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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-05
The Vermont Academy
AT SAXTONS RIVER
VIII Reopen for Students on
September Il

Experienced instructors only.
College preparatory, scientific,
business, home economics, art and
now is the time for all good men
music courses. Advances courses
for high school graduates. Eight
buildings, including library, gym
nasium and commons. Modern
equipment. All school sports, ath-
letic field, tennis courts, pond
swimming and hockey. Liberal
scholarships. Moderate expenses.
A Christian School in an ideal
environment. For bulletin write to
RAYMOND MCFARLAND, A. H.,
Principal
SaXtons River, Vermont
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22
AdpentureS With a Purse

HEARD man bOasting that except
l. for an occasional headache he was
never sick. But what havoc with one :
nerves and disposition the occasional
headache can play. Tiny dancing
demons who tap, tap with n hammer,
making the temples throb and the head
nearly fall apart. 4 great many people
do not lik" 10 take headaCnc remedies
because of the injurious ingredients in
them, and will suffer for hours at n
time with the never ending throbbing.
There comes Il liquid preparation which
is the most soothing thing of which
know for that pain in the head II
some is rubbed on the forehead and
you rest for ten or fifteen minutes. the
pain is greatly relieved, if not entirely
removed. Sometimes it is not always
possible to lie down, have even rubbed
some of this on my head and continued
working and found relief. Cooling,
soothing and pleasant and is priced
from fifty cents hottie to $3.50.
Silk pongee is always accepted as
good taste and has for years been the
vogue for summer apparel. One of the
shops is having an end of the sen son
sale Of suits aud saw one of tan silk
pongee for Sl5. Tho coat was brlted in
at the waist, had pearl buttons down
the front and quite fair sized pockets.
To finish theS" warm days and as a
start for next spring one Of the suits
would be very wise buy.
For names of shOn. address Woman's PAGE
Editor or phone Walnut 5000. Main 1901
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Stepmother is unkind, and she can mo
longer suffer in silence.
II Is openly hinted that she marry
and 60 away. She has several young
men admirers and the stcpmother
seems to think that any one Of them
would do. The girl is sure that she
has not yet met a nan she cares for.
and that 1t would not be agreeable to
marry one of her present friends But
she cannot endure the irritation of liv-
ing with woman who does not want
her and gays so openly. 1t seems TO
her an insOlvablc problem. What shall
she do? She sees no way in which TO
turn. Shall she marry the first man
who asks her-just to get away from
home?
Decidedly not It is suicidal to
marry unless one feels a great urge.
rnd is certain that the finest man in
the world has appeared and that to
lose him would be calamity. Even
az the result of tremendous love af-
fairs. disaster sometimes comes but
il our judgment is at fault, At least we
have acted according to nature. and not
chosen to sell ourselves TO a man as II
means of escape from home.
One should not jump from the fry
ing pan into the fire. No matter how
uuHuppN parent nome Is. glrl
always can regard it with some Soreu-
ity, becaus2 she knows she caH get
AWAY. But marriage is very binding
tic. and there S no hell IKE being held
il the visc nf lovclcss marriage.
Then indeed. wife feels that She is in
a cage. and PAGES up and down. and
shakes the bars impotently. for divorrp
is not as easy as preachers shout, but
complicated, expensive process.
The surprising thing about our
young friends problem is that She
seems to think the only alternative to
enduring her St"DmOthcr is to get
married why on Garth does not she
go to work? There is no excuse for
girl nearly twenty sitting around home
idle. We cannot soc why she has not
! repaired herself all these years. when
she knew she was unhappy at home.
II is not expensive or ditirut TO get q
business cducution II She i ordinarily
lnrrcial college Will giv" hcr rnougl
stcnoGraUhy and typinC t. begin
career Of Independence. Strnographcrs
since the war command large salaries
A. fast rs tn" good struugraphrr
l,rovcs herself bit higher than the
common run, her salary increases.
On" hears Contiuval,v Of salaries rang
ing from S25 {" $50 a week
Surely if girls father knows that
she Is anxious to BE- f-supporung AMI
rio him Of the buIdeI Of hcr board
and clothes. for If, ho will moyiir
Ter with the funds for II simple busi-
ness course. Or n" can borrow money
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Would Meet Nice Girls

