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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
Taking Out a Patent

TO N" Editor of the WomGn'S Page:
Dear Madam-You are helping some
one every night, | have come for help
also How can you stiffen organ ndie 10
make II look Ike new instead Of using
starch? Also the beginning and end
what n person should DO to get a paton,
ON something she would like 20 invent
! will say safety pin where do vol
20 to have that made YOUR own
patent, and how much does it cost be.
fore YOU can sell the pins? EDNA
Use two tablespoonfuls OF gum ara
bic to a quart OF water as the last rms.
Ing water for Organde and then dry
and iron II as usual You will find IL
quite as fresh and as crisp a. new
In order to take out patent It is
necessary to give a full description OF
the article, with a careful explanation
of the way II is made, the way IL Is
used, and the manner of it's application.
with special emphasis on the feature
which makes it different from other ar
tiCes and the original idea Of the in.
ventor. Drawings must he supplied 4
asked for, Apply to the Commissioner Of
Patents Washington, d. G. A charge OF
sli is asked on the hling of patent,
and an additional $50 on the Issuing Of
the patent. If you want more details
about this before applying, write 10 the
Patent Ofice, Washington, D. c., tor a
copy OF the Rules Of Practice. which
gives careful instructions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
Mrs. Wilson's 4ns,rers

Dear Mrs. Wilson .- VIII vod
kindly tell me what is tine matter
with my ""kcs? Ttev hrrak after
they ar" baked. ! am considered n
good cake baker; | thought that may
be ] used too much suga?. I have
tried using less. but the same thing
happened. The cake is inr, but |
do not think it looks so nice.
7. G.. c.
Without a knowledge Of the rcrirC
used | can tell you very little; the
formula used is Of the g",atoS: i'm
pnrtarre. Too much -four q, too no,
an oven would cause this trouble.
Dear Mrs. Wison-May come 10
headquarters for directions how 70
make peanut brittle. OF which I am
very fondf Is it possible to make it
good without sugar-that is. with
molasses alone? MRS. l.. F.. s.
Peanut Brittle
Grease n large baking pan libcrall,
with salad oil Cover thickly witt
shelled and roasted peanuts. Now plac,
in saucepan
TwO cups Ot Sirvp.
One and OnC-hdt cups Ot sugar,
Ore tablespoon Of riueqnr.
T~o tablespoons Of butter or saIac
oil.
Stir to dissolve and then bring 10 boi
and cook TO 300 degrees Fahrenheit or
candy thermometer. or until II vii
form a hard ball when tried in colo
water Pour over tho prepared pea
nuts. Molasses alone does not make goot
brittle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01

Dear Cynthia-May | write to Little
GIrl"? What a lovely little letter, Little
Girl" and what a lot to think about.
He famous and would not let you know.
because he wanted you, to be your, own
out. Understood why he did IT, With an
understanding like that. what "A friend
ship II must have been
Little Girl" in fancy | can see your
lovely, incompatible eyes which some
times have merry little twinkle and
your friends If they are worth loving.
but right now your book ard little die.
tionary are your greatest friends. Am
right"
Your letter shows a wonderful dispo-
sition, and what a lot YOU could tell us
II YOU wanted to. ! would like TO know
YOU. Little Girl" With a genuine prism
Jnnocuous Spectator also, | think. would
be a bOgrapher. \ FRIEND.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
"somebody's stenoa" Writes

bear Cynthia--Just few words to
PAT and Henry iC may. Thank you.
II there are any fellows who don't
dance and who don't shine their hair up
I would like to meet them. Believe me-
they would look mighty odd to me.
Maybe | haven't been travelling with the
right kind of fellows, but that isn't a
fault Of mine because ! always look in
the right places for them.
never go to any public dance halls
and what's more | am not vampire
so you see you are a poor guesser
am particular as 10 whom | go out
with and don't go ont with fellow just
for the sake of having him pay my way.
I'm not that hard up. have a very
nice position and am earning a very nice
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
AduentlreS With a Purse

