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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
AT CUPD,S CALI,
BIZ MAY CHRISTIE

81 haven't given much thought to
such a thing"
This was scarcely true For in the
last few days. since she had met young
Dick rnlarliu. Mary's thoughts had
definitely Cirrlcd round the future
spent with Dick.
81 think that every woman ought to
marry--if She gets the chance. Mary's
hostess purscd her lips up unctuously.
II was with difficulty that her lis
toner suppressed smile. What would
the good lady say il she knew of the
big "chancc' Mary had rcfuaCd--a
"chance" which would have ouStcd that
good lady from her present glorious
position aS chatelainc of this pleasant
country mansion?
.rI'm afraid that I'm rather old.
fashioned, said Miss Mary. II
wouldn't want to marry unless | really
fell in love.
Tut, Tut, That's out of date!
Marry some man that can keep you
comfortably and leave such foolish
things rs love alone, It's only an il
fusion, anyhow, :" Briskly clicked the
knitting needles
At this worldly piece of wisdom
Mary smiled. Love an illusion: Why,
her love for Dick was the strongest
Il'N' VI lhdlllN Nllll l'lNl 'N'l A'N' hNu
her life.
She piticd this pro~aic. worldly wom-
An. with her material views ON human
happiness
And she had not the slightest wish
to take her place as chatclainc Of this
lovely house. Better little hut with
Dick than rich. comfortable mar
riagp with man she did not love.
"You re young. You'll outgrow your
foolish notions" said the aunt of Car
rington Bclairs. For her own part,
she hoped that Mary wouldn t--and
then her own position in this home
would be assured. For very definitely
she suspected that hcr nephew could
De easily "caught" by Mary. II that
young woman were sufficiently dazZled
by his money to make n deliberate
effort in the "rapturr.
"It YOU don't mind. think I'll 60 70
bed. ." said Mary after twenty minutes
Of one sided conversation had gone
on. She was growing tired ~ being
pumped. " "The country air does make
one Sleep
"Oh. very well, my dear" Her
companions assent was all the quicker
in that CarrinCton Bcllairs appeared in
view. as though searching eagerly for
some one. 1t was obvious that the
"somc one" was Miss Mary Drew
"Don't bother 10 say good night to
any one. You can get upstairs by this
side passage without going back across
the hall. -
This strategy amused the girl Wha,
small mind hcr hostess had. Mary
had no wish ~ lure her employer into
any sort Of Irritation. She felt inclined
s,,E Il;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
Defense Of ROUGE

Dear Cyntha-T go with the most
wonderful girl in the world. she uses
rouge and powder but does not visit
the dance halls every night in the week:
in fact she does not dance. ON TIN
nights sh" doesn't see me she stays at
home sewing. knitting or CrOchcting or
else a nearby movie with mother or dat
She has the most wonderful disposition
and is always ready to shHr,. Her
! ou tell me. cynthia. why do ,hoy con-
drrir, a ,r~I like This for using rouge.
~ ..iJo% "ur .bjS Nj. Irt,n iii comes
from a W,U.fXed family aud doesn't
h,ya - work but does 50 t. helm me
s.,y,. 50 that We can get our little home
tmprr,h,.r She has The smile thai never
wcar. off she Is known to all our
rrirnJs ns smiling Else. IN fact the
wInIr family have smiling faces, hut
hers oh Gyuthia. shes wonderful she
has chestnut brown hair with an au-
Lurr tln, iust a little, and pretty
,,,.t,,l,ltrr, broyru eyes and such a cura
ItttIr Cunld bow mouth. didn't have
any ,inrh to get her either. had
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
WHAT'S WHAT

The new cathedral text" shown in n
corner of the illustration, Is the latest
type recommended by frst-class station
ers for 1921 wedding invitations, an
nOunCements, breakfast, reception and
"at.home' cards all of which should be
engraved on the finest quality of paper
Inferior stationery and printing in imi-
tation of engraving are cheap in every
sense of the word and are never in good
taste for wedding invitations.
Two envelopes are used for each ad'
dress on the list. If the inner envelope
(Which is always left unsealed) Is 'ad-
dressed to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bruce
stuart, for example the outer envelope
should have the title Mrs" only, as the
wlfe Is the recognized social head of the
household. No residence address is writ
ten upon the inner envelope. lf there
are unmarried adults in the family, each
Of these should receive n separate invi'
tation. AS all statoners are rushed with
juno wedding business this month, 1t Is
wise to order the engraving promptly
and to have the double set of envelopes
forwarded Immediately SO that these
may be addressed in advance. Invita-
tions should be sent out at least two
weeks before the wedding day. An
nouncements may be inclosed and ad.
dressed ready to mail but should not be
posted until after the marriage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
THROUGH A WOMANS EYES
Refuse to Lend Your Ears
BY JEAN NEWTON
"OH.. HAVEN'T you heard? Why. stay her dart:

CON. HAVEN'T you heard: Why.
" I'm surprised. thought every
body knew. Maybe | shouldn't have said
anything about il, but you re going TO
learn about it sooner or later anyway.
and really it is already common prop
erty or will be shortly.
"My information? Oh. well, of
course, won't take an oath on it, but
] guess it's so all right. got il from
somebody who used to be- pretty close
with a friend of her cousin. OF course,
we hope it isn't true. even though they
all did suspect all along what was going
10 happen. 1t locks pretty black
doesn't itT'
And so the gossip goes her carping
way. only too frequently leaving in her
wake blasted good will and mind and
body in torment from agony and an
guish.
The gossip is the bull in life's china
shop.
Her sole ambition is to create a furore,
to start something, to set the world
afre. and to make herself the Cynosure
Of attention.
The frost Of her spleen leaves its
blight upon the flowers of manhood
and womanhood; and her rumor-mon-
gerinG, like rattlesnak" crawling over
shining grass, leaves its trail anC stain
in dripping hearts blood.
Nothing is too sacred. nothing too
confidential, nothing 50 private or per-
-sQnal that she can be shamed into 81
lencer
No hearth is small enough +" keep her
out ; no man o. woman Is big enough to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

'ot course, my MAY CHRISTIE
nephew is n perfect gentleman The
soul of chivalry But all conditions Of
clients come into his Office. 1t must
be difficult for you to keep them in their
proper place
Mary smiled The gnrrulouS lady
amused her. She was unusually con-
descending tonight. And Mary won-
dered why.
81 don't find it very difficult to keep
men at a distance" she replied u lit
tie ditfidently.
Then you must possess unusual dig
nifty for your age" Her employer :
aunt, with knitting needles flying. cast
q shrewd, appraising eye upon the girl
Darlington Bellairs-her npphew-waS
a "catch." Mary. for all her dcmurc
little ways and pretty manners. pos
sibly had all her wits about her, matri-
monially speaking.
often said SO. And she had an i'm
mense advantage over other girls in
that she understood his business and
could sympathize with all its many ups
and downs. She was daily on the spot
too, and appeared TO have made her.
self invaluable in business way.
Darlington loved to have her ut his
country home. The best secretary
that I've ever had-or ever hope TO
have!" He's spoken thus of Mary.
~ must find out whether she's got a
sweetheart tucked away somewhere. -
thought the willy lady, knitting needles
clicking.
Miss Drew, you re an attractive girl
you'll be marrying one of theS" fine
days and leaving my nephew's employ
ment. !" Her keen eyes were fixed on
Mary's pretty face.
Its calm tranquility was unperturbcd
as Mary answered:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
CHAPTER II
THE HONEY .AIRPLANE


DILLN and Peggy found themselves
in an amazing fix.
They were in swuymg tower,
looking down upon the green tops "i Il
dense and tangled forest thar stretched
away as far a their eyes could SEQ.
Far below the huge snukr-Ilke worm
was stretching its ugly head this way
and that trying to ind them.
THAT worm must be an enchanted
worm to be able 10 make Us aS small
as ants" whispered Peggy to Billy.
"It would have gObbIrd US if this
dandeion hadn't lifted US UP just
wher it did" said Billy, looking around
the top Of the tower, which was moth
ing else than the yellow flower Of the
dandelion. The golden petals Of the
flower were stirring in rustIing Wh!s-
per.
IL you hadn't been good TO me, saIu
the whisper.
''Ach- cw :" said Billy.
Zach ew :" said Peggy.
No wonder they sncczcd, for, a. the
petals rustled, Il little cloud of yellow
dust was shaken from the soft tops Of
tall stems within the flower itself. This
dust got into their noses and it made
them sneeze and snceZe and snrezc.
When they stopped snrczing they
peekcd over the edge of the landrhOn
tower aud looked down INTO the jungle.
There was the worm. looking like Il
m5nster snake. still sQuirming about
looking for them Worms can't see
well, and this chap hadn't any idea
whero Peggy and Billy had vanished 70.
lie didn't know they were ON the dan
delion tower above his head, quietly
giggling over his vain search after them,
Suddenly Peggy and Billy heard Il
drone far overhead, 1t was lik" The
hum Of a big airplano. They looked up
into the clear sky, trying To s"c the
hummer. Then Billy nudgcd Peggy.
"There it is" he whispered, "Jim-
inety | never saw such IL fat air
plane"
He pointed to II black spock above
them. No wonder Billy called it fat,
for il seemed almo't round, instcaa
Of spread out as most airplaneS are,
But it was a fast flying airpIane,
and its hum grew steadily louder Us IT
drew nearer.
Buz-z-z-z-z! went the airplane,
Then Peggy nudged Billy harder than
he had nudged her. 1T is honey air
plane, she said 1T is giant bum
kiebee. /"
Sure enough, it was bumblebee,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

