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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
IDEALIST7S TRAGEDY
IN "STUCCO HOUSE,
Conflict Bet,Ueen Environ.
ment and Temperament Mir.
rored in Mr.. Cannan's Book

II is a tragedy as old as man that
and artistic power in THE Stucco
House"--the futile struggle of soul
against an alien environment. The strus-
gle through weary, harassing years has
in 1t the epic quality OF ancient Greek
drama its course Is as inevitable and
It's end as certain.
One of the most interesting figures
IN an earlier novel by Mr.. Cannan,
Round the Corner" was the pathetic,
wistful old Scotchman, James Lswrie,
whose boyhood years were tenderly
traced in Three Sons and Mother"
as little Jamie. the dreamy, imaginative
brother of thoroughly practical am
biticus, hard headed fellows. The present
story flls In the gap between those
earlier stories. dealing with the mid
stream Of years of Jamie, the utterly
unworldly idealist and individualist
hopelessly at skies and sevens with the
hostile, unsympathetic world about him
in the grimly industrial life Of the Eng
lish town Of Thrigsby. and misunder-
stood even-or perhaps most of all
by his own family.
The story begins just as jamie is re-
turning To England from America. where
ne mas gone 10 report COnultlOnS dlleT
the Civil war for local newspaper.
He writes with his head in the clouds.
speculatively and philosophically. and
only evokes the wrath of those who
want bald statistical information. He
turns in horror from the civil Wars
aftermath. Worse than all the destruc-
tion of life and wealth is the destruc-
tion Of spirit. a whole generation burn
ed out. gutted Thousands and thousands
! Of young men who are and always will
be veterans. incapacitated for joyous
| human experience because they are
! spent in this one horrible wasteful ef-
| fort"
Mad. the mans mad comments
| Jamie's successful brother.
In brisk and businesslike Thrigsby
Jamie founders heipessly. The societ,
to which he will not conform sets itsel
to break him. He fails in business anr
in politics. His wife's impatience smol
ders into open irritation and resentment
while he finds refuge and solace amont
the works of E'lizabethan dramatists
Even at the last. after the children ar
grown. he fails in his insane attemp
to burn down the succeed house whiCl
has been the scene of his foredoome
life.
such unmitigated realism as Mr.. Can
, nan here offers Is uncomfortable. Blu
| IL its acute portrature is unflatterine
| II also bears the vital stamp of trutr
: These poor human puppets are draw
with biting humor-but the drawing
instinct with that pity of the gcjs tina
= sit aloof from the human struggle.
THE STTCCO HOUSE. BY Gilbert Cannan
y New. York: George II. Doran Company
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To the Editor Of Woman Page:
Dear Misunderstanding your many val
uahle recommendation and advCcs. would
kindly ask that YOU quot" what YOU would
advise 10 avoid the hair from falling out
not little bit. but in lunches. Also. what
would cause the growing Of about two dozen
gray hairs at only the age of twenty-five
years? Also what would cause the changing
of black hair TO brown? L. NJ.
II you hair is coming out so abund-
antly no remedy viii do II any good.
You will have to go to a good hairdreSser
and have regular treatments given by
an expert. The gray hair may be caused
by worry about something or by the
"exgenCies of war" or it may just he
natural to YOU to gray premaS rely. Has
any one in your family ever become gray
early? This is sometimes a family trait.
| have known a girl of twenty to have
almost entirely gray hair when she had
not a care in the world. II a person
with black or almost black hair is con-
tinuously exposed to the sun at the
seashore or in the country the hair may
become shade lighter fr0T the bleach
ing. but this is the only way that black
hair can ever be changed to brown un-
less it has been dyed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
"SALT" IS AN ACUTE
STUDY OF CHARACTER
A Grim Picture Of Modern
Mdteridlisn in Realistic
NoUcl by c. C.. Norris

