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Evening star., 1921-03-02
Once a Week.

Wherever the idea of dividing time
into periods of seven days each came
from il has especial advantages for
the housewife. Perhaps it is some
thing that we derived from the calen-
dars Of ancient Babylon, and with
them it may have had a purely re-
ligious significance. The days may
have been divided into periods OF
seven each, because there We're seven
principal dieties that had to be honor
ed. 1t may have been, too, that the
housewife in old Babylon found the
housewife does today because a
weeks time gives her just about the
right interval for getting around to
the various tasks of her housework. k.
In other words. in the average house
once a week. once in seven days, is
about as often as it is convenient to
do the washing. The average family
finds~it necessary to do it as often
because of limitations in the supply
of household linen and clothes.
One day in seven is as often as most
housewives can arrange to have the
kitchen scrubbed BY the end of the
sixth day it becomes apparent that
that kitchen cleaning day is impera-
tive. If the originators of the week
had made IL period of ten days in
stead of seven just think how much
worse our kitchens would have looked
Perhaps we should have had to have
larger supplies of table linen. more
towels and more sheets if we had not
been able to wash oftener than once in
ten days.
There is one inconvenience in the
seven-day week that almost every
housewife has discovered-that is
that it is period that cannot be
divided in halves. IL you decide TO have
the sheets changed twice week. you
settle on Saturday and must decide
between Tuesday and Wednesday for
the other day. In either case you
have one interval of four nights and
one of three when the sheets must be
used.
Or perhaps you have an order with
the milkman to leave an extra bottle
of milk every other day. You find
then that some weeks that extra quart
comes on Sunday and sometimes it
does not. Perhaps II the housewife
had been consulted in the making of
the calendar she would have had a
week eight days.
Evening star., 1921-03-02
Some "Musts" and Must Nots" OF
Formal Meals.

I have received a letter from a
reader of this column asking me to
write about those laws governing
formal luncheons, dinners. and buffe t
meals which. if disregarded. stamp
the hostess as unfamiliar with table
etiquette. The following laws are. /
believe. those most frequently broken:
The Formal Luncheon.-Bisques and
bouillons are the correct soups for
luncheons and should be served in
two handled cups Uhe newest form
is the two-handled cup which is very
shallow and hroad-known as a
'cream soup cup'). The use of
bouillon cups at dinner or of soup
plates at luncheon stamps the hostess
as ill-informed. Roast beef or NUT
ton may not be offered as the hearty
course at luncheon: chops. croquetteS
patties, birds or broiled chicken Are
correct A formal luncheon may be
started with fruit course of berries.
grapefruit or melon: or with a cock
tail of mixed fruits: or with clans,
crab meat or oysters.
The Formal Dinner.-A formal din
ner of very great ceremony may con-
sist of hors d'oeuvres. oysters on the
half-shell, soup. fish. first entree. roast,
second entree, Sorbet. game with salad
sweets. ices. fruits and coffee. A
slightly less ceremonious dinner may
be served by changing this menu so
that the second entree. sorbet and
game Cone or all of theSe) are omit
Evening star., 1921-03-02

paper and dust with grated Par
mesan cheese and serve.
Evening star., 1921-03-02
Care of Butter.

seems to take care of itself. 1t is
only the warm weather that We
have 10 struggle with soft butter
that simply will not stand up for
dinner However, it is Well to remem-
Der that butter that is allowed to
get very cold is inclined to crumble,
and that it is very hard to butter
bread with butter that is in the
crumbling stage. Butter is not i'm
paired by being left in 4 freezing
place, but it should be taken in long
enough before meal so that It has
warmed up enough to make it
spreadable.
Some housewives feel that it is
real economy to buy print butter be-
and there is no waste. And this is
often the case. However. when you
buy at a large dairy where special
skill is used in cutting tub butter
you will find that the pound that you
buy from the tub is usually almost as
straight and smooth as that you
buy in the print. In the small store.
too. tub of butter sometimes ac-
auires favors before it is used up.
Then it is better to buy the print
butter.
Butter should always be removed
from the paper or past eboard con-
tainer when il is first opened. And
the best place to keep it is in a glass
butter dish made specially for this
purpose. The most convenient sort is
made with a fiat base just big enough
to hold pound of butter. with Il
glass top that fits Snugly over this.
Bits of butter left on the table
may be saved for economy's sake in
the small private family. when butter
knives are used at the table and
there is no chance that the dinner
knife has been used on the butter
plate. This butter is good to use on
cooked vegetables or for frying or
cake making. 1t should be put in
an earthen or china cup and covered
with a saucer. However. care should
be taken that the cup is cleaned
out every day or so and that the old
butter does not remain in the bottom
while fresh bits are added to and
taken from the top of the cup.
Evening star., 1921-03-02
Chicken au Gratin.

