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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-09-03
CARD OF THANKS


We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors for their many acts of
kindness and for the beautiful flow
ers they contributed on the occasion
of the death of our loved one.
Curtis Rollins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Randall and
family.
Miss Christina Graham was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Moore
few days last week.
School opened Monday, Aug. rs,
with Miss Peterson of Salisbury,i
teacher.
Theron Rice of Thetford who has
been visiting Gordon Hovey- the
past week has gone to Peacham to
visit relatives.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-08-02
Hundreds of Persons Tortured the Most han Fashion Before
Beinq Put to Death and Their Estates Pilaged and
Mansions Razed-Thousands Die From
Hunger All Over Country.

New York.-"We do not hope any
longer; we die!
The despair to which bolshevik mis-
rule has reduced Russia is thus epito-
mized by Russian noblewoman VIDE
ly known throughout her country, In
remarkable picture of events in her
country contained in letter received
recently in New York. Her castles
and estates plundered or RACED, her
fortune vanished and her friends ana
family murdered, this titled woman Is
moved to remark that three years
ago, ny second daughter and her nus
band died, he having caught cold IN
the trenches. Then l was in despair
now envy them"
Il beg of you never to mention my
meme l wrote frankly to you counting
on your discretion" is the plea which
fear of bolshevik tyranny moves the
unfortunate woman to place at the
close of her letter to her friend, New
York woman of prominent and infiuen-
| tial family. Excuse the incoherences
write with my heart bleeding, know
ing that l shall never be able to give
you the faintest idea of the suiferings
| that thousands are enduring"
A graphic tale of the misery that
spreads itself over Russia is unfolded
in the letter Wholesale pillaging and
murder by bolsheviki, Germans, Films
and others swept the land clear of its
wealth.
Both the noblewoman who wrote the
letter and the woman who received 1t
are well known. The danger involved
fer the former makes 1t advisable that
not only the names of the persons but
the names of the localities mentioned
be withheld from publication. The let
ter in full reads as follows:
my very, very dear Mrs. b:
"At last 1 am able to write to you
and to hope to hear from you.
81 will endeavor to tell you briefly
the personal events of these terrible
last years. But how to begin? How
to give you the faintest idea of the
unimaginable atrocities committed by
the bolsheviki? Speaking of our
selves, 1 will tell you that we have
lost everything. The bolSheviki have
stolen all our fortune, boxes of silver
ware, precious objects. personal re-
membranes which undoubtedly ere
now destroyed.
Freed to Flee From Home.
"Ihree years ago my second daugh-
ter and her husband died, he having
caught cold in the trenches. Then
was in despair. now envy them. The
year 1917 in autumn, we had to flee
from M, and come to the city
where we lived under the reds regime
until the arrival of the Germans.
"You have probably read in the pa
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-08-02
RUSS NOBLEWOMAN DESCRIBES
ATROCITIES OF THE BOLSHEVIKI
Files Suit on Herself,
Then Argues Own Case

Mrs. Alice Viola Parsons, a
Denver beauty specialist, APP
peared before a jury IN Judge G.
w. Dunn's division Of the county
court in more roles than 1t Is
given most persons to play In
court.
She is plaintiff, def 'ndant,
plaintiffs attorney and star wit
ness in suit brought by herself
against the Instant Anti-Wrinkle
company, of which she holds 40
per cent of the stock.
The suit Is being contested by
other stockholders in the con-
Germ. Mrs. Parsons claims that
the company obtained valuable
wrinkle eradicating formulas
from her and has withheld her
salary. She asserted that she
had no money left from the ven
ture, and so was obliged to act
as her own attorney.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-08-02
Potatoes Without Vines
Are Grown by Girl

Kutztown, Pa.-Lizzie, daugh-
ter of jefferson Hoch, discovered
in their potato patch that a num-
Der of seed potatoes failed to pro-
duce any vines on top of the soil.
She was surprised TO find the
seed potatoes in every hill had
clustered around good-sized new
potatoes, that the entire vitality
of the seed potato was transfer
red to the new ones, and that
there was no vine growth above
the surface of the potato hills.
The mother potato was still in
the hill, but had given up its sub
stance to the young potatoes,
which were already so well ma
tured that they could be used for
meal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01
Our All-the-Year-
Round Picnics

