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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
Not Allowed TO Dance

Dear Cynthia want to ask YOU,
and also the men readers, question
which Id like you and any of them
to answer Do boys and men like
women who dance? 10 they think more
of girl who doesn't dance? | know
that boys like girls who dance. for they
think it's very grown-up to do 1t; but
boys, as a rule, are rather fickle-minded.
/ think, and il pleases these young Kids
of about-well anywhere from sixteen
to eighteen or nineteen-to make slur-
ring remarks about the girls and say
they're ''fogy'' or "goodie goodie."
I'm not allowed to dance. as my par
ents consider II wrong. They tell me
that men think heap lot more of you
II you don't dance. Even the society
men, who are wealthy and attend clubs
where there is dancing very often, like
good, plain girl who doesn't dance
So, consequently, / don't get into the
fun OF my friends and am not so very
popular because / can't do these things
OF course, / wouldn't do it though
because my mother and father don't
want me to, and it's not mine to argue
They know more than / do, I'm sure
But I'd just love TO know if it's true
that the men folks like you better for
not dancing, and Id like to know II
there are any girls outside of me who
are not allowed to dance also.
like the sincerity OF your letter
W. NJ. NJ. Personally | see nothing
wrong in dancing. but ! refer your let
ter to our boy readers and our girls
too I know they will give opinions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
Waking Up the Town

10 TIC Editcr Of Foman's Pooe.
", Dear Madam.-..!The town live in is slow.
really didn't have to tell You our town was
SLOW. IN the hrst place did !? We have a
very very nice bowling alley here. but nobody exl
cept me attends that. and thought ii Would
De nice TO ask the proprietor 10 reserve a
couple OF afternoons week for girls and
friends only; But I don't know this man
who owns the place at all and 1 wouidn't I
know how to go about asking him. Would AZ
be asking too much Of him? Becauss n
might be the cause Of his losing a little
money FOR y takes town women an age TO
Veil pstronzed al rst sa WSTd mot Ss be psoir ysrs
a petition signed by some OF the women OF
me town promising TO boost this thing or
don't folks do things that ways
Now; you see how ignorant I am about
SUI, snth things; ! never attend to such things,
something TO do and my parents are not
Ssgsn,xerS ysss ny oy & any means means and not knowing
whom ] might ask to help me, l have to do
such thing and II You can "s inst maze is ns ss
TSSt3 YoUNG RsipSR. Il rIaS
You are. very original young lady,
and l understand just how It is and
admire your enterprise.
ir you can get enough Of the girls and
women Interested why don't you form a
bowling club? Then you could have a
committee go to the proprietor OF the
bowling alley and ask him II Il would be
| possible Tor him TO reserve the alleys for
you an afternoon week You would
have to have enough OF persons in YOUR
club to NIL the mans place and i'm this
way he would not lose money / don't
feel you are asking too much of the
proprietor II you live up to your bar
gain. 1t would be necessary. in fact "a
guarantee a certain amount and TO pay
this on the days you play. This could
be arranged with the club members and
would serve as their. rent" for the al.
leys. I would not aim at playing any
more than once week as a ciub' Arr
you sure the men can come in the after.
noon! III not, and there are only a Ger.
tain number q girls. then YOU couid asl
that Just certain number OF alleys bs
reserved instead OF the whole place
Have you thought of forming a snort,
club? You might hike an afternoon 1
when the weather gets a little miIder
This would be jolly for TIE, Young foIis
1 A tennis afternoon is good idea, too
ana you might nave a club for goot
games, etc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
Not in Love. Yet

Dear Cynthia have known a young
man of twenty for the last year and
love him dearly. He has called at my
home several times and ! see him quite
often. Whenever we are in crowd he
seems Indifferent to me. For Instance,
my sister gave party; he danced with
all my girl friends. but summed me,
The same thing happened at ball. J
do not know whether | am jealous. put
feel very hurt. ] do not show that j
care for him and try to keep away from
him, but find it very difficult. have
sister of nineteen and | am seven
teen. He always discusses me with my
sister. MY mother and sister tell me
that he cares for me. What ! wouid
like to know is this: DO you think that
he cares for me and how would you
advice me to act? HEART-BROKEN
The boy is probably on the way to
caring for you and hasn't quite decided
whether he does or doesn't. Certainly
dear, a man who shuns girl through a
dance has not as yet fallen in love with
her Be independent, Heart-broken-
that is, cheerfully independent. Dance
with the other boys at the parties, thus
showing the boy that your good times
do not depend on him Be bright ano
gay and cheerful, and this will brine
him around IL anything will.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
Lilac NegLigees

