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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
Something ls Wrong

Dear Cynthia-I have been a silent
reader of your column until now.
look forward to the EYENING PUBLIC
LEDGER every night May | come into
your large family? I am about to seek
YOUR advice on a matter Of great i'm.
portance to me. am n young girl
keeping company with fne young man
has seen me pretty nearly every night In
that length OF time. have loved him
from the very first time | went out
With him. The friendship has developed
into true loYe on both SIDES. / have
never bothered about any one else,
neither has he. Now, the only thing
that has made our love blurred Is one
had habit that l have which I have
had since I've been a small child that
is. 10 sleep! l have been used 70 get.
ting up late as far back as can re-
member. j sleep TIL 10, 1880 oil
plight as 10 how 20 overcome this. Can
you help me QUIT \ hexs had good
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16

IL she were moving In n dream. sh,
began the long walk to the altar.
She fe't her hands. stiff in the new.
ness Of her long white gloves, grow
cold. She felt the co'or ebbing from
her face. and was suddenly ficrnely glad
for the rouge that she had spread over
her ch ecks at the last moment.
No one should say of her that she
lad been traditi'nn'y pale. She In.
tended to meet Nick with her head up
and her eyes frankly level. She wouIl
bc eager and glad 30 that he would be
happy. ..
Then che saw him and a little shoSk
went through her.
His dark face was white with emo.
tion and his eyes b'nzcd. lie Scemel
strange. Where was the kindly, smi-
ing Nick, the man she knew 30 well?
And who was this stranger. this man
who in n few minutes would be her
husband?
She felt moment Of sheer panic
when hardly conscious Of what she was
doing; che wanted to run away anil
hide somewhere. Then with a surrctnp
effort she came out of her trance and
forced smile to her face. Instantly
Nick responded, and his features soft.
cned. She stood by his side. very close
to him, while the organ crashed deaf.
tningly. and the smell Of lilies was
almost overpowering Then suddenly
there was silence, an ovcrpowcring 81.
lence. =
Carol could feel the eyes Of hun.
drcds of peopc upon her. She wanted
to turn upon them defiantly and laugh.
1t was an amazing feeling TO have here
in the church. and while she was being
married to Nick, and yet when. II
came time for her responses she made
them clearly and firmly as though she
put her heart into everything she said.
She was horribly conscious Of the
fact that her hand was Icy when Nick
took It into his own and slipped the
ring on her finger; but minute later
the organ pealed out the wedding march
and Nick wns smiling into her eyes.
1t was over then. She was married.
She was Nick's wife!
Ito be continued tOmorrow)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16

there was n calm disregard OF the crime.
But, Pau, dear, if there was am
good reason for tt"
Say, Virginia, I've got lot OF
things To think about besides getting
home right on the dot" said Paul
almost erufly.
Virginia was quick to resent, be-
cause of the obvious needlcSsnesS of the
dere'iction.
''Mr. Sears, who lives next door. al
ways gets home at precisely five" she
murmured pointedly. This was not
wise.
.'Mr. Sears" mimicied Paul rudcly.
"What do / care what Mr.. Sears does
j don't know what Mr.. Sears has on
his mind. ! don't know what time hc
goes to his business. He may get up
at A o'clock in the morning and 60 &c
his meat market or his garage or what
ever business he is in, he went on.
paul, don't be so absurd.
II have things | have TO tend to
down at the office" said Paul, a little
lsmely.
But its something new-you never
came home so ate before.
''Oh, we'll, Hastings and Lewis and
some of the fellows conc in and we
ht around and-and, oh, just talk"
''But the dinners been ruined now
for three nights" pouted Virginia, "it
you'd Unly tell Inc"
Paul shr, gged.
IT don't always know that I'm going
to be q little late"
"a lite? Almost two hours"
'Oh, well, don't let It worry you"
Paul was angry with himself when
he turned into his own street at last
Pianos and monographs were on the jot
in many of the houses he passed-urbau
indications that dinner was we'll done
with In the homes of his neighbors. He
almost dreaded to meet EirginIa's dis.
approving eye. For tonight he wa,
later than evcr-it wRs twenty five
minutes after seven.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
Please Tell Me What to Do
BY CYNTHIA

