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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
A Sweet Sixteen Party

yo the Editor Of Womdns Page:
Dear Madam have never written
TO you before but ! am coming now to
get some of the lovely suggestions that
YOU give for parties and other affairs.
I will be sixteen years of age December
81. / would like to have Sweet six
teen Party" | have never given n
party in my life. so | do not know how
to begin. Kindly give me some sug-
restions as to what to serve for re
freshments. nothing very expensive as
! cannot afford to have it very eX-
pensive. There will be about thirty
guests. / would like TO know also of
sggne nice games that. could be played.
as nv friends will want 10 be lively.
There will be dancing, so you will not
have to bother about sending too many
games. Z. >.
You will have the room cleared for
dancing, of course. so you will not need
amy decorations except holly wrCaths,
which would probably be up, anyhow
for Christmas. The birthday flower for
December is holly, so it should be much
in evidence Greet your friends in the
room where you will have the party. and
start the dancing with "A Paul Jones
il order to get things moving. To
Nuke a break in the dancing have a
drawing for partners. Have two fire
places drawn in charcoal on white sheets
hanging on the walls. On the mantel of
each fireplace hang different colOred
s.heesecloth stockings filled with little
favOrs. Have one fireplace for the boys
and another for the girls. Cover the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Wants TO Adopt Child

70 the Editor OF WOmdn's Page:
Dear Madam--As you have helped SO
many others, | think that you VIII solve
nv problem. | would like to adopt
little girl of ten to fifteen years OF age;
She would have good home and would
be treated as my own child. l nave
two little boys, one being four years
old and the other six, ! only want
some one to be a companion to the
children, as there are only the four OF
us in the family. OF course. would
give the girl an education and the
proper training needed. IT you could
help me to find a girl | would thank
YOU very much, as | am in sore need
of some one. Mrs. ~
There is a list of homes in the busi-
ness directory of the telephone book,
II you look through this and pick out
some children's home to call up, l am
sure you can make arrangements with
one of the matrons to adopt little
girl. If you cannot do it in this way,
try calling the Childrcn's Bureau. 4lo
South Fifteenth street Children
problems are constantly brought to
them, you know, and they know OF
many homes and orphan asylums. !
hone you will be successful in get
ting a very nice little girl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
THE SHOPPER WHO TELLS
THE WHY OF EACH PURCHASE
Has Remarkable Faculty of Reaching the Center OF Counter
That Is Lined Three Deep With Struggling Crowds

SHE is stout, middle aged person,
~ and she carries innumerable bundles.
NO matter how thick the crowd is, she
mas faculty of making IL part before
her like the gates of canal lock upon
tne arrival of ferryboat. Having
gained the center of the gift counter,
Sne picks up small, helpless kewpie
uressed ,I as powder puff, and inquiries
the price. II don't want it for my
sen, you, know she explains, chuck
ing at the very idea "It's to go into
my daughters laws stocking on
Christmas Eve. We always have our
STOCKINGS hanging up by the fireplace
~. uh CHRISTMAS Eve. you know, and /
IKE IKE 10 PICK up a few nice things, you
know, with the jokes. OF course, we
aIwaEs nave our little jokes, too, you
Know She pauses in her apparently
nlopeless search for n coin, to include
the waiting saleswoman in her pleas
ure over the little Jokes.
This transaction finished. she moves
oii . 10 anotherN part of the store, with
the same astonishing ability to get
through the crowd. Other shoppers fry
ior malt an hour to get next to coun-
ter, in order to buy pair of gloves
10 replace pair that are worn almost
through. This woman sees n counter
makes for it, reaches the exact center.
deposits her bundles-and buys a hat
pin with hand painted rose on n,
things.
In the toy department she picks m
trail mechanical toy. 'How does it
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
The WOmQn'S
Exchange
PATCHING a Serqe Dress

