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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
Adventures With a Purse

r THINK l shall devote both of to-
i days Adventures to the little people
So this column is to be read only by
adoring mothers and devoting aunties.
First. for the tiny white or flannel pet
tisklrt-did you know that you can buy
tops or bodices already made? Arm
holes are there, and buttons and button.
holes answer present. So that all you
need do is to add the skirt part to the
upper, which. of course. means labor
saved. The price of these. in any size,
Is thirty five cents.
Then there are the cunning garters
for the baby who has not yet grown to
the dignity of pantics. They pin to the
diaper and are decorated with white
bunny head with little pink ears: These
cost fifty cents a pair and would make
n gift that would hardly be duplicated
for the very new baby. 1t is always
80 hard anyhow to know what to get
for the recently arrived.
For names OF shops address Wopan's PaS;
Fditnr or phone Walnut 1000 or Main 1901
between the hours Of and 5.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
She's Quite Contented

Dear Cynthia would~like to relate
to you some true facts about myself
am a young lady. nineteen years of
age, American born. and known to be
have my good and bad points My good
brown wavy hair pretty brown eyes,
nice shaped mouth. medium height and
not too thin or too fat Now for my
bad points: have. unfortunately, an
Yet with these two hindrances am con-
sidered by every one n passable-lookng
girl But why Is 1t. Cynthia, that when
I get into crowd. don't seem to make
am quite eaciable when in company.
behave well. and ! am told by many
that l am good dancer. OF course,
l use some powder and rouge when I
go out to lock nice. but It Is not notice.
What puzzles me is all the other girls
(homely or pretty) seem to get all the
consideration, yet I dare not say that,
they are too much dolled up. because,
they aren't with the exception Of a.
invited by young ladies and gentleme n
of my own religion only. but my! no "
/ dislike being a wall-fower. hafve
n very nice refined girl for an assoei-
get any further. because the very same
thing happens upon every occasion, I
will greatly appreciate your advice Iola-
tive to this matter; yet l must say.
with all my faults, am
QUITE COMMENTED.
stop thinking about your deficiencies
my dear. and pay attention to other
get whether you are having a good time
or not, Thinking about yourself makes
YOU self-conscious and not at ease, and
keeps people from getting to know you.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
Grease on Kitchen Wall

To the Editor Of Womtrt's Page:
Dear Madam---In my kitchen near the
stove the wall is az splashed with lard
(from frying,. What would take it out
without rubbing the wallpaper of?
The wallpaper Is white and light blue.
! have light brown bobbed hair, which
is very thin. Is I'aselne good? II so,
Is there any special kind, because on
the Jar have 1t doesn't say. For hair"
MRS. J. l..
Try wip,ng the wall with damp
cloth in a small space where the result
will not look bad IL 1t Is not success
full. If 1t locks we'll after the wiping,
then use this method Of cleaning the
whole wall Isut II It smears, then
apply magnesia, fuller's earth or talcum
powder in as tnick a layer as will stay
on the wall. Allow It TO remain with
out rubbing or touching It at all for
twenty-four hours, Then brush It Off
very tightly. as rubbing or heavy brush
ing will spra ad the grease. which has
been absorbs d by the powder. More
than enc application Of this may be
LIQUID vaseline is what you want.
This comes fin hottie and is very good
for making the hair come In. Rub it
in very thd roughly with the tips of the
fingers, so that the scalp will be mas
nnSed 1t the same time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10

about Jade things. She was in for tea
this afternoon, and honestly. dear. that
girls gct-mp was just too fascinating
for words
Paul's brow wrinklcd. He was al
Eeys just the least bit annoyed when
Virginia exercised her society talk"
On him--and it was sign that she was
! doing just that when she used such
!, w0rds as Fascinating where they
didn't belong.
'1t's good thing Marybell's hus-
, band is well off, murmurcd Virginia
artlessly. 1T must cost n mint to keep
too.y'
Paul lighted cigarette and cxhaled
the white smoke thoughtfully.
"Well, that's what man has money
for, you know, for his whins and his
wife's," he said pleasantly.
but it's SO shockingly foolish"
protested Virginia. And Marybell has
such queer likes and disikes. She has
an aversion to diamonds. for instance.
Now isn't that-ah--what do you call
Il, sub normal?"
Paul muttercd something vaguely
about being wonderfully sensible. but
Virginia ratified on. pretending not to
hear.
"And now this Jade madness has
completely saturated her. She has jade
rings and jade chains, and jade ear
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
Two Minutes of
Optimism
Bv HERMAN j. STICH
Hern,its .

