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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20
Through a
Woynan's Eyes
We Find What We Look For
BY JEAN NEWTON

We Find What We Look For
always see that you got what Is
coming to you and stand up for your
rights. If you don't people will put
things over on you.'
Overheard in an employment agency,
this was the admonition with which a
woman equipped her younger sister
about to enter domestic service.
Yet only the day before had heard
friend Of mine say about her house,
maid:
II know that certain things are not
being done right; but she is so agree
able under all circumstances. so willing
to do anything you ask. that one nat.
urally feels like making things easier
for her."
Which is the truer commentary?
Ask yourself whether being agreeable
and willing to give a little more than
you had contracted for has made peo.
pie take advantage Of you.
Has it not reacted quite the other
way? Hasn't it made the other per-
son eager to reciprocate, to return your
good will?
And the people whom you have en-
ployed or dealt with--when they have
shown disposition to take their pound
OF flesh and give only what was abso.
lutely necessary. did it make you more
considerate Of them or did you resent
this and treat them accordingly?
No-the woman who said. BE sure
to stand up for your rights - was
poor philosopher. For while there
are no doubt some people in the world
with whom it is necessary to be on
ones guard they are so greatly out.
numbered by the real humans that they
do not count at all.
With the average person distrust and
defensive attitude act Immediately as
Il challenge, while generosity and good
nature are certain to bring out the
best in US.
Not only do we prefer to deal with
people who do not worry about being
imposed upon, but such an attitude Is
| irresistible in Its appeal to our own
kindliness and sense of fair play. We
do not want to exploit them; we want
to protect them. Their very indiffer
ence to their rights" is their greatest
protection against imposition. And
those who make n point of their pound
Of flesh are constantly complaining be.
cause their code inspires a like atti.
tude in those with whom they come
in contact.
The world is pretty good place that
W 10 II,
for
If we expect opposition and unfair
ness and steel ourselves in defensive
armor it is probable that we shall need
It.
IL. on the other hand we walk
openly in the sunlight of faith and
trust and confidence. we shall have nc
use for protection against a cruel, hard
world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20

81 simply never could get the cold
water habit. Have tried It but It gives
me neither glow nor feeling OF well
being---just shivers. l want my water
hot. And that's the way take It..
Every night when I come home from
work / hop into the tub, take hard
stiff brush with me-, and scrub. After
the scrub ] lie back in the tub and
wait until the muscles Of my face, my
jaws, and my whole body arc com.
pletely relaxed. Then / rub. My bath
towels are pure linen hemp and wiry,
a cross between Brussels carpet and
sand paper. But they're wonderful
towels.
I have a stiff Turkish toweling hand
NIT with which / apply the soap and
water. ] rinse my face In Icy cold
water, and that's the only astringent
I ever use. ..-
"Then I lie down for a few minutes
before I dress for dinner"
For years Miss Macdonald has had
a Swedish girl, graduate Of Stockholm
University. give her body massage
twice week. First she gives her a
hot bath, followed by salt rub; dips
her back in the tub again for a rinse !;
then comes the massage, which con.
sumes about three quarters of an hour,
and which Miss Macdonald AYERS may
be a trife too strenuous for others. al
though some Of her friends have the
same masseuse and press her into serv-
ice on, the afternoon Of nm evening
party, and claim the treatment most
invigorating. But Miss Macdonald
uses the masseuse's service to rest and
soothe her and usually is asleep be-.
fore the performance IL finished. Co.
logne Of her own preparing is the final
touch after the ceremony. This she
rubs on her neck and shoulders and
chest after her nightly bath. 1t IL
made of toilet water, alcohol as nearly
pure as is possible to get these days
In the amount Of one quart, one. half
pint Of witch hazel. and q few drops Of
oil Of lavender. A half pint of any
good toilet water. Miss Macdonald
says, will serve as we'll. and the little
left over in the nearly depleted per-
fume bottle--your favorite-may re.
place the oil OF lavender. She has
substituted with these on occasions.
| Next week shall tell you how this
one beauty in billion takes care OF
her complexion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20

