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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
Being An Old
Maid Then
- and NoU
n Evxss >sos on social deoorum

n EvNNY >Sos on social decorum
nv~ years there is a special chap
ter or series OF paragraphs devoted To
tho xpinstur. the bachelor girl or the
I'D maid. as the writer chooses to
eall the unmarried woman who is no
longer in her flrst youth. Even in
books written comparatively recently
there appear great many special
rules for this individual, Sometimes
We are informed that 'even dis
unctly middle aged spinster OBJ
sarves certain laws of chaperonage.
Now in that very limited group OF
persons found usually only in the
large cities or fashionable summer
colonies. which by reasons of wealth
and position sets the fashion In many
matters OF social propriet-, the fact
ia that the unmarried woman OF ma
TURNS years Is still hedgod in by q
lot ot curious midvictorisi prelu-
dices An absurd suspicion is cast on
her by those who would i,aist tha'
she travels only with woman COM
nanton and that she rcfrains from
roing 10 places Of entertainment
alone with any man save a near rela-
tive.
The idea apparently once was that
iha unmarried woman had 10 90
sott ~ nenancp for never having
auccumbed 90 the charms OF any OF
her suitors and for having steeteu
clear OF the obligations 81 matrimonR
And a. by the authorities on social
decorum OF nifty years ago she was
reminded that she must wear caps
earlier than her married sisters. that
ne must affect somher coiors, as gay
hues were unseemh on the woman
Who was unmarried.
INT nov we laugh at such notions.
Unmarried women no longer teel tha'
thev must attach themselves 10 the
hames az others in the capacity OF
maiden aunt 20 other peoples chill
dren If they have q taste Tor house
keeping they keep house and are as
domestic a. they choose 10 be, they
aaopt childrea III they have Well
developed maternal instinct. they are
even called upon nowadays to act az
rhaperuues Tot younger maids.
hotrh once IL course even a spinster
~ -, eatv woald have been regarded
"A an unsuitable chsperone. and II she
we've well bred she would have
blashed to travel without . chaperone
herself
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
Marketing on
Saturday Night

QNT OF MS have a queer persist
ent prejudice against the house
~ wife who goes 10 market on Sat
ur..ay night. We feel a certain smuS
.elf-contentment because we always
have our weekend ordering done be
times on Saturday morning and AZ
xn early hour on Saturday afternoon
All our provisions arc neatly stored
SWAY in ice box or pantry.
Nov Of course there are many ad
,antares In this timely provisioning.
but il really sometimes does amount
10 a necessity 20 go a-marketing in
he evening on Saturday and there
are apparentiy worms 10 be caught
bv the late bird as well as the early
Dpe In many large vegetable and
fruit markets perishables are sold of
"a very good advantage on Saturday
night and the housewife who must
count every penny may weil avail
herself OF this advantage. For the
vegetable and fruit are not really the
worse for a day in the market. The
idea is that they would need special
care 20 be carried over till Monday
in many instances they would not be
saleabIe at all by that time.
Sometimes the butcher has cuts OF
meat that he will sell at reasonable
price on Saturday night This is es-
pecially true where the butcher
makes a practice of getting ready Ger
tain popular cuts. steaks and chops
and roasts of various sorts, at slack
time on Saturday morning and has
them on hand all day. lie may pre-
fer TO sell them 10 you reasonably
than to carry them over, cut as they
are. until Monday.
The fart that the Saturday night
buyer always lugs home her own pur-
rhascs makes some storekeepers will
ing 20 seli to her at better advantage,
and OF cou-se 10 one would expect
10 have Saturday night purchases de-
livered
Whatever the advantages and dis
ADVANTAGES OF the system may be,
true II is that many women know no
other. ind the Saturday night shop
PEE tria becomes quite Jolly family
sxcnrsi5E. cns THAI II looked forward
20 from one week END 20 another. II
YOU are a. all interested In human
naiurs. simply, as human nature, you
cannot afford 10 miss at least one
expedition o. this sort. You do not
kao1 the town in which you live un-
III you nave gone TIC fuuuus VI the
provision stores Is they are some
week-end night No doubt with q
good many of those you win rub al
bovs with on such triP one OF the
chief advantages ia this late buying
Ii that pay envelopes are handed
about Saturday afternoon and the
proviaer OF tho family goes forth
wsrh his wifo with fu1l pocket, And
sunday in such households becomes
C. yer.table feast day, for II Ia sha
day OF ali days when The housewife
Ia. no. had 20 ask herself whether
the pher@vlthsl will lass u1tii the
rers payday comes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

