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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

As soon as shes was able to toddle about their small rooms and Rosa help ed to make and bake the spaghetti and haste the chickens for her fathers pa irons, She fed the hens and ducks sn the backyard. Her first taste of tardy came the day when she had to see the most beloved of her roosters transform ed into a roast for the family and the boarders.
 Romance came into her life when her beautiful sister. Carmela. four years older, ran away from home. Their father though Nepolitan and by natural se- quence a music lover, had forbidden his daughters to study music. To remove the temptation he had furnisher them a home without a piano. The reason eDr this was to his mind goodly one. Music though a beautiful art, sprang from and made it's appeal to the emotions. He agreed with the English poet that they are dangerous guides, the feelings I my self am not exempt Besides, girls as beautiful as his Carmela and as magne- tic as Rosa might follow the path cf music to the spge. And did not all know that the "footlights are flashes from the devils eyes?"
 The girls then were only allowed to exercise their voices-young, fresh, sweet and powerful, with the. exquisite bel canto quality of the Italian-in Sunday school There the teachers encourages them to lead the singing To "warm" their fine voices they sang all the ~ry to Sunday school From sheer joy they sang all the way back. Strangers in the town stopped to stare and listen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

fir end to the New Haven restaurant. 1" First, have good dinner. then we'll talk terms" said the proprietor. Rosa's liking for good food de- termined her future, she signed a contract to Sing in the cabaret for three years.
 When the contract expired Carmela the runaway. said: ,'Now you are ready to come up step higher. AL,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

Crude platinum is usually deposited in layers of sand, three and sevenssfeet thick, along the River Isse, Russia, and it's branches, the yield varying from fraction of dram up to oneha. nlnce of crude platimnum for each of nd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

Carmela. the rebel. ran away. She came back now and then for a visie to the home town. She said she was a cabaret singer. Rosa. with a small sisters envy, admired Carmelia's s wonderful city clothes.
 'Go to work yourself. kid and earn them" was her practical advice.
 How" asked her big little sister, for even at thirteen Rosa had ceased to be called Rosita. It seemed so absurd, her father and mother said, to call magnificent creature as tall as themselves. and with a high chest expansion. their little Rose.
 That little motion picture house down the street may want you to sing illustrated songs,'' said the wise one from far-sway but near New York.
 'I will see him" said thirteen-year- old Rosa with the twenty five-year- old will.
 So Rosa applied for work, and the managed asked. What can you sing ?''
 "A lot of Sunday School hymns"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05
THE "PES7" WHO PUSHES
THROUGH A DENSE CROWD
Never Gets Any Satisfaction Out Of Causing So Much Disturb
ance and Only Gives Her Victims Chance to Laugh at Her

comes along you start to close your um :
brella as you put your foot on the step.
But the fussy little man next to you is
afraid you will freeze that way and
keep him standing out in the rain, or
else he thinks that the motorman will
start the car while your foot is on the
step and 60 off without him, or per-
haps he thinks you will get the seat that
he wants. Whatever he thinks, he
pushes up; getting in the way SO that
you cannot put down your umbrella,
and steps hurriedly into the car ahead of
you, brushing your handbag almost
out of your hand as he does so. Then
when he gets in, he finds the car SO
crowded that he has to stand on the
platform, anyhow, and you stand back
of him and smile. And you want to
say, "Ha, ha. smarty !"
Fortunately there's always that! The
innocent sufferers who have been showed
aside by people like this, thrown back
and, treated like any other underbrusl
can always follow after, stand in the
background and laugh. The annoyed
expression Of the man or woman who
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05

TIME crowd waiting for the subway
i car was dense enough. The car,
whom IL came along, was full enough.
The discomfort of pushing into the car
and finding room in which to stand was
bad enough. And then two women
felt that they had to add to all this by
pushing and tearing the crowd apart
to get In first. They must have thought
that they could get seats II they did
that. But il they had looked inside
first they would have seen that all the
seats and almost all the standing room
had been filled some time ago. But
they have formed the habit of pushing
frantically and they can never break
themselves of it. And SO they fought
and hurried and made life generaliy
miserable for everybody around them-
and when they got inside there was
nnthine for them to do but stand there.
People like this are the ones who
cause panics. In a dense crowd at
street corner, during the passing OF
narade they are the ones who push
and mill and screw themselves up TO-
ward the front Of the pavement. Wltn
each push they give, some one has TO
give way a little, and before long
there is one Of those, breath taking ana
utterly unnecessary brushes in when
other women faint and have to be car
Rod ont And the women who have
pushed so hard can sec no better than
thew could before they started their
senseless driving.
When you are standing with a group
~ neople in the entrance to store,
taking refuge from passing shower,
This Kind Of person is always in evi-
depce. She comes out Of the door and
is much annoyed at the crowd. So she
takes you by the elbows to put you
aside, fights her way franticaIy out
to the .street-and discovers that it's
raining. And then she has to come
back.
CoMETIMES It isn't a she, it's he.
- You stand at a street corner in the
rain. waiting for the trolley. When 1t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05

