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mmmmmmmmmm "WBJFfW 10 EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1914;. Btt n'EJS 4$ y ! t!"f all a! fi' td hfl bfi $ E i wj bl WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO KNOW-THINGS THAT INTEREST MAID AND MATRON ELLEN ADAIR MEETS WITH NEW FRIENDS : ON RIVER TRIP Merry Little Spjnster Tells Pleasing Tale of Travel and Extols the Charm of Scottish Life. XXIII A certain very llvel lndy of the "West em Planets" was particularly Itlnd to me orl the return Journey from Wilmington. "My dear," said she, "I've Just heard that you nrc an English girl, and !LvllJH all alone- I do admire 50111- pluck, and want you to come lound and see me. Your Kngltsh accent's Jtiit the cutest thing! Five years ngo t linil the greatest time In London ami In Kastbourne. I 111 a. school teacher, and an old maid, too. but very brisk and happy all the same!" She certainly was dimming, and 1 liked licr from the very flist. "1 was In Scotland, too," continued he, "I thought that Edinburgh was the cutest place! I ehastd the Highland regl ments for a week Indeed 1 did! These kilted soldiers are the dearest, sweetest things! My rooms were In the llalmoral Hotel on Princes street, just right below the Castle Hock, t used to put on my hat at 10 o'clock every morning, and open my window wide, and listen. Dear the, I feel quite fluttered now Just to think ot It!" "To think of what?" t asked, quite mystified. The little lady really seemed perturbed. "My dear!" said she, reprovingly, "whv. don't vou know? The Scottish E- regiments' morning march was right bo- ' low these windows. At the first wild sinning 01 me pipes, 1 nseu 10 ueau straight for the elevator! 'ijulrk. quick! the street, the street!" 1 used to pant out to the attendant." This seemed a curious proceeding. "I know that five years ago the Mack "Watch and the Seaforth Highlanders were stationed at Edinburgh rustle," I said. "Do your refer to them?" THE CALL OF THK KILT. "My dear." the little spinster cried. "how can you speak so calmly of those men! I went Just crazy over the swing ing kilts and plaids and tartans! A dozen kilted pipers marched tight at the head of the regiment, blow lug Just llko a hurricane at sea! from the white gaiters thnt came up below each sun burnt knee the Jeweled handle of a dagger shone! They simply were mas nlficent. Then came the drummers clad In tlgerskins. The pipe-major wore a glorious leopard skin across his shoulder, too. His cheeks were crimson, but ho blew unrcaslngl ! The tune went to my I head and to my heels I used to chase Ihnt rpi-tmpnt flip tnllns. nnit mmeh lip. ' i 1.1m., 4hi.n. i.'lin . 1, n . .i1.nrl Och, a hundred pipers, an" a', an' n Get up snrt gl'c ui a blan. a bla ! TVi' their bonnet- ami tartans and ifllts .ac Ett IT . braw, wj "J i They're the handsomest pipers of .V. of a'! n, i It struck me that such genuine enthu ar i' I 'asm must have often proved a shade mi J t fatiguing, and that the little spinster's rje ! strange military antics must have aroused I 'J I no small degree of interest In the calm. a u J dignity of Trinces street. But 1 re and 1 " 'ra'ncd from comment thereupon. To me dog - discretion ever Is the better part. wo L 1 " dot" on all things Scotch," continued dlenc'O '" .u"e unabashed. "At dinner I nl- j ,. ways used to beg the head waiter to I PIjAC . bring me a dlt-h called "Wee Grumphle I I i wl Neeps " He was a solemn man. an ; elder In the kirk, and very slow. 'A ' Joo j canna fash ma heid wi' a' they foreign was . i names, me'm! he would .say, reflectively. serve- ! much fr m Scotch accent! I knew ' .. A J he was. a most religious man, and so I I tileacjj naked him what denomination he held to. t tl,50. f; "A'm a "Wee Free." me'm,' lie would , holdcj i say most solemnly, 'releeglously upholdln" 1 that i J tho Auld LIcht creed, too. A canna tholo , they modern meenlsters wi' a' their , rantln. ravin' ways, aye dingin' the dust I out o' the pulpit cushions ' " A BROTHER'S VERSION. 