positions but lost th"m through this
MY people have tried everything one
could possibly do. ! may get up, for
three weeks or 80, then ! am back at
il. Now, my friend Eates this and /
win have TO lose him II don't break
this habit. but l will take my life
first before would lose him, as
feel l cannot live without him. Yet
l cannot even break this fault with
all his plradings. Hc has given me
my last chance. Can you please help
me in any way? BLCEBlRD'
Do you stay up late at night? II
YOU do you'll find youll have to make
up for the loss OF sleep. Eight hours
OF sleep q day are usually the need
Of every normal woman, but eight hours
are enough. If you sleep more than
that on an average through the Week
better consult doctor at once. Your
own will power should help you.
DO not talk 80 fool!shly about taking
your life, 1t is not yours to take.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
CHAPTER VIII
The Wedding

TAROL opened her eyes on her we'd
~ ding day to the consciousness of
one thing. She must act. she must pre-
tend to be playing role, she must
never let Nick suspect the truth.
All day she was acutcly conscious of
sounds.
The sound Of her mothers voice. the
laughing Of the bridesmaids, the swish
Of silk. She was conscious, too. Of
SMELLS. The odor Of bath sa'ts, the
smell of flowers everywhere, the faint
fragrance Of her own particular per-
tune, which cmanated deliciously from
everything she put on.
And MI the while she schooled her
self to act. to laugh, and be- gay. Color
came In her checks with the effort. 50
that she did not need any rouge. and
while she was being dressed for the
ceremony she kept up n running flow
OF small talk and nonsense. Her moth
or spoke oe 10 to her father as they
were alone in their room dressing.
~ can't make Carol out. She seems
to be mad with happiness. never
thought she had so much life and gaycty
In her"
Probably glad she came to her
senses before It was too late. Nick is
n good hoy" Mr.. Rathbournc returned.
But Mrs. Rathbourne was not en-.
tirely satiSti>d. She had known Carol
too long to believe that she could change
from n cold, elusive girl to an emo
tional woman almost overnight. Yes
terday she had shown no signs Of such
mad happiness. and vet today her
cheeks were scarlet. her blue eyes were
like stars. She had never been 30
beautiful and so full OF charm.
At the church when the bridal Sarty
paused at tho door Carol was again
conscious Of sounds. the rustic of the
guests that crowded the pews, the boom
Of the organ, the whispering Of the
bridesmaids behind her. And then, as
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
Have Few Men Friends

Dear Cynthia--We are two. young
girls. eighteen and nineteen and We go
hut we do not seem to attract the oppo'
site sex, We have struck up the ac'
quaIntance of a professor. but we think
he is too serious, We study hard, and
do not have much time to so out. we
would like you 20 suggest a way in
,vbirh we could spare moro time, and
be more with our friends.
Blonde AND BLACklE.
CYNTHIA does no know how you spend
vour time outside of study, so she can
not give advice on the matter unless
YOU can spare time from your studies
and that would be mistake.
10 give more time to the boys.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16

TO tho double chin that is large and
hard, apply at night an astrlnGent soap
with cold water. An aStringent is n
binder. strengthening loose muscles and
stimulating the skin into healthful ac-
tivity. Let the soap dry into the skin :
then spread on good reducing jelly
Pat this in with firm but never n
hard touch, using the backs Of III"
hands alternately under the chin, ana
the fingers upon the neck upward. The
jelly also dries in the skin with the
patting and tones up the relaxed
muscles. S.-Delineator.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
WHAT'S WHAT
by HELEN DECIE

One "house-proud" woman who takes
littlo or no interest In anything outside
lot her own home observed after read
| Ing about the Irish Free State, '"WelI
thank goodness, that's settled. and now
We can get TleTty Of real linen"
The linen wedding as the twentieth
anniversary Of marriage Is named. calls
tor gifts II real linen. These may be
tablec!oths, napkins and doIIes em-
broidered or lace.trmmed centernieCes
and Scarfs, boxes of handkerchlefs. linen
towels, embro dered linen pillow 81 rs
/ couch covers, work bags, etc, II a linen
wedding dinner IL served, the place
cards are squares OF linen. The dec
orations are blue fax howersl whlcn
must be artificial anywhere except In
Ireland. Scotland. Belgium aud France.
Linen wedding dinner invitations are
cards TO be had at all statIoners. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
DIsposine Of Sweaters
Editor oy Woman'a paoe.

