The evening world. Newspaper, October 5, 1916, Page 17

’ What the Business Girl - Wears to Her Work;~ What Shou Business Women Taken by Employers’ ld She Wear?, Lead in Dress Reform Be Wives and _Daughters. One Suggests Enveloping Aprons Supplied by~Employer' if Workers’ Garb Keeps is His Attention From Business. By Margrertte Movers Marshall. Let the campaign for dress reform HAT {fs the intelligent tions: sian dancers? be started among the women “higher suggestion heavily italicised in two and indignant letters from business women which I have just received. One of these women, "M, A. G.,” pose as @ sartorial censor the following pointed ques addresses to the employer who would “Was it the ‘business woman that was tattooing her arms and shoulders last year, imitating the Rus ee “Ig it the business woman that has been wearing at Palm Beach bathing suite with three inch high socks and painted limbs? “Te it the business woman that I see photographed in the Sunday papers with the so ch heralded knee-high skirt and the low-cut neck? “Ts it not your daughter, wife and even your MOTHER, Mr. Employer whom I see on Fifth Avenue, upper Broadway and Riverside Drive, with the enameled faco and the mas querade attire? “Does it really surprise you and shock you 80 much that an Ignorant working girl who does not understand where good taste ends and the ri- diculous begins should be ‘aping’ her wealthier aslster, when this wealthier woman who has the means and should know better isin turn imitating the French ‘demi-mon- daines’ or some New York actress or dancer just in vogue?” ‘There is an anawer | can make to “M. A. G.” although it is not ene Which would appeal to the average employer. My answer is simply thia: The self-supporting ‘woman has to be so much more Intelligent than the parasitic wife jughter that it is natural te hold the self-supporting woman to higher standard of intel- ligence in dress. prone whet th ciety playthings wea faves to the future ‘women that those who are work- ing and achieving in ¢ ould not, in an: manner, oh their ach it. But here is the rest of “M. A. G's" letter: TASTE, NOT RULES, . SHOULD GOVERN WOMAN'S DRESS. Dear Madam: Good for the state- ment of “A Working Girl ana bx- Librarian re of ness woman snould dre: in my opinion the working woman should wear to business anything that any non-working woman of her means may wear to go shopping, to visit friend or to take a stroll In the Ave- nue or Park. What is conspicuous and freaky in Wall Street will ap- pear the same anywhere else, Fitth Avenue inclusive. Why draw’ a line between the appurel of the business woman and the one that does not go out to work? There is absvlutely no reason for it, There is much, how- ever, to be sald and a good deal could be done to correct the way women of to-day dress, but the campaign should be started among the women “higher up,” where there ls a much broader field to work | To the bu is man or em- ployer whg is so much provoked with the Way the business woman dresses and whose senses are awakened to the charms of wom- fanhood during office ours (when ould be attending to busi- alone) and not by the dis- play made everywhere by the women of his own set, | would Guggest that he supply the kind covering he deems suitable in form of an artist's or orphan ylum apron, which the women h ploy might don on en- tering the office and 0 there when going hom this would me M. a. PROPER OFFICE, ATTIRE BARS ONLY STYLE “EXTREMES.” Dear Madam; I aim @ woman of mature years, employed in an office downtown, have long been an advo- cate of appropriate dressing for office, and hence am particularly L teresjed in the columns you have re- cently been devoting to the subject of business dress for women, 1 have an opportunity to see many office women and believe that the mi jority are inappropriately dressed for their work. My idea of proper office attire is that It shall be neat, sensible and inconspicuous, This would elim- inate too short skirts, too thin and low out waists, fancy shoes, paint and powder and tly worn evening gowns, But while about it why not strike at the root of the matter and crusade against the present style of dress for women whether uptown or downtown? In my opinion the styles But he is too much in own women folks to objections at hom the canons of t reform, fi oharit: in at hom. Srebably much d for it there as in your office, Mr, Em- ployer. af Have you any “good reason for supposing that your twenty-year-old stenographer does not look at the sume fashion plates as your daughter d have the same desire to appear n style?” Have you not a good Y ur daughter's environment should her better taste and lead her to adopt for the mtrect @t least the gowns and acces- printed in The Evening) World in retereuce to how the busl-! sortes which will not make her the cynosure of all eyes? It is to be re- gretted that the employer expects so much more intelligence, judgment and discretion from the young women in his office than he expecta from the young women of his family and ac- quaintance. A BUSINESS WOMAN. ONLY FLASHY CLOTHES WITHIN REACH QF WORKER'S PURSE. Dear Madam: I havo been very much {interested in the discussion which is going on tn The Evening World regarding the propriety of the modern business gifl’s dress. Al- though by no means an advocate o! the current dress craze, 1 would like to say @ few words in behalf of my much misunderstood eisters, Granted that the modern working girl does not dress properly, has it ever occurred to you that there are | no proper clothes to be gotten, so that even when the- sensible girl sallies| handed and buying, in the language of the shopkeepers, WHAT THEY'RE WE. NG? » proper, modest clothes which would show some indi- viduallty are left for the moralist to sing about. What le needed, and badly need- ed, is a Capea dress reform. it is not fair to t = tinction as to Lene girl may or may not adorn her- oolf with, for the Geverner’s lady and Judy O'Grady are sisters un- der the skin. It is natural for one to look up, hence the poor girle td fore desire to imitate their mere MISS PRACTICAL. tunate sister. « Wopormat, 1918, by Frank A, Munsey .. | SYNOPSIS OF PRE EDING CHAPTERS, Romiind Chalmers to @ bouse party the She te from ihe gainiand ia @ eranty, motor ‘Sain, a talkacive and presumptucis boatman. ‘one ‘at the house bas goue to bed, She sip ln by 8 window, but flees. Later bearby arene, She takes he $ ty ths CHAPTER V. (Continued. ) OBALIND was too bewildered to analyze the relation of this episode to what hap- pened later. She merely made a mental note of the f.cts for future consideration. A man in overalts apt Mr. Witherbee and touched cal » “One of the skiffe is gone, sir—the new one,” he said. exclaimed Witherbee. “Isn't that the devil now? I suppose that Was the skiff you ran down, David- suppose 80," 801 sald Davidson gloomily, “Sorry” “Oh, that's all right, Don't bother. But, y, Davidson, you ought to do jsemeth.ng for your own protection. Put in a burglar alarm like ours, for nsiance." “Burglar alarm!” snorted Davidson, What ao I keep dogs for? And what good are the dogs, either? I threat- ened to shoot ‘em last night, I'm not sure but I will, even yet, That ras- cally nephew of mine spoiled those dogs. They've been mooning around the place ever a.nce I shipped him off to New York. By Judas! I'd bring him back Lf it wasn't for the fact that I'm getting good reports about him. Witherbee, he's actually makin; od. Had a letter from Huatings & Hatch only this morn.ng, He'll be a regular banker some day, they tell me, Would you have ever thought that?” “I never would,’ bee. CHAPTER VI DIRTY gray boat, quite too large for a skiff, was being slowly propeiled against the current with the ald of a pair of oars. The man who furnished the power was talking tor- ridly to himself, the boat, and Lo the oars, with occAsional digressions in which he addressed himself to the river, the waning day, and the God- dess of Luck. He per | Once he pa head, an ocew opportunity to survey @ nearby shore. Upon teat shore he observed a lady Welking. The lady was alone. As he |lodked at the slowly moving igure It came to a halt, At the distancs and in the dusk the boatman could no¢ ha eure that she was looking at him, yet admitted Wither. #P; DROPPED ENNY, DEAR. we ©, LET IT GO IT’S ONLY A BUT 1 An MY EYES ARE AS SHARP AS NEEDLES AS A LAMP PosT. | COULO SLEEP IN A BOILER FACTORY | CAN'T SEE IT, BUT | HEARD A, PENNY DROP. 1 CAN ALWAYS HEAR MONEY DEAF he rested on bis oars, waiting, He saw somethi: wave—e scarf or a handkerchief perhaps. Then he head- ed his boat toward the shore. Not until he was close to the island