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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES

1. Victory bread should not be served In
the home on wheatless days or Mt
wheatless meals. At these times home
baked bread with IA large percentage
OF wheat -four substitutes should be
used.
2. Little wax paDer drinking cups make
excellent containers for fat. They do
away with waste because slice OF
one Of them filled with fat can he cut
OF. They also save the trouble OF
washing greasy dishes.
3. To prevent q placket from tearing CLAMP
the last hook and eve with q tack
hammer after you have Fastened u.
II will not become unlocked and will
relieve the strain that usually makes
the placket tear.
4. ST. Patrick was born In 3SI and died in
1913.
5. When the census was last taken in 1910
there were I56.i76 divorced men In
the United States and 1856, ,I0t divorced
women.
8. The Baroness Huson de Carcenac. who
lives In Louisiana, recently offered her
famous Chateau du Mosine st. Denis,
France. to be used as "a hospital for
wounded soldiers who came from
Louisiana.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
L. REED HOPWOOD

to expect that this second line of de-
tense shall give as devoted and loyal
service at the home fires as they expect
OF the boys at the front.
Always there is the home fire of cheer
full. normal family life to keep burning.
in spite of heart aches and breathless
watching. Amid the tears and prayers
Of mothers and wives the fire on the
family hearth must crackle cheerily
on, and the letters from home reflect its
glow into the darkest hours that men
can face under the flag that flies in the
American sector in France.
And then there is the newly kindled
home fire of emergency war service.
The women's committee of the Council
of National Defense has organized work
for every woman from one end OF the
country TO the other who will line UP
behind the American army and work.
Under its organizing direction every
woman has IA place and part to play
in tending the home fires Of service and
tanning them into white heat of sac
rifice.
Somewhere in Philadelphia there are
today sick and diseased and neglected
little children, the citizens OF tomorrow,
for citizenship. Somewhere in Philadel-
phia there are numbers of. men and
women broken and useless through
many causes who can be and must be
rebuilt into decent members of society,
and young people who are travelling the
long trail to moral death who can be
and must be reclaimed before II is too
late More than more poor. ignorant
diseased woman has been educated to
know that her only hope Of bringing
healthy children into the world is by
getting the help and service of the
maternity hospitals, and the registers
OF all of them are full. This work IL
too valuable to be stopped for lack Of
sufficient funds, and as time goes on
and doctors go to the front and nurses
are called away. they will become In
dispensable as community medical GEN.
ters and they can't be spared. They
must go on, and 1t Is a patriotic duty
second to no other for the public to
give generously toward the unprecedent-
ed increase in every part OF hospital
maintenance. 1t is not good business
nor good morals nor efficient patriotism
to neglect our home charities.
Let us rally together and kindle anew
the waning ashy fires of these home
charities and place them side by side
with those others which we mean to
keep burning "till the boys come home. I"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
A New Novelist

Zellade Kervoyou owed her name and
her Gallo strain to her father. Her
name was odd enough to her English
cousins and her Saxon environment, but
her ways were more perplexing still.
Miss Il. M. Delaheld, a new writer gives
an entertaining account of the reac-
aons OF one race to another in "zelia
count Of her own budding fictional tai
ent In a novel that bears little trace
OF the novice. Zella is madly fascinating,
clever and maneuvering in her traits.
Sees Herself" and an excellent ac-
She is both erratic and ecstatic In tenn
permanent. Her career from little-gIrl-
hood to womanhood is traced In pages
which likewise afford a commentary on
English society. The personages are
sklllfully characterized and the dialogue
is delightful to read, so differentiated IL
the diction In appropriate fitting to the
character and so revealing of their indi-
vidualities.
zELI.A SEES HERSELF. ny E. N Ds,.-
nsid. New York: Alfred A. Knopf ii. 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
Costume for st. Patrick's Party
Editor OF Womar Page:

To the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam--You had dish on vour
war menu last week called "hidden eggs"
wish you would print the recipe for It IN the
Woman's Exchange. VIII you also tell me
what kind OF very Inexpensive costume !
could make for little girl 70 wear 10 8
ST. Patrick's party? tMrs) NJ X.
Pour on a pancake griddle generous
spoonful of cornmeal pancake batter and
break into the center OF this one egg.
As soon as the pancake is Drowned, turn.
The egg and the griddle cake are cooked
together and are very delicious.
You can make an inexpensive St Pat
rick's Day costume for your little girl
out OF white cheesecloth and little sham
rocks cut out OF green paper. She can
call herself the Irish fairy. Make a
little short ruffied skirt and let her wear
plenty of stin petticoats under IL. Paste
the little shamrochs all here and there on
the skirt. Have little fluffy waist
decked with shamrocks. too. A few Of
them might hang tied to little braids OF
green baby ribbon from tiny pufflike
short sleeves. Let little daughter carry a
wand made of piece of wood covered
with green paper and tinsel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
Mrs. CarsOn's First Novel

