The evening world. Newspaper, May 20, 1922, Page 11

: pletely set. How to Make Sunday the Hardest Day in the Week By Mrs. Christine Frederick. Household Efficiency Expert—Author “Household Engineering." Copyright, 1922 (New York Evening World) by Press Publishing Co. HILE I regard Moses as a most W estimable gentleman I am very sorry that he overlooked the housewife in some of his valuable laws and rules of living. You probably re- Member that his words in the Fourth Commandment were, ‘Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all they work} but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: “in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.” In goihg over this formidable list of those to whom work was forbidden we find that while the father, son, daugh- ter, servants of both scxes, cattle and even strangers were included, noth- ing, not even a pronoun is used to re- fer to the woman, the wife of the household. Over and over again women are heard to complain that “Sunday is the hardest day in the week." This comment comes not only from women in more humble walks but also from those ot the great middle class, 96 per cent. of whom do their own house- work. Looking back of this complaint the chief’ reason for it seems to be that Sunday, while made a day of rest for other members of the family, is the day. on which mother is most overwork) cooking a ‘hearty din- ner.”" It is frequently selfishness, quite often unintentional, which makes the housemother spend the most of the Sabbath Day cooking and ‘cleaning up." There ure of course severai arguments, too patent almost, whicl show that this overworking of the mother is Unfair. First, it deprives her of a day of rest, which she should share equally with the rest of the family. Again, it generally prevents her from attending religious services im the forenoon or from sharing in the social intercourse of the usu:! Sunday programme. And still furthe: it encourages the family to think «/ Sunday more or less as a carnal glori- fication in which food and a big din- r play the most important part. One good plan which many fami- Mes are adopting is to have the Sun- day, dinner Saturday night. Since most men come home earlier on Sat- urday, they have an equal time to spend on a hearty dinner Saturday evening as they would on Sunday noon. But if this plan is not relished, two alternatives appear to assist the efficient housewife. The first is to select such a meal as can be practi- cally, prepared in advance and which will mean only a few minutes reheat- ing and serving. To carry out this idea, after the breakfast dishes are washed Sunday they, should immediately be carried back to the table and the table com- All the necessary plates may be arranged over the warming shelf of the range, tea and coffee measured into the pots, &c. Even bread may be sliced and put into the ice box, butter cut into dice and the salad itself arranged ‘on plates and put in the ice box. This werk could al] be easily accomplished by 9.30 om Sunday morning, supposing that the family had breakfast even as late as 8 o'clock. This will enable the house mother to attend a morning service at 10.39 or 11. Let us sup- pose she can return by a quarter to 1. ‘Then, even unaided, it should not take her more than twenty minutes or @ half hour at the most to put this meal in readiness, Another plan which will permit the serving of a good, hot meal without the need of the house mother’s miss- ing the morning service is that indis- pensable piece of modern equipment, the firelegs cooker. The family with, way, @ three-bole fireless cooker can have most adequate piping hot meals on -thetr return from service without deptiving the mother either of the uplift or rest of the service. Meat dishes should be placed be- ‘tween two hot “radiators,” or at least gver one. It is possible by w rangement to cook no less than six dishes in the fireless. Time and time again various friends of the author have put every bit of their Sunday dinner, except cake or fruit prepared on Saturday; into the fireless and found it all ready and appetizing on veturn from ¢hurch. ‘A last means is to train one’s fam- ily (and it can be done) into prefer- ring lighter, simpler meals on Sunday. As the husband of one friend puts it: “Why should I eat a heavy dinner tn the middle of the day on Sunday, I, nevér ¢at anything but the ‘lunch and sandwich on the One Day. of Rest for The Housekeeper SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1922. +E the Easiest Instead of Fables six other days?” And still another candid man says: “A big dinner makes me feel loggy, and I would much rather eat a lighter meal on the day when | do les#, work and save the extra frills fy:pome weekday when | need the nogrishment more.” MORAL: It’s Never Too ADY ANGELA FORBES of Lon It may tke Upnsiderable time, but it is po 6. gradually educate L don, England, one's family from heavy roasts, Says a’ man is “more danger- hot botled| gs, to the equally ous between the ages of thirty and nourishing biat'time-saving meals. In fifty the summef time especially a sub- stantial Walid, such as crab meat, sal- Than at any other time mon, beg Boe: aetaermeay with sliced “The boy of cold meat ddoked the day before, with éwenty; towever fresh fruit anda cake, also made the * day before, is surely simple. charming,”” she sighs, There are many meats which can “Will be far be prepared on Saturday with this mem | dengerons