Between such novel as Salt" by
Charles g. Norris, brother of the late
Frank Norris. and the stories ground
out by our professional glad" writer's. a
great spiritual gulf Is fixed 1t Is
gulf that cannot be encompassed by
readers who thrive on diet Of fctional
sweetmeats. of unalloyed sentimentality.
To say that the book is an extraor-
dinarily vital fictional study Of con-
temporary American life is merely to
rubber stamp It with a phrase worn
rather meaningless from indiscriminate
use and repetition. But to read even a
few pages is to be clutched irresstibly
by its almost uncanny reality, to feel It's
force as profoundly impressive and
searching picture of certain phases of
our modern educational and business
systems.
1t is not a pretty picture that Mr..
Norris offers. But It is profoundly ar
resting and significant because it's real
ism is. not only obviously authentic, but
is illumined by the insight of the artist.
Griffith Adams. whose career at school,
college and in the center of big busi-
ness Is traced with meticulous detail,
may not be typical of the nations young
| manhood But within his own limita-
| tions. and his own type, he Is undeniably
| representative. His chief personal trait
a lack of moral courage, a too facile com.
pliance with life as he finds 1t. develops
from year to year insidiously, until he is
| finally engulfed by his own dishonesty
and is obliged to learn a lesson that Is
the more bitter because It has been de-
layed.
The foundation for the youths disaster
and dishonesty in the business world Is
laid securely In his school days. ac.
cordng to Mr.. Norris's portrayal. HI
is pro 1uct of preparatory schools ant
a college dedicated to upstart material
ism in which snobbery reigns. cheating
is the rule. and culture Ia virtually un
known. He Is attractive and sensitive
but his finer qualities ars atrophied b,
the steady pressure of vicio2s environ
ment.
The young mans several episodes will
girls are set forth with equal franknes
and detail The dialogue is Photographic
in its fidelity to life. The author is her
animated by the same motives whicl
prompt him in depicting his hero's bust
ness career. The lessons learned ar
the same In both instances.
Salt" is n story that challenges tn
thoughtful to discussion. 1t may evei
provoke controversy But its truth an
force are undeniable.
SALT ,,I The EdnSation z e Grttith .l Ada%s nn
, ton Company. S1.5O.
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4 To,Un Hears Vars Call

II is n platitude that the most truly
..,;o, ne t. ., =.
found III tne small to"n rd'her 'hah II"
the larger cities. Surface aspects of
metrono,,tsp life are freouently mislead-
.,.z,.,, ,.,.
rs "''o' "'n' anu '''i
But 1t is In the community OF modest size
that we are most likely to discover the
tru. ,,ood ~ ,ho nation and tho rea,
orinion ~ tho ~. ioritv FOR this reason
E'roen,an Tiiden's storv "tSbalsi" p" ;s NOT
onlv ~ uriversal interest hut also of
sneciaI moment n tho citv dwe,ler for
il will enable him To- understand in a
way th,t ,ro,,ld not otberuise no nose;ble
the evolution of the typical small Ameri-
,,, ,,r,,, f,o,,, saIesh ,ioofnasr 4, e., ~
Na' ,o"' 'oi' r''i"" "io'i'e:H III Ito az
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

mNHERE is creeping into our women
u a strange new respect for our men.
All these years, for instance. we
thought we knew John Henry. Henry
was what is known as a fusser. In
the daytime he worked in bank, like
~ great many other boys his age, but
In the nights-then was when our
Henry shone. 1t was down. down,
down with a good, big dinner, and
then np to his room. A half an hour
later Henry came below, poured into
his neat English suit with sleeves that
we said began half way up his neck,
and a belt that aspired to higher
things than Henry's waistline. A
carnation always topped off the tot
lette. Ten chances to one Henry was
on his way to take somebody's pretty
out-of-town girl visitor to the movies,
That was Henry. off with the old
love. on with the new. And we had n
sneaky suspicion that our youth
thought Henry pretty nice article to
have around.
LNACH day now the papers are filled
IL with tales of valor of the Amer
ican troops in France. who are these
fellows that pushed back those Ger
mans at the Marne that day, and at
ChateauThierry? 1t brings choke
into your throat to know they were
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

