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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
Paste for the Hands

To the Editor Of Vomo;'s Page:
Dear Madam-Ouce or twice I have
seen mentioned on the Woman Page a
good paste for softeninC the hands.
composed of myrrh, honey, yellow wax
and rose water, but the proportions Of
each have never been given. Will you
please write me what the proportions
are, so I can have the preparation put
up at the drug store? MRS. c. S. 7.
In making up this paste use equal
parts of the ingredients, and if neces
sary more of the wax than the liquids
in order to make thick enough paste.
The druggist will be able to Judge
this himself. I hope you will find this
paste helpful to your hands. Honey
and almond oil or cream is also very
helpful Have you ever tried that?
You can get it already prepared at the
drug store and it IS very softeuing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
Adventures
With dPurSe

CHE has just returned from New
- York, from scurrying around in this
corner and that. picking up a lovely
brass candlestick at one queer OLD
shop, a rare print at another ana
some skillfully painted and lacquered
Japanese boxes at still another. And
now she brings back all her lovely
treasures for us. Nor must you think
that the prices she asks are high. Quite
the contrary. She has, for instance,
some striking Holbein prints, done IN
rich shades of brown-exquisite por-
traits, framed in tan brown frames.
And she charges only S5 for them. And
a striking lacquer box is only 50.
There are times when ] have wanted
to buy a powder I saw, just because OF
the dainty, attractive box. Then there
have been other times when I have
known the powder to be very good, but
have been quite unenthusiastic because
the box itself was so uninterestlng
looking. But now that I have discov-
cred face powder that leaves abso-
lutely nothing to be desired and in
box that is the happiest, laughlngest
box that ever adorned a toilet table or
dresser, words fail me! The powder
itself is SOFT, neaNy poWoer tnaI na9
just a touch of cold cream in IT. ana,
of course. the cold cream base is what
makes the powder stay on SO we'll. For
a number Of years have been using
the same kind of face powder, and felt
sure sur that nothing could ever change me.
But now I use this that l am telling
YOU about. It's wonderful. The price
is 81 a box, and a box lasts long,
/ long time.
Did you know that it is possible 10
get really nice wells, figured or pialp,
for as little as twenty nine Genus
There is lust one shop ] know of that
runs special veil sale every once in a a
While. The veils come in a number Of
colors. brown, black and gray, and 1
some have fancy borders, while others
are Just fine net. And you will ma
that they wear very well.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
PerpInNed NeWlNMsd


Dear Cynthia--I wonder if you can
help me out on q problem. / am just
newly married.
Last night l was at a club that /
belong to which is composed of men
and women. 7 met some boy friends
there who didn't know that l was
married until some one there told
them. One of them | used to like
very much and still do like, whose
name is Rich" is part of the prob
lem. While passing the hat ! took
some French coins from him and prom
ised TO return them before | left for
home. After the club / forgot all about
the coins until Rich had lust started
down the hall for home with the boys.
called him and he came back, bring
ing the boys with him and making me
acquainted with two of them whom
didn know. OF course. they all
started kidding me about being mar
ried, and as we were talking my hus-
band passed through the hall, but didn't
even stop and speak to me. SO when
Rich : mother and dad started to 20
home Rich said he would take me home
If my husband wasn't coming for me.
! thought it all right. for | have known
Rich long time and he is an old
friend. We were nearly home when
| saw my husband behind, hut he
crossed over the street. Rich said chat
he would like to meet INV husband, so
| called him over Now he didn't even
speak civilly TO my friend and, natu-
! rally, l was angry, and Rich said good
night. NV husband then started to
talk about me having young men men
coming home with me. If he objected,
/ why didu I he come home with me in
stead of leaving it. to my friends? I
told him didn't t see why | should
shun my friends because l am married,
| and that If he never met my friends,
how could he learn what kind of people
they were: Now. Cynthia. he said
left him on the corner. Will you please
tell me if | am wrong Was it i'm
proper to have Rich come home with
/ me when ] introduced him to my hus-
band? I am very unhappy over it and
would appreciate anything YOU may
say. MARRIED.
Why did you allow your husband
10 pass when you were standing with
tlcse friends of YOURS? why did you
not call him? And why did you act
as if he were q stranger and start to
90 homo with another man without
consulting him first
Of course, he was not right TO up
braid you before this young man, but
YOU were far from right to treat him
il this way. Did you not go together:
Left YOUR husband on the corner
Now, my dear, don't be silly. lie is
your husband and is not to be treated
as passing acquaintance. There
would certainly be no harm in another
nan walking home with you and your
husband, but there would also be no
reason why he should take you home
while your husband is ignored by you.
1t is not so easy, to remember that
there is some one else TO consider be-
sides oneself after matrimony, but
there is, and no wise or loving woman
would want to forget it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
THE GIRL WHO IS GOING
TO A BUSINESS COLLEGE
Decides That She Is Much More Sensible Get Into Training
for Her Position by Making Herself Get There Time

