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KITTY NEEDED A VACATION
TO GET OVER ONE SHE HAD
f the End Of T,co Weeks Our Young Friend Has Just About
Ready for a Nice Long Rest-The Roy Youth
PLAYS in the Summertime

NTHAT are you going TO get out Of
w your vacation? To women who
have never known what it is TO work
hard a vacation is very much like the
dessert at meal They want IL and
vet they wouldn't go hungry II dinner
came to close after the roast
chicken.
II Is so different with women who
work hard In office. for instance. Va.
cation to them is the middle of the
meal. II they do without it they
starve for health. And doing with II
some of them almost starve anyhow.
IL is pitiful to see some girls on their
vacations. Take Kitty C. for in.
stance. Kitty is a stenogrn pher with
more than a days work to do in a
day since war times have come on
Each night when she drags herself to
bed she is dead tired Sundays she
does not rest much. one must have
one afternoon in the week to do her
nails wash her hair and get acquaint
ed with the girls, too. There have
been times when she has made firm
resolution TO lie down for a couple o.
hours and sleep, but the telephone bell
rings and some one wants to come
over or wants her to come over, and
there you are.
Last year kitty's vacation was at
q little lake resort, where there was
good bit of gayety il a girl IVES look
ing for it. This year her two weeks
will be spent at the same place. Spent
is a very good word when speaking of
Kitty's vacation. Last year she came
back that way--spent. Sunburned. it
is true bright-eyed, il is true. but
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
Brunette" Explains Further


pSni p 70 sAg.r n.r,,o p.rhas. th.r. on, mers
man except as a friend.
wri,S". Mi,o". before he went away he asked me to
were we're fIf.nSi.m frH I'm; INA He said he considered we
alsc ~ mentioned my meeting lis sister. Now.
,Yo,das ne has written and as received no letter.
h ads ss .s.S writ. write TO ,s. sS%s soS5s S1
ss:ess sut %sHte e the rs whSls %t., taM%ily He
asking them to write 10 FIN.
and ms :. is :, II. first soldier have written to.
tsnf toTses s.. 'hs nsw tsa, GSqh.s Ssy.
added this to the story.
realy sn9s f..iy you .nhhss ,Sins ne ssEsnss sr but
this man ''"s "' ''' 'o'
ffys % ss% W. shfs s4 sns III si Il. e srs2s:
been getting the EVENING. PrRLlc LrpGrn.
pane. pspsE. w, but M ai:o hsys helped to ssi 1i.
e ta snothsr proslem. @ Hr'S viii SRos soa assI ..k
man? BRuNETTE' "
No, Indeed. Brunette, do not think
you are strange girl, and am glad
you feel you can come to me with your
problems and troubles. This letter does
put put another face" as the saying Is, on
your first one. In that you did not seem
70 think there was possibility of Ms
having written to you and you said he
mad asked the other girl TO write. as he
Is lonely. Now you tell me he wrote tc
her whole family. That is different. You
also said You had lost your respect for
MIN, II you feel that you like him ano
mink ne has written and the letter per-
maps was lost, do not for a minute feel
snubhed": Just write in answer to the
farewell letter. You cannot tell about
the mails from abroad | know of one
case where a man has written every
DAY. and the girl here had written forty
letters before she received one. and when
she finally did receive one he had not
received any of hers
OF course that was case Of an en-
gagged couple. There would be no occa-
sion for you to write so often to the
young man in question. Write two or
three times and then wait fer an answer.
I am glad. my dear. that you and your
friends like the column 90 well and hope
you will never hesitate to write your
problems TO me
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Alice Kent and the Days Work
The Story OF Business Girl " no " ould Not Fail
By MARTHA keller
fCopyr0ht. 1918, by the Public Ledger ConponyJ

