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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07

want to marry Dick! I WANT
ITO marry Julian Vandaveer? Yes
Just as suspected. Well. won't
sanction that, my child Little as you
deserve real happiness, you're not 80
bad yet as TO deserve a deal like
Julian Vandaveer ~
''He--he ism tt" began the girl
"Yes. he is. Everything he ought
not TO be- cut in her guardian. terscly
Don't discuss the question. Eve! Hes
first -class rotter. matrimOnally
speaking. / only tolerate him in the
house for business reasons. Lean make
use Of certain knowledge that he has
But I won't let you marry him---Cvcn
II he wishes to-which l much doubt.
"Oh, but he does :" Eve couldn t
keep from saying. momentar;iy forget
ting her promise to the willy Julian.
s did he ask you what your marriage
portion would amount to-"
Eve blushed. Julian indeed had asked
that very question.
"Just as I thought. The rascal -
Bellairs gave a slow. amused smile.
He flung the stub Of his cigarette into
the hearth. and turned around to fix
his eyes on Eve. Nov. listen Dick
Calardin is the man who'd be first
class husband for you. | want you to
encourage him"
''He cares for Mary Drew-and I'm
sure she worships him" cut in Eve,
with considerable venom.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07

for the ribbon, mother. Let's go for
some tea.
''Oh, no get il now. get it now. or
course you won't get the right thing.
Just as | told you. Saturday.
And so it went on. | hope, because it
was her mother. that the dashed and
tortured young woman continued to
hold herself in control as she did while
they were near me. But certainly the
effort to keep it in was exhausting
her more than weeks shopping in
crowded stores could possibly have
done.
There is nothing more deadly than
post mortems and useless II told you
SOS" There is no other form of nag
ging that will so sap ones strength and
eat into ones bones. There is nothing
so calculated TO destroy the patience of
an angel and to incite to murder.
From the bottom Of my heart ] SYM
pathized with this girl whose II told
yop 50" happened 70 be her mother.
Mothers. it's an unfair advantage to
take. With sister or friend or any
one else, one can play the martyr for
n while and finally explode. shatterlng
the atmosphere with the shrapncl of
outraged patience. The high power ex-
plosive is the only safety valve; and
deprived of it. there is danger of in
tcrnal combustion.
No mother wants to make her child
a victim Of such thing. Therefore.
mothers particularly should guard
against that species Of the nagging vice
that is labeled II told you so"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07
AT CUPID,S CALL
Bp MAY CHRISTIE

az want you to cure him OF his fancy.
| then. No-I'm not disinterested-l
don't pretend to be! But I'll make II
worth your while to interest Dick.
You can be charming when you choose
| to be-to those who don't know you
too intimately"
"You want me to cut in between
Mary Drew and Dick Calardin--is that
it?" Eve was determined that she would
calt spade n spade. "You want me to
do this so that you can marry Mary
DrewT'
"I'll make It worth your while" re-
piled hcr. guardian. "Only-1 must see
results -
Eve calculated for moment. Her
guardians injunction coincided in some
measure with Vandaveer's request
namely. that she should captivate Dick
Calar,lin for certain ends. In agreeing.
then. she would kill two birds with one
stonc--win Nandaveer s approval and
her guardians reward.
She need not 90 the length Of marry
ing Dick. of course. Once he was COM
pletely crazy over her she would ex-
tract the maximum Of presents from
him, including the priceless diamond
mascot that he carried with him-and
run off with Julian Vandavecr. IL was
pleasant program.
She dropped her eyes modestly as she
remarked:
"i'Il do it, but how will you make
il worth my while?'
Bellairs laughed abruptly. He drew
out his money.
'I'll give you $3.50 to start with, and
begin the work today-tonight. to be
correct. OulyAno double dealing! No
more sandering Of Mary Drew! Con
fine your talents 70 young Dick Calar-
him-and here's little
tip--lcad him 10 think that the affair
between Mary and myself Is as good az
settled -
II was Evc's turn to smile.
"If can bring the matter to an
actual engagement. what will my re-
ward amount to-" she artlessly in
quired.
Him. HIM, 4 few hundreds, prob.
tabIv' Only-that reminds me--don
,ou dare to help Yourself again ~
She got up to her feet.
'T'n do my best 10 help you in your
little love affair, but--pleasc trust me :!
Gust as far rs ] can see YOU y came
the disconccrting answer. Ihen, III AZ
kinder tone her guardian added: -
$50 the bargains fixed And-it
things run we'll for me-you II be splen-
Gidly rewarded Eve" He handed her
some notes amounting to $3.50: This is
the first installment--thercw will be more
to follow"
Tomorrow-Out for Conquest.
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WILL A "LZVTVERSAL FOR1d'f77 &
HELP THE DRESS PROBL EN-,
If Men Can DISCOVER Ways to Bring Out Indiudualv /
Dressing, Women You'd Spend Their Time Z
.... Looking for More

