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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-21
Through a Woman's Eyes
BY JEAN NEWTON
Tricked Into Marriage

A young woman is seeking annulment
Of her marriage on the ground that her
husband won her under false pretenses.
He tricked her into marriage, she said.
By posing as the son Of a wealthy man,
when in reality he was not.
"He claimed" she says. ito be n
director Of large Pennsylvania cor
poration. and that he was an officer
In the army. though exempt from serv-
ice overseas.
"He told me that he received a large
allowance from his father. big bust
ness man. As my health did not per
NIT me TO continue my training as
nurse and the young man persisted.
agreed to become his wife and we were
married after n short acquaintance.
And then she discovered that he had
deceived her that he wns just poor
private, with an unimportant job wait
ing for him.
II must be admitted. in all fairness.
that TO the impersonaI and worldly OBJ
server, to the eye untouched by the
magic wand Of love, a wealthy othcer,
oil other things being equal, might
be more attractive than poor private:
But-was there ever more sordid
story?
Should this girl not hide her head
rather than tell Of her part in this
i.transaction n"-instead Of going into
court and demanding to be let out Of
her bad bargain?
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They Quarreled

Dear Cynthia-Being constant
reader OF your most valuable column, l.
am going TO take the pleasure OF writ
ing to YOU for advice. This is my story:
About six months ago / met fellow
He has a good education and was very
well brought up He was not like these
fellows Of today that are after all the
good time they can get. | am not the
kind of girl that makes a date with
every Tom, Dick and Harry. and until
! met him I had not made any dates
with fellows. but | finally decided to
make him an exception (sorry today
him ever since l met him and we both
seemed to enjoy each others company
until one day We quarreled over mere
trihe and he stopped calling me up or
But ! knew he would have to give in
sooner or later because | had q ring
which he had given me a little after we
met One night (after being silent
for his ring and | said that l would
give him the ring providing he would
give me a good reason for acting In this
manner. Well, he did; he said he had
another girl. And after insisted on not
giving him his ring he said he didn't
have another girl. but just wanted the
ring. Do you think ] should give him
back his ring for I will not continue
going out with him because / would not
trust him any moro as did before this
rhia, the way he talks l think that he
loves me, and I still do, but not letting
on that ! even care. How can | win
him back? BROKENHEARTED.
Your letter does not take up too much
room II the young man just gave you
the ring to wear and considered it still
his you should return II to him. II Is
Impossible TO say whether he cares or
not II 1t Is a great love you will find
Il out in time and be the better for a
little hardship.
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ar IuTiONsls
enough, the diamond was very much
the same size and shape as her own
that she'd posted up to town. Mary
looking at It, had a thought, Perhaps
il would be we'll to purchase the fake
She couldn't analyze her thought. But
she went in and for the modest sum Oh
a dollar bought the ring.
She asked the jeweler to remove the
stone from it's setting. which he did,
a triHe huffily, assuring her thar the
little ring was perfect of its kind.
Mary didn't argue the point. And it
was not long before she left the shop
with the fake stone in her possession,
carefully wrapped In tissue paper.
She then returned to the Barley Now.
gave Dick his medicine, had a cup Of
coffee and proceeded toward the rail-
way station. 1t was a pleasant, sunny
morning-''exnctly like the morning of
nv dream" she told herself, laughing
a little at her last nights fears.
On clear. fresh day like this one
couldn't possibly be nervous. And yet
when she reached the railway station
- she asked the stationmaster If he
seen a Cingalese around.
The stationmaster hadn't. Mary =
mind was quite relieved. The train.
when it came In, was almost empty. She
took a hurried survey Of the cars. They
held no sinister Oriental.
She found a comfortable seat in an
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-21
Read Your Character
By Digby Phillips

