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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
WHAT'S WHAT
by HELEN .DECIE

4 Cleveland correspondent GA. B
C.~, writes to Whats What" as fol.
lows: Dear Etiquette Editor is II
good table manners, while holding bread
or toast In the fingers and before eating
II. to dip II In the tea or coffee cup, or
Into any substance on the plate, or to
alternative is approved7"
:. Answer: It Is distinctly bad form to
dip bread or toast into any liquid. II
the eater is afflicted with dental trouble,
and must have soft food, II la more
seemly to have this served in the form
Of milk toast. for which can be substi-
tuted tea toast or coffee toast, to be
eaten with a spoon. People do. not
wipe of the plate" In the dining.room
II, at the home table, there Is a delicious
consume, bread may be broken, and a
small portion OF this can be dipped into
the sauce with the fork which is used
to convey the morsel to the mouth
ia to be avoided.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
Yesterdays Answers

. The only woman'S publishing
house in the United States which
is run entirely by women, with
women as heads of all it, depart
ments, is located in New York
city III connection with the ma
tional board Of the Y. W. e. y.
/. An exquisite little party bag
can be made out Of ChangCable
colored taffeta, shaped round,
with several narrow bands %
ostrich feathers around it, ana Il
mirror which forms the bottom
of the bag on the inside and is
covered with the tatfcta on the
outside.
. A new kind of gas TO be used for
lighting purposes that is expert
mented with at the present TIM"
is made from the fumes given off
by oat. wheat and rye straw,
when they are intensely heated.
. Some attractive guest towels
which would be nice - Us" for
very best have band Of tlct,
of a simple design, set in each
one, and this Is made still prrtticr
by tiny cluster Of flowers
worked in French knots, at either
end Of the band
!. An invention uf the must prar-
tiCal nature which ha~ recently
been devised for the typewriter
is an attachment which By mean,
Of bell gives warning that the
last line Of III" page being type
Trittpn hns bppD rCaChpI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
Corset Bags

This Is the newest accessory for ,ho
ooudoir; When milady Is wearing bne
second best pair and wants 10 keen her her
sunday best neat Sand clean In M
drawer she places them in a bag nv ',s
such bag! 1t is as long as the corsst a
soft silk. with wide heading ana VI
casing In which a ribbon to match draw,
II close. Then 1t Is decorated--w,,,,
a long. fiat ostrich feather, stretched it its
length on one side. q garland OF silk
bon. with roses here and there-witb
anything that it's owners imaRination
can think up or her nimble fingers CON.
coct., And then 1t is so handy when
she travels.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
Jeans Sense of Honor

T1CELY belonged TO Il card club COM
~ pose6 of the younger matrons and
some of the older girls who had not
been married These latter were nearly
oil girls OF Janet Heaslip's type. bit
inclined to be cynical and worldly wise,
a bit inclined to look upon love and
marriage askance.
All kinds Of things were discussed at
this club over the card tables. and Jean,
who went with CiCely TO the meetings.
usually sat and listened II by chance
any one OF the members happened TO
be absent for any reason she was
discussed as freely as any non-member.
There did not seem to be any sense of
loyalty among the women.
At one Of the meetings a girls name
was brought up, girl Jean did not
know She gathered from the general
conversation that this girl was unhap.
PLY married, and had no scruples about
seeing and knowing other men. one
man in particular.
She should have married Phil In the
first place" Cicely contributed, secure in
the knowledge that at least she was en-
tirely loyal to her own husband. Mel
willie isn't suited to her. every one said
in the first place that he was too old"
Cicely's partner remarked. melville
isn't blind. and she and Phil are seen
everywhere together
II think that's dishonorable." Jean
famed suddenly.
The eyes OF the other three women
we're turned on her suddenly, calculat.
ing young eyes that seemed to bore into
Jeans very soul.
But, Jean" expostulated one, surely
she's entitled to some happiness, and
she's not doing anything wrong"
She's doing this much wrong she's
making II possible for you people to
discuss her. and sooner or later whether
her friendship with this man Is entirely
all right or not. she's going TO put her.
self in a terribly wrong position with
her husband. She married him. and sh.
ought to be loyal to him."
CiCely laughed. Jean doesn't count,
girls, her ideas are so colored by her
own life that she simply doesn't under
stand what It Is to be unhappily mar
red."
Jean was silent. again she thought to
herself, III they only knew the truth -
Jean had been nearly a month In the
city already. and the life, although II
absorbed all Of her time. somehow
seemed to flow all about her without
touching her vitality at any time. She
had written TO Mark once thanking him
for some money he had sent her. with
the money he had sent a short note
hoping that she was having a good time.
He said nothing at all about the ranch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
What About MARRIAGE lIcense2

