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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-15
Two Minutes of Optimism
By HERMAN J. STITCH
Johnny-on-the.Spot!
BY HERMAN J. ST

wELLKNoWN titled foreigner was to marry an American girl who
n waiting church
when he finally he informed that his wo
had justt ken a back the States.
losing fortunes
always behind time
million them,
Thermopyae
had point
Moral: hour Is sometimes good million
job make hit with the boss
compitonyouve a
don't.
gathers the good pickings.
deliberately indulge their nessthey bolt break
make ne for the train miss It, ume and swear at the company
till for
their physically and financially and after while
anything tramp!
Moral: Be latea and be lonesome!
life continual round disappointmnts
their appointments tme-somhs
away but they don't!
and apoons but these commodities that ut
tolerated suffered till
shop factory gymnasium and place where
Andthe
man Is.
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Bobbing Is still going on, but the
first enthusiasm has died down some.
what.
There are number Of things to con 4.
slider in the matter Of arriving at the
most becoming style. The whole con =
tour OF the head, front, back and sides,
the breadth Of the face and its length
Take woman with high forehead. .
with lines. perhaps. and a shortened
lower half OF the face, pull her hair
straight back In high roll, and she
loses out on her best trick. She should
shorten the breadth Of the forehead by
bringing the hair down on 1t.
On the other hand, II a woman has
n lovely forehead and an intriguing
widows peak her best bet is to show
both at one and nt the same time.
Some women hide q lovely hairline
Mt the back Of the neck by wearing a
figure eight on its downward path.
This low dressing Of the hair requires
q long, slender neck, never a short or
double -chinned one. 1t serves to make
one all the more squat and unstylish.
There are little twists and curves Of
the hair that have to be worked out on
the individual face, and no set rules
can be laid down. The thing Is that
you want to play up your best features
and hide the less attractive ones. II
you have the patience and knack for
the pinnings and catching up Of hair
here and there, you can work out the
prettlest style for your particular face
before your own mirror.
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be the truth. Even with her brain in
a whirl Nancy could see this, and
could feel pity, but she was too terri.
fed lest Miss Henderson suspect her
own feelings to take any chances with
sympathy.
Care for Bruce Henderson," she
stormed, putting every bit Of her hurt
resentment into the words she fairly
hurled out. How can you ask such a
thing? You who know him better than
any one else. you who have watched
him torture Trir and poison her mind
How can you ask me such a thing after
what happened last night. after the
way he has insulted me time and
againT No, no, million times, no
If your brother were the last man In
the world and il everything depended
upon it. even Trir's life, such a thing
would be impossible -
She paused brcathless, and then sud =
denly as she saw Miss Henderson's s face,
was quickly penitent.
"Oh, forgive me, didn't mean 10
be cruel, please believe that. I don't
want to hurt you, but surely you mus,
see the impossibility Of this thing you
suggest; surely you must understand
that you have no right to talk to me
like this. It's horrible, I don't wan,
even to think Of il. Please let me 20 %
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-15
LITTLE
BENNY s
NOTE BOOK
BY Lee Pape

Pop was smoaking and thinking last
mite and I was watching him and moi
saying enythins on account Of wonder.
Ing how to say 1t, and after a vile
| sed, Hay, watts you think, pop. one
Of the fellows broak the glass In the
Simkinses vesterbule vile they was play
Ing ball. :.
I'm not serprized, its a miracle u
dident hnppin long ago the way. people
In this nayberhood allow their kids to
act In the streets as IL they were out on
the prairy or someware, sed pop.
It certeny broak II, pop, l sed. there
was glass all over the vesterbule hoor
and the part that wasent broak was
1 blame the parents more than
blame the boy, a boy does a trick like
that and then his parents axuilly try to
shield him, sed pop.
Well as long as II was broak, pop, II
mite as well of bin broak bad as long
as 1t was broak, don't you think 30,
popi sed.
l think they awt to find out who did
1t and make his father pay for 1t, that's
wat ] think, sed pop.
Well gosh, holey smoaks pop, they
did find out, sed.
Good, I'm glad of It. who did II? sed
pop.
Me! sed.
You? sed pop looking 80 serprized he
dident start to look mad yet, and sed,
Yes sir, 1t was q pure azsident, pop,
J. batted the ball one way and 1t delib-
ritly went the other, and Mr.. Simkins
sed he was coming erround and make
you pay for it, SO its good thing you're
glad, pop.
Wich by that time pop was looking
the opposite Of glad and almost rite
afterwards I was feeling sorrier than
he was.
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Works for Parents