1 f The spinster's brother now took up the j ' tale. He was n man of middle age, good- C looking, and a bachelor. "The way that J Mary carried on In Scotland made me ' blush for her!" said he. "First with the I 1 soldiers, then the waiters, then with the ' Lf one-eyed charioteer who drove us round I ' to see the sights." . I 'Mv H,.nr T r nra fnn ft'.fvlilntr tVinttt .Uhl... . u, ..',,,. v ., ...... , , J.,U,l.,. . A too facetious youth unearthed the time-worn Jest nnent the Scotch highball. 1 - Did she Include that. too. within the cato. 1 I gory? Tho little spinster eyed him with a frozen eye. A sudden change came o'er 'the spirit of her dream Long years of training youthful minds In paths of recti- , tude, long years spent "teaching the young I Idea how to shoot, cara to her aid right here. The wit of the facetious youth, till now inflated by a too-admiring female audience at home, collapsed beneath tho aword prick of the spinster's eye In the long pause that followed his remark. th .l minium jcait-, iuiu u uuiii) u,91-jui;k; iru if look. ..k1U. . ........ ,1 M ..,.,!.. rllAn.A.A The "Western Planets" came to earth nt midnight, when we retouched terra . firms, at the Arch street dock. I had enjoyed a pleasant evening, nnd had "made new pleasant friends than which the heart of woman can desire no more. ACROSS THE COUNTER jE Smart ruffs for midseasnn wear are r displayed by the shops at present In great (t variety. ; They are made of ostrich feathers, mar 5 about, maline and chiffon, which of It- nelf Is not novel. The quilling and plalt lrlng and ruchtng. the color and shape and u alze, howeer, offer many possibilities to 1 ' the designers of this charming little artl- ?! ' Ia nf oiinrnmnnt The short ostrich feather ruff appears In shades of brown and green that will exactly match frocks and suits Gray and wistaria are also seen and hl&pk and white. Finished with a bo of narrow satin ribbon the price is !. End Une: In tassels and cards they cost 15. A pretty rurr is made by combining tmarabout and ostrich feathers in a way : , Quito novel id iiie incecui iwaon. ins dogs af' ,r)c9 , j,, "nyw"A Mousseline quilled and shaped to re. nnr i smble flower petals forms a dainty ruff . fi black or white. A narrow velvet rib- was mig )n f0rrrlns an upright bow at the side likes en effective finish. This ruff Arres "U or M-W-x," Maline. plaited very much In Pierrot , a fashion, U used for ruffs in black and 2 , Ar ."white and gray that cost only (1.75. Ik iioussenne wun a cnincnuia uot manes ivery attractive ruches. It Is plaited and nblrred and is ilea wttn a cow of satin 1bbon that matches the color of the noussellne. The colors are brown and blue and the price 1 2. Tha war has apparently not added any thing to the price of these ornamental additions to tne toueite in comparison With the prices of other years they seem jwer rawer man nigner. Correspondence of central InUrett to women readers will be printed on thl Pfle. Such correspondence iheuld b addressed to the Woman's Editor, evening ueager. MRS. BRYAN FOR SUFFRAGE Denies Report Thnt She Disagrees With Secretary of State. LINCOLN, Neb.. Oct. 9.-Mrs. William Jennings Bryan, as well as lier husband, Is In favor of woman suffrage, and she has Issued n denial of the report tha' sht was opposed to th votps-for-womon cause. After Secretary of State Bryan' declaration In favor of equal suffrage movement, Mrs. Bryan made the follow Ing, statement a copy of which she sent to the Nebraska equal suffrage associa tion: "I nm not nn antl-surfrnglst and have never attended any antl-suifraglst meet ings. I have been a firm believer In Mlffrago without sex qualifications for 3onrs, and 1 earnestly wish success tit the equnl suffrage campaign In Nebraska this fall. Our eldest daughter has been nn Interested voter In Colorado; our youngest, a member of the Equal Suf frage league of the Nebraska State fnl vcrslty." CORRESPONDENCE fn aiuieer to the article oil the rrjie tlfcnry of earl! rngaiementx, thr oloicln7 triers have lent received; To Hi- Editor of thr Woman's I'aoe, IWenlng t.r.l.. Madam After rending your article on etrlv encasements, 1 should like to know by what proces you arrive at tho con clusion that, nt the rcmarknbly mature nf of 20. a young woman suddenly changes from a giggling schoolgirl to a Minerva. It does seem strange that a