'TN1S the secret desire of every woman
l. to be awfullv well dressed To
some day maiesti"nlly enter modistc
shop poise lorgnctte on bridge OF nose.
and send home the best that can he
had. SO she can just once look like
the oft quoted million dollars Win
dow shopping results in day dreams.
when the poor little girl secs herself
arrayrd as she would be. Perhaps you
and ! cannot afford to shop in the
moro exclusive places but we can most
certainly buy very smart looking clothes
reasonably II we will bur devote some
time to looking about before making the
final purchases. \ we'll -groomed foot
plays a large part in the final effect and
particularly now. when shoes to match
the dress are worn to the extent that
they are in this present day. 1t is
whispered that brown will find favor as
color for fall, and one Of the shops
is displaying a pair Of brown suede
! slippers to be worn with IN" suit or
early fall street costume. Two straps
fasten over the instep and the heel il
quite comfortable in that it is neither
too high nor too low. There was also
Il gray pair. and both bore the price
tag of SO.
This is a day when yc modern women
appcnr almost anywhere in SPORTS
clothes be it the golf links or an
afternoon bridge. And by the way,
Bunny knows nice young lady who
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
Through a Woman's Eyes
By JEAN NEWTON
There Is No Short Cut
BY JEAN NEWTON

Five and a half million men. women
and children in this country affected by
divorce in the last twenty years
Shocking. isn't Il. that there should
he 30 many unhappy families and so
many unsuccessful husbands and wives ?
Many good people are very much con-
cerned about this state Of affairs and
there is a great hue and cry for striCter
divorce laws.
MAKE divorce difficult" they say
"Make it almost impossible in the vast
majority of cases and people will get
along better together.
wonder If these people are not too
eager for short cut for their remedy,
Indeed it seems to me that their plan
bears a family resemblance to that Of
the small boy who suggested that a
good way to get rid Of a headache was n
chop 1t off at the neck.
No. you can't cure a seething sore by
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
The Bride Couldn't Enjoy the Moon
Because She Worried About Wrinkles
If She Goes on She Is Starting She VIII Be the artificial
Looking Wife of a Bored-Looking Husband

girdle Of her Harding blue crepe do
chine into place. I'm getting fatter
every day, and you know don't eat
foolshly," she will add repronchfully,
as II he had accused her of It. 81
hope they, won't have anything awfully
rich. gain a pound every time I 10
there
.OH, THE number of husbands who
~ have to hear all the "inside stuff"
Of beauty secrets when they are worried
about inside stuff Of business
The number Of men who are brought
to the point Of losing interest in their
wives good looks from being intro.
duced TO all the mechanics Of them,
from getting n detailed description OF
each new defect
II the bride would only heed the warn.
ing that the more she worries about
the tiny lines, the deeper they will be-
come.
If she would only realize that she
cannot go through life bearing face
like a baby's, and that the sooner she
finds something more important to give
her few lines, the happier she will be.
REAUTY is very important, and the
- woman who has less than some Of
her sisters. has to think more about Il
than they do.
But, with all the wrinkle plaster,,
astringent creams. lotions and things
that are made for the purpose Of cradi.
eating blemishes without any trouble,
no woman need spend all her life wor.
rying about her finding looks.
Her husband would rather have her
get few lines and things and give at
least half of her time to him instead
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01

trying to choke it off. 1t is from the
inside that it has TO be d"ained and
healed. Neither can YOU corral straying
love or respect by writing new statutes
on tho books. nor establish peace and
hnppinrSS hv order Of the law.
Divorce itself l. only an Indication
Ike the rash on a sick rhild'S back. The
real trouble lies dccpcr-and 50 must
the cure.
II is on the adjusting of tcmnora-
m"ntS. on the mutual efforts Of individ-
ual husbands and wives that marital
hapnine or unhapninpsS. pcrmancncy
or impcrmGnenry depend
II Is upon how they pull together. not
upon how the law chains them 10 II
senlbIanr" Of union that the home. of
the country depend.
And il We are going TO hc constructive
how about turning the spotlight on snap
marriages:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
The Woman S Exchange

umn v-ry helpful. 81 am coming 10 YOU
myself ! sprinllled tissue Eingham
and organdie Cpinkl dress and a white
sCr'm curtain al forgot TO irCn them
They are quit" hNdly nodded Is there
anything that will remove thiso
MRS l.. W X
Yes, YOU can get the articles clean
and fresh again by soaking in sour milk
overnight or az long as possible, Then
place IN the sun without rineinE the
white curtain, hut rinse the dress right
away IN hot water and let II DRY In
the shade. Iron as usual, after rinsing
and drying the curtain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
Please Tell Me What to Do
BY CYNTHIA

salary. just as much as any fellow is
getting now, II not more. / am eighteen
years Of age and won't say whether
am good looking l let people judge
that.
| think my letter struck home In
other words You are n couple Of those
dance hall Johnnies Maybe you can
tell me II there are any regular fellows
In Philadelphia who Nlon't think that
they are second Francis y Bushman
or a Vernon Castle
SOMEBODY'S STENOG.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01

