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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
Two More Authors

To the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam-Will YOU please send
me a short history of the life of Gene
Stratton Porter and of Kate Douglas
wlggin. the two popular authors?
am a daily reader Of your column and
enjoy II very much.
There is not very much general news
available about Kate Douglas Wiggn,
but l will give you as much as / have
heen able to get She was born in
Philadelphia in 1859, and graduated from
Abbott Academy. Andover. Mass. in
1873, receiving the degree of Lift D..
at Bowdoin College in 1906. She mar
ried George c. Riggs, in 1895. She was
the organizer of the first free kinder
garten for poor children on the Pacific
coast, and has always retained her in
terest in IT, Her books are too many to
be printed here. Mrs. Wiggs of the
Cabbage Patch" and "Rebecca Of Sunny
brook Farm being the most popular. She
lives at l45 West Fifty-eightn street.
New York city.
There is more about Gene Stratton
Porter. she was born in Wabash
county. Ind. in 1868. and married
Charles Darwin Porter in 1885. For two
years she was editor of the camera de-
partment for Recreation for two years
she was on the staff of the Outlook
for four years she specialized in natural
history photography on the Photo
graphic Times Annual Almanac Sh,
wrote THE Girl of the Limberost,"
"Laddie," Michael O'Halloran," ;"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
THE HUSBAND HATER
BY Hazel. DEYO BACHELOR
Cop,o ioht. 1921, BY Public Ledger Co.

sympathetic. but how about having
money for tea in the afternoon or mat.
and one small things that women like
to spend money on
But surely. dear, you have money
NO, I don't" C.cely's tone was elm.
phatic. NO. indeed, don't Why.
have to resort to all kinds Of small sub
terfuges. you know the kind of thing.
asking ones dressmaker to charge more
the difference from her, and it's so hu-
initiating"
Well. should say So" Jean agreed.
but, CIcely, how can you admit to
comparative stranger that you need
money as badly as that?"
Cirely laughed and shrugged her
shoulders. Why you dear !ittlc Puri-
tan, every one does it, and one gets cal
'ouscd TO such things. You have no idea
how men are with money--men who ap-
derstand Jacks way OF looking at IT,
either Why would he rather pay bills
at the, end Of the month than TO give me
an allowance OF my own
Have you asked him?"
Yes. and he says that it's because
women have no sense CT the value of
money: that II I had an allowance I'd
exceed IL the first month and he'd have
to pay the bills, anyway. There's some
thing in that, of course, for I am eX-
travaGant but he needn't be SO impos.
sIble about IT. He could give me pin
money anyway. I'm hoping to profit by
your husbands example, Jean. for /
intend to hold him up as a model TO
Jack. That's why I say you're so lucky,
having all the money you want right in
your own hands. I suppose IL j had
made the trip here from the west, Jack
would have bought my ticket and paid
for my meals on the train in advance
and that's the truth"
"Oh, Cicely, you don't mean that. You
love lack, don't you? Why, ! remern-
Der how Crazly in love you were with
him before you were married. l always
thought Of you and Jack as the ideal
couple"
"Certainly love him, dear. OF courq,
I'm not the romanticlst like you are.
Jack ana l are fairly we'll suited, and
We get along very well, much better
than most people. but, Of course, I don I
adore him as YOU do Mark. 1t isn't that
kind Of feeling. at all"
Jean could have laughed aloud al
Ciccly's words. She Jean, romantic
rnad!y In love with her husband, who
lav!shed money or her. The idea would
have been funny II there hadn't been
so much of tragedy In It. She wondered
what ClceIy would think If she knew tho
truth, but afterward, when she was
alone in her room. the memory OF Mark y
generosity swept ever her with a new
meaning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
Says Cynthia Is jntoIerant

