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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
CHE was one of those adorable babies

CHE was one Of those adorable babes
~ that you want to hug. ,,..,
Not a peaches and cream pcau''iu'
child, but just loyable., - -.
She was running about the Iawn,
playing in the absorbed. attentive way
that babies like her always have.
When she chased butterfly from the
bushes along the fence over 10 inc
garden and watched 1t disappear into
neighbor's flowers, II was serious
business. Z. :.
When she picked up the handle. OF
her small wheelbarrow and trudged
busily over IN her sand pile in the cor
ner, you knew that this was an impor"
t0nt and necessary move.
She was very shy
Her three -cornered smile seemed 10
be reserved for very rare occasions, Tor;
when some one outside the family TAXED
| to her. her mouth assumed a solemn
pucker and she gazed up under brows
that we're drawn together gravely.
But once she smiled, she almost
laughed. =,
That was when she pointed out red
| rose. lingering on beyond the summer.
She caressed II lovingly with n sun.
Drowned finger, and then gave her
sweet smile. =,
"Daisy!" she explained. and
Daisy" she cried again, rushing over
to a purple aster.
That was when she almost laughed.
uER conversation, though, was bril-
IL liant and Highland continuous.
Only her mother could have under
stood just what some of the words
were. and her mother was not there.
She had been forced to leave her
that day. for that precious. light
hearted talk that she loved 80 to hear
had been breaking her heart oil morn
She was the wife OF an aviator. and
news had lust come to her TINT day OF
the wreck of her husbands 8 ship.
There was no more news than that.
She would not know for hours whether
the father of the busy little prattler
would ever come back to them again
or how.
In time, Of course, IL the news con-
tinued to be bad and there was very lit
tie hope that baby with the flashing
smile that che kept for her would be her
cnly comfort. ,
With her to think about, to love and
to bring up, she would have less time
to brood. to mourn and grieve.
But that day, almost distracted as
she was, with every sight of the baby
bringing the vision OF her father more
distinctly before her, she could not
bear the sound Of that happy talk.
uOw little children know Of the
l. L tragedies that go on over their
heads every day.
In the midst Of death and trouble
they go right on with their sunny little
lives. growing. chatting. playing, all
unconscious of the change in their sur
roundings.
And isn't it blessing that they 10 ?
For they are like oascS In desert Of
dreariness and despair sometimes.
They are so comforting IN their aloof-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
A Reply to "Tennessean"

- NepIy 10 'ennessesn
Dear Cynthia-This is my first at
tempt at writing to you, though ! have
read your column for quite a long time.
but never before have been able to
pluck up nerve" enough for so worthy
a cause.
Cynthia. of all your writer's. | ad.
mire the views of DE Jure." Sot so
long ago a person under the name of
"Tennessean' wrote n rather uncompli-
mentary letter to your column. May I
say few words to "A Tennessean" 60
Perhaps you are right in some of
your views "Tennessean" CO, Many
people write to this column Just for
fun" or the purpose of letting off
hot air Quite easy. I say.
Now. "Tennessean" YOU Censure
others; are YOU Censure.proof Yourself?
Are YOU masqueradng? But are you
from Tennessee Maybe so. maybe not.
Your word can be doubted quite as
much as the other writers. You might
come from Tennessee avenue. Atlantic
city Yet you Censure Western Girl '
You might be from "Fill-a delphia."
but | think you're from place called
"Full-o bull.fo va"
"Tennessean" 90, you sighted our
Of old Bill Penn himself and I'm pretty.
with hazel eyes, light-brown hair, regu-
lar features, and a complexion not bor-
rowed from drug store. ! am. salts
fed with my city and | don't find fault
with other peoples. Take my advice
and take a back seat. NANCY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07

