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Which Shall She Marry?

Dear 'Enthta-As you seem to help other
P~"pi" out OF their difficulties so often. | will
rtm ro'o, TO- you win mine in hopes that you
''i, tt"r P","i 3nt the right way for me also '''
ahont two years he came to me about a lar tor
HIH HIor ah1 10 t9td me that he had enlisted Nov.
iL%aSon i, why he wasn't ready to marry and
ro"T rooT 1T wasn't financial trouble for he made
hlm; He didn't SIX me to marry hin beforn IOrl
come back wait LOT MN 10
Nov, NoW l know know there is no question about my
mY" tor him and also know that be IoWes
me me IN his own selfish way; but doubt Vcry
,,n,n u ~, would make me a kind Husband
and good home, as he is a spendthrift mfS""" "d
knoy aWTr rar IS ahn"tner h youns fellow whom have
marry him and | don't know whnf ,"e ~, 20
ABOUT about ttt.,,He u. lie is a fine. sober industrous
to M. lie also GmlistadT ahonf n'Gn VERY very kind
pGt was rejected. have reasons To thinL
me good home. hut I have nathnpg %gI hi Et'e
rreh re IL. rthsn"nl for him and | know my heart
ragad raa.,d ooionss to tn man TO whom I am en-.
worthy Of it as the other. 40
Would 1t he very wrong for me 70 braak
tnbaa cHSSas,,mHn' with the soldier and marry
me oth"r; Is u very wrong to marry one
knowing that you love another? p T.
II Is always wrong 10 marry one man.
loving another. But in this case | cannot
,L'hh tne man to whom you are enga ged
has treated you properly If YOU have
been engaged to him for two years and
there is no reason why you should NOT
marry, 1t seems as if he were Indifferent
and II he is seemingly Indifferent before
marriage he would not improve in that
particular after marriage.
| think would talk plainly to him.
Say that YOU do not see a future for Won
and that YOU are not willing to wait tiIl
the end of the war to he married Il NAV
mean years, and if YOU have been en-
gagged two years already that is long
enough. II he shows no wish to marry
it would seem better to break But do
not engage yourself to the other man
unless YOU know that through that re-
spect you already have for him love NAV
ind n foundation.
It would be better to be free of either
for while, then your heart will tell
you what to do And If you find YOU
still love the first one marry him or wait
for him If he can show you good reason
for waiting.
There is one thing ] do not quite like
about the second--does he know YOU n re
engaged to the first? 1t does not seem
quite honorable for a man to propose
marriage to a girl who is already am.
anced to another. What is his excuse
for that? ] am sorry ! cannot help YOU
more definitely, but a wOman's own heart
can tell her best in these problems.
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The Heart Hunters
BY MARY DOUGLASS
Author Of "Hunting Husband'

(Copyrightl

LOOKED down at my little black bag
packed with such care. Aunt Letitia
stood ON the platform with me.
Give my love to Eleanor and I've care
ful you put your bag down Stra ight so
the dulnC" jelly won't spill over"
Yes, Aunt L"titia," | answered hap
PLY.
The train roarcd into the station. ]
I settled down in the large red velvet
seat
The village spun past now only a
house stood here and there Green
hills and clustered trees showed over
lonely countryside.
So ] was really on my way to the
great city! Th" visit to Flearnrs had
become reality. And more than that ;
opened my poCkcthook again to peer
into its depths. ! took out the folding
black book that Eddie had given me.
Each cent would be accounted for. Fer
haps. by another year. | could pay il all
back ! looked at my fat roll of bills
-s25 that Aunt Jennie and Aunt Lctitia
had given me
"They've been severe. harsh, even. at
times. but they meant wclL". l told
myself
I would show them. After I had
learned the city little, I would find
an art school and settle down to work.
How ! would worl;
! figured out my expenses. Eight dol
lars Il week to live on: that would he
plenty in the city And my art school
Probably $40 a month would cover my
expenses. Twelve months-that would
be $500 I would owe Eddie Smith. II
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MODERNITY OF
RUSSIAN POETRY
The Classic A,nhors Date No
Further Back Than the
Eighteenth Century