Dear Cynthia-I am a young girl OF
eighteen l LETT my parents In England
and came to this country all alone about
two years ago. 1 have been working
parents as much as l could About a
year ago ] met a young man who Is an
American citizen. We have decided to
get married. But he says that as | am
Under age We could not obtain "A mar
riage license without the consent Of my
parents Will you please tell me II this
Is necessary, as l am puzzled to know?
A. r
A girl cannot marry in this state
under twenty-one years Of age without
her parents consent. or tho consent OF
some one who Is named by them as their
representative. But It is possible for
her to marry In Maryland or New York
under twenty-one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
"Whitey" Once More

Dear Cynthia-The other day you
told Billy" that whitley" would appear
again. Well. I've been awaiting my ap-
pearance myself for a couple Of weeks.
but don't bother printing It now.
Anyway. Billy" II wasn't who
started this wild life stun. II was the
readers who picked out different small
phrases In my letters to knock me-or
boost me. wonder how many secret
boosters I have. anyway: none, guess.
This Is my idea: Why shouldn't girls
pay half the bill of a nights fun? They
are all proud to say their position IL
equal to a mans. and lots even 20 so far
as to ask you the question, why should
have to marry?" That's the way the
girls are getting these days. So II these
girls never intend to become mothers.
why shouldn't they be treated as men
and pay half the expenses7 They both
(the lady and gentleman) get the same
amount Of pleasure. II they want to be
independent and mannish. why should
they be treated as women? When speak,
ing Of girls I mean the majority and the
majority rules, so I say all girls.
WHITLEY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

and his own affairs. and Jean in thu
letter she wrote TO him retaliated by raw
ing about the splendi Id time she was hav.
ing and how fine II was to be back.
She did this partly because she knew
IN her heart Of hearts that she was not
having good time. the feverish life she
was leading made her vaguely restless
She did not know what she wanted, but
she was certain that It was not the kind
OF life she was leading at present.
It was Just at this time when she
was most at sea that an astounding
thing happened. 1t was at dance given
by one of the young married couples
and Jean was looking unusually beau.
tiful. She wore a silver dress and silver
slippers, and carried fan Of brilliant
orange feathers. Her dark hair was
gathered high On her mead and fastened
with comb OF brilliants. She knew
that she looked lovely, but somehow she
did not care. The bright enthusiasm had
gone out Of her life entirely.
Tomorrow-An Unexpected Meeting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
THE HUSBAND HATER
BY HAZEI. DEYO BACHELOR
Conn icht. 1881. by Public Lsdoe, Co.

Jedr Northrup. brought up IN lur-
trt, Is forced BY her fathers death
and bankruptcy and her opn Icur OF
poverty 10 marry her gudrdidn, Mark
Brdnd, q man she diSlikcS at sight.
She Is miserable out on Marks Uest-
ern ranch until she meets Dick Mason.
a young engineer. and q friendship
springs up bctrCcn them tphich on
Dicks part soon develops into some
thfr1 deeper He makes the mistake
ino hey her 70 ' r,i,t a,rav @ Win @ nj bir" " sayk
overhcdrS everything, Including jeans
indignant refusal. and after Dicks de.
pdrturo offers TO dlloW her to return
east. Jean visits Cicelv Rnorles, AZ,
old school friend. but NE IN the city
seems fuU Of petty sordtdnesS, and
Jean does not enjoy the happiness she
had rrDecfcf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
Asks WHY They Knock

Dear Cynthia-No, I'm not a girl in
my teens. considered good looking by
the opposite SEX" nor am I going to
"razz" somebody either. Strange. l ad-
nit. but true.
The reason I'm writing to you, Gym
thia, Is because believe I should thank
you for the huge amount Of enjoyment
your column has brought to me. For
months I have read the various letters,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
NEED FOR GOOD BREAD
/ RECOGNIZED BY MRS. WILSON
Using Different Flows Povdes Tarie-Recpe for Broton
Bread Suggests HomeBaked Beans, and These TtUo
! Make Excellent Supper
ny MRS. NJ. 4. WILSON

