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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03
ARainy Night Is a Splsndd Tine
to Eat, and Sing, and Think, and Sleep
The Monoony of Sound Outside the Windocs Becomes
Soothing Lullaby Which Puts You to Sleep While
You Think About II

The fudge is very popular. Of course;
there IL more or less singing and rem,
iniscences with the old records, and an
the while the rain sings along OUTSIDE
as IL it were enjoying the evening. too.
Can d thing be drearily cheerful? Or
Rain always sounds that way on an
evening like this, as IL 1t hadn't had
chance to patter its dreary monotone
out on n roof for long time and was
feeling pretty cheerful and smart aboW
doing it. That's drearily cheerful.
OF course, when your own mood Is
different you feel as II the sound had
been cheerful once. but had become
more and more monotonous until 1t
was positively defiant in It's dreari-
ness. That's cheerfully dreary.
IN THESE pleasant, rainy evenings
" YOU never feel dreary.
You know that pretty soon the fudge
will be all gone. the cabinet Of records
exhausted and everybody sleepy.
And then you can get into the dark.
ness Of your own room and the COM
fort Of your own bed
Never Is It SO snug as on one OF these
drearily cheerful rainy nights, when
you can hear the rain going steadily
on past your open windows singing q
lullaby that you cannot resist.
You want to lie awake and gloat
over it, gazing dreamily at the shine
of the street lights reflected in the crys-
tai drops, while remembrances of yes
terday and hopes for tomorrow make
pictures in the shadows about you.
But it's irresistible. ga,
You float off before you have half n
chance to enjoy the sensation.
And the last thing you have time to
think goes drowsily through your mind
'Isn't It a wonderful night to sleep y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

Pau grunted as he attacked the fruit
ealad.
"And no reason for it. either. Lots
Of people don't like Finney because he's
an Independent kind of a fellow who
does his own thinking
4 II don't object to the man doing his
own thinking, dearest. orlT object
Z 20 his wishing 10 do other folks think :
I 3ng for them Virginia had already
entertained Frank Finney once ut din =
per-and it had been a wearing affair.
"He's so-cynical.'
"Cynlcal! Ha. Not bit. dear.
He's GOT courage and he dare> 70 take
7 D slam at the established order Of
= things
Virginia siggled.
''Oh, Paul. dear. can always tell
when you've had luncheon with that
terrible Finney man. You always come
( home with a chip on your shoulder, and
SQUIRE always pratt.ing abont the es-
tablished order of things. A. if we
! want anything else in this world.
81 1.-THE worlds all wrong said Paul
'--sourly.
e Virginia pretended 70 feel his wrist
for q pulse as she reached across the
table.
''Darlin'. hope you re not bilious,
4 pr ANYTHING u
''Don't be silly. Virginia. That :
+ the way with you womcn--you dodge
when q really serious problem con
fronts you. You hate TO think that
4 half the things IN this world are shams.
4 I'shaw! Honestly. honey. when ! think
Of the injustices--"
Z "Then don't, dearest" she soothe(
him. You're always like this after
you've been in Finneys company.
& "But the fellows right" Faul in
4 sisted warmly. And just because he
rot the courage to stand up for hi
principles-'
"He loves to argue" Virginia re-
minded him, II loathe argumentativ'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

DANNY days are dull sometimes,
~ when ron bove Ind cloudy weather
ever since Wondav and yon.rc sick and
tired of Il. "
You none around the house and wish
and ms. o mo nn. enS NJ s,o. ',H mo, VI" ''''"'
Rut somehow Won can't get mn 70 IL.
The day ,lraes through somehow and
you 20 to he'd. hopine' that tomorrow
will be clear.
That's one kind of n rainy day
there's another kind that YOU love be .
cause it comes when YOU have piles OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