did be turn his head, and then with the remark: “Did you call me, ma’am?" "What's the trouble now?" ed sharply as a rejoinder. my batteries have gone she ind considered briefly. find a set of cella for you, said, “may I employ you for an hour or two?” “Surest thing you know, ma'‘am.” She disappeared among the eat @ brisk walk, while the boatman edged his craft closer to the shore, made fast to a shelf of rock and pre- pared to smoke, As the dusk thick- ened he lighted a grimy lantern. Ite dim, yellow, rays illuminated the cock- pit and hie eyes fell upon # book that lay on the floor, He reached for it and picked it up and begun a study of its pages, He was thus engaged when a light footstep caused him to drop the volume, The lady was standing within a few feet of him, a bundle in her arma, “Catch it!” she commanded, It unrolled itself as it reached his arms, and half a dozen dry celle clat- tered to the floor of the cock-pit, The wrapper that contained them was @ light slik shawl, Almost sim- ultaneously with the bundle Rosalind herself was aboard, Sam. the boatman, picked up the nearest cell and examined It. “Where'd you get them?" he asked, looking up at her. “None of your business,” sald Ros- alind, calmly. “I suggest that you put them to work at once.” “Nothing like having the master mechanic aboard,” observed Sam. “Never presume to address me in that manner again,” sald Rosalind, drawing her akirt te “All right—Miss Chalmere—ma’am.” Abruptly, when Witherbee'’s Island was a good two miles astern, she leaned forward and switched off ¢) Rosal closer her rk. “This will do,” she said, “1 desire to talk to you. He nodded. “I think I may as well tell you,” she added, “that I have a pistol with mi ‘Well, it might come handy If we meet anything,” he mitted, not a trace of surprisd in voice, “Your name 1s Sam, I bellove?” she asked suddenly “Yom, ma'a: “Sam what “Oh, Bam anything, say; I aim to please,” “You lve here?” “Hereabouts, ma'am.” “Of course you are “You've said that marked placidly, “But you were simply a plain in- truder at Mr, Davidson's,” Rosalind went on haven't admitted it, ma'am. Oh, why quibble about it?’ exclaimed “All right, then we won't quibble, be answered, after a seconde Whatever you she thought, e'll go to it @ ilttle bit straighter. I'l say this: 1 did land on Mr. Davidson's island, That'll be enough for a while—except this: 1 wasn't working alone.” “You m there was somebody else who——" ‘” remarked Sam confiden- hen there's a house-break- ing to be pulled off—that 1s, "most al- ways—a man doesn't work alone, He has to have one pal. If he does the inside work, his pq sticks around outside, doing lookout duty, and to help make the getaway. It's one of the most important parts of the job. Now, whatever I did or didn't do.at Davidson's last night, the fact Pe- mained that I needed a pal a whole lot when it came to making @ quick duck.” “You dare to say,” she, exclalined im an unsteady voice, * associated = with—with. 2" ell, now, I bavea’t said so ex- actly. Only just try to look at it from the jury's angle.” Rosalind choked. fears—fears hi had been trying to smuther afternoon—were realized. This was blackmail! ag much do you want?” she “How much'll you give?’ ho in- quired cautiously. “I haven't more than about fifty dollars with me,” #) Ad. “Fifty, eh? Um! Well, now, sup- I say I don't want anything, ma'am?" ou mean"— mean if I took it, why, it would om ike cutting loose from a pal. a I don’ “You beast: “Another new one,” he commented blandly. “Please allow me to pay," she eaid coldly. E ook his head, 1 let it stand the way it ts. I mi “Right!” They were approaching Witherbeo's Island when Kosalind’s glance fell wpon a book that lay open on he floor of the cock-pit. Idly she picked it up and glanced a the cover, It vas a copy of Hamersly’s “Social Regis- ter.” She turned to tho fly-leaf. ‘There was written in a bold hand: HENRY DAVIDSON Davidson! This, then, was the ex- planation of the rummaged library! ‘This. Soctal Register—constituted the booty of a thief! As the boat touched the island she leaped ashore. quickly, and started in the direction of the house. “to hear then.” “Wait, plow She halted. “I guess you forgot something, did- n't you?" he said. “Forgot? Oh—you mean I am to you?” Yes, ma'a: “How much Her purse was in her hand, called the