the side of rising slope of land thst
FORMS the back of Tho garden. Tie
slope faces Houth, 50 ilF the winter Il
has much sun. In the summer trees
throw shadowa over the entrance 90
the summer house The little hut
For that IL what Il really is is dug
into the hillside aud Is made Of
stuceus covered bfiels, faced Within
aud without And, best Of all. there
is n big fireplace with q wide brick
hearth In the winter one builds =
log FIRE In this little nook, and enjoys
air and warmth az the came time
for the air atreams IN through lie
doorway and window, which 81 course
are without door or panes. Aud often
this little hut Is tho scene Of b beef
steak and coffee picnic.
There ia atlli another charming
sort Of summer house of the more
substantial sort. and that ia the nne
shown in Tho cut. built into niche
of tho garden wall either Of brick 0f
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

~wIE summer house seems an old
fashioned piece of garden fur
- Sture that haa long since gone
the way haircloth sofas and wased
flowers and young girls that blushed
Weal. IL did go the way of other
Victorian things. But IL is coming
back. In fact. IL is back. A good
many gardens that have been done
over within the last few years have
summer houses planted in their
midst. A good many new places have
summer houses. Full skirts of tlfty
years ago are back, too. and we use
artificial flowers of glass that look
like the W'ized wax treasures of our
great rrnsimothers. Perhaps the
fiappsr Will learn 20 blush and then.
indeed. we shall be surprised.
But to take the summer houses
seriously, they are really charming
bits Of garden furnishing. They are
more interesting than verauda.
There is sseclusion about them that
is alluring. They are more comfort
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
BACON As GARNIsH.

Bacon is very picturesque as well
as delicious garnish. II can be used
on many salads to add to both their
appearance and their taste.
Take. for instance. potato salad.
Two strips of broiled bacon, done just
and evenly Drowned. laid on a plate
of potato salad make the dish some
thing quite out of the ordinary.
Crisp curlF of bacon add much 10
The appearance of broiled fish.
An omelet may be garnished with
bacon, and so may tomato salad
broiled chops, and a dish of cresmed
potatoes. Indeed, creamed potatoes
and broiled bacon served together
form a very satisfying luncheon dish
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
ausLIN BLorsEs.

The average woman thinks OF mus
lin, white and washable, when she
thinks OF q shirtwaias Tradition has
taught her the connecting iina. Ghs
viii hare 70 revive her thoughts ihls
season. shirtwnisfs do not mean
muslin. Tney mean Il very seldom.
The word glands for hiousas IN cvo-y
kind OF fabric. except cloth. IL In
cludes woolen .ergey and wcoiee
r=uGevs. These neck scHrfs in elk
in wool jersey. and even IN brushed
wooi arc EJrd for the front panels
Of blousos. Thay are commonly Used
for tho crown cs hats. for the borders
OF jersey swtators md for high col.
lars on coat saisa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
CREPE DE CHINE.

Naturally clape es shine often
serves for oyer-bloHses Ths Mills
must have besn ranning over
time 70 supply tns worla ~lth this
fabric. There Is NJ single garment
a woman wears thai cannot bs made
OF one OF the weaves OF crepe. There
are many, as VOC know; oil alike ex-
eept for certain rCaghness of the sur
face aud thickness os the weave. All
are borrowed from the Chinese. ex-
cept the kind that comes from
Morocco.
There are new blonRes OF thin
Irrepe de chine which are chosen in
Ireutral colors IN order hat they may
be embroidered gas ~ and 5. billy.
These have square sleeves ,llaT-
less round neck and loops Of crepe
de chine that fall over the hips 10 the
hem Of the skirt Ia a cascade effect.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

