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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04

, the lashes are less in evidence; conse-
quently, the face appears larger in. every
direction, but increased more in length
than in width. which effect IL in proper
ton to the elimination Of dark lines.
Zone who has long, thin face. with
the eyebrows and eyelashes light in
color, might wear light trimmed glasses,
with conspicuous horizontal nose
piece.
Usually the large face should wear
dark trimmed glasses and the small face
light ones. The large dark shell frames
have been popular in spite OF being
conspicuous. However, they are fairly
comfortable and look best on Il large
face. Those with short noses do not
look we'll In them; those who wish to
shorten the appearance of the nose
could do so as effectively with the low,
dark noscpiccc and lighter and less
conspicuous rims.
"If the skin Is white he further
contributes. "and quite devoid Of color.
it should be remembered that light
colorcd frame adds whiteness to the
face and dark frames emphasize white
ness by contrast. Gold or light wine
Colorcd frames are more appropriate.
as they reflect color and the appearance
of youth, "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
Lying Down for Fifteen Minutes,
Flat on Your Back, With No Palou
Is Ono of the Greatest Rest Producers in the WordWhen
You Lie A,oake Night This VIII Help You Get to Sleep

listening for. sounds outside, hearins
the family burglar enter each room
in succession, counting the ticks of In.
clock, adding up the sheep as they coma
back again, backward, over the gate
and repeating the whole routine--try
this.
Reach up and pull that hot pillow ont
from under your head.
Then let your head down on the cool.
smooth. fiat mattress, and see how YOU
Hoat off.
If you're not used to it, your head
will seem to be sinking down md
down and down away below your feet,
You may even think there is some. !.
thing the matter with the bed"
But there isn't; It's the same old
bed, only about ten times more com.
Portable and sleepy than It was before
lMATCHING your feet float UP to the
w ceiling will make your mind floatt
too. and first thing you know you'll
have just strength enough to push the
pillow out of the way SO that it WON'T
fall over and suffocate you In the night,
or else pull 1t feebly back under your
head again. and then 20 drifting off off
into delicious sumber.
A lukcwarm bath before you 60 to
bed will often make you sleepy, too.
And wide open windows are abso.
lutely necessary if you are going to en-.
Joy your sleep.
There is nothing SO stuffy and head.
nchey as having to sleep with your WIN.
dows down on account of rain com.
ing in.
Yet there are. many people who al
ways leave their windows closed sl
| night--and then wonder why they have
headache and sluggish circulation and
a sallow complexion.
1t doesn't make any difference how
much sleep you get in night-if the
conditions under which you get Il are
| not right. you won't half enjoy it. 7,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
TDo Minutes of Optimism
By HERMAN j. STITCH
viii You Let the Ant Shame You?

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04

the married woman does enjoy more 20
tial latitude than the young girl. When
the severe chaperonage is taken away,
the very fact that no healthy fun and
Hirtations have been allowed. or free
tom Of choice in selecting n mate, makes
the young matrons keen for experiences
bmorous when they have their own
bone. But even SO, the conventions
hre fairly strict among middle class, re-
spectacle folks.
4 A MEXICAN women Of the comfort
IA able or rich class are supposed to
DO free 70 the point Of absurdity-that
is, to take marriage lightly. and fail
20 recognize any obligations. Tint, Of
course, is greatly exaggerated. If an
Occasional matron fits to Europe for n
year, leaving her husband alone, it is
conspicuous because of its rarity.
How many wives and mothers have
any freedom whatever. in the sense of
being able to pick up and leave home,
travel or visit indefinitely, Carefree
bnd with no responsibility Virtually
bot any.
Even assuming a most indulgcnt hus-
band--and we cannot do this, for few
husbands would want their wives TO go
away for long periOdS-thcro always
NOulu Dt JltS Iuul Nbilib Il'I l'' blOhN u
The household cannot run itself. and
children cannot be farmcd out, except
In rare instances where there is u COM
plaisant grandmother.
When we bind ourselves TO another
hfe, or still more lives, we say good by
forever to freedom. We are fettCred by
our heart strings rs well as by moral
obligations. Whether or not we arc
willing to be bound thus has nothing to
DO with the facts; they simply are that
10 married person is free.
HNvES in the smallest matters the
~ ordinary wife foclS bound by ira
6ition and convcntionality. She cannot
stay out after meal hours. If other
people are downtown in big city, and
take a notion TO remain for dinner, 1t
Is rare wife who feels that she can do
this innocent act. 1t may be that she
Telephones John, and that he says ~!
fight, go head, have n good time ; still
she feels guilty all evening.
There she is, with perfectly good
husband up home, yet leaving him TO
khift for himself. Perhaps he will drift
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
WHAT'S WHAT
By HELEN DECIF

