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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
Through a
Wo7nan's Eyes
The Girl of Today Can Take
Care of Herself
BY JEAN NEWTON

They are not leaving n good hair on
the head Of the ''girl Of today" the 40
called modern tyre'---the pert miss
who rouges and doesn't care who knows
It,, who wears short skirts and gives
never a thought to It. who thinks 1t a
matter of course that her Camisol. il
more prominent than her blouse, who
smokes and relishes the ''verboten"
cocktail and does not blush at "scx"
suggestion.
They say her clothes are disgrace to
womanhood. her dancing an invitation
to the worst and her callousness to the
most intimate topics denial of all the
qualities that have heretofore entitled
us TO the respect and the reverence Of
men.
Some Of this is true.
No fad in the world. for instance.
can make any girl of high ideals and
real womanly dignity and self-respect
willing to display her calves and knees
nor hug strange man on dance fioor.
And not all the "Bohemian' prora-
natnly fine girl comfortable and amused
beside her male escort at a salacious
bedroom farce.
OF course, the girl of today" is far
from being in the majority. but 1t must
be admitted that there are enough OF
these free and easy daughters Of 1922
to constitute an important type and
cause concern over the tendencies OF the
time.
However. even with this type in
mind. there is this 10 be thankful for !:
The girl of today can take care OF
herself.
We have only to look back to the
fears and uncertainties of former gen
erations, to the constant worry thar
hedgcd about every daughter and sister
until she was safely married to
realize how tremendously this counts as
CONDENSATION for what some "f uS lcc'
has been lost in freshness ami nl"d'Sty.
II il the very, opennesS Of things TO-
Iay that arms tho modern Glrl nhc
makes her so much more capable or
taking care of herself than was her
grnnImother, whose pedestal was sup
nosoJ 70 keen her out of harms reach,
| bur more often made her easy prey.
Not blinded by a smoke screen OF
mystery, the modern girl knows how 10
| steer clear of the shoals.
Not under the disadvantage OF isho-
rance or delusion-she is from Mis-
And though We would like to see her
little more reticent about IL, l nc
! love We cannot Overcstimate II as q
vrry great gain over the ways Of gen.
cration ago for her ultimate behcht-,,
the girl Of today can take care OF
| herself
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
Soon viii Come the Garden Season,
So Prepare for 1t, Says Mrs: Wilson
You VIII Haze Returns for Your Efforts in Delicious Things
for Your Kitchen and an improvement in Health

using both the plain and curly lsaf
variety.
The garden green's are next in order,
and when the home gardener realizes
the splendid variety that can be secured
I feel sure she will always find small
corner Of the garden to devote to the
succulent pot green's.
Salad plants are in order in the tiny
garden. corn salad, dandelion. chicoy.
using both the common and witloof
varieties endivc mustard, cress, lettuce
and Swiss chard are easy to grow. and
do not require n great deal Of atten.
tion, and the pleasure you will obtain
when you can 60 into your garden and
harvest mess of salad greens for the
table will amply repay you for the time
and trouble YOU have given them.
want to tell YOU about a man who
was told by his physician that he must
get away from the city. and that hs
would pay penalty II he did not.
After explaining to his doctor that for
financial reasons this could not be hs
decided he would do the next b,A
thing. He would spend as many hours
outdoors as he possibly could. md be
turned to his back yard and planned
and actually turned it into a kitchen
garden.
This garden has not only given him
big dividends in health. but 1t Is also
paving for itself. and he is quoted as
an authority among his neighbors, upon
what man cnn really do with small
piece of ground. The garden Is sub.
urban and IL IA by 40 feet.
This garden brought in actual cash
returns to it's owner $45.50 but ju,t
suppose he had not gained n single
nenny. the wonderful return to health
was worth thousands Of dollars to him.
He Is an earnest home kitchen garden
advocate. and Ernest Wright's messass
to his friends is 70 in the garden like
the small boy and dig for worms, dig
until you are so tired that you can
hardly stand up straight. Then take
a warm bath and retire, TO get up ons
hour earlier in the morning and d.
dig, again. For nervousness, inson,.
mia. Indigestion and lazy liver. 10
says, it's the best tonic made. Try Il,
it does not cost much beyond the phys.
/ ical effort and mussed-up plot.
YOU secure the health that you an
looking for it will truly prove bles'
ing.
I will have for this corner many
! times during the growing season some
Of the actual working plans Of MI
Wright, and how he turned the mck
ward into most attractive kitchen
garden. how he arranged his plot. tns
width between the rows and how
trained many of his plants according
European gardening methods.
Mr.. Wright has an indoor garden
which he made for himself late last fa.'
and it has succeeded wonderfully wei,
so that he Is now in fine shape for m
open season in kitchen gardens.
Getting back to mother nature
very necessary for the middle aged indl'
vidual If he is to keep physically ~
All indoor work, with just few min.
ntes devoted to racing for the car Of
70 the station does not help to kNp
down the blood pressure, or act as eI6'
cisc for lazy liver.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
Can You Tell?
Why We Slip When Walking on Ice
By Il. j. aud 4. W. BODXER

