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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22
Editorials For
omen Folks

Lucille was really such q nice girl
but few people ever found it out.
Lucille had q just ordinary moth
or and father. Her father managed
one of the departments in somebody's
big plant, her mother was an excel
lent housekeeper and each tried to
make Lucille's home a place in which
a girl would like to live. Beyond
being good, home-loving folk, their
ambition ceased.
But Lucille had wanted to be some
one q little different. She had want
ed to stand out as a rather unique
person and above all h wanted to
seem cultured and to be liked for it.
So Lucille affected an accent-no
one was Eve able to figure out quite
where it was supposed to come from
but she isported it and with such
an air!
able walk into a queer. mincing lit
tie gait and held her head in Just
such a way.
She never laughed. Her voice
rippled. A very careful, we'll modu-
lated little ripple it was. No one
over heard Lucille express an opin-
ion which actually sounded sincere.
.lnfpOSS1bil1tieS
Not even in the widest flight of
fancy could one imagine Lucille
scurrying about her home, with her
hair rassed atop her head in a sur
prised knot, helping her mother.
Lucille's finger nails were much too
well manicured to ruin them busting.
Yrhe waves in her hair demanded the
utmost Are. thus must be combed
anita carafu1sv first fhinQ in the
morning.
Indeed Lucille was so consciously
rainstaking about everything from
the length of her step to the placing
Of each hair of her couture that no
one ever noticed what pretty lights
her hair had naturally: what a vi
brant quality was in her voice or
what an excellent chin she had.
For few people ever were able to
penetrate the &rtificialities and know
what q really nice girl Lucille was.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22
THE LOVE PENDULUM"
BY r RUBINCAM

you found the people you and
he went with, impossible n tire
some. and of your own free will you
left them and came here. outside the
limits allowed by that smart circle
of people. You refused your aunt's
invitation to live with her, because
that meant going back into the
waste time and money" =
1 nodded.
Now you are free to do as you
choose. You can accomplish as
many worth while things as you
you choose. And you haven't, so
far, done q thing but sit here and
feel sorry for yourself"
"Colin!" l cried suddenly. you're
cruel! You're not a bit sympathetic
and you always have been that"
Colin lit another cigarette. still
leaning against the window frame
and looking at me with that wise,
humorous little smile.
I'm not cruel" he said. ~'And I
am sympathetic. But I don't think
you should have sympathy just now.
I think you need q common ms
lecture. I'm ~criticizing you now in
the very way you have criticized
these other people ever since I've
known you"
"But I was never taught to do
anything useful" I protested, des-
perately defending myself. That's
the whole trouble. I was only
taught to lead this dreadfully empty
life. Now I've decided I don't like
it and have gotten out of it1I'm
lost don't know how to start a
new life"
Poor little fish out Of water"
Colin said, his kindly eyes still on
me. II know how you feel. But I
think it's time for you to stop feel
ing sorry for yourself and get to
work. You have never been taught
to do anything-all right, teach
yourself. How about your music ?
You play extraordinarily well for an
amateur-do something with that
talent. You have a genius for DOM
este things, taking are Of houses
and c~hildren-do something with
that. Teach other women to run a
home ~ well as you do"
, When Colin left I was more de-
spairing than ever. I knew what
he said was true-but I did not want
ate a lonely dinner and spent the
evening sitting with a book on my
lap, OF which I did not read one
word. When I went to bed 1t was
with a raging headache, and a sick
feeling all through me.
Next day I felt physically and
n%ervously worse. I wondered what
the trouble was. For days I found
myself ready to cry at the least
thing. I wanted 20 hear from Win,
I knew I would not. I wanted to
see people and Shrank from being
with them. I was in a desperately
neurotic state.
(Tomorrow-I Go Back)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22
CONFESSIONS Or A
HUsBANDl
Ciick In Vain

