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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-07
THE SMALL LEAKS
IN AMERICAS HOUSEHOLD
Instance OF This Is the Sign That Says Elevators Do Not Stop
a. the Second Floo bu; Some " omen DO Not Think
s Appies to Electricity Home

livery time I am tempted to go
~ out Of room and leave the cleo
NC Hight on while | am one I think
~ Z little sign which | have read in
Many Elevators;
This car does not stop at the
Z second fioor. BY order of United
3. states fuel administration.
Il. a person could not bear TO waste
<UCtricify when il Is realized IL Is so
&4dly needed by war industries that
a whole big national campaign has
Ueen started to make all the elevators
n America discontinue stopping at
the secor.d floor. The point is this:
The one time an elevator curtalls it's
use Of power by not shutting IL on
ana OF at the second floor makes only
an infnitesimai saving. But when
all tho elevators in America are doing
this Mt one time the saving is so
tremendous IL is hard to calculate.
II is the same way with the electric
HIGHT In our homes. Ard this is the
thing we must tell ourselves when
<rc are tempted to use 1t unnecessar-
ilv. ''Oh, that little minutes worth
wont help" we are inclined to think
But won't It? Well. smarter minds
than ours have put over n national
order to save just that small bit in
elevator stops. And smarter minds
than ours are obeyihg the order!
TT rs said wemcn arc not able to
j think in big figures. Sometime 7
think II Is the little figures they arc
unable to grasp. Take. for instance,
saving food. | think that has been
the hardest thing tho food administra-
ton has had to combat--the refusal
Of women to realize the immense value
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THE WOMAN'S EXCH NGE

Cross. ali seem cheap az your support OF
him IN such an hour
The chaplain alsco says something about
the torture Of girls by the boches. man
would go through anything 10 save girl
or woman. hut | wonder whether woman
would 90 through even one thing TO save A
man.
Here IL where the women get theirs"
We know women helping in this war In
every possible way But not all the women
and Eirls are. 7 wonder u the women
realize that men are forced TO. help in this
war-forced TO hghtH In other words, men
haNr to register and are either made TO
work or fight. Women not forced 10
register for anything. though. think all
women and girls should be registered, which
would force them TO do something to help
win the war, the ages being from eighteen
20 forty-dve. OF course which would take
In the same age limit that of the men
and bows. I think all OF our women read
ers will agree with me.
Now the readers ! suppose will inme-
datelv come 10 the conclusion that | an a
Stacker on account Of being still ~ home.
hut they will he mistaken. ! Just recently
"siRned up with Uncle Sam and more
than likely with he called 20 the colors next
month. | haye q brother In the service and
another ready TO go. AN AMERICAN
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Wants Women to BE Drafted

- fhtnEdHor OF Woman s Pace:
Dear Madsm--Just a few lines In answer
z letter In & your ssIpmnr r wGuLh IKE
IL know that I live up here in Norristown
and that the institution up her for crazy
Pe.sons Is jus, for such indiytdnals and no. no.
man who signs himself one of the Fools
- hot Of sa ne mind hut she is greatly mis-
Sces nct % insult msnkind At sii' She
rSsns 70 think that he does, am man.
~ Il apesn't bother me in the ies.t' in fact
asree with him partially he surely ,hi
n pnybody is Of doubtful sanity thsse are
~ onea '.shipbuilder . "one Who Knows
"a The Fool Halter"
1hr fool Hster', says she would Ike
16 o&e "Shfpbuilder' get him. ] really
151u1{6 like 10 know what he would do. Talk
H@fie. l suppose. want all three 20
1|1I all over again and not get so excited
|11" myself. Every one knows we should
M cot Wofnsnhood That's TO be expected
~. what aeoS. manhood. manhood. which has
~ G1rIr. ..there never better time to
M >oc( lnanhood than risht now. DO you
~ that manhood Is protestins your this
<1[ everything else. Always keen that In
M|nG. The most we can do here az home
M y. men a. the front Is nothing com
~ uarasraph taken from letter received
U1n 4 chsplain, who says so himself:
@'K1At can you do at home to compare
WI hnrer when YOU are out on shell-
mv1u1 Nil and the shells are going by like
X@<5 eut Of hell as the soldiers say. and ~ :
- kim' stands strong and true. camou;
- kis own feelings. for your sake and
~ sslx q whs, he has back :, h0ps. gps
- campaixns. sugsriess days. good
1n1tting and dement's for the Red
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r. THERE is any time in woman's
L life when she fully realizes the great
Importance Of good clothes. it is when
she returns tu town the last of Septelu'
b,r. or early October. wearing her sum-
mer chapcau, II little matters if the
color he dark blue or black, il is a sum-
incr hat with all the telltalc signs Of
hard wear and weighs like a ton of
brick on the wcar"r'S head.
II is serious predicamcnt in which
to be caught, and before starting out in
quest OF new headgear. unConSCiouSly
one plans n route through the side
streets to reach the faVorite millincr. un-
observed And what u treat 10 get in.
side the portals and fairly plunge into
the boxes that hold the new bonnets.
which look lovclcr than ever before.
Every one seems winner.
one Of the mos; interesting features
in the new millinery this fall is the use
Of hatter's plush. II isn't new, Of course
but il is some years since it has been
fashionable. and therefore it makes a
change. | have seen hats made Of this
plush in colors. but ;nose of black are
considered the Smartest
Speaking Of ColOrs reminds me that q
month ago the shops were all showing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-07
A Maid and TtUO Men
The Story Of the Girl Who Vas Left Behind
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
ny HINIH DI1O p"ICHIIOn
Copyright, 1918, Jv Public Ledger Co.