We are very apt to slip on the ice,
and even the smooth floors of our
homes. while there is no thought of
or the floors covered with carpets. And
vet, if each step we took. whether on
a smooth sheet Of ice or on highly
polished floor. were made with the body
evenly balanced and with the weight
OF tie body distributed equally over
the entire foot, we would not slip. The
reason we slip at all is in cases where
we do not place our steps on these sur
faces with the body perfectly balanced
We can do so without slipping when
We proceed very slowly and carefully
and watch each step.
Why do we not slip on dry walks ::
We take as many not perfectly bal
anccd steps when walking on the
ordinary sidewalk us we do when walk
ing on ice or on polished floors. We
do not slip when thus walking on dry
sidewalks, even though We pay but
little attention 10 our steps. because Of
what is called friction. Without fric-
tion we could not walk at all. When
We walk on ice the amount Of friction
between the sole of the shoe and the
ice is less than on dry walk. Our
ability. therefore, to walk on any kind
of surface is due entirely to the amount
of friction that occurs between the
bottom of the shoe and the surfac,
which Is being walked upon. II we
create sufficient friction at these points
we can walk on any kind of surface
whether our steps are balanced or not
NOnday-What Is the Most Restfu
Color?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
WHAT'S WHAT
BY HELEN DECIE

Coming year after year AZ the time
when Natures first green leaves arc
eagerly welcomed BY wintcr-Wearied
spirits, the traditional feast of the
Wearing o the Green achieved general
popularity, even among people wholly
unrelated To ireland And nov that, at
last, the littlh Green Isle is C,u.ng into
her own. no doubt St Patr!ck's Day
1922. will be moro JoyOusly observed
than ever.
Invitations TO L "Patrlcian" luncheon
dinner, dance or card party should he
sent out this week. II it is not easy
to obtain the cards with beautiful old
Gaelic scroll devices. which may he
purchased in the largest cities, a plain
card. or Cne with green ink design
Of harp and shamrocls will answer ths
purpose. Harp seals are new and a.
tractive decorations for seventeenth of
March invitation cards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
TT IS a great thing to have a mi

TT IS a great thing to have mino
1 that is sensitive to illusion.
To have, that is. the ability to beiieVe
thing is what 1t seems instead OF JUST
knowing that "it looks like what IL
amt"
You can enjoy your theatre so much
more.
No matter how many times You nave
rambled behind the scenes ut the behent
that was given for the church, you can
still forget what It IL like back there
when you are on the other side OF the
footlights.
You may be able to sit in the orches'
ira and arrange in your mind the up.
pearance of the back Of the scenes you
nre gazing at. l..
There, where there Is supposed to DC
a garden, IL just a curtain, and behinu
that n fire. escape door where you SIT on
the cold steps and wait for your cue.
On this side, where the actors stand
at the window and talk about the won
derful view of the river you know the
side walls are 10 close to the wings that
there is barely room for three persons
to stand abreast. A..
While upon the other side. where ,hc
sound Of music is heard. apparently
from the drawing room, you remember U
winding staircase that leads into inc
mysteries of lights and drop curtains
and wings and effects. .,,
Yet. II you have one Of these easli;y
fooled minds, that recollection won
spoil your fun at all.
WHEN the heroine strolls out into
w the garden to gate at the moon.
yhur mind merely registers that she
throws cape about her shoulders as she
goes out.
And you can understand why she doe.
that, because 1t must be rather cool OUT
there in the garden.
When the boat upscts down the river
and all the characters gather at the
window to watch the rescue, they are
not Just gazing at Il blank wall.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
NIOnday-What Is the Most Restfu
Color?
adventures With u Purse

