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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
Be Brave and Continue True

Dear Cynthia--I submit that your
counsel, in reply to my recent letter,
reads as If you were without personal ex;
perience of love-tragedy. Counsel
which comes from ones life Is different
from counsel conceived as an abstract
question of what one can do and ought
to do under given circumstances. Some
thing must be wrong somewhere" you
say. "tc bring about the condition of
affairs mentioned" Granted. But what.
is the wrong? Soul alienation between
my wife and myself Ia the great fact
the deep sorrow. the hard problem OF my
life. II two souls be not mated. can one
b. taking thought make them spIritua llv
one? Love comes not by one taking
thought of it-and love remains despite
one taking desperate thoughts against it..
For twenty years ! have had gnaw-
ing loneliness which at times drives me
almost 10 the point of despair. The
woman whom I love crossed my path
only one year ago. Quickly the con-
seriousness OF our soul-affinity came t.
me. I did not will 1t sol fought It
with steady and desperate earnestness
and prayerful conservation which leave
me no accusing scruples. But to no
avail Subsequent to my meeting this
woman and for the first time in nv
life the rnawing loneliness was com.
posed. Did this come from my "matCn-
Ing our points of agreement? Not
| came spontaneously and without aialy-
sis on my part. Nor could I analyze
fore beyond dissecting, Have | tried
! honestly to bring harmony into my mar
red Afe? Hear me for my cause, In
! Imagination I have given my wife at
! and tried by thus idealizing her to estab.
| lish my love for her. Useless. I tried
by. frankly acknowledging her real quail
! tiles OF gentleness. kindness and dones-
impotent. I tried. oh so hard and so
long. 20 to appreciate her motherly
! ministry to our children as to comman i
my love. Fruitless. | have tried in
every way l knew to see in her the wife
my soul Graves. Impossible. The
! to the necessities Of my nature---or. II
you wish. | do not respond to the con-
! st!tution of her nature 1t has not been
| by taking thought Of another woman ]
have come to an irreCOnCllable atttudo
! toward my wife-my wife Is what She
| is TO me solely because there is nc soul
amalga nation between us. The woman
| love Is what she Is to me because M
soul Is at one with her soul
! I have always treated my wife kindly
and she has no intuition Of the anguish
of spirit which is mine
| Woe be to that man or woman who
shall deal treacherously with love-an,
| thus make of 1t to the one who loves .
source Of infinite sorrow. 1t Is the un,
pardonable sin DISTRESSED.
The trouble seems to be that YOU
idealizcd your wife when you first LOVED
her and through no fault of hers, sh.
has not been able to live up to you
Ideal Such things do happen in lifr
and bring real suffering Cynthia i,
sorry for your trouble and hopes that
you will continue to be brave and t.
tight against any giving in to this love
which could not lead to anything good
Time will help and goodness bring,
it's reward even IN this life. Who know,
what may be In store for you?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
Patchwork

Patchwork is revival of an old art
Just as the brght-colored, stiff designs
Of the early samplers have evolved into
the soft-toned and graceful designs of
the crOsg-s'itch OF today, so tho patch
work quilt of four generations back has
blossomed into the decorative trimmings
of childreu's dresses, with animals ana
nursery touches that appeal 10 every
child. Transfer patterns for the Varl-
GUS bright -Colored motifs are easily
stamped OH the material by a hot iron
and then appliQued to the dress with II
buttonhOle stitch. The pattern gives the
complete design to stamp On the article
as n guide, as we'll as the separate
motifs which are to be cut of differen,
colored materials Solid gingham Of
different shades makes the appliques
In cutting them out enough materlaI
should be allowed to turn In and baste
down tho pattern before buttonholing IT,
The buttonhole stitch is done with a six
strand skein thread. A darning stitch
is used IN veining the leaves and an
outline stitch for the stems. This
patchwork Is also attractively used OIL
young girls summer gowns and sashes
and has made It's way into home decora
tions for hangings and bedroom acccs,
sories. - July-August Good Housekeep
ing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
T,vo Minutes of Optimism
BY HERMAN j. STITCH
Don't Speculate Unless You Can Aford to Lose

organized to look for gold Mars
ngsoldat muche the n
II woudscc that of hu ruliblity is
Mark Twain musthav n mind
a n to
April and May.
ancthe Mark Twain said friend:
when should
when haven't And second be particularly
when have plenty of money
char clientele completely
compelled
overwhelming
in vii
abnormal risks and financial matters the
discretion the far better
Don't speculate unless o
ouaut Nswspap Fcur
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
a Birthday Party