Dear Cynthia-Some people say work.
Ing for parents business" interest IA
hard work for n son. I never believed
It till now. Being twenty years old
was tied down Till then. when became
sick. was sent away and there met
fellows who tell me I've been wrong
working at home. Now we have a little
money and / just spent all my money
to get better. A month ago went
home and my father had no use for me-
stating I was too weak. l did not be-
lleve him. so got Job firing an engine
on the railroad, which II hard work.
Here am, healthier. stronger and
heavier. Now he wants me back Should
I go?
OF course, having no lady friend, be-
cause being little afraid to tell girls
am n working fellow. / don't bother.
To my sorrow. IL I'm home in the eve.
nings. doing nothing, he finds work
for me-"
Do you think I should stay home and
see II l can find some girl who would
like my spare time? II. q.
It's usually better to stay home II n
person has a home. At the same time
you ought to have a perfectly clear,
fair and square business arrangement
with your father who should give you
the same salary he would have to give
stranger.
BY all means make friends with the
girls.
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Concernlna Robhed Hair

Dear Cynth!a-There have been many
problems discussed pro and con in your
column-the dance" problem, girl
problem, boy" problem, etc.-but as
yet no one has probed into the problem
that promises to bother some OF our
Birls-namely, the bobbed.hair problem.
have read with amused Interest In
the papers that various concerns in
other cities, and some In our own Phila-
delphia, are censuring tho short.haired
girl, and are compelling her to wear hair
nets until her tresses grow long enough
to put up" Now. isn't that the silliest
thing you ever heard7
What difference does Il make In a
girls Intelligence whether her hair
reaches to her waist or is clipped? /
have worn my hair short for four years,
and find 1t Is more sanitary, easier to
take care Of and easier to keep neat.
l do not have to spend so much time
combing and arranging II before start
Ing to work in the office as the rest OF
the girls do, and then II Is becoming.
have known some very chick" girls
with long hair and some very clever
ones with bobbed hair. I suppose this
new wrinkle" was thought up by some
ugly old maid who couldn't wear bobbed
hair II she tried.
What have the readers and contribu.
tors to the column TO say about II?
BIB Bah BOB"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-15

In Marie's mind--just an inc,s,.,.
picture OF Lillian.
VOU don't dislike these Lillian, -.
then. se' now and
You Just keep thinking a,l En-. lin.
how much nicer they could be. II os,s se
they would find something or sorns v ~.
who would be as interesting to them 1as a.
" you slip in a hopeful oo.,.,,,
during lull, that can almost be es,,s1
pause In the autobiography, His
FRANCES coming down this year. do Won
know2 I haven't heard from 10, ~"
she replies very briefly: Ae''
mo, she's down at her unc,.,. t,
this summer-I want to get A bst iiia
that one over there, for fall. and hss.
II trimmed with leather. Do yiu tbirS
that would be good looking ?"-nnd mn.
other half hour starts going to waste
And finishes that way, too.
urls who find themselves the mo,t
VI interesting subject matter in n.
world always have the kind Of voices
which can rise above anything.
A train comes pounding by and v.,
think. with relief, that as long as ;ts
noise lasts, Lillian will be drowned ont
But no, her voice rises triumphant
II felt so sillyl Honestly, I wish !
could tell you how I felt !"
Another speaker starts In, and again
you look toward the heights Of hone
But a little thing like some one ei.s
talking has no effect either. II Won
ducked her, she would come up tclins
you how she felt about you.
Oh, it's hopeless. The only thlns
you can do Is walk away from her
and keep away.
But the irony Of IL all is that you
cannot help liking her In spite Of her
vice.
Why pill attractive girls spoil them.
selves by talking always. necessarily.
mistakenly, about themselves?
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She's Puzzled