out and shout injustice and declare
the worlds all wrong. That's only
destructive criticism. Your friend Fin
ney. he's like that. He is forever point
ing out what's wrong with things. But
l have never heard him offer solutions
for the correction of evils. And he--
but he's always right said Paul
stubbornly. He knows oil about Con-
gress, dear: he used to be in the Gov
ernnent service. He says-
YES. I remember said Virginia.
HE was some sort of bureau clerk in
Washington during the war. And yet
he was only twenty seven or 50. and
wasn't married. and I'm sure he's aw-
fully healthy
Paul stared Mt her.
"Oh. yes. l remember. too.S Hc
frowned. 1T was funny he didn't get
into uniform. at that"
'Rut then-maybe he had a good
reason" Virginia went on generously
THE chief thing l have against Finney
is that he sneerS at--well--
She stammered.
'Sneers at what
"Oh, he's one of the sort who sneers
, at love and the finer things. Says mar
riage is only form Of hysteria and that
love is silly emotionalism. Calls it
idiotic. and-'
Paul set down his coffee cup noisily.
".Aw. lets stop talking about that
fellow he said testify.
when are you going TO have him out
for dinner. dear?'
Paul affected an elaborate yawn.
I'm not going to have him out" he
said. Il never did really like that
man"
The perfect wife smiled inside her
heart.
TOmorrOw-The TheOrist
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03
WHAT'S WHAT
By HELEN DECIE

In private household Of moderate
means. and In family hotels, it Is not
easy to provide Il fresh linen napkin
with every meal for each one at the
table. Hence arose the custom of indl-
yidual napkin rings, to insure exclusive
personal use OF the napkin.
The rings are usually of sterling sill
Yer bearing the engraved initials OF tho
owner, although aluminium or lacquered
wood or celluloid Is substituted where
expense Is a consideration. Sometimes
the silver rings are really clip-holders.
kin rings are To be had in The various
elan tartan plaids for families who are
OF Scottish ancestry. Needless to say,
in wealthy households napkin rings arc
unknown. since there are abundant sun
p,ics ot fresh linen for every meal. 80
il was an amusing error in a dlnn.r
sccIa OF recent novel when tho author
her napkin into her napkin ring" a{
~ Ss9aons1eo g ~ 1uIuyious YepasI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

Austrian Empress Maria Teresa bore
seventeen children!
This drama, however, shows us q
modern Englishwoman so scheming, SO
insane with ambition for her husbands
political advancement that she coldly
| informs him on their wedding night
that she never will live with him as a
wife. She had tricked and cheated him.
and he was madly in love with her, but
he evidently had not the requisite intui-
tion to realize what monster she was.
She informs him that she loathes chill
dren and welded him merely as bust =
ness partner. Yet she in no sense is n
practical, masculine type, but els an
ultra feminine, vampire creature, Dress
ing in a. way to employ every appeal.
l. In the end, of course, the husband
falls in love with the nearest affection
ate girl, who chances to be his secre :
tary. AS his tiendish wife refuses to
divorce him, he swears he will annul
the marriage. marry the girl and con-
tinue his political career rs soon as the
scandal has died down.
TJT1E deliberate and startling mean
l. ing Of this thriller Is that big
activity and refuse love and matrimony.
We can only assert that this is an
absurd and unwarranted declaration.
The nature Of woman is unchange.
able: the new woman is only the old
woman with better opportunities! Love
means so much to women that they suf-
fer and die for it daily. Motherhood
is so passionate joy that few ever
denounce it. and even these often are
actuated by supreme econscientiousness,
feeling a duty not to let babies be born
into disease or poverty.
There are. of course. small num-
bcr OF heartlcss. selfish women. but
they are the society butterflies and mer-
cenary ones, not the intellectual. hard
working, striving ones.
THERE is no intermediate sex-no
i entire class who renounce the charm
and pleasure Of companionship with a
beloved man. So utterly outside the
plane of general experience is this in
stance that the men in the audience
laughed Women still are women, low
ing and devoted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03
1.-The Marriage Gambler"
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
COPYRIGHT. 1888, by Public Ledger Componu

Carol Roth6ourne mnrries Nick
Tracy rithout loving him, for the
reason shat she cannot bear to see
him ruin his life through infatuation
for Daisy Castlcton. of "The Jolly
Rerelers." Nick suspects the truth,
and is fearful that another man n,dV
a,eaken her loue. He is Gf frdid that
Carol has met this man in JerriS
Britton. who is to play opposite
Caroi in a drama 9icen for charity.
The first rehearsal finds Carol stit
aud amkrard m the part. BrittOn
secs her home and thcp tdtb person.
alities in the tart.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03
The Woman's EXCHANGE

crepe paper, each with the numerals 10
at each end either in white on the
pink or made out OF the pink and
pinned 10 the white cloth, In the cen
ter of the tabl" have q low glass bowl
with sixteen mink flowers in it Use
pink and white crepe paper napkins ana,
o' course. have the birthday cake with
either sixteen candies or else Just one
cand!" with the numerals in pink icing
oil top of the cake. As favors have
cookies that have been dropped into the
pan In the shape Of cones and skies
matched up and tied together with pink
ribbon. | hope the sixteenth birthday
will be 4 very haDpy one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03
Wants to Find Maaazlne
~ o. Won ans Page:

To 'hc Editor o. WOrndn's Page:
Dear Madam--Quite long time ago
] found a little book under my door
with a story In II that Interested mo
very much. 1t was continued in tho
next number. Can you tell me whers
| can get the book, for it was SO In.
teresting.
STEADY READER OF YOUR COL
UMN.
II you know the name OF the naaea.
zine you can get It at one Of the news.
stands on street corner or In the sta
tons or depa artment stores. But IL you
do not know anything but the name of
the story. you will just have to Imagine
the ending. Was the magazine sent you
as all advertisement? The concern tina,
sent II would be able TO tell you where
20 get the next copy. IF YOU carno,
find the magazine on any newsstand
write TO the publisher, taking the name
from the title page of the copy you
have, and send the price OF 1t and ask
to have II sent you {,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03
The Question Corner
Today's Inquiries

!. What is the first State in the
Union to have an association of
women bankers:
.. Describe pin tray that will loo,,
well in the bedroom that has rho
new painted wooden furniture
3. When q piece of butter or some
grease is dropped on the kitchen
!inoleum. what is the best way
to wipe. it up so that the floor
will not be made slippery:
!. If n boy is fifty three inches tall
how many pounds should he
y weigh! What should girl of
this height weigh?
>. What is the newest way of wcar-
ing the veil?
6. In what interesting shane 10 m
unusual fan made?
Yesterdays Answers
l. The Pekin Government Univer.
sity has opened its doors to girls.
thus providing an important edu.
cational advantage for them.
=. In rainy or snowy weather tbc
baby should get his airing hv
having all the windows in his
opSi't' lHSttuu OF being
taken outdoors. in order 10 escape
catching cold.
3. An, attractive new basket tha,
would be pretty for flowers mr.
fruit is of dark brown reed with
handle that is made of a. bios
soming cherry branch.
4. \ boy who is tifty.two inches ,.,,
should weigh sixty six pounds
a glrl OF this height should weigh
sixty four pounds. ."
D. The upper ends Of pointed, dra
peries may be held at the wn;s,,
with large beads arranged in
buckles or circles to add decoro'
tion to the dress.
q. An evening gown that hos mn
opening, all the way down ,hn
front affords good opportunity for
uh euging OF ostrich hues 10
match or contrast with the frock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03
A Sweet.SiSteen Party
~ sAe Editor ., Womar's Page:

n tAc Editor ., W0mun's Page:
Dear Madam-Ktndlv print IN your
Doiurnn the fun particulars OF conduct
lne a sweet-sixteen party. Pieasa ad-
wise me as to the number Of couples 10
invite. RoSALIL,
II would be nice 10 invite either SIX
teen couples or sixteen people 20 your
party. but, of course, the number you
Invite will depend entirely upon how
many of your friends YOU really want
10 have come to your party. Have the
s,suaI games and dancing that you would
have at any party. But bring In the
sweet-sixteen part in the decorations for
the refreshment table. Have white
cloth on the table and across II, cross
tnx one another. have eight lines Of pink
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03
Things You'll Lore to Make

One can never have too many cush-
Sons In a living room or boudoir. A
most interesting one Is this BLACK
0UCLOTH CUSHION. Cut two circles
a black oilcloth each eighteen inches In
6inmeter. Applique on one circle a
bur,ch Of flowers and leaves Make them
1 81 1fik or colored felt. Two inches IN
X 6Po1E the circumference of the circle
|3GSsx one, and one -half-inch Sits, length
RHSA Make them in groups Of twos,
4 &kS1lg the Sits ono and one-halv inches
H9Skgf and the groups two inches from
sother. Run a two-lnch ribbon of
(Ayorlte color through the slits
,3xM the two circles with two-inch
\ OF the oicloth. stuff with down
&S1tOn or place ready-made round
q & ~ inside A BLACK OILCLOTH
y fa{11gQN ike, this 10 stunning on any
- chair. VIORA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

