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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-12
CHAPTER XXNIII

DRooD1NG over Barbara and utterly
operplexed by the new factor which
the enmity of Mrs. Blake injected into
my problem. on Friday night l lay
awake for hours. To the constant long
ing for my sister there was now added
1.-The uncertainty that her foster mother
(1ejoiced in knowing that my present
Employment was soon TO end also that.
q she could have her way (and 1t was
nfdent she was a person of inhuence).
re would keep me from obtaining
aother job. If I could not support
yself in Bellington, where generations
l4rlier the name of my family had
ten we'll known. what would become
me? Self-plty | abhorred, but also
3Aalixed that l must look facts ~squarely
IN the face. when / attempted to do
-. they stared me out of countenance.
Finally / cried myself to sleep.
Next morning. with smarting eyes and
headache, l dragged myself to Mil
1lnktr's, and managed to wait on GUS
ltoIners with my usual cheerfulness. AS
oakurday 10 a half-holiday. I expected to
Jl6ave the store at noon those of the
CLERKS who CHANGED to hear that l was
SU&tting through wished me good luck.
and. the terrors of the night falling
tack somewhat before the forces which
Gommon sense marshaled in daylight, /
came to feel that, despite Mrs. Blake's
pfotest. the firm would keep me on were
there any place for me, now that the
Sei4fk for whom I substituted was com
{llfk back from her vacation. Had l not
f56vorheard Mr.. Millinger himself declare
That they found me dependable? For the
wound inflicted by Mrs. Blake com,
iDouts there vas soothing. though by
10 healing, balm in the state
meut made by the old gentleman.
Conscious Of having listened to con-
~verDstion not intended for my ears. ]
eltrank from meeting my employer who
II had occurred to me last night. might
decide to question me with the object
of ascertaining. IL possible, the grounds
for Mrs. Blake's hostility. 1t was not
psobable, l reflected, that she a men,
ttoned to him her acquaintance with
cur family and l was equally bent or
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KHY DON'T WOMEN MAKE
GOOD PALS AS FISHERMEN?
Ithe Deep Dreaming Man Finds on a Lazy Lake Too Deep
for Ihem?-At Any Rate John You'd Rather the Cirs !
Stay Home When He Goes Angling

IRE men the real dreamers and
- deep thinkers of the world?
O~therwise, why is 1t women do not like
10 go fishing? All the other things
mat belong to the summer they do
bAthe, play golf and tennis, drive ma
kchfnes with their hair flying in the
wind. and dance. But they do not fish.
&SI have often wondered just why it
should be this way. Surely fishing
doesn't require any more strength or
presence of mind than handling a
sixty horsepower touring car. II
cant be rated as a mans sport on this
score. And yet I know you have
FOUND this to be true. When a a
wa nts a turn at golf. he asks a woman
to go around the links with him; when
he goes for a spin he invites a girl
and Is willing to turn the wheel over
to her. But when he goes fishing.
All, then is when, Beau Brummell or
no, he halls his best male pal. And
Beloved or not beloved, you, for the
time being, are forgotten. Since the
Beginning, OF course, it has been little
barefoot boys and level little barefoot
girls who sat on the bridge and ian.
gled a bent pin.
rs IT then because she is unlimited
i that m does not fish? And is
she unlimited because man misses in
her that quickening quiet bond that
leaps from fisherman TO fisherman? Has
woman been weighed as a companion
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Alice Kent and the Days Work
The Story of a Business Girl Who Would Not Fail
By MARTHA keller
Copyright. 1918. BIZ Public Ledger Company.

