The San Francisco call. [volume], November 07, 1913, Image 13

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Don't Let the Saying That You Will Be "Dead a Long Time" Excuse You for Making a Fool of Yourself
Do Men
Really Like
Fools?
BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Dear Miss Fairfax:
Do men like fools? My mother
says they don't—but I say they do.
T have a sister who is very
pretty and awfully sweet, and my
brother says that the reason men
don't like her is because she
knows too much. Is this true? I
believe it is, for everywhere I go
I see men perfectly crazy about
girls who haven't sense enough to
go In when it rains, and I see
them passing by nice girls who
are intelligent and sensible and
Ju6t as pretty as the other ones.
"What do you think about it?
PERPLEXED.
WELL, Perplexed. I don't blame
you a bit. Men perplex me, too,
a good many times.
Talk about the illogical sex—if
•ver there was a man on earth who
showed the least bit of common sense
about women, I'd like to meet him and
ga2e into his eyes.
The average man says one thing—
and does another—as no woman in
the world would ever dare to do.
HE POKES Fl'V
He makes fun of a girl for powder
ing and painting: he says a girl who's
always thinking about her looks
makes him tired; he admires, he says,
a good, sensible girl with her own
complexion and her own figure—and
every time that man has a pair of
tickets to a good play he invites to go
with him —what sort of girl?
You know as well as I do. a little,
simpering, silly, featherheaded goose,
so made up that you can't tell
whether she's a blonde or brunette,
pinched in here and puffed out there,
tittering and tossing her head and
making eyes every time a man speaks
to her.
Where is the good, sensible girl that
he says he admires so much?
At horne —darning socks for father
or turning brother's neckties so they'll
look as If they were brand new.
Men hate a flirt, so they'll tell you.
The fact is, they're crazy about
them.
All this wouldn't matter so much
except that the consequences are
sometimes serious.
WHAT HE EXPECTS
A man marries one of these silly,
little featherheads and the minute the
ring is on her finger he expects her j
to turn right around in her tracks 1
and be a nice, coxy, little home body. 1
without a thought in the world but
ktaa and his comfort and happiness. j
He seems to think that the wedding I
ceremony is some sort of a magic rite j
that will turn a parrot with gay feath- j
ers into a good little brown hen, just
to please him.
And sometimes the poor parrot, who
sometimes has a good heart under all
her fine feathers, is very unhappy!
about it and the man goes around
calling marriage a failure.
I wish I could comfort you. Per
plexed, but this is the best I can dc.
right now.
If you want to make a man like
you. don't let him see that you know
more than he does.
Don't let him even suspect that you
know half as much. '
k TSa@ Manaioanre h@<&y k
WILLIAM F. KIRK
IfTER MAYME is going to be
J married next month," said the
Manicure Lady. "I thought
for awhile that I was going to beat
her to the altar, but fater I gave the
playwright the gate, Mayme passed
me on the homestretch, and soon
shell be a bride."
"Who's she going to marry?" asked
the Head Barber.
"He's a kind of nice young fellow."
said the Manicure Lady, "and I guess
he will make Mayme a good husband,
but his work is kind of dangerous.
He is a locomotive engineer, and he
makes good money, but Mayme says
she is afraid some day he will get
killed at his post."
"I don't think it makes any differ
ence where a man works." said the
Head Barber. "If he's going to get
it, he is going to, and there ain't no
changing that. My dad used to tell
about a old sea captain that was
30 years sailing the high seas and
came home and got drowned in his
bathtub. It's all on the chart, and
when our time comes to go, good
night' Tell your sister I said so."
"I don't think anything you said
could differ Mayme none," said the
Manicure Lady, "because she is head
over heels in love with her gentleman
friend and can't bear to think what
life would be without him. I told her
she better not start worrying until
after they had come from the altar,
because, goodness knows, there is
many a slip between the cup and the
!in. as in my case with the man that
iwrote the fine plays.
"Mayme is a worrying kind, any
how. I remember one time she was
going to marry a head pressman that
Is on one of the big papers here in
town, and when she heard that the
pressmen and the printers used to
play poker in the little mill around
the corner she began to stew and freL
Wilfred told her it waa better to
marry a pressman that played poker
than to marry a college boy that
thought he played poker. But it didn't
do no good, so that match was off and
the pressman has been a bachelor to
tola day." .. . _ _ I
Special Features of Interest to Women
Beauty in the Kitchen
"I'd rather be
a good cook
than
a great beauty
any time.
