty tho children will love them: Use
ene cup graham nour, two teaspoons baking
powder. two cups nour one teaspoon baking
one % cup brown sugar. one esq, two cups sour sour
toGsther the hour. baking powder soda and salt.
Add the butter. then the sugar and nuts, and
mix we'll. Then beat the eggs. add the sour
milk to them and turn this into the dry IN
gredienf. Beat well, turn into creased muffin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
TODAY'S INQUIRIES

1. How can tortoise shell combs which have
become dull be frightened?
2. Can ANYTHING he done to temporarily mend
a glove n IL splits while being worn?
3. Does an invitation to n tea require an an
swer?
IRDAY'S INQUIRIES
!. A piece Of adhesive plaster will mend n
torn raincOat exDeditiously, according to Mrs.
u. d, l..
2. White gloves with black or colored stitching
should be worn only In the daytime or for the
street. For formal evening wear white gloves
should have white stitching.
3. Although etiquette prescribes that q man
should stand with head uncovered while talking
with woman In frigid weather. any woman
who Is at AL considerate would ask man
to put his hat on; II not, he would be perfectly
justified In dlsregarding the conventions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
Uncooked Salmon-Soused Pigs Feet

TO the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam noticed your request for n
salmon recipe for +. H. G..
Boiled Salmon.-Have water boiling, enough
TO cover fsh wash fish and tie in clean cloth;
sumner gently until done. allowing about fifteen
minutes for each pound. Just before II is done
add a tablespoon OF salt. Lay a platter; serve
with plain drawn butter white cream sauce.
Cream sauce Melt large spoonful of butter
add two tablespoons -four and pint cold
nilk salt and pepper to taste. II liked, parsley
tomato catsup or mushroom catsup may be
added TO sauce.
REQUEST for soused pigs feet for Mrs; Mar
tin; Pour over set of pigs feet boiling
water; scrape clean; chop OF toes; put on
10 boil In three quarts cold water, one table,
peppercorns., Boil gently for two hours. The
should be one pint OF stock in boiler for the
kauce. Pick meat from the bone and cut in
kman pieces. Squeeze one-half lemon and cut
Sns slice In half. and one tablespoon vinegar;
kdd this. with the meat. TO the stock take out
bay leaf, but not the cloves the peppercorns
Pour In mold or glass dish. MRS. F. G. s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07

1. How can lettuce which has become wiited
BE- made crisp?
Q. What IL the secret OF cooking rice so II
viii be faky and not mushy when served?
8. Can anything he done to fish. when there
IL q suspicion that IL Is slightly tainted, TO rem
Or t safef
ANSWERS TO YESI
4. BouiIIon Guns are used at luncheon sup
per while soup plates nre used at dinner.
Q. Amounting n rubber hose with petroleum
will soften II.
8. A simple thing to remember In that "A
pint's a pound, the world around"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
PRESERVED ORANGES

Boil one cupful of sugar with one-quarter
cupful of hot water until II threads. Then
pour over the oranges one at a time until
zach orange is completely covered. Thi.
may be served at once, cold with whipped
cream IL desired. or IL can be placed in
Jars when cold and kept for a time.
The cranberry Is also an excellent fruit
for a winter preserve, and II II Is n favorite
dish It Is better to make a preserve of II
for occasional use than to cook it fire.
quentlY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
CRANBERRY PRESERVES

Five pounds of cranberrles. five pounds
of sugar two and a half pounds of seeded
rasins, five oranges.
cut the cranberries in halves. so as to
permit the freer escape of the juices Seed
the oranges and cut them in small dice
Then mix the cranberries, sugar. oranges
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE

o
signed eh the the Wter Special queries IKE those uen
1t
should addressed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
SPICED PRUNES

Soak the prunes over night. then stew
them in the same water. add to 1t the
Juice of one orange. grated lerion peel, one
half teaspoonful each of allspice and CHINA
mon and one cupful of vinegar for each
pint Of dried prunes. Cook until tender and
then can.
An especially delicious preserve is made
Of the tiny seedless oranges or the little
lumuuats can he used similarly If their
flavor is preferred
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
Note of Regret


