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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
THE NEVER LONESOME MAN
And This From Wilmington

Dear Cynthia--In answer to "Bru-
nette,' who rouges and powders so as
to look her best, ] am going to quote
from an editorial which appeared in a
Philadelphia paper about Il year ago.
Undoubtedly one of the straugest
and most moving sights in all America
is the immature girl who turns upon
YOU the serene, guileless and unsophis
ticatcd eyes of child-and face
painted like Sioux Indians. She
doesn't know that in every other Occi-
dental country lavish use of face paint
is the accepted badge of those who
frankly dsdain all ordinary social
conventions.
I'm the end her painted face is
actually a rather pitiful symbol of in
noceuce. II is the final consciousness
of this paradox that has moved un-
counted foreigners to amazement. In
France and England well bred women
do not paint. The habit is one that is
left, as rule, TO the stage and 20
the giddy minority which doesn't take
life seriously From the viewpoint of
the vast majority of French and English
girls of good family the habit of face
painting represents an unthinkable de-
parture from all the rules of propriety.
The practice is also foolish and ugly,
and it deceives no one.
am sure many of the fellows on
Chestnut street look twice or more at
the painted dolls with interest, but, l
fear. a mixed pleasure.
Brunette. try dieting and sulphur
tablets and good reading TO improve
your looks. CANADIAN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01

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plate and let drain. Set in the ice
box ana II Is ready TO use Inns
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
This Letter Is From Trenton

Dear CYNTHIA hope some interest
ing subject will soon be submitted in
your column, 50 as to can the doll
and paint and powder controversy.
May | say bit on the doll" subject g.:
doll to me means girl of
sweet disposition. neat in her dress,
and modest, and strictly moral. A girl
that every fellow loves. One who pos
sesses that sweet feminiuity and de.
pendence that every strong man ad
mires in a person of the opposite sex.
What most of your readers call
doll is entirely the reverse. She is
girl of lax morals, gaudy dress. loud p
mouthed and an extra amount of
make up. TO he frank she has made the
start on the road that leads to misery
and unhappiness in the final end. But.
fellows, let me say this for your type
of girl that you call "doll." She is
what she is because some man has made
her ''dOll.' She really cared, when
he was only fooling Some men play
with girls destinies ms if they were
mere trihes, and then howl" when they
get little powder on their clothes. To
cover up the tear stains, and try in
vain TO appear with that bloom of
youth that once attracted "him." she
paints, powders, perfumes, etc. Some
times she has 10 put on very heavy
coat of cosmetics to hide. Then she is
doubly conspicuous and receives more
taunts from the cigar store corner
loafers and gentlemen of leisure. ="
You hear little from the working man
about dolls because he is not the
fish that she angles for. If doll"
captures you, you are the one that is
the easy mark and the poor fish, -
and also deserve most blame Man is
the stronger sex. and you man
A little help, given in various ways.
would do more to right the other fell
low wrong than "hounding" that type
because you know they fall easy.
They viii be good, aud deep down in
their little weakling hearts really want
to be, but they simply have not got
the backbone One OF YOUR members
said that "the doll type was necessary
to mans welfare" or words to that
effect. Has he got a sister that he thinks
ought TO be 'doll' to "amuse" the
other fellows? Every doll" Is some
body's sister, why not treat her as your
own? Even If the first fellow handed
her a bad deal, are you not just as
guilty by adding more misery to her
lot in life? Start on yourself, fellows
do little reforming with number one.
then 20 ont and help n ''wayward doll. F"
] am. willing TO wager HAT you sleer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
Finds Husband Steals Rouge