One gets so
much more
satisfaction
out of it.
I am a
temperamental
cook.
The
temperamental
cook has a
much better
time of it.
Just go to the
kitchen and
experiment.
MAUDE MILLER
is the lode star of my
I existence." says dainty Miss
Chrystal Heme, who is play
ing in the sensational melodrama,
"At Bay." at the Thirty-ninth Street
theater. New York. "I'd rather be a
good cook than a great beauty any
time, one gets so much more satis
faction out of it."
It isn't very often that a girl of
today will confess to a thing like
that, particularly a girl who has
every claim to the beauty she affects
to despise. But if you can imagine
the combination of a very pretty girl
and a good cook in the bargain you
can be almost sure that Miss Heme
gets more than her share of admira
tion.
"I am a temperamental cook," as
serts this lady of many attractions,
proudly. "I think probably that
statement will surprise you, but I
know absolutely nothing about the
technique of cooking. I think it Is
a very good thing, too, because a
temperamental cook performs when
she feels Inclined for it, just like
some one will play or sing for the
fun of the thing. And cooking is so
very much more exciting than either
of those.
NEVER A FAILt'RE
"I say that I know nothing about
the technique of cooking. I'm afraid
that is hardly true, because I do know
enough to feel Intuitively that what
I cook is sure to be a success. I have
never had a failure, but I never make
pie or cake. They are too heavy for
my temperament:
"And now you would like some ad
She ain't married the engineer yet,
said the Head Barber.
"That's what Wilfred says, George.
My brother don't want to see Mayme
get married at all, because since I
have cut him off my loan list Mayme
Is his only meal ticket when his poems
ain't meeting with no sale. So he is
doing everything he can to discourage
the match. Ever since he found out
that she is nervous about her engaged
gent's calling he has been clipping out
head lines of train wrecks and put
ting them under her plate at the table,
and last night he read her a poem
called The Wreck on the Monon Boad.'
He has got that poor girl so unnerved
that she don't eat anything to speak
of. and I guess he would have kept
up his bum comedy, only the old gent
put the crusher on it last night at din.
ner."
"Dear me, George, this life is a
peeler to dope out. ain't it? Folks
gets married and lives happy for a
year or so, and then they drift apart.
Folks gets engaged and worry them
selves sick for fear something is go
ing to happen to break up the happy
home they ain't sure yet they are
going to have. The way the world is
now, folks will have to commence
using hair dye or all go gray headed
long before old age. It's stew, fret,
worry, nag and sweat blood from one
day's end to the other."
"That's the way it is in the big
town." said the Head Barber, "but you
don't see much of it in the country.
I've been thinking of starting a little
shop of my own in the country some
where. Of course, I'd miss you, but I
would get a chance to rest my nerves
if I could be away from your chatter.
You'll be right next, sir."
THE SUFFERING ANIMAL I
"Little boy," asked a well meaning
reformer, "is that your mamma over
wonder with the beautiful set of
furs?"
"Yes, sir," answered the lad.
"Well, do you know what poor ani
mal it was that had to suffer in or
der that your mamma might have
those furs?"
"Yes, sir; my papa,"
. vice for the girl of today who would
like to be a good cook? Of course,
there is no denying the fact that cook
[ ing by technique is by far the safer
i way. One can learn very quickly In a
| good domestic science school. But the
. temperamental cook has a much bet-
A Fashionable Fur Coat and a Gown
OLIVETTE
THB gown we picture today Is a
fancy of the moment in gay
Paree.
If you are the sort of woman who
discards her gowns after a very few
wearings, by all means follow the
model and buy the perishable but
beautiful "velour frappe," as Paris
calls its embossed velvet
But if you are the sensible little
woman to whom I delight to talk—
If you get your gowns with the sane
Idea of service as well as beauty,
please purchase some less noticeable
and startling material — duvetyn,
broadcloth (the ever serviceable),
crepe de Chine in a heavy weave, or
velveteen.
The color of our model is a de
ter time of it any day. Just go down
in the kitchen or out to the kitchen,
Just whichever way you happen to be
situated, and experiment. Don't use
expensive ingredients until you are
quite sure of yourself.