and good looking; Ny parents say ! am 100
believe in letting me go to picnics or par
ties or any other pleasures in which my
friends are Interested.
\ can never have a young man call st
the house because I know my parents would
emba rrass him. The girls ! go Win are
So / meet them outside OF my home, i
have sfsanes, S my 9SthST sSs S that ao T
mse them TO ane come 10 the house. but she thinks
will not dare, Because they ,,,5 are narrow osL
w,thout hssn reereation, naq they think am wrong
and silly when ! cry and tei them Tish wltb
4 nice younaAuan and show my parents
maj Kirl pso with a fsilST %fRfRM. fRS be
have met with other girls wen enough
fo explain the situation to them? Per-
haps II you did and he would be willing
( 10 be snubbed little by your parents
him call. Introduce him TO your parents
and draw them into conversation, ana
the first thing you know they VIII oe-
come interested and will join in or II
they are bored they Will leave you 70
talk 10 the young man by yourself. III
they are rude and do not treat him po-
Hfely, that is are aggressiNely rude' 40
not repeat the experiment. But u the
Young man really wants TO help you he
will not mind the snubbing and VIII go
again, and thus make an opening for
receiving others.
II these boys you and your friends
: hnow are nice there is no need TO get
facuuainted" with a new one. And that
could not we'll be done.
Perhaps your parents have some rea
reason for objecting to your going with
the young men you have met. why dc
YOU not talk to your clergyman about
( 9he matter? He could bring about ar
lnfroduction 10 the right kind of youns
Y -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
Would Help Win the War

Dear Cynthia-I wonder II you can sus
gest what ] can do in this city to help
win the war? have just moved here from
New York and am anxious to get in and
help. l am an artist and have some spare
time and small car, which ! would like
TO use, run 1t myself, in some patriotic
duty, but do not feel at present that | can
AFFORD the uniform, necessary to belong to
the women's motor corps.
Ia there any hospital ABOUT where I might
run errands for the boys. bring them things.
etc. or perhaps take out convalesCents?
am strange here that I would he very
grateful to you IL YOU would look up some
thing for me to do.
M know there is lot to be done. but some
times II is difficult to know where to mt
oneself in. ARTIST.
am sure that the National League
for Woman's Service, 1907 Walnut
street, would be able to find just the
work you could fit into. And why not
call up the Naval Home? You could
probably take convalescent sailors out
for rides, as 1 know some persons are al
(, ready doing. l wish you success. for. as
you say. there is much to be done. and
II would be a pity to let such good will
as you show 60 to waste.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
THE FAlNIL Y ENTERTAINED
A WORLD HERO UNAWARE
Henry Who Was Particular about the Short Shoulders OF Hi
Goat in the old Days Did Not Stop to Worry
about Them That Day the Marne

our Henrys. Queer stun. heroism
For most of us it used to live in his
tory books Henry never sent his
mother flowers or told father he'd put
part of his salary away and help pay
for the Ford. There was nothing less
of a hero than Henry, either. when he
sent his coat back to the tailors II 1t
was an inch too long.
But when Henry stood up to knock
the gun out of the hand of German
who had crossed the Marine in little
canvas boat he had on no coat. As he
lay in the hospital they wrote home
to tell his mother.
And his mother wept and took out
his pinChhack norfolk to look at II
And his father told the news at the
club.
A Nd SO we women must look with
"A new respect upon our men. For
tho glorious thing about it is that
Henry is no braVer than the rest. lr
every red -hlooded man there is spark
of something bigger than all his faults
II comes to the top and overrides
everything else. when the stakes are
big enough All about us we entertain
heroes unaware. 1t is a hopeful sign
Il is a blessed sign. because it means
that humanity with its millions is rich
in untried depths.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
British Nays Var Record

With more actual information and
fewer adjectives. John Leyland's account
of THE Achievements of the British
Navy in the World War" would prove OF
value in a somewhat neglected field OF
war literature. The title Of the little
book is misleading. The author confines
himself to frank eulogy. His facts are
chiefly the obvious and superficial gener-
alizations that newspaper repetition has
made familiar. but of detailed descrip-
tions of the work actually done by the
British navy there Is little.
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BRITISH
NAVY IN THE WORLD WAR. BY John
Leyland. illustrated. New York: George
H. Doran Company. 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

I. Mary Roberts Rinehart. the well-known
writer. has enlisted for nursing serv-
ice in France with the Red Cross.
.. Wellesley College will better the living
conditions of the women working on
farms by conducting II training school
of farm camps.
3. Shaving soap has been discovered to have
sOftening and beautifyinG qualities for
the skin.
!. Insertion used on collars and blouses
can take the place OF lace u IL ts
allowed to extend over the edge with
one side gathered 10 make d rufrle.
). Corset covers that have wide shoulder
pieces should have an eyelet worked In
the muslin to let the lingerie clasp
tiirouEh without causing the shoulder
to bunch.
9. Remove spots from II rug with ammonia
and IT. It fades the color rub 1t with
thlOrOform.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
The Heart Hunters
By MARY DOUGLASS
author Of "Hunfing a Husband'

