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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05
Italians Are Not Disliked

Dear Cynthia-There was one letter
in particular which has stirred my heart,
printed several months ago. and that was
the letter from Anxious stating she
owed a certain lieutenant who she
hought was French and later found out
he was an Italian. May / write fe"
words TO Anxious?
Anxious have read your letter
with interest and / wish you would
kindly tell me why you and your people
dislike Italians? | am an Italian sirl
and perhaps you can put me at ease py
telling me why some people disnke
Italians. Are we any different from the
other nationalities?
Pardon me, Anxious" II j ask you
of what nationality are you? You make
me believe that you must be from some
nation that Italy has fought against and
that's why you dislike them so.
! have friends of different national
tiles and have met people OF all classes,
both rich and poor good and bad /
mean to say II happen TO meet a per
son l dislike OF certain nationality
should / dislike them all?
Remember Anxious" there are good
and bad in all nations. l don't see how
you can like this young man OF whom
you write II you dislike his nationality
so. l hope. Anxious" you will please
answer this letter.
AN ITALIAN GIRL.
Anxious" did not mean to slur the
| Italians, as you must have seen from
subsequent letters. She simply wondered
| with the difference in home customs, u
an American girl would be happy wifi
a foreigner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05
Mrs. Wilson
AnswerS Queries

Do"- Mrs. Wilson, bought some
pumkin (canned) from one of the
ail, stores aud when l opened IL
and made some pies did not like Il.
1t tasted too canny. / make mine
with ginger. cinnamon and nutmeg,
eggs, sugar and milk.
Is there any way could overcome
this taste, as I do not want to throw
II away, having bought two dozen
cans? | tried opening and cmptyiug
4 into a glass dish and leaving for
BONE time, but it seemed to make it
worse.
have tried a number of your
recipes and had great success with
them. ] put up quite a few re!ishes
from your recipe last summer aad
they are certainly fine. MRS. =. J.
III spices do not disguise this canned
or tinny taste. | am sorry, but you had
better not use il for food.
Dear Mrs. Wilson Will YOU
kindly publish as soon as possible
the ''menu" for roast goose dinner,
vegetables. dessert, etc. and oblige
MRS. ". l..
Goose Dinner
I Celery Young Onions
Clear Tomato Soup
Roast Goose Filling
Brown Gravy Apple Sauce
Capdied Sweet Potatoes Peas
Colcslaw
Orange Custard Coffee
My dear Mrs. Wilson, have heard
80 much talk of cooking by pressure fol-
the last few weeks that I am very
anxious to ascertain what the name
iGplies. Will you kindly let me know
Sat your earliest convenience?
y G. B. s.
NCooking by pressure is done in &
pressure cooker. These can be seen il
the housefurnishing departments of tn,
department stores
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05
A SUCCESSFUL WOMAN
J. WITH GOOD COMMON SENSE
Is Mrs Harvey Parsons Who Vent Into Field Entirely NO
to Women, Made Good and Doesn't Expect Man
.,@% to Be Always Polite
to Be Always Polite

,.r noN,T ,,;na ,ho ,rorL ~ remarked
!" DoN : iinu ..' wot. ~
! the business giri, 'put the men are
80 horrid They're SO rude 10 the girls
in the ofhcs:, ~,
This girl expects polite good
morning from man as she enters the
office. She expects MIN to remove ms
hat when ne goes up IN tne eievetor
with her.. She is always looking for
sights, intentional or unintentlonal, on
the part OF the men with wnom she Is
associated In business; because she
is woman she reefs that sne must be
placed upon pedestal where every man
may pay her due homage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05
A Shower for a Bride

To the Editor Of Wo,nan's Page:
Dear Madam--You have helped others
with their entertaining, SO am coming
to you for a little help. l expect to give
Gently married and would like a few
suggestions. There will be about twenty
present. boys and girls, but not couples
Would like some way to break the Ice"
when they first come. as they are not
the table decorated with Kewpies, with
a big basket In the center with the pres
ents in, and have a ribbon extend to each
guests place. tied to one Of the presents.
each with an amusing verse on. The
guest will draw out the package. read
the verse and try to guess from IT what
is In the package. What would be good
for refreshments? Would also like to
have you tell me a couple Of games to
play during the evening. w. r. K.
I am sending some games that you
could play after the gifts are given out
a. !hs sn9~ee ssar 70 the
guests are assembled. It may cause
some mess" In the house, but It will
get everybody acquainted and laughing
right away, Have several Japanese
parasols hung head down from the cell
Ing, and let the bride-to-be and her
fiance stand beneath one OF them to
greet the guests. At a given signal let
some one standing near them pull a
string that will tear the paper Of the
parasoi and let down a shower of con-
fetti on them. Then while the rest of
the guests are laughing at them about
it, slip around and pull certain other
strings that will let confetti down upon
them In turn.
Your idea for the presentation Of the
gifts Is very clever. Ice cream and cake
would be enough to have for refresh
ments, or lemonade and sandwiches and
cake, or punch and cakes II YOU wanted
something more elaborate, you could
have a salad and bread and butter sand
, wiches, iced tea and ice cream and
Strawberries.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05
Must Decide for Self

Dear Cynthia-I want to ask your
advice about a certain matter. ] am
young fellow of twenty-five and am
In love I think) with a young girl of
twenty-five. This girl 10 very beautiful.
brown eyelashes to match. She Is very
we'll educated, and likes all outdoor
sports, goes skating, coasting. skiing
rides horseback, etc, But she doesn't
care for dancing. movies, theatres. or
any of the things most girls care for
am just the opposite The only skate
| ever had on was once. In France: on
some blanc vim" that looked harmless.
| do go coasting with "Peachy Occas-
sionaliy, but as for skiing my feet don't
seem TO be relations on skis Now
what I'm driving at is this-do you
think two people so utterly different in
tastes should marry? This girl would
rather drive her racer at breakneck
speed than go TO a dancing class OF
Which we are both members. She has
already been arrested twice for speed
ing and the fine paid bv her father.
i couldn't do this, as / am an engineer
working slowly up in my profession.
What do you think. Cynthia? Please
advise me, as I've no one else to go to.
CHUBB. J. C.
This is a question you would have to
decide for yourself, Chubb." Often
marriages are very happy where TEN.
peraments are totally different Hu'
there must be .. very strong and nus
love 10 back suoh alliances up IL YOU
love each other enough 70 give ~ y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05
They Write of Many Things to Cynthia

quite regularly, and ! might say. became
simply infatuated with each other. There
was nothing ] would not do TO piease
her and felt as though my ideal had
been found. We went to parties, to-
gether. and to dances, until / enlisted In
the army, and then corresponded with
each other three or four times a week
During my stay on this side before ~
able present TO make my life enjoyable.
and even spent her spare time. wnen she
wasn't doing Red Cross work, knitting
socks. muffiers etc, for me. And then
l went to France. Our correspondence
continued and I knew she was caring
three months after our separation, q
mutual friend oegan calling on her took
her to the shows. dances and other
forms OF entertainment and gradually
fell In love with her, too.
Upon returning TO the States could
not get to her Iast enough and then
after | saw her my desire seemed to cool
on. / cannot explain why nor do
think ever will be able to explain. She
had not changed toward me except that
seemed to vanish. And now the other
chap Is striving to win her love. He has
already asked her tto marry him. but
she doesn't love him as she loves me.
she knew that ! no longer loved her.
Now. Cynthia, the question is this:
do think a great deal OF her as o friend
and cannot hurt her by telling liz.
that I do not love her any longer. I
do not call on her regularly: in fact
l never go to her home but | do take
her to lunch infrequently. tried to
hide myself for over a month, but then
she called me on the phone and asked
me to see her.
Now. Cynthia, she Is holding off from
the other chap-waiting for me. Car
you eniighten me? SARG.
Through an unfortunate mistake your
letter was m!slaid. so am print.
ing II now. II you have not already
decided for yourself tell the young CIR
Just how you feel and let her decide
II may hurt a good deal but II Is better
to hurt now than after marriage. wher
indifference would be sure to show sooner
or later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05
THE STREETS OFLIFE
By HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
copvrtoht. 1880. by the PubIto Ledoer Go.

from him, the shadowy. brim success.
fully hiding her. Then as the music
trembled into sound she turned and
looked directly into his eyes with wide
startled, gray ones. 1t was Anne and
Dane Grey was on his feet in an in.
slant.
Her face was absolutely white and her
eyes dark as he bent over her, sand she
raised her gray eyes to blue ones 90
passionate that her own fell before
them. They were both oblivious OF
every one else In the room, and she was
only vaguely conscious Of the fact that
he was paying her check and hurrhng
her out. She had an absurd feeling
that she would follow him anywhere
shat tomorrows did not matter, yester-
days were forgotten, nothing mattered
but the present and the fact that they
were together.
outside he helped her into taxlcab
and the minute the door closed behind
them she was, in his arms. He kissed
her tenderly>and she yielded to his EN-.
brace. For the present there was no
need of explanations, no need of ques-
tons and answers and the clearing up
of misunderstandings- that would
come later. For the present they had
each other and they were alone In the
dusky twilight, that was enough
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05
She ljas Awake THINKING

Tsaar Cynthia am a young girl who
has often written to you before and you
YOU allow me to ask the men readers a a
question? This question | am going to
ask has been botherlng me for quite a
while and l would like to know the an
swer. Thank you.
Dear Readers-Now, boys. speak UP
When you're out with a girl in the eve
ming do you lie awake that night think
ing of her, or do you go to bed and for
get her? I am a victim Of this and /
would like to hear also from the Buck
Private" WONDERING.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05

How His wife Helped
Dear Cynthia would like to say a
few words to Bachelor OF Thirty-fve"
and tell him not to be faint-hearted, as
faint heart ne'er won fair lady" In the
hrst place. Bachelor" have you such a
with as nice a little girl as fellow could
find; and during that time I was out Of
work more than In It, yet still held on
to my little prize until the beginning Of
Of others, finally landed IN the business
Of making shells for the Allies. I made
anywhere from s. to $40 day, but,
Ike lots Of others. spent 1t as fast as
made It.
rhiriss went on in This manner until
| popped the final question to my little
prize and everything was o. X. but the
financial end.
Now James C, says girl OF practical
ability would not marry a man who
makes only $500 a year. Well. when I
tied the knot ! had just $45 and two
suits of clothes. All had in the world.
YOUR life, Love was stronger than money.
That little gem Of mine buckled down,
hunted job and before we knew II we
both were pulling about $50 per week
between US. She did not sit down and
get cold feet and threaten to leave me,
she was true blue and 10 cap the ci-
max. upon the Christmas Eve of 1919
she gave me Christmas present Of
nice little seVen-room house with money
from the building association OF which
she was member, unknown to me.
Some OF you readers will say she was
a fool, but I say she was true blue She
had true love for the man she married
and not his pocketbook. Today I am
making $1,000 a year. We are not starv-
ing to death. and at the same time we
are combating the high cost OF liv-
ing with two little bouncino baby
boys besides. Bachelor" It isn't the
money. Don't let them pull that stun
on you. II the girl loves the fellow she
will go through fire to help him. Don't
let the $500 year get your nerve The
right little girl Is around, don't worry,
and she may some day soon knock at
the door Of your lonely heart and say
Come on, kid, I am game IL you are"
Thank God there are some game women
alive yet who help a man to get on his
feet and not knock him off them In
stead. It's all in the heart and not in
the pocketbook. The trouble Is the ma
jority Of girls are lool.ing for a lazy
| life, rather than help make a home.
MARRIED MAN.
You are fortunate in having such a
! wife. but II would not do to advocate
that sort OF thing for every one '-'~-.
| Some men would expect their wives to
work always. II they start in on a Nifty
fifty basis of support. 1t takes the proper
sense OF responsibility from a mans 5
shoulders, and II Is not good to do SO.
as rule. In your case II has worked
out well, but In others 1t might be very
bad -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05
"BAchelor's" Letter Pleased

Dear Cynthia find your column
very interesting and enjoy 1t immensely
When, read the letter written by
Bachelor OF Twenty-seven'' was filled
with JOY to think that such a man
lives He seems to be my ideal.
want a husband who will treat me
as a pal and a companion, who will
confide In me and one I can tell my
secrets to. want him to dress neatly
In mans suit, not one of those tricky"
forget that even though I am his wife
not sweetheart any longer still en-
Joy a good show. But above all, one
who Is ambitious and thrifty.
I hope my letter Is not too long and
that Bachelor of Twenty-seven" reads
it and writes again to the column.
JERRY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05

who Is so absorbed in his work that h.
sees nothing about him does not ,,o
and bow when she enters his offic.
Without losing one bit Of her woman.
liness she came into the mems bu,,.
ness world and became Just zone Of tho
boys" Naturally the men did not loot
upon her entrance with hostility. Thev
coined the nickname "Pars," and ae.
cepted her as one Of them.
TT HASN'T been necessary for her IA
i adopt high collars and mems neck.
ties exclusively. No doubt she'd wear
them II she thought they were becom.
ing. She admits that her chief handi.
cap is in not being able to put her feet
up on her desk and smoke cigar-but
isn't a mannish, staggering, Fright. o"
a woman, as refined, correctly dressed
and as gentle as the girl in the business
Office. She isn't "touchy," that's ali
She realizes that a busy man, Just like
a busy woman, has more to think about
than his manners!
She doesn't 20 too far, either. She
would resent an Intentional bit Of rude.
ness or a disagreeable slight as much as
isn't forever looking for them. II man
is rude, IL he let's his temper 20. Il he
swears in her presence. she probable
finds out the reason for 1t, and doesn't
blame him. II he let's Il 90 too far. no
doubt she withdraws until he gets over
it she doesn't make him worse BY re.
proa ching him
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05

on the bottom of the boiler would crack
the jars.
Strawberry Jelly and jam
From one process. Place in a pre-
serving kettle
One. and one halt pound can Of tohite
sirup,
Three quarts Of prepared strau-
berries.
Cook slowly until it forms a thick
jelly. or, il you wish to use your candy
thermometer, cook until il reaches 221
degrees Fahrenheit. Now strain the
jelly through fine hand strainer into
glasses and place the pulp in other
glasses. This gives you both the jelly
and the jam from the one process.
To use sugar for canning the berries
place
Ttco cups Of sugar,
One and one halt cups of t1dter
in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add
the berries and proceed as directed ir
the recipes, using sirup.
Rhubarb and Strawberry Jelly
Wash and cut in thin pieces suf-
fcient rhubarb to measure one quart.
race In u saucepan ana add
Tno quarts of strawberries.
One aud one-half cup Of cold rdter.
Bring to a boil and then cook until
the berries are soft. Then turn into
jelly bag. Measure the juice and re-
turn to the kettle. Boil for ten minutes
and then add three .fourths cup Os sugar
for every cup of juice. Stir to dissolve
the sugar and then bring to a boil. Now
cook about ten minutes and then pour
into sterilized glasses and let cool. Cover
with melted~ parawax about one-h half
inch thick. Then seal and store in the
usual manner for jellies II you desire
to use a candy thermometer cook the
jelly until it reaches 221 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Quite a few complaints come to me
about the wax on the jellies. Now. IL
you heat the parawax very hot. it will
cause the jelly to ooze through the wax
when it is cold. Heat it just enough to
barely melt; an old coffee pot or a
saucepan with n good lip is handiest for
this purpose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05
Sorry IL Was MIsIald

Dear Cynthia-As a last resort, am
writing to you for advice II has always
been my contention that persons who
write letters of lost love or concernins
the right or wrong of using paint ahu
powder, or the impropriety of kissing.
etc, to a newspaper. did so because they
had nothing else to do: or Just to see
how their letters would look In print.
for the last week, I ana Inclined TO think
that, after all, you may be able to ad-
wise me and perhaps some of your read
ers may also have a few suggestions u
make. And now to explain my predica-
ment.
About three years ago ! became ac-
uuainted with a young tady OF my age,
/ was then seventeen. We went together
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05
Busy Interpreter

Though she spoke English, French
German and Rumanian. the Interpreter
travelling with American Y. w. c. A..
secretaries in Rumania struck a snag
when she came to Cluj, n university cen
ter near Bucharest. Hungarian was the
popular tongue there. The town, for
merly Kolozsvar, is the home of Hun
garian proprietors and the scat of n
former Hungarian University. Out of
2151 students, only 100 were women,
The Y. W. c. A., which is carrying on
work for girls in Rumania at the invi.
tation of Queen Marie, is considering
opening center for these college
women.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05
Adventures
With aPurse

STR1CTLY speaking, this adventure
~ should not be on the woman's page.
suppose It's place Is really on the
sporting news page, but who am l that
1 should address my adventures to the
husbands and brothers? I shall tell nv
story right here and shall depend on
YOU to pass along the news. For tell
OF q sale of mems pure thread silk
socks. | saw them myself. so I can
Vouch for the quality. And l : can
assure You that the quality is remark
able for the price--cighty five cents n
pair, In these days of high prices I
consider this a bargain. although to
be sure l can remember dear distant
days when I trudged home to Peter with
pair OF silk socks held firmly in con 4.
tented hands for which had paid
fifty cents. =
So far as ] have ever been able TO
hnd out. one cannot find a shoemaker
who will put rubber heels on high {.
heeled shoes. Which is surprising.
for. | believe that high heeled shoes
which click clack along jar one
ever so much more than broad,
fiat heels. but ] find that while
one may not have them put on at the
shoemaker's one may put them on one
self. These heels come in four size.
and may be had in black, brown o,
white. They are shaped to fit higf
heels and can be attached by the yer,
simple method Of slipping them right
on over the heel. They fit snugly ant
soften the step quite as cfficaciously a.
any other kind. They cost fifty cents q
pair. And ! understand that there /,
great demand for them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05
"Aeetylene," Here's Another Letter

Dear Cynthia read "Acetylene's"
letter some time ago and would like to
cations he is looking for She goes to
church. has brown hair and eyes. Is
Ave feet six inches tail, makes her own
clothes. can keep house. bake, ana at
the present time Is learning hairdress-
ing, massaging and manlcuring down.
town. She Is twenty-five years old.
This may probably be too old for our
friend "Acetylene," as he does not state
any age.
Besides, he does not say whether he is
In his twenties or thirties. whether fair
or dark, thin or fat, tall or short. NO
doubt II makes no difference, anyhow,
as they cannot get acquainted through
| Cynthia's column, but she Is In Phila'
delphia, so try to find her. ELMA-