A Nd now some one is suggesting that
"A we women as a whole adopt uni
form style of dress, as men nave.
The reason given is that we waste 20
much time on clothes that we have no
opportunity to improve our minds or
cultivate our talents.
A great deal of this is only too true
in many cases.
And II a uniform style Of dress will
remedy IL. then by all means let us
have the uniforms.
But will they help? ...
Men, the reformers soy. have a uni
yersal style Of dress, and have there
fore eliminated tho clothes problem,
thus making room and time for i'm
provement Of their minds and cultivation
of their talents.
IF THIS is true, how are the follow
i ing two facts to be accounted for?
You 20 along the street at the noon
hour, and you pass a girl in a short,
narrow skirt, straight box coat, bobbed
hair under an upturned hat. and
Peter Pan collar; two minutes later
you pass another girl In short, narrow
skirt, straight box coat, botbed hair
under an upturned hat, and Peter
on you pass exactly the same costume,
the only difference being in the color
and material.
You can walk along the same street
at the same time, and see n man in a
short wasted greenish suit, with tight
trousers, and split cuffs, string tic
and a straw hat; with him a man in
loose dark coat and trousers, bow tie
,.J n hrnnr folf hof iuct hnh ipI fhn,,
a man in well fitting clothes, a piccadilly
collar, and a derby hat: and standing
on the corner a youth in tweed, with
soft cuffs that come down below his coat
sleeves. socks and tie to match, and
iauntily tilted panama.
These are facts; take that MONDAY
stroll and prove them.
And suppose they all removed their
hats; the girls would have their hair
either parted or straight back, waved
and brushed out all around their heads.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07

SUMMERTIME is a grand old time
- for shedding avoirdupois-because
you have the outdoor world to bury
1t in.
First. less food may be gotten along
with and less food should be eaten
by the normal individual in summer
time. The hot, rich soups and heavy
meats and puddings eaten in winter
time are not required. Vegetables and
fruits are plentiful and within the
reach OF every table.
And then there is the great outdoor
playground, where physical recreation
offers its best when It combines muscu-
lar exercise and the spirit Of play in
equal proportion.
Take golf, where you can cover miles
Of ground under sunny sky and across
wind-swept territory, bending and
swinging arms and having jolly good
time as well.
Then tennis--which has the same
spirit of competition, play and fun
involves more strenuous use Of the mus
cles. Not muscle of the body but
has to work and work hard at this game.
For reducing waist and hips and legs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE

am sure many people are grateful to you
for your help. Could you suggest a few
ways TO entertain the child?
PERPLEXED.
II would be proper and very nice to
give "A party for the little girl and in
vite all the children of the nelghbor-
hood to meet her. Do you live anywhere
near the country so that it would be
easy for you to have a picnic instead Of
formal party? Children love them So
Then you could take her to the Zoo one
day, take her down town to look about
the shops and have lunch in town
another time and let her have other chill
dren come to play with her and go to see
them on days when you cannot enter
tain her yourself She would love to
go to school with some other little girl
some morning il school Is still going on
when she gets here. ! hope you will
enjoy her visit as much as she does, for
! know she will love II since you are so
interested in entertaining her. Thank
YOU very much for your kind words
about the column. I hope you will al
ways find II helpful. II was very
thoughtful Of you to send the two bits
OF information. AS you may have no.
ticed they were sent in by some one
else, but your thought was none the less
appreciated
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"A ONE-MAN WOMAN"
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
Copvrioht. 1871. bv Public Ledoe- Co.