ftopvrioht. 1871. BY Ms. v. 4. wilson.
All rights 'cscrredD
rOOD bread is a great need in many
VI homes today. 1t is real and an
appreciated luxury IN the homes of the
wealthy, yet every housewife may easily
prepare good, palatablc bread If she Will
but put forth determined effort.
During the winter the housewife
should plan to bake bread twice a week,
when the family is small, and three
times, IL needed when the family ~
larger. This, together with good home
made pies, pastries. cnkcs and plenty
Of the coarse wintry vegetables will
provide abundant food for the family.
Whole wheat. rye, corn ana rice
hour all afford variety and may be
used for bread and biscuits. Try some
good old fashioned Boston brown breud
and home baked beans for Saturday
night supper.
An old time brown bread recipe:
Use one pound cans in when conGe
IA packed: these will make splendid
molds. Grease and -four the mold. Now
place in a saucepan
One quart Of trGtGr.
One teaspoon Of sat-.
One cup Of moldsSCs.
Bring to a boil and add one and one
nalf cups of cornmCal. Stir and COOK
for ten minutes and then turn the mix
ture into q bowl and let cool. Now
add
One cup Of rye -four,
One cup Of rhOle tchCdt foW'
Ono cup Of bran,
One cup Of seeded rIisinS
One and one half lcrct teaspoons ot
baking soda. dissolved IN
One half cup Of rdtcr.
Mix and then turn into molds and fill
Them about two thirds full. Place in
large kettle and fill with cold water 70
two thirds depth Vt mold. Cover ana
boil for one and one quarter hours. Litt
from the kettle and take off lids OF
niolds. Place in warm oven to dry on
4 Plan a menu that will include from
Saturday night to Mondays evening
SATURDAY DINNER
Casserole of Brown Onion and Cabbage
Home Baked Beans with Tomato Sauce
Mashed Parsnips carrots
Lettuce
Canned Peaches Cofee
SUNDAY BREAKFAST
Oranges
Cereal and Cream
Sausage and Hot Cakes
Coffee
DINNER
Celery
Fricassee of Chicken
Rolled Rice String Beans
Onion Salad
Orange Pie 'oHee
SUPPER
Bean Croqucttes Rice lakes
Fruit Salad
Sponge Cake lea
MONDAY DINNER
Clear Tomato Soup
Emince of Chicken
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

am now an old lady. but remember
that when I was a young girl. fond OF
embroidery in cross-stitch with colored
worsteds. / always kept a small fiuffy
bunch Of cotton In my work basket, a
scrap Of which. twisted at the end Of nv
worsted thread. aided 1t in going through
the eye OF the needle without splitting
-McCall's
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
The Question Corner
Today's Inquiries

How may last years serge street
dress be Transformed into this
years good looking afternoon
frock?
. What are the latest needles for
the talking machine made of:
Describe smart ovCrblouse to
be worn with plaid skirt.
In what new way can some cum
ming pillows for the nursery be
made?
How can one heat milk so that
when it comes to boil it viii
not bubble over onto %ehc stove:
What is the latest fad i'll fancy
COrSPtSy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
Baked Macaroni with Cheese
Spinach
Hot Biscuits Butter
Lettuce
Apple Sauce Gingerbread

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~, me nlhrh'I onShrt WI reH"'
mo pDnn"s ~ uppm;s, ;.J o.,,,o,
T"' do"'h W'"'"" S'-'" o'""V'''
T' mD ] momnS " :
Ttro pounds Of cabbage.
ono and one hdU pounds OF pdrsnipS,
ono pound Of carrots.
one bunch Of soup herbs,
ono hdV do=cn. cpoS'
ono nay pound o. mdrro"tdt oedns'
On"-hat pound Of rice
ono phCEnGe ot mdcnron''
T'co cans ~ Tomatoes,
ono can ot string Deans
U Unc ."H ~ p'a'nes, ,. a..
D p'a. W. pJ" S" Lo''
Me f"",' Pt ~ Wv w
',,"t P"""" " i''o" "hhuSuy''
ro' pnJ ~ b,jP Pp,,JS' .L:,.,
""' w" on' ,""i PD"nuS .",cSeH'
one bng fonr,
one Mound Of corrmcnI.
Ouc mound Of rve Hovr.
Bran.
BrrakJ"St ''ycd'
SS"n"S P'"
S,,az..:,,.
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Carrot Cakes
Wash the carrots and sCrape. then cut
into small pieces. Cook until tender,
drain and then season well and mash.
Form into hat cakes and dip in -four,
and brown in hot fat.
C,sssro,o -, prou, o,;,, and C.,,,u.
SCUM
Pool and cut into slices ono and ono.
half Guns of onions Sow nInco ono.
half Gun of shortening in a irving nan
and cook the onions until very brown
Do not burn. Add the cabbage cbonned
very fine. and smother urtii the cab.
bagc is soft. Turn into a large SCUM
kettle, add the SOM homes SCUM herhs
O,o b,J, ,,, - ,.,..
Tbrcc u ouort. rsp y nto. ot.t'
One carrot. cut in tiny dice.
Oh'-hdV teaspoon ot thtme,
'he ca" oJ tomdtoeS' rnooed through
SteVe'
Bring to boil and simmer slowly for
three hours. Thicken and then strain
one quart of stock and set aside for
barley broth. Season and serve.
a. ~,
Crate suficicnt orange r;rd 20
measure ono tob,eenoon. and tbon r,ooo
in n saucepan, and add mice of three
oranges, with sufficient water 10 meas.
ure one and one quarter cups. also
One cum of suoor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

