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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
Why Not Work Under Red Gross?

To the Editor Of Woman, Page:
Dear Madam have a class OF little girls
in church Saturday mornings 10 teach
sewing amuse for two hours, principally
TO keep of the street. | believe the work
they do Is given to some charitable instltu-
tion. hospital or such.
Will you kindly suggest some work or
idea by which | can go by?
| had thought to dress dolls for Christ
mas, but they get those on Christmas with
the ma terials TO dress them. so that will
come later.
/ would be very grateful to you II you
can assist me. L. p. DE r
If you go to the extension manager
of the Red Cross. on the second floor at
1916 Chestnut street, you can organize
your group of girls into a. Red Cross
auxiliary. Then you could get sewing
for refugee garments there, and / am
sure II would be a great incentive for
those little girls TO feel that they are
doing the work for other little girls
across the ocean who have no clothes to
wear. If there is an auxiliary in the
church to which you belong you can got
sewing through that, II the children do
not sew very well YOU could give them
just the straisAt seams or hens TO do.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
And So They We're Married
E,;soJ, -/TufoIoruuce)
By HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copvrioht. 1918. by Public Ledger Co.

me and yet you don't say a thing
you've just finished saying that YOU
think the Boyds are living beyond their
means and that their apartment is fur
nished too eXtravagantly, and inasmuch
as I'm not interested, l don't know how
| can say anything"
Don't YOU agree with me-
How do I know? In my opinion It's
not worth talking about It's gossip"
Ruth had flushed Indignantly and re-
lapsed into silence. This was only one
of the psychological differences that
came between them constantly. II always
ended the same way, too. Conscious OF
her power she would timidly make an
advance toward Scott when they ar
rived home, and instantly unable 10 re-
sist her. he would sweep her into his
arms and the long silence caused by
their differing viewpoints would be tenn
porarily forgotten. 1t had been that
way the night of the studio dinner.
But neither of them was entirely
reconCiled. Scott would remember long
afterward the fact that a difference
between them had occurred and would
chafe at the unreasonable attitude on
Ruth's part that made such differences
necessary. And Ruth would remember
and wonder why she could not entirely
know the inner reCesses of SCOTS mind
The truth OF the mdtterS was that
Ruths nature was smaller than Scott's
and they had not as Yet learned to ad-
just themselves to each other. Scott
had always been different from the men
Ruth had known, that was why he had
essentially appealed to her. for buried
deep under the conventional trappings
that held Ruth's thoughts in check there
was a response to this nomad quality
of SCOTS. a response that she herself
was only partly conscious of as yet
Scott had had his part in the war to
broaden him still more, and Ruth as
yet had had no big upheaVal in her
life to make her understand anything
she could not easily imagine herself as
doing. Therefore her idea of married
life was the conventional one, and
Scott was perhaps as intolerant of her
attitude toward it as Ruth was of allow
ing Scott to think as he pleased. A
totally unexpected happening caused
them both to do a great deal of thinking,
after which matters were adjusted in
a much happier way for both, as far as
this one problem was concerned
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03

national exposition, which, IL IL to be
loped, might be dedicated to "the end
OF all wars among all nations" Incl
dCntally, 1t might also commemorate the
150th anniversary OF the freedom and
independence of our own country, plans
for which celebration in 1926 are al
ready under consideration indeed its
scope might be broad CROUCH to include
the celebration of the freedom and in
dependence of every nation on earth.
Many worlds fairs have been held
both here and abroad. but on the sites
Of each only few buildings remain
waste in each instance OF anywhere
from few millions to s50,000,000. In
planning such a worlds fair. II is sug-
Sested that al buildings be constructed
of a permanent character and thus be-
come substantial monuments to the city
State. country or corporation responsible
for them These buildings might be
constructed along both tire Parkway ano
the new Liberty Boulevard" from the
Park to the University campus and forn
kind Of Court OF All Nations"
The buildings on either side of Lib
erty boulevard after the exposition
closed might be converted into peTma-
nent quarters for various University
purposes.
Another valuable feature of this plar
would be that Euge municipal stadium
might be placed either in the ravine o
the Woodlands Cemetery, as the write
has frequently suggested. or in Snyder
Woods above Girard avenue bridge-ir
either case such a stadium might thei
be considered as within Park limits o.
the campus of the University. The sam,
is true of an open-air theatre, seatini
about 10000 for which several natura
sites would be available on the slope
of the west bank, of the Schuylkill, ad
joining the proposed Liberty Boule
| ard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
Custom of Exchanging Rings

