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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12

TT IS extremely smart. 1t is one OF
i those smart things that will never
degenerate into the commonplace. That
much can be said of the leather coat.
Moreover, the leather coat is undated.
OF necessity it must be cut on simple
lines-lines that are no more charac-
teristic of 1919 than they will be of
1920 or 1892. SO while you may wear
leather coat now because it is extremely
smart. you will wear it in the future so
long as you need garment that Is
impervious to the inroads of cold air
and wind.
These leather coats were worn con-
siderably by very smart women in Parls
last autumn because they provided the
warmth that was necessary and because
they were not so heavy as fur and be-
cause there was that absence of ornate
ness about them that was in keeping
with war time necessity. But they still
wear them, those women who had them
before the war ended, and they are
rather proud of the marks of wear that
the leather shows, just as the dough :
boys are, when their uniforms are not
so new as to suggest that they only
entered the service when the armistice
was in sight.
Your sense of the fitness might tell
YOU that leather coat of this sort was
suitable only for cunning or rough
weather, motoring in an open car or
surf fishing, or something of that sort.
But there you are quite wrong. Well
dressed women really wear them al
times when they do look quite inap
propriate. They wear them with elab-
crate frocks and with fowered hats and
scr--s7ow the effect is smart.
;. The model here is in three quarters
length belted at the usual waist line
The hat selected to 60 with the coat
is likewise of leatherj at least the
crown is. 1t is made of suede while
the brim is of straw. The trimming
consists of two quilts which are stucl
through the crown, one on either side.
Copyright. 1919. by Florence RoseD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
Where to Learn Dressmakina

To the Editor Of Womdn'S Page:
Dead Madam - Would you be kind
enough to tell me in your column where
l could go to learn dressmaking in the
evening? / don't want to learn to sew,
as | know that, but should like to learn
about drcssmaking. Also please tell me
how to make Vneck on a sleeveless
sweater. READER.
There are classes in dressmaking at
most of the public night schools and at
the Y. W., G. A. You can find out about
the night schools by calling Locust 800,
the Board of Education. There are
also classes at Temple College and
Drexel Institute. You make a V-neck
in sleeveless sweater by adding stit-
ches to the shoulders until the sweater
is the desired width, then slip all the
stitches on to one needle and knit down
the front. OF course, you start with the
back of the sweater and knit plain up
to the back of the neck, then decrease
for the shoulders before you come to
the V part. Any set of directions for
sweaters will tell you just how many
stitches to use.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
Who Was the
Life of the PARTY?

You see, Jim and I haven't been
married for very long. and we like
to do a lot of entertaining. Jim
especially loves to show me off, and
he blows about what a good cook
/ am-you know how husbands are?
so have to live up to my reputa.
tion. I'm really not wonderful
cook at all-but | know what Jim
likes, and try to flavor things with
the relish he's so fond Of.
One evening last week we had a I
whole houseful Of company, and II
thought I'd try something in the nev
chafing dish.
I had bought some cold boiled
ham, which chopped very fine and
moistened with mustard. ! spread
of stale bread, dipped the sand
wiches into mixture of beaten
eggs and milk and fried them In
the creased chafing dish until they
were golden brown on both sides.
Before serving sprinkled them
we'll with that piquant al Sauce
that Jim is so fond of. 1t gives
everything a different taste that is
indescribably good. And l discov-
cred hat Jim isn't the only one
who likes that flavor. You would
have thought, that crowd had never
eaten before know they all had
a wonderful time at our house that
night, and Jim fairly burst with
pride. He said I was the life of
the party. but wasn't. 1t was the
Al Sauce.-Ady.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12