Jim says he's glad he's not a mil
lionaire 50 he had TO- take vacations
on wheels. When we get a day on
it's on foot for us---from early in
the morning-snd by the time we've
covered a sizable walk and lunch.
time arrives, we're simply starved.
We take our lunch with us, usually,
and you may be sure I'm careful to
prepare 1t beforehand in proportion
10 Jim's appetite.
] make sandwiches OF meat or cheese
or whatever happen to have in the
house. and sometimes we have dew
lied eggs wrapped In lettuce leaves,
If it's really chilly, Jim builds
fire and we roast potatoes or brojl
chops. But no matter what it is,
we never 20 out on an all-day hike
without a small bottle of AL Sauce.
Jim loves it, and it certainly is the
soul of those picnic lunches. 1t has
a rich, Frenchy flavor to It, you
know. Jim says there isn't any
thing like it in the world, and 1
believe he's right. But then I usu.
ally think that about Jim ADV.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01
Must Girls Bes Vampires?

Dear Cynthia am writing this
hoping I will see an answer from you
and some of the other readers on this
subject First of all, l live in a small
town and get disgusted with everything
in general for these reasons: First, you
cannot have little social party ana IN
vite about six couples simply because
the fellows are positively mean. They
have not got sense enough to treat you
to n fiVe-Cent soda, let alone accept an
invitation I often wonder If boys or
men, should say, are all alike.
Here is another incident: I attend a
private dance once ,,,Sess,, week and' n !. or
invitation affair, there are sure to be a
few vampires, If ! must express 1t that
way Well. they won't even notice a de-
cent girl, but all run for the vampires
I am nineteen years old and not pretty
nor would ! say good-lookng, but my
character is esteemed highly.
have y large number Of girl friends,
but the hoys are simply punk. l get so
disgusted with them I do not know what
to do. All there is for me to do Is work
nine hours. come home and go to bed.
Girls who run around at night, act bold
ON the street do and say whatever they
please seem to have all the fellows they
want
the fellows take a girl home one night
and if the fellows should want to make
a date and you refuse, having an en-
Eagement for another night, they go ana
| tell all tho boys all you want them for
| ia n good time. Now, Cynthia, what do
YOU think of heckers like these? And,
| readers, give me your sentiments, too
| II YOU are not a vampire you can not
have the fun. Girls, is It not so?
BLACK EYES.
There will always be young men who
whom they are in a crowd. will run after
the vampire sort OF girl. These same
boys would not dream OF cultivat!ng q
girl such as this for a real friend. but
run after her they will when there ara
other boys around, more to be gay thar
for any other reason.
But, my dear little friend, you cal
have fun without being vampire
! Sometimes 1t takes little longer for thu
boys TO know what a jolly pal you are
hut when they do they would not trad,
| you off for a hundred vampires. Yol
are only nineteen and romance does no
| often come to a girl at that age. Blu
lust you wait and see. In the mean
time be as jolly and as friendly as yol
can. Try to make engagements witt
the boys when they ask you, even IL yol
40 feel a bit cross. And on other night
20 out and have a jolly time with tn
girls. Keep on smiling and pretty sool
The right boy will come along. 1t alway
happens. ,.,
pires?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01
DOES BEA UTY IN Il GIRL
CLASH WITH HER WORK?
One Man Claims Does and Says the Pretty Girl Office Is
Bad Inuestnent-The Other, Travelling Salesman Gives
Different Yie,c, Gathered From Vide Experience

Offices, etc. in my travels during the
last eight years, I've found that saying
the pretty girl Is not a good worker
is all bosh. In the first place most
girls think they are pretty or have
some strange attraction. SO when At
comes to incoming over work nine out
of ten of them can do 1t If they are
inclined that way. M
TT isn't what's outside, it's what's
inside that counts. I have found per.
fectly stunning girls so cool and busi-
nesslike and impersonal that you'd
no more dream of saying anything
smart than you would Of trying to Josh
the president Of the concern. Then
again I've come across girls without
the slightest claim to good looks
who'd seem to think I came n thou.
sand miles just to carry on "A little
Irritation.
From actual experience can honest.
ly say I have found that beauty or
prettiness or whatever you might
call 1t has nothing to do with the girl
who is successful Ambition, a feeling
of personal responsibility and an in.
terest in what she is doing are the
three things that make q girl sue.
cessful so far as ! can see. If she has
these qualities, then it doesn't matter
whether she is as beautiful as Venus
or as homely as mud fence--she will
get there!"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01
By JANE LESLIE KILT

