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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03

aWar" OF his experincss in the matter
Of the household budget.
And even this doesn't take mp all
Of the money. dear" he reminded her.
! There's . per cent loft ovcr--lct's say
that's for the movies and box of candy
once in a while. ch:"
lie fairly bcamcd.
Nirginia's tender eyes were ligh, cd
with candle. fame Of mischief.
though. as she slowly laid the pad upon
thee table.
"Well?' he demanded. almost a bit
pusnaciously.
She smiled and the dimpes twinkled
at him.
we'll" but not quite so self. as
sured this time.
Its perfectly wonderful. how you
figured It all out so beautifully. dear
est. she said. finally. Wonderful"
He mangcd TO smile modcstly across
the table.
Virginia hcsitntod.
Only. Paul. dear. you vc forgotten
one little item
whats that? I've forgotten one
littl" item? oh. I guess not
IIc searched the list carefully.
~ guess NOT. -
well. honey. of course, it's not
much. the rent. bur -
Tie stared angrily at the perfect
budget.
There was no item for the rent.
'Aw, you tend to it," he muttcrcd.
roughly. 1--WE got other things TO do
that's n woman's work. anyway.
Tom0rrou-A pno. ny.I I...,.., %v..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Wants a Boarding House

To the Editor Of N'omnr's Page:
Dear Madam---Lo you know .or any
place or could YOU advise me how to go
about finding room and board for q
reasonable amount? am a young bus;-
ness woman, making a fair salary. I
would like. II possible. to get within
walking distance OF my office. which Ia
at Eighth and Chestnut streets Under
stand that there are houses conducted
entirely for young women In the neigh
borhood Of Sixteenth and Locust So far
have been unable to locate anything
Of the kind. NJ. a. w.
You win find list Of such rooming
houses. which have been investigated
and brought up to certain standards of
comfort and cleanliness. at the Central
Branch of the Y. w. G. A., 1900 Arch
street. These are not under the direc
ton Of the Y. W. G.. A.. but the list Is
kept there for the convenience Of girls
like you who want a comfortable place
that is just for girls. do not know Of
any house at sixteenth and Locust, but
Il there is one you will find il in this
list. The nearest place to that would be
the Rosemont. at Nineteenth and Chest
nut which would be within walking dis
tance OF your office l hope YOU will
have no trouble in finding comfortable
place that Is not too expensive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Can You Tell?
BY R. J. end A. W. Bodmer
How Money ORIGINATED

The earliest tribes did not need money
because no individual in the tribe owned
anything personally. All property be-
longed to the tribe as a whole and
none to any one person. Later. on,
when tribes met, there arose the custom
OF barter or trade, the simplest form
OF which was the exchange Of articles
possessed by one tribe for those owned
by another. For instance. some Of the
Australian tribes had rough green
stone which was valuable for making
hatchets. Members OF another tribe,
seeing these green stone hatchets, nat
urally wanted them. They had no
had red ochre with which they painted
their bodies. Thus it developed that the
tribe owning the green stones wanted
some red orhre, and each article became
n kind Of money each became valuable
for trading purposes.
Having developed the idea of money
thus far It was, soon seen that other
articles could be obtained in exchange
for green stones or red 0chre, and they
became crude kind of money. just be.
cause desire to possess them had
developed, 1t was necessary, however.
to await the development of "unit
Of value" before money became elastic.
II required something valuable in the
eyes OF all tribes. Ono OF the earliest
forms Of this elastic money was shells.
The skins Of animals We're long used
by savage tribes as money. but these
could not be carried about like shells.
The skins, however. were valuable IN
trading. and fortunes were reckoned BY
| the number Of skins owned. The skins
OF animals were used at first because all
animals we're wild. Az soon as ami
! mails became domestjcated, the live ami :
NAL itself replaced the skin as money.
Tomorrov-How DID tie Week q
nmnQ NnUR 0a0kA4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
7wo Minutes of
Optimism,
" hat Are You DOing at SOB?
by HERMAN J. STITCH