There is wide use Of light violet and
lavender shades for negligees, especially
in georgette. When we began the win
ter. with thoughts of last year, coalless
and with a zero temperature. We thought
most of heavy negligees Of warm velvet
and padded silk. But as}the mild early
winter did so much to stretch out the
coal supply. we have again taken the
transparent and filmy negligee to our
hearts. And Sc it is that the lavender
eeorgette things have come to have
tremendous vogue.
In velvet. of course, the darker shades
were chosen as more fltting-rose and
deep violet and warm shades OF yellow
and brown
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
. To Redeem Shrunken WOolens

To the Editor Or~tVomdH's Pave:
Dear Madam--Seeing a query several
days ago in the Exchange on how TO renew
woolen undershirt after II had become
tion: Try immersng the article in cotton,
seed oil and rubbing Thoroughly until al
the fiber OF the wool has uncurled, and then
letting il hang near warm place o
remove the Oil take some boraN-soap chlps
and make a lsther OF lukewarin water NJ
must be Just warm, or II will take all the
oil out again.. You Will have a new gar
ment. ] found this out by accident. MY
ba by's hannels were ruined by lhe WASH.
woman while / was IN bed. when got
up I was heating some oil TO make some,
thing when one of the shirts: which was
hanging On a line, accidentally fell IN. When
I tried 20 wash out the oil the garment got
soft and fuffy. II is an i'll wind that doesn I
blow some good. ,,, - ,
inform me IL Mrs. Wilson publishes book
OF her recipes, and where could procurs
/ greatly enjoy reading your page. aud
obtain many useful suggestions therefrom.
Wishing YOU and your paper every success
l remain, - nIAphH'
You surely have been helpful. This
is the first time l have heard OF your
plan, and shall certainly keep 1t tucked
away for future emergencies.
Now | wish l could reward you with
your own coin. No, Mrs. Wilson has no
published cook book. Why don't you
make a SCRAP book of her recipes? Many
women are doing this and 1t is certainly
worth the little time it takes. Some
thing one might hand down in the
family.
About Our War RIina
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

!. To play u game with hearts at the st.
Nalentine's party give each guest pair
and u pattern heart. See who can,
without folding the paper, cut the
greatest number of hearts in q given
time.
2. The bridegroom furnishes the gloves and
the ties OF his best man and others.
3. Brunettes with clear skin and color can
and olive green.
Z. Purple is particularly becoming to pale
blondes.
D. To prevent dust from flying under q door
into the room next to the one being
swept put a layer Of damp newspaper
under the door.
u. mans linen dnster no longer In service
makes attractive table runners. FIN
broider in yaricolOred woois,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06

To the Editor Of Womdit's Page:

TO me Editor Of HomdH'S Page:
Dear Madam-Eindly forward the follow
ing 10 Reader: Your letter asking for
home for your kitten caught my eye and
interest and should like to add my appli-
cation 10 the many YOU must have received
for 2 pussy that comes so well recommended.
We have a home in the country here, with
delightful variety and satisfying quantt "
OF mice in and about the premises. and no
doubt the kitten will find good hunting.
There are three children 10 take into con-
sideration. but they know how to treat
their pets, aud the kitten viii find play
mates that are not too strenuous. We have
no dog. nor are dogs allowed in the bor-
ough except ON leash. We shall hope to
hear from you. MRS. II. f. X.
Mrs. d. f. r.. take the liberty of
passing your request for pussy ON
TO other readers Several applications
for the kitten had been forwarded. and
there are so many pussies which do
need homes. Has some one one for
Mrs. D. r.. r.?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06

