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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-19
7wo Minutes of Optimism
ERv HERMAN ! SrJcu
Plattsburgisn,s
By HERMAN j. STICH


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is Don't finch This advice
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The the defensive licked
got and to
noble life in oil
world.
The secret Of strength
Your heart beats than
hundred thousand times and this
rs your heart works could accomplish ANYTHING
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-19
4 duentures With
a Purse

ONE OF THE most natural ant
" logical things for .a-woman to think
about MS the cooler nights approach is
the question of heavier bed clothes.
Has she enough for this Year, or does
her supply need replenishing? Well,
this story Is for her who must invest
some money in blankets and things.
First Of all. about blankets. There
is n shop that is having special on
hiankets. They are all lambs wool,
are bound in white with pink or blue
bands for decoration. and are priced
AT $3.50 pair, which sounds pretty
reasonable to me.
The bride told me about the lunch :
con cloths. "My dear, they are
wonderful" she confded enthusiast
cally. 'I use them for breakfast as
we'll as luncheon. And small wonder.
They are of heavy linen, scalloped
around the edges. and adorned with
one heavily embroidered letter so
well decorated that the one letter looks
like whole monogram. They are
square, and are forty five inches.
Their price is So. And what q
wedding present. Oh yes, and defy
you to tell me whether the embroidery
is hand or machine done. Certainly
il looks hand DONE In fact, 1 am
quite inclined to say that 1t is.
Editor or phone Walnut 5000 or Main 1901
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-19
The Heart Pirate
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
copy-ioht. 1881. by Public Ledoer Co,npas,

"Of course. That is what you would
like most"
Thco nodded, and. suddenly conscious
that his hand was still on her arm. she
drew away from him.
IF you'll have dinner with me. we'll
! talk il ov"r,' he returned How
about ?"
She hcsitated. After all. why not?
II they did make for shore. she would
soon be able to put Richard Blakeslee
out Of her life forever. Then why not
be sensible about the situation which
he seemed determined to manage in his
own way?
VERY we'll" she said finally.
Good! Shall he say in half an
hour"
eyes" She drew back and closed
the door standing with her back to it
for moment or two. a peculiar ex-
precision had flashed into his eyes, q
rather disconcerting expression.
What did he mean? And what did
he have to tell her? Perhaps it was
only rusc to get her up on deck. to
force her to his wishes. as he had done
! from the beginning.
Well, it was too late now to draw
hack. and she was guiltilv conscious
that, she had no desire to do anything
OF the kind. Perhaps they were going
to make for shore that very night, and
in that case she would soon be on her
way to jimmy.
But the thought brought no thrill OF
love nor tenderness. only Il dull resent
ment. II frightened Thco with its
dctinitrness.
TOmOrrow-Carriod Away.
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Read Your Character
By Digbp Phillips
Sharp Mouths

Sharp Mouths
A sharp mouth is one which projects
bit, so that when viewed In profile
it becomes an outstanding feature. II
is due to the projection Of the teeth and
the conformation of the upper and lower
jaws. and must not be confused with
lips which stand out because of their
thickness. In fact, such mouths are
rarely accompanied by thick lips, and
when they are the significance of them
is largely modified.
The sharp mouth is sharp in the fig
urative, as we'll as the literal, sense. II
denotes what might be termed a sharp
disposition. In other words, tendency
to irritableness. though not necessarily
a lack of sympathy and affection.
The irritableness, which. under GER
tain circumstances. has a tendency to
develop into downright cynicism, is the
result Of high strung nerves, and tenn
permanent inclined both to quick thought
and quick action.
You must not expect much deliberation
and calm Judgment from persons with
this type of mouth. Then hasty thoughts
and actions are constantly leading them
into hot water. but by that marvellous
law of compensation, the very quick
ness of their mental processes enables
them to scramble out of their difficult
tics often before any harm has been
done. They will, for instance, often say
untactful things, but realize their mis-
takes and smooth them over before the
significance of the original remarks sink
into the slower wits Of their hearers.
TOmorrow-EXtensiOn Ears
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CHAPTER XIV
i Haze Something to Tell You

