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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
Adventures
With dPurSe
MO MATTER how we'll dressed on,

MO MATTER how we'll dressed one
~ may be, if ones hands are red and
work roughened, one cannot feel per-
fectly at ease. And many persons
hands are so delicate and tender, the
least little work will mar their natural
whiteness. And so I want to write of a
preparation for the hands that has been
used for many, many years. l cannot,
in fact, tell you how many years it has
been since Mildred-George's wife. you
know-and I used to play together. and
/ used to regard her hands cnviously,
which she treated so carefully with this
same preparation. One simply rubs a
bit on ones hands after washing, and
they keep firm, cool and white. This
preparation can be bought for forty
cents bottle.
II you will examine mans shirt you
will find that it's making is not a very
difficult matter. were it not for the neck :
band. That's the part that complicates
matters. But il YOU could buy these
neckbands separately. in all sizes. for
ten cents each. wouldn't you feel very
differently about attempting a silk shirt
for some special persons birthday
Well, you can get these bands, just as
I have described them. and they are
very easily attached to the shirt.
One shop has very conveniently
shaped Strainer. IT Is the size that
would fit the average saucepan, but in :
stead of being full size. like lid. it is
only half circle. One holds it over
one half the pan in which are the
berries, or the water in which the pota =
toes have boiled, and the water comes
pouring through the holes, leaving the
belong-in the nan. You will be glad tc
have one Of these. which can be bought
for twenty five cents.
For names OF shops address woman
Page Editor or phone Walnut 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
The Marriage TrHler
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
4 Glance at the Past

and thought about II a little bit when
she had nothing else to do
What are you going TO do when you
leave school," she had asked Barbara
once.
Barbara considered a moment and
then flushed. The question left her for
moment helpless.
Il car tell you" Elise went on,
You're going to play around for a while,
be n shining social light. and then you're
going to make a brilliant marriage, and
keep on being social light. and life
won't touch you at all. It's a shame, be-
cause you have brains. You're not like
the others; you ought to suffer, to do
things"
Barbara always remembered the girls
flaming black eyes. the fervor of her
speech, and the scathng tone IN her
voice. Elise was little Bolshevik. and
did not stay at the school after that
term. but she was the very first person
to stir Barbara's confidence in herself
to make her wonder and think. II was
only for a short time but the incident
came back to Barbara later In life when
she discovered that life was not sun
shine for every one but for a favored
few who We're sheltered, protected and
kept from facing the truth that life was
different from mere existence and tina,
girls in her own crowd were kept from,
thinking and feeling so that they might
be kept from suffering. There came q
| time wheT Barbara suffered, when even
the protection that had always sur,
rounded her could not keep life from
dealing her an unexpected blow.
Tomorrow-Introduoin Miss
Eleanor Knight
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SHE LEFT WORD FOR HIN
TO CALL HER Il1lNEDIAT TEI v
He Vas Frightened Because He Thought Their Little Boy VA
Worse-She Only Wa,ned to Reproach Him for
Trivial Matter

just be something which has boo,..
a whim of hers at that moment t''yns pns
he should have known that She d;dnl,tt dplt
want him to do it. How manv tb;n.
he SHOULD have known" Perbans 1,
he had known some of them beforo' u u
married her! ne
This kind of thing must mako WA
riage a very unsettled, uncertain staa,
There's never any telling when cav.
little, trivial incident is going n 'V,ne oan
forth this cold. scornful remssn ON oall
Would you mind telling mo ;,s, u
whyp'~ A man whose wife is sub;osN.
to these cold tantrums must be IN !.
constant state of anxiety for fear sorn,
thing he does in good faith will mat,
his wife turn on her icy indipnatiSorn' Sr'
If she must be so indignant, he mn.,
wonder sometimes, why can't she Sns
something really wrong to be indigran.., ..
about, instead Of blaming It all on soma
thing like twenty five cents worth !,
old magazines? Or else W. v doesn't a.. \.
get humanity "hot" instead of assum' pu'
ing this aloof iciness which rcpels al
efforts at apology, reconciliation a., !,
explanation? "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
Mrs. Wilson
ANSWERS Queries