MurB Drec is Darlington Bclidirs
private secretary. and is in lore NTH
one Of his clicnis, Uick CdlardiH. Bel
foirs irdrd. Ere Rochester. has 0b.
foined position through Julian Wanda
rccr, an HnscrUpulouS udrentgrcr, Tho
Aas knoicn Dick in Alaska aud is dnri-
Gus 10 get diamond ichich Dick Oirns
and ai,cays carries. Dick is IN lore
with Mary. but Ere has her eve on
him as tceH as on Julian. BciairS
tcanis TO marry Mary. toho is staying
al his country estate TO do some icorE
for him there
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
Better Cover Il
p Of Woman 5 Page

To WC LdTOr OF WOUiUn \ Page
bear Madam have II canvas po,,b
swing which was originally white /,
became so soiled that after scrubbinr i
I tried to dye 1t. which made II mncS
worse than it was. Can any of M
readers tell me what can use on mi,
swing to color 1t and make good iob
Of 1t? It is in perfect condition Other.
wise. SEWEIJ,
The swing would look very well with
a slip-cover of Cretonnc or green burlan
II would give It an entirely fresh ap.
pearance. ana am sure you will b
much better satisfied with il than al.
tempting to re-dye it. If you did this /,
would be very apt to turn out as badly
as It did before.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
Please Tell Me
What to DO
BY CYNTHIA
jazz Drummer Expresses opinion

Dear Cynthla-wlll you kindly print
thG i,G following for the good OF those
Wild COll.ngswood Ja2zers"? Thanks
agree with Mildred" that girl
9oeS not get popular by smoking ana
drinking. She gets worse than that
she gets the reputation of fast girl,
which few fellows have anything to
90 with a fellow with the least bit
OF good sense does not have much to
DO with. girls who smoke and drink:
Please do not think me some "Drted
PICKLE. because ] am far from It, |
am an athlete, and so to parties and
dance and even play the traps (drums)
at dances II you have ever been 70 q
dance with peppy orchestra, which
suppose YOU have in your "wlld and
wooUy ltfe,' you have noticed that the
drummer is pep TO the orchestra We'll,
that's me. Don't think | am slow. |
am far from It. You can use a little
good Judgment and good sense and save
your rep" ] think you are foolish in
smoking and drinking, and | am sure
most OF the readers Of Cynthia's wOn-
dcrful column will agree with mo.
JAZZ DRUMMER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
A ONE-MAN
WOMAN
by HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR

'OPB''DHb VSI, OD PuOic Lcd0cT 'O'
Barry NcH is arrested for en-
bC2Siing funds. Jut Harriet, his cUc,
bC'icrcS in his Innocence and is deter
mined TO prOUe IL to the w0rld. She
ObiniHS q. position in BdTy'S office
undcr an assumed name. and there
attracts the attention Of Charley
Harmon, the son Of The head Of the
firm. ThiRking that she mag learn
something from him. she accepts an
irritation TO dinner, and ChdricD
makes lore to her from the start.
A girI at the nert table rntChCS them
closely. and the merit day Charicy
meets her and threatens 10 dcprirc
her Of her job if she makes any
frouJic for him. she promises 10
Keep silent, and Chdricy pays dcS-
pcratc court - Harriet, or Miriam
IayiOr as she is knotcn in the Office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
Removing Candle Grease

To the Editor Of Womdn'S Page:
Dear Madam am daily reaa..
Of your paper and note that many benss,
by your good advice.
Kindly print In your column a ren,sa,
for removing candle grease from 4
Harding blue satin dress.
a READER.
Put a piece Of brown paper hene,n
the damaged part Of the dress and
another piece over It. Then press with
n warm iron. The grease will he .h'
sOrbed in this way. '''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
InfdtudtiOn

