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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17
What Kind Of Fellow Do They Want?

Dear Cynthia am newcomer in
your column and have hesitated at
breaking in. but can resist no longer
after reading the many interesting
letters in your column Of the hardships
and tribulations of others.
] am a young man of twenty-three
years. l am clean, neat and respect
able, always try to make a good ap-
pearance and try to lead a decent
life. ! do not want for acquaintances.
as I have a great number, but when
1t comes to friends Of the opposite
sex: l think I am lonesome rain
drop, finding no place TO fall.
Where are all these young ladies who
crave for young men who are not
lounge lizards or jazz-hounds? l must
state here that hold no malice for
those WHO enjoy dancing In decent
fashion. but l myself do not care for
this amusement in any style. I have
been out with several young ladies. have
always treated them respectfully in
every way possible. To theatres: to
ward that Is the end. Understand me
correctly please. Cynthia. cannot kiss
and hug every Mabel, Mary and Katie.
1t Is necessary for me to like a girl.
to do any of these. I never go with
any girl for anything except the en-
ioyment find Of being in her company.
But for this reason It seems that I am
not wanted by the fair sex. The girls
know do not want any one like me.
They prefer some one who loves them
up after bringing them home. But
when they receive n handshake for a
good might II means good-by forever.
Once moEe, Cynthia, I ask. What kind
of fellow do the girls of today want?
RAINDROP.
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AT CUPD,S CALL
Bu MAY CHRISTIE

wearing job, the playing of dance music
by the hour. But some one had to do
1t. And it wouldn't be herself. Eve
Rochcstcr-as long as there were good
looking. attractive partners to be
found
Mary required no partners. She was
merely a paid dependent Of this house.
Miss Drew is not to play! I won't
allow it Ewes guardian stood beside
her, smiling affably at Mary.
This attitude Of his recalled Eve quite
definitely to the fact that it probably
was impolite to be rude to Mary. Mary
might be the mistress Of this lovely
house one day.
Would you really rather not?" she
tried to speak in a pleasant tone of
volce--and signally failed therein.
Mary, however. solved the difficulty for
herself.
II like to play. I'd rather play than
dance. It's quite all right" She
rcassured them both. Don't stop me
from doing what I thoroughly enjoy
Mr.. Bellairs." She smiled at the big
man beside her. I'm not much of a
pianist-but I'll do my best"
Tomorrow Love Y0u!"
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was desperately unhappy, that her hus..
band was almost fiendish in his cruelty !.
could not believe it he had seemed to
me genial, decent chap, far above the
average in intellect, and rather jolly.
] had sized them up specifically as an
ideal modern young married couple.
She was so high strung that she
created an atmosphere of unrest and
misery. In the course of an evening,
her recital Of her sufferings at the hands
Of her monster of n husband quite made
. nervous wreck OF me.
At first was so wrought upon SYM
pathetically that I worried over her.
No amount of advice was acceptable,
II It was along the line of taking life
easier, and trying to calm herself and
see the humor of things. The only way
to please or calm her was to berate
her husband. No suggestion of COM
promise or Of patching up misunder-
standings was tolerated. She apparently
had conceived bitter hatred of him.
and was headed toward the rocks OF
disaster and a broken home.
Now, separation is blessing in
many cases. There are temperaments
90 Incompatible that living under one
roof is hell on earth and no COM
promise is possible. But this girl had
no big grievance, and she did have a
young baby. We counseled patience and
an effort to smooth out the matri.
monial tangle. No, life was intolera-
Bile. We cynically insisted that she
would find other men quite disappont-
ing, for il they lacked the essential
faults Of her present spouse, they were
sure to have some others quite as OBJ
jectionable, and therefore any second
husband would irritate her quite as
much. The only other alternative, that
Of a long. lonely single existence. would
be wholly intolerablc, besides unfair
to the baby. All in vain; she was
determined to kick over the traces. and
rid herself Of the "cantankerous, fault
finding, inhuman man9 fate had tied
her to.
/ gave up-perhaps the husband was
a monster; possibly she had been, az
claimed, docile. affectionate girl,
whose nature had been warped by con-
tiuuous augmentation and quarreling,
until in self defense she had learned
to fight back. Suffering she surely was.
And them began to note how she
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17
The WOman's Exchange
To Clean Kid Shoes