Philadelphians will read "Trueheart
Margery" with added zest and pleasure.
for 1t is the first novel by the wife Of
one of the city's Magistrates, Robert
Carson. Norma Bright Carson is well
known otherwise. however. for she Is a
short-story writer and editor of the
Book News Monthly
"Trueheart Margery" is an unaffected
love tale Of intrinsic merit. not without
its tragic lesson of the worlds pit
falls. The characters are well defined
and true. Mrs. Carson has placed True
heart Margery. a most winsome. appeal
ing character. on the romantic end of a
story drawn in vital and intimate par
allel. The arrogant, iron-willed SELFISH
ness of Richard Craven brings about the
destruction of his own household and Is
only melted by the sweet influence of
the daughter of tho third generation.
Trying to find balm for his intense grief
over the loss of his young wife at child
birth by wandering over the globe. era :
ven finally comes back to "Timbervale"
to find his daughter Jean the image OF
her mother. Jean. however, marres
agains' his wishes and he returns to his
old haunts. his pride intolerably hurt
by the crossing of his will. After many
years drifting back to "Timbervale" he
learns of Jeans death, but her daughter
| Trueheart Margery. finds him as he
sleeps at MONDAY in the woods nearby.
Trueheart finally marries Gerry Gordon
whom Craven had expected would marry
Jean.
Mrs. Carson almost convinces us that
age has no place In true love affair
although the man may be twice as old as
the woman, so entirely happy and
! wholesome is this last match. but she
makes the mistake of making the youth
OF the girl-bride too manifest in Gerry's
treatment of her on the wedding day,
The reading public is sure to look for
ward with most friendly interest for
Mrs. Carson's next book.
TRUEHEART MARGERY. BY Norma
BRIGHT Carson. New York: George H..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
RUSSIA REVEALED
BY THE MAD MONK
Iliodor's Confessions One OF
the Most Illuminating Books
That Have Appeared

ArropU all the books written about
p..,. .h.ro 10 nopo more illuminating
'''' "a ,,,or,o,rs
tnan the I've, co"tess'o"e
of Sergei Michailovich Trufanon' pet
,er lrovn as the mad monk Iliodor.
,,,,,,,, ,,oro at ope
,, ,n's ,n,I,,a,a,,, ILL.,, connected and Rasputin
tln'e .,.y in,i, A., oo,,ring tho nrono-
was was ,,,I.,a hraaL between the
w. ~ according 10 Ijiodor's ac-
tNo 'a' ~, ,,sna,..rod tho vicious
count, Mne" W pon,,,I,
ness OF ''e ny ~ s,,nors,,,ion Of
ilouo, "lt'eo VI 80, ~ car down
an tusslai o. e., 10 doee not give
10 tne peasants, ~ 49,, yer,, re-
II this name. re c"t.s 49, &C., Ia
ligious, but he gives instance ai,ei ~
in the miracle-working power OF Ras-
n,,,ir and the confidence of the peasants
p"t," o." ,,,t.. .,,o,r,. :, ,uch as Ras-
III tne aoi'S " Ill, ~ ono
putin, to DO Wohuers, he .es W r
monk. who read III thine riRnt eye oi-
fend thee, pluck II OUT and then, after
, fo,v ,noments' thought took his lighted
rev "' 's S,,nded himself with the
Chilo'e ~, ~ hdn,sa,f ~ one time lived
flame. lhouor '''nse, - a., go,
for three months Wi'nout Sieep' !" i"st
ing and prayer. In order 10 increase ms
percention of spiritual things. lie says
w. ho cav visions and heard voices
's ,,,,s ir continual conflict with the
Gnu f.,,,t,, hi,,saIf ,ived for six
r,ontbs without touching his hands to
his flesh. and in order TO accomplish
this he had to go without bathlng or
wasbinv Of any kind Iliodor gives the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
Millions Sonnet on His Blindness
To the Editor Of Woman's Pq0e:

To INC Editor OF WomdHS Fd0e'
Dear Madam--Hsving seen the request of
Mrs. j. II. G.. az to where the quotation,
They also serve who only stand and wait,
Is taken from. ! thought I would say II
was by John Milton from a sonnet on his
blindness. II follows:
When | consider how my light is spent
Ere half my days in this dark world and
wide.
Ard that one talent which is death to hide
Lodged with me useless. though my soul
more bent
To serve herewith my Maker. and present
My true account. lest he returning chide;
Doth God exact day labor, light dened7"
I fos dly ask. But patience, to prevent
need
Either mans work or His OWE gifts. Who
best
Bear his mild yoke they serve Him best. His
state
is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed.
And post DER land and ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and walt
fMrs) T. i. o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
The Wife Who Enlisted

Grace S. Richmond whose "Whistlng
Mother" little story OF bravery when
boy Joined the army, encouraged
many mothers. has written a companion
story for the young brides left at home
by their soldier husbands. She calls
il THE Enlisting Wife II is beauti-
ful moving and sympathetic tale of 10y
atty, loyalty to the fine ideas of the
American youth fighting for world free
dom, and loyalty to the nation where
that freedom finds it's finest expression.
So long as there are such young women
as Mrs. Richmond has described the
future Is pretty safe.
THE ENLISTTNG WIFE. BY Gracs s.
Richmond, Garden City: Doubleday. Page
a Co. 30 cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
Mans Clothes for Party
To he Editor Of Woman s Page:

To The Editor OF Woman's Pd0e'
Dear Madam--would you advise me as TO
what clothes a young man should wear at
a formal dance this spring? That Is. what
kind of a hat. tie, collar, shoes: etc
INNOCENT.
Full-dress clothes are always worn at
formal dances. Full dress means swal-
low-tailed black broadcloth coat and
trousers to match white stiff-bosomed
or fine pleated shirt, standing white COL
lar, stiff cuffs. narrow white lawn or
linen bow tie, white waistcoat, black
shoes. pumps or ties: black silk socks
and white kid gloves.
The gloves are not positively neces-
sary. but are an addition to the cos
tune. A soft hat or derby would be per-
fectly suitable should you not have a
high silk hat.
you ask by mail.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
THE FIRE ON THE HOME HEARTH
MUST CRACKLE FAITHFULLY ON
The Memory Of Happy Hearthsides Has AL
ways Had Something to Do With the
Victory Of Armies
EDITORIAL FOR WOMEN BY A WOMAN
BY JOSEPHINE L. REED HOLLYWOOD


Chairman Executive Committee, w
WE sing the words of the popular
w song. keep the Home Fires Burn
ing" thoughtlessly as we go about the
days work. the newsboy whistles the
melody carelessly in the streets and the
lad in khaki huns It lightly as he waits
for the call to go "ovcr there" Yet be-
meath the words lies psychology which
we would do well to ponder seriously. 1t
Is the basic psychology of that inde-
fnabe element of army spirit, COM
bined physical bravery, with high hope
and unwavering purpose which we calI
morale" The memory Of home hres
and happy hearths has always had to
do with the victory of armies.
Discoura gements and reverses will
come to our lads at the front-perhaps.
after all, strenuous day in camp or
long hours of horror in the trenches
when the l.!i comes with the darkness
and with it will come desolate yearn-
ing for home things and home faces
and only the sure faith that far away
the same brave souls who bade them
go with smile are keeping the home
fires bright will make new effort worth
while. And 1t is the simple job of every
one of us at home to get into line keep
ing up the glow of home lights for the
lads overseas.
Very soon 100000 and more of our
American boys will be at the front fill
ing In the broken ranks Of the Allies.
who have done so nobly by tho cause
which is also ours. The sacrifice that
those 100000 lads are making for
democracy will count for next to moth
ing If there are 90,00O,000 slackers left
at home. American women and those
men who are not called to risk a life
are called upon by moral obligation and
patriotic duty to unite into n solid home
guard of service, and it is not too much
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
TODAY'S INQUIRIES

I. What is the food value Of apples:
.. How does q summer squash differ from
winter one?
3. How can n thin, worn-out blanket be
made Into y very presentable piece OF
bed covering?
&. How did King George Of England re-
Gently honor a woman In the United
States?
.. Arc tbere any eases In the United States
In which girls and boys under fifteen
years Of age are divorced:
q. who is Vera Danschakof.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
A Handy Scarf

4 broad scarf of knitted wool may
be made in length to reach little below
the waist in front when thrown over
the shoulders, and then the edges under
the arms drawn together in overland
stitch to form a short kimono sleeve.
thus Transforming the scarf into an i'm
promptu eton. suitable for wear beneath
the suit jacket or the long top coat.
Small invisible hairpins will be found
to make good fastenings, unless a couple
of strands of the worsted are knotted
into the knitted meshes at intervals down
the front, to be tied in lieu of regular
fasteners.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
TOnlOrrOlC's War Menu
st. Patrick's Day