DUT even steady, sane thinking
- brought Theo no relief. With her
blue suit gone. she had nothing at all
to wear unless she wished to put on
some Of the lovely clothes Richard
Blakoslce had provided for her.
And she did want to wear those
clothes. She did. she did. she did !.
Moro than anything in the world. But
how could she without lowering her
pride? il was out of the question.
And yet there was the other side OF
the problem. How could she remain
in her stateroom for days? Lovely as
il was and luxurious in its appoint
ments it seemed Ike prison now
with its two small portfolio windows
She longcd for the deck. She had
planned to steal up there as soon as
darkness fell for n brisk walk. but
without anything to wear 1t was, OF
course, impossible.
4 brisk knock sounded on the door.
Theo. who had been pacing up and
down the cabin. paused and hcld her
breath 1t was repeated.
W no y tuFTt' Shc oh"pIN'
"Siiss Caldwell" 1t was Richard
Blakeslee's voice.
Thco went to the door, unlocked It,
and threw it open.
She did not speak. simply stood there
looking at him accusngly.
Have | sinned beyond your forgive
ness?" he asked. a smile curving MI
mouth and giving momentary, gllmpsS'
Of flashing white teeth. ITS rcall!
very lonely up on deck, Won T yo,
| relcnt and have dinner with me- wei
| have it served up there
Thco shook her head. 81 am sorry
Mr.. Bakcslee, bpt It's quite impos
! siblc.
"Rcrause. like Miss Flora Nc
S'lmsy, you have nothing to wearF
he asked quickly.
Theo ignored this. She did not in
tend 10 beg abjectly for her shNbb
blue suit.
4 Hc bent toward her suddenly an
his fingers closed around her arm. be
meath the velvet negligee which sh
had been forced to put on.
Miss Caldwell. ] want to talk vii
you. have something interesting I
tell you, something that l think 20
win be glad to hear" >,
Were going to make for shore!
she asked breathessly.
TIE smiled nj that, -. .,,......,. a.
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show great power of affection and
purity.
Blue eyes. with green tint, show a
choleric disposition. When angry they
look red.
Blue eyes. streaked with unequal
orange or yellow flakes, show the
owner to be quite different from other
people. odd and uncommon.
Blue eyes belong to enthusiasts.
A blue eye shows the person to be
Of meek and gentle temper. affable
and good naturcd, crCdulous though not
capable of violent attachments, ever
modest, cool and undisturbed by tur-
bulent passions. endowed with n strong
memory, in constitution neither robust
nor delicate. subject TO no violent i'm
prcsSions from the vicissitudes of life.
whether good or bad. Equanimity is
the ruling characteristic.
Blue eyed people are supposed to be
luckier than dark eyed. and gray-eyed
folk the best to trust secrets with.
Green eyes signify deceit and CO.
Quctry.
Brown eyes are said to do the most
mischief
Brown eyes with a green tint show a
hasty and irritable disposition.
Light brown eyeS-inconstancy.
A hazel eye shows person to be
of subtle. piercing and frolcsome
turn, mischievouS in dangerous way.
A crimson eye is the bad eye of eyes.
4 red eye denotes the person to be
selfish. deceitful and proud; furious in
anger, fertile in invention OF plots. good
and bad and an indefatigablc worker.
Citron -colored or yelowish eyes arc
also bad ewes Beware the ono who I'm 9
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their every possi- HARPER COOLEY
hility of loving. until tho very race is
impoverished. a starved fcmlninity is
the rule. not the exception.
Theoretically. love always has been
urged upon woElcn. That i. mntri-
lnony has. when husbands were avail
able.
If a woman can sufficiently attract
>ome man so that he voluntarily asks
her TO wed him she is ticketed, shclved
ind disposed of. After that she not
pnly is permitted to love, but command
sd to do so!
But what about the Unnumbcred left =
overs?
To take our own English cousins as
examples of respectable. well brought
up modern women. There are, even in
encc times--whcn the number OF fine.
nigh- class males IS not decimnted by
'orld slaughter million more women
han men in Great Britain. What about
heir lovelife? Did not nature frame
hem for affection and motherhood. as
veil as their sisters who have gobblpd
iIp the only available supply of hus-
lands? Civilization thus far has de-
reed that they pine, desolate.
Until very recently nobody knew or
cared about such conditions. Love was
commodity to be doled out to those
ortunate enough to seize wedding
cling before the supply of spouses was
Exhausted. For those who came late
the box Office there was only the
old and the dark outside.
Nor was it all sunshine within the
H., harmed circle OF matrimony. It was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-19

