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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
Hunting a Husband
By MARY DOUGLAS
ICopvrtOhU
CHAPTER C.
The Meeting

T HAVE a position. 1t is not as good
i as my former one. For / am to get
SEQ week. But you can work up"
said the manager. when l told him or
my last years salary; and you've
been out a year and that counts against
you"
So again I am one Of the workers.
| hurry for my train. Unfold my paper.
Run down the subway steps. Hang to
a strap. And I am there. Ny new work
is not hard. | almost wish II were hard
er--then ] could forget myself. But
am lucky and thankful to have it.
shall prove myself so competent. so
thorough. that my position shall be sure.
1t is good aim, at least.
can hardly believe that. for whole
year ! was a girl--not a worker. But
tonight. at the rush hour. a short girl,
with that different" look that belongs
to the Square. got on the subway. Vivid
ly. again, I saw my black and yellow
studio And Norma Carewe among her
casts 1t was worth it. I forgot ! was
staring at the Washington square girl.
For ] was only looking through her.
into my own past. And I suppose she
saw in me merely a Phllistine.
But now ] am not going to. work on.
with years of drudgery ahead. | am
going to have some aim in my life. That
other aim Is gone-and buried. / am
not one to seek after a lost hope.
What shall it be? Shall I read and
study? Cousin Sam would help me.
there Or shall I try to understand some-
thing of art? Read criticisms. see pic
lures and ask Norma Carewe to be my
guide?
why the brown study?" I looked
up into Toms nice, open face.
Why. Tom" | said. 1T is nice to
see you again 80 A question trembled on
my lips. Are you engaged to Jeanne
again." But I held it back. If Tom
wanted to tell me. he would. But
should not pry into his affairs.
What are you doing down here?"
Tom asked
Working, of course" l answered.
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Thinks Fiance Neglectful

Dear Cynthia--you have helped others so
Eo. the Tnnasf as .sh ySS month. TN nsr sayd been
sa.s. sassd to to-, young man ] nov in the United ,..
the tim, I wa. fourteen and he eishteen.
mail rosularly from boy o. the same ne ship.
celved no repiv de- not OF intend to write until
IL hear rrb, from him Do yop think am tsklns h
now for for ! &c, consider that NEGLECT: . .,.
has taken me- out several times in the last
two weeks. He knows about my Nance but
going with him. as was home almost the
whole winter
hut won't You rleass % help my me-. t. a. have emo no
one to whom ! can turn for advice. as
am In strange city? PUZZLED.
Does the boy who writes to a friend
OF yours ray that your fiance is still on
the same boat with him? My dear, do
not be too quick to judge. II you are
engaged to this young man and have
been for eight months and also have had
no quarrel nor reason not to hear from
him. it follows there must he some rea
sor why you have not heard. | think
would have your friend ask the hoy to
whom she writes. without referring to
YOU. II your fance fcalling him by name)
is still on the same boat with him. Then
you would be sure.
II your fance does not mind your
going around with othe~ man it's all
right to do so. but. my dear II seems a
little strange to me that YOU should he
so willing in only n months time to &c
out number of times with one other
man. II would he all right If you wen,
with several. but not one special one
you see.
would write another letter to your
f1ance and ask why he has not written
He may be on the seas. you cannot tell
and the. men are undergoing enough
without having to suffer from misunder.
standings with the women they love.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
Tested Wartime Recipes

Pick out at least two or three days
week for fish days. These recipes sug-
gested by the United States food .ad-
mnistration will help you to see some
of the possibilities Of cultivating your
taste along these lines:
Halibut with Mexican Sauce
Six slices of halibut
Two tablespoonfuls corn flour.
Two teaspoonfuls salt.
Two tablespoonfuls fat.
one teaspoonful Worcestershire.
one and one-half cupfuls water.
Dredge halibut with corn -four and
salt. Melt fat in baking dish and brown
slices OF halibut on top Of stove. Pour
water and worcestershire over fish ana
bake in a moderate oven thtrty-hve
minutes and serve. Then pour Mexican
sauce over fish, bake fifteen minutes
and serve.
Mexicsn Sauce
Two cupfuls tomato.
one tablespoonful grated onion.
Three tablespoonfuls corn -four.
Two teaspoonfuls salt.
One-half cupful cold water.
One chopped green or red pepper.
Bring tomatoes and onion to boiling
point. Mix corn -four and salt with cold
water and add to tomatoes. stirring con.
stantly; add pepper and pour over fish,
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Song to a Soldier

