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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-25
CHAPTER III
A Lost Opportunity

WELL, did not tell him after all
w decided to postpone il. After all
there is plenty of time before Satur
day.
As I think back I realize that I was
on the point of telling him two or thrc,
times and In each instance | drew bacl
for more or less definite reason.
When he came into the room and took
me In his arms, and lifted my face tC
his, 1 felt / could tell him anything
but IL was too soon then. I thought II
would be better to wait until later IN
the evening. | didn't want 10 spOi
those first fcw minutes of being tn
gether by telling Dane that once I
had loved or thought ! had loved an.
other man.
Because ! never really loved Gran
ford Blake. My feeling for him was
nothing more than the infatuation ot
early girlhood. But shuddcr 10 think
that ever thought cared that nm
other man has ever kissed me. I wan,
Dane to be the first in every way. And
he is the first. Most women would laugh
at me for feeling rs do, for exag
gerating thing TO the point Of letting
1t mnke me unhappy.
If only Crawford had been different
II he had been n man Of honor. man
l could have received in my home and
made friend Of. | keep thinking OF
that. ! thought Of that later in the
evening when second time wns on
the point of telling Dane all about
him, and I stopped because of some
thing Dane said.
Hawthorne. love you because YOU
are so beautifully fresh. 80 naive and
almost childish in your cnthuSiaSms md
10 very faStidious in your tastes. In
spite of your impulsivcncss. can t i'm
agine your eyes doing anything you
would be ashamed Of | always wanted
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WHAT'S WHAT
by HELEN DECIF

Nothing is in worse taste than a ha-
bitually censorlous attitude regarding
other peoples clothes, opinions and pref
ences. Good taste implies tolerance and
non-interferencs in the personal con-
osrns OF our neighbOTs
Young women are most often the tar
sets for the shafts OF self elected cen-
sors, TO whom everything young or new
Or different" seems a subject for critl-
oism. Bobbed hair, short skirts, candy.
Ice cream soda, cigarettes, new hats.
new dances new ideas-all alike are
condemned as criminal. Now, this con-
stant officlOusness Is not only rude. but
mischie f-making. for a Splrited girl,
resentful Of rebuklng impertlnences, may
be Inclined TO rebel and in very defiance
may go much farther than she had in
tended. only immediate relatives or
teachers--or, In raro cases, employers
have a right to criticize a girls tastes
and even they, II they really wish to ef-
feet n change, will use diplomacy rather
Snan the tactics OF a prosecuting attOr-
ncy toward defendant accused Of
serious Crime,
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a good bit to do with their nature and
appearance.
But eyebrows can and do indicate
brains, or rather the tendency of their
possessor to use the mental equipment
with which he or she has been equipped.
To come right down to the fine point
Of it, the less the distance between
the eyebrows and the eyes the greater
the tendency to thoughtfuinss of the
calm, deliberate kind.
But the story you can read in the
eyebrows Of the person opposite you
does not end with this. Different kinds
of eyebrows may be close or far away
from the eyes.
If the brows are heavy and coarse
It's nine chances to one that you are
looking at person who has what might
be termed a rugged type OF mentality,
man or. woman with a strong will
and a dominating personality.
On the other hand, II the eyebrows
are fine in texture and outline, though
your subject may be just as deter
mined and thoughtful, that ruggedness
Of disposition will be replaced by a GER.
tain extra keenness and nicely of men
tai process.
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Through a Woman's Eyes
BY JEAN NEWTON
What's in a Name?