Cfick In Vain
Il don't know what's the matter
with that child" Dot said 10 me as
| stepped Into the hall that evening.
Is anything wrong7" 1 asked
quickly.
no. I don't gaess 90. but he
wouldn't eat a bit OF his supper
I've just put him to bed. and he
looked 80 sleepy and cross you'd bet
ter not 20 In 20 say goodnight"
Great Scotti | hope he isn't GO
Ing to be sick again. He's just get
ting over one Illness"
II don't really think there's any
thing the matter with him. sup
pose he didn't feel like eating; we
all get that way once In n while. 1
really don't know whether / ought
to go out tonight or not"
oh. go ahead and have a good
time; there's nothing TO worry
about" l assured by wife. but I felt
like a ~hypocrite.
We hurried through our meal. Sid
had promised to put in his rescue
call, summoning me TO n pretended
business conference, at Z o'clock.
When that time came and | did
not hear from him l began to get "a
trifie uneasy. but / was not really
worried. as there still was plenty OF
time for him to telephone me.
At 1910 Dot went to the phone.
do you have to call anyone
now?" l asked. and / am afraid my
tone was a little sharp. didn't
want the line to be busy when Sid
tried TO get me.
why. yes" she respondent even
ly. II want to know just when
Edith and George are coming. so I'll
be ready right away. The recital
begins at s:15."
"oh, all right. But don't take any
longer than you can help"
DO you want to use the phone ?''
No, but someone might be trying
to get u.s."
do you expect any call?
"Oh. nothing in particular, but
D%anielson. you know he's the firms
attorney. said he might call me to-
night. There's some pretty impor-
tant things to clear up before I co.
Il do hope he won't telephone you
tonight"
Hope 50 too, but I have to be
reasonable about these things. I like
the firm and / don't want any un-
pleasantness just before 1 leave"
What is the matter with this tel
ephone?" Dot exclaimed in disgust.
She had been jangling the receiver
for a few minutes without getting
any response.
you've probably made the tele-
phone girl angry and she won't an
swer." / told her. Hang up the re-
ceiver for a few moments and try
again."
She did 50. but without result.
Then 1 tried. The only thing l could
hear was my own clicking.
(To be continued)
Copyright 1921 by Newspaper En-
~terprise)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22
ny UNCLE SAM. NJ. d.

Measles usually come on about
ten days after the child has been ex-
posed. He may. become somewhat
drowey and irritable.
The child may complain of feeling
chilly and may ever have a real
shaking chill.
AT night the irritation increases
and the child is feverish and restless.
Sneezilg, a hoarse. hard cough,
and sone running from the nose
convince the mother that the child
has caught cold"
On the following day the child's
blood-shot, watery eyes will attract
attention.
Spots in Mouth
On opening the child's mouth, a
careful look at the inner side of the
cheek shows a few Characteristic
white-tipped red spots. the size of
the head of a pin, which are n of
the signs of measles.
The child will have some fever.
reaching 100 or 101 degrees or more
on the second day.
Usually after two OF three days of
the symptoms described, the rash
appears.
This shows first behind the ears,
on the neck, or at the roots of the
nalr, over the IL dppedTh
as small dark-red spots which are at
first few and scattered and resemble
flea bites.
Within twenty-four hours the rash
Ii spread over the body and the child
looks very much bespeckled and
swollen.
Rash Fades
In from five to seven days rash be-
gins to fade and within three or
four days more has entirely disap-
peared, leaving only a faint nothing
Of the skin.
The germ of measles is present in
the discharges of the nose and throat
even before the rash appears. No
child suffering with the symptoms
described above should be- allowed to
mingle with other children.
The danger of spreading the dis
ease disappears oon after the APP
pearance of the rash, 80 that, in I'M
complicated cases. it il usually con
sidered entirely safe to allow the
child tt mingle with others a week
after the rash first appeared.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22

Here's what Fleet was thinking.
IT'S such fine weather that Biddy
will probably start to roost
in the plum tree. She does 1t
every year. and every year I plan
to have her for my midnight lunch,
bat something always happens. She's
hidden her nest somewhere, too, I'm
sure. but l can't fnd it. smart as I
ant. I'll take a walk down to the
plum tree tonight and have a look
around. In tho meantime I'll stay
near Mike Mole's house and see what
| can see."
Fleet didn't know II. but he was
talking out loud. and Sprinkle Blow
heard him and so did Nancy and
Nick. for the three Of them we're
also looking around to 'see what
they could see" as well as to hear
what they could hear"
The fairyman nodded wisely to the
children and being rather wise them
selves. they nodded back understand
ingly. But nobody said a word and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22
IF you ARE WELL BRED

You will not take the hat and
stick OF the man friend who calls
on you. He disposes of these him
self. However. you will assist your
feminine guest with her wraps.
You will train your son to stand
beside or behind his chair. not in
front of 1t. when he rises while a
woman enters Dr. leaves the room.
You will make your formal calls
lot shorter than fifteen minutes
and not longer than half an hour.
And n Of your dinner guests
arrives after you have waited the
correct fifteen minutes and are
seated at the table, you will bow.
extend your hand cordially but will
not rise unless the guest Is a wo-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22
WHEN A WOMAN TELLS
BY RUTH G N ABELING

