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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26
Wants to Hear From Him Again

Dear Cynthia-During the month of Au-
gust l met q young man who seemed to take
the second time that same day ] bid him
good-by and then. thought nothing more Of
very good im mpT but / never dreamed
Of ever seeing him again. About fye weeks
later he called me up on the telephone and
It didn't last very long. because the other
party, wire had an emergency call; told
and that he should call up another time
when. we could speak longer. He said he
would call TO see me and I told him that
well. that was during the early part of
ssptsTeeri II Is S0 now S.. aimS Ssam 1d b,m sae
Cynthia. when we first met I really did not
Givs him my, address or phone number. !
1T isn't very much trouble; in fact. il is a
pleasure to looR up the party who has lett 2
eSpe. do you think he would bother looking
mo up2 / would really like to meet him
again, but I do not know Just what to do.
suspects THAT I know, and he certainly
would wonder Just how | happen to know
his address; While he .R HANDED 1Ss a SSs Of a ms
"1 Do Soa think it would Be proper to write
Written w 70 any young man unless he has
written to me first.
II You think I SHOULD SSon T5it S,i nm ana q H wSs,
excuse for writing. I am past twenty and
/ Judge him 70 be about twenty-five or 30.
BLUE EYES.
It would not be very proper to write
to the young man., unless you give an
informal party and write, him a little
note SAYING that you are having a few
friends in to tea or for the evening. and
would be very glad to have him join
running after him. He must have en-
joyed meeting you or he would not have
called you up later, IL you have any
mutual friends ask or of them to
YOU have another girl with you. BY all
means do not write to him unless you
rave as good an excuse as q party or
something Of that kind. II he really
Of his own accord.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26
A Comment Oh Sincerity

Dear Cynthia have taken a Bpecial In
terest in your column on the Woman.s rage;
others very interesting, particularly the one
on sincerity. and cannot restrain myselI
from giving my views on this subject. And l
am writing this letter to Helen H.. whose Ss,
will publish II in next weeks edition.
TO HELEN IL: The word sincere
% @sen' a 'r man A Is si RSses.' You have Ws' a ' cause
in your letter that reads like this: suppose
Il girl asked you to so out with her ano De
you got there you found she made made an
hat night. What, would you think o. that
will tell. you what l know. This sirl doesn't
know what the word SINCERE. means. and.
furthermore; hasn't the frst dsgree of 70,
drive the word sincere" out Of the die
tionary and also 20 through life with the
f t Have .M friends A Who a Ssrrls sh'G airi hnS who PSw Used
paint and powder, and I myself am keeping
company with a sirl who uses y a trih e
saying when circumstance permit i will buy
her a paint and powder factory for her own
use. 1t is not the appearance of a girl
that wins q m nSn si I,cs such SE mas az
camoufase that goes to make a girl what
she isn't; but a feeling Of Happiness and and
makes herself pleasant to every one OF both
sexes..it IS this girl who knows the mean.
ing Of the word sincere, and wh9 makes
band on the finger that unites two and
makes one he is not Worrying about what
the future has in store for him, but thinks
courts out of business; and remember. Helen
unhappiness., but the people in It. and beaD
old. old words. DO unto others as you
BY ONE WHO KNOWS,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26
From One Called a Servant Girl

To tho Editor Of Womdn' Page:
Dear Madam-Constant Reader must
have 1t I'm for the servant girl. /, too,
am a servant glrl, but If some OF the
people who do all OF the talking would
have to dc housework for strangers they
perhaps would talk differently,
Take Monday morning, for instance.
Get up at Q a, m, get breakfast for the
man Of the house when he leaves at 7
a. M, then clear the dishes away. Then
YOU AXE the fires, take out the ashes,
SEQ that the ashes are put out. by the
ashman, go upstairs, get the Oldest Girl
ready for school and give her breakfast,
Quick run TO the door for the mall, an
sWer the phone; then you finish giving
her lunch for recess, books and see that
her pencil Is sharpened and get her on
to school.
Go up the second time, get the baby
washed, dreas and give her also heI
breakfast, put her on the porch and run
10 answer the phone and door bell a hall
doxen times, then you do dishes.
After this little bit Of work, you star
a big washing
one must dust, sweep. do one hundred
and one thingc. After madam sets up
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26
AN UNRULY BOY WHO MADE
GOOD WROTE THESE DON'TS
Il Then Came Home" He Writes, and Was Looking for the Worst
but to Ny Great Surprise My Father Smiled'-U You
Have a Problem, With Your Boy, Read This