and slowing It away in the back Of the
buggy. he eyed me approvIngly as he
stretched out helping hand: You look
lot better than you did Sunday after
noon"
Much obliged" said !. accepting the
first aid Of carriage steps Then Dick
jumped in after me. picked up the reins
and we were off accordingly I could
take time 10 talk And the credit be-
longs to your mother, bless her heart"
Well, like that" he cnuckled touch
ing Molly lightly with the whip When
move"
OF course you did" was my rromp,
rejotnder But actions speak louder than
trunk-and paid for the expressman.
too
What's the difference? It's all in the
family The blue eyes turned to me and
my first impression was confirmed de-
spite his smile and railiery Dick had a
worried look. You know we've pretty
nearly adopted you"
And you have no idea what mat
means. said ]. TO girl who has grown
up with a heartache. Why. Dick, vor,r
mother is just wonderful. | don't see
how ] ever lived without her until now. &"
Then make UP for lost time by COM
ing to see her as often as you can. She
| counts lot on having you And
pretty soon-,-she's liable 10 need YOU
even more than she does now" Here
he paused moment as IL debating some.
| thlhs with himself and then plunged
ahead Besides being my kid sister
you nave more sense than any girl
know-of course. excepting Nell-so I'm
going to tell you something IL yoIII
promise not TO breathe a word Of III"
,Solemnly ! looked up at him and II
silence bowed my head
"ONTINCED TOMORROW
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tary work Of 'tne women is enormous.
Waste is a fault that is virtually ruled
out of the Red Cross program. The
knitting must be perfect.
Mrs. Thomson, who in Mrs. Henry
Brinton Coxe's absence. is superintend-
ent of part of the knitted garments de-
partment of the Pennsylvania and
Delaware division o. the Red cross,
emphatically urges that women do not
hsten to any argument against knitting
''lt is dangerous she said we must
supply the goods. The work of the Red
Cross is controlled by Government or
ders and no goods are sent over without
Government orders. r. the supply Of
socks, sweaters, Tristlets and helmets
were not needed or If there were any
waste do you not see that the Govern.
ment would realize and attend TO It?
The Red Cross works like any other
part of the American army. There Is
no waste. Of course. the hand KNIT nj
must be perfect work--articles that are
hawed are sent back to the knit er
TO be remade. The stock of woods is
guarded carefully and every inch of il
| must he accounted for.
every one knows that hand mad
goods. the work of experts (Which by
now the majority OF women have be-
Gomez is of infinitely better grade than
machne-made. Therefore they last
longer and therefore they are a saving
A pair of handmade socks lasts from
a week TO ten days longer than pair OF
nrachine-made ones, and they are softer
and warmer.
/
BY Government orders we have been
sending vast quantities of every sort OF
knitted articles to our men in Italy
Women must turn deaf ear to any
talk against knitting They have no
time to argue the pros and cons. So lonl
as the Government has need of the work
they have nothing to decide about IL
Just work"
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The Cloak Is a Rival Of the Cape
4 Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Rose

(WHICH shall it be when it comes to
the more or less formal and eve
ming occasions-the cape or the cloak?
There is much to be said on both sides.
| shall. however, let the cape present its
arguments another time. Today the
cloak is here and shall speak for itself.
Just because it has sleeves the cloak
claims that it is more generally comfort
able and practical, and l think we will
admit the justice of this claim. 1t Is
said by many that the cape is quite all
right for the limousine but that COM
paratively few are proprietors. Regard
less of this, the cape has been remark
ably popular this last season. but it re-
tion this coming fall
Be that as 1t may, the cape without
doubt has greatly influenced the design
ing of the cloaks, which are in most
cases a combination of the good points
of the cape and the cloak. 1t will not be
difficult for you to get my meaning when
you look at the sketch today. Certainly
for the woman who must use modes OF
conveyance other than the family motor
coat of dark natural colorins is the
only sensible choice. And because it is
neutral it can be worn with virtually any
dress and at most any time. OF course,
it is not. strictly speaking, the proper
garment for formal evening function.
ma nj de in txin Ia,
an air of elegance, for it is very hand
some satin, and nothing has ii preference
over satin for coats of this type. The
absolute plainness of this model also dig
nifies the garment. The back Of this
wrap resembles cape hanging quite
full. The front is held in place with a
satin belt which fastens with a buckle.
Copyright 1918, by Florence Rose.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
CHAPTER LVIII


