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New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

THOR several evenings Nine. Desbuis
had seen disreputable looking
man lowering about her house,
which, small and modest in appearance,
stood on the corner of a grand boulevard,
in new and spacious quarter of the
city. So her anxiety was great, and she
trembed in her corner by the fire, await
ing the return Of her son.
Many years of misfortune had made
her excessively timid and highly suspi-
cious 1t seemed to her always that some
unexpected catastrophe was about to de-
molish again that reconstruction of her
life which she had so painfully and la
boriously accomplished.
1t was February. The days were
growing longer, bringing with their
tarder twilights vague premonitlons OF
the spring. At the end of rainy after
noon Nine. Desbuis, returning from
walk, noticed that the vagabond was fol-
lowing her. She became alarmed and
quickened her steps. But the man ran
after her, his broken shoes Tapping on
the sidewalk. She heard from behind
voice, out of breath, calling:
Nine. Desbuis! Mme Desbuis.'
She turned quickly and faced the
stranger. A certain vibration in his
voice had startled her, had troubled her
mind like an unpleasant memory. They
stood together under a street lamp. She
saw creature, already old and broken,
with something repulsive, servile and
odious in his bearing-the wreck of hu-
man being. She shuddered and mur-
INJURED:
"Who are you? What do you want?"
"Come, now, you know very well!"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
Bered.ction

lies deep asleep
Where young Americans pound by
10 gunnery and back; they keep
His dust disturbed tremendously.
Old Dick the Lion Heart stays abed.
Quite tired enough to find it sweet:
But they shake good dreams through his
head,
Those sturdy. pounding feet.
Dreams for a fighting man tagged out
or stub sword struggle, and hambeau
Ablaze above last redoubt,
And camps whose ruts healed long ago.
C0ntanted dreams Of deep, unquenched
Vats Of adventurous, heady W ne
Whereof he too once drank, intrenched
On some long gardened battle-line.
For he too voyaged over far
Deep hells of waves to foreign frav.
He too rode clattering toward star.
And coined his cinking youth their way.
And "Oh." he thinks, "What luck. what
luck!"
And round his soldiers mouth is cast
bluff, approving wistful look,
AS the Americans pound past.
Charles W. Bracket, Artillery, in
E,e,1,bnJ,,,,
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
Current
Verse
The Fate of France
4 ON~n,s 'ssIas 'a,5 +rsn dreams ns are van

q > DA W y , last dreams are van
IA ishing from me
IL "a The thrush comes singing in the
orchard tree.
Then as I started from the slumber road
The earth sweeps on with It's sorrow
Over me crashes the sense of her mis-
All hopes are hanging on the fate of
France,
rouse my soul: plunge into the day:
Bargain and barter in the usual way
Rip open letters pouring from the mall
Smile where | triumph. ponder where I
Yet all goes by me like a misty trance:
All hopes are hanging on the fate Of
France,
When all floors murmur viii departing
feet,
l lock the door and take the throbhing
street.
The great crowds thunder round ME and
depart;
But over it all hear i cry in my heart
That BODIES the ruin Of all the worlds
romance:
All hopes are hanging on the fate of
France.
And in the evening hush of home, hear
Beyond the Marne the marching heroes
cheer:
| see brave lines that waver and gain
breath
To hurl their valors into the front Of
death
Their glad cry thrills me like lifted
lance:
The whole worlds future is the fate of
France,
Edwin Markham, in NcCtu-e's.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

for the period of the war, however long or
short that may be, but throughout the
period following the cessation of hostilities
and the subsequent demoblizaton of our
vast armies, both abroad and in training
camps and cantonments at home
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

the various war relief organizations, such as
the Y. NJ. c. A., War Camp Communities
Service, Jewish Welfare Board Knights of
Columbus, the Y. w. C. A. and the Salvation
Army, plans formulated whereby the
work of the corps is to continue not only
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

and women prominent in every walk Of life
came forward with proffers of assistance.
Major General j. Franklin Bell, L. S. A.,
accepted the honorary craftsmanship Of the
national committee which was formed and
under the active auspices of the leaders of
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
By Edmond 'Jal0ux
Translated by William l.. Mcpherson
Copyright, 1918, By Neao York Tribune Inc.