I.oro' is the name given to a her
NIT by small community in the Mid
die West
Loco lives by and for himself in the
proverbial hut. some miles off m out
CT the way route of town, itself so
tiny that 1t has so far managed to es-
cape even our most lynx-eyed map
makers.
For months at a stretch Loco does
not see a fellow human, and save for a
small heap of dried grass, a rough
woolen blanket. crude tea kettle and
a gun, I,oco's cabin Is bare.
Loco looks we'll and he Is tough ms
steel. He apparently gets plenty to eat
and plenty of sleep.
Loco is an excellent animal-few will
dispute it--and he subsists on plane
slightly removed from the four footed
creatures whose cries he frequently
hears at night and with whose ways he
is strangely intimate.
What distinguishes humans from the
other animals is the capacity and the
desire to exercise and enjoy mental and
spiritual as well as purely physical
functions.
So the man whose whole life Is en-
braced in eating. sleeping and unen-
visioned work, who does not strive for
culture, who does not keep posted on
the problems of the day. in whose life
music means nothing, who goes along in
n rut that requires no thinking, such
a man is as much recluse (and an ami
mall rs any who ever forsOok society
and civilization to live apart and alone.
He is to all intents and purposes a
hermit-a mental and spiritual hermit,
hermit in thought and feeling, his
hermitage being the groove Of his
thoughts and aspirations, the choked
confines Of his intellectual and spiritual
experiences.
The mental hermit is little removed
from the monkey in a cage. He keeps
hopping up and down on Just few
sticks within n space bounded by ap-
rctite and routine.
4 mans mind should be as active as
| lis stomach.
There is no Fundamental difference
between the mental hermit who lives
| in n city of thousands and the society
renegade who subsists on the intellectual
! level Of an animal a thousand miles
from civilization. The mental hermit
age is easier to get into and harder tC
get out of, that is all.
There are millions such mental her.
mits, living like chickens unmatched
with wings of imagination and men
tality they neglect to use, pecking ava!
their entire lives till they die inside thu
she'll
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10

can say for me. isn't it2 I don't have
any wild hobbies that cost a lot of
money"
Pauls eyes twinkled.
You're jewel. Virginia. you GER
tainly don't ride hobby to death. But.
of course. woman's complexes---"
Paul There was a sharp note Of
suspicion in her voice. "Paul--you re
not reading another Of those awful
books about complexes and psyche
Jiggers again. nre your
He turned innocent eyes upon her.
'Of course not. honey. I'm past
that. But ! was just thinking that
even In the perfect woman there are
always funny little twists that a man
can never hope to understand.
Meaning me, Of course. Well,
smarty, what is it now about me that
you cant hope ever to understand?'
Paul laughed checrfully.
oh. nothing much, honey. Only
don't suppose I'll ever understand why
you care for fried bananas and for
creamcd parsnips: and
"Oh 49,
"And the funny thing y" went on
Paul evenly. II was thinking only yes
terday I'd get you n jade dinner ring
for Your anniversary. But--"
The brute had scored.
TOmCrrOW-The Hominy Instinct
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
TomOrrow-Stolen Evidence
Draped Gowns

One Of the outstanding features Of
the spring wedding gown is found In
The draped effects. This drapa, prac-
ticed in other styles Of apparel so as
siduously, is reflected here again and
again. Satin and lace are equally sus-
ceptible to this treatment. and II your
gown be of the latter material 1t Is
likely to be draped at the sides with
accenting ropes of pearls or clusters
NJ orange blossoms. Indeed. this form
of the popular diversion resulting. as
IL often does, In an oblong apron effect
Of the front skirt width. is one Of the
fayorite solutions OF the problem, "How
shall I dsapef"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
Read. Your Character
Sci Ling the Soft. Speaker
By Digby PHILIPPE