Chapter 81 Have b Talk With
Tom"
Begin Here Today
Helga Sorenhson breaks her en-
gagement with the man she has
pursued for money, accept his Of
fer TO assist her to a career, and
seeks employment with the rich
Mrs. John Ames as her social Sec
idle Philip Ames, who escorts her
from the house.
Go On With STORY
The Jingling of the telephone
awakened me this morning.
Toms voice came over the wire.
"Helga-have you gone crazy ?''
was his decidedly characteristic
greeting. And then. not waiting
for an answer. the words came
tImbling.
I'm so sorry dear. 1 knew that
you had 1t in you to wake up-to the
big possibilities-some day; but ]
had hoped it wouldn't come until
after you were my wife"
His voice was very gentle: per-
hape 1 only imagined a thrill OF
emotion in it.
You have been artificial, but nc
more SO than the rest of the girls. /
hhSW III thdl yOuT ietteT tOlu NE De.
fore you wrote 1t, but I know, too,
that you are gold at heart--and j
want you. I'm coming out" he
snapped.
But you don't know where ]
ami" M ywords were pitifully in.
adequate.
did you think that a mar who
has loved, wen the little badnesses
of a girl, could lot her slip away
from him? I know Just where you
are and just what you did all day
yesterday wasn't more than 20
steps behind you all along. Now I'm
coming
But Toni" ] shrieked as I feared
disconnection.
"Yes-dear?" the sweet compass.
sion of his voice made me fear more
than ever. meeting him. I knew ]
| couldn't see him and go on with my
resolution because I recognized my
own limitations, my own weakness
gentle ~caresses. soft voices have
always lured me.
please don't come" piteously. III
you want to keep me at all-pleast
don't, for I'll run away altogether
IL you do.
"Tom,' I had myself better In
hand. ION tn enight before I wrote
you that letter, Helga Sorensor
ceased to exist as a love parasite
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22
HOROSCOPE
The stars inclin blu. DO o compel"
The stars incline, but do not compel.
Saturday, July 23, 1921.

41lC SIdl llClAAAVy wv w ~
Saturday, July %, 1921.
Copyright, 1921, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
This is read as an uncertain day
by astrologers who find Jupiter and
Mercury in benefic aspect, while Sat
urn, Mars and Uranus are adverse.
The busy hours of this day are sub
ject to sinister influences and should
be employed with caution. Business
transactions " under rather q dis
appointing rule.
Bankers and merchants may find
conditions exceedingly stressful al
this time, owing to many foreign
problems.
Early in the morning is the time
to buy and sell today. for Saturn
frowns later in the forenoon.
Greed for landed possessions may
at this time cause new difficulties
between nations. Treaty obligations
come under a threatening sway MAX
ing for broken pledges. ,
Troubles and scandals in connec-
ton with theatrical matters will de-
velop next month when many new
plays will fail, astrologers prognos-
ticate.
England is to have increased labor
troubles and the government is to
become involved in serious industrial
difficulties.
Uranus is in a place that is held to
encourage much wrong thinking, and
warning is given that racial differ
ences may be the cause OF, grave
events.
A~strologers give warning that the
gospel of love must be preached on
stantly, for the lessons of the war
have not been learned and SO they
may have to be repeated with ter
rible emphasis.
An international legal case will at
tract world attention within a few
weeks.
Persons whose birthdate it Is
should make no changes in the COM
ing year. They should pursue rou-
tine matters with care and thus as
sure prosperous days.
Children born on this day may be
restless and inclined to change their
vocations frequently. These subjects
Of Cancer. however. are usually very
fortunate
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22

NEW YORK - The tradition
handed down from grandmother's
cay that you can always tell a lady
by her gloves should, in 1921, go a
bit further.
This eason you certainly can
Judge a well-dressed woman by her
handbag whether it is a small van
ity case or a big leather carry-all
effect.
You a put as much money in q
handbag-not inside, but in the
price-as you want. Z &
Art and ingenuity are combined
to make these bags original.
Joseph Is showing a de luxe bag,
purse and vanity cas- combined
which is like a Renaissance jewel,
1t Is all-shaped, about the size of
an orange and is of carved wood,
illuminated in many colors, resemb-
ling %cloisonne. This wooden ball
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22
Breakdown
Chapter 63