USHROOH soup.--Claan haif 1.
M pound 81 mushrooms ana es.s
1 them tine add them Is
quart Of stOc3s and simmer for fuenfr
minutes Then rub iarongh "a.
wire sieve boil e quarter of = -
Of tapincg in a cup of water haIf au
hour and add 20 the soup eaaron
with salt aud pepper and AZ fhe lasf
add cup of cream stirred rn win
The yolks OF two eggs.
Deyiled NusaroomS.-Buftor ne
inside Of little paper cases aud put a
thin slice 0fAemon In the bottom 81
each. Nearly az them wi,h minced
mushrooms. seasoned wlth lemon
Juice. pepper. paprka and salf
Spread a Thin layer az deriiea chicken
mixed with the y0lk of egs 0Fes i8e
TOP OF each case and bake for af.een
minutes. Put a teaspoon az t.is.
mayonnaisc on the TOP OF each ana
serve al once.
Bacon and Mushroom f'ie.--pn
layers OF thin bacon alternately vith
layers OF mushrooms in a buttered
baking dish. for Two or three layers
OF each. Then cover with a layer ~
mashed potatoes. well seasoned. Ada
two more layers OF bacon and muah-
rooms and then top or NTH a l1yar
OF potatoes. Scatter with bits 90 blt.
ter and bake FOR half an hour In
moderate oven. covered. Then 70
move the cover, brown and serve.
Tomatoes and Mushrooms. Select
eight mcdium-sized. smooth t0nia-
toes. Cut n hole Ia the stem and
scoop out the insides. Chop orc
onion fine. add 20 II a tablespoon of
butter and allow 20 simmer SLOWLY
in a saucepan. when colcred a deep
yellow, add six ounces 0f hrCal
crumbs which have been prepared BY
first soaking ia water and thcn
pressed nearly dry. Also add ono
dozen chopped mushrooms. one table
spoon CT chopped parsley. a pinch of
salt. one peppercorn. a dash of cay
erne end four tablespoons % tomato
catsup. Mix all thoroughly. Then
ril The tomatoes and sprinkle With
bread crumbs and melted butter.
Bake IN a moderate oven unt'l brown
anc serve with sauce made ss ro'-
lows:
Tomato Saucc.--Put half a.
spoon OF butter IN a saucepan With an
onion. carrot and half Glove of
garlic. all cut Nne. Simmer zen fly
for ten minutes. thcn stir IN tahss-
spoon OF -four. Add half . pint Il
siewed Tomatoes and half a pint ~
stock. Boil gently FOR thirty rniputsA
ses ron and strain.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

stone Home aoft Of path ieads -
the summer huuse Of this kind lr-
regular ilaga eel irfngulafly across
tho lnwn, a gtaveied. flower -tordored
path. or refhapa an arhur or q trel.
lIHed path And though this sort uf
summer houss does give one pfotee.
ton against MUD and weather sin
anH heatj If nevertheless gives one aif
aud breeze aud d charming prospect
of nearby flowers hufdets or distant
hills and meadows
Now Of course I Yon wish 0 work
out the snmmet-hpuse idna on q less
expensive scale YOU eau certainly do
So hy investing IN one Of the cheaper
sorts Of summer houses made 81
rustic. Embarked posts, Or else II
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

with good-looking racks 70 hold balls
and mallets. These racks arc so dec
oratiYe that they add to the porch
furnishings .
There are rustic. chairs and
benches both for children and for
grown-ups that may be made to fur
nish the garden In good style. IT is
quite possible. with a rustic bench
and a tree az a foundation. to make
charming little garden house. with
an awning for Il roof, and uprlgbts
fastened C the back at the bench for
ana wall. the nearby limb Of tree
for tho other. You can thus at slight
expense have something beth unusual
and attractive.
There ara screens for the garden.
tno. made of green or brown bamboo
Or Stats, on frames heavy enough 70
Withstand light breesea. These may
% used TO screen a garden bench
where break II tho hedge Of shrub
berry leaves II exposed.
These iron tables that are sold for
the garden. under big umbrellas, are
fIslaa now with covers to match the
umbrellas I'd protect them from the
fsF4a atne effects of wet weather
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

persons than lying down In a ham
m. elk. that it has many devotees.
This sort costs variously. according
to the material with which It is COW
cred. That. OF course. is true OF all
hammocks. One good quality costs
about fifty dollars.
For children there arc little wooden
swings-hig enough for two small
children about seven dollars,
They may be had IN moro expensive
mike. but this price ia enough for a
very satisfactory swing. There IS n
gliding swing, one that funa back ana
forth IN roapunne TO tho child'a pual-
ing inatead of swinging In Teaponsa .
10 the saina effort. that ceLss about
twice as mueh
Another garden aaeo1anry Huro 10
chnrm the child Fl r teeter. quito n
thrilling as tho old board balanced
oyor = barrel. nHd nratiier 10 look at.
These feetaun arc painted IN bright
eoiors. and nrc nrranged With q
spring III tlis middle. So that ths
teaterlnR board eBrnot IS or lls base
Cr6auet ia conliag haea into vesHs.
ard II Response "a this vogue We hasa
realty very attraf ssYa esoaeri F-ta
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