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uLwhrha suddenly d sense bU Ut make % h l uud dmu
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New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

HROM the bar of chocolate which sus-
* tains the American soldier when he
II is too busy to pause in battle for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25

Balancing Summer Diet
With the Pocketbook

In giving advice about the family
purse and its relation to chldren's
food, Mrs. Max West. of the Children's,
Bureau, United States Department OF
Labor, says:
1T is good plan to divide the
money that may be spent for food In
some such way as the following:
"(a) Spend from one-quarter to one
third of the total food money for bread. 4
cereals. macaroni and rice
"(b) Buy at least from one-thrd to
one-half a quart of milk day for each
member of the family. q
"(c) Spend as much for fruit and
vegetables together as for milk. s.
"(d) Spend not more for meat and
eggs together than for vegetables and
fruit. The amount spent for meat may
be decreased as the amount spent for
milk increases.
ut has been found that many fami-s
lies spend an entirely undue amount of
their food allowance for meat, which is
the most expensive article of food on the
market. Especially in summer the pros.
portion of meat in the diet of young.
children may be reduced by using nilk
and milk products, eggs and vegetables
in its place. Fish and chicken are ex-.
celent food for children -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25

COMETIMES | wonder If it just hap
~ pened, or if it could be only human
nature, to want what we are told We
could not have. At any rate. the fact
remains that never before have so many
women worn wooden dresses as have
this spring. Some Of the women have
carried il to the extreme. and even when
the days turned warm they insisted upon
wearing these hot and uncomfortab BILE
frocks. But while it may have seemed
like self-indugence in a way to be the
possessor of wool frock the time is
coming when you will be very glad you
purchased one this last spring. for 1t is
no longer a case of conservation when it
was difficult to procure wool enough for
the army.
The situation at present is due to lack
with the material factories by the Gov
ernment prevent the running of machines
on civilian clothes. Because the de-
mand exceeds the supply, the prices will
quite naturally soar. SO the woman who
is wise is going TO lay the smart blue
serge Of last spring carefully away in
moth balls until next fall. and in the
meantime turn her attention to summed
materials.
Leather is also hard to get as so
much more is being used to keep our SOL
dier boys well shod, and because ii is
scarce it has taken on greater value
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
20 MEN MARRY WOMEN
WHO WORK WITH THEM?
Many Girls From Out Of Town Hare No Uay Of Getting
M Acquainted But Through the OGce-A Problem
That Confrons Many Is Discussed

*I1O MEN ever marry the women who
~ work with them?. In a recent
4cpntest in one of the magazines a
woman wrote to tell why she never
married She gave as her reason the
4fact that she has spent the last ten
years in business. and that men do not
wed the women they daily meet in
their Jobs.
This is very interesting matter to
any girl who has ever worked. 1t is
more than interesting to some: 1t is
vital. Many women are placed in the
same position as the woman in the
contest was. Coming from a little
town where there were no men, her
only opportunity to meet them was
through business.
This woman granted that some girls
very new in the world of work do
marry men they meet in the office; but
chiefly because they have not vet had
time to shake off their party manners
because they do not play the game
and think only of business in busi-
ness hours.
n LII this is quite true: at least that
\ more girls new in the game marry
their business mates than women who
have gotten used to the novelty of
working side by side with those whom
before but in social way. More of
them do. but | wonder If every one
knows just how many Of the quiet,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
To Remove lron.Rust Stains

