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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17

ing island pudding, made from q recipe
contributed by his mother. he relaxed
and became deeply Interested in the new
magazine that had come that day.
Virginia spoke softly into the tcle-
phone receiver, snd when DR.. Harrison
finished speaking shc-giggled!
Don't be alarmed" scid the gooti
doctor. you know we doctors must
have our little Joke. Blood pressure
Is very fashionable just now. and Il
doesn't do bit Of harm To ST~ak Of 1t
to any one. You sec, folks didn't hap
pen to know about blood pressure till q
few years ago. Appendicitis hasn I
been in style for two or three years. 1t
Is too messy, anyway. Now blood pres =
sure is q good thing to chat about when
some healthy man or woman comes In
and insists upon being I'll. Nervous
breakdown IS all right II the patient ia
rlch"-he laughed as he said It but
for q good staple blood pressure is the
thing nowNdays.'
Then Paul Is sli risht;' she whis-
percd. He seems Gwfully worried"
HAS he had d;2ncri' asked DR..
Harrison.
"Ycs.'
"Wpn, hc'l. o. all owe. rGe blood
pressure worry by morning" chuckled
the doctor.
And, 10, IL was even 80:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
SARAH u. LOWRIE'S
SATURDAY EVENING TALK


IN A letter written In the carly days
= Of the Peace Conference In Paris
from woman to her son was strucl;
With this sentence
Il am trying my best to understand
the discussions of the Peace Conference.
nut L grow more and more confused.
ralk about the Book OF Revelation {!
That IL easy compared to the visions
they are discussing In Paris. | And
the Book of Proverbs the only reading
vhat throws any light from the past on
the preSent-day problems that are being
threshed out In that kings chamber"
-, When one thinks OF what a slaughter
there was of the ideals of the waiting
patriots Of many lnnds by the serpent
wisdom Of well worn politicians. the
smile of the worldly wisdom of Solomon
aiperscding the heavenly visions Of n
81. John IL not far fetched
But what is still more interesting Is
rhnt worldly wisdom on that occasion
overrcached itself and the compromise
II effected has not lived three years,
while the ideal!sts arc in the ascendant
who were then outplRycd and over
reached and overpowered when the
great four" sat in their upper room
and three of them divided all the world
into labeled parcels for future use.
A VERY wise old man gave me
= present of truth when was too
young to value the gift as have since.
do you want to be on the winning
side. my girl?" said ne.
The. winning side Of WHIST" I
"Of life. of course" said he.
I'D just az lief" SAID I, guessing a
z,o Il.
We'll. III tell you then" said he.
THE thing Is bound TO win In tho end
that measures up nearest to the Sermon
on the Mount. Not thSt anything is
Nhely to measure up co it In your day
even. and It certainly hasn't in mine.
but were getting there! We've got this
near to II. We know now that we've
never really tried 1t "a law to live
W. We're gaining on 1t. And that's
something" he added triumphsntly.
CINCE then I've listened to great
~ many sermons on the Sermon on
few sermons preached BY Christ and the
one that made the most furore evil
IDENTIFY among the rank and file Of men,
would naturally be greatly studied by
His followers. But have never heard
any one preach about II who did not
spend most of the time telling hts listen
ers In the pcws what Christ did not
mean and could not have meant by the
words He said.
So it seems rather plain that even
ministers and preachers. not to speak Of
pew owners. are still long wav off
from accepting the Sermon on the Mount
as truth to live by. Yet every once
and so often one or another of the laws
that were announced there as being the
laws that would outlnst time find be-
lievcrs who would go to the stake for
them. and eventually their enthusiasm
becomes contagious and whole genera
ton In ready to accent them as final.
The law OF the Kingdom of Heaven
that Is the particular virtue OF the
present time is the law of mercy.
LIVERY century has its favorite Vir-
~ tue and its most hated vice. To be
unmerciful Is felt today to be cruel, and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
The Need ofa Weu-Appearing Table
Is Mz-Important, Says Mrs. Wilson
And Quotes Letter From, Man Who Realizes This-H
also Gives His Excellent Recipes for Salads and Dressings
Photos by Old Masters. Central rews.