No. 4-Coarse Hair
NOV just test 1t out by your own In
IN stinct
Would YOU expect to find real cave.
man" with hne, silky tresses?
Would you expect to find languid.
dreamer.poet whose thoughts soar into
the clouds, with coarse, bristly hair?
No. of course not. You'd picture them
both IN your mind with the opposite. And
in this you would be doing instinctively
and sub.consciously what the science OF
cha aracter reading has reduced more or
less to a matter Of rule.
Coarse hair Is a sign Of physical rug.
geduess, all other things being equal. It
Indicates, logically. tendency toward
nhysicaI action, and in consequence a
tendency toward vigor and decision In
thought, for the mentality of the human
being Is largely affected by his physical
makeup II you don't believe II, look
at the effect Of sickness on the mental
worker.
Coarse hair is the sigh of the doer
rather than the dreamer. He may or
may not be 4 thinker as we'll, That Is a
point which other signs will help 10
make clear.
1t Is the sign Of action. and all that
that implies Persons with coarse hair
tails and retinements. They are broad.
minded, but often make their decisions
without careful analysis OF the results
and the obstacles in their paths; and
unless this sign Is modified by others.
they have tendencies toward aggressive
ness and combativeness. They have a
tendency to be dominant, and in extreme
cases domlneering.
In short, coarse hair indicates strength
and resistance rather than pliability and
adaptability.
Tnmnrrnw-GrnY and RInn Exsa
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Some time ago another girl offered
to marry any man who would supply
a thousand dollars for an operation to
save her mothers life. The horrible
sacrifice she would have to make at
tracted country wide notice and 70 save
her from the necessity 10 50 sell herself.
countless offers Of disinterestcd aid
were received. But this had been n
last resort to save her mothers life.
And then comes a girl who makes
the sordid bargain for the lure Of wealth
and is indignant when she finds that
the deception has been mutual. For
certainly she did deceive the man she
married when she was interested only
In his wealth and social position.
wonder did she ever think Of hei
part Of the bargain-what she was t.
give for this mans presumed 'Ove anC
the wealth that attracted her. She
must have known that TO make il m
honest deal she would have to bring
him love and devotion-that by marry
ing him without these she was dishon-
est no less than he was In lying to her
Tricked into marriage, indeed. But
she was not cheated.
While we certainly hold no brief for
the man who lied to the girl he pro
fessed TO love. il seems to me that In
this instance the trickery and cheat
ing we're pretty evenly divided.
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"The Loue Couards"
nv HAzEL pEYo pArcHELoR

Pbte Ledoer Co.
Certainly" Bruce returned civilly'
Although II II has anything to do Win
taking Trix away I might as we'll tell
you new that you'll be wasting your
time"
81 did want to speak about that: lu
fact, | said something about II to Miss
Henderson Just before you came in.
Isn't It possible to get the child away
for a time?"
Bruce shook his head. ITS quite
out of the question" There was that
in his manner that prevented further
argument on the subject. although
Nancy could see that the doctor was
not satisfied.
The air up here is splendid, 1t 8
tracing. it's what the child needs,
Bruce went on.
"A warm climate would be better for
her just now" the doctor continued
unconvinced.
Nonsense, there's nothing the mat
ter with her."
The doctor said nothing, but when
Bruce left the room a few minutes
later DR.. Hunt followed him down :
stairs. Nancy drew a long breath OF
Itlltl lut btSNs hopo
DR.. Hunt would succeed in convincing
Bruce that Trix was in a far worse
condition than he believed, although
she doubted the ability Of any one to
convince Bruce II he had determined to
remain stubborn.
Miss Henderson did not remain after
the men had left. She slipped out as
though she wanted to sidestep any more
conversation with Nancy for the pres
ent. But fifteen minutes later Dr.
Hunt returned and beckoned Nancy to
the door.
I've just finished talking with Mr..
Henderson. he remarked brusaucly.
He absolutely refuses TO ser the ne
cessity for taking the child away. m
afraid II will be impossible to man.
age It..
Nancy nodded.
"You know how il would beT' he
questioned, fixing his keen blue eyes
upon her.
Yes, was sure he wouldn't con-
sent
Miss Hathaway, I'm somewhat IN
the dark concerning this entire affair.
| wonder IL you won't enlighten me
concerning it,"
"I'm afraid ! don't know any more
than you do" Nancy returned, "ex-
cepting that Trix seems to have q deep
seated fear of her uncle and that Mr..
Henderson hates the child. Believe me,
DR.. Hunt. shouldn't be telling YOU
this unless felt it necessary. But |
know as we'll ns you that this is a
serious matter.
Tomorrow-An Interrupted Parting
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empty car which she had all to herself.
The train was an express one and
didn't stop until they were close to
town. She was glad of that. The
whistles blew. The train set off.
Mary glanced below the seats, laugh
Ing n little at herself over her fears
and tremors. But she wasn't going &c
take any chances, il she could help it
The pleasant countryside all radiant
and smiling gave pretty panorama.
Mary leaned against the cushions and
formulated plans. Dick and she would
go abroad together the moment he was
better fit to travel.
He'd had an offer from a mining
company In South America-.a six
months contract that was really won
derful as to terms. Another offer was
from Cape Town. Maybe that climate
would suit the young man better. Dicx
must choose for himself. Oh, she was
glad, glad that she had married Dick,
and could look after him. Dear Dick
Always she would make his interest
hers. Always she would be helpmee,
and a comfort to him. Life would be
so beautiful together.
That foolish dream. Her nerves were
overweight. She hadn't slept we'll
lately. She'd sleep better once the dia
mond was we'll sold. The whirring oi
the carriage wheels reminded her def
nitely of something. What could 1t be
OF course. her dream. The whirring oil
the aeroplane. The sound was very
much the same.
And-Mary started! Three explo
sions.
Well. that was curious.
But, of course, those little noise,
often did accompany the motion Of q
D.. fast-running train. The girls car
riage was near the engine. too-tha,
might account for it, She leaned bach
on her cushions and closed tired eyes
Again the three explosions.
Mary jumped up. There before hel
was the sinister face Of Kismet.
The girl made n spring. but too late
For kismet.. with one bound, had fluns
round her face and head handker
chief soaked in some sweet smellin,
stuff that made Mary's senses reel.
TomorrOw-Kismet Defeated
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WHAT'S WHAT
By HELEN DECrE

