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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

Toast!
Did you ever think Of 1t otherwise
than as a breakfast companion to a
cup of hot coffee?
If you did, you are among the
thousands of housewives the Wheat
Council of the United States is try
ing to convert, in the campaign IL
is conducting to popularize con-
sumption of wheat in the form OF
toast.
'The housewife who serves toast
only with the breakfast coffee is in
the same class with the man who
practices his religion only on Sun
| day," says Mrs. Wilbur Il. Frtbley,
president of the Housewives League
| and chairman of the home economics
| division of the State Federation OF
Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Fribley makes these sugges-
lions for using toast: Fol- breakfast,
toast with jelly, jam or marmalade,
poached eggs on toast, milk toast;
for luncheon, toasted sandwiches of
any kind or any creamed toast; for
in~-between refreshments, toasted
cheese, welsh rarebit, cinnamon
toast.
Recipes for some of these. as sug-
gested by the Wheat Council, fol-
low:
MILK Toast
Place two slices of hot buttered
toast in a soup plate and pour over
them some hot sailed milk. Sprinkle
with paprika.
French Toast
Twelve slices white bread, 2 eggs,
4 49, ,.tlIr colt onI nnnnnr
Beat eggs slightly; add salt, pep
per and milk. Pour into soup plate
and dip each slice into mixture
| Let stand, spread on a platter, for
half an hour. Butter toaster bars
and toast on both sides. Serve very
hot with powdered sugar, honey
strip or jam.
Welsh Rarebit
Two tablespoons butter, VI cup
milk, IN tablespoons flour, a tea
! spoon salt, Il teaspoon mustard, u
pound cheese.
Mix the butter and flour thor
oughly in a sauce pan over the fire.
Add the milk slowly, stirring con-
stantly. Cook about two minutes.
Set the pan in boiling water and add
| the cheese cut in small pieces, and
the seasoning. AS soon as the cheese
is melted, the rarebit is ready to
serve. Overlooking makes the
cheese tough and stringy. Pour the
mixture on hot buttered toast and
sprinkle with paprika. Have the
plates hot and serve at once.
Toasted Cheese
Break an egg into a cup. Fill the
cup half full with cream. Season
with salt and pepper. Add crumbled
, bits of soft cheese to fill the cup.
Mix thoroughly with a fork and
! spread on thin round pieces of fresh
bread that have been toasted OF one
side. Sprinkle with paprika and
brown slowly under a rather low
fame. Serve hot.
The United States has 2,S3S cheese
factories.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
BROADCASTS
By LORA KELLY

Toning Down n CO-EdS
If there is anything that renews
our faith in the eternal vertties II
is to read a college publication, ed
tied by the young men students.
This Is particularly true If the in
stitution is co-educational. We
dearly love the solemn preaching
directed to the "indecorous female
and the prescribing of the moral law
summarily comprehended. :
1t is a Western journal this
time which stirs our risibilities and
this is how the embryo male re
former noble defender of chorines
rails at the co-eds:
women at this university need to
be toned down. Display of femi-
nine limbs, under apparel and the
assuming of the traditional rights OF
the chorus by co-eds has reached the
stage where punishment by public
torture is necessary.
"Disciplining of the indecorous fe-
male by the use of stocks would
lessen the ardor of these women
he further asserts.
Something must be done in the
matter of this type upon u campus
Just as the freshman is punished for
wearing cords and assuming a posi-
ton that Is not his, 10 should these
women be punished.
1.-THE suggestion of stocks may not
be entirely feasible, as it might be
difficult to induce students to serve
on a stocking committee; neverthe-
less, something must be DONE"
We wonder which fair-haired belle
of the campus administered the
heart wallop which produced such
editorial bitterness.
But we believe the young gentle
man is in error about the probable
lack of volunteers to serve on that
Stocking committee" We think
there would be plenty-particularly
if the stockings were silk.
Copyright, 1923, by Public Ledger
Company
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
Home Bureau Has
Annual Meeting

