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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
Can This Be Love2

Dear Cynthia read in the EVE
MING PUBLIC LEDGER Of September II
the letter of Quentin Mel. and hope that
the following poem (D will help him
to tell whether he is in love or not
When her name causes your heart to
jump.
And you realize you are a chump,
When your appetite takes a big drop
And you are all 'woozy" up top
Can't think of thing but her
Nothing else will come in your burr"
S o s for you honey dove.
You can take it from me--you're in
love. JACK OF SPADES.
Dear Cynthia have been reading
fyour column for some time and read
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
Freshening Fall Garments

Spongjng and pressing are used to
freshen garments or goods which are
not soiled enough TO need washing or
will not stand it. To remove wrinkles,
use clear water. To remove grease
and dirt, use mild soap or soap bark
dissolved in water. then clear water
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
Cheer Up, Business Girl.

Dear Cynthia--I have read your col
umn for quite while and am verstmuch
interested in it. T. read the letter
signed by Business Girl. r b
She is asking why boys-seem to like
the painted dolls. Some boys prefer
the painted dolls because they chn use
them as a child plays with its tots.
Those boys who ask girls for. kisses
are looking for a play toy more than, a
girls friendship. If she refuses he
knows she is not the girl to play with.
So. Business Girl hare hopes. for
you havs, mot met the right fellows 4.
-. -. ~ 49, 80. =. Johnny.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
Another Letter, Anxious!

Dear Cynthia would like to an
swer :"Anxious's" letter. Although it
has been answered many times. don't
feel that his real question has been
answered. namely, why 90 the ma =
jcrity .of girls like fattery?''
Now. Anxious. ! don't want you to
think Il am that kind but here is my
idea as to the direct answer to your
question. Most all girls like to know
when their boy friends like them
What do you think of my answer.
Cynthia? Also, you told us that maybe
you wBud tell who you were. Please
change 'that maybe to an absolute truth
that Tou will. ...
+ JUST DOTTIE.
1t seems better that Cynthia s: iden =
tity remains a deep, dark secret
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
-RESULTS FROM SCHOOL-CYNTYlA
Please Tell Me
What to DO
Mothers Are Right
BY CYNTHIA

= WotheTs Arc HTpHI
Dear. Cynthia--Our mothers object
to our going out in the evening. We
are two school girls, aged thirteen aud
fourteen, and would like to have your
opinion on the subject. We assist with
housewotk after school. Thanking you
and hone to see your answer in the
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER soon.
. ANXIOUS SCHOOL GIRLS.
Your mothers are quite right, my
dears. Little girls of thirteen And
fourteen should not be going out in the
evenings unless they are with their
parents or older persons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
Adventures With a Purse

four corners is heart, diamond, spade
or club, and if you embroider them in
red and black you can give these
symbols their real colors. The cover
costs only sixty cents. Here is gift
idea for somebody. "..@t
For names Of Shops, address woman's
PAGE Editor. Phone Walnut 5000.
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You Are Too Youno


Dear Cynthia-We arc two girls.
both sixteen years of age. and have come
for advice. We have been going with
two fellows for quite a while, each
twentE+four. Do you think they are
too old for us? Please suggest what
hour for us to come home?
BROWN AND HAZEL EYES.
1essi-young men of twenty four are
entirely too old to be going around with
girls your age. You are by far too
young. anyway, to settle down to any
particular boys. Why not 60 around
with a;jolly crowd of boys and girls
somewhere near your own age? You
ought to be in the house between 10
and 10 80 at night if you 60 out with
the sort of young crowd to which | re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
Mrs. Wilson
AnSWers Queries