Three quarters teaspoon OF pGprikd,
T,co teaspoons OF sugar,
One teaspoon Of salt,
One-hdIf cup of maV0nnatse.
Beat very hard to blend; let cool,
ard 1t il then ready to serve. If you
like II thinner, just ndd few table
spoons Of vinegar.
Sour Cream Dressing
Whip three quarters cup OF sour
cream, then add
Ono.hdU cup of mdv0nnuisc,
Tteo teaspoons of popdercd sugar,
One large onion. grated,
Onc-haf cup Of finely minced pdrS-
Onc.hGt cup OF home made chill
sauce.
Beat to blend
KnocEabout Salad
Put through the food chopper, using
the coarscst knife, all the green tops
from stalk of celery.
Four cabbage leaves,
-Four coarse outside tedpes OF lettuce,
Three medium sized onions,
One rGlo carrot; scrdpe the carrot,
' One rae beet !; peel the beet.
Form in little piles on leaf OF let
tuce and serve with any dressing that
YOU like.
Potato Salad
Pare and dice six potatoes and cook
until tender. Turn in n bowl and add
TtcO onions, grated,
One cup of finely minced celery, asing
the green tops,
One-har cup of finely chopped pGrs-
lev,
-Four strips OF bacon m1noed fine and
nicely brornCd.
Toss to blend, then season with salt
and pepper and use the sour cream
dressing.
Eggless MsyOnnaise
Place in soup plate
-Four tablespoons of erGporated milk,
One teaspoon of mustard,
One-hdt teaspoon Of pdpr!kG,
One teaspoon of vinegar.
Beat to blend. then add three quar-
ters OF a cup OF salad oil, beating in the
oil very slowly to start: then whip until
quite stiff, adding two more teaspoons
OF vinegar while adding the oil.
Place the dressing In an all glass
fruit Jar and store In cool place, and
it will keep for week.
This corner is always open to the
home loving man; so you chaps with a
talent for cooking send IN your ideas
and recipes.
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(To BE Continued Monday.I
AlUays Leap Year

In Himia, one of the little islapC
Of the Greek Archipelago. the girls ez
crcise the right to propose to the mel
The inhabitants Of the inland are en-
gagged almost entirely in sponge fishing
When girl desires to marry she wait
until she has obtained the number
spOngcs from the sea that correspond
with the number Of years she has lived
These she places in n silk net, whlc
she presents to the man of her cholct
Should he refuse his chances Of obtain
ing another bride are remote. as usual
the Himian maidens shun him as
punishment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Wants More Ereedem

Dear Cynthia-F'or the first time I am
ASKING for advice. l am a young girl
sixteen years past. and I am inter
esting and very fond Of dancing. I'm
allowed to go out twice n week. and /
should be home at 10 o'clock. My sister
Is very strict with me and don't want
mo to stay out late. Rut dancing
doesnt start before o'clock. I get
homo about IL o'clock. ! meot fellow
at q dance who brings me home. and
as soon as I get home the door Is locked
and It really takes me a half an hour
to get In. and she says the next time
she's going to lock me out. She tells
me to go to night school and bring home
something that's worth while. My
mother died somo time ago, and am
living with my married sister. Don't
You think, Cynthia thnt l should get
marc freedom" 5. D.
Your sister Is perfectly right. Girls
of sixteen should certainly DO homo by
10 O'ciOclt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
TT IS very burdcnsome thing to have