What arc YOU doing at j:O3 O'Clock
every afternoon?
Why:" We hear you ask. in true
New England fashion
This is why-bncnusc urGn what YOU
ar" doing at that particular hour do
ponds perhaps what you will bc doing
twenty years from then: what YOU arc
doing at D :o3 is either making You or
breaking YOU: preparing you to be one
rf dcS'iny's favorite children or con =
demnins YOU to the ranks forever and a
day.
y Famous finan"ier recently observed
that three minutes after : was for mo> t
persons the most important time on the
face of the clock.
Thc ninth and not tho clnvcnth." he
said. lis the hour of destiny.
''At three minutes after ) voursday' 5
work is done. You are about to use or
sQuandcr four or five precious hours Of
your own time.
''All day you have been working for
somebody else. Shortly aftcr > o'clock
you are called upon to make an impor-
tant decision for yourself.
AT 5:O3 o'clock. three out Of every
ten persons are hurrying to thc tre-
phone to make date for tho evening.
Probably four are getting listlrSsly into
their wraps for the journey lone.
The remaining three: Well. look
cut for them. Some are working over
time on their jobs. Others are planning
busy evening at some night school
"For the company? We'll. perhaps :
but primarily for themselves and their
future
Which brings us back to where VIC
started: that is:
What are YOU doing at ) :03 o'clock
every afternoon:
Better check up on yourself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Read Your Character
BY Digby Phillips
Selling the Narrow. Eyed

IL YOU are a salesman and you are
approaching a new prospect. naturally
one Of the first things you observe about
him IN his eyes.
Suppose they are the kind that are
partly closed. what then? What kind
of man or woman are you facing. and
how will you steer your sales course
in view Of the information you get out
Of those eyes?
The partly closed eye may mean, on
the one hand. skepticism. shrewdness.
suspicion or deceitfulnees. As all of
these characteristics are more or less
related, il will pay you TO do two
things until you find out just which
one is indicated. First. be careful TO
prove your case. as n step in nllaying
that suspicion. and secondly, be on your
guard. Morally there Is sharp dis
tinctiOn between shrewdness and deceit
fulness. Psychologically the difference
very often is due to mentality. A really
wise and intellectual man will rarely
allow himself to be deceitful. So OBJ
serve the head indications Of mentality.
But, on the other hand, the partly
closed eye may be due only to mirthful-
ness md a sense of humor. Eyes natur-
ally close with the laugh or the smile,
and this kind of closing. when habitual.
forms the little radiating wrinkles
around the corners of the eyes Tex
plaincd in previous article) which will
discount for you the idea that your
prospect is excessively shrewd or sus-
picious. and will give cue as to how
to get on good terma with him. Again.
the partly closed eye may indicate de-
gree Of cold -bloodedness. In this case
the wrinkles of the smile will be absent.
and the eyes beneath the partly closed
lids. instead of being merely intent or
watchful, will have a sort Of steady
stare.
Tomarn0x-Tha lull EYED Prasnect
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03

If you are the victim Of a. mob scens
Of chins you are offered sanctuary. A
number OF the smart new frocks from
Paris have chookers. And often when
a crossover bodice fastens at the sides,
these humane French artistes make il
possible to adjust the revers so that
there exists the possibility OF a high
collar for spirits thus afflicted. In.
deed, tho adjustable neck line is a fen
ture of quite number of tie spring
modes. Thus many OF the wraps sane
ton collar which performs either as
a draped scarf effect or as hood in
the back.
The above smart frock Of dove gray
serge shows you how eminently smart
the high collar may be, particularly
when it is lined with rose organdy.
tied in n brisk bow, and permits V
opening below. The sleeves, rather mar
row at the top, fare below In the
apprOyed fashion. This hare permits a
glimpse Of rose organdy lining.
There are many touches of lingerie
on frocks of this type. and both rose and
white orgsndy are liked for this use.
Certainly the former tint Is always ex- =
ouisite with these pale gray tones which
are used 30 much this spring.
I W ~ 0OHIlQI1L0W1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Things, You'll Lore to Maks

Her. Is a NEW SLIP.ON FROCK for
o little girl that is very easy to make.
Cut an oblong of the material long
enough to reach frcm the wais.!ine at
the bach, over the shoulder. to the
waistiine In the, front. OF course, You
can make this waistlinc as short or a.
long as you wish. Tollow the pattern
at the left of the illustration above.)
Cut out square neck large enough
to slip ever the head. Hem two widths
OF the material, each width the required
length for the skirt. Hem, bind or face
the sides Of each width. Gather the
tops and join them to the waist. Sew
,p-fasteners along. the sides to hold
the skirt seams together. You can finish
ali edges with ribbon trimming or EN-.
broidery. A dainty. 'guimpe Is worn
with this frock. This NEW SLIP-ON
FROCK Is not only easily made and
easily put en-. lut easily laundered as
well. FLORA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Six Kittens Want Homes

