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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-25
Man Who : Commands Success.

A man who is not enamored or his
Job, who lacks that resolute. deter
mined purpose which knows no defeat,
recognizes no failure, is never sue
cess. The man who is victory organ
ized will get up more determined than
ever after he Is knocked down. The
harder the fall the greater The re-
bound. You can't keep such man
down. you can't discourage him any
more than you could have discouraged
a Napoleon. for his personality. his
character. win remain although his
home. his property, and every material
thing he possessed he swept away
New Success.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-25
SWINE CONSUMED MUCH FEED
Devoured More Grain Than Cattle
Last Year, Being Fed sos Per
. Cent Of Corn.

Swine consumed more grain than
cattle last year In the United States.
being fed SOB per cent Of the corn,
1913 per cent OF the oats, 80 per cent
of the barley, 29.1 per cent Of the
wheat and dis per cent Of the mill
feeds fed to all farm animals.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-25

this season % the year it is folly
tier your bedroom without turn
n the light Also do not attempt to
n the edge of the bed unless you
'ure the bed Is there, for this Is
e-cleaning time and the women
may have decided to put the bed
he other side OF the room this
so IL Il we'll 10 be careful. for
lever can tell.-Knox Messenger.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-11-25

rat Dose Should BE Effective.
hat are you treating me for, doc
oss OF memory. You have owed
bill of 500 for two years. "-Bos-
transcript.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
THE GIRL WHO STARTS
AND NEVER FLNLSup,
She Is So Full OF Enthusiasm at the Beginning of an Fno.
That She Has None Left to Carry r. On, "'

COME years ago there was motion
kpicture of "The Starter" No, it
wasn't a new patent for an automo-
bile or anything mechanical in the least.
1t was a girl. She was frantically in
terested in art when the picture start
ed, but she dropped it to start cooking.
However, in the midst of making q pie
one day. she became vastly interested
in sewing, and so she started that. She
even started to get married, but she
left the bridegroom in the midst of the
ceremony to hurry down the street in a
taxi and call on poor family in whom
she had started to be interested. 1t was
most amusing picture, but, oh, such a
true one.
There are starters all over the world
although they are not always so pro-
nounced as this one. For instance,
there is that girl on your street who is
taking singing lessons. Her parents were
not at all anxious for her to take the
lessons because she showed no signs of
having remarkable voice at all, and it
seemed like such q useless expense. But
she insisted until they finally let her
take the lessons. So for almost year
now she has gone to a studio and sung
scales and pathetic little songs about
roses and gardens. But she is losing
interest in it because all the other girls
in her set" are interested in taking
courses in millinery, or cooking, or
dress designing. She would never have
the patience to make hat, she can
never be made to wash pans and dishes
after she has made a pan of fudge, and
all she knows about dresses is the way
they fit or don't fit, but she is "just
crazy" to take one of those courses. and
go downtown with all the business peo-
pie in the morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24

Figure 3 illustrates simple knotted
fringe which is quickly made. Plain
fringe is used for foundation, and in
measuring for the width of this fringe
allow about three quarters of an inch
extra for every row of knots desired.
When the plain fringe is finished pin i!
securely to board or some other fat
surface. and taking the first ten strands
tie knot about quarter of an inch
below the binding ribbon. Take up the
next ten strands and knot. and continue
this across the length of the fringe. To
make the second row of knots, take
half the number of strands of the first
knot and half the number of the second
knot. and tie them together in a knot
about a quarter of an inch below the
first row of knots. Continue across
until the second row is finished. A
this clear. The third row of knots is
tied in the same way. The knots are
easily slipped while teing, and one will
have little trouble in keeping the rows
even. If very coarse silk twist is USED
it is not necessary to take up as many
threads in each group when making the
knots.
Figure shows different method OF
making fringe. In this case the fringe
is made directly on the dress, and is
not sewcd on as the fringe above.
Fringe of this kind is often used on the
ends of chiffon evening scarfs, when the
silk twist is tied directly into the hen,
f the scarf. Start with six strands
of the silk twist, which must be
threaded into a very large needle. The
length of these strands must be twice
the finished length desired. In addition
to this allow three quarters of an inch
in length for every row of knots to be
tied With the needle thread these
strands through the love- edge of the
material. taking the stitch about an
eighth Of an inch from the edge. Draw
them through until the center of the
strands comes in the material. The
ends will now be even and we have
twelve strands instead of six. The sec
ond group of silk strands should be
threaded into the. material about a
quarter of an inch from the first, and
so on until the desired length is filled
in. When all the strands have been
threaded into the material they may be
tied as described above.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24

TT ycu have little time and patience
i to spare YOU can make a very hand
some silk fringe for less than half the
price of the ready made variety.
To make the fringe you will need Il
niece of cardboard from fifteen to eight
cen inches long, and half an inch
wider than the fringe desired. In addi-
tion TO the cardboard yard of silk
binding ribbon for every yard of fringe
will be required. The twisted silk
from which the fringe is made may be
purchased in skeins. or ordinary twisted
crochet silk. which comes in balls, may
Be used.
Figure l illustrates the first step in
making plain fringe. Starting with
this plain fringe many fancy fringes
may be made. To make the plain fringe
pin one end Of the binding ribbon to
the center of one end OF the cardboard
which has been cut the desired width
Garry the ribbon across the center of
the cardboard and pin it at the other
edge. (see Figure ~. Do not cut the
binding ribbon off, but roll il out of
the way while working. Thread a
needle with the silk twist. and make n
knot in the end. The piece of silk
twist should be from three to three and
half yards long. Take several run
ming stitches in the binding ribbon,
then carry the thread around the card
board. and take several more stitches
in the binding ribbon. Continue this
until tine length of the cardboard has
heen filled. The rows of stitches should
be taken less than an eighth of an inch
apart if one desires a thick fringe.
When the cardboard has been covered
turn to the back and cut the threads
directly through the center line of tns
cardboard. Remove the pins which
hold the binding ribbon to the card
board, fold the binding ribbon through
the center lengthwise, and baste in this
position. We now have plain fringe
as shown in Figure ,. To continue
making the length of fringe. pin the
loose end of the binding ribbon again
across the center of the cardboard.
keeping an inch or two of the finished
fringe pinned at the end. and continue
the process of making until the desired
length is finished. This plain fringe
may be used as it is or it may be
knotted to form fancy designs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
Ought She to Move?

Dear Cypthia--I feel sure you can
advise me. | am a stranger here
and have a very dear friend, q man,
who lives here and who met me at the
station when | came to the city several
weeks ago.
He has a room in a boarding house
here and I have engaged one there, too.
Since I arrived he has asked me tn
marry him and I have promised to. but
we cannot be married for little while
for financial reasons.
| have obtained good position since
| came here. Now, this worries me "a
little. Do you think I should board
in the same house with him, now that
we are engaged? My mother is to come
on to join mo, but not for six moro
months. l would hate to leave there,
as l am comparatively stranger in
the city. BEATRICE.
1t is hard for you. ism it. dear? But
you would be wise if you took a room
in another house.
BE very careful where you engage the
room. but your tiancc can find out about
the locality and desirability for you.
Keeping to the certain conventions
never hurts any one, dear. and it would
be wiser in every way.
In the first place, people sometimes
make this old world of ours a pretty
hard place to live in, with their unkind
and scaudalous talk and, put aside the
conventions-an engaged girl does we'll
to be little mysterious to her fiatce.
and seeing him every day for breakfast
and dinner might get to be too much of
custom. Why not write and ask
your mothers advice?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
" III DC dVUIVVIdIFU.
OLD BENEDICT.
Answers IN. Y. s."

Dear Cynthia-WilI you be so kind
as TO publish these words for me once
again? ! was more than astonished
to hear from you. y. Y. S. Indeed,
you did not offend me in the least in
your previous letters, and thank you.
Here is to Miss Vivian: Remember
there are plenty of nice girls who at
tend cabarets and places of amuse-
ment. If cabarets are as bad as they
are painted there would never be cab
arets today. Why only cabarets? How
about masquerade balls New Years
parties, roof gardens, etc? You are
very severe. Vivian. That is why
places become worse than they are,
through peoples mean ideas. I have
only been out of school two years, and
I have been to a cabaret only once for
curiosity's sake. Curiosity kills the
cat.l Listen. Vivian. | am per-
feet lady, even if have to admit it,
aud how many ethers go there just
70 ascertain what kind of place it is?
Experience is the best teacher. SO
bear in mind, girls are not all tough
that go there. Cabarets were estab-
lished fer pleasure. not as some people
Judge them to be. If you go with a
good, trusted friend you're all right,
INNOCENT LONELY II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
\ Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Rose

THERE have been all sorts of timely
l. blues, but the latest of them all, in
New York, at least, is bluebird blue
There was devil blue, named after the
uniforms OF the Blue Devil regiment
that came from France for a short So
journ last winter, and there was blue
named after the Prince of Wales, when
he made his recent trip to this country,
and there Is Jotfre blue, named after
the famous French commander, and
there was drapeau or flag blue and VIC
tory blue. aud as many more besides
But bluebird blue came into existence
only Il little time ago, so far as the
fashion goes. 1t was named after
Naetorlinck 5 opera. The Blue Bird,
which was sung in New York a week
or so ago and was greeted with much
enthusiasm by fashionable audiences. II
really didn't seem to take the merchants
more than overnight to produce win
dowS full Of allurinG blue things, blue
like the blucbfrd. There were pieces
Of chiffon lingerie that would tempt any
trOusSeau collecting bride elect 20 spend
money, and there were children's frocks
and grown up frocks and the wonder
of il was how these hundreds of things
could have been conjured into existence
on such short notice.
| am showing you one of the blue
bird frocks that was shown recently.
not only because il was of the new blue
bird blue, but because il is a conserva
tive little model showing the latest idea
in spring frocks in a charming, not
exaggerated manner. There is the
tendency toward a drawn in waistline.
This does not mean that our waists are
going to be CONSTRUCTED by stays or that
there really is any danger Of having
boned Innings TO our bodices. But FIRE :,
quently there is a small belt that is
pulled in at the waistline enough to
define it. There is the tendency t9
breadth at the hips, with the barrel
bulge in the skirt. Then there is the
Dolly Warden bodice with a square neck
and short 1aring sleeves, The blouse
itself is of the bluebird blue Gcorgctte.
worked with matching beads, The skirt
is of satin with draping of georgette
and the string belt as well as the vest
is of blue satin of the same happy blue
bird color.
tcOpyrisht 1920. by Florence Rose)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24

The WOmdn,S
Exchange
Unsafe Flreproof

To the Editor OF womdH7s Page:
Dear Madam--As do not know just
what department this is suited TO,
please put it in the Woman's Page; its
use may save the lives of women and
scores of children. 1t is the use of alum
in the rinse water to make cotton ma :
terials fireproof. To half bucket OF
rinse water add heaping tablespoonful
OF alum; rinse the outer garments.
aprons, dresses or any cotton material
in this. II will set the colors and not
paners so many little children's clothes
catch fire and as / am mother myself
feel fors others. Alum can be .pur-
chased by the pound and is very cheap,
so please print this in your paper 1t
may save scores of lives.
A MOTHER.
1t is very thoughtful of you to offer
this suggestion since you meant it to be
30 helpful. But i am publishing it in
order to add a warning. 1t does make
cotton materials freproof to rinse them
in alum water, but the alum is inJu-
rious to the child, 1t is an astringent,
and if it should get into the eyes or
mouth of child would cause injuries.
Little hands are very apt to put cor
ner of an apron or hem of skirt
into mouth or fearful eye, and / an,
afraid that this would be a very dan
gerous proof against fire. am sure
you meant the suggestion only as a
help, but hope you will see this warn
ing and not endanger the lives of your
children while you are trying to protect
them by exposing them to dangers that
are just as great as fire. There
seems to be no safe way of protecting
against fire. We just have to be watch =
full and careful.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
Mother Should Know Him

Anxious-A girls mother at least
should know any young man VINO calls
for her to take her to a dance, and il
is perfectly possible to bring this about
For if he has not met her yet and the
girl wants TO go with him to party
il is the simplest thing possible to tell
him to come early enough to stay Il
little while and meet mother
Sometimes girls make a very bad i'm
preston on a young man if. when he
calls for the first time, he ia not in
troduced to mother at least. It is true
that men, when they call, like to spend
the evening with the girl and not her
mother, but they respect a girl who
thinks enough Of her mother TO ask her
to come down and let the young man be
introduced to her and talk to him for a
little while, before racing right upstairs
again.
If a girl knows man sufficiently well
to ask him to accompany her to a school
or class affair she may certainly tele-
phone TO ask him, but II is always more
polite to write little note.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
Silk Stockings

Never wear either silk or Isle stock
ings before washing. as the acid in the
perspiration when mixed with the dye
rots the thread. In washing all dye is
removed. Put no soap on them the first
time. but wash out in lukewarm water,
rinse thoroughly and dry in the house.
Never dry hosiery-especially silk-out-
of doors. as sun and air streak them.
Never use strong soap or hot water.
Hot water and strong soap take the
luster from silk. White silk hose will
not yellow if washed in lukewarm water
with white soap and rinsed several
times in clear. cold water adding
bluing the last time. Hang white hose
in a dark place, as strong light makes
them yellow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24

There is only one chance a., \
aonen &c. 81 tn that she will do anytSin, hi, ., Z
start the course. The teooS. Sns bu
impossible, npS the work will grow dv,, %I'I \
anyhow she will decide it isO,t OI''' 'a
sne ,ins a 4, ever want to go in for an,,s,. S
ike that seriously. So for tuylals| t;
would consider the expense % ~ ,ne !, g
seriously serious and virtuously. prst., s' 'a'ss
.hhough' she will tear reckIess..yI kIIes.y scos
cnarl5y work. attempt to d,eSsly do iut
and discover that she must bo bo visiting
Morker 10 order to do any eooa Train,
there will be another eSnosd' sood' An
any wonder that her fatbar an; Isl
are signing for some nico aau moths
to come along and marry ber Ss'.ady bo
whether she would only start l wonde
lied life with him and sn5ds her mar
she could do more good at tIbr,y bnSy,. decd
her parents. ~ nome wit
TT is easy to laugh at such . u,., 4
= unfortunate indeed is the porso, y y
takes her seriously. PRESEASON yirlSoh WI
clubs and leaders of organizatiI0rnnns
this girl with glee. "Sbe,s s'nyres gre
energy and anxious to use l. illl :
right direction" they think ~ u
she is. for about three or four f., ana M
Everybody turns to her, because we wsees' e.
such brilliant schemes. is o'v So osne sne "a
with any funds that are needed d7,ne,ol ~ 10y
out. and so wildly enthusiastic 10 1sl ~
in two months she has added H.. ~
pin to the group that ALREADY eds. Js. cia y
pincushion on her bureau, forrottavss Y y
pushed aside for new ones Sbo,an Sb'en az
9, starter. She's always startinv soa Oa!
thing without any intention Of sU;as sOns
ing it. VI nnlsa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
"CINDERELLAiS DAUGHTER"
In Which Comes Nea0s of Barbara
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copyright, 1890. by the Public Ledger Company

walk through the country. She gained
the town and walked quickly through
the deserted streets. Her footsteps
rang out clearly as she hurried along
and she turned down the street where
the Andersons lived, almost running.
In the hallway of the ugly little frame
house light was burning. There was
elso a faint light upstairs. Virginia
hurried up on the porch and rang the
bell. 1t echoed through the house
with an eerie sound. 1t seemed ages
before Virginia heard footsteps inside
and the door was thrown open. but in
reality it was only few seconds. And
then she was pushing past Mr.. Ander
son and was flying upstairs.
Mrs. Anderson, with a woolly bath
robe over her nightgown, appeared at
the landing and stared at Virginia
1t was then that Virginia realized that
she still held her small travelling bag
and she dropped it and said pleadingly
"The baby; how is she?''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
IT SEEMED as though Kathleen knew

TT SEEMED as though Kathleen knew
L intuitively just when Bill called on
Virginia. for she nearly always appeared
as though by magic On that afternoon
Bill and Virginia had not been alone
FIVE minutes with that undercurrcnt of
feeling between them when the bell
rang and Nirginia's neat little maid
admitted Standardization in a raw
ishing street gown and with bunch
Of violets pinned to her coat. Virginia
wondered if Bill had sent those violcts.
She remembered how Bill had idolizcd
KathlecS tong ago and tried to be glad
that he was to be happy at last. She
tried TO make herself believe that it
was better for Bill to have Kathleen
on any terms than not TO have her
at all, and perhaps after all she would
make him a good wife. She certainly
would if there was money enough to
give her everything she wanted.
They chatted few minutes and then
Kathleen carried Bill off with her.
Virginia sat alone, feeling out of it.
She felt old, experienced, as if she
had passed through all Of the sordid- =
ness of life and Kathleen was still fresh
with everything to look forward to.
After a time she got up and went into
her bedroom. She sat down before the
dressing table and looked at herself.
She picked up different articles me-
chanically and put them back again.
! She was restless, i'll at ease and she
did not know why. Quite suddenly she
determined to go down TO Crystal river
and get Barbara: The thought gave her
| immediate relief. stimulated her. She
began to make her plans. She would
60 down Sunday morning for her baby.
| What fun it would be to have her in the
apartment Then she would have ne
| time for gloomy thoughts and forebod
| ings. In the midst of her thoughts came
| the whirring of the door bell and shC
! heard Emma go to answer it. y mo-
ment later the maid appeared with q
| yellow envelope. Virginia S heart con
| tracted as she saw it and she tore Il
open with trembling fingers.
Come at once; baby is very i'll.
The words leaped at her from the
paper. She felt suddenly dizzy and
| the sympathetic Emma helped her TO O
! chair and ran for a glass of water
| Barbara was i'll, her baby was i'll, very
i'll: the thought beat itself into Vir-
| ginia's brain. She must go to her al
once, and yet how could she? There
was the evenings performance she
would have to go through that and then
take a late train for Crystal River.
Virginia arrived at Crystal River
after / o'clock. She nad gone through
the performance at the theatre in q
daze. She had been whizzed to thC
station and hau caught local trair
that stopped at every small station
along the way and when she finally
stepped off into the darkness she gay'
a sob of relief that the nightmare trii
was over. There were no conveyance
at the station, II was too late. To-
that, but Virginia set off at a brisl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
Skating Teacher

To the Editor Of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam-Will you please inform
me if you know of a teacher in ice
skating. as I have some children and I
would like to know if he teaches chill
dren. c. X.
] do not know Of any professional
teacher of ice skating Why don't you
insert small advertisement in the pa
per asking for a teacher? But I am
sure that you could find friend who
would be willing to teach free of
charge, couldn't you? People are al
ways glad to show others how to do the
thing in which they are skilled. Chill
dren can usually teach themselves to
skate. you know, and there are skates
with double runners on which it is much
easier for them to keep their balance
when they are just starting. You
might start them on these and let them
work it out themselves, if you cannot
find a teacher
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
For Reaches and Moths

To the Editor Of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam-Kindly answer these
two questions in your columns soon :
How to rid kitchen closet of reaches.
What I can do to stop the down from
coming out of new quilt? Do you
think the moths have got in it?
A CONSTANT READER.
Place powdered borax on the shelves
of the closet and on the floor. Put a
poisonous roach powder, ono of the
preparations that are sold for the pur-
pose, in all the cracks you can find. BE
careful when putting food into the closet
to keep it thoroughly covered so that
it will not come into contact with the
powder.
Your quilt must have a thin lining
which permits the down to'push through.
Perhaps if you had it washed-down
quilts wash nicely if they are done
carefully, you know-the lining would
thicken up and prevent this. In case
of moths the washing would be a good
thing, too