To the Editor Of Womdn's PAGE:
Dear Madam-HavinE read quite n
few Of your answers / thought maybe
you could tell me OF something 10 clean
white kid slippers. All of the cleaners
on the market cover the marks and take
away the pretty gloss that kid slippers
have. If you could help me in this |
would certainly appreciate it,
A DAILY READER
The commercial cleaners are all made
especially for kid, and It seems strange
that they should spoil the slippers
are you sure you got kid cleaners and
not Just white shoe cleaners? Try rub.
bing the shoes with French chalk or
magnesia without wetting them and see
If you don't get good results. This takes
Off the dirt without spelling the surface
of the kid. Rub 1t on thickIy. let 1t stay
a short time, then brush it Off II neces-
sary. leave the last application on and
let 1t work into the leather
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another Mans Wife

noNAHUE had made the most of
~ his scoop for the Star and, need
less to say, the truth came as terrific
blow to Mr.. Harmon. He had not even
for a moment suspected his son. To be
sure, he had never credited Charley
with much business ability, but the
knowledge that he had stolen the bonds
from the safe and allowed an innocent
man to go to prison was almost more
than he could bear.
At first his anger was so great that
he determined to prosecute to the full
extent of the law, but Mrs. Harmon,
prostrated with grief. persuaded him
to be lenient He finally compromised
BY sending Charley out West to his
uncle's ranch. where he was to work
hard for small wages until he had made
good.
Charley was too weak in his make
up to protest. He knew that his ability
would never bring him in any OF the
rood things of life: he was too easy
going to work his way out OF his dlfh.
Guilty himself. and he Comforted himself
with the knowledge that in a few years
the excitement would have blown over
and he could come back to New York
again.
Alone with his mother in the big
house on Madison avenue, his head
buried in her lap. her fingers stroking
his crisp, fair hair, he told moro ot MS
inner feelings in a few words than he
had ever revealed before in his life. She
loved him, she would stand by him, for
In spite Of what he had done he was
still her boy.
There were tears in his blue eyes
when he finally raised his head TO look
at her, but his glance did not falter.
"They all think I'm bad clean
through, and | deserve It. Dad Will
never forgive me and I've disgraced you
all, but I'm sorry, mother, l want you
to know that"
Mrs. Harmon was crying softly and
Charley went on speaking as though
he had to tell her what was in his heart.
81 got into tight hole gambling,
and ] was desperate. For the time
didn't think, and then was sure they'd
let Neil off because Of his good stand
ing. But dad was hard he intended b
prosecute. Then she came into the Of
flee and. neither, l loved her. She was
different from any one ! had ever
known. At first liked her because
she was beautiful, but aftcrward loved
her for what she was. l had never met
any one like her before. She made me
fight for everything and one night in n
taxi when l held her in my arms against
her will she cried. | felt afterward
that IL the time ever came when she
would come to me willingly I'd ask
nothing more of life. ] know m weak,
I know I'm rotten, outside the pale,
but II I could have had woman like
that things might have been different.
Ever since that day when ] learned who
abe was I've tortured myself with the
fact that she belonged to Barry Neil all
along that she only endured Inc because
Of him. It's been he'll, mother: all the
rest has been nothing in comparison
With that"
And Mrs. Harmon looked at her son
and suffered and understood in spite of
herself She had come to the place
whore she was forced to realize that her
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THE TRAGEDY OF WANTING q
WHAT SHE CANNOT Hal VE
Is Very Deep in the Case Of the RedHaired Girl Who Adoo,
Pinb-The Fact That Her Wish Is Silly Only
Makes IL Worse ..'. .. +

yTIHERE are tragedies all about US
i that we never see, seldom realize,
and most Of the time utterly ignore.
They seem rather silly to us when
we do think about them or hear OF
them.
But. oh, how deep they are to those
who must endure them.
For instance. the girl who adores
pink.
Her favorite fairy was pink. her dolls
always wore pink dresses. she liked
strawberry ice-cream and pink roses.
As she grew up she longed for pink
chambray dresses. pink taffetn ribbons
and pink and white checked ginghams.
All her friends last summer wore
dainty pink georgette hats; pink linen
morning dresses seem to be the thing
this year.
Every time she passes a window OF
pink things she stops and yearns for
them with heavy heart.
She cannot wear pink because her
hair is that beautiful half gold, half
copper shade that we call red
TIER tragedy sounds trivial to girls
II whose olive skins and brown curls
respond so prettily to the influence OF
pink frock.
The girl with very light hair and
,clcar skin. who always wears blue to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17
A Birthday Gift