My dear Mrs. Wilson Will you
kindly tell me how to cook string beans
so that they will be perfectly green and
not brown? MRS. II. NJ. G.
Place sufficient water in a saucepan
TO cover the beans and then bring to a
boil and add the prepared beans. Cook
slowly until the beans are tender and
then drain and season.
My Dear Mrs. Wilson--Through
the suggestion of a friend am writing
you, trusting you will be able to give me
a recipe for the English Bath buns?
j. l..
Bath Buns
Scald one cup of milk, and while
the milk is heating place in mixing
bowl
Three tablespoons of sugar,
Tlco tablespoons Of shortening,
One and one half teaspoons of salt.
Cream we'll and then add the milk
and let cool to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Now crumble in one-half yeast cake
and beat to dissolve thoroughly, then
add two and three quarters cups OF
-four. Beat to a dough and then let
rise in place free from draf for three
hours, and then add one half cup OF
water. Beat again and then add two
cups of -four and work to smooth
dough. Cover and let rise for one and
one half hours. Turn on mOldine
hoard and roll out one inch thick. Then
cut with q large cutter and set on q
cloth to rise for twenty minutes. Bake
on griddle for twenty minutes 0i
4 slse in q moderate oven, turning upside
dawn after ten minutes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
Lonesome Writes Apain

Dear Cynthia-Please print this to
Sure Outta Luck" | felt very much
disappointed in reading your reply to
my letter. You seem to think more of
your other answers than NINE but of
course you're your own boss, I suppose
don't mean any hard feelings. It's
like this. / would think all day about
your answer. then would come home
from work and just keep wishing for the
paper boy to bring the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER. So when I saw my answer
and the rest i was sort of disappointed.
lou know you cant explain much on
paper.
You also talk about watching my
brother with a girl. Well, 1t seems
funny TO say. but my brother is a couple
OF years older than / am (hes going on
twenty-one) and you couldn't talk about
girl TO him, as he doesn't bother with
any. The reason | say II seems funny
is that most fellows generally around
twenty or twenty-one have two or three
girls: but as for that, plenty of girls
asked about him, but nothing doing"
He let's them go. Well. Sure Outta
Luck" I really don't know what to say.
only one thing, and that's about your
letter. 1t was a very nice letter. but 7
think YOU would make It nicer yet II
you We're acquainted with me. don't
| like to praise myself. but I am consid-
cred fairly good-looking. I have brown
hair and brown eyes. LONESOME.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
Another Letter From "kensInoton''

Dear Cynthia-Having asked me to
write a letter In earnest l am doing So
trained for battle and swinging for a
Knockout. Married Man Is correct in
advising Bachelor" that only the hard,
indigestible girls are after the dough"
The worst thing In the world a man can
do is to marry when In that financial
condition known far anh wide as able
to support" wife. A successful mar
riage Is not prefixed by the dollar
mark. Its only capital Is love and best
wishes Are wealthy couples always
happy? Look around and mediate.
Aren't those who started the business
OF being married on the least capital
getting the highest dividends out OF
existence? AS for spelling, never! Not
man rightly named. II one of this
type likes the nicely iced gingerbread
kind' who's to blame7 OF course, all of
the dear girls are not wholly at fault
The disease being hardly ever contracted
by the adult one generally has to thank
the parents for injecting the materialistic
germ under the thin delicate SKIN at an
early age. Morning, noon and night
Ma prates about the horrible effect dish
water has on the tender sensitive tissues
or the naked hand, and the glorious
soul-satisfying, elevatins influence a
maid sprinkles about the house, and
Polly" believes reserves her smiles for
automobiles with millionaires In 'em
and either dies Of overexertion at play.
| ing bridge or rails at trouser legs in the
winter time of life. Happy am to be
! poor kENSINGTOS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
stain on Taffeta Dress

To the Editor Of Wo,ndn'S Page:
Dear Madam-Will you kindly ad-
wise me what would remove stain
out Of taffeta dress, made by roasted
meat.
Also, will you tell me whether can
get the book of the story in the Eve
EGSo PUBLIC LEDGER called The
Streets of Life? READER.
Sponge the stain with cold or luke
warm water. Then remove the grease
that is left by placing the stained part
on fiat surface and covering II with
French chalk or magnesla. Work II
round gently, so that the fibers of the
silk are not pulled, AS soon as the
powder becomes gummy shake 1t of
| and apply more. Repeat this unu
most OF the stain has disappeared
Then apply more and allow It to re
main over night or longer If necessary
| II YOU cannot let Il stand over nigh
| place a cloth or brown paper over thu
stain and press with a warm iron TO,
| several minutes.
"The streets of Life" has not ye
been published in book form. The EVE
N1Nd PUBLIC. LEDGER has the first ap
pearance of the story?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08