that headache medicine time to take
efect.. You've been OVERRIDING, my dear,
and II you try to go TO the Office while
you re In this state of nerves you'll
really be SICK
True to her word, May had asked no
more questions, but after she had gone
Harriet lay and worried about what
she must think. "She'll know there's
something wrong" her thoughts kent
telling her. She'll know that some
thing must have happened last night to
upset me like this"
But presently the headache medicine
that May had administered began TO
send a soft glow over Harrict's whole
body. and her cyclids dropped. SHE fell
asleep just as young Larry Donahue
began his combing Of the Park Row
District for stcnographer named
Miriam"
Mr.. Harmon had left for the day
when Larry, acting on q hunch, entered
the Offices of Harmon & Graves. Some
thing, he couldn't have told what, had
suggested to him the possibility of
Harriet's presence in the same Office
where her husband had been accused Of
theft. The thought had at first occurred
to him when he had been gropina
around in his own mind for motives. but
he realized that il was nothing more
than hunch. He had nothing definite
to lead him to the Offices of Harmon 4
Graves. hut the more he thought abou,
it the more dcsirous ne was Of droppins
in and locking the place over. His
mornings search had been frutless.
and after all it would do no harm to
follow his hunch whether anything came
of it or not.
Charley was in his fathers Office.
standing at the window gazing idly out
when Donahue's card was brought tn
him. He was worried more than he
cared to admit about Harriet. and the
fact that she had not appeared for work
that day. and he wanted to see her
again. He wanted to rcassure her. to
tell her not TO worry, that he loved her
For he did love her. ne cared more for
her than any woman he had ever known.
and even though things looked black
against her nothing mattpred but the
fact that he wanted her.
Charley turned from the window as
Donahuc entered the Office. For a mo-
mcnt the two men looked at each other
then Donahue said with n grin:
II know you will think me crazy
when l tell YOU my business here. but
have you a stenographcr by the name Of
Miriam in this Office
Tomorrow-1he Result OF Lie
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Tuxedo Would Be Incorrect
To the Editor Of Womars Page:

To the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam--What is the proper at
tire for the bridegroom at church we'd
ding TO be held in June at high noon?
Would full dress. with black tie, or tux
edo be proper? CURIOUS,
A ful-dress suit or a Tuxedo should
never be worn before 6 o'clock as they
are evening clothes. The correct attire
for the time you give would be black
cutaway coat, with stiff collar, gray or
black and white tie and white shirt gray
gloves, gray striped trousers, black
shoes and silk socks. II the wedding is
In the country and the bgide and brides
maids wear simple summer frocks,
white trousers and dark coat would be
permissible, but the cutaway in the
formal, correct thing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07
WHAT'S WHAT
by HELEN DECIE

We cannot have too many patriotic
celebrations. IL we would keep alive the
spirit which animated and united the
founders Of the republic. Flag Day Is
"A significant holiday, the anniversary OF
the memorable date dune IA. 1873
when at Cambridge the Stars and
Stripes first floated above the American
army led by General George Washing.
ton. Invitations for dinner on June
II should be sent out this week.
A Flag Day feast dresses itself" 50
TO speak, The national colors come out
most brilliantly in silk. and little silk
flags, which are not expensive, may be
used layishly In decorations, always up
right. 1t Is incorrect to use the flag in
any other position. Place cards may BE-
the five-pointed stars, as cut by Betsy
Ross, or little sketches OF that patriot,
fiagmaker of Revolutionary days The
floral decorations, candles and candle.
shades should be in red, white and blue
effects
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07

and that nasty fat under the arms and
on the back, tennis is a ripping game;
And then the good old swimmin', hole
and the opportunity it presents to drown
the burden of the extra weight, never
to rise again. / know well q woman
who knocked sixteen pounds off via the
this water route in six weeks swimming
daily.
In addition to these. there is canoe
ing, rowing and the over Sunday
tramps in the woods. The vacations,
including long hikes and hill climb
ings and so on.
The foods of summer time are tempt
ing and ideal for the get thin quick
girl. For luncheons there are any num-
Der Of vegetable and fruit salads that
may be made the big piece of the meal,
and these are low In calorific value.
Water drinking is habit more easily
acquired in warm weather and it helps
in reducing schedule.
II you have made up your mind now
to get back to your girlish lines and
YOU want some menus of fairly strict
diet, send a stamped addressed cnvel-
ope to the Editor of Woman's Page.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07
Would Not Marry Handsome Man