Cut one-half pound of cold cooked
chicken into small pieces. Cook two
heaping tablespOonfuIs of rice in boil
ing Saltcd water until tender, drain
well, butter a dish, place "a layer of
chicken at the bottom, then a layer of
cooked rice. Pour some tomato sauce
over this and sprinkle with bread
crumbs, grated cheese and salt and
pepper. Repeat these layers until the
dish is full, using in all one cup of
tomato sauce. The last layer must
be cheese and bread crumbs. Place
in hot own to brown.
Evening star., 1921-03-02
A Reduction Talk.

Most of the women who write to
me and ask for directions on reduc-
ton want to know some method that
is very short and easy. Now the
shortness and easiness of any system
of reduction depends on how much
overweight a woman happens to he. A
safe rate of reduction is about two
pounds a week. If Il woman weighs
100 pounds too much tand 1 am sorry
to say that quite few do). then the
reduction process will take year.
But if a woman is only ten or fifteen
Evening star., 1921-03-02
Jellied Fish Salad.

Season four small cups of cold
faxed fish with salt. red pepper and
lemon juice. In the upper pan of
a double boiler mix two teaspoons of
dry mustard with four teaspoons OF
-four. three teaspoons of sugar. one
fourth teaspoon of paprika. one table
spoon of melted butter two yolks of
eggs, two-thirds of a cup of vinegar
and one teaspoon of salt. Cook over
hot water until well thickened. stir
ring constantly. but do not allow it
to boil Take from the fire and add
one tablespoon of powdered gelatin
dissolved in four tablespoons of hot
water. Cool and add the fish mixture
and one cup Of whipped cream or
whipped evaporated milk Turn into
wet individual molds and chill Serve
in nests of shredded lettuce. gar
nished with chopped picked beets.
Evening star., 1921-03-02
HOME ECONOMICS.
BY MRS. ELIZABETH KENT.
Peanuts.

Technically speaking. the humble pea
nut is not nut. but a legume. to be
classed with peas. beans and lentiIs. as
one OF the nitrogenous vegetables. Pea
nuts contain more fat than peas or beans
or most OF the true nuts. They contain.
also, 80 per cent of protein, and are
thus of very great nutritive value, a
reasonable substitute for meat, especial
ly for children. always provided that the
peanuts are clean. are well-chewed and
eaten, in reasonable quantity. From
twenty to twenty-four. peanuts. roasted
and shelled, make hundred calory por-
ton; two and a half level tablespoon
dred calory portion. 1t is. therefore. a
simple matter to know just how much
food value a child who eats peanuts or
peanut butter is getting and to make
sure that he does not eat too much.
Peanuts are like the other legumes.
rather slow of digestion. and should not
be given to delicate children. or sick
ones, but for average healthy children
there Is nothing better. Peanut butter,
containing it's vitamines, or growth-pro-
ducing substance. and it's fat and pro-
Cein, is a better substitute for butter
than any other vegetable or animal fat.
Experiment shows that peanuts. If
digested at all, are very completely di-
gested and are food, not an accessory
to meal, already rich in protein and
fat in other foods. When meat and
butter are so dear. peanuts in various
ways may be used as substitutes.
Homemade peanut candy is one Of
the best beloved and wholesome df
sweets, an excellent dessert for the
school lunch. Take two cupfuls of brown
sugar, a quarter of cupful of rqolasses.
two tablespoonfuls of vinegar, two Of
water a teaspoonful of salt, two tea
spoonfuls of vanilla. quarter of a cup
of butter. or substitute. and cup Of
shelied peanuts broken in halves. Boil
the first FIVE ingredients until the candy
is brittle when tested in cold water. add
butter and peanuts. remove from ire
add vanilla and turn into buttnred
shallow tin. Cool and break into irreg-
ular pieces.
Evening star., 1921-03-02