To the Editor Of Vomdn's Page:
Dear Madam-About couple Of weeks
furnish I "Ts me '" With % the desired % "a address
Viii ySu yog please tG soq lei me What p Will take rus
stains from pink linen suit? am afraid
Also directions for preserving rose leaves in
rose jar and the Gorrect Of
ing soap am sending you an excellent
receipt for lamb ssuGs ThSh sf yon vnsx asked fos
broken up and mixed with finely chopped
rind, Very good. I viii be very grateful 10
you II you answer my question:, Respsct-
Oxalic acid, made by diluting the
strong acid with an equal amount of
water, will remove iron-rust stains. Be
fore using it try the effect of II first on
a sample or on a place where 1t Will not
show in order to judge how strong you
can make the solution without taking
the color out of the material Spread
the stained place over a bowl of hot
water and apply the acid, drop by drop.
until the stain turns bright yellow,
then immerse at once in hot water and
rinse thoroughly. Repeat the treatment
II necessary. Add little ammonia or
borax TO the last rinsng water to neil
tralize any acid which may remain in
the material.
To preserve rose leaves in rose jar,
gather the flowers early in the morning
/ ana loss tntm llgntIy on a table IN Il
cool. airy place, to lie until the dew has
evaporated. Then put them in a large
glass jar. sprinkling salt over half-inch
/ layers of the flowers This can be sdded
| TO from morning TO morning until enough
| flowers for the purpose have been gath
cred, letting them stand in the jar for
| ten days after the last are put in, stir
| ring the whole every day. Have ready
| one-quarter ounce of mace and one-half
ounce of allspice and cloves all coarsey
ground. half of grated nutmeg, one
| half ounce of cinnamon broken in bits,
one ounce of powdered orris root and
one-quarter of a pound of dried lavender
| flowers Mix these together In a bowl
and fill the rose jar with alternated lay
| ers OF the stock" and the mixture of
spices. A few drops each of several es-
sential oils-rose, geranium, bitter al
mond and orange flower are good
should be dropped upon the layers as
you progress and over the whole pour
| one ounce of your favorite tohet water
| or eau de cologne. This is enough 10
| fill two quart jars and Will keep for
| years.
The correct pronuncis tion of the two
words is de loukes," ou as in through
and 'luks," as in fun. Thank you
very much for the recipe. II looks de-
licious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
Vegetable Pointers

Before cooking, put head vegetables
and greens in cold water for an hour.
with one tablespoonful of vinegar, to re-
move insects, then wash very carefully.
Drain all boiled vegetables as soon as
tender-they become soggy IL they are
allowed to stand undrained after cook
ing. The water drained off may be
saved for soup stock.
Most vegetables should be cooked In a
small amount OF water because part
of the mineral salts dissolves out into
the water, and Is lost If the water is
thrown away, Cook whole when possi-
BILE.
Tender spinach or lettuce leaves re-
quire no added water for cooking. II
thoroughly washed enough water will
cling to the leaves to prevent their
burning.
Delicstely favored vegetables may be
cooked uncovered in a large amount of
rapidly boiling water and the water
changed several times during cooking.
Starchy vegetables should be put on
TO cook In sufficiently large amount OF
boiling water to cover them. Boil gently
and keep kettle covered.
The time required for cooking yege-
tables depends on the kind. si4e and ag<
of the yegetable. You mu0 w. yp1)
Judgment IN deeidipg whep lhaX -
dune. but time table ,na9 N.Y. fr2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25

To the Editor OF Womun's Page:
Dear Msdam-Please let me know through
your valuable column where | can get proper
ma terials for little service nag and di-
reCtiOns for making same. or where | can
procure the flag made ! have a who
has been across more than ten months. which
entities me to a silver star. does 1t noD
] have brother just landed. Am ] entitled
10 nut his star on my rag? Is the silver
embroidered on the blue star? Can n grand
parent, who has sons as well as grandsnns,
claim stars for all? j. B.
The name of the store where you can
have your service flag made to order
will be sent you by mail Your sons
ten months service abroad will not en-
title you to silver star unless he has
been wounded. as the silver star is a
sign that "a man from this house has
been wounded in the service of his coun-
try" II is whole silver star just like
the gold one that is sometimes seen on
service flags, not embroidered on the
blue one. Any one living in the house
where men are in the service can claim
stars for sll those who are serving. no
matter what relation, but they must live
in the same house.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
UNTUTORED GIRL ASTONISHES
BY HER SKILL AT PAINTING
Blanche Ed,Uards. at Sixteen
Years. AmaSes Visiting ar
tist by Proficiency With
Brush and Canras
Daughter of Le,Ues, DEL, Pier.
Keeper Modestly Remains
in Humble Position, Declin.
ing Lucrative Offers
By q Sto0 CorrcSpondcnt