Bis Jars. some of them from Spain
CT Italy. are sold for the garden. jars
of terra Gotta or some glazed pottery.
These give a decidedly decorative
touch If they are placed in an advan-
tageous spot to hold some lowering
plant.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

white painted lattleez Thase are
tremendously effective, both Of them,
and II properly placed IN your garden
will give much added eharm and
comfort
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

r~HERE are surely the most at
tractiye sandpiles in the shops
now. They cost a good DEAL of
course One IS sixty-fiye dollars.
made on q platform that keeps the
sand off the ground. There is ledge
for a seat all around the box. and
there is an awning cover over Il IN
a bright striped awning. II IS worth
the sixty-five dollars. II you have II
10 spend.
Forty-fve dollars ls the price of a
tete-a-tete hammock---that 10. O ham
mock hnlf facing one WY and half
the othcF, q mort delightfully."- convcr-
sEtional arrangement. far moro go
than tho ordinary hammock wharc
two parsong must ait calmly side by
side. This type o. hammock 10 quito
nB Etiraetiiely upholstered os tho or
binary sort. IN NIL aorta of ngu~ed
cretonnea an we'll na in piain. heavy
oi0th Of good ahadar nf brown. green.
hiue and red.
Thon there is iiin individual hnfa-
mock. the hammock chair, that 10
also NEST comfortfhta, TO be sure
one cant iio down III fl. bat fl Ia go
exactly right for rostina In. nevarthes
less fer nnre emforfafsie To most
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

Crequet is eenlfag hae.l into vesHs.
and IL resDonsa ta this vogue We have
realty N@Fs Hftrlf ISIS hHnaH~t F-tA
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
Do You Like
Mushrooms?

Here They Are AZ Their Best.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
COTTON PRICES BREAK
ON Federal FORECAST

NEW YORK, December 17.-Buying
ON . more optimistic view Of trade
prospects was checked by the publi-
cation Of the governments crop
estimate at the beginning Of the past
week, and prices broke sharply under
moro or less general liquidation. The
omcial forecast of $4,000 bales was
only about 100000 bales in excess of
average expectations. but with mar
uncertain the increase in the crop
estimate evidently unsettled senti-
ment.
The price of January contracts broke
10 1880 before the selling movement
slackened. which made decline of
about 40 points from the best price
touched toward the end of November
There was nothing to indicate any
increased pressure of spot offerings
on this decline. however, and after
speculative long accounts had been
reduced the market turned steadier
on renewed talk of improving trade
conditions, with January contracts
showing a recovery of over a cent a
pound from the lowest during yester-
days trading.
There has been quite as much COM
ment on the governments revision of
acreage figures as on the estimate Of
the crop itself. According to the state
mont which accompanied the publica-
ton Of the crop figures the acreage
was materially underestimated at the
end of last June, when the area plant
ed was placed at 26.519.000 acres.
Mondays report raised it to 31.427.000
acres actually picked after 2.S per
cent of the acreage planted had been
abandoned. 1t would seem from this
statement that instead of reducing
their acreage by 2S.4 per cent last
spring planters actually made a cut
of less than IS per cent on the aver
age, notwithstanding the low price
and all the efforts made to hold crop
preparations down.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. December 1.-THE cot
ton market was irregular early today.
There was further scattered buying
on improving reports from the goods
trade, but it was Just about Offset by
realizing for over the week end, and
a good dea lof bushes represented the
transfer Of short hedges from Janu-
ary to later deliveries. First prices
were ten points higher to nine points
lower, with near months relatively
firm, and fluctuations showed contin-
ued irregularity right after the call.
wi tn January selling off from 1882 to
1913 and then firming up to 17.S2
again. or a couple Of points above last
nights closing.
Futures opened steady; December,
1910; January, 1880; March, 1875;
May. 1897; July. 1897.
NEW ORLEANS. December IL
Prices were to 9 points lower on
the opening of the cotton market to-
day, mainly because of an unfavor-
able Interpretation of unfavorable
weekend reviews of trade in general,
but a quick advance resulted from the
report that Fall River sales of print
cloths this week had amounted to
180, 900 pieces and the statement at
tributed to Secretary Hoover that un-
employment in this country had been
reduced by 100000. At the end of
the first half hour Of business prices
were II to II points higher than the
close Of yesterday. January fell TO
1890 and reacted to 1903.
Futures opened quiet. December.
1859; January. 1890: March. 1897;
May. 1852; July. 1919.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
Ventilation in the Departments.
To the Editor of The Sta,

