Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-07
WHEN IT'S
OVER
OVER THERE


IN which ne taid that when me war
ended he intended 20 Ile down IN the
softest bod he couI1 find ,n France arG
sleep FOR four days and nights ar5 be-
side his bod he vas going 70 have ready
a hand grenade 20 throw ~ my ono
who dored ~ disturb hlr vlurnrsrz
when he wrote the letter he hadr's
had any really good 4'eep for several
davz and for weeks no had not known
'no comfort ~ sleeping on really
comfortable bod. As the Is.,or was
read in the houvohol1 "over here"
where he is mos. beloved. he queq.ion
imm'1iately went sbe rounds. wha.
are you going - Il, whom It's over.
over there
one small member ~ tho gar1,fy
whose sweet tooth ls overdevolousd
Insisted that bn vac going ~ have a'f
the sugar he wanted IN h'a 5Ysakre4.
cereal every morning. another gourmet
in tho family declared in favor II
por'erhonse steak every day sor
month. and the cook. who ha1 beoo
called in as uFUaI n hear tho letter
from the family hero when Urged -
give her decision. said that sha would
get barrel ~ white ,rhoat frrr ana
dump all those messy. good for- moth
iDR suhsti+utes" Another ~,re prrgar+
declared IN favor N sometimes oheviry
,na impulse - take taxi and not al-
ways being forced by nis conscience ~
buy some thrift stamps and take -ne
surface car instead. ana tho aunt ~
thn house vowed she would burn hsr
Knitting reedles and feel free u 5o
fancy work
Ever one has definite t1ea ~ vha,
be is goinR n DO when the war ls over
and that FIRST day n peace wIli be 4
mad. disorganized day II We aH Keep
our promise and 10 all the things that
we have rhnpght ~ doing 10 celebrate.
But we don't very often think IL he
habits We have acquired as a result ~
tne war that We WON'T give up when
~ over. over there There are fast
s MANY that we will cling ~. 10 doubt.
? : there arc those that we shall aII too
willingly abandon
II YOU could have = perfect insight
into the history 0s the manners and
customs ~ our European sister coun-
tries you would see that many ~ their
best customs ana habits are those that
nave been the outcome or wars I'd pri-
vations The splendid thrift ~ France
that vas characteristic 0r her before
ever this war broke ont "a the really
glorious heritage ~ 1870 and other
wars when food shortage was even
greater than il is now Long periods
~ want and privation have simpliAed
and purified the dietary of italy tiH
even ignorant peasant folk eat more
economically and sensibsy han n,os,
Intelligent Americans have done here
tofore. And 50 IN Spain lean years and
poverty have made The national diet
one mat IS at once wholesome and
economical The architecture of houses
and churches and public buildings has
at various times been enriched through
the danger Of attack. Turretted cas-
ties and battlements would never have
been developed in country where
neignboring lords 1weit IN love and
harmony from one generation . an
other So there are lots 0f things tAat
We never would have done here n
America had d rot ueen for the war
that ne are going 20 continue 20 do
after The war out ~ preference. and
there are some old habits that we have
given up that indeed il would have
taken a world war 70 induce IS 20
abandon.
one thing We will never 10 again.
We VIE never De SO wasteful OF fats.
IN hotels and public institutions Before
tae war m almost criminal waste u
meat fats existed. In cities the Gus
tom 1f saving fats from garbage had
only 1egun before the war. and II g
ry no means general now after We have
been in the var almost a year and
ha.; We VIII never waste these fats
SO gain.
In The home very few women ever
saved bacon fats. and chicken tat that
has been shown 20 be extremely valuabis
in cooking almost always was thrown
away. When ye heard Of a household
where such thrift was carried on we
suspected the mistress of the house ot
being either a triae near" or else *
being the daughter Of French woman.
Il was not characteristic OF generous
Americans 20 watch the drippings thus
carefully
Another habit that has come t0 stay
in most kitchens Is the use of vegetables
oils in cake making instead ot 5u.ter
II was a prevalent notion that slbs-i-
tutes would taste" and perhaps me
substitutes OF other days would have
tasted bur the kind of cooking oils thas
We now buy are equal 70 butter from
the point of view OF flavor and nour-
ishment in cake and have the added
advantage OF being more easily cream
ed with the other ingredients Then.
too. many women Will always have on
hand supply of corn syrup % use
for sweetening various sorts of cakes
and puddings.
The habit og having 4 small kitchen
garden is one OF the things that VIII
STAY with Us. and there are Pew Of rs
who would declare the abandonment q
the war garden as one Of the first acts
os our after-war celebration. Among
the we'll to- do there are many extrava-
CANT habits that Will be a thing OF the
past Honestly lots q women have
discovered FOR the first time that heels
could be Strengthened and soles mended
on we'll made shoes without making
them hideous. They have discovered
that hats OF good materials could oe
reblocked from one seasons shape %
the next, and they have discovered
that one could wear Isle stockings
and fabric gloves and still feel perfectly
well dressed.