The recipe for any dish mentioned
here Will be forwarded upon receipt of a
selt-addressed stamped envelope.
BREAKFAST-wHE
Baked Apples
Bacon and Chicken LiverS
Potato Balls Coffee
DINNER
Chicken Shamrock
Casserole with shamrocks cut from
green peppersD
Mashed Potatoes Shaped Like Irish
Cabins
Green Peas india Relish
Pistache Ice Cream
SUPPER
st. Patrick's Salad
Cream Cheese Crackers
Angelfood Cake
ST. PATRGCK'S SALAD
Place a large slice of canned pine
apple on each plate. on which have been
arranged lettuce leaves in the form of
a shamrock Spread walnut meats over
this and dress with green mayonnaise.
The green mayonnaise is made Just
as the yellow salad dressing. with the
addition of crushed parsley juice or
green vegetable cOloring to be bought
at the grocer's.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
Wilson War Messages

"In our First Year of War" by Presl-
dent Wilson. is published by the Harpers.
gard to the plan of publication and tho
conditions which he requested have been
scruplously observed. The book contains
all the messages and addresses Of the
President during the first calendar year
of the war. IT opens with the second
inaugural address. including Govern
ment operation Of railroads and TIE
terms OF peace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
To Wash Blue Sweater
10 the Editor Of Wontan's Page:

Dear Madam--What Is the easiest way
in washing blue slip-over sweater trimmed
with gray Angora 30 that II viii not shrink
or fade? Please answer before March Is.
Thanking you In advance
EDITH AND ETHEL.
Wash the sweater in a lukewarm
suds of pure white soap Be sure not to
rub soap on the sweater. but merely
plunge It up and down In the suds until
clean. Do not rub. as this stretches.
press the water out. Do not wiring or
twist. as this also stretches the sweater.
To dry. II II Is clear day with good
wind, put In the bottom of a pillow slip
Simply let the sweater lie limp. IL II is
a bad day. stretch an old sheet on the
floor and let the sweater lie on this. Do
not stretch into shape or put near heater.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16

The less trimming. the more effective is
the dress.
The great dressmakers are recogniz-
ing the value of economy. But it Is not
necessary for n woman to seek out the
expensive dressmaker to be we'll
groomed. Let her study her own per-
sonality. find out for herself the most
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16

self in the smart hat and she is good
for another two hours.
Clothes. it is said. can make or break
the spirit in a woman. All those In
favor of pretty hats. stand up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
qHfAra ( hlA Npprr4
To Remove Paint

Make paste by mixing potash with
a little water. Spread this paste over
the paint on the window pane. or any
other glass from which you wish to
remove paint, Let this stay a few
minutes, then wash Off. All paint stains
will be removed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
THE WHYFORE OF EASTER HATS,
II OR ARE THEY NON ESSENTIALS?
Member Of Auxiliary War Board Says They
Are, But Few Pointers Lead Us to
Consider Their Wartime Value

TT is q narrowing thought but II
& must be faced. Is the Easter bon
net q noncssentiai?
Spring Is almost here. Sunshine dane
Ing In the city streets. blue skies max
ing lovely distances and daffodils on the
dining room table. Little girls jump
+ ing rope. Their small sisters. like the
frst spring wild flowers. all fresh
and sweet. In starchy little dresses
sticking out from under bright colored
, sweaters The robins are jumping
around on the front lawn. Spring is
almost here! The lure OF 1t, the smell
OF II.
Z And yet a certain member Of an
auxiliary war board has the courage
to call the Easter bonnet nonessen-
tial.
TyHERE are several ways of think
Ing over this matter of an Easter
bonnet know a woman who has
lust bought hers--it Is a Tonkinese
blue with some floppy pink roses. She
really had a very good reason. She
wanted to help make life bright for
the soldiers when on furlough. The
morale or the psychology or some
thing Of the thing was terrific, she
said.
But the funny thing about 1t was
the length of time it took her to
buy the hat. Ask any salesgirl who
showed her one. There was nothing
conservable on any of the hats she
looked at, like wheat or coal. but she
just went from one fit of hesitation to
another. Then one fine day she vent
down town and brought home the
Tonkinese blue one.i 1t was then she
told us how II was only right that
women should have pretty hats for the
sake of the soldiers who were so used
to only seeing khaki. This reason. IL
seems. had been floating around in her
head all the time. But the minute
she put on the Tonkinese hat with the
pink roses she knew it would be almost
wrong not to buy it for the sake of
the soldiers who would come home
from camp and could look at II. Really
we began to feel ashamed of ourselves
for not owning hats with pink roses
on them.
ARE women really buying Easter
"A bonnets for the sake of the sol.
diers who can come home and look at
bless your heart, almost every one who
has a soldier knows by this time that
he is SO happy to get home he doesn't
know whether he's looking at a hat or
dustpan.
Does this mean that the Easter
bonnet is nonessential? 1t does not
My friend who bought the Tonkinese
hat had a very good reason for doing
30. But it wasn't the kind Of reason
she thought 1t was.
Women want pretty clothes. not be-
cause the soldiers need them to look
at. but because clothes fortify them.
The thing reacts on the soldiers after
ALL
A smart hat warns q woman's soul.
. 1t gives her the power to write a
cheerful letter to her soldier boy when
she might have written blue one.
II makes her believe she Is not tired
when she is up to her ears In war
work. Let her catch a glimpse Of her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
Pronouncing "Boche"