girl who Is .o liable to make mistakes at If should undergo any such metamor phosis within 11 short 12 months and ho fullv competent to make a llttlng choice ot a husband. A MAN'S OPINION. To the Editor 0 the Woman's Pane, Evening Ledger: Madam The age at which n girl may become engaged is entirely Immaterial, as engagements are frequently like vac cinations, nnd do not take. The rent question Is. At what age should she marry"' "There's many, a slip 'twlxt the cup and the lip." ' A. B. C. Lehigh avtnue. To the Editor of the Tl'omoit'a rune, KirBbiff Lnlprr: Madam As one of the interested fem inine renders of our paper, I was great ly attracted by your article on engage ments.. I do not look at the matter in exactly the same light as you. hardlv thinking that they should be put off to the nee when one becomes distressingly wise. I nm for the early engagement. I early, and if necessary often! To thr r.iltior of the Woman' roue. Evening Ledger: Madam The basis of true and lasting love Is Intuition the condition of the heart. For thl reason the proper time for n girl to become engaged Is not de termined by her years, but by circum stances When she meets the right man. whether she be 18 or 57, she should at once secure him. INTERESTED READER. Germantown. To the Editor of the Womnn'.i rage, Eioiilnp Ledffrr: Madam I quite agree with your article CHILDREN'S CORNER l r yVM ..III WHEN MY SHIP COMES IN BEFORE THE SANDMAN COMES ONCE upon a time, when the sun had gone to sleep and the gar- den was damp and dark and dewy, the littlest sunflower said to the biggest sunflower, "I wish you would ten us a story. Yes, a story," repeated the littlest sunflower, "Tell us about when you were very little like we are." So the biggest sunflower straighten ed its petals and took a sip of dew and told the garden flowers a little story and tins is what he said: "Once upon a time, I was a tiny little daisy about as big as you little marigolds over there and I lived by the side of a country road. When the rains came it was a very nice home, but all through the long hot summer it was so very dusty that some days I could hardly breathe. And my pret ty little golden petals grew gray and dry in the hot sunshine. 'Finally, I began to think about moving to some better place. "I asked the grasses by my side how to move and they told me that in the fall the wind would help me move as he often did them." "So I worked very hard and ripened my seeds and got all ready for winter. "At last when all was ready, the wind took my seeds in his big strong arms my seeds were very tiny then, you see. Along tne road we traveled till we S$arue to a load ot nay. "MOBILIZE YOUR TROOPS AGAINST DRUDGERY" By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK, Author of " The New Housekeeping " There Is an enemy ready to attack every homemaker. He has already won vic tories over hundreds of women, van quished them and reduced them to a stnle of slavery. This enemy, the com mon foe of nil homemakers, Is Drugcry. If la n o).an1itlA iLannl' tin atintve nn mercy, and every homemaker must bo on the defensive or ho wilt gain posses- I slon and rule with Iron hand. But there In yet time to mobilize your household troops before the fall ern of housekeeping begins nnd to etect your defenses to prevent capture by the enemy. What are these household Interests that you can mobilize to vanquish Drudgery? First there Is the Book nnd Periodical Corps, which Is only too willing to come to the front. Every dny our national and local periodicals offer the homemaker val uable trained ndvlce on many household topics. Good books nrc aplenty. Do mestic science coursese are almost free. Government pamphlets for tho house- hooper are sent for the asking. On every hnnd tho homemnker Is offered knowl edge and advice about her trade. The Book and Periodical Corps should pro tect thu right flank ot every home. Next she can muster the Fleet of Labor Saving Equipment. A dish washer, a washing machine a tireless cooker, these are the dreadnoughts ot the home. To these she can add tho Zeppelin of house hold accounts the aeroplane ot schedules nnd methods which shall keep an eye nn the household