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Arizona republican., 1920-05-26

tive honor or of recognized rank could seek to recover money for his wife's dishonor.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-26

In the kitchen of home Sister Mary cooks daily family of four adults. She brought to her kitchen understanding of the chemistry of cooking, gained study of science state uniVer- sity. Consequently the advice she offers happy theory practice. Every she gives first tried and served at her family table
Arizona republican., 1920-05-26

teaspoons baking powder egg
 I2 cup raisins
 Milk
 Mix and sift dry ingredients. Rub in lard with the tips of fingers. Add raisins which have been seeded and cut in pieces. Beat egg with about one fourth cuDful of milk and cut into mixture Add milk to make soft dough to roll. Roll lightly and cut with biscuit cutter. Bake in mod T crate oven for 15 minutes
 KABE pounds kale
 2 hard boiled eggs.
 Wash carefully through many waters. Cook with the ham. allowing 40 min utes When tender remove from water and chop. Put in a baking dish, pour over ham broth to moisten and reheat in the oven. CsarnisE with slices Of eggs
 MAINl
Arizona republican., 1920-05-26

4 just average girl is Jane Lorimer. W hat she does, almost any spirited young woman of the time would do in similar situations. As a bride, she faces all of her problems honestly and ,ries to solve them intelligently.
 Her outlook on life is essentially up-to-date but she finds that it is often at war with her New England traditions. She adores her husband, but longs to be independent of him. She scorns the age-Old tricks of her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
Sister Is Worried

Dear Cynthia-I have brother
about twenty five years old who does
not care for girls TO any extent. but
yet has girl of his own. lie has been
going out with this girl for about eight
or nine years. They set the date for
getting married and then he changes it..
She is. as You would say, crazy about
him. and I think he likes her, but he
doesn't realize what n girls real feel
ings arc. and she is lcd very easily.
She likes the family very much and
think is afraid Of offending us. or she
would become engaged to another fell
low. for she has plenty Of friends, and
there's a fellow right now who wants
to marry her.
am afraid if they marry they will
be miserable aud he or she doesn't know
what to do. They viii be obliged if
you will tell them whether 10 marry or
not y TROC BLED SISTER.
A girl is very foolish 10 allow an
cngag cement to drag on for years and
years il the man is in Il position ia
marry her. The girl ought to have
broken the engagement long ago. 4
man should never have a second chance
to put off a wedding date, unless tho
reason is a very urgent and reasonable
one, and in that case il should be the
| girl who puts off the date, knowing tho
reason. Advise them to break tho
engagement. He is evidently not in love
! with her, and even if she cares she had
| better get over it now, than later. Whcu
neglect follows the marriage, which
| would be likely.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
a Knock for "Star Dancer"

Dear Cyuthia-Iu answer to Star
Dancer:
In reference TO your protcsscd be-
lief that slapping is the only convincing
argument girl can us": If YOU are
so thick headed and so ignorant of the
first rules Of common etiquette that
only slap will penetrate your con =
science, then my only hope for you rs
that YOU get one of these lady truck
drivers for wife. and that She has
no scruples for the weak which will
prevent her knocking you down when
YOU offend her.
If YOU are trying to find girl whom
vou can respect. do you think that
cafes and dance halls are likely to be
rrpouented by the really nice girls? They
come about as frequently as diamonds
in the coal mines.
And yet another thing, respect does
rot have to be acquired. The very
moment you meet girl worthy of 1t,
il comes instautancously. If you have
never felt that current toward your
present companions my advice is to lose
thcm and meet some real girls. If our
civilization has so declined that girls
must train 20 be pugilists, then Heaven
help the rising generations But the
time has not come when girls must
he nrizefghters to hold the esteem OF
their friends, and the sooner you find
il out the better for you.
DIGNANT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
CAROLINE SAYS BOYS NEVER
ASK FOR ANOTHER DANCE
She Tries So Hard Make Them Do 1t That She Bores Thor
With Her Manner-She Is Too Eager to Please Them

and make them talk. But thev 49,.
bother about 1t. If they have noth;nt
20 say, they simply dance. II tba tbVhas lug
doesn't care to talk, they let hin, VIy
silently; they are too interested enion"
ing themselves to worry about uhn,I
they will have good time or moi 1be.
next dance doesn't bother them In tSs
least. ~ ene
Their Indifferent attitude ;s 3d.,
what makes the boys like them p SuSt
of seventeen and eighteen love To ba ss "s
mired. They like to feel that tbers !.
nothing quite so admirable as thev a.. 10
But they hate to be chased, And Nh.
Caroline goes at them with this dotos
mination to make them like her sh.
is really chasing after them. Tbev cav vos
annoyed with too much talk and H. H.,
boy in them revolts against surnl,,. us
of admiration. p'u'
Another reason they don't coma k..,
is because they find out all about rssa' rSacs'
line in one dance. There ia notb;u-
mysterious" about her, and bovs iaus.
that so-calleG mystery" of girls wy ~
may be nothing more mystifyinS thar
slowness of mind that gives lis r;ri;.S
owner an air of always holding . Ia.
up her sleeve. But if it is too "dcenS
for the boys. they find it fascinatir,
Yes, I'm afraid Caroline's trouhln :.
that she is too nice. She goes ia too
much trouble to please the boys. In hs,
case. the best course is to climb I'm m
self made pedestal, restrain her tool
eager tongue, keep some of her aiyvle,
to herself and get them g,essin,
She'll have plenty Of boys asking for
second dances.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
A Leap Year Party


TO the Editor Of 1Tomdn's Page:
Dear Madam-As this is lean wear
and | am contemplating giving party
and dance, ! thought leap year marty
would be novelty. AS this is out of
the ordinary. ! thought would write
10 you for suggestions. Will YOU kindly
tel me the appropriate thing in regards
TO invitations games. decorations.
dancing and refreshments? Thanking
you for your very generous attention.
II. NJ. C..
In writing your invitations for the
leap, year party. word them just us YOU
would any other invitations. This will
make the leap year idea more of a sur.
PRISE. and avoid the possibility of re.
tuSaIs from any boys who are too bash.
ful to face tho affair
Ot course. during the dance the girls
must always ask the men to dance. and
there should be several cut in" or
tag dances. if you do not have them
All that kind In this dance. you
huow it is permissible for any of the
stays who are not dancing to break
INTO dance aud take possession of any
,uc partner, In this case il would
/ Ec the girls who would cut in on other
girls and dance with the men.
For decorations use strips o. red
/ paper with red hearts suspended from
them. radiating from the chandelier TO
the wall. At intervals upon the walls
hang large gold wedding rings, made
ot barrel hoops painted yellow. For the
lcfreshmcnt table have a little doll
dressed in wedding gown and long.
iulI veil. carving banner on which is
inscribed My year"
One game that would be fun to play
between dances is ladies' tag. In this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10

Beat To mix aud then bake in hot.
well creased waffle irous.
Farina NIush
Place in saucepan
one quart of boiling WGiCr.
Ono teaspoon of salt.
Add very slowly ono cup of fal'ira
and then stir to prevent Jumping. Cook
slowly for thirty minutes and thcu serve
as a breakfast cereal. or add
One cup Of finely chopped meat,
one grated onion.
and drop by the spoonful into smok
ing hot fat and serve with tomato or
cheese sauce.
Cruel
Place in a saucepan
One and one hnt cups of waicr,
Onc-bat teaspoon Of salt.
Bring TO boil aud add five table
spoons of fariua. stir to prevent lump
ing and cook very slowly for one half
Aour. then add
.Doc and ono c-haf cgpS Of seating
mHE.
Img pinch of nutmeg.
Beat to mix. This is n splendid dish
tor the Invalid or small child to replace
the morning cereal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
What Do the Readers
Think about This Letter?

Dear Cynthia-What do YOU
think of gentlemen who take girls
out on New Years Eve to midnight
show and then allow them to go
home alone at . 80 O'Clock in the
morning? Now the girls didn't ac-
tually make an appointment with
these boys, but they met them acci-
dcntally.
OF course. had they known they
wouldn't be escorted home, they
would not have accepted the invita-
ton to the show. but naturally they
took it for granted that they would
he taken home. Now what I want
to know is whether it was proper
for them to take the girls home under
the circumstances. NJ. k.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
Scolds Gamma c."

Dear Cyuthia--Pleasc publish the fol-
lowing few lines to "Anua c., whose
letter appeared last week:
Anna c." What you need is a
good tongue lashing, if not something
better or worse. You are the one TO
wake up. Really You have never thought
what you are now doing.
Your letter sounds like a kids to me
but you'll learn some day and then be
sorry.
A kiss or two in its place is o. X.
but not in jazz joint or party or
every bird you can get into a parlor.
think "Cautious" has some gray
matter upstairs, but yours loatcd away
on a jazz craze.
Neither will YOU have to worry about
being a Tilted old maid, but you shall
surely have the experience if you kccI
up your present gait.
Kisses YOU speak of arc not "gooC
kisses" as you call them. You hav,
never had a good kiss, Just live aut
learn. | pity YOU, you poor, misguided
creature. 'Tis q shame you were never
taught better. JAMES S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10

would wear on ones fourth finger. and
Is the sort of ring many wear with
others containing stones of the s'first
water" The price is $3.50. '''
want to tell you about some sta
tlonery for little folks. When / was a
little girl, and while shall not pre-
tend to tell you how long ago that was
will say that ! can still remember tbat
time very clearly (Peter interrupts mo
to say that l have very good mem.
ory), well. when l was a little girl 7
longcd with the intensity that onlv
very little girls are capable of, for lust
such box of writing paper. II il
small of course, little girl size, and at
the top are pictures. But here is thc
fascinating part of that paper. Tho
pictures are done in black and white
and in each box of paper arc some col
orcd crayons for making the pictures as
bright as your hearts content. Com.
plctc with the crayons and "a sheets
and envelopes, the box costs 75c.
| can think of various uses for the
vacuum lunch kits. First of all, one
would be just the thing to take along
when you are going ice skating some
brisk cold night. You see, they have
room in the bottom for a plentiful
supply of sandwiches and cake. And
in the top is vacuum bottle, which
will hold hot chocolate or coffee. One
of these kits would be nice for the boy
or girl who cannot buy hot lunch
at school. or for picnic lunch when
YOU are motoring. The kits are very
neat looking, most of them being COW
cred with black leather finish ma
tcrial, and the price is $4.25.
For names Of shops address Woman ),
Page Editor or phone Walnut 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
whv Does She Attract Them?

Dear Cynthia-I feel positive that
YOU are man. so probably you will be
good at answering this question.
Why is it that girl Of ordinary
looks, Of no accomplishments, and ut q.
terly devoid Of style, can attract and
charm men? The girl I have iu mind
has been on friendly terms with mo for
years, and every word I have written
is the truth. She could not converse
intellgently to save her life. aud yet
she has been engaged eight times that
I know Of
Please do not think am jealous OF
her. for l am not. am happily mar
ried. although I will be candid enough
to let you know the fish did not come
to me. I had to maneuver some e
catch him.
However, am drifting from my sub
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
What He Thinks of Cynthia

Dear Cyuthia--IIow are YOU since
the last time I've written you. and
how is friend hubby and the children ?
Al very wellI That is goodr
presume you've been rather busy
Of late in that large Office of yours.
might ask you to luncheon with me,
but ! fear refusal.
That would be about the best way IA
coufrm my conception of who, what
and where you arc.
You won't tell us who you are, ch !
Well, J started the inquiry as to your
identity and I'll add the finish by dis
covering your secret. NOITALL.
Since you know it all, why keen
guessing about Cynthia? Pay more at
tention to business and let the parties 70
for a while. You might go out once
a week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10

\ monogram gives a personal aud dis
tinctivc touch to any piece of linen,
aud the entire monogram means SO
much more than single letter. II you
will study carefully the diagram above.
the designing may be accomplished at
home and with very little labor, too.
Figure ! shows the outline or pat =
tern upon which all the monDgrams arc
based. 1t makes no difference what
shape is chosen, square, round or dia
mond. the same series Of parallel lines
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
Adventures
With dPurSe

THERE is something exceedingly con-
4 vinciug looking about these rings. OF
sterling silver. carefully designed and
skillfully wrought. they are copies OF
most expensive modclAone of those
lovely diamond and platinum rings.
The ring is triangular shaped, with
rounded corners. In the center is a
flashing brilliant, Of goodly size, and
there are other stones clear white aud
sparkling. 1t is the sort of ring one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
MRS. WILSON SUGGESTS
RECIPES FOR CEREAL
( Ask Mrs. WiLson

II you have any cookery prob
lens. bring them TO Mrs. Wilson.
She will be glad to answer you
through these columns. No per
sonal replies however, can be given.
Address questions 20 Mrs. NJ. A.
Wilson. EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER,
philadelnhia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
The WOman's
Exchange


To the Editor Of Womaus Page:
Dear Madnm--T have three kittens
which / would like to give away. They
are very playful | will thauk you very
much if you will help me to give them
away. MRS / +
] vii! be glad to help YOU find homes
for the kittens by forwarding to you any
letters which ask for them. hope YOU
VIII hnd good homes for them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10

or bottom tn, small triangular piece at
the side on the border is extended down
! to fill in the vacapt space. The possl-
bilities of changing one letter into an-
other are made plain by studying Figure
;. BY leaving the top line off the
letter "R' we have tue letter III, and
! by closing in Il , bottom of "R we
have II" BY closing the top OF the
~" an co. is formed, and &c is
easily made FROM ''C'' by adding the
little tail piece to the end of the lower
curve. Leave the bottom line on
''U" and put a horizontal line through
the center TO form H" while ~ is
made by adding a line at the top,
After the monogram has been drawn
on paper the pattern must be perforated
by going all around it on the sewing
machine, using fine needle and stitch
with no thread on the machine. Inc
monogram is now ready to transfer to
piece of linen, which may be done
by using the blue stamping paste which
comes for this purpose. If desired the
design car be transferred by means ol
carbon paper.
For sheets. tablecloths and dinner
napkins Il monogram about four inches
high is considered correct. For pillow
Sins. tea napkins and towels q two
| inch monogram is good.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10

CAROLINE wants to know why it is
" that she cannot make any boy
friends. AZ meet lots of them ut dances, d.
she SAYS, land they seem to think L
dance we'll, but they never come back
for a second dance. l always try to be
nice to them, and try to talk lot and
bc interesting, but they don't seem to
like me-" I'm afraid Caroline's trouble
lies within those seven small words,
~ try to be nice to them" She tries
too hard. She is so vivacious, so talku :
tive, SO merry, that the bewildered boy
who dances with her does not know
what has struck him. He probably con =
suits other boys after the dance. dig
YOU dance with hcr?'
Eyes. did you?'
'Yes. Gee
"1'll say SO.
DOYS don't waste any time trying to
ID understand or make allowances.
They simply dismiss all thought of
ever trying again. / can imagine Caro-
line thinking all the time she is talk
ing to boy. "Now, / must make him
like me. ] m,rst be interesting and
funny. And. oh, yes. | must get him
TO talk ubout things that he's in
tcrcsteG in" And then she works so
hard. laughs so much, tries to be SO
very pleasant. and leaves him bored and
disgusted.
If Caroline would notice the girls
who seem to have lots of boy friends,
she would see how Indifferent their at
tituGc is. They are glad to see the boys
they seem to find plenty to talk about
and they are able to draw out the boys
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
MARRIAGE Laws

Dear Cynthia-Bcing one of your
steady readers. I would be pleased to
know whether it is possible for second
cousins to marry, and in what statesF
DOUBTFUL.
The laws Of some states forbid the
marriage of first cOusins--sccoudc couS-
ing may marry in any state IN the
niOn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
INNOCENT LONELY SEVENTEEN
Thanks, "kensineton'

Dear Cynthia-Kensiugtou whoever
vou may be. | thank you for answering
nv letter. ! do not know whether you
are male or female But would like
to know. may be nineteen; may
also be very young in years. But l
have had enough of fellows nonsense.
I am dcsolatc I don't care any more
whether fellows exist or not. | wish
YOU would let us know to which species
YOU belong. ! need some ono to help
me.
am continually getting disap-
pointcd. I believe when | die | will
have written across tho top of my
tombstone Disappointed. -
Would like to hear from you again.
KensinrtOu. EOBBIE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
Cheer Up, Lonesome, That's All"

Dear Cynthia read letter from
& girl signed "LopeSome, that's all, "
and wish you would print the follow.
ing answer to the girl:
Lam sailor and have been over iu
France for six months and Just got
back to this country November 10,
and now since | came back here never
can get a chance to go out with the
girls ! used TO know, which of course
msxes a lot Of difference to me, as
every time | come out on liberty from
the yard always want to get girl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
Be Yourselves

Dear Cynthia-Plcase tell us what to
do, as we are very much heartbroken.
We are two girls and have been going
with crowd of fellows we like very
much. Last night We were sitting in
the movies, and one of the girls said
something to the fellows that she didn t
mean to say. but they took il as au in .
suit. As we like this crowd very much
please advise us what to do, as they arc
very nice bows,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10

Arc you engaged to this young man,
aud has he therefore right to qucs
tion you as to your doinSst II is very
foolish to quarrel with him all the time.
Simply tell him If he does not like YOU
and the things you do he need not como
to see you, 1t is pity to joke 50
much that people find it hard to trust
YOU when YOU are in earnest. 1t would
be well to overcome that habit. Con.
stant joking gives an impression of light
ness. which is great mistake
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
They Write of Many Things to Cynthia

to go out and have good time with.
I'm not homcly or good looking, but
fair, and | cant make friends at all,
50 now dear Lonesome. that's all, y
cheer up and some day you will be
happy when you see yourself with a
real decent fellow
A SAILOR FROM THE SUICIDE
FLEET.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
uEARTBROKEN A. AND F.

My dcars, if because one person in
your 'crowd. as you call it, happens
to say something that some one else
does not like. you don't slI have to be
angry. 1t seems to Cynthia that the
sooner that crowd is broken up the
better.
You girls and boys should learn how
to act as individuals. You would dc
much better in this way and have more
peace of mind about many things.
If the boys are angry at you two
because of something another girl said
let them go. It's all too silly to worry
ahOnt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
He Will Not Trust Her

Dear Cynthia I've been going with
a young man for about five mouths. I
want to know why, after going with
me so long. that he really doesn't trust
me. He doesn't approve of the good
times | have, making it unpleasant for
me, and we are always quarrcing.
am considered jolly sort OF person, so
when I am telling him the truth he
thinks I'm joking.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
HEARTRROkEN

If you really care for this man per-
suade your father to allow the friend
ship to keep up-remembcr, richer
man might not be as good husband.
1t does not seem as if you cared
very deeply for the young man. however
or your other friends for that matter
if you did you would not question it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
Shall She Keep Friends?

Dear Cynthia am writing you in
hopes of getting some ideas. am Il
young girl. eighteen years of age, and
| am fond of a young man who lives
quite close to me. ] love him and he
loves me, but my father has decided to
move TO Jersey and he doesn't care for
me to correspond with any one back
here excepting to few girl friends, but
I told him 7 would write to this
friend. My father looks at it this
way-he's going in business and thinks
! should leave him alone because he has
wait until ] get up there | might make
q pull with some higher fellow. I am
attractive and can easily attract man,
But | care only for one. Do you ad
wise me to wait and sec how my father $
plans turn out or should ] keep my
old friends and acQuaintances?