To the Editor OF WomdnS Page:
Dear Madam am constant reader
of your column and would like to ask
Your advice for birthday party which
! mean TO have shortly. What will be
suitable for me to wear? How am to
decorate the table and also the room in
which I'm going to give the party? Also,
what kind of games and what am I to
serve?
This is my sixteenth birthday and I'd
like TO make II a success, II possible.
And | believe with your kind advice il
will be. Also would like to give a short
recitation while all the guests are at the
table. Can you suggest something,
please? NJ. +.
have sent you some games by mail
Wear pretty organdie or voile dress
of light shade, with white shoes and
stockings. Get huge punches of the sum-
Queen Anpe's lace and some grasses.
Place them In large vases or buckets
covered with green paper. and stand
them about the room on the floor, in the
corners where they will not be knocked
over. You can get the flowers In fields
or along the roadside on the outskirts
Of town Have a low bowl filled with
goldenrod in the center OF the refresh.
mcnt table, and use yellow shades on the
candlcsticks. If you like. you might
paper radiating out from tho center
piece and falling over the edge of the
table Serve sandwiches, ice cream and
cake.
You can find some good recitations
by consulting the Librarian at the Public
Library, Thirteenth and Locust streets
but why don't you get some little faVors
at a novelty shop that have fortunes or
little verses of sOmeknd in them? This
would give everybody "A chance TO read
something. and would make lots of fun
at the table. Don't YOU think that
would be more fun than the recitation?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
Making More Money
A Matter Of CleanIines,

-, Thousands Of people pass throu,,
tne IN. great railroad terminals Of tho ,srsn ,Husa
clties every day and most ~ th.,,,, ,dI se
IN hurry. At conservative estims,ae ate
at ieast 20 per cent of them have To-
It,en tr,n rso something that u, vital for their
LIP Ihe men can get along without II
put the women like to have the comtor, y
ing knowledge that they won't have ~
wear their waist or their lingerie y,
their hose for an extra day. merely he.
tause tao extn tney neglected to put in one OF
thoughts like these prompted Ious.
Duryee. a young New York woman, 10
recognize the possibilities of t,r
hurry-station" In the heart OF II.
Whlrling;, swirling throng which eddies
Terminal. Others without Sna numbsr Srntrs hss
noted the look of blank amazement on
the faces of women travellers when tbey
remembered something which they had
neglected to put in the suitcase-but
MISS Duryee was the first to capitalize
opening tiny shop where the PRINCIPAL
things which women forget may be oh.
tained without the loss OF a minute.
When the venture was launched there
wasn't much money In the Duryee purse,
go the shop was confined to a space only
7 feet by II. But that's really all that's
necessary to meet the emergency needs
OF the hurried traveller. and Miss
Duryee's returns on her capital in.
vested are far more than she could have
made in her former position 'as buyer
in restaurant.
I'm my own boss here" she'll tell
you, IL the rush quiets down long enough
while the idea of a little shop of this
kind would appear to be obvious no
one seemed to realize the opportunity
until grasped 1t: There are lots Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
DiSiUusion