Nov that the war Is over great
Y many men, and women too, are
wondering just what permanent prog.
ress women made because of it's tre.
mendous demands. So much was said
and a great deal has been written
about the day that was dawning for
women, and now-well, to put the mat
ter bluntly, the war is over and is
there a big day dawning for women?
Frankly, there is. To those of us who
have expected to see ourselves in the
flowing garments of victory leading
the human race in general, but men in
particular, on to perfection and tri-
umph there will, it is true, be nothing
especially exciting going on. But to
those who lived in the crushing dark
and pitifully needed the dawn 1t is
coming.
Big things for women doesn't mean
turning the world over to them to run
1t means getting better working hours
for girls and women who must work
all through a long, hard day and then
go home to do the housework at night
1t means the admittance Of women
by the wholesale to trade unions
where through organization they can
receive fair. play. 1t means stricter
child labor laws.
NIHEN you read the headlines of
w this news in the newspapers they
convey perhaps next to nothing to
you. but when you sit down and sort
of slowly think about it you will fine
they matter everything in life to those
whom they concern. And the world is
teemihg with women and girls
and children who must work-the
girl like your own who. loves
pretty clothes and wants a beau who
will come to see her on Sunday night
And yet, I think 1t was Q. Henry who
said:
"The street corner is her parlor, the
park is her drawing room, the ave
nue. is her garden walk"
Do not. girls, by right Of their youth
for the circumstance of birth Is after
all an accident-deserve something
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
OF Interest to Women

Asheville, n. c., boasts of having one
of the first barber shops in the South
to be owned and operated entirely by
women.
sWomen in the employ Of the state of
Texas sre assured by law of receiving
equal pay with men for equal service
performed.
Womcn's organizations in Colorado
and Wyoming have been the first to
agitate for laws to protect child labor
op the farm.
Margaret l.. Cullen, a pretty blonde
miss scarcely out of her teens, is Chi
cago sales agent for one of the big
Oklahoma oil companies.
The National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
will celebrate the thirtieth anniversary
of it's organization next year.
Miss Cora Pearson, member of the
faculty of the Alabama State Normal
School, is the first woman to be honored
with the presidency of the Alabama
Educational Association.
The annual convention of the Cana
dian Council of Agriculture, held re-
Gently in Winnipeg, was attended by
women delegates, for the first time in
the history of the organization.
National political leaders of both
parties are said to be figuring on plans
to capture the woman vote in the cleo
ton for President of the United States
next year. The woman vote, it is ex-
pected, will be cast throughout some
organized effort, and may be the decid :
ing factor in the contest.
Election officials in Oklahoma ruled
that the new women voters in that
state could not accompany their hus-
bands into the polling booth to receive
instructions in marking the ballot. The
women had little difficulty in learning
however, as evidenced by the fact that
the woman vote figured conspicuously
in the results of many of the municipal
contests.
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START THIS STORY TODAY

vrrHEN Ruth returned home that eve
w ming after climbing the three flights
of stairs she was tired enough and dis
couraged enough, not to mention neing
thoroughly Disguised in the bargain, 10
crawl into bed and sleep for week. sne
unlocked the door of the apartment after
ringing in the vain hope that Scott might
have reached there before her, and
stepped into the hall. The place had
a musty smell, and then Ruth remem-
bered that she had forgotten to open tae
windows before leaving for downtown.
Everything else, too, confronted her at
the same time-the breakfast things
strewn over the table just as she had
left them, the kitchen in wild disorder
and the climax occurred when she threw
open the bedroom door and viewed the
bedroom, with the beds unmade and all
the disorder of the morning in evidence.
"Oh" she exclaimed weakly, and
swallowed back sob. Then she did cry,
not stormiy, but dry little sobs and
many weak tears. She remembered sud-
denly that she had forgotten to stop at
the market for the dinner and there
wasn't a thing in the house, but she ig-
nored that fact and began to do fhe first
thing at hand, which was to make the
beds and straighten out the kitchen and
dining room. When she finished she
was ready to drop. but she resolutely
got into her things again and went out,
slamming the door viciously behind her.
She met Scott on the stairs and was
thankful for the darkness.
He gathered her into his arms and
their haven had never been SO utterly
delicious.
'My darling, how goes the working
lady?" he asked gayly. And where is
she going now2's
II forgot the marketing" she MUIR
INJURED into his coat. 81 should have
bought the things on the way home, and
Just plain forgot"
"And it's no wonder, when everything
In the world Is changed around for you,''
he comforted. Lets do II together, so
that we'll have things in the house for
tomorrow, and then we'll slip out and
have dinner at that little French place.
The idea was heavenly. Just the
thought OF sitting at a table and having
her food served to her without having to
jump up and get things herself was
wonderful. There had been a time wher
Ruth would have scorned SO humble
a place as the one they were now bound
for. with it's thick china and its stained
tablecloths Tonight It seemed quite the
most attractive place In the world ant
the fat proprietor a smiling angel
They stopped at a green grocer's ant
bought several things. crisp lettuce
canned things and a box of early straw
< berries, then on TO another shops FOL
milk, bread and eggs Finally they wer,
actually seated In the restaurant, eatinl
queer fish and pimentos and wee littl,
olives, and thick vegetable soup, anc
chicken that was rather tasteless, ant
><,akhetti They drank some red wine
~. M Anth ate rasenonsly scott hae
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And So They Were Married
sy HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
D,tbI 7 o1ueY Co