Dear Cynthia have ring belonging TO
my cousin. my aunt giving II to me after his
death. The ring being too big for my finger.
l carried 1t in my pocket, and recently the
young lady whom I have been going with
wanted me to let her wear IT.. I failed to
grant her request and have often wondered
II I did right in doing so. as think very
much Of her. as she Is lady in every re-
spect. What Is the meaning in wearing
another's ring, l have seen girls with
fellows rings and vice versa?
r. THANK YOU.
You did right in refusing to let the
young lady wear the ring. You naturally
set great store by it. and I am sure your
aunt gave it to you knowing you would
take very good care of it. The girl might
have lost it, and. besides, the ring was
given to YOU and not to any of your
friends. She probably only asked for it
in thoughtless moment r.
When a girl wears a mans fraternity
ring she is understood to be engaged
to him, but otherwise there is no definite
meaning to this exchange of rings. There
is a certain sentiment connected with It,.
of course. Boys and girls who exchange
rings are supposed to be very fond of
each other; still, some simply do it for
the novelty of the thing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
Maybe She Will Explain

Dear Cynthia-I had been going with
girl friend OF mine for number OF year. :
and we were great chums until recently ! l
was III for quite a while. and in al the
time that I was sick she did not come to see
me. but wrote me card asking me 10 caii
her up. advising her OF how felt.
was rather hurt at receiving this card. as
I was unable to get out of bed and thought
II she cared to know how I felt she would
call UP herself. On the strength or this j
wrote her n letter. which perhaps was a
little too strong. However. l am now recoH-
cred and she has not been up yet.
I received an invita- tion to attend her sis;
ter's wedding. and TT that I am undecided
whether I should attend same or not, al
though like her parents very much.
Kindly advise me what TO do and by SO
UNDECIDED.
would attend the wedding fer tie
sake Of the girls parents. although ]
will admit having our friends neglect us
when we are i'll and need them doesn't
make us feel very friendly toward them.
Did you have some infectious or con-
tagious disease? In this case. of course.
her not calling personally would be justi-
fed. Telephones, however, fortunately
do not carry germs. Perhaps. however,
the young girl of whom you speak did
not know how i'll you We're. Give her
just a wee bit of the benefit of the
doubt. Perhaps she was cross about
the letter YOU wrote and will explain
this when you see her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

I. There are 2s,23s,18s women in the
United states over twenty-one.
2. Not quite one-fourth Of the women in
the L nited States over twenty-One
have the right to the full vote. Thirty
eight Der cent have the presidential
vote.
3. The two most approved ways Of ending
n letter to a casual friend are most
sincerely" and cordially yours"
4. Whrn food IL lodged In the throat Of a
sick person u can be removed by press
ing on the outside of the throat and
working 1t up with the fingers.
). To blacISrn a stove that Is difficult on
account OF Its greasy condition. rub "A
cloth dipped In dry SCOT over 1t first.
8. To remove iodine stains from starched
materials soak the stains sponge
them in diluted ammonia. Make q test
first on colored material.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
Real Love Versus Kissing

Dear Cynthia-As the question of kissing
is being discussed | would like to give my
opinion on that subject. I am young lady
up In my teens and have very strict narrow
minded parents. whom ] know would be
shocked II they were aware that ] ever
kissed or had been kissed. l have had quite
few men friends. but never would allow
kissing until I had the misfortune of losing
two because 7 refused them. / thought lot
Of them. but thought was doing the prefer
thing. though ! hated to refuse. Was
known as a cod-hearted. Indifferent girl
That taught me a lesson and now I am more
affectionate. provided I know the men well
and they are OF the right sort and treat me
with kindness or course | dom. advocate
It between kids but when one becomes Of
ase I do not see any harm in It. After ali,
1t is very nice to love and be loved and
makes life worth while. Isn't that so?
CHANGED Grille.
Love does make life worth while, my
little friend, but surely you don't con-
slider the cheapening "spooning" that
goes on among many young people
worthy to be classed as love. There Is a
great deal more to tie love that makes
life worth while than letting some boy
stand in the vestibule, hold your hand
and then kiss you goodnight. Real love
on mans part means getting out and
"hustling" to make living for a girl.
And surely, little friend, you don't mean
to intimate you love every kind-hearted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
CHAPTER XIX