Dear Cynthia-Agreed as we all must
be, that your question box task IL in
deed difficult one, Is 1t not possible that
there is some avenue by which you can
greatly relieve your labors?
First, I feel--and I know that do
not stand alone In this opinion--that
YOU could make your work of doling out
all-important advice more easy by adopt
ing, IL you will, Just little more human
attitude. After all, men are mere NOR
tails only, and they will err and stray
from the paths So rigidly outlined by
your Puritan forefathers.
Why not then, Cynthia, consider this ?
When some Tilted unfortunate writes in
to you hesitate and consider before you
spend your precious energy in diligently
thumbing some bluestocking manual for
the proper moral guidance of the unwary
and tender of years, Instead, why not
just be natural and let your answers
and advice conform at least to some de-
gree with the bulk of common expert
ence?
The ideal world Of platonic friendships
between sexes, Of polite excuses and un-
natural social behavior that you picture
Is, VIII admit, picturesque millen-
nial fairy tale conception. with It.
however, turks the all-apparent danger
that there will arise decrying you a
whole host of discontented ones who can
never find the beautiful Utopia that you
assure them we are living In.
Cynthia, even in your stern Puritan
US who refuse to believe in your all.
knowing wisdom After all, Cowper
understood when he wrote:
Men deal with life as children with
their play.
Who first misuse, then cast their toys
away"
He sure said a mouthful!
'BABBLE-ON"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17

Don do il, little sister.
Never mind If they do tell you all
the girls dot isn't true.
Never mind If some girl who has
lost the essence of her girlhood does tell
you to be good sport. Your mother
doesn't tell you that. She, wants you
to be happy. wants you to have a good
time. But she knows that that is not
the way to get either.
\ good sport-with the purity, the
freshness, the bloom of your gKlhood ;
with the fineneSS of your womanhood-
things indeed TO be good sport with
And why? For good time? II
it were true that your good times
were dependent on such things, would
it be worth the price:
Aren't there other good times that
you could have with the girls. with
your sister, with your mother. with
books. with the glorious out of doors
that would not get tircsomc as does the
hectic running about which they call IL
good time, once one has seen things
good times that would give you more
and take from you nothing at all:
OF course, we all want attention and
we want some of the fun that comes of
being a popular girl. But would any
thing be really fun that was paid for
| in the coin of Soiling the lips that should
be kept virgin for the man to whom
they will mean something more than n
moments pleasure-would that be a
good time?
What is moral and decent and clean
| and what is not is not settled alone by
the conventions. 1t is settled in your
own soul. And deep in every girl with
her instinct of self preservation is the
! feeling that it is insulting. cheapcning
/ lowering to be kissed by man without
the mutual love this should betoken.
BY something within herself every
girl knows that by so giving her lips
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
The WOndn's
Exchange
Announcing ENGAGEMENT

70 the Editor o. Wondn's PAGE:
Dear Madam am In n duandry.
and 90 I am coming to you for aid. ]
am about to announce my engagement.
what should like to know is how
shall do Il? shall have card party
or luncheon? How shall the announcing
be- done, and how shall the announce
ments read7 1 want to have about ten
Of my intimate friends. MISS w.
Since you are not having so many
people and they are all friends whom
you know well, the incest way to an
nounce your engagement to them would
be at a luncheon. You can do this In n
simple. pretty manner by having folded
place cards with your name and that
Of your fiance written on the inside of
each one The cards could have little
wedding rings painted on them.
An engagement cake placed in the
center of the table toward the end Of the
luncheon is also an attractive idea. This
Ia made OF white crepe paper covered
with lace paper and has ten narrow little
ribbons peeping out of 1t. When each
guest has found one of these for her
self they are pulled and the announce
ment cards with the names written on
them just as they are on the other cards
I told you of) are found on the ends Of
the ribbons OF course, the secret is out
after this and happiness-wishes follow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17

coaxed, but kept on refusing till finally
he left me, angry at me, know. Did
1 not do right? Well, anyway, this
morning my one chum and girl friend
whom can really trust told me that he
has been making a perfect fool out of
remarks have been: She is n perfect
baby: her parents dictate to her where
and when she Is allowed to CO.; and
She's afraid to kiss a fellow good
night" He has passed these remarks to
other boys, and this girls brother re-
peated to her and told her to tell me.
Thank goodness, none Of the boys take
him in earnest, according to this one
Cynthia, after that do you think he is
a gentleman? Do you think should be
anything but a perfect icicle toward him
II he comes near me again?
Another remark he passed was,
'Humph! She hasn't anybody to take
her out now I don't go there Do you
think 1t would be all right for me to
let him know through some one else just
ferent times and who ask dad to let me
go out with them? My chum suggested
this method to show him II don't give
n darn" She said her brother would
be glad to help US by carrying tales OF
my popularity Uf it's that) to him In
to. just to show him up.
I should appreciate your advice very
much, Cynthia. for l am very much puz-
zled. l intend to tell mother tonight
just what he is when / go home. Please
pardon the errors in this letter. as I'm
trying to do this in the few minutes OF
my lunch hour LIMERICKITIS.
Just let the matter drop. dear. It's
far more dignif.ed. You behaved exactly
as you should have and are In no way a
baby.
Better not stoop to let him know OF
your popularity He knows it well
enough. Do not receive him again al
your home. The boy is a cad and should
be treated as one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
To be Continued
HUMAN CURIOS
The Originator OF Ice Cream Soda