THE bride who had been one Tor
l. three years gazed interestedly in the
mirror.
"My goodness :" she exclaimed.
peering more intently, 81 believe there
nre some wrinkles there. What shall
I do? I cant have that. Now. what
would be the best thing to do for that!'
II was during her husbands vaca'
ton and they were stopping over night
nt n hotel, on n motor trip with some
| friends.
The other woman joined her.
Look. isn't this awful?" cried the
bride. "I'vc discovered some lines
alongside my eyes. why, I'm not old
enough to have wrinkles. cant un-
dcrstand II.
Everybody hos those" comfortcd
screwing IN your eyes when you laugh.
But where are they2 I cant see that
you have anything that could be called
wrinkle
But the bride was still worried.
THERE was n glorious moon that
l. night, and they sat out on the porch
wrapped in sweaters TO gaze at it.
The other three enjoyed the evening
thoroughly: but as the bride entered her
room later she hurried over to the bu-
rcau. ,., ,,
i've discovered some little lines
around my eyes. dear she told her
husband. II don't know what to make
Of il. :.
What she will make Of it is dis
| custed. IL not dscontented. husband.
| A man wants his wife to be the best
| looking woman in the room. ana he
likes her to keep young looking.
But he hates to have her always fuss
| ing about being that way.
This wife who allows a few hair
| like lines to spoil her enjoyment OF a
| full moon is type that will grow
worse with each year.
The discovery Of her first gray hair
will be more important, more OF a ca
tastrophe than the losing OF her hus-
bands position would be.
LIS business worries will be over
i l. whelmed. in her mind and conver-
sation, by her beauty cares.
"Oh. ! don't feel like going to that
place tonight" he will groan as they
get ready to go out for dinner. Il
cant be the bright and care-f1ee youth
when I don't know whether I'm going
to pull this deal across or not. II I
could just be sure that Grimes won't
make some kind If bull"
II don't know what I'm going to
do" she will interrupt. yankirg the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
Hair Is Falling Out

Hair Is Falling Out
70 the Editor Of the Womors PCO";
Dear MADAM am about twenty.s SIX
and 7 have pretty hair. but II IS falling
out and 7 don't know what to do. VIII
you please give me some advice"
+. A. ~
LIQUID Vaseline purchased at any con-
venient drugstore Is a splendid thing 10
rub into your hair every night before
retiring to keep II from falling out The
vaseline loosens the scalp and prevents
II from becoming hard and dry, and
also encourages the growth OF new hair.
Removing Mold From Clothes
TO the Editor Of the WomGa : Page:
Dear Madam have found your col
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01

Photo by Felix
1t seems too much like midsummer
TO be discussing fall suits now. but
it won't he long before we'll be
wishing we hal thought about them
sooner. This loose box coat is very
popular in French styles. and the
skirt shows little more width
than usual. The trimming of black
and white buttons is interesting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01

The recent census shows that Ns-r
yada has the fewest women in propor.
tion to total population Of any of the
States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
The Question Corner
TOday'S Inquiries


|. To what interesting and respon-
sib'c work has Mrs. J. Il. New.
man. Of Washington. u. g., been
appOintcd'
.. Describe new type Of tiyDAper
which can be opened ont without
danger of getting the hands
3. In,tcad'of littlo tarkS which are
SOMETIMES unsatisfactory. whnt
ran be used to attach shade
which has come off its roller?
4. What Is the signiiicnnc" Of the
expression "crOcodilo tears?
). In what decorative way can
short iacket be attached to the
foundation Of the two piece dress
which II FORMS
G. How is stvlish taffeta street
dress trmmedf
Yesterdays Answers
|. Nevada has tn" f"weSt women. In
DrOn0rtiOn 10 tho total population
of the state. Of any State in the
I l'niOn.
>. 4 warning bell which tolls of the
approach To III" bottom Of the
mage i new invention for u he
typewriter which inSurps D
Straight margin at the bottom 0f
n page.
3. Save time and trouble in sprin-
king and ironing clothes by pull.
ing them ont straight and folding
carefully when removing them
from the Emo on wRShdnv.
t. The term "RillingSgatr." to mean
rough language. came from tho
Rillnpsgato fish market in Lon.
don, the fshwivo" being famous
for their coarse talk.
:, To prevent II" pockets Of
little girls frock from becoming
loose and hanging out nftor con
Stnnt stufing. run Morrow clnvttr
through n casing lust helow the
hCa1inr. So that thc gather, will
| .suriug hack into MACE
q. Some of the Paris frocks of black
arc relieved bv p striking wide
cuff Of colored chiffon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
Things You'll Lore TO Make