The Middlesex County Home Blu
reau held their Annual Meeting at
the College Farm on Friday, pecem-
Der z. The business meeting started
at 1880 A. M. Mrs. +. VIM. Still
man presided.
Reports were read by representa-
tives from the communities of the
home demonstration work accom-
plished during the year.
The home demonstration agent,
Miss Whitcomb, outlined her pro-
gram OF work for the year 1924, es-
pecially stressing the home manage
ment and nutrition projects.
The report of the nominating COM
mittee was read and accepted. The
officers for the following year are:
Mrs. r. VIM. Stillman, chairman,
Mrs. Chas. Mershon, treasurer and
Mrs. II. Earl Propst, secretary.
At 200 the afternoon program
started. Mrs. Griebel, State Cloth.
ing Specialist, gave a very interest
ing talk and demonstration on Feet
and Fashion. She had many sample
shoes for adults and children. The
straight inner edge, flexible arch and
low heel were the points to look for
in a good fitting shoe.
Mrs. Harrington, State Home Man
agement Specialist, talked on Feet
as Equipment. She stressed care of
the feet and suggested that they be
washed with pure soap and dried
thoroughly at least every other day
and better every day.
Homemade recipes to ease feet
that burn and feet that have callous-
ed places were given. Mrs. Harring-
ton also gave some simple exercises
for foot troubles.
After the talks a movie entitled
Foot Follies was given which showed
very clearly the points which the
two speakers had made.
The meeting was attended by 10l
women from 70 communities.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

This puzzling looking article is not
a be-rlbboned Cossack hood, but a
thickly padded tea coy in bright
colored c%retonne. 1t is lined with
tan sateen and bordered with a
double ruffle of shaded blue taffeta
ribbon. The perky topknot is of
blue and rose satin ribbon. These
cozies may also be made Of canvas.
hooked with wool in plain colors or
with fancy designs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

Many fashionable frocks are so
lightly put together that one is al
most unconscious of the necessary
sewing to hold panels, pleats and
belts in place. Unless one Is careful
and knows how to fasten these i'm
portant parts securely, they will not
stay in place after a few %wearings.
French lacks are a practical way
of catching together the parts of a
dress so that it will not have a tight,
sewed-fast look.
In the dress illustrated the front
skirt panel should be fastened with
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
What Perth Amboy
Women Doing
In Club Activities

The Girls Club has all prepare
tions complete for their subscription
dance which will be held in the as
sembly room of the Raritan Yacht
Club next Thursday night. The So
ciety Syncopators will play for the
dancing. Many surprise and attrac-
tive features are being planned by
the committee in charge.
The regular meeting Of the local
Council of Jewish Women will be
held Monday afternoon in the new
Y. M. H. A. building in Madison ave-
nue. at 2:30 o'clock with the presi-
dent, Mrs. J. B. Joselson, presiding.
Following the business session cards
will be enjoyed.
Club activities will again be re-
sumed Immediately after the holi-
days and all clubs in the city are
planning big things for the year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
One Mother Says:

One Mother Says:
The physical makeup of the book
you give a child for Christmas is
going to have a great deal to do
with whether he likes 1t or not. Sci
entists have made tests which have
brought out many things about
books suited for children. They have
found that in the primary grades
children prefer books about IN
inches long by five inches wide by
one inch thick. with a bright colored
cover, either blue, red, or yellow.
They like books in which twenty-five
per cent of the space Is taken by
illustrations, especially If these are
action pictures. A book In which
there are not many lines to a page
and which has wide margins also
appeals to them.
Copyright 1928, Associated Editors)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
YOUR BABY MI MINE
Prenatal Care
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED


Mrs. J.. p. writes:
l have always read your column
and take tho advice from it. l saw
once that you advised the use of q
book on prenatal care but can't re-
member where 1 was to write for it.
some place in Washington.
Answer
The booklet on prenatal care Is
a government booklet and can be
had by writing the Children's Blu
reau, Department of Labor, Wash
ington, ID. c., and enclosing five cents
with a request for 1t.
Mrs. c.. an Anxious Mother:
l am a constant reader of your
interesting column and am now COM
Ing for advice.
My baby girl is six months old
and, my goodness, what a cross
child. She can keep awake from 8
A. M. until almost II at night, and
IL she sleeps one-half hour during
the day she is doing well. I tried
every way to make her sleep and
then a relative, a trained nurse, said
to give her a bottle between feelings.
[ gave her three and one-half ounces
of barley water and the same of
Grade A milk with a little sugar,
that Is every six hours. Her bowels
move twice a day and seem to be all
right. What can 1 do for her and
what is the trouble?
Answer
You give me very little informa-
ton to work on but there Is no
doubt that what the child needs is
not feeding between meals, but that
same kind of a bottle every three
hours and no musings (Which must
be less than no good, II all conditions
you mention EXIST. Give her the
same formula, fixing it for the whole
day, and making the sugar element
one ounce for the whole day and the
other things merely multiplied by
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
What Carteret
Women are Doing