The Lucy Stone League has been
formed in New York with the purpose
OF "promulGatng the right Of married
women TO preserve and use their maiden
names. Ruth Hale. it's founder and
herself the wife of a wcll-knOwn lit
erary critic. says these women sound Il
voice for the great need OF every indi-
vidual to have Il sense of sovereignty
and symbol of that sovereignty, for "a
sense of sovereignty cannot persist with
out its symbol
It sens 10 me that Individuality and
self sovereignty arc deeper things than
can be affected by a sign or n name. 4
woman might retain her maiden name
and yet be the very shadow Of her hus-
hand in her thoughts and acts. On the
other hand ] know mnny sovereign
women Of unquCstioncd individuality
who nre quite content in a place where
many good things are said that "likr
feet, like hands, like eyelidS.' man
and woman were made for co operation.
Co. operation does not preclude SOW
rreignty and individuality. But SOW
creignty made a fetish and so carried
To tn" extent of defeating cooperation
between husband and wifc will certainly
preclude marital happiness.
But apart from all this let us first
ask these opponents Of the cubist in
marriage what about the little details
like the Children-the poor children that
sometimes happen to Il married pair!
II the mother is to retain her maiden
name what are they to he called? To
carry the matter to it's logical con
clusOn. the father has no more right to
have his name perpetuated than has
the mother. or course, many Of the
Mary Smiths who have been marrying
the John ,Toneses have been content to
settle that by calling their joint off %
spring Dick Smith Jones. But why,
these sovereign women will argue,
should it be Smith Jones rather than
Jones Smith? Why not put the father S
name in the middle where it docsn t
count? You see, the point about ladies
first does not apply here. Would they
approve of the method that comes to II,
in gossip about the Russian Reds
naming them 1.-THE child Of Mary
smith, fathcr--''? Perhaps those
who are mothers would not see the ad
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They Sat Right Opposite Her
and Criticized Her Clothes
The Fact That She Could See Their Staring and Hear Their
Talking Did Not Disturb Then, in the Least

LNXTREMELY we'll dressed, care
- fully groomcd and modishly cos
TUNED. she entered the car and sat
down near the door on the long seat
that runs lengthwise Of the car.
There were two women opposite her
They eyed her eagerly, taking IN
every detail of the dress she wore
every fold Of her velvet toque, every
wrinkle in her long gloves.
At last, turning to her companion
with that unmistnkable lifting Of fall
on countennncc which means envy, one
Of them remarked. 'I could have a
dress like that; it's only embroidered.
She could be heard distinctly by the
wearer Of the plain embroidered dress.
HIM" replied the companion,
Frightening a little, and pushing her
lower lip out into a pucker.. II was
thinking. Those gloves must have cost
lot. though"
"Yes, but that hat isn't so much
It's just velvet twisted around funny
You could easy do that II you had
the material"
"Nice material. though" suggested
the joy killer, "and look at that bar
pin I don't care for those thin silk
stockings"
Nothing was neglected. Everything
the well dressed woman had on was
discussed in tones that were plainly
audible to her ear.
CHE didn't object to being talked
~ about and she wouldn't have
minded being copied, but it was some
what embarrassing to have to sit there
and feel two pairs of eyes boring into
her while two tongues wrapped them
selves about her get up.
1t is a funny thing that so many
women have go little hesitation about
this kind of behavior.
They see something interesting and
they talk about it in loud tones, nc
matter whether it Is n tree or per
son.
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Dear Cynthin-Being a little shy at
asking any one at home, I am writing
to you for a little advice.
Am eighteen years old. have
been going with fellow OF twenty
since last November I am placed In
a position where I meet n great rnanv
fellows, As I am a jolly girl. naturally :
have lots OF invitations to 20 out But,
Cynthia, one fellow is enough In my
estimation: | do not care 10 have two
time. know that you'll say am
too young to stick TO one fellow. but
I do not care to go with any moro
than my present friend.
Now. Cynthia. this Is my problem :
This fellow rever wants to come TO Sec
see me about dozen times on Sundai,
afternoons since ! first met him. The
rest Of the timo It's 40 or s O'Clock.
I have asked him dozens OF times TO
come in the daytime, and he always says
that his parents like him home once
In while. And as only see him
twice n week, don't know what TO
make OF Il
Cynthia, this fellow les quite a great
deal Sometimes ! am led to believe
that he Is not aware or the fact. A few
times have caught him. and he says
that he IS sorry. and confesses the
truth to me.
He often asks mo y love him. and
tell him that / do not know. He has
never told me that he loves me. bu,
has often said that he likes me- So
why should I express my feelings to
him? I really and truly love hIr,
Cynthia and have looked over his
on this account.
How can fnd out II he cares for
me? Sometimes think he does. but
would Ike TO know for sure.
DlMPLES.
There IS no way o: finding out II YOU
cannot believe him. when he says he
loves you Better have other friends
at your age. It's mistake to 20 with
only one man unless you're engaged to
him then you should not go round with
others.
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the woman I loved 20 be like you.
Women are that way. they are naturally
more selectivc than men
There was my chance, I should have
told him then. Just a little courage
and II would have been all over, and
even though it might have caused Dane
n momentary stab to think that l had
once fancied myself in love with some
one else, he would have rejo!ccd with
me that l had found out my mistake
before It was too late.
But | didn't tell him. I wanted TO
hug the words that he had spoken to
my heart. I wanted him to think that
| had never even noticed man until
he came into my life. And now II
is going TO be all the harder to tell
him.
Sometimes I feel that nm making
haps ought 70 tell Janet and ask
her advice about 1t. She might laugh
at me. and say II wns nothing at all.
She might tell me to forget about It.
But l cant do TINT. Suppose l should
meet Crawford Blake some day anG
he should take advantage Of my po-
stion as Dane Merril's wife OI
course that is very unlikely. ! haven I
seen him for three years. and yet
stranger things have happened.
But what am I thinking? Am I ac-
tuallv thinking of not telling Dane nt
all? Oh, surely not that For my own
peace Of mind, must tell him. But
keep putting Il Of, and Saturday Is
drawing very near, and | want my
wedding day to be everything l have
always dreamed II should be.
Oh, Dane, il only you thought Of me
as human being instead OF god
dess. and yet don't want that either.
| don't know what want. My thoughts
arc in a tumble. think want Just
happiness. Dane. and understanding.
and our love. That is very great
deal. Janet would tell me was ask
ing and expecting too much. but Janet
doesn't know what It means to love a
man ms love you.
TOmorTow-Burying the Past.)
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Adventures With
Purse