Spring is gone and summers here,
They're bringing up the hdy;
Soon they ciH be harvesting
And my lore's still d,cdy.
7 see the apples rcddening.
And ycllou burns the Uhcdt,
Lovers sit in summers heart
And sing to summers beat.
But mn lorc'S StiH duay.
He lies there, he cries there,
hear him night and ddU;
7 cannot hear the birds sing,
For my lore's Stil dtcdD.
IN not 90 through the clorer field,
Along the torglore rood,
Nor climb the ash on Chapel hill.
VIC climbed in happier mood.
For my lorc's Sttll a,cuy!
o summer lanes. o summer fcidS,
That smell so srcct Of hdU,
when this Is done and Truth is
Though mn lorc's still duoy-
Man happier lorcrs lore here
Whore so lonely tread,
And build that shining city, Lore.
Orcr our darling dead.
Though mn 1ore'S still d,cdy!
Irene Mcleod, in the July Yale
Review.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
When They Smile at Him

Dear Cynthia-Can you tell me how to
get girl? All the fellows have them but
me. Where I work there are lots OF girls
who smile at me. but don't know what 10
tell them or how TO start talking with them
Please tell me what to tell them when they
smile at me- IN HARD LUCK.
l don't think YOU want me to tell YOU
how to get girl. because II the girls
are smiling at you that means they
would like to be friends with you. and
really they couldn't do much more to
show they would like to be friends, could
they? The next time any Of them smile
at you, smile back and say good morning
or hello or something like that Do this
for two or three times and then you will
feel so much better acquainted you'll be
able to start In talking. Start to talk
about anything that comes into Your
head. For instance. you might ask one
OF the girls how long she has been work.
ing there In the store and how she likes
that kind Of work She will probably
answer by asking you how YOU like il
and where you have worked before, and
there you are - the conversation is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

"You didn't think was lady OF
leisure for life?' | asked, laughing
You're too Worthwhile for that.
Sara" he said. looking down at me
I don't know what it was. in his tone.
that made me blush and look down into
my lap. found myself telling Tom
ali about South Minister. Somehow Pro-
fessor Coe got mixed in the story. too
before l stopped.
so you came away" Tom said
slowly. Sara. am glad you are able
to do big. fine things"
Those words Where had 7 heard
them before I remember: DIR. Bixby.
said the name out loud, without
meaning to.
DIR. Bixby. too" Tom said We'll
Sara Lane. l always knew you for
heart -smasher. but I never knew it
was every man you met" Again Tom
looked down at me. Again | felt the
slow color rising to my temples,
Il didn't mean to say that, at all"
II know you didn't" said Tom. You
aren't that kind. You would never boast,
like Jeanne. of your captures
SO he was not engaged to Jeanne
In that moment my heart gave great
bound / felt as IL ! could stand up and
shout out with happiness. For Tom, OF
course Because | hated to see him tied
to that selfish little wretch.
"Oh, Tom" ! said, I'm so glad
so glad?" He asked questioningly.
80 CAD you're not engaged to
Jeanne"
Tom looked at me with an express
sion that I had. never seen before.
found | was hurrying up the path and
saying, Mother is waiting for me-
must hurry"
TOmorrOw-The Right Man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

ence to three small children" half i'm
piled. There were three, to be sure,
whose ages were respectively one and n
half, three and a halr and seven years
but over and above, under behind. be-
side and before. also leaping into view
at unexpected moments from localities
hitherto unclassified was their brother
Harry. aged eleven: not only could he be
depended on to rock the cradle so vio-
lently as to upset the equilibrium not
to say endanEer the existence Of Alfred,
the youngest child. but he aided ana
abetted Charles and Junior in every
kind of mischief their fertile imagina-
tions could Conceive; also he suggested
to them naughtiness which they never
would have thought of had they been
left alone. In brief. Harry gave me
more trouble than all the rest of them
put together and tied up in a bunch.
Some of this was doubtless chargeable
to me, for | didn't understand the psy-
chology of the small boy and Harry
soon discovered that he could plague
me either by ignoring my requests or by
doing just the opposite of what ! asked
him TO. Having once made this dis
covery, he promptly proceeded to turn il
to account. Another explanation of my
difficulties lay in the astounding ract
(Which developed the day of my arri-
vaD that besides being the nurse en-
tertaner, guide. counselor and life
saver of the infant class, ] was ex-
pected to carry on simultaneously the
work of the household.
When I walked in that first morning
the breakfast dishes were piled up in the
kitchen sink and the maid of all work
was sulking in her room. but before
had finished the dish washing Bridget
was discharged. And ! am bound to
say that Mrs. Warrington, unlike some
unhappy mistresses whom | have met
since then. experienced not the slight
est trouble in getting the servant gir
to go: on the contrary. Bridget shouted
as she jabbed a hatpin into its accus-
toned place with unnecessary violence
Don't think for one minute y'r firin
me. l was after LAWN an-ny-way come
Satu' day. -
Late in the afternoon Mrs. Warning.
ton herself Departed for a rest cure. she
explained. But don't worry, child
said she. Monday morning I'll be
back"
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
This Summers PefticOat
A Daily Fashion Talk BY Florence Rose