CARTERET, Dec. 1S:-A meeting
for the purpose of electing officers
for the ensuing year will be held by
the Ladies' Democratic Organization
tomorrow night. A social will follow
the business session.
The sale of tickets for the benefit
dance of the Carteret Free Public
Library to be held Friday of this
week, is encouraging, Miss Elizabeth
Whalen, chairman of the entertain
ment committee reports.
The Ladies Whist Club will meet
this Friday night at the home of
Mrs. e. Lefkowitz. Several prizes
will be awarded, as usual.
Considerable interest Is manifested
in the forthcoming Christmas social
Of the Ladies' Republican Club,
scheduled to be held this Friday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

a French tack or two, set well in
from the panels edge.
Put In several threads by taking
a stitch first In one piece then in the
other to be Joined, leaving the
threads loose between the stitches.
Do not use a knot In the end of the
thread, simply fold back the end
with the other thread and blanket
stitch across all of them together.
The first illustration shows the
threads holding an edge OF a panel
in place. The second shows how to
place the needle to make the stitches
over the bar.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
Pnrent.Tcachers to Meet

FORDS, Dec. 18:-The next meet
ing of the Parent-Teacher Assoeia-
ton of the Fords school which will
be held at the Fords school tomor-
row afternoon will be in the form
of a Christmas party. Each mem
Der has been requested to bring a
gift valued at ten cents, which will
be disposed of at this party and the
proceeds turned over to the treasury
of the association.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

We r able to offer our
readers now n new IeafIet ON
feeding. How the baby should
be fed from the time he Is z
monthes to 8 years is included
In this slip. Any of the readers
OF this department. may have IL
by sending a self-addressed,
stamped envelope (no loose
stamps) and asking for IL.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
Many Activities for
Matawan Women

MATAWAN, Dec. 18:-According
to a recent announcement the future
meetings of the Woman's Club will
be held in Geran's hall. For the
past several years they have been
held in the high school auditorium
or the high school parlors. The first
meeting to be held In the hall will
be In January.
The Woman's Club held a very
successful exchange in Sanford's
drug store on Saturday afternoon.
Fancy articles, baskets, cakes, bread,
etc, were on sale.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Home Department of the Wom-
ans Club will be held at the home
OF Mrs. Frank Bliss tomorrow after
noon at 8 o'clock. The topic of the
meeting is "Holiday Hints and all
members are requested to bring
pieces OF silk and braid and a tube
of LePage's glue IL they desire to
make powder puffs.
The next meeting OF the Fine Arts
Department of the club will be held
at the home of Mrs. George b. Shep-
herd on January 8.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

Among the instruments used hv
up-to-date dentists are scaIers. ex.
piorers' pin vices. revelation" burs.
chisels, and pluggers.
NO fewer than 6,577 miles OF ninas
are needed to distribute Londonss
water supply. The res
d quarter of a million gallons a day
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
Bees recognize many colors.

Bees recognize many colors.
China has SO, 900, 900 farmers.
Ancient Assyrians wore few rings.
The Chinese invented steel needles,
Modern f~ireless cooker is but a
Rome.
More than rs per cent. Of the
people of Missouri are native born.
Quail are hunted with dogs and
killed with stones, on Easter Island,
HOLSTERS never voluntarily leave
the bottom of the sea
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

"Oh, you look like a piece of
candy" grinned Billy Cut-out, as
Rosalie slid out of her coat. She
had come over to practice for the
"Toy Shop" play the children in the
Cut-outs' school were going to give
on Christmas for the children in the
hospital. Rosalie was to be a
French doll and she was all dressed
up for her part.
Rosalie twisted her hands .shyly,
She didn't know whether Billy was
teasing her or not
In rushed Betty, Billy's sister,
"Oh," she walled, Nancy telephoned
that she has the measles and she
can't be Mrs. Santa Claus in the
play. Isn't that awful! What'll
we do now?"
81 think 1 can help" smiled Ro-
sale. ~ just thought of some
thing. Don't worry about it until
tomorrow, Betty, please. I know
somebody that can take the part
So they started practicing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
What South Amboy
Women Are Doing