ern men still harbor the delusion that
we are beings Of subtlety and strange
! attributes. Listen TO the Belgian poet
and dramatist Maeterlinck IA married
mani:
"All women have communications
with the Unknown that are denied us
tmenl.
when love comes to her, even the
lowest of wantons possesses that
which we never have"
Women are still nearer TO God. and
yield themselves with less reserve to
| the pure workings Of the mystery.
Some Eternal Magdalene is Ma.
donna in herself, and typihcs all
women.
Even like Don Juan. We take 8
thousand and three in our embraces,
still shall We find that it al
ways is the same woman. good or bad.
tender or cruel. loving or faithless. that
! is standing before us.
| Now. that really is too much. Even
| Brigham Young contcntcd himself
! with some twenty wives, whereas this
| SpirituCllC poet claims tho privilege OF
/ taking in his arms matter Of one
! thousand aud three. lie is. indeed. the
/ supreme variCtiSt Of the century, but
apparently it avails him nothing, for
( does not nc Nunll lHuJ IL II away .
t.Ic same wOman?'
How sensible are the modern writer's
who pierce this sham Of the ages, and
frankly say that we are human beings,
with faults and frailties. but that there
are several essential differences of mind
and heart and temperament, which al
ways will make men and women tas-
cnating to each other?
. ~ l,pnrup tlp ENGLISH novelist
and cssayist, is almost brutal in his
/ G,nunciatlon of the old mysteries about
us. And Bernard Shaw has us frank
and impertuPut. sane and sensible, us
adult human beings are supposed to be-
/ 1t is surprising how the tradition of
feminine mystery has been handed
down and influences nearly every man,
( in his extreme youth. or course. We
are mysterious to the adolescent. Love
/ is the biggest mystery in the world.
Sex attraction. the drawing tosether of
some individuals and 7epulsion of
/ others, is -underStandahle; but
women are no more mysterious TO men
than are men to women
How we agonizc over miSurderstand-
ings, when We are young-and some
times. long afterward. II the boy says.
"Womcn are the devil; you just cant
tell what they will do. They accept
your presents and then turn YOU down
for n guy with n hnnkroll. or some
cheap sport that isn't worth the powder
to blow him UP WITH" the girl cries.
"How could hc do il: He pursued me
for months. wearing he d die if ! did
not love him. and then, whom ! did. he
-wearled. and deserted me.
And So. il ~ a continual mystery ;
each sex fails to understand the psy-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07

built SkyscraperS. invented warShips,
airplanes. submarines. poison gas and
all the delights of wholesale murder.
one would suppose they could fathom
q trivial thing like woman. But We
have their word for II, that masculine
omnisciencc and omnipotencc fall short
fight here. II is almost unanimous
among the writer's. at least Of tho past
that woman is Synonymous with un-
fathomablc. eternal mystery.
ANY modern female with modicum
of humor is apt to remark. BUNK.
and yet. there is a proportion of our
sex that believe in playing up to this
persistent, illusion Of tln dear men, and
shrouding themselves in the thick veil
and putting on their halo. whenever
mere man is calling on them.
One used to account for this insist
ent illusion partly by the fact that
women actually wore such voluminouS
clothes. In the days Of long. flowing,
wraithlike garments and filmy vci's. on
shroudng the face, il might be d,hlru't
to realize that n woman Of flesh and
blood was behind the clouds. But in
this age Of bicycles and knickcrbockers,
riding .breeches and knee length skirts
on the street. that leave no doubt as
TO the existence Of muscles. every man
Is cognizant of all womens anatomy.
almost as Is the artist or physician.
That women have legs is actually an es-
tablished fact.
Besides this. most men are married.
90 how can they keep up the bluff about
our being 50 mysterious? \ wife in a
kimona. cooking ham and eggs. or
curling her hair with an iron. cannot
surely resemble Fra Angelica angel
For the few youths who are thco-
retically uninitiated. there is the mod
crn stage. with its ballet. and barefoot
dancing Classic drapcrieS arc a Scant
and diaphanous as can well b" imng-
incd. "Ah. but" rhapSodizcs tn" poet,
"You are describing the mere phy-i-
cal It is the soul Of woman that is
the eternal mystery"
II the poet is married man. and
can. hypnotic himself into believing n
woman has a soul deep and dark and
cavernous. while he is discussing with
her the grocery bill and the best place
to get Johnny's shoes mended. and
whether cod liver oil is calculated to
alleviate Jennie's suffCrinss-he is in
deed a poet.
Perhaps you do not believe that mod
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
Read Your Character
By Diqtp Phillips
~ ko.... E..a.