That the thirstquenchIng bevera go
known by the name OF ice cream soda"
is Of comparatively recent origin is evi-
dent from the fact that Robert NJ
Green. the man who invented II, died in
Philadelphia on May u last. Under the
terms Of hia will, the stone above his
grave is to bear the words Here lies
the originator Of ice cream soda"
While ice cream itself goes back TO
the days OF Alexander the Great, who
ordered that chilled sherbets and other
frozen drinks be brought down from the
mountains, and soda water was invented
in Colonial days, no one seems TO have
had the notion OF combining the two
until. during the Centennial Exposition
In Philadelphia in 1876. Robert N. Green
made the experiment OF placing spoon.
ful OF ice cream in a glass OF soda At
the time Green, who was ClerE In Il
drug store, had charge of the soda foIn-
tain installed as one Of the 'reW'' at.
fractions at the exposition Visitors
were invited TO step up and sample the
drinks and Green himself invested III
some ice cream from neighboring
stand as part OF his MONDAY meaN The
idea of mixing the two suddenly oc-
Cured to him and he tried II on several
Of the customers. all OF whom liked II so
we'll that they returned for additional
orders Of that new mixture Soon tho
fountain was crowded and Green had a
hard time securing sufficient amount
Of ice cream.
The idea proved so popular and
spread so rapidly that as a consequence,
he demand for soda fountains doublen
and trebled, and the originator OF the
Zoe cream soda left an estate valued at
5000 900, accumulated in the manufac'
ture OF fountains. -
wsdnk sday--A Real rsky rilot"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
THROUGH A WOMAN'S EYES
Don't Let Them Kiss You
BY JEAN NEWTON

she would spill into the gutter the
precious essence of fine womanhood.
And she knows that il man asks her
for kiss who does not expect to make
her his wife, to guard those lips al
ways as one of his most precious pos
sessions. he would be insulting her, and
permitting him to kiss her would be a
degradation.
All that about being ''left'--it isn't
true. To be sure, you may now and
then miss some good times But then
you should thank your stars for having
escaped any attentions that were de-
pendent upon your kisses. Then. too,
you will gain more than you could pos
Sibly lose-tn good times, too. Notice
the girls who speak of being n good
kissed them? They do not. DO even
Il new kiss comes along. that's all ; or
until the men make up their minds 1t
is time to be men. and turn to a girl
whom they cant kiss just yet. Surely
this is being left" more than any
thing else could be.
No matter what mans standards for
himself may be. there is one bright,
shining thing about him; and that Is
his reverence for the right kind of a
girl. Frequently it is the very men
who held a girl so lightly that will flock
to her in seriousness when she has com
lnanded their respect. And if it is true
that she may miss something in atten
ti0nS now and then. she will come into
her compensation when the really fine
man cotnes along.
Keep your first kiss warm and sweet
and true for the worthwhile man who is
going to take your life into his keep
ing. 1t belongs to him--a precious
| right Don't cheat him; and don't
cheat yourself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
What Shall She Do?