never seen her so utterly devoted to her
food. AS a general rule she ate daintily
in a restrained fashion; tonight she al
most bolted her food.
And now tell me about your place.
and the people you met and all about
everything" Scott said over the coffee
and cheese. "I'll bet there are interest
ing people on staff of that kind"
If Ruth could have viewed her day
with a sense of humor, II 1t had been
possible for her to have looked back and
laughed over 1t in the telling, a great
deal Of her bitterness might have been
swept away This might have hap
pened In the case of girl who had
been accustomed to work of any kind,
but to a girl of Ruth's temperament, a
girl who had never been forced to seek
friends, but had always known the best
people without any effort at all, the
isolation Of the day had been misery.
She had felt her position more menial
than it really was. and she had eaten
no lunch, II she had been asked TO
truthfully say what she thought of her
position she would have replied that II
was that of a superior kind of office
girl. As she understood things they
wanted a girl in the office who was at
tractive looking and had some social
poise, and for that reason they were
willing to pay the salary of $l8 for
doing nothing at all.
Something else had happened in the
office just before she left which had made
her feel worse, If possible, than she had
before. She had discovered that Miss
Ware, Mr.. Brownlngs stenographer, the
pleasant faced, but rather ordinary
young person who had been SO friendly
received s25 a week for her services
while she, Ruth, a college woman, re.
ceived only eighteen.
1t Is the most natural thing in tn.
world to compare ourselves with otheI
people and to wonder why If In the cas-,
of so and so, why not with us? o
| course, Ruth knew that Miss Ware haC
been trained for her position, that wa.
why 1t was possible to receive S25 ;
week. But there was Helen Townsend
The case of Helen Townsend stilI ran
killed. in Ruth's mind. Helen hadn't beeI
trained, but she had talent. and tina
talent had manifested itself Fortunately
in the work she had chosen.
So that. in replying to SCOTS ques
tions, Ruth already viewed herself as
failure in business, although sh
wouldn't have confessed to 1t for tn
world.
n Qn the next instalIment Ruth Is sur
prised in the midst of her evening house
cleaning)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
COATS
is THAT PROMISED "DAY
FOR WOMEN ON THE WAY?
Or Did the End of the Var Nip 1t in the Bud?Wha the big
Day. Really Means in Plain English and Some Definite
Signs That IL Is Coming f

better. something like the protection
and happiness your girl has? The
heads of large plants during wartime
threw up barracks. fine, big, comfufr
able places, for girls to live in, have,
dances in and where they might en-
tertain their beaus. The success OF
the plan points out that here at least
is the dawn of something fine and
splendid for girls, l
ITTELFARE work, which means hav-
w ing sort of mother person to whom
the women and girls in Il plant can
come and tell their troubles, was
widely extended during wartime. And
I have not mentioned yet that a,
woman and her staff were placed on
the board of industry in the Depart.S
ment Of Labor in Washington TO-
speak for their sisters and fight for
them all through the long watches OF
their work 1t took a war, dear friends,
to bring this about, although women
have been working hard for a long,
long time.
Don't you think then that it Is prac.
tical and truthful to say the war, or
at least the opening of our eyes
through the war, has brought a new
dawn for women? No brass band goes
with 1t: but, after all, there are more
satisfying things than bands: Girls
and women freed from tuberculosis
that comes from close confinement
to work; girls and women able
to reach out and grasp some of the
leisure and happiness in life that used
to pass them by. Better mothers and
better babies! What finer dawn?
A ND when you stand in back of the
n progress such as I have outlined
remember you are pledging yourself to
the cause of women's votes. for these
are the things dear to women's hearts.
1t Is for these things women all over
the country must have the vote; not
for an empty privilege to triumphantly
dangle in the face of some man, but
that they may represent and fight
| their own cause as the wheels of the
| world crush ever onward
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
Cannot Get Cold Cream to Help