In an inherited collection for scr.r.
books there are generations OF ioks,
dealing with the dark question: 'iHss
that young man gone YETI"
That young man, or. rather, the grand.
son, who resembles him, is still Ia hs
found on many a front porch these lonS
midsummer evenings. Perhaps he az.
rived at 8 o'clock or even earlier hut
at IL he shows no sign OF departing
He Is not the girls fiance he has no
Intentions save the intention 10 tally
his dull talk until midnight One old.
fashioned girl used strategy with ths
grandfather of Mr.. Staylate Bore. will
you post this letter for me on your way
home? The mail closes at 10" There
should be no need for such subterfuges,
IT is quite correct for the girls mother
to come out at the customary retiring
time and announce the hour for the
benefit of the girl. AS both rise, that
young man must go"-theres no other
course open to him
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She's a Commuter

Dear Cynth,a-I was Interested
couple of months ago IN letter IN
your column from "Sultor, ana al,
though | am in the same predicament
am a girl and cannot take your sood
advice TO him Like "Sultor, l. too.
am a commuter from nearby town Ano
upon nearly every trip l see youns
man who. although he has never YET
been rude or impertinent enough 70
speak TO me, often seems as though ne
wanted to speak or be helpful. l am
always alone and we seem TO nave no
mutual friends. 1t Is rather question
in INV mind as to how a girl may over
come the seemingly insurmountsble OBJ
stacles which convention places upon
two human beings who have no way OF
being properly introduced" without
being bold and undesirable.
feel that II he were TO speak TO me
some time I should resent it as an in
suit. even though l were glad in a way,
but he does seem wholly nice. why u II
that two people who interest each otne"
and who think that they would ENJOY
each others friendship cannot know each
other without having third person muir
muir their two names? 1ntroductions In
the real sense of the word are vouchers
on the part Of third party for the good
qualities Of the ones being introduceu'
but in actual practice they merely con.
stitute the saying OF two names without
any thought Of good or evil qualities.
and they are called proper l have
met quite few people Tor wnom nave
not the slightest regard or liking. yet /
have the privilege of speaking to them
when l chance TO meet them. for l nave
been properly introduced.
am a girl with a reputation TO sus'
tain and ! want to earn and keep the
respect Of my friends, but l do want
very much to meet my fellow-commuter.
| Please help me. / am wondering just a
wee bit whether "Suitor" and | know
| each other or not "WlSTFCL.
II this man should speak or offer TO
| assist you. after having been in the
! same train day after day for num-
| ber of months, you should not feel that
| II is an insult There are times when
one should use plain common sense.
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I'II't torvffOnt. ISkfs
Becsvse shs hos been disappointed
- one man Nancy HathoU0y decides
0tVev 20 trust another. In order 10
OF Sscov from her old environment
eAe accepts q position os ooreness
g o Nttie chtid IN a lonely house on
tAe Mdssochnsetts coast, and phen
eAe arrices there dtscopers that Bruce
HoNderson, Trir's urcie, hos sin
tsfer infperce over the child. Nancy
" defying Bruce irours his enriiiy
end he orders her TO ledcc, phich she
vefsses to do. As last rcSJrt Bruce
suddenly seises. Nancy W hi5 arms
ono night and kisses her r9ghiv,
Aoping in that cov 20 send hrr fyinP.
Nancy finds 10 her horror that she
eonnot forget ihdt moment nor hate
Bruce rs she hoaid. She MAKES M
EFFORT n get Trir array, but Is re-
fused permission by Miss Henderson.
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Why DO Boys and Girls in Their Teen,
Garry Pistols and Haze Poison on HAM,
They DO Not Seem Haze Any Outside Interests Which
Them From Morbid Brooding about Their Trouble.

