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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
Please Tell Me What to DO
BY CYNTHIA

and found out that you have. If you
have failed to attract people to YOU.
ana If You can't hold your boy friends
after YOU make them. thcn niue times
out of ten tn" fault lies within your
self. Learn to cultivate a cheerful dis
position. and smile, smile. smile. BE
enthusiastic. Act as il yOu were having
good time. whether you are or not.
and soon you will find that you are en-
Joylng yourself so much you won I
have any time to think about being
grou"hy. Be kind always. and if you
don't care enough for some people to
tax good about them. then keep your
opinion TO yourself.
As to letting the boys get sentimental
over you, for goodness sake. girls. be a
little diplomatic. You don't have to
be an icicIr to keep your self respect
Jolly them along: it doesn't take much
to satisfy them if you go about it in
the right way. Maybe | sound as if
| had lots of experience with the other
sex. but | haven't. don't know
many boys, but | am making new
friends all the time. and expect to
hold them. too. like to study people
and from my observations | have drawn
the above conclusions.
And now may say that l thinl
Cynthia is a woman OF broad under
standing and kindly feelings; tolerant
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
Adventures
With a Purse

TIIE wise woman does not wait until
L October or the end of September to
commence her fall and winter shop
ping. All through the summer she
keeps her eyes open. SO here and there
she will find real bargain, and by
getting her clothes gradually she finds
the expense much less. 1t is this same
wise woman who will be interested in
sale | know Of. 1t stands to reason
that she will need a new silk petticoat
for her fall suit. And if she buys it
now she can save dollar or two or
more. for the petticoats Of which !
speak are priced at the remarkable fig
ure of S9J. Among them are all sorts
of lovely colors-blue. old rose. change.
able green and gold or blue and gold.
And each. of course, has fancy
rufie.
DO you think you will have this taf
feta Monday I asked hopefully of the
| efficient looking saleswOman. 'Oh.
yes" she replied reassuringly, and
was glad, for ] wanted you to know
about it. 1t is good quality of heavy
black taffeta, 30 inches in width Orig
inally priced at 81 and So yard. it
has now been lowered to Sl.6J, and
thirty five or sixty five cents is no
mean saving on each yard. For skirt
10 wear this winter under your heavy
coat, or for an entire dress, you will
find this taffeta will be excellent.
I think. in fact. | am reasonably cor
tain, that you will want to know about
the set of ice tongs and lee pick one
shop is making rather special Of. In
the first place. the set costs only fifty
cents. 1t is nickel finish and the han
dies Of the tOngs and that of the pick
are of rough. very attractive finish
like to think that the woman who
takes a great amount of pride in her
house will delight in having one of these
sets. 1t would make rather nice gift
too.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04

Braised vegetables: Chop a small |
head of cabbage fine. Cut
TWO carrots in dice,
Four onions fine,
Four potatoes in dice.
Cook until tender and then drain
and season with salt and pepper and
three tablespoons Of butter Place
the popovers in the center of large
platter and place the vegetables
around the border as a garnish.
(S) Cut a slice from the tomatoes
and SCOOP out or remove the seeds
from green peppers. Place one
tablespoon of cream sauce in the to-
matoeS or peppers and then break in
one egg. Season and cover with
cream sauce and sprinkle with fine
crumbs. Place i'll a baking dish and
add one-half cup of water to prevent
the tomatoes or peppers bursting.
Bake in a moderate oven thirty min
uteS.
/ Prepare the vegetables same as for
, braise, and then add two cups of
/ creamed sauce. Season with salt and
pepper and garnish with finely
chopped parsley.
For 9. 10 and II use usual method.
G2) Place in a mixing bowl
Three quarters pound of hamburg
steak,
} l. J Z ,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
SINGING "CLOSE HARMONY"
ON A SUMMERS EVENING
Makes Melodies Play the Heartily There Erer Grand
Opera That Carried the Same Pure Joy?