INRIDAY afternoon | hurried home
Il from school in accordance with
Telephone message which Mrs Carruth
had sent in the forenoon to the effect
that before dark Dick would call for me.
This message came as a surprise. be
cause when the Carruths and | parted
the preceding Sunday evening ii had
been understood that whoever drove into
town with farm produce on Saturday
would take me back with him II might
be Mr.. Carruth or Richard or Cne OF
the hired men and SO long aG the horse
was headed in the right direction and
could be depended on to bring up at
Twin-oaks in a brief space Of time. who
the driver CHANGED TO be was, compara-
lively speaking, immaterial; especially
in view of the fact that each member of
the household stood high in my regard.
Even at that age | had hearty lik-
ing for all sorts of folks and found
printed books far less interesting than
human documents then, too. everybody
at the farm on the least provocation
seemed determined to give me a good
time, reeling off at all hours entertaining
incidents and also encouraging me TO say
Whatever came into my head This was
not merely f1attering to- youthful vanity:
It was indeed so diametrically opposed to
the aloofness of my grandfather and the
policy of restraint which Aunt Jane had
consistently preached and praCticed dur
ing my childhood, that at Twin-Oaks the
last summer II had seemed to me | drew
Ily Nrst breath OF 1reSn air 3. Now tnat
my prospects in life We're better than
they had ever been before. my spirits
rose and a visit at the farm figured as
the only fitting climax to the unwonted
happiness of the last FIVE days at school
While the eleventn-nour information that
the visit was to begin a bit earlier than
had been expecting gave the weekend
such boost that. viewed through my
rose -coiored spectacles. it surmounted the
shining pinnacles of the seventh heaven
No wonder then that when Dick came
into sight stood on tiptoe at the win
dow; and gazing AT him through the
aforementioned rose -colored glasses
even in the first glimpse discerned that
something had gone wrong. This doesn't
mean that he looked cross for his good
nature was proverbial even before |
met him Mrs. Carruth Confided to me
that her eldest son had the best drsnosi.
ton In the family and Frank and Came
ron each one employing for the purpose
the most glowing colors in his ConVersa-
tional paint box, pictured Richard as
the one and only sunshine manufacturer
whose shop was never closed neverthe-
less at first glance today / recognized
that the machinery was out of gear Yet
the young man, summOning a smile
greeted me with, Glad to see YOU, girl"
And after taking from me my suitcase
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american Propaganda

Miss Eta V. Leighton, civic secre-
tary Of the National Society League,
has started a ME and You" lip to lip
American propaganda. In this the Man
is that for every Hun lie uttered there
shall be spoken an American truth. The
truths are embodied in slogans taken
from President Wilson's speeches. Cen
eral Pershing's messages, and from lit
erature sent out by the Committee on
Public Information, the National Sc
curity League and other organizations.
Miss leighton Is also advising club
women. teachers and other. groups to
write the slogans on slips of paper and
to inclose them in all letters sent to
France and Italy. these slogans to be
written in the language OF the country
for which they are Intended. so that
they can be handed to soldiers and
civilians.
we will smash the German line in
France II you smash the Hun propa-
gands at r,;. homs;. is.a quotation from
bon! Nous venons 'et nous irons jus
au'au bout :" is suggested as an en-
closure for any soldiers letter to
France.
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ARE BEST-A PAGE FOR WOMENS PROBLEM
Adventures
With aPurSe
FOUND TODAY

FOUND TO-DAY
I. SNpover sweaters purled at the
waist; priced less than -.
Q. souare candles that lend individu-
atty 10 the living room.
8. A sterling silver picture frame for
that snapshot.
4. A casserole dish for the bride.
TT THERE Is one thing we women love,
L II is bargain. l believe I discovered
one today. I speak Of display Of we'll
knit sweaters, with sleeves. They slip
on over the head, are purled at the
waist. and have cuffs and square coll
lar Of contrasting color. Notable among
them Is a combination of--well guess
you'd call II a deep pink and gray. The
original price of these models, some OF
which come in just one color. was $3.50,
but they have been repriced at 1925. I,
Ever since 7 saw the living room Of a
friend of mine. | have loved square
candles. The wallpaper Ia a soft. rest
full gray. the woodwork In of white, and
on the highly polished floor Is a blue
rug. Her furniture IL of mahogany and
the lamp sheds a warm rose glow over
everything. And yet, I vow, the finish
ing touch, without which her cozy room
would lose much OF it's marked indt-
viduality. is given by the mahogany
candlesticks on either side of the piano
with their square blue candles. These
candles, generally quite expensive, j dis
covered today in pale pink or red for
ten cents each. Pink ought TO look well
In your bedroom.
II you are as fond of having one or
two sterling silver picture frames on
your dresser as J am. feel sure that
you will be glad to hear that they can
be purchased right reasonably. l
chanced upon one style. perfectly plain
and about three inches square, for
seventy-five cents. They mako very
good appearance. Get out that picture
for which you have wanted frame so
long. and try It in one OF those frames
saw. today. You'll be delighted with
the effect.
II is always a difficult matter to find
a gift for the bride which no one else
will think Of. 1t does take the edge
OFF the pleasure of giving her something
extra nice. only to find that she has re-
ceived one or two similar gifts. How
about baking dish? saw one today
very plain and attractive OF silver hnish.
for $3.50 And when not in use, 1t
should look very well on her buffet or
serving table.
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YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

