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t eerts S. T. B., but Merely Exhibition of Poor Saturday, October 14, 1916 12 Women Start Monday Improving Their Figures In $100 Prize Contest Six Stout and Six Thin Women for Two Months Will Follow Course of Diet and Exercises Prescribed by Miss Pauline Furlong and Printed Daily in The Evening World. Evening World Daily Magazine , What the Business Girl BI lca ee Pe all /Such Is Life! Wears to Her Work; * What Should She Wear? Business Girl’s Conspicuous Dress Not Deliberate Attempt to Attract Attention, Defensively As- | l. | ! Conarright, 1918, The re Pblie New York Bveming i ng Om, ™ Wortd By Maurice Fetten MY WIFE GAVE ME A FOUR LEAF CLOVER FOR Good. Luck THIS MORNING. SINCE [ow | HAVE LOST_MY OCKET Book - Gor A CINDER IN MY EYE AND BURNT My HAND GIVE TT BACK TO HER REFORE You GET KILLED ‘( ’ Taste and Result of False Standards, By Marguerite Movers Marshall, me By Pauline Furlong. |p AVE ectected the Au intelligent leader of women workers comes v- their defense to-day #ix stout women and the six thin women whe ere fim @ letter which flatly denies the charge brought by another woman, | to compete in the Figure Improvement Contest, and the contest will “3, L.," that business girls wear clothes which they know to be improper art Monday. . in the deliberate effort to captivate and capture men. | Im Monday's. Evening World the photdsraphs of “8, T. B.” ae this champion signs herself, te suf-| the ez stout women will be published and the first lee ficiently discerning and broad-minded to admit that| many young women downtown do lay themselves open to severe oriticiam by their manner of dress and, appearance. “They do ape a standard which they! cannot attain,” ahe says, “I am not defending them tn | this, But, dress, powder and mannerisins notwith-| TAKE TT BACK standing, the office girl ie not tn the office to ‘win the} | DON'T BEuEVE IN GOOD LUCK ton ip the reduction course will be printed. Tuesday the pictures of the siz thin women wi!! appear, with the first of the lessons in the development course. Th ercises included in the course will be {liu trated dally for two months, Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's leesens being devoted to the stout women and Tuesday's, Thureday’s and Saturday's to the thin women, In taking the photographs of the contestants face maske were used to keep their identity secret, and, in accordance with our pledge no names will be published. Instead, the women will be known as Mise A., Mrs. B., being listed alphabetically for identifoe tion, Their fall measurements will be published at the start of the contest and at the finish, and the award of $50 will be made at the end of the two months to the leader in each of the Bands, Slowly away the bedy to the two classes, Monday's story will tell [dodgy J Frperor3 four n zou ae #0, you more about the women and the | Heturn te the upright | tour vontont. Dackward as far as you can, But I desire every woman readet [ine tho head backward until it rests on the back of the neck. On the neat of ‘The Evening World who wishes fue counts come up to the sarting Nor Tt HiRROR TAT MEANS é BAD LUCK< | love’ of any one, She is in the office to earn her food | ” and her clothes, and whatever those clothes may be, ‘they aro at least her own, and her business, by virtue of the very fact that she DOES earn them.” ¢ « There w one thing which I hope 20 young woman who {s reading these articles will forget. The industry, the pluck, the fuadamental honesty of the girl who works for her living tm shop or office are fully recognized by the conducror and—I think—by the contributors to thie column. There-|, fore, the criticiam af the clothes and appearance of some—not all—busi- ness girls is offered only in the kindliest spirit, It is often true, as “8, T. B.” argues, that the girl whose costumes and cosmetics are an Offence’ against the laws of good taste isa the innoocent victim of her own Zz fi ‘ But why chould she be fet the Sekar ao that leave to improve ber figure, whether