TT IS a very burdcnsome thing to have
l. sense Of guilt.
A guilty conscience weighs quite as
much as ton or two of coal.
But even that doesn't weigh so much
as somebody else's guilt, or trouble,
or joy or whatever the confidence may
have been.
There is something very solemnly
pleasant about having some one con-
| fde In you.
"she must trust me-" you decide
to your delighted self. "She must feel
that I'm the kind of person who can
keep secret without limiting about II
or blabbing It to the first person
see. like It."
And you resolve. still with solemn
upliftment, to be worthy of that trust.
DUT, how it burns sometimes!
ID It's worse than that $40 which is
given you ut Christmas for something
useful-just when YOU want 70 see
good show in town.
"Oh here comes Jack ~ you exciainll
mentally. "I'll bet he'll be surprised
when 1 tell him about Mary's engage
ment--oh. I can't tell anybody J..
And oil the time you are talking
TO Jack, you nave 10 llgnt W Ncrp t"u.
don t you wish you knew? smile OIL
your face.
And IT'S depressing.
Here you are with a perfectly good
piece of news, and II you tell it you
will have betrayed a solemn trust.
After the announcement Of the en-
gagement when Jack tells you that he
has known 1t longer than you have,
you wonder about the solemntty of that
trust!
IOR MAYBE you have been told that
~ Anne is going to get that book she's
been wanting, for Christmas.
And sou see her, giving, up movies
going without much needed candy and
Ice cream, walking herself weary tc
save carfare, in order to buy that book
herself.
II Won could lust tell her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Is H Fair to Ask Your Friend
.... to Cherish Your Secret Confidence> !
It Burdens Her More Than Guilty Conscience OF Her On
but Then She Can Ask the Same Of You il She Wants To

But, no, with that heavy burden st;,
bowling your shoulders you 10 rssol
lutely. away from her, and kss,,
mothers secret.
There are times when the secret u
really an important one, and your liz
tening has helped some one who is h
real trouble. ,.. O..
There may be nothing for you In A
but listen, sympathize and keep N,
confidence sacred.
To betray would be TO forfeit !.
friendship and lose respect; bur a
keep silent IS to feel guilty and uR,
! comfortable.
You have relieved your friend NJ
sharing the burden, but It is twice AZ
heavy for you as for her, because Won
are honor bound not to confde In !
third person.
rs IT quite fair for her to unload IA.
L responsibilities of her own conscience
upon q friend this way?
We all do 1t. and there IN nothiu,
| like the relief that comes from airins
worry that has been kept locked I'M
in the reccsses of our hearts. X
But, isn't It asking good deal "a
expect friend to take nm interest IA
something that concerns her not IN N,
slightest and to cherish that sometime
as a profound secret, sacred trusti
Is It fair? Is It just?
Well, sometimes we think It isn't.
When our conscience is heavy win
some one else's guilt. or problem, o.
| Joyous secret. We feel that 1t Is I'm.
position to ask us to keep that all b,
ourselves.
DUT this is one Of the privileges os
- friendship--to ask a friend to listen
and to keep silent.
When you have secret Of your own
to confde you feel that 1t is not tos
much to ask Of your friend to lista
and not tell.
After all It Is sacred trust and th,
faith that is placed in you is worth /
certain amount Of burden bearing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Her Case Like HE

Dear CynthIa--T would like very
much to say few words to the young
man who signed II Want Her Back"
Ny case is very similar to yours,
as I wrote TO n young man asking 20
he refused TO answer II. hut I still
love him, as you also say you love her
and sho seems to care for you.
l hope he is the young man / know.
WAITING
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Chances to Line

Although on the average women live
longer than men, n woman of twenty
five has fewer chances of living to bC
fifty than man Of the same age. Or
the other hand, If n man and woman
have both reached the age Of fifty thu
chances are that the woman will out
live the man, Il fact accounted for BY
The difference in temperament.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17

II v er Y D0d y 8 got
blood pressure, OF
course. Mines aw-
ful."
Virginia detected
that odd note of Satis-
faction in his voice
again. but she was
wise. and said no
more about It. But
after the dinner things
were cleared away and
Paul IN n vastly I'm
proved frame of mind
nv reason OF fine float
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Things You'll Love to Make