Readers of Russian literature haS
a deeper insight into the character L
the Russian people than those who have
studied merely the political history of
that unfortunate country. Literature
reveals the race in action. II discloses
Its ideals and its motives and it ex-
hibits its standards of conduct. The
Russian novelists are realists. Ameri.
can and English students of them have
had more to say of their method than
Of the content of their work. We know
more of Russian prose than Of Russian
poetry.
Madame Nadine Jarntzov has done a
service to those who wish to understand
the Slav poets by producing a volume
OF criticism and biographical history Of
the classic writer's with specimens Of
their work translated into English in
the original meters. In the first place,
1t is interesting to note that the earli.
est poet of standing. whose work she
discusses. is Ivan Krylov. who was born
in 1868 and died in 1914. These dates
are significant when we consider that
the first English classic poet. using the
term broadly, is Chaucer, who was born
about 1340, or more than four hundred
years earlier than krylov. The last
poet in Madame Jarintzov's volume 10
y. a. Shensin-Fet, who was born in 1920
and died in 1892. 1t will be seen that
Russian classic poetry is essentially
modern when compared with English
poetry. The race has been slow in
emerging from barbarism into that state
which could produce literary interpre-
ters. Nearly all of the great poets Of
Russia were born in the nineteenth cen-
tury. Even Pushl<in antedated that cen.
tury by only a year, first seeing the
light in 1899
Nothing has appeared in English
hitherto which can compare with this
volume for the thoroughness with which
it explores the field of Russian poetry
or for the intelligence with which it in
terprets that poetry for the understand.
ing of western Europe and America
RUSSIAN POETS AND POEMS. "Classics''
BY Nine. Nadine Jarintzov. New York:
Longmans. Green & Co. $3.50.
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71AN EXPERTS OPINIONS or RUSSIA
A GREAT BOOK
ABOUT RUSSIA
DR.. E. J. Dillon's Exposition
of Conditions the Best
Made Thus Far

There is no man writing in English
who has a broader knowledge of Rus
sia than rr. e. J. Dillon long the cor
RESPONDENT of the London Telegraph In
petrograd But Doctor Dillon was not
merely the correspondent of London
newspaper He was educated at two
different Russian universities. was for
time professor of comparative
phlology in another, was editorial
writer on two different Russian newspa-
pers. and founder and editor of one.
and he was fer years the intimate friend
and adviser Of Witte, one of the biggest
statesmen that Russia has produced.
Accordingly. when he writes of "The
Eclipse of Russa"--this Is the title or
his latest volume-he writes with au-
thorty. born of knowledge. His book Is
so far superior to most of the others
that have been written in English about
Russia and its revolution that they can
not he compared with 1t. He reveals
Russia to the western mind. in all its
complications. He explains why the
country is disintegrating, now that the
czardom has been destroyed. He ar
raigns the Bolsheviki for their incom-
petence and their lack Of faith in the
principles on which civilized society ts
based. yet he admits that Bolshevism
is inherently Russian. distinguished
revolutionary leaders of the past. as the
author reminds us, have professed their
belief in the policy of wholesale destruc-
ton Of existing institutions. and when
they have been asked what was to take
their place. they have innocently re-
piled that they do not know hut when
the time comes they will decide. Doc
tnr all bat e;o,,
have splendid qualities including faith
in high ideals. and a willingness to
sacrifice themselves for the benefit of
others; but. along with these qualities
goes an Inconsistency and a brutality
such as Chara cterize crude boys. The
Russians, politically and industrially.
are n race of children
Besides his estimate Of tho character
Of the people. Doctor Dillon tells the
story of Gapon. Rasputin. and Azef not
from the point of view of feminine re-
taller of court gossip, hut with the con-
servatism and sanity of hard-headed
man. He discloscs the history Of the
secret treaty between the Kaiser and the
Car, which was made after the Japa-
nose war, and he pays n tribute to the
breadth of wisdom of Witte. who did his
best to induce tho liberals to cooperate
Win MN }n increasing the power or the
people of the Government. But the lib
erals would not cooperate with Witte
because they distrusted him and because
they thought they could get greater
privileges by other means. The book
unfolds the tragedy Of n nation. and re-
Noals conditions which must sadden
every friend of freedom. It cannot be
disregarded by any one who wishes to
get an understanding of the materials
with which the Entente Allies must
work IL they would rehabilitate the
country.
THE ECLIPSE OF RUSSIA. Rv Dr r.
iniIon. New York: George H. Dorar
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Alice Kent and the Days Work
The Story OF Business Girl Who Would Not Fail
BY MARTHA keller