Dear Cynthia-You have helped many
others out with their problems and I
would appreciate II very much X you
would help me.
going with q boy OF twenty-five since
last January. Sometimes see him
four times week and then again I
might not see him for two weeks.
sagements. He calls me on the tele.
phone once a week II I tell him he
cannot come down to see me. and will
talk to mo for about an hour. Now to
come down to business, really lovc
this fellow. but hate to admit II even
to myself. because he never told me
he loved me. When I am out with him
he tells me that don't care II he com a
to see me or not. and that l only go
told him he was wrong In thinking 50.
but no insists that he is not. He Is
always asking me to kiss him good
night and. OF course, l refuse. While
l never kiss ssed any. fellow I would kir',
for me. He does not, still think he
does. don't know why think this.
but do Sometimes l wonder why he
comes to see me at all,
One night we were at a dance and
he kept telling me to stop flirting. and
ticular. That same night heard sew
eral OF his boy friends tell him he had
some good.looking girl. and he said, II
know Il and so does she" did not pay
any attention to this. because l am not
conceited. l am as good-looking as thu
majority Of girls. but no one would
ever stop to look at me twice.
He is very good-looking young
man, we'll educated and a wonderful
dancer and I think somewhat con.
ceited.
Cynthia, love him. but I don't know
II l should keep on going with him or
not. Please tell me what to do?
PUZZLED.
why not Keep on going Win MIN! hc
has done nothing to cause you dis.
pleasure.
Next time he asks you to kiss him
ask him why. Perhaps he win tell you
ne cares for you then. He may be shy
and think you like some one else.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-15
WHAT'S WHAT
BY HELEN DECIE

Camp manners are sometimes used
In n derogatory sense. as though camp
ing In itself were responsible for the
"rough.neck" behavior OF some campers
We carry our atmosphere with US, II We
are considerate OF others everywhers
camp life should not lessen tnls klndli'
ness: indeed. the law Of the camp pro-
hibits the selflshness which Is the foun-
dalton Of all discourtesy.
1t Is true that when we are camping
we need not be so formal either In dress
or In manners. as we may oe In town. In
the free outdoor life we dismiss Al-
phonse and CASTOR. with all their cere.
monies. but we cannot dismiss our obli'
cations to ourselves and to our compan'
ions, for courtesy is like love In that "
rules the camp. the coNrt. the grove"
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ITO be continufd)
The Question Corner
Today's Inquiries

/ Who WINS the first woman to win
the Prir de Rome upon it's being
opened to women this year?
:. In case II Is impossible TO find n
bathing cap which will keep water
out of the ears, what convenient
little device can be used for this
purpose?
3. What use can be made of the mic.
little boxes in which slices OF
wedding cake are distributed?
i. How can any ice cream stain be
removed from silk or cottonY
.. In what dainty way IL n whit.
chiffon skirt veiled to form an ex.
quisite evening dress?
D. When n plain felt hat has been
substituted for a faded duvctyn
one, how can the old one be made
into n good looking trimming for
the new?
Saturdays Answers
l. a pretty touch Of color can he
added TO the blue and white hath.
room by means Of a sponge bas.
ket made Of blue cotton thread
crocheted in wide mesh and
hung on a black ring of light
wood.
?. A very acceptable prize for n
bridge party can be made without
much trouble or expense by get
ting a score pad and making A
cover Of black ollcloth painted by
hand.
q. The woman who dislike4 bottles
scattered over her dressing table
would appreciate a round ivory
receptacle which holds three small
bottles so shaped that they fit in
together.
4. A stone. skipping contest. the
winner to be judged by the ap-
plause of the other contestants.
would be an interesting contest
for the picnic party held near a
wide creek.
D. A delicate evening dress of flesh.
colored tulle has striking trim.
ming Of narrow black tulle edging
the points OF the skirt and the
surplice of the waist, and form
ing a bow on the side.
o. Tazal is soft straw which makes
an exquisite facing A q hafNpf
eolored crepe. Ia \
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Read Your Character
Bv Digby Phillips
r Cn.r-n Clrfn