end in vigw, such as corn beef, a veal ah be 1 or beef Joat, tongue, ham, salt or when he is ten or fresh, and evén. the inevitable roast twenty years If pastry timst be the dessert, it cer- older! tainly CQ “ Why, then, “is it necessary éver to a rips a ghepe aera hiked compel the housemother to forego J Wee past is more at- her morning of rest in order to be a cooking drudge? Surely, if put to them on this basis, if no other, men would prefer the companionship of their wives, rather than an extra slice of pie! tractive than the man with a future.”” According to this philosophy, there- fore, forty may be taken as a man’s “most dangerous age''—— The peak of peril, where WHERE SPRING CALLS By Sophie Irene Loeb WOMAN sat by a window Sea rc hav alley, children, fire escapes, debris. female And gazed ou. on the sordid things below— she-heaved a sigh—a sigh of sadness. Every day for years she had looked out On this sorry scene, and bemoaned the scheme of things That found her here year after year Bitterly she read of this and that reform, And the uplift that would come some day, Perhaps with the millennium, When better homes and better umes will come For those who are depressed with the woe And ‘the struggle of existence. And she sobbed, and within her rose a feeling of indigimation ‘That all could not be cqual And all could not have the best there was to have Rebellion came from the depths of her soul. And as this woman gazed about her A stray bird rested on her sill. It chirped merrily, Then it flew down among the children And back again to her. ‘The wo pose and threw some crumbs to the wayfarer. And it ie’ closer and closer to her. And the bird with its merry chirp Was trying hard to say something to this woman, And she listened. Sigh no more, my lady,” it eried. “Don’t you know it is spring? “And I have come from afar to be here to greet it. “Don't you know that somewhere near are lovely green things? “And my comrades are filtting joyously.to and fro. “Why sit here and stare at things you cannot change “When you can be there with all the lovely joys uf Mother Earth? “And these little children, why are they not with you “To learn the glories of God-given things? “The sunshine and the flowers, “And the soothing zephyrs, “Which you can share with the richest of the rich, “And over which man has no power. “Even in the city park, it is all there, the life-giving elements “Where you may dream of better days, “Where the burden you are bearing may be lifted at least for a time.” And the bird seemed to change its color—it shone blue— As it sang its message of sprin, weight of The same message that comes to the humble It was the blucbird that knocks at every door, ‘That calls at every window, in every corner When the spring comes. Ss well as the mighty. Courtship and Marriage By Betty Vincent — Copyright, 1922 ( by Prem Why Not Look Your Best? By Doris Doscher few York Evening World) Copyright, 1922 (New York Evening World) Publishing Co. by Publishing Co. “Dear Miss Vincent: | have gone Dear Miss Doscher: out with a young man about a Can you tell me what to do to dozen times and a club to which | prevent my nose from shining? belong is going to hold a dance Powder or cream does not have that | would like to have him at- any effect on it. ANXIOUS. tend. Would you kindly advise The shiny nose is sometimes caused me whether it would be proper for by the too frequent use of soap, Try me to call him up and ask him to i insing the face occasionally with an escort me to this ce astringent and also bathe in oatmeal ‘ANXIOUS.” water. That would not be strictly conven- D. tional, and even the flapper-debutante draws a line and rather prides herself upon not having to ‘chase the fel- low Calling him up makes it all too formal. If you meet him tell him about the dance and rather give him the impression that you would like to have him escort you, but don’t write or phone. r Miss Doshi Could you give me a formula for @ good akin food? My face is very thin and the skin seems to always dry up and crack after washing. CLIFFIE K. Try the following formula. I think it is particularly adaptable for your “Dear Miss Vincent: A young man who showed me a great deal a Spermaceti of attention proposed to me and Sweet almond oi! then suddenly stopped coming to Glycerine . . ‘ ace me. Recently | received a let- Dear Miss Doscher: ter from him stating | had too many friends aud he feared that he was intruding. Miss Vincent, 1 love rly, #0 won't you please advise’ me, for | have no father or mother. “LONESOME.” “Too many friends’* is the secret which lies back of your story. Many young men feel that the girl they love is always surrounded by girl and boy chums, Better write the young man a letter and tell him that you realize you have bee:. too popular with your young friends tut that you are interested reader of column and would appreciate your advice. | am Greatly troubled with freckles, es- pecially in the summer, and would gladly welcome any recipe which would be inexpensive. WORRIED, The skin of a person suffering with freckles is usually very delicate, there- fore I do not advise you to use any- thing stronger until you have tried bathing the face in buttermilk or lemon juice willing to give them all up for him— _ HARRIET |. L.