boatman, “Only five this tme,” She handed him the money without a word, “I suppose,” she sald frigidly, “that that {s part .. the price—of silence?” CHAPTER VII. HE boatman, after swinging well clear of Witherbeo's Island, hesitated as to his course. “There might be an answer to-night,” be mut- tered. “Still, it's pretty quick, seeing 1 only wired this morning. I guess Tl wajt until to-morrow, I'll be sure ~ Half an hour of running brought him opposite @ small, dark spot on the water, around which he described @ half circle while he kept his eyes intently upon it. Then, apparently Satisfied, he headed tn toward what broved to be @ rocky, wooded island. Making fast his craft, he stepped ashore, and followed @ narrow path that straggied over the stony urtace, The path ended at @ cabin, He pushed Open @ door, entered, searched about in the darkness for a moment, then struck @ match and lighted the wick of @ lantern that stood on @ table in the cenire of the single room, “No place like home," he com- mented with @ grin, “And I suppose Ul be kicked out of here if anybody wets wise.” He helped himself to a few crack erafrom a tly box on the shelf, sat down and jan munching them in 4n absent-minded manner. “No use; I'm too curious,” he mut. ! tered, rising. “I'm going up to Clay- ton, It might happen to come In.” At Clayton he sought a small, ob secure wharf, to which he made fast the launch, His excursion into town carried him upon nome of the prin- cipal thoroughfares, but wound an irregular course through back streets until he found h.mself at a small, poorly Nghted frame bullding that served the double purpose of hotel and saloon, He entered by 4 side door took a seat at a table in a dingy co ner of a back room and rapped smar' ly with his knuckles on the pine top. There was a shuffling of feet in the barroom and a man appeared through Another Craig Kennedy Story THE DEATH THOUGHT By ARTHUR B. REEVE Begins in The Evening World October 16 MINE ARE Ve Foacy <1 ¢ HARDLY See You MY HEARING IS VERY AcuTe | COULD HEAR A PIN DROP ON A MOUNTAIN \_DION’T HEAR IT, BUT ISEE IT. 1 CAN AUWAYg SEE MONEY S A M Love Clashes With Pride in This Delightful Story of a Summer Girl's Flirtations By yE. J. Rath LoS es EE a ON TE EC = & swinging doar wibing his hands on 4 dirty apron as he came. “Hello, Sam,” he said. ‘Anything come?” asked the boat- ing) abruptly, ‘or answer the man began a search of his pockets, finally producng @ folded yellow envelope. The boatman reached for it quickly’ and ran bis finger under the flap of the envelope. As Sam's eyes read the telegram they, widened perceptibly, “iverything O K, L hope,” observed, the man ip the apron, “ -" contirmed Sam. “I might have to have another message sent here. Will it be all right “sure; as many as you lik Sam made his way directly to the wharf where he bad moored his launch. ‘Dhen be bethoughe binself of bls engine, “Needs oil, 1 guess. The master mechanie would give the dickens if sne Knew bow long I've run with- out Ailing the cups," he chuckied. Forward under the half-deck he kept a gallon can, Now he got upoa his hands and knees and crawled part way into the dark hole, groping abeud of him a# he went, ‘There was yotuing Udy or methodl- cal in the arrangement of bis sbi , so be nt a full minuwe, about, before his hand came t with che oll-can, Then as backing from his cramped ters & scraping sound attracted nis attention, Another launob bad touched the wharf. Something impelled the boatman to remain quietly where lay In the bottom of his craft, Perhaps it was the guarded note tn the voice of a man who was talking, “1 knew it wouldn't do any good to vut to-night," sald the voice, Voll, 1t helped us to get the lay of the place @ bit at any rate,” answered 4 second voice, But I don't belle the stuf is coming out through Gananoque at all. And I'm hot satisiied that it's coming ‘n here, either.” “And where do you think it’s coming in "Oh, blazes! How can we tell yet? There's a dozen places anywh along here for twenty or thirty m And you can bet it doesn't across in the same place twice. The boatman breathed softly and lay clasping bis oll-can, The men in the other launch were making thelr boat fast now. “You're dead sure Washington's not just guessing about this?” observed ihe second speaker, @ note of doubt in hig volce, “Not that I