reticence. However. it turned out that
Mr.. Millinger did not put in appearance
at the store that Saturday but his
son-in-law. Mr.. Manley. when | went
to take leave of him, asked me to wait
n few minutes until he finished dictat-
ing letters. as he wished to speak with
me.
I sank into a chair and the idea
flashed over me that Mrs. Blake. who.
as ! knew. was in the private office
yesterday. after my fight had made in
situations even more terrible than those
| listened to; and the firm had deter
mined to investigate. In all my life
less than sixteen years. had been
guilty of nothing worse than yester-
days eavesdropping. But I was dis
mayed at the thought OF telling anybody
about Barbara yet only By so doing
could I explain Mrs. Blake's ill-will.
With clenched hands I sat waiting for
the ordeal TO begin.
At length Mr.. Manley dismissed the
stenographer, slammed down the desk
cover and turned to me: Young lady,
| what are you going to do this fall?"
The question so took me by surprise
that I faltered in answering. why.
wanted to find some place to work for
my board and go to school. But I
haven't been able to. And school be-
gins week after next"
Yes" Mr.. Manley had youngsters
of his own. Are you as handy around
the house as you are here in the store?'
At this I was more abashed than
ever. II never clerked in a store be-
fore. but-I've always helped with house
work.
Fond of children"
"Oh, I just love 'em. Especially little
girls"
Well said Mr.. Manley, "Ill talk
things over with my wife. She's great
at managing. Suppose you drop in here
say Tuesday afternoon, and We'll see
what can be done"
tried to hank him. but on the first
word my voice broke. He pretended
not to notice 1t and closed the interview
by pointing to the door and saying: YOU
run out and play. This is too fine
weather to stay in"
! CONTINUED TOMORROW
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MOTHERS CAN DO THIS
WAR RELIEF AT HOME
French and Belgian Refugee
Children Need Little Gar
mems Easy to Make

You have heard Of France for style,
~ course Chiprer people from Paris
have walked across the sunday supple
ments from time immemortaL Perhaps
that is all the more reason why you
will be interested in some of the present
day fashions in France
Heavy unbleached muslin is in style.
The little people who wear it are not
very clipper.
In the volunteer service factory OF
the Red Cross. at 1915 Market street.
many, many women daily turn out hun
dreds of these little garments for the
tiny refugees of France and Belgium,
But. over and above this, many
women. who cannot leave the duties OF
their w homes. are adding to the store
Of, little dresses. blouses, ~nightgowns
and the rest that must speed across the
seas TO clothe the little ones who do
not vet quite understand why the world
should be so upside down.
It is for the women in their homes
who have convenient sewing machines
and a pair Of willing hands and feet,
that this, the below. list of garments is
printed. Here is a work that will recon-
mend itself to the woman who cannot
leave her home.
Many a busy mother makes her own
little ones clothes. In this case 1t Is not
very hard to buy an extra yard or two
of cloth for a small girl or boy whom
no amount Of distance can make very
different from the blue-eyed Beetles and
Boobies of America.
The list below names the garments
that are needed by little Jacques and
Marie over on the other side OF the
water. They must all be new garments
IL sent to the Red Cross. All directions
as to materials, etc, must be closely
followed. as those who have drawn them
UP are familiar with the needs of the
small repatriates and know just what
kind of a garment serves a purpose best
Most Of the garments must be made
according to the official Red Cross pat
terms, which can be secured in the pat
tern sections of the department stores or
directly from the pattern companies.
When the garments are finished they
should be sent or taken to the nearest
Red Cross branch here in the city or tc
the nearest Red Cross branch in any city.
The list follows. The items marked
with a star require official patterns
other garments may be bought ready
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A Forgotten Recipe

the Editor OF Womdn Page:
~ Dear long ago you had q
1&cspe on the Woman's PAGE called fruit
s1lop. I wanted TO save ~, but forgot.
|5S0Id YOU print II In the Woman's Elk
{6ngef i promise not to forget, again,
CMrs.) NJ.
~ recipe follows:
and one-half cupfuls hominy grits.
cupful stewed apricots, one-half
@1Bful apricot juice. pne tablespoonful
one-half tablespoonful butter.
Into a creased baking dish place
Z layer of the hominy grits which
. been mixed with the fruit juice,
'Lhen = layer of the stewed fruit. Repeat
.nRtil dish Is nearly full. Dot over with
~. ketter and sprinkle with one table,
ponful OF mixed with cinnamon:
Re until brown. Serve hot or cold
sauce or top milk.
3ried or canned fruit can be used.
@tu xyrup can be used to sweeten the
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cold %luncheons and suppers call for nus
tard. The price is $3.50.