HARRIET did not wish any one from
IL the offices of Harmon 4 Graves
to see her with Charley. She had no
wish to be involved in any intrigue ana
TO have ii whispered about in the ONCE
that Mr.. llarmon's stcnOgrapher was
setting her cap for the son of the boss.
Therefore. it was with some perturba-
| ton that she noticed. as she and Charley
hung from straps in the crowded train,
that Grace Raymond and May Watson
were seated just 4 short distance away
from where they were standing.
Harriet flushed scarlet ms she caught
Mays eye and she was conscious ot a
startled look on Grace Raymond's face.
AftcY all. she reasoned to herself, it was
| possible that she and Charley had Just
happened to meet and were going up
town on the same train there was no
real reason why she should feel guilty.
And yet. somehow. she did feel guilty.
/ She felt May Watson $ disupprOval and
| she remembered the warning Grace
/ Raymond had given her the day she mad
| taken the job.
! Charley. swaying on Il Strap beside
| Harriet. looked down into hrr face with
! eyes for no one else. He did not even
notice the other two girls and Harriet
was wondering how she could brOaCh the
| subject of his getting off nt her station
before they reached il. She did not want
| Charley to get off with her and yet she
knew he intended to do that very thing.
! It was impossible to talk of it above the
roar of the train and when they slowed
up at station she seized her chance and
| spok" quickly.
You re going right on uptown, aren't
| youf"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
The WOn,aR's ErcI,anoe
Meaning of GLADYS

To the Editor Of Womdn's Pane
Dear Madam - Gladys is WAL,
name and means a fair maiden. Th,. y
in answer TO Miss Moderns query oftbs
woman s ENchahge' VI. W. B.
Thank you very much for this in,o,-
nation. No doubt the Welsh origin :,
the name accounts for the fact that I.
Is sometimes spelled Gladwys. ="
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

how do they ever
come to let you
work each day in
the city? | think
It's simply dread
full for n young.
pretty thing like
you to be thrown
into intim ate
contact with all
sorts of mon . OF
course" She cor.
rectcd her insin-
uation hastily
'Of course my
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

could do. some Interest for vop ., !,
midst of that dull life? !" me
1t used to br pretty hard o..
odd maid There was noth;naw WI
Tor her TO do, no matter wbeS..m mueh
lived, eXcept become an expert in o %s
ing. knitting. or some other occ'u cvoS'
that was considered 'ladylikc ;, 'pa''on
But modern times have given h..
solution, too. She doesn't have ~ nef
that there is nothing ahead eycon, ie
riage, and. that failing, notbin, 'S
old maidhOOd. out
IT she is an EXPERT on cookinc
she writes about it. or sells bor os nos
ing; II she is an excellent knitter vgos' ,Is
are plenty Of shops that will ciro 'ner ~
commissions on her work. and n ner
has no gifts Of this kind, sbo Me
bravcly ont into the business world zoe, .Ss
gets n job. and
WE BEWAIL our modern time. 49,.
w and then. with their hurry th,.
money worship, their lack of culh,. ,
and cultivation. ''ure
We should be thankful for tbom r,.
we realize what they have done "I.n IN
the girl who hnd nothing to do ~, H.,
get married, and the girl who disr', y',
get married. ''a
They have brought her occuno,;..
interest. Independence. hope. and va' soma
thing to look forward to.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

Photo by Old Masters, Ccnlrd, News
"Silk vOile wells this charming
printed pussy willow. but that does
not prevent IL from being extremely
correct for those days of shopping
or any kind of day time wear that
YOU want it'fGr. An OvGrsiiir that
opens in front hangs from the mar
row low girdlp"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
NITOI II)\ I

NEIOULDN'T YOU be surprised?
w Wouldn't your first impulse b" to
say "What's the use? | don't have to
know that to get married.
And then. if you hadn t been very
crazy about getting married. anyhow,
wouldn't you be trliIrd to death to think
that maybe there was something you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
THERE WAS NOTHING AHEAD IN
BUT MARRIAGE FOR HER
Until Stranger Came In and Taught Her How Study ond
Read and Learn Ne,V Things--NIodcrn Times Hare
Helped the ''OId Maid'