add two thirds cup of milk and work
t. smooth dough with spoon. Spread
in we'll creased and Toured pan and
bake in hot oven for eighteen minutes.
Remove from the pan and split open.
Butter and fill with crushed and sweet
ened fruit and serve with cream Gus
tard sauce or fruit whip.
Almost endless variety of shortcakes
may be prepared from this recipe. using
the canned or dried fruit stewcd figs,
raisins. dates, etc.
Pastry
Place two cups of pancake -four in
bowl and add six tablespoons of
shortening; rub into the flour thorough
ly and then add five tablespoons Of ice
water and mix to a dough- then roll
on the Toured pastry board.
Quick Bread
This style of bread is becoming very
popular, due TO the fact that it il
easily and quickly made and that
the addition of nuts, raisins and other
dried fruits, when chopped fine, fur
nishes a splendid variety. This bread i,
at its best when one day old.
10 make the bread, place in a mixing
bowl
Itco and one-hdt cups Of pancake
-four.
Ore cup of milk or ,c1tcr,
Three tablespoons of strip,
I'co tablespoons OF shortening.
Work to a smooth dough and ther
turn into we'll creased oblong loaf
shaped pan and bake in moderate
oven for forty minutes.
This bread can be toasted and is de-
licious. The prepared pancake flour
needs no salt or baking powder and is
ready for instant use by simply adding
water or milk. Usually these pre-
pared fiours contain the dried and pre-
pared milk and eggs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05
Please Tell Me
What TO DO
BY CYNTHIA
"6lack.Eved Billie" Is Happy

"5laek-Eyed Billie" Is Happy
Dear Cynthia want to thank you
for your advice, and Alpina's, too; it
was greatly appreciated. l do not feel
so badly now, for I feel, that it
happened for the best (for / did miss
JIM. and every one advised that |
should be thankful. which now ! am,
In my other letter ! forgot to tell you
that Jim disapproved Of dancing, so l
didn't learn. Now that we have parted,
some of my girl friends are teaching me,
and like it very much, but | wouldn't
think to go to any public dances" or
dance halls" not that they aren't re-
spectacle places to go to, but because I
don care for such 60 you see | just
| like dancing for my own pleasure and
to entertain my friends. Then. too. | IN
a great lover of music and am consid-
cred good player.
Alpha, | have a brother, kind and
loving, who greatly grieved over Jim S
action and said he would like to tar
and feather him, and Alpha, do you
know that | think you are a real sensi-
BILE man, the kind greatly respect and
| hope you may meet your "ideal girl"
soon and that she will do all in her
| power TO make you happy. for you de-
serve 1t. Get the idea out your head
that YOU are not a marrying man, for
YOU are, and you'll meet her some day
for God is good. Do You love music?
would like to place YOU in n comfy chair
and play YOU off to Dreamland, but
guess | must have sent Jim to Dream
land too much and he must have met
another girl, don't you think?
Cynthia and Alpha, will you both
please tell me if you think it unladylike
to whistle? I'm a great whistler, for
[ cannot sing. While I'm working
around home doing housework I'm
whistling and / feel as though I
wouldn't want any of my friends to
catch me. BLACK EYED BILLIE.
You're lucky to be- able to whistle, my
dear. Plenty of girls would be willing
to be considered unladylike if they could
do more than groan and blow when they
try to whistle. No, 1 don't think it's
unladylike to whistle around the house,
although it would not do on the street.
l am. glad you look at this thing
so sensibly. l know you will be hap
pier,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05
Many Good Ideas for Vwi-
GUS Kinds Of Mullins,
Biscuits, WaNes and
! Shortcake Are Giuen
Quick Bread Is Popular Be-
cause Easily Made and
adaptable to Many Varia-
ttonS