The old game Of "odd or even" is
now changed to read "odd and even" "
This pertains Of course. to skirt hens.
4 woman whosc skirt hangs even is
certainly as odd M the woman who
never makes excuses.
As means of providing this variety,
VIC are perpctuatlng the side panels
longer than the skirt. In this detail,
indeed, We find one of the longest Sc
riaIs ever published in the world OF
fashion. Each season we think vel
come to the end. but there's always q
CONTINUED in our next" sign present.
For those who are spending Septem-
Der and part Of October in the country,
We suggest the above combination OF
light green silk and black foulard with
green figure. Indeed. the warm autumn
day in town will be met by this model
With ease and ability,
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Doesn't Believe In Present. .oay
MARRIAGE

Dear Cynthia (Which is the happier
marriage. one founded on love. mutua
attraction. without a real knowledge OF
each others tastes. or a marriage found.
ed on mutual long friendship?
To my knowledge of experience I say
neither one nor the other, and the rea
son why Is this: that the present gen.
Grafton does not know what love is : that
there Is too much of what they call
fast time and no one likes to he tied
up with chains of marriage. and IL they
do get married II soon will come to an
end. because one wants to tell tho other
what to do, and that's why at present
marriage is never success. and | be-
lieve IL never will be.
I'm only thirty years old. I have trav.
eled quite some and I am World War
veteran. ! had my medicine of married
life five years. but now I'm n widowcr
give my compliments to Duchess"
who seems TO be a very shrewd person,
ana wish. before she gets in wrong.
she would follow the Droverb which saws
BE sure you're right and then go
ahead"
DETERMINED BACHELOR WID-
OVER
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pLACK eyes seem to have read diff
- ferent messages to the men who
made IL their business to collect data
upon the subject:
But the CLEAN of black orb, I warn "
fly,
For dark. even like Allah's ways, is
that eye"
That's what one says. Another says
BLACK. sparkling eyes. with n grave
mouth. show taste. elegance. sound
Judgment, but often an ungenerous dis
position.
Again: "A black eye is usually
lively. penetrativc. brisk. and proves a
person to be of lively wit, Sprightly
conversation. not easily imposed upon.
Of sound understanding. apt TO lie.
often lcd away by the influence OF
others. selfish. dcSirous Of absorbing the
time and attention OF q friend, and
Jealous of every one else.
Naughty black eyes are indicative
of domination and personal power.
4 black eyed man is almost always
suspicious of his wife. and jealous by
nature. A gray-CyCd man is most
faithful. the brown eyed man is the
best to provide, and the blue eyed man
is always henpeckcd.
4 true gray eye. it is said. denotes
the person to be of weak intellect de-
void of wit. but plain. plodding
downright drudge. who will act as
ordered or suggested by others. Slow
in learning anything that requires at
tcnton, he will be just to the amount
of his understanding of the matter.
With the Arabs, gray eyes are
Synonymous with sin and cnmity.
GrceuiSh gray eyes with light strcaks
coming and going. denote intellectually
;mpulsivcncss. mpro~sionabcncss, and
love Of poetry and art.
Gray blue. clear. stcadfast eyes show
that the person Is serene and constant.
Very pale blue eyes. with n shifting
moti"n. show dishonor and deceit.
Dark blue eyes, with a violet tint.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-19
What Shall She Do7