- One-hot cupfM of shortening.
Mix to dough with
One and one-half cupfuls of milk,
one and one-half cupfuls of acater.
Knead in the bowl to blend well
and then roll out one inch thick on
well -f1oured board. Cut and brush
the tops with milk and bake in a hot
oven for eighteen minutes. This
makes about fifty biscuits.
Cocoanut Tarts
One cupful of four.
One-half teospoonfM of salt,
One tedspoonfM of baking pot0-
der.
Sift twice and then rub in
Fire tablespoonfuls of shortening.
Mix with ice-cold water to "a
dough and then roll out. Cut in
eight squares and bake in a mod
crate oven to delicate light brown.
Now peel and cut AIN orange into
small bits. Add three-qusrters of a
cupful of cocoanut. Place white of
egg left from tartar sauce in a bowl
and add one-half glassful of jelly.
Beat with Dover egg beater until
it holds its shape. Gently fold in
the prepared orange and cocoanut
and pile on the prepared pastry
squares and top with spoonful OF
jelly.
One and half pounds of pork so
One-quarter peck of potatoes. 10
One head of lettuce. ........ .15
One pound of hothouse toma-
toes .4C
One and half pounds of four &c
One small package of cocoanut .1(
Two oranges. .0s
One-half pound of sugar. ..'. .05
One-half pint of salad oil. :. -. .0s
Coffee .................. IL
0ne-half pint of cream. ...... L:
Two eggs. i:
One glassful of jelly. ......... IL
One-quarter pound of butter. ~
incidentals al
lotai. ................'. Sz.SS
Bread for the csnApes, baking
! powder, seasoning. stc. are includes
under ~|ncidentals<
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
THE WOlMAN,S EXCHANGE
TODAl'S INQUIRIES

l. What picturesque name has been given to
the last hospital established by the
Women's Overseas Hospitals In France:
2. What two women occupied seats at the
meeting OF the Republican National
Committee in Chicago recently:
3. Name the duties Of the bridegroom he
fore his marriage.
4. What Is the famous French rule for the
wearing of black?
.. From what is the quotation "If eyes were
made for seeing. then beauty n Its own
excuse for being taken?"
u. When one wishes TO wear n fashionable
yet rather unbecoming color what can
be done to make the effect agreeable 10
the eve:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
Organdie Sashes

on one OF the most attractive frocks
for a little girl shown for the journey
southwark there is a sash of organdie,
simply folded about the waistline. The
frock itself IL made of yellow linen. and
there are organdie collar and cuffs
worked in deep scallops with a whipped
black edge. There Is no other trim
ming, save the folded white organde
girdle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06

"io' Nh. Ss Nj lie uttduHldhllS
series started in the EVENING PUB
Lie LEDGER on December 9, 1918.
My dear Mrs. Wilson-As | am
reader of the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER and l have tried so many
Of your recipes, may ] ask of you
to kindly publish in your column
how you can peas, lima beans, as
paragus and corn? can toma-
toes and string beans with good
success, but | have never tried
the other vegetables, as | have
been afraid l might lose-not
knowing how to properly do them.
| make catsup, chowchow and can
all kinds of fruit and make all
kinds of jellies, and l would like
to know how to do everything sue
cessfully. Thanking you very
kindly, Mrs. L. j. b.
Mrs. l.. ]. B.-A complete course
in canning, picking and preserving
and jellymaking will be one Of the
features on the Woman's Page in
the spring and summer.
My dear Mrs. Wilson-Will YOU
please publish a recipe for cream
cabbage without oil, as | do not
like oil? Mrs. c. S.
Cream Cabbage Without Oil
Mrs. C. S.-Prepare the cabbage.
Now place
One cupfal of milk,
One-halt cupfuL of vinegdr,
Three level tablespoonf,tls of
cornstarch
in a saucepan and dissolve the
starch in the vinegar. Add the milk
and bring to a boil. Remove from
the fire and add
Yolk of one egg,
One aud one-half level teaspoon.
fuls of mustard,
One and one-holf lsrel teaspoon
fuls Of salt,
One level tedspoonful of paprika,
One lsret teaspoonfd of sugar,
Three tabIsspoonfnls Of butter on
salad oil.
Blend well and then cool and pour
eyer the cabbage. Y &.
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To One Returning

| never knew that any love could
be
So silent and so full Of wistfulness
As that I/feel today. What, love
you less?
All. no. And yet hope you can
not see,
When you have looked into the
eyes of me,
More than your face reflected
there, i,or guess
What lies behind that shsdowed
happiness. .i.
| love you. Dear, I have been
sure, but we
Have been for years, mad years of
war. apart,
And | have written letters while
the slow
And measured pulse of me beat
fast, TO go
To you. And now that you return.
/ start
And stand half-fearful, waiting
Has my heart
Been barred to some one that /
scarcely know?
Margaret f. sangster, in the
GOOD Housekeepins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
one and one-quarter cupfals Of