A FTER the studio dinner. things had
"A gone oil apparently with great
snoothness in the Raymond apartment
Scott knew that Ruth had not enjoyed
his friends and their manner Of living.
and he consequently avoided speaking
of that unfortunate evening. Ruth was
grateful for the fact that he did not
speak of them, and de cided that perhaps
Scott was not so interested in them as
he had seemed to be at first. At any
rate, she made no effort TO change their
life together and things went on as
usual Once. in looking ahead at a
long week full to the brim. she had
felt strangely guilty knowing that Scott
did not enjoy having his evenings
planned for him. But she had argued
TO herself:
"rt simply can't be helped, and we'll
have to make the hest of it. After this
week, I'll have to hold people off. Scott
will find that after a few evenings with
nothing to do. he'll be bored TO death
and will be glad to go back and see
people"
Ruth was living in the feverish inten-
sity of doing something every minute.
She was not viewing her life sanely at
all She did not stop to wonder why
she and Scott had married, and she was
thing every evening. Not that she
wanted anything big. but she wanted to
see people. to have them come to the
apartment and to go to other homes
similar TO her own. She was beginning
10 adopt certain smugness of attitude
entirely foreign to her usual manner.
She would often on the way home from
an evening spent somewhere, talk TO
Scott of nothing but the house furnish
eings of the home in which they had
just spent the evening. Their cost, was
an enthrallingly interesting thing TO her,
and she would never tire of comparing
them with what she owned herself Often
she would wax catty in her remarks
and would protest when Scott was not
willing to laugh with her or to re-
spond to her mood
Once she asked him, why he was SO
quiet.
Because there isn't anything to say
he returned
AZ why, yes, there is you might agree
with me. I've been talking for ever so
long and I'm sure you must agree with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03

For four years Hal Brougham Chap
man. University of Pennsylvania gradu-
ate. performed the perilous duties of an
ambulance driver with the British army
and escaped without wound, though
he was almost always in danger. Going
to his home in Australia on a furlough.
his ship was wrecked and he had to
swim for his life. He arrived home only
to die a natural death.
Word of his death has just been re-
| ceved by DR.. Warren p. Laird, of the
| department of architecture at the Uni
versity Chapman was graduated from
this department in 1915. The news
came through the dead mans brother
Guy Broughman Chapman a graduate
of the dental department. who is a lieu
| tenant in the British army.
Chapman's name is among eight jus
added to the University of Pennsylvania
honor roll. increasing the number o
alumni and undergraduates who have
died in war service to ninety eight
The names just added to the list arr
those of Major Ward w Pierson, clas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
HOWA SOLDIER IN FRANCE
FEELS ABOUT COMING HOME
This Exceptional Written Since irnice by Youn
Captain Of TUentythrec, Tells Just Hou Var Changes
the Life Ain,s of Boy