she/yostion aud away to the loft side as Ignorant? Since her mother, her pee OR 0 eee Sie Gray would reduce or develop. to realize fur as pousibie. an fous sored teacher or some other natural v4 oar teres ver @very, that here le hor opportunity. As the | Dore come up to starting position an wea h bend quardian did nor toll her that | Sith Teve siieretning unusual Jeontestanta will depend en:trely upon |ricit ‘side “arsia ang eontinue. the | simplicity and lsotiage? ee aoe ss8 egg per | the published diet and exorcise les- . mg bod sackwe bending abous | should be the keynotes of a work- feoks while | at per week none for their progress in the course, | te tines to each ade, if it doos | fer weak tire you. Inhale the breath as you ing costume, let her accept In good Wor Winans, a0 will all othor women have the OD-| bend sideways, exhale as you come t part the verdict of sensible Even- « ing World readere—many of them girls like herself. Then thie die- cussion will be fulfilling ite pur pose, which |e nat to antagonize, but to aid. ene has one’s costume con- | stantly to think of, one cannot | work. portunity to foliow the same lessong | up, from day to day, comparing theif! veaMiN IN HAIR—MRS. M. own progress with that made by th@/ writes: “What will remove vermin contestants, I will be interested te from the hair? I have tried lark- . " /apur seed, but it does not seem to do hear from women who follow the rood, What will clean the top noentrate properly on the | bel n EN DOZEN RESH EGGS. BUBINESS GIRLS APE STANDARD THEY CAN'T ATTAIN, Dear Madam--Writing as @ stenog- rapher particularly. interested tn! gtenographers and all other working| ‘women, there are a number of things I should like to sey tn connection with | the discussion you are conducting, I! om, as | said, @ stenographer—not) typical, however, I regret to say, I am a college woman and draw a dig salary—for a woman, Iam, moreover, closely associated with an organisa- tion of stenographers and office work- ers, and, in a small way, @ “leader” of the girls in the craft, ‘No one knows better, or regrets more keenly than do 1, the fact that most girls in offices are overdressing, possibly even underdressing, and that! they use very little judgment or taste tn the matter of clothes, They dress ghoddily and frequently beyond thetr means in the effort to appear well fand stylishly dressed, They do ape @ standard which they cannot attalm Tam not « sfending them tn thia | But my experience has led me ud believe that this is just as true of ev~ ery one else in New York, broadly speaking, from “mtlady” and “the ‘ghe is all powdered up. with My dance tells me that business in the morning eceraee| help noticing the way some girls are kept oonstantly occupied in keeping down their skirts, which ure no short. | As for powder, [ use @ little mysoil to take the shine off my nose, bur rouge 18 considered a necessary ad- dition to the tollet by many of ou irls, When some of these giris want) to Ket off from bustiess they leave af Ge rouge ane pretend thoy are . course they then palcr than unuat, 7 ‘N° Wook much We have just employed a new girl this morning, sixteen years old, and t there are no girls of ation Buch there used to be, They immediately want to be ladies, = SECRETARY, fOopyright, 1816 by Frank A. Muusey Comjany,) SYNOPSIA OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS, ‘Ohalmem qe of the Thoueas boas” down to the bundle wrapper, wu. ‘That also 1s no defense, certainly no (; exouse, but I fall to see why, Ip addi- tion to all her many other troubles, the stenographer should be singled out and reviled for doing, as & class, else does, It ie @ gratuitous assumption that the (justly) ecritiized ap- pare! is worn with the deliberate intention of “attracting atten- tion,” of “distracting the minds” of the holpluss bookkeepers and young men clerks, and 60 on and eo ol, As a matter of fact, the stenographe xhibition of poor = taste, which is ali that it amounts ef, means only that she le the victim of false standards and wrong ideals, and thal