No. +5-Active Eyes
Ordinarily il is easier for YOU 10 tell
that girl I, vivacious by the simple
process OF watching her "vivashe' than
by looking steadily into her eyes.
though the latter process may have GER
tain advantages if she's attractive.
But the ladies are great at camou-
fage. Her vivacity may be assumed for
a purpose, to be dropped for her more
natural manner later. And maybe
You re sufficiently interested to want to
find out Or worse still. maybe fate
has denied you the privilege Of looking
into her eyes themselves, and the best
you can do is to gaze at the photo
sranh!c reproduction Of them.
You have guide. It not infallible
II won't hold good. for instance, if she
has n toothache, or too many of her
other Indications of character contra
dict it. But. on the whole, it's quite re-
liable.
People with unusually large eyes are
naturally vivacious. Remember, it's
not question of the prominence OF the
eyes, nor how wide apart the eyelids
nre held. It's the largeness OF the eye
itself in proportion 20 the rest Of the
face Did you ever notice that n rabbit
has big eyes, and n squirrel? These
animals are extremely lively and ac-
tive, Elephants, on the other hand
and smaller animals too-we should re-
frain from mentioning the pig out OF
delicacy-have small eyes, and they
aren't a bit vivacious. Throughout the
animal kingdom there is distinct re.
atlonship between the size of the eve
and activity and alertness, and it holds
good as measure of the individual
! though not to the same extent Of course
as in the comparison of species.
TOmOrrOw-Brainy Ears
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
The Louable Sun-browned Baby
viii SaDe Her Mothers H.:
Her Ceaseless CHEEKY Talk at the Time the Bad Ne Cam
Vas Agonisng but Later She VIII Be the Only Comto,,

day." "'e't III
They make YOU realize 20 co,rr,.,
the wonder Of human life: how ,,e'ts !,
on, somehow taking up It's tbreod soh
In spite of all the breaks and blow,s ssa'a %
II must suffer. stht
The wife of this aviator wop,a /,
to go on living whether she won. u nas
without him. or not. ""''eo' u
But how mich more compl.ts h.. a.
will be. how much better filed UT
sun Drowned. growing baby io c,s WIZ
How much moro possible ,ba %,
make II for her mother to gotbor WI
shattered pieces of her heart. ,bo W ns
tered threads Of her life and bos, bs sa,
over ngain-for her. oes'n al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07

Shakespeare speaks of knitting up
the raveled sleeve Of care" If he
could but have foreseen the autumn
fashions of 1921 be would have spoken
of knitting up that same sleeve with
care. Caref,ll-yes, even anxious
sleeves are often the one indication that
yuir gown belongs to this season in :
stead of to last.
The above charming model OF crepe
dc chine illustrates an adaptation OF
the bishop sleeve which is exceedingly
popular at present. These sleeves are
finished with dangling fields Of the
mauve crepe de chine which achieves
the frock.
For the rest. ornamentation relies
Golely on the crossed bands OF the
corsage and on the succession of tiny
rutfles that trim the sides of the skirt.
Regarding the color, one need hardly
repeat that mauve is one of the most
fashionable tints Of the hour.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
The Heart Pirate
By HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
co,.,tobt. 1921. b. Public Ledger CompupI

udiced." his heart had lcap"d strangely:
\ maddcning thought Of what it would
mean to be- loved by this girl suddenly
took hold Of him. To have her white
arms around his neck. TO have the
right TO bury his face in her hair And
,ur was here alone with him. he had
carried her off
Theo's sudden rising brought him to
n realization of where his thoughts had
been drifting. and his jaw SET deter
mincdly. What on earth was the mat
ter with him? Surely he was different
from other men. and the propinquity OF
a charming woman was not going 70
lead his thoughts entirely astray His
law set determinedly as he rose and
stood facing her. and his next remark
was entirely characteristic of him.
Il hope You will be quite comfortable
whilc YOU are on board. Please don I
hesitate to ask for anything you want.
II you change your mind and would
like to help me for two or three hours
each morning. Mrs Brcen will tell you
whcrc am working,
There was no personal interest in
what hc said. merely rather stiff
courtesy. which Thco felt vas rather in
slightly. and threw back her head
IIlN'N Il''h~'H
Thank you. If ! change my mind. OF
course. shall let you know imme-
diatcIy. They stood there mea assuring
each other. Thpo inwardly trembling al
her daring. She knew that her word
would infuriate him. and yet what
could he do about it? OF course. it wa
entirely possible for him TO carry her
of with him. but even he would have tc
admit the impossibility Of forcing he'
to work now that he had had his way
with her.
Don't try my patience too far" HI
said harshly. II might suddenly de
eide 70 force YOU to do as I wish. Their,
are ways I might choose, for you mus
realize that here you are entirely II
my power and my word Is law
But this IS the twentieth century
Mr.. BIakp>loo." TheO intcrposeC
quickly. "Ict's not make the situation
any moro melodramatic than it alread,
is." She caught her breath on the las
words. and turning quickly made he
escape conscious that her heart wa
beating fast and that she wasn't nenrl
MS certain Of herself as she would hav
had him believe.
a1aN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
Thinks "PIebe" Is Just Making Fun

