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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
"Gettlna Old" at Seventeen

Dear Cynthia-I am a girl of seven.
teen years. and II ones style Of dress
denotes what she is, then suppose
knowledge bobbed hair and ali the
clothes that go with it. Now. Cynthia.
I am indeed very much worried and
puzzled over my state of affairs. The
trouble Is that ! have always had about
six or seven chaps call on me, but now
that I am getting old. thought It best
TO try to become little serious: 30
l have cut my usual amount down to
four two Of which I am rather fond
OF. but l can't say love. Dear Gym.
thia. have never been in love. although
beginning to think that something is
the matter with me. ! go mostly with
students of State or Penn and attend
most Of the college functions. such as
proms. frat dances. relays. etc. SO YOU
see / am acquainted with nice set OF
interested in any one OF them. love
them all. and since my years are flying
by. am beginning to get worried.
Could you tell me Of some way to over.
come my frivolity. for I will soon be
eighteen? When the boys find out that
that ! am playing with them and 60
back sSsk to 3" school angry wit, with me, What
Don't do anything except just wha.
you have been doing. You are no;
old enough to worry about getting mar
won't be Just friends" then let then,
go. for there will always be others
You cannot force yourself to fall In
love, you know. and when the tim.
comes and the man with it, you won,
have any trouble doing IT. Just go on
about "old age" until you are at least
twenty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
Two Minutes
of Optimism
BY HERMAN j. STICH
Almost Prescribing

We received a letter the other day
which We think got into the wrong en-
velope. We are quite sure it was IN.
tended for some one of the many esti.
mable though literary ladies whose spe-
cialty is telling newspaper readers how
to be happy though married, and aii
the incidentals appertaining thereto.
However, we're game and we'll take
him up.
The letter.writer. whose name. Is
Ralph, says in effect that he has JUST
plunged into matrimony, and being de-
sirous of keeping the home fires burning
n.errily and long. he wants our pre-
scription for successful life partner
ship of this kind. Which reminds us
of one of the best though Oldest stories
that ever went the rounds:
A physician. in the old days. took
his apprentice to the bedside of an Irish
patient. The patients face was red and
his temperature was high. The ply I.
sician slapped him on the back.
Get up and eat some corned beet
and cabbage" he said. :,
The next day the Irishman was able
to go to work. The apprentice made
note in his record book as follows:
"Red face. High temperature. Give
corned beef and cabbage
Shortly afterward, in the absence OF
the physician. the apprentice himself
was summoned to the bedside of Ger.
man. The patients face was red and
his temperature was high. The appren-
tice prescribed corned beef and cabbage.
The next day they notified him that the
patient was dead. Taking out his rec.
ord book. he wrote in it:
"Corned beef and cabbage--good for
Irishmen. Kills Dutchmen.'
So we would say to Ralph-and to
his lady love-do not be led astray by
the glitter of prescriptions--by. how
Tom or Harry-or May, Martha or
Mary--does this. that or the other thing
to properly handle the other head of the
household Those who achieve success
full marriages do so in their own way.
Prescriptions may be good for Irish
men and kill Dutchmen.
Marriage is power-g0 to 1t, Ralph,
with our best wishes. 1t will give you
n higher education in the school OF life.
You can help make 1t successful amt
worthwhile. and win your PHI. ID. in it
BY 'othering' yourself little every
day: that is, putting yourself in your
wifa's place and-but he o. there. we
almost got off a prescription that time,
and that Is the last thing in the world
VIC want 10 do.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
Read Your Character
BIZ Diobv Phillips
Wide and Narrow Head Jobs

Suppose you are the sales manager Of
a big corporation and have two posi-.
tlons in your organization which you
desire 70 fill. One of them is that OF
A territorial sales manager and the other
is that Of conducting Investigations OF
markets, outlining Of sales policies and
methods and the like.
You have under consideration two
candidates. Both are well trained,
brilliant men, and so far as their eX.
pcricnce goes, and even their records,
there appears to be no basis OF choice
between them for either job. You are
wondering which to make the sales man
ager and which to make the research
man. There is one point of sharp dis.
tinction between them in physical ap-
pparance. One OF them has head that
is quite wide and the other head that
IS narrow.
There il your deciding factor. Make
the wide headed man the territorial
sales manager. You'll find that he is
more of natural fighter than the other
not necessarily more courageous, but
with a greater inclination to fight. And
a man has to have the fighting spirit TO
beat last years sales figures. Also,
this man has good executive ability.
even though it may be- latent. On the
other hand the narrow headed man has
just the right kind of mild patience and
tcnacity in sticking to his line to make
the better research man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
Warns Girls Against Smoking

Dear Cyrthia---I read your column
every day I can find time and really
enjoy II: But lately I have noticed so
mitch about girls smoking, and l just
read where you say there Is no harm in
1t of itself. Although I know you do
not encourage It, don't you think II
would be wise to tell the girls II Is really
harmful In itself because 1t becomes a
habit and the drug nicotine Is very
harmful to the nervous system?
The center Of character is self.con-
troll. If our young girls. yes. and older
ones, too, DO not let such temptations As
smoi.ng sweep them off their feet they
will not let stronger vices creep upon
them. Most doctors condemn smoking
and It has been said that dog has been
killed by one drop Of nicotine.
Cigarette smoking Is no longer SIM
ply a moral question. The business
world has taken II up as a deadly enemy
to achievement and advancement, be-
cause II causes shattered nerves.
stunted growth and general physca,
and mental degeneration. II blights and
blasts both health and morals 1t no,
only ruins the faculties, but 1t unbal.
ances the mind as we'll. Many Of the
most pitiable cases of insanity in our
asylums are cigarette hends
Dear girls. be your own sweet selves
and don't smoke. Men worth having
will respect you all the more. l have
had good bit OF experience and know
what those sort Of things lead to.
A READER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08

married. so she naturally has queer
ideas about the jolly old marriage
game.
".And she processes to see cause 70.
rejoicing when perfectly awful things
happen. She lost her purse with about
eight dollars in it last Sunday. and she
sat here today and cooed with sheer joy.
because. she said. it would probably
have been spent for something foolish
which she would have regretted. and
she's sure some poor deserving o,d wom-
an found il and will be happy for
week or two. Can you beat that for
optimism?,
well. it prevents a lot Of worry"
"And everything is like that to Helen.
She just bankly and biandly refuses to
see anything TO regret. anything to be
sorry for-nothing to weep over in the
who'a world. That's playing the glad
game
Paul hcavcd n reflective sigh.
Pretty good policy. though he said
finally. ITS pretty good state Of
mind 10 be in. think"
Virginia dropped her hands detected
ly.
ut may be-for the one who Is prac.
ticing IT, But. oh. mercy. it's awfully
wearing on the party Of the second
part.
TomOrrOw-"One Real Problem
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
An Office Shower

To the Editor Of WomdG's Page:
Dear Madam would like to ask
your suggestions for giving girl mis-
cellaneous shower. We are planning to
give it at the office after office hours.
which is four o'clock We would like to
have some novel way OF giving the gifts.
Would you also give US some sugges-
tons as TO the decorations. other than
a few flowers? +. p.
At four O'Clock. Mary who is to be
showered will pick up her things and
start to get ready to go home. One Of
| ton for q few minutes by asking her
to get something In another room When
| she returns. see that she opens her desk
drawer. And there, Of course, she doesn I
paper. but instead lots OF the incest
packages wrapped IN tissue-paper. To
| find them this way Will be even more
CT a surprise than II they were presented
see. you really don't want decorations.
because, If you have them. the bride-to-
be will surely suspect. You don't want
her 10 have the least inkling Of anything
out Of the ordinary till she opens the
drawer.
Now, when you serve. refreshments,
you can add festive touches. Have ice
cream in bricks, and small cakes with
this. Inc Cake'nIdte sNOuIu De one with
a handle. and at the top of this you can
sasten k-wp!e doll, dressed in white
tulle, with regular brides veil which
:s fastened with a real orange blossom.
and falls gracefully. Contrary 70 custom.
have each person draw her place-card
from a file. basket and then place 1t
where she wants II. These cards are
really favors for each one has a small
net bag OF rice TED 70 IT. with a tiny
bag. Paper plates and. decorated paper
napkins may be used. too. as these will
simplify matters Il lot. I'm sure you'll
all have i good deal Of fun with this
party, and especially the girl it's being
given for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08