To the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam--Will you kindly tell me how TO
word note OF regret to friend-or, rather,
a. twenty,irst birthday party1 Also what small
gift could send3 H. NJ. s.
Your answer must depend on the kind of
invitation you received, II it was a formal
one, in the third person. II should be an
swered in the third person, but IL IL was an
informal note 1t should be answered infor-
mally, stating your reasons for not accept
ing. A formal answer should read:
Miss II NJ s.
regrets exceedingly that
she will be unable to accept
Mr.. and Mrs. -s
kind invitation for the
twenty-hrst birthday anniversary
of their daughter
on Friday. March the ninth,
at eight o'clock.
An Informal note might run as follows
My Dear Mrs ---:
Your kind invitation reached me this
morning, and am so sorry TO have to
tell you / had already made an en-
gagement for that evening. and SO will
be unable to go. hope the party viii
be a great success. With kindest re-
CARDS. very sincerely yours.
H. M. s.
Any small article OF jewelry a camlsoIe,
a dainty handkerchief. a plant, flowers, a
book or some little toilet article would make
an appropriate gift from one girl TO another.
Nits in Hair
To Agnes F.--The only way to obtain
successful and lasting resultssis by the use
Of hshberry. This can be purchased at any
4rug store. with full directiohs for its use
N t14 p4ckaGA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07
PRESERVED FIGS

Immerse the pulled figs in water and let
stand for twenty-four hours. Then pour
off the water and boil II with brown sugar
AS soon as the water is syrupy, drop in the
figs and cook until tender. Then place in
lars or cans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-07

TT YOUR summer preserves are so highly
L appreciated that they disappear long be-
fore the winter Is over. why not try pre-
serving some of the winter fruits? Many
Of them are even more delicious than the
summer dellcacies. and certainly winter
preserving is more comfortable than bend
ing over the preserving kettle on scorching
summer day. For example, here is simple
preserve that is very good and can be used
both as a dessert and as a garnish.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-21
The War And
Dress Linens

In response to many inquiries as to
the linen situation as it has been at
fected by the war, the following facts
may be of interest.
Flax from which linen is made. is
grown principally in Russia and Bel
GUM. Holland also raises some fax.
and Ireland still contributes her
quota. but the great bulk Of the
worlds supply comes from Russia.
Belgian max is the finest grown, and
is used for making the best grades of
linen goods. The Belgian crop of
1914 was altogether lost to the usual
trade channels.
After the first rush Of the war.
some fax was shipped from Russia by
way Of Sweden. but this outlet was
soon closed and the only route left
was by way of Archangel. the most
northerly port of Europe. Ice closes
this port for about seven months in
the year. and the long railroad haul
from the flax-growing section, to-
gether with the shortage of cars.
makes the transportation of flax to
this port slow and expensive. The lr-
regularities of railway service and the
lack Of warehouses have caused the
loss Of considerable quantity Of fax.
through its exposure to the elements.
No figures are available. but 1t is
conceded that quantities of fax have
been lost on merchant ships which
never have reached their ports.
The government Of Great Britain
and her allies have first call upon all
flax received into those countries.
Private enterprise gets only the flax
which the governments do not need
for war purposes. 1t can be easily
imagined that great quantities Of linen
goods are needed by these govern
ments. for tent canvas, areoplane
cloth. hospital supplies. lining for uni
forms, etc. 1t is estimated that fully
one-half of the looms working in Ire
land and Scotland are weaving goods
for the British government.
In, view of the very limited sup
ply, the price Of fax has risen
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-21
HIGH SCHOOL
TO GIVE PLAY
"A Little Fowl Play" Clever
One-Act Farce, to be Pre-
sented Here March 80.

