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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-07
(. CHAPTER XXXVII
Postponing the Issue

las CAROL sat there at the tea
table in the Bellpclaire waiting for
Uervis Britton to complete his order.
Fague fears began TO dart through her
mind.
I What had Britton meant by his words
Ito her? There had been certain sig
hificance about them and suddenly she
fwas afraid. Her exalted mood van
3shed. The romance that had drifted
about her a moment before was gone.
t3he did not want him to say anything
more: she was not ready to meet any
fefnlte situation. Her thoughts about
tim. the response that he had stirred in
her were too intangible for her to grasp.
Woman. like she wanted to think aud
dream some more; she did not want 10
be brought down to earth by any clear
qcut situation between them, at least
until she knew what she wanted to do.
I Did she love Jervis Britton? Was
this the love that she had heard about
all her life that she was experiencing
how?
4 She asked herself these questions and
searched her heart carefully for the an
Swers which were not forthcoming. All
1hat she was sure of was that when his
Nyes met hers she felt sudden glad
1iftiu, of the heart, when he touched her
hand and she felt his lips on her hair
rs she had during the scene III the play
the had felt terrific impulse to respond
10 him. 1t had frightened her, and she
had loathed herself for 1t, and yet it was
ahe truth and she had been compelled
10 face ii.
Away from him she thought about tn,
hext time she would see him, and yet
$he hardly knew this man; she did no
know whether she liked him or not
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Another American WIfe

Dear Cynthia--Havirg read your COL
umn for quite some time now and en-
owing II very much. with your permls'
sion [ should like to write a few thlngs
about American girls. .
npree very much with the person
Who signed her name "Peggums M /
believe that he is very true American
know nothing whatever OF the 1oi
eieu girl as q housewife, but / am quite
sure they are no better than tne
American.
It is natural that all should stand up
for their own, and there are good ano
bad among us all, although as reg
gums" said, None of US are periect."
am young girl seventeen years ola
and married almost year. ! nave Ar
ways been used to a. very iine nome ana
most all girl could wish for l alsv
almost loved dancing. " you would
call It that. / knew nothing whatever
about cooking, but now since am mar
rled am very happy trying to do my
best for the one l love, and he In return
Ia satisfied and loves me for It. ! am
also very fond Of dressing well and
having lots of pretty things, which l
think most any girl would be. but when
It comes to running down our own
American girls. 1t Is not fair. for we all.
[ am sure, try to do our best IN what'
ever we choose to undertake.
| hope l have not written TOO long
a letter, dear Cynthia. and ] thank you
very much for your time l have taken
up ONE MORE AMERICAN.
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Don't Try to Diet
o the Editor 0; Womqa's Page:

TO the Editor Of Womah's PAGE:
Dear Madam---I am young girl thir-
teen and One-haf years of age What
would like TO know Is this: I weigh
about ninety-tive pounds ana am four
feet and nine inches tall. How much
should | weigh" ! am rather stout, so
would Ike to lose or at least stay at
the same weight I am. How can ] do
this" l try to keep away from potatoes
and bread as much as possible. I also
so to the gymnasium. \ READER.
You should weigh e!ghty-three pounds.
but don't worry about II. Girls who
are stout at thirteen nearly ALWAYS
lengthen out and get slim and ."syiph-
Ike later on. And above all things.
do not try to reduce by dieting. Ii is
not safe for a girl Of your age to do
this, unless a physician orders il. Girls
have made themselves very sick trying
this Go on with your work in the
gymnasium and just forget about being
stout Ten pounds more than the reg.
uIar weight IL not much. With three
more inches in height you will have
grown UP TO your proper weight, and
you cannot do that II you starve your
self. Unless ycu are absolutely fat you
need not worry about your overweight
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Of the hearts. and large bow Of wide
maline ribbon is tied at one side and
Cupid with bow on the other side.
For the place cards, wind wires with
narrow strips of red crepe paper and
fasten one end between two of the
three inch hearts. on one of which q
face is drawn with india ink or crayon.
Wind the wires over pencil to make
the spirals and bend into fiat spirals
for the bases. Paste feather shaped
pieces of red crepe paper on the hearts
to give the effect Of quilts. Two small
red crepe paper roses are arranged on
the standards, and narrow green or
red ribbons ure attached, to extend
from tho ccnterpiecc TO the standards.
with place cards tied on long ends.
Sprays of artificial maldenhar fern
may be added to the roses.
The nut cups are made with strips
of rose petals pasted around the out /.
side of the cups. Strips of green crepe
paper, cut in irregular points to rep.
resent calyx, are arranged over the
petals, and small Cupids are fastened
at one side with touch Of paste.
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"The Marriage Gambler "
BY HAZEL DEYO EATCHELOR
Copyright, 1922, By Public Ledger CompGny