rTNHE usual Monday morning depres-
- sion showed in the little group OF
girls waiting for the trolley to take
them to business college. The talk cen
tered, as it always does on Monday
morning, around the difficulty of get
ting up.
"Oh, wasn't it hard to get up this
morning." sighed one Of them.
"I almost cut school," another
agreed.
"Well.'' third put in. "I was SO
sleepy that I almost decided to stay
where | was and forget school. But
then / just said to myself: Now, look
here, YOU want position some day;
and If you ever get position you'll
have to GO, whether you want to or
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26

cisco restaurant, was one of the en-
thusiastic supporters of the Y. W, G.
A. who met at recent luncheon to
discuss plans for that city association s
building campaign for 1920. Although
this little girl has clung to her Chinese
religion, she has found in the Y. W.
G. y. safety, home and friends" ever
since she came 10 this country.
Such testimonies as this are common
in the meetings which accompany the
present Y. W. c. \. campaign for
funds, which are being carried on in
various cities all over the country. The
gratitude of foreign born women for
the associations protection and COM
fort in strange land insures their
willingness to work for its continued
service.
The building campaigns which are
now going on have already secured
more than $1,000 900, and the drive
continues until March 90. Boise,
Idaho; Spokane, Wash. Greensboro
S. c.. Lima. O.. Newport News, Va,
and Little Rock, Ark, are among the
cities which have exceeded the amounts
they set for their campaigns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26

not, so you might just as well get into
training now And somehow or other
pulled myself out" The trolley came
along then, and there was break in
the conversation, so I couldn't hear
what the other girls thought of this
idea. But I knew whah thought of
it. thought it was well worth telling
to a great many other girls who are at
business college, training for some kind
of a position.
WASN'T she, sensible? Her natural
w inclination was to lie back COM
fortably and think, "Oh, well. I have
another month or two before I'll have
to get up and be there on time, whether
I want to or not. I think I'll cut
school today" But instead of that she
had sense enough to realize that it is
lust as necessary to train her everyday
habits for business as it is to educate
her brain and her fingers. So many
girls go into business because other
girls are doing it, or because they
want the experience, and they do not
understand the necessity for taking it
seriously. They have never taken any
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26

really like fellow or are tired of going
out and would rather sit at home and
talk to him, which is more of nov
city than going out with him. Did
you forget this is leap year?
Maybe the girl has been trying to
get up courage to propose 10 YOU. This
might explain why she does not go out.
Think it over. A. NJ. Il.
Don't let the fear of leap year keep
you from going to see her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
Clues Menu That Is Nutri-
tiouS, Wholesome and
Appeti5ing for Building
Up Health
Ten or EIeuen Glasses of
Water a Day Are NeceS-
sary to Purity the Blood
Properly