Lewes, Del. June 25.
MISS BLANCHE EDWARDS six-
Wl teen.y.,r.oId a,,rh,ar -, Co.,.
a nd NJ. -, ,
,,.o,, aN'u r-u"aros' OF Lswes' mas
,r,,., q i'.ai me anu landscape
,oo,r. ,, WIN ,er WORK is
Nisa r,,..c,- , U, "s eNce''encN 'nah
,.inno ~ ~. =. mei sei' 40 one car, con
,H "e' '''a' II Is eHcehent, let fame
knocked unheeded At bor door ,oora ,har
once
I,..
,,i." r,, commence IN her own WORK
nas reJec'eu more thah
o"e o"er 'hat mignt nave meant a gen.
oa.., H" 10 ner hau she ac
eu any one OF mem. ana mas oeen
oo',ent 20 10 remain uhknoWn 10 the worId
se "n,Ie sne spehus. tne greater
~ ''o'' VI oe' "ahi"s hours as safes
SUI III 'o""''s u'ess-sooas shop'
Inc most remarkable thing about
Miss Edwards's painting is that 1t Is
the natural expression of herself. The
paint pot, palette and brush have been
her hobby since early childhood. Her
rather having been a seafaring man for
many years. and her home being in
| seacoast town, marine subjects naturally
hecame her choice when she sat before
!
No man before the mast knows the
deep sea better than she She knows
ships and seamen and the ways of men
who brave the wrath of Neptune In
spite of that-or because of it-she Is
a modest. shy and elusive young woman
When the paint brush is idle, her artistic
being finds its expression in the exquisite
harmonies of the piano. of which she II
a master.
EarIv this simmer noted artist
came to Lewes incopn;,o in search OF
coast scenes to trsnsfer ,o canvas
While at worl, ALONG tho waterfront II
was ONLY natural that be should make
, the uaintance of Cantain Edwards
father of the Young artist and keeper
of the Lewes pier of tho MARYLAND Della
I ware and Virginia Railroad raptain Ed
wards. upon learning that his new-found
friend was an artist of note. showed him
some work his daughter had dome
beach scenes. ships at sea and in dock,
the famous old water tower of the Lewes
marshes and the Cape Henlopen light
house.
The visiting artist. not knowing the
/ identity of the painter of these pictures.
expressed the opinion that 1t would re-
! quire years of study here and abroad
! to acquire such skill When he was told
| that they were the work of the sixteen
| year-od daughter OF Captain Edwards
|, he refused to believe that such work had
| come from the brush of girl without
training until he saw her actually at
work. Then he grew enthusiastic.
/ Captain Edwards wanted this artist 10
! give has daughter lessons in painting.
! why, there is nothing I can teach
her he exclaimed. Her work is won
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
"Discouraged' Brings Another Letter

Dear Cynthia-I see where Discouraged"
wrote TO you about not being in a uniform,
You were very comforting about It; This
is my case. When war was declared
applied for the officers training camp.
was sent to camp and after six weeks was
sent home for defective vision. Ny right
eye perfect. but the left had almost
lost the sight entirely This I never knew
before, as the right has been doing work
for two. | tried also later to enter the
ranks OF two Of the regiments that had to
be filled, but was rejected as underweight
and for my eye.
] have been to several parties given as
farewells to some of my friends who were
drafted and who had not even tried to enter
the service, and the remarks passed by the
girls and boys there about saCkers and
towards were SO singing I have decided not
to 20 10 any other parties, They said they
did not mean me, but l can't heln thinking
they did. GEORGE.
] don't think 7 would stay away from
parties, Perhaps you are supersensitive
because you feel not being able TO 60
into the service so intensely. II the
men and girls at these parties know
about your case they could not mean
you. Try to get some patriotic work to
do. A position in a shipbuilding cor
poration or a munitions plant would be
as fine as wearing khaki and you would
feel happier.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
Alice Kent and the Days Work
The Story of Business Girl Who Would Not Fail
BY MARTHA keller
BY MARTHA keller