But there are some things one
annot grow used to. and I think
loneliness is the first of these. At
least it was. so in my case, 1or l a
not the ability to get along by my
self. / did depend too much upon
Winthrop. j..
That was my first discovery about
myself, During the first weeks of
my separation from Win I found out
many things like that. And l tried
to overcome the faults in myself
that I knew would cause me unhap-
piness. But it was hard t do.
And 1 would not have succeeded
even as we'll as I did II 1t had not
been for Colin and his constant help.
II simply don't know what to do
with myself sometimes" I told MIN
once. !. II have dropped out OF that
old set of people as much as posi-
BILE. and I'm not sorry. But 1t leaves
SO many hours-with nothing TO 90
but sit here and think" :.
And what is the result Of all
these hours of thinking 2" Colin ask
ed, q little smile on his face.
: mo result" / answered. II feel
70 h~opelessly alone. l don't belong
anywhere any more"
"That's nonsense" Colin inter-
rupted unsympathetically.
.Its not nonsense. It's true. Be-
fore I belonged to a crowd OF girls
al school, then to my aunt's set. l
didn't like them, but they We're the
only people I knew. Then 1 went
to Wellsvllle, and l n the pee.
pie there. When I came back TO
the city I went again into the old
crowd, and while I did not like them
particularly, and did not like all the
silly things we did, at least l had
Win along and It was fun to watch
him enjoy it all So"
I stopped, then added after a
moment,
'.That is, until Gwen came"
"But you were always complaining
that these people bored you."
'sThey did, I answered. ut
seemed wicked to me to e 30 much
money wasted, when 1t might have
been put to good use; to see so much
time wasted, when they might have
done something worth while with
tt"
Now you have all the time you
want. what worth while thing are
you doing with it?" Colin asked.
I stopped a long time. I could not
answer. What had I done? Only
sit still and worry!
Colin, standing against the win
dow frame, looked at me with q
little smile, half humorous, half
plying.
II think you need a lecture. and
not condolences, Connie" he said
finally. '"T know how much you did
care for Winthrop, and still do. But
you found it impossible to live with
him, and OF your own free will you
left and took this place by yourself.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22

She became a working factor. For
THE past two years-since before we
met have been getting by
mostly because someone loved me,
or rather loved what they thought I
was. / haven't been any Of the
things these people loved--I have
merely been able to create an tllu-
sion and somehow keep them be-
lieving in me.
And now" I continued. not heed
ing Toms interruption. II want to
come out of 1t fair and square. /
want to stand on my own feet and
be accepted for just what I am. If I
can't do 1t here, I shall have to go
somewhere else"
Tom was silent so long that I
feared he had gone. Then:
You mean what you say" the
words came slowly; I'm not going
to interfere. But / am going to ask
you to let me do just one more little
thing for you.
Some of the men whose Offices
you visited yesterday were not just
the kind of men I'd feel safe in your
knowing, and with no business back
ground. you'll find it hard to get
work without a personal element.
II want you to escape that, Helga.
l Happen to Know OF a WOmAn who
needs a social secretary. n thor
oughly capable of meeting any
emergency gracefully-you can do
that-won't you see her and accept
the place II she likes your"
I realized that much that Tom
said was true. I knew finding work,
with no especial training would be
difficult so my answer was q srudg-
ing, yes"
I wrote the address as Tom die
tated it and as the receiver snapped
after his "Goodby, DEAR" I felt q
vague unrest.
This afternoon I shall visit Mrs.
John ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
rotary.
I've heard OF her and her beauti-
full home and magnet husband. I
remember seeing her at some OF the
big parties mother used to give
when I was Just a girl and Mrs.
Ames was a bride.
I wonder how Tom happened to
know 80 much Of her?
Copyright, 1921, by the Newspaper
E~nterprise)
Tomorrow Helga Sorenson meets
a lady of leisure-and . man OF the
same sort! And sees q kiss and
! makes an engagement.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22
HOW TO AVOID SKIN
TROUBLE IN SUMMER

The girl with the very sensitive
skin which becomes red and dry
with the heat of the sun and in
hames quite easily should take pre-
cautions to avoid spelling the ap-
pearance of her skin in summer.
: There are numerous ways of pro-
tecting such sensitive skins--for in
stance a little very high grade white
vaseline. a good cold cream or van
ishing cream should be rubbed gen.
tly into the skin and then coated
With powder. The powder may be
prepared white fuller's earth. some-
thing which is pure and harmless.
The girl who is trying to escape
Wnburn should be excused for pow
Adering thickly, but that by no
rade the beaches and streets with q
face splotched and toe white. By
using a baby's brush, which Ii very
soft. a channels skin or the very
clean fingers. the powder a be
rubbed in evenly and presents to
the sun a surface beyond injury.
This precaution of course pre-
vent frecklcs.
Sufferers from sunburn will find
friend in an ointment made OF one
ounce OF eiderflower ointment mixed
with twenty grains OF levigated sui
Thate OF zinc. This should be used
ct night only. 1t IL cooling and
healing.
Another thing which protects the
very sensitive skin for the motor
lido or the country jaunt Is the well
: beaten white OF an egg mixed with
carbonate OF magnesia. Both in
srediens are harmless and healing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22