k-op,Jrigbt 1920 by Mrs w. 4. Wilson. An
rights reserved
HTIGRAINE, or sick headache, is fire.
lH1 oucntlv caused, as the physicians
fell us. nv indiscriminate or unwise
eating. Improper food. failure to cat
regularly and perhaps ovcreating are
the real contributing causes of this
condition which can easily be overcome
ty carefully following the physician's
advice and by careful dieting.
Learn to drink a cup of hot water
IN the morning in place of tea, coffee
or cocoa. if YOU are stout. Flavor the
water with orange, lemon or grapefruit
hiice, A diet Of overrich foods to the
stout sedentary worker will result in
chronic headaches. as will the diet of
sandwiches. pickles, candy and cake
that the young school girls and some of
the business women affect.
Quite recently a young woman was
placed with me for a constructive diet
by the physicians, and when served the
following menu she exclaimed: 'Oh.
my, Id much rather have q soda and
some cake; your luncheon takes SO
long, and vet it was served in twelve
minutes This girl gained in weight
aud at the end of three months admits
she is row feeling better than she ever
mas telJ IN neT ire. one ndu lof
BREAKFAST
Juice of Two Oranges
Wheat Cereal and Cream
Broiled Chop
Toast Hot Milk
LUNCHEON
Cream Soup
Baked Potato Celery Salad
whole Wheat Bread Butter
Stewed Fruit Cocoa
DINNER
Oyster or Clear Soup
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
She's Too YoUnu

Dear Cynthia-Does it make girl
common when she is fourteen years old
to run around with the boys to the
picture show or any other place?
FOURTEEN YEARS OLD.
No. it will not make girl common
if she behaves as a little lady should,
but fourteen years old is too young
TO be roaming around with boys, dear.
Ask mothers advice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
The Question Corner
TOday'S Inquiries

/ How can a wIrdowpane be glazed
or stained by the amateur?
2 What will Keep unframed,
mounted photographs from curv-
ing up on the side?
3. Describe an unusual skirt that
would be pretty on bridesmaid s
dress.
4. What will keep iron from rust
ing?
). In writing a formal regret Is it
necessary to repeat the time for
which the invitation was given
E. What IS the newest necklinet
Saturdays Answers
1. When q cork that has been used
for 2 long time will no longer
fit the bottle, it can be reno
vated By being placed in boiling
water and allowed to cool.
.. 4 box Of writing paper that
would delight the child who likes
TO color pictures has drawings
IN black and white at the top
of the paper and crsyons with
which TO color them.
8. Pretty cords for looping back
window curtains are made of silk
flowers on ribbons.
4. The meat chopper can be pre-
vented from slipping or working
loose from the table if a piece
Of rough saudpaper is placed un-
der the clamps.
). A jewel box that is both safe
and fascinating, is a trick affair
that has a hidden key and a
hidden keyhole.
G. The apron overskirt edged with
ruifies is popular for late win
ter afternoon gowns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
MRS. WILSON ADVISES
DIET OF SENSLBLEFOOD
Ask Mrs. Wilson

If 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 to Mrs. NJ. a.
Wilson, EVENING PUBLGo LEDGER,
Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26

Please Tell Me
What TO DO
by CYNTHIA
Answers "rhc Little Doc"

Answers "The Little Doc"
Dear Cynthia--May ] address few
words to The Little Doc? Thank
you.
| hope you will not become cynical
yourself regarding the opposite sex,
Just because your cousin and your
frieud's wife cheated" as you say.
Most girls want to put their best foot
forward and if nature hasn't endowed
them with plentiful hair they resort to
artificial means; but | don't think
would condemn a girl for that. As for
cheating at cards, that is abominable
in either man or woman.
Sometimes girl resorts to a little
cheating by trying TO make man be
lieve she has certain qualities which she
knows he admires. For my part, l be-
lieve the best plan is to always be per-
fectly natural and just your own sweet
self, and then you will never get into
hot water or have vain regrets.
a REAL GIRL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
Why Girls Are Cheats