TO the Fdhor Of Woplam's $ Page:
Dear Madam-Some time ago no.
.,Jcd u, me EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER in
this column that you were asked ~ ,.o,'
could find homes for kittens. I have six
so II YOU could advise me where I could
1ind nice homes for them would apprc
''"'e II yer! much. y. NJ. G.
In lust a few days I am sure I shall
nave lots OF homes offered for these kit
tens Al you 'have to do is publish n
letter of this kind and then sit back for
every one is Interested in homeless kit
tens and eager to give them homes.
rave them as pets. 7 will send YOU the
letters That come in asking for the little
kltlens. so thar YOU can commtln lea [ .
with the writer's yourself 7 am sure
we shall find good homes for all six.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Always Speak Elraf

Dear Cynthia am a cir, ia. u,,.
eu,N Teens, and through friends in this
'''N ma'c been introduced to a few,lsys
s,rn. no". when see these boys on, The
,nG .neN don't seem TO recogn re me,
met me. '' '"es nave
so ! don't Know whether to sneak to
zen, or not. Now, cynthia, If | smoke
20 1or,nu YOU th'nk they would consider me
would like 10 speak to them. and
ieei timid. as they don't speak
10 you think ! should sneak when I
meet them? Jr-sT Nl,yv
Always speak first after HAVING beor
Introduced to any man. Sometimes n
ooy VIII recognize you and not like TO
speak Tor fear You have forgotten him,
anu II IS your place TO bow first
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Deluded Wives
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR

JHdiH Carlyle is a dcludcd rUc.
because rhcn Rand. her husband.
sells his business and comes to NeW
York to be an artist. she refuses to
"dapt herself to the ncw lite. She
thinks IL enough to keep his house
clean aud to cook his meals. and be-
cause she takes no interest in his
work. they cease to hare anything in
common. Then Rand meets Gar
loffd Young. a Triter, aud is eager
to paint her portrait. He inritcs her
10 the studio for tea, and Carlotta
realizes the danger in a friendship
bcfmeen them because of her liking
for him. At the tea. judy is forced
10 recognise the difference betueen
CdrlOftd and herself,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Write Movie Pace edltor

pEar tSnthia--t would be worry
,.lanktul to YOU II YOU would give m,
.s ,ms,. Information; am young girl
very good.looking by every one whr
n,oMs nc ] am very anxious TO 20 I'm
,i,e movies and know would do good
~ an actress. although would have Ia
n'i. w looks also. How would I get
me 2 chance or n movie director. one
VINO mas charge of this crdo n n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
WHAT'S WHAT
BIZ Helen Decie

A New York critic condemns as "un-
lfelike" the manner In which an actor
and actress conduct an ordinary con-
versation. each conversing In penetrat-
ing tones, and both standing as ciose as
II they were whispering secrets. He
argues that In real life dialogue of
this sort would be carried on across the
room, or at least with few feet OF
space between the speakers.
Yet the situation noted Is only too
often repeated In actual life, always
There may be no intent OF undue IA,
miiiar!ty, but even an overly familiar
attitude is in bad taste, although the
ralk may be quito matter-of-fact. A
a man to talk directly into her ears.
People accustomed to good society group
themselves comfortably and naturally,
E!te plenty q Sbrssthins Oaesa be-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
It's Only on Sunday afternoons That I,
Daddy yKnoDs More Than "7he Hat
He Spend, the Day Worrying OUcr the Chldre"s Care'es
Flirting With Death-Bm Mother Kno,cs They're Safe

climbing urge. and thnt it's lucky II
he chooses the SECOND story roof in
stead Of the top Of the house.
nv the same tortuous method
mother has Apmc to know that ono OF
those roeuish glances Of listers Is sure
TO preccde n dash into tho mud when
it follows the putting on OF Il fresh pair
of white shoes and n clean dress.
And The Raby's adventurous ways no
longer strike terror to mothers heart
they are the same ways that junior
had. and thny arc only slightly diff
fcrcnt from Sisters at the same age.
Oh, mother knows.
TF DADDY had TO be home during
i the week and sec all these things.
perhaps he'd learn to know. too.
11c won Il be a nervous wreck just at
first until hc got used to tho way mar
row cscopcs arc made. but after that
he would settle down 10 mere raising
Of voice and eyebrows when any disaster
threatened.
a Mother has to have nerve Of steel
in order to keep any nerves at all.
If she let each close approach to
sudden death have its full effect upon
her she wouldn't last beyond the third
year of the first child's life!
Oh. daddy doesn't know the half
Of II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03