long to learn that mercury was no wing
footed messenger chasing UP the tube to
bring good news, bur on tn" contrary lie
was a policeman assigned to "A fixed
post; and the post faced south by east
just where the frame left off
Persons to whom had been accorded
the felicity Of birth in Ililliston pro-
claimed by word. deed and attitude.
their belief that mere living in that
latitude was badge of excellence, and
anything that rose above the dead level
of eXiStenCC--likc running for post
maSter-COnferrcd hlgu honor. emitting
the candidate 70 a place Of prOmincEC"
at the pOStOtliCc when the stage drove
over from tn" Junction with the mail.
Old Home Week was celebrated every
seven days, hut the sentiment toward
strangers who dropped into the village
without telling their business at the
bank was a blend of COndeSCeusion and
suspicion, half and half. For good meas
ure it was usual to throw out hints at
home about keeping the doors locked
Public opinion frowned on funerals. so
no one ever died except now and then
some wcallling who had moved into the
neighbOrhOod with the unworthy and
unattainable ambition of buying farm
cheap any family that was starred in
the local blue book (Which meant stand-
ing wsN-Eand talking loud-in the amen
Corne- behind the cracker barrel in
Wes,wood's grocery. would have felt
itself dsgraced by death certificate.
! Although the adults of iilliston were
!
outsiders, If the latter were lucky enough
to find favor in the Childreu's eyes then
the welcome which was extended by the
entire FAMILY was long drawn out and
spelled hospitality. Ny success a a dis
triCt sChoolma'am was complete as
had been my failure the previous sum
mer as canrasser, and in response to
invitations from the parents of my
pupils | moved on at frequent intervals
from on fried chicken to another, in
every instance sustained and Comfortcd
by rival brands of tea biscuit and
preserves
CONTINUED MONDAY)
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was large sum, but could do it,
] looked up as a girl sat down in the
seat across the aisle. What lovely
clothes hat wcll-ftting biuc SUIT. that
soft white collar. the small black hat
with its smart bow
For the first time, I looked down
obviously at my suit. 1t was not quite
new. "Rut these are war times and
we should save" said Aunt LCtitia as
she spnngcd it's shiny surface. The coat
was a little long, and my last summers
hat did not look very fresh. But still
i0Oliod again at the gIrl across the aisle
and noticed how her face was brightly
rOuged.
At least. my red cheeks We're my
own!
1t seemed as if the day was very
long. ] ate the little lunch Aunt Lctitia
had put UP for me. | wanted to offer
the girl across the aisle one of Aunt
Letitia's thin chicken sandwiches, but
| did not quite dare.
reused myself with a jerk. People
were standing up in the aisles. They
We're putting on their coats and pinning
on their wells. We Were going through
tunnel and the porter went through
calling, New York"
] Strengthened my hat quickly. slip
ped on my gloves, gripped my little
black bag. The train was pulling into
| the station. People were already stanu.
ing at tho doorway.
/ stood up with feeling of excite
fment "Suppos!ng Eleanor should not
be there" l thought, with a little pang
of fear.
Monday-The City.
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CHAPTER LXSI

.TFE weather that winter was SO cold
- that it froze everything except the
fiow of "reminiscences on the lips Of the
oldest inhabitant, and even he was hard
pNt to it to find parallel for the COndi-
ttons which we were then experiencing.
furthermore, as the last survivor Of his
day, he labored under the disadvantage
OF being unable to produce competent
and duly sworn eye-witnesses to cor
roborate his tales of bygOne blasts
whereas all Hilliston-and points north.
south. east and west--Could testify and
did that the present winter. which week
by week for all the world to see was
furnishing flrst-hand evidence of record
breaking storms, needed no bolstering
up from any one. The Hilliston variety
of freeze-for-all was not the kind that
gives the milkman an excuse and thaws
out by midforenoon. nor was it the
other and more serious kind that now
oAd then puts the third rail out of bust
neoe and delays the surface cars. You
-, In Hilliston 1t was not customary
70 stand on the drugstore corner with a
trensfe~ | ones hand. For the home
ward tr at the end of the days work
nobody ueSated whether the subway the
trolley or the elevated train offered the
best chance Of standing room. With us
the word strap" connOted either finan-
ctA1 embarrassment or paternal dis
cipline and 'pay-as-you-enter' would
nave been as meaningless to us as
q Llook-to-tne- -When -Settlng-oH But
sstep lively" didn't need to be explained
Something told us that stepping lively
was the only alternative TO freezing in
our tracks, so we speeded up Shanks'
mare. Nor was there the slightest reg-
oon for consulting the thermometer. for
~ knew beforehand that it was just as
cold as that instrument could register ;
pet everybody looked and in honor of
the season almost everybody purchased
brand new thermometer. This new model
for the window sill seemed to me super
nuous, a needless addition to tEE fn
cost of looking, but it didn't take me
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
Recent Modern Library Issues