Now is the time when October brides
and bridegrooms are coming back from
the honeymoon tour to begin their new
life at home. 1t is usual TO have a re-
Ception party Of relatives and intimate
friends TO meet them at the train and
the bridal nest. But anything like
clamorous "shivaree' (chari-vari) for
the young couple is In bad taste.
Even In consideration for the bride,
If not for the dignity of marriage. there
should be no notoriety. either at the
railroad station OF at the threshold OF
the now nome To decorate a house
with signs concerning "Newly.weds' to
have plaCards on the car; to have a
'r"sS oa',t eo vI,ii,it; anu Erootn
humor are decidedly out OF date now.
The welcome of the home coming should
have no unwelcome features to mar It's
happiness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
About Cupboards

Have you plenty of well-planned
cupboard and shelf space for storing
utensils and food supplies? Save steps
by grouping similar things and placing
them near the part Of the room where
they will be used. For instance, sug-
gcsts the United States Department of
Agriculture. keep mixing bowls and
spoons and such dry materials as sugar
and -four near each other If possible.
better than wide ones and are easier
to clean and to keep in order. Low
cupboards are on the whole preferred
to those reaching to the ceiling. and
arc not so likely to become "Catch-
alls."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
Things You'll Lore to Make
Velvet chrysonthemumOm

Just the right trimming for a gor-
geous large velvet and duyetyne cha
prau are these VELVET CHRYSAN-
THEMUM ORNAMENTS. Use velvet
ribbon one inch wide. Silk faced velvet
is, Of course, the incest. cut circle Of
buckram two inches in diameter. Cover
It with yellow silk or velvet. Loop the
black velvet around the yellow center
Make the flowers very full. The loops
can be anywhere from four 10 six inches
according to the size OF flower you pre-
fer. Wire some OF the loops with very
finc sillI-covered wire so that they will
stand up. Stitch ono flower to each sida
OF the brlm. with little embroidery or
beading across the front of the crow Wn
thef4 VELVET CHRYSANTHEMUM
ORNAMENTS are all that Ia necessary
tc make your lat Jaunty and beautiful.
FLORA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
DO YOII know how TO rest?

no YOU know how to rest?
~ That is. can you take fifteen
minutes loose time and turn it into an
hours worth Of helpful relaxation!
There are only few women VINO
can.
Most Of them would take. up the en- .
tire fifteen minutes in wondering ABOUT
the next hour and half.
Or else they would use it oil In
fretting about the things they didn
get done in the preceding hour and a
half.
But there are only handful of those
who would use It as IL should be used
whenever possible, for real, sound, deep
rest.
THESE few, with fifteen whole deli
l. cious moments to devote to their very
own selves, go straight to their own own
rooms or to a comfortable couch that
they have handy.
And they stretch themselves out per-
fectly fiat.
/ No pillow. no bolstering. up Of the
head: just the perfectly Hat, smooth
mattress. ,r-
Shutting their eyes or staring idly
with no aim or purpose at space OF
ceiling, they just lie there and relax
every muscle for every one Of those
minutes.
When they get up they feel refreshed
and rested.
Sometimes they wish they could have
more time, but that little space OF COM
plete relaxation, taken in that way,
has made them feel like different
woman" and they can 60 back to work
with renewed vigor.
T Y1NG fat on your back Is a
Lgrent way Of. getting rest.
II you lie awake at night, some time;
counting sheep. going over the events Of
the day, wondering about tomorrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
Praises "Peegy"