WHEAT are parents going to do with
w the unruly boy? Not SO long ago
IN these columns the case of one was
described who refused to 10 to school,
M at fifteen had already run away
n was now back Hanging around
pooirooms." Now m an answer
from a boy who was unruly himself,
VINO ran hundreds Of miles away from
us " home town and became a
peu mop / am very glad to print.
ms letter because It Is more than. a
letter being rather q frank opening
OF the a OF the boy who is so little
understood the boy they can do
nothing with" -
II your boy is a problem to you; II
his tastes incline for places that WORRY
you, then read through this letter until
you come to this boys set of don'ts
for parents. See what you think of
them. -
81 HAVE Just read" he wrote, IAN
article on your page about What
- 40 W1tn the boy who won't stay ! n
scnool. L would like to say a word of
my own experience on the same sub.
ject It may help some troubled par
ems aoou their own children's school.
ing.
When at the age of fourteen I
a finished grammar school my par.
ents wanted to send me to high school,
but refused and then they took dras-
tic measures. I entered high school,
out after going two days l began to
play hockey and stayed in poolrooms
n other places that worried my par.
ents.
After a week Of absence the prin-
cipal came to my fathers home, and,
OF course, told my father what had
been going on. That night I came
home very late and 1t is needless TO
say what happened. p.
Next morning I got two or my
friends and left home. After riding
t~hirty.four hours I came into JacK-
sonville, Fla. I had been wanting to
80 to work for two years and now my
chance had come. For three months 1
was a bell hop in a large hotel.
But being so young I got homesick.
I was ignorant of the fact that my
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26
And So They We're Married
Episode Two-(Each Others Friends)
By HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copyrioht, 1918, Bv Public Led1er ca.

CHAPTER XIV
TN THE days that followed Ruth found
i a hundred things to dislike in Alice.
and her tolerance was perhaps the hard
est attempt at control that she ever
put upon herself. OF course the open
warfare of that first evening did not
continue, but Alice found a hundred lit
tie irritating ways OF annoying Ruth
Her first glimpse of the apartment was
characteristic of her.
IT think you have arranged things
charmingly. my dear. What a lot OF
painted furniture you have. II you
like It, It Is really fortunate. don't you
think go? I mean 1t Is 50 much less
expensive that real woods and It seems
to be having quite a vogue"
"I like It. Scott and 7 both like n
much better than the woods"
Lucky you did, isn't 1t. scott?" said
his sister. Didn't cost o 81 much
for furnishings"
Ruth hoped that Scott would not say
anything about their davenport which
was not new. but which they had I'M
earthed In a secondhand shop. Not
that Ruth was ashamed OF IL exactly,
but not for the world would she have
had Alice know about II. But Scott
did mention 1t o. purpose TO annoy
Alice.
wonder what you'd do IL our hus-
band bought a couple of pieces of furni-
ture at a secondhand place." he teased.
The house wasn't the only thing that
Alice had to criticize. Scott took both
the girls TO lunch one day and Alice
ordered by far the most elaborate things
on the menu.
"Now, don't for goodness sake tip the
girl too much" she said as they were
finishing. "Scott always did tip them
most extravagantly," she said turning
TO Ruth.
"For a New Yorker, you certainly have
out-of-town ideas" Scott returned,
what do you mean?' demanded his
sister Indignantly.
country people always question the
need OF tipping decentIy." scott's tone
was banterlng, but Alice was equal to
the occasion.
"A tenth is always enough"
"The amount OF service must be CON
sldersd." Ruth put IN. thinking Of the
extra running back and forth that Alice
hnd dopended whom ~ salad SFessins
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26
Get His Address From Washington

Dear Cynthia-Do you know how / could
ADDRESS a letter to- a sailor when ] don't
kn2w either his homo or ship address7
would 1t be proper for mo to write to q
former patient, inviting him to call some
fVs % when he had called to SEQ me. but
! enjoy your column very much. especially
ne criticism that is, being, sent in about
'biarney' and the other "kidders.'
You can get your sailors address from
the Bureau of Navigation, Washington,
d.. ca, IL you write TO them his name,
rank, and last address, II you know IL,
or any Information that you have about
him. It would not be prope for you to
write to your former patient unless you
know him very we'll. II he wan to call,
he VIII come again, and you could leave
a standing" message at home for him
to call you on the telephone II you are
not there when he comes, Then you can
express your regret at missing him, and
ask him to call again. setting q date.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26