A RE you making any Of the lovely
"A linen handkerchiefs with the drawn
threads and the pretty designs in color
in the corners? And II so, do you have
any trouble making up the corner de-
signs? And il SO, did you know that
you can buy for something like ten or
fifteen cents a paper containing n gen.
erous number OF transfer designs made
for handkerchief corners? know you
will be glad to know this il you do not
already.
Here Is something else you will be
glad to know about II you have not
heard already. How long does a hair
net last you? Not more than a week,
] will warrant. and perhaps less. Well,
there IS a comparatively new hair net
that has a double mesh. On the hair
it does not show any palmer than the
ordinary net, but to the touch it is
much heavier and stronger. And wear
it is a positive fact that ] have worn
Just two hair nets in the last five weeks,
and I'm rather hard on them, and what
is more I spent some time trying on
hats, which every woman knows is death
TO the average hair net. Be sure to
ask for double mesh nets. One shop
has them for ten cents.
An excellent way of carrying perfume
has been devised by some clever person.
You buy It in slender bottle which
fits in case resembling a lip stick
cnse. The bottle is fitted with kind
of glass dropper which goes down into
the perfume. You use then merely the
dropper to apply the perfume, which
prevents your spilling and wasting any
And the case keeps the perfume from
evaporatlng. You can get these filled
with number of the good French per
fumes for 81 and 81 80, depending on
the scent chosen. This is particularly
good way Of carrying perfume In the
handbag.
For names Of sheps addrees Wonesn's Page
Editor or phone Walnut 5000 or Main 1901
between tho hours OF and 5.
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Wants 20 Dance

Dear CYNTHIA am coming to you for
the fsTst time for advice. like many othor
readers. l am a girl OF seventeen past
and have an only brother who Is one
year older than myself My parents are
very strict with me, but not 30 with
him. My brother wanted to learn how
10 dance and just took It up at a
dancing school. My mother approved
of It. put the question TO her for my
se.f and she positively refused to let me
20 TO dancing school. She told me to
learn from other girls or not at all
hate to go and ask my girl friends
10 teach me. It is not pr de that keeps
me from asking them. Cynthia. Would
you advise ME to take Il up without her
knowledge. as | can't go anywhere and
have a good time just because I cant
dance? DO you think 10 o'clock Is too
early for ne 10 come in at nights when
| go out with other girls? Please advis.
Inc, Cynthia, ns l am almost
DESPERATE.
Ask the girls 10 teach you; don't do
anything your mother fbrbds.
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In q ouandary