have aroused my sympathy to such eX-
tent as to send me off pellmell. seeking
means to comfort her; Tor even at fifteen
| was too thoroughly Injured to sorrows
of my own to be callous to anothers
grief. And so the fact that Mrs. War
rington's recital left me unmoved
can be explained only by my con-
Tossing that what she said did not
ring true; in other words, she was
SO taken up with the trappings
of woe, the high cost of crepe. etc. and
the dscomforts and Inconvenience to
which poverty subjected her, that ! dis
cerned that despite her lamentations for
Friend Husband. her greatest loss was
really represented by the dollar sign.
Accordingly. in my mental account book
l set her down for a hypoCrite and rat
ed her wilmer. too. Both items were
abhorrent to stoical New England
reckoning. but the youthful self-right-
eousness with which I made the charges
can not be imputed to anything geo.
graphical.
If all this yielded n gloomy outlook
for the future | consoled myself by re-
membering that children also were num-
bered in this family. Mrs. Modry's lit
tie girl had SO won my heart in the
brief call at her home. and Julia Neale
and her baby brother had given me
of the youngsters of the house of War
rington and so asked their mother con-
cerning them.
The children :" She said the words
after me with the first trace of anima
ton | had observed in her. Thank
goodness. they're asleep! Until this time
of day ] never have a minutes peace
And you would like to see them in their
cribs You queer child. some of them
have outgrown cribs or life would be
harder than it is. | can't go upstairs
with you and you couldn't find your way
alone. Besides. | don't want TO risk
waking them. You can make their ac
quaintance tomorrow. And come early,
do. We have a full days work ahead
of us"
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

1. The official badge Of mourning Of Ameri-
can women for soldiers H. "A black arm
band three inche. wide with a Gilt star
for IA member of the family who has
died in the service. This has been
recommended by the women's commit
tee Of the Council Of National Defense
and indorsed by President Wilson.
2. Jane 4. Delano is national director OF the
department of nursing Of the American
Red Cross.
3. Separate organdie skirts are now seen.
I. Corn oil is the newest product Of corn
and j. now recommended as u substitute
for lards and other fats.
5. Comparative tests have been made Of it's
use In place of butter. olive oil. lard
or other shortening compounds. These
tests have prOveJ that II makes more
direstible. more economical and much
richer foods than any other cooking
product.
g. Because Of its richness only two-thirds as
much corn oil " used as butter or
lard. The oil can he used over and
over again. as II does not absorb the
od0r OF foods cooked In II. Corn oil
will not smoke with resultant odor
until raised to u much greater degree
Of heat than butter or lard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25

than ever before. For instance. 1t is
sometimes used as collar and cuffs on a
street suit. In fact, the smarteSt jersey
dress I have seen had collar narrow
belt and cuffs of blue leather. 1t is also
used for hat trimming: but. as you un-
derstand never in large amounts. | am
giving you today three original designs
in hats on which leather may be used
as a decoration.
The center hat is after the tam worn
by the Blue Devils. This has a tam
of chamois and the band of Joffre blue
ribbon. At the right is a tan felt. with
blue leather cut in geometrical design
and glued to the felt, thus forming an
unusual ornamentation.
At the left is a large hat of navy blue
satin AT the right side Of the crown
and at the left edge of the brim are
flowers Of white kid. This is also used
for the cor6ngs which encircle the
crown
'copyright. 1918. by Florence RoseD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
How TO Clean Tapestry

70 The Editor Of Woman S PAGE:
Dear Madam have three very pretty
tauestry chairs which have become soiled
from the dust and I'd like your suggestion
and make them look bright again. Thank
fng you for the same. READER
Dissolve a bar of soap in a gallon OF
boiling water When cold put one quart
of this dissolved soap In one gallon OF
<<,ld water Have ready some pieces OF
soft flannel, soft brush and some clean
dry cloths. First brush well with
long haired brush. taking care to re-
4 piece of flannel into the soap liquor:
soi1eeze IL out gently and rub il well
into the tapestry to make II lather and
hrush well with the soft brush. Then
wiring the flannel out of the soap liquor
and dry the tapestry with the soapy fan
mel and afterward dry with the sheets
The tapestry must be dried with the
9oap Ia II, for il cannot be rinsed. Dis
'0olre four ounces OF tartaric acid in one
Hat Of boiling water and put into pan
rontsining two gallons OF cold water
Dip 4 clesn sponge into this. squeeze ~
ond then rub into the tapestry, Then
~ ~ before with the sheets II Is best
~ 9rkaan the tapestry a little ~ time
54 nainh one place entirely before
NM up the next one. When u has
&6on cleaned take q lump OF pipe
~ rph u well into IL and then
r Win q clean clothes brush.
1H&eo 0nf the posp and spirits and