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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14

Mrs. Wilson
ANSWERS Queries

NV Dear Mrs. wilson--How would
vou advise me to fix small pig. for
roastineP / know how to nix nam
or shoulder, but / don't remember
whether we left the head and feet on.
I am very much interested in your
recipes.
Your query was answered a few
weeks ago.
To Roast a Sucking Pig
HIVE the butcher put the pig into
shane md then wash in plenty of warm
water Wine dry and then rub with
obortenipo and dust with -four. Place in
n large baking pan in hot oven for one
honr Then reduce the heat to moderate
and bake fourteen or sixteen pound
nig for four hours, basteeing every fif-
t,,e,, minutes with boiling water. Use
about three pints. A filling may be
placed in the pig if desired
NV Dear Mrs. Wilson-Will you
kindly tell me what. to use to make
an icing for cocoanut layer cake, as
| cannot get sugar, and how to use it!
MRS. G. A. r.
Use pulverized sugar or place.
One and one-hat cups of granuldted
sugar,
One-half cup of aodter,
in n saucepan and cook until it forms
a soft ball when tested in cold water,
and then pour in a fine stream upon
stifly beaten white of egg. Ice the cake
with this while icing is warm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
From a Young Reader

Dear Cynthia-In reading the EVE
MING PUBLIC LEDGER of February 9,
1920. ! came upon an article pertain
ing to nationality. In this article it
had 70 do with italians, and as l am
an italian ! feel Obliged to answer.
This girl must be behind in her history
studies or else she would have heard or
studied Goodwin Smiths famous
above All Nations Is Humanity. y
Does this girl not know that the pres
ent war, if traced to the bottom. was
know the Germans fought not only 10
rule the world but to conquer the
Slays or slaves, as the Germans called
them: But now all the great men arc
trying to do away with nationality.
BY that I mean not to consider his or
her nationality. SO ! wish this will
convince her that nationality does not
make the man. From a fourteen year
old ITALIAN BOY.
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Here's a Challenge
for All the Readers!

Dear Cynthia-Here is an argu-
ment nv friends and | had one eve
ming. 1t will afford much food for
thought, yet will always remain
a mystery. Now I would like to
hear what your readers have to say
on this argument, and what are their
opinion and reason on the sub
iect of Glove and Death" Which
Is the stronger, dear readers? Let
us all have something to say on it.
I am sure it will amuse us all to
hear what each one of us has to
say on the matter, as /, later on,
will also voice my opinion. What
do you say. Cynthia? What do
you say. readers? Come on, let me
hear from YOU all. Say everything
you can; you cannot be ashamed of
what you say, and hide your face
in the corner-it is only print
and we will let Cynthia decide
which wins. My subject. as l have
stated before. is entitled Love and
Death" or Love or Death" I
say Love is the greater. Come
on. readers, what do you say?
am,
A PRETTY LITTLE BRUNETTE.
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THE GLAD SURRENDER
In Which Harriet Long Makes a Call
BY EAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copyright, 1880, bv the Public Ledger Co.

"No one will be there he said
abruptly.
Harriet sat back in her chair and
was silent for minute. May | call
on her." she said finally.
"Of course. by all means" he re-
turned, IAN right, Miss Rhodes" as
the secretary appeared in the door. "I'm
ready for you now. Sorry, Harriet,
but | must turn you out" And Har-
rict much to her chagrin, found herself
rising mechanically and walking past
Miss Rhodes. whose calm Indifference
vas broken by faint expression of
amusement IS Mrs. Long passed her.
Harriet called on Laurel the next
day. Gran over the telephone had given
her Laurpl'S address on East Eleventh
street and She wondered at herself as
she climbed the three fights of stairs.
She rang the bell and a tall girl with
a mass of ruddy hair opened the door.
She wore a plain neutral colored frock
of gray. embroidered in orange wool
She had amazing eyes. Behind her a
rather attractive room made q pretty
background. The tall girl held out slim
fingers; her manner was quite perfect
Harriet was little breathless. and
she said little jcrkily, 81 am Gran
vile Burton sister in law, Harriet
Long
Laurel coIorcd. "How nice of you
! to search me out UP here" she said,
her heart hammering furiously but her
manner quite calm.
She drew out the most comfortable
chair in the room for Harriet, and
curled herself up on the black velour
divan with the yaricolored pillows piled
at her back Harriet thought she had
never seen any one so lovely as this
girl. No wonder Gran was in love with
! her. she was quite enchanting. quite
| different, 1t was rather difficult to
+ fathom the girl. Here was no cheap
| adventures, but a woman of breeding,
a girl who made her own way in the
world, but who was evidently of a
| good family and was lovely to look at.
Harriet had come to patronize. but
she found no opportunity. She was
| glad now that she had taken this course
and had come to call on the girl. She
congratulated herself on her cleverness,
u only just heard the news yester
day she explained. "And, of course,
wanted to meet you. Gran tells me
that you are going to be married quietly
next week Aren't the children going
to be therc?"
'No | don't believe So" Laurel said
slowly. II wanted them, but Mr.. Bur
ton thought it best not to have any
one" She made no effort to tell their
plans, she felt intuitively that Harrip,
had not come in the spirit of welcoming
her into the family, but simply out OF
curiosity and when Harriet left she
knew no more about anything than sh,
had before.
Continued ON Monday
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14

