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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
"TTIERE Is NO SUCH ANIMAL AS
AN IDEAL WONAN."--DOROTHY DIX
ceptm o
Copyright 1921. nv wheeier Syndicate Inc

A voung girl who has been assigned
''lhe Ideal Woman as the subject for
her graduating essay asks me If ! viii
give her closeup Of this paragon.
OF course, there is no such animal
as an ideal woman. Even the most
seraphic of the angel sex are far away
from perfection They have faulss, and
blenlshes, and defects. They have
amazing weaknesses, and curious WAYS,
and strange peculiarities, which not only
enables us 10 love them but to endure
them, for nobody could possibly live
with an ideal woman. Even the extra
good ones are hard to stand.
Still, the notion Of an imaginary super
woman Is an aliuring one. and lntrrgues
the fancy, and here is tho ~av that
would paint tho picture of my ideal
woman
She should he beautiful Not with
the surface p~ettiness of ycuth, that Is a
matter OF a peaches and cream complex
ION, and glistenlng hair and teeth,
and q willowy figure, all Of which are
bound TO go into the Discard IN lev
wears time would give her these m
some measure but | would add 10 them
the beauty that comes from sIndlInssS,
and intelligence, and that time only ln-
sensifes. Some women are better look
inc at sixty than they awcre AT sixteen,
and that is the sort of ever-wcar beaut
with which | should cndos my ideal
woman
should further make her easy on the
eyes by clothing her in lovely and APP
propriate garments There is no virtue IN
s - fhar.s merit
skimpjng on hair pins II is everybody $
duty TO their fellow creatures 10 create
in themselves, and about them, as much
beauty as they can.
The prettiest woman has her looks
enhanced bv pretty frocks The homliest
woman can camouflage her defects and
produce the illusion of beauty with few
wards of chiffon. and she commits q
public offense when she doesn / do 1t.
No woman need be as ugly as God made
her in these davs, and It she sits down
in Mother Hubbard wrappers and bou-
doir caps, and accepts her fate with out
a struggle. she isn't the sort OF woman
she should be.
My ideal should have plenty OF brains,
both plain and fancy style. She should I've
be well educated, well read, with mind
stored with the wisdom of the ages, but
she should know so much that it would
make her humble. and she shouldn't feel
the necessity of fiaunting her attain
ments in everybody's face. Still less
should she pose - an oracle.
In a word, she should be bookish with
out being a book worm; learned without
pedantry: capable of holding her owa
in an argument without always being
willing TO start one.
And with intellectually she should
have good, hard, common sense. Her
feet should be planted solidly on the
ground. Her reading should include
the cook book as much as it does Ibsen
She should show as much interest IN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
LITTLE BENNYS
NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape.

Ny little finger was sore today on
S-count OF me almost getting il cawt
In the door. and ma pored some stuff
on Il 10 orownd the germs and then
raped n ND with a peece of gaws,
and I started to reed Fred F'eernot
Amune the Pirates. being pritty ixcit-
ing but not as ixcitinG as Fred Feer-
not Amung the Cannibals, and after a
VIE ma sed. Benny. I wunt TO tawk to
your father on the telefone. l wish
you would oaH him up for me.
Az. gosh. G. ma, how about my
sore little finger. wat If l dropped the
reses~er on II or something? / sed.
Wat II the hole house fell on it?
p-d ma And she called up pop and
told him Mr. and Mrs. Hews was
coming hr Suppfr and asked him wat
v1s the eriiast he could come home
an n he couldenf come home erlire.
And she hung up the telefone, saying,
Benny. the Hexs viii be heer eny
Irfnnit. l want you to run erround to
the store for nse-
We'll holey q. nlA. how about my
sore little fspgsr7 / sed
Do YOU ixpect to run erTound on
your little finger sed ma
No nam. but I mite fall down on
II wife / was running and hit It a
awfis cracx. ! sed.
So vos, mite. how selfish OF me not
10 Of fhavt Of that, O well, l Suppose
can do without IL, sed ma Me
thinking Herray, and ma sed, OF
co~~e the Hews like ice creen. but wen
!, comes to a question between giving
the Hews ice GREEN and having you
= cr1ppae for life. / CESS the HeWs can
40 without the ice GREEN.
Ne thinking, Heck, q Wiz. And
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
PUTTING ur THE PINEAPPLE.