TO the Editor Of Womun'S Page:
Dear Madam--Could YOU tel! me any
way in which ] could patch II hole in
blue serge dress without it being
noticed? 7. f.
II you had told me what part of the
dress the hole is in | might suggest a
way to cover it after it is patched. For
instance. if it is on the side of the skirt
or the front of the waist YOU could put
piece over it, then make patch
pocket to hide the place. At other
places you might put trimming over 1t.
II it cannot be simply patched neatly,
then covered in. some way. the best
method of mending is darning. kaVei
out thread of the serge itself, and
darn the hole just as you would earn a
hole in a stocking. Try to place the
threads in the direction of the weave
Of the material. If this is done very
carefully, the darn will hardly show
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Pea and Bean Soup Made
With Water in Which
Ham Vas Boiled Is De-
Liciorts and Economic
Rx MRS. NJ. A. WILSON


fcopprfoht 1919, by Mrs. w.. 4. Wilson. A
rf0htS rc@crrcdJ
Dear Mrs. Wilson:
During IN frequent trips through
the South and other sections. ! have
run into two things like very much,
but my family don t seem to get them
right. The first is soup. just plain
soup. made out of either peas or
beans. dried. They get it too thick or
too thin. and I suspect that the pea
soup is favored by using ham instead
of other meat Kindly publish recipe
for both bean and pea soup.
Also publish recipe for making
grapenut pudding. 1t is delicious,
when made right. but my family don't
seem to get the proper proportions of
milk. eggs, grapenuts ard sugar. Tell
'em how.
And the other night l found some
delicious fried onions. Not the old
greasy kind such as they serve with
steak. calves liver. etc, but big
onions in rings. fried so they came
cut dry and without shrinking.
! think they wore dropped in some
sort of batter and then fried in hot
grease In some way. but there | stick
They were evidently the large Spah-
ish onions. sliced, pulled apart and
dried in rings. coming out dry and
as large as they were before cooking.
Have YOU any idea how it was done?
My folks tried it from my dcscrip
tion. but the riuglctS came out of the
fat wilted and shrunk, three or four
times smaller than when they went
into the fire, and athcy weren't dry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03

workT' she wants to know. And after
il has been carefully explained to her
she remarks, "Well, that's real cute,
isn't itp I couldn't get it for Bobby,
though. He's so rough he'd break it
right up. Anyhow, he has one almost
like it. / got him heavy wooden
cart last year, and would you believe it.
before hp'd had it week he stepped
on it and broke one wheel off and one
of the sides out? Hurt himself, too,
when he fell"
TTNHE candy counter. Oh, that Christ
l. mas candy counter, six deep, and
everybody buying several boxes But
this lady with plenty of time. makes
her way through to the counter and
buys her fancy box of bonbons. "I like
these she tells the girl behind the
counter. but my husband-he likes
these nut candies. They hurt my teeth.
cant eat them. But he likes them,
so | get little of each, you know.
tell him we're regular Jack Spratt
and his wife, And while the crowd
behind her glares, and the salesgirl
waits she stops fumbling for her purse,
to look up and enio& the pleasantly.
Warm, isn't it, for this time of year?
Why we're usually getting ready for
blizzards by this time. How much
did you say?"
Have you met her yet in the course
of your Christmas shopping? You will
sooner or later, for from time imme
mortal she's been in every Christmas
crowd, this shopper who tells the rca
son for every purchase.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03

hang on pea aud bean soup; don't
make grapcnut pudding to suit me
and have failed on the onion Help
us out in coming issue.
J. II. p.
T HAVE published your entire letter,
L for, strange to say. yours is the third
within a few days seeking similar in
formation. Down in the sunny South
iaftcr the Civil War folks needed tc
cconomizc very much, and among one
Of their real economies was soup made
of dried peas. lima beans. navy beans.
Black eyed Susan peas and many other
varieties of both peas and beans, using
the water in which the ham was cooked.
This gives the soup most delicious
flavor.
To prepare the stock for making pea
or bean soup, wash butt of shank end
of ham. Place in large saucepan and
cover with plenty of cold water. Bring
to boil. then add:
OHr tdbiCspOoH Of rWCGdr.
7ro onions. cui in min slices,
ono ciorC
eHC cdirOL cut in dice.
Cook slowly until ham is tender. Lift
ham and use.
For meal serve as follows:
Home Made Pickles
Boiled Ham Mustard Sauce
Whole Boiled Potato Boiled Cabbage
Lettuce
Baked Apple Coffee
Now to Make the Soup
Soak in warm water overnight one
and ono half cups of well washed dried
peas or beans In the morning drain
and wash again. Place in saucepan.
cover with cold water and bring slowly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Mrs. Wilson
AnSWerS Queries