When d man and Woman haze
kroton each other from childhood, as
Diana aud Julian Long have, and then
marry because ercry one expects II,
IN the attachment. Both Of these
young people discovered this fact after
they had been married three gears.
aud after toiktr0 IL over senstbly they
pected to look out for Diana, but I'M
medtGtcly after the divorce. she dis
appears she rants complete break
and she accepts a position as head de-
signer tcith fashionable dresSmdktn9
estabhshment kept by Rita Graves, an
old friend. tcho is noto known as
Madame Ndldi Both Diana and
Jultdn meet other people, and through
Alice Irrn, Diana Is introduced to
Dan Bishop. a man uCho interests her
aud repeIs her at the same time
Bishop is rcrV much attracted toWdrd
Diana aud she and Rita 10 to his
apartment for dinner one cUenng.
TAN BISHOP had his own ideas on
~ the subject Of keeping Rita with
them, for when Diana finally murmured
something about It's being late, he sent
for a taxi and before either of the two
women had a chance to say anything
was asking for Rita's address. He was
sitting between the two women in the
taxi so that there was no chance for
prompting on Diana's part. AS for Rita.
she saw that Bishop wanted TO be alone
with Diana and she saw nothing strange
in that. Surely Diana could take cars
Of herself, and it was anything but un-
conventional for a man TO see a woman
home alone. OF course Rita had not
the slightest suspicion OF Diana's distrusr
OF Bishop.
The instant they were alone in the
taxi, Bishop leaned forward and took
Diana in his arms, His presence seemed
to engult her, and there was a finality
about his action that gave her no voice
in the matter.
Diana's body grew perfectly rigid
her fear and holding him from her with
tense hands doubled against his breast
He laughed, took both her hands In hi'
as II she had been baby, and drew
his action, no consideration of hel
wishes He did not seem TO care
whether she wanted to be In his arm'
or not 20 long as he had the strengtf
to hold her by force.
I'm mad about you" he whispered
land you know H. Don't say you don
care for me, III make you care. You've
got II in you 70 care"
| would not kiss her, All the fascination
| that he had held for her was gone. Quit
suddenly she knew that what she hat
! felt all along was fear. Her head fel
back on his shoulder and their eye
met In his there was triumph. In hers
| a cold hatred.
Don't dare to kiss me-" she sale
steadily. hate you! For momen
they looked at each other then will
| another laugh he stopped and kissed hei
| again and again. Wave after wave o
nausea swept through Diana, but sh
| did not struggle she knew that " wouli
| be useless
Finally her very passiveness checked
| him and he loosened his arms. Instant!
! she drew away from him. Her lirs wer
white and her eyes very cold. She SAT-
| nothing.
w.isten Ia me, DIANA" he SAID sud
| denly. "Aiice told me about your un
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
His Hair Is Comma Out

TO me Editor Of Woman's PAGE:
Dear Madam-I am wondering II you
care to inform one of your male readers
the proper care of the hair For the last
TWO months my hair has been coming
out very rapidly and I was wondering II
l could attribute 1t to Use of olive oil,
which i use profusely before 2sham-
pooing. I am keeping the scalp loose
by massaging and washing the hair
frequently. Would one of the electric
Vibrators, which is much advertised. be
benefit In encouraging n new growth /?
My head also itches a great deal and l
resort to the. flne-toothed comb to re-
move dandruff ] r
Olive oil Is said to be very beneficial
to the hair. but perhaps there Is such n
thing as using too much of IT, or per-
haps you shampoo your hair, Zoo often.
good tonic would be a good thing to
use for the dandruff.--doesn't your bar
ber suggest anything? Try liquid vase
line. rubbing 1t into the scalp as you do
the olive. oil This promotes the growth
of new hair, and stops the falling out.
The electric vibrator would no doubt be
very good thing to use, but 1t would
be best TO consult your barber before
plunging.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23

] do not love thee. Doctor Fell,
The reason why, | cannot tell,
But this alone know full well;
| do not love thee, Doctor Fell.
This verse, one of the best known
quatralns In the English language. is
generally supposed to have been one OF
the Mother Goose rhymes or else to
have been composed by some one like
Lewis Carroll. who delighted in nom
sense for its own sake. AS a matter
of fact, however. 1t refers TO a real
personage-no less than the reverend
dean Of Christ Church and bishop OF
Oxford, Or. John Fell.
The author OF the epIgram was Thomas
Brown, best known In English literature
as the author of Dialogues of the
Dead" series Of clever satires, who
was expelled from oxford on account of
his antipathy to the dean. The latter
promised 10 pardon him on the condition
that he would translate. extemporane.
ouslyy the thirty-third epigram from the
first book OF Martial:
Mon amo te, Sabidi. nee possum
deere quare.
Hoe tantum possum deere non amo
This Brown is reputed 10 have done
In the quatrain which has lived long
after the original Doctor Fell was for
gotten, and because of his temerity he
was expelled for the second time. But
the reverend doctor appears to have
been quite as unpopular with his fellow
tOwnsmen as he was with the students
When he died he was buried In West
minister Abbey, which. according 70
Dean Stanley, he had defiled and de-
led during his whole literary life"
w.dn.saax-arha Wom An hi atsrD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
SeUen Tr0uble.Makers
TOSSILS