tcdR OF rith helth Grdht, tHe CutCH "
the season.
TF ANY of her friends had ever
l. dreamed that some day Barbara
Knight would face any kind of prob
lem that she would suffer as only an
unhappy woman can. they would have
been more than surprised. they would
have been astounded and highly IN
credulous. Every one conceded that
Barbara had the right TO happiness that
she had been born with a silver spoon
in her mouth. Every one, including the
members of Barbara's family, conspired
to make her way easy for her. TO sit AT
her feet and worship, to give her the
cream on the top of the bottle instead
of shaking II UP and dividing evenly.
From the time when Barbara was n
child Jasper Knight had loved her bet
ter than he loved either of the other Two
children. She had inherited his strong
will. and she always knew what she
wanted ard got n. Eleanor. Barbara
younger sister, was n pretty, huis
thing, with an average amount OF gray
matter under her blonde CURING mar
Kenneth, who was n year oider tnan
Eleanor and two years Epunseir dinns Inn,S
barbara was quiet, rather Studlous
type OF boy, very roma OF nus inorner 1I',i,
who adored him. ana as dllerent tr, from,
his sparkling sister as day is from
night. ,. -,
For a time barbara had thougn. ..
going TO college. college was qute
Fashionable these days, but It mean
four years of very hard work ana soins
serious thought about life, Barbara had hs1
brains, brains TO be cultivated. put ne 3.
! Ca III
had been maze y" u"S! io' rar,;in for
was more lutl 10 ust ",r sGnoii, ho-
social purposes, ara oSia Sne nsh ".tanisbinp q
| cided on very i. iasn.onnnie .,, ,,ris froro
school. where she il,St oCnSr !" ~ o,,nr
wealthy, iamihes anu quee"eu 'e
them all. ,,.,- yor,or, yoted
In her heart OF hearLS. batuaiiaa srhe,,
the girls she met at s'hGoI stuplu' ,s imrs
seemed to be all CUT from lne s"',aS "f
pattern. They cha terSH pretty "a ~
affairs: they Wer" pe"u'ilu pe"eu N luI!N X. Ia ,as,
they PLAYED tennis, soiI' hlwm 'io ,,a roGe
swimming storke, urnNs car, anu Ill,
horseback. IheN> Always wore eNaoo,s 49,
the rlght uh',,S, T,o rUn SPoI. beavy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
The Question Corner
Today's Inquiries


I. What is an easy method OF dry
cleaning" soiled kid gloves!
.. Describe an interesting plaster
accessory for the dressing table.
.. How can violets that have been
worn be fresEened up for the next
day?
4. What material is popular for
summer suits!
). When an engagement is announc-
ed what courtesy should be ex-
tended by the mans mother TO MS
tiancee? 49,.
G. What kind of lace is popular TINS
year?
Yesterdays Answers
1. Brown or red material should be
dyed with green to get goou
Q. Arbutus pink is popular for sum-
mer frocks. , ..
3. White spots on Varnished turnl-
ture can be removed by rubbing
with a polish made OF two parts
of linseed oil to one part OF tur-
An engaged girl should never go
anyvhere with any man but her
fance unless he is related to her.
or unless her fiance Is away and
she goes with his consent
z A pinched and dry looking elbow
can be made softer and prettler BY
massaging every night with cocoa
butter. 80. e.
a The approved sports coat for
SIMMER Is of velvet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
Relatives In Austria

To the Editor OF Womdns PAGE:
Dear Madam have a cousin in Aus,
tria who is seventeen years OF age; ana =
she was born in Brooklyn, n. Y. !
would like to find out through you, IL
possible, whether I can have her come
over to America to live with me. her
father and mother and two other chli-
dren besides this said girl left America
before the war ever started i 90 not
know whether her father was citizen
of America or not.
My relatives are almost starving and
they have hardly anything TO wear, SO !
would like to have my cousin come anu
live with me In America, ana she h is
anxious TO be here, | will also furnish
her with a passport to come here.
-. AN AMERICAN.
You would have to write to the united
States Commissioner General OF lmmi-
grafton, Washington. ID. c.. to get ms
permission. II is difficult to arrange TINS
for Il is almost impossible to obtain q
passport from Austria nowadays.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08