To the Editor oJ WomGn'S Page:
Dear Madam-kindly inform me II
you know Of place wher" could sell
handmade sweaters? | remember hav.
ing read in your column Of an exchange
On Seventeenth street where a small
fee and commission are charged for SELL
.ng IN ngs for you, but | have forgotten
the correct address. And | also want
10 know who sets the price on the arti.
Gle 10 be sold, the owner or the ex.
change? SHEILA y.
This Woman's Exchange Is located
at III South Seventeenth street In
selling articles there you may name the
price you would like to receive for
each one. though it must, of course. be
approved by the exchange.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
The Woman S
Exchange
This viii Help

To the Editor Of Womdn's Page
Dear Madam-Until several weeks
ago my face has been clear of any
skin b!cmishes and anything that would
tend to interfere with its smoothness.
Lately small hairs have grown on the
chin and upper lip. Kindly tell me
what will remove this and stop this
growth of hair. MRS. |. J.
Put q tea spOonful Of peroxide, in which
few drops of ammonia have bt en-
mixed. on n piece of absorbent cotton
and apply it. The ammonia will h lip
d dscourage the growth of the hair and
the peroxide will bleach II so as to
make II less noticeable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
Rv MRS. NJ. A. WILSON


| Copyright, 1879 bu Mrs " A, Wilson. A,
RIGHTS reserved
1.-THE term quick breads Is used tc
= differcntiatc between doughs lcay.
ened with yeast and those male light
WIN baking rowdrr. or Other quick
agents. Tho method cmr lnynd to 1cnyer
the quick doughs depends entirely upor
the nature cf the variety of hrcad do
sired,
Popover is one of the varieties q,
quick breads that are made light bv
beating in the air and eggs and tbe
steam created in the rccovcr during rho
Process Of baking. Other methods IN :
c'ndc baking powder. MIXTURE of
cream OF tartar and soda and sour milk.
10 MAKE pCnCvc's succcssfi,l; rho
! housewife must know the litt'c tricks
llat nre so rc'r necessary for. srccc.s
| oncc she has this knowledge, thcn it is
l"aIN matter "f lust few minutes
! I" mix and the time reurIrcd for m,
| baking tn place on the table n protluct
mat Is paiatable and Pleasing to the
tye.
Popoyers
Before starting to make the no,.
overs regulate the oven and place In
the oven tho pc Oovcr pan. Thi. nan
should be Of heavy iron. and be heoteI
Until smoking hot. Tho oven tcmpcra-
turc required to start the Iorovers is
Il hot oven, I2J degrees Eahrenheit.
Have n brush and small dish Of
! me'tcl shortening read" to GREASE tho
ronov"r pans quickly when you remove
them from the nvcr, just before filling
with tho better.
Now place in n measuring cup
One cg0. and fin the cup ,rith milk.
Turn In a mixing bowl and add
One cup Of -four,
Onc.haU teaspoon of salt.
stir with spoon to blend the -four
with the milk and eggs. Then use a
large DHver-Sty'c cgg beater, and whip
up the batter steadily for seven min
utes: now quickly remove tho heated
popovcr pans to n tray. and quick v
grease with the brush and shortening
that ynu have ready and waiting. Pour
III the Natt"r. working quickly, and ~c.
turn the popover pan to the oven and
bake for thirty-tve minutes ne follows: 4:
After twenty minutes reduce the
heat in the oxen 20 moderate. and after
thirty minutes turn off the heat and
allow the n"nrrc~s T. remain thu bn'-
hnyn othcr fonJr IN ,bo o,.o, ,,,H ~ uo'
NJ novnrs ami ,oLo coro ,ao. WIN 'nc
n,t orcn the ovcn door for "r t,ro,,o w. uo
utcs Iftcr Pacing the popovcrs in the
oven.
NueBrs
Mullins form n so,endid variety of
nr'ck breads that afford welcome
,hnhge ana are easy TO MAKE. In this
torn1 uui'k n"nn hinch VIII de-
"hd uoon IN? mf'n,r OF putting TIVE
r"rtHm." .'s,omCt ,d ,So r,"i, I"ine,1vS n' VI
Rice Mn'iins
Rub one and one half cups Of cooked
rice through a sicSe. Now place in a
bowl
r:.o .,1,o.,oo,o NJ 0,,or
T,ro tcb'csDoors Of shortcniu1,
yor nj our cog.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
Old Shoestrings