Recent issues in Boni & Liveright's
Modern Library Series include Bertha
Garlan.' by Arthur Schntzler, The Art
of Aurbey Beardsley," with an introduce
t!on by Arthur Symons and "The Private
Papers of Henry Ryecroft," George
Gissings semi-autobiograph aphical work
SchnitZler is one of the leading Ii,er-
airy men of Austria. Bertha Garlan"
is the tale of remarkable woman told
by a master of the science of feminine
psychology. The book on Aubrey
Beardsley consists, in addition to the in
PRODUCTION, of reproductions of sixty-four
drawings by This brilliant young artist.
who. in spite of the short time that he
worked, has left behind him a reputation
which has been growing with the years
And the Gissing book is already one of
the classics of modern English litera-
ture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
Warm Weather Silk Jersey Erocks
4 Daily Fashion Talk BY Florence Rose

T7HE hot weather is going to bring
L the successor to the wool jersey
frock in the shape Of the silk jersey
gown. silk jersey has received some
what Of bad eye for the unfortunate
way it has Of saggng and misbehaving
in general, but the latest versions OF
i, have shown few, if any, of these
tendencies, and the designers are again
using it extensively If il is spoiled
child. it has so much of beauty that
We couldn't overlook it. In no material
do the new colorings show off to better
advantage and the array of them would
rival the palette of the most futurist
Of cuhists
The illustration today shows an in
teresting design as well as combination,
for here we have a model which has
the bodice and sleeves made of white
jersey and a skirt of plated navy blue
taffeta. The neck of the bodice is round
and outlined with embroidery done in
navy blue silk The sleeves, which are
finished with a narrow cuff, are like
wise embroidered, The wide sash en-
circles the waist and the sash ends tie
over at the left side. The trimming Of
the sash is blue silk fringe.
These plated skirts are particularly
good and will be for the coming season.
You understand of course that they
are very scant affairs. even if they are
plated, inasmuch as the plaitings are
so shallow. This would make an ah-
town when you run in from the country
or the shore to do a bit of shopping and
intend lunChing at one of the exclusive
restaurants, or for tea at the country
club.
The design is informal, but the color
ings ara quite formal enough for the
street 1t might also be said that the
colorings are extremely good.
CCopyriEht. 1918 by Florence Rose)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
ULET7E WRITES TO JANE
iFROM A CAMP IN THE WOODS
~ Little City Girl Discovered Her Oun Ignorance 4tter
OH Spending -Four Days With People Who Had Pre-
% riously Learned Ho,U to Lire

MAR PLAIN. JANE: You asked
me to write TO you from up here
& eur little cove of a camp and tell
I1u how a girl who has always been
4. I'D to spending her summers where
(. Mere Is a very great going on can
y &nnnage to worry along in a place
where there doesn't seem to be much
4 oioe to do but eat, go in bathing and
~ 20 bed.
2 Well, I'm going to keep my promise.
X6u, with your highbrow brain that
IN 60 off and be amusement unto
54oufself. thought that poor little me,
With hankerings for the movies and
4 ofessing up in my blue organdie
sVouldn't be able to stand it, didn t
sou?
Well, let me tell you ono thing: DO
rou think I feel superior after spend
ing these first four days by the side
Of lake where nothing much hap
pens? Plain Jane, | feel humble for
NE first time in my life.
Here I've been going along thinking
q was pretty much the right sort of
= girl. know you well enough to say
that everybody has always given me
that Impression.
= had to come up here in the wlds
where the sleeper dumps YOU into a
town with 5000 people in it to learn
that / don't know a blessed thing
about anything.
Let me tell you the things | don't
know how to do that these campers |
am with can do: I can't catch a fish
to save my life, | can't swim, | can't
make a fire in the stove, | can't cook
and don't know how to make row
boat fast to the wharf Something
else, can't sit down and carry on an
Intelligent conversation about the war
as the rest of them do.
I'VE strange new respect for plain
y people, Plain Jane. 1t makes me
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
Gifts for New Baby