Dear Cynthia--If you would print
these lines in your wonderful little col
umn will be so thankful. Just yes
ten by the girl who signed herself "A
Doll" Now. Doll" your letter was
quite amusing aud indeed it was quite
true. ! am proud TO say | am also a
50 caD.d doll. | am an extreme blonde
md tavc my hair bobbed. | have cNtN
large. light blue eyes and long, darH
eyeJashes and have n baby doll face.
NNw you're going to say, along with
Hcry one who reads This, that | must
DE hrsiDlcss fool like all pretty girls
aud conceited. But no, you re wrong,
disposition aud ugh - how | hate
conceit Now ! use powder and would
never think of letting any one sec me
without it, and ! use rouge on my
cheeks. but just wee bit. because
blondes can't stand much rouge, where
a dark person can And | also love
and adore lip rouge on my lips, but of
course | am particular about the proper
kinds and don't use too much SO that
| look ms if I'm painted with a brush.
Now | think any one who dOcSn use
these cosmetics is old maidish and looks
horrid, because a shiny nose and pale
checks and white lips look rather dis
gusting to me and to any man. They
may say they don't like it. but down in
their hearts they do and | notice they
all stare at me with admiration aud
Ortcutimos | catch some sweet, little
words about me. Life Is too short to
be dun critic aud, as YOU say, "doll.' -
It's not our souls we wish to paint,
because there are millions of the biggest
hearts and ClcaueSt souls under our
rouge camouAage il we would all only
stop to find them and not spend so
much time on the outside condemning
the Camouhage.
Doll, - you re rather person with
great big sense of humor because
you say you enamel your face and Of
course we all know you don do that,
even if you do use just boxes Of powder.
And boys, to you, | just got married
and find my husband steals my rouge
and powder for his use also, because
caught him.
NINETEEN YEAR DOILIE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
Rouge, Powder and Fellow Together

Dear Cynthia-How is it girl can t
90 out in the evening with fellow and
Il little powder and rouge on her face ?
After working all day in hot factory
or a stuffy Office / think it is a shame
/ don't belong to the weaker sex, but
from the way | talk you'd think did :
! have three sisters. the oldest of
whom keeps house and is married. Our
mother and father died five years ago
My sisters all use powder and rouge.
tight skirts. furs in the summer and
winter, but they certainly don't go to
extremes like some girls do. When they
go out they come back and tell their
elder sister all about the fellows and
what the neighbors say. but she went
through the same thing and advises them
what to do and what not to do
I don t know why the public criticizes
the girls of today. Let the girls go
their way and for heavens sake stop
talking about them just because they
use rouge and powder.
Come on Buck, Dan B., Lieutenant
B. JIM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
She's Going to Be a Doll

Dear Cynthia-After reading "Ro-
nance" in the evening paper cannot
help saying, me too. / am one of the
quiet girls, but will stand up for the
dolls or vamps. whichever you like to
call them. every time.
Now | have lot of friends, both
quiet girls and dolls, and know that
a whitewashed nose and bobbed hair
do not mean that there is ''noboby
home. 1t was very kind Of 'Ro-
nance to tell the quiet girls why he
likes dolls. But | think he did better
than that, he told them how to be a
doll.
AS for the good night kiss, don t
think fellow is playing the game
square TO demand it any more than
a girl who encourages it. And the girl
should give the kiss and drop the fell
low. Now, quiet girlies, don't jump
on me, because | am going to be doll.
FRANK
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
Y. w. C.. 4. in China

Girls in the senior class of the Young
W, Women me $ CHRISTIAN Association Physi-
teach on the average Of 1000 children
from the Free Schools each week. ac-
cording to reports received by the For
eign Department OF the National Y. w.
G. A. in New York City
This practice teaching prepares the
girls for work as teachers in the native
schools and provides the physical train
ing for younger children in the Free
Schools The work has been highly
recommended by Mr.. Hsiung. ex pre-
mier of finances, and by the present
commissioner of education.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
A Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Rose