ghe has not had the right education and training, which #o few people are capable of giving. Boine day people are gotnm to etop gaying about stenographurs and othve | Women the thingy they bow love to . The Btynopraphers taemecives neg woing to eve to It that the felse) ideas vow provuiiing give way before @ better undersand.og. Lo the wean time, 1 shoud like to inform "L. Mt W” and all hs k that, dreas, powder | nd tunnerions notwithetanding, the office irl is nul tb the vittce to “win the love,” a9 he so touchingly pute it of any one, She ts ta the office to earn her food and her clothes, and whatever those clothes may be, they are at least ber own aud her business, by virtue of tho very fact that sue does earn them, TB DRESS FOR BUSINESS AS FOR OPERA. Dear Madam: in reference to your @ipoussion as to the dress of business ins of to-day, would say that J am usted very often at the attire of the girls who are employed tn oiltce 1 do not know ar ing of the g town, but in the vielnity of Wall Wiliam and Nassau Streets, where f have been (or the past twelve yours, I pee costumes whica are wholly tne ppropriate for business. As you do, PPBeieve In plain whirt walsts and gkirta, except on rare occasions, when 2 girl 18 going out in the evening, and ould no’ have time to Ko home and dress, ‘alr can be pislaly dressed for the oMice, no matter how gor- ly it is arranged for evenings, an de sinplé and modish at the game tiie, It ts not necessary to rear chorua girl bonpets, ay some do, 1 believe it is the younger girls tiy at fault in the est say from Bi twenty-two. The girls tt teen to above that ene aro not so apt to offend in this regard. | find thie le.sc in my own offies, where we ploy about 100 girls from six- years old upward. We have 1 @ demon at least who wear the CHAPTER XXN, (Goutdauel + NOISE from upstatrs caused wbrupt allenoe in (ue ibe Everybody heard it cloarly It wae 4 footsiep! mopped breathing aud w ed. Mr, Davidson beld up a wart ing foyer, The young man in the chalr looked expectant. ‘The teat wtep was followed by others, t nouling siealiby about were K, carolms aud body Wins WaiK= wr ball! srOr ing along che up Au tat bbe euuiroaM aetors, Chole eyes were staring toward the door- Way, Kosuluid Was rigid as bronze, Tho game was vp! A young maa in white flanseis tito tue brary, Me was 4 tail » noted but er hat of One unuwual fact; the Bis face was leey tar » While cheeks, bis tip und ena were pallid.’ He was cleuuly suaved “Leno, folks!" he grinned, Mr, Davidson made the spring for which he had been polsud. “Billy! You young svoundrell” Th the same instast be enveloped the Intruder with a bour-like em- bare ‘The young man gared piacidly over Mr, Davidson's head un’ eivalsht inv the eyes of Rosaliud Chaimers, CHAPTER XXIII, R, DAVIDBON stepped back @ pace and surveyed his pephow, “But—when 414 you ge deck?” he cried. “1 haven't been away.” “What Wiliam Kissam Kelloge smiled Deniqnantiy at bis unc “idut how—what~ vere’ Mr, Davidson paused to reoover his breath. The nce of the ex-beat- man wan te other members of the p R “Eallo, Polly!” be sata bay Bet) ech ode —aaAdle be an~ erema | as! | Aatla S A M Love Clashes With Pride in This Delightful Story of a Summer Girl’s Flirtations IT'S A FORTUNE | i} | By E. J. Rath course and to help them with any) gaze nt the suggestions that will aid their coins plete understanding of the lessous BODY SWAYING TO RED WAIST AND O' PATION—Mra, DANIEL T. form the body swaying exercise?” Rody swaying to reduce the wal and abdomen, stimulate the action the eluate) liver and aid tn ove coming constipation, indigestion and Intestinal gases, Ie not a sovero ex orcise and may be practiced by be: ginaers, This moveinont combines @ valuabie one for the dvuble chin, Take your position with the foot about eiehteen Inches apart, and «rasp the wand firmly at either end with both fuere seeme to be @ great deal of fuss ubout nothing in particular,” he remarked, “What's up? "Up!" repeated = Mr, Davidson. rything’s up! You're alive!” 