Bond that she also expected and that
did not come.
Jim Townsend's letter written to
Helen had given only a few details Of
what had happened while Ruth was
starving for real news. Jim had said
that he had heard indirectly that Scott
had reached the trenches after two days
in No Mans Land and that he had
dragged in a dead pal. for which he had
been recommended for a commission and
perhaps an honor. That was every
thing that Ruth knew. and she was
living on the hope that those few words
had given her. Day after day went by
and she went through the same routine
of getting ur. putting on her clothes.
eating her breakfast and going down
town. II II had not heen for her work
with other people these days, her
thoughts would have driven her mad.
And Jack Bond in the hospital, what
of him? He had received Ruth's little
note and for the first time in weeks
had been almost happy. Ruth had in
tended II to make him happy, and 1t
did far more for Jack than even she had
reasoned it would, But Jack did not
want Ruth to come to the hospital He
was still determined to carry through
his original plan, and therefore he de-
cided that the best thing to do was to
keep silent. Long ago when Fate first
took a hand in the lives of these three
young people had She known that a
time like the present would develop out
OF her interference? II has been sa id
in no more youthful book than the
Bible itself that there be no stranger
thing in life than the way of man
with maid. Could there he anything
stranger than the extraordinary tri-
angle that had developed? Two men
both on their backs in hospital beds.
but one within sound of bursting shells
and the whine Of bullets. the other in
large city hospital with a wound in
nicted by science And the maid in
question going her own way with only
very vague knowledge Of the where
abouts OF either man and with no
knowledge at all of what Fate had still
in store for any OF them.
Tomorrow. Ruth Receives n I-tt-rD
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hats of henna coorcd velvet or felt, but
evidently the style never took, for have
not so far seen one chic-looking woman
wearing hat of this color
1t is quite noticeable that the women
that are who's who" in the fashion
world are wearing either the very large
hats or the small. close-itting affairs.
The medium-sized hat seems to he en-
tirely neglected
illustrated today are several Of the
newest Of the small hats The hat at
the left Is Of navy blue, satin EN-
broidered in silver threads, This shape
is considered very smart.
The upper sketch Is the closc-hitinc
hat with the tiny brm. This is Of hat
ter's plush; n narrow ribbon encirclcs
the crown and ties in n bow nj the center
back. The crown is trimmed with
agrettes.
At the right is n todue Of molcslin
with a crown of tailless crminc. The veil
which is worn with this hat has band
Of the moleskin across the lower edge.
The lower drawing depicts a hat with
a brim of velvet and "A crown of beaver
felt Beaver IL considered very smart
this season, especially in the deep fuzzy
variety
Copyright 1918. by Florence Rosc)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-07

Dear Cyntha-I notice in your paper
under the caption please tell IN" what to
do'' that n young lady who signed herself
NJ s. seems 81 have a little trouble IN re-
her.
X 4 might say that T. too had quit" time
with my father when was aboui Nti'"h a.
40, but after few moro years had gone BY
my father changed. and dld not receive the
former abuse | often felt like running
away but never did 1t. However. ! sympa-
thixe with Miss NJ. =. as II c-rtsinly is not
very pleasant when SOM on = All tnr tim
abusing you and finding fuu,' 7 think your
advice TO Miss VI. $. II vcry senslbl" and "
were In her place | would do as you advise.
A - devote Sour time to Rcd Cross work.
~ doing this your mind would bo occupied
With other matters and Hou would not be
{hinking so much about your family troubles.
'a'Iss ~ BOY
Thank you so much, youaG friend, for
writing in ! believe woid of the
Ypnpe-to the young is more helpful than
ANY other Kind of advice.
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l. Thi. a Habit Of Sailors?