NoAi 'iP1
A Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Rose
IF YOU want to "start something" in
l. any group of women who have Just
been going the rounds of dressmakers
and shops in quest Of their autumn
wardrobes-iust say skirt lengths"
Now the fact is that some very short
skirts are worn Un street suits in Paris
though they are hardly as short as
they were n few months ago. But ]
have a little French friend over there
who is amused and somewhat grieved
at the way Americans in Paris are mig
led by the clothes worn by the manne
Quins and the other women who make
a business of wearing extreme clothes.
She writes to tell me of the new
things-,and always she difierentiates
between what these women are wear
ing and what les danes are wearing,
for il seems quite obvious to her that
well dressed Americans over here would
want TO know not what the dressmak-
crs' models are wearing, but what the
well dressed women who are what she
calls 'dHmes, women of social posi-
ton, wealth and exquisite refinement,
arc wearing. For it is this class of
women that are the real inspiration Of
the famous French dressmakers and it
is these women who really have given
France the reputation of grading the
best dressed women in the world,
And so whatever you may hear about
skirts in Paris that terminate an inch
or SO below the knees-it may com
fort you to know that ''les danes"
show tendency to wear them very
much longer
Now, the suit in the sketch shows
skirt that is eight inches from the
ground. And If YOU want to have any
very definite advice concerning your
new winter or autumn suit take this
advice from me and have yours about
this length. 1t is the length favored in
this country for those women who are
| the equivalent of les danes" in France
the women who really set the styles.
II is a duvetyn suit with a fitted collar
showing n flare at each side on the
hips. There is a choker collar Of seal
skin-and this high choker collar. you
know. is one Of the very newest notes
I The small hat is Of seal brown velvet
with tiny ostrich tips of lighter shade
j of brown going around the crown
Copyright 1919, by Flordhce Bose
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
MISS kDDAMS OPTIMISTIC
Speaker Before Friends Says War
Quickened Spirit Of Charity

Charity is stimulated by war hard
ships and Il new spirit of human rela-
tionships follows such struggles. accord
ing to Jane Adams. who spoke last
night at the Friends Meeting House,
Fourth and Arch streets.
The new spirit is manifested in many
ways, she said lin England BY the
national concern over the housing prob
lem; in France, by the heroic measures
being taken to combat tuberculosis and
other diseases in Italy, by the unusual
efforts to relieve the economic ills of
the people, and in the Uniteu States
by growing disposition of capital and
labor to find common meeting ground"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
A Doll Can Do Housekeeping

A Doll Can Do Housekeeping
Dear Cynthia--Reading over Web
ster's letter in the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER, find 1 do not agree with
him. A girl can be doll and house
keeper, too, for such is my case.
A letter signed by "a Doll has ex-
pressed my thoughts. If ] doll up and
Il does not look right, ] wash my face
and do it over again. My face does
not look like whitewash and RED house
paint.
There is an art in "dolling up" and
if the art is not learned you look like
circus clown. If all girls were gifted
with beauty and n perfect complexion
they would not use rouge and powder.
Ny girl friend and I use rouge and
powder, but put it on lightly, and we
have plenty Of friends of the opposite
sex. When we go out to a dance or
party we are never wallflowers, be =
cause We can dance. know how TO
"doll up and dress stylishly. Let me
tell you. you can say all you want to
say about the dolls. but I am acquant- :
ed with quite few, and they are all
very desirable companions and refined
also.
Good for you for standing up for
the dolls. who are useful and not or
namental only.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