80 For that new silk frock make these
vde PICOT RIBBON PANELS Cut three
49, inch picot ribbon into strips little
wy shorter than your skirt. JOIN the str pS
ueGpoaf ribbon by overlapping the picots ana
-idfunning heavy embroidery silk In AMI
CxL-ut through them Join as many strips
II. )--noN necessary to make the panels the de-
eidinrtreAd Width. Trim the sleeves and bodice
/ n,rertv IN narrower ribbon that has been
'as e IN 81 Y; 'E3ANEIs, MEL sA'''' FLORA. VI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01

A new law in Norway gives women
the right of ordination to the ministry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
OF Interest to Women

The County of London now has sixt
women magistrates.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01

Tomorrow-I.arse Handwriting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01

For names ~ shops address Wnman's PNrt
Editor or phone Walnut 5000. or Main 1901
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01

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Evening star., 1921-07-31

tale is pictured with Photographic re-
productions, and all are told with the
vivid realism Of motion show.
GODS COUNTRY, The TtniI to Happi-
ness. By James Offver Curwood,
author of The Valley Of Silent
Men," etc. New York: Cosmopoli-
tan Book Corporation.
Isolated in the black silence of a
night In the wilderness. Mr.. Curwood
lave found what. to me, Is God-I
lave found the heart of nature. l
believe that its doors have been
opened to me and that ! have learned
much OF Its language" In stalking
his doctrine against the limitations
OF conventional creeds, man is cited
as human peacock puffed up with
universe was created for him, while
rloof after proof is given of the in
telligence. the heart and the soul Of
the dumb creatures he has found in
Gods country" Mr.. Curwood's S
faith, assisted by the imagination
that makes him a writer, inspires the
saying Of many beautiful truths. He
has had the advantage of living in
Gods country" and can, therefore.
speak understandingly Of nature S
laws. But he fails to allow that
there is, also, a Gods town" and
that there are countless men and
women of all creeds. and none. who
share his love for nature but lack
the ability-or good fortune to get
it into print. There are few SO dull
as to miss the hiddent significance Of
that primrose by the rivers brim.
And few so ignorant as to refuse ma
ture her place in the scheme of that
inscrutable power We know as God
For that reason, Mr. Curwood may
relieve his fear of Shocking many
people" or that they may laugh"
He has voiced very beautiful faith
But it is not original.
Evening star., 1921-07-31
MISSION SCHOOL Meeting
Big Event at Mountain Lake Park
Next Week.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Md, JULY
30.-The big event of the park sea-
son will be the school of missions,
home and foreign, interdenomina-
tional, which opens on Monday and
continues until the following Sunday.
The mornings will be given to study,
afternoon to rest. sport, hikes and
rides and the evening to lectures.
There will be twilight services every
evening after Monday in "the Grove
Of the Setting Sun The lectures
will be-. Tuesday. From India's Coral
Strand" Miss Margaret D. Grouse /;
Wednesday. "Christianity and the
Jew" Rev. Henry Einspruch; Thurs
day. Our Task at Home" Mrs. Mary
Leonard Woodruff: Friday. "A Ko-
rean Girls Impression Of America. /"
Miss Marcella Syn. Saturday will be
given to pageants and pictures. Many
denominations will be represented
Preparations are being made to en-
tertain 10000 people at the Odd Fell
lows. reunion here on August 4. A
class Of 100 candidates of Allegany
county. Md. will be given the degree
of humility in the auditorium. The
speakers will include Grand Master
Albert n. Dick of Pennsylvania.
Grand Master c. n. Coffman of West
Virginia. Grand Master Bert ". Wolfe
of the District of Columbia and Grand
Master Saul Praeger Of Maryland. .
Evening star., 1921-07-31

Ryan of Bra ndonville. w. Va.
The address of the day. The Need
of the Hour" was delivered by the Rev.
E. A. Heidi. A. quartet composed
of Floyd Seaman, Harry Van Swear
ingen, Il. Detwiler and o. Barclay
sang. Allen Beerbower is president
of the society. The old Fort Morris
monument marks the site OF the
fort and is in memory of the early
pioneers of Sandy Creek Glades. Vir-
ginia, now West Virginia.
Evening star., 1921-07-31
BEERBOWER KIN MEET.