Dear Cynthia am Young girl ana
considered pretty and attractive by hoth
sexes.
Recently I mo, q sailor and started TO
correspond with him and by mistake sent
him an opcn card, which | aferwnrd sent
Fu apology for.
DO you think he is angry tas he did not
answer my uotol or 10 you think Il is Just
% ha bit uf thu -ailorsH
10 You think I should ignore him when
him" Has the Connecticut sailed. Do
4 hoy write in the Roll Of Honor the
names OF the engineers that are killed.
YOUR STEADY READER.
There is certainly nothing in An. open
postal card to cause any one to he cross.
Perhaps the young man just got tired
OF writing. as young men often do. This
is not what YOU would call a particular
habi, Of sailors. hut or a great many
young men. Never mind there are plenty
moro fish i'm The sea. No. ! wouldn't
ignore the sailor boy on meeting him.
Just ignore the incident. thus showing
that II did not bother YOU. There is the
possibility that the young man has
sailed | do not know whether your
question about the Connecticut refers TO
him or not. but we cannot print sailing
Information.
Tho engineers and all the men Of the
American EXpeditionary Forces are in
cluded in the casualty list or the Roll
of Honor
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New Branch Of Service of Young Men

To fhP Edfor OF W WoWdH s Page:
Dear Madam am young man ~
/ am very anxious TO enlist IN one of the
army training schools Now I am told that
one must have a high school education and
that Of course. I have not So please tell
me what 20 do When | was told tnat
education only barred me from the A. T
s. was dumhstruck. You see I am very
anxious 10 become an officer and serve
Uncle sam the remainder Of my life,
one other branch Of the service ] am In
terrsted In is the navy. nut 70 Join thst one
must have certain qualification. Am 7
right? am tailor by trade DO YOU
think I could make an application as a
tailor: DO they need tailors on Tho bat
tleships? READER
II is true a high school education or
a nearly completed one is necessary to
enter the students army training corps
proper. but you need not he discouraged,
for General Crowder has just sent out
a cali that should MI your need nicely.
The call is for 2s.0OO men 70 train In
the vocational section OF the s. A. T. C.,
and the quota OF 500 men who enlist In
Pennsylvania will he trained al the Uni
versity OF Pittsburgh in sDecial voca-
tional work. You can enlist until Octo-
her O. To do so. go to your draft board
and ask Tor voluntary Induction into the
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Dear cynthia am girl OF seventeen
and am considered pretty by my friends Ny
parents are wcll-to-do and my father is kind
to me. I have sister who Is two years
Older than mrS IF and she Is very unkind
10 me. Ny mother like my sister. is al
ways picking on M" and finding fault with
mo. aud | am very unhappy cynthia. and
want you to give M some advice. shall I
run away?
Ny life is hecomine burden to me and
7 certainly can't stand my mother and sis
ter's cruelty much longer. My father Is
away on business most Of tho time or '
would Go to him for help. ! not per
uitted to go out and Nave good time like
most young girls and am always kent IN
the house because my sister Is Jealous OF
the way | win over all her boy friends.
NJ. 8,
! wouldn't run away. because there
wouldn't he any place to run to, little
girl Don't YOU know that nearly every
time some nice. pretty young girl IN
this funny old world gets to be sixteen
or seventeen she just knows her mot her
Is finding fault with her all the time.
Try to weather this period Of your life.
dear ! know how bic II must seem TO
YOU now. hut some day YOU will look
back and laugh Get lot Of Red Cross
work 10 do. and Keep busy. aud youll
forget all about who picks on you ana
who doesn't.
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Chocolate Cookies

One-duarter cupful OF fat.
Three quarters cupful of syrup.
Two tablespoonfuls OF grated ch"cola'e'
one egg. -,
one and two-third cupfuls Of barley
hour.
one teaspoonful Of baking powder
One-half cupful Of raisns chopped nne.
One-half cupful of nut meats.
Beat the fat and syrup together
thoroughly and add melted chocolate and
egg Add dry ingredients sifted together.
then fruit Drop from spoon on n
floured tin and bake in a hot oven until
brown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-07