those days there was no backinr -.
In those days the sacred urn was fI,as fIIu',
with the names of all the msiders
the neighborhood, and all the vou,ia u
in that neighborhood were comnsllas
to stand in line and take their tursa
drawing names from the urn nv
names they drew were the names ~
the girls who would be their swoot
hearts for a year, and they must /.
as true to those girls as they wouIS
be to their fancees. "'''a
IN Rome, you know, a YOUNG ma.
could not conveniently sprain his anIl.
and have to stay away from the draw
ing. He could not have a hus;no,.
engagement in New York, and o,,,s' soms
how forget to come back in time, u.
would never have been allowed. evan
by the other boys in line, to disca,i
one name for another that he lleS
better. He must 60 through with i '
and 60 through with it according \.
custom. And only once! There wss
no losing of one name, walking around
the block and getting back into linz
again for another one. There was ma
turning up of supercilious noses nn
ungracious mumbling Of "Good night
That wall -fower!"
Oh, it would be hard for some Of mn,
very young, very opinionated and yerv rs
uncouth young men il we FOLLOWED
that custom now on Valentines Davi
But what good thing it would be IL,
them? And how some of these pfrls
who have been overlooked for little or
no reason would laugh to see them
caught and held in the wise of a custom
that could not be broken. I think 4
would be amusing to see one of ths
least polite of these young thinrs
wished on" girl with whom he hsd
over and over again refused to dance
I think she could not be blamed for
being just little, or even great deal
naughty and disdainful with him.
should like very much to see it bappen
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
THE OLD VALENTINES DAY
WAS RATHER HARD ON BOYS
And You'd Be Much Harder Some Of the Boys of Todr
Who Dance With Whom They Like and Completely \
Overlook Politeness

CT. VALENTINES Day! This is
~ that day of great mystery to those
very youthful ''lovers" who wait anx-
iously for every mail and try earnestly
to recognize the carefully disguised
printing on the envelope. This is the
day when Betty enters the office be-
hind large bouquet, and Peggy offers
chocolates from a certain heart shaped
box. And on this day there are parties
and dances, where Betty and Peggy
and all their friends will play and
dance and sing and laugh.
And after those parties there will
be some girls, perhaps not so pretty
as Betty and Peggy, perhaps just as
pretty, but not such good dancers:
perhaps just as pretty, just as good
dancers, but just bit shy, who. will
go home and say to their mothers:
"'Why is it that the. boys only dance
with certain girls and never bother
about the others at ALP And they
will tell of rows of boys standing along
the wall, looking over the dancers,
watching, smoking, while plenty of
girls, crazy to dance, and able to dance,
sat near and also waited. They Will
tell of boys dancing with certain girls,
and certain girls only, because they
are sure of not getting "stuck' with
them. They will tell of coming home
alone, frightened and unhappy, because
all the boys wanted to walk home with
these certain girls. Oh, they tell many
tales of "choosy" boys who would not
think of doing anything they did not
want to do, who would be rude rather
than inconvenienced, who would hurt
some one else rather than annoy them
selves.
r. WONDER how they would have
i managed during the old Roman
Valentines Day, these young boys who
would break up drawing for partners
if they realized that they were draw
ing girl they did not like? For in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14