made you might make it yourself by
working together the different varieties
of flowers that you may buy in separate
punches.
The center hat is of rough straw
trimmed with an ostrich feather ex-
tending from the center front to. the
back. with the tip ut the back and the
feather placed with the reverse side
out.
The hat at the right is of leghorn,
and though this type is expensive 1t is
good investment, for next year you
might have it reblocked in next seasons
shape! 1t is trimmed with large rec
velvet flowers across the front and q
green ribbon at the back forming
streamers. "
(Copvrioht. 1890, By Florence Rose)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
Mrs. Wilson'S Menu Contest

to send in the following menu for four
people for tho menu contest.
MRS. g. r. S.
Lettuce Sliced Tomatoes
Mashed Potatoes
Beef Rolades
Bread and Butter Coffee
One small head of lettuce. ....... 10
Two small tomatoes. oes............. 10
One quarter peck of potatoes. -. 81
One quarter pound of bacon. ..... III
One pound of bottom OF round,
cut thin ................ .4C
One quart Of Strawberries. .... sc
Bread and butter, coffee and milk. %
lotal .'.'............ .Sl.ol
What do the readers think Of thi:
menu?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08

NV Dear Mrs. wilson, would like
to submit the following menu LOT tue
contest MRS. J. +. W.
Cream Of Tomato Soup
Dreaded Loin Pork Chops
Buttered Asparagus
Cucumber Salad, French Dressing
Bread Butter
Lemon Pudding
Cream SOUP is too heavy for this kind
of meal. Pork chops are out OF season
and fried meats are also too heaVy TOT
a summer diet. This meal would De
sulendid for winter weather for active
out Of door workers.
NV Dear Mrs. wilson, am sending
IN nv menu for the contest.
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Sliced Tomatoes
Mashed Potatoes string Beans
Baked Rice Pudding
~ Tea or Coffee
Bread and Butter
This is n good menu, and if the des-
sert were other than pudding, IL
would have won prize.
To Mrs. G. w. B.-Evidently you
Jailed TO pan u I'hh 'h'
price lists must be accompanied Dy d
written menu in order to compete In
the menu contest.
Nv Dear Mrs. Wilson-lnclosed hnd
q menu for four people, which we often
have in our family of four: and there Is
..ianty for all, MRS. X. II.
See reply to Mrs. c. W. b.
Nv Dear Mrs. wilson, am send
ine YOU two menus, hoping they VIII DC
of some use
Won have sent a market list and have
.vidently forgotten to build up youl
menus. As this does not comply witt
the rules Of the contest no criticism cai
be given.
q NV Dear Mrs. wilson, would lik
to submit the following menu menu tor TN
contest. Mn''' n "'
Cheese Soufie
Baked Potatoes spinach
N Salad
Bread end Butter
tif Strawberries
THE amount of soufHe that you CAV
ys entirely too small for four people
rnd 40 Is the bread allowance. How
oyer. try again, now that you nav
started in the right direction.
MY Dear Mrs. wilson, would hk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08

One pound Of butter, made into but
ter balls,
One pound of coffee,
One quart of cream.
For Menu No. .
To make fruit cocktail:
One can Of shredded pineapple,
One bottle of ndrdschino cherries,
Eight oranges, cut in dice,
Eight bananas, diced,
Sir apples, diced.
Marinate for one hour and then pour
the juice of two lemons over the mix
ture and serve in sherbet cups.
Seren stalks Of celery, prepared as in
menu No. I,
-Four bunches of tcdtercress,
Three four pound Steping chickens or
about trelre pounds of chicken.
Cook until tender and then cut the
meat into one inch blocks.
Tioo pounds Of mushrooms, cut in
pieces and pdrboiled.
Three quarts Of thick cream sauce,
One-halt dozen rop eggs, beaten into
a sauce,
One tall con Of pimentos, chopped
fine,
Seasoning TO taste,
Add the chicken meat,
Mushrooms,
Juice of three lemons.
One tablespoon of pdprikd.
Toss gently to mix and then serve.
For Menu No. 3
Have the butcher cut seven slices oil
ham, three quarters inch thick. from q
twelve pound ham. Divide into flets
the size of a large slice Of tomato and
then soak the filets in the followipe
mixture over night:
One quart of tcdter.
One pint of moldSses,
One quart of milk.
!, In the morning lift TO a baking par
and dust we'll with -four. Pour two
quarts of milk over the ham and ther
bake in the oven for thirty minutes
Lift to thin slices of toast and place q
poached egg on top. Cover with mush
room sauce.
Mushroom Sauce
! Pare and then cut into pieces tive
| pounds of mushrooms. and then add t,
two and one half quarts of thick cream
sauce.
Use either five punches Of fresh as
/ paraguS or five large cans Of the bes
grade of the canned asparagus.
Fruit Salad
Sir heads Of lettuce.
Pare and dice
One-hdr dozen oranges,
One-hdlf dozen banonas,
One-hap dozen apples.
Place in a bowl and then add three
quarters pound of cocoanut. Toss T.
mix and then turn into individual nest
of lettuce and cover with fruit viii
made from the white of one egg an
one half glass of jelly. Beat until sti
and then use. 1t will require thre
whites of eggs and one and one hal
glasses of apple jelly for this frui
whip.
For Menu No. 4
Nine pint bores Of rdspberries.
Three quarts OF cream.
Nine bunches Of scdIIions or youn
onions,
Sir bunchrs Of rddishes.
Have the butcher French the chor
and then cut three TO the pound. Thi
will require eight pounds OF chops.
One peck Of rerc potatoes,
One basket Of string beans,
Nine CuCumbers for the salad,
Four heads Of lettuce,
One gallon Of ice cream, cut serer :
the quart.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
Wants to Know "Mary"

