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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
WHY DORA OUGHT TO SPEND
HER OWN SIXTEEN DOLLARS
For Pretty Clothes and Not Give Home-There Is Acays
Time When a Line Must Be Dratcn and Young Girl
Has a Duty to Perform Tooard Herself =

make new girl of you. You have to
live UP to a new outfit That Is, you
have to brush your hair until 1t is
glossy and Ak 1t in the most becoming
way. You have to get your complex
ion in as good condition as possible,
and there you are. Dora. Fresh and
sweet and clean and fitted into the new
things you 20 out into the gladness OF
a spring day and you are radiant
new person full of the joy of living
and out to win. And this means In
a business as well as a social way. for
to be successful in the working world
you must be enthusiastic and alive"
DUY the dress and the hat, dear.
ID with a free and easy conscience.
for you skimped yourself to save the
money and there is no earthly reason
why you should not be the one TO
spend it, You fave given money at
home each week and the fact that you
have done without a new dress for
a long. long time proves you have
given generously.
why not come to an agreement
about the amount you will give? Then
you can figure up expenses and save
money little by little so that you will
never have to let yourself get all
shabby again, and don't do without
lunch or content yourself with so lit.
tie that you get headache before the
afternoon is half over. There is no
quicker way to lose your health than
to neglect to eat.
IT'S very fine and as IL should be
l. that a girl should help at home, but
not at the cost of her health and her
youth. And you do starve out youth
by denying it pretty clothes and good
times.
You have a duty to perform. Dora,
and that duty is toward yourself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE

Four. Name the first three men who
were killed in action in the United States
army and also name the man that fired
he first shot into the German lines from
the United States Army.
A DELAWARE READER OF YOUR
PAPER.
One. The term Bolshevism comes
from the word ''bolshe,' which means
more. The Bolsheviki. which is one of
the two social democratic parties in Rus
sia Is far back as 1903. demanded more
rights than the other party and there
fore the name.
1t would be very difficult in this brief
space to sum up for you the complete
platform of the Bolsheviki. One of the
principal demands is the distribution Of
all land among the peasants and the
democra tization of industry to such a
degree that they would divide the net
profits, Of factories and get the right Of
control of them. They believe in the dis
tribution of land and estates, invested
property. etc. With the Bolshevism the
government is run by the workers and
soldiers councils. You can get any
amount OF information about this by
consulting newspaper files.
The Spartacans are really the German
Bolsheviki.
Autocracy, as the term has been used
in reference to the war. means uncon-
trolIed and unlimited authority invested
in single person as ruler.
An anarchist is one who believes in
a social and political movement to over
throw by violence all forms and nstitu-
tions of societies and government with
no purpose of establishing any other
system or order.
Two Burton Holmes is the author of
the Burton Holmes travelogues which
are his lectures published in thirteen
volumes
Three. / could write for three hours.
my dear reader. and then not have
given you all the gainful occupations
which the women in New York State
hold. II you write to Mrs. William
| Grant Brown. the chairman Of women 8
section Of the New York Council OF Ma
tional Defense, no doubt you can obtain
some interesting pamphlets on this mat
ter. Address Mrs. Brown at the Hotel
AstoT.
Four The first three men of the
! American Expeditionary Forces killed in
| action were Private Enright, Private
Gresham and Private Hay.
Statements clash as to just who did
| fire the first shot into the German lines.
| The latest statement gives the credit 10
Sergeant Alexander Arch. .of South Bend,
| Ind. He belongs to the Sixth Field Artll-
| lery and came out Of the war unharmed.
This particular shot was fired October
90. 1917.
You can get books about Theodore
Roosevelt la any book store.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31