L. small pillows are much In denra nd In Tn.
camps and hospitals In this country
Ihe Legion Of LOYAL Women, 1885
lucid street. Washington. d. C., will
be glad to receive them.
& women members of the army and navy
nursing corps are entitled to take out
war risk Insurance on the same terms
given the men In service
3. The United States Mint buys old ,.h,.
silver. One dol lar is allowed for fve
ounces, hut at least 100 ounces must
ne brought TO the mint at a time.
v bOilnE water DOured over a new fresh
rn,t rrn,t stain held taut over a bowl will
remove the stain. After the stain has :
dried in ID Is more difficult TO re-
move. Lemon Juice and sunlight or u
little weak oSGlic acid will take out
one OF these more obstinate spots.
D. IN t tcannlnG Il is absolutely imperative to
follow the exact directions as the
amount Of time the jars OF produce be
holled Peache, In the lars ready for
sterilization should be boiled sixteen
minutes, piums sixteen minutes and
apricoi. sixteen minutes. The time
begins to boil freely.
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Write to Adiutsnt General
To The Editor Of Wonau'S Pane.

To the Editor Of WomdM's Page:
Dear Madam--Will you kindly inform me
how ] may learn of the wheres bouts of a
United states soldier stationed at one of
our nearby camps up TO few months ago?
am anxious to get in Communics tion with
MN, but do not know his present address.
Do you believe this Information would he
kept conhde entail; that Is, would said party
know ! had INQUIRED for HIM from the au-
A CONSTANT READER OF THE f. p. l..
You might write to the adjutant gem
eral Of the United States army, Wash
ington, ID. c. Give the young mans
name and the camp where he was sta
toned and ask for the present address
But II may take a long time to get an
answer, as so many of the young men
who were stationed in nearby camps
several months ago are either now at
embarkation camDs or on their way
across the ocean. You know they are not
allowed to write when they are 10 SAIL
even to their closest friends and reia-
tives. They leave postcards already
written when they are about to sail and
when the Government receives word that
the boat has reached the other side the
letters left here are released
l.. am sure II you request that the
inqory be kept confideltiai il viii be.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12

10 me Editor OF WomGn's Page,
Dear Madam am girl of fifteen and
Would ike 10 know II there is any posi-
uoh could hold messenger on A
bicycle, thereby helping the Government?
DOT
Ihere Is no regular war work of this
h'nd that you can get. but perhaps you
might be able to do something at home
Is thsSe Red Cross auxiliary near
where you live? The workers there might
be glad TO have a willing messenger with
n bicycle. Volunteer your services to a
community canning center Il am sure
there would be work there for you 10
do. The Council of National Defense
Womens. committee, which registers
women for war work. does not take any
one under eighteen, so this kind of vol
unteer work is all that you can do until
you are a little older But | am sure
your patriotic spirit will he appreciated
and rewarded with some kind of work IL
YOU apply TO local branch OF the Red
Cross
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12

To the Editor Of WomdH's Page:
Dear Madam am a faithful reader viii
you please tell me n a man in the employ
OF the city should enlist would the city pa
him one-half Of his salary; that is. ~ he is
past the draft age? JAMES c.
The War Information Bureau tells me
that every man employed by the city
who enlists I'm the army or navy is paid
the same salary he received as a Civilian,
with the amount of pay received in the
army or navy deducted.
To explain more clearly: Suppose a
man receives 800 month from the city
for his work? If he enlists as private
he receives from the United States $40 a
month. Tie city deducts that $50 from
the 800 and pays the man the d ffer-
euce, or SO. So he does not lose in a
financial way IL he enters the service
Of his country. as he gets $40 from the
city and $50 for the country.
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If One Is Done. All Must Be