1 hope 30." “Wee-we thought you were mur- dered," faltered Polly, finding spoeoh. “Koneatly? What put t idea rte your head? For answer, Mr, Davideom pointed aw bniy at the stout young man in the wir. “iiello, Bobi" said Billy Kellogs ily "You ooulda’t duck it~ prisoner shook his heitd miser- ‘Tile nephew ebuckled 14 he grosted. vo with a handshake, all right" he assured bis #8 a friead of nune- aw was hanging, vt introduce me Unole master of the house gulped, ined the ceremony In & De- ctury wile To~ lant he urrived #t iowallnd, nephew, Billy Kellog” be aud per wildvred und pert ward thi ly amely. * Ko-alind bowed almost ImperceD- po; } Of studied toly.. ‘Phe former boatman hor with a whimsical glance. “iwWe've met” before, Mise bale niers,” he said, bowing “ believe go." ane answered briefly, 1d Keliony, turning to bis Tve had the bonor o a rving Mise Chatmers at edd thnas within the few Gaye \hy, hello, Reggie!” For the first ume he appeared to ovwerve Reginald Willams, who had b Watching the acene in dumb \ageruent bil inedogg! he exclaimed, “You ivan ty tell ine that yoo were" + grinwed, need to intro. Daviésoa. Hily Wuuked wy 4 coldly. “No, you don't need ton be agreed. “Now explain yourse! orders. Mr. PDavicson peremptorily, “When a you quit New York?* rm javen t been there, Uncle Henry,” “You haven't been at work-—at allt Not ac the bunking game, You nes, Uncle Heary,” be went on, "i wasn't toot | minded banking 60 much as the fact that 1 bated to go away and leave this crook here with ten thousand dollare of perfectly good smponey."’ He nodded toward Morton, “Croon!” echoed Mr, Davidson. ‘Bure! Did you think I wasn't wise? I apew It Lie very night he trimmed ys But he was your guest ip our heuse; so what could 1 1 Tknew becn bunoved the minute I thought ning ovar, So 1 didn't propose to ay Gad leave him on the job. dod to suck ground and take « ” tng it back,” on was iinperturbable 1 got dt back,” added Billy nuy, with @ feeting look at don turned upon the Eng’ Sa ahaa questioning whe om omen glance Besdaiee 1 “1 introduced him to poker,” @x- plained billy. jot different from me, work. He likes to Billy glanced again at Rosalind, but In tact, be bas to work. Just her {woe was averted from him, introduced—him!" eried hig unele, about the tine you sulpped me off to “And, Morton, I'm surprised at you,” “Inuoduced Mortun to poker? Why, Hastings & Match--or Uiougit you continued Mr. Davidson, “If you you young cub, he piayed poker be- diad—1 heard from Hob, He needed te Feally kuew him, why dida't you tall fore you were out of kavepreeohes!" & job. So L gave him mine, | sent me But—don’t you anet—t: It was the turn of the young maa lin the lettw aud the full directions tu white Qannels to stare, And LT undersuad he's done me credit, “tHe kouwe more poker In & minute tov.” than you do in & montn,” swid Mr, Duvidson contemptuously. "Me eate {tl And as for being @ croow he happens to pe the Eneti mwa flea tin of the Fifty “Um—aht wou a have Deen hardly sporting. Oh, not 9 bit!" “And you deliberately lot me go on makiog @ fool of myself!" The Engtinhian shrugged. “And it was you who sent the ous- toma men to look up Morton, I sup- pore,” added Mr. Duvideon, turning again to hia nephew, “Cin sorry I did that; tt was just Is this true?’ demanded Mr. Davidaon, glaring at the captive. » young iad podded, ‘hen way aiua’t you say sot suse 1 swore iin to eacreey,” ned dilly. “L told Bop not t vounni t Kave the word, And wok by eet Wout thiale “4 palit of young foola—and an tinpulne. T only wanted to bother 1 at bridse, to you? d Unele Henry heat- him some." ; (nele Henry made an exasperates Hilly Keil ra. ‘Go eee Mrhete at model young | "Woll, you're dingraced, and eo ato for,” said U neadaa me you ve sald 60 he growled, “You're a worse a aaboncat “| you were ao proud of Be*preracea than I believed, You've ca ate ht proud the nows around, niaie & fool out of everybody, Includ- . Davidson gave bis nephew « * Chalmers, who I understand been elaploying you.” silind looked up from the book shook her head. here and akin you alive Kv0d excuse to send