A red taffeta evening coat has a
roll girdle and a puff collar of the
fabric.
Evening star., 1921-03-02
Danderine is "Beauty-T onic'

Immediately after 'Danderine"
massage. your hair takes on new
life, luster and wondrous beauty.
appearing twice as heavy and plen-
tiful, because each hair seems to
fluff and thicken.
Don't let your hair stay lifeless,
colorless. plain or scraggly. You,
too. want lots of long. strong hair,
Evening star., 1921-03-02

spoonful of olive oil. salt. pepper
and sprinkle of celery salt or a
teaspoonful OF grated celery. Stand
the batter aside for an hour. then
fold in the whites of two eggs beaten
to a stiff froth: dip the pieces of cell
cry in the batter, fry golden brown
in smoking hot fat. drain on soft
Evening star., 1921-03-02
glistcning with beauty.

glistcning with beauty.
A 35-cent bottle Of delightful
"Danderine freshens your scalp
checks dandruff and falling hair.
This stimulating "beauty-tonic"
gives to thin, dull, fading hair that
youthful brightness and abundant
thickness. All drug counters sell
"Danderine."
Evening star., 1921-03-02
Celery and Egg Fritters.

Cook some large. white celery
stalks tender in boiling salted water.
cool. then make a batter. using one
cup of sifted flour. 4 scant cup of
water. two yolks of eggs. a table
Evening star., 1921-03-02

The fitted bodice and full gathered
skirt shows Spanish inspiration.
Smart raincoats are fashioned of
waterproofed covert cloth, silk lined.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-14
Please Tell Ne
What TO DO
Tells "pepu 10 Cheer Up
BY CYNTHIA

Dear Cynthia--Poor Pep (And, 10y Sy
the way. I really do not think the eos
nomen quite in harmony with tine W. -.
of your letter, even as mine mign.
similarly in discord with this |epis,ie., !,
/ hope you haven't actually decided " ~
become a member Of the "Sisternooo 70 20
Spinsters." For, you see. there 10 q
heaps of good fellows still hoa.nns,
around. Honest and truly there are ;
Yes, and I happen to know severa ,so
them good. clean. virtuous boys. NTH ,,,i,h
/ unfortunately am acquainted 49,
the other kind. You say you ,,, nare
tried the church. Well. that would seeu' u
% be the most promising place 70 ioom ,,o,,
for a model husband; and yet, oS ySSe ytSs
know that a large percentage oi ,bnv
males attend church only because .''
are "shanghaied" by the girls ro
But do not despair. Pep tneIe arn
fellows who do not wear ultraInoa a
clothes with pearl buttons, rabplt-earen ',,,
lapels. faring skirts slit half way ~
the back, long pointed vests ana pe ,,,ho
shaped trousers. There are fello"s WY
are worthy of you, even as you Aanu .
am judging solely from the tnoush, t.th,,
derived from your letter) are aa, "ory
Of them. True, they may not .,Tna ,,ye.
every qualification of your hero OF Lii aHE
Harvester" but I assure you they WI, ~
make excellent partners with Which ~
work during this comparatively shoi
journey here on earth.
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Doesn't Sound Like "MeWIzzbura"