—If you send selr- or at least willing to see that he may @ddressed envelope | will be giad to have specified evenings when he may %M4 You full instructions. see you without being ‘surrounded by MRS, J. AUTZ. —- Please send others," stamped and addressed envelope. ‘ THE EVENING WORLD, for the Fair THE DANGEROUS AGE ‘By Marguerite Mooers Marshall Copyright, 1922 (New York Evening World) by Pi Publishing Co Late—to Men. susceptibilities are concerned. And yet-— The woman of forty thinks herself dangerous to men in so far as she ISN'T forty—to all appearances! What Barrie calls ‘‘a long twenty- nine” is as far as she considers she can go in this Age of the Man-Eating Flapper. Suppose she asks herself WHY man is dangerous at forty— To say nothing of fifty—and sixty? (it’s NEVER too late—to men!) The reason why the mature man gets away with the Romeo stuff— There really is a lesson for women in this— Is sheer, NERVE! And if there's one characteristic for which the robbed and tortured female victims of beauty parlors should ad- mire the opposite sex, It's that same quality of NERVE! ‘There is no man Who views with harrowing anxiety the first faint beginnings of crows’ feet, Who peers into his mirror, appre- hensively, lest he perceive @ line cor- igating the smoothness of his marble brow, Who makes a tragedy of his first gray hair, Who “views with alarm" an extra pound or two in the vicinity of his waistline. It simply male creature That the loss of his wife's love will accompany the loss of his Apollo-like contour! Oh, of course, he plays golf and— sometimes—watches his diet, But that’s because he has been frightened by his doctor—not by his beauty-doctor. Is there ever a Shining Dome who feels himself disqualified thereby for seeking the smiles of youth and beauty from the fastness of Ball- Headed Row? The woman of forty hedges, evades, camoufiages, Forgets the number of her birth- days—trusts devoutly that everybody else forgets them, Spends her days and nights— Particularly her nights (shaded candles are so kind)— In trying to look ten years younger. ‘That's why all the fashions nowa- days are for YOUNG women— There isn’t any other kind! The MAN of forty admits promptly, Then dust!” When he was twenty he had, per- haps, a certain lingering, boyish dit- fidence, A faint realization that he might not be irresistible At all times, girls! No such inferiority complex cramps the style of the man of forty. He KNOWS better! Moreover, he has had plenty of ex- perience. The reason why women love the man with a past Is not for the sake of the past itself, but for what it has taught him Of diplomacy, of suavity, of the technique of love-making. For the forty-year-older constantly Intimates, insinuates, whispers in our ear ‘That these are his acquired charac- teristics. He is SUCH a good press agent, Such a perfect self-advertiser! Moreover, the man of forty has public opinion on the side of his ro- mances; When he marries a girl of twenty, nobody even hints that it's an un- suitable match. Although, when the cases are re- versed ‘‘cradle-robber"’ is the mildest thing they call the woman. Tt amounts to thi the man of forty is proudly convinced, and so has convinced the world, That with all his years she'll love him still. For he isn't OLD—he's just in the Prime of life! And when the woman of forty is as little ashamed of it as the man— ‘When she is as proud as he of the intensity, intelligence, sophistication tende} tolerance, humor, pa tience, generosity and SENSE The years have brought— When she is as conscious that, be- side her, youth is green fruit to set the teeth on edge— ‘Then of her, too, they will say superb, supérabundant never OCCURS to the it— he says, “Now watch my all places—TO al) "The GIRL of twenty, however charming, ‘Will be far more dangerous when she is twenty years older!’* Just as soon as woman courage of her birthdays All the world will admit that forty Is “the most dangerous age’ [or BOTH men and women— For it IS, you know! has the ae ‘arg ie my y° =. fy, _sRuntee il ABN al aN aie /oWwiTa ) \ PLEASURE a YOu RE GENEP 25S \ WITH YO) To-Day in United States History The first Secretary of the United States Navy was Benjamin Stoddert, appointed by President John Adams 124 years ago to- day, May 20, 1798. A native of Maryland, he served in the Continental Army as a Captain of cavalry. He died in 1813, having held the naval portfolio under both Adams and Jefferson. By Maurice Ketten I LIKE To HELP FRIENDS IN NEED WHATEVER ~ YOU CAN AY LET NE HAVE AME 76 NE .. (Sx-/ / HAVEN'T AN “MARGIR”’ By Caroline Crawford —————— Copyright, 1922 (New York Evening World) by Press Publishing Co. The Love Story of a New York Working Girl. up, MAISIE SAVES THE DAY. ITH Willis Channing's proposal before her and a keen desire to know how Frank Spafford felt toward her, Margie welcomed the ringing of the bell. Willis was wait- ing for an answer. He wanted to know whether she loved him or not. He was impulsive and did not wish to be kept waltiig any longer. Then that blessed bell! Margie flew to the door feeling like @ bird released from a cage. She really did care for Channing and she knew he was an excellent type of man, but her heart—all her girlhood ide: —cried for Spafford. She knew she loved Spafford, that it was not just a case of respect and realizing he was splendid man'’—it was a case of absolute love. Half hopefully, yet fearing to be too optimistic, she opened the door rather expecting to see Spafford. Despite her poise and girlhood dignity she knew she would throw herself into his arms, she had been under such a nervous strain, She could almost hear herