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tor telephoning to some New York
specialist, urging him to come down
In the morning at his earliest possi-
BILE convenience.
Then turned to Alice,
"Jim's mother ought to be tele-
phoned for at once" said.
To my astonishment she shook
her head.
'T think we ought to leave the
poor lady alone for a day or two.
There is no immediate danger now"
she objected.
said no word of remonstrance,
but inwardly resolved that I
would myself take the first train to
town and tell Jim's mother of her
sons condition.
The sun was shining cheerily
through my window when ] awoke
the following morning. Country
sounds and scents were in the air.
Immediately on waking ] sprang
out of bed, flung on a kimono and
hurried down the hall toward Jim's
room.
No sound came from within. Very
gently I tapped and entered. The
nurse was over at the fireplace, and
the doctor stood beside Jim's bed.
his fingers on the patients pulse.
On catching sight of me, he put a
warning finger to his lips. He was
beaming.
Then he let go Jim's hand. and
came toward me.
Doing excellently," he whispered.
Sound asleep"
My heart beat a glad tattoo; this
was welcome news indeed. Jim
would pull through.
AS I Joined Alice at the break
fast, table could not keep the
jubilation out of my face. Alice's
husband also noticed 1t.
mo need to ask how the patient
Is Helene" he rallied me. The
good news is written on your face"
But I was silent during breakfast.
I had made the resolution that I
would 60 to town today and nothing
could prevent me.
I hurried to my room as soon as
possible, donned a quite unobtru-
sive little suit, caught up my furs,
glove and purse and prepared to
make a speedy exit.
Tomorrow-Home and n Man.
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TAe Inala.r..t sreetne.r,.

have a letter from q young
woman who asks me what she shall
do with an Indifferent sweetheart.
The best and simplest way to
deal with such a one Is to break
OF all diplomatic relations with
him and look about for a new
Romeo who puts more pep and
ginger into his wooing. Indiffer-
ence Is a disease that a man Is
all too apt to develop after mar
riaee, anyaway, and to deliberately
marry man who Is already afflict-
ed with chronic case of Ii before
marriage seems like going out OF
ones way to court disaster.
Perhaps. however. the Indifferent
sweetheart may have other quail
ties about him that atone for his
lack OF ardor. and that make IL
seem worth while to the woman to
try to speed him up a little-which
sometimes can be done, and some
times can't, for the way OF a man
with a maid belongs to the cate
CORY of mysteries that human inge-
nuity cannot fathom.
Generally speaking. when a man
treats a woman he Is fond of with
indifference IL is the woman's fault.
mat with Welcome" on 1t of her
self, and there is nothing in a door
mat to raise a thrill In a mans
breast or pique his interest.
1t is part OF the eternal differ
ence between the sexes that a man
wants to always be chasing the
woman he loves, while the woman
always wants to stand still and be
caught. Men value most highly the
thing that they haven't got. Wom-
en- gloat over the thing they pos
sess. A man wants another mans
job, another mans house, and de-
spises his own. The mere fact that
a job or a house is her own glori-
fies IL to a woman.
This temperamental difference be-
tween man and woman is especially
marked in the way in which they
regard each other. The mere fact
that a woman is beyond his reach.
that she does not love him and
fiouts him, is her greatest attrac-
ton to a man, and makes him de-
termined to win .her.
1t Is no uncommon thing for q
man to marry a woman who tells
him frankly that she does not love
him, and is marrying him merely
for a support, whereas q man rarely
marries the woman who has dumbly
worshiped him and prayed God for
ten years to send him to her for a
husband. and whom he knows he
could marry any minute he says
| the word.
On the other hand, patient devo.
, ton nearly always captivates 8
woman's heart, and IL her husband
| only loves her enough IL camou'
fages every other fault and defect
in her eyes.
1t Is because the woman want,
the man who wants her and con
siders that the best bait with which
| she can go a-fishing is to danglt
her heart before him, and is mos
allured by some tidbit whose flavor
! he has not tasted, that women han
die the problem of the indifferen nj
i man so badly.
OF course this Is no new view
| of the subject. From time imme
| mortal women have been told tha
| no man chases a street car aftel
he has caught it. and that IL they
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Daily Horoscope

Astrologers read this as an un-
lucky day for Jupiter, Mars. Nep-
tune and Mercury are all In malefic
aspect.
During this sway the mind may
be in respondent mood and there Is
likely to be a tendency toward des-
perate acts, making for serious con-
sequences ....
Suicide. as we'll as other hasty
deeds. may mark, the planetary gov
ernment during the next few weeks.
The seers have repeatedly given
warning of dangers due to unwise
experimentation with occult powers
and again the prophecy that many
minds will be obsessed is repeated.
During this rule Jupiter is in a
place held to be unfavorable TO
business initiative. A slump in GER
tain lines Of activity is foretold.
Reaction from after-war excesses
in the way of buying will be OF
serious import during the summer
months.
While this configuration prevails
care should be exercised about the
signing of contracts or agreements.
Leases should be well considered.
Again the rise of leader who
will bring much wisdom to the
everyday world is predicted.
Household affairs are subject to
stars that seem to indicate the most
extraordinary changes in domestic
customs and social entertainmen nts.
A journey of some length seems
to be foreshadowed for the Presi-
dent of the United States.
Mars rising in Libra for, the sum-
mer quarter presages chaotic con-
ditions of thought everywhere in
the country.
Troubles In dockyards or in some
way affecting the shipping interests
of the country are prognosticated.
Difficulty In obtaining sailors will
be marked in the navy.
The autumn may bring a depre-
citation in certain securities and ths
imperative need of conserving fn-
ancial resources is again empha-
sized by those who read the stars.
Persons whose birthdate It Is,
should beware of sudden losses
through fire or thieves. Tho year
should be q very busy one.
Children born on this day may
be great favorites everywhere.
These subjects Of Aries usually are
too much inclined to spend money
careiessly. Girls have the augury
Of happy marriage.
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when the CneeI1s Are Pale.

While among English writer's the
rosy cheek 10 usually regarded as
the more beautiful there are not a
few striking characters in the great
English novels who were strikingly
pale. Take Jane Eyre. for instance.
She says Of herself in Charlotte
Bronte's book that bears that name:
Il sometimes regretted that ! was
not handsomer; sometimes wished
to have rosy cheeks, a straight nose
and small cherry mouth; desired
to be tall. stately. and divinely de-
veloped In figure; felt IT a misfor-
tune that I was SO little, pale, and
had features so irregular and so
marked" Needless to say. however,
1t Is this pale little Jane rather
than her more rosy-cheeked rival
who wins the heart of Mr.. Roches-
ter.
1t Is surprising how much rouge
does continue to be used in spite of
the fact that the really fascinating
woman has so frequently been pale
and has allowed herself to remain
pale. There was Madame de Main
tenon. for instance. Her complexion
was ordinarily pale, with only a
very slight tone of pink, which by
the way was never of the artificial
sort, although the other women of
the French court at that time fairly
plastered themselves with pink and
carmine. Incidentally Madame de
Maintenon was a. when she finally
married King Louis XIV, though it
was agreed that she appeared
hardly 30.
Sir Walter Scott delights to de-
pict pale heroines. and Of Amy Rob-
sart in "Kenilworth," he once says,
''the exercise she had just taken,
her excited expectation and graft
fed vanity, spread a glow over her
fine features, which had been some
times censured for being rather too
pale"
Santa Teresa, one of the most
magnetic women Of Sixteenth-cen-
tury Italy. who was quite a beauty
as well as saint. was another of
those women who possessed a
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Mcclure syndicate.

healthy pallor. Her whole body is
described as teing large and white,
with the color of her face pure white
with just a suspicion Of red.
An entirely different type of pale
skin Is that which Is combined with
a tendency to olive. Some Of the
most beautiful of Italians possess
thiss pale olive which does not seem
In any way to betoken a lack Of
robustness which is frequently the
case with paleness among the more
forid races. In Dumas 'Beatrix"
he describes the charming woman
for whom the book Is named as pos
sessing what he calls the Italian
complexion''-"pale olive by Cay
and white under artificial light"
Needless to say the woman possess
ing this type of complexion would
be worse than foolish to add the
touch of color, that so many
women think is necessary when
they are to appear by artificial light.
Yet there are many women who
would ignore the charm of their
Italian complexion and spoil IT with
rouge.
Barrie describes his beloved Grizel
as being of the pale brunette type.
"She was tall and graceful" he
says, land very dark. The sun made
her merry. but she looked more no.
BILE when il had set. Then her pallor
shone with a soft radiant light. as
though the mystery and sadness and
serenity of the moon were in II. The
full beauty of Grizel came out only
at night, like the stars"
Diana of Poitiers. who was a bru-
nette, in other respects was very
fair of skin and is described as
beautiful with a peculiar. whlte,
smooth beauty" Her complexion
was spoken of as ''the clearest and
the most beautiful that was ever
SEEN" and was apparently none the
less admired by her contemporaries
because it lacked the tinge OF rouge.
To imagine that this superb crea-
ture would have used rouge or paint
would be as absurd as to suspect
such a thing of the goddess or
hunting herself. for whom Diana
was named.
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What S in a Name?
BY Mildred Marshall.
JANET.

JANET.
Janet, sometimes spelled Janette,
bears no relationship to Jane, par
adoxical as 1t may seem. As early
as the thirteenth century Geneta
appeared as q feminine proper name
long before Jane, Joan or Johanna
were known to us. In the four
teenth and fifteenth centuries Gen.
net made her appearance, and by a
process of evolution, there came ia
meta, Janette and finally Janet,
though the latter is by far the most
modern form of the name.
Genida was an old Frankish form
OF Janet which was exceedingly
popular; indeed. II Is thought to be
so direct a forerunner as to be
conclusive proof that Janet sprung
from II and from Geneta-not from
other early form that appears In
old Frankish chronicles. Undoubt-
edly Janet was left behind in
France and became confused with
Jean. hence erroneous modern be-
lief that the two names are inter-
Like its offspring Jes-
sic. Janet means grace of the Lord
Her talismanic stone Is onyx,
which unless II has some mystic
for the wearer as in
this instance. should be avoided,
since 1t cools the ardor of love,
provokes discord and separates
lovers. Worn by one who has a
mystic right to II. happy mar
riage Is promised. Monday Is Ja-
nets lucky day and 6 her lucky
number.
tcopyrght. isso. By whs.lsr syndicate. Ine.,
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LILA Resolve.


I struggled up into a sitting po-
sition. and freed myself from Alice's
embrace.
.Jim-how Is her I asked.
Alice gave a dainty shudder.
He Is coming out of the opiate
or anesthetic or whatever you call
IT," she said Listen. you can hear
him"
Strange moaning noises were
coming from the room at the end of
the passage. They were not reas-
suring sounds. Indeed-had I been
entirely ignorant Of nursing they
would have struck a cold chill to
my heart
But I understood that the situa-
aged to stagger to my feet, and
made as though I would leave the
room
Come back. Helene, You are not
At to walk cried Alice.
On the threshold of the apart
ment I collided with the doctor.
Lie down, Miss Helene" he said
kindly. Your work is done, and
that our patient will recover"
i
I cried stupidly.
The doctor shook his head The
nurse and I will watch over him
tonight he said. You must try
TO get a little sleep-otherwise We
shall have another invalid on our
hands
IF there Is any turn for the worse
You will call me. won't you. doc
tori" I asked pleadingly.
Ny lips were trembling. and tears
stood in my eyes.
had forgotten Alice. no longer
did / care what she thought of my
speech.
-Of course I will call you. my
dear" said the doctor kindly. but I
think there will be no necessity for
tt"
Alice and were left alone.
Helene. 1 am quite convinced you
are in love with our patient" Alice
remarked, with her usual lack of
tact
did not answer. I was staring
moodily out of the darkened win
dow to the night outside.
In the hall could hear the doc
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a Wife

LXXvI-The New Home In Ready.
The new home had reached COM
petion- The last touches of the in
terror decorator had been added and
the furnishings carefully selected
by Darlington had been set in place.
Doris went to see 1t in company
with her mother.
Il never heard of anything quite
like it" declared Mrs McKim petu-
lantly as the Durand car bore them
toward the fashionable suburb.
when I was married. your dear
father left everything to me. I Sc
lected every bit of the furniture and
I knew how things were going to
look. Men have no taste; Stewart
has probably made an awful mis-
take"
Stewart has faultless taste, Ma
ma" protested Doris. "and he con-
suited with the best decorator in
town by the hour. I was present
at first but it made by head ache
and I couldn't do anything any
way. They knew SO much better
Now, Doris" began Mrs. McKim.
firmly. what have / told you?
Where is your backbone? Don't let
your husband rule this way. Good
ness knows I never had to do any
work or make any decisions while
your dear father lived; he thought
Il was unladylike that 1 SHOULDN'T
he only did what 1 wished"
Doris was frowning.
Mama I wish you wouldn't use
that word. It's-It's," Doris hesi-
tated, recalling a word she had heard
Anne use, its antediluvian."
Good gracious, what's thatT'
Mrs McKim was too overwhelmed to
resent the criticism.
T-er-I think il means old-fash-
toned" Doris answered vaguely.
The new home proved a marvel
Of taste and elegance. Even Mrs.
McKim was slightly awed by its
magnificence, and Doris, easily tried
in those days, sank Imply down on
an impressive davenport in the great
square entrance hall before an
empty fireplace fit for a dogs PAL
ace.
II had no idea 1t was going to be
so enormous" she said family. IT
had visions Of something a trine-
er-cozy. It's going to be horrld
lonesome, for Just US two"
"And the baby" reminded Mrs.
McKim- She showed her disappoint-
ment in the naming Of the child by
never referring to her as Lucia"
The baby, Of course" amended
Doris quickly.
And the nurse and the doctor
and the scales and all the other con-
traptions they are using for raising
q baby nowadays" added Mrs. Nc
Kim with a sniff.
'T almost believe I'll miss Twin
Oaks, and George" unused Doris.
George Is so lovely, though he's
been rather a crouch Of late on ac-
eount Of Marcia"
Doris" her mothers voice was
grim, don't let me hear you say
that again and never mention II to
my one elsa"
Mention what?' Doris startled.
your brother-tn-iaw. It Il most
Hnfa6y1fke and people might think
Well. lust don't mention him.
thafAs all"
Doris drew her brows together,
puzzied-
You think people might believe I
vas-in love with him?
Doris" her mothers voice was
Ehocked, how can you even speak
OF such Q thing. Have you for
gotten how carefully I trained you?
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A War Risk Girl.
If "A War Risk Girl" will send a
self-addressed envelope for the story
she desires, I will be glad to send
it to her.
Double Ring Ceremony.
Dear Miss Lee: Will you please tell me
II the girl Is expected to buy the wedding
ring for the man when the double-ring cere
mony Is used?-uNCERTAIN
The bride buys the ring for the
bridegroom.
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nation adopting along with English
Egyptian Jewels and Spanish combs pads the um
brea and sunshade line These truly lovely affairs
rightuly becoming, too certain
umbrella a general thing afford
Some lined with the bright plaid silks others bordred
them, and some covered with such material
Umbrella handles arc too These with their rings
usually of tortoise shell, match the handle and tip
In Washington where days regularly calendar
umbrellas should be bought for beauty we'll
plaid onces with a dark tailored
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separate blouses and skirts have
taken on such airs and graces that
some of the spring models can
hardly be distinguished from one
piece dresses. -.
Here, illustrated, is a darcy
oiouse, which Miss Helen Mackel-
lar, OF The Storm" fame, wears.
IL Is OF sparrow blue taffeta with a
border of green. gold and black
around 1t. The long-sleeve and un-
der-arm sections are cut in one,
while the back and front are in
panel effect continued to form the
lower part of the blouse.
A semi-circular peplum flares just
suficiently to fit easily over the
skirt, which here is accordion
pleated. of the same sparrow blue.
MISS MacKellar aIternates this,
however, with a plain skirt of black
serge.
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Virginia Lees Personal Answers
To Herald Readers Questions

That spring is really with US is no longer a
doubt in my mind with two such lovely summer
days as we have just had. True it may pass
out Of sight overnight and hide itself for
number of days week, but it will be lngcr-
ing near.
l have actually an umbrella raised for
sunshade purpose. and if that isn't true sign
to you just make trip to the country and
listen to the birds
To prove that we are a rcally democratic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-08
Questions Ans,uered
Registering tho Women

To tho Editor Of the Eoentno Public LeaO,,.
In your editorial in this evenings
paper In re the women not being allowed
10 register. Notwithstanding three emf
nent judges gave them the privilege of
oolng 80, but the commissioners ruled
against them.
would appreciate It and esteem Il a
1aVor II you would give your opinion
as TO the Legality Of registrars who reg
istered both men and women WITHOUT be-
ing sworn or affirmed according 20 law.
rms practice has b on carried out
extensively In this registration and has
come unaer my own personal notice.
legally and the registrars liable to prose-
cution for their failure to carry out the
law! THOMAS r MOORE.
Philadelphia, October z, 1920.
William Walsh, registration commits
sioner, says that persons placed on the
ist In the manner described are not H.
legally registered. Registrars, however,
who fail to administer the oath before
the necessary questions are asked would
visions o. the personal registration act,
approved July 10, 1919.
-, the last paragraph of Section 8 Of
this act says: They (referring to reg
istrars) shall have power to administer
oaths, shall examine said applicants
isters the name Of those whom they shall
determine to be qualified as hereinafter
provided"
A registrar who "willfully neglects or
refuses to perform his sworn duty Is
guilty of mlsdemeanor and II convlcl-
ed is subject to fine not exec eeding
$1,000 and imprisonment not exceeding
two years.
Persons placed on the list under cir
cumstances mentioned might be ignorant
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A Critic Of tho Leauue

TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir--1f we Judge by the returns from
Maine, the women of that state are op..
posed to the, covenant and League Of
Nations, and their fears are we'll
founded. The league has been In opera
ton for quite while. but so far has not
"functioned" much. 1t seems 1t has
that It cannot be enforced, because the
Allies, now members, cannot put armed
men into the countries where they are
needed.
England tried to send men to Poland.
but was told by the labor leaders that
II they did a general strike OF ali labor
would be called, and Lloyd George wilted
at once.
France would also like to help Po-
land. but she cannot spare the men.
france was SO weakened by her loss OF
man. power in the war She has not q
man to spare. and has war of her own
in the Near East
Now II these leaguers cannot ind men
for the leagues support in their own
countries, they must look to the United
States to supply them. II England
should call upon Canada for men she
could not get them. Canada and Aus.
When we look at the real fightins char.
acteristics of the British troops we find
those two Of her colonies did the major
portion Of It, and both Of these will not
willingly add to their already great de.
Sammy must furnish the men II he Joins
the covenant.
II your mothers. daughters and sweet
hearts want to have your husbands. sons
and lovers 60. all you will have to do
Will be to cast your votes for those who
desire to fofce this yoke upon our coun-
try's neck, and you will get It to your
hearts desire.
Just recall that the present admins
tration asked for an army Of 10000
men for the regular army and an addi-
tion Of 100000 from the states national
guard, making a total OF $50, 900 soldiers.
But Congress refused and granted an
army of only 275,000 men, and that
army has not been fully recruited up to
this time. although many special induce
ments have been offered, such as an op-
portunity for education and a camp in
Georgia. and. In addition, a bid by Of
fering bathing. hunting and fishing.
We will suppose that you vote for the
league and then the United States binds
itself to support 1t by all its man.
power and calls for an army OF 1000. 900
men, do you believe that amount of
men can be raised by volunteering
How. then? BY conscription. Are you
ready to have your boys hauled away
to a foreign land7 Many Of you moth
ers have not yet ceased to drop a tear