Shs Knese She You'd Be Depressed and Dull in Spirits cne
Had to Appear in That Shabby Old Thing

your mirror tells you that you don
look your best. =
The dress that puts you In good
humor may seem very commonplace OF
very unattractive to others, but II you
like yourself In Il, admire its cut, or
like its color, then you'll think you
look we'll In It and your spirits VIII rise
accordingly.
IT'S Just q matter Of personal vanity,
We all have 1t somewhere. more or
less deeply buried, and there's no de.
nying Il when It begins to assert itself.
THE girl who stayed away from the
i party was making big mistake II
there was no chance Of her getting new
dress soon.
She will shut herself away from peo-
pie on account Of her lack OF clothes,
until they forget to remember her.
But, II this Is Just between time,
before she gets something in which she
can feel like herself again, then she was
wise to stay home.
She would have been conscious Of the
one thing only--that old shabby dress
and the fact that everybody knew 1t
was old.
And she would have been correspond.
ingly dull and depressed no matter how
hard she tried to be gay.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20

ct DIDN'T 90 because absolutely
/ didn't have the nerve to appear
again In this old dress, = she explained.
why. that's siliyl" exclaimed the
girls who were asking her why she
hadn't gone to the party. THAT dress
looks perfectly good, and RS still In
soCd { style. ! syen II you have worn 1t
II know" she replied quietly. be.
cause she knew they wouldn't under.
stand, but ! can't feel right IN It
and It makes me awkward. !"
They put her down as silly and SEN
IL you are going to stay away from
things Just because your clothes are
not exactly right, or because you can't
have a new dress for every party you
20 to, you are going to- cut yourself
out Of lot Of fun Just for nothing.
There . are certain conditions under
which you. Just have to make the pest
Of II and have good time In spite OF
circumstances.
I'm THE other hand, don't you know
~ how that girl felt?
1t Is hard to 70 on wearing the same
old dress time after time when every !,
body else is getting new things, and
everybody has seen your old thing a
million times. =,
They don't think about it at all.
II the dress is becoming, II 1t ls NOT
noticeably shabby. and L 1t is stu nn.,na IN
reasonably good style, they ~. Just ,nS mGtlst Ice
hvt ,om csnnot beln rcnlizins the
age and shabbiness Of the dress your :
self, and feeling uncomfortable about It.
yIIE WERE talking the other day
w about "some women and tho silly,
fluffy. extreme way In which they dress.
One person said that they do 1t to
'But men done like It," protested
some one else, .'they think it's silly"
Yet they profess to admire these
women who spend their whole lives
thinking up and putting on fancy
clothes.
And the reason for Il is easily 10.
Gated.
It's just their feeling when they have
They are satisfied with them, they
think they are looking their best.
And there's nothing like looking your
best to make you sure Of yourself and
be at your merriest.
Naturally people are going to like you
and admire you most when you are
that way.
TT Is one of the hardest things in thi,
i world to rise above an ugly, un.
becoming dress. ..
That is, a dress which you think /.
unbecoming.
1t weighs you down, depresses you
and takes all the Joy out Of life for you
When a dress gets 10 old that 1t !.
Just part Of you, it has this same
effect.
You cannot appear at your best wher
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20
Stepfather Whipped Her

Dear Cynthia--I am young girl
iifteen years old. / have blond bobbed
ten to your column before, but now
need advice, and I think you are the
only one who can advise me right.
l was living with my stepfather, until
one night / was at a party and did
net get home until $3.50. My stepfather
beat me for coming home late and he
said i was drinking, but I wasn't
some of the other girls were
left home the next day. am
living with my girl friend in apart
ments by ourselves. She is eighteen
and married. but does not live with
her husband.
I 70 with a young man twenty-four.
he wants me to run away with him
and get married. My girl friend ad-
but ! am undecided, as l am afraid Of
my stepfather.
Please tell me as room as possible II
| should go away with him or wait for
another year, until l am sixteen.
MY girl friend and I are chorus
go home and leave the stage. love
to dance. and | don't want to leave the
stage: I think your column Is won
oertul, ana l appreciate 1t very much.
I'M A JAZZ DEVIL.
While Cynthia Is sorry about the
beating, she cannot blame your step
father for Furnishing you. She would
have done so. No girl of fifteen should
be at party that lasts until $3.50. and
with girls and men who are drinking
and otherwise behaving badly. A mar
ried woman Of eighteen. not living with
her husband. is not the proper COM
panion for you, nCr Is chorus work
advisable for one Of your temperament
Give 1t up and 20 home to live.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20