one and one-qudrter cupfaIs Of
four,
p One-haJ tedspoonful Of salt.
Cook. stirring constantly until the
mixture forms ball. Lift into a
bowl and beat until cool, adding
yolk of two eggs, one at a time. Now
add one teaspoonful of baking pow
der and the two whites of eggs,
beating each white in separately.
Spread over the prepared pie in the
casserole dish and then bake in a
hot oven for forty minutes.
GOulash
Three cupfuis of codrsely chopped
meat,
TtCo onions, minced fine.
Place in saucepan and add three
cupfuls of boiling water or stock
and cook until tender. Now season
and thicken the gravy. Add one
half cupful of sour cream or the
juice of one lemon. Now cover a
large meat platter with cooked mac
aroni and lift the goulash. Place
cooked diced carrot in border
around the edge of the plate and
then inside of the carrots border
of peas. Sprinkle with parsley and
finely chopped pimentoes.
Meat Biscuits
Prepare dough with
Two cUptuis of foW,
One teaspooHfM of salt.
-Four tedspoonfuis OF baking po,V-
der,
One-hdD tedspoonfM Of pepper.
Sift to blend and then rub in five
tablespoonfuls of shortening and
mix to dough with three-quarters
of a cupful of water. Add
One cupfm of finely chopped left
Orer meat,
One tables poonfM Of grated onion
TWo tdblespoonfuIs of finely
minced parsley.
Work well to blend and then roll
out three-fourths of an inch thick on
a Toured pastry board. Cut into
biscuits and brush the top with
water and then bake for eighteen
minutes in a hot oven. Serve hot
with cheese sauce. These are nice
| for luncheon or breakfast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06

:.
RUE that works both ways. You, It
seems, nave been giving everything
and taking nothing. That isn't any
fairer than would be running away
and keeping your whole weeks salary
when there are many hungry little
mouths at home 70 be fed. You must
nave pleasure and recreation and you
must come to an agreement about 1t
at nome. Tell your mother that IL
you 90 not nave relief from working
an the time soon you Will not be able
20 work at all. Then go down 10 the
nearest settlement house and ask IL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
Dainty Kerchiefs

Irregular designs embroidered in color
that go over the entire surface OF a
white Handkerchief, are novelty. For
instance. the design may he n spray of
apple blossoms or pussy willow. sprawl
ing across the handkerchief from one
corner to the opposite one. straight
through the center of the square These
designs are worked in the natural colors,
OF course.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
By MRS, NJ, A, WILSON
tcopvrioht, Ief9 by Mrs. ~ 4. wilson.
rights reserved

tcopyrioht, 1919, by Mrs. ". 4. wilson. An
rights reserved
THE frugal woman will hpd that
the secret of the continental
housewives ability to set an eco
nomical table is that she is able to
make and serve attractive entrees
and made dishes.
Meat and the trimmings from
bones in the stock pot, ths glbiets
and leftover portions that are too
small to be utilized by themselves,
may be, with very little trouble,
turned into a most attractive and
delectable entree that will replace
meat.
Vegetables, fish, milk, eggs, cheese,
poultry and meat may all be used,
SO that there should be virtually no
waste. have before me a letter
requesting some suggestions to utll-
ize meat from roast. Il am so
very tired" the writer informs me,
"of reheated meat and hash. do
hope you will help me-"
To utilize meat from a roast cut
as many slices as possible in uni
form size. Now chop the balance
ooarsely; it may be used in meat
pies, goulashes, eminces, meat bis
cults, meat rolls, goueffi, ravoll,
omelets, croquettes or outlets. And
again the family soon gets tired OF
beef, mutton, lamb and pork in
stews, pot roasts, braises, roast and
in steaks and chops. We can elimi-
nate large proportion of meat
dishes during the spring and sum-
mer and earn for ourselves big divi-
dends in physical fitness.
The preparation and serving of
these dishes will make or mar the
meal. Use custard cups or small
ramekins for the meat pies and
goulashes. Serve eminces on toast;
the meat biscuits or meat roll with
a cream or brown sauce on a bed
of rice or mashed potatoes, and the
omelets, croquettes and outlets with
tomato, cream and cheese sauces.
Many a good dish has been utterly
ruined by poor or Indifferent sauce
and garnish. Be particular. Strive
to have the sauce we'll favored and
seasoned. Garnish with bit of
watercress, parsley, lettuce or cut
radishes. Bread cut into triangles
and toasted also helps.
A Few Unusual Recipes
Flemish Meat Pie
Place in a saucepan
One cupfW of cooked chopped
meat, =
= One-haF cupfM of finely chopped
onions,
Three cupfuls of diced potatoes
One large carrot, diced.
.TVo cupfuls of thick grGpy,
One cupful of aCater.
Cook slowly until vegetables are
tender and then season and turn
into baking dish, and place in a
clean saucepan
One cupfm of l0oter,
One-kdf cupful of shortening.
Rrinp In n bOil and add
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06

