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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Alice Kent and the Days Work
The Story of Business Girl Who Would Not Fail
Rx MLRTHA keller
By MARTHA KEELEF


is Eloise Murray. and they say she is
a great snob, and the daughter of a
bank presdent-was running after Dick.
But | am relieved to know that she is
not the one
so you wouldn't pick daughter-ln-
law from the bankers family l In
qured.
Not in this case" my friend replied.
holding up a pod and letting the peas
drop one by one into the pan. Not be-
cause of her fathers business, though.
but because her mother-according to
what hear-faled in the job of bring
money or lack of it. but the individual.
And I'm grateful that Dick thinks so,
too. The girl he Is engaged to is Helen
Croydon an orphan and almost penni-
less Her father died when Helen was a
child. Dick says: and her mother. who
was a sister of the father of this Eloise
died last year. and since then Helen has
made her home with the Murrays in
Boston. But she doesn't like being de-
pendent on her relatives and. now that
she is nineteen and has graduated from
boarding school, she expects to begin
teaching kindergarten in the fall"
We had reached this point when Rich
ard suddenly loomed up In the doorway.
! with a piece of Seppie pie In ,one hand
and a glass of milk In the other. Hello,
you two" he shouted. a
Now don't spoil your. appetite for
dinner" his mother cautioned. gazing
proudly on the tall, 1.-THE figure which
the doorway framed.
NO danger" Dick replied. I'm just
eating this to take off the rough edges
ct hunger, so the rest of the family can
be sure of one small helping of those
peas" Placing the empty glass on the
window sill, but still munching apple
pie, Richard advanced to the steps near
us, finished the pie. seated himself and
said: "It would be too bad not to let
Alice have even a spoonful when she
has helped shell them ALL" PeerinG
anxiously into the pan he asked, Moth
er, do you really think you have
enough?"
Twice as many as usual" she re-
piled. In honor of the day. BY the
way. Dick. I told Alice"
Thereupon | congratulated him, and
he explained: When you meet her
you'll know what lucky chap I am.
And you're going to meet her this very
afternoon. How long before dinner,
MAJ"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
SATURDAYS ANSWERS

1. Fifty women deputy sherins are now
serying under the War Department on
training camp activities In the neigh
borhoOd Of camps and In various parts
Of the country. To qualify for this
women must have had experience train
Ing girls or In social work with them.
2. More detailed Informat tion about this ca n
be secured from Miss Mnude Miner
C0mmissiOnon Training Camp Actiyi-
ties, Nineteenth and q streets. WASH
inEton, ID. c.
3. game that IL appropriate for the
Erown-ups' June picnic 10 q guessing
contest. A dishpan full Of water and
some stones are necessary materials
1t IL the object Of each to guess how
many stones. medium sized. can be
thrown In before the pan overfows.
I. To make cherry olives. All q quart Jar
with sweet cherries that have stems
wash well first In cold water. Over
the cherries pour a quarter Of . cupfui
Of vinegar and add q level tablespoon
ful Of salt. Fill Jar with cold water
when the salt dissolyes and seal.
). In making salad dressing, lemon Julce
gives a better flavor than vinegar,
6. The newest In little mahogany tables Is a
round one, with an upper stand to hold
the sugar bowl and cream pitcher.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
WOOD FIBER LUXURY
FOR BELGIAN PILLOWS
deered All Wool From Mat.
tresses and Cushions

Since the delivery If the wool con-
tents of all mattresses and pillows to
the occupying Germans, wood fiber is
being substituted. A paragraph in a
journal subsidized by the "Komma ida n.
tur" of Brussels is quoted by lnforma-
tions Belges as fellows:
IF we can judge by the display on
every side, the storekeepers have now
started in the business of selling wood
fibers. They were at a loss to know
what to display. and It is easy to imag.
inc with what joy they seized on this
windfall"
An ordinance OF May % 1917, re.
quired the declaration of all mattresses
and pillows, and on July II. 1917. ar
order from the Governor General gave
the following instructions in detail: "Al
wool must be surrendered. whether it is
pure wool or mixed with other matters
such as horsehair or seaweed. The per.
sons obliged to- deliver the stuffing must
at their own expense. empty their mat
tresses and pillows and effect the trans.
port of said stuffing to the place assigned
to receive It. If this surrender and de.
livery are not carried out promptly, com.
pletely, Immediately exactly according
to orders. the materials will be seized
forcibly. IL necessary, without indem.
nifty. There will be house-to-house
search after the date fixed for delivery
Any one disobeying this order will be
punished by the war council by fine Gi
$4,000 marks t12,5OO and two years in
prison"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Writing Strange Soldiers Unwise
Iitor Of Woman's Page:

To the Editor Of WomdHs rage:
Dear Madam believe that you have
heard from me before. This time 1t ID
for advice concerning soldiers. ! have heard
that there are some lonely ones in camI
and 'over there" and IL they have nc
families to write to them Il might be nice
Tor us to write to them, II you could giv'
me the name and address of one, or per
hans two. 1 would be glad to write tf
them know that letters certainly cheei
The boys up no matter where they are
or from whom they come. am hfteer
years old. l.
You evidently have not heard. my
dear little girl. what General Pershins
saws about the girls and women writing
TO soldiers they do not know. He does
not want 1t done. There are man.
reasons why 1t is not good plan. Ant
especially why II is not good plan FOL
little girls OF fifteen to write to strang'
men soldiers or not Ask your mother
To explain II all to YOU. and in the mean
time learn to do Red Cross work, kni
socks and make other comforts for tn,
hoys IL you are not satisfied will
this answer, write to me again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

serviceable.
The envelope chemise illustrated in
the center of the circle Is one of these
chiffon contrivances. The main portion
of the chemise is of pink chiffon. and is
| fitted a trife above the waistline by
means of pinch tucks either side of the
front and back, through which the pink
satin ribbon laces. The border at either
end is of white chiffon barred in pink.
The garment at the right is of pink
crepe, with V-shaped sections set around
the top of pink satin. A rose of pink
chiffon marks the center front and the
the sides near the lower edge. The rib
bons are of blue satin.
The chemise at the left is also of crepe
and has insets Of barred net, outlined
with pink French knots.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
IOW MANY TIMES EACH DAY
DO YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?
|oe Wonen Have Never Been Taught Importance OF Max
ing Quick Decisions Cleaning Bureau Dra,cers
and Writing to Aunt Mary

low quickly can you make up your
III mind when you have something to
4ocide? And after you have decided
NV long Is It before your mind comes
Q06okfng back wondering II you have
4ecided the right way?
III To the average home woman quick
0ociBions are something she has never
even thought about. And yet this has
b4en proved. There is more time
wondering which to do first and next
IN letting In a hundred things that
have really nothing to do with the job
at hand. than it would take to do at
lohst half of the days work
49, II you are home woman II is
almost safe to say you have never
1 thought Of this. And yet, II you are
SHke the rest of us surely you have
Gtarted out to clean the bureau drawer
I1tter to Aunt Mary instead, or trim.
ming an old hat shape, perhaps.
The fact that Aunt Mary's long lost
unanswered last letter came to light
IN the first skirmish in the bureau
drawer is worth considering. The sud-
den appearance of buckle long
wanted for particular hat shape is an
ovent to be celebrated. But the big
thing to be considered is this: we
started out to clean the bureau
drawers. The quick thing, the system
attic thing Is to keep at them until
We have finished.
TT IS the woman in the working
u world who discovers how important
Il In to make up your mind and stick
to II. When the average girl goes
into, an office or a store for the first
time she is amazed to discover the i'm
portance attached to deciding things
1efinitely and then carrying them out
without wanderings. This does not
dawn on the recruit at once The first
time, for instance. she is asked which
would be better" she will never dream
Of giving an immediate answer.
I II don't know" she invariably starts
cut, when look at that one, it seems
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xxxvII
XxxvII
nESPITE Dicks caution to his mother
- v,N.p he laft Tvin-0aks on Satur-

nEsPITE Dicks caution to his mother
~ when he left Twin-Oaks on Satur-
1ay afternoon. she did sit up till he
came home that night AT least" she
oonnded to me Sunday morning as we
were shelling peas for dinner. out on the
= gideporch where 1t was cool. ''it was
q combination OF sit-up-and- -lie-down
After. the rest Of you went to bed
started to read story in the maga-
sine, but before knew it / dozed off
right there in my chair; that wasn't
very comfortable. so pretty soon
moved over to the sofa, where l had
: real good nap. And must have slept
longer than / thought for by the time
was wide awake again and beginning
70 Get interested in the magazine,
hoard Dick drive into the yard.
AT hrst he tried to find fault with me
fug waiting up so long, but he was Sc
4 A&opy and SO eager to tell me. that he
raDGiNu't scold. And / wouldn't for the
6oRl1 have missed seeing him last night
( H put his arms around me and told me
4 ~ great news, and l tried to be Jus'
- Giad as ne was then we had bite
4 to eat and talked things over the way
NJ always do" She paused a moment
z and then said. Alice, my boys en-
Not knowing what reply to make tc
this announcement, / remained silent
Svi4antly no answer was expected. TOT
Nh Cerruth talked on as " 1t was a
coeifort to tell somebody what till now
o1h4 had concealed:
Ever since these Boston girls have
kaen visiting at Judge Teffts, In Wes-
GS4 mistrusted there was something
n the wind But never ask questions
0ichard and l have always been pals
and I took It for granted that he would
tell me anything he wanted me to know
Z hut by and by. when he didn't say a
word, ] couldn't help worrying. For all
6S prjdee himself that now he Is OF
oGes Dick Is nothing but boy, and
4 - 10 the same boarding-school with
( 3udee Tefft's daughters had come VI
. 66fS for q good time. and were flirting
Gpn1ofhing scandalous. One woman from
iNv1osGk called here twice last week &c
1Sli me how one Of the girls-her name
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Potato and Corn Chowder

One pint canned corn, three cupfuIs
potato cut in small pieces, four cupfuls
skim milk. two ounces salt pork one
small onion chopped, one-half teaspoon
full pepper. one and one half tablespoon
fuls cornstarCh.
The salt pork should be cut into
small pieces and cooked with the
chopped onion until the onion Is a
golden brown. Add the potato and cook
for ten minutes Add the milk and
corn and cook slowly in a double boiler.
Add the -four mixed to a smooth paste
with an equal amount of cold water
Add the pepper and additional salt IL
necessary. Cook until the mixture Is
creamy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

Army and Navy Departments, of the
Red Cross Headquarters in Washington.
the National League for women's Serv-
ice and other similar organizations that
we offer this opportunity to girls and
women to learn how to serve Our
courses have been made to conform
with lines of study prescribed by these
organizations and hence will equip the
students to serve virtually and eff
GENTLY"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Dancer Would Be Telegraph Operator

10 tHg EuSIOT o. w OUtGH fuUt.
Dear Madam would like to take up
telegraphy. Where can I go to learn?
cannot afford much.
How can l get rid of stains Of blue dye
from a pink blouse? | would like to know
what style of serge dress they are wearing.
Hoping I am not asking you too mnch'
Thanking you. DANCER
You can learn telegraphy free at the
Western Union or Postal telegraph
schools The Western Union Building
is at Fifteenth and Chestnut streets; the
Postals telegraph headquarters are in
the Finance Building, South Penn square.
In some cases a salary Is paid while
learning.
Dye cannot always be removed sue
cessfully. IL the material is washable
soak the stains in cold or lukewarm
water for ten or twelve hours and then
dry in the sun. Repeat the treatment II
the stains are not removed by the first
treatment. Try letting the cold water
run hard on them, too. If the material
| Is not washa BILE use a very weak solution
of pota ssium permanganate, which can
be bought in the drug store. Test II
| first on piece of the waist where II
does not show to see II 1t takes out the
color
The newest serge dress has a plain
| full skirt and a surplice waist, the ends
| of which cross and tie in the back.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE

Letters ard questions submitted TO
this department. must be rrftten on one
side Of the paper only aud signed Gtfh
the name Of the urtter. Special queries
ike those oiven belot0 are inpited. t
is understood that the editor does not
necessarily irdorse the sentiment err
pressed. An COMMUNICATIONS for this
department should be addressed as fol-
loDs. THE WOMAN'S ENCHANGE.
Evcnino Public Ledger. Philadelphia. Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