No. 1172
My dear Mrs. Wilson-Would
appreciate it very much if you
could give me directions how to
make Boston baked beans and also
potato salad, and oblige.
Mrs. S. H. S.
Boston Baked Beans
Soak one pint of beans in plenty
of cold water over night and in the
morning carefully wash, and place
in saucepan and cover with cold
water. Bring to a boil and then
drain, and cover again with water
Bring to a boil and cook for ten
minutes, and then drain and place
in a casserole or baking dish, and
add
Ome-hat pound Of salt pork,
cut in tWo-inch blocks,
One cup of steWed tomatoes
rubbed through a @eve,
-Four tablespoons of moIusses,
One teaspoon of salt,
One onion, chopped fine,
One-kdlf teaspoon of pepper,
One-quarter teaspoon of mustard.
Mix we'll and then add suficier.:
water to cover. Bake in a moderate
oven for three hours.
Potato Salad
Dice cold-boiled potatoes. To one
pint of potatoes add
TUo onions, grated,
One green pepper, chopped fine,
Two tablespoons Of finely minced
parsley,
One-half cup of nayonnuise dress
ing,
Four tablespoons Of vinegar,
One teaspoon of salt,
One-huf teaspoon Of pepper,
One-quarter teaspoon of mustard.
Toss to thoroughly mix and then
turn on a nest of lettuce.
No. 1887
Ny dear Mrs. Wilsor-Will YOU
kindly print in the columns Of the
paper recipe for tea cakes which
are often seen in bakeries, par
ticularly on Saturdays?
Mrs. A. B. A.
Tea Cakes
Scald one cup of milk and then
cool to 72 degrees Fahrenheit, and
then add
One-hnIf cup of water.
Four tablespoons of sugar,
One-half yeast cake cyumbLed in
the t0dter.
Stir to thoroughly mix and add To
the milk. Stir again to blend and
beat three cups of -four to make a
stiff sponge. Cover and set in q
place free from drafts to rise for
two hours. Now cream
Three-fourths cup of sugar,
One-hGf cup Of shortening.
Cream well and add
TWo lUelL-beaten eggs,
Two teaspoons Of salt.
When light and creamy add to thu
sponge, beating well. Now add suf
fcient -four to form a smooth, elastic
dough. Knead for ten minutes anc
then grease a bowl, and then press
down firmly into the bowl. Turn tn,
dough over and over, and set to ris,
for two and one-half hours. Turr
out on a molding board and roll ou
three -fourths inch thick. Cut will
biscuit cutter, and set to rise on,
and one-half inches apart on a well
CREASED baking sheet. Let rise TO,
twenty-five minutes and then bak,
eighteen minutes in hot oven. Re
move from the oven and brush will
the following mixture:
Four tablespoons of eGi-up,
One tablespoon of melted butter
One tablespoon Of tVater.
Heat to the boiling point, cool an,
use. Then dust the buns with sugar
currants, citron or raisins may b
added.
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Shall She Ask Boy7
My dear Crnthia--will you kindly
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22
Bv WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE

giving the effect that mother and
the girls should be more careful
about pulling down the curtains Of
the bath room in these war times:
but one feels definitely that war
has not expressed itself in French
art
The British painters, on the other
hand. seem to have had nc<hing
else in their hearts but the war.
Battle fields without number, in
teriors of munition plants-looking
like blue prints Of hell-home scenes
with war in the offing. seascapes
filled with submarines. soldiers on
leave. soldiers going into battle.
soldiers afoot and on horseback,
the ''pomp and circumstance OF
glorious war" and the hideous
cruelty Of inglorious war all ara
pictured by the British. II has
obsessed their minds and guided
their hands-this war thing. One
OF the great things Of the gallery
is a panel called 'Gsssed" by Sar-
gent; it is not mere decoration. Il
is gripping. awful picture nov
ing to pity with a big sweep Of the
emotions. This picture goes far
and true.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22
LIVE ON $4,000 A YEAR?
IT JUST CAN'T BE DONE

creased the allowance to si2 500.
The next year this was jumped to
$4,000. which has been continued
since.
In explaining why il has become
necessary that her allowance be
made greater Miss Carroll tells OF
her social obligations, which are
an expensive item, and states that
although the war has ended the
price of commodities is still on the
upward trend.
Miss Lorena Carroll submitted
her list of yearly expenses TO the
surrogate in a plea to have her
allowance from her fathers estate
increased from SIS. 900 to se0.s2o. as
follows:
$1,000. her share of apartment
rent
$4,000 for clothing. jewelry and
beautifying.
$4,000. household expenses.
$3.50. insurance.
$1,000 for two automobiles and
chauffeur.
$1,000, education and church.
$4,000. travels. dinners, dances
and tbeaters.
1900. physician. dentist and op-
tician-
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22
Garner Doubts Missing Link Lives;
Thinks He's Found Nearest Relative
Scientist Who Canned"
Ape Talk Says Beast Just
Found in African Jungle
Is One He's Hunted 20
Years.