neatly tabulnted fol
insurance. church,
reading, matter. fuel.
the lights. the gas for
cooking. and Paurs )
practical sense had
even allowed 1 per
cent for the Tuesday
scrub lady and the
monthly W | u d o "
washing.
lie settled back in
the big comfortable
chair and searched
her face. masterfully
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03

girl had not evi =
denred n ny worry
domestic qualities.
! wondered If she
were cold blOodelly
selling herself. be-
cause she WAS too
lazy 10 earn her
living.
No. he's not
especially rich. I
don't know much
about his affairs,
and that may sur.
priS" y on NOR .
than just my get
ting ca nncd for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03

IOr tne rent. so much
for this and that.
'Nou soc. honey.
the way 10 make up n
household budget is
find the average -,
that IN. 10 figure out
what percentage of
your housekeeping
allowance YOU want
TO apportion for each
item. lie smiled en-
coilragingly. "It' $
all very simple. you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
and Virginia ,, HELENA norr GRANT

Virginia slowly examined the column
of figures.
There was 30 Per cent for the grocer
and the butcher. and 10 per cent for
the cleaning. and the percentages were
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Interesting Women

~ order to ''see America first, Miss
II @1GN84 Boldt, seventeen years old. is
4 lns from her home in Kenosha,
x ~. q Los Angeles.
n. N. Patterson, regularly en-
n reporter on newspaper In
01, No. has JUST celebrated her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03

New York City boasts Ct Two LADY
master plumbers
Missouri is to have a summer camp
for girls in the heart Of the picturesque
Ozarks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03

HOW 10 WRITE A STORY
Mary Roberts Rinehart., noted. author.
Of lie" Il you have ever wanted to Know
How to, Write" read this intsrylsw with
6aIa:sn' Ai9s|:s es RS 1SsStkl Sv.sis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Please Tell Ne
What to Do
Ry CYNTHIA
By CYNTHIA
To "Constapt Resdsr,'

,Sithin gave your letter 10 the
,lo'ie editor to answer. III he does
no! m wish to disclose his age. she could
not 30 so, You will notice most men
U'er , Sixty are apt TO be sensitive about
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
TT WAS one OF those Sunday after.

| TT WAS ono OF those Sunday after
L noon visits to the family.
Daddy and mother and the baby had
bundled up and hacked themselves into
the little car to drive across country 10
| grandrdothcr's.
And daddy was justly proud ct the
bahv as she made her curtsy ana graz :
ually overcame her snyncss enoug', 10
exchange a few words with the various
aunts.
Then they decided that 1t was warm
enough to 20 out and look over thc new
garage. and mother and the baby pnt on
their sweaters and started out WIN t"c
nnnts and grandmother.
Daddy stayed in to talk business win
grandfather. but just as they went o"'
| the door he called TO mother.
"Don't let her foil down and hur'
herself out there" he said nnxiouslT.
And mother smiled an indulscnt. su-
pcrior smile.
"Don't worry" she replied calmly;
,'You ought TO bc home all week ana
you'd get used to the wav they tear
around and fall down. She wouldn I
hurt herself II she did fall down ~
IN SUNDAYS 1t seems as IT Daddy
~ wcrc the moro careful and atten'
! tive parent of the two.
II is hc who has all the paipitations
Of the heart when Junior calls to him
from the second story roof where he la''
climbed out to got his ball.
II il he who does most of the running
| after Sister when 'slrr filings him a
roguish glance and skips Of across the
inud in her hest white shoes.
It il he who is most nervous about the
way Tho Baby leans far ont over the
edge of her conch. or seems to be max
Ing. up her mind to walk, up the arm
Of a chair and jump off the top.
Mother. during an these perform
ances. sits serenely BY. discussing the
newest pattern in sweaters or the prope,
length for skirts. or the best place to
get good butter md eggs.
You might suppose she didn't care
that Junior is in danger. that Sister Is
going to got muddy and that Tho Baby
is about to commit suicide.
PrT mother knows.
- All through the week mother has
been, learning that Junior has that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Write a Friendlv Little Note