To the Editor OF Wonan's Page:
Dear Mldam--What should a Young
lady say when "A young man tells her
he is glad he met her? Who precedcs
tho other In going down the aisle at
Cnurch--at restaurant? Who orders
the food in hotel or restaurant?
Also, when one spends the evening
with a girl she knows and two young
men who are, friends OF this girl, shall
she thank the one who escorts her
home? l.. NJ
In regard TO your FIRST question. she
can simply smile, and say that II was
nice TO meet him,
The man takes the lead until the
person VINO finds seats for you Is
reached, and then tho girl may preCede
him. The man always orders the food
although he should be careful to consult
his companion as to what she likes.
When a man has taken a girl to her
home. she can say TO him, I'VE had an
awfully good time this evening. didn't
WEI" Aud, In this case. she may add.
g II vas KIDD of you % bring me home,
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common for the married sister in a FAM
! lily to congratulate the spinster on her
single state, which at least was mega
lively comfortable, not actively revolt
| ing. What about the right to love,
cleanly and congenially, of a woman
who Is tied TO brute or degenerate!
! The last few years several famous
writer's have attacked the problem with
uat mincing matters. Such thinkers
rs Ellen Key. in remote Scandinavia.
and such learned physicians and psy-
biologists ms the British Hnvclock Ellis
have turned flood Of light on the need
love of all women. Statistics have
been poured into the printed page of
vast array of highly organized, sweet
women in all countries and times who
have literally died for love, or have
filed the insane asylums.
In less extreme instances there are
thousands all around us, in every VIII
lnge and city. who are nervous wrecks.
hSstrrical nCurasthenics--for the sole
reason that they have been denied the
simple basic emotion of. the love life.
Happy is one who has the strength of
character to divert her unsatisticd nat
ural emotions to active labor. or ambi-
ton. or the care OF some sick or help
less group. Much may be accomplished
camoufagc the emotions of sex and ro-
nance. under the guise of religion, or
philanthropy. Even the love of ami
mails affords a vent for the crotic ma
turc, especially Of the maternal One
should not deride the woman who tries
to ill her lovpeSs life with affection for
little pets. whose iving. breathing pres
cnce and whose feeding and care give
her vicarious thrill of motherhood.
at is infinitely pathetic that in a
whole cityful there should be so much
loneliness and isolation" wrote an old
man recently. 80 many unfed hearts
Where are women going to find men
who are worthy of them; or indeed,
men of any sort of sensitiveness to
find women who will be that all in all
to them which is vital to human hap
piness and the proper continuation Of
the race? Who can pretend that life
is worth living without the divine es-
sence?"
We have no set formula TO offer. We
only hone that people. with the new
realization Of feminine need of love. |
will seek humane and joyous solution.
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Women Who Worship Outward BEAUTY
Often Ruin the Beauty of Their Souls
They Cannot Endure Anything Ugly and They Forget That the
Path to the Beautiful Often Leads Through Uginess

"No TONGUE can tell,' wrote
~ Maeterlinck. "the power OF a
soul that strives to live in an atmos-
phere of beauty and Is actively beautiful
itself"
Sometimes in our quest for beauty
and our love Of the beautiful we 60 a
little too far.
We take the poets words little too
literally. 49,. =,
We think. for instance, that he
means material beauty.
We wear beautiful colors always.
made in beautiful ways; we have our
hair arranged so that It is nothing short
Of beautiful. and we assume the sweet.
pious expression that looks as IL 1t were
saying "bcauty' all the time. y.
We fill our house. our own specio'
room, with beautiful things. and we
give It out that we cannot bear any
thing that is not beautiful.
And we get very tiresome.
People who have been our friends
before this beauty trouble struck us are
filed with n great desire to show us
just how unlovely we have made our
selves.
They want to show us the ugly things
in the world that have spiritual beauty
in them, and make us see the inside.
IF WE have enough common sense
l. TO pull us through. we realize in time
that we have been making mistake !;
that we have been overlooking much
real beauty by putting unsightly things
out Of our lives.
II. II. 90 r,t-n At
n beautiful conclusion by means of ali
ugly, fearsome route.
The woman who sleeps herself in
physical. material beauty is very often
lacking in soul.
She shuts herself away from any
thing that does not appeal to her, and
so she prevents herself from broaden
ing. from sacriicing.>from being unset
fishly interested in others who are less
attractive than she.
1t is the woman who may or may
not be lacking in charm herself who
looks upon ugly distasteful things and
tries to change them. who is really
beautiful and finds beauty.
1t makes no difference to her that a
certain poor woman lives in a miser-
able little house, in dull colors and
shabby clothes, and has homely face.
"The beauty of her is her complete
honesty and her wonderful clcanli-
ness" she will say.
THE life that is least conscious of its
L fneness is nearly always the finest.
Its utter lack of self consciousness.
of pride in its own goodness, makes it
better in its ordinary moments than the
life that is aware Of its superiority over
the "sordidness Of living"
Oh, don't ever put beauty on a
pedestal!
Put it into your heart. look for Il in
life, seek it out in your friends. in
the people you meet in your every day
tasks.
But don't let the search for il rule
your life,. because if you do you will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-19
Young Man is Wise