PAul, you know perfectly well what
= is. You've simply let that horrible
uar0er put some more of that smelly
tun on your hair. whew! It's per-
fectly horrid. The idea of n modern
business man, like you are. to allow a
BARBER to put that awful stuff
'.Awp" -. And he sat down and
waited for Virginia to serve the soup.
A. she handed the plate across the
liable the rose colored light that dropped
upon them from the electroier above
threw his face into relief
Good heavens gasped Virginia,
serngEling between desire to laugh
and Z more conscientious recollection to
scoh. Good heavens. Paul. what in
the world have you been doing to your
He stared at her Grossly.
Doing to my face? I don't know
what you mean. stopped into a bar.
Der shop to be shaved. that's all. Is
that a crime?"
Virginia giggled.
4 Maybe just being shaved was nee
essary, my dear, but must say | can
see no reason why you allow barber
70 put pink rouge on your cheeks.
J oh, don't be silly. honey. There's
why, thnt's preposterous - He
ipaused. But did have massage.
81 was pretty tired and"
/; The look in her eyes interrupted and
sotayed him.
Paul. you certainly are vain. A
/ massage. Think Of It. business man
Ssitting there in n barber's chair and
being massaged like a regular society
squeen."
Virginia was suddenly aware that
there was something the matter with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20

BY artists, by beautiful women Of
her own profession and out OF It, by
art critics. by judges Of thirty beauty
contests, by a famous author, by n
legitimate stage beauty. by popular
vote Of the layman, Miss Katherine
Macdonald has been acclaimed the most
beautiful woman in the world.
Has she some mystic potion c0ncoct-
ed out OF the essence Of the moonbcam,
the rays of the sunbeam and the per-
fume Of the rose, mayhap2 Not a bit
Of 1t She Is not that kind of a beauty
at all She is neither exotic nor
cphemeral. ;. %
Perhaps this beauty is just a little
wiser than the average girl. 1t may
have been the force of circumstances
which accidentally brought her into the
limelight in her first picture four years
ago and Immediately proclaimed her a
great beauty that made her consider
earnestly the problems of pulchritude
at an earlier age than most women.
Being just the little wiser, she recog-
nized then that girl cannot work by
day and play by night, every day and
every night. without trouble.
81 love to dance as much as any
klil 81 W poitANs, ShC suiu, Uut
have had to work almost steadily
every day since got into pictures
from in the morning until @ at night
and saw it was physical impossi-
bility to do both, so the dancing and
partying had to be reduced to the
minimum.
She believes in fresh air. and began
early practicing religiously her be-
liefs. At school and at college she
went in for athletics, basketball, ten.
mis- and swimming. She wants her
daily portion of fresh air. and she must
have It. 'In California" she opines.
as do all Californians. "you get that
and sunshine whether you order it or
not
If were not referring to the most
beautiful girl in the world should be
tempted to call her soap and water
creature. I'll succumb to the tempta
tion and call her that anyway! That's
what she is: she quite frankly admits
IL. Incurably addicted to the habit OF
soap and water; believes in it as the
cleanser par excellence.
"I bathe every morning and evening
in hot water" Miss Macdonald said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20
An Important Detail

They're building house, one of the
kind that has quaint little corners and
big. airy rooms at the same time, that
is whitewashed on the outside and fire.
placed within. And every detail of 1t
is being planned with the most thought
full care and foresight. Even the kitchen
receives important consideration. For
instance, there's the sink. It's been
placed right beneath a window, and,
wisest of all. the height from the floor
il thlrty-six inches. This is neither
too high nor too low for the average
woman, and will prevent her from be-
coming tired quickly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20
WHAT'S WHAT
By Helen Decie .

Cnmannerly men who leave dead"
cigar and cigarette stumps in telephone
boths. who cough Into the transmtter
or who handle the instrument with ur-
washed hands, are responsible for the
spread of many Infectious diseases. Since
nobody knows who has been using a
public telephone, the average decent citi-
zen owes 1t TO himself or herself to be
particular when telephoning away
from home
People who use public telephones
should be careful not to approach the
lips too closely to the transmitter when
speaking. This applies also to- the re-
ceiver, which should be held some inches
away from the ear Neglect OF these
precautions often invites disease germs.
which lodge In the mouth and ears OF
the careless telephoner. Nor does either
voice carry well under a three-inch dis
tance from the mouthpiece end earpiece
of the instrument. 30, for hygienic ~
and courteous. to Keep at "civii dis
lance" from the telephone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20