New York.-Prof. R. L. Garner does
not believe that the missing link"
lives.
But Prof. Garner believes that he
found the nearest thing to 1t on his
recent explorations Of the West Al
rican jungles.
He brought back the skin. skeleton
and vital organs of the beast. which
he was unable to capture alive, that
American scientists might determine
just how close Is its relation to man
and to the monkey world.
This chimpanzee, before now un-
known to science, Is quite unlike any
other chimpanzee ever seen In a mu-
scum or a zoo." says the professor.
1T Is something between q gorilla
and chimpanzee. 1t is perhaps more
like gorilla than a chimpanzee. Bur
its most remarkable characteristics
are its ears and hands. which are
more hunanlike than gre those OF
either the gorilla or the chimpanzee.
Il think this Is the animal 1 have
been hunting for for twenty years.
II has never before been seen by q
white man. first heard of 1t from
missionary priest and later a Sem
esalese soldier. who had seen it, de-
scribed it to me.
When started out for the Smith
sonian Museum nearly three years
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22

he has seen the spring exhibits OF
the painters in France and in Eng
lad. and some account of them in
relation to the recent war and the
possible peace may be readable.
OF course, France displays much
the larger output of canvass and of
bronze and clay and marble; and
there can be no doubt but that IL is
what might be called a staple line
Of rather fancy art.
The sex obsession of the French
manifests itself in the great number of
nude figures of the ladies. God bless
'em;" pictures which are called "Medi-
tation" or Thoughts" or The
Dream" or Innocent" or Sleep" but
which look more like bathroom stu
dies than anything to which the
American is familiar. and which we
may group under one caption of
Saturday night" art. The British
Ore not given to Saturday night art: {:
though they do carry a little of it
to supply the trade. Portrsiture is
the British line, and they have done
Il well.
The Sargent picture of Wilson is
one of the notable things the Brit
ish sohw this spring. 1t shows
rather an amiable, intellectual.
rather too sensuous gentleman. who
doesn't hate himself as much as he
should. He. has no back to his head.
and would seem to be about to lick
his chops after swallowing the ca
ary. But the picture is attracting
attention. and will be a memorable
IL not exact portrait of our presi-
dent.
Balfour figures in another por-
trait-an exceedingly strong and
convincing portrait. And acres of
canvas are given 10 portraits OF
men in ihaki-hps Ulstanding men
they are one or two rather beefy,
but always strong. and the portraits
in the British show are exceedingly
worth while. In the French show
the portraits are brilliant. and one
fears rather fashionable. Also they
are too frequently of more interest
as color poems than as human docu-
ments. The woman with the blue
dress by the purple curtain which
throws a sheen of hazy blue on her
ivory skin. while the mahogany
table by her holds dialogue with
her glorious brown hair. gives one
more interest in color than in the
woman; which is a mistake either
in art or in life.
Some French pictures OF middle
aged women-rather- hard and sophis-
ticated and deeply worldly-wise-are
daring and awfuily true: SO true
that one, gasps at the impudence OF
the artist. And there is one study
the picture of a carnival artist In
tights carrying drum epd cymbais and
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22

How a 1s-year-old heiress finds the
prevailing cost of living too high for
her income Of $500 a year and wants
it increased to $4,000 was described in
papers filed with the Surrogate's
Court in New York. The young wom-
an is Miss Lorena Carroll. only
daughter of Joseph d. Carroll. well
known horse dealer and Tsmmany
politician. who died seven years ago.
leaving an estate now valued az
81. 80, 900.
When her father died he created a
trust fund of $4,000 for the educs-
ton and maintenance of Miss Carroll
and directed that when she was Il
the residuary estate. valued at N.s5o.-
900, was to be hers outright.
As Miss Carroll grew up the ex-
penses Of maintaining her in the fash
ion to which she has been accustomed
has proporttonately increased. She
lives with her mother. Mrs Matte l..
Carroll. her general guardian. at $50
West End avenue when not attend
ing the Ogontz School for Girls in
Philadelphia
At first Miss CarrolTs income was
$500. but her mother claimed this
sum was inadequate and three
years ago Surrogate Fowler in
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22
Skeleton Brought to Amer
lea Most Resembles Hu-
man Race Of Any Yet
Discovered in Animal
World.