To the Editor Of Womdu's Page:
Dear Madam have written to your
column before and have found your
advice very helpful. What pretty, in
expensive gift can / make for a lady
about twenty-two? I can't sew at ali.
In what cute and stylish way can n
bathing suit be made for a girl of fifteen? /?
THANKFUL CONSULTOR,
1t would be very nice, and l know
the young lady would appreciate 1t, II
you would pick her a large bunch of wild
flowers and grasses, arranging them as
prettily as you can. II you really want
to make her something you could paste
pretty picture cut from a magazine
cover on a large piece OF cardboard,
which you can buy at a stationery
store. and then put a little calendar
below II. Run some harmonzing ribbon
through the top to hang 1t up with alrd
you will have nice gift. Or you could
cut a small oblong piece get a smaller
picture and use 1t as a book marker.
The most popular bathing suits are
made with the Peter Pan collar and
short sleeves. This would be very pretty
for girl OF your age. The top part ia
cut so that 1t falls from the shoulders
and is. held In with loose belt run
through straps in the sides. The boomers
are Of the same material. showing Just
little beneath the short skirt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17
Things You'H Loue to Make

A tray Is no longer fashionable. A
HOT DISH CARRIER is quite the thing.
A lovely one Is made of white linen,
hand hemstttched, with the edge cro-
cheted or button-holed in color. The
corners are decorated with appliqued or
embroidered flowers and leaves Cut two
ten.inch squares of the linen. Join
them on three sides. Face the open
ends and sew on some fasteners for
closing the pocket Cut a nine-and-
one-half-inch square OF heavy flannel
Bind the edges with ribbon. Slip 1t in
side Of the linen pocket and snap the
fasteners. When soiled. remove the felt
and wash. A get Of HOT DISH CAR
adorable gift for a bride or housewife.
FLORA.
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fairly .shrieked disapproval. Her ,s,
looked at her quizzically and snes
What a pretty dress 70 SAID.
The boys-she was at tho o a,
has to suffer from the remarka ofs ~ tnat
had various uncomplimentorv d., ,ooys-
say. and every time she nossed d'mss 70
them in the hall at school h. que q
whistle in time to her wolkinu would
she almost ran away from him until
No. that one experience tou,,. =
,nat tnere Is no greater sufferin. a. er
best. "s you love
THEN there's the demure ,itt,o -,
L just made for pretty tbinvs s ms
pink, light blue and flowered din,.,' '
who loves red. '''''
Condemned for life to "svoo, :.
sirlish' colors and styles, she gets I -.
sharpest thrills at sight of the sco.,..
clad vampire on the stage. tho a;,,.
tious wearer of the startling rod -.
on the subway every morning '
Oh. IL she could just once have sor.
thing flaming, striking. red. ,h.,
naughty color which would look a. % 80.
of place on her ""
And the girl whose locks are .,,,,.
and lnnk--how she would Iovo ''nsy a.
curly and cute, Just once.
The cute little girl-oh IL sbc o.,,,,
just once in her life be called an anvtHinaa tHn,a
but "little". ""''n'hs
CHILLY wishes, foolish. upuecesso,u
~ impossible to hope for-aren't th.,
senseless to let such trivial worries . t,S.
up their time? '''
Perhaps they are; but IL tbev. a..
they know II better than anybody siss'
and that only makes the tragedy deenss'
To want something you cant bsve /:
bad enough.
But TO want something Won c,,.
have, to know you cant have il ans
to realize you are wasting timo 'Is ~
wishing for it, is just that very much
worse. ''ueu '
Because. no matter how imnossih,.
you know it is, no matter how sillv yon
know YOU are. you still wish. oh Sovr S1vr
you wish, that you had brown ha;,
that you could wear pink--just once,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17
WOnlQn'SL Life and Lone
The Porcupine Girl
BY wINIFRED HARPER COOLE,