Who is it who said, The ladies'. God
bless them?" I should like to change
that right now and say. "Our soldiers,
God bless them" Every time I wander
around in the shops. and see gifts for
soldiers, I Immediately want to buy
them all. | saw a khaki set today
which should prove very useful. 1t con-
sists of three pieces, a case for wash
cloth, one for soap, and one for tooth
brush Somehow I always feel as (;
my soldier will forget and tuck wash
cloth and tooth brush in the same cor
ner with his shoes! This set can be
secured for only fifty cents.
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A Problem in Mental Telepathy

To the Editor OF WomdH'S Page:
Dear Madam am writing for informa-
ton on a subject which may not be in your
line. If such is the case. kindly advice
me Of some one who could give the desired
Information.
If mental telepathy IL a fact. what would
the effect be upon a movie" star when
there are probably several million minds
concentrated upon his personality at the
same time? PSYCHOLOGY.
There have been many strange coinci-
denceS which seem to point TO the pos
sibility of mental telepathy, but nothing
has been proved to tell us that there is
gists do not believe in II, and hold that
there can be no way of transferring a
thought from n human being to an
other without the aid of some external
faculty.
A spiritualist is probably the one who
could tell you how those who believe in
mental t~elepathy would work out your
problem.
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Don't Do 1t, Amy


To the Editor Of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam am very much in love
with a young man who is two years younger
than i. He does not seem to notice me par
ticularly and seems to be very fond of a girl
nearer his on age. who | think loves him.
What can l do to attract him to me?
AMY.
Don't try to attract him, dear. If he
seems to care for another girl don't try
TO take him away from her.
If he likes this girl TO whom you refer
he is not likely to change in his ideas,
nor would it be fair to this other girl.
Put yourself in her place and think how
you would feel toward the girl who
would do to you what you plan to do to
her. You cannot really love him and
you would be very unhappy IL you did
this mean thing. Besides, he Is too
young for o even if there were no
other girl in question.
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recipe in your paper for canning cherries?
l would like 1t to be as simple as possible.
mrs.) c.
First wash your cherries, then take
out the pits or leave them in IL
you prefer. Have ready hot glass
jars. Pack the cherries in these
closely. Use a wooden spoon. Have
ready a syrup, which is made by
boiling n part uga to two parts
water for five minutes. More water than
this can be used If necessary. Now fill
the jars of cherries with the syrup TO
within an inch of the top. Then wipe
the edge of the jar, put on the rubber
ring and your glass or screw top cover,
Partially tighten the clamps or screw the
top nearly on. II you have the glass-top
jar. when ready for boiling have the
clamp in position just as II is when you
are ready TO map II down. Lower the
jars into water that is boiling hard. 1t
should be deep enough to come two
inches over the top of the jars. Let the
cherries boil hard for sixteen minutes.
Remove the jars, fasten the cover tight,
turn upside dow and let stand until
cool. A wash boiler with a low dish
strainer inverted in the bottom makes
a good vessel for this canning but any
vessel with a tight cover will do. 1t Is,
however, necessary to have something In
the bottom TO allow the water to circu-
late under the Jars.
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Tomorrow-A New Interest


The following statement is authorized
by the Red Cross:
at should be understood that the
nurses' aides. requested from the Paris
office of the Red Cross and now being
sent as promptly as possible, will not
be used in American army hospitals.
The intention is to use them in civil
work with the French population and
the repatriates. and in French hospitals
since the beginning of the war. All
nurses aides that are to be sent over
should be prepared to accept any assign
ment that is given them, as conditions
change rapidly"
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made or made according to general di

made or made according to general di-
reCtions:
For Children From One, to Five Years
of Age
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. wool and cotton,
long sleeves, very heavy.
'Petticoats with waist-Material: Elan
mel, outing flannel or flannelette. No
bright colors.
'Dresses - To be made of warm and
durable material. which is serviceable
in color. No bright colors. Any off,
cial patterns for children's dresses
may be used.
Knitted jersey s~uits-Similar to Brownie
suits. in dark colorS.
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NAVY Yard Canteen Flourishes