Dear Cyrthia-Please tell me what !
an 10 90. recently met young man
five years my senior--in fact, he is
twenty-seven, Of rather 4 settled disposi-
I on and from hnee family. 1t was not
through formal Introduction that we
met but during a dance. and I fully
believe ! cared great deal from the
start and he. too. Since that time, which
was in August, he has called on the
average of twice n week Am to be-
iieve his intentions are serious, as he
has told me he loves me, and he does
not appear TO be of the "fclSle. tell
every-g RI the-same- thing" type"
L happened the last time he called
when leaving he told me that he couldn't
romc the usual night. that being Sutur-
day. but would come on Tuesday IL that
were convenient TO me. I asked him
why not SATURDAY. and his answer was
that he thought ! would tire OF him.
seeing him so often. and that this way
our friendship would grow into a bigger
thing and better.
will he ever so grateful II you will
tell me just what ! am to do in this
case, I have had a number OF men
friends and somehow most OF them seem
that this one is d'N'rent
In ending | wsh TO state that I've is
not wealthy and not in a position to
marry, rs I believe his father is dead
and himself supporting his mother.
PERPLEXED.
Why not be good friends? II tho man
is not in n position 70 marry he Is right
not to call on YOU very often. Even IL
your friendship grows into love and a
not to see too much OF each other. Two
or three times week, especially II the
engagement Is 70 be a long one, are
quite enough.
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On the NetUest Hats

Lace Is a becoming and decoratIv.
note which is still much used. II Ia
sometimes seen in long streamers th,,
fall from the bri i'm across the back an,
hang TO the walst-lne. or, again n y.
draped at one side. There are soms
shadow designs. but the Spa nish laras
are particularly interesting and nni,s
different from anything used during the
summer, because OF sheir dcfni,niv
heavy pattern and silky weave, Mo.
tallio laces in gold and silver are deco.
ra,.yr Tor evening hats
Soft willow ostrich with long Hurs
natural or glycerinized ostrich festhe,s
lacQuered quills, and narrow rihhons
are used for trimming Very often
black feathers are tipped with silver
Vogue.
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A Much.Used Material

For YOUR new collar and cuff set. use
white Kid, II you want TO be right up
to the minute. And, when you have
carefully bound each piece with mar
row piping Of the material Of your
dress. do not let il go at that. Take "A
pencil and draw a conventional design
using trianglea, diamonds. squares, or
circles for your motifs. After this has
been done, cut the figures out with =
sharp knife or scissors. The plain. dark
material Of your froCk will then show
through the kid in an unexpectedly
pretty manner
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WHAT'S WHAT
Nv HELEN prryr

No matter how much a hostess may
disapproNe OF a guests speech or nc
lions, she should not evince any vexn
tion ON the subject while the offender +.
sheltered under her roof-unless The az.
fense verges on crime 10 rebuke >
slight infraction of ethics by even a con-
demning glance is a gross breach of the
immutable laws of hospitality.
SO, IL an unmarried man seems to he
overly attentive to n married woman. or
II young girl appears to be monopo!iz-
ing somebody elses sweetheart or huS.
band, the hostess should find some dplo.
matte way to re-arrange the grours
without actually disciplining anyo!l,
concerned. il somebody's conversation
or mode of dressing or dancing ls no,
in accord with the, perhaps, too old.
fashioned taste of the mistress Of IN,
house. she can only possess her soul in
patience and resolve never again to H. .
sc!ously-has disappointed the giver
Of the feast.