NO. lD--COarSe Skiu
II YOU want to influence a coarse
skinned man be careful not to get emo
tional or hystcrical about it, for these
things will probably only irritate him
You can be sure they won't command
his sympathy.
BY the same token you're likely to
get little out Of a coarse skinned woman
by the mere earnestness and vehemence
Of your appeal.
You have to look pretty closely a,
skin to determine whether 1t is coarse
| or not. It's not n question Of cal
loused hands. or of rOughness due to
exposure. It's more matter of the
fiber of the skin itself, of the pores. II
upon close inspection you can see the
pores easily, and they are large, you re
looking at coarse skinned person.
Large pores show up readily around
the nose. It's good place to look for
them.
OF course, there may be other things
that modify the story told by the coarse
skin in the individual, but IL other
things are equal you'll say that It is a
decided indication Of less than average
sympathy. And sympathy, 1t should
be understood, Is the ability or the
proclivity to imagine yourself in an
Others position, and to appreciate
kcenly the feelings under which they
labor.
Coarse skinned people are somewhat
lacking in this ability, though they may
have keen sense of justice and very
high ideals. And not being sensitive
themselves they are more than usually
prone to hurt the feelings of those who
are more sensitive than themselves, and
further, to take it rather calmly when
they learn they have done 70. For the
rest they're likely to have rather sound
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eAfehEL"H ut isn't 'mpos-
sible. tell you know. 1t isn't tu-
nossible that Bruce cares for you"
s"Even II such a mad thing should
be true, and l don't admit It. it's too
absurd even to think about. but even
IL IL were true, you must see that
dearly as love Trix and fond as
am of you, such a thing would be out
ok the question.
"You mean because Of your promise
TO DIR. Hunt" Miss Henderson's voice
was suddenly sharp. Nancy, you
dfen't in love with DR.. Hunt, I am
~ sure of that as | am sure of the
.Nancy rose to her feet suddenly. She
folt like trapped thing. If she stayed
there u moment longer she was sure
tAat this amazing old woman would
actually learn the truth.
-"I cant listen to any more. You
must realize, Miss Henderson. that this
70 a thing We cant discuss, it's out
of the question"
.T'he girls voice trembled with emo
don and her eagerness TO escape from
the room. She hardly knew where to
tprn or what to do. Trix needed her
and Miss Henderson had stated her IN =
tsntion of defying Bruce and taking
Nancy with them on the trip. II she
went she would escape for the moment
the results of her promise to Anthony
Hunt, and yet how could she go In the
fzce of what Miss Henderson had just
old her?
: She made a quick step toward the
DOR, but Miss Henderson with sur
fising agility instantly waylaid her.
IF this thing were true, do you
4ink you could care for BruceI"
Nancy stared at her. She realized
~ Mend dfson's desperate attitude to-
or4 tAir ling and the fact that she
e 5ta1 fssrything on her belief
t<> ~ knew what she was saying 70
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-15
Lillian Finds rseyInteresting, 4
but She Ouerdoes Her Enfhusios,,
Everybody Gets Tired Of Hearing Abou, Her Sweaters H.,
Diving, Her Clothes, Her Feelings and Herself "

MARIE has just spent week .end
AVA In the country which might have
been very pleasant.
But, instead OF remembering today
how green the trees were, and how good
the fresh vegetables were, how cool
and refreshing the lake was, or how
wonderful a time she had at the dance
on Saturday night. she has visions Of
various other things.
She enjoyed all these--but the green
OF the trees recalls the wool that Lillian
was going TO buy for sweater, the
fresh vegetables bring back n picture
Of a whole dinner table entertained by
Lillian's description Of how she made
her last sweater. the sleeves having
been made 30 short that she had ~
pretend they were short sleeves.
The memory of the lake is obscured
by Lillian's fervent explanations Of
why she didn't dive well. how we'll she
dived yesterday. and how she meant to
dive perfectly tomorrow.
The dance on Saturday night might
have been perfect. There was q nice
little moon out over the hills, the air
was fresh and cool. the floor splendid
and the music-oh that music
But---after each dance, Lllian's voice
could be heard, from the porch, from
the ballroom, from the hall outside,
or from the tennis courts In front OF
the clubhouse, explaining something
important about herself.
How she was really learning to play
a pretty good game Of tennis now:
how she hadn't wanted to wear that
dress tonight, but It was the only one
she hadn't worn a dozen times, and
Mother insisted so, because bhe liked
II; how she always got hot when she
It were Just ready to come down; how
a number of other things happened to
her, were thought and done by her and
affected her!
That's all that remains Of the trip,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-15