mind stick- ing around @ nice place like this for a w but ['d like to show something ft ny time.” ‘ve got to do a certain amount of gucs#ing, of course,” eald the other, “But it's not all gu They're et- ting the thing fairly well located, and {t's clphering down to this part ome of the river, We know mighty well that Canada isn't beginning to use, not by half, the diamonds that have been shipped in from Antwerp. vey'r'e getting across the line ( a certainty, ‘There was a bunch of stuft t into New York last week, and the man who brought tt had a railroad ticket that read from Clayton, We're The Evening World’s Bea and Health Column Conducted -by Pauline Furlong-- see ? Through This Column Mise Furlong Will Reply to Wonten Readers’ Questions Regarding Exercise, Diet and Other Means of Preserving Good Health and Good Looks. Copyright, 1916, ty The Pres Publishing Oo, (The New York Mrening World). that most) eommon disorders and in- deed many serous! moved through! simple diet, less foods of all kinda, copious water drinking and daily exercises for the trunk muscles, rather than cthrougs drug medication, which at best brings only very temporary relief, and ta time stimulates the organs to secrete 4 greeter amount of acid, It is always « good plan for every one to take a glass or two of water before breakfast and just before re- tring. There is a vast difference between ‘eppetinte and hunger, and an abnormal appetite is the result of too much acid in the system, whitch causes irrt- tation of the mucous membra.re of tho| stomach. Overeating is the direct cause of superacidity, and wrong combinations of foods is another com- mon cause, * } Letters Krom Readers. } 3 ’ HANDS AND FEET SLEEPY— MRS. L. H. asks: “Please tell me what makes my hands and feet sleepy and nearly always cold, Are hot baths beneficial to’ thin persons?” Poor circulation and weak nerves cause this condition, Hxercises and nourishing foods will Belp you. Hot baths are reducing and stimulating, The tepid bath is restful and best for thin women, co GERTHUDE M. aske: “Are peanuts and raisins constipating?” No. Katsins are mildly laxative, COLD 8ITZ BATHS—EDITH R. write Will cold sits baths help to cure constipation?” They will help some, but I have repeatedly told readers that trunk reises for trunk muscles copious er drinking, bran products, " ana "green von etables are the only permanent cure. nn TWITCHING—MRS, M. K. asks: > sul holding the stuff, but we can't prove anythin jt.” ‘Maybe there's a half-way joint out here?" ‘You mean on one of the de? I've bad that in mind, 1 one | reason I hired the boat. We'll do a little sight-seeing to-morrow end get sume new bearin| Sam lay motionless until they were gvne from his hearing, then cautiously rose to his knees and made an ob servation. The men were out of sight. “So they've got their eye on the lalandg, have they?” he thought. “In- teresting, that 1 wonder——” From a small locker at hie hand he took Huimmersly’s “Social Reg- eter” and tore out @ fy-leaf, A stub of lead pencil appeared from one of his pockets, Using the book as a desk, the boatman began to write, Now he climbed back to the float again and crossed to where the geo- and jaunch lay, [t was @ triva, well- kept Uttle craft, a fact that he noted with an involuntary sigh when he Giought of his own. There was @ canvas cove: that fitted neatly over the engine; thiy had been put in place carefully. He stepped into the cock~ pit, lifted one side of the canvas thrust bis note underneath it, “Toey can't mise that,” he re- marked, as he retreated to his own craft Immediately following, he loosed his mooring, started his engine, and backed out into the river, It was late when the dingy launch rested once more tn the rock-bound cove and the boatman walked up to his cabin. He was whistling genuly and cheerfully, @ ivotern swinging in his hand. En- tering the cabin and closing the door behind him, he drew the chair up to the table, fished the Social Register out of his pocket, and began another absorbed atudy of the C's, “That's some family, belleve mo, he commen grinning at the Cha mers page n the boatman b thought himscif of the telegram| owed away in bis pocket, Now he examined it again, He sat back In bis chair and laughed until that article of furniture creaked, then tore from the Social Register the sacr