TT YOU have never had any peonies
l. do add some to your garden family
this season. You will never regret 1t.
The peony. usually spoken of as the
Queen OF Spring Flowers" is one of
our most beautiful garden flowers. 1t
is beautiful when grown as a single
specimen or equally beautiful when
grouped in masses. where large patches
of color are desired. But in the small
garden peonies are most attractive when
planted here and there among other less
gorgeous varieties of garden flowers.
7 The peony has two decided advantages
over other garden plants. First the real
beauty of its foliage lasts throughout
the entire summer The deep copper color
of its foliage as the season progresses
deepens into a lovely soft, shiny green
| at the time when so much of the foliag &c
looks rusty and dull. Then the second
advantage is that the peony is practi-
cally Meier troubled with insects.
Then its requirements are so simple
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01

except for formal affair. And for the
woman who lives in the country and
wants a dress to wear to the city on
hot summer days, when she is in for
shopping, this is the kind OF frock TO
have
But to return to our attractive little
dress, the material used to construct It Is
blue and white printed cotton. The
knee length tunic of the cotton hangs
over the foundation skirt, also of the
cotton. The little apron follows the line
OF the plaits of the bodice and has small
pockets at either side of the front. Tile
square neckline is finished with a slashed
collar OF organdie. The long sleeves
have turned back cuffs at the wrist of or
candle.
The hat worn with this dress is of
straw. with ribbon around the crown
tied at the back.
Inquiries are solicited and may be
addressed care of this newspaper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01
Please Tell Me
What to DO
By CYNTHIA
Won't Call Without Money

Dear Cynthia--t am n girl OF seven
teen and am very much in love with
fellow and I really do think the fellow
likes me, but he is out Of work now. He
made an engagement with me and he did
not show up. I believe 1t was because
he is out of work and he has no money
to spend that he does not call; but that
does not make any difference to me. He
treated me nice when he had money. So
kindly tell how I can retain his friend
ship, CURLY LoCh.
II you have few friends at your
house some evening you could invite
him, too, and then perhaps during the
course of conversation you could give
him to understand you do not expect
young man to take you out every time
he comes to call. You might invite him
to Sunday supper. 100. However. no
doubt the boy will soon get work and
all the troubles will be smoothed away
if this is tie cause of his not calling.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01

three minutes. Remove from the
fire and add
One 7OelI-beateR egg.
Beat very hard to thoroughly in
corporate all and then add
Sir tablespoomfuls of salad oil,
One teaspoonful Of salt,
One quarter teuspoontul Of mus
turd,
One-hdf teaspoonfut Of pupriko,
One-haf teaspoonfM of onion
juice.
Beat to mix and then serve. This
sauce has the added virtue of not
separating.
Pineapple Delight
Peel the pineapple and then cut
one-half of the pineapple in slices.
Mince the balance very fine. Lay
the slices aside to use later. Now
to make the delight:
Prepare a meringue by beating
until stiff enough to hold it's shape
One egg 1Chite,
Oue-huf glass of jelly, anu kind
1UW do.
When the meringue will hold its
shape fold into the shredded pine
apple. Fill into sherbet glasses and
then garnish with a piece of pine
apple. Chill and serve.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01
Gift for a Boy

Dear Cynthia have known young
fellow for long time, perhaps three
years, and go with him lot 10 parties
his birthday Is coming very soon and ]
would like to know a suitable gift which
I could give him. ! was thinking of
sending him gold cuff buttons, as he
gave nc, a set of beautiful silver pins
for Christmas DO you think this would
be all right? If not. please suggest
something. He has given me a number
show nv appreciation also in a birthday
gift. CATCHY BLUE E1 Els.
The cuff buttons. am sure, would be
APPRECIATED. although it is better for a
girl to give other presents than jewelry
unless she is engaged TO man. Some
other gifts that would be nice are
leather fittings for his desk, set OF
hook ends, also for his desk very good
fountain pen, a leather wallet or very
good leather cigarette case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01