had never handled a gun before this
trip. 1t is now up to the fellows In
Washington to place this animal.
This fellow. remember, is not q
monkey. He belongs to the anthro-
poid apes. which differ from monkeys
as much as monkeys do from man.
An ape has the same number of
bones as a man. his articulate the
same way and have the same func-
tions. The tail of the ape and man
are similar.
Whether this chap was in life more
intelligent than the two live apes
which / brought to this country, the
only two specimens ever seen here, 1
do not know. You cannot become
really acquainted with an ape when
he is perched high on a big tree and
you are looking up rainspout at
him. You must live with him to
know him."
Prof. Garner once before startled
the world when. after having lived
for many months IN a cage in the
African bush studying apes. he
emerged with the announcement that
the apes talked to each other. Later
he made. photographic records of
apes. talk and succeeded in getting
some replies from other apes when
he turned on the records to them.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22

some musical instruments and a mon
key-which is heart breaking. For
in the face of the man, a lean, hun
cry, paint-blistered. scanned and pam
stricken face, there is all the aspira-
ton. all the meanness. all the hope.
all the weakness that made him what
he is.
The English could paint from now
until the kingdom come and never
reveal that soul. But there is a cu.i-
Gus thing about these English. IL
one may judge by their pictures. they
have taken the war more seriously
than the French. Only a few Frencn
canvasses-compara of the
war. A fashionable painter has given
the Beaux Arts a pahel of Scotch SOL
diers returning from battle. But it Is
a panel rather than an interpretive
view Of war. There is also in the
French show a Photographic picture
of a battlefield at twilight under the
snow "a hazy. purple thing. like
enough to life with the churned up
earth OF he shell holes to send the
shivers through one who has seen a
battlefield.
Several other war canvasses-not
at all notable-are scattered sketch
lily through the Saturday night art.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22

Outside Of one poor night watch
man nebich." Abe Potash said to his
partner. Morris Perlmutter. '-the only
people which has really and truly
suffered from the goings-on of them
anarchists is the insurance COM
psnies. Mawruss."
In a case like that. Abe, the in
ssurance companies amt liable under
their policies" Morris said. land they
wouldn't got to pay no losses for
the damage when them bombs done 1t
TO them buildings"
Who said anything about the in
surance companies paying losses?'
Abe asked. II am talking about the
insurance companies paying lawyers
bills, Mawruss. which / never read
any Of that part Of my insurance
policies that Is printed in only such
letters as could have been designed
In the first place by them fellers you
read about who go blind from en-
craving the whole of the constitu-
ton Of the United States on a 10
cent piece, understand. but have
no doubt, Mawruss. that il wouldn't
make no difference IL the loss was
caused by anything so legitimate as
throwing Q lighted cigarette In a
waste paper basket. understand me.
the only reason why an insurance
company pays any losses at all Is
that they igure It's cheaper to let
the policy holder have the money
than the bunch OF murderers they
got representing them As their gen.
eral counsel"
NO doubt you're right. Morris
agreed. but, in these here bomb
cutrages. Abe. the way the police
amt been able to get q clue to so
much as a suspicious red necktie.
understand. it looks as though
this bomb exploding was going to
be such a regular amusement with
anarchists as pinochle playing is
with clothing salesmen. understand
me. so the insurance companies
would got to make a stand other
wise they be paying for new stoops
for the houses of anybody and
everybody whoever said an unkind
word in public about Lenine and
Trotsky."
1T seems to me that the police
amt so smart like they once used
to be Mawruss." Abe remarked.
No, nor never was" Morris said.
In fact, Abe, from the number Of
crimes which has got into the let
by-gones-be-by-gon stage with
the police lately. clues amt of no
more use to them fellers at all.
What them detecatives need Is that
the criminal should leave behind
him at the scene of the crime a line
of snappy. up-to-date advertising
containing his name, address ano
telephone number. otherwise they
seem to think they have the excuse
that they couldn't be expected to
perform miracles and let it go at
that"
Il see where right here in New
York, Mayor Hylan puts the whole
Thing up to the newspapers" Abe
observed He wrote to a friend
the other day one of them strictly
confidential letters with an agree
Hent on the side to ring up the
reporters as soon as il was deliv-
cred. understand. in which he
said the reason why so many
crimes was going undiscovered
by the police was that the news
papers was unprincipled enough
to print that a lot OF crimes
was going undetected blythe police,
understand me. and the conse-
Quence was that criminals read it
and relying on the fact that the po-
lice wouldn't catch them IL they
committed crimes. they went to
wCrk and committed crimes"
And I suppose the criminals
confidence in the police wasn't mis-
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22