viewed every one else in life No matter
who was mentioned, she threw herself
furiously into a harangue against that
person. A sweet little married pair who
were a bit eccentric she branded as out
rageous, and claimed that the man
abused the wife shamefully! This ]
denied, as l chanced to have received
condolences pointing to one of the most
harmonious combinations i ever had
known. Instead of being pleased that
she had been misinformcd. and that
there was some ideal happiness in the
world, she violently argued. seemingly
bent on making the man out d human
fiend.
A charming friend Of ours mentioned
, that she was tired one evening. and
wondered II she were not working toe
hard. why don't you stay home eve
nings, instead of tearing around every
ntght?' cried my young friend spite
fully. "Why don't you?" retorted tho
other. laughing.
isn't that man outrageous" she
cried. indicating vivacious, magnetic
and imprcssionablc fellow. who had tho
sweetest of tcmpcrs, but was very sus-
ceptible. "Such men are too contcmpti-
bic to live-I dctest him :" she went on
viciously.
why, what has poor Larry done to
you? He really is one of the. most dc {.
lightful creatures | ever met" insisted
q woman. ''Thc fact that he is tickle IL
Just one of his little weaknesses. He
honestly loves all women so much that
he quite loses his head over each of us
iii turn-,bnt really it is compliment
to our whole sex -
Il don't care to associate with such
frivolous people. snorted RoSalie.
why should any hostess invite him?"
Perhaps he contributes ns much to
the gayety of nations as you do! re-
torted Mrs. Smith, smiling good ma
turedly. Aren't you a bit intoler-
anti
"Of course. I'm intolerant. l have
a perfect right to be intolerant. or
oil the people know, nine -tenths make
me sick aud are simply contemplate,
and I try to avoid them. Heaven knows
l hate to argue. but l will not stand
the SNUG, complacent Pollyanna type Of
people. who have no temperament.
=" Her hands were clenched and
her eyes flashed as If she really were in
mortal combat with some enemy, who
was out for blood.
DO you know that that girl is a
human porcupinef" cried a woman. who
observed her kcenly. "Shc throws out
quills all the time, and is in constant
state of bristlC 1t really is terrible.
She surchargcs the atmosphere with fire
and birthstone, If | may vary the meta
phor. 1t is shame, for she is so pretty
and cute looking, and at first you like
her; but soon you feel limp rs rag.
and almost detest her. She gives me
an actual headache. A psychopathic
examination might show that she really
is abnormal. She has an obsession that
every one Is against her"
II think she is quarrelsome. irrita-
bic woman, and I'll keep away so she
cant throw quilts into me I've
learned lesson in docility !" cried all
Of them.
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Are All Blondes Elckie7

Dear Cynthis--Beins constant read
er or your column, ! take the privilege
or writing you a few lines to ask you
TO be so kind as to answer question
which has been on my mind for some
time. i knew n young lady and have
known her since I was ten years Old
and we loved each other dearly ! left
Tor school, and upon my return nome
went to see her and was politely told
she did not. care to see me and gave no
reason for her action. Her girl friends
told me- she had heard I went with
girls here at school Now. Cynthia, l
never have given another girl
thought, but how can approach her
and tell her so? She is also blonde !;
and are they all fickle? ] read today
where namesake Of mine was an
swered by THE Blonde" and I think
blondes, above all else. want too much:
Am I right? Trusting the blonde will
see this and answer what I ask--Are
all blondes tickle? BUD.
Why not write and ask an explana-
ton of this girl? No, all blondes are not
fckle. Character and goodness--not
color Of hair or complexon-are what
you should look for In those you love.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17
Please Tell Me
What TO DO
You Go TO See Her
BY CYNTHIA

Dear Cynthia am sure that you can
give me the best advice, so I'm coming
to you for Il.
i am friends with young lady whom
ike very much. This young lady also
likes me, but She has a girl friend whose
parents are jealous Of ue. and are al
ways trying to break our friendship.
live on a corner property and when
my friend stops to speak with me and Is
seen by the girls parents she seldom
rails to get call-down. My friend likes
TO speak with me, but she doesn't like
me way those people speak about her.
Nnat should we do that can make the
parents OF The girl mind their own af-
lalrsI i said to my girl friend that l
would like to speak to the girls parents
ana Ind out what they've got against
me. she says IL / do will lose hor
friendship and I wouldn't want that to
happen for the whole world. Is she right
IN preventing me for trying to find out
me? l. II,
The girl is right: do not speak TO the
people ABOUT II. But Cynthia would ad'
wise you to go see the girl and not have
her stop to talk with you at your home:
People always criticize unconventional
behavior.
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own love was not enough that her own
loving care and tender watching and
heart were not sufficient
to hold her boys heart. She was learn
ing the lesson that all mothers learn
sooner or later, that her boy was
man and his heart cried out for mate
to whom he would give love far
stronger than any flial devotion he
might feel for the woman who had
brought him into the world.
But he was telling her about IL, that
was something; and some day when all
this had blown over he might meet an
other woman who would mean as much
TO him. But she did not tell him that,
She simply sat there listening with ali
her heart to what he had to tell her.
She was a wise mother.
Tomorrow gift from an outcast
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17
Adventures With a Purse