TTOw are you fixed for your summer
n luggage? 1t would never do to go
away with a shabby bag, particularly
when I tell you of a real bargain ! saw
today. For minute | thought | must
surely be mistaken. for behold. there is
displayed a real black walrus travelling
bag, eighteen inches in length, with brass
trimmings and the price is only $3.50.
Certainly this Is exceptional. and you'll
find that a bag of this sort should wear
very well.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

I wonder II you ever came across a
picture or calendar which is so attrac-
tive that you want to frame II. Or have
you a particularly pretty snapshot you
have had enlarged and which you want
10 frame? II 50. by all means see the
good looking mahogany frames ! dis
covered today. They are of good size
about eight by twelve inches, and their
price is only thirty-five cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
!. .Capital Punishment for Women

\ ~ ~ 0oet0r OF woman Fuge'
q 41snr Eadam--In answer to your editorial
6111f murderers getting off without being
K615nf 1 want to say that women are never
/, E3SS the full punishment for the crimes
~ oommit Men are human. and when
HI qfo put on the jury they begin to think
= glen really do think sometimes. They
klE11k Why are men worse than women. II
~ have scapital punishment for men let US
Svo capatAl punishment for women or no
: 1itsI punishment at all The world Is
E finG wiser. II used to be. give the
SSI3S 90 many lemons that they are waking
" Z {o the fact that they ought to have some
&Ekn too II we don't get 1t by the ballot
I|fz ~ Going to get 1t in the jury box.
= FiSaae let the readers have something to
about this
a Al OLD READER OF BOTH LEDGERs.
We viii be glad to give space to let
4 <IoRn from readers who have views on
Z <la natter: IL capital punishment is
(11r tor men. isn't II fair for women, too
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

To the Editor Of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam-Could you tell me in your
valuable column what the term ''st andpat-
ters'' means? CURIOUS.
The term "standpatters' comes to us
from English politics. 1t is an old-time
name for one who tries to keep back
political progress. The term came into
nopular use here during the administra-
ton of President Taft. when members
of one wing OF the Republican party in
sisted on keeping up the old traditions
of the party and opposed the more
radical plans of the other wing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Mother Might Ask for Il

10 the Editor oJ Womdn's Po0e:
Dear Madam-The other night boy
friend OF mine, when he was leaving the
house asked to see my siguet ring.
Then he put II on and said he would wear
u until the next time he saw me
osea MIN or heard from hin fh1 tWo Wec4g
Z - sserale ny mother IN - n saess
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

For the names of shops where arti-
Cles mentioned in Adventures With
a Purse" can be purchased. address
Editor of Woman's Page. EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER, o. phone the
Woman's Department, Walnut 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
~ wants . Little Fox Terrier?

<}E 1ladam--May I ask you once more
y ne In hndinf good home for my
ss Ssan.ifu ans ana sma s.lf oy years rsd I'D
y Aicsst little dog that ever was. The
I have to part. with her 4. she fights
3I66ldady's pet dog. also fox terrier
u. ] am OBLIGED 70 so away until
ljahsr or longer; as ] have been very
5&1r strong again. You may imagine
foosed am at the thought Of part
IN my little dog. Hoping and feeling
~ y more than nice to be able to help
u kome for one of our very dear
Stn 6fionds. am SO sorry you have
!3ll and hope that the rest until
Sber will make you very strong
Indeed, It must be hard to part
~, nioeet little dog ever. Requests
y. W.'s" dog will be forwarded
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

Little folks will climb. and II they
will climb il follows very logically that
they will catch their clothes and tear
them Il vow I'll never put expensive
embroidery on Betty's petticoats again y
| heard one mother exClaim. If you feel
the same way about ii. you will be in
terested in hearing of some surprisingly
fine embroidery | saw today in several
patterns. And the best part of it is
these pieces are specially priced at five
cents a yard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Ask Florence Rose

II you want to know where the cos
tune sketched in today's dress talk can
be secured. Write to Miss Rose IL you
want her own personal advice on
materials, colors and STYLES suitable for
you, PATTERNS CANNOT BE SUP
Piled. Address Miss Rose. in care Of
the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER's woman's
page. Send self addressed stamped en-
velope for, reply. as all Inquiries are
answered by mall
Copyright, 1918. by Florence Rose.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