OF COURSE in these days when In
~ cense is being burned in so many
homes. there is an increasing number
Of incense holders in surprisingly novel
designs. Bnt one that will always
claim soft spot in my heart is the
Chinese Buddha. I saw one of these
today, in plaster. colOred in green and
bronze. together with package Of Chi
nese water lily incense, which is sup
posed to be delightfully."- fragrant. for
twenty cents. II you would like to buy
the set, l will tell you where saw 1t.
Here is something that just migh,
appeal to you, either for keeping your
own hest deck Of cards in. or to use as
a prize the next time the card club
meets at your house. / speak of q
leather finish case the size of "A pack OF
cards, and closely resembling n pocket.
book. On the front. in l suppose eel :
luloid, are small tiny playing cards, one
OF each suit. The price Of this novelty
is fifty cents. 6.
For na-,es q shsgs s1dss:s weYan:s d1sl
Hs11rr-s.t ~ -,--SS1or9 a n ,nnA n Il -~- 49,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
Read Your Character
By Digby Phillips
Persuailing the Thinker

The thinker" as has been explained
by the head and face. which are wider
at the top than across the cheeks or
jaws. Nine times out Of ten they are
the sort Of people you would never
call robust They are oftener small
than large. Their bones are small
They may be stout. but Oftener they
are thin. II an education has not been
given to them they make 1t point to
get one anyhow. In one way or another.
In these people the mental predomi-
mates over the physical.
When you want to persuade man
or woman Of this type your quickest
road to success lies in starting him or
her to thinking. Demonstration NAV
aid, but it isn't the predominant factor
as it is in the case of the square
people.
If your subject has a convex profile
you know that his attitude is practical
and scientific, and quite naturally YOU
should give him facts and very definite
statements upon which to think.
If he (or she) Is concave. you know
your subject Is more inclined to be
theoretical or philosophical, and you
wouldn't emphasize statistics. for in
would with the convex thinker. Yor
would keep more to generalities ant
theories.
But in either case you have to re.
member that you are dealing with ,
keen mentality. You must try to star
them thinking and to steer thei
thoughts (by suggestionl In the desire,
| line but do not make 0tte mistake o
trying to do their thiH pr them.
Monday Lending be. sk'nne,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
Says He Hasn't Been to GirardvilIe

Dear Cynthia--I have been an ardent
reader of your column every evening,
and wish to say that enjoy it very
much.
Just a few lines to Young Man
No. 90:
First. Are you really an American? :?
! hardly. think so by the tone of your
letter. You travelled 400 900 miles, did
YOU? In all your travels you never saw
an American girl who could outdo a
foreign girl Say. what part of freight
traio did you bunk in?
III m all your travels you've never
seen an American girl whose beauty rs
/ natural. hope to tell you you've never
been in GirardvIlle.
, Seldom been IN the same place twice.
! | suppose there are reasons.
! Show me an American girl who cam
not stand UP to any foreign girl or
woman in locks. dress. home e-uaking and
intelligence or anything
| DJn't get the idea that I'm jealous
! of tho foreign girls or afraid they will
outstand me. I'll compete with any or
! them. | can also say the same for my
friends
I'd like TO know how you do il ths
! fifty-hfty business. Do you suggest Il
I to- them or are they. so crazy about you
and you such a wonder that they offer
to pay themselves just for the honor OF
going out with you?
You call n good sport big fish
| Well. you must be a sardine.
Pcggunls NJ, If it's fish YOU are look.
ing for, as Young Man No. ." says
get the big ones. Leave the sardines
alone SELMA r.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
Is Your Mind So Easily Fooled
That You Believe What Seems to Be-,
If Is, You Can Enjoy Play Much More for Being Able
:, Visualize Things That You Know Are Not There