nulLL pens are very much in evi.
~ Icnce these days and are very nice
to use. I have a blue and an old rose
one and am perfectly devoted to ther.
both. If you like them, too,- you'll b,
interested in sale l. saw today. 4
stationery store IL selling box Of white
writing paper and a quill pen for
twenty five cents. The pens are in
various colors, brilliant yellOws, deep
reds, the greenest of greens and an
old rose.
! saw girl on the street yesterday
and she did look so we'll that forgot
my good manners and turned to look after
her. She was dressed in all white and
had on sport suit Of white jersey and
a sport blouse of white silk. But it was
her necktie that did the trick and took
away the monotony Of all white. 1t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17

prirnte secretary. and il in lore nth
one Of his clients. Dick Coinrdin. Bel
ldirs' ,card. Ere Rochester. has ob-
tdired n position through Julidn Vdnda-
cccr. an INSCRIPTIONS adrentarer. tcho
has knorn Dick in Alaska and is dnr-
ious to gel diamond ,ehich Dick oions
aud alDaps carries, Dick is in lore
,cith Mary. but Fee has her cue on
him as neN as on Julian. BeHdfrs
oants TO marry Mary, icho 'S stdping
1T his country estate to do some 'oork
for him there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17

Homo grown Strawberries are now
plentiful at low price, sugar is cheap
and Philadelphia housewives are put
ting up strawberry jam as never be
fore. Best OF all. the brand-new and
revolutionary Certo process for maxi
ing jams and jellies has eliminated
every reason why any housewife
should hesitate to make sNfh deli
cious conserve. Any one can now
make perfect strawberry jam In 10
minutes. at very low cost, with all
the flavor and color OF the fruit re-
tanned.
The new Certo process Is very sim
pie: Crush two boxes Of Strawberries
e lbs) so that some juice is released
from each berry. Then measure four
cups OF crushed berries into large pre-.
serving kettle. add six heapng cups of
sugar q lbs) and mix we'll. Heat mix.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17
AID DOG QUARANTINE
Delaware Co. Women, With $4,000
Appropriation, to Oversee Work

Media, Pa, June 1.-The County
Commissioners yesterday made an an
preparation TO the Delaware County
$. =. g. A., of which Mrs. Alexander
Heron, Of LaRsdowne, is the presi-
dent, OF $4,000
A committee of fifteen women will
be appointed to direct the work of en-
forcing the State quarantine on dogs
In Delaware County.
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was most pleas
ing. Her life
seemed unusually
full, and one ex-
pected her to be
happy eyon d
measure. She had
q husband and
baby, and an in
te1lec tual job.
When you think
Of It, that about
totals the modern
,woman's JOY In
living.
q 1t was a great
ihock 70 me when
AA Azll -
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'ure. stirring constantly and bring TO
vigorous boil. Then boil hard for
one minute, Remove from. fire, and
While stirring, add one-half bottle Of
oerto' Let stand ono minute and skim.
WIN occasional stirring, let stand Ave
minutes longer to cool slightly and
pour into glasses Result is 10 half.
pound glasses of strawberry lam for
.o'al cost OF 90 cents (strawberries at
'0e oC% and sugar at Sc a lb)
Inc former guess work or worrv
oi Ut making jam or jelly Is now nast
- ne Certo Process is indorsed hv
government authorities and coo,,
srT sm;. eNperts; IT insures perfect re-
Surts SrH with every batch, II i, aIso M
minutes e'So"bomrGal' bopI,Nnl' requiring only one one
cWS9Ithirds oST thirds. more jam or jelly than MAKES tSs
Ola method 1t also makes al, iual Eindt tns