No. 80
Dear Mrs Wilson:
Please tell us what quantity of
Slrup we could use in place of sugar
when one cup of sugaF is called for.
and will it make good cake?
+. f. w.
Sc one cup of sirup and then reduce
the amount of milk or other liquid four
tablespoons. This means that in Il
recipe that calls for
One cHp Of sugar and
Ohc-hat or oRc cup Of milk or watcr.
YOU should use
one CWp Of strip,
F0Wr tablcSpO0Hs Of mib or ,cafer.
If the recipe calls for one cup OF
sugar and one cup of milk. use one eur
of sirup and tWot thirds cup of water
or milk and the actual amount of flour
tlavoring and baking powder in the reg
ular recipe. Is this made plain to you ?
No 30
My dear Mrs. Wilson:
VIII you kindly publish through
the columns of the paper recipe
for grape wine? | have several baS-
iets of the fruit and it is much too
ripe for other purposes. therefore,
will very much appreciate your ad-
vice along these lines. c. T..
Use the grapes for jelies, grape
juice or canned grapes. No wine
recipes are printed in these columns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Yesterdays Answers

|. The juice Of lemon or tomato is
the best thing with which to clean
aluminium.
,. Satisfactory washcloths can be
made of several thickness of mos
quito netting. held together at the
edges by close blanket stitching.
3. The birthday superstition for
Monday is Mondays child is
fair of face"
i. Except when the hostess is very
intimate friend, it is not proper
to make n social call in the
morning.
). A now style of sleeves that is very
advantageous in making over the
blouse that has gone through in
the elbows is the plain sleeve with
Il narrow rutfie or band Of trim
ming just at the elbow.
6. A pretty frame to make for a
climbing vine planted in flower
pot is a tripod effect with n dolls
head or "A brilliant wooden bird
fastened at the top.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Adventures With a Purse

prices go on up as high as two or three
dollars.
The new chains are lovely and TN
usual. They are three quarter length.
Half way down on each side, they are
of black ribbon. But from there they
have long colored beads, interspersed
with metal beads. / think you will
like them immensely. Prices are 81 20.
If you go to buy Christmas cards
separately-you will in all probability
pay at least five or ten cents each for
them Thus fifteen would cost YOU
anywhere from 70 cents to 81 80. But
! know where you can get box of
fifteen cards and folders for twenty five
cents. This collection is a good one
and think of the saving it represents
For names Of shops address woman's Pag,
Editor, Or phone Walnut 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
The Question Corner


/. Describe a useful and attractive
piece of furniture that combines
two articles in one.
;. What is the birthday superstition
for Tuesday?
3. How long should mourning be
worn for Il child?
(. When a bride desires to carry a
lrayer book or Bible at the ccre-
mony. how can flowers also be
carried?
). How can flowers be treated so
that they will keep their color
when dried?
6. What test will prove whether or
not a piece of material is mcr-
ccrizcd or merely glazed by Il
special process?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03

drawings with sheets until you are
ready to do the stunt. Then ask each
guest to. take stocking. When all
have drawn then let them match pairs
Of stockings. and the boy and girl
who have the same color are partners
20" the next dance.
On the rcfrcShmont table have tiny
Christmas tree, trimmed with little
flags of white paper. Let the guests take
off the flags. and hhvc a fortune for
zach one written on the flags. Serve
'nndwichcS coffee or hot chocolate. and
small cakes. lee cream would be ap-
propra:e if you do not think it is too
expensive. You might hollow out small
lrop cakes. or sponge cakes. and place
u Spoonful Office cream in the well to
make it go further.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Crapenut Pudding Is I'm
usual and Makes Good
Dessert; Recipe for Fried
Spanish Onions

to boil. Turn into colander and let
ihc cold water run on them, Now re-
turn to the soup kettle. Add the ham
stock and
one teaspoon Of porcdcred ymc,
one bunch Ot soup bcrbS
one lcck, cbOppcd fnc. &.
Bring to Il boil and cook slowly until
the peas and beans are thick muSh.
Season to taste.
The manner Of boiling will determine
the thickness of the stock 1t may be
thinned. if too thick, with boiling wa
ter. Use about three and one half
soup.
The leftover ham bone may be utilized
for this purpose also,' proceeding with
the recipes aS directed, and, when ready
to use, the ham stock. Place peas or
beans in soup pot and add the ham
bone and the required amount of cold
water.
Try This Grapenut Pudding
Use a package of the prepared gcla
tin. either orange or lemon, ag di-
roctcd in the recipe attached 10 the
package Chill and when it begins TO
thckcn beat with an egg bcatcr until
white. then fold in one cup of grape
nuts and
one hoU "Vp Of r0iSiuS. cW in picccy
ami n tcir mdrGSchiHO cherries.
Now rinse mold with cold water.
Turn in pudding mold aud let chill
Serve with custard sauce.
Spanish Fried Onions
Peel the Spanish or bermuda onions
and cut in slices one inch thick. sen
aratc the rings, then dip in flour and
fry golden brown in hot salad oil Drain
on paper napkin. The trouble at
home is that the fat must have been
very hot and the onion cooked quickly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Thanks for the Hint