Dear Cynthia-ThIs past summer
visited my aunt (by marrIage) in Ohio.
Here I met al Of her relatives, who
treated me royalty. Her cousin. g7l o.
my age, wrote me last week saying
her father. who takes business trips to
New York frequently. might take her
along this Christmas. thus enabling her
to stop and see me. ! am anxious to
see her and voulG like to rcciprocate
her hospitality. but conditions at home
do not permit II.
The girl comes from wealthy family
and has everything a girl can wish for.
together with a gorgeous home.
The question | want answered is this:
How can ] write and ask her In tho
very politest way to postpone her visit
until the summertime? She still at.
June. The reason object to her coming
this Christmas Is this. we haven't con.
venlence6 at home and expect to move
next spring into nicer home. Another
reason is that II will mean extra ex.
pense, which We cannot afford Just now
l will be ever so much obliged to you
for an answer, as l really don't know
what to write her. E @.
II you have not answered at all vet
write and say you want very much to
see her, but YOU would rather she would
come In the summer II she could man.
age It, "a you would be able 20 have
moro time with her. II, however, she
cannot come IN summer. welcome her
now. Do not be ashamed of your home
dear; II It's been good enough for YOUR
parents and you It's good enough for
your friends.
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Was She Wronu2

Dear CynthIa--T have girl friend
who has becn going with q young chap
for about year. They are engaged
now. Lately lie lost his position and
now haG no money to take her out.
She Is working and makes very good
money, The other evening she told
me she paid the way to dance for
them both I told her this was wrong
and she should not have have done this.
What do you think, Cynthia? We are
leaving this up TO you to decide. as sho
thinks she was perfectly correct in
doing So
THINK NJ RITE.
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The Woman S EXCHANGE

and part OF the skirt There lsa red
waist OF some thin material which Is
seen above the shawl on ono shoulder,
while the other shoulder is covered with
the drapery, which Is ornamented with
fringe around It's edge. The hair ia
piled high and a Spanish comb or
flowers arc worn. Stockings TO match
me dress or black ones are worn with
black slippers.
THIS VIII also answer Angel Face :"
who wants ideas for dressing as Car
men.
II YOU send stamped. addressed en-
velope to the Editor Of the Woman's
Page a splendid list of clever. funny.
and beautiful costumes will he sent TO
you, with full directions for making
each one. You see, to describe as manV
as you want in the column takes un
so much space VIII Marie and Jean,
Pat and Jack and Jacquelne also write
for this costume?
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Please Tell Me
What to DO
Misses Former Writers
BY CYNTHIA

Dear Cynthia. too, would like TO
say l miss tho former writer's to your
coiumn-the essaylsts, De Jure. Nc
Whixzburgh, Tiger, Spectator, Miss
Sito, Tennesseean, Neutrality-suspicious. de-
lightful Informed philosophers who dis
coursed senially upon life, who exhort
without preaching, instruct without
pcdantry and moralize without ofTense.
LUCILLE.
Perhaps somc OF them will respond TO
your letter and write in soon. The
Buck Private wrote, promising n letter
the other day.
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BY MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

Copyright. 1921. bv Mrs -. 4. Wilson. All
ri1htS rs5erprd
THE Chinese arc accredited with
L being the original inventors of mac
aroni. In fact. so closely did theT
guard the secret Of its manufacture
that many centuries elapsed before II
became the property of the Dutch. the
Germans and then finally the Italians.
The preparation of this wheat prod
uct to afford a starChy food in the dict
has made the maCaroni md kindred
products the staple starChy food in Eu-
rope and Latin America.
Years ago, before the advent Of mod
ern machinery, one needed but to visit
the Italian quarters in any city and
watch them manufacture the wheat into
fine strands of snowy white macaroni.
1t Is then placed across round sticks
that look very much like discarded
broom handles and put in an airy spot
to dry.
Macaroni is an economical and prac-
teal starchy food that easily lends itself
to many attractive dishes. A daughter
of sunny Italy and Rumania has given
me the following recipes. Try them
and think you will find them delicious
and that they will add n distinctive
touch to your menus.
ZeDrOlt
Rub saucepan with shortening and
then add:
T9o quarts of boiling ,rdter,
TtCo onions, minced fnc,
Bit Of garlic,
One holt pound of mdcGroni.
Do not break the maCarOni, but just
allow it to soften gradually in the
boiling water. and it will then slide
down into the pot. Cook for twenty
minutes and then turn into a COlander
and drain. Pour cold water over the
macaroni. Now mince very fine:
Ttco ounces of salt pork,
-Four onions.
Cook the pork slowly until a delicate
brown and then add the onions and
cover closely and steam until tender
Now add the macaroni.
One cup Of stored tOmGtocS,
One-hoF cup Of grated cheese,
One teaspoon Of salt
One halt teaspoon Of pnprfkd.
Heat to the boiling point and then
serve.
MacarOni Sardinia
Cook the macaroni as for the zebroi
and then place in a saucepan one pound
Of stewing meat cut in inch pieces
Brown slowly and then add four table
spoons OF -four. Brown by tossing con-
stantly and then add
Salad oil, bacon or beef d,Tppings,
TtcO cups Of finely chopped onions.
Stir to blend and then add one quart
Of cold water. Stir to blend. then bring
TO n boil and cook slowly for one. half
hour. Add two cups of Stewed tonIa
toes, the cooked macaroni and simmer
gently for twenty minutes. Season and
then serve in soup plates and sprinkle
with grated cheese. Serve with cole
slaw or lettuce shredded fine and dressed
with French dressing.
MaCaroni CrOQuettes
Prepare and cook one-h half pound o'
macaroni aS for zcbrol and then chop
very fine. Now minCe very fine
Ttoo onions,
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Times Haze Changed