70 Can Pineapple hy the Cold Pack
Method requested by Mrs. =. J1i
Hold the pineapple by the green top
md cut it into slices. II is easier to
pare these aliees than 10 pare the
whole pineapple. Remove the eyes.
cut into cubes of the desired size. put
these cubes into wire basket or into
a piece Of cheese cloth and lower
them into enough boiling water 10
cover. put the cover on the kettle
and lot them "blanch" in this way
tunder steaduy boiling WATER for i've
minutes. Then remove at once and
hold the cheese cloth for q moment
under cold running water tnever let it
soak In cold water. as this irnpairs its
delicate fayorD.
Now place the cubes ut once IN hot,
sterilized jars, and pour over them a
medium thin syrup made by adding
three quarts of sugar 10 two quarts
of water and letting Il boil for FIVE
minutes. You may use the water in
which the pineapple WAS blanched.
in making this syrup, as It contains
much Of the pineapple flavor. lThe
hlanehing water Of al other fruits
except the pineapple cannot be used
because It contains Objectionable acids
that must be discarded: but We blaneh
the pineapple primarily 70 soften the
hard fibre, so there is no reason why
this water cannot be used for syrup.
After pouring IN the syrup 70 within
one-haif inch Of the jar top. adjust
the rubber rings (which have been
dipped into hot waterl, put on sterii-
lied glass tops, and partially seal /,
then put your jars into your wash
boiler canner (nlled with boiling water
which will come two inches over the
jar topsD and aterilize for 30 min
utes.
Remove from canner. completely
zeal. and invert 70 test Tor leaks. Take
care that no draughts strike the hot
lars. or thoy may crack. In filling
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
BY Laura A. kirkman

them. lot them stand on y cloth wrung
out OF very hot water.
Cherry Pineapple Marrnalsdes can
tinunsuai and delicious preeerve)
Stone any kind of cherries. sweet or
sour. and to one pound Of them, noea-
surfing after stoniug, add one-hah
pound uf finely diced pineapple. n
is best 10 chop and dice these fruits,
separately, IN wooden chopping
bowl. as much juice will be lost " you
Use a food chopper. Place the finely
chopped fruits together In the presery-
ing kettle and add one pound Of gran
lilated sugar. Bring to boiling point
and let simmer until thick, stirring
constantly. (Use the Jelly test"--that
is remove them from FIRE when two
drops Of the marfnalade juice viii
form at once on a spoon when a little
Of Il Is held high in the afr and drip
ped back into the kettieJ. Turn into
hot. steriiized jelly glasses and cover
when cold with melted parafiine.
strawberry Pineapple Conserve. 2
cups shredded pineapple, two cups
Strawberries. granulated sugar. Cook
the HhfeaHNu Ftu&hNbit ~ fiits AhaA
enough water TO cover and when II is
tender add the strawberries to II; con
tinue 70 cook until the Strawberries
are soft. Then measure the hot fruit
and add three quarters az much sugar
as fruit. Return 10 the preserving
kettle and simmer until it falls in
very heavy drops from spoon. Pour
into hot. sterilized glasses and cover
when cold with parafine. Zine for
4 guest support
All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirk
man in care % the Efficient House
Keeping department will be ansn cred
in these columns in their turn. This
requires considerable tiuyo. however,
owing to the great number received.
So il a personal or quicker reply IL
desired. stamped and seif-addressed
envelope must be enclosed with the
envelope must be enclosed with the
question. The Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
A STORY OF MARRIED
LIFE OF TO-DAY.
Bv KATHERINE MOORE