wINIFRED - r,,st Love
Harper cooLE, been ten % years ago
that novel appeared called 1.-The Sal
aknnnder," which had a tremendous
vogue. 1t was one of the best sellers,
which means that hundreds of thou
sands Of people paid n couple Of dollars
70 read II. The name suggested the
Arabian Nights tale of the mythical
enchanted fish that fire cannot burn,
snd the idea was that innumerable
young girls in great cities today can
- through flames and yet come out un'
senthed Such salamanders. the au q.
thor claimed, were with us everywhere.
Recently comedy appeared on
broadway called The Gold diggers'
less steal of the plot Of the novel just
referred to, and, also. n ridiculous
travesty on real life. and not worth
seeing. Yet the public strcamed to
Il for two years--so there evidently
wHs some appeal.
Tho theme, as any child can see, is
Identical with the salamander one. City
ntercenary girls are termed god diggcrs.
because they work the gold mine OF
rich men mercilessly. They take all and
give nothing.
Now you may ask any fifty expert
snced, wise, sane persons OF either sex,
and the verdict will be: 1T can't be
done - The idle rich men, the ma
tHrialists and sensualists. who hang
around girls, are not spending money
lavishly in n philanthropic spirit. nor
are they actuated by fatherly afec :.
ton, or rare spiritual unscltshness
Jpst why the public is gullible enough to
- IL 4 H.
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"The Loue Cowards"
by HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copyright. 1921. by Pubic Ledos, Co.

:. Nancy Hdtharav and Bruce Hen
terson are love cordrds. Nancy hates
eH men and Bruce dis.rusts all
women and then they are brought
together IN lonely house on the
AdssdChusetts coast, tcherc Nancy
nos gone as gorerness TO Trir,
Bruoe's little niece. Trir lives in
deadly fear Of him, and Nancy, deter
mined to protect the child, incurs
Bruce's ermitV. One night he seizes
ker in his arms, thinking IN that toay
70 send her flying. and Nancy finds
20 her horror that she cannot hate
Aim as she should. When DR.. Hunt
telis her Of his lore Bruce interrupts
the scene and Nancy in order TO safe
Der pride accepts the Doctors offer.
TIE merit day, Miss Henderson,
Bruce's older sister, tells Nancy that
1he thinks Bruce cares for her.
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OF all the materials In the world It
seems to US that organdy has been most
assiduous in directing a successful ca L.
reer. 1t punches its time clock every
summer morning at o'clock, and never
thinks of leaving until 2 o'clock In the
morning. 1t never watches the clock nor
cares when 1t gets home. 1t never takes
a vacation. And It's always on hand
with a crisp, bright face to do any odd
job for another kind Of dress.
Behold one of the early morning
shift Of the organdy squad carried out
here In peach color and girdled In self
material. Tucks ornament the skirt
until they give way to a band of white
net set with medalliOns of the dress ma :
terial. The same treatment IL accorded
the short sleeves.
As to bands of net, these have bee
much 10 the fore this summer. and al
found on giDghams and dotted swisscl
as well as on some Of the crepe models.
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Wants to Be Fatter

TO the Editor Of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam-I will appreciate Il
very much II you could kindly help me
teen and am very thin. have thin
legs. / wish you would tell me what
to use to make my legs fat how to use
II and when to use 1t. Would sweet
cream make me fat?
Rub cocoa butter upon your legs
daily. exercise either by swimming,
dancing or walking and eat plenty Of
wholesome food at regular hours. Bi.
cycling strengthens the muscles In your
legs and you can do this without a BIZ
cycle by lying down and hoisting your
legs in the air. II you eat more you
Will get fatter all over and II will be
much more becoming. Sweet cream Is
a fattening food. but milk Is quite as
good