Dear Cynthia am always inter-
ested In your column and believe you
and generous readers may be able to
give me some light to my case.
/ am student from the Orient, CON
sidered to be highly educated smart
and sociable. ! am a good dancer.
used to attend parties and would take
girls out to shows and dances. There Is
no doubt that all American girls are
very charming and pleasant to meet
being nice to you as long as you are
with them and showing them good times
As soon as they go home they seem to
nave cast you out of their minds en-.
tirely. Is It justifable in me to remark
that all American girls are alike, flckle
and frivolous? Or Is It just because I
have not got into the right circle !
Being so far away from home. naturally
long for company and sincere friend
ship II this country. But from my
experience ! am very much disappointed
to find that most of the girls here are
not like their Oriental sisters in their
sincerity and earnestness. ] have been
constantly on the lookout for a nice
girl as pal and friend one who is
sincere and earnest and does not enter
tain any prejudice against a foreigner
For two years | have never met one
would appreciate it very much IL you
would kindly advice pe how and where
to meet one of them.
"FOREIGNER."
You will find all types here. just as you
will find all types in every country and
speaking every language. DO you 20 TO
the clubs for the foreign students OUT
at the University? You will find charm.
ing older women there, who will see
that you meet the incest girls. who win
be polite and kind and good friends, I
am sure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22

COME girls seem to be born with nails
~ that always look well on compare
lively little care; others require con
slant attention; again, others have
to begin with regular corrective syS-
TEN and work determinedly and re-
ligiOusly at them.
Maybe you never thought that the
shape of the finger tips and the nails
could be changed from unattrnctive ap-
pendages into things of real beauty, but
they can. | have just seen II concrete
instance of it.
A year ago girl was complaining of
the shape of her nails. Her hands are
plump, the nails were short. and the
cuticlc grew carelcssly around the nails
until the half moon was anything but
that. While always clean and neat
her hands were not the least bit good
looking. But she presented a pair of
lovely hands at tea the other day.
Il always hated my hands," she
said, "but | used to think it was one
Of the things wished upon one and over
which one had no control.
cone day I just made up my mind I
was going to experiment myself. It
happened I was due for manicure and
consequently my nails were II little
longer than usual
Il had pair Of sewing scissors
about four inch size. of extra good
quality. One blade was rounded at
the end, the other pointed which
found in my experimenting of great
help, for the rounded end prevented
their slipping in too far.
First | cut my nails away down
deep in on the sides as though they
were piece of wood; then | soaked
them in warm soap water. Then with
the orange stick under the nail at the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22