take advantage OF your Ignorance. oh,
am 40 thankful. ~ very thankful that
l risked losing your love in order to
make my own love honest and worthy
of you again."
/ understood that his spirit was
trying to shake of the weight of de-
lection. trying To find faith in itself
again. and | was glad. ! wanted TO
help him. but / knew It would have
60 come through his own soul. With
out faith. even faith in ourselves, IL
is impossible TO please God. That was
Leonard's strongest religion. faith in
his own soul. and Il was because | had
believed that even through his tcmpta-
ton he had not entirely broken faith
with his own conscience that IL had
been possible for me to love him. and
wait for him.
Silence covered him again. and |
sat and waited. II was useless to
suggest sleep until he had been able
to cast out the poison that sickened
his thoughts.
A man may lose a woman's love,
and think he has thrown away the
most precious gift of God-but far
more vital to him. far more deadly
III It's power To ueSlhNs II the ibHS "
his own self-respect. Without love
he can rise. though he suffer agony,
but the agony OF a soul engulfed
means ruination and death.
touched his cheek and forehead
with my hand. pushing back the thick
hair and stroking his broad high
brow ever So gently. Maybe touch
could bring my love and faith in
him more vividly to his troubled con-
science. | saw the lines of agony
relax little and faint. happy
Guile creep over his dear face.
Finally the suns red glow hrust
magnificiently over the eastern hOri-
zon and rushed in ut the window.
We stirred ourselves little from
the blessed peace that immersed us
and seemed at last 10 have come 10
stay. and rose happily 20 our feet,
The fountain uf leonard's superb
physical strength seemed to rise
again as he stopped and lifted me
bodily FROM the floor. enfolding me
against his broad chest.
Tomorrow--ltealizati
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22

All the lady animals in the wood when
they found out that Mrs. Fox had a
mirror came over 10 look at them
selves and did not work at all.
Mr.. Coon came to Mr. Fox FIRST and
complained that his wife spent all Of
her time visiting Mrs Fox.
"She spends an my money buying
hats. and all the time at your house
hooking at them in Mra- F'ox's booking
glass, said Mr.. Coon.
Mr. possum complained next and
told Mir. Fox he was the cause Of all
the family troubles in the wood be-
cause he gave his wife A looking glass.
why. not a wife stays home now
he said. They AL go TO call on your
wife, MIR. Fox. and stay all day.
Something mus be done or life won't
be worth thing for us fellows
Mr.. Fox thought the same thing. for
now he not only had 10 get the food.
but cook 1t AS well.
That night when his wife was asleap
MIR. Fox tiptoed out Of the bedroom
and tipped the mirror over on the
floor. and as It fell smash he ran out
OF the door
When he returned at breakfast time
Mrs. Fox was crying. 20 dear. IL is
terrible luck TO have a looking glass
break IN your house., she cried. Il
have heard it IS seven years of bad
luck. O dear. . dear
NO such thing. my dear. said Mr..
Fox. 1T is seven years OF bad luck
IL il does not break seven days is long
enough for me though"
What was the last you said?" in
quired Mrs. Fox.
Il said we had had the mirror seven
days. my dear, and you are very lucky
not TO have had bad luck during that
time" said Mir. Fox. Here is fine
young turkey for your breakfast
Peace was restored among the fam
lilies, but there was never another mir
ror brought into the woods. and all
the wives cooked their husba ndS'
meals as good wives should
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
WHY?
WHY Is ~INFLUENZA- so
CALIRD!
Copywright. 1920 by
Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.