One green or red pepper, minced
fine.
One teaspoonful Of salt.
One-half ~teuspoonful of pdprika.
Roll for jellyroll and pinch the
edges together well. Place in we'll
creased baking pan and bake for
forty-fve minutes in a hot oven.
Start basting with one cupful Of
turkey stock after the roll has been
in the oven for ten minutes. Serve
by cutting in slices and cover with
cream sauce.
Turkey Meat Biscuits
Prepare the dough as for the roll
in the recipe above. Turn out on a
pastry board and pat or roll out one-
quarterback thick. Spread one-half
Of the dough with the prepared
turkey meat. Fold over the balance
of the dough, press firmly. Cut with
a sharp knife into squares and brush
the tops of the biscuits with milk.
Bake for twenty minutes in a hot
oven.
Note-These biscuits may be pre-
pared the night before and placed
in a cold place and baked in the
morning.
Turkey CrOquettes
One and ome-half cupfuls of .rery
thick cream sauce.
One cupful of fine bread crumbs.
One and one-half cuptuls Of tur-
key meat.
Three tablespoonfuls of finely
minced parsley.
TWo tGblespoonfuIs of grated on
iOus
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26
Good Mistress Will Get Good Maid

To the Editor Of Womun'S Page:
Deer Madam-I am greatly interested in
the problems that appear In your column
referring to maids.
II think Constant Reader was a little
unfair when she referred to a woman that
comes in by the day and does not do the
fair amount Of work for the money she
pays her. II Is her place to let the woman
90 and get some one who she thinks win
DO Justice by her. But she must consider
that every one has TO have time 70 eat.
And n she thinks the laundry work, only
takes half 2 day, why does she hire u
"IIi'dio don't think Constant Resder understands
the duties of a maid.
u have been in domestic service FOR a
number OF years. but ! would not change
Reader states that our wages should come
down, as we have no expenses. Who does
she think pays our carfare, pays for our
clothes and our dCctOr's bills? Does she
think we get them free?
When we go to u store we are charged
the same as any one elHel
She should remember no matter what sta
tion Of life we are in we are all servants,
and a good mistress will md an accommodate
IL am thankful to say I live with q family
that appreciates good servants and treats
them IS II they were human, m.
FROM ONE WHO ADMIRHS DOMESTIC
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26

THERE are times when the separate
L blouse is simply indispensable. Three
fourths of the beauty of the separate
blouse is to have IL of the correct color
to go with ones suit or separate skirt
and that the blouse should be absolutely
immaculate. Style. too, is OF course very
important and, by the way, styles In
blouses change very rapidly.
Whenever the bright pinks or the
bright blues tone with the costume,
these are the ones selected. OF these
two colors the blue on the tones of the
so-called Joffre blue is the most desired
and worn.
The blouse on the lines of the Rus
sian blouse Is the most fashionable. This
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26

father had put detectives on my traclt
from the Atlantic to the Mississippi
and so 1 went home. When I get off
the train at my home town I was ar,
rested. However, Il was my good for,
tune to have a n~eighbor see me and
follow me to the courthouse and pay
my fine. "
." THEN came home and was look
L ing for the worst, but to my great
surprise my father smiled, and then
SAID: Young man, I ought 10 send
you TO a reform school, but that will
only make matters worse. What do
o want to do from now on?'
Il replied that I would like to take
up show-card writing, sign painting
ana general advertising.
i think my father acted very wisely
then. He put me into an advertising
nrm n am now just finishing nv
course from a correspondence school,
l joined the Y. NJ. G. A., where I found
many friends and about once q week
o 10 a good clean show.
"RUT here are a few 'don'ts' I could
- recommend that would do 4
great deal of good with youngsters. al,
.nough l am one myself to be adyer,
Using them: 't
FIRST. II your boy smokes cigar
cites, which many do, it will only make
Inatters worse to whip him. He will
time. '"h o'o's
second. II your boy starts to drink,
ont threaten to send him to A reform
school or whip him.
Third. II he Is in the habit OF going
INTO public p00lrOoms and public pIaces
OF which YOU do not approve Il will do
NO good TO take drastic measures. Req.
son with him and tell him what harm
u IS doing and nine times out of ten
he will reform. -
For instance, about two years agd
l had got into the habit of drinking I
would come home and my mothet
would scold me My father would
sometimes beat me with the first thing
ne laid his hands on. But 1t only made
me worse. Mother came to me one
Jay n said: Son, won't you stop for
my sake" What more could a fellow
want to make him stop. I am happy I'd
say that l have not touched a drou
since. -
This way may not work with every
one but there's nothing like ~trying."T
SsT AM now still painting show
l. cards and signs, making an aver
age Of $35 a week. 1 send twenty of
that home. Am paying nine for board
and room and on what's left I can
have a pretty good time. The occupa.
ton I have picked may not appeal to
many boys, but there are a hundred
or more trades to pick from.
"Of course, IL a boy is too bad and
won't listen to reasoning, send him
to a college as the writer in the paper
said, a school where strict rules are
enforced or let him get a position and
take a good course at night school.
II thoroughly agree with the article
which discussed this matter before"
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One-hdlt tedspoonjuI Of salt.
one cupfUE Of -four.
Tiro 7eUel ~tedspoonfuIs Of baking
polCder.
One and one-hdU td0Iespoontuls OF
syrup.
One tablespoonful Of melted short.
enfn9.
Beat the mixture with a Dover egg
beaten until free from Jumps. Bake.
My dear Mrs. Wilson--Will you
kindly tell me on the Woman's Page
of the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER how
to Chooolate-Coat raisins, peanuts,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26