you told him to trim you for a as luolt. he “Ant now T understand why you — lt ant were deaf and dumb to ma,” blurted come if he could, And you é cegis Wilts with « shee, “uly didn't make @ fool out of you, Morton?" tus id. The Engiishinan shrugged im # seo, Regge and I are old outman blinked, 3 way marked Billy, "I knew het knew him from the it was strictly a matter of bust- never recogulge me in my oif rig and added. “in fact, I've known nesn between Morton and myself, with the beard: but I ditn't dare good while, But although You were to get your money back @t speak to him. So J played dummy.” it wasn't vory considerate of the end of 1 your—tf you behaved turned an inquiring glance ‘ aay anything be Why, he teld me tt Was as easy us apor nd ‘ F the mame reasoo taking a saucer of ilk away trom @ w a dummy wheo you hired {0 Mr. Morton gave, It hardly blind kitten! him?" he tnquired, seemed sporting.” have 4 mean that you h other all the tt Rosalind sniityd ant made o motion or head. to gitract t Billy, She n't tell that? b othe . ™ orieg not Waat bim to wise the smile, Nreatene citantrophe, & turing from one to the othe eae ee mee mn Pein iroken by @ laush from Bily , "All the time,” aonfirmed Lilly: nd now explain where you've & “Why, I've known Roraliad wince she deen,” commer Unele Henry ry, Vive heen having a lot of fun,” ¥u* & tomboy And—aod climbed qachen ie a crastkuan’ ety rked up os callnd flunhed, but ahe nodded t was Interpreted as a contts i ¥ the night, | of course I di we mado ase hh wh so L kept A i 4 , ‘, » Ia 4 7 sland and then elk” Gemanded Mr, Devidson. s ww im giad they're Meungn a oa nanan’ Uenat amet puke to a subbad hia nin. teuderts tell the polloe when they v« j aN nee ravers onouanl 2 Try to bead ‘em olf,” sugresto’ looked around fo: ething tO do. * ne hours accepted Cream Rap R, Poe eon ee 1 might bave shot. you Mation ead moves toward toe bons pay f bad mo! fA for Ge you know that? And-—-and who telephone inatru- Pp. 1 ey al . “d War tt teat heiped you out?" meant the bel a seh ar “Helped me out?” repeated Billy, “Well? he asked, receiver at eee a innocent stare and @ wrink Dis ear, “Yes, Davideon thecal 5 { the forehoad, “low do you What? Bay it again. Richardson? You meun the And ir Wro— Oh, yea. I understand —yer ; video * a hin “The other boat—the fellow who “Oh, certainty! Tvl be all right “You only thought | Was @ burglar,” nd Billy, “L Just dropped in 4 then when | needed any- Glad you got him. Congratulations! Yeh—finel All—right!” replaced the tnatrument on the urded you and got your engin or Davidson suddenly recollected the prisoner, who sat In the chatr, “Who's that, then?” he demanded. “Oh, he's Hob Murray.” “And who tn blares’-- “An old friend You I wont to oolleze together he explained, “Thoy logiee for bothering other day, They've gol norted Waa sored: Morton hetr man! whot" Vellow thats been emugsriing 4 monda, Got him with th on hour ago, A chap na rating and Billy & been young man.” pany, ungod awitt Another Craig Kennedy Story THE DEATH THOUGHT By ARTHUR B, REEVE Begins in The Evening World October 16 hy, that's the mon thoy thought H avy cried Poly | pation, be wasn't, He was just @ ate Unele Henry had turned to the lor." y, he used to hire your phone to wo eifert to head off Une ‘ell, L suppose we may as well be back,” observed Mr, Witherbea, @ dvesn’t seom (o be anything more te Lad oul” That reminded Polly. “But the bracelet!” ahe exclaimed, “Rosalind! How in the world" Rosalind had disappeared. CHAPTER XXIV, RUST Billy Kellogg to fin¢ her! He did, 6he wae down in the bont-houea, trying to smash & padiock that detained one of Mr. Davidson's skiff. There was BO doubt she was tremendously anzious to leave the island, Hhe lwoked up at him, “Please untusten the skiff” she eat, “What fort “I--1 wish it I'm going home* “lo @ skit ue inet hia glance with @ Gash of ber old diadain, “lll wo If 1 have to wim,” she sald “Haven't I yadergooe enough? “Why not play the hand out? Rosilind’s eyes queationed him, “L mean, why pot resume the age-—for Ogdensburg?" Be Kuoped- “Certainly; why nott Sa Khe rallied wiftly from the shook opomal, “1 think you forget who watd at —please walt! "il ent out the trip to Omden: I ace you're hot ready for that fyet’ Tin filing « claim. Rosalind’s nineteon(h-or waa tt the elgiitoenth, or tweotieth?