= '''N '~N''V' " " "OHiNl y fuO's
Dear Madam-In canning several Jars Of
1ring beans few days ago did not under
stand the recipe COrreCt.y. Instead of
having the water two or more inches over
the top of the jar while sterilizing / mad
only enough water TO come a few inches up
from the bottom Of tbs, jar. The beans are
Thoroughly done. for | tried one jar; but
since have been told they must be covered
I am terribly worried, for a the present
F, nigh cost don't want TO lose them since
there are seyenteen pints. DO you think
should boll them again. or S It Just a
matter of their being thoroughly cooked?
shall be indeed grateful for any informa-
uon you can give me. IMrsD G. s r.
If all the beans in the one Jar YOU
tried are thoroughly done all the other
jars must be safe, too. You need not
boil them again. for the steaming cooks
quite as well as boiling. and if they do
not seem soft enough when you start to
eat them in the winter you can give
them little extra cooking when YOU
heat them up. 1t would he very sad TO
lose that amount of material to say
nothing of the extra work. But | am
sure you need not worry If the jar you
tried was perfectly well done.
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Clean 1t With Gasoline

TO the Editor OF WomdH'S Page:
Dear Madam have a white silk rib
bon sports hat, the kind with a narrow ba I'd
or nlue straw between each breadth of rib
oon, u mas got rather soled and some-
what FADED: Could you tell me of any wa
That ! could clean this hat so ! could wear
~ The hat is soft and the brim has a
elue straw facing. I would appreciate any
help YOU could give me. DODO
Clean your hat by dipping il in clean
gasoline DO not rub it as you would a
garment, as this may spoil the shape of
the hat, but swish il UP and down and
then rinse Il in fresh gasoline. Be care
full to do this out of doors. for gasoline
Is very nf1ammable and the fumes are
very unpleasant If they go through the
house. This cleansing will not restore
the color to the faded part. and the only
way to remedy that is to dive the whole
hat blue like the straw. II is possible
70 do this at home with dye soap.
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thin. Oh. so thin and tired. oh, so
tired. Just about ready then for a
good. long rest.
TITTY might have gained weight
IN She might have lived gloriously
wild and free for two long weeks. She
could have come back to town feeling
like n -year-old school boy. and
wanting to grip life by the teeth. But
she didn't.
This was Kittys program: Up at
eight to be down TO breakfast with
the bunch. Out on the porch talking
her head off until 1t was time to go
in bathing with the bunch. Then, still
done up in Corsets and with not very
much of Kitty showing through the
cold cream, the powder and the roY-e
into the lake she stepped to play
around the edge for two hours. But
there is no use going on telling you
the rest of kitty's day. We have all
been young and foolish in our time
We have danced our feet off until
midnight. when We really came away
TO rest. and then we have crept into
the hotel bed to sleep--to dream until
another hectic day.
TT WE in youth could only learn to
l. play in the right way. Is II only
years that teach the exquisite joy of
largely out on the end of Il
wharf with a satisfying book? ls
1t only years that say the skin, the
and the mind must relax in
the summertime? And yet youth
could slave off years if this were not
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TODAl'S INQUIRIES

l. Do applicants for positions with the
Emergency Fleet Corporation have 10
pass the civil service examinations:
,. Ia IL possible 70 learn to be a telegraph
operator. tuition free?
3. What will mend scratch on Kid pumpse
Z. How can q coat hanger helm to make a
novel and convenient clothesnin bag?
s. In sending articles 10 the dry cleaners
what little Dian serves to draw atten-
tion TO the spots that need particular
attention?
SILK stocking?
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To the Enitor Of Womdn's Page.
Dear Madsm-As 7 have bean helped be-,
Tore am asking your aid again. Perhaps
some of your readers can help me II any
one can send me some clothes for a three
month-old infant and some shoes. and cloth
ing for two girls, six and the other
nine, and two boys, one seven and the other
eleven, | would be very thankful,
DAILY READER.
This kind of a plea seldom goes unan-
swered. and ! am sure that some one
Will send the clothes that Daily Reader"
needs so badly. / have her address and
will be glad to send il TO any one who
asks for IT,