skip to today. "Jada, Jade" and
'"Till We Meet Again" And, finally,
back again to yesterday:
"Carry me back TO cd Virginny,
There's mhcre the cotton and the corn
and 'taters groc,
There's phcrc the birds pdrble speet in
1T the springtime.
There's rhcre the old ddrkcy's heart
am lon0in to go"
Oh, surely this is more than music,
1t is the great common dehominator OF
being our real and better selves. We
talk ourselves hoarsc on the porch after
supper. but what have any of us to say
and what did any of us learn about each
other that compares with the things we
learn as we sit and listen to or Sing?
Sometimes I think IL we could sing
our way through life. in close harmony,
OF course. there would be no need for
iails or mayors or anything but just our
song
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04

the potatoes and then bake, allowing
time to be ready to serve with the
beans. Stuff the tomatoes and bake
at the same time.
(6) Cook sufficient potatoes to
make three pints of mashed potatoes.
Season and then mold into nests on
well-greased and Toured baking
sheet. Place in the oven to heat. Fill
with creamed tuna fish and serve
with peas.
(O Place the popover pan in the
oven to heat. Break into a measur-
ing cup one egg. Fill with milk and
then turn into a mixing bowl and
add
One cup Of -four,
One egg,
One-qudrter teaspoon Of salt.
Beat hard with a dover egg beatel
and then pour into well-greased pop,
over pans and bake thirty-five min.
utes. Cut a slice from the top and
fill with creamed beef.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
See Mrs. Wilson's 'WOrie'
in ". Philadelphia Today
Seeing is believing.

seeing lS n"IleNlnE.
And seeing is also knowing how
to 60 home and bake the Spongccake
for Yourself
If You want to know how to bake
two of thc best spongcCakpS you ever
ate tund their cost only quarter
don't fail I" see Mrs. Mary 4. vii
sons movie. being shown at VA
rious motion picture houses through
ont the city all this week.
In her film Mrs. Wilson. the Eve
MING PURLIc LEDGER food rrono-
mist. who really needs no introduc-
tion. demonstrates the best and
simplest and most inexpensive meth
odS of baking and cooking. and the
recipes she shows can be obtained Mt
the box office of the theatre or by
writing TO the woman's page of tho
EVENING lIR.IC LEDGER
Mrs. Wilson's 'movie" is being
shown this week at the following
theatres:
Imperial. 2lo South Sixtirth
street. today and tomorrow.
Rialto. TulpehoCken street and
Germantown avenue. Wednesday
and Thursday.
Market Street. 322 Market street ,
Friday and Saturday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
His Idea Of Cynthia

Dear Cynthia The reader who
signed himself Suffusod started some =
thing. didn't he. trying to arouse curl
osity as to what you are like? Well.
might as well take my guess. too.
Is it fair to guess your age! Here
goes. anyhow. You ar" thirty two; you
have light brown hair and nice calm
blue eyes that seem TO understand. II
person met YOU personally, h'
would probably call You very good
listener. good sport in being able to
take a joke and in man what we
would call an all-round good fellow
Let's hear from you, boys and girls,
and see if you agree with my idea OF
CYNTHIA IllOl III.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
A Splendid Code

Dear Gynthia-i have been 50 sur
prispd at the number of girls lately VINO
seem to be 50 tired of living and VINO
seem to hate the boys, so that had TO
write YOU what | think about it. 1t
seems to me that it is such privilege to
be alive and young and an American.
I don't see any reason for running our
boys down so. Rather. think We'haNe
the most wonderful men of any "oun
try in the world. When ! think N
what they have done for us, II makes
me 50 proud and happy that ! often
whisper a silent prayer that some day
| will be able to measure un to th'lr
standard of womanhood.
To girls pverywher" | would say II
Won don't think you have anything to
he thankful for, it's time you w"k" up
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
Ostrich Trimming

Ostrich feathers are made into all
sorts of interesting trimming devices. 1t
is quite taken for granted that ostrich
should be a dress trimming quite as
much or more than a hat trimming. and
the French have been especially clever
in devisiug ways to make it attractive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04

with the world in general and believing
ii to be a pretty good place to be in
one who has known the sorrows as well
as the joys Of life; one who will grow
old gracefully. BEIT1.
Your attitude toward life is splendid.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
Meat Loaf
Asparagus
How to Prepare These Meals