ShoestringS that have lost the metal
end and have become frayed may be
treated with candle or some similar wax.
Cut off the fraycd end of the shoe
string and dip it In the melted wax.
When slightly cool, shane with the
fingers so as to permit of easy passage
through the cyelcts of the shoe.--De-
Inca tor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16

simply would break
away from the chaps
who drifted into the
Office at about closing
time and sat around
for nothing more vital
I h a II mere trade
gossip.
He'd be good from
now on, he promised
himself.
He paused abruptly
as he entered the hall.
The night light was
burning and there
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16

n o1d c Il approx =
inglv.
Nor me either.
I'll tell the world. -
exclni'ncd the filing
clerk.
III o W ignorant
and foolish are
such young things.
who know nothing
of the life force.
Of tha beauty and
charm Of real mat
ing. Of comOan- =
ionship and the
joy just of being
together with one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
4 Popular Name

Sixty girls who have applied for ad :
mission to training college at Swan
sea, Wales, for next year bear the
name OF Jones'"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
Things You'll Lore to Make

Checked FLOWER TRIMMING Is
very rHectiye on little girls frock
a plain colored material, as red f5anneI
and the skirt Of black and white check
Cut three inch circles OF the chScEnr
material stitch one circle above eac
Scallop of the oyerbIouse, Use red all,
or wool, and button hole or oyercs
ing stitch For the stems use s,a,
titchlng IN either the wool or six r.
leaves are embro .dered with the san
thread as the stems on course Oil
combinations of colors as a blue oya
hloust with red and white checked SIX :
and white checked skirt, look yerv
trqStivo with this FLOWER TRIN
'AiNH' FLORA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16


matter aside as Il il
were of no Conse-
Quence in the wide.
wide world whether
Virginia worried and
fretted over a dried
up wasted dinner or
not.
Even now, on the
third night. he had
come home at ten
minutes after seven.
Instead of Dnolopy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
You Can't Blame Hin,

A San Francisco man in a divorce
complaint against his wife alleged that
she was in the habit of screaming In
order to make the neighbors believe he
was beating her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16

Photo by Old Masters Central News
The frock was so plain and mex
pensive looking in ltse that it had
to bring in something costly in the
way of trimming. But. not con-
sidCring real diamonds appropriate,
it had them made of clusters of
steel beads, which contrast delight
fully with its dark blue sombcrness. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
Paul and Virginia
Taking the Cure
BY HELENA NOYT GRANT

Oh. vel. He'd have to be cross so
as 70 throw her on the defensive. Hc
vowed he'd not be late again. lie
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16

ENoR three nights Paul had been late.
a What madc it worse. he had
blandly. rarclessly. casually wnyed tho
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16

tivcs. is to debauch the lovc'iest expert
cnce vouchsafcd us.
But" you say. "a girl has a right
to be ambitious, to take step up, to
rise in the wor d and try to soar. Ihat
is tue as long as ambition is lcgiti-
| mate matter of struggling up through
one : own efforts or ability or labor. But
if II is merely selling ones youth and
Charm to the highest bidder. it is wo thy
of a base name. The step up is not up,
IL It means yoking of fine character
with n despicable one. To sc.cct II life
partner because he has good income
or a position that will give one luxuries
is not necessarily to rise; 1t may be to
fall
A NOVEL of this season, "Alice
~ ATams," shows an American Mid
de West girl lying and scheming 70
cnsnarc the eligible young man who be-
licvcs her to be of the same social sta
ton ns his re- ntivcs. Her pathetic lite
efforts do touch one. for II Is pe:fe I y
true that she deserves her place in the
sun as mu,h as do the idle rich girls;
but her motives and methods are not
noble. and in the end, he ips from
her finrers and she is confronted by
the necessity of going to business col
'cgc for sten"g u ny, anu seeing her
mother take boarders.
That is supposed TO be tragic end
ing but one Is tempted to inquire why
she Sh ,uld not learn stcnOgrnphy and
earn her living. Thousants of bright
md beautiful young Amc lean cir : 0rc
doing so. and not only are self respect
lI. and Uuuyant at their work, out nava
opportunities to meet real men in the
and often find the right lfcmG,e as tney
never would have found linn, had they
stayed in smnl. town, and schemed
and intrigued to capture an eliyit c tc
low in Il group of society regarded as
above them.
THE rich youth might have been dis
L sipated or had many vices, but even
had he been fine uan. the marriage
schcmed for could not have been ro-
mantle and satisfactory one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16