page devoted to the house of Chal- mer mar It inal notes and annotations, “I'm going to start a picture-gal- lery, just to brighten up the shack,” he told himself, was closely printed, with After a study of the four walls of his cabin, he selected @ spot directl Opposite the door, and there he se- curely fastened the printed page with n@ telegram, which had come to him New York, addressed only to and in care of the obscure little hotel where he had found it awaiting him. The telegram sald: Five million, Unattached, Bidding brisk. ‘There was no signature. ‘The boatman stepped back, sur-/ veyed his work, and grinned, Then he went to @ corner shelf, devoted to a motley collection of odds and vnils, and returned with @ plece of challk, Underneath the page from Hameraly's and its appended telegram he printed in bold letters: POKTRAIT OF A LADY, (Te Be Continued) yjoent will buy: Indigestion may cause this, See a physician and make ore dee — rr EPSOM SALTS GATHO—E..® TF. aska: please Teduce you. necessary, as which reduces. help you very much without non-fattening diet, GLUTEN BREAD — writes: “Will you please formula for bread flour again Send two cents and please your question, SPECKS FORE GEORGE M. asks: Whee specks to appear before the I have consulted an eye and he says there is matter with my eyes, What ringing in the ears? I am” api have many bed . een Lior hi of the conditions outline to mo are usually of indigestion, which ts or constipation. wel also clear when you bave these disorders. BAR WAX—R’ L, ear is clo; with wax. remove it Use the blunt end of a remove it, but be careful and dig deeply in the ear, Pl RATION. AN writes: . “Kindly t which will remove bad perspiration.” * Absolute cleanliness is order to from repent comes oyster, and weter seve: C. writes: in the front. How can I dark reddish brown, which wag the original color?” Send me 3 cents and repeat ‘geur Cue. id PERSPIRING HANDS—#,, 1% 3 a writes: “Please tell me what to de erspiring hands. What is Britwe finger nails? Mine pa Ag Sage 68 oy get the Lil Huo alcohol on the palms of the What to Do fori: Your Trees ThisF alt! Ont DVICE on what to do for trees. in October ts furnished by: the American Forestry Association of Washington, D. C., in the follow. t ing bulletin to members: Prune all dead branches. Tee ad- vantage of doing this work ba fore the leavea fall te because 366 can Aistinguish the dead from thé live better at tuls time than in the wloter; because one can climb ter now than in the winter, w! the treea are covered with foe and snow; be- cause the branches are not 0 brittie, and because the trees will Bow out. fer lose from bleeding, ete. Take care of all wounds. Use coal tar and cresote to cover all wood, and be sure to remove cayed and diseased wood in the treat- ment of the wounds. Destroy nests of the fall web Fertilize with well-rotted all weak trees and evergreens, Spray for scale insects; but. doing this determine the the insect and receive specific instruc- Ttlons as to the strength of the scintien and what material to use, as ae the best time for doing the Thin apple and o trees If necessary, Pick off galls on emall ornamental vergreens, Plant deciduous Ferg eae but not evergreens. Pop! trees, willows and oak had planted in early spring, but indens, trees, such as maples, can be planted tn October. eee o is Qeernencionnentnnns “One Cent’s Worth of Electricity’ s»..: HE decreased cost of electris services and the ine em. clency of electrically operated devices are constantly adding vasmpe purchasing power of a cent, oayo Electrical Experimenter, On » baile of eight cents per kilowatt-hour ome Electrio service light @ 25-watt (23 candle lamp for five hours; electrio to make ten cups of coffee in dn ele trio coffe pot; electric service to heat milk in @ nursery warmer three times; electric service for 300,- 000 stitches on @ motor driven machine; electric service for t cups of tea in an electric samovar; electric service to operate an electrio chafing dish for fifteen minubss; ale tric service to boll twelve e; electric hot water cup; vice for an electric vacuum for one hour; electric service to a a pad for two hours; | service for an electric washing. * chine for one hour; electric for an electric flatiron for utes; electric service to mate lices of toast on an electria :| } “y i |