To the Editor Of Womdn's PAGE:
Dear Madam shall be very much obliged
for answers to the following questions in
Where Is Greenwich Village. where Bohe-
mlsns come together?
Why are gay, independent people. artist
cally inclined. called BohemianE?
Who were Lochinvar and the gay Lothario7
L.. A. c.
The Greenwich village. in which Bohe-
mans congregate is in New York IN and
about Washington Square. "Bohe-
mia MS are so called because the ancient
Bohemians were wanderers and fond Of
a rather wild gypsy life. Persons who
are gay, independent and artistically in
Clined are supposed to have the same
characteristics as these Bohemians or
old, hence the name.
"Lochinvarr is the hero OF a ballad
sung in Sir Walter SCOTS poem. MAJ
mion." Read 1t and find the ballad, It Is
we'll worth knowing. The Gay Lothario"
is the principal male character IN an Old
and unsCrupulous person.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26

wasn't right and when the sauce for her
asparagus hadn't been hot enough,
In spite of the act that Scott took
Bood-naturedly all Of his sisters nagglng.
1t annoyed Ruth even when she felt that
Alice had been taken down by some
thing that Scott had said.
On one occasion she had gone shopping
will Ruth and had inadvertently bought
a pair of shoes that had been too small.
You can go down earlier than usual
In the morning and can take them up
to be stretched"
You have more time thar Scott has"
Ruth interrupted Indignantly. why
can't YOU take them down yourselfP
Besides, Scott never goes into depart
ment stores. He hates them"
Ruth had often enough deplored this
fact, and had often tried to coax Scott
Into going shopping with her, but the
fact that his sister simply announced 10
him that he was to 60 down on an
eTrand for her the next morning in
stantly brought all Of Ruth's Irritation
to the surface. Why should his sister
demand and get things from him that
she, his wife, had given up expecting?
Alice stared. VERY WELL" she said
colby, but why not let Scott speak for
hlmseIf?"
Because he let's you buildoze him into
doing things he hates" flared Ruth.
There was an uncomfortable silence
before the conversation was resumed,
but nothing more was said about the
shoes, and Ruth presumed that Alice
went down ths next morning, for that
next night she had the offending pumps
on again, when Scott and Ruth were at
the Raymonds for dinner.
About the middle Of the evening Alice
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26
Turkey Soup, Italian

grapes, etc, and whether to use a
sweet or unsweetened chocolate, etc.
Thanking you, l am, +. p. B.
f. p. B.--For coating fruits and
nuts use either sweet or bitter dot
chocolate. This chocolate is especially
prepared for dipping purposes. Melt
it in a double boiler and add one
tablespoonful Of butter to each one.half
pound Of chocolate used. Chocolate
must be thoroughly stirred to prevent
strealing. Use only Just enough heat
to melt the chocolate, then cool slightly
and dip the fruit and nuts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26