Is there anything prettier than twin
king bright buckles on well-shaped slip
pers? OF course. any woman would love
pair of cut steel buckles. but they are
expensive. | saw a pair Of square imi-
tation cut steel buckles today of ex-
cellent quality, and their price is only
fifty cents. They also come oval shaped
and should lend an attractive finish to
any shoe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
French Name for Club

" U6(eer o5 womon's Paoe:
- Mndam--I would like few sugges-
nsms fer 3 social club consisting
5snSS Of Indian name II p9sslpls.
~ of same. D. -.
sscm, tc . Be more n popular ,hs, isDe aus.
}'1 ES0 might call your club Les
4Mla IL there are fifteen In u.
- "tbs hftssn friends-" or
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Olease JeNM
What toDo ~

nss which ha;s ysah with the 0rssi s
Ts: s sH n . :s ". Eli $ Sfs", rs
the , fdOr hs; sraed " SSf
woman's w i % % " ~ ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

we'll no, come to think of II.
think this one would" And Sc
on she goes until the man who asked
for her judgment decides for himself
| in sheer desperation. He Will ask her
opinion few times more, no doubt
II she is never able to give 1t and stick
| to II an employer will decide he has
on hand one Of those thousands OF
mediocre employees in the world-one
who does not seem to have the will 10
make a definite decision.
Far better an occasional mistake In
having decided too quickly and decided
the wrong way than a continual vast
ing of time by hesitating between two
decisions. This is the platform Of mod
ern business.
THERE Is just one great big force
i back of making up your mind and
keeping It made up. This is will
power. Lack of 1t applies to the
woman who wanders from one room
to another with a corset cover in her
hand wondering what she went in
there for" Lack of it applies to the
stenographer who picks up one letter
from her desk and lays it down again.
This is lack of the will to concentrate.
These seem, perhaps. little enough
things in themselves, but they are only
indicative of bigger weaknesses IN the
human makeup. If you cant decide
about a little thing you can't decide
about a big thing. If you cant steer
a straight and direct course through
busting the house or filing ffty-two
letters, you are just as naturally bound
to fall down on the bigger things.
THERE is one consoling side to all
i Of this. Men and women can over
come these failings. Men and women
can train their wills If they want to.
Here is one little exercise: try doing
a course of exercises every morning
and every night: never miss. See if it
does make YOU feel as though you
can make up your mind to do anything
YOU want to do. Then try wanting to
concentrate on the job at hand!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

The envelope hemc the Of the picture Of pink chiffon
rihe the waist line by pinch ucks
either side of the back through which the pink ribbon
ces The border either end is white chiffon barred pink The
envelope chemie the right pink around Vapd
The ribbon blue The chemise also Of
outlined
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Adventures
With aPurSe


FOUND TODAY
I. A pair Of twinkiing slipper buckles
2. Summer luggage.
2. Embroidery at hre cents the yard
4, A mahogany picture frame.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Editors Note

Answers to would Be War Bride"
&C. t." Brown Eyes" M G." and
..Heayy Heart" who wrote to the
Womaf's Exchange. will be found today
Is fhs new Apartment. Please Tell Ne
Z X ~ " Ssa.s: - s;;s'ss;: Ssss =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Send the Fiance an Invitation

To the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
young man we do not know. MY cousin
lives in another city and SO does her fance.
I am about to send out wedding invitations
should i send them TO her hance or not
since do not know him? INQUIRER.
The fact that your cousin is engaged
to the young man puts him automati-
cally on the visiting list of her family.
You should send him an invitation with
out fail. A neglect to do so would be in
exceedingly bad form.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17

Observation-Disclosures
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Women on Farms

Dear Madam-Kindly print in your paper
or let me know In any way most convenient
to you how / can find information as to the
work young girls are doing on farms for the m
this work and would be very glad OF any
information. I. NJ. STEWARTS.
You can get full information about the
work the girls on farms are doing from
the bureau Of placement. woman's COM
mittee. Council of National Defense, 1907
Walnut street.