To the Editor Of Womdns Page:
Dear Madam Will you please sug-
gest something for a skin that is con-
stanty peeling? The skin on my face
peels quite often and | will be thank
full for any advice you may give. |
am reader of the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER. and always interested in your
helpful column. l have tried to apply
cold cream on my face at night, but
it will not help. DAILY READER
Have you tried hand lotion on your
face? Anything that is recommended for
chapped or rough hands or sunhurn is
often helpful to a peeling skin, and
something of the kind might help you
Perhaps you have used the wrong kind
of cold cream You know, the kind
that agrees with most skins might be
very harmful to yours. You have to
try several kinds before you get the one
that will help you. But if you cannot
find the right kind of cold cream, try
the lotion, for that softens the skin and
makes it smooth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
Easter Gifts

Dainty handkerchiefs make the love-
liest sort of an Easter gift. There are
the crepe de chine sport ones and then
they range all the way from the deli
cately coiored embroidery ones to those
with cobwebby lace. If you know the
color scheme Of your friends new
spring costume, send "hankie" to
match. Those with tiny borders in
yellow or green look especially spring
like. One with spray of valley lilies
in the corner would seem to belong
to a green frock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
Miss Rose VIII Help You

with your spring and summer
clothes. Perhaps you are wondering
lust what color in vogue now will
be most suitable for you. Or per-
haps it is the present day styles that
perplex you. Which OF them will be
most becoming to you? Miss Rose
will be glad to give you the benefit
of her advice on these or any of the
many other matters that have to do
with wearing the clothes that make
a girl or woman look her best. Ad-
dress Miss Rose, woman's page,
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER. Send a
self addressed stamped envelope for
personal reply, as none Of the an
swers will be printed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12

water to cover until tender. Drain,
and then melt two tablespoonfuls of
butter in a frying pan. Add the
scallions and toss gently for five
minutes. Season to taste and then
lift on a hot platter, and garnish
with slices of delicately Drowned
bacon.
Aux Fines Herbes
Wash and then drain well, then
chop fine sufficient of the following
TO measure one-half cupful of each L:
leeks, parsley, chives and tarragon.
Place five tablespoonful of bacon
fat in a frying pan and add the
herbs. Saute slowly until soft, and
season with salt and pepper. Serve
with steaks, chops, roasts and stews.
Dandelion Greens
Wash and pick over carefully
three pints of dandelion greens.
Cook until tender in boiling water
and then drain. Chop fine and sea-
son with
One tablespoonful of grated onion,
One tedSpoonful Of salt,
One tea&poonful of paprikd,
Two tablcspoontuiS Of snlad oil,
One tablespoonful of vinegar or
lemon juice,
Mix we'll and then turn on hot
platter. Garnish with nicely Drowned
strips of bacon and sliced or hard
boiled egg.
Dandelion Salad
Wash and pick over one quart of
dandelion greens, and rinse in water
containing one teaspoonful of salt.
Shred fine, using a pair of scissors.
Place in a bowl and add
One small onion, minced fine;
Four strips of nicely bro1cned
bacon.
Mince fine and then place in a
frying pan
One-half tedspoonfe.l Of salt,
One-holf teaspoonful of paprika,
Tco tablespoonfuls of bacon fat,
T1Uo tablespoonfuls of rinegnr.
Bring to a boil and cook slowly
for two minutes. Pour over the pre-
pared dandelions and then toss tc
mix. Then sprinkle two hard-boilec
eggs chopped fine over top. Dust
with paprika.
Keep in mind the fact that the
cultivation of these delicate fines
herbes makes for successful cooking
All may be used for garnishes OF
| dried for future use.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
H.A We KITCHEN GARDEN,
!, ADVISES MRS. WILSON
Vegetables From O,Un Yard Proude Practical Wdy to
Reduce Table Expenses Radishes and
Onions Can Be Cro,un in Smallest Space
By MRS. M. A. WILSON
tcopyriOht. IsI9. ~ Mrs. N; 4. wilson