TO the Editor OF Woman s Page:
Dear Madam-In reference to +. +. :
query about pork and its roasted in
ception by japanese. l refer Il. +. to
Dissertation on Roast Pig" by Charles
Uamb. any library. $. =.
Thank you very much for this sug-
gestion. No doubt II. f. will find this
entertaining. whether it gives him all
tle information he wants or not. And
! am sure it will do him gooG to read
Charles Lamb.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
What Shall She say?~s.


Dear Cynthia--My problem is this
While at the shore last summer j met
n Young man whom l liked very much,
but who does not live in Philadelphia.
At his urgent request ! promised to
correspond with him, which | did for
about three months. Then his letters
ceased. Now would like to hear
from him again. Would you kindly
obiige me by printing in your column
what I should say to him, as ! intend
to write. ''OBLlGATEp,"
If the young man has not answered
your last letter you might write again
and say if he is not going to answer
your letters you are not going to keep
up one sided correspondence. This,
ii YOU have not written remarking it
before. If you have written several
times and had no answer, you should
make no further effort to hear from
him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03

THERE is always some one at
l. Christmas time to whom you want
to give handkerchicfs I can remember
that when / was little girl the gift
of handkerchiefs filled me with fine dis
dain. But nowadays. if | have to buy
any for myself. I consider that my lot
is a hard one. So it is that | shall tell
you about some handkcrchiefs which ]
should be glad to receive for Christmas.
and, therefore, can recommend heartily
to you for that friend to whom (Sec
first sentcnce) They are linen, they
are daintily hand embroidered. and they
cost only thirty five cents. You buy
them at a shop that is rather well
known for its nice handkerchief.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
SOME RECIPES -GREEN-AND-SLLV YER GOVN-A
MRS. WILSON GIVES SOLUTION
OFA NUMBER OF PROBLEMS
Ask Mrs. Wilson

n Sou have anv cookery prob-
lens, bring them to Mrs. Wilson.
She will he glad to answer you
through these columns. No per-
sonal replies, however, can be given.
Address questions to Mrs. NJ. A.
Wilson. EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER.
Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
LDVENTURES WITH A SE-TALKATYVE SHOP
Please Tell Me
What TO DO
BY CYNTHIA

Cynthia wishes to remind her
readers that letters should be short
written on one side of the paper only
and>Signed with the full name. The
name will not be printed with the
letter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Encourages "old Bachelor"

Dear Cyntha-Plcase publish these
few lines to "Old Bachelor
"OId Bachelor: Alta boy stick to
your first letter I'm with you. I've
been crossed twice, the latter just a
week ago.
I'm off them Cor life.
SHAKESBEER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03

I've found another stocking sale
This one is ''humdlnger - In the
first place. the stockings are of a we'll
known make. In the second place, the
prices are remarkable Silk stockings
with Isle feet and tops bear the price
1.35. Silk stockings, drop stitch de-
sign. are priced at Sl.55. From here
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
What Shall She Write About2

What Shall She Write AboutT
Dear Cynthia am young girl OF
fifteen. I met friend of mine TINS
summer whom | had not seen for SIX
years. He is good looking and kind
hearted and jolly and he writes to me
every other week. I have been begin
ming his letters as follows: Dear n
and ending them as follows Sincerely
YOURS" He recently has been ending
mine this way: yours affectionately.
Now, Cynthia, will you please tell me
how I should begin and end the letters
that I send to him, and perhaps some of
your gentlemen readers can tell me what
. man takes the most interest in in
reading letter from girl. BY that
mean do the young men take an inter
est in reading about what is happen
ing in the school or at the movies ana
such like things? ElSh1'
Begin and end your letters Just as
Won have been doing. Write him OF
ihe things you do and the places you
90. and If you know he is specially in
1crcsted in any one thing, books or
snorts. tell what you have been read
ing and what games you have been to-
ptc etc.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-07-12
SHERIFF KILLS THE
HATTIESBURG JAIL0R
JailOr McInnis Killed by Sheriff
Harbison-Sheriff Prompt-
Iy Acquitted.