(1) Have the butcher cut the liver
lin thin slices and then dip in flour
and brown quickly in hot fat. Now
add
One-haF cup of tomatoes,
One-haJ cup Of WGter,
T1co tablespoons of cornSturch.
Dissolve the starch and then bring
the, mixture to a boil. Add one cup
of sliced onions and steam slowly for
twenty minutes. Season. Now pre-
pare mound of mashed potatoes on
8. large hot platter and lay on top of
the potatoes the slices of liver; pour
over the gravy and then place one
cup of heated peas on top of the
gravy around the edge of the dish
and serve.
(2) Cut one pound of stewing beef
in two-inch blocks and then roll in
-four and brown quickly in hot fat.
Now add
Three cups OF Tdter,
Four whole onions,
TaUo carrots, cut in quarters.
Cook slowly until the meat is
tender and then season, and add one
teaspoon of curry powder. Cook
one-half cup of well-washed rice in
two and one-half cups of water until
the water is absorbed and the rice
soft. Season and then pile the rice
on a large platter. Pour over the
prepared stew and garnish with hot
butter beets and sprinkle with pars-
ley.
(3) SINCE and draw the chicken and
then cut the wings, legs and thighs
from the chicken. Break the carcass
and place in a stewing pan together
with giblets. Add six cups of water
and cook until tender. Use the breast
for salad or la king. Pick the meat
from the back Of carcass and add the
: giblets; use for creamed chicken on
I toast for breakfast.
Now prepare dumplingS as fol-
Jows: Place two cups Of flour in a
mixing bowl and add
One teaspoon salt,
One-hGLf teaspoon pGprika,
Three teaspoons Of baking pOtCder
TlUo tablespoons Of grated onion,
Tlco tablespoons Of finely minced
parsley.
Mix TO dough with three-quarters
cup of water and drop from the
spoon into boiling chicken stock
Cover closely and cook for fifteer
minutes. Pare
-Four medium-sized onions,
SIR medium-sized potatoes,
TiCo carrots, cat in quarters.
Cook until tender and then season
Now lift the vegetables on hot plat
ter and then add the chicken anC
dumplings. Sprinkle with fnel!
minced parsley and serve.
(4) Use breast of chicken for Il
king.
(5) Baked beans. Wash and thel
soak one-hah pound of beans. Par
boil until tender and drain. Place il
casserole and add
One citp of steCed tomatoes,
Four tablespoons of sirup,
Ore quarter teaspoon of m'lstaro
One-quartef teaspoon of pepper,
One-haif teaspoon Of stlt,
-Four ounces Of salt pork.
Nix and then add sufficient waite
ia cover the beans, Bake in a slo,
ava thrc< hours. Wash and gress
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04

TNHE late war food conservation
taught US that real conservation
of time and energy could be made
into a real economy for the busy
housewife by planning one-dish
meals. To carry out this idea during
the warm weather should make a de-
cided saving in time and strength for
the busy woman. This is especially
true now that the problem Of help in
the home seems to become more and
more serious.
A Few Suggestive One-Dish Meals
D
Creole Liver and Onions
Mashed Potatoes Peas
(2)
Brown Beef Stew
Curre of Rice
Buttered Bects
60
Stewed Chicken with Vegetables
Q
Chicken la King
Vegetable Salad
co
Baked Beans
Baked Potatoes
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
(6)
Potato Nest with Creamed Tuna Fish
Peas
Cd
Popovers with Cream Beef
Brased Vegetables
(8)
Baked Tomatoes and Peppers with
Eggs
Vegetable Goulash
(9)
Drowned Pork Tenderloins
Mashed Potatoes
Fried Corn
U0)
Pot Roast of Beef
Drowned Vegetables
OD
Macaroni and Cheese
Baked Potatoes
Stuffed Tomatoes
Meat Loaf Boiled Rice
AspararuS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
The Question Corner
Today's Inquiries

/. What distinction has Miss Jennie
Ackerman?
.. What will clean marble:
3. How should serge dress be
washed:
4. Describe pretty girdle to be
worn with an evening dress that
is trimmed with gold lace.
). What would make an appropriate
and inexpensive gift for the paper
wedding anniversary
G. How are some Of the popular
basque waists finished at the
hips?
Saturdays Answers
|. Soft tissue paper removes the
"shine" quite as well As Il pow
der puff in an emergency.
>. When the waist of u giugham
dress has Shrunk, insert a wild"
box plcat in the middle of the
back and a tucked vest in front
to make it large enough.
3. Bugles are long narrow beads
used in trimming dresses.
(. 1t is not incorrect to wear dia =
mond and pearl jcwelry when in
mourning if the jewelry is in tho
form Of engagement rings or
black pins. 1t is incorrect to
wear gold jewelry or great deal
of jeweIry when in mourning.
!. An unusual tunic seen on some
Of the new afternoon dresSrs is
n basque effect with two short
ruffleS extending over the hips.
&. "NoiSettP' is brown. n little
darker than bisquc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
One-Egg Spongecake