As 500 n as you discover that your
speaks in low. well -modulated
tone yon've got a cue which you can
make valuable as a guide to the man
ner in which you talk to that prospect.
Justi as you reply to the oud-voiced
man in loud tone, so you should
model your own tone after that of the
soft .spoken one. You are talking to
person Of some education and refine-
mont. If it isn't the more obvious
education and refinement Of the school
a,,d the home, If your prospect is in
greasy overalls and covered with dirt,
don't be misled. If he speaks in we'll
modulated voice there is refinement and
education there. 1t may be the sort
that Is born in many people in the
most humble walks of life. It's All in
stinct or tendency which will not be
denied. The education they don't get
in school they pick up by natural OBJ
scrvation.
At any rate, it crates upon these
quiet, self contained people to be
treated as you would treat the vigorous:
energetic and less restrained type OF
man. This does not mean. however,
that you have to be so careful as you
do with the man or woman with the
high pitched voice. The soft spoken
ones are really very regular sort of
people, being pretty near the average
as you find them in this country. Just
don't try to roar them down, yet at
the same time don't be so extremely
careful and quiet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
WHAT'S WHAT
By Helen Decic

function while wearing deep mourning.
Nothing is In such depressngly bad
taste as the exhibition Of funeral clothes
on a joyous occasion. II the mourner
feels that she ought to attend wedding
or a social family reunion of any sort.
she should exchange her black for lus-
terless white for the OCCASION and should
Background as much as possible. II it
is too difficult for her to do this, the
wisest plan is to follow strict conyen-
ton and accept no festive invitations
during the period of first mourning.
AS total seclusion may be bad for
the health and spirits, 1t Is always per.
missible for the mourner, accompanied
BY a friend, to attend concerts. art ex.
hibitions and dramatic performances, II
she feels so inclined. These are very
different from intimate social affairs
where the habliments of grief seem
wholly out OF place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
She's Self.Consclous

Dear Cynthia--1what would your ad-
vice be to girl that Is Just naturally
heart knows that she truly has no rea-
son; for although she Is far from pretty
is truly not bad looking? She has many
friends but has the feeling that she Is
never wanted with them. Dresses fairly
well, but always imagines that the otiiei
girls make her look cheap" Is always
afraid that she will say something that
she should not and Is inclined to think
that the people that she has just met do
not like her. In other words she has iv
personality and very little faith in her.
self. EXPERIMENTATION.
Self-determination Is just what you
need. Make up your mind that you will
overcome this self-consciousness. Be
considerate and nice to others without
OVERRIDING It and you will be wanted
everywhere
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
Fuller Skirt

\ aosne Of the skirts are undoubtedly
fuiier. But they are made--here is the
noint--to look as If they weren't so,
NJ net this impression strongly in some
Il the Geopgette and Patou models,
vheFe plated panels open out fanwise
- The bottom when the wearer walks,
6ut, close up like clam when not In
7S ~ TO length. the evening dresses are
sShatically 'onger. But III we are
&2l - 10 make one of the dear old
SSSise frocks we whittle on only about
q ~ or nine inches from the ground,
~. many Of the formal afternoon
n y afs nG1a - longer than this. =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
Temptation