SGT DON'T believe he meant to kill
i that girl" said one person dis
cussing recent tragedy in which n
boy shot a girl. II think he must
have been crazy with jealousy, and
just meant to threaten her"
Yes" agreed the other one. But
how did he got the gun, and why was
lie carrying IT."
That ~ the strange part OF all these
affairs-why n boy of nineeen. seven
teen Or twenty should have a pistol in
his pocket. H.,
You hear Of It all the time. A boy
gets discouraged about somcthing--nnd
shoots himself; another finds his rival
making love to his girl-nnd shoots
him; n young man gets angry Mt his
wife. or becomes jealous OF her-and
shoots her.
why do they have the pistols with
which to do the shooting?
good thing for man to keep a pistol
in his room In case OF visit from
robbers.
Even IL he doesn't keep II loaded he
can often throw a bluff which will
frighten away the marnuder, and give
him a feeling of security.
But why does he have It loaded and
carry it around with him when he
goes peacefully about his business in
the daytime?
Does he expect to be attacked at any
hour Of the day? Has he no conf :
dence in the laws and conventions OF
the city, " ~
DOISON Is another useful little thing
L that girls and boys seem to have
within reach Of moments whim.
A girl fails Mt school. Is refused per =
mission to go to a party. nnds her
lover faithless--and takes poison.
Sometimes she is revived. sometimes
she dies in agony.
Why do they have It!
There must be lack of cheer In
the lives Of young people who do these
things.
Every girl Of sixteen, seventeen ana
eighteen has her tragic moments. when
all life IL sad and there Is no hope of
its ever getting better. 81.
Every boy of the same age has his
dramatic occasions. when. life ldving
failed him. love having proved false,
and the next meal being several hours
away, he thinks it would be appro.
pirate and 1.-THE only thing" to kill
himself
DUT, In most normal lives, the girl
- meets friend who just loves her
hat, and gives her a chocolate sun
dae and something TO giggle at
And the boy finds another girl or
n new ambition, and cinnamon bun
in the cake box
Life seems to flow right along in spite
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TOmOrrOw-Kismet Defeated
Adventures With q Purse

MABEL travels frequently from one
A'A town to another and always has
papers and books to carry. With her
pockets stuffed and her handbag buIe-
ing, she travels about never sure sbs
has all she will want on her trim So
thought Of her when 7 saw n sale ~
brief cases in one Of the shops. There
can be had a genuine cowhide brio,
case. II by 10, tan. priced at s6
and black one the same size for
$50. For people in business who do
much travelling a brief case is indis-
pensable. and these are really excs,-
lent value.
Do YOU ever get rnr-sick? re-
member. when a little girl, that 7
dreaded n trolley ride because II al.
ways made me sick. A doctor once
told me that If 7 ate something I'd no
all right. To my childish mind came
visions Of boarding a car with loaf
OF bread under my arm and a sprinp
chicken in my pocket-but I soon
learned differently. To this day I al
WAYS hunt something TO take with me
u MN BolUR W Up on car for INV
length Of time. There come boxes n,
tiny secdlcss raisins thnt can be easily
tucked in a pocket or handbag and he.
sides serving a purpose they are really
delicious. They are but five cents and
box holds quite fair portion.
For the small child toys that wind
up are source Of never ending 10Y.
One Of the stores sells quite n large
sized tin garage with two machines in =
side. The outside Of the place IL
painted to resemble private garage
and it has two large doors tn open
wide. The two automobiles wind up
and run merrily around until the
youngster is tired of playing and then
the cars can be parked in the garage
where they win be all ready for the
next play hour. The toy Is but 81. %
and think Of the fun the kiddies will
have. Besides that, the tiny wheeled
things are out Of sight and Father will
not lose his dignity by stepping on one
and using II as roller skate.
For names Of .h0ns address Woman's PaE,
Editor or Phone Walnut 5000 or Main 1901.
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cry Trix had made no sound. but there
was look Of agonized terror In her
amber eyes as she saw her uncle ap-
proach.
How do you feel this morning
TrixY he asked smoothly. Don't
you think you're being rather q baby
ever what happened Yesterday
"Just what did happen yesterday,
Mr.. Henderson," asked the doctor sud
denly; II haven't been able to discover
myself as yet
"She had horseback lesson and got
frightened. that's all. Nothing 10 make
a fuss about. I'm surprised to see her
give way like this"
"It isn't AT all surprising" the doc
tor said curtiy ~ wonder IL can
talk tn you alone for few minutes.
Mr.. Henderson it's rather important. -
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Yesterdays Answers