"Tt is too late because 7 am spoiled
now. Us not much use after you arc
sixteen" Celia hung her head. ashamed
Il was three terms In the Fifth r and
the teacher left me down in the Third
Grade and Fourth B and Fifth A My
throat got sore awful easy, and / had
TO stay out with colds "A lot Most of the
time ] didn't feel like doing any work.
You know, like, when your head feels
heavy, Now have to stop school, an
I can't do anything but go In a factory. "
Ten wears ago, when her mother fret
sent her little girl TO school Celia was
pretty, and very bright. She'll gradu-
said But nobody looked after Celia =
tonslls. which were badly diseased
Every day the poison from these in
fected torsils was carried through her
body. After while she became go
stupid that the other children called
her dumb" Now she Is a failure
Bod tOnsils must be removed As long
as they remain the child who has them
IL sick.
The Department Of Public Health ad-
viseH every parent who expects to enter
child In Philadelphia or parochial
| school In September TO take that child
to a reliable doctor. TO a free hospital
conducted by the Department OF Health
for an examination before bringing him
TO school. II his tonsils need 10 come
out have this done before school opens
tou oIS nv t'iS OHo "ho suHeTB II you
neglect your child. Your little boy OF
girl pays the price.
No teacher can properly teach a child
with bad tOnsls,
Give the children chance Make
them we'll and keep them we'll.
The school nurses report for the year
ended June 30, 1919, shows that b9II
cases of badly diseased tonsils were dis
covered In public schools during the
year by the medical inspectors
(By the White William Foundation
for the Department OF Public Health. j
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
Missed Two CHAPTERS

To the Editor Of Wo,nan's Page:
Dear Madam have been following
up a story in the EVENING LEDGER
and finding II very interesting. hated to
miss anv of II. Now we have our paper
served to us and for two nights the boy
left us the wrong paper.
Could you tell me where to send for
these back numbers and also how much
money to send?
And, also could you tell me IL they
are still wearing those long heavy
scarfs Of camels' hair. and If It is con.
aidered good taste to wear one with a
blue serge suit and what would be the
best color? A DAILY READER.
The place to write is the Circulation
Department. inclosing four cents and the
necessary postage. The cImels' hair
scarfs are still being worn. but II Is
really in better style now to wear the
silk or soft wool ones. especially with a
serge dress Tan or black and white are
always good shades to choose, but II you
can wear blue becomingly, a lighter
shade of blue than the dress would be
pretty. or blue and black. II your dress
Is trimmed with any color. use that
Purple is also pretty with dark blue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
RECIPES FOR PLUM CON.SERVES
GIVEN BY MRS. WILSON

bag. Fill into sterilized glasses and
cool. Cover with paraffin and then store
in cool, dry place. .
Plum Jelly
Wash eight pounds of plums and then
place in preserving kettle and add
Three pints Of finely sliced tart or
sour apples.
Firc cups Of ,cater.
Cover closely and cook until the fruit
ls IN very soft pulpy mass. Turn into
Jelly bag and let drip. Measure the
Jul"e and return to the kettle. Bring
10 Doll and cook for ten minutes. Now
adG three- uarters cup of sugar and
COOK for ten minutes. Pour into
sterilized glasses and cool. Cover with
paramn and store in cool. dry place.
Plum Catsup
Rub the pulp left from the making
OF the Jelly through a coarse sieve and
add N'''e anu
One pint Of cider cine11r,
soft sugar. "
And the following spices tied in ,
piece of cheesecloth
One tablespoor of cirrnmo,.
One teaspoon Of nutmeg,
On'-h1t teaspoon of ginger,
Une'hHt teaspoon of o'lspice,
One-hdt teaspoon of cloves,
one teaspoon of mustard,
One teaspoon Of pepper.
1hr'" tablespoons Of salt.
Boil the mixture until thick and then
MI INTO sterilized bottles. Place tho
bottles in preserving kettle and have
me hot water to the neck of the bottles
Bring TO n boil and cook for fifteen
minutes. Cork or seal the bottles. and
when cool dip the tops In melted parsf
mn. This spicy sauce is delicious on
cold meats, ham, roast pork and duck.
Persian Plum Sweet Meats
Place In a preserving kettle
Three pounds of sugar.
one and one-hab pounds of ,chits
corn sirnp or honey.
One cup Of ,rnter.
One cup of strip from moraschiro
cherries,
One cup Of mdraschino cherries cut in
bits, ~
T,co packages Of seedless rnisir,.
One pound Of finely chopped nuts.
One pound Of dried 1pricots. cut in
pieces,
Cook slowly until very thick and then
FL into steriized jars. Adjust the rub =.
Der and lid and fasten securely and
process as directed for plum conserve.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
What He Thinks Of "Shy Guy"

Dear Cynthia-I have been in your
city for about SIX weeks, and few
evenings after / landed here / ran
across YOUR column IN the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER and have looked II over
every night since.
I've seen some mighty good arguments
there and some good jokes, but one IN
last evenings LEDGER signed ~ fel-
low calling himself 'shy Euy" wins the
bologna" in my estimation.
In my limited stay in this part of the
country I have seen 4 bunch of them.
though, but | didn't know they were so
unconscious tney would boast about
It.
I'll be this bird is one of the dudes
one secs on Fifty.second street with tn"
trick" suits with bell cuffs and pants
and the pearly buttons holding their
coat shirts up under their chins, ana
their hair combed back with the aid CT
vaseline or lard.
oh man! but what a razZ one # those
babies would get back in my country
Every time | see one ! feel like hand
ing him. one, and I'm no pugllist
either.
And the worst part of It Is they
call that style" and consider them
selves "vamps" I'll bet they're parked
on the corner because they cant get Il
girl to go out with them.
I've often stood on corner in the
evening because l don't know anN girls.
and watched them. but I'll be dog
goned'' II ever thought I was hand
some or felt bad for the girls who
couldn't &C with me and my suits got
no pearly buttons-in fact. the seats
almost out.
A fellow from the ranches of
NEVADA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
The WOman:S
Exchange
A Broken Stopper

TO thc Editor Of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam-1 have little bottle
Of very expensive perfume and in trying
to remove the glass stopper, / broke it
right on even with the bottle. Could
you suggest some way in which to re-
move what is left Of the stopperG
ALLYN.
Try placing the neck of the bottle
under first hot water and then cold. The
heat expands 1t, you know, and the cold
contracts it. By working with It after
each wetting, you may be able to loosen
II with the help of a very thin knife.
if this does not work. you will have to
oreak the neck of the bottle entirely
bottle. NV ''''''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
Please Tell Me
What TO Do
BY CYNTHIA
Wants to Command Respect

Wants to Command Respect
Dear Cynthia--How can a girl make
the boys In the office in which she works
respect herr
I am a young girl of Jewish paren-
tage, though I do not show 1t, and an,
working IN n bank i really do not
have to work, but the president of the
bank is a personal friend of mine and
asked me to work In his office. My
mother and father don't like 1t, but
have to do something to occupy my
time during the day.
am a trife stout, but do not really
look fat, and the boys in the office call
me Heavy" have slapped several of
their facer for this, but IT doesn't seem
to stop them. hate the name, but can
not make them stop It.
One of the boys In the office. who is
also Jewish, uses his desk for only a
few minutes in the morning and evening.
He Is not in the bank during the day.
l wanted to use his desk while he was
gone, but he would not allow 1t, and
when asked the manager he would
not give me definite answer and all
of the Office laughed at me.
I can't have them laughing and call
ing me Heavy" but 1 do not know
how to stop II. MYRTLE G.
We would all be in bad way II we
always did what we were asked to do
by personal friends.
II your parents do not approve OF your
working. you should listen to them.
There are other ways of occupying yom
time
Slapping boys in the face is hardly
conducive to commanding respect.
If your behavior does not command
II, u will not be given to you.