THE other day read of wealthy
L old lady who left large sum Of
money to be devoted to the founding
of home for girls. And what do
you think the chief feature of the
home was to be? A regular up-to.dat te
dressmaking room where the girls
might go and have dresses made at
very low cost.
1t seems almost like a coincidence
that should have stumbled on that
little bit of news the morning I re.
ceived the little note from a young
girl reader who signs herself Dora.
part of Doras letter follows:
have been wearing the same
dress for long time with once in
a while different collar. Now
what | want to know is this. ! have
saved up sixteen dollars and my
father thinks he ought to have 1t
because we are poor. But I pay
money each week at home and had
to often do without lunch or only
take just a cup of coffee and a roll
to save the money. My father did
not know I had 1t until my sister
round II out and told him. My father
is poor and ! have four little broth.
ers and sisters. but ! want to have
a pretty dress like the other girls.
Would it be all right for me TO keep
this money | saved and buy dress
and straw hat? DORA.
nEAR Dora. do you see why |
- connect your question with the
home the old lady founded for girls?
The old lady knew pretty things for
girls are so important that she made
getting them a feature of Ter whole
plan. The right kind of pretty clothes
are important. Dora. Don't let any
one tell you differently.
A becoming, pretty dress and hal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
Things to KnOrv

IL OF long standing. by treating with
oxalic acid.
When using ah iron get a brick, a
white one preferred. for a stand 1t win
keen the iron hot longer.
To remove brown marks from dishes
caused by burning in the oven, rub them
well with common salt
When fannels have become hard and
shrunken they may be restored to their
former softness by soaking them in gaso-
line. .-, ..
When embroidering make as few knots
in the embroidery cotton as possible.
Instead, run the thread along the ma
terial when beginning to use fresh
length of thread.
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soups or, by using an equal amount
of milk. it can be made into cream
sauces or soups.
Housewives Should Read
Know the source of your milk
supply, and if the daries are prop
erly kept. This is important if good
health is to be maintained. Some
times it irrtates the housewife to
find her husband pouring over some
trade journal. when she woeld
rather talk or go to the movies or
for a ride. Well. what is the matter
with your having a trade journal Of
your own, Mrs. Housewife? Keep
abreast of the times. Get a good
knowledge of balanced ratons, food
values and new and better methods
of cooking and preparing and serv-
ing foods. Read this column daily.
The housewife who complains
that housework is dull and unnter-
esting finds it so because she is lack
ing in the ambition to discover new
and better ways. Do not dete-
riorate into an ornament or petty
annoyance by fastening yourself to
your husbands neck; something for
him to carry through life.
Many modern inventions are upon
the market that will quickly take
much of the hardships from house
work. Every woman of us realizes
that no man would attempt a job at
carpentering with a saw that has
some of its teeth missing; rather.
he would provide himself with first
class tools and then proceed to his
task. with the assurance that he
would be able to complete a first
class job. So we, too. must speedily
learn that it is the poorest kind of
economy to work with inefficient
utensile.
Economical Casserole Cooking
The true and ideal method of pre-
pairing food is by cooking in a glass
VI IdSStIolt ulSH. NeRt-
! tables and meats cooked in this
manner retain all Of the delicate
aroma and mineral salts, and are
| therefore most delicious to eat.
This method is economical be-
cause the oven burner on the gas
range requires about thrty-fivt
feet of gas per hour to operate thu
oven and the oven will hold about
three or four large casserole dishes
A pie or a roast or a cake may bt
cooked at the same time. While thu
large or giant burner on the ga!
range will consume thirty-fve fee
of gas per hour and accommodate
only one saucepan, the other burner!
are using about twenty feet of ga.
per hour The whole meal thus may
be prepared at the same time in tn,
oven. Think this over.
Now, if you wanted to be rea
English and cook your meat by
roasting-that is, by direct contac
with the fame-you may roast it il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
START THIS STORY TODAY