XVIII
To Keep Expenses Dozen
..ILTE CAN'T afford it, if there are to
w be only two of us" argued Betty

w be only two of us" argued Betty
She's a quiet little thing. she won't
get in our way" said the other voice.
The words foated across the hall to
me- as 7 was pressing my collars. ] en-
tered the room.
"Oh. Prudence" Alice began casually,
Betty and | are going to take that
apartment that you saw the other night
with Joe Hammond. Betty and | have
taken a fancy to you. We'd love to
have you go with us
do you really want me?" ! parried.
Couldn't get alons without YOU
Grawled Alice.
Perhaps the words ! had heard were
not about me. then?
IT'S going TO be quite inexpensive,
Betty went on Forty dollars month
that will make 1t about thirteen dol
lunches @ out. Of course, And cook our
breakfast and dinners.
"I--cook?" Alice laughed as she kick
ed off her pump
we could put three dollars a week
aDeCe into the treasury for food. Ihen
there's gas and ice" -.
"Don't bother me with lot of stupid
details You're so clever at that sort
! of thing, Betty. No wonder you're MIR
! Henderson's private secretary"
Alice blew her kiss. and threw US
bright CLEAN from between blaci
| lashes, as she closed The door behind her
| Isn't she faScinatingE asked Betty
admiringly. Il never knew any one llk'
| her
! Nor l." I said aloud, thinking sud
denly Of Southtown, and Mrs. Hicks an'
Aunt Jennie.
We had finished with details. Bett!
knew the cost of everything, and worked
out expenses with an understanding air.
How do you know so much?' / salt
admiringly.
Il like 10 gel right down 70 facts:
she explained, ~ believe you can d.
! everything according to system. Ef
| fciency is my motto. you know
! Her gray eyes are certainly intelli
gent" ! thought, ~ n trifle cold | hal
the feeling that she knew just what sh
| wanted in life She was going 10 &c
II by the shortest route. Somethin
about her practically reminded me O
Mrs. Hicks. of Southtown
| Southtown! must write Aunt Jen
mia. what excuse could ] give for slay
inx onf What could tell her about tn
money ! was hving on7 l could dilly
daily about II no longer,
bear Aunt Jennie:
Il An afraid you Will not approx
i what I IN gofng TO tell YOU, ] hav
sntsgel ert school here. and am Eoin
70 say. ~ /. r.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
THE WOMAN,S EXCHANGE
TODAN'S INOIIRIES

I. What is considered the most important
part of a farmerette's uniform In
regard to comfort?
9. Who Is the first woman in ans state to
hold the position of president of the
Pharmaceutical tssoCia tdon?
3. What IL the newest approved neCkline?
4. How can celery that has become wilted
be freshpned?
3. What will prevent the f:t in which eggs
are fried from sputtering?
o. What Is the proper length for negli-
geeg
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

To the Editor Of Womdr'S Page:
Dear Madam-PleasN tell me Mary Flick
ford's and Douglas Fairbanks's addrr $500 in
California. NJ +. G.
Letters addressed to Mary Pickford and
Douglas Fairbanks in care of the Art
craft Studio, Hollywood. Cal, will reach
them both safely.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

Il know you never liked my wanting
20 draw. Bul it is the one thing ! love
That you and Aunt Letitia did a
great deal in bringing me up, realize.
| must have been great trial to you
often. But wouldn't you rather have me
out in the world and supporting myself
than like poor Miss Wcevy. al home
with love, PRUDENC e"
Monday-The First Criticism
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

fore he went away. After he had gone he
sent me card and his address and have
lost II. Now. please tell me If ! can secure
1t from Washington and whom to write to?
All | know he Is in the medical corps. The
reason he does not write again is beCa use
he thinks am still angry.
Hoping to receive faVorabl" reply in
kind attention. NJ. Y.
If you write to the adjutant generals
office in Washington, u. G.. you can find
out the address of your friend in the
army Do you know his home address? ?
am sure the letter would be forwarded
to him if you send it there and mark it
please forward" I hope you will he
able to find out where he is, for it does
not seem right to let any of our soldiers
go over there" with a quarrel standing
between him and one of his friends.
Across the ocean is long distance for a
Misunderstanding to go. | am sure you
will be able to trace him through the
adjutant general. especially as you know
what branch of the service he is in.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