to Cynthia l have noticed a remarkable
change in my sweetheart, which, if
defined, would mean that he has realized
that person doesn't know a good thing
when he has it. So, Experience,
may Innocence offer you a tiny bit
of advice, and that is, to be careful.
because a person can stand so much
and no more?
Please accept my heartiest wishes
that you'll soon be rid of that demon
Jealousy" and will then enjoy fully
your worldly riches.
Buck Private, / would like to tell
YOU that you are admired by boosters
and not knockers. "INNOCENCE.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
A Daily Fashion Talk by Florence Rose

nISCRETION is the greater part of
- valor. you know. in clothes as we'll
as in love affairs. II you are not sure
of your color sense you will always be
wiser not to indulge in colors at ALL
but to limit yourself to navy blues,
blacks or brown monotones for day time
and single color effects for evening.
But if every one played safe in this
way, what dull world we would live
in How unnteresting the whole sub
iect of womcn's clothes would become
if no one ever wore daring combinations
of colors.
The clothes planned for the approach E
ing spring give promise of being moro
colorfu than has been the case for scv-
pral seasons. To be sure the first coming
of spring always calls out numbers of
bright colored hats-sometimes bright
green, sometimes scarlet. sometimes
rose, sometimes yellow of bright blue.
But this season there is reason to be
lieve that there will be general inter
est in colors. And everywhere you will
sec the interesting combination of colors
that produces the smart and distinctive
effect.
Green is used in many combinations.
Sometimes you see it with one of the
shades of light brown. The effect is
interesting though not always becom
ing. Again you will see green wed
with blue-navy blue sometimes and
sometimes brighter, lighter blues. In
the georgette frock shown today you
will see the combination of one of the
brighter blues with green. There is
lavish use of embroidery in the green
silk. and of matching green ribbon are
made the girdle and sash decorated
at either side of the front with bouquet,
OF flowers
Some seasons we would have selected
black hat to wear with this frock
Now there is Il tendency to wear hats
matching the frock. This does not mean
that black hats are not worn. They
are, very much, because black is still
popular hue for frocks of all sorts.
But the woman who can have many
hats season provides herself usually
with hats to 60 with her various frockS
This hat is large, extremely so in fact
It's sole trimming consists of a wreath
of flowers with a generous sprinklinl
of green foliage that tones in with thu
embroidery on the frock.
In Paris there is a decided tendency
to make hats that are very wide. Large
hats, hats as large as the one showr
here, are not at all exceptional in tn,
Paris millinery openings, and oftenel
| than not the hat shows distance from
side to side than from front to back.
Copyright. 1920. by Florence Rose.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
She's Italian, Too

Dear Cynthia-I am frequent read
er of your column and enjoy it very
much. Last evening while reading it
over l was very much amused with the
outpourings of certain person who
sigEed herself Anxious" particularly
when she touched upon the nationality
of her friend. who. from her own de-
scription of him, certainly must have
been a perfect gentleman,
As to his Italian nationality. ] am
proud to say that l am descendant from
the same good, old race, whose in
domitable spirit and bravery have been
the admiration of the world, especially
during this war.
However if this young man was an
Italian, it certainly was not to his
credit to say that he was French.
AMERICAN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
Many Who Liue Alone
You'd Like to Cook
Their O,vn Meals if Only
They Knew Proportions
Here Are Some Dishes That
Are Prepared for Those
People - Biscuits, Gus
tards, OmeIets and Meats
BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON


fCopvri0ht, 1920. bv Mrs. ". A. Wilson.
All Rights ReSerDedJ
TNHE lone man or woman must eat as
4 well balanced a diet as would the
family of four or five. Tho problem
confronting those who wish to prepare
sheir own bite is the proportions Many
people use the chatting dish or the clet-
trio grill for the individual cooking, be-
cause it is most convenient. clean and
economical. The natural instinct to
puttPr and fuss over bit of food our
selves Is as old as the history of man,
and while most people who live alone
usually dine out in the evening. every
once in so often there comes longing
for the impromptu feast which can be
provided by ones own hands.
The electric grills can easily be trans
formed into ovens with the portable
tops that can be purchased. These ovens
will roast, bake and broil. The entire
equipment may be placed on an alumi-
mum tray on the table.
Biscuits for One
Place in q bowl
One cup of -four,
One quarter teaspoon Of salt.
Tico teaspoons of baking pocder.
Sift to mix and then rub in one table
spoon of shortening and use five cable
spoons of water to mix to a dough
Work until smooth in the mixing bowl.
then turn on large platter and flatten
with the palm of the hand. Cut and
Il Aor
and bake for fifteen minutes in n hot
oven. This amount will make six bis
cults.
Baked Custard
Place in bowl
One cup of milk,
One eqg,
Three tablespoons Of sugar,
Pinch Of salt,
One teaspoon of rdnilld.
Beat to mix thoroughly. pour into
two well buttered custard cups. set in
pan of water and bake in slow oven
until firm in the center.
Omelet for One
Place in n small bowl
Yolk of one eQG.
Ttco tablespoons of milk.
One quarter teaspoon of salt,
tHct " pepper.
Beat to mix. Beat the white of an
egg until stiff and then gently fold in
the prepared yolk of egg. Heat the
omelet pan and add two tablespoons
of shortening. Bacon fat is splendid for
this purpose. Turn in the egg mixture
and shake gently until firm. Fold and
roll. Turn on a hot dish and serve.
Three Meals From a Small Steak
Select small sirloin or Delmonico
steak and cut the flank end and then
remove the bone. Divide the steak
into two filets, 1t is important to have
the steak cut three fourths of an inch
thick or even one inch thick.
To Serve
Steak and mushrooms-Parca and cut
into pieces two ounces of mushrooms,
using the stem as we'll as the buttons.
Parboil for five minutes and then drain.
Now pan broil the steak and then
when ready to serve. add two table
spoons of butter and the mushrooms.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14

tUCcFs
DURTON swung around in his chair
ID and met his sister in laws eyes
direct.
well" he asked dryiy.
He knew what she was thinking and
1t made absolutely no difference to him.
Don't you think you'd better make
the best of it, he asked.
Harriet was thinking rapidly. After
all Mrs. KParcy had said. that beau
tiful young woman, and then, too,
Gran was too fastidiouS to be suited
with Just any one. Besides it was
quite fashionable since the war 10 af
feet a democratic attitude. And she
could not afford to break with tlran.
He was too firmly established. If the
girl were at all DTcseutablr, he could
carry her with him wherever he liked;
she might have any triumph and surely
II she. Harriet Long. declared herself
on their side she would have more in
hupnce in the future than she would
If she were disagreeable. So she forced
a smile to her face and said quickly:
"Of course, Gran, you can't blame
me for being surprised,
"Oh, every one will be surprised. "
ana ne SnTNSRtu uiH sh"ulHrlS'
Aren't you going to tell me any
thing about herr" And Harriet forced
one of her brilliant smiles.
''There's nothing else to tell. We're
going to be married next Monday"
Next Monday" Harriet had not
dreamed of such haste.
''Well, why not? There isn't going
70 be a wedding. went through all
of that once
Gran. how can you?' Harriet's tone
was shocked,
"Wer. | tell you, this girl is differ .
ept there's no nonsense about her, and
/ believe, Harriet, that you were urging
me to marry not long ago.
Eyes, was, G-an. but | thought
some one in our own set. some one who
would know how to manage your house
and take care of of your children
''Yes, like that child you picked out
for me, ] suppose" Harriet WINGED,
Gran always knew how to strike in the
weakest part of ones armor. II tell
you this girl has brains; she's worth
4 hundred of these hot-house flowers
chat you would pick out for me.
''But, Gran, the wedding" Harriet
persisted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
Thev All Break engagements

Dear Cynthia-I have met a great
many boys. but not one of them has
ever kept all of the engagements he has
made with me. They all at one time
or other broke an engagement or cut
me, and once one refused an invita-
tion of mine to go to a dance and ac-
cepted another girls. Are all boys
this way? l am disgusted with boys
now DIMPLES.
All boys are not this way, or at least
they should not be. 1t is very rude Of
them to break engagements with you.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
Fashion Hints

The new neck lines are the low souars
in front. the high neck buttoned to the
base of the throat and the modified Jenny
neck with n front slash.
The evening gowns seen in Paris show
the new off shoulder line in the bodice.
short puffed sleeves in one with thu
bodice are new and decidedly quaint,
The fitted line is new and in direct con
trast to the straight silhouette we have
seen.
Colored embroideries are used on
many of the afternoon frocks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
Something in This