A BROCADED SILK CORSET-BAG
10 q gift that you can make and give
to q friend that others are not likely to
think of. Cut an oblong of bTocaded
SILK have II eight inches wide ana u
couple OF inches longer than twice the
length Of her corset. Line the oblong
with plain silk. Join the long sides
Turn IN a one-inch heading. Joln Ivory
rings. painted TO match the silk, or COW
cred with elk OF the came color, at one
inch Intervals around the top edge Of
the bag. Run pretty two.toned or
metal ribbon through the rings. You
can enhance the beauty OF this BRO
CADE SILK CORsET-BAG by applique
| ina a small piece OF plain silk, on which
YOU have embroidered your friends in
iitinia "a FLOFA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Adventures With a Purse

nNE shop can tell you "f mas an IN
" tcrcsting collection Of brass candle
sticks. many Of them Old. How this
busy shopkecpcr has burrowed around
TO find her candles In funny little side
streets In New York, at quaint farm
houses out In the country districts-oh'
from anywhere and everywhere she has
bought the candles, with here and there
a brass tea caddy OF lovely design. or
Isrhaps IA samovar repleta with an In
teresting history. You Will enjoy look
ing at this collection of brasSes. Prices
begin as low as 50, Here might be just
what you want for a Christmas gift for
the difficult friend who seems to have
everything.
Did you know that YOU can buy EGml-
sole tops ready made with the ribbons
run through and everythingf Those that
] saw are heavy lace resembling GRO
cheted tops. They are 80 cents. think
aou also Gun get them IN iilct and other
Minds of lace. They are all ready Tor
you to attach the bottom OF satin or
crepe de chine or bntistc.
Such a cunning little set of dolls
furniture. 1t includGs library table
and two chairs upholstered in Gsyiy
eclofed chintE, l hay. -een plain wooden
sets before, but never the fat uphOl-
stered ones. The set Is $3.50.
s ~ SSsa. q 'Sss sasss 500 ws'f " NAN fsSf
SI<&wn tins hsuss Of D and 8.
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There was no eager
shifting to discover
what might De on the
program for dinner {;
he kissed her duly
and went on into the
living-roOm. Even the
newspaper which he
tiung from his pocket
vas still folded. an
Indication to Virginia $
nimble mind that he
mad not read on the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Likes Charming Girls

Dear Cynthia-A few words to Tn
n Girl" Fellows don't select the low
bred. vulgar creature in preference to
the well-bred girl. Tho charming girl
you refer to must have been of the
homely sort, for fellows don't pass up
anything charming nowadays. When o
fellow goes to a party he doesn't go there
To amusc tho silent ones. He goes there
to have fun. just what parties are foT.
II this young lady was we'll bred and
charming, as you say. she would hRvo
had all the dances and company she
desired. So don't think fellows prefer
tho low.bred, vulgar ones.
II AM A BOY"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
To "Rroken.Aearted"

Better consult Niles Guillou or Miss
ElcociS ut the Domestic Relations
Court. This does not mean Il court
case at all, nor any publicity, but they
can and will help you with practical
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Shk,s aoM.lennad

and at a disadvantage here OF late. be-
cause I am bow-legged. People make
fun of me and laugh when 1 go by.
Is there no other way than an opera.
tion? I could not explain to my parents
and II did they would think was
foolish. VICTORIA.
Afraid an operation In the only
remedy and Cynthia would never advise
that II Is very painful and expensive
Wear proper length skirts and the bow
legs will not show.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Please Tell Me
What to DO
by CYNTHIA
To "Le STAN

girl soon, It is strange thing. but
some families for no reason on earth
make ono member suffer by blaming her
Tor everything that happens. Could you
manage at all on what you make?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Yesterdays AnsMCrs

Yesterdays Answers
!. a h0ldcr nf japanese figured
china which contains ink, quill
pen, tiny standing candle and n
tray for sealing wax Il an orlgi-
nal and quantity ornamental bit
OF usefulness for the desk.
% BY cutting six pieces OF card
board wider ut the top than ut the
bottom and covering each one
with pNrt Of leftover piece of
cretornc, and by joining these to-
gether and fastening them on to
fiat heXagnnAl niece of cretOnnc-
covered cardboard which forms
thc bottom, pretty darning has
kct can be easily made.
3. For the living room. fanciful
lampshade Is shaped like & shin,
the sides being made Of dull green
satin, and the sails which hold
tn, light within them mnde OF
pale yellow satin.
4. The small girl can make her chum
fo- Christmas jumping rope,
with painted clothespin holding II
Mt either end and forming n nice
handle.
s, a plain colored silk scarf is made
distinctive by a tiny open work
monogram.
q. Gray chRTmcuse and silver metal
lace II an exquisite combination
OF color andsmatcrial for the eve
ming gown or the more elaborate
afternoon frock,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17