| THERE Is Just one thing to remember
l. when you are buying a silk under
dress. and that Is to select good
quality. II you want the value of your
money-and in these days II is very
| careless shopper who does not insist
upon receiving it--you must look first
for quality Between a poor quality Of
silk and n good quality Of muslin. there
is no choice. Forget the feel" Of the
silk-you won't enjoy it long II II Is
of poor quality-and spend your money
for muslin that can resist the minis
trations Of a laundress.
Certainly there is much to appeal to
the eye In the silk underdress. whether
II be exploited in satin. in crepe de
chine or in chiffon. There are excel
lent qualities of wash satin, of crepe
de chine and of chiffon that appeal in
every garment. However. the cotton or
nainsook petticoat has not by any means
been relegated to the background. for the
shops do show them. many lovely ones
and we do wear them. for even while
women have silk. they look to the cotton
petticoat as the bread and butter" part
of their petticoat outfit.
Be 1t a cotton or a crepe. this years
petticoat Is a bit more narrow in width
than those Of last season. With this mar
rowing of the petticoat and the thin
materials which are favored for the sum-
mer frocks. the women often face the
problem of transparency. To overcome
this. the makers Of summer dresses oft
times put foundation or petticoat OF
satin or heavy silk. This permits the
wearing of as sheer a petticoat as one
might desire to wear and is a far more
sensible idea than having the upper part
Of the silk petticoat of heavy cotton, to
say nothing of being cooler for warm
weather.
1t pays to buy petticoat with good
quality of lace il one desires lace
trimmed skirt. There are, however.
numerous models that have proved
popular which are adorned with en-
broidery and others relieved only with
hemstitching.
am showing you today two designs
One petticoat is of pink crepe de chine
with geometrical design, carried out in
lace insertion. A lace edging matching
the insertion forms the flounces Blue
satin bows held by pink chiffon roses
are placed above the hounce at inter-
walls.
The other petticoat is Of pink satin
with the deep f1ounce scalloped on the
edge and embroidered with pink silk.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

l. A novel entertainment suitable for the
Fourth Of July II the Congress of Pa
triots. Each one comes dressed as a
man or woman patriot whose ma me has
gone down through history. II the cos
tune does not sufficiently identify the
character sign with some sentence.
such rs "Touch not hair on this gray
head for Barbara Frietchie. can be
attached to 1t. The object Of the en-
tertainment Is to guess the characters.
2. A court stenographer is paid from $4,000
to $4,000 n year.
8. Three gifts appropriate for the new baby
are light wrapping blanket knitted in
floss either white with pink or blue bOr-
der or In color with white border; a
set Of tiny clothes hangers or q square
Of netting for the coach or crib, the
edge being embroidered In baby ribbon
4. Brown sugar will not get lumpy II 1t is
kept In the refrigerator.
s. A quick maple frosting can he made by
pouring coffee over q cupful Of sugar
added to q half cupful Of cocoa. Pour
enough Of the coffee on to make q
consistency smooth enough to spread
S. A cupful Of apples cooked and put through
q eOlander will save sugar II added t.
jam.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
WAR GOSSIP TAKES
ITS TOLL IN MOTHERS TEARS
LATHE 1t Means to Woman With No Son in Service il Boys
Il Lose Their Souls in France-ProCerman Rumor That
Stabs While Lightly Banded