"Nb1HAT'S the use of book lcarnin Z!
w asked n girl in onesof the south
crn mountain districts; "you can git
married without it.
And that was all her future held.
In that little mining town where all
the outside work was done by men and
all the clerks in the stores were men,
there was nothing for her to do.
She had been doing her share of
cooking. sweeping and taking care of
the younger children ever since she
could walk about alone.
There was no interest there for her
the same old dishes, the same old
method Of cleaning. the same old way
of cutting disObcdicnt child had been
used there for centuries.
All she could look forward to was
marriage. There was nothing else to
do, and she did this in her early teens
to take up the same old life of monotony
and drudgery that her mother had led.
1t used to be sorry for the girl who
did not marry in these districts-what
was there for her to doF
DUT 1t is different now. Welfare
Z - workers have found their way into
the mountains. bringing activities out
doors and in that are n revelation to
these girls who had never expected to do
anything but get married.
Now they go to camps in the summer,
they attend classes in cooking and
drCSSmaking.
Their natural feminine desire for
beauty and variety is finding some cX-
tl,Aan fnth hnr
and husbands are of them.
What world is being opened up
with this new cducation-why. most ot
them, very few of them, could even
read!
Suppose you had always lived in n
place where the sun goes down like n
stone dropping into Il pond. long before
sunset. and the mountains hang around
your town and shut you in always, all
the time.
Suppose YOU had done nothing all
your life but crawl out of bed early
in the morning, eat exactly the same
kind of breakfast that you had ycstcr-
day. and then do the very same things
all day that You did yesterday. and
the day before. and the day before that.
never going beyond the mountains, never
going to Il theatre. never seeing any
body new or different. and never OK e
pccting to do anything different all your
life.
And then suppose somebody came in
and told you how 30 cook something
new. how to make yourself really
pretty dress. how to play. how to read
about other places, other people, other
things!
NEIOULDN'T you be surprised :
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

For names OF shops address Wumun's
DuEe Editor or Phone Walnut or Main 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

! think that dishwashng il Il house
Wife, dread for more reasons than ono.
l;ut most Of all she will think. "What's =
the use of dressing before dinner? IN
get all splashcd with diShwat"r and YET
I've not much timc.' The solution of
that found in the form Of II water
lproof apron. It looks just like other
aprons in that it comes in small checks
of pink blue or black. 1t is large enough
to completely cover the best part OF
the prrishnblr frork, and the dish
washer can splash m"rrily away with
cut fear of The water soaking through
the apron The apron !, but seventy
five cents. and the purchase of one would
lessen th" purtaEcrs in Amorca'S fa-
vOritr indoor sport for the housewife
suting down the dinner dishes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
Adventures With q Purse

CUMMERTIME brings out large,
~ shady hats regardless of style. If
"ink spots" such as the freshmen in
college wear. were the style. would
discard mine and replace it with large
one as soon as the sun began to squint
my eyes and frecklc my nose. And then
arises the question Of trimming. Flow
Crs are always appropriate and just now
lilies of the valley are greatly in vogue.
But | have found them to be rather
expensive and also discovered that it
requires several lunches to make a
healthy looking wreath. / found on
Saturday Il wreath already made up for
So. -. In the front there is quite n
wealth of the flowers, and then the
wreath graduates aS it reaches the back.
It is thick and lul~hy and trims up that
large Chapcau very nicely.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

"XJHAT'S the use of book lcarnin p
w asked girl in oncsof the south
crn mountain districts; "you can git
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1921-01-02
Manufacturers Avoid
Any Cutting in Wages

New York. Jan. 1.--Contrary to pub
lished reports that manufacturers gem
orally regard wage reductions as neces
sary. manufacturers in all sections of the
country are striving in every possible
way to avoid reductions and curtailment
of operations which might lead toward
unemployment or reduction of the pur-
chasing power of the nations labor ele-
ments, according to statement given out
at the general offices of the National
Association of Manufacturers yesterday.
]. Philip Bird. general manager of the
association, said:
"In many sections Of the country en-
ployers' associations have undertaken to
foster generally prevailing spirit among
employers against wage reductions in the
interest of facilitating a normal process
of readjustment.
"The Connecticut Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION, the Federated Industries of
Washington, the Tennessee Manufactur-
ers' association, the Nebraska Manufac-
turers' association, the New Jersey Man
ufacturers' association, and others, III re-
te1t bulletins 10 their own members have
called attention to the duty and moral
obligation of all employers TO stand by
their faithful and loyal employees during
the present era of industrial reaGjust-
n.cnt. Thew have ALREADY successfully