ammunition. Sho can secure reinforcements, new ammunition, by visiting the house furnishing stores' and learning of new devices nnd by read ing the advertisements In the newspapers on the subject of early engagements. I became enraged at 17 to a man that had been picked out for me by fond parents. As we gtew older our minds became more divergent, nnd finally I had the good sense to brenk It off. I am now, nt the age of 2S, happily married to the right man, and as I look bock I feel that ail nther girls should be warned against the folly of the early engagement. Philadelphia. J. R- P. CUCUMBER PICKLE Put the cucumbers, which should be very small and young. Into a large Jar. Make a brine with one cup salt, one quart boiling water and pour hot over the cucumbers. Leave for 21 hours, drain off the brine, boll suindent vinognr sea soned with cloves, allspice, ginger, and some whole white pepper, nnd pour It over the cucumbers. Cover with vino leaves, and, when cold, tic down. (It Is a good plan to place a piece of muslin over pickles while they are cooling, as It prevents files and wasps being drawn Into the Jars by the acid fumes). What fun it will be when my ship conies in, , That is sailing over the sea. The fairies are blowing it fast along, Filling the sails with their happy song, Sailing over to me. In dreams I have seen them come sailing on, Sailing over to me; And sometimes awhile I may stay with them; I wish I could ride al the way with them, Sailing over the sea, -.MAMWM SANDBflS JQH.N'STQJ.. ' "'Here's a safe place for you to ' travel,' whispered the wind, and he dropped me down in the hay. "Along the road we went again and with every jolt. I slipped deeper and ' deeper into the nay, nearly to the hot torn of the wagon, till at last just before the wagon drove into the big barn I dropped from the wagon into the soft warm ground below. "That night and next day, the men threw straw and scrapings from the barn over on me so that by the time winter came, I was covered snug and comfortable. Then the warm spring rains freshened the ground and I be gan to grow. "In such a sunny, sheltered place with the earth all rich for my feed ing I grew to be as big and strong as I now am. The farmer's wife liked me so much that she moved me into her garden and here I am " The flowers took a big breath, and the littlest sunflower said: "That was a good story; will I ever get big like you?" "Yes, indeed," said the big sun flower, smiling broadly. "Just work hard store up sunshine and drink of the dew and some day you'll be big like me. The littlest sunflower looked around to see if all the flowers heard what the biggest sunflower said but every flower had gone to sleep. Copyright, 19 H, Clara Ingram Judfotu and magaxlncs. One little labor saver properly directed acts llko a Krupp gun In annihilating the enemy. The housewife has an Invincible ally In the woman's club, or organization lighting for the Interests of the home. Sho should call on It to help her win battles for pure food, for Increased sanl tntlon, for children's playgrounds, for lower retail prices. The woman's club will give her plans of previous cam paigns, of fortifications, ot strategic points In the enemy's country. Sani tation and Intelligence arc the captains of the allied troops. In this struggle against drudgery tho housewife will find that her ch'ef aide-de-camp Is hor own personal attitude toward housework. As long na her own mental attitude presents an Indomitable fortress, drudgery cannot penetrnte It, It Is only when her personal attitude Is weak, tottering and half won over to the enemy that defeat Is Inevitable. Faint heart ne'er won a battle, and the housewife who docs not feel patriotism for her profession will brandish but an Ineffectual sword. In this battle with drudgery the houso wlfc, tco, has tho most loyal reservists any commander could desire. Theso are no less than the members of her family, upon whom sho can call for aid and as sistance. The husband who brings home n new business method; the daughter with modern tastes nnd training; the sin who Is skillful with nail and ham mer; these are the reservists whose strong support makes for victory. The war with drudgery need not be long. Let tho housewife mobilize her miles, plan her campaign and victory will be hers! Copyright. 