HAVING told Judy that he intended
Il to take studio outside Rand put
the thought of her entirely out of his
mind. His thoughts We're all with Car
lotta; already he was thinking of the
next time he would see her. and when
that time came he would have things
all his own way.
Last night he had listened to her rca-
soning. this morning he laughed at the
thought Of reasoning the matter out.
How was it possible for him to be rea-
sonable when he wanted her so much,
and she loved him. He knew that
now. lie could close his eyes and see
that look creep into her eyes. Why
shouldn't they have each other. and
why should he consider Judy when
she had never taken the trouble to con-
slider him?
If he could have seen Judy at that
monenS he would have pitied her. He
would not have believed his own eyes,
for Judy with the beds unmade and the
entire apartment in disorder was stand
ing before her mirror with her hair In
an aureole about her face and tragedy
in her eyes. All her life she had
fought against beauty she had fought
against showing her emotions and now
that she was ready to surrender, Rand
was so much in love with another
woman that he was hardly aware of
the fact that his wife existed.
Rand's first thought after leaving
the apartment had been to find out from
in his building, but tingling through
y
that he had only to take n bus and in
fifteen minutes he could be with Car
lotta. The temptation was too much
for him and he yielded.
She opened the door to him as she
had last night. and his eyes took her
in from head to foot. They came back
to rest on her face. which. although II
had paled on seeing him, was now suf-
fused with rosy color. He looked at
her for a long moment without speak
ing, and then. still without saying 6
word. he stepped forward into the room
closed the door behind him and took hel
In his arms.
He forgot everything but the fac
that at last he held her close. For {
few whirling seconds Carlotta did no
struggle. but when sho would have kissed
her she covered her face with her trcm'
bling hands.
Rand, let me 60. you're making /
very hard for me, dear, don't you real
II want to make it hard for you.
want to make you see that it's the oni.
way out -,
Never, never"
as it because Of Judy?'
Yes" The word came in whis
per. =,
"Carlotta. Judy doesn't love me. Sh
never loved me. she hasn't 1t In her I
love me. as | want to be loved.
You don't know Rand, and. afte
all. she's your wife. o, Rand, ] wan
tc be fair about everything. don
want TO make any one unhappy. If
could be sure----
, He interrupted quickly. "fou mea
:. that II | can convince you that .Iud
doesn't care you will come TO me?'
"Oh. Rand, ] don't know. ! wis
with all my heart that had never see
do you?' he said slowly. "Do 20
o really mean thar =.
"No. ! don't mean it, she said wit
n half sob. Il love you. ! must hay
lived you from that very first da!
But don't touch me, please don't touc
, me-" she went on. as he would haS
i taken her into his arms again. Il won
y have the courage Of my convictions
YOU do that. and l want TO think,
a must think what is best for both (
. US.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
Deluded Wives
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR

Judith Carlple and Lucy Ran.
dolph arc deluded uipes. Judy
thinks it enough to cook her has.
bands meals and to mend his
clothes. She does not think It neces.
sary to compete rith other Tomcn in
order to hold her husband, chile
Lucy is a ndgging little shrer. Rand
and Carl are artists. struggling to-
mard beauty Of oppression. They
need understanding IN their Wires
and mconsciously they both turn to-
Tdrd rOmcn ,cho are ready to giro
them this understanding. In Car
lottd Young. Rand finds the CONAN
rhO can Sre him ererything that
judy refuses. but rhen Judy sus-
pcn.s the truth of Rands feelings,
she discorers her o,cu lore for him.
and at last faces the situation fairly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
Please Tell Me
What to Do
Hard to Tell
BY CYNTHIA

Dear Cynthia have met a fellow
for the last two years and am In love
with him, but dent know II he loves
me. How can / find out? Should I
write him a letter or not? My mother
will have been dead a year In May, and
have been taking care Of a little sis
ter. She Is now seventeen months old.
l am sixteen years Of age, but I look
older than sixteen years. hope you
will print this letter. LONELY.
You cannot find out, dear, unless no
tells you. As you are only sixteen you
need not fret about love yet It will
girl to take such care Of your baby
sister
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
The Old-Fashtoned Maxim Says
"Neuer Put off Till Tomorrow
But Common Sense Tells Us That Times IL Is Much Better
to Wait Until the Nest Day Brings Inspiration

"NIEvER put Of till tomorrow
~ what you can do today" quoth
tho old saying, folding Its hands primly
And little children learned to do to.
day what they would much prefer to
put of until tomorrow, or indefinitely,
1t made no matter to them.
1t has its good points, that old say-
Ing; there's entirely too much putting
teaching.
Tomorrow Is going to bs such busy
day for the lastly inclined.
"Oh, WELL" they sing soothinsly to
their consciences and their mentors,
III do It tomorrow. sure. 3! haven't
got time today, I really haven"
And when tomorrow becomes today
they sing the same monotonous, tune
less, aimles5 song. -
Maybe it's because they heard the old
saying too often when they were little,
and upon growing up began Immediately
to carry out the determination Of their
childhood. to break that rule just as
often and as thoroughly as possible.
But then again maybe they're Just
plain lazy.
ON THE other hand there are times
~ when it's a whole lot better and
wiser to wait until tomorrow.
An example Of this was given the
other day when Eleanor was trying to
work out the best way to place a paper
pattern Of a waist on her material.
She didn't have quite enough to get
the waist out in the regular way, and
che had to shift the pattern here and
there and around and about until she
found the plaCe that would give her the
least amount Of piecing to do.
1t was a long, hard job.
The morning was hot. and she had
already put in an hour or more Of dust.
ing, Strengthening up and answering
telephone and door before she started
And 30 just before lunch she folded
her pattern carefully away in exactly
the same creases in which it had tser
folded originally, put it on the serving
shelf and forgot 1t.
Folding up the material she went
through the same process with that.
After that she washed her hanAls and
face, arranged her sadly mussed hail
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
The w omar,'s Exchange
To Remove an Ink jSpot
the Editor OF Woma ans Pao,.