Why, no; they are looking far dow,
tho river. just as they say they are,
And when the young daughter sos.
dancing of with her lover through ~
door into the drawing room, Won a.
imagine them really entering a ls..s
room and dancing there with other col.
pies.
Even though you know that thcy b.,.
had to step carefully in order 60 svc;S
humping into the wall of the room snS
making 1t shake or hang in a loosS
wobbly way which no wall should aAeM
A ND so you enjoy the play much
a better. If the program says tA,l
the scene Is the attic, the stage becomss
the attic. although you know perfectlv
well that it Is exactly the same o. ~
living room of the preceding scene, witi
different walls md furnishings.
This is really a great gift.
| It enables you to 60 into ds,s
theatre with blue feeling Of despai,
and discouragement, and come out feel.
! Ing refreshed and quite happy agnin,
For In the interval between your ep.
trance and your exit, your foolish nina
has allowed you to forget that you on
lust seeing a movie, and remember only
| that the girl with the curly hair Is goine
10 fall in love with the nice young man
And that you won't blame her II che
does. but that you won't like her II ole
doesn't.
A RECIPROCITY motion picture
"A would be amusing; n capture Of ths
expressions of all the people in the
movies who have these impressionabls
minds as they watch the play.
Have you ever caught yourself hall
leaning forward in your interest. with
YOUR mouth open In a polite smile as
"she" thanks "him" for bringing hr
home in his car in the rain?
That's your silly mind, thinking that
IL is ,Ip there on the screen doing al the
acting itself.
It's very foolish, no doubt.
But IL does enable you to enjoy thinss
immensely.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11

And ] suppose he finally found the
spot or his dreams. what?
"'Well, h" went all around the world
ana visited almost every country. The
book tells all about it."
Virginia sighed absently.
How wonderful. Just to think that
person with only hundred dollars
could journey like that, nav.r having
TO worry, riding from one strange coun-
try to another---'
"Ridingt' repeated Paul, with some
show of Indignation. "Who said any-
thing about riding? He wa'krI the
way. most Of it, / gather from the
book. Then he worked his way over
the oceans he crossed polishing brasses
and as n al-passcr. and other adyen
turous ways! By Jove, it must have
been wonderful ="
And ! suppose that he eventually
found his garden spot, his paradise ?
Did he settle in one of those islands in
the South Seas or did he choose the
south of France, Or"
What do you mean, choose n para
disc? What should chap want "a
stick in one OF those outlandish places
for:"
You mean to say
"Of course. he came home when he'd
seen it all Heavens, but woman does
think up the funniest things"
somehow she'd taken all tho tang eu,
-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11

Flow, bugles, tlow--thls is the mod.
ern designers adaptation of Jenny
son. Along with beads and paillettes,
these ornaments are now used exten :
sively on the new frOcks, particularly
the crepe models. And nearly ALWAYS
they are arranged so AZ to heighten the
effect Of long, graceful lines.
They border or form panels: they
merge into the soft folds of trains. and
they often carry out the thought of tho
sleeve. In other words, they flow, This
gives the bugle trimming different
appearance from the one which nrein j..
diced us in those hOary days when there
was a massed formation of bugles on
the corsage or when they jelled stialy
into a yoke.
The above model Of black cre,o
trimmed with black bugles gives nm 4.
lustration Of the modern application y,
trimming. For at the side n long panei
of the ornaments Is joined to tho rdso
of the train In the back Another band
in the back ministers to the flowing iina
Of the dress. and furthermore, nrovidos
variety by being placed under The rirs drs
die of black satin. ."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
Carrying Bubbles

You didn't know it could be done.
did YOU? Well, some of the guests
won't be able to get through with
it successfully. but others will, so
that's where the game part comes
in. If you want to know how to
make the attempt, as well as how
the rest Of the enchanting bubble
party is planned, send in n stamped.
addressed envelope to the Editor Of
the Woman's Page, and send 1t in
soon, for the party Is meant for st.
Patrick's Day, which isn't very far
away!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11

bonding has it's drawbacks. but think
that one might visit all these strange
and curious foreign lands and enjoy a
wonderful time without spending a
fortune, such as travellers usually feel
called upon to spend"
'But. Paul. travel costs So much
especially abroad
Paul frowned.
"Oh, that's what everybody thinks.
Eor insta nce"-and he tapped the cover
0S the thick vOlume-for instance, do
~ know that full meal of mutton
~ vegetables and paddycakes, that
Q kind Of bread. costs only two
cSnte-in Syria?'
Virginia made face of dstaste.
- Cont like mutton" she mur-
Uueq And i know I'd just hate pad
@An6 have you any idea Of how cheap
t>ega pative hotels or inns are in Egypt
~ ~ the big cities Of Italy and in
~ eAsrming country towns Of Spain,
NO. dear, haven't the remotest
I; Whats It, you see. Nobody realizes
~ cheaply these wonderful foreign
tours may be managed, spending less
than half what II costs q man to live
on right here at home
Virginia was impressed.
"Why. this man. the chap who wrote
this book. landed In Port Said without
more than half dollar, and he lived
on that for almost a week" He con :
suited the printed page again. And he
npt onlv kad p'enty to eat and place
M sleen nt hNd vino with every meal.
VA ss,l. y " ~ ,ilcs.'lae.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11

~ IIluSL De "OH-
derful. this sort Of
thing he said.
BY this sort Of
thing Paul indi-
Gated { he b o o K
''V a 6 a b o n d ing
Around the World. :"
W i t IA which fat
volume he had been
concerned for four
evenings running.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
The Woman's Exchange
Nothing but Water

10 the Editor Of IVondn's Pooc.
Dear Madam Will you please tell me
"iat VIII take stains made by Il toilet
preparation out Of a pink silk and cotton
dress?
, lf water will not take this stain out
th'fe Is nothing that will remove 1t, as
there are properties in this liquid which
Shange the color OF the material which
II touches
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11

cities OF old Europe,
and he spent n month
] ust rustiCating j II
Holland, and
1T must be won-
d crful," murmured
Virginia, now dream
ing. too.
Nv dcrful, I
should say 50. And
just think, honey, he
started with only n
hundred dollars, and
most Of that he spent
on films for the litt!r
kodak he carried along
Qcrful ' I'll sov en- y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
4 Busy Family

Mrs. Artie G. Cullop. OF NincenneS.
thc first Indiana woman to seek seat
in Congress, is the wife Of William A,
Cullop, who served five terms as the
representative in Congress of the Second
Indiana district.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
Deluded Wives
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR

Judith Carlyle is the typical smdu,
tonn ,oifc, and rhcn Rand, her nus,
band. suddenly sells his business Gnd
goes TO New York TO be az drtiSi.
Judy refuses TO adapt hcrset IN .nc
least to his nc,o lite, and inc poop"
them meet
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
Expresses Her Views

Dear Cynthia am writing to ex.
press my views of your column On
tho whole II Is very good and your an.
swers are wisely chosen. but ] think
the letters you receive are all written
on n formula, such as-"l am a young
girl, considered good.lookng by both
sexes. and SO on. | met young man
and ] want to know how | can gain
his friendship. They are all written
like that. What do you care about her
looks On age and why ask II she can
dance and all such things as that?
You Just want to help her or him. An
other thing IL, when you have debate.
they all debate on the one subject
and very seldom on any other. Where
IL Dopey these days? He sure was
game In writing to you on those topics
guess he got irsulted by the remarks
the people said and stayed away from
the column. ! do not want to start
debate on what | said above but I
lust thought / would offer suggestion.
Please help me now. I would like TO
know II II is proper for me to go to
Students rooms at the University of
Pennsylvania II have known him FOR
several months. OF course. am "A girl.
A SHIFTEI.
Thank you for your views. my friend.
but II the writer's want cynthia TO
know what they look like they have
a right to tell her.
Respectable girls never 60 TO see
young men unchaperoncd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
Paul and Virginia b, HELENA "orr GRANT

What's that got 70 do with it? And
then he visited the Holy Land and saw
everything there was worth seeing. And
later on, he visited Rome and he saw
the art galleries Of all the wonderful