: Ny dear Mrs. wilson, am COM
ing to you for aid. I would like very
much to send some candy to a young
man friend of mine who is In tho
navy. He is at present at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard and will be there
uc.u after the naval review on De-
cember %. He is a great lover of
homemade candy and cakes and 1
wrote and told him l was going to
mako him some fruit cake and
also said I would send him some
candy. In reply he said that
he would like to have some of my
homemade candy: and while I can
make rather good cake I tried
TO make candy.
I would like to make some good
fudge. / know he likes that and any
other good candy that Is not too hard
for a beginner; so IL you will give
me a recipes for fudge and what
ever kind of candy you think that a
sailor boy would like, because l am
sure that you know just what they
MARY.
Mary-Refer to the answer of Mrs,
g. G. which appeared in Tuesdays
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER.
Ny dear Mrs. Wilson-Please print
on the Woman's Page a good recipe
for waffies. I have tried several, but
the waffies brown on one side only.
j would be very much obliged to you
IL you would print a recipe and adj
vice on how to get them Drowned
on both sides. CMrs) w. f. b.
Mrs. w. f. B. - To make good
wafies It is necessary to have the
wafie iron well cleaned before starting
10 heat the iron. Heat the waffle iron
on both sides until very hot and then
grease It thoroughly and then pour
IN the batter and close the iron i'm
mediately. Reverse 1t, placing the cool
side against the fire. This will give
an evenly Drowned waffle. Let me tell
you OF a little trick in greasing the
iron. Purchase a fairly large-sized oil
can, such as you use for the sewing
maohine--you can get II at any five
a~nd.ten-cent ~store-and then wash II
thoroughly and stand over the range
TO dry. Now fill II with vegetable
cooking oil and use It to oil or grease
the wafie iron. In this way you will
be able TO grease the iron quickly and
enirlcntly without burning your fin
gers. and It Is much cleaner than II
klou used a brush or a paper OF q
rag. Try this waffle recipe;
6rcak one Z into q half.pint meas
ufing cup and then I'LL the cup with
milk. Pour the egg and milk into q
bowl And add
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26
Superhuous Hair on Face

To the Editor Of Won,an's Page:
Dear Madam-Would you kindly publish
in your column some way to remove super
huous hair from the face2 POLLY.
The hair can be made less noticeable
by the application of a solution OF one
drop of ammonia to one t~easpoonful OF
peroxide of hydrogen. Apply with alb
sorbent cotton frequently and apply
the hair brittle and ~discourages It's
growth, although 1t does not exactly re-
move il. II used too often. this solu-
ton will make your skin dry, SO when
YOU notice this condition, do not use II
for 2 time. The electric needle Is said
10 remove tho hair permanently.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26
PLEASE TELL ME
WHAT TO DO
BY CYNTHIA
Answer TO M, p. T,

Dear Cynthia--I don't like TO take too
muoh or your column up. but as M. p. T.
demands an answer I will give Il: That
10 mat I have made n date with fell
that I didn't care a whole lot for. and
then when 1 later had another date with
ono I like better. 1 didn't keep the
frst date.
But 1 had nerve TO face them again when
l saw them. which is more than you fell
low DO. and I would like TO say also that
barney Is the most oonceited man 1 ever
met 'Blarney's sister, knows girls better
than "Blarney'' would in a hundred years.
TrN-pEr 1ESynu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26
Sticky Cinnamon Bun

Breathes there a man with spirit
so disinterested that he does not sit
up and take notice when you say
sticky cinnamon bun? Another cup
OF coffee, please, and ahem, some
more of that over there by Johnny"
Is that the way they talk in your
house,,
II you don't know how to make
sticky cinnamon bun be sure to
read Mrs. Wilson's article on Fri.
day. You'll find there the recipe
and the little trick that tells you
how to make it sticky"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-26

Dear fCynthia-I have been invited to a
party 70 be given tho first OF the year. AZ
first when I was invited. I thought that !
was abie to go. but have since found that
IL will be utterly impossible for me to at
tend. would like to send O telegram to the
hostess 10 be delivered when they were at
the dinner table. Could you ADVISE me how
to word IL. expressing my appreciatlon TOT
the invitation. but sorry that I could not
PEG o. MY HEART.
It would be much more polite for you
to write q little note to your hostess,
explaining why you cannot be present at
the party and expressing your regret.
II you like. you might send a telegram
also to be received at the table, and
word II as follows: Best wishes for
happy 1918: sorry not to be there" But
1t might be a great Inconvenience, to
your hostess not to know until the last
minute whether you are going to be
there or not. Invitations should always
be answered within a week or ten days
at the most.