To the Editor OF Womdn's Paas:
Dear .Madam-Will you, kindly tell
me hows to remove an Ink !spot from a
pair of white leather shdss? | have
rubbed milk and salt on ~. but It will
not come off. I also have a waist OF
crepe de chine that has Il few spots of
plain soda OF 1t. VIII you please help
me to remove these spots? BOBBIE.
Use diluted oxalic acid. to remove tho
ink spot. This will not injure the
leather II you wash it off Immediately.
then moisten another piece OF crepe de
chine, wiring 1t dry and place II over the
spots. Press with warm iron until
dry. This will remove any mark or
ring.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
Things You'll Loue to MAKE

An enchanting ornament for the hair
il this BAND FOR EVENING
WEAR. Cut a buckram band to mt
the head as shown. Cover the buck
ram with silver cloth or black SILK.
Embroider the leaves in green silk or
silver or gold metal thread. Gut small
flower forms og silks of various har-
monizing colorn. Applique them to the
band. Nothing coultl be more stun
ming worn with one Of the new dance
frocks than this BAND FOR EVE
MING. FLORA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
Can You Tell?
Why Laughter Sometimes Causes Tea
By r. J. and A. W. Bodmer

Why Laughter Sometimes Causes Tears
This is due to the fact that in laugh
ing the muscles Of the face perform the
same action they do when we cry.
During laughter breathing is disturbed.
an excessive flow of blood is forced into
the head, the veins are distended and
the muscles around the eyes contract so
as to protect the eyes. These muscles
contract in the same way when we
cough, sneeze or perform similar habits
which cause an increased flow of blood
to the head, and is done in order to pro.
tect the veins, at these times filled with
an excessive amount Of blood, from
bursting. Tears are apt to flow when
this muscular action has taken place,
because Of the muscles acting on the
tear glands, even though the action OF
the muscles is solely for the purpose Of
protecting the blood vessels around the
eyes. Blowing the nose violently causes
the same muscular action and will some.
times cause tears to flow.
A little part Of us is making tear,
all the time. You have nctice!., OF
course, that you wink every few sec
onds. You wink because your eve
washes itself every few seconds. Thi.
takes place every time you wink. Ur
above each eye, inside. Of course, there
is little gland called the tear gland
This gland Is constantly busy maxim,
tears. As soon as the front of your ey,
becomes dry, or if a particle Of dust OF
other foreign substance strikes it, tn,
nerves located there tell the brain, ant
almost at once the eyelid comes dowr
with a tear inside Of it and washes tn,
front of your eye clean again. Their,
Is always tear ready.
Tomorrow-How Did "Getting You
Goat Originate?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10

1t is not a eupho-
NOUS name. for it
sounds pcrilouslE
lik 'shiftless. 4"
and from the at
tacks of the Naca-
ton Association.
which warns its
girls against this,
it seems rather an
unsavory scheme.
Although head
quarters are said
to be in an office
building on Fifth
q v ue. y e W
York, the bylaws
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10

doesn't. get a little
weary"
"l1e pro b a b | Y
does suggest Paul
mildly. Most hus-
bands do
why. PAUL."
ooh, I mean hus-
bands who have wives
that have peculiar
tastes or who are
given to fads.
Virginia shrugged.
w e !, honey
that's one thing you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
Is Il Proper to Coz

Dear Cynthia--Recently I became nc-
quainted with young man whose home
Is in Florida with his brother. us I under
stand that his parents are dead. He is
now residing here with another brother
and has invited me down to Florida to
visit him for two or three weeks as he
like to know is, would it be proper to
20 and would l have to take very much
clothes, as I understand that It Is rather
warm there? Also please tell me what
kind of clothing would be proper.
JEANNE r.
Never 60 to visit at mans house on
his invitation. A girl must be invited
by the woman in the house. in this case
l suppose your friends brothers wife
girl must never stay at a mans houss
unchaperoned. If you are properly in.
vited and wish to go you will need sum.
mer clothes.