country. 1t takes the average travel
ing mans joke three weeks to cross
the continent. How, then, could the
ridiculous tale about the aunt or the
grandmother who sewed the ten-dollar
bill in the left-hand corner of the Red
Cross sweater get around so fast?
That is If several people didn't start
1t at once?
THE searching light of truth always
L runs ridiculous stories to the
ground. But, in the meantime. who can
count the toll they take?
The toll of stories about supposed
immortality Of the soldiers in France.
about our nurses abroad, about under
fed boys in our camps in America
takes it's toll in the white faces and
the aching hearts of mothers. The
woman who has no son in the service
can we'll afford to lean back in her
chair as she knits and handy evil gos.
sip about America. Little it means to
her if boys lose their souls in France.
Little it wrings her heart--the thought
that some days they must go hungry.
There are two kinds of women in this
NIOMEN who love to talk about sem
w sational things should put a guard
on their lips for the sake of the women
whose men are fighting and whose
girls are nurses. If they happen to
hear a story they are absolutely sure is
true. let them make it known to a
Government official. He is the one
who can track the thing to the ground
and remedy an evil condition when one
is found
otherwise let a woman scoff at fool
nI<N I-,
her resolve never to repeat them. Let
us have some stamina and spunk about
our country. Who can conceive of
right spirited woman or man gloatins
in sad-hearted sort of a way about a
story detrimental to America
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
Alice Kent and the DAYS Work
The Story of a Business Girl Who Would Not Fail
BY MARTHA keller
Copyright, 1918. by Public Ledger Con, panv.

XIV.
NEXT morning in. the boarding house
IN on Maple avenue / packed up my
few belongings and before taking leave
4 OF my land'ady paid her from money |
had earned in the bookstore, every cent
owed Mrs Bordons feeling for any
body who discharged a debt was cor
dial, I am sure. but in the starched
tone which custom seems to have de-
creed as appropriate for final interviews,
she said: 80 you're goin' to take up
your residence at Mrs Warrington's''
"If you put 1t that way, yes. I'm to
work for my board and go to school,"
You're lucky" the landlady af-
nrmed. Education is great thing"
{ II suppose so,'' / remarked offhand
edly. trying to figure out meanwhile how
far the balance of my money could be
stretched. but it is greater not to have
to pay board bills"
"Never fear, you'll make up for it,"
SRAs the prompt reply, accompanied by
- emphatic nod of the gray head I'VE
don't get anything for nothing in this
world"
The truth of Mrs. Bordon's statement
came home to me before my. trunk ar
rived at my new address on Elmwood
avenue and if it had been possible for
the landlady unobserved to enter the
widows dwelling. perch upon the wall
behind a picture frame and peek out at
my activities. with half an eye and
within half an hour she could have wit
messed proof of her own words; further
{ more. I am inclined to thtnk she would
have agreed with me that nothing so
leisurely as taking up my residence"
was meant by the move to Mrs. War
rfngton's. The move occurred a few
days prior to the opening of school,
and finding out in full what was ex-
pected Of me and living up to expecta-
Hons. especially as new duties came to
light with each succeeding dawn, en-
tirely consumed the interval.
Mrs. Warrington had promised that
/ should make early acquaintance with
the children and when the time came TO
carry out the promise I discovered she
was better than her word or at least
she went so far beyond 1t that instead
Of making their acquaintance she in
tended me to monopolize their society
also the company comprised a larger
membership than Mrs. Manley's refer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
Neighbor Wastes Bread
70 the Editor Of Woman's Page:

Dear Madam-wil you help me out?
There is lady on our street who will not
help Uncle sam. She bought no Liberty
Chest ssbs she ne says ,,cs sng GsnPot sOrd it, and
and he takes ali kinds Of sIurs The worst
saiPs shs do i III her gs gsrpfgs S can
pleading with US to save. I spend good
bit Of my time at Red Cross work. and the
report her. but have not the heart; Yet /
think she ought to be made stop it. Don't
be made stop it. Il You I thSk s ought Rt' 70 re- e
wanted to write to you before about being
lonesome; felt so sorry for those persons
Nhat made me lonesome. took your ad-
work Is SO interesting that don't find time
RED CROSS WORKER.
4 1t is very hard for those who are
willing to make great sacrifices for our
II you have actually seen half loayes of
bread in this neighbor's garbage can I
ehould most certainly report the matter
u the food administrator. Write your
latter TO Jay Cooke. food administrator.
Dulietin Building. Philadelphia But
t@Dn't take any other neighbor's word for
~ that the bread is wasted. ] would go
I0ok for myself But about the Liberty
konds and the War Chest | am afraid
nothing much can be done You see
america Is such free country that
Uncle Sam has never said that we must
under penalty of law buy bonds or give
a. war relief organizations. II, as you
.Gay. IL is true that this neighbor re-
fuses TO contribute anything toward the
winning Of the war. and at the same
time that her husband would be willing
- contribute, then the most that We car,
6ny OF her Is that she does not deserve
~ b called an American. But We can
- do anything further than this that
~ law. Ii your neighbor talks against
1&rfca that Is a different matter. Any
73fman remarks should be reported
4 pepertment Of Justice.
G1n1 you joined the Red Cross
kSrDF TO hAve YOU say V ooesu't
- tfmo ~ ioneIinea6, -. if wll
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
Barley Biscuits