well, sir. j thought so. All dan
died w with bear IS grease on his hair.
had his pretty face nassaged. and then
wound up with real nice manicure.
Blonde, Paul, or just a medium dark
one?"
"Aw-you women--you think man
goes and gets n good, clean spell just
TO have a fat old barber knead his face.
don't you? Well, Ill tell you that the
rest and relaxation IL worth the
money
"But does the fat old barber man
manicure your nails. too|'
He srpiled unabashed:
"Nope. nice little blonde--awfully
chatty--"
II dare say," said Virginia coldly.
.'Telling me about her husband--hc's 3
out Of work. Poor chap
Virginia shifted.
Eyes, / suppose So
Lost his sight in the war, over at
Chateau -Thierry, and -
All in a moment Virginia's raillery
was done and she was all sympathy and
compassion.
"Oh. the poor fellow" she cried.
".And just think. his little wife going
into q terrible old barber shop to earn
a living for them both. Why, Paul,
honey. we don't realize how many real
heroines there are in everyday life. To
think of that brave girl couragcously
striking out for herself and her poor
husband
Paul gravely attacked his chop and
discreetly lowered his eyes to his plate.
All. the strategist!
Tomorrpw--A Mans Measure
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20
More About Man


Dear Cynthia - Having read your
your column. Would like to say I
heartily agree with "Disgusted With
Men" l have, found them lust what
she claims they are. They have no use
tor good home girl who does not
dance and let them kiss her whenever
their hearts desire. Cynthia, there are
Iols OF us girls In the same way, but
we hate to think that the dolls ret all
tne fellows and poor we have to travel
with one. another. 1 am no old maid,
put VIII be one If I don't meet q man
soon who does not like painted, short
skirted, bobbed-haired and jazz babies.
No wonder the girls paint and act
silly and disgusting when the men don't
that do not wish for a husband and
family IT'S the men that want a free
life. with no burdens and cares. The
men will say. What, give UP my
money and be tied to a skirt? Never.
''Disgusted" to be a little broader in
her views. but, Cynthia. how can we
poor lonesome home girls have Diff
ferent view when we look all around us
and see the dolls with a date every
night and us poor boobs waiting for q
man who wants a good. plain girl that
Doesn't paint. and jazz, smoke or drink.
IL the boys keep going with our sister
dolls, then off goes our hair, up our
skirts, our good manners to the winds.
suppose YOU think we're joking. Not
on your life. We mean 1t. Then the
dates and good time, with no more
lonesome hen parties.
THE FIVE DIsGUsTED WITH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20
Please Teu Me
What to Do
BY CYNTHIA
Does Not Need eeautv ParIor

Dear Cynthia----since you have helped
me before ! am coming TO you for advice.
] am girl of sixteen and 30 with
crowd of very nice boys and girls,
All OF these girls have bobbed hair, as
have I. They all curl their hair and
have II treated and cannot. My hair
y very curly naturally and Is too healthy
to be treated. II never falls out and Ia
very thick. My friends use cosmetics.
! cannot do this My skin is clear and
my cheeks are always pink. My eye
brows are. thin and cannot be pulled.
My eyelashes are black and cannot be
made blackerl My nose is never shiny,
my cheeks never pale. feel very silly
when ] am with these girls. They al
ways talk about going to beauty parlors
and ! cannot l have lived in the coun-
try until five years ago and the girls
there never use cosmetics because they
don't have to. Mother says ought to
be glad and not worry about II, but then
1 never can go with the girls when they
go to beauty parlors. I know am very
silly. but please tell me what to do.
SUE.
Thank God for your good looks and
behare yourself ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20
TOm0rr0w-Enter Lucy
A Striking Costume

n you want really good looking
flress for the street, quite the best way
III making II " 10 take the round
3,ecked, flowing sleeved style. II can
W oe crinkly blue crepe, and, when
S0u are wondering how to make II look
Individual. yet some gray material like
II. asld put two narrow fold like panels
SloW the neckline. and slnnting each
1koss edges, while the bottom ones
~ n0ouaht In with the skirt hem. A
SoN collar aud the faintest sug.
n gray on the edge of each
h the costume.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20
The Decision