! Liking TO Carol meant trust. interest in
the same things and the same people
She liked Nick. but he had never aroused
! feeling in her. Eut why: Why couldn't t
she feel for Nick what she felt for this
| stranger: The whole thing was too
mixed up for her to understand and her
! thoughts were all at sea.
When Jervis Britton turned back to
! Carol his gray eyes were eager and
burning, but the minute he looked into
ucrs he saw that q change had taken
/ place in her. Her eyes were no longer
starry. they were troubled and little
! bit friIhtened.
| Britton knew women rather well, and
be knew in minute that Carols con-
science had been troubling her. He had
gone too fast for her. he had taken too
/ much for granted. and he would spoil
everything with his impetuosity if he
7 were not careful
When he had caught her in his arms
during the rehearsal of the play he had
I realized that as yet she was woman
unwon. lie had tried by careful ques-
tiOning TO discover whether or not Carol
and Nick were happy together, but he
had found out nothing. AS far as
; people knew they were happy, although
Nick had loved Carol for years. and it
had been common knowledge that she
had refused to marry him until he had
turned for consolation to n girl from one
of the rc~ues.
Britton put two and two together and
had come to the conclusion that Carol
had married Nick for some reason other
than love. If she loved him she was not
the kind Of woman to be won lightly
away. 1t was the very fact that she
was different that had piqued his interest
in the first place, and afterward when
be had seen that her blue eyes were
unwilling to meet his, and that she was
i'll at ease with him. his hot blood had
been fired and his heart had quickene ed
to a deeper emotion.
But he must not spoil il all By going
too fast, and SO to Carols great relief
his next remark was casual and over the
tea he led her skillfully on to talk OF
herself, interspersing her own remarks
with incidents of his travel and making
himself intensely interesting.
His effort repaid him, for Carol $ fear
We're lulled TO rest, and yet there still
remained to her the memory of those
passionate words he had murmureC
earlier in the afternoon. and she knew
that sooner or later he would return tC
the attack.
TOmOrTOw-Daisy Makes Plans
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Girls Who Lioe Away From Home u
Very Often Get Into Some Trouble
There Are Enough Girls Who Have LiVe Alone or Win
Some Other CirL-Those Who Haze Homes
Are Better in Then,

give them all up and 60 to living In n
small room by herself when she doesn't
have TOT
ISN'T It Just because she has will
L full desire to be free from the watch
fulness CT that mother, the discipline
Of that father, the critical eyes and I'M
pressionable minds Of the sisters and
brothers, and the responsibilities Of the
home?
Isn't It because she wants freedom.
Independence, the opportunity to In.
iulge whatever sudden whim may come
And lust on this very account isn't Il
dangerous for her to 20 Of by herself
or with some other girl to livef
Why, of course It is! II she has no
one to whom she Is responsible for any
action, she is bound to make mistakes
when she is gettinx her "independ-
The very motive for her going away
from home Is dangerous. md heaven
only knows how that will grow when
she Is left entirely to her own devices.
Tho courtroom Usually hears
about 1t.
|NF COURSE there are girls who live
~ away from home. and have sense
enough to keep certain restraint on
themselves; and there are girls VINO
live at home and are just us bad as any
girl who was ever found guilty OF q
crime.
. But when you see the number of girls
found guilty Of criminal acts, who have
been Giving awey from home,' you
feel convinced that this fact has n great
deal to do with their being bad.
If they had been living ut home wherc.
they belonged they might not have had
either the desire or the opportunity to
| hn Ind
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ENOR the light trimming make circle
1 of six wires. using them double. and
wrap with narrow strip of moss
green crepe paper. Attach ribbons to
heart and Cupid cutouts and tic to the
wire hoop, over which the festoon Is
arranged. Sprigs of artificial Maiden
hair fern may be tied on the ribbons.
For the centcrpiecn use box with Il
lid and cover the sides with red crepe
.paper. Cover three No. Is wires for
each Of the two large hearts. winding
them with narrow strips of red crcpe
paper. and bend into heart shape. The
wires ut the points Of the hearts are
extended through the lid of the box
foundation and fastened on the under
side with gummcd cloth tape. Cut pieces
Of red crop" paper about eight. ninc
and ten inches wide into strips of
square petals. which have the corners
cur!ed by rolling over pencil or knit
ting needle. crushing them UP closely
Arrange these strips of petals around
the hearts on the top Of the box lid
with the largest ut the bottom. A
cluster of dozen rcd crepe paper roses
with long stems is fastened at the base
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Read Your Character
BY Dig5y Phil
The Sign OF the Orator