Dear Cynthia--This Is my second
letter to your wonderful column. First
to condemn Dopey and now TO praise
Peggy Really. Peggy. you know
what you are talking about. as some OF
those girls who have those extra large
puts look just like what they are. "A
lot OF hair and no brains" ! have my
hair bobbed. and It does not make me
look common. II is your actions that
give you the name. hope this letter
is not TOO long. Cynthia, and also hope
TO see Il in print LORRAINE a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
To Reduce tho HIPS and Waist

~ the Editor Of Woman's Page:
4 Dear Madam would like 20 know
fif there IL anything that ! can do to
ireduco around tho waist. hips and
kthighs. II is the largest part OF my
body. have n small, round face and
n can't get anything that Is becoming on
account of being large there.
I II there Is anything you can advise
hne 20 do without < ting any thinner
pon my face / will very much appreciate
tthe courtesy A DAILY READER
Bending exerlces and exercises that
nift up the knee and bend the hip Joint
tpre good for reducing the hips and
waist And a very good one Ia riding
nhs bicycle. Lae nat on your back on
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
Eight Nationalities

Belgium, China, India. Canada arc
among the eight different nations rep
resented in the registration of women
students at the Training School of the
National Board of the Young Women 5
Christian Association in New York City
this fall. Fifteen States are also rep
resented in its registration. Nineteen
are college graduates, while eight others
have had college or technical training
of more than two years. Upon com
plction Of the years training these
young women will occupy posts with the
Y. w. c. A. in all parts of the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
In Your Vicinity

40 tho Editor OF Womnn's Poos:
Dear Madam-Again ] am coming to
.vou for advice, as l feel confident that
you will help me.
After completing my seventh year in
grammar school / was compelled to go
10 work Now, as want to go in train.
Ing, I will need a diploma. Please tell
me a school TO which l can go TO finish
hy last year and get the above.
~ MARGARET L.
1 'ssne place which would be best for
Sou to go TO the Landreth School, at
frwenty-third and Federal streets, as
khis is nearest to where you live.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
Yesterdays Answers

Yesterdays Answers
l. Queen Mary's colors are gcra-
MUM red with a narrow blue
stripe, and her maids Of homer
and ladies.in. waiting display
these in a badge attached to
which is the Queens initial in
diamonds.
.. Mildew spots can bc removed
from wash materials by applying
sour milk and bleaching in tho
sun. if the goods is white, or
washing after the milk has been
put on with soap and water if it
is colored.
3. In fixing up the house, an old
pongcc suit or dress can be used
to good advantage by cutting sew
cral table runners out of it, and
finishing them with an attractive
wool design.
4. Two sisters both Of whom
achieved fame as writer's in Eng
land in the last century were
Charlotte Brontc and Emily
Brontc.
5. a smart serge frock for the little
lady Of fourteen is dark blue,
with an accordion plated skirt
and n ruffle that matches the
plnits on the edge Of the long
WASTED. red leather belted blouse.
6. To a small, soft hat Of black vel
vet. dnshing sort of adornment
Is given by means of large black
ring that hangs down on each
side. to simulate earrings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
Please Tell Me
What to Do
Anent Marriage Licenses
BY CYNTHIA

Dear Cynthia Can marriage
license be obtained in New York with.
out the girls mothers consent II said
girl Is not yet twenty-one?
Is a written consent from her mother
sufficient. or must she appear with the
young couple? JESSIE S.
For obvious reasons Cynthia prefers
not to give information regarding mar
rlage licenses, etc. in Elkton or New
York or other places. II is always pos
sible to find such things out at CITY
Hall. and Cynthia does not wish to
encourage runaway marriages by giving
Information IN regard to them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
The Woman's S Exchange