Dear Cynthia--I have been reading
your column for the last week and am
very much interested in It.
1 happened to read Marys story about
her getting the blues because she Is all
alone. Well. I am young fellow liv-
ing alone and l would like to make
Mary's acquaintance. as I have no girl
friends In this city, and do like
to dance and go TO shows and l would
like to have company such as Mary's
Could YOU tell me how could make
Mary's acquaintance? LONELY.
Cynthia is very sorry, Lonely" but
she cannot bring about introductions
through the column. There is no way
that she knows for you and Mary &c
meet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
The Womdn;s
Exchange
To az. C. M

There is Stenographers' Union,
which was organised year or more ago,
The headquarters Ia at the Women's
Trade Union League, 1900 Arch street
I am not printing your letter. as you
asked me not to-. but the answer will be
put in the column for the benefit OF
others who may want the same informa-
tion. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08

r TITLE JOHNNY woke nm with n bad
co,d tbe other dav and his mother
Lont b;r, 4, hod al, n,ornino. His
father was very much wor,;ed. although
ba ,ros assnrsd that IL raoiiy wasn;,
q fotaI ,diseass ovan 10 H. was HE onIy
son who baS ~ The b"nse seemed
rotbor cb;iia hafora hreotfoat and be
tbopgbt' IL wnuii he a good nlan to
make a Are in the furnace 70 warm
thin9a m ~
Ws went ,D;ei,v down into tho ce,lar
uithout falling anybodv and looked
about for fnai II ssemed wrong to use
nerfectly rood wood. Then he saw a
milo ri magozines old, out of date
things. living In n corner near the steps.
That vas inst wbsp be wanted Tn n
few n;nntss be bod n roaring bIaze,
snd @ he went nnsta;rs m well nleased with
b;mseIf ""s 'p'' "i p
,,S S.ili s9mewhat WI, t. worried orr , ABOUT young
Tho dsy when Se ' came o hack TO the
offica after inncb on Chico how greeted
him With nm annonncement.
s.yonr wifo called IN apd vants Won
n call bor riobt owoy nc soon as yo,,
cot hack She saws ;t,s ;mportsnt,H
ses.I .Imnnrton % y, W;th a s;pI;Su of
tho 'Gm baprt ha rSo,;1sd ~ that That must
mean that Jobnnx was worse. He
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-08
Comfortable Feet.
are the Foundation
of Good Health

A considerable number Of
nervous disorders and general
bodily ailments are due dl'
rectly to ill-fitting shoes. Wom'
Ell cannot be normally healthy
or happy when suffering with
foot discomfort.
Ask your doctor about it. He will
tell you that cramped toes, hign
heels and rigid shanks often cause
fallen arches and many attendan'
forms of poor health.
He will tell you also that there
is a shoe which is comfortable a.
well as good-loking-the CAN'T
LEVER SHOE. :,
The Cantilever Shoe is built on the
natural lines of the foot, with .
flexible arch which supports INV
foot, but at the same time gives
with the motion of walking. Ihs
freedom of movement exercises INV
muscles of the arch and strengthen
them. -
In designing Cantilever Shoes tm
natural inner-sole line is adhere.a
to, so that the bones and ligamen...
of the foot are not distorted as +"
ordinary shoes.