Twenty thousand men a month have
patronized the canteen at the training
camps at League Island Navy Yard
since its opening January II by the
National League for Women's Service.
In connection with the refreshment can
teen the National League conducts a
recreational canteen, furnished with
writing tables. paper, pens and ink. COM
Portable chairs. a piano and a Victor
talking machine.
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THE WOMAN'S

Letters and questions submitted to
this depnTtmert must be t1ritten on ons
the name Of the rrl.er. Special queries
like those 0tvr,,, beIoD are invited. {
necessarily fndorse the sentiment er-
pressed. An. comm INDICATIONS for this
department should be addressed as fol-
lotcs: THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE.
ECenino Public Ledger. Philadelphia. Pa.
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Appointed Probate Attorney

Miss Florence Etheridge, of Miami,
Okla, has been appointed probate at.
torncy, with headquarters at Ninita. by
Cato Sells. United States Commissioner
of Indian Affairs. Miss Etheridge, who
was for several years employed in the
probate division of the Indian Office at
Washington, u. G., has won the degrees
of LII b. and LII. NJ, and is vice presi-
dent of the National Federation of Fed
eral EMPLOYEES,
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= lhe Editor OF woman rage:
Madam--Msy / take up a moment
*fIme IN your column? Why don't men
! know once In a whiae You see an
- In y newspaper about some unusuai
furnfne out socks or sweaters. but why
n all men not In the service knit as
wives and sisters do. systematically
x1nrly? A great many men will be going
(ksiF variations soon and lots OF them 90
;atnH. sitting around In the evening At
~ times why cant they have a little
U(ftug around 10 picx up? All that day
int uayed coins to waste. II seems that
Ses5 are making more personal sacrifices
their time than men. are in this war a
niyes TO war relief buys Liberty Bonds
{hsn his days work Is done, But not
nth q woman. Take az our girls whe
"A kSnda ana then take out their knitting
IN men Of America and tend 70 yeur
/&Hk IL IN z very manly occupatlon.
ia kuys in the schools knit. and u II
t3{nar' Job YOU can be sure they
t@o e. GIRL kNIrTER.
6s1a ike "a hear from y
~ roadsrs on this matter.
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SERVE CIRCLE.
The Stains Came Out

To the Editor Of Woman Pace:
Dear Madam-Some time ago you gave me
information as to how TO remove stains from
a crepe dress, This proved very successful
and ! wish TO thank YOU.
can't knit. bot / like crocheting very
much. II you'll send me information how 20
make a shawl III be glad to do IL. Also,
let me know where 20 send 1t.
Thanking you very much. I beg to remain.
III. T. A. H.
II always makes us feel a little bit
happy TO hear when the stains come out
very successfully, Thank you for say
ing SO. Directions for making the French
relief shawl will be forwarded. When
finished send TO the American Committee
for Devastated France. 16 East Thirty
ninth street. New York city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-12

Cool. subdued dining rooms. iced tea
and fresh, crisp salads. somehow just
naturally go hand in hand this kim OF
weather. There is but n thing re-
quired to complete the picture, and that
is a well appointed table. Sparkling
glass and spotless linen are essential.
] saw n little extra today. which
could grace any table and give per-
haps a little touch of individuality. And
the woman who cares will try for n
distinctive touch in the dining room Just
as she will in any part of her home
or in her dress. This little extra" 10 a
small glass mustard jar with a top of
blue or old rose, which looks for all
the world like the very beautiful enamel
ware that Is so much sought by those
whose purses can afford it. Not only
would this little jar prove effective on
you own table, but 1t would also make
a useful gift. This is the time when
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-12
TODAY'S INQUIRIES

4 what will keep the FINGER nails and
MIXERS from getting stained In Jelly
making?
tested?
q II whet use can ordinary blotters be put
% In the kitchen?
q Mow II the silk sweater following the
latest trend Of style?
-. What will improve scrawny eyebrows?
-. Whieh wedding anniversary calls for
Gifts Of silk and fine linen:
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Rice Cakes