HNifE lasting and complete change
4 the war may have brought in the
makeup OF our boys has been so dis
cussed Of late that 1t is interesting to
read the letter printed below, written
two days after the signing of the
armistice. In reading the letter 1t
sheds light on the matter to know II
comes from a young man promoted to
captaincy at the very early age of
twenty-three.
The promotion came within the last
two months or SO, and might, If war
leaves youth with military inClna-
tions, have fired him with the desire
for "a military life. but it did not.
going 20 be harder to readjust yourself
10 peace than il was to war" There
Is that dread Of the monotony of
steam heat and real plumbing" after
the first novelty OF meeting 1t again
has worn off. There is. more pro-
phetic still, a cropping about and a
restless wondering as to what back
here at home can take the place of
the things that used TO seem big and
important before the boys went away.
But read the letter:
The first peace letter. this young
captain wrote" and VOLTA. | am no
longer an ardent campaigner but an
incor risible civ ilian rather impatiently
waitl3g for pants that flap a bit and
coat that doesn't button up like a
can of sardiues for fishing and loaf
ing and doing what you please or pre-.
tenCng that you are having your own
sweet way. III never be successful
nilitarist, but rather an ardent civil.
ian all the rest of my dayG. If
for no ioftier reason. I hope war
never comes again: it's too discon-
certing. I'm not sorry now that it's
over. -
ttTT is hard to realize what it means
i the end of the war. It's going to
be harder to readjust yourself to peace
than it was to war. War meant a
slipping back a thousand years or so
.--it meant the casting off of a hun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
Let Us Hear From Others on This

To tue ElfkOF " "O"uh uSts
Dear. Mada m-Your piece In the paper
about the help question quite amused me.
dp the frst place, the hslp OF today and
work The help Of the future specializ;s
For instance. II she is cook she viii de-
sinand tt5 or $40 week. Il she is a rarlor
maid or waitress she wants $40 or 81"
for waiting or pantry work. or II she Is a
irhiidnurse for thTee-year-nld child or
older she will demand $40 or Sl2.
The war may reduce war workers WAGES
but not the helps First-class people de-
smand hrst-class help and service, and will
not try to reduce their wages, II will be
fEIy those whose salaries run in the few
.iousand dollars. and also those who are
ttying to make bluff at stylish living and
laying one girl So or $40 week and send
tfg one chop to the Kitchen and asking what
ne did with the last-onion. The time has
sSme when help will not work. and the
INV win not permit them to u they do not
~ 4 half day a week and every other
htsday. And. believe me the woman who
hs Ss % sauas or TO serD 5ssPsss
An doors Let us hear from the girs who
~ WORKING for from 81 to SO a week.
-. t," CHESTNUT HILL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
Azure for Dancing School
y Edilor d woman ) page.

10 tbc Editor OF WoBlaH'S Page:
Dear Ma6am-we are two high school
.Elrn. enc fourteen and the other fifteen
.Y<ars Of age. In February we would like
fn begin TO go 10 dancing school one after
moon each week. Can you awe the ma me
'cf good dancing school in Kensington or
tfraukford7 What afternoons arc lessons
,'kltcny What Is the price of each lesson?
t1fay any kind OF dresses and shoes be worn?
FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE
am sorry not to be able to give this
infofDation. You will have to look IN
thc back OF the telephone directory. in
fhn classified section. for dancing schools
IA the vicinity you mention You can
Rff information about prices, etc, di-
,fectiy from the school. Before deciding
an one you might consult with your
<vufiHsium teacher at the high school
"a which would be- best for you 10
1<<e111 Virtually any sort OF dress
>S&n h> Wcrn to dancing school. IL you
..|4 <o}nE n for fanc, dancing you win
g 4 ~ IIet shippers otherwise any light
p>If q pomps % shofs eiik 40.
|| "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
What Jim Calls
"Camouaage Sauce

Maybe it's creamed chicken. or
croquettes, or asparagus = perhaps
it's creamed mushrooms-but Jim
says IL it's smiling UP at him under
my csmounage sauce it's GOOD
or course. it's just white sauce.
you know-but the secret is that to,
II add about half tablespoonful
OF Al Saucc-my miracle worker.
And unless the flavor OF the dish
itself Is very delicate that sauce
just turns 1t, into an ethereal
Frenchy creation with piquancy
plus
My famous cream of celery soup
gets its charm out OF that same
bottle OF Al Sauce, and indeed so
do many other dishes which used
20 be nat and tasteless under the
old-fashicned plain white sauce.
It's wonderful what = dish OF Al
Sauce win DO i--Adx
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
PENN. GRADUATE SURVIVES
WAR PERLLS; DIES AT HOME
Brougan Chapman Drove British Ambulance Through Shot
and Shell for Four Years, S,oant Safety From Wrecked
Ship to Lose Life in Australia