70 the Editor OF Woman Page:
oear Madam-One of my best friends Is
tn mother OF a baby boy, born Just last
week. I want to give her something nice.
But not too expensive. Can YOU Suggest
anything that l could make for her nnysslf'
,T-T''.-'- NJ. NJ. J.
Can you knit? If you can. you could
make the baby blanket of thin wool, on
large needles, in wide stripes of light
blue pink lavender and white. If you
do not knit, you could get some lamhs
wool and make a blanket of that edged
With two-inch blue ribbon and bow at
one corner one of those attractive
mosquito nettings would be easy TO
make. They are square, made OF waite
nntting, finished with wide hem ana
n ribbon run through a casing al the
TOP of the hem. Tie the euds of the rib
bon In small bows at each corner. You
might make little dress Of fine muslin
This would not be very expensive. and
~ Trimming make tiny tucks down the
front of the dress and edge each one
with narrow lace like the cdging on the
collar and end of the sleeves. This is
very easy to do and makes a dainty
trimming for the dress.
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Seeks knowledge

y
Dear Madam-How long does it take a
if / ! we're to TO make a 's.rspho"k for friend
doubt about 1his. as undcrstand thry' are
very strict about sending packages ''ov"r
What is the real truth about Ruth Law d:
IN wrting to authors and artists arts about DO
OF the maFazine they contrtbu,e 70, also IN
books" viii they forward tn" letters?
How may a person join the Y. W. g \ o"
AS" what would It member be entitled to-
would appreciate it very much II you
y ENOWLEDGE SEEKER
It is Impossible 10 say how long il
takes for letter to reach France IN
these days. when neither the mail nor
the boats are going as in normal times.
Formerly letter could he counted on
to reach France in Il weeks time. Now
\ scTapboOk which contains only
pictures and clippings, no written mat
ter. may he sent t. a soldier in France
provided it does not weigh more than
four pounds.
propaganda about Ruth Law. whether
she Is spy or not. That is simply an
other German lie Miss Law is not
spN German or otherwise.
If letters are sent to authors care Of
their publishers they will be forwarded
to them If the words Please forward"
are written on the outside Of the en-
VelOpe.
Apply at Y. W. c. a, at Eighteenth
and Arch streets, or AT the one nearest
your home. They will give YOU an APP
plication blank to fiji out. ON this is a
mace in which you write down what
privileges you want allowed you. The
young lady who gives you the blank will
tell you how many you are entitled TO
and what they are You pay 81 and
that covers your membership for one
year.
believe swimming tickets are extra
and there may be a small CnarEe for
classes that the equipment may be paid
for.
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THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE
YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

/. The Crnteen Service under the Red Cross
~ IN need OF women workers In
France.
2. The latest woman aupricant for the po.i-
ton OF sea captain il Japanese
Iatsu imaniyo. of kawajiriniura. who
il twenty years old.
3. \ young girl should not stand M when
introduced to an older man unless he is
much older, middle-aged, or II man of
sCne impGrtance, to whom special re-
spect is due.
1. To remove stains from q white wolfe
waist. dip the waist in a weak solution
OF jnNelle water that has been brought
to the boiling point.
5. If light hair has n tendency to turn
darker. il can he frightened by using
the Juice of whole lemon in the rims
ing water.
G. Fastening IA towel to the belt before start
ing to bake cook will save great
many steps to the roller towel behind
the door.
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Send Them to Sunday Editors

20 thf EdtfOf OF WONluN 5 TuDc'
& Dear Madam-Can YOU give me some in
lofmatio on the following ! am writing
6ome good short stories and want 10 sell
5Ebn II possible to the daily papers or any
W3Gaxine. Kindly state where can Sell
In for cash as soon as possible? J. T.
a 0ond your stories TO the Sunday
EDITORS of the papers, as the daily
papers very seldom buy stories directly
from the author. They are usually sent
out from a syndicate, You can send
ths stories directly TO the various
monthly magazines or to one Of these
Nndicates, which in turn sells them 10 n
Paper or magazine. II you will send me
g eelf-addressed stamped envelope | will
end you the names and addresses of a
.09mber of syndicates which handle short
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
TODAY'S INQUIRIES

Z. what official recognition has been received
by the Girl scouts Organiza tlOn?
,. What special work will he done by the
women trained in the war emergency
summer school started on July ut
Smith College?
3. What use can be made of chdren's black.
white and tan stockings that are too
worn out TO be used?
{. What will keep cut flowers fresh longer
than usual?
3. II milk that Is boiling burns. how can the
burnt taste be taken away from il"
3, What Is the latest style in dressing the
~ haire