the floor y ( !s not drarty. bat a bed
Is safer; lift both loFs w and then 20
through the motions of riding a bicycie
rhythmicalty and not very fast, count,
twenty-five the first night but graduaIiv
work up as high as you can go each
night, Just before you go TO bed You
Will find that this makes you smailer
also strengthens the muscles Of YOUR
abdomen and makes YOU more supple
IN your movements. But be careful to
go ct II slowly and do not take too
much at first
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
Writing Scenarios

sNo the Editor Of Womdn's Page
Dear Madam-Please help me. In
fend TO learn scenario writing. Do you
know If there Is a school IN this city
that teaches this? LOUISE NJ
4 There is course of this description
etven at Temple University which IL
Ia Broad and Berks streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04

into some harm. sit in at n poker game
! get drunk, run across some other woman
! indeed she is bound tightly by the
! terror of losing her provider, and prob
ably tortures herself all the evening.
Or, If she belongs to the Il should
worry" class, and let's John go 1t alone.
she may be caught up by relatives and
neighbors and gossiped about ana
made the butt of disogreeabl lc experi :
cnccs, for having neglected her wi1ely
duties" And so, she really Is not free,
whatever her brovado.
THE married woman certainly Is not
l. free financially. Before she got
married she taught school or worked in
a shop, and she had the fun of spend
ing her salary. even II It did worry her
TO make both ends meet. IL she had TO
ca. lightly for several days gust before
payday, her extrnvdglncCs had been her
9wn. 1t had been fun 10 see those
shows, aud take the taXjcabs, and BUY
viclcts, md she had knUwh that wheE
she blew herself to that love Oft hat
she would have to sCrimn for three
weeks to come TO cntcb up--hut she had
made the decision, and that is freedom
1t may be that Henry is generous. 1t
may be that Joe is rich. 1t may be that
Harold is SO sweet about everything that
il is a Joy to economiHc and help hlm
but there Is no earning money ana theh
deciding on It's expenditure. lt IL uSu-
ally matter of getting wnnt the Garner
feels he can spare. or wishes to give her.
That is not being free.
DY FAR the most serious lnck OF
ID freedom is that Of thought. One
must maintain ones honest beliefs orr
lose all self respect. Many woman isI
free to lavish money. or TO take trIps'
or run about as she wishes; that Is,
apparently, her actions are nearly as
uufettrrcd AS though she were single.
E,It her soul is bound. Her mind must
conform 70 the standards OF her family
There may be differences in religion
or rol!tics or the rules OF conduct which
modern folks lay down for themselves
and their fcllow-man. II she mas an!
unusual ideas, any original hclietS: That
is. II she swcrvc in the least from the
accepted traditions and superstitions OF
all tImr. ut once she Is set apart as
"nuccr or eccentric" or ultra
radical" and her relatives make life
for her. IF you have no.
regard for what folks will say about
Won. Mt least consider your family
thew cry. "ITow do you suppose John
viii feel when hts wife is criticized: or
how will the rest Of US stand it to have
YOU hold such opinions? Above all,
have you considered how it will reflect
on your children?'
A Nd there we have il sac is tied
"A hard and fast, lashcd to tho mast,
unable even 10 think independent
thoughts. Secret convictions? OF what
use is it to cherish beliefs II We dare
not voice them? Is marriage to be like
darkest Russia under the Car, wien
we cannot hold belief contrary to the
State Church, Joy is possible, but
freedom, seldom.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
Ancient Women

Among the Babylonian clay tablets in
the British Museum are two which
throw light on the legal status Of women
In ancient Babylonia. and show that
the property rights of married women
were protected by law as early az $50
53S L. G.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04

fnuch at home, or
they yearned TO
enjoy a larger
5ife in the outside
world, they we're
sure to rush into
The arms of the
hrst man who.
proposed to them.
Al Just how they
figured that they
would secure com
plcte freedom of
bction by merely
chansing Jail crs
1s q mystery ! But
in q few countries,
xrxIah M Tron,o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
AdDentures With
dPurse