T ICY came into her mothers room
- day or so after Julia arrived home
from the hospital for good. and sat
down in low rocking chair. The chair
was in the window and Lucy's face was
in a strong light; somehow it did not
show her up advantageously she
looked washed out and there was n
strained expression around her eyes.
she sat for moment without speak
ing, but any one could have seen that
she had something on her mind. Lucv
was not deep enough to be given to
fits of brooding. She did not think Or
dinarily and she was nearly always
sunny. Even Mrs. Grant looked at the
girl closely and thought to herself that
Lucy was the type that would fade
soon.
FINALLY Lucy broke in upon her
mothers reflections with remark that
was rather surprising.
Mother. don you think that Julia
is acting strangely"
Mrs. Grant looked annoyed. what
makes you say that?"
But don't you really; haven't you
noticed anything?"
We'll. of course, she would act
strangely just now. She isn't used to
the old life here at home. and, besides
she has the excitement of being mar
ried hanging over her. don't think
it S surprising that she isn't quite nat
ural."
Have you noticed how she is with
"Oh, now Lucy. don't imagine things
You know your sister never was de-
monstrative, in fact, | never knew n
girl who took things more calmly and
as matter of course than she does
You cant expect her to enthuse and
scintillate when it isn't in her nature 4"
How. do you know 1t isn't in her
nature?"
Mrs. Grant looked at her daughter
exasperatedly Lucy Grant. what are
you getting at? You talk so strangely
Is anything on your mindt'
Lucy was silent and sat tidgeting with
the curtain that huno near her chair.
Her thin little fingers laid il in pleats
carefully. her pale face flushed she
looked frightened and nervous. Plainly
something was wrong,
"WellT' Mrs. Grant asked finally
80. mother. don't you suppose Julia
cares for DAM" The question was al =
most an entreaty.
"Of course she does sharply-''iu
her way"
I'm her way" Lucy walled; but
she doesn't love him like ] do.
| Mrs. Grant started up and stared in
amazement at her daughter. Lucy was
crouched down in her chair. she had
turned her face away and was crying
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01

Cut one and one-half POUNDS of
stewing beef into two-inch pieces
and place in saucepan ard add just
sufficient boiling water to cover.
Cook slowly until tender and then
add
ONE taggot of soup herbs,
one carrot, cut an dice,
one turuip, diced.
Thcken the gravy and then season
well with salt and pepper and add
one tablespoon of paprikd
One-half cup of thick so"p' cream,
and use.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
An Answer From One Who Helped
Start IL

Dear Cynthia - While reading the
EVENING PUBLIc LEDGER | came
across two answers to my letter.
Electrician, who makes you think we
have not wfcly ideas and that we do
not love kiddies? | for fact do have
these ideas. and few more months
will find nc a hnppy bride.
We are just the same as other girls,
and when fellow marries a doll he
doesn't ask You what YOU are, because
YOU can see through paint and powder
to II girls heart, and when a fellow
wants a wife he doesn't look at your
face; he watches YOU and can tell by
your ways and manners what kind of a
girl YOU are.
DO YOU know | often think girls are
the most wretched people on earth. We
get talked about il we are plain and
get the name of ''old maid" and if we
doll up we get the name Of doll
and vampire.
The trouble is the people who do this
never stop to think what they look like,
and some people don't know what "A
''vamp' is, only movie vamps," and
you know as well as | do that, outside
of the movies. nobody would be allowed
to do what '"Theda, the Namp." does,
so you better think over what you say
before You put a name on girl.
Maybe Just Human" ism "a just the
kind of person | admire, and / am
sure there are lots Of people like her,
but are afraid to say anything because
some of their friends might not notice
them because they took up for those
horrid dolls
Why, there are some fellows who feel
lonely unless they have a doll to look at
and talk TO, I also want to say that
30 per cent of the men look in the
windows as they pass to see if they
look nifty. but if girl does it they call
her vain and stuck up. What differ
ence is there between man looking In
a glass and q woman doing the same
thing? It's all for the same purpose.
So ] say leave the women alone
What do you say? Come on. fellows,
stick mp. for the girls who show you a
good time A DOLL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
MRS. WILSON GIVES SUGGESTIONS
* FOR SUBSTANTIAL BREAKFASTS
Mrs. Wilson at Food Fair;
What She Does and When