Originally a term of astronomy or of
pears first IN medieval Latin under
the form infiusntia and WAS used to
denote the manner ia which the stars
and planets were supposed to exert a
guiding direction over the affairs Of
men. As Archbishop Trench points
out in one OF his dissertations on the
history Of the English language,
There is more or less aIlusion in the
English poets. as Wei as in the poets
of all countries, to the invisible effects
supposed 10 be exercised by the heav-
emily bodies upon the dispositions and
lives of men AID, in Shakespere par
ticularly, influence Is never used save
in the sense of the astrologer."
Little by little the original meaning
OF this word was lost in a more gem
eral application OF the term until il
reached it's final significance OF any
power exerted from the outside
power ranging all the way from in
fuence at court" to the influence of
liquor" 1t is from the astronomical
application, however, that we secure
the word "infiuenza"--the Italian
name for a malafy caused either by
malign planetary influence Of at
mospheric conditions which were none
too well understood even by the men
Of medicine who gave the disease its
title
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
Today's Short Story
BY GEORGE r. BYE

Now Tess the story--is a won
derfuI exercise for the emotions ri
either has you jamrned miserably N
q corner or flying gayly like a kite.
In the books thrnll my inrs giration
was afire I reread the dun. and
straightwav saw a brown eyed beauty
ia distress, ono too proud 10 ask for
help, sobbing piteously to herself
desperately in need of q champion.
1t WIS long past dinner time. yet
ran out Of my house and took the
car for remote cliff street ! found
No. 50 to be a big brown stone house
rang, IN some tFepidation.
NO Angelica Brown lives here.
snapped the maid None ever lived
here. And this is a fine tinne ~
night sghe slammed the door in my
face
There was nothing 10 do but wait
untIl morning and call ON Dr. wy
att. Him / found 10 be a souinf-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
DRIVE IN PARIS FOR
AMERICAN HOSPITAL.

The American Hospital in Paris has
commenced drive. principally among
Americans here. for 5000. 900 francs.
which will be used to increase the
number Of beds in the hospital from
thirty r1 one hundred. Subscriptions
on the FIRST day amounted to $4,000
francs. The drive will continue for
q fortnight. Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt
fred the opening shot with sub
scription of $4,000 francs. Society
women here VIII visit Paris banks
daily and ask funds from Americans.
II Is the intention OF the hospital
directors 10 set aside one-thlrd OF the
beds and make them available to any
American who Is unable 70 pay for
hospital treatment.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22

running home as she docs IN the Elm
stein heory. and b. az capable If grap-
pling with the butchers bills as with
solving problem Of higher mathematics.
The ideal woman must have two sides 10
her brain, each equally we'll developed.
The ideal woman mtlst I've competent
and efficient No baby dolls, no cling
ing vines for me Nv ideal woman must
tlrn ont good job at wha' ever tasks to
which she sets her hand II abe goes into
business. she must work with her eve on
the topmost nIng of tho ladder instead Of
on the time clock. Shr must put am
bst,on enthusiasm, loyalty, ability INTO
her labor, 10 that her employer arises
and blcsses her name, and brtsys about
her in the market place.
II she marries. she gives every blt
Of intelligence in her, every drop OF
energy into being good wife and mother,
She doesn't make family door mat
Of herself with Welcome on IT for her
husband and children to wipe their feet
upon. She rules her household wisely.
Hers is the iron hand in the velvet glove,
that rcstrains the wayward, and holds up
the weak. and that pushes and pulls
the family into making the best Of them.
selves Ii takes woman whose head
and heart arc equally balanced to make
good wife and mother.
NV ideal woman would have large
sense Of humor That would enable
her to laugh when things went wrong in
stead Of CRYING over them. 1ha' would
give her phoilsophv that would enable
her 10 make merry over the little trouble
Of hfe instead Of whining about them
That would insure her being cheerful
aud good-natured, and making bright,
and sunshiny home.
NY ideal woman would have SYM
psthy and understanding She would he
no hard Judge who took little, two inch
rule. and measured the world by it
and found II wanting because it did not
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22