out how 1t is coming along. and ;,..
how long II will last. ''''
The friend whom you arc bes;ou,..
with attentions becomes worried hs .hsS
feels that IL yon are going TO toke ,"e
mere friendship 40 seriously and nnt a.
much romance into It. she must be fa;I' ~
ing because she cannot and will NO,
treat 1t like a love affair. ""'
Ihe employer who finds you becom.
ing discontented because he doesn't roll
you every day or 70 that Won are do;rn w..
well and will soon be getting more saiS
ary loses faith and patience. ''''
.. Gist' =
GIVE them fair chance, the muscles,
~ the seeds, the cake, the friend AMI
the employer. o. "u an"
They won't be half so likely n f.u
you II you "let them alone, !" like Iittlo
30 Peep. - ,'''''e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
Photos by Central News.

b New
Strap different
when they first appeared from anything had
years that they positively startling Now
much matter OF here Paris
be done TO restore them their condition
conceived the idea OF having
shows the ordinary strap slipper eye
and the elaborate heavily
and evening
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
Ask Her, Not Her Friends

Dear Cynthia-I am coming to you for
advice for the first time. love girl
very dearly. 70 to see her every Sat-
urday night with other friends. but I'm
in doubt whether she loves me or not.
or course never asked. I'll tell you the
reason why. When we are together with
others she always tries to avoid me.
She seems TO be shy and afraid to speak
to me. She only looks at me when I'm
not looking at her and that's why It
makes II hard for me to propose to her.
Some Of her friends told me she admires
her love. Then why Ia II she tries to
avoid me and when some girls tease her
about me she bushes and looks an
noycd7
Would II be proper to write her and
ask her why she avoids me or shall I ask
her in words? CYRIL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
Please Tell Me
What TO DO
BY CYNTHIA

Don't Do II -.
Gypsy-No. dear. do not marry a
man who tells you OF his love while
he is bound to a wife and two little
children. You will not be happy with
him. Even IL the wife has not been
all she should be, he owes his babies
and their future some thought Don't
do It and try to persuade him against
divorce for his childrens sake.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
SHE COULDN'T WAIT TO TRY
HER EXERCISES SLOWLY
She Had to Go at Al of Them Right Asoay and the Result
Was Set of Aching Muscles-Beter Be Like
Little BoPeep

CHE mad been taking a course Of
~ exercises and had brought home some
directions for more advanced ones to
do at home.
They were arranged according to
lumber, and each succeeding one was a
title more difficult and strenuous than
the. last.
She mastered the first one the first
night before she went to bed, although
she knew her execution was not per-
feet.
Then the next night, instead Of trying
IL again she went on to the next one. In
spite Of careful instructions, and learned
that.
SO It went throughout the whole list |;
by the end Of the week she had tried
them all, even the most difficult ones.
And by Sunday she was SO stiff that
she felt as II she could never get up or
move again.
She didn't understand why, until she
went to the instructor and complained.
And then she was told why in very
convincing words.
CHE had done the usual thing, opened
~ the oven door to see how the cake
was baking; pulled up the seeds to see
IL they were sprouting.
1t can't be done II never works.
No matter how grent your enthusiasm
and excitement, you will be disap-
pointed II you try to reach your goal
before you get there.
A. cake requires a certain amount of
time to itself, In the hot darkness Of
the oven, before It will look kindly upon
the intrusion of any human hand or
straw.
If you snoop ever so quietly into its
affairs, It will get sulky and fall fiat
and sad"
A plant prefers to find its own way
p into the light, without. being pulled
,r pushed by humans.
If you pry into the secrets of the
plants process it will get discouraged
and go Immediately into decline.
1t Is your own sorrow-if you keep
trying this method with your muscles
they simply won't be hurried.
They don't fall and get sad" an
they don't go into decline--they pa
you back in your own coin by hurting
you much worse thar you felt you were
hurting them.
TT ISN'T always with new exercises
l. that you attempt this rushing; some
times it is new friendship, and some
times it is a new position.
You emit be satisfied to let it go
on in its own slow way, gaining ground,
making itself firm and solid.
You must look into it, test it, find
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
Threading WOrsted