1. Mrs. A. NJ. Williams. who has
.rolinbornted with her husband in
writing many novels, still uses
his name. although he is not liv-
ing. for she feels that he still
helIH her.
Q. Standing ash trays sold in some
of the shops are attached to
standards made in tAe shape Of
bathing or Dajama girls, brightly
painted
2. A piece Of heavy brown paper
prfnkled with cold water Is n
good substitute for pressing
cloth when there is none handy.
4. The yellow chrysanthemum
stands for sighted love.
3. A girl who has a long face and
dropping shoulders should avoid
hat trimming that falls over the
edge Of the brim, and cellars that
are circular or narrowing TO the
shoulders.
6. A bizarre girdle To be worn with
linen dress is made out of n
number of linen covered cords
fastened together.
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II the days supply OF milk is de.
ltvered very early in the morning, &c
that II stands on the porch for severa
hours before the family arises, a porch
box should be provided A covered box
consisting OF two galvanized iron cases
with layer of insulating material is 8
good way to protect the milk from sun
nies, prowling animals and dust blown
from the street
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IN-A-HURRY.
Cleaning a White Hat

ero the Editor ot Wtpnrs PuDs
Dear Madam---Will you kindly tell
bne through your column a way 10 clean
n white hat This hat is Of white
frgandie braid with brushed wool
Bottom. V. NJ.
Fit your hat over q bowl padded to
at It's exact shape. then give il a thor
bugh washing with soap suds and water
Rinse Il with cool water. wipe II of
with dry cloth then spread a white
cloth on the grass and allow your hat
10 dry In the sun. II can he pressed
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The Question Corner
Totlay's Inquiries

|. What are some good names for
the camp canoe?
.. How can the box in which II
mans hat is delivered be made
into a decorative, useful hat box,
TO use when travelling?
8. II an electric lamp shade is mo-.
quite long enough to keep the
beums Of light ont Of the eyes
of person sitting near 1t. how
can il be heightened without be-
ing made over?
4. With what flower can the re-
oucst BE mine" be made?
5. How can negligee be made to
look as if it werc trimmed with
embroidery without the trouble
of embroidering it?
6. When the sleeves and upper part
of gingham frock from last
year are faded and worn. for
what stylish kind Of froCk can
the dress be used?
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To Keen the Face Clear

n the Editor OF WomGr's Page:
Dear Madam-Covld you please tel,
me how I can remove blackheads ana
pimplee from my face and neck'
NJ. X.
Use a very good facial soap every
night, following the directions exactly,
Rinse your face and neck with colo
wsrd amply a good cleansing cream very
thoroughly. Be care ul OF your diet;
avoiding rich sweet or greasy foods ana
eat only wholesome and simple dishes
In order TO get rid of and prevent the
pimples.
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To re Editor o. Womar's PAGE;
Dear Madam--Will you tell me how
to darken window shades which are
soiled? have tried ready-mixed paint
but the oil from them apnears on the
reverse side. MRs F. V.
After thoroughly removing All paint
or oil rom your shade by rubbing with
furpentine. YOU apply a cold dye. to
them. Mix your dye as usual, fol-
lowing Instructions. then allow It to
cool and paint the shades with wide
ond from a high clothes line to dry.
This will color them without making
them too stiff or greasy Press them
out when they are just about dry, 10
give them a little stiffness.