! = wonderful girl. so cheerful ant
9eoAt and happy"
virginia faced him bclliyerently.
ssRHul. IL you say one more word
Ut being happy and gay and cheerful
~ an that. II don't know what III
IN just scream
Nv J chuckled.
ny, honey. thought you liked
"A people around you. and
esl. I know now why they laugh
s pcllyanna people.
3Ood Tell me"
X2&OA, you know. honey--it's all n
FORMULA. and the people that play
AL the time do it unconsciously. or
4uoeonsciously. or something. Poor
S4earg, they have no idea that they are
8s9t killing folks with their glad game. ="
3s.sGlad game?"
hy'Oh, of course: that's what they call
u. IT'S after some idiotic book or other,
H1pd It's grown into regular credo.
tQeodness, but it's trying. You know it
14fArted to shower this afternoon and
Helen cried out with joy. told her
I@e; vas too bad that she was caught
3N5tAOut an umbrella. and offered her
3e0e loan of my blue silk one. but She
5&heerfully said that rain will bring up
lthe Mowers. and. well. honestly. you d
lhave thought the child took it as per-
|eonal achievement-that It raincd."
well. it is rather good 10 find some
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
.Jaxxer 7hHks She = yo1ing
Ho,o VeryWtcked and Shocking She Is
But She Doesn't Prove Thing Except How silly She is and
Wha. Lot of Time She Is Fasting

good anyhow. unless it's done from The
pulpit. and threats go right past hei
without hitting anywhere.
But Indifference! That's the prize
winner in a case like this. :.
That's the one thing that u ''iazzcr
cannot endure. She must be noticed; she
must make an impression.
What's the use of being SO delight
fully bad II nobody Is shocked?
You don't feel shocked with n girl
who goes so far ms to include bobbed
hair among the sins that she is proud Of.
You just feel disguised and rather
sorry that she doesn't know any better.
MO. "JAZZER," nobody is going to
A$Rive you advice on this matter and
nobody is going TO be shocked at your
letter.
You're having n wonderful time now.
and those friends Of yours who are
married to men they don't love think
they are having a wonderful time. too.
But did You ever ask them or your
self whether that wonderful time ac-
tually amounts to real happiness?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
WHAT'S WHAT
By Helen Decic

The world Of big business has a COO,
all its own. While IT conforms, In the
main. to- the universally accepted prin-
ciples Of courtesy, it does not, and II
cannot, include within its scope the more
room or ballroom manners. For In
stance, when feminine stenogra pher
is summoned to take the minutes at a
board meeting. the directors dc not rise.
tor entered n room in any OF their
homes. Not only do they retain their
seats In the board room, but the stenog-
rapher does not sit down until her chair
Is indicated tc her.
A sensible and intelligent girl is
prompt to accept the fact that there Is
no intentional discourtesy in this pro-
cedure. She realizes that, since she has
entered business life on equal terms with
men she is to be trea ted precisely as a
young man stenographer would be under
the same circumstances
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08

uAvE you bought your summer
4 l. sweater We? I rather hope not, for
have come across real discovery. Let
Inc tell you about It. ] was passing
through shop, and there on a figure /
saw most attractive thin wool sweater.
Peter Pan style. 1t is an old blue. and
In short. is n lovely sweater. Now here
comes the really important part Of this
article. Guess the price Of the sweater
Just exactly 50. learned that the
same model comes in several colors. In
cluding purple and black. and in most
sizes. And think of 1t, So.
Have you seen the perfume bottles for
the dressing table? To my mind. they
are quite irresistible. They stand abou,
four or five inches in height. and are
Of slender. graceful proportions. Some
are solid orange in color. painted with
brightly colored blue parrot. Others
have blue for the background. They are
just as smart rs they can be, and make
most decorative additions to ones toi-
let articles. The price OF one of these
bottles is ST.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
Can You Tell?
What Happens When the Tongue Be-
comes Coated
By r. J. and 4. ". Bodmer

comes Coated
When you see your tongue coated you
should know that general condition Of
your system has enabled certain germs
which are present OH the tongue to grow.
The coated tongue is the danger sig
nal. the sign Of disturbed system,
telling the owner OF the tongue that the
intestinal tract is not in a normally
healthy condition. although this condi.
ton may be wholly unsuspectcd. The
cause of biliousness Is sluggishness or
congestion of the liver. due to eating too
much fats and meat. to constipation. or
to a continuation Of both of these con.
ditions. caused by the simple act OF
overeating. When we allow ourselves
to become constipated. large amount
of decaying material lies in the lower
intestine. when 1t should be carried off .
as it would If We exercised the proper
care. The liver filters and destroys this
poisonous material which has been car
ried to it through the blood. before being
distributed to the rest of the body. II
an amount greater than the liver is able
to take care of and destroy is brought
to the liver the surplus is carried into
the blood and the system is poisoned.
As much Of this poisonous material
as possible is taken care Of by the liver
through the bile. Eut that which is not
disposed Of is gathered up in its cells,
and thus when the liver is given more
to do than it can accomplish. the poi.
sonous surplus is communicated to the
rest Of the body. The liver is the larg-
est gland in the body. 1t makes about
twenty ounces of bile in twenty -four
hours. This Is forced into the smaller
intestine through the gall duct. Bile,
both n secretion and an cxcrction. aids
digestion and carries off waste and poi :
sonous matters.
Tomorrow-When Did "Camoufagc"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08