Dear Cynthia-I have written you
before in answer to n letter written by
Doc. l read the letter in the
paper written by Doc" Cynthia, u,
it possible that I could write letter
TO him personally without disclosing my
identity. l will write the letter to you
to forward so that you may read and
censor it. The letter will tell him why
most of the girls are cheats.
MARIE.
Cynthia does not give personal names
and addresses to the people who write
70 her. If you have an explanation TO
send to the Little Doc" write it in
the form of letter to Cynthia and it
will be published in the column. If you
have some good explanations up your
sleeve, as you hint in your letter, write
them straight out for everybody to
read
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
Celery or Radishes
Roast, Broiled or Stewed Meat
Whole Boiled or Mashed Potatoes
One Green Vegetable

iNtdSls blulltu OF ESltNtO Meat
Whole Boiled or Mashed Potatoes
One Green Vegetable
Salad
Baked Apples or Stewed Fruit
Small Cup of Coffee
For variety there were stewed prunes,
sliced bananas, baked apples and cream,
and sliced pineapple-all these for the
variety of the breakfast menu.
Wheat cereal, cream of barley. rolled
oats. corn flakes-will provide change
enough and frequently in place of the
cream Caledonian cream or fruit whip
can be used.
CaledCnian Cream or Fruit Whip
White of one ogg.
One hut glass of jelly
Beat with a Dover egg beater until
stiff like whipped cream and then use
in place of milk or cream
Soft boiled eggs, panne6 Scrapple,
French toast, cream beef, Goldfish and
Elnnan haddie can also be used. These
will afford abundant variety.
For luncheon soups there are tomato,
celery, onion, asparagus, spinach. cab
bage aud all the other vegetables. Let
tuce, onion and other vegetable salads
may replace the lettuce Boston brown
bread, bran and graham breads can be
used
CLANS, oysters, salt oysters and vari-
aus canapes may be used in place of the
clear soups.
If you consider this diet carefully
you will realize that all fatty and fried
'oods have been eliminated from the
menu. 1t is advisable to use good
salad dressing with a salad course to
supply the needed fat.
a good grade of creamery butter is
Nltally necessary to supply the needed
vitamines. The necessary bulk re-
quired for active elimination of the
waste products from the body is taken
care Of in the cereal. fresh vegetables.
salads, whole grain or cereal bread and
the fruit desserts.
Few people realize that unless they
are willing to drink plenty of fresh
drinking water, at least ten or eleven
glasses 4 day, the blood stream cannot
be thoroughly purified. Drink all liquid
slowly, slipping rather than gulpiag
down at three or four swallows.
Frequently one will hear soms one
say that he doesn't really care 70,
water and he would much rather drink
tea or coffee with his meals. This per
son doesn realize the harm that he is
( doing to himself. Pay full attention tc
/ Your physician and he will tell yor
that you should drink plenty of water.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
Using Malinc

MaIpe fills in many places that
would look unfinished without it, and
vet it has so little bulk that 1t IS hardly
noticeable. An unusual use tor 1t Is
the making of the necessary drapery on
tbe hips. But this is more novel if the
cascade is used on only one hip.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
a Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Rose

q
1oC nave french or near
Il French physique, then the type OF
frock that | am showing you today Will
suit you. But | know ever 50 many
charming young women Of our own
anglo Saxon build Who would look
hwkward and ungraclou5 IN that sort
cf trock.
In every crop OF frocks from France
There will a l"ays be some that do not
seem TO SUIT the American hgure on
TINS side OF the Atlantic so well as they
nave the rench hgure on the other
slde. AND TINS IS because our Amer
acan Women-anq " seems as II TINS
sppnes increasingly 10 the younger gen,
Sta SSIta.lonIaTe pEoaueE or snoHlaerS ana
woman 10 he snecifc tbg Frencb e,lCE,
women of the same yreigb+ and boisbt
ss an American woman would nosSssS
q shghter frame hut She wonId nrob-
khly be more roprd
Now tbe +,re - t-oo,, 4Lo. g. H.,
Soda uras a " JIg;-D.i m ilGrA t,aI Is Sn2wn
boJ;co l. foirir eIosc 60, - ~
Jsrs ave IT;tbo,,t ,Srini,ia "a l"t thar Snou!
little bv Wsv of collar or @r t-;r,rIinc C,iT, 70
conceal apy possible argrlsrity of rho
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
suauests It's Leap Year