DUIH and Scott made game of their
~ economy. The SIS that Scott had
given Fleta Sears had made big hole
in their allowance for the week. but
nothing mattered now but the fact that
each understood the other. At least
nothing would have happened II they
could have fought It out all alone by
themselves. but as luck would have 1t.
Mrs. Rowland dropped in one evening
for dinner.
"Arent you going to get dinner?"
why yes, mother, but didn't like to
leave you"
Run along. ] think I'll stay with you
children tonight, that is, II you want
me-"
"Of course we want you" And Ruth
disappeared into the kitchen where she
stood in the middle of the room wonder
ing what to do. A hasty survey OF the
ice box revealed nothing TO add to the
meal which the Raymonds were to have
and which consisted of warmed over
stew. Ruth had always understood that
stew was cheap, and she had learned
how to make It by following closely
sensible recipe in one of her cook books.
A novice at It. she had made too much
and last night she had remarked glee-
fully to Scott:
Some one had given Scott a jar OF
strained honey one time. and after a
search Ruth unearthed 1t in the ice box
She would make biscuits and they would
have honey. that ws something. AS
Ruth few about setting the table. mix
ing her biscuits. putting the stew on
| in a saucepan TO heat, a hundred frivo-
! ious thoughts entered her mind. She
had learned her lesson. and never again
would she take silly chances but how
she did long to be something else be-
sides a poor wife struggling to get along
on small salary. She thought sud
denly of vi HARPER To live like that
| now in a charming apartment in an ex-
elusive neighborhood To dress well as
vi did, that was living. But vi
worked. that was it, vi worked. Helen
had said that vi made good salary.
The thought struck Ruth in a different
way this time. vi worked WELL then.
why couldn't she, Ruth. take a position ?
The thought obsessed her. it frightened
her with its attractiveness it took her
breath away with its possibilities Why
hadn't she thought of it before? Per-
haps that would be the solution or all
their troubles.
OF course as Ruth looked at 1t now,
a position seemed the easiest thing in
the world to get. She did not stop to
think Of the difficulties that might pre-
sent themselves. she certainly did not
think of what she could do. She simply
dallied with the idea of making money
! of counting in the world, of seeing
Scott's eyes open wide with pride when
people spoke of his wife.
Even with the aid of grape fruit
| and the half of another that she had moi
eaten for breakfast, as an appetizer, the
| meal was very plain. But Ruth had
candles lighted on the table and ex-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
Uses for Lime Water

There are innumerable uses for lime
water, and so no home should ever be
without it. 1t is used to keep milk ves-
sells wholesome, to make the milk digesti-
BILE, to soften water. sweeten drains, etc
Bv beating lime water we'll into olive
or linseed oil there. results one Of the
hest known remedies for burns and
scalds To make lime water. put lump
OF uuickime as big as the two fists
into a clean earthen pitcher, pouring
over enough fresh drinking water to
cover IT six inches deep. Stir well with
and rhen pour off the clear liquid with
out disturbing the lime at the bottom OF
fine pitcher. Strain through doubled
chee secioth and then keep in small bot.
Ties tightly corked. When using. always
pour OFF little from the fresh bottle OF
one that has been opened, Thus one gett
rid Of the crust that forms.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
And So Theu Were Married
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
COPYRIGHT, 1919, bv Public Ledger 90.

bedroom with her and helped her on with
her things, Mrs. Rowland remarked
pointedly:
Really. Ruth, I should think you
could afford to set a better table than
the one you had conight. Just suppose
d stranger who did not know you well
happened to run in on you. How would
you feel Offering them a meal like that?'
ANY one who stayed with us for a
meal would take just what we offered
them" Ruth famed back. land without
acting the way you have either, mother.
Scott and I like to have you here. but
we don't like so much criticism. Surely
we ought to be able to eat what we
like in our own home without having
you take us to task for doing it,"
I'm the next installment Ruth comes
to q .certain conclusion and fnds Scott
surprisingly unsympathetic.) W.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
Scores Married Women Workers

TO the Editor of the Womans Page.
Dtar Madam-Now that business is
again In it's normal condition and the
war Is over, married women should quit
and stay at home. You will say, II am
afraid that this ls a rash statement"
But I beg you 10 listen while repeat
the reason.
The average war bride" either retain
cd her former position or secured an
other. her services were needed through
the war. fully agree with this and give
her credit, but now the war Is over. and
she is running the career of the young.
ambitious. single woman. She takes more
privileges than the average business
girl and fiirting with the married and
Unmarried men as no girl dare. She is
absolutely dangerous. She is worse
than the vampire. They act ultra -sophis-
ticated and laugh at jokes at which we
feel ashamed and hide our bushes
All the men will flutter around them
fHo J am not 3ealous) and such pity
Tor the wives OF these really good men.
III this fair to US? To the boy over
fkere?r The wives at homer The sweet
@<affk> The sooner we are rid OF these
|EIaoctut iatieF. the better the business
poFldiFiIi be. a FEME SOLE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
Adventures
With Purse