To the Editor OF women Page:
Dear Madam-will you please let me have
a good recipe for making biscuits out of bar
ley -four? ! had good success with a recipe
for using barley -four in cake. II was printed
in the Woman's Page of the EVENING PuBLic
LEDGER. MOTHER.
Was it the wartime chocolate cake? Z?
Here is the recipe for the biscuits, and
I hope you will have equal luck with
them:
Two cupfuls barley -four. two table,
spoonfuls fat, one-half, teaspoonfuI salt,
four teaspoonfuls baking powder, two
thirds cupful milk,
Sift the dry ingredients together, mix
in the fat and add the liquid until a soft
dough is formed. Roll to about three
cutter and bake in a hot oven. This
makes very good dough for shortcake
also.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
WHY Is a Summer Girl?

Dear Cyntha--I have read the letter that
Charlie wrote some time ago complaining
about how the girls only want a fellow who
mas money. It's wonder no one writes In
and asks how about the fellow who will only
take around a girl who is all dressed up like
n Christmas tree. know this is true In a
great many cases. I know boys who go
around to see girls every Sunday nisht and
tt,1 tnrn when they want TO go some place like
into their friends they don't ask the slr
some snowy r,rl WIN her face ali made IN
and with snowy clothes It Is the same way
at the shore. A girl may be good enough
for boy TO come around. and drink the cocoa
she makes for him in the winter time, hut
when, IT,, comes TO making dates for the
boardwalk there is always some new face for
him to spend money on Lots OF times on
the beach you can notice crowd Of boys
around a girl who hasn't an ounce OF sense
but has plenty Of rouge on her lips and no.
very much sleeves in her bathing suit. They
nay her compliments and she thinks she Is
the queen Of the beach. Then the girls who
used TO be good enough to call on are not
noticed
Maybe some Of the boys who read this part
Of the paper will write and tell why II is
they flock around a girl who is all made up
and is trying to attract attention and why
they leave the girls all alone who are good
enough for them In the winter tim.
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3A1EARLY all of us know some
- woman who really enjoys poor
health. Whenever hear a well-fed
hooking lady repeating stories about
Il men in camps being unCerfed, not
taken care of when sick. etc. | can't
help but think of her. There is
something in the makeup of all
human beings that revels in the dis
u seussion of the sensational Since the
#beginning bad news has had a way of
travelling swiftly. Men on the trains
have liked to puff their cigars over it
and wonder how it's going to turn out.
4 Women have relished running to the
Telephone to spread it.
Bad news is seldom spread but at
the expense of some one. Just now
any one who passes on demoralizing
stories about the camps here or in
France is spreading haphazard scan
Cal at the expense of America. 1t Is
hard to imagine anything more un-
American.
LOOKING back over all the bad
L. news" l have ever heard. not about
the war, but before the war. / can
truthfully say more of it went up in
puff of smoke when the facts came
to light than ever weathered the
searching light of investigation.
1t is particularly true that the hap.
hazard wartime scandal that floats
around now cannot weather the search
ing light of investigation. We are
living in the days when anything can
happen. Even the most incredulous
Of us now know that stories which
try to undermine the Red Cross, the
conduct of the camps, etc, are started
by the pro-German propagandists.
This has been proved.
. 1t would. for instance. have been
utterly impossible for any one person
to make the sweater and ten-dollar- bill
story immensely popular last summer
20 widespread at once. This story
sprang up at almost exactly the same
time in totally different parts of the