Dear Cynthis-Just a few words to
II. c. W: Your letter struck my sense
of humor. ] am only seventeen, but
know lots about boys and girls, having
gone out with them for three years.
You know there are times when We girls
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
The WOman;s
Exchange
A Day in 1899

To Tire Editor Of Womun'g Pave.
Dear Madam-Will you please tell
30. 1899. came on: MRS. w. G..
December 29, 1899. came on Friday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26

Another use for it is the light, airy
scarf that covers, aud yet does not
seem to cover. the very low neck. Some
women prefer tying it to their wrists
with band of ribbon or bracelet of
ribbon flowers and the effect is charm
ing,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
Cleaning Kettles

Use small brush broom to clean
YOUR kettles, saucepans, spiders etc.
This saves the hands and cleans tne
utensil as we'll. Boiling water can then
be used.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
Getting Moro Modern

To 'rs EDITOR Of Worldr's Page.
Dear Madam-Will you please tell
in YOUR column on what day did Sep
tember Is, 1912, fall?
MRS. {. s. u.
September 10, 1912, came on sun
GaN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
y. ". C.. 4. Work

A little Chinese girl with bound feet,
q waitress in a fashionable San Fran
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
Oyster or Clear Soup

The material is blue tricotine and
the style is decidedly French. The
little plaits or the hips make the
desirable fare that Is drawn in dis
rreetly again at the ankles. The
hat is navy blue straw
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-10

The instant that the jewels of Opar
rolled. scintillating. before his aston
ished eyes, he recognized them for
what they were; but he recognized
something else. too. that Interested
him far more deeply than the value of
the stones. A thousand times he had
seen the leathern pouch which dam
gled at his masters side when Tarzan
of the Apes had, In spirit of play
and adventure. elected to -eturn for a
few hours to the primitive manners
and customs of his boyhood, and sur
rounded by his naked warriors hunt
the lion and the leopard, The buffalo
and the elephant after the manner he
loved best.
Werper saw that Mugambi had seen
the pouch and the stones. Hastily he
gathered up the precious gems and re-
turned them to their container. while
Mugambi. assuming an air of indif-
ference. strolled down to the river for
his bath.
The following morning Abdul Mou-
rak was enraged and chagrined to dis
cover that his huge black prisoner had
escaped during the night. while Wer-
per was terrified for the same reason,
until his trembling fingers discovered
the pouch still in its place beneath his
shirt, and within 1t the hard outlines
of its contents.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-10

his marry nenchnen pitched FORWARD
among the jungle grasses.
The noise of the rifle shots brought
the balance Of the apes to wondering
pause, and, taking advantage Of their
momentary distraction. Achmet Zek
and his followers leaped to their
horses backs and galloped away with
the now hopeless and grIef-stricken
woman.
Back to the village they rode. and
once again Lady Greystoke found her
self incarcerated in the filthy little
hut from which she had thought to
have escaped for good.
Singly and in twos the searchers who
had ridden out with Achmet Eek upon
the trail of the Belgian returned empty
handed. With the report Of each the
raiders rage and .hagrin increased,
until he was in such transport Of
ferocious anger that none dared ap-
proach him.
With the escape Of the Arabs the
great apes haa turned their attention
to their fallen comrades. Tarzan was
the first to regain consciousness. Sit
ting up he looked about him. Blood
was flowing from wound in his shoul-
der. The shock had thrown him down
and dazed him; but he was far from
dead Rising slowly to his feet he let
his eyes wander toward the spot where
last he had seen the She who had
aroused within his savage breast such
strange emotions.
where is sheY he asked.
'The Tarmangani took her away"
replied one of the apes. "Who are
you who speak the language of the
Mangani?"
mighty hunter, greatest of fighters.