Mrs. Mary A. Wilson, food expert
of the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER,
is giving cooking demonstrations
daily at the Food Fair in the First
Regiment Armory, Broad and Cal
lowhill streets.
Her program:
This Afternoon
8 p. m.-Crullers, popoyers.
Tonight
s y. m. - California salad, two
fruit salad dressings, hokcd apples,
chocolate sauce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
House Cleaning

A carpet sweeper or vacuum cleaner
should be used in the daily cleaning of
the carpets and rugs A vacuum clean ,,
er operated by hand or electric power
removes practically all the dust aud dirt
from carpets and rugs in dustless man
upr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
AdUentureS
With a Purse
n oARTrcULARLY if your comb is

I !, r1ARTICULARLY If your comb is
NV silver backed, you do not like to
=. ash it too often. And even when you
do you want to make sure that it is
clean-which is not always an easy
matter. SO it is that you may like TO
hear OF the comb cleaner one shop is
selling. 1t is made of two wooden
sticks ehoItx'tso inches long, with rows
mo lows of white string attached to
+ each. You run the strings through the
teeth Of the comb, which thoroughly
rienns them. removing every particle of
y dirt and dust. The price is twenty five
cents.
Are you temperamental about letter
Nfifing2 Do you feel like writing on
z white paper some days. while another
day you'd like TO use pink or gray sta
q fionery? If so, you will be interested
n II, hearing about the box of writing pa
per containing twelve sheets and en-
relopes each, of white, gray. palest pink
and think the other color is tan. The
box costs only fifty cents. How would
X this do for a Christmas gift, too? The
5 box Is attractive, and the paper itself
Is Of good linen finish quality.
~ you are one who saves your silk
stockings for Sundays. wearing Isle
y hose for everyday purposes, you will,
+ know, want to know Of sale of lisle
Stockings of very good quality. ] saw
black Isle stockings for fifty cents n
I, neir. while a collection of white, navy
!, hlue. black and cordoyan were priced
utat sixty cents pair,
Al very convenient article TO keep in
e th4 kitchen Is a set of five measuring
" ki,oons, one fitting into the other and
h 3njned together by the handles, which
~ ~ in ANS that you cannot lose any one of
s Ihefd. They are of metal and range
= from one -auarter of teaspoon TO a
: a bs bsespoonfuI. The set only costs iftv
~ cents, and you'll never know how
4 ..nfenient these sets can be until you
1-sa. once used them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
He's for Them

Dear Cynthia Here is word for the
so called dolls
Who wouldn't rather see n girl or
woman with little color on her face
and stylishly dressed if she does wear
high hceled shoes. silk stockings costing
81 pair and furs and low neckcd
waists and short skirts. and so on?
What harm to use little rouge and
powder. of course not too much? What
harm to wear silk stockings costing 81
nairf
7 would rather marry ''doll' than
a pale faced girl who wears low heeled
shoes aud long skirts and high necked
waists and cotton stockings, stockings
costing sixty cents pair.
How many men wouldn't?
"a MAN"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
better thc night nftcr Non treat hcr ns

better the night after you treat her as
you would your own sister.
The very discriminate use of "aids
to nature used by refined person,
has nothing TO do with my side Of the
controversy. ] am in favor of it
Some will say that / am preacher =;
young fool has done, but now | am fol
lowing the advice that / have just given.
and have been doing it for four years.
woke up when | was twenty three
three.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
Fashion Hints

The Louis XIV influence is creeping
into women's clothes.
Tricotine is the best every day ma.
terial for outer wraps.
Irregular stripes are seen on certain
exclusive new fabrics.
Dotted net and taffeta are charm.
ing combination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
Mrs. Wilson
Answers Queries
No. s
Nv dnar Mrs. Wilsnn;

My dear Mrs. Wilson: !
You had on your menu few
days ago Hungarian goulAsh.
Would you please explain how it
is made? Or have you al1eady
had it on your list? Have tried
quite a number of your recipes and
it is such a relief to have "a de-
pendabc recipe!
Mrs W. II