Take It fro m
Cos mo Hamilton,
the lurid melo-
dramatist. modern
woman is q sexless
thing, all brai n
and ambition. He
has n play running
on Broadway. cal
culated to throw
the innocent bach
elor contemplating
marriage into hys-
terics. 1t is titly
named Danger"
but rumor has it
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

uO'lSN.
Nirginia's slender
fingers huttered nerv-
ously.
1T isn't we women
who dodge. dear she
murmured softly. She
bent an earnest look
upon her h u 5 b a II d.
Its the men. dear,
who pass the buck. as
you say. When there's
a problem that doesn't
seem just right. you
men rise up and cry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03
Adventures With a Purse

T HAD heard that he was expecting
new supply Of fascinating ear
rings, SO of course I stopped in to sec
them. And now that / have examined
them. want you to know about them
in case you are interested. There are
II number of pairs of jade color. and the
designs are different from those one gen.
orally sees. They are priced at 81.
Then there IS. or was. particularly
striking pair in green consisting of two
green leaves for pendants. / have never
before seen a pair just like them. They
are So. Also. there Is most unusual
scarab pair. So that altogether, if you
like earrings. I think it will be we'll
worth while to stop in and look at these.
You may be able to find the very pair
you want.
For name. Of shope addreas woman.s rese
Editor rhOne Walnut 5000 or Main 1901
between the hours OF and B.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

\ solution Of borax water (about one
teaspoon of borax to one quart of water ,
may be used for stiffenlng very thin
fabrics, such as laces, voiles, organizes
and dimities. 1t gives body and crisp :
ness similar to the original dressing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

inquiring glance - for
Paul was well aware
that Virginia did not
care for Frank Fin
ney. ,
s he fro W n e d
slightly.
"Oh. must we have
him.
why not -
"0h. nothing .
I don't Ii ke h i N,
tbo,yb -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03
Woman,s Life and Loue
The Intermediate SefI
BY wfNIFRED HARPER COOLEY

BY are frightened to death. the
,cr, denr men, lest we cease to love
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

UENINNEY'S coming out t" dinner
l. some night next week, said
Paul tentatively. He flashed her an
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03
Paul and Virginia
BY HELENA HOYT GRANT
The Undesirable
Il simply

people-especially at dinner. Il simply
ruins ones appetite"
"Oh, ] know. That's the way-just
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

Is there no prayer in your regular
prayer book that you can use for this
purpose ASK your mother or your
pastor to give you a little prayer to say
when you enter church. Many persons
do just as you do. compose a prayer Of
their own, and II you want to, you could
put your own little prayer into a regu.
lar form TO use each time you go into
church.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03
For Laces

Tomorrow-ATotEer and Daughter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

TOmorrOw-The TheOrist
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

T0morrOw-Br0ken Words
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-08
NoTICE no CONTRACTORs

Sealed proposals Will be received by the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of Middlesex
County at their room in the County REQ
ord Building, Bayard Street. New Bruns-
wick, n. j.. at $50 p. NJ, Standard Time.
on Thursday, May 18TH. 1929. for the
construction of one "a culvert and one
1) bridge in the Township of Woodbridge
and one "a culvert in the City of Perth
Amboy; ali on New Brunswick Avenue.
according to plans and Specifications on
file at the office of the County Engineer,
Room No. 80, County Record Building,
New Brunswick. N. j.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check in the amount of 1915 .f
the bid. without any conditional endorse
ment and payable to the order OF f. VIII
liam Hilker, County Treasurer, which
check shall be forfeited should the sue
cessful bidder fail to enter into contract.
and give bond within ten (10) days from
the award of the bid.
The successful bidder will be required to
execute q surety company bond in the
full amount of the contract price. condi-
toned for the faithful performance of the
contract.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids, il in their opinion it is
for the best interest of the county so to do
FREDERICK c.. SCHNEIDER,
County Engineer.
13729-5-s-1O-12-16.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-08
SHERIFF,S SALE