edges pulled back all the cuticlc and
proud flesh around there. and with the
same scissors ] cut away to my heart 5
content all the cuticle as deep down as
could all the way round to get an oval
but Immediately saturated them well
with cutiClr cream. padding it well in
with the orange stick. Then filed them,
getting the tips of the nails to suit the
line of the oval.
II worked on them every single day
for three weeks, and, believe me. ! suf
fered more than would have in more
virtuOuS cause. After few times !
began to So" CLEAN of hope, and 50
persisted. My fingers used to be sore
after cutting down into the flesh, ana
sometimes ] even had to dip them into
hot water to take the pain out, but I'd
withdraw them and soak them In the
cuticlc cream. At the end of six
months I had completely changed my
nails from short, Stubby curl-ba nails
to these they were extremely shapely
II know there's been n great deal of
objection to cutting the cuticle. but it
worked out in my case, which isn't so
exceptional. for I see lot of women
with short. stubby hands which | know
could he changed.
After | had cut the clear oval out
on. my nails trusted to the orange
stick for pushing the skin back.
The best thing to keep in mind is a
complete oval from the base of the nail
to tip: cut for that. At the sides of
the nails comes the most trouble. nat
urally. for the nail grows right into the
flesh there.
If one girl could do that with n
shapelesS hand to begin with, what
would just ordinary care do for a
Shap"Iy hand or just little extra care
do for any hand?
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maternal feeling buried deep in every
woman, so that Theodore had come to
let Jimmy lean on her more and more.
But now that she had promised to
marry him, why did she feel as IL she
had expected more from the man she
was TO choose from all the world2 Was
Il because Jiinmy's proposal had been
Incking in fire. Had he stressed too
much the fact that he needed her?
But, .hrn, that was absurd. Theo-
dora wanted him to need her, she was
proud of the fact. And yet that nag
eing little doubt remained to tuntalize
her. and she was angry with herself
for feeling that way about 1t.
As far as she could understand this
feeling was due in part to the fact that
she felt no different than she hnd ear
ler in the evening. Nothing was
changed, everything was terribly and
automatically the same, and why?
Theo had somehow imagined that an
engagement changed everything, that
the whole world was different. But
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here she was, half an hour after Jimmy
had asked her to marry him, and she
felt no different. Her heart did not
beat any the faster, nor did her pulses
leap at the memory of the things he had
whispered to her. This was not ut all
the kind Of love one read about in
books; there was no wild thrill about
It, just steady acceptance Of things
that had nothing at all ecstatic about It.
What is the matter with me? What
on earth do expect?" Theo asked her =
self over and over. 1.-THE trouble with
me is that I've been expecting story
hook kind of an engagement, and this is
real life. I'm not child. ought to
know whether ] love Jimmy or not.
And I do love him. ] want to marry
him, ne needs me J"
Always it came back TO that. Jimmy
needed her and Theo never stopped to
probe deeper and to ask herself whether
or not she needed him. But the fact
remained just the same that she did
not think OF Jimmy with any kind Of a
thrill, and even though she scoffed at
herself she was vaguely disappointed.
Of course, she had been surprised
when Jimmy had suggested that she
Keep on with her work.
II just thought you might like the
extra money" he had said rather lamely
when he saw the expression in her
eyes. "Of course. / want you to do
exactly as you think best; you know
what i make, and, of course, we'll have
to be careful, It isn't so much"
TN make 1t go just as far as I
cam 1heo had hastened to say. but
in spite of herself little gand had as
sailed her. Was Jimmy disappointed
because she had been willing to give up
her work? Was it the extra money he
had counted on? She wondered. OF
course, his salary was not very large.
but she felt she could manage. To tell
the truth, she had never even thought
OF keeping on with her work. n she
did that. she wouldn't be able to make
the kind Of home for Jimmy that he
needed. But he had been disappointed,
she was sure of that; evidently he
thought her foolish to give up her salary
when they would have so little to man :
age with. In the darkness Theo's
cheeks flushed and her slim fingers
frightened till the nails cut into the
palms. Surely Jimmy wanted to take
care Of her, there wasn't any question
OF that. And yet there had been that
moment when Jimmy's face had mir
rored surprise and disappointment and
try as she would, Theo could not ban :
ish the memory of it from her mind
TOmOrrOw-"Theo's Job"
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There are times when the actress
would give anything To be able 10 walk
down city street without being recog.
nized or surrounded by admirers.
And although the athlete may, nyM
pleasure in being looked mp to. she
doesn't like to be considered differ
ent."
So many questionable qualities can
be thought into that word different"
ct HAVE met many Of the girls who
have cxcelled in their particular
lines of endcavor,' says Ruth Law,
and they are never unusual, either
In their looks or behavior.
The so-c8lled maDnish woman is q
pest. and as far as ] have been able
to observe, she never accomplishes any
thing further than strutting around
looking important and doing nothing"
Did YOU think Ruth Law was man
nish? Now you know that she cannot
be, II this is her opinion Of the man.
nish woman.
Is there anybody, anyhow. who rcally
likes manniSh woman? You can ad-
mire her looks, her style and her skill
in athletics II she has any.
But being woman and aping man
makes her an msincere, unwomanly kind
Of person that you can scarcely respect.
CHE may wear her tailor made suits,
~ her high collars and striking ties
because they arc becoming she may
have her cigarette case monoRrammed
because il Is modern but she has ac-
CURED her swaggcr, her swank and her
harsh. deep voice because she thinks
they make her more like n man.
They don't: they merely make her
leSs like II woman. Nine times out Of
ten It is not athletic skill that she ex-
ploits. II Is herself
The real women" Ruth Law thinks.
are always modest and womanly. re-
gardless Of their occupation. and an
aviatriX is no exception to the rule"
A woman who has not allowed fame
TO turn her head is refreshing, though.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22
n Sensible Auiatrix Has Grown
Tired of Being Thought Different"
She Declares That a Real Woman Is AhUays Modest and
Womanly and Her Excellence in Her Line Should
Not Affect Her