Tomorrow-"A Little of Everything
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-07

finally overlook Jamestown. Looking around,
spied comforabe-looking farm house and upon nves-
gaing found it the home of Mr. and Mrs James Con-
atse of one Of the largest farms in that part
of Tennessee.
At their hospitable invitation, spent the night with
tem and the acquaintance thus begun pened into closer
relationship, leading recently while in Jamestown, to
again visit these kind friends during the daytime which
occasion they took a trip of inspection around the
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-07

cation TO be made to the Interstate Com
merce Commission for authority to con-
solidate this line with the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company.
This plan leaves the Lehigh Valley Coal
Sales Company IN position to negotiate
new contract with the mining COM
panies. The plan calls for no assessment
on the stockholders ana results in no
sacrifice of their equity In the coal COM
pany acknowledgement, 1921, by
Public Ledger Company.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-07
MODERN USE OF
AN INDIAN GAVE
..... THE coNATSER HOME
Nestled In picturesque spot amid the
Cumberland Mountains.

This prehistoric cave, illustrated in next COL
umn, discovered on the Conatser farm, in FentresS
County, Tennessee, has today been turned into
practical use for the present generation as shelter
or barn for cattle, of which easily holds 100 head.
Pure spring water falls from rock into basin, in
a shady grove below, providing for the thirsty
cows BY freak of rock formation, natural hay
pit is provided, into which a load of hay, driven
onto the rock, may be easily dumped from above,
recurring little labor for what is usually consider
able job, feeding large herd of cattle.
Talking freely to me, a sympathetic woman
listener, of some of the ailments from which she
had suffered Mrs. Conatser told me of her expert
ence with Cardui the Woman's Tonic, at a critical
period of her life, and gave me permission to pub
lsl the true statement of her experience, which is
printed with this article. H. L. q.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-07
TAKE HOLDINGS
FROM RAILROAD
Lehigh Valley and Subsidiary
Coal Companies Are Segre-
gated by Government.
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC Ledger.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 7.-Plans
for segregation of the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road Company from its subsidiary coal
companieS-the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany and Coke Bros. 6 Co., incorporated,
provide that the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany shall issue $40, coo 600 non-cumulative
preferred stock with no voting rights
Of 500 par value a share, yielding divi-
dends Of per cent per annum.
This will be turned over to the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company in the form
OF a stock dividend declared out of sur
plus. The annual income from this pre-
ferred stock will be payable to the rail-
road company. --.... ..-.-
The stock of Coke Bros. Co., will
remain as at present until the maturity
of the collateral trust agreement under
which it is pledged. except that the voting
power, in the meanwhile, will be assigned
to a trustee. After that time the stock
is to be sold, the proceeds to go to the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company.
The stock of the Delaware, Suseque-
hanna & Chuykill Railroad Company,
which is also pledged under the collateral
trust agreement, is to be held until
Feb. l, 1926, the maturity date Of the
agreement, and IN the meanwhile appli-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-07
Two Taken With Car
Stolen Here May 10

indianapolis police yesterday received
a communication from the United States
Department OF Justice stating that two
men, giving their home as Chicag go, have
been arrested in Hartford, Conn, in pos
session of an automobile belonging to
C. S. Obler of indianapolis and which
was stolen May 10 of this year. The
men were arrested when they attempted
to dispose of some stolen jewelry. They
told the police they were on their way
to New York, where they were to get
contraband liquor and transport it to an
other city
In the auto they were driving was
found a number of high-powered rifles,
revolvers and burglar outfits. A small
quantity of liquor also was found in the
car.