XN1E HAVE grcst respect for laws OF
w nature. We do not leap from high
place because Of the law Of gravity {;
we do not grasp live wire because OF
the laws of electricity: We do not drink
germ laden water because Of the laws
Of health; but a law that has to do
with our renl selves, not just our
bodies. we are sometimes more fool
hardy about because the inevitable re-
suit of disobcdicnoc does not mean death
or even physical illness, and We can,
for n time at least, hide the results even
If unmcrcifulnesS from all but our vic
tins. sometimes even from them just Gt
first.
However,. as the society is constituted
today. that law of mercy mas got over
the top for n great part Of the civilized
world to the degree that men can i'll
Gear the shame of being known to have
acted without mercy. SO TINT the old
gentleman who made me present of
truth was right; we are gaining on
the Sermon on the Mount. some of It's
laws we have accepted word for word
without explaining them away.
SARAH D. LOWRIE'.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Paul and Virginia
BY HELENA HOYT GRANT
PauFS Discovery

You haven't got any blood pres
sure. I don't believe IT,
You don't, rh:" he replied testify
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
The Question Corner
TCday'S Inquiries

/. In order to give a surprising note
to the evening costume and at
the same time provid" n place for
the handkerchief, what novelty
can be worn?
.. What Is the newest idea Tor ar
ranging the hair in Paris?
3. In new desk set of dull brass,
what picturesque locality fur
nishes the inspiration for the for
nation OF the various articles?
4. II the little girl who makes her
own Christmas gifts wants to
please her teacher. what useful
present can she make?
3. How are many OF the newest fur
coats bcltcd?
@. In the realm Of wells. what old
fnvoritcs nre coming back?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17

0NE was not merciful without being
~ implored bv a guilty and helpless
suppliant. But when Christ put the
showing of mercy on the ground Of ones s
needing mercy. Irrespective Of any hum
BILE prayer on the part OF the person
who has offended one, lie announced II
new stage Of the worlds morality. De-
fore that It had been:
blessed are the mcrciiul. for they
shall obtain the gratitude of thOse they
have conquered by needing their cries
of contrition."
a very different thing from:
blessed are the merciful for they
shall obtain mercy from God"
That means that we forgive. IRE
spoctive Of the man who haa injured
us, because We are in need every day
Of our lives OF forgiveness from God.
And we are so constituted that we are
unable to receive that forgiveness un.
less we ourselves forgive.
We can all OF MS receive justice ap-
parently from God. but mercy we are
incapable OF making Use of unless we
are capable OF showing mercy to our
fellow men.
That is evidently law OF the soul.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17

even brutal. and no sane man nowadays
would willingly rest under the stigma OF
seeming TO be cruel Most men would
prefer to be thought unjust II there had
to be a choice.
But when that law was first promul-
gated very great stress was laid on jus.
tice--a man made justice, which took
tho form of retribution. Every act or
violence had Its recognized sequel, IN
eye was good for all eye, and tooth
had TO be paid by a tooth.
I ndor the Roman rule 60 forgive
one's enemy, to spare one who had In
jurcd you. more thnR that to show kind
ness toward one who had schemed your
ruin-such acts of mercy under the
civilization Of the Eastern empires or
the Egyptians or the Greeks or the
l.atins must have been extremely rare
and open to the criticism OF showing
weakness and fear. suspect, too, that
II pity and mercy were shown It was
because the object Of It besought very
humbly and nbjectly for mercy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Read Your Character

Mondsy-The Despot .Melts
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monday--shswd Thumbs
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