70 fhe Editor OF womoa's Pooe:
Ing questions:
whst 6 The railroad fare from Phils-
C) What Is II from Charlotte to Little
Isl How do you pronounce Boehe'
A STUDENT.
(f) The railroad fare from PhiIadel-
phia 10 Charlotte. N. c.. is $iAot. In
{3j Fhs fare from Charlotte to Little
19cl Ark. y s2i.ss, plus an PER cent
.,| q. - = Yeepsanss1 VITA ! ieps
u = s,sv..s4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
War Savings Jingles

Old Kaiser Blly sat upon a hill,
Away marched the Americans; ana
the moral 70 this:
Thrift Stamps wi1l u&ke the Kaises
'7fsla an - ~.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
Marie Engarde Speaks on Hair
BObbing

TO the Editor Of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam--May ] submit Just a few
lines in your column on the mych,dissgs;sed S',.
Way for Woman to Wear Her Harp
Both men ard women today are trying to
sf I the the same same time '" endesvor % % to Keep within
the bounds Of attractiveness. For example.
sod s of al IN od ana anG
Her. l. Il. sss "a h. shs ' fn
style put into practice and which is far
10 my mind. we should adopt the same
her hair. II il is more comfortable and more
sssn bob il. d siris, Is Bob ii just T forget what
brothsr Jim or friend Bin might say about
your looks and affords you more time to he
NTH them in work or az play o5 YSIs men
play good eighteen holes at golf or enjoy
z few sets Of tennis or take q hfteen-mile
coiffure. hish heels and powder box 10 let
Dame Nature bring out the rosy color In her
put the wS. trouble Stout the
hair,SoSbi,S ioi a idea Is lust in the IDEA oSt q
at some Of the simply scandaious'' ways
parsons wore their hair. For instance.
lea with iltsie black S bow. psfsi sach as that
dida'i tsiIx .e II those days:
ssss Aar times @ 'ef q BENG being practical. being
healthy and being strong.
II bobbing your hair will help you toward
seis' then bob 1t asd MARt% retSiee; E pNoAppp
$50 North Forty-frst street.
The above letter comes from young
business woman who has been PROM
inently identified with the Woman
Suffrage party. Weight adds itself TO the
matter contained when one considers the
writer Is well drilled In the business of
Making before she speaks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16

This quaint little coat suit is of
navy-blue serge, trimmed with
black hercules braid. The collar
and vest are Of white broad
cloth bound with white silk
'ss'f; az = .slss 8 tiss s''sss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
Boys Are Happy in Augusta

~ ~ Editor OF WonaH's Page:
Dear Madam---Mrs. II. Il. BIS letter IT,
ytQr column Of March has been a topic OF
<119rest 10 US down here. I have no rels-
f{x<e IN Camp Hancock. ] am down here
working for the season. so am not prejudiced
u spy way. May 7 say that I have not
- Augasts people have been 90 GOOD to
An ths boys are securing furloushs.
Naturaiiy. they cannot all leave at once.
&~k they AL ret their ten days. Sometimes
~ sfs delayed for reasons those up North
~ PCT know os. There hive beeL several
T. 1sk kept the boys confned, but think Il
III n. -. B. u patient she win not be dis
p ssss,p sss'Py hl% Az n hss,., sss
II yfance.. - y my husband. ought 10 be
txrs) A. u. g.. Augusta.