11)14, by Mrs. Christine Frederick. WOMEN ON LINER HOLD KNITTING BEE FOR TOMMY ATKINS Mrs. J. P. Morgan and Paughters and Other Cel tic Passengers Ply Busy Needles in Making Socks and Mufflers. NEW YORK, Oct. 9. When the White Star liner Celtic came Into Quarantine yesterday from Liverpool, Mr. Greenslade, the purser, put away for safe keeping five palis of knitted green socks, two muf flers and a Jacket, 'the handiwork of Mrs. 3. P. Morgnn and her daughters, Miss Jane Norton Morgan nnd Miss j Frances Traccy Morgan, who were pas , sengers. The knitted apparel, with some 1 IS other pieces made by passengers, will I bo sent to the guild at Friary, St. Jame's Pnlace, for distribution to the British ! troops. 1 Mrs. Morgan and her daughters were 1 attracted by a sign posted In the com panlonway by tho purser nt the beginning of tho voyage saying that a supply of fine wool of approved pattern was on hand at $3 a pound. Needles were free, and passengers so Inclined were welcome to mnko garments for tho soldiers now en gaged on the Continental battlefields. Also on board the Celtic was Charles H. Sherrlll, former American Minister to the Argentine, who was accompanied by his wife and son and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Edward N. Gibbs. Mr. Sher rlll, In Munster, Westphalia, was kept a prisoner in his house by the Germans for several days. The Tied Star liner Kroonland arrived here yesterday Irom Liverpool minus Captain Paul Krelbohm, her master, who wr.s requested to leave the vessel by the British authorities Just as the liner was about to sail. The skipper, although born In Germany, is an American citi zen, and for many years his family has lived In Hnboken and Philadelphia. On the San Giovanni, which arrived yesterday from Naples, was U'lllard Sauter, of Schenectady, a foreign rep resentative ot the Standard Oil Com pany, who hud been In Constantinople for several months. He said the Ger mnn cruisers Goebcn nnd Breslau were In the Sea of Marmora manned by their original crews when he departed. Dr. F. Gllhaar and Dr. K. Ituff, sur geons on the sunken converted cruiser Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse. who es caped mi the Bethnnla after the Kaiser' was sunk bv the British cruiser High flier, arrived here yesterday from Kings ton on the United Fruit Hteamshlp Za capa. They with Captain Meyer, mas ter of the Kaiser, were captured off the American coast by the Essex and taken to Kingston, Jamaica. WASHING HINTS I. Chamois leather Is best washed In this manner: Make about a cupful of soap Jelly and add to It a teaspoonful of cloudy ammonia. Stir into a basin of hot water and put the leather into It to soak for about a quarter of an hour. Then squeeze and press out the dirt, put the leather Into fresh hot water with a little more soap Jelly and ammonia, and when clean rinse first in clear, tepid wa ter, and then In cold water, with a little soap stirred Into It. Dry quickly, rubbing it frequently to keep It soft. II. If you cannot get hot water for wash ing the white bedspread, the following method will suffice: Dissolve about one half pound of soap In a little hot water, if you can get it: beat to a lather and stir It into a tub of cold water; add a MR. CONSUMER, it's to your advantage to buy your coal NOW. We handle only the Best Coal Our auto trucks deliver north of Market street east of 30th street. Egg. $7.00 Stove, 7.25 Chestnut, $7.50 Urge Round Pea.SJ.50 JH0 LBS. TO EVERY TON Owen Letter's Sons Larceet Coal Yud In FhlU. Trenton Are. & Westmoreland SL Dt twHH&fil. SSII ft s$-1 piTi mtjtriillir irinfWni 1 11 iff 1 ii imtT f'K'&s5',' " MODISH COSTUME OF SATIN, FUR AND CHIFFON tablespoon ful of ammonia; put In the bedspread and leave nil night, pressing It well down under the wntor. Xuxt morning put It Into fresh water with more melted soap, and beat and press It about until clean. If you have n vacuum unaay Of course the Intaglio will have interesting war photos, among them a full page showing the stubborn resistance of the Belgians, but you'll