Dear Cynthia-Until now have beet
nothing but reader OF your wonder
full column and have admired the orig.
inal style Of "McWhzzburgh" and "De
Jure." but what | would like 10 say
is, would The Plebe" be so kind as 10
interpret his poem into plain English so
that Il can be understood by the ma.
jority of the readers of the column, as
understand this column Is for the In
terest Of people OF a % mind that Is not 50 50
Is at all? honestly think that The
Plebe" is only trying TO make fun OF
DE Jure" so that he may be made TO
write" JACQUES REMSE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
WHAT'S WHAT
BY HELEN DECIE

Courtesy creates courtesy. When the
passengers in public conveyances show
civility to one another and TO the mea
In charge Of the car or train they will
md quick and agreeable returns in an
ali-around friendlness whic!! 10 nothing
n not "for the good Of the service"
II, as in the illustration, "A conductor
or motorman halts his car to accommo-
date belated and huTrying passengers.
surely those who benefit by his act might
show some appreciation. 1t is not in
human nature TO do what Is inconven,
lent merely for the convenience OF
others. when those others reward the
voluntary courtesy with an of-COuTse.
you're.paid.for-it air of selfish indiffer-
ence "The smallest service is repaid
with thanks" and thankless task is
seldom repeated So it is that the dis
courteous reception Of a courteous action
may suffice to discourage all future at
tempts at accommodation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
The Woman's Exchange
A Good Remedy for Fleas

To NE Editor Of Won ans Page:
Dear Madam-As a daily reader OF
your column and finding many helpful
suggcst'ons I would like 10 send some-
thing useful TO you. Several contrIbu-
tors lately have asked for relief from
feas, and having worried through
Siege o. those small pests am glad 70
tell every one what will chase them.
An old colored nanny told me to use
SNUFF" and after having spent a great
deal Of time and money on all sorts OF
remedies found very cheap and ef-
ficient one Just sift II about under the
rugs, II possible, but all about the floor
and corners, and the feas will soon
leave. NJ T. q
Thank YOU verV much for the sug-
? gestion. | am sure others who are an,
ncyed with these pests will be glad 10
hear OF your remedy and the succes rs
you had with II. I hope the column
| viii always have something helpful tc
1 give you as YOU read It through.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
Grass Stains Removed From Shoes

To the Editor Of WomGn's Page!
Dear Madam was away to the
country last month and while | was
there my white shoes Cnu.buck) became
full or stains from the grass and I have
tried ever since TO remove them but
with failure. II any one can help me 1
would be very thankful NU-BUCK.
Hot water, soap and thorough rub.
bing will remove the grass stain from
your nu-buCk shoes. The stain is due 10
the chlorophyll in the foliage, and II tho
hot water and soap will not remove il,
sponge the spot with grain or wood al.
cohol.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07

Theodore Cdldlrell has become On.
gagged to Jimmy Bland aud to hcr
surprise is mot happy about it. Sbc
tells her employer. Richard Blnk"s-
lee. that she is tearing to be mar
ried, and he refuses to let her go.
They hare battle Of ,cords and 7hcO
4 apparently tcinS ont. but then me
unexpected happens. md BIdkeslc'
kidndps her and carries her of on his
priudte yacht, not because he Is in
tereStsd in her as q tcOmrn. Jai be.
cause he needs her services on u bust
ness trip.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07

A TWOIN-ONE FROCK is very
convenient one to have in your ward.
robe Make a straight skirt of flannel
silk or POiret twill Sew on a large pearl
button at each side of the front and two
at the back. Make n pair OF suspeuders
with a buttonhole at each end OF each
strap, Have a tucked jumper and slip
over blouse. When wearing The slip
over, detach the suspenders. The one
skirt OF a TWO-IN-ONE FROCK will
serve many purposes FLORA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07

that is what men
have called us,
through the cen
turtles.
Isn't II enough
10 make every
woman a u e h
herself to death =?
What Ia the
reason that men
find us incompre-
hensible? ? With
their mighty in
tellects that have
discovered con.
tinents, spanned
rivers with mar
velous bridges.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
The Question Corner
Today's Inquiries