Al RIGHTS rcserved.J
A REAL practical way to mate
"a rally reduce expenses is to
maintain a kitchen garden. Very
little space and time are really re-
quired to grow herbs, seasoning and
one or two specials.
Radishes are easy to grow and
they require very little care. They
not only furnish dainty appetizer,
but they may be served cooked to re-
place another vegetable.
The real advantage of having
these useful, savory flavorings right
at hand when they are needed for
favoring will amply repay the house
wife for the time and trouble ex-
pended in their care.
Salad, radishes and young onions
may be successfully grown in the
smallest yard. Parsley, chives, sor-
rel, tarragon, leeks, chervil, thyme
snd sweet marjoram are splendid
Variety of herbs.
Seeds or clumps of roots may be
easily obtained from seed or nursery
men, and if they are given just ordi-
harry care they will thrive and supply
abundance of these delicate greens.
If bought in the package the di-
rections for planting will be found
on each package. All that is neces-
sary is to keep them moist and free
from weeds. You must remember
that these delicately favored herbs
are gluttons for moisture, so they
!Sust be freely watered morning and
hight during the hot weather.
Lettuce, Flemish Style
Wash a head of lettuce well to re-
6ove the sand, and then trim care
aully, discarding all blemishes. Tie
tn a piece of cheesecloth and plunge
into boiling water and cook for
twenty-five minutes. Drain well and
then lift to hot platter, and cover
with cheese sauce. This is delicious,
Serve in place of vegetables.
Radishes, Colonial
Wash and pare the radishes and
cook until tender in boiling water.
Drain, and then mash and season
with
Salt,
Paprika,
T,co tablespoonfnls Of butter,
Two tabIespoonfuls Of fine bread
crumbs,
Two tablespoonfuls Of grated
cheese,
= One tablespoonful of finely mincec
!. parsley.
Toss gently until we'll blended ant
then serve in hot dish.
Radishes may be pared, cooked
until tender in boiling water anc
then mashed and seasoned, and served
Just like mashed potatoes.
Buttered Scallions
Wash and chop fine three punches
of scallions. Cook in just sutficien'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
Ribbon Embroidery

A lot of ribbon embroidery is seen.
Indeed, the ribbon for this work can be
bought by the spool in all the new
bright shades. 1t is very soft and more
like the bundle wrapping ribbon to be
seen at Christmas time. Wide girdles
on frocks are showing single flower
worked out with the colored ribbons
either directly embroidered through the
material or couched on with silk or
other ribbon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
Ask Mrs. Wilson

II you have any cookery prob
lens, bring them to Mrs. Wilson.
She will be glad to answer you
through these columns. No per-
sonal replies, however, can be given.
Address questions to Mrs. N. A.
Wilson, EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER,
Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
Buying a Hat

If you have but one hat do not GET
one in very striking color or shape.
There are many very charming and be-
coming hats this season that are con
servative in both these essentials and
such a one should be the selection of
the woman who has but one or two
hats the season. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
The WOnQn's
Exchange
To Find Out About Patent

To the Editor OF Womdn's Page:
Dear fundamentally advise me how
I can find out about a patent and the
cost or how to figure the cost.
FRIEND.
The Worlds Almanac for 1919 has
the laws and costs for patents. You
can find this at the Public Library,
Thirteenth and Locust streets. The in
formation is on pages 225 and 226. 1t
is too long to give here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
Things to Know

Before washing stockings and socks
turn them inside out and shake well.
BY this treatment they will not become
hard and harsh as so often happen to
hosiery when laundered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
NeiU Handkerchiefs

Some very new and pretty handker-
chiefs are in the conventional shades of
lavender, pink, yellow and blue, with a
drawn work band set in little from
the hemstitched hem. These handker- :
chiefs are especially dainty and any
woman who likes colored handkerchiefs
will surely like them.