II will thrive in almost any soil, but
likes best a rich one. 1t isn't very
particular about location if the ground
is we'll drained. 1t does best perhaps
in open sunshine, but will do very we'll
indeed in partial shade
The plants are hardy and require no
winter protection. but it is well when
convenient to place some well-rotted
manure about their roots in the fall. This
can be incorporated with the soil in
the spring. This added attention has a
decided tendency 10 enlarge the size
OF the blossoms.
An important point to remember in
planting peonies is not to plant them
| too deep. The largest most successful
growers all tell us that 30 per cent of
failures with these plants come from
deep planting. A rule they all follow
is 10 set them at the exact depth they
were set when they were lifted.
Keep them well watered during their
! Towering season. Later the summer
rains will supply sufficient moisture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01
Versatile Club Wants Name

TO the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam--As you have helped so
many others. hope you can help me.
What would be a good name for a
club which knits one week, has history
next week, goes out the next week and
on the last week Of every month holds
a business meeting?
DO you know any good names? IL
so, please publish them in the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER. l.. '. b.
1t seems strange that such a busy,
worthwhile club should have no name.
why don't you call it the Miscellaneous
Club, the Versatile Club. the Busy
Little Club, the Busy Weekly Clut
or the Everyweek Club7 You might
call 1t the Worthwhile Club, as 1t
seems to have SO much worth to it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01

rs pretty girl, on the whole, a valu-
L able girl in an office, a factory, or
wherever she may happen to be en-
ployed? Not so long ago I heard two
business men talking about this, and
what they said is worth repeating.
one was the sales manager Of a large
concern and the other was a high
salaried salesman who comes in con.
tact with a great many girls in various
parts of the country
The sales manager put 1t this way.
The pretty girl has jt.st as much
brains as the plain girl. but brains
alone never did get any one anywhere.
You have got to do something with
them. A few brains as 1t were. will
take girl long way If she only is
careful to use them. But the trouble
with the pretty girl is she doesn't
think she has to use her head. The
main issue in life for her is being good
looking and everything else circles
around 1t. Oftentimes work is in the
last circle.
when a man comes into the office
It probably never occurs to her to
think what his relation to the bust.
ness might be. You can tell by the
pat she. gives to her hair and the sly
little rub she gives to her cheeks she
isn't thinking of an earthly thing but
Wnat Klnd or an impression she Is
going to make on the stranger.
HkIOW with the plain girl it is Diff
~ ferent! She looks at things from
different angle. The inside story of
the business is interesting to her be.
cause she has room for it in her mind
1t doesn't take her over half the
morning to get over being belle OF
the ball the night before. She has her
| mind on her work.
IF you call the plain looking girl
into the office and tell her Just how
you want certain letter written you
| are sure 1t is going to be written that
| way because the girl was giving you
| all her attention while you were
speaking TO her. The pretty girl may
seem to be listening, but her mind il
probably up the street in some lunch
room. After she gets outside she il
afraid to come back and ask you. tc
repeat. Consequently she takes 9
chance and probably does exactly
what you said not to do.
| when YOU consider how valuabl,
time is in the average large concern
| you figure out for yourself Just why
we consider the pretty girl a bad in
vestment for the money"
THE way the high.salaried salesman
L argued was entirely different. Anc
it certainly gave another interestin,
angle to the discussion.
I'm my experience" he said land
have seen some hundreds of girls il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01
Wants to Learn Toe Dancing

TO the Editor Of Womon's Page:
Dear Madam--For the sixth time |
have come to your corner for inforn,a-
ton.
have for a long time wanted to
learn fancy dancing, as toe dancing,
etc. Could you tell me where lessons
are given privately. and about how much
lessons are? ELAINE.
Unless you are quite young, I am
afraid 1t will not be possible for you
to learn to do real toe-dancins, Tor
any one who does that must start at
an early age and STUDY for many years:
But you can learn fancy dancing, and
there are number OF teachers in this
city, You can find them under
Dancing" in the telephone directory.
Or IL you will send me self-addressed
stamped envelope / will send you the
name of several teachers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01
The WOndn,s
Exchange
Safer TO Send Thing, to Cleaner