Even IN these times of wheatless bread
and heatless days, aud all the other
"lcsses' one is nevertheless surprised
to hear Of an iukless fountain pen. In
appearance 1t resembles the fountain
pen with which we are accustomed to
write. hut the writing fluid looks like
n long piece Of lead. BY the simple ex-
pedient Of dipping the pen point in
water. enough of II melts to enable you
to write for an hour or more without
another dip In addition to the ad-
vantage n pen like this which will not
leak all over your handbag would he
to you. think what II would mean TO
your boy in camp or man over there.
Ink may he scarce, hut as the shop
keeper iocularly remarked, 'You can
get water anywhere Your first
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-07

To the Editor o. UOmdHs Pare:
Dear Madam-Will you kindly send me the
name Of Mother Of Five" as | have a few
small things which she might he able 10
use. I have maternity corset In very
good condition, II you know OF any one who
cOu.d use H.
have forwarded sou the name and
address Of the mother of hve. thank
you for your kind interest. | shall he
glad to forward the name OF some reader
who would like 10 have the corset VIII
she please write in?
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Dear Cynthia--Many thanks 70 YOU u YOU
Will kindly print this for the new ps"udonNn M
prinred in Fridays edition;
Miss Seventeen. only recently 81 u dance
met \ fne Young t-irl who fgttcrcd m: :
II was personal but could have hsrn sal.
10 I had been civilian But unless mao
bten enlisted | would not have met INC Elrl
Ana have learned since then that sailcr
- this girls preference.
praising remarks to me about the navy nut
yet impersonal Now thor Miss S"Nentren'
you ask. ''Arp JarH'ss uo' Ia i'rc'?
A rule It all depends. For circ,iin-
stances alter the situation. 80 - N" "Halr
first cited agree with you aud hlu1n"d 81
perhaps. but the latter case only tends to
make tho average sailor morr proud. Pos
sibly IL Il well that all DO not know what
the navy IL doing In this war.
<everthelcss. Miss S"N cnts' D. am not an
assuming person. aithouEh Il j. hard 20
answer YOUR inquiry without "ppcHriug 50.
N-est-ce-pas? | enjoyed rcndlUg y"u~ IN. p.
me to be fathcriS trl. BLUEJACkET.
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RECIPES THAT COME
TO Us FROM FRANCE
Mushrooms an Cratin. Pota.
toes Peasant Style and
Eggs a New Way

Tho French housewife has always been
far famed for her cooking And even
in these war DAYS she is picking up the
things at hand and stNl cxerting her
kitchen wzardry. Here are recipes that
have come from French kitchens. They
are reprinted from the Dclincator:
GrstiT of Mushroom.
One-hdU poBrd Of mushrooms.
one Ouiou.
TtCo tdbicSpooryuis ~ cooking oil
Two 'dblcSpoonJHlS Of -four.
Que cnpfm Of mushroom stock fmndr
from stcpSL
Oue-hdU fenSDOortU NJ salt
Ouc-sirtocnih tcdSpoorfM Of pepper.
Oncqudricr tcdSpoonfm Of pdprikd.
OHc.hdV Cupfl Of brCddcrumbS
on" tablespoonful of butter substitute.
one lCmOn.
Peel the mushrooms and sprinkle salt
over them 80 extract water. Fry tho
sliced onion in the oil. .Ndd the -four
aud brown 1t add The stock and season
ing and Cook the saucc until it is thick.
enrd Add the mushrooms Ia the sauce
Fu. the mushrooms in n baking dish :
sprinkle the crumbs over them and hake
until the crumbs arc slightly Drowned.
MME HENRI BNrTHELEMY.
Bordeaux. France.
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todash with Brown sauce

Two cHptHlS Of Codfsh.
SIR tdbicspoontulS Of cooking oil
Three tdbIcSpoonJuIS Of -four
ono and hor CuptuiS ~ r0ter.
orc cl0rc Of Gdrlic tchoppcdL
ono Tablespoonful Of pdrsislsichoppcdL
Foc GrdtiHnS Of u'dreD.
Ouc.qudrtcr tcdSpoorfW ot pdprikd.
Soak fish in cold water overnight
Drain and fry in oil until slightly
Add -four and brown. Add
water. scasonings and fish and cook
slowly for hfteen minutes. Serve fsh on
platter surrounded oy border of rice or
potatoes.
NINE ELEoNoRE CLERMoNT.
Oran. Algeria.
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Adventures
With a Purse
EOl1ND TODAY