"WHY," asks Ruth Law, the av-
w iatrix, do men and women Mike
take II for granted that a girl who flies
an airplane must be q giant and always
rough. mannish and little bit wild2"
Ruth Law has grown tired of being
considered an odditv. She insists that
she is Just like other women. only she
does the thing she likes best and is
most interested in.
No doubt there are many women.
celebrities in their line, who feel Just
as she does.
They don't feel any different from
other women; they wear their hair in
The same general style they try to dress
as much like other women. as far rs
up to- dateness is concerned, as possible
and If you should see them on the street
with other women you would see moth
ing unusual about them at all.
Suppose, FOR instance. you yourself
from your own even plane of life. should
find that you could paint better pic
ture. sing a better song. write better
story, play better game OF tennis or
fly better alrplane than the other girls
you know.
Suppo' q vou went on and on until
your name became, like Ruth Laws, d
name that everybody knew as soon as il
was mentioned.
MOULD you feel any different from
w the same Mary Smith that used to
walk down the street with the girls and
hope that one Of them would treat?
Woud dn't you be surprised. rather
annoyed, and even little hurt, if some
body with whom you had become rather
friendly without exchanging names
should give surprised gasp when she
heard who you were, oxclsiming. "Oh,
I thought YOU were so different 80
Admiration is always gratifying. An
plause Is always music in the ears oi
women who have worked hard 10 earn
Il.
But there's limit TO everything.
ANY woman, if she has any womanli
ness In her, gets sick and tired of adora
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22
WHAT'S WHAT
By HELEN DECIE

It IL good for the individual to have u
hobby, but in social life the perpetual
hobby'rldGt Is an uii,tni,tlsated ~ u, bore, The
Her Particular hobby may be a food-fad
Il political measure, alteration of dogs
and cats, dress reform or "uplift ="
Wherever she happens to be she innicts
on all hearers her opinions about mas
tication, tho poor working girl" the
Smith,Towntr bUl, bloomers, anti-vIvi-
section whatever her special obsession
may be. oddly enough, such a woman
never by amy chance is a faddst on
tho proper rearing of children or the
proper care OF the household
1t Is bad form rs well az bad sense
to exploit fadS at a social gathering
Table talk should be light, pleasant and
rational. Every ono must be prepa red
to talk or to be talked to on any subject
OF general interest, The woman who
cannot speak Of anything but her own
fad should betake herself to the lectura
platform, or should remain at homs ta
write pamphlet about her hobby.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22
7Wo Minutes of Optimism
BY HERMAN j. STITCH
Playtin,e

TUNATE indeed the wlO this Of
he n ton of in the
The
o the heavy
crowded. hf
smoky,
Lives there the with soul dead
villain who the
all that waste tho t.nnor
The mmcrfl time time harvest time
play mc! Time nth
simply and wcet and woom,ly tim" for bathing
fresh Ilchantrnents tho o boy days.,
Once more birds sing and nns falling leaves fill the
soil
the 0lor clover
Of and
soothing of nnn
And we have little migvng recall
and the
before there ours
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22
Read Your Character
By Digby Phillips
31.-LOng Fingers

Long fingers are not the marks of a
''practical' person. Nor are they the
marks of the man or woman particu
larly suited to hard physical work or
strain.
Unless you find their indications over =
balanced by other characteristics, you
are safe in assuming that the long fin :
gered person is dreamer, sensitive
both in feelings and appreciation.
Long fingers nre, il. short (if the pun
may BE- pardoned), the outward aud
unconcealablc sign of an inward artiS :
tic temperament If you know some =
body with long fingers, just check this
up against their temperaments as re-
vcaled to you in ordinary association
1t matters not whether they paint
pictures, go on the stage and take their
acting seriously, or whether they are
architects or even advertising men. YOU
will find that they have little inclination
toward order, that they chafe under
the restraints Of discipline. They want
to follow the flights of their own fan
Cies.
It is we'll that all people in the
world haven't long fingers, but the world
Is decidedly better off for having a GER
tain number of them, for their flights
Of fancy often make them pioneers in
many fields where the stolid, unimag
inative individual with IL practical turn
of mind would not be likely to blaze any
trail.
The typical long finger is smooth and
tapcring, smaller at the tip than at the
base. If knuckles are large, it's an en-
trcly different type of finger, indlcat-
ing other mental traits, which will be
discussed in later article.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22
Things You'll Lore TO Make

a very pretty and handy kNITTIN No
shown today. Cut two circles OF silk,
cloth, velvet or Cretonmo Of a bright hue.
Each circle should be twelve inches IN
diameter. Stitch the circles together to
large enough through which to pass a
hnli or two of wOrsted Line this bag
with nice plain silk. Cut Il piece "1
black patent leather tor good quality
shown, Finish the edges Of the bag
aud the top Of the patent leather wifi
silk cord or ribbon. Make an cyclet m
me bottom center of the bag Place
your Worsted into the bag proper hrinC
the end down through the eyoict Carrv
your knitting In the front patent lcather
pocket. You will appreciate your KNIT.
TING BAG AND WORSTED HOLDER
drop out. EIoRA''
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Saturdays Answers

. In room that il lighted by one
window opposite door, the
charming cid English custom Of
stretching Il panel Of glazed chintz
taut in each door panel will add
light az we'll as decoration.
, When making Il bouquet If flow
crS in garden where there is
grape arbOr, make Il convenient
holder by wrapping n grape leaf
rornucopiu fashion about the
stems and securing it with a twir,
. a bath brush which serves two
purposes is attached to a length
Of rubber tubing and is perforated
SO that II acts as sprinkler.
\ strong solution Of sodium sail
cylate will take dye stains out of
white silk or wool
\ piquant new sweater is knitted
in an openwOrk stitch, with short
sleeves and high neck, with a
"rorhetcd Peter Pan collar and
turnbaCk cuffs Of white.
When there is no lace to be found
suitable for cdging white collar
and cuffs on a colorCd frock
bias edging OF the material itself
is always appropriate and pretty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22
For a September Wedding

To ne Ed,tOr Of WomGn'S rage.
Dear Madam--I am going to be mar
red in September 1t is to he Il quiet,
informal affair. | am going to wear
whito canton crepe. What would YOU
suggest for the maid Of honor ana
bridesmaid to wear? \ READER
Any color in canton crepe which is
most becoming to the maid of honor
would be effective and pretty for your
wedding. Yellow and tan or pink and
brown are always prctt' for a fan wed
ding
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22

Certainly $ n @
wasn't at all sure
Of what she had ex =.
meet ed for, OF
course. she had
known for a long
fine that Jimmy
was going to ask
her to marry him.
They had known
each other for four
years. and during
all that time Jimmy
had always come
TO her with his
troubles. He de-:
pended on h err!
over and over
again he Ind told
her TINT, and this
sense Of need had
II I, n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22
ArraIgns the Jazz Lizards

Dear Cynthia wonder IL you could
answer this question for me. why is
II that whenever a fellow takes you out
II you refuse, you are n poor sport,
and II you don't, you are not At com
pany for his sister. What Is wrong
with the young men of today? Here's
what's wrong:
They are Just dance III jazzcrazed- :
vaselned-haired johnnies.
Not many Of them can hold n good
responsible position, 80 they borrow q
half from mother and go to some dance
hall. and they spend the whole evening
there, inhaling that thick warm air
and jazzing around until they can
hardly stand another minute. They
haven't thought for the future, all
they think Of is the present dance.
L was wondering IL some OF
your male readers could tell me why
they always ask for a goodnight kiss
and why they all like dancing so much.
SOMEBODY'S STENOG.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22
4 Soap Sculptor

A new medium in which sculntora
can work has been discovered by Miss
Nune Hershey, n student at Mo,nt
Holyoke College, Miss Hershey works
In common white soap.
Mies Hrrshoy's only modelling tool ia
n naiI hc with the pointed end sha
docs tho finer work, while the cutting
away Of thu sonn in getting the general
outline Of the figure Is done with the
broad. fiat end. The soap models have
been successfully used In making cast
ings Of plaster the mold leaving them
unharmed