IF there is any thing which will do
l. much to impart feeling OF self
respect, 1t is nice attractive petticoat.
There is something about the swish OF
trim little underskirt that gives one a
most superior feeling. For Easter, now,
when you have a smart new suit. or
striking frock. you will most certainly
want to look nice underneath" as well.
SO 1t is that ] tell you Of real bar
gain in underskirts. Some are silk
ruffled and jersey topped, others are Of
taffeta which will rustic merrIiy as you
trip along. still others are of sleek. soft
satin. And blues you will find. and olu
rose. yellow, brown-oh. any number OF
colors. The price? Oh. yes. that is the
best part of all. The price of your
choice is but 1895.
Let me give you my address" you
say cordially to the friend you haven't
seen for a long time. II do want you
to come see me- And you search dill
gently in your handbag for a pencil
which nine times out of ten you do moi
find OF course, the thing 10 40 is tc
have little gold pencil in your bag
most convenient and handy, ana moi
necessarily expensive One Of the shop.
Is displaying some little pencils, golt
finished and warranted to last, for fifty
cents. Some are perfectly plain Others
have del.cately traced design. while
still others resemble the well-liked en-,
gine-turned finish. Until you carry g
pencil you cannot know how convenient
and handy one can be.
Like Ruth and her mother-in-law. m!
favorite books and I are inseparable
Nor would I put them in the indifferen
company of all the other books in thu
bookcase. They are chosen company
tried and true friends all. And the!
dwell in lofty seclusion from all TIT
others. On my table they reside. ant
let alien hands so much as touch one
! know it. II you like to keep your Yer!
pet books apart, you will be interested IL
the mahogany book rack I saw today
plain and in quite good taste. for eighty
five cents. They are being sold at thi
remarkably low pr ce only because ther,
are Just a few of them left.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31

A YOUNG married woman recently
complained about the dreary,
monotonous life in her boarding
house; the same food week in and
week out; in fact, she could with
perfect truthfulness invite her
friends to call on Thursday to a
roast of veal or a lamb stew on
Saturday with the assurance that
comes from the knowledge of hav-
ing dined on this for months.
This young woman is a college
graduate, supposedly trained to as
sumo responsibilities yet she chooses
to spend her married life fitting
from one boarding house to an
other. She explains it by saying
that her nerves are in such condi-
tion that she becomes distracted at
the thought of the continual worry
with maid.
1t really is astonishing how many
a woman misses the idea when she
marries that marriage is a real true
partnership; she feels that the
housework is just an ugly accessory,
and that the cooking, sweeping and
marketing for supplies are favors
she confers upon her husband, if she
chooses. Then again we have the
woman who, if she does condescend
to make a bluff at housekeeping,
sometimes in an apartment, will de-
pend entirely upon the corner store
or delicatessen shop for the entire
commissary supplies. or may be she
is one of those who call Jack on
the phone about noon and tells him
to bring home some meat for din
ner. And when friend husband in
quires what kind, she answers
breezily, "Oh, any kind you want.
dear; steak or chops will do, dear;
anything you decide"
Women Only Consumers Now
Think of it! Ye gods of fame. :.
We, the descendants of the husky
pioneer Pilgrim fathers and moth
ers. Think what would have been
our station in life today if these
well-bred women who came out
early in the sixteen hundreds to this
country; think what would have hap
pened if they had reneged upon their
job. They came out and endured
all manner of hardships; they i'm
provised their own tools; these
doughty housewives in those good
old days, spun, wove and made their
own candles, carpets, etc.
These housewives cured and dried
meats, vegetables and fruits for
winter use and frequently they were
known to lend hand in the fields.
All this in addition to their house
hold duties. They were up at dawn
and they worked with candlelight.
These doughty danes gave us an in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31