Last Friday afternoon at the hub
Of Forrest county, the Sheriff, A. q.
HARRISON, shot and killed the jailor,
his intimate friend.
1t is stated that McInnis was un-
der the influence of liquor and was
shot by HARRISON in sell. defense. Nc
Innis crowded HARRISON in his office
under the impression he was going
to lose his job. There was no way to
escape the jailor's pistol and Harbi-
son fred in self defense, he later
stated-.It was Bob's life or mine
and became suddenly aware I didn't
want to die.
HARRISON surrendered to the au-
thorities and stayed in jail until
Monday, when he was tried and ac-
quilted of the charge.
The defendant arose in the court
room and said:
my friends, I want to ask you
not to give any demonstration. Rath-
er, / ask you to grieve with me. ]
feel that / had rather have your
sympathy than anything else. had
rather change places with my friend
If he was ready to appear before God.
ut matters not what the verdict
of the court is, for have thought
of nothing but grief over the loss
of my friend, and have paid no at
tention to the testimony"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-07-12

Southern soldiers to the number Of
1.400 lying in the great Army debarka-
tion hospitals of New York, are de-
pendent for their first touches Of homo
cheer and welcome, on the Efforts Of
Just q few women who are striving
valiantiy to meet the needs OF the situ-
alton but have found themselves over
whelmed by the work, Mrs. Leroy
Broun OF the Southern Society who
has charge Of the welcoming Of wound-
ed men, centering at the Hall OF States,
maintained by War Camp Community
Service at "a West 25th St., has APP
pealed repeatedly for more volunteers
from the states OF Alabama, Arkansas,
North Carolina. Florida, Georgia, Loui-
siana, Mississippi. Virginia, and West
Virginia, and has q few representatives
OF some of these states picked as Chair
men for their own eommonwealths, but
she has not been able to find sufficient
volunteers to take care Of separate
desks for each state, as should be done
in view Of the great number Of wounded
men arriving here daily. sometimes to
the number Of 1000 IN n hours.
The Southern Society maintains at
the Sewannee House. 1S4 East b8th ST.,
q home center for the southern soldiers
and those who are able to ind their
way there are entertained lavlNhly. The
men who are unable to leave the hos~
pitaln or who have only q few days In
the deharkation hospitals, however are
dependant foF kAblr welcome on letters
sent BY State eonmittess IN the 'Hall
Of States, and Mrs. Broun has been un-
able to recruit sufiicient forces tc write,
20 an the southern men.
The Southern states mentioned are
somewhat at disadvantage as COM
gnared with their sisters OF Maryland
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-07-12

desks and separate organizations for
writing to their Individual men. Still
other states, notably Massachusetts,
and Kansas, have made appropriations
OF from s35, 900 to $50, 900 for the well
coming Of their boys to America, and
some Of them maintain large club rooms
IN New York in addition to their desks
IN the Hail Of States. Several OF these
states have sent secretaries direct from
home to take charge OF the work here.
Mrs. Broun has been getting IN touch
with various organizations In the In
dividual and southern states. and special
endeavors are now being made to get
desk started for Mississippi and Loui-
siana. H. NJ. X. Smith OF 110T Broad
way. has gone to Mississippi with q
view to interesting there the State gov
ernment or State Organizations In the
work for the wounded men here
Outside OF the cheering and visiting
Of wounded men. the women at the
Hall OF States are busily engaged IN
welcoming men from other home COM
munities who are able to get about.
Another important activity Is a nati0n-
wide employment bureau which the
WAR Camp Community Service maif-
tains. and whose Manager. J. n. Ver-
trees. seeks positions back home fpr
men from the southern states, and
sends lads direct from here TO the Jobs.
Mrs Broun's EFFORTS at the Hail of
States are seconded daily by Miss HI
vlra b. Wright Of Charleston. s. G..
who takes special care Of the 8onth
Carolina men. and gives help 70 an
other southern soldiers. and BY hlrst.
Alfred Spencer who. like 1ira Broun.
appointed for several Of the individual
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