A short time since. five unpublished
poems on scraps of paper, IN the hand ..
writing of Emily Bronte, sold at auC-
ton In London for $50, yet when
Charlotte and Emily committed the
rash act of publishing a little volume
Of their verses the publishers disposed
Of two copies. The rest Of the edition
was distributed gratis, or sold for
waste paper.
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Mrs. Wilson Gives History and Recipes
of the Brittle White Macaron
Italy Has Not the First Country Hare This Economical and
Wholesome Food-Penns,lron Dutch ay Of Cooking 1t


7hrc" branches Of parsley.
Sufficient Orccr tops of celery to
measure onc-hdt cup.
Place six tablespoons OF bacon drip
pings or other shortening in n skillet
and add the herbs. Cook slowly until
tho onions rre tender and then add the
maCaroni and
One cup NJ grated cheese,
One teaspoon of salt.
Orr-h0G teaspoon Of pdprikd,
Tiny bit Of garlic.
Toss TO blend and then turn on n
plate and let cool; then form into
cylinders or sausage shapes and roll in
-four; dip in beaten cgg and then roll
in fine breadcrumhs. Fry golden
brown in hct fat and serve with tomato
sauce.
Mararoni Loaf
Cook one-haH pound OF macaroni as
for the zobroli and chop fine. Place in
bowl and add
Ore cup of thick cream sauce,
! Onc-hdU cup Of finely chopped
onions.
Onc-fourth cup Of finely chopped
parsley.
one tco,poor Of sGlt.
One-hnf teaspoon Of p1prtko,
Tiny biz Of qnriir,
One-hGf pound Of pork sausage.
Mix wcll and then turn in loaf
shaped pans and sprinkle the top with
hrcndcrumbS aud a little grated cheese
Bake in moderate oven for forty five
minutes. This is delicious, whether
served hot or cold.
Macaroni q Ia DIce
Cook the mararoni rs for the zebroli
Season and add
one cup Of thick ,tered tomatoes.
Three onions. minced fine.
Turn in shallow baking dish and
Iny thin slices Of scrapplc over the ton.
Bake in a moderate oven for thirty min
UtCs.
Old Pennsylvania Dutch Pie
Rub n baking dish with shortening
and place layer Of finely chopped cold
/ cooked macaroni. Season. and then
add n layer Of thick canned tomatoes,
| then layer OF thinly sliced onions.
Season with salt and pepper and n
slight busting OF thyme. Now add n
tho ot5o- Iorars 'V WIFI "R'e ,P dtsh anu repeu'
Wovn rho ton ioror - nocoron, r. pum. u''.
ovcr the Mo ono and nnc.SoIf crns 'ot ~
thick cream sauce. Sprinkle the tor
win 'oarS" or'HdrrumbS and two table
spoons OF grated cheese. Bnke IN a
"'"l"Fute oven l"r torty minutes.
Macaroni Pudding
p.oo,. r,,u a,,no.a -, , =
email n;ecos m"S oDJ J",v nnol, ~ ma n3. 9 i !"
iuc water for twrnty n1inntas Dat,
( Now rub n baking dish with hntter nnG
add the macaronl and:
O.,o La,.