~o S's" u tHo OratOr
In two previous articles there have
been described methods by which ro,,
can tell whether the person Won ars 1b'
serving Is eloquent or has abilities IN
the oratorical line. '''e' ~
There is third sign.
Watch your subjects gestures.
Ihere are, OF course. exccptionnl men
with we'll developed abilities as orators tors
VINO are quite impaSsive In their hear.
ing, and seldom If ever resort 70 res.
lures. But they are very rare. and
even when you do find them Won will
ma that occasionally they do make ges.
lures 70 emphasize a point, and that
when these gestures do occur, they are
most opportune and forceful.
The orator depends fundamentally
upon sense OF the dramatic. 1t Is his
ability to capita ize this that distin .
guishes him from the man who Is merely
a good conversationalist. And 'pcstnrnss ts
go naturally with the dramatic. Tbeir
absence IS handicap to dramatic effect
SO then, If YOU wish 10 know whether
q man has natural aptitude as a NH.
lie speaker you really have three aiIg'es
from which you may measure him,
First, look for the girt OF language in
ms eyes. II they are prominent (tend
Ing to form pockets underneath In mid .
de agel., you know he has Il. Ney,
look at his lips. The test is to observ,
whether they are moderately full or not
II they are thin. "ou know that though
he may have the gift of language he is
not an orator. Thirdly observe hi.
gestures. IT they are appropriate. do. ~.
scriptive and forceful. you know he Is
'naturnl born" orator. even though
you haven't heard him "orate.'
TOm0rrow-The "Excessiyist"
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Through a Woman's Eyes
What Do You Bring Your Friends?
BY JEAN NEWTON

isn't narrowing story that you can
overlook-not If she knows it.
And the sum and substance of It all
is: ITS hard world, my dear. Lite
is indeed unkind."
Detailing an account Of ones miserics
to ones friends ~ about as considcrate
as it would be TO empty ones. refuse
can into their gardens. To hunt around
for miscellaneous distress to intlict upon
them Is like cartlng them to the town
tlump-and it will make one just about
as popular.
We all do have leavings of our ow,,
to cIaar away from the table that life
sets for u.s.. When we finish we are
entitled to sit in the parlor and watch
the sunshine playing over the roses in
the garden.
And unless there is something We can
do to help, unless there is n good con :
structive reason for it. we are not going
to love the hand that yanks us away
and forces US into other peoples back
yards.
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She Broke His Heart

Dear Cyntha--I will herewith take
the pleasure In answering the knockers
about American ladies. who say that
foreign girls mako better wives. I am
a foreigner myself, only ten years In
this country. but ] had tho opportunity
to meet quite a few American ladies,
and there was one lady among them
(you cant find them any better, TO mat
ter where they come from or where YOU
I'go),. Well. IN my judgment there are
will here tell you what / think about
one lady. She Is an American lady and
good wife. as I know, because !
boarded with this lady for four years.
so you can Judge that I know what
am talking about. Well. in short words.
that Is asked from good wife. and l
believe there are very few men who are
TT to have a lady for n wife like her.
That Is saying a whole lot. isn't 1t? I
will tell you another thing, Mr.. Knccker,
not that want you to think that I want
to praise myself, but when ! was four
teen years of age I started to work
and gave every cent that I made to my
parents until ! was past twenty -one
years OF age. As by my Judgment. a
his parents.
Since then saved enough money to
start my own business any time ] feel
like doing. SO l am thirty years of age
tooay, Dut Still think ! am not good
enough to have q lady for a wife like
this American lady I am talking about.
You can't find them any better. / was
also going with foreign girl with the
intention Of marrying her. She also
told me that she loved me. This went
on tor a year and half, but Just a
month before our wedding was BupposeG
to be ] found she was not true to me
So here ! am, stin single, as throuei
her breaking my heart I haven't m,,ch
ia til In ladies today, '''e'
NOW where are the best ladies' IN this
country or somewhere else? think
mere are good and bad ladies as we'll
as men all over the world. VIC"
a GERMAN FELLOW
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Please Tell Me What TO Do
by CYNTHIA