SOUTH AMBOY, Dec. 18:-A
meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary OF
Luke A. Lovely Post So will be held
In the looms on David street tonight
at which time the annual election OF
officers will take place and the fruit
cake will be contested for. At the
last meeting of the ladies' Mrs. Harry
Macholl was named as president OF
the auxiliary.
The following were the winners at
the card party held last night under
the auspices of the Catholic Daush-
tiers of America in their rooms on
David street: Non-players Mrs.
Mary Moran and James Nickerson;
five hundred, Irene Meinzer and Mrs.
j.. Mullane; pinochle, Thomas How
ley and Charles Lovely, Jr.; euchre,
John Mullane and Mrs. Dora Ginter.
The annual election OF officers will
be the important feature of the
meeting to be held tonight by the
Ladies Auxiliary of Protection Fire
Company at the rooms on Feltus
street. 1t is probable that Mrs.
Richard Powers will be reelected to
the office of presideOt tonight.
A meeting of the Woman's Club
will be held on Thursday afternoon
at the city hall, at which time Rev.
Henry Clay Mitchell will address the
club on Holy Hour"
At the Bide-a-Wee tea room to-
night the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Progressive Fire Company
will hold a meeting at 8 o'clock.
The ladies of the First Methodist
church on John street are planning
to hold a supper at the church on
Thursday night of this week.
A clam chowder sale will be held
at the home of Mrs. John Paterson
at 213 Augusta street on Friday af-
.ternoon. Orders will also be taken
at this time for Christmas pies,
cakes and cruellers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

the number of feelings. I feel slrs
you VIII seen an Improvement.
Send a self-addressed and
envelope and let me send Won ths
leanet on feeding. You can use that
from now on.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

A glove for controlling night traf-
ic. with an electric lamp which can
be made to show q red or green
light by pressure with the fingers,
has been designed by q Plymouth
(Eng.) policeman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

DEAR MISS DTx-wH1 you kindly answer these two questions:
Should a wife know how much salary her husband recetves7 Thu
husband does not think so.
Should the husband give the wife his pay envelope unopened. IS sh
pays all the bills? 7. H.A.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

AS for a woman expecting her husband to turn over HIS
pay envelope to her without opening it, 1 think that is de-
handing more of him than any man of spirit will stand. Tt
makes the man feel like a slave who is driven from one task
to another. l am firmly of the opinion that any one who
earns money has a right to handle it. Heaven knows, in
these days, when it takes all that most of us can make to
pay the living expenses, that is about all the fun we get out
of 1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

Pink, blue and white are the co1ors
for a French doll TO wear-pink for
the dress and plumes, blue for the
sash and the ribbon on the hat, and
white for the top of the dainty bon
net.
kCopyright 1923, Associated Editors)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

AnSWers
Certainly the wife should know the size OF her husganda
income, for only in that way can she know how to budget
her expenditures. To run a house inteiligently a woman must
know how much she has to go upon, just as a man would
have to know how much money he was getting in order to
run a business properly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
A great deal of the extravagance of W

A great deal of the extravaganza of women is due to their not know
ing how much money their husbands make, and 81 being ignorant of
what they can and what they cannot afford. When a man refuses to tell
his wife what he makes he leaves her guessing, and he a hardly blame
her if she guesses the way she wants to and assumes that he an buy all
that she Graves. -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

or course In exceptional cases, where a man has, as the phrase sos
holes in his pocket, and when he recognizes himself that he Is wasteful an
and al easy mark for borrowers it might be wise for him
over his whole pay envelope to his wife and let her give him BAG
what she thints he needs for daily expenses. But it would take a very NEE
tor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

Every man should make his wife as liberal an allowance
as he can afford, but she has no more right to expect all that
he makes than he has to refuse her a fair share of 1t.
DOROTHY DIX
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

Should a Wife Know the Amount Of Her
Husbands Salary2-The Fifty Year-Old
Wife Whose Husband Objects to Makeup
and Youngirl Clothes-The Pleasure
Loving Wife Who Hates Housework
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

DEAR MISS DIX am fifty years old and have a nice big family an
an average husband. But he thinks he has q right to dictate to M abut
the way 1 dress and comb m hair. He says that q woman of m al
must not use powder or cosmetics of any kind, nor wave her hair. nc
wear youngish clothes, o do anything to make herself look attractive
What do you think? ~ 80 Ike.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-18

AnsWer: 1900"
No man has a right to dictEte to his wife about her dress
unless, he has qualified as a clothes expert. So, II your hus-
band is not a man miIiner or engaged in the ready-to-wear
trade, tell him very gently and sweetly to keep off a subject
concerning which he is not fitted to speak.
Listen patiently to me when they discourse upon their
favorte indoor topic, which is women's clothes and womens@A
folly in trying to make themselves beautiful though ugly.
but never silly enough to be influenced by their opinions, for
men say one thing about women and do another. ....l
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-31
GIRL, AS hoy"
CAPTURED HERE
Sought to Panhandle Coin
to Get Home

ono OF the most clever and care
fully carried out male approximations
which Seattle authorities have en-
eountered was discovered when DE.
tectlvr Joe Binnchi Monday an.
nounced that a young lad he had nr.
rested last week for being on tho
streets late at night had proved 20
be tT.ycar.old la Rene Masterson.
claiming TO be n daughter OF prom.
incnt waila walla family. sba Is
believed 10 have escaped from tho
state school for girls at Grand Mound
two weeks ago.
she Is being held for investigation
Blanchi encountered a young boy
at Sixth ave. s. and Weller 81. Mt |
a. m. several nights ago. conyersins
with an Austrian. IL was La Reno.
masauerading as boy. and dressed
In a carefully prcsscd suit with long
trousers and cap and closely cropped
hair, Bianchi arrested tho Tad and
took him TO Jail. The next day he
appeared 10 question his boy"
Your Girl. you mean" said the
matron.
When she learned that her disguise
was penetrated. tho girl Is said 10
have admitted her Identity. and to
have aaid she was 'panhandling'' 10
secure enough money 10 take her 10
hcr family In waila waila for the
holidays.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-31
Mdie "Wynns'' FAVOR in
Eusic MeIange at "Met"
Ehe Perfect Fool" Declared Splendid Mix
ture of Fun, Song and Dance

corn on tho cob, and his safety appll.
ance for people who cut peas with
a knife. are only fow OF tho invcn-
tons that kept the audience con
yulsed sunday night.
"rhe Perfect Fool minus tho OF.
forts OF Ed Wynn. would still be u
divertlng revue, Wynn has sur
rounded himself with group OF
splendid dancers and singers. The
singing OF II female quartet was ono
OF the hits OF the evening. especially
their rendition OF such old favoritos as
Rosy o'Grady" aud ''Adcline," while
n trio OF Japanese protcgcs OF Ed
Wynn scored encore after encore.
'srhc Perfect Fool" was produced
by Wynn. lie composed the music
ana wrote the lines. II Is carefully
staged. the settings are excellent and
the chorus girls are young and pref.
IS. II would be difficult 10 find bet
tor entertainment for New Years
week than this revue. A. ]. =.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-31

Fd Wynn. one OF the funniest
cdians on the American stage. Is
In Seattle again. lilo opened
Pday evening at the Metropolitan
The Perfect Fool" a molangc OF
-. dancing and huffoonery.
pm iuen can equal Wynn when
omcs TO evolsing the abdominal
cklc. Like Al Jolson and Eddie
los he has his own peculiar style
|onedy. His huricsauo OF a vaudc-
acrobat Is one OF the best things
i0ccd In years.
Unlike somo other stars OF equal
knltudc. Wynn Is not afraid OF
Ing the audience too much for
lr money. 10 Is on tho stage
hctlcally all tho time. either In.
during tho special numbers or
|nofming some OF his own inlmita.
oprlesqucs.
o. hsghly.intrlcatc machine. pat.
luh after typewriter. for eating
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-31

Hey skinnayl Get out the old
pbslel. They've reserved tho hill
pr ccasting tonight"
i Seattle boyheod greeted the news
(Ionday that Superintendent D. w.
Rarkhufr OF the streets and sewers
department. had SET aside a number
~ favorite coasting places for eS-
elusive usc OF bobsieds and tobog-
cams while conditions are favorable
Tor this outdoor snort. with great
Slee-
These places arc located at strate-
gic points thruout tho city. whore
crowds OF youngsters as well as
Erown-ups gather to coast.
II hope we can so thru the coast
Ing season without any fatal aeci-
dents Superintendent Barthuff
SAID A1onday.
zone boy has already been hurt
for coasting on nm unprotected
street. i think It Is the duty OF
parents to keep guard on their chill
dren. We will set aside places
where It VIII be safe to coast. but.
u course. We can't rule all vehicles
off the street.
Guards frpm the street depart
hent will be placed on duty at
ntbc streets dedicated 20 coasting
nd with red lanterns and barri-
fades keep all traffic OFF those
places. a list OF coasting reserves