Dear Cynthia i have read with
interest a discussion in your column
as to the reason girl closes her eyes
while being kissed.
Ny impression is that she has prob
ably Just told the fellow that he's the
first one she has ever kissed, and is
ashamed to look him in the face. Pub
lish that one if you dare.
INA WRETCH.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
rhanLs Erom "InnoceneeD

Dear Cynthia beg to take this op,,
portunity of thanking you for your kind
advice given me few weeks ago.
I should also like to thank "Experi
ence" for his kind advice, and am
very grateful to him for his best. wishes
for my future happiness. ! sincerely
wish, however, that "Experience"
could do away with his Jealousy, after
having, what seems to me oil the
worldly riches. ! would like to tell
you, "Experience, that d separation
of a week from my friend has brought
him to his senses, and since i last wrote
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
Oysters on Half Shell
Beef Stew With Vegetables
Coleslaw
Pie Coffee
Apple Pie

1t will hardly pay for the lone bache-
lor to bake. He can purchase the
needed desserts at the various speciality
shops. Pepncrhash. cream cabbage
and other delicacies may be selected
from the dclicatessen stores.
Purchase good brand of salad
dressing. pickles and relishes. They
help out meal and thus provide va
riety. Also the bachelor chef may
keep on the pantry shelf two cans of
good sardineS. either the French or
the Portuguese is good. and select
the one quarter siz". These may De
grilled or served on toast or in Il salad.
Two cans of wet pack shrimp-for
creole curry of shrimp, shrimp Ia
Newburg or shrimp salad.
Small cans of either sockcye, Co.
lumbia or deep red salmon can be
Used in the same manner as the shrimp.
Now the pottcd or canned meats car
be used to help out the lone bachelor
in { very real way-their use elimi
uatrS the cooking of the raw products.
| have tried the various SauSagps.
chile con carne. roast beef, hash. gou-
lash. and have found them to be splen-
did and suitable for the individual
hOusekeeper TIE lone cook will need
to keep particularly vigilant eye
upon the menus and remember that Il
supply of green foods is of the utmost
Importance, particularly lettuce. celery.
radishcs, Young onions and cabbage. in
the form of cabbage salad and cole
slaw, creamcd cabbage and pepper
hash
These uncooked vegetables with n
liberal diet of fresh foods arc protec-
tive and they will prevent many di
gestive disturbances from which the
lone diner frequently suffers, Cue to
the diet which lacks these foods. Use
grape fruit and oranges and all the
fresh fruits abundantly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
The WOman;S
y Exchange
To Clean Laundry Tubs


To the Editor Of Womdns Page.
Dear Madam-Will you kindly tell
me what will clean white lined laundry
tubs that have been neglected? Have
used n number of cleaners, but none OF
them had the desired effect. A reply in
the columns of your paper will be APP
preciated by A READER.
II the tub is porcelain, the stains can
be removed by rubbing with lemon juice
or vinegar, or If they are of long stand
ing, moisten piece of tissue paper
with a few drops of dilute oxalic acid,
being very careful as it is n poison,
and wipe the stain. Then wash it with
soapy water. IF this leaves n stain, re-
move it with kerosene. The paper
should be burned after using. In dilut-
ing the acid use equal parts of water
and acid, pouring the acid into the
water.
If the tub is enameled whiting or
porcella would be the best thing to use
to clean it if the commercial cleaners
will not do the work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
They Write ofMany Things to Cynthia

marry him? If he has, and you want
to, the only thing to do is to wait until
he makes enough. If you are engaged,
YOU can ask him to come see you more
often. If not, you will just have to
be content with the number of times he
comes to see you. But I do not be-
lieye he really Gloves" you as much as
he says, or he would come more often.
You would be happier if you could be-
come interested in some other boys or
girls, and not give him so much OF
Ionr atteption
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
"Not Guilty" Was Game

Dear Cynthia-In Buck Private's an.
swer to Mondain he says he guesses all
the bets are off about the pictures, but
listen. Cynthia. answered Bucks let
ter and agreed to the proposition if you
were willing, but you never printed the
letter, so l am writing again, as l
would't want Buck to think / would be
so mean as to not let him win all that
money. NOE GtlLI1.
The letter must have been lost in the
mail for it never reached Cynthia. But
I'm afraid you're too late. for the
Buck Private reports, that he has paid
he hat