, of 1908; Albert IL. Thompson, '06 Cor
poral Hal p. Chapman, 15; Lieutenant
J. A. Abrams: Captain Paul G.. Sykes.
is: Lieutenant Kirk Machette and Lieu
tenant Thomas G. Hirst.
These names have been placed on the
memorial tablet which was erected for
that purpose and which was unveiled
when the student army training corps
was started.
Several other university men have
appeared among the wounded and gass-
ed in the last two weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE
TODAY'S INQUIRIES

1. what Is the apple blossom Christmas
tree and how can this decoration be
carried out with little expense:
2. When ore has great many picture
postal cards how can these be put to
good use:
s. Women have lately been admitted as law
clerks In the Government service.
Through what channels is IL possible
tl6 10 enlist In this new work?
4. What are apples Suzette?
a. In making cranberry Jelly. what little
" ..trick" guarantees it's success:
a. How can the light Of a candle be sue
eessfully dimmed for any length OF
time?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
Could Use Heavy Curtains


To The Editor Of Womans Page.
Dear Madam---I have p little baby and the
house where we live has open doOrways
and can't possibly heat the whole house.
wonder II some Of the Kind readers OF
your paper hate pair OF old heavy curtains
they do not Use need. II could set
the same. THE MOTHEe OF FOUR
The addresses Of these two mothera
are held IscTe. Letters fbr them viii be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03

Rolls or biscuits may be freshened
by placing them in a paper bag. twist
ping it in cold water and placing in a
hot oven for a few minutes When
taken out the rolls will he as light and
hot as when first baked. and are far
more wholesome
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03

THELMA.-I was so glad to get your
letter Yes, indeed. write to me when
ever you want to and ! will surely an
swer. Can you go with me next Monday
to another concert? Write me II you
can and we'll arrange about meeting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03

dred little luXuries of civilization and
a reversion to life that had brutally
simple aims and interests. Now that
it's all over. the climbing up is going
TO he hard We all shout loudly that
we're going to appreciate steam heat
and real plumbing much more than
ever, but in me there's a feebly stir
ring suspicion that those pleasures
will Cloy after a short time. But this
same suspicion tells me nothing of
what will take the place Of modern
ConvcnienCes.
''T sure hope there are still bass in
old Lake N-for nv wiles and still
Colors in the sunsets or earth rises
as some one calls il.
AT the moment | can only re
member that Tennyson's IN Memo.
RAM is sadly inadequate to express
what we feel today for those who gave
their lives for US. 1t was brought
home to me most vividly by the news
of the death of my best friend. the
one closest to me in all essentials OF
life in spite of the fact that I had
known him only for few years. He
was so rich in promise of what he
might become in college that it is
rather hard to think that his one
crowded hour was enough for him. II
makes YOU believe in immortality
when your friends go out ahead-far
too early
COM MELLOW that last paragraph eX
~ plains what goes before and shows
how il could not be otherwise with our
boys at least for a time. Out in the
vast wide, open they have stood close
to great noble things the rest of us
know nothing Of. How natural it was
to turn to the thoughts of Colors in
the sunset and fishing in old Lake N
This. too, is prophetic. For a long
time the outdoors which speaks the
same magnificent language in every
country will call our boys when the
pettiness of life pals as though to
say you still have me-you still have
me" Who knows what other changes
may come?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
Please Tell Me What TO DO
Rv CYNTHIA
BY CYNTHIA

man YOU meet. Think this over little
bit. Cynthia has often expressed her
views on this subject OF giving kisses
away vixen q young man does not care
enough for a girl to ask her to marry
him II not then, later when he has the
means to support her. Cynthia does not
believe in It, Friends are best lost who
ask these privileges.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
For the Baby's Sake

To the Editor Of WomdH's Page:
Dear Msdsm--Will you please ask anne
one for q go-cart. for a little baby that they
would like TO give away al ] am unable 10
buy one and would like to have one very
much? AIrsJ c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03

For the names of shops where ar
ticles mentioned in Adventures
With a Purse can be purchased.
address Editor of WCman's Page,
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER, or phone
the ,Woman's Department., Walnut
5000.