Mr.. Fcx did not always bring home
n fun basket after a night hunting
trip. Sometimes il was his fault be-
cau-e he ale what he had in the basket
hefnre he cd h,ure and sometimes he
had poor luck. just as all hunters
sometimes do.
On thss particular night he had
found Mr.. Dog tno wide awake and
80 did pS get Anything to put in his
basket.
Il don't know "a she viii let me in
the house ssad Mr.. Fox. as he went
awards home. Mrs. Fox was very
cro~ yesterday when ! did not bring
her young duck and now | have an
empty basket through no fault Of
mine. hpt aIn afraid she will not be-
lieve me-
Just at that minute Mr.. Fox saw
-rmeLhing shine in the bushes and
when he looked closer he found it was
part of a mirror. but larbe enough for
him 10 see himself plainly in It,
II wn take IL home and give it to
Nrs. Fox for a present: perhaps she
~iH forgive me for not bringing some
thing 10 eat"
Mr.. Fox was quite night. When she
s~ hcrsclf in the mirror Mrs. Fox
smiled a very wide smile. You nice
boy" she said. Ito bring me such a
lovely present You shall have some
nice turkey soup for your breakfast.
I caught a wild bird yesterday and ii
is all nice and hot"
Mr.. Fox smiled as he ate his break
fast Il certainly was lucky when I
found that hooking glass he thought
But the next day he did not think ii
was such a piece of luck. FOR his wife
did no work. She did not even cook
the nice. plump duck he brought
home. his bed was not made. nor was
anything done, for Mrs. Fox was too
busy admiring herself in the new mir
ron.
And thai was not the worst Of il
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
A Dun AND DONE.

gonnetirnea a charming egg-crater
will insrribe q saiutation, with her
name and address, on = snow white
egg and thus gain an Introduction 70
a millionaire clubfnan. Or she IS
i lovely lalndress who tmks within
4 broad shirt bosom this billet doux
10 the ono whom it might concern.
Lonesome. Mabel.
NV affair with the maddeningly
lovely Angelica Wendell began even
more Indirectly.
/ had a book from the library
Tfa rdy's Tess Of the dsIJrbervilles.
In its pages came across folded
letter. Il dun from a dentist reading
Miss Angelica Wendell. ~ Gin
street. tfty. Your balance Of $50
must be paid Immediately or | shall
inform your employer. am sur
nrised that a young woman Of your
evident breeding would attempt 70
evade an honest debt. DR.. Wyatt"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
LOVE
RENRDICTlOk.
HAPPIER IS.

A ~stissfying peace like n bcnedic-
tion cr~pt through the room and into
every nerve aud atom of my grief worn
body.
Long r,lddy shafts of early dawn
alant~d through the windows and
lengthened little 10y little across the
fioor. / could see lconard's profile
now and 1 turned my head ever so
little against his shoulder so | could
scan his face.
You are tried. dear" l told him.
softly. lie arouse quickly as IL | had
awakened him. but his eyes had not
been closed. They looked far. far on. in-
to space. and | knew he still found IL
difiicult to efface the pain and regret
of those m spent months.
"Noreen, oh Norceni" he said, his
voice overwhelmed with emotion. Re
xrrt. pain and sudden. unexpected
happiness were ali summed up in those
words.
1t must be very late, dear. Don't
yoa think you can sleep now?'
c.ascd. My feelings then were COM
passionate with deep maternal emo
tons. Leonard seemed like an erring
boy. and my heart longed to heal his
wounds and keep him safely always
ia my understanding arms.
Its the torment of Il. dearest" he
said. pressing his hand 20 his temples
Il don't believe 1 could sleep yet"
"ppas talking make it easier?"
askesi. l thought perhaps IL he un-
covered the pain il would heal more
quickly. There were things | might
have told him. things that would
help TO mollify the anguish of his
o~n heart. but they were things that
~ best for woman not To tell a man
10 IL not always well for man 20
know that he can break a woman's
heaTE and not lose her love-that
woman can more easily forgive an
injury than forget "A slight.
Judge me FOR what | did: but Fl
Judge me- also for what did not want
20 d. for what | have been able to
overcome" he said. speaking as much
tc his own soul rs To- me. Remember
that ] believed You TO be ignorant of
what ! was doing and yet l did not
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22

come NJ 10 her little narrow standard
She would know things by the grace of
God, without being told. She would
understand temptations she had never
known and be enabled to envelop al the
weak aud erring in the mantle Of her
pity.
Nv ideal woman would he kind and
generous. and gwen tn hospitality, good
listener and good tal<er, woman who
combined sweetness and strength, who
rotld ery over a huf4 puppy. and walk
dry-eyed over the burning plough shares
Of her own anrruws. and sufferings
An impossible idea, you say, vet
know several women who come very near
To realizing it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22