by Mrs. NJ. n. "lLSON
fCopurt0ht, 1890, bU Mrs. ". 4. Wilson. An
rights rescrred.J
MANY requests have come to me
1Fl lately asking for methods of using
the pancake flour. This leads me to
believe that many housewives have laid
in a goodly supply of this -four Pan
cake -four can be used for mullins. bis
cults. waff1es, shortcakcs. pic crusts
and quick breads.
How to Make Mullins
Place in n mixing bowl
T,ro cups of pancake -four.
Ono and one quarter cups Of mater,
Tuo tablespoons Of S,rHp.
Beat TO mix thoroughly and then
bake in well creased muffin pans for
twenty minutes in a hot oven.
Rice Mullins
Add one cup OF cold boiled rice or
wheat cereal to the muffin mixture ana
beat hard to mix thoroughly and then
bake as usual.
Bran Biscuits
Place In a mixing bowl
TUo cups of pancake -four,
One cup of bran,
Tsco tablespoons shortening.
Rub between the hands 10 m'A anu
then add
Ttoo tablespoons Of strip,
Three quarters cup of MIX.
Work to a smooth, elastic dough ana
then roll cut three quarters of an lnch
thick. Cut and brush the tops OF the
biscuit with water. Bake IN not
oven for fifteen minutes.
Biscuits
Place in a bowl
Tuo and half cups OF pancake -four.
Rub into the -four two tablespoons
of shortening and then mix TO a dough
with two thirds cup of milk or water
and work until smooth. Roll or pat out
three quarters inch thick and then cut
and bake as for bran biscuits.
Waffies
Place in a mixing bowl
One und re-bdlf cups Of pancake
-four,
Three quarters cup Of ratcr,
Ono egg,
Ono tablespoon of sirup,
One tablespoon of shortening.
Beat to mix and then bake in hot
waffle irons.
ShOrtcakc
Place one and one half cups of pan
cake flour in mixing bowl and then
add four tablespoons of shortening and
rub into the flour thoroughly. Now
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05
For FLOWERS

Japanese Jars and bowls in b,r..
green's are pretty for holiday snd
flowers. Many Of the new ine,nocr indoor
potteries come in good shapes aps pssns.'
dull tones. A basket is alwaSsS Su soft
whether it be an inexpensive ona n good
Japan, a round, rich brown ono s ron
Normandy or woodsy one from b,soaf IRON
field. oeer.
If you are planning a long ho-
window, you may have one that ~ a,tt tot
the sill or one that stands on leys Se.s .s o. q
own. 100 VI III
Boxes painted to match your ,.. :,
work are pretty, too. Perbans w wood
like a white or black box, trimmseoSd sod WI VII
flowers, the colors to match r your wiz VIII
tains. Flowering plants are bastc cur
palmer boxes. Gray green 10 e's a II
neutral color. Plain black is efo goo
Boxes Of any kind of wicker are prCtlve nro..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05

PIE DJble Hdt Is Oh Udrh-Dlue thIttb
A Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Rose
TUST as sure to come in the spring
- as the crocuses that stick up their
pretty purple or yellow heads in the
suburban gardens and city parks as soon
as winter SHOWS abate is the one piece
navy blue serge street frock. And, like
the spring flowers. you don't ever seem
to get tired of it. 1t always looks
smart and smartness year after year is
the thing that the well dressed Ameri-
can woman wishes to achieve.
For my own part, I am very glad that
the fashion for wearing organdic and
other washable collars and cuffs with
our blue serge frocks has been revived.
For the woman who must make one
dress do for many occasions there is
undoubted advantage. Never fail to
have two sets made for the frock at the
outset so that you may always have Que
on hand to use when the one on the
frocl becomes soiled or mussed.
There is the touch of color-which
seems to be playing such an important
role in the clothes this year. In this
case it consists of colored wool used
to ornament the straps on the waist of
the frock.
The hat is of dark blue taffeta which
by the way, is about the best selection
that you can make for hat to put
on now and wear for several months.
! The taffeta hat is light in weight. The
chances are that it will be lighter than
some of the summer hats that you get
| later. and for that reason It is an ex
celent sort of hat to have on hand to
use for travelling and long motor trips
But l am downright sorry for tht
woman who with only one hat season
selects one that is bright colored. She
is marked by it, Her friends tell her
that they can spot her easily now "or
account of her hat and years fron
now friends will recall this season tc
her as "the year you had that lemon
colored or jade green or flame colored
| hat So if you are getting along witt
only one hat, select something like thu
one in the picture-something that i!
not striking in color or in trimming.
Copyright. 1920. by Florence Rose)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05