'ou"s INQUIRIES
I. Describe convenient pew d.,
just being introduced t wt,t
makes the squeezing of n lsmns
ensier and cleaner? "Va
2. Before using new brush to nat,
or varnish with. what prsc.m '
tion should be taken, even iIi % ~.
brush has just been bougbtp ''
3. When caught with a slippery r.,
or pencil and no clip to bc,d ~ Il
in place. what useful imits H.
can be made out Of desk mats. a
rials? ''''
4. What is the meaning and ori,,,
Of the expression Crossing ths III
). In order to get the same tb,,.
in different way. how can :
knitted belt on a sweater ~
made?
G. How are some striking two .c,,
ored shoes fashioned?
Yesterdays Answers
1. A candle that is burned do-,
to the edge Of the candlestict t Az
be saved to the end Of It's HieI
il It Is propped UP on tbres ;,
four long pins stuck into the vss
2. Over each one Of a eroun n
small tables at luncheon =,
cards party in the fall hang !,
hoop on which are fastened mi.
denrod. pie weed and autumn
leaves as a centerpiece and room
decoration.
3. High value" in a color IL ths
presence Of light in it, yslhv
having the highest value, and
violet the lowest.
4. Jack Robinson was noted FOR IN.
shortness OF his visits. leavin,
almost before the servant had
time to repeat his name; hence
the expression before you can
say Jack Robinson has come IA
mean "in a great hurry" :
D. In the newest suits for fall the
silhouette Of many of the coat,
Is close fitting above the waist
flaring and ripping below.
G. A plain frock can be made to look
elaborate'y expensive by the sim.
pie addition of several rows, Ia
different colors. of circles mad,
by strings of beads.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
Please Tell Me
What TO Do
NJ f,yNTyIvA
By CYNTIIIh

Cynthia Cannot Introduce You
Cynthia Is sorry, Babe" but intro
ductions cannot be brought about
though the column. Write TO The
Bachelor as often as you like, but don't
try to find out his name or identity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
Woman,s Life and Loue
Won,dn Mysterious
BY vINIFRED HARPER COOLI

sGTIIE mystery Of all the ages, 'the
: i mystical essence" "the un n-under-
sfondable," " 'the eternal Sphinx
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
n AdDentures Win
a Purse

THERE are some women who never
l. measure ingredients when cooking !;
they somehow manage always to hit
the right amount. But when using a
special kind Of flavoring and little bit
too much will spoil the taste, / think 1t
is by far wiser to measure exactly. But
it's quite task to take a teaspoon and
figure out distance on It. And it's a
wise plan to buy some measuring spoons
such as I saw today. Five of them are
attached together by a ring. which can
easily hang on nail in the kitchen.
The spoons range from quarter tea
spoon to a tablespoon and will prove
very valuable. They are but thirty-hve
cents for the set.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07

Felt hats are very much In evidence
these days of sweaters and light -colored
sports coats. IL milady knits herself
green sweater, then she must need have
q green felt hat to match. Some OF
them are far too expensive for sports
wear. but | came across display OF
them for S1.05. Dark blues, Whites
greens, reds, oh, any number OF coiors'
and the felt is so nice and soft.
ror Names Of shops address Woman's raEs
R<iit", or phone Walnut 1000. or Main 1901.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07

Tomorrow-"The storm't
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07

Everywhere we see signs that school
opens on the Sth Of September. and
everywhere, TOO, we see little people
with frowns on their faces because their
TROUBLES" begin again. The young
sters who have never been to school are
usually awfully glad to start the hrst
term because 1t means so many new
hooks n bag is much better because it
nrotects them from the rains and SHOWS,
and. too. in cold weather with the books
in a bag and slung over the shoulder,
the tiny hands can be tucked into pock :
cts and kept much warmer. One Of the
stores is selling leather school bags,
quite strong and durable, for $1.9o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
Things You'll LOUe to Make

TOmOrrOw-Brainy Ears