Your editorial on fresh air in the
United States departments tsee Star,
December 1D was fine: but there
was one serious omission. The num-
her of cases of colds. grip and pneu-
monia caused by improper ventilation
opening of windows directly upon
clerks. subjectins them to draft. upon
the inSistence of ''freSh-air" ,freeh-
fiend) clerks. who sit elsewhere or
run away, has not been stated If the
statement of damages could be com
piled accura tely, it would be long
one, with many fatalities, l have lit
tie doubt.
There ought to be fresh air-all the
while-hut some method of ventila-
tion ought to be provided SO that no
person shall suffer-either from too
little or too much cold-air drafts.
Here, perhaps. is a method of set
tlement: All the clerks desiring win
dows open in cold and drafty wealth
er. all the time or any portion of the
time, should be placed in one room.
or series Of rooms, and all who do
not desire such drafts, all the time,
in another room, or series of rooms.
Thus the great question which now
divides government offices into acri-
monious groups would, / think, be
settled properly. Then, also. might
be determined the question of the
relative efficiency of these groups.
WILLIAM A. COUNTRYMAN.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
BY STUART p. WEST.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. December 17.-The
most significant happenings Of the
past week have been the continued
recovery in the foreign exchanges.
the comparative steadiness of cotton
prices in face Of the discovery that
the extent of last summers crop dam
age was grossly overestimated, the
remarkable oversubscription, at un-
usually high prices. to the $55.0o0.0o0
New York city loan, and the advancing
tendency in the stock market, despite
the skepticism expressed for a month
past in numerous speculative quar-
ters.
Whatever the special causes asso-
ciated with these various incidents,
they all are symptomatic of a world
wide change for the better in eco
nomic and financial conditions. 1t is
not to be doubted, of course, that the
tremendously important accomplish
ments at the Washington disarma-
ment conference have had a good deal
to do with the rise in exchange.
But with all due allowance for
the part which political considera-
tions have played, the main reason
why sterling rates from their extreme
low OF last summer have got back
halfway to normal; why French
francs have recently risen over a
cent, why other currencies of conti-
mental Europe have similarly gained,
Is because the trade situation abroad
is on the mend. The reality of
this change, with it's bearing upon
the credit standing of the nations of
western Europe. is further attested
by the way exchange rates held their
higher ground toward the close of
the week. This was in face of Ger
many's formal contention that she
could not meet the next installment of
reparations except in minor part.
Confidence Lost in Reports,
1t is question whether the cotton
trade, after its experience of the past
autumn. Will ever again set too much
store by government crop report
The trade was asked in October to
make its plans for a harvest of 6, 800
600 bales. Two months later it was
told to revise it's calculations and ac-
cept an estimate of $780, bales.
Cotton prices have stood up as well
as could be expected in the face of
this unprecedented reversal of a crop
position. and this points to the truth
Evening star., 1921-12-17
CANADA BANK MERGER.
Consolidation Saves Shaky Institu
ton at Montreal.

MONTREAL. December 17.-Pre-
liminary steps looking to an amalga-
nation Of the Bank of Montreal and
the Merchants Bank of Canada, two o
of the strongest institutions in the
Dominion, will be taken Monday, it
is learned. The combined capital stock
Of the banks would be $32.500,000, of
which $22.000.0o0 is now the capital
Of the Bank Of Montreal.
Because an Investigation has shown
the reserve of the Merchants Bank of
Canada to have been seriously i'm
paired, it's directors will recommend
acceptance Of an offer Of absorption
by the Bank of Montreal.
The announcement came from Sir
Montagu Allan, president of the Mer-
chants Bank, who failed to disclose
in what manner the banks reserve
had become impaired.
OTTAWA, Ont, December 16.-Sir
Henry Drayton. minister Of finance.
has given preliminary consent to the
taking over of the Merchants Bank
Of Canada by the Bank Of Montreal.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
NEW RED CROSS LEADERS.
Executive Committee for District
Chapter Appointed.

Mrs. w. J. Boardman was chosen
honorary chairman and DR.. Ralph
Jenkins chairman of the executive
committee of the District of Columbia
Chapter of the Amerincan Red Cross
at the annual meeting of the chapter
Thursday. The. following were ap-
pointed to act on the executive COM
mittee for the coming year:
Col. Charles Lynch, U. S. A; Miss
Mabel T. Boardman, Mrs. Theodore w.
Richards, H. S. Reside. John Dolph.
Admiral W. c. Braisted. Miss Harriette
s. Douglas, Capt J. c. Boyd. u. S. N;
Miss A M Cooling, Mrs. Isaac w.
Littell, Mrs. c. D. Carter, Mrs. Simon
Wolf, James L. Wilmeth, Col. James
A. Drain, Miss Anna c. Koerper,, Mrs.
Seaton Schroeder and Mrs Gibson
Fahnestock.