also see the "Dove of Peace," as presented in newest photographs of the much talked-of City Hall pigeons. The Intaglio photographer has snapped some Union League mem bers in the noon lunch-hour brigade. Stage stars at local theatres Philadelphia's novel suffrage campaign and Sunday school parades are some of the other scenes of local interest. Enlarged, late por traits of the two foremost electrical wizards, photos of important folk in the news and a page of ideal library settings complete the Intaglio's pictorial panorama. The Sports Magazine will be a news-feast for the world's series fan and, in addition, will feature a special article, "The Pitchine1 Arm," by Grover Cleveland Alexander. "When Will Connie Mack Retire From Baseball?" is answered by George E. McLinn who succeeded in obtaining a definite answer from Connie hirVicfiir R. W. Maxwell writes on "Big Football Game Possibi iSea " Donald Carter tells about Penn's wonderful freshman team anrl William H. Rocap tells "Who Was the Greatest Middleweight America Ever Produced. vvci5ut washer the work will bo easy. Itlnse well, changing the water two or three times, using blue In tho last. Hang out evenly on the line, and I dare say your bedtpreud will be as white as If washed nlul boiled In tho usual way. !ntaglio s Big Events No ed Peop Place your order today for Sunday's YOGUE OF AUTUMN STEEL FROCK SEEMS HARD TO CLASSIFY Belongs to No School of the Past and Beauty Depends on Detail Feathers Re tain Popularity. There Is a vogue for street frocks this autumn or a kind that cannot be class), fled with either tho trotteura or the tall lours of the past. Tho strictly businesslike nlr of tha walking suit Is missing, and although tha ensemble may give the Impression of aim. pllclty, close Inspection shows that tho beauty of the costume depends largely on tho details. They are carefully developed and they are distinctly elaborate In their nature. Tho changes that It Is possible to run on the basquo have made It a fashion very much In favor with the modistes. Using It as a motive, something original may be produced that Is especially suit able to tho Individual for whom tho frock la designed. Black satin Is tho material of which the frock pictured today Is fashioned, Nar row piping plnys an Important part In Its make-up, as It Is used to finish alt the outer edges ot tho basque and to out line tho simulated waistcoat. Tho sleeves are of blnck chiffon over whlto satin, a lining which gives tha necessary warmth for street wear. Th detail of piping Is a feature of tho deep cuff, which Is headed with a narrow band of skunk. The piping and the fur nrc placed above tho deep hem of the tunic, which Is cir cular, quite full and very long. Tho un derskirt Is narrow, but not In the ex treme degree of the past. Small Jet buttons are used to fasten and ornament the basque. With It Is worn a collar of fine organdlo, and the crowning touch, the piece de resistance. Is the rose with heavy foliage which Is placod at the waist line In a novel way. A wlde-brlmmcd hat of black velvet la chosen as appropriate for wear 7lth this costume of fur nnd chiffon and satin. Evidently the combined efforts of tho Audubon Society and the high tariff have been unable to Influence either public opinion or tho public's pocketboolc. Feathers of all varieties known to mil liners nre used again in great profusion, from the humble coq fenthor right up the scale to the queen regnant of all feathers, the bird of paradise. Ostrich feathers certainly come In for a liberal share of tho favor shown all feathers this season. The stripped feath ers are usod for tho toques and turbans of Jaunty shape, the hats a la mllttalre; but the ostrich feather of heaviest plum age hns returned again to ornament the picture hat. From the short tips to the great long drooping plumes. It Is a feature of fash. Ion that occupies a prominent place. And ostrich feather ruffs and ostrich feather trimmings nre among the most desirable accessories of the hour. Solid Mahogany 4-Post Beds We have on hand a good collection of antique pieces at little prices. Wm. C. Patton, Jr. 24 South 18th Street Shows e e ffWdET WI D I &0 I thl w sWKSEB