Please Tell Me
What TO DO
By CYNTHIA
About Mending Stockings

Dear Cynthia - Have just finished
reading the evening Cynthia advice and
am writing these few lines to the gen.
tleman who signed his name "Old
Ropnder." I would say that he writes
more like a cranky old bachelor i am
sure that II he was any kind of gem
tleman he would not speak of ladies'
having runners in their stockings, and
IL he would mind his own business and
think Of what his own wife Is doing and
wearing, why he wouldn't see these
things. ] myself am quite popular and
would like 10 inform him" that my
latest dress Is very tight. AS TO using
powder and rouge. ! wonder If his wife
ever used camoufage?
ANGEL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
To inexperienced"

There Is only one way TO tell your
parents, my dear little friend. simply
take your courage IN your hands and
soon as possible. Can the young man
YOU married afford to support you? BY
ali means, whether he can or not. let
him come\to your parents and explain
the circumstance Of your marriage
Then YOU must make plans. / think
Il is about time. Wear your hair up
by all means.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
RUNNING A WA Y FROM HOME \
WON'T MAKE ROSA HAPPY
Adrice Ciuen Girl Who Has Washed Too
Many DishesThere Is Anoher Plan Here for Her Foo
and There's Dancing in 1t

THE letter comes to me from a sew
- enteen-year-old girl, who has never
known anything but dishwater and
putting children to bed. And let me
tell you, she is sick and tired Of it.
ana she wants to run away from 1t
all. Shall she?
The girl I speak of lives right here
in the city. When 1 say she has only
known dishwater and babies. / am a
little wrong There is a Job, too: one
in cigar factory, but that only seems
part OF the routine because there liz
no recreation woven into any of it.
RUNNlNG away, Rosa? All! IL only
running away would solve all the
problems Of the world but 1t doesn't,
ROSA For you may run all the way
around the earth, but you could not
run away from yourself. What 7 am
trying TO tell Rosa. 10 this: Eyerybodv
ON earth has duties to perform that
are Infinitely wearisome. These duties
are, as inseparable from YOU, Won
might sav, as your sense of right and
wrong Those of us who go brayely
on IRON day TO day, helping our moth.
ere taking care Of sick fathers, strug.
gilng TO pay off mortgages and all the
rest, are the salt of thu earth. And
those who run away. Rosa. keep run
ning and running all through life. Run.
ning that their footsteps. scurryinK to
tnls party and that, may drown out
the sound OF the little voice within
them. 1t is saying, Some of life must
De give. And you are making it all
take"
noES this seem like a dark picture
~ Rosa with blue-black hair and
shining black eyes, knowing there's a
world outside your door for YOU 10
play in? Well, 1t isn't, because it's a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
Courtiug Twins

Dear Cynthia have been friends
with 4 young fellow for about five years
He Is about two years older than / am:
| often GO TO see his married sister. ana
Is he lives there with his mother i see
him and we always enjoy ourselves. lie
has a brother. They are twins ana !
like both OF them. Now I have gone out
Of town and I expect to stay for while,
and / would like to hear from them.
Do you think It would be proper 10
write and tell them that ! would like 10
hear from them? | write letters TO their
sister, and what should | write?
$. +. J.
The easiest way TO get persons 10
write to you is TO write to them. You
might write letter TO each or the
twins saying in a joking way tina. you
thought the other might be jealous II
you neglected him. Tell the boys VIVA
you are doing and be interested in their
affairs too. Don't mention wanting 10
hear from them II they want to an
swer they will do so,
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Adventures With a Purse

A NOVEL arrangement for holding
"A matches is container shaped very
much like dust pan, the lid forming
the holder for the matches The COM
plete size Is scarcely more than four
inches 1t Is black and white. with a
very fierce cat head painted on it. This
would make novel prize, or as a lit
tie gift for the woman who has one
room done in black and white. it should
prove most welcome. The price is 81.
Particularly does the woman who has
her hands in dishwater three times
day hnd that her nails become brittle
any easily broken, while the cuticle
grows hard and stubborn and almost inn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06

For the names of shops where ar
ticles mentioned in Adventures
with a Purse" can be purchased,
address Editor of Woman's Page,
the womans Department, Walnut
5000.