One-ESB SpongeCdhe
Place in a mixing bowl
One-haIf cup of sugar,
Yolk of one egg.
Cream until light lemon color and
then add
Four tablespoons Of ,cater,
Three-quartera cup Of sifted -four,
T,co teaspoons Of baking porder,
One teaspoon of faroring.
Beat to mix and then carefully cut
and fold in the stiffly beaten white Of
one egg. Bake in a star tube pan
for thirty minutes in a moderate
oven.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
Fondant Icing

Place in saucepan
Two cups of sugar.
One-hnf cup of Whitc corr, strup,
One-half cup of cold Wdter,
One-quarter teaspoon OF cream Of
tartar.
Stir to dissolve the sugar and then
wipe down the sides of the saucepan.
Bring to a boil and cook until 238
degrees Fahrenheit is reached on the
candy thermometer or until the mix
ture forms a soft ball when tried in
cold water. Pour on a large platter
and cool. Then work until creamy
and reheat in a double boiler. Use
as icing.
Marshmallow Frosting
Place
Three-qudrters cup of fomdant
icing,
One cup of marshmGllop uhtp
in a double boiler and place on the
fire to heat. Beat until well blended
and use for icing.
Answer to your third question,
yes.
My dear Mrs. Wilson-Will you
kindly tell me how to boil peas so
that they will remain as green as
possible? Also how to keep cauli-
flower white when cooking it?
Thanking you for your kindness,
l.. ID. o.
Do not cover either the peas or
the caulifiower while cooking. Use
boiling water to start bosh Of these
vegetables cooking.E
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
Mrs. Wilson
Answers Queries

Ny dear Mrs. Wilson-Will you
kindly publish a recipe for one
egg spongecake? Also recipe for
a hard white icing for cake?
Thanking you, I remain,
Mrs A R
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
| Tell You " hat
Nine Eyes Haze Seen

| tell YOU what mine eyes have seen
% And what my ears have heard.
I tell you of the thick -strewn flowers,
| tell you of the bird;
Rut what my inmoSt soul has felt
No voice has told. no words have
spelt.
| tell you of woman $ face
And of herffull sweet laugh,
tell you of brimming kiss
Her lovers lips may uuaf;
But what her love has been to me
Lies hid to all eternity.
Charles Wharton Stork, in Pie
torial Review.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04

0N, on. they go, never seeming to
~ heed or want to stop.
"There'S a long, long trail a winding
Into the land Of mB dreams
Where the nightingdles are singing
And a rhite moon beams
And then in blissful succession Eva
line" THE End of a Perfect Day. I"
"In the Evening by the Moonlight and
from that last jauntily breaking into
1--WE Bern Working on the Railroad
and "One. Two, Three. Four; ther
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
Just Fashion

Scarfs are now made Of the same ma
terial as ones gown.
Deep cream suede gloves are more
fashionable than white.
Many of the summer hats show
crowns of narrow ribbon.
Cream colored sweaters are brilliant
with Roman stripes.
The new smocks arc made of organdie
or georgette crepe.
\ sports suit Of coral homespun has
a belt of big coral beads.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04

Asst night they sang close harmony.
- l wonder il there was ever n grand
opera written that has the power to
thrill you like the sweet tender music
out on the lake or up on the porch Of
an evening in the summertime? There's
nothing fine about II. know. but some
how we can almost be sure the average
man comes nearest of all to really loving
music when he sits and listens to this
kind.
There is something real about it. Not
grand opera. but something more, for the
music on the lake plays it's melodies on
the human heart. There is no need
ing diamond decked ''horscshoe' to
lure the audience. Every enc from the
learned lawyer down for the week end
TO the woman in the hotel kitchen wear
lily wringing out the last dish towel
stops 10 listen and understands.
"Sweet and lor, sreet and loo
Wind of the restera sea-
Oh. can't you hear them now? The
night is softly warm, the lake is wide
and there are colored lights marking it's
shores and they are young and their
voices are singing to the stars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
Hard White Icing

One cup of XXXX sugar,
One tablespoon of cornstnrch.
One teaspoon Of rGniiia extract.
Sufficient boiling water to make
the mixture spread.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04