"After a while you will uncon
FULLY DESCRIBED BY OLIVETTE
lightful "prairie green." It is just
as restful and pleasing to the eye
as the western prairies from which it
takes its name. Whatever material
you choose, be sure yon retain the de
lightful color of the original.
Let us suppose you choose green
! velvet. Make the bodice with a ki
mono having long and semtfitted
sleeves of velvet. The blouse of the
bodice, the draped belt and the upper
tunic of the skirt are of wood brown
faille. There is a little yoke of
white net which shirs into a round
bebe neck. Over this the brown
faille turns back in narrow revers.
The "basque" of the faille lengthens
to a point front and back—and is
fulled to give a semblance of the
minaret effect, The skirt has a draped
s Miss Heme Wouldn't Talk About Beauty, but
a Told All She Knew About Cooking—Her Hobby.
sciously think up dainty little con
coctions that can not possibly be
found in any cook book. They will
taste heavenly, and you will be lauded
to the skies, right over the head of
your patient, more serious mlnded'sis
ter who Is afraid to boil a potato
foundation, over which falls a full
tunic of knee length.
On the left is a very wonderful
coat of seal and marten. It may cost
11,000 If It is genuine seal and of
real marten. But it. will be as effect
ive and just one-fifth as expensive if
i' is fashioned of one of the many
effective imitations of seal and
trimmed in skunk or soft brown fox.
The coat is cut to the knee, and is
slightly raised and tightened in
front. it crosses in surplice fashion
and is edged with the becoming long
haired fur. The wide sleeves end.
Just above the wrists. Because of
the deep armholes this coat may be
used for street or evening wear, for
it will guard a soft, filmy gown as
effectively as would a cape.
without a recipe. These little special
dishes require just the right frame of
mind, and by and by you will adopt
your cooking temperament as soon as
you get into your kitchen parapher
nalia. Let your kitchen clothes be as
attractive as possible, too.
"There is nothing like being pre
pared for work, but there is no rea
son why you shouldn't look quite as
attractive in the kitchen as you do
in the parlor. You will find, too, that
after you have mastered the essen
tials of temperamental cooking every
thing will be plain sailing, and you
will be just as cool and matter of fact
about your work as if you had nothing
at all on your mind.
"There will be no worry lines on
your forehead, and sudden frantic
rushing for the cook book to see if
you haven't omitted something from
the recipe.
HER SURROUNDINGS
"For the temperamental cook a lot
depends upon her cooking environ
ment. The kitchen should be made as
attractive as possible, and each dish
should be neatly put aside for wash
ing as soon as it has been used. The
Advice to the
Lovelorn
BEATRICE FAIRFAX
I AM SURE NOT
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am a young girl of 16, and
more than in love with a young
man 10 years my senior. He tells
me he loves me, but meets an
other girl. I called his attention
to this, but he tells me he goes
with her for one reason. Now, I
don't know what to do. Do you
think he is deceiving me, and do
you think I could be happy with
him through life DOUBTFUL.
He is not being fair with you. No
man who loves one girl honestly goes
with two at the same time. You are
only 16, too young to know the humil
iation the love of such a man carries
with it.
HAS HE A SISTER?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am very anxious to become ac
quainted with a young man in the
block where I live. He is very po
lite, but seems very bashful.
ANXIOUS.
If he has a sister it will be easy to
form the acquaintance of one who is
so near a neighbor. Or perhaps your
mother will call on his mother. Don't,
Bow To Prevent
Acid Stomachs And
Food Fermentation
By a Stomach Specialist.
As a specialist who has spent many
years, in the study and treatment of
stomach troubles, I have been forced
to the conclusion that most people
who complain of stomach trouble pos
sess stomachs that are absolutely
healthy and normal. The real trouble,
that which causes all the pain and
difficulty, is acid In the stomach,
usually due to, or aggravated by,
food fermentation. Acid Irritates the
delicate lining of the stomach and
food fermentation causes wind Which
distends the stomach abnormally,
causing that full, bloated feeling.
Thus both acid and fermentation in
terfere with and retard the process
of digestion. The stomach is usually
healthy and normal, but irritated al
most past endurance by these foreign
elements—acid and wind. In all such
cases—and they comprise over 90 per
cent, of all stomach difficulties —the
first and only step necessary is to
neutralize the acid and stop the fer
mentation by taking in a little warm
or cold water immediately after eat
ing, a teaspoonful of bisurated mag
nesia, which is doubtless the best and
only really effective anti-acid and food
corrective known. The acid will be
neutralized and the fermentation
stopped almost instantly, and your
stomach will at once proceed to dl
;gest the food in a healthy, normal
manner. Be sure to ask your drug
gist for the bisurated magnesia, as I
have found other forms utterly lack
ing in its peculiarly valuable proper
ties. —F. J. G.—Advertisement.
After a while
you will
unconsciously
think up dainty
little
confections
that can not
possibly be
found in any
cook book.
All girls
may not be
born cooks,
but there is
no reason why
all cannot cook
and cook well.
As a last
injunction,
have plenty of
air in the room,
and sing
at your work."
any success if she tried to work in a
messy kitchen.
"Oh, girls, you may not all be born
cooks, but there's no reason in the
world why you can't cook, and cook
well. As a last injunction have plenty
of fresh air in the room and sing at
your work. Put your whole heart
into it if you're going to be a tem
peramental cook. And, oh, it's really
worth while that way."
LIKE BUGGINS
Charles W. Morse said of a certain
complaining type of French investor:
"Here in New York, just the same as
over ther in Paris, you've got to be
content with a very low rate of inter
est if you want a perfectly safe in
vestment.
"It is folly to buy highly speculative
stocks and then growl because they
oscillate the wrong way
"Such people remind me of Bugglns.
Buggins is always trying to get some
thing for nothing."
Mr. Morse paused and a broker
asked:
"And how does Buggins make out?"
"Well," said Mr. Morse, "he always
gets nothing for something."
I insist, speak to him until you have
had an introduction.
ASK HIM TO CALL
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am 18, and some time ago met
a young man who has taken me
out to several places of amuse
ment. The last time we were out
together he hurt my feelings, but
as he apologized, I forgave him.
He still thought I was angry
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Daysey
Mayme and
Her Folks
By FRANCES L. GARSIDE
THE day before a woman marries
a man she believes he is perfect.
The day after the wedding- she
begins to hang mottoes on the walls
for his betterment, adding mottoes as
she knows him better, till his bed
room wall is plastered with them and
he meets the printed word every time
he lifts his eyes higher than the
carpet.
Lysander John Appleton did not
enjoy these reminders of his imper
fections, but occasionally he got tired
of looking at the carpet.
One evening he read:
"There should be staUoned at the
tip of every man's tongue three sen
tinels, who will challenge every state
ment he makes with these questions:
Is it true? Is it kind? Is it neces
sary?"
"Perhaps," he thought, "1 need im
provement along these lines. I ex
aggerate; I am not always kind, and
little that I say is necessary."
He would, he resolved, station these
three little sentinels at the tip of his
tongue. He would show his wife and
daughter that he appreciated their
efforts to lift him to their plane.
At dinner that night his wife asked
him if he thought a friend's extrava
gance had anything to do with her
husband's disappearance. Lysander
John had an opinion on the subject,
but before he could express it he re
membered the three sentinels.
He was not sure that what he was
going to say was true. He knew it
was neither kind nor necessary. He
hesitated while the three sentinels
Issued their challen«as. Ke consid
ered gravely, judiciously and deliber
ately, taking so much time that when
he was ready to talk his wife had
changed the subject, but not till there
had flashed between her and her
daughter one of those looks of under
standing that are so uncomplimentary
to the men.
"Would you like," asked his wife,
turning to him, "to hear what we did
at my Uplift club today?"
Again the three sentinels, again so
much deliberation. His wife looked
at her daughter wisely and changed
the subject.
"How would you like us to invite
Jack Bulge over and have a game of
cards?" asked Daysey Mayme.
He detested Jack Bulge, but could
this hatred pass the outposts at the
tip of his tongue?
While he deliberated Mrs. Appleton
spoke: "There is no use trying to do
anything with your father, Daysey
Mayme. He is sulking again, so just
let him alone. I have had to put up
with treatment like that for 40
years!"
Which explains why there is one
motto less on the Lysander John's
bedroom wall.
He smashed it.
with him, however, and when he
was leaving me he said he
thought I would not go out with
him again, and, as I did not an
swer him, he did not ask me
again. MURIEL.
Your past association entitles you
to the privilege of asking him to call.
I am sure he is learning to care for
care for you that he will accept, and
that evolfinations and a reconciliation
will follow. I