I sed- III go ma, ! dident know il
was ice GREEN, I meen I dident know
you Uny wunted me to go sutch a short
distants, III run careful. ma. Ill run so
careful III jest wawk fast. don't mind
going ma.
No. o cant have YOU sacrificing
yourself like that, the danger is too
CRATE. sed ma, and | sed, No it aint
ma, gosh, ma. III wawk out IN the
street, ma. ware there's nuthing TO
trip over.
Well, If you care to take chance.
sed ma. And she gave me the money
and l ran all the way there and all
the way back without enywares neer
tripping.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22

eyed. the type of man yrhoac ohafa'ins
cnDuot be- read ~ his fefe.
40 you are friend ~ Ni-~ An.
gciica Brown. eh ~awof A1dfensf
Thanks Now Vet mo ieli yon noule.
thing That glrl hss fosied nn innr
enough. Just. because she Ia pftlIr
che ffpsgines siie can iste adfnnfaaf
~ man. n you are ber friend. nHs
tho f20 now pifure. siNe ntsN V'Yt
ceed against her fhis very minute
~ have 20 attach The bed she slni'n,
IN"
Dumb. dszsd. eioisrrsea--d ticsf'.
ously, realized ne dentist hnd =
good claiu. pasi hifn. topk hlferfI.d
and left
4 never found Ang,los. 80 nans
was not On me directory nnf ehffl
ever she was J gioried in ths thought,
she was moving about Nifn s1 IffI.
mate a thing az fhe inlay ~ f1Gia
belonging ~ me-
About = year later paa AZ fhs
library o. take ouf Tees fn IN
habituai rercsdinR 10 nv spiaye.
fnsnt I found tho book again ets
closed dun from Dr. Wyatt fof hns
gelics wendell. ~ a diHefant sdd.gsf
whore she also vac unknown I fTshs
"a 20 Br. Wyatt furiuurlv
"No game no crime b. tnFgnfod
steadily. you and . are Two ~ a
kind Working girls have to have thft
teeth attended 20 then fhoY don't raV
You and ! are sorry fu fnou. fIn
out hundreds ~ dollars you twenty.
n I choose 20 put fake dunH IN strong
romantic novels AZ tho library. HHf
the scheme works iu tflurinf young
men a. the rescue yfuur mon rh1
easily get $50 worth ~ Fruoe ~ q
year from these girls whr. vhaHs
wrong about ifT"
"Whew. doc." Z gasped Wiu An
eelica's father have dinner wiih mf~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
Dance for Rahles, Hospital

\ dance for the benefit of the
Babies Hospital will be given tonight
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman
du Pont. sos Broome street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22

Phone 200 reaches every ~ -sireys
ad taker fhey can help ypu hrranK~
your ad 70 best advsutage TfY IT,
Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
End other foot troubles

To keep the i--s IN prop~r con-
dinon. b1fhe thesn Nth Hlue sy
Foot Soap. \ checks excessive per
spuatoa. h stops srnArnns and bas-
ing.
Then use Riae-iay fcof Reis~f.
soothing. cooling massage TOO acb-
ing r1uscl-s and tcndon~.
A final luxury q Blue AZ faas
Powder, an antiscptic. d~odur4nt
powder that keeps f-cs f-elsns 6ne.
These new Bla~-isy tr~.tmsnfs--
Each. 3Se. Combination pkx.. 81 90.