NARIiS one idea had been to take
NJ Norcia and IN AWAY. and now here
iva. Ron1 in+orfer,nu and unsettinp
Ia A"" i".e' anu "'ee
tneir plans. And Marcia was agree
eing that 1t was best to wait for Lucy's
HAZE Had Iucy considered Marcia L?
Is. n, -, -, oso,. 5,r,,, tho
Nahd haa pee" pres'". "'''"s Wv
scene between himself and Lucy ear
4ier that evening, would ne De sponsor
nE her! A.,
But there was one thing that MADE
Carl realize the wisdom OF Rand sug-
Eestion and that was conslderation loI
marcia. Through love OF MIN, she hao
peen willing to trust MIN TO the utter
9nost. but hadn ne been seiilsn' haIn
ane thought only or hihhseit' Wny
should ne ask her 10 MAKE such saer
nee! wouldn't 1t be iikeiy 10 pring
her more unhappiness,. when all throush
ife she had never had any one TO care
how much she suffered!
And so Marcia went up 10 him' anu
with her blue eyes raised 10 ms laee
whispered Will you take me NOME
pow. dear Carl responded py STOOD
ing and touching his lips 10 her iorf,
read. lie could wait, puI ne Wou,1
have her. Not thousand Luc!s cou'a
n
After they mad gone, Rand SAT- Gowh
heavily on the couch, and dropped- MS
$ace in his hands.
All the exhi'arntion OF nus new-1ouna
Freedom had lett MN. All the JOY ,ha'
re had felt at oeing abe 10 go 70 .ar. !.
totta naa vanished. ne leit hoIlIs
tired and weary. lie was phSslcaiiy
kxnausted, but MS mlnd was III toraeht;
fnd what hnd seemed easy ana natural
eariier IN the evening no" seeWed "h
4mpo@ioility. 49,.
Judy had given him his freedom' Dut
Gould he take II! Ills experience wlth
Marcia and Carl had held the mirror
Up to his own problem and he was a. a.
FOUNDED at the difference 1t MADE. ne
tves amazed too at the stand he haI
taken. What on earth had possessed
him to take Lucy,s part: re had never
FIXED her. he had known that she hnu
anade Carl miserable. and yet tonlSht
iNvhen he had seen Marcia ana 'ar'
together he had felt pity Tor Lucy;
Why! Was 1t because OF the standard
Pf marriage that he had been tiMsh'
70 respect In Lynbrook Junction! was
fhat stronger than all the new impulses
Chat had been reused IN MIN! was "
because Lucy was Caris wire by law
that ne pitied her! ,.,-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20
Cuy, You Tell?

By X. J. and A. W. BODMER

The story Of how man learned to
write is q natural sequence Of ideas,
between the first mark made by
scratching one rock upon another, and
the bit Of metal shaped into the familiar
pen point Of today. The first recorded
thoughts Of man were in the form OF
crude pictures made upon rocks and
trees. Ancient man drew pictures which
traced with more or less accuracy events
that had occurred. For this purpose
stones were long used, but in the Bronze
Age it was discovered that a metal
stylus had many advantages over the
stone stylus.
1t did not take man long to discover
that the value Of his records could be
increased Il his marks could be made
upon something which could be carried
about and sent from place to place.
Stones being too heavy, he invented the
reed with which he made his marks on
leaves. Later OH the idea of writing
fluid was conceived and he was able In
make marks which could be read mors
clearly, but this made necessary n new
instrument to Use with the fluid. and
the brush was invented.
When paper was discovered it did NOT
have the ink holding surface 1t has 70 .
day and the brush often made n hlot
To overcome this Il fine writing instru /.
ment was needed and the inventors soon
produced the quill. This was the father
Of our modern steel pen, which was al
first long tube OF steel with a slit in
the end. Thirteen operations are neces :
sary in making a steel pen-the slit not
being put in until the twelfth operation
and before the last eration-that OF
polishing.
TOmOrTOw-What Makes the Inter
walls Between Pufs Of a Locomotive
When Starting?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20
DeLuded Wives
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR

Judith Carlyle and Lucy Ran
doIph rere deluded rires because
they both beliered that in marriage
a roman doesn't hare to ercrt her
self to hold her husband. When
they discorered that both their hus-
bands rere interested in other
seomcn, Judy aroke to the fact that
che lored Rand too much to give him
Sp. Yet phcn he told her the truth
che found that she rns too proud to
hold him. As for Lucy. she was de-
tevn'ined to hold Carl nhethor he
loced her or not. and her attitude
droce him rirtuaily into the arms
Of the other troman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20

'swhat's - what's
that awful o d o r.
Pauly'' she demanded
wonderingly.
He sniifed, too,
with Euileless eye.
"Odor? I don't
smell anything. What
IL Il? TN bet you
have onions or cab
bage for dinner he
said brightly.
She regarded him