MIDDLEsEX COMMON PLEAs-Meyer
Karkus. plaintiff, VS.. r.. S. Realty Com
pany. a corporation, ct al, defendants.
III, Ia for sale Of premises dated April
18th, 1922. r..
by virtue of the above stated wri- TO
me directed and delivered. l will expose
to sale at public vendue on
WEDNESDAY
MAY THIRTY-FIRSr, NINETEEN
HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE.
at two o'clock, daylight SAVING time. in
the afternoon of said day, at the Sherin's
Office in the City of New Brunswick, N. j.
All the right, title and interest of the
defendant r. S. Realty Company, of ia
and to all the following described prem
ises situate. lying and being in the City
of Perth Amboy, County of Middlesex an I
state of New Jersey. Being known and
designated at lot q, IS. 30. 80 and 81.
both inclusive. in Block ., Property of
Joseph p. Chapman.
Beg ming at a point in the southerly
side OF Neville street, distant westerly
ESQ feet from tombstone street.; running
thence westerly along said line OF Neville
street, 1876 feet TO lot 20, thence running
southerly and parallel with tombstone Sc.
100 feet to center line of Block o. thence
running easterly along said center line OF
Block Q, 125 feet to westerly, line of lot
32; thence running northerly along West
erly line Of lot SO. 100 feet to point OF be-
ginning.
Bounded on northerly by Neville street
on west by lot 20; on south b. lot . to
Is, both inclusive: on east by lot 80 a
shown on said map.
Decree amounting to approximately
$500 {.
Together with all and singular tbs
rights, privileges, hereditaments and ap'
purtenances thereunto belonging or IL
anywise appertaining.
ELMER z. WYCKOFF.
Sheriff.
JACOB S. KARKUS.
s2s.5s Attorney.
,97t7 EsAt oaw Mon
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-08
Trolley Car Jumps Track

MATAWAN, May S-Trolley SER
vice between this place and keyport
was seriously interrupted shortly
before s o'clock this morning when
the car from Keyport jumped the
track at the switch in Dock street.
The car turned completely across
the street, making it necessary for
the larger motor vehicles Z detour
to Atlantic n in order to get
around the car. Wrecking crews
were soon Mt the seem OF the acct
dent and replaced the car IN the
tracks after which service was re-
sumed as usual.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-07-11
A. VISIT TO OUR NEIGHBORS
ACROSS THE ROANOKE
By NORFLEET S. SMITH

Last week the opportunity
presented itself to me to make q
visit to Northampton in company
with the Vice-President and Man
ager Of the Eastern Carolina
Chamber Of Commerce, and it
was promptly grasped, for two
reasons-first, because | am ex
tremelv interested in the program
Of that organization and believe
if persistently fostered it will
rcvolutionize agricultural condi
tons in Eastern North Carolina,
and secondly, because [ wanted
an opportunity to know our
neighhGrs cross the Roanoke and
wanted to tell them something Of
Scotland Neck, what it is doing,
and what they may expect to
find. when that long talked Of
hridge is built across the Roa
noke.
We left Scotland Neck by car
about two o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, July 9Th, and drove
direct to Rich Square. AL
though the heaviest rain on
record had fallen Tuesday after
noon we found the roads in good
condition all the way, except at
one point between jackson and
Rich Square, where several new
bridges are being built, and
where detour had to be MADE.
Wednesday night we held a
meeting at the school house be-
fore representative body Of
citizens, our good friend, Andrew
J. Conner, editor of the Roanoke
Chowan Times, being chairman.
We told them what Scotland
Neck was doing to prepare itself
for the advent Of the boil weevil,
and that this community had de-
termined to do what no other
community in the South had yet
done, and that is, prepare itself
in advance so that it will not
have period Of reconstruction
after the boil weevil gets in it's
work.
Considerable interest was
manifested in the program as
outlined by Mr.. N. G.. Bartlett,
manager Of the Eastern Carolina
Chamber Of Commerce, >and Rich
Square pledged it's support to the
organization. They are alive
to the grave situation facing this
section and. realize the necessity
Of promoting the live stock and
poultry industry, and general
diversified farming. They are
already doing something along
that line through a Farm Life
School, under the direction Of
Mr.. Jernigan, who is youne
man Of enthusiasm and wide
awake to the situation. He &C
| cnmDanied us on part of our trip