the writer and proof will be forthcom'
ing. ,.,. soo ,o-
week when I married q returned SOL
dier.
am still working and paying the
expenses of housekeeping.
MY husband. through having been
gassed in France, Is not able to do any
iaborious work and unable to secure
any other kind Of employment l pay
doctors bills continually. Do not re-
ceive any aid from the Government or
any ono else! During the summer !
supported six persons, and still man.
aged to keep our home together.
I do not tell this to receive sympathy,
as the above are my duties, and not
burdens. Our home Is always cheerful
young folk always glad to come and
visit us we are both still In love with
each other. After the days work there
is the housework to be done. And ]
wives beat this. am q stenographer.
and my sister was told by a doctor some
time ago that among business men
nm known as the girl who is always
Dmiling. WILLING.
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TT WAS the old, old story-that OF
Ing v from the sd" d"partment ara eeto store. S"'
Sobbing and insisting that she wns
a good girl, that she had never done
any wrong, she was brought before the
judge.
And then it all came out.
She had been living away from home.
Yes, che had a home, and both her
parents were living, but she wanted to
get away, wanted to be near her place
Of business and. wanted to be more In
dependent.
VOU hear. Of It all the time. Some
i girl gets into some trouble or other
and her story gets. into the news
'The girls mother said shc had been
living In boarding house for several
years, although her parents ore living
and have been anxious to have her come
home to live" .,s.t. w..
"she declared that she was not al.
lowed enough freedom at home and bad
taken q room in another part OF the
town 50 that she would bs more inde'
"The prisoners mother and a sister
and brother live ut 127 South Green
street. She has not been living Mt homo
since September, but has occupied e
room on Park street with another girl. =
THERE IRE enough girls in the world
i who are forced to live with some
OF her girl or else all q one-indeed they
consider themselves lucky II they can
find n girl who IL friendly and con-
genial, TO live with them.
Their parents arc ucad and their
families broken up, or else they have
ia 90 to work in another city.
Why should girl with Z comforta 3,
bic home, a mother and father and
sometimes sisters and brothers want tc
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Before she came you were humming
a song. 1t had seemed good just to be
alive, feeling that Goods in His
heaven. all's right with the world
That was before she came.
After she left everything. from the
taste in Your mouth to the sky over
lead. was dark brown. So much mis-
cry in the world. You couldn't help
wondering what we were put here for.
1t seemed sacrilcgious to be happy. But
YOU cou'dn't anyway--the very atmos-
pherc had changed.
We all know hcr--thc woman who
always has n tale of voc.
Usually 1t is her own aches and
pains and troubles with which she re-
gales us. But ii she happens to run
short there are always her friends and
the people she knows or some one she
has heard Of to draw from.
/ And then there are the papers.
There ism t murder. Il divorce or any
kind of a scandal played UP with which
she isn't thoroughly familiar. There
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Their eyes met and they laughed.
YOU know perfectly well, dear. that
women jus; loathc to have men stare
at them. AS a matter Of fact. If you
want TO know. women wear pretty
frochs and try to look their best just
for the benefit of other women. Now
there. That's really the psychology of
the whole thing"
Paul scofFed
"Yes, III bet that's it. I'll just bet
when she buys a pair Of S4 stockings
or new $40 hat. She's Just trying to
make Minnie or Stella or Sadie jealous.
Hasn't u hint of an idea in Der mind
that Jack or Tom or Jim will take few
good looks. Oh, yes" His sarcasm
was intense.
1T embarrasses a Girl terribly to be
stared at, and
PAIL cturkIcd apd resumed his news
paper with an air Of calm superiority.
But L does. dear insisted Nir.
g,nia. Girls don't care q ts wha;
men think about them. ] mean. girl.
ka"w men don't notice clothes and-and
things They"
Paul RATED the newspaper. and.
elnncing upward. Virginia caught his
merry eyes laughing at her over the tol,
Cf the sheet.
"Well---f' she demanded uncer-
tainly.
Il was just wondcrirG--' he mur-
murcd irnoccntly.
"Wondering what''
III oil. just wondering whit alibi
Ev" Lad when---'
But the remainder of the brute's So
iiouuy was sm"thercd beneath an ava
lanchr of sofa cushions hurled down
upon him by justly indignant spouse.
TOll0rrrw-Nerves
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-07