THERE Is q book that everybody Is
l. talking about just now. I have read
It myself, and want to say right here
and now that It Is one of the best books
have almost ever read. 1t is an
English story, told in a most unusual
manner, and with occasional delightful
flashes of humor. It Is story about q
man who-but there, really must not
tell you anything about 1t and so spoil
the book for you. I will simply say l
warrant that already you have had
somebody ask you II you have read 1t,
and I'll tell you something else--after
you have read IL you will agree that 1t
Is the kind Of book you want to keep
always, instead Of tossing 1t aside after
you have finished it.
l saw some nice tea strainers today,
strainers that are both ornamental and
unusually useful. They have colored
handles in amber or old rose, which
makes them look very nice on the tea
table. lending an attractive bit of color.
And then extending from the strainer
are metal pieces that rest against the
sides of the tea cup. This means. Of
course, that you can rest the strainer
on the cup while you use the hand you
otherwise would need for holding the
strainer to hold on the teapot lid or one
of the many other bits of busyness re-
CURED in the serving Of tea. These
strainers are 81 and S1.25 and in
cidentally would make nice Christmas
gifts.
For names Of shops address woman's Rage
between the hours OF 0 and B.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
Woman's Life and Loue
Freedom in Marriage
by wINIFRED HARPER COOLEY

EIRLS for centuries have got married
- to find freedom. II mother or
father were cross. or confined them too
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
The Question Corner
Today's Inquiries

1. At what extremely youthful age
did Madame Tetrazzini become a
prima donna by filling the chief
role at the Opera House in Flor
ence, Italy?
.. Describe quantity charming set
to be used when serving lemon
ale, grape juice or any other
beverage of this sort.
3. In what way is an exquisite bag
for knitting fashioned!
1. Who was one of the most IA
nous women poets of England?
D. How can last years dark dress
Of serge or Canton crope be
freshcned IN n new and interest
ing way?
&. What makes a becoming and ef-
fective trimming for q sports hat
Of tan felt that has q wide brim?
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-12-11
bLEDSOE NAMED
HEAD Of STATE
SHRINE ORDER
Elected Illustrious Potentate
to Succeed Phoenix
Man, Vic Hanny

PHOENIX, Dec. 10. = Officers for
the coming year of the Ell Zaribah
Temple, Order of the Mystic Shrine,
were elected and installed Wednes-
Gay evening at a meeting of the mem
bers of the order held i'm the Shrine
auditorium The new officers were
installed by Vic E. Hanny, the retir-
ing illustrious potentate of the or
der. Following the election and in
stallation of the officers, a feed was
served by Noble L. M. Hokhe, the
Shriners' chef, who lived UP to his
reputation as the best cner IN the
west.
The officers elected and installed.
were as follows:
Illustrious Potentate, DIR. N. c. Bled-
soc, Bisbee; chief rabban, Thomas
Maddox, Phoenix; assistant rabban,
DIR. R. F. Palmer, Mesa; :l;gh priest
and prophet, H. ]. Gray, Phoenix;
oriental guide, H. II. Hotchkiss,
Phoenix; treasurer, G. H. N. Luhrs,
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-12-11
Sunday Morning, December ii, 1921

Phoenix; recorder, H. B. St. Claire,
Phoenix; trustee, M. H. McCalla,
Phoenix; representatives 20 the I'M
perial Council: Vic Hanny, Phoenix;
N. c. Bledsoe, Bisbee; j. j. Sweeney,
Phoenix, and H. A. Morgan, WILCOX
The Imperial Council will meet in
San Francisco on June Ii, 1922.
The following officers were ap-
pointed by DR.. N. c. Bledsoe, imperial
potentate: First ceremonial master,
w. ]. Ellery, Miami; second ceremo-
NAL master, Frank G. Brown, Pres
colt; marshall, F. S. Baldwin, Tempe;
captain of the guard, George q.
Young, Phoenix, outer guard, Press
Bancroft, Phoenix.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by Dr. Bledsoe:
House committee: H. NJ McCalla,
A. l.. Moore and w. c. Hornberg, all
OF Phoenix.
Auditing committee: c. P. Lee, A.
a. Bates and George A. Mintz, all Of
Phoenix
Committee on charity: Vic E. Han.