"a Little Fowl Play" is the name
OF the first OF the three one-act plays
to be presented March 80 by the high
school students of Grand Forks.
1t is a farcical comedy by Harold
Owen and royalty production. The
scene is laid in London in the study
Of Gilbert Warren, a young and prom'
Using playwright. At the opening of
the play,however, he and his wife,
Sybil, find themselves in very en-
barraSsing circumstances because
none of his recent plays have been
published. Gilbert, whose strong
gency and manages to at least partial
ly deceive the meat man and the
servant girl about the true state of af-
fairs. Still, there is nothing to eat
in the house and the man is very
respondent. Then comes a meat boy
who asks to leave a Chicken" for the
man in the fiat above. 1t is left. What
then happens to the chicken or
fowl" and to the man in the fiat
above is all cleverly worked out in
THE Fowl Play"
The play will be shown in the high
school auditorium and the public is
invited to attend.
The cast Of characters is as fol-
lows:
Gilbert Warren-Dick Baughman.
sybil Warren (his wife)-Ruth
MIR. Talbooth (from fiat above)-
David Leipsic.
Mary (the maid)-Leah Stiles.
Boy-Ira Gaulke.
The story of the other two plays
will appear in succeeding issues Of
The Herald.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-21
UNIVERSITY BAND
TO GIVE A CONCERT
Philharmonic Society of State Institu.
ton Is Presenting Fine Musical
Entertainment Sunday.

The university band, will annear
sunday, March 25, at $3.50 D. m. in
the Metropolitan theater under the
auspices OF the Philharmonic society
OF the University Of North Dakota.
During the past year the band has
SHOWN extraordinary development un-
der the direction Of H. E. WILCOX.
who, at the opening Of school last faii'
found himself handicapped by the ab.
sence OF many of his best men who
were serving in the National Guard
at the border
Almost from the beginning the
band had to be reorganized, but oW-
ing to Mr.. Wilcox's thorough knowl-
edge Of every instrument the work Of
building up q new band progresses
rapidly and now the university has
. very creditable organixation.
Now only does the band show de-
cided improvement IN its playing, but
also In the grade Of music which Il
has been ab1e. to handle. Very fsW
untvcrsity bands attempt Z program
- dtmcu1t - that regularly piayed
~ the un1ysFadty boys Indeed, the
!entvoz1lty band has been brought %
~ sta1ue 81 . srsal musica1 orEanisa.
ticsL ~ t11e program which WIN s.
ptay IN Quu1AY aktornoou Hffls -
ono - teel aEtakl0 merit. asz sss &c.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-21
INKSTER INSTITUTE
PROVES BIG SUCCESS
DR.. j. M. Gillette of State University
and F. r. Crane Arc Among tho
Speakers at Today's Session.

The institute begun by the men,
bers Of the Inkster Farmers club yes
terday promises to be a great success.
The institute will come to conclu-
sion today. w. r. Porter Of the Agri-
cultural college was the principle
speaker at the afternoon session yes
terday, his subject being Small
Grains in North Dakota" Mr.. Nc
Manus, an organizer for the Nom
partisan league, was also present and
explained some Of the workings of
tnat organization. Todays session
starts with a big banquet, after which
several authorities on farming will
speak. Among those scheduled to
address the farmers are: DR.. J.. NJ.
Gillette Of the university; whose sub
ject is Community Building, and F.
X. Crane, who will talk on NEGLECTED
Factors in Agriculture"
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-21
PATRIOTIC RALLY
IS A BIG SUCCESS
Rev. A. H. Thompson Makes Stirring
Appeal to Hearers-Fine Mu.
steal Program Is Carried Out.

Rev. A. H. Thompson made a STIR
ring appeal for better patriotism be-
fore a large audience in the First
Methodist church last evening when
patriotic rally was held.
The subject of the speakers address
was War as Revelation Of Nation
al Character
Members Of the Grand Forks Ma
tional Guard organization, were in at.
tendance, together with several men,
bers of the G. A. X.
The church was beautifully decor
ated with American flags, and the
musical program was exceptionally
good. Refreshments were served in
the church basement at the close of
the program, the soldiers being the
guests of the church.