My dear Mrs. Wilson, would
appreciate it so much if you would
let me know through your column
how to make fondant icing and
also marshmallow frosting for
cakes. When a recipe calls for
rose water in a cake is this the
same rose water that YOU purchase
at the drug store? Thanking you
very much for this information.
I T
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
MRS. WILSON GIVES TASTY MENUS
FOR THAT EASY ONE-DLSH MEAL
Family the
Mother in WmmW Weather-The Recipes Are
Here Too
BY MRS. VI. A. WILSON

fCopVriOhi. t9I9. by Mrs. ". 4. WtiSoV.
An Fights RcSs-rCd.J
The Washington times., 1919-02-16

5IIc Bottles of
Wizard OIL, for all
woodwork. Every
one now It's
wonderful On
qualities OOC
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
Saline Petticoats, SIS

Beautiful. rich, lustrOus quality. in
Russian green, Copenhagen, navy blue.
rose. gray. purple and black. Made
with deep-tucked flounces and tailored
Tuffles
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
Cut-Price Sale
of Toilet Needs

Orchard White, for beautify-
ing the complexion. Regular
40c bottles, zoe.
ArmOur'S Luxor Tooth Paste,
regular 25c tubes, 16c.
White Rose Floating Soap, 4
pure white soap. fer toilet and
bath. TWO cakes for &c.
Peerless Peroxide Cream, an
excellent toilet and massage
cream. Regular 2JC jars. 14c.
erIcnn Violet TaTcum
Powder, high-Grade, pure
talcum. with fragrant violet
perfume Regular 10 boxes,
Be.
HOSpitaI Cotton, I-pOunJ
rolls. antiseptic absorbent cot
ton. superior grade. 42c.
-GOIdenberE's- Floor.
The Washington times., 1919-02-16

44-lneh White Chiffon VOIIe, extra
fine sheer two-ply grade, for 00n
waists and dresses. Worth SOC yd. AOC
36-lneh White MereeriEed Cannon
Cloth, heavy linen finish grade. IIo
worth O9c yaro. ro................. SHN
4O-inch Waite India LinOn, fine sheer
quality, snow white bleached. OOo
Worth 39c yard. d..................E EO[
YaPd-Wide English LOnEcIOth, fine
chamois finish quality, full II co 40
yds. in each piece. Worth $3.50. OHstO
No. 100 Imperial English NalnEOOk,
SO inches wide; extra fine mercerized
grade; full - yards in each GO 90
piece. Worth $3.50. OOsOC
The Washington times., 1919-02-16

Extra-size Petticoats, $1.98
Fine quality cotton extra size Petit
coats. in purple Copenhagen, green
gray StyIIshly tailored flOUnCes; all
lengths: cut generously full.
COMMUNICATING Floor.
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
Special Values in NeIULy Arrived
Spring PetticOnts For Women

splendid assortment of peicOatS spring styles feature
prices that strong appeal to the thrifty woman
distinct models sereabe materials and leading colors
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
Another Shipment of Mill Lengths of
75C and S1.OO CretOnneS, Tar
fetGS and Mercerized Repps
At 39C Yard

Another opportunity purchase at savings of oneha to nearly
wOhds attractive draperes for the home These are snort
lengths secured from prominent mill at extreme reductions anI
the assortment embraces fine quality fastcolor washable ceonne
inches wide taetaS chntz and merCerzed reppS IN an
range artistic designs and coorngS including
floral effects stripes Dresden foliage and tapestry patterns Grades
selling regularly to St.OO, at 39c yard.
FrstE ain nh
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
sec. White MerceTized POpLin
So @f l4ehes TI,.S Wide' .3Sc

With the advent of the spring the demand for
these handsome white fabcssue to enjoy unusual popuar
for white skirts and rocks One thousand yards tomorrow
special underpce Oerngrich silky, uStrou yarn merceze
quality noted for its excellent washing and wearing qualities and
warranted to retain its beautiful finish permanently The mill terms
these poPlns Seconds but the defects hardly noticeable Come
and Shareth the
The Washington times., 1919-02-16

80 and 4O-inch White Novelty Wolfe
WRlStings, in stripes, checks and broken
plaids. Extra fine, sheer. two-ply 900
quality. Worth 30c and 50c yard EOC
4O-Inch white Chiffon Wolfe, extra line
quality. with the appearance of fine
geOTgette crepe. Very desirable for
waists and dresses. Worth $1.00 zoo
yard Observation-Disclosures. OOO
35-Ineh Bunny SILK. a silk and cotton
weave, that looks like the expensive
all-silk pongee. Our color assortment
is complete, showing all the most de-
sirable shades for street or eve 400
ming wear Worth SOC yard. ..... 9OO
GOIdcnberg's-FIFstF Floor.