Dear Cynthia-Am coming to you for
advice again, but first please don't pub
lish this letter in your columns. but
answer It through them as soon as pos
sibe for you to do so.
l am fifteen years OF age, and so.
while l am allowed to have boys at my
home, | meet them at other girls homes
and 60 out with them to church dances
or to theatre parties where there are
crowds Of US. / cannot go out with any
boy alone. Now. Cynthia, please under
stand that am perfectly we'll satisfied
with this decision of mother and dad,
but here is n problem l would like you
to solve:
met a boy some time ago who came
to see me every other Wednesday night.
Mother and dad both liked him I'M
mensely and SO did !, for I thought he
was gentleman. Then there was a
dance at the Y. w. C. A. branch to which
/ belong and he and l went to II. We
had a splendid time, too, but when he
brought me to my door he asked me to
kiss him goodnight. l refused and he
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

fcopvriOht 1921. BY Mrs. NJ, A. wilson.
All rights reSerrcd.)
HOLD winter mornings should bring
Othe family to the breakfast table with
keen appetites. In the days gone by,
people usually found it necessary to rise
early and do some odd chores before
breakfast. The old. fashioned cooking
stove required longer time to prepare
the morning meal than does our finely
equipped gas or electric range. So
while mother prepared the breakfast, the
family did many little things that helped
make il easy for her during the day.
1t Is a real pity that this has become
passe, for it instills into young hearts
q real love of home and family and
many a brother and sister came TO find
n dear and delightful close companion
ship while doing the early morning
tasks. Let us arraaj;C To rise half
hour earlier for bur hcalths sake ns
well as for chance to prepare real
appetizing breakfast for the hungry
family.
Shirred Eggs Falgora
Mincc fine three strips of bacon and
place in four custard cups or cnrthcn
shirred egg dishes. Place in n small
bowl
One cup of thin cream sauce, made
the night before,
Ono teaspoon OF salt
One halt teaspoon Of grated onion.
Tieo tablespoons Of finely minced
porsiey,
yolks Of four eggs.
Beat to mix and then fold in the
stif1y beaten whites of four eggs. Pour
in the prepared dishes and set in a
shallow pan Add just enough water to
come one fourth of the way of the
al oh nak in 10
fifteen minutes. Serve in the dish.
Stale Bread Batter Cakes
Soak stale bread in plenty of cold
water until very soft and then turn into
q piece of cheese cloth and squeeze dry.
Rub through a fine sieve; now then
place in n bowl:
One and one quarter cups Of milk.
Three cups Of -four,
One teaspoon of salt
Tuo ierel tablespoons Of baking
popder.
Ttco lcrel tablespoons of Sirup.
Three lerel tablespoons of shortening,
Tuo cups of III, prepared stale bread.
Beat hard to mix and then bake on
q hot gridde
Try some smoked herring prepared
this way.
Split open and cleanse the herring.
then cover with boiling water and let
stand for five minutes to drain. Pan
quickly in smoking hot bacon fat and
then lift to hot platter and pour over
IL little melted butter and Il few drops
of lemon juice. GarniSh with points OF
toast and serve with Crcamed potatoes.
When wishing TO serve cream potatoes
have the cream sauce ready and the pO-
tatoes diced. In the morning simply
add:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
Comparisons

TEAM heard CIcely's words with vary
u ing emotions. Somehow they struck
her with d little shock. 1t did not seem
quite fair 70 Jack to speak OF him Ike
that TO a woman friend. Jean had q,
strong sense Of loyalty. she had heen
loyal even TO Mark. whom she hated
and here was CiCely complaining OF
Jacks stlngness Of the fact that she
had charge accounts. but no money OF
her own. 1t struck Jean as a bit cheap
and sordid. and she hardly knew how to
reply.
But q charge account Is a wonderful
thing" she said slowly after a moments
pause ITS been long time since I
have charged anything at the big shops,
but I remember what convenience IL
was"
Il know" Cicely went on warming e
her subject az she went into Il moro
deeply and with the idea that she was
talking 10 some one who was entirely
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
WHAT'S WHAT
BY HELEN DECIE

This is the day of the Juvenile prodigy
generally as great bore to outsiders
olas Nickleby and his fellow actors.
When a young child has really un-
usual gifts, he or she should not be COM
PEELED 70 SHOW off" by way Of enliven.
ing party. But It happens most often
that without a vest'ge of real talent
the child singer or dancer or actor or
painter is put through the feebly imita.
tive PAGES which doting parents look
upon as a demonstration Of heaven"born
genius.
When obliged TO witness an exhibition
OF this sort the bored onlookers are
tempted to send q hurry coll to the So
ciety to Protect Children from Cruelty,
to demand that the POOR little make
believe prodigy be put into its nightie'
and into its little white crib at sea-
sonable hour Of the night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
Please Tell Me
What to DO
"Whitey" viii Appear Aaaln
BY CYNTHIA