TO the Editor Of womon's Pape:
Dear Madam-Kindly advise simple
method for dry cleaning woolen, also
silk articles. MRS. r.
There Is no reliable method of dry
cleaning a whole garment at home
Spots can be removed with French
chalk or magnesla, put that would be
too complicated for whole garment. 1t
would be safer, and in the end more
economical to send the things to re-
liable dry cleaner and have them done
properly, than to attempt to do 1t at
home, and possibly spoil the garment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01
The Question Corner
Todsy's Inquiries

/. When the amount OF money to be
spent on furnishing living room
is very limited, what is a very
good plan to follow?
g. Suggest d very dainty and dell
cate way to use beads as trim
ming an evening gown?
3. What are Vatican tones?
[. Ii is very difficult to steam a vel
vet dress. How can the steam be
applied with convenience?
8. How can old newspapers be made
into kindling?
6. Name three novel uses fashion
dictates for ribbons this spring.
Yesterdays Answers
/. There is superstition which says
to get married on april Fools Day
means the lady will wear the
breaches and the man play second
fiddle"
.. TO make peanut clusters for
April !. coat coffee beans with
chocolate.
3. A very real-looking dolls house
can be made from cardboard
boxes by covering the outer walls
with brick paper. This Is made to
initiate red bricks, and when it is
pasted on the little dollie home
looks Just like brick one. Glue
and strips of strong paper keep the
house together at the hinges.
4. When you are stitching braid 10
georgette crepe baste the paper
with the design on It to the goods
and then cut away the pa per after
the braid Is sewed on. This pre-
vents puckering.
). When white silk stockings become
yellow through frequent washing,
dye them the shade of an eve
ming drees or a bright color TO
wear with white sport shoes.
6. Little wooden boxes in which ber-
ries come make very good shelters
for delicate plants newly set out.
You can also plant in them the
seeds Of delicate plants. for they
can be get In the ground without
transplanting later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01
Cost of Bean Soup

The time required is from two
and half to three hours. This
soup would supply the needed food
elements if served with whole-wheat
bread and butter, vegetable salad,
mayonnaise dressing, rice pudding
and coffee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-01
To Balance Meals


A common-sense method in the
distribution of the various kinds of
food when planning a menu will en-
able an intelligent housewife to feed
her family well, if not wholly scien-
tifically.
In our daily dietary we should
have one part cell-building foods to
four parts of heat and energy
giving foods. In other words, one
part lean meat or it's equivalent to
four parts of bread, butter and pos
tatoes, with green vegetable foods.
Cumberland Outlets
Soak one cupful of soy beans
overnight and then cook until
tender. Drain and mash them, and
then add
Three branches of parsley,
lTWo small onions, minced Tery
fine,
TtCo tcuspoonfuls Of salt,
One teaspoonfal of pepper,
One tablespoonful Worcestershire
sauce,
One cupfM of cottage cheese.
Mix thoroughly and then mold
into outlets and roll in flour. Dip
in beaten egg and then into fine
bread crumbs. Fry in hot fat until
golden brown.
Strawberry Parfait
White Of one egg,
One-huV glassfut OF Jelly.
Beat to a stiff meringue and then
divide this and whip half into one
cupful of crushed and sweetened
! strawberries. Fill into parfait
! glasses. Top with the balance OF
the whip and garnish with a straw
berry. Place in the refrigerator to
chill.
Another Dinner
Pepper and Onion Canape
Cheese Loaf Hollandaise Sauce
Stuffed Potatoes String Beans
Cabbage Salad
Pineapple Delight Coffee
Cheese Loaf
Three cupfuls Of fine breae
crumbs,
One and one-half cupfuls Of cot
tage cheese,
One and one-kalf cupfuls of ger!
thick cream sauce,
One large onion, minced fine,
One and one-half teaspoonfuls o
salt,
One tedspoonful of paprika,
One teaspoonfuI of Woroeatershir
sauce.
Mix thoroughly and then mol
into shape. Pack into well-gresse
, pan and set this pan in large bak
pan, with hot water to one-quarte
of the depth Of the bake pan. Bak
in a moderate oven for fifty mir
: utes.
Hollandaise Sauce
Most hollandaise sauces are SUI
posed to be a combination of eg
y and butter. Here is one the thrift
French use daily:
Place in a saucepan
One-half cupful Of cold s0atsr.
Then add
One Tablespoonful Of co,nstqrcl
TYissalve the cernstsrch and ths
) hiring n boil cedk slssly q