the broiler, keeping it about six
inches away from the fame and
turning it every twenty minutes.
Thus you could utilize the entire
oven space for cooking and the
broiler underneath for roasting.
Much less water will be required
for cooking vegetables in the COW
cred casserole. Just about one and
half cupfuls; the steam generated
from the water will be about all the
moisture that is necessary.
If one does not have casserole,
any good saucepan with tight-fit-
ting lid may be used, and if too
large to go in the oven with the
shelves in place, the lower shelves
may be removed and placed in the
bottom of the oven.
Eliminate meat as much as posi-
BILE from the menu. Eating large
quantities of meat during warm
weather causes an additional strain
upon the liver and kidneys. The
body does not store up the excessive
protein as it does the carbohydrates
and starches, hence it must be elimi-
mated with the body fluids.
Try these appetizing dishes and
know that one may dine luxuriouslv
ard fare well upon the plain and
simple dishes:
Tomatoes a la Beaucaire
Select four firm tomatoes, cut a
slice from the stem end and then
with a teaspoon remove the center.
Place in a well-gressed baking dish.
Now place in the mixing bowl
One small onion, minced fine,
Three-q"arters cupfm of cottage
cheese,
One and one-hnT tsaspoonfuls of
salt,
. One teospoontM Of pdprikd.
Add pulp from tomatoes rubbed
through a sieve. Mix and then fill
: into the tomatoes. Cover the tops
of the tomatoes with fine bread
crumbs. Pour one-half cupful of
boiling water in pan with the to-
matoes and then bake in a moderate
oven for twenty-five minutes
Cover with cream sauce and garnish
with slice of hard-boiled egg and
finely minced parsley Serve with
a meal planned as follows:
Dinner
Young Country Onions
Tomatoes a la Beaucaire
Cream Sauce
Shoestrlng Potatoes Asparagus
Lettuce
Strawberry Shortcake Coffee
Or instead of that
Radishes
Cumberland Outlets Tartar Sauce
Whole-boiled Potatoes Peas
Lettuce
Strawberry Parfait Coffee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31

TO know where ones things are In
which bag or box or trunk. in hacking
the wearables away II Is easy to Iabei
the boxes and bags and make list for
the trunks. This list laid on the top ira v
VIII save much time and labor when one
is hunting for a particular dress and n
can be changed as wearabes are taken
out or put into the trunks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31

Jade brilliant green and bright clear
red are the proper colors for sports
toys this season. Pale yellow and
orange color are all right but better in
winter than in summer. White Is per-
haps the best of all. perfect In the sum-
mer and the winter, too, IL you can
AFFORD II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
Information About Missing Soldier

70 the Editor Of WOmun's PAGE:
Dear Madam-If you could inform
me where to write 10 locate a soldier
that We have not heard from since he
went over there you would greatly
oblige his cousin. MRS II. G.
Write to the casualty section, War
Department, First and r streets Wash
ington, D. C.. to find out about yoIr
cousin, mentioning his full name. com
pany regiment and division. II you
know them ALL This does not neces-
sarily mean that he has been wounded,
for all letters of inquiry about men in
France, whether they are casuals or
rot, are referred to this department.
hope you will hear oome good news
about him,
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4 Helpful Thought

But the nearer the dawn the da rker tho
night. '"e
And by going wrong all things coma
right; "'
Things have been mended that were
worse,
Ana the worse. the nearer they are to
mend.-Longfellow. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31

To the Editor of Woman's Page.
Dear Madam should be very glad IL
you or some one of your readers could
give me the little poem entitled wits
End Corner" | very much enjoy the
woman's exchange.
GRANDMA.
have searched through various col
lections, grandma. and am so sorry /
cannot locate this little poem. II ]
knew who wrote IT, 1t would help. Could
you tell me? At any rate, | refer your
search to readers and hope some one of
them will be able TO supply your need.
I'm glad you enjoy the exchange.