Dear Cynthia--To express my admira- :.
tion OF prudence" and The Plebe,
would mean to undergo both torture aha
delight Undoubtedly they realize una!
without vice there can be no literature :
art must have It's lights and shades.
But perhaps "McWizzburg" Is q BIT
human and naturally resents supernuouss
censure. Even the yersed fTuuehcs
will admit that the finer literati ioa.ne
coarseness O. expression, and outrage
Gus condemnation Is attributive OF the
lower bourgeoisie.
"Iohnny Blue Eyes" stands defensive
OF sports He bruits that they are the
right kind of men. In part. l echo ms
sentiments. He has toucneu me Ill
peculiar manner. ,-,
NV sport" Is a friend OF twelve years
standing: broad In stature ana socia
conception. handsome of face and car
riage, herculean in physical potency
hut slightly mediocre in his inclinations
Very recently he learned the art OF the
l,ght fantastic, and from my reticent
thoughts upon public dancing I declare
that there cannot be more graceful
department than his. l know OF tens
hall dolls, captivated by his form and
manner, furthered the mystic delights
Of a ''pick-up'' acquaintance by hattery
| and unwomanly conduct. Time anu
again has he been seen In the presence
| OF not women. time
and again has he gone through riotous
living, and ever does he emerge. stanch
and ready for the sober world.
is he two-faced? No! He lives
through the storms of life's incongrui-
! ties untouched by the ugly. prehensile
| claws of grimness. and blooms forth
every time wiser and more enlightened
| with the ways of frail modernity
True his physical rorces are In no way
enhanced by these wild adventures. but
| he Is the sport, flesh and bone, mlnd
and body. Recently an internal wound
sent him to a hospital and he lived
! through a period of suffering with the
same fortitude that characterizes the
nreponderance OF hts dealings.
Once visited a dance hall with tht
| intent OF spying on him. soon found
| him. wonderfully appareled and shining
| in perfect attunement to the rude
| terpsichorean environment, and in my
| seclusion thrilled at the contrast oi
| the peg-shouldered. lizardlike CLASSY
| dancers" with their patent-leather hail
and Impossible ways to this upright
| Apollo who, for all his failings. stood
magnificent as n deer
| Futurity needs such men. FemininitI
| should adore them. For they live
through natural periods of open danger
| and challenge the gods In their casua
chiyalry intent upon the quest OF pure
| volatile pleasure. And once they are
| enlightened as to certain exigencies
they are cautioned, and again trail forth
| zeaiously, having received more of ar
education than 1t Is the lot of thousands
| to share. McWlZZbURG.
No. "Mcwizzburg." futurity does no.
| love the kind Of sport you describe
| Sooner or later riotous living will ge
him and he will pay for over-indulgence
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-14
Gifts for School Teachers
ne Editor Of Womdr's Page:

TO the Editor Of Womar's Page:
Dear Madam-Klndly state a few ap.
breciated gifts thar would be appropriate
l9r man and woman teachers to be
class NJ ~
III these gifts are to be given by the
class as whole you can make them
something nicer and more expensive
man you could II they were presented
ny an individual For instance, a good
1ountain pen would be nice for the MAJ
or hne edition OF a good book, a pair
OF plain cuff buttons with his initials
on them or leather case for carving
papers. The book or the fountain pen
would also be Appropriate for the
woman. or a nee handbag, or a hand.
some pin with the numerals OF the Clnss
ana school on the back Less expensive
glfts for both would be a brass or silye,
paper cutter, with the initials Of the
school and numerals Of the class on IL.
or nicely framed photograph OF tho
class which would also be nice for you
TO have afterward, too.
hope you will find one of these sup-
Gesuons pleasing and proportonate to
the amount you want to spend on the
gift. vi VIC
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because / Loved Him."

A LII three pairs of eyes turned sud
n denly on Charlie. who after that
mad effort to keep Lucy from telling
the truth stood irresolute. Then he
clustered.
She's crazy no one would believe
the story of jealous woman. Just
because I don't want to marry her
she's trying to pin this theft on me-
But won't stand for it, remember
who I am. Do you think even if were
guilty that my own father would
prosecute me? I guess not
Perhaps not" Larry said evenly
but after the Star prints this story
the whole world will know what you
are whether you 60 to prison or not. v
His tone was contcmptuous. and fear
!eapcd suddenly into Charles eyes.
''For Gods sake, Donahue, keep this
out Of the paper. What do you want
anyway? I'll pay anything within rea-
son. Why it would ruin me to have
this thing get out. and after all. the
money belongs to the old man; he can
stand it."
but he couldn't stand it when he
thought Barry took it. Harriet famed
suddenly. you were all willing to
have Barry 60 to prison for crime he
never committed
Charlie wheeled on her. "You keep
out of this. And l give you fair warn
ing that if the Star or any other paper
dares TO print word of anything
against me, III drag your name down
to the level of mine. Perhaps your
husband won't take you back when he
hears the things l can tell him, and
III do it !"
Harriet Shrank back. but her eyes
continued to meet his evenly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-14
Making More Money
with Broken Bottles