II YOU want her own personal advice on
materials. COlors and styles suitable for
Won. Address Miss Rose. in care of the
EvrNI>G PrHIIr LEpGFR's woman's page
Send self-ahdressed STAMPED envelope for
reply. as all inquiries ar" answered by
mail.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

Could anything he dainiier than
a frock of delicate canary.colored
organdie trimmed with mauve vel.
vet ribbon? Pinwheels made Of
narrow widths of the orgsndie
form the trimming of this lovely
frock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
HANDBOOK OF NEW ENGLAND

Entertainingly Descriptive Of Town and
Travel. It VIII Help You in Planning or
Enjoying Your Vacation Tour. 500 pages,
maps and Illustrations. Crimson leather. IS.
AMERICAN PRIVATE SCHOOLS
A Guide Book for Parents to Modern
Secondary Schools and Educa tion. 4th Edi-
tion. 7o2 pp. maps and illustrate tions. $3.50.
For SALE at all Book Stores.
SARGEST'S, Handbooks. so Congress st.
Boston. Mass.
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Please JeNcMe
What toDo ~
BY CYNTHIA

cyptha who knows and , %Gndssn % r this dpa
a In anyo
to n Oft
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

Write to Adjutant General
To the Editor Of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam-After reading all your helm
full advice. | wonder II you would help me?
I have "A friend in the army whom love
dearly and had a little misunderstanding be-
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lf.ks HIs Friends WeIeome

n,er Crufhfa --Readins your column has
" SfSiS kess you can help ma I
~ - { ilsss ass i.'::s s::s' y !;
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Monday-The First Criticism.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-01

is a delusion, and is no pDce for a sourdough"
 Byers is an electrician by. rade, but for several years has been running a gasboat on Interior Alaska streams. He was noted throughout the Interior for his hardihood, which some prefer red to designate under the head of "daredevilism." One of his teats will long be remembered in the Iditarod country. Some five years ago there was a late freeze-up in the Interior The Iditarod usually freezes solid early in October, but in the year in question, after having frozen a thaw set in which cleared the river of ice. A party of miners were awaiting the freeze-up to start over the trail for the Outside, but the continued open sea- son determined them to endeavor to make St. Michael by boat in time to catch the last ocean liner from that port, sailing about the last of october.
 Byers was the owner of a light. flat bottomed launch with a powerful en- zine, and he was easily induced to make the trip, which would be race with the elements. They left lditarod on October 22. date in ordinary years when even the Yukon is beginning to tighten up.
 Darting through ice floes, breaking through thin ice in smooth sections of the river, and beating across the eighty miles of open sea between the mouth of the Yukon and the port of St. Michael, the flimsy craft arrived . in that port just in time for the pass engers to catch the steamship, and the very same day ice formed in the bay of St. Michael to such an extent that few hours delay would have rem dered the trip futile.
 Byers and his helper laid their crazy craft up and plodded back over the two hundred and fifty miles of tundra to Iditarod, arriving there in time to eat Thanksgiving turkey.
 It is safe to say that not another individual in the Interior would have undertaken such a venture.
 Those who know Byers say that the aviation section of Uncle Sans forces has secured a valuable asset, as he is absolutely fearless, a good mechanic, resourcefuI with all that the word i'm plies after a long residence in Alas kan wilds, and withal a most ardent believer in his country's cause.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-01
Situation in France is Grave

In France the supply of breadstuffs is causing grave anxiety. Imports are very short. The bread card machinery has been completed but the present lack of cereals will not permit of it's application. Sugar stocks are equal to the present sugar card allowance of one-half kilogramme per head per month q 1-10 pounds). There is a great shortage of farinaceous food stuffs such as macaroni. The consump- tion of meat has been restricted by high prices to within the limits of the available and greatly depleted stocks. Butter is very scarce and milk even more difficult to obtain. Oils and fats are practically unobtainable.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-01
If you want to keep posted on the war read the Daily Times.

Times want ads brngs results.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-01

Thoughts Turn Northward
 Sergeant Byers says of the sunny south" that it sounds very fine when you live in the frozen North" but it