PcrhapT-Who knows:--we shall rot
be ub!lS"d to say "Full knee deep lies
the summer waist" For in some of
the newest and most charming creations
that have come to us from Paris we en-
counter a return of the waist line to its
old beliefs about geography. 1t Is raised
to almost normal height.
We show today IA delightfully."- simple
little afternoon frock for summer that
is constructed Of black and white creme
trimmed with white agnela. Here, you
will note, the girdlc il set AZ the normal
line. And. by the way. fur sets off some
Of the most fashionable Of the summer
crcpes. This fur may be chlnchilla.
fox, caracul. or asnella, and it is al.
] ways applied In some way that mikes
for variety. CORINNE LOWE,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
CHAPTER VII
ReadiuStment

TAREY' first step was to persuade
~ Dick to take q trip to Europe. The
boy seemed broken. he took no interes,
in anything. his whole attitude was one
Of l!stlessncss. but before he sailed he
gave Carey his promise not to do any
thing foolish.
"rry to forget" was Carey's advice.
"She isn't worth your suffering, nc
woman is. and. above all. that type
Dick listened thoughtf,il,y. The frs;
hea, OF his jealous rage had subsidized
and, although the hurt in his heart was
just as keen, he was fair enough to
admit to himself that the things he had
said about Cleo were not true.
He wanted TO tell Carey SO, but be.
cause it caused him pain to talk o.
! Cleo. he said nothing. He wanted tc
forget, and it would do no good "a
bring up memories Of that night when
he had called her a hcart'ess coquette
and had watched that hurt look Green
into her eyes.
But once aboard the big liner he
found 1t impossible to banish Cleo from
his thoughts. and his heart was filed
with remorse. lie had blamed her for
his suffering. but now that he was able
to think NOR" clearly he realized tim,
none Of it had been her fault. In all
the time he had known her She had
never rcsorted 10 feminine tricks OF
any kind. She had been frank and
open IN her friendship Tor him, and
ne had no right 70 anne her because
she could not love MIN.
was brute: h" told himself
over ana over. ana nc resolved 10 write
hr"y ana correct the imnresSion he had
Icit with MIN. put he put 1t off from
day I" day ana hna!ly decided that after
al u" hnd exaggerated things in his
own mind. carey would never mec,
Cleo. and II he did he could see for
himself what manner OF girl she was
II" must torce himself to forget. and
IN order 10 90 that he must cram hi
thoughts with other interests.
And 80 he tried not 10 think OF Geo
ii" tried not. to remember how she
looked when she talked with that fas
clnating little d!mpl" coming and goIns
lat the cTner Of her mouth. But in
"i'V' ~ Ms 'toFtS th"r" were times
when he felt that he could not go or
VITA life. and If it had not been for
his promise 10 Carey, he would have
yielded 70 the impulse to drop out OF
everything.
~ for Cleo, the relief in knowing
that Dick had not done what hc haC
threatened had been overwhelming. She
was litted from the depths of despair Il
the pinnacle OF ecStatic reIcf when Tho
news came to her that he had sailed TO,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08

On one of the popular soft. .st,,v
summer. hats OAK LEAF TRIMMING
gives an unusual and very attracts.
effect. Cut the oak leaf forms o,,,
of felt. Orange and brown are a pre,,,
combination. Sew narrow dat wiz.
down the middle Of each leaf. Cov.r
this wire with stitching of green WOO,
or silk. Buttanhole the edges with n.
same material. Use the covered .,,.
for the stems. Allow the sprav :,
OAK LEAF TRIMMING to hang ovos q.
the brim. Flora
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
T0mOrrOw-The Meeting
Fixing Up a Room,

a charmingly quaint touch can be-
given to IA bedroom by having the cur.
tains, bureau scarf and bedsprcad
match. OF course. this is not the only
thing. They have to be daintily made
and the materials must bc well chosen
But II you select white yoile or dotted
Swiss YOU won t be making any mis.
take, Each thing Is edged with n
border Of checked ginsham, an inch
and half wide. \ blue check. n pink
ene or yellow one are all immensely
attractive, and win give . cool. pretty
elect. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08