Down in the East Bottoms" OF Kan
sas City. Mo. Is a thriving business in
which the capital stock Is almost negli-
glble. for II consists of nothing more
tons are collected every year and
shipped to various parts of the United
States.
II don't just remember how I hap
pened 10 start the business says Mrs.
Annie Honeycutt, who makes very
profitable living out Of collecting the
fragments OF glass. II just fell into 1t, |
guess. My husband and l came here
from Little Rock, Ark. some nine years
ago and we had a hard time making a
living When I went TO and from work
I used to notice lots Of glass Of all kinds
on the streets and l got in the habit OF
picking this up and bringing It home In
my dinner pail or lunch basket / dtdn
know 1t was worth anything, but after
a while ] had ,about a ton OF 1t In the
back yard.
for garden, started out to get Some
body to cart II away and found, to my
great surprise, that 1t was worth money
NOT as much as | get now, because 1t
wasn't sorted. but about as much AS
was getting for a weeks work AFTER
that ] got boys TO go around the city
with buckets and pals. gathering the
for their trouble. telling them to be sure
and look out for the clear, uncolored
glass and the broken bottles.
"It wasn't long before we had 10 get
a horse and wagon. Then we got an
other and. the other day, we added a
motortruck to our equipment - whicl
shows the way the business pays wher
you go into It on big scale. We ge'
sll a ton for the glass and, as we shir
three carloads-1o0 tons-a month. yor
can see that even broken glass can rur
into big figures IL you handle It right
The glass has bought US twenty'acrt
farm and 1875 hogs. to say nothing OF
the truck and the other equipment
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Drew. And therefore. it impressed
him. Perhaps, he told himself. he had
teen mistaken in thinking Eve Roches-
ter 40 designing.
II don't wish TO be- IInkind." he snid.
IN a softer tone, but frankness always
pays, / think. Of course. il you assure
me that you didn't create any false i'm .
preston as to the situation existing be =
tween you and me, then that's all
right"
'Of course, it is. never even hintcd
that you liked me-" Eve protested.
"But-Dick'-s leaned little for
ward till her left shoulder touched his
arm--"Dick, you don't dislike me? If
i thought so. that would hurt me terri
bly,. Honestly it would
There was an Intoxicating light in
Ewes blue eyes, an alluring curve 10
her young lips. Had Dick not loved
Miss Mary Drew so utterly he surely
must have felt some momcntary attraC-
tion toward the girl.
But no answering light glowed IN the
young mans face and Eve at once de.
cided that different "line" would have
to be attempted.
'"There's one thing 1 want to tell
you she said. with apparent frank
ness, dropping the sirenish pose. land
that Is, that | want your friendship.
Dick. Please don't connect me with
either engagements or intrigueS-I' IN
sick Of them. I've no wish to be mar
ried-no designs on any man. ] don I
wish to hear tic slightest rllmors on the
subject. Butt do need friends
A momentary compunction touched
the man. He had been too hard on Eve,
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For a June Weddlna
70 the Editor Of WOmqn's Page:

To the Editor Of vomar's Page:
Dear Madam-As am n constant
reader OF your paper ] would apnre-
clate your answering following ques-
tions:
For quiet June wedding, the bride
to wear plain white summer dress and
nat what would be proper for the
bridegroom?
What would be a nice menu for a
small wedding breakfast?
Is 1t proper for a wedding cake 10 he
served at wedding breakfast? II bust
ness suit Ii permissible for IN" bride
groom, what color tie? 4 READER
II this wedding is in the country or
the suburbs the bridegroom could wear
dark coat with white trousers. a stiff
collar and Il dark tie or a black or grav
and white striped tie. But Il ia 10
be- In the city, the conventional gray
striped trousers, black cutaway coat.
high collar and gray or black and
white tie should be worn with black
shoes and gray or white gloves.
Serve a salad and bread and butter
with croquettes, or chicken a la king,
or some dish of this kind( followed by
an ice and cake and coAree. BY ali
means have the wedding ca Ne, no matter
what time of day the wkbeding Is, /
hope II will be a very har Accasion
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-14

A butterfly pillow would be lovely
with one large butterfly in the center,
and smaller ones near the corners.
Some of the wash pillows could be
finished with narrow, rather heavy
lace edge, or an embroidered scallop.
And the heavily padded raised satin
stitch used for black eyed susans on
brown pillow, would be stunning.
For the living room or den, one of
the beautiful furniture tapestries would
make q stunning pillow. 1t is often
possible to find remnants at attractive
prices. These pillows should be made
stitched around the edge and either