~.M lNlf lDgcIIpT with one
fortunate TO thwart nature in setting up
IaIse "nus, in maintaining standards of
money demands. when one is founding n
livesl "'"
IT is the modern cynical belief that
= mrto'taI things count above all e'se
and yet this Is not wholly modern
either He"e and there. somn KIM has
married heC1a vail or s,me dissC'uto
monarch has raised rolIicking peasant
from the gutter. Princes and Gin nrrr-
elias occasionally have attempted matri-
mony.
Side by side with the Deliberate can.
turinr Of wan in o"d ~ cvtn~t
money, almost b'ackmail. runs tho idea
OF the vast mass Of everyday people.
that girl must "marrr vol - in thr
sense of securing a husband who has
more money than have her own parents
or arc above them in station.
Women who are rrSNcotqb'c mat~ons
and regard themselves MS extremely
moral citizens vii unblushinylv aGvise
q girl to take step up, or not to mary
until they can get wei established. -
Ihey mean we ], and in the back f their
brains they doubtless have Il picture of
the drudgery and ignoble wretchcdness
Of poverty, and they want to spare tho
girl such dreary existence. Although
they may not know It. they are actuated
also by slight cyniCism. that suggests
the disappointments of women in men,
and the genera. phi osophy that. as long
as wives will be disappointed anyway
they may as wei be disappointed "in
q coach -and-four, as on foot"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
Woman's Life and Loue
Trying to Marry "WeIF'
BY wINIFRED iiARpER COOLEY

W CERTAINLY shall not marry
= unt'' can better mysslf!" cried
the stcnographer, and all the women
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16

"A LII this is a deadly ami immoral
state Of society. OF all human
relations none is so important and
sacred and beautiful as love between
man and woman. To pervcrt this spon-
taneous emotion and force 1t into un-
natural channels, from mCrcCnary mo-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16

. sIDE-sPLITTING COMICS
"Beitg'. Ss% SooS McNutht thtsireEss!h Ss!.hn,,, Harry
and Mutt and Jeft' all in COMFY sAani.1y
OF next sundays Public Ledger.--A 10 dso''on ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
For a Double Chin

TCmorrow-Measuring Concentration
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-01-28

thence s. 380 59' B. 14O4. 65 it. to Cor. No. 3; thence s. 320 O8' w 600 fit. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 380 59' w. 14O4.65 it. to Cor. No. 1, identical with Cor. No. 1, Green Stone Lode Mining Claim, this sur vey, and the place of beginning.
 Mag. Var. at all corners 320 E. Total area: 18.3O7 acres. Area in conflict with Green Grass Lode Min ing Claim, this survey, excluded here from, 5.7O5 acres, and area in con- flict with Green Ore Lode Mining Claim, this survey, excluded herefrom 0. .437 acres. Net area claimed; 12 165 acres.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-01-28
Lode Mining Claim, this survey;

Lode Mining Claim, this survey;
 thence N. 260 Is W. 13O3.3 1t. to Cor. No. l. identical with Cor. No. l, Green Contact Lode Mining Claim. this survey, and the place of beginning. Mag. Var at all corners, 320 E.
 Total area; 17.949 acres. Area in conflict with Green Fissure Lode Mining Claim, this survey, excluded hereirom, 6.884 acres. Net area claimed 11.055 acres.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1922-01-28

Commencing at Cor. Mo- 1, Green Isle Lode Mining Claim, U. s. Min eral Survey No1098- A, whence U. s. Nj. M. No. 28 bears s. 74043' 58" " 957. 54 ft ;thence N. 34 24' F. 1314.1 ft. to corner No. ?; thence s. 490 16' E. 601 ft. to Cor. No. 6;
 thence s. 340 "A W. 1914. 1 1t. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 49o 16' ". 601. it. to Cor No 1, identical with Cor. No. 2; Green Fissure Lode Min ing Claim, this survey, and the place of beginning. Mag, Var. at all corners 320 E. The names of the adjoining claims are; Unsurveyed Green Earth Lode Mining Claim on the northwest, and unsurveyed Green Ford Lode Mining Claim on the southeast. Total area; 18,020 acres Area in conflict with Green Grass ode Mining Claim, this Survey. excluded herefrom. 1902 acres.