Dear Cynthia,-ThIs is my second let
ter to you, and l hope you Will think
enough OF Il TO print i in your column;
Bobby" the Beautiful have attracted my
attention. How these two bits of human
lty get that way Is beyond my compre-
hension. Can you beat tt?t They both
enjoy the company of Jazz babies' and
both profess to be in love 90 with quiet
girls. Now any one with a cents worth
OF common sense knows that Is impos-
sible. Poor Bobby" is so good-looking
that Il is n miracle he hasn't fallen in
love with himself Personally. 1 would
never dream of marrying an extraor-
dinarily good-loolting young man. He
might love himself better than me, and
that would hardly do.
from you. Now give US girls chance.
Let me tell you what we think OF you.
In the first place. you are all alike. Or
at least II you aren't. the very small
have never met one that did not belong
TO the 'ia2z family" And l have been
going everywhere, from church to dance
hall, in search Of one good chap. You
button. high-c suits, sailor effect pants
and bell cuffs and patent leather "kicks."
We'll. I'll tell you the truth. ! like TO
be seen with a nifty dresser at a dance,
when I leave the dance | blush TO be
seen with these boys. They remind me
Of monkeys You're all right TO have
good time with when one is In friv-
olous mood, but as soon az one starts
to talk seriously-well. one might as
we'll talk to q rag doll.
The result is the same, boys, Little
YOU know that most OF those girls would
refuse to marry you. When a girl gets
ready to settle down she wants some
thing more than a dance.hall Johnny,
who in thirty years from now will be
earning the same salary he is now.
I'll marry when / can get hold OF
nretty good imitation of Gene Stratton
Portcr's "FIarvester." know what that
means, That means my joining the Sis
terhood of Sp!nsters.. Perhaps you, Gym.
thia, can tell me where to find a good
fellow. You see, I've tried the church.
PEP.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07

The men? Well. two mich. /, y
their hair parted in the middle h., "au
would have his slicked smcotb,r ~. 0a
while the other would show oacs
having held the top of IL do,sns of
he deliberately brushed the w while
over the top of his ear; n tb;rsst out
have his parted on the side would
might have started that way ana Nd iourth
with an unruly brush over s hi. ended
head. MS fore.
A LII alike? Why, they hav. 49,.
"A time and thought over cboos,o.p .p.H
most becoming style. O''ns tM
IL is a feminine instinct n r, !.
semc kind Of clothes that everv as lps
woman wears. very Other
II they are wearing short
skirts, IL that is the "universoi narrow
for skirts, you will find very few snape' aal
in long, wide ones. ~" women
When short sleeves came int
two summers agO-or was II onaS sVn
the, most conservative women annonly
in long, wide ones. 'ppearsd
We don't need the establisb;r, :,
unIversal form OF dress; we hovs ~ ~
III an attempt Is to be made 10 e,u nat
women's dress from too fr;ro,oenah enahse
sensible but becoming, let's pet Vus y" 70
styles themselves and fix them-eHs.,,sn' H ne
body would follow right along. very
pUT to state that this woman 49,.
- dress just like her next door u.s'a s''
Dor, when long lines are becon,;mne ;mesa.
one, and drapes and rufies brinms y. 70
the charm of the other, would he bs oo ou.
upon dressing. 'peht
For, as our brothers have found
there are many little ways Of bripni.o., biao,
out individuality by the cut NJ a nSns
tie. ""'' ofa
And if men have discovered al, t,,,.
ways of getting around it, Just thins IbS
low lSN many many more more, q w woman could find L
and body and soul on It. "''nu
As she undoubtedly would.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07
Things You'll Lore to Make

What could be dantier and more
summery than these DOTTED SWISS
SUMMER CURTAINS, Dotted Swiss
comes in white grounds with colored
dots. Choose the color best suited to
your room. Finish the bottom edges
with bands Of organdic of color to
match the dots. Use some of the organ
die for the shirred valance. Cut flowers
of the colored and white organdie and
applique them along the lower edges
These DOTTED SWISS SUMMER CUR
,fAINS are a pleasing change from the
usual cretonne ones. FLORA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07

Mary Drep is Cdrrinotom BeIioirs'
orivofe secretary, and is in Iove oith
eAe Of his clients, Dick Cdldrdin. Bel
Iaiys rard, Ere Rochester, has OBJ
eained position through Jsliun Wanda
eeer. an unscrupuious odventarer. toho
hds knopn Dick IN Alaska aud IS dnp-
jsss to oct diamond which Dick o,ons
end eisoays carries. Dick Is IN fore
scjfA Mary, but Ere hos her eve on
Rim as ,ceu as on Jsiidn. Bebdrs
scdnfs 10 marry Mary. Vho Is sfdving
St his country estate to do some 'oo'S
for Him there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07
Feather Fans