Dear CNnthia-Last summer made
year my senior. lie took me OUT n few
times and started to- call at our house
every night. We would chat while,
perhaps take IN show or SO. one
and he took me out This hrst Young
man found out and was angry. He
stopped coming to our house so often,
ana when he would sec me en- the street
would sometimes smile He attends the
hlgh school near where ] do and takes
the same car every morning. One morn
ing he did not speak to me nor to
would be doing right by sending him q
letter and telling him ! am sorry to
near that he is III in tho hospital and
wish him TO recover rapidly. Your
answer would be appreciated. 7. r.
no reason why you should not write
a friendly little letter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Woman, S Life
and Loue
The ShO,U Girl Gets Married
By WINlERED HARPER COOLEY

SQUIRE! It's me for the wedding
~ ring. Are you surprised:'
j admitted thar | was, for the show
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Practical Paul

n fegarded her indulgcntly ms she
te9sIc,I with the tigures---so much
"a <ukUcertes, SO much to tc laid psi,le
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Adventures With a Purse

CET out that box which You have
" tucked away in your bureau
drawer. ana in which you hav" stored
your old jcwclry. ! feel sure that YOU
will find one or maybe two pairs Of
quaint old earrings that belonged to
your mother or your grandmothcr.
Lovely old things that were originally
made 70 be worn in pierced ears. Now
you know quite we'll that they would
make more interesting and unusual
pair Of earrings for you now than any
you could buy in the shops for twice rs
much as their value. Very well, then.
I will tell YOU what to do with those old
earrings. Take them to the shop will
tell you about. There YOU can have
them remade or remodelcd. II they
need one or two extra stones. or If they
would look better on you If they were
slightly shorter or a little longer, you
can have them changed to suit you.
The clever woman who has the shop
makes a socially Of remOdeing old
jewelry, and will make over your ear
rings at very low price.
A novel way of marking your card
tables when you are having n party Is
by means Of the celluloid counters. They
are some two inches broad by three
inches in length. and are marked in
color with the four suits. Each has Il
number on 1t. The set for four tables
costs S135, and can, of course, be
used over and over again.
s 'SsS; %sns :adss 500 we%s Ss MAJ. PsSs
A. 30 nrI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
Shall She Marry Him When Free

Dear Cynthia - would Ike to have
some of your motherly advice am
Young girl past twenty-one. have been
going out with young man four years
him pretty steady and now have found
out he's married man. But he doesn't
live with his wife. have stopped going
out with him. lie is applying for a
divorce now. dearly love him and he's
the same with me; lie told ono Of his
would like to know If | will have him.
So would like to know II it's all right.
You know there are always two sides to
a story. SO dear cynthia, help me out in
this case. ! thank YOU
lam ANXIOUS.
1t would be better not TO keep up the
friendship It was not stra light in the
man to deceive you and keep the fact of
his marriage from you There re plenty
Of single men who will make good hus-
bands. Better not encourage him.
She Was Rude
Dear cyntha--Sevcral months ago
a Young fellow asked me to accompany
him to a dance. ] accepted and a day
Quaintance came to our home from
college. Now I like this young man
very much and wheu he asked me TO
go to this same dance ] found 1t hard
to refuse. Besides. he was an excel
lieut. dancer. and the other fellow was
just about possible. | told him ] would
go and then sent 2 note to the first
fellow. He received II that evening and
I thought he would have plenty of time
to ask another girl. but he didn't see
it that way, and wrote pretty saucy
note back. He also did not go to the
dance, and | have not heard of him
since. Now. cynthia. what ! want to
know is--"wns it wrong in me TO go
with another fellow when ! did tell
him the day hefore?" DESPONDENT.
You did an extremely rude thing. my
dear and the young man was quite
right to resent II. You should have
kept your engagement no matter who
asked you later to go with him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03

ut oider,n me. and awfully highbrow
end dixnified. and In not near good
enough for him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
The Womans Exchange

Ledger Photo Scrvic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03

Poor Old Married Man
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
In Other States

Tomorrow-The Dull. Eyed Prospect
Evening journal., 1922-03-17
Fight Results

NEW YORK-Joe Tiplitz, Phila-
delphia. lightweight. knocked out
Lew Brody. New York. IN the eighth
round. Sunny Smith won a 1o-round
decision from Mickey German.