Dear Cynthia-I would like to say n
Few words to "P. A. F." I'm glad you
realized your mistake and apologized
TO the girl, and even though she was en-
gagged and could not go with you again,
she knows that you meant WELL" which
means a whole lot
We all make mistakes. and IL is won
derful when we realize them and can
overcome them. Everybody can II he
WILL We get in this life what we give,
and II Whitley" gave the best he could
he would receive the same and he
wouldn't say all girls are alike.
BY the way, what has become of
Whitley? Has he forgotten all about
us, now that he has started the interest
ing subject Of a wild life?
BILLY"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
MRS. WILSON SUGGESTS
SOME GOOD BREAKFASTS
Shired Eggs Fagora Are Tempting and Delicious Stale
Bread Batter Cakes Use Up Lettouers and Provide
Good, Wholesome Food

I Grated onion.
And then season and heat slowly tc
the boiling point.
Fried Apples
Wash small apples and then cut in
thick slices and dip in -four. Mince fine
four ounces of salt pork and fry until
golden brown. Lift the pork and cook
the apples in the fat When nicely
brown add salt pork and cover and let
steam slowly for ten minutes. Serve
with French toast
Finnan Haddie with Cream Potatoes
Wash. pare and slice five medium
sized potatoes and then parboil. Make
two cups of cream sauce and pour plenty
of boiling water over one-half pound
of fnnan haddic. Drain fish and pick
into pieces in the morning turn fish
into Il saucepan and add:
The potatoes,
one tablespoon Of grated onion,
Dash pdpriko,
Trco tablespoons Of finely minced
parslcV.
The cream sauce.
one cup boiling ,cdter.
Heat slowly to the boiling point AMI
then season and serve on toast. This
is delicious on cold. stormy mornings
with cup of good coffee.
Parhee
Cut pieces of nicely Drowned scrap.
pie into inch pieces ana place IN cas-,
scrOlc dish and add layer OF cold
boiled potatoes, sliced thin and one
onion grated.
Repeat until the dish Is full. cover
with two cups OF cream sauce ana bake
for twenty five minutes in hot oven.
This is delicious if one half pound OF
sausage and one pound OF scrapp'G
are combined
COrnadle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17

Jean NoUhirp, Drought up N lWI.
sry, Is forced Gy her fathers death
and bankruptcy and her Olcn tear. Of
poverty into a marriage icith her
guardian. Mark Brand, q man she has
nevcr seen before. She dislkeS him
at sight and after her marriage hates
him. Dick Mason, q young engineer,
comes into her liJe after she Is settled
on Marks ranch out tccSt, and Jean
likes htm. but DICK learns TO care TOO
much for her, and one night asks her
to run array tcith him. jean is SHOCKED
and dtsgusted and Mark. tChO comes
back home unexpectedly and Ovcr-
hears everything, offers 10 let her 90
back east He tells her. horercr, that
" she evcr tgGntS him she tCiN have 10
come 10 him aud tell him so. She
laughs IN his face. II is lUtth great
barrier bettceen them that Jean Leaves
10 visit CiCeIy KnOWleS, an old school
friend, rrho llucs in NelC York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17

One cannot depend upon the time
tables for any knowledge of the trains
of this year. They are apt to start any
place, and they end with equal spon-
tancity. For the most formal evening
wear many great designers both here and
abroad have placed their stamp of ap
proval upon the stately train which
flows from the shoulders.
Others develop side trains from pan
els of the material. And the train is
Just as likely to be the prolongation
Of the gauzy scarf which winds about
the throat as it is to be the terminus
of sash or girdle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
The Question Corner
TOday's Inquiries

1. Describe n stunning bag 10 be
carried with n sport suit.
.. How can n pair of durable office
cuffs be made that are easily kept
clean?
s. What is a new and effective way
of making a round tafeta pillow
cover?
1. When the pavemcnts are covered
with ice what device can be at
tached to the shoes to keep the
feet from slipping?
5. Describe n quaint and attractive
little bookmark which would be
nice TO give some one who is fond
OF books.
8. When preparing a fish for cat
ing how can the scales be quick
ly removed?