These rice cakes are delicious with
maple syrup:
One and one-half to two cupfuls cold
cooked rice.
One egg.
Three t~ablespoonfuls fat.
One-eighth te~aspoonful pepper.
Add the pepper and well-beaten egg TO
the rice. Mix thoroughly and mold into
fiat cakes. Bake in a frying pan in
which fat has been melted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-12

One quart of cream, sugar to taste,
one-half pint of strawberry juice.
Whip cream to a froth, then add
strawberry juice and sugar. Mix care
fully. turn ii into ice cream mold, press
lid down tightly, bind joint with strip
of buttered muslin, pack in ice and salt
and freeze three hours.
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German Watch Trick

A pet trick that the German soldiers
employ is to leave a watch hanging on
the wall of their abandoned trenches.
said watch connects by electric wires
with a high explosive bomb. which ex-
plodes when the watch is removed from
the wall.
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For the names Of shops where arti-
Giles mentioned in Adventures With
a Purse can be purchased address
Editor Of Woman's Page, EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER, or phone h
Woman's Department. Walnut 5000.
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for hours of quiet thinking and been
found wanting?
IVES, fishing is dreaming and deep
l. thinking. A few women have by
means of virile promising not to ask
to have a hook baited; not to bring a
lot of lunch: not to veil when their
line goes out; not to sing; not to ask
questions: in fact, not to do any
thing but sit still all day long and
hold a rod repeat, a few women by
promising these few little things have
broken into mans sacred inner shrine
and gone fishing with him. Some
have come back loathing il. bored sick
and burned worse. Others have come
back with a strange new W in their
souls.
lucky is the mi who finds in
IL herself the true fisherman. 1t is a
lesser thing that she should have
gained entrance to that stamping
ground where men are strangely diff.
ferent and at their best. II is for
herself alone she is more highly fortu-
nate.
A fsherman's luck? 1t is a fisher
mans luck to get away from the teem-
Ing rush OF the city: to sit idly in a
boat that swaNs in a peace of the kind
one finds only on "A little blue lake
that glitters and still rests in the sun.
A fsherman's luck? Don't let them
tell you they are after fish. It's
thoughts and plans you get out there,
Go fishing and see,
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Do You Know

Toast and fruit are fine for breakfas st ;
but any cereal with fruit will appease
hunger as effectively?
Griddle cakes, mullins, all sorts of
quick breads, can be filling and appe-
tizing without any wheat?
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Try Cheese With Ii

Try a little grated cheese for favorng
your pan-fried cornmeai mush. Stir II
into the hot mush and when II is melted
pour into a creased pan m proceed -
| always for fried mush.
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ADVENTURES WITH A PURSE

cided that il the set were embroidered
with black. the contrast wou be most
uncommon. oh yes-and these sets
have been lowered to fifty cents.
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Would Loan Chair

To the Editor Of Wonon's Page:
Dear Madam-In reading the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER I saw where a Civil War
nurse hard asked the loan of a rolling wheel
chair. I brought the matter up in the meet
ing OF the Ladies Of the q. A. r. on Thurs
day evening and one Of our members told me
Post. No. Z. q. A, r., has two wheel:
chairs ana II the lazy VIII write there and
tainly get one.
PRESIDENT OF PENNSYLVANIA RE-
SERVE CIRCLE.
I will forward a copy of this nice,
friendly letter to the Civil War nurse
who asked for the wheelchair. The
George G. Meade Post. of the Grand
Army Association. however. has volun-
teered to supply our faithful old friends
needs. But I am SURE II will make her
feel. happy to know that others. par
ticularly others who have served perhaps
I'm the same way she has, are taking ar
intarest in her
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Canning Cherries

To the Editor OF Womon's Page:
Dear Madam-Will you kindly print a
recipe in your paper for canning cherries?
l would like II to be as simple as possible.
Mrs &.
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for hours of quiet thinking and beer
found wanting?