Use plain. heavy paper III black.
green or brown, such as is used, In
schools for construction and nrt work,
instead Of fancy crepe papers for hid
Ing flower pots and cans. The same
kind Of paper will make vases of any
size or height for temporary decoration
at school and church affairs. Any kind
Of receptacle for water placed inside will
keep The flowers fresh. The paper looks
better in It's uniformity than all sorts
Of borrowed vases would. 1t may be
purchased 1t inost stationers' stores.
and at all school supply houses,
and is not expensive. The sheets come
in various sises.--Mo<iern Priscilla.
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Carol Rdth bourne marriGs Nick
Tracy nithout ioring him for the
reason that. she cannot bear to see
Aim ruin his life through infatuatt0n
for Daisy Cdstleton, of "Yhe Jolly
Reoelers." Nick learns the truth
sad is fearful that she has met the
MON 1oho has the portr to Gicdken
her lore in Jerpis Britton, icho is
to play opposite Carol in q drama
oiven for charity. Carol herself is
strongly attracted by Jerris, and is
restlessly unhappy. Britton calls her
Hp on the telephone one afternoon
end asks her. to hare tea Nth him.
xt'is the first time she has accepted
OH iaritation to be rith him alone.
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The Woman's EXCHANGE

physician about this for even II it does
run in the family there must be some
cause for it which might be corrected
by the proper treatment. Brush your
eyebrows into a fine line every day with
a small brush like "A toothbrush, SO
that they vii! learn to grow that way.
There Is nothing else you can do to
make them smaller un!eJs you pluck
them.
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Nothing of the kind" He hesitateil.
GHs not that j give EN- longer look
toxn any other man, l suppose. But
HEe|nx. into town every morning, / can I
he!p but
n virginia. blessed with sense of hu e
MOI. broke into Il gay laugh.
'J on, you cid Mormon. yoU: /
Just Know you don't read your paper
at AZ. l lust know you're sitting there
yeaping----"
well the way girls are getting
SSnemselves mp these days you can't
Nciame a man. And the funniest thing H.
Ithat the girls seem to get an idea that
~ mans trying to flirt with EN- or some
Wing ti,,ins: IT they happen to catch a
y 'Insitively, Paul. you're fascinat-
x1rg." Virginia gigglcd. "How long has
3this been gong on?''
4 'What--what going on?" lie STAN.
3niered.
"Oh. this sort of thing" She indi q.
teated the wide. wide world with broad
seweep of her pretty hand.
4 Paul shrugged.
A. "Dcn't talk rot. darlin'. But you
{know as well as ! do that the way the
sCrls are getting themse YES up is the
Limit. WHY, say dear, some OF
4 "What about the men?'
\ Paul dropped his newspaper 10 the
Sfoor und faced her.
I well, all right he said with su
lperb assurance. ''what about the men
s1'n bite. What about them
I vain creatures
Vain creatures! Oh, conc, hon
lag"
VAIN creatures, l say. Silly mus
5taches, and loud shirtings. and absurd
thnger-rinys. and-aud every one of
sthem trying to look like the men in the
4collar dvert!semcnts. Vain Crca-
tfurcs ~
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George Washington

Was known to be very partial to
truth. What more appropriate as
party to celebrate the great mans
birthday than a Truth Party?
Thcre Is one all arranged with in
vitations. decorations, unusual
games and refreshments. You can
get it by sending II request for II.
inclosing II stamped, self addressed
envelope. ...
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-07
adventures With a Purse

TT IS an imported French powder.
L soft as down. just neavy enough to
90 on the face nicely and ''stay put"
and elusivcly scented with fragrance
that vii! please you. There is just
one shop in the city that has the ex-
elusive right to sell the powder in
Philadelphia. In order 10 let YOU try
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-07
To "Most Faithful Reader"

You are not under weight at all. The
;propsr weight for your age and height
Is 1I2. The rings under your eyes may
scome from eye strain. Indigestion, lack
Of fresh air and exercise or poor
Speculation. You had better consult a