We are going in for feathers-ln fact,
almost as heartily as does the king of the
cannibal islands Witness the huge
folding fans Of coz blended into effects
of tropical brilliance, and all the host OF
vulture and quill fans now being waved
broadcast One still finds too, the huge
ostrich fan, but this Is now often jazzed
up by the addition of a galalith handbag
frame held to the hand by a large thumb
ring-Corinne Lowe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07
Please Tell Me
What to DO
Says They Had to Jazz Up
BY CYNTHIA

Dear Cynthia--Having read the letter
written by Sunshine" we agree with
her when she says that the boys prefer
the painted dolls and short.skirt jazz
babies, and not the plain girl, and
hope you will print this letter to illus
trate II to her.
Last summer we were just plain
girls, passable in looks (natural), didn't
use rouge. lip-stick and, in fact, no cos.
metics whatever, neither did we have
bangs or spit-curls decorating our fore
heads or wear short skirts, hence we
never had a fellow who bothered with
US or cared 10 take us out, just because
We were not In the nifty class" We
thought we would doll up. We did our
looks up (artificially) wore short skirts,
made bangs, learned how to dance, in
Guiding tho shimmy and jazz Now,
no matter where We 60 we have plenty
Of fellows and good times, and then
the opposite sex blame the girls where
II Is all their fault. But as soon as they
stop bothering with us and the other
so-called painted dolls and jazz
babies" we are willing to go back to
WHATW Ell JSEDTOBE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07
His Hair Is Too Fluffy

70 the Editor OF Woman's Page:
Dear Madam am a young man
and have thick curly hair which will
never stay in place. ! think that
haven't any oil in my hair.
Will you kindly advise me what
could do to make It soft and stick in
place? l.. Al.
There are preparations sold in the
drug stores which will help you. They
are especially made 10 smooth unruiy
hair and hold It down fiat and SLEEK
And ask the druggist for a tonic that
will make your hair less dry and fly
away. A brilliantine will help you.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07
Adventures with a Purse

"LJAS any one seen the phone
IL book?'--the eternal cry of both
Office and home. 1t would seem tnat
the book had legs to run away, so many
times does It drop completely out Oh
sight. Strings are attached to IL, put
some one gives the book an extra yank
and IL drops to the floor. There can
be had steel hook that is very ehec-
tual as an anchor for this book. A long
rod goes the full length of the book
turns around and comes up the pack,
where II fastens to a hook that hangs
on the nail. It Is but 10 cents and
will work wonders toward keeping tnat
phone book in its place.
Today's temperature tells me in very
forcible terms that l shall soon have TO
discard my suit and I do not like TO
do it. For some reason l am always
more comfortable when dressed IN
suit and smart blouse than at any other
time. But I saw pongee suit today
that looked so cool and inviting and ~
was only $3.50. my dear l said
to myself. "be exceeding glad, you can
combine comfort with your likes
IL you sSe looking for good silk
sweater yotF will be interested in the
one ] saw today, not only because 1t IS
pretty, but because II is reasonable, 1t
is the softest of dark brown and
dropped stitch every once in so often
adds to its appearance. The price is
$40. ....
For names a. shops address, Wowsn,s
paEe Editor or Phone WaInus or Main 500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07
Yesterdays Answers

In a commendable campaign for
simple and inexpensive attire,
800 high school girls OF Modesto,
Calf, have decided to wear uni
forms.
A centerpiece of oilcloth. which
has a pretty design stencilel on
IL, can be put underneath
flowerpot TO prevent the window
sill or table upon which 1t stands
from becoming marred.
Black satecn, shaped into
large, round pillow. with ruffie
OF plain blue material around the
edge, would be an ornament to
the summer porch,
The enyiable quality Of speaking
mildly is depicted by the name
Mildred.
A practical and attractive dress
Of colored linen Is fashioned along
Straight lines, and is slipped on
over white shirtwaist, which
forms the sleeves and vest.
To have round circle made OF
plated ribbon gives charming
finish TO ribbon girdle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07

Bellsirs. and so
I've decided that
you'd better marry
Dick Calardin
as he's quite the
hest that's ever
come your way.
And 90 I'll make
Z real effort to as
sist you, Eve
for heaven knows
that you need as
sistance to win
through.
.Rut I don't