Hear Address on 1.-THE Need OF the
Hour"
Special Dispat tch to The Star.
OAKLAND, Nd, July 30.-The tenth
annual reunion of the Beerbower
family was held today at Barnes
Grove, near Fort Morris monument
Glade Farms, w. Va. w. T. Kennedy
was at the head of the committee in
charge of the affair Music was fur
nished by the Bruceton Band. The
invocation was by the Rev. S. E.
Evening star., 1921-07-31

Women henceforth are to be eligible
on the same terms as men for ap-
pointment as inspectors in the United
States immigration service.
Evening star., 1921-07-31

It is said that Mrs. Cora Scovil OF
New York earns $500 week from
the sale of her patchwork posters Of
city shops.
Evening star., 1921-07-31
THE LITTLE BACK ROOM. BY e. s.
Chamberl4yi1e. New York: Fred
aricL A Stokes ComnanYs

A Photographic record Of the great
American industry in which politt-
clans are made and unmade. The title
points toward secret processes. SIM
mar to- those that protect certain
this particular branch OF the. political
business Is an average American
town. Within It the fortunes 81 Peter
Cadogan are set down. AS a boy.
Peter, boy fashion, had the run of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-11-23
CONFIRMATION SERVICES

Confirmed at the Bad AK church,
November g.: Harold Johnson, Harry
Erickson, Arnold Peterson, Clara OIL
son, Edna Iyerson, Lima Fauske, Ma
Del johnson, Nora Halvorsen, Helen
Skrede, Emma Halverson.
Co1ti med at the North West Prai-
RE charch, November. Is: Ella An
derson, Madeline Nixon, Inga Forum,
Ruth Erickson, Vestie johnson, Lee
johnson, Carl Christensen, Johannes
Flikke, David Davidson, Kenneth john
son.
Confirmation services were held at
the Franklin church Sunday. Novem-
Der 18TH, tire following very promising
people were confirmed: Lawrence
OLAF krogen, Clarence Dregne, Ger
hard Amical Monson, Hazel Marie
Jackson, Stella Thressa Fortney and
Julia Aida Aspelund.
Confirmation in English was held
last Sunday in the Main street Luth-
eran church in Viroqua. Nineteen
young people renewed their baptismal
covenant, promising to lead a Chris
tan life. One of the confrmants, Be
telous Norman Hendriekson, was not
present on account of broken arm.
The nineteen were: Edith NJ. Denning,
Dorthea Vivian Horribly, Aleda Marie
Lewiston, Hilda Aleda Anderson, Ma
thilde Skrede, Carmen Anna Ristow,
Thelma Gladys Fauske, Lawrence Jul
Illus Sanger, Rufus Bernard Hendrick-
son, Lawrence Marion Froiland ,Adolph
Odell Surenson, John Carl Martin
Wolfgram, Odean Benjamin Ellefson,
Erling Hoven Sollie, Lawrence Elvin
Kinserdahl, Erwin Stanley Ellefson,
Arthur Lawrence Holland, Willmar
Oreon .Opsahl, Emil Wistenberg.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-11-23

The dance and birthday party CIV
en- for Mrs. F. M. Baird on Saturday
night, was well attended.
Harry and Hildus Hanson were en-
route to LaFarge Monday with load
of Cheese.
Ira Boyer assisted j. R. Young on
Monday and Tuesday.
The Wideawake club gave dance
at Robt. Johnson's Saturday night.
Mrs. Arthur Kellar is on the sick
list
Mrs. Brott of Viroqua is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Wesley Caldwell.
Miss Ella Appleman has been car
ing for her sister, Mrs. Arthur Kellar.
A farewell party was given for Jake
Johnson's Saturday evening.
Pete Markoff made a business trip
to Viroqua Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. McGarry, Mr..
and Mrs. J. R. Young were callers at
Arthur Kellar's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everette Pierce and
daughter Juanita, and Mile Pierce of
Bloomingdale were callers at L. K.
Browns Sunday.
Harry and Ranholt Hanson, Dollie
and Joseph Young were Sunday call
ers at Baird's and Markoff's.
Leslie Stamford of Salem Ridge
was a caller at J. R. Young's Sunday.
Births Nida spent Sunday at J. S.
LOWery's