- proposal bewilde her. “So remember! Tt stands this way: I love you, and some day I'm going to marry you I'll wait--but I woa't quit.” There wae @ moment of allence. Than Kollogg spoks with bla old vet Yes, I aald, let's noo If We oan get the ft loose, You want to get over to Witherbee's af goon wa ponatl 1 waess. Your gown tn't dry yer" Rosalind ne She watehed him as be furnbled with the padiock. She n that somerning ex. appening te her, woe loving hor mors, The pad- ia band, and he ad Chi se in the akitt hop tn, he sata shortly, Ronalind drew buck @ step. “Tob & ordered to do thing om your pardon, u mean to aak, of cours ein a”: certainiy.* at'n bh r," aha sald aoft ne mantly. Rosalind! “Lid you Uc: RCOME' CONSTI> | f Lon |*Wiil you ploase explain how to per. | 2 teeth Tt Vermin can be removed from the bend by applying tincture of larkapat not larkapur seeds. Apply it . | erousiy and th the Mead fa"s towel overnight. Then give @ com- Dlete raainpue, Repeat after twenty-four hours. Absolute cloaniiness, bruching the teeth after : keep then etean, meal, wiil often, eg it destroys the \{Household Economies. ' By Aridre Dupont. Economising in the Plumber's Bil. ING fe more extravagant than letting the plumbing in your home get out of order. The health of the family depends In a large measure on having the plumbing In perfect condition, for @efective drain pipes bring all sorte ef dis- eases Ip their train, Now, in order to save plumbers bills, tt ie necessary to use @ little care, No system ef pipes ever de- will long keep In working condt- tlon unless they are properly treated. Nothing should ever enter the pipes wuch waste as they are in- teuded to carry off, Don't throw tea leaves, coffee Brounds or bits of food in the sink, for these things are apt to lodge im the trap and become the nucleus of @ »topping piace for other articles which will grow bigger every day until the pipe is elowed and the plumber has to be ont for, And even if not enough refuse gois through the strainer tn the sink to do this, there may be wultiolent to lodge in the crevice of the trap and decay, forme ing acide that eat into the pipo aad eventually open a way for & lek. Don't wash very sandy veguibles directly under the faucet in the kitohon sink, but frat put them in ® pan and cover well with water, Rinse un around in Chis for @ moment or two &od then set the pan aside for & tow minutes until the w: aottios, You can then pour It off at the top and find the bottom of the pan full of mand and gravel, which can be put in the gurbage pall aad save your pipes a Kreat deal of wear and tear, Vile prelunisary washlog will onl take @ minule or two m @aye many dollars in Don't pour liquid grease into the sink, but Into the garbuwe pall. Grease ruins plumolng, as it hardens almost at voce and forms @ solld rim all around the ole “in winount of really ec flushes the kitchen sink once cape of & In this way. exuct proportiona of ths pn do not matter very must © as your water Is boiling ana ‘you use plenty of washing soda, ‘This will keep the sink drain cl 4 jeweet and free from disease germs Jand plumbing bills, Fiush ail atativoary wash basing in the same way once @ month or, better, every fortnught, And Mush the tollets every week, Do not empty the tank tminewiately, but let the solu. p tor Often or o throw wisps of stches or sweepings from aty burnt 4 carpet Into the toilet means aud expense hefore long, for invent that things with. ort Ag a sent. ‘lon it {9 well to flush the six wooks with chloride of " yon are building a new house it ia beat ‘tin lead pipes, They are the mog ynsive, hut they wear the \ wha foaret picern are more contly in the end, bring puabere bile | t eceieemeneeeeeen een which tn time . 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