X HARPER COOLEY sion. This was a
way Of being an INSCRIPTIONS adven-
ftuxUeg, but we wonder If there are q
1c4tain number of women who, like the
ilAtefAGe male. are really versatile in
ltheir affections.
WuaE firt always is regarded as rather
IL picturesque. Some of the most
eha!ming and refined youn: girls are
depokeu Of as bellies" and praised for
d6eing adored by many signing swain.
lit used to be quite the thing to j!lt q
4Darge number of young men before a
43a3fs temptress settled down to one,
land to bringing up a family. Was such
u seductress content with the humdrum
3of domesticity: Did she never yearn
flor the old days of lordlng it over many
3nen and keeping them dancing attend
lance! Coquetry dies hard.
Most people are variests, in that they
fenjoy admiration from the opposite sex.
IAnd lind In different natures different
teharms. The girl who is pretty and
shas the natural magnetism that draws
{many to her side. delights in conquest.
fOuce in q while she meets her Water
;1oo and succumbs TO Cupid. She may
prefer q blonde man. yet the one who
{1nally captures her Is brunette. In
tefter yenrs she sees light man WHO
ihas all the external attractions she
f0nce held to be most preposscssing.
EOoes she waver in her loyalty to her
;Spouse. Do her errant fancies lingcr
lever the blonde cur!s and fair high
Throw? Or. II it be a mental charm
tsuch as boyish amiability. and her own
Ausband is bit serious and sedate.
tdoes her heart quicken at the enthusi,,
-
ifYyf1ERE Is no doubt that the society
Ill ,vnvror whose cnres arc Tew and
s~,hn smuses herself constantly and pam
is,~re her overy wbim. of,en doIlies with
and secs in eocb new no..
fcns srtsnce of the ste-ner sey :, nos.;h,e
X.,s,r,,est bnt tho .imnle IoynI ,yne nj
,r.rsn Who fills bcr lifa Win seasibIr
uSStfvities and has a fairly satisfactory
~ccr.e is NOT ant % let her fancv stray
kesss S"rh,dden no,bs To n vito wLo
k~ss fomnJ a conpeniaI mate ,ba fathnr
~ ths children is boing ser nnart ns
ssome ono unusually fine and admirable
M .&mply does not occur to her that
tfftre is any other man IN the world
4, ..r,v you,b boworor tho pbo,o
w aaia "a mystcrious n,d in,ornut-
Onn man is a strong charoo,or
~: ..arfmi o,n,o.. to ,fa nr;n, ~,
ISSs. hynnot;c Tbo cirI connnt oo,
n, s hor consr;o,Hsnoss ~ .Lo
M there ~ ,ho onnaoIirg hnr
EH~t. ~ fncr mold and r,iis nut nII
49, - W L. .,'aI -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
TOmOrrOw-Picking a Store Clerk
Touching IL Up

A white crepe frock may be made very
interesting by the person who does not
like things without some kind of color
TO brighten them. Set into the skirt, in
upward points all around. are pieces Of
white organdie, and these are cmbroid-
cred in a rambling design of woods in
lemon yellow, bright red and Jade
green. Naturally, a tine wool is used
when embroidering on material Of this
sort.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
The Unconscious
Sinner
By HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR

Dick Wheeler asks Cleo Ridgcfcld
10 marry him and tchen she refuses,
calls her a hedrtIcss Hirt and tells h.r
that she rW be S0rry all her life.
Cico Is frightened at the threat. and
Uick. hat mad rih the thought that
she docs not lore him, is about 10 c.!d
his life rhen his guardian, Carey
Phelps, drrires in time 10 prevent nc
catastrophe. Carey LeiicGcs Cleo {,
be n SchemHS typt If ,rtmCn ud
decides to pop her back in her ouu
coin by making her fall in lore ,cith
him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08

Nll''Af' Ai'i VI AaiAA' ~
We have heard OF
the sailor rs n per-
son who always has
a W i { e in Q very
port, and innumer .
able men marry sew.
cral different Won .
en- in their travels,
II o w about won :
en-?
During the war
a number of girls
found it profitable.
Fl in a n C i a lily. to
III q + r y one SOL
dier after another,
and collect his PEN
Nfst