My Dear Mrs. Wilson--Will you
kindly give me the recipe for making
brown betty? Is it to be eaten warm
or cold, with or without sauce? Also
how to clarity fat Thanking you in
advance for your kindness to
DAILY READER.
Brown Betty
Brown betty may be eaten either hot
or cold; usually with sauce or stewed
frult. Place in Il mixing bowl
Tro cups of bread crumbs,
One teaspoon Of nutmeg,
One-hdU cup Of brolCn sugar.
str tablespoons Of melted shortening.
Rub between the hands to mix thor
oughly. and then grease baking dish
and place layer of crumbs in the bot
tom aud then Il layer of thinly sliced
apples. Repeat until the dish is full.
using about one quart of thDly sliced
apples. Sprinkle each layer of apples
with brown sugar and cinnamon. Have
layer of bread crumbs on top. Now
pour three quarters of cup of water
over the betty, place in a moderate oven
and bake for forty five minutes; cover
Ihe pudding for first twenty minutes.
10 clarity fat: Cut the suet or fat
~ ~ rs duO pace IN saucepan
with plenty of cold water. Bring TO a
boil and cool until melted down. Strain
and let cool Reheat and then strain
through piece of cheesecloth and let
cool. 1t is then ready to use.
My Dear Mrs. Wilson-Will YOU
kindly favor me with a recipe for an
old fashioned molasses cake? Thank
ing you for your kindness.
MRS. c. i. p.
Old Fashioned Molasses Cake
/ Place in a mixing bowl:
( One cup Of brorn sugar,
| Three quarters cup of shortening,
/ 1'ioO eggs.
/ Cream well and then add
/ One cup Of moldsses,
One cup Of strong black coffee,
/ Five cups of sifted flour,
Three lercl tablespoons of baking
, potoder,
Trco Ierel tablespoons Of cinnamon,
! One lerel tablespoon Of ginger
One teaspoon of alspice,
One teaspoon Of clores.
Beat to mix and then bake in we'll
CREASED and Toured pan in a slow over
for fifty minutes.
My Dear Mrs. Wilson-Will you
kindly insert in your column a cor
rect formula for cake recipe?
A CONSTANT READER.
You failed to state the variety o
cake desired. See the cake recipes, com
ing, and those for the holidays.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05

Don't worry about perfect results.
Use Diamond Dyes" guaranteed to
give new, rich, fadeless color to any
fabric, whether it be wool, silk, linen.
cotton or mixed goods-dresscs, blouses,
stockings, skirts, children's coats,
feathers, draperies, coverings.
The Direction Book with each pack =
age tells so plainly how to diamond dye
over any color that you can not make a
mistake.
To match any material. have druggist
show you Diamond Dye" Color Card -
ADJ.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05

has won place at such cost to 80.
when he or she finds that now ~ tSat SuttneyI
or she has It there isn't anytbinsa aas AZ .
with it, makes up for some Of X. % y d
comfort. Perhaps, after ali. tbsvcii e Gus
better punishment than You conIS =.
sibly think up yourself, much ne pcs
would like to, for this greatest soO
human pests VI al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05
List of Syndlcates

List Of Syndicates
To the Editor Of Womdn'S Page:
Dear Madam--Will you kindly send
me the names of syndicates to which I
can send short stories for magazines ?
Also is Chicago Poetry" a magazine
devoted exclusively to poetical articles,
and is the address simply Chicago?
r. II. G..
I am sending the list of syndicatcs.
There is a magazine called Poetry" "
which is published at 543 Cass street,
Chicago. II is not devoted exclusively
to poetry, although there are a number
of poems in it. But there are also re =
views, comments on various subjects
and events and informal essays.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05
No Charae for This

TO the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam-Kindly tell me what
It would cost to have picture and the
engagement of a friend announced in
the EVENING Pubic LEDGER.
Where I could send it and how, and
do you have to show proof?
|, A. Il. T.
There is no charge for publishing
either the picture or the announcement
in the society columns. Send the pic
ture to the Society Editor, EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER, accompanied by the
announcement and your telephone NUN
Der, so that the engagement can be
verified There are no promises made
about using all the pictures sent in, for
space may be scarce, or the picture may
not be the kind that will reproduce In
the paper, but whenever it is possible
then pictures are used, free of charge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05
ROXBOROUGH AND PHILLY.
Now Do You Understand, T. 3. P.7

Dear Cynthia have been reading the
different answers to Buck Private's'
letter on why do girls close their eyes
when they are being kissedt" | am
going to try to answer that question,
and see if / can succeed.
When ] take my baby in my arms
and kiss her | could just take a wee
bit of her dear little cheek so great is
my love for her. When ] feel this way
| just close my eyes for fear | might.
Some girls who are really in love have
the same passion for their lover as I
have, or any other mother has for her
babe. If the boys were bit smaller
they would pick them up and hold
them tight in their arms.
The mother in every girl shows when
she really has found the one she loves.
Those who think it is just foolishness
should just wait until they are really
honest to goodness in love.
I close my eyes when my big boy
kisses me, for love him.
\ LITTLE MOTHER OF NORRIS
TOWN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05
MRS. WILSON'S RECIPES
FOR PANCAKE FLOUR
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 to Mrs. NJ. A.
Wilson, EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER,
Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05
The Question Corner
Today's Inquiries

/. Who is Miss Agnes Gleason, of
Boston?
>. What color is Atlantic?
3. Describe a pretty suit of jersey
cloth for spring.
J. How is an unusual and attractive
nightgown made?
.. What superstition is connected
with the wearing of sapphire?
3. How can turned up hat of vel
vet or silk be frightened up?
Yesterdays Answers
1. Alum melted in an iron vessel
makes good cement for broken
china or glass.
:. The wall behind the sink in the
kitchen can be kept spotless and
fresh if a sheet Of easily cleaned
white oilcloth is tackled oyer the
wallpaper.
j. Pretty trimming for the front of
a nightgown or underwaist is a
tlgurc eight made of shirred foot
ing with a tiny edging of lace.
4. a long handled dustpan is Il con-
!onient household help for clean
ing.
.. Many Of the new suits for sprinr
are made in the Eton style.
%. ~ pretty hat for the girl with a
piquant face is turned back off tho
face in front, with two punches
OF ostrich feathers dropping over
the hair on the sides.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-05
Adventures
With Purse

WE ALL of us have our peculiarities'
w Here is one of NINE always
notice a person hands and nallS' l
honestly believe, for instance. that II
all nv school teachers, beginning with
NV first grade teacher, were to place
themselves behind a sheet, displaying
only their hands, l could recognize each
one by her nails. But, although OF an
innateIy credulous mind. | hardly believe
that they could be persuaded to do that,
so my statement goes uuchallenged.
However, to continue, my purpose IN
this adventure is TO tell you of nail
polish that will be greatly appreciated
by the woman who understands the I'm =
portance of having well-kept nails. Inc
beauty of this polish is that it lasts so
long. | have known myself to rub some
on my nails and have them retain their
polish for two or three days. 1t is a
dry paste. very easily applied, and
one jar lasts forever and a day. The
price is fifty cents.
Of all the Old World stones for neck
laces. pendants and rings, think that
cool green Jade is the loveliest. Not only
does it make such effective jewelry, but
it brings out all the whitoncss and
softness of a we'll shaped hand or round
ed neck. And of all the Jade settings
I have ever seen / think the pendants
I saw today are the most exquisite.
They are set with real Chinese jade,
these pendants. mounted in gold. One
has a tassel of baroque pearls. Another
is encrusted with a queer gold Chinese
insignia. The pendants have all been
repriced because the shop is about to
be moved. Prices begin around SO.
The minute the first seductive hint
st spring comes into the air, it leaves
me, not pining for green hills and sunny
streams-not until later. Its first in
Auence is to fill me with an overpowcr
ing desire to wash curtains and buy
all sorts of new things for the tiny
little place Peter and / call home. Per
haps that is why I was particularly
impressed with the linen luncheon sets
But that is not the only reason, for
also recognized bargain. The sets are
of thirteen pieces, linen c0lored, wifi
tiny fine scallops in dull green or ole
blue--the very thing for the early sprin!
luncheon table. The price of these set
Is $3.50 each,