opens into halves. -On one side IL a
place for money and cards ,on the
other the vanity accoutrements-all
the comforts of a boudoir.
'Galalith is the composition. re-
sembling jade or other semi-pre-
cious stones which is used in the
smart bag mountings and orna-
ments.,
An importation shown by Joseph
is of black velvet with the Galalith
oblong top, surmounted by a fam
tastic Chinese of the same material.
The bag has two rows Of jewel-like
beads near the bottom which is con-
fined in a jade-like button with q
pendant.
Among the cheaper bags, within
almost every woman's reach, one
novelty easily copied at home is
formed of two huge ribbon rosettes.
These bags r in all bright colors
with ribbon handles. the big ro-
settles forming the sides.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22

I Fleet never knew they were there.
BY and by he wandered away.
That night the o came up.
peering curiously over the hilltop.
He wanted to see what was going on
In the world, and he always sees
plenty of things to satisfy him. He
stares and stares and stares perfect
ly unashamed. Mr.. Moon is the one
person without manners whom we
all love.
One thing Mr.. Moon saw wai
Biddy Bantam perched on the lower
limb of the plum tree, another thing
he saw was Fleet Fox slipping out
of his hole. still another thing he
saw was little weenty Cutie Cotton
tail saying goodbye to his Mama and
skidaddling for the sasspatch garden
beside the orchard where the plum
tree was. and still another thing he
saw was Chris Grow following Cutie
like a shadow.
There was going to be a mixup.
Ito Be Continued.)
Copyright. 1921. N. e. Al
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22
Kitchen Hints
Tempting Menus

While watermelon affords practi-
cally no nourishment it is a refresh
ing fruit. Served as a cocktail, salad
or dessert, watermelon should be
thoroughly chilled.
When the red part Of the melon IL
scooped out and prepared in the kit
chen the rinds should be saved for
picking.
Watermelon Appetizer
Cut a slice about an inch thick
from a watermelon. Remove rind
and seeds and cut into circles with a
cookie cutter. Put a grape leaf on
a. plate and on this put a piece of
melon. Sprinkle with large white
cherries which have been stoned. Add
l tablespoonful of powdered sugar
and top with a maraschino cherry.
Chill thoroughly before serving.
Watermelon Salad
Cut the pink part of a melon in
balls. Chill thoroughly. Arrange
IN hearts Of lettuce and pour over
French rea dressing.
French Cream Dressing
One egg. Q tablespoons oil, 3 table,
spoons lemon juice, " teaspoon salt,
l tablespoon sugar, dash mustard,
paprika, " cup ream
Beat 6 until light. Add slowly
oil. lemon Juice, salt and sugar. Con-
tinue beating and cook over hot wa
ter till mixture thickens. Cool and
add cream beaten stiff. Fill one let
tuce heart with the dressing, sprin-
killed. with paprika.
Watermelon Crush
Crush the red part OF watermelon
to make 4 cups. / orange, 1 cup of
sugar, 1 egg (white).
Add Juice of orange to watermelon
pulp and " cup Of sugar. Mix thor
,ughly and let stand two hours I'M
til sugar is dissolved. Beat white of
egg till stiff and dry and beat in u
cup of sugar. Combine mixtures, turn
into a mold and let stand in ice and
salt for three hours. Serve In sher-
bet cups with a sprig of mint.
Copyright. 1921, N. z. Al
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22

Sun and Win Bring Out Ugly Spots.
How to Remove Easily

Here's a chance Miss Freckle-face. to
try a remedy for freckles with the
guarantee Of a reliable concern that II
will not COST you a peny unless It re-
moves the freckles; while II 1t does give
you q clear complexion the expense is
.rifling.
Simply get an ounce of o~thine--dou-
BILE s~trength--from any druggist and q
few applications should show you how
easy 1t Is to rid yourself of the homely
|freckles and get a beautiful complexion.
Rarely is more than one ounce needed
for the worst case.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength Othine as this strength
IL sold under guarantee of money back
IL 1t falls to remove freckles.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-22

And are serving q formal dinner
you will arrange the ornaments or
moSograms on the plates so that
they r right side up to the person
who will occupy that cover.