devoted mother. and a good citizen
who votes in the Tenth ward in Chi
cago at that; not a Fifth avenue fun
at all.
Yet, il the English women are
happening to look as though they
were dressed by the square yard
under contract rather than by the
piece, they also give the impression
by having more interests and deeper
interests in life than the French.
The French women are tremendous
ly interested in themselves. The
sex obsession of their race never was
more strongly upon them than il is
these days. But English women-all
classes of English women (and
classes are merging a bit in Eng
land) never before seemed so inter-
ested in life. The theaters are filled
with plays that deal with life most
frankly; some deal with it nastily
and stupidity. but few IL any merely
nastily and fiipantly. France Is
snickering at things which English.
women are puzzled about. IL the
theaters and the books of the ma
tions may speak for them. But
France is mighty allurine wbils sb.
giggles. and England should mes
sage her brows.
Music Comes Into It's Own.
The thing which England and
France are enjoying to the full
these days is music. London is a
bigger town than Paris, and has
more music going; but Paris il is
rather better music; certainly IT IA
more creative. However, the bat-
ance Is maintained; London music
draws greater crowds, than music
draws in Paris. And London hears
rather more German music than
I'aris. This spring London has mad
q most successful Beethoven festiv-
al; Queens Hall. a place comp-i a bl-
with the isrger auditoriums of our
larger cities has been fairly well fill-
ed and often crowded during thu
past fortnight with auditors Iister-
lag 10 Beethoven. Albert Hall, an
auditorium as large as the well
known convention halls of our great
cities. was filled to listen to Wag-
ner concert. Probably in America
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22

delegates TO the Peace Conferences
is already pretty well acquainted
with what them Irishmen would
tell them. unless them delegates is
deaf. dumb and blind"
That's all right. Abe. but a good
argument was never the worse for
being repeated" Morris concluded.
in especially when il comes from
people which has given us not only
good arguments during the past
four years. but service. blood and
money. Am / right or wrong%
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22

But who do you think published Il,
Mawruss?' Abe asked.
Say" Morris exclaimed. 1T Ia
already over a month since the first
edition Of that Peace Treaty was
handed to the German delegates. and
what is little thing like copyright
to them crooks when 1t comes TO
making a profit of ten cents vol
ume? l bet yer that Europe Is already
flooded with pirated editions Of that
Peace Treaty retailing at anywheres
from Is cents up, and yet them high
waymen claims that 1t IL unaccept-
able to them. As a matter of fact.
the German business man ain't found
anything nearly so acceptable in a
merchandising way since the tine
they began to initiate Gillette safety
razors and kodak cameras. They'll
probably make enough out Of the
Park Row and Ann street peddlinG
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22

romance. Get 1t. begin II, you'll.
read every word and wish there
was more.
Would 1t be worth while to
= risk the happiness Of all future
time for the sake Of four years
of forbidden pleasure? With the
frankness Characteristic OF him,
william w. Wilson in his latest
work tells what happens
economically and spiritually
to the nation who tried 1t.
THE PEACE TERMS,
By
William w. Wilson.
Author of "A Thousand Snappy
Substitutes for May. I Not" etc.
80 Illustrations. 800 pages. $3.50 Net
AT ALL BOOK STORES.
So the New York interests give the
ofice boy $500 and says to him hs
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22

republic or the Hnsdom of o.
Hetaz is a Kingdom Norris con-
tinued. which the American dele
gates let them He5sz have their
say Abe. and II the Het-American.
vote inquired very strong In the last
Presidential election or the Hetax
American subscribers to the VIC
tory loan represented as much.
-0Oooooooo1 per cent Of the total.
amount raised. the newspspern
kept il pretty quiet. Abe. so there
fore. Abe. leaving out of the ques-
ton altogether that q very big per
centage OF the highest grade cits-
zens which we've got in this coun-
try, is Irish by ancestry and brzina
Abe. why shouldn't the Irish have
their say before the Peace Con-
ference7"
For one thing Abe said. H.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-22

hardly got time for nothing else. so
you see what a pipe it is for GRIM
inals. Abe. All they have got to do
is to keep out of automobiles and
stick to street cars, and they can
rob. murder and explode bombs, and
the police would never trouble them
at ALL"
But considering the number of
people which gets arrested every
day for things like having in the
possession a bottle of schnapps,
Mawruss. or smoking paper ciga-
rettes in the second degree, or
against the peace and dignity of the
people of the State OF Kansas or
Virginia and the statue in such case
made and provided leaving a bottle
OF near-beer uncorked on the win
dow-sill until it worked itself into
condition of being fermented or
intoxicating liquor under Section Six.