FOUND TODAY
I. 4 lamp that will change the appear
snce OF the whole room.
=. An tnkless fountain pen.
2. Irresistible white crepe de chine pan
talettes.
nNE of the very best ways to dress. up
" "A room in the fall and make 1t seem
different is by purchasing just one new
thing and one OF the very incest things
to purchase would be n lamp Why,
new lamp would change the appearance
Of the whole room. And lamp base
discovered today that would he rare
addition TO almost any room IN the
house is vase-shaped, and the wood is
painted a, rich old rose. Hand-painted
flowers and leaves are placed here and
there. and the result is q lamp such as
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-07

,tne quart Of milk.
one cupful of corn meal.
on. teaspoonful of salt,
one-half cupful OF syrup.
One-half cupful Of shredded cocoanut.
Dne-auarter teaspoonfu OF cinnamon.
One-ouarter teaspoonful Of mace
Heat the milk To boiling point Add
corn meal, stirring constantly. Cook ten
to fifteen minutes Add other ingredi-
ents. Bake in = creased pan in cool
over for one hour
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Grape Sherbei

one teaspOonful Of gelatin.
One Tablespoonful of cold water.
Three-quartrrs of a Cupful of Crane
juice.
One cupful of corn syrup or
Dne-half a cupful Of honey.
Two tablespoontulS of lemon juice.
One-half cupful OF water.
Soak gelatin IN one tahesDoonful Of
cold water, dissolve it in boiling syrup
and water. Let mixture cool. add Crane.
juice and freeze.
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VI small amounts. II has not been
willfulIy unpatriotic women who have
worried Mr.. Hoover but 1t is
those who say, "Oh. that little bit
won't make or break the war" and
cheerfully put another teaspoonful Of
sugar in the coffee.
1t is the same way with the gas
and electricity. So many women re-
fuse to open their eyes and see they
are part of a vast movement
WITH men 1t is different. Take q
w hotel man, for instance You 10
not have to tell him that serving an
extra pat of butter to every guest in
his dining room that day is going
to count up high on his butter bill
Take y large corporation. lt every
employe were allowed to call indis-
criminately on the telephone tho bill
would he appalling.
You do not have to point out to
the business man the danger in small
leaks. He knows. Businesses have
gone into bankruptcy iu.; because
man without vision did not know
that little things count terribly.
And 80 the United States Govern
mcnt. in asking women to save food,
coal. sas and electricity, is trying to
catch at the small leaks IN this great
big American household of ours. "
il up to every wome TO be biE
enough to get IN line with the plan.
Every time YOU are tempted to leave
On tho electric light while YOU are IN
the other room think of IN" littIe
sigt. ON the elevator. Think of the
smart minds that framed II and stop
forever foolishly imagining your 1T
tie bit won't help"
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Where to Get Liberty Bond Signs

To the Editor Of WomdH's Pace:
Dear Madam-Whsre can | get those Lib
erty Bond signs I read in different windows
such As BUY a Liberty Rond" and Have
You Done Your Btu and others OF likp
import? am anxious TO get some TO put
In our store window. NJ q.
You can get those signs al Liberty
Bond headquarters in the Lincoln Build
ing. on the east side Of Broad street
lust north OF Chestnut.
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Special Free Offer

To prove the wonderful superiority
of Bismoline. the only bismuth tai
cum powder made. We will send n
ruli-size box free postpaid to every
physician, nurse or hospital upon
request on own stationery or card.
Lancaster, Pa, has over 100 doctors
and druggists of which every one
uses and recommends Bismoline as
the one perfect healing talcum pow
der for every man, woman or child,
summer or winter.
We Pay You
to try the first box. Have your
druggist certify your purchase on
his label: mail it to us and receive
25c bottle of finest perfume made
or a vanity box.
lie Fevre 6lsmoiine Co.. Lancaster, Pa.
v. II. Smith d Co.. Miller Drug Co.
and all Leading Druggists
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vocational section of the : 4. r. g.
Grammar school education IL sufficient.
The training is in different branches,
such as electrical work, etc,
There is. I believe, "tailors'
branch" in the navy. but none Of the
branches of the navy are open for en-
llstment now. They will be later. how
ever II II very likely you might he
able 10 fulhll any qualifcat ions in the
navy
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you would not see again in many a days
walk The price Is only ss.7s. while
plain bases Of mahogany can be secured
for as low as -.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-07

Tho most Irresistible silk ''panties' you,
may ever hope to behold are Of white
crepe dc chine They are scalioped
around the edges and up the slitted
outside. and are hound with silk Of old
gold. Just a few Of them have found
their way out of ths.<French room of
one Of the shops. on. yes, and they arc
laced up the side with old gold ribbon.
And the price, But 50 pair.