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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
After-Dinner Tricks

Two bits of paper are moistcned and
one stuck TO each side of table knife.
With n wave of the knife, both papers
tsappear, only to rcappear at another
wave.
In attaching tho papers to the knife
the piece supposedly stuck TO the bot
tom side of the knife is not placed
there at all but Is retained by the fore -
bngere which wipes the paper off OF
the coat.
Both sides of tho knife arc apparent
y shown. but in turning it over. the
fingers givce tho knife n half twist: 10
the same side is shown twice. When
the knife is waved It Is again given q
half twist, bringing the blank side up
pernost.. Both sides arc then shown
to be blank by again employing the
half twist.
Thus the paper pellets vanish and re-
appear nd lib.
Copyright. 1921, by Pubic Ledger Com pan,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Boxed Blankets
for Baby's Christmas

Baby appreciates being warm
more than anything else, espe-
cially If he Is very young babyl
Soft, reversible cotton blankets,
30x40 inches, have Teddy bears,
bunnies, kittens and flowers for
little chubby hands to play with.
They are in pink or blue at 90c
to $1.25.
(ContrhD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Women's Blanket
Bathrobcs, S4.S5

Made of warm, fuzzy bathrobe
blankets in coy dark and light
colors and a variety Of patterns.
Large roll collars, two deep
pockets, satin trimming and
chenille cords are particularly
attractive features.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Crepe De Chine
UndercIothes, $3.50

Vests trimmed with hemstitch-
ing and tuckS; envelope chemises
and step-ins with Georgette crepe
and lace, tiny rosebuds; tailored
ones with hemstitching and Il bit
Of embroidery. Pink only.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Smart Semi ailored
Crepe de Chine
BIouses, $3.50

White, flesh, bisquc, navy blue
and black. Each is made with a
Tuxedo roll collar, turn back
cuffs that fit tightly at the wrists
and center pleat-all edged with
double frill Of the silk.
(harkeD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Bread Pudding

Dry stale bread and crush. Now
0Iacc in a mixing bow
T,CO cups of milk.
T,co- thirds cup Of sugar.
nno cgG,
OH of one egg,
One-hat teaspoon ot H"tntey.
Beat to mix thoroughly and then add
One and one-hdF cups Of fnc brent
."uRIbs,
T,co cups Of chopped apples,
One-hdf cup of seeded rntsins.
T,co tablespoons Of melted butter.
Mix and then turn in n baking dish
and bake in n slow oven for thirty five
ninutcy. Serve with Caledoniau cream.
Sweet Biscuits
Place In mixing bowl
Three and three quarter cupS Of
iifted -four,
0nc-hoN cup Of sugar,
One teaspoon Of salt,
Three lcUeL tablespoons oI jGkiu9
poUdCr.
Rub between the hands to mix thor
"uchly and then rub in six tablespoons
of shortening, and then add
Hre cup Of irely chopped nuts,
r"e cup Of finely chopped seeded
'1h3tnS.
Place one egg iu cup and ill with
T.Ik. Eest with fork IN a email bowl
70 NIX. Now use to form dough. Mix
n''d turn on pastry board and roll out
one. hale inch thick. Cut with biscuit
rutter and place on baking sheet and
bake in hot oven for eighteen minutes.
ScOneS
FTace in mixing bowl
Four cups of Sifted -four,
One teaspoon OF salt,
Three level tablespoons o. baking
pordcr,
OHo.hat cup Of sugar.
SIT or rub between the hands to
NIX and then rub In six tablespoons
= shortening and then place in a small
. goWl
ono c5g,
prs CUP Of mAk
Beat TO mix. Use ono cup of this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Women's Capeskin
Gauntlets, $2.65

brown ones OI washable cape
skin, pique sewn and in strap
wrist style. The deep cuffs
make them very comfortable in
December winds,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Christmas
Opportunities
on the
Central Aisle
Household Linens
Csc to S6

Gifts that will delight any
housewife! 25c for bread-tray
cloths of imitation filet lace with
linen centers; soc for all-linen
ones with Madeira embroidery.
SOC to S1.50 for linen huck and
damask towels.
So for 45-inch linen luncheon
cloths; $3.50 for 5i-inch ones,
hemstitchcd or scalloped.
So to SO for linen luncheon sets,
scalloped and with or without
embroidery.
Sc dozen for hemstitched linen
napkins, IA inches square.
Sc for hemstitched or scalloped
linen damask tablecIothS, 70
inches SQUARE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Fiber Silk Sport Scarfs
$3.50 to $3.50

Women and girIs Ike these
scarfs tremendously. Plain and
fancy weaves in plain Colors and
lovely Roman stripes--a wide
selection to please fastidious
tastes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
18th Street Aisle
Fabrikoid Overnight and
Weekend Cases, SIS

Dull or bright 1ini5h, with TWO
clasps and leather handles. 1S
to - inch size-all lined with
pretLN CretOnnC.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Fittings

are without charge and fre-
quently add to the service
and satisfaction of new cor
sets. Our expert filters will
be glad to help you in any
way.
Central
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Dainty
Neckwear, SOC
lMarket {

includes the popular eyelet collars
and sets-the collars in Peter
Pan, roll or fiat shapes. Also some
of the imitation Venisc collars
and sets, the collars in fiat and
roll shapes. All fresh and pretty
at soc.
Central
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Mems Cheviot Shirts
Low Priced at Sl,65

Pin checks or stripes in heavy
quality cheviot--madc to wear
with separate collars or with COL
lars attached. Lavender, green,
blue, tan and pink in the lot,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
SIS to $3.50

There are models for all
figures and one notices the
high quality of the coutils
and brocades that are used,
also the eyeIetS below the
front stccls and the skillful
use Of elastic inserts.
A So model is of fine pink
coutil or brocade with silk
striped elastic in the low top.
An excellent point are the
many short bones across the
front. There are } eyelets
below the front steel. This
is an example of a low vet
Well-bOned corset.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Women's Nainsook
Chemises, ST

Pins or white ones trimmed
back and front with lace or en-
broidcry, we'll made and niccl!
tiniShnh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Long Chains Of
Tiny Beads

are new and very much liked.
The little beads are Of metal with
enamel baked on--in white, coral,
blue and green. 81.
UCentrnD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Charming Dresses
Of Tricotine, Poiret Twill, Serge,
Canton Crepe and Crepe de Chine
$40 SIS S18.75

In this group will be found
delightful dresses of every
fashionable Winter type.
And nearly every dress is
marked at less than the reg
ular price.
The cloth dresses are
smartly cut and tailored,
with braid, beads or interest
ing embroidered motifs. All
are in navy blue.
Silk frocks are in navy
blue ol. black and are of fine
heavy crepes of the most
fashionable texture.
You'll find real distinction
in each one of these dresses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Ginger Nuts

Place in n saucepan
One-hat cup of bldcE coffee
one cup Of sirup,
One cup of bro,en sugar,
Ore-hdif CUP of shortening,
one teaspoon of cinnamon,
One-hqt teaspoon of nutmeg,
One.haU teaspoon Of dltcpice.
One teaspoon Of ginger.
Bring to n boil and then cook for live
minutes. Turn in mixing bowl and
Deat. Let cook and then add
-Four cups Of -four,
T,co level tablespoons Of baking
oo,oder. -.
Beat hard TO blend thoroughly and
:Een when the mixture Is nice and
>mooth, add sufficient flour to make
fairly stiff dough. This usually re-
Quires about eight cups altogether.
Rub the hands with shortening and
form into small fiat cakes. Place on
baking sheet 30 that they do not
ouch. Bake in moderate oven for
Ton minutes. or you can form this mix
'ure in long roll about the thickness
4 the rolling pin and cut in balf-inch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Bayberry Candles
35c Pair

The very essence Of the old
English Yuletide spirit! Boxed
in holly;coyered boxes, ready to
be burned to the socket" to
start the New Years luck.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON


Copyright. 1881. .s Sg ny:; ,s:,i. y; 4. Wilson. All
WINTER days gladden. the eye and
w the keen frosty air reddens the
checks Of the children so that they vie
With the red of the apple. The young.
sters usually clamor for something good
10 longer does just bread and butter
satisfy. Nature demands something
sweet, and IT. is far better ~ prepare
some simple homemade goodies than TO
allow the children 10 drift into the
habit Of craving the cheap penny can
dies.
These old d-fashioned sweets can be
made in few minutes and they really
do not make much work.
Cereal Brown Betty
Rub n baking dish we'll with butter
and then put in layer of crushed corn
fakes and then layer Of thin slices of
onplcs. Sprinkle little brown sugar
and cinnamon over the applcs and few
raIslns, IL you like. Repeat until the
dish Is full and then place a thin crust
Of pastry on top and bake in slow
oven for thirty five minutes. Loosen
tho crust from the edge with knife
and cover with large plate. Now
turn upside dowp9 and your pudding
shaped slices Ike for pie, and serve
With either plain or with sweet cream
sauce,
CornHakc Macaroons
Place the whites Of two eggs in 4
mixing bowl and beat until very stiff.
Then beat in one cup OF granulated
sugar and beat this mixture until It will
Mold its shape. Now cut and fold 1nto
4h;o On. and one half cups OF crushed
cornfakes and pack the cup tightly
and use level measurements. Line a
baking sheet with paper and grease and
-four. Then form tho mixture into balls
Tho size Of large walnut and place
two inches apart on the prepared pan.
Scotch Raistn Pudding
Place IN a mixing bowl
ono and one-huf cups Of cold left
pver cereal,
one CUP Of fne bread crumbs,
One.kdlt cup Of strup,
One egg,
ono cup Of seeded raisins.
T,oo cups Of finely chopped apples,
Ore-haf cup Of 6ropn sugar,
ono teaspoon of cinnamon,
Ore.hdIf teaspoon Of nutmeg,
One-hdU teaspoon Of clores.I
Mix we'll. Scald a pudding cloth and
ring dry, and then rub literally with
,hortening and then -four. Turn In
pudding and form like thick sausage.
rlc the ends and IN two places along
he length of the roll. Plunge into
hoiling water and cook for one hour.
IAft to colander and drain for hve
minutes, then turn on hot platter ana
,rrve with cream sauce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Christmas Seals
l0c and 15c Package

Cards, tags and seals with
holly, Santa Claus heads or other
appropriate Christmas decora-
tions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
All-Wool Plaid Blankets, $S.5
White Blankets, $40

NoIOrtuI and signify as we'll as warm, they al
palds Of pink, tan, blue, gray or black with white
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

|ONVERTING pride of ancestry into practical
I patriotism, the Daughters of the American
- Revolution will use their organization a
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
THE WEEK IN THE UNITED STATES
New York and Prohibition.

AIEW YORK CITY appears to have taken
~ stransle hold on its own prohibition problem.
:, The oasis that was Americas metropolis is
mirage over the desert now, throat parched way
farers say, The drive undertaken late last week by
the police department enforce the letter the
State dry laws frightened illicit liquor dealers that
for the first time in years il is almost impossible
drink Of Intoxicating liquor according to the
testimony OF New York newspapers.
With force of zso special detectives on duty last
Sunday the work of few preceding days had been
done well Mat only arrest'was necessary. Com
missioner Enright has made plain to every member of
his department that personal responsibility will be
required in the enforcement of the State dry laws
Policemen and detectives will be brought up on charges
for the slightest relaxation in this respect Pull friend
ship and tradition will not have the slightest effect,
the commissioner has declared.
II the laws continue to be enforced as vigorously,
oldtme saloon keepers claim, liquor traffic in New
York practically win be forced out of business Gov
ernor Miller has declared that he will not hesitate
his full powers of removal il any official in the
State tries to evade enforcement of these laws.
Since the cleanup drive started last week hun
dreds have been caught in the police net. The New
York police department determined to wipe out
any scandals of the past
The movement in New York is one wave of a
tide Of law enforcement drives undertaken by police de-
Parments Of the larger cities The action of the Chi
eago police department recently, when thousands of
underworld denizens gathered by the police was
part OF the same movement Law enforcement SEN
tient throughout the nation appears has superseded
the rather lax morality which as natural result
Of the war
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
To Fight Child Labor Evil.

~ DUCATION as the best for the complete
- eradication Of the child labor evil in the United
- States is urged by Eunice Martin, Of Miami,
Fla- writer and lecturer prison reform and worker
for legislation affecting welfare Of and children
"The child labor problem has been disgrace to
country" Miss Martin said last week at the
tiOnal convention of the League of American Pen
Women. 1--WE boast Of free school system in this
country. We have established and maintain free
schools in every State With such advantages every
girl and every boy should learn to read and write.
"The recent brought to light many startling
facts in regard to the lliteracy of country. We
should add compulsory education and see that it is
rigidly enforced.
Education is the foundation upon which we build
our lives and countries. So let to it that
the children Of our country have firm foundation by
giving them good practical education"
Miss Martin told of the hard fight waged for the
abolition of child labor in Alabama, eliminating in the
formation of the National Child Labor Committee,
which works in conjunction with the childabor
organizations in various States. This national COM
mttee has done much toward aboishing the crime Of
placing children in stores and factories and compelling
them put in the time and often the strength Of
adult.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
u. S. Greatest Radium Producer.

TIME United States is the foremost producer
OF radum in the world. according to DR.. R. B.
u Moore of the United States Bureau OF Mines.
who addressed meeting of Washington women last
week at the residence Of Mrs. Marshall Field
20 while France the country in which radium
was first produced the United States largely due to
aid given the industry by the Bureau of Mines is now
the foremost producer in the world" DR.. Moore de-
clared. "Carnotte and ptchbende found in Colorado,
are the crude minerals used"
The meeting used to give impetus to the local
campaign to raise the minimum quota of $1,000 Wash
ingtons contribution the 100000 given by the
men Of America for the purchase Of gram of radium
be presented to Madame Cure for her use in search
of a cure for
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
Renovate French Quarter.

New Orleans have been busting the cob
webs out of the old French quarter in effort to
revive the picturesque life of that section of the Cres
cent City.
Under the auspices Of the Daughters OF 1872 the
old Pontalba has been converted into a studio apart
house and the historic building with its windows
looking out upon the of the gulf is the
of many gay parties given by New Orleans
Bohemian set.
One of the leaders in this French renaissance is
Mrs. Marie Louise Bankston pioneer Louisiana woman
journalist who has long been identified with the Louis
lana Historical Society in its efforts preserve and
marks along the Mississippi
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
Favors TWo-Party System.

o, 1T is the poor male American citizen whose
legal disabilities should be removed says Miss
- Helen Varick Boswell, leader of the Republican
women of New York, who in Washington last
Monday to see the newly elected Republican delega-
tion from the Empire State take their seats in Con-
gress.
Miss Boswell, who is chairman OF the Republican
County Committee, of New York and vice president
of the Womans National Republican Club, men
rather than women in need of legislative remedies.
Before the granting of the ballot women ac-
corded many privileges by law in the United States
Miss Boswell said the other day They now enjoy
the double advantage of the ballot and all the priv
eges and immunities which under the law they pre-
vousIy enjoyed Why not, then, legislative program
for the removal of legal disabilities from men?"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
hdorses Relief Work.

Mrs Warren G. Harding recently iGdorsed the
work Of the Near East Relief in letter in which she
declared that it her earnest hope that the efforts
now on loot to ameorate the deplorable conditions in
una, stricken area might have the humane interest and
sympathy Of the American people
Other women leaders who have lent their ,s;s,.r..
to the present campaign for the relief of Armenia are
Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait. Mrs. Cleveland H. Dodge,
Miss Mary Garden, Mrs George Maynard Minor. Mrs.
Mary Roberts Rnehart- and Mrs Thomas G. Winter
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
France Supports America.

hKEMlER BRAND has replied to the note Of
Secretary Of States Hughes. protesting the award
Of the Island OF Yap to Japan it was announced
AZ the State Department Thursday ...,
As the note of the United States was addressed
10 Itay Great Britain and Japan, as we'll as France.
M BRAND stated that II could not be answered fully
nn an understanding had been reached by the govern
meHts OF the four powers He said, however, that a
of the French would place
the matter before the supreme council at its next meet
ms and expressed "the greatest desire to find soh
ton which will give every satisfaction to the United
States ...t - =.
ne note substantated the claims of the United
States with respect to reservations ON the mart Of b
government when the Island of Yap was under con-
sdera'on at the Peace Conference and is regarded as
tanamount TO acceptance Of the claims laid down
sy the United States in its most recent note.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
Plans to Raise Steamer.

Mrs Margaret Campbell Goodman of New York
1Ity the only woman in the world engaged in the
salvage OF sunken treasure. is planning to raise sunk
n steamer which has lain for fftythree years at the
bottom of Lake Erie. ~ -. ..
Operations will start June I, Mrs. Goodman said
when in Washington last week
In 1910 Mrs Goodman organized salvage COM
Pany which raised large treasure in copper ore sunk
IN Ihnndec Bay Lake Huron, back in the SOS.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
Rail Unions Seek Farley.

Representatives of five mechanical unions COM
prisng the 100000 shop employees of American rail-
roads last Thursday night sent to President Harding
telegram suggesting conference between workers
and employers work out rules concerning work.
ing conditions take the place OF national agreements,
to which the rail executives object seriously The tele
gram insisted that the workers must have signed
agreements regarding working conditions with the
employers
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
New American Cardinal.

Dennis. Cardinal Dougherty, the latest American to
be elevated to cardnalate, was accorded an enthu.
siastic reception when he returned from Rome this
week Representatives of American Catholic societies
met the new cardinal at the dock in New York and
from that time his return to Philadelphia the scat
Of his archbshopric, like triumph Thousands
welcomed him with a great parade through the
streets Of his home city 'r' '-' '' " -.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
CYCLONES in Texas.

Storms OF cycIonc proportions were reported from
North Texas this week The county seat OF Melissa
was practically destroyed, with heavy loss Of life, when
caught in the path of a cyclone Wednesday. Rail-
road trains were blown from the tracks, buildings
lifted in the air and people smothercd in the whrlng
sand
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
D. A. R. to Fight Radicalism.

|ONVERTING pride of ancestry into practical
patriotism, the Daughters OF the American
Revolution will their organization as
weapon against redicalism Mrs. George Maynard Mi
ncr, president general OF the organization announces
through the pages Of the Daughters OF the American
Revolution Magazine" the OF the Continental
Congress which opens in Washington this week.
an a previous message / urged the increase of
membership as potent means OF showing loyalty to
inherited American institutions in these days OF
discomfort and radicalism" says Mrs Minor. 1--WE are
beginning to realize that socaliStc and radical teach
ings, so destructive of cherished institutions,
are insidousIy creeping schools and colleges
and into churches.
"To offset this tendency is the duty of every
American woman, but particularly Of those Of patriotic
heritage. They must recruit the ranks OF our great
organization, thus making it powerful agency against
radcasm, for society is openly opposed to every
form of propaganda that is reacherously undermining
national institutions.
Hitherto the radical and the radically minded re-
former have monopolized oratory. They blat-
ant and aggressive, while loyal Americans 60 about
their business needless, for the most part OF their
propaganda. We must come out in the open on the
side OF the Constitution teaching the sound principles
of liberty and justice Joining our society is one way
Of doing this"
Indian women Of Michigan have been encouraged
in the revival of native handcrafts by competition
loSt cOncluded under Oh Wnltc
tiers in that State.
gold medal awarded April I to "the Indian
girl up to the age Of IS and living in
Emmet, Charevoix or Cheyboygan counties making
the best quill-box, sweet grass and splnt basket"
Announcement Of the contest made posters
circulated through the rural schools and Indian homes
in these three counties by the Red Cross nurse the
State Social Service worker and other agents.
The women further encouraged by the
that a market would be made for all baskets,
whether prizes received for them not provided
that the work is satisfactory"
Mary Roberts Rinehart the who
$4,000 a year. wood by way of avocaton.
Her vocation is writing widely read books. Be-
Sides she is most accomplished playwright. Before
her marriage to Dr. Stanley M. Rinehart she
trained in Pittsburgh hospital
She is one of the three writers of the country who
get top 6ges for short stories and also takes part in
the play brokerage business. Mrs Rinehart is out
door FAM and would believe that she has three
grown sons and granddaughter
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

AIEW YORK CITY appears to have taken
~ stransle hold its own prohibition problem.
- The oasis that was Americas metropolis is
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20
Carson County Has Excellent
Wheat Lands

Carson County boasts Of the fact that has the best wheat land
in all the Southwest Here the why Carson County wheat
took first prize for five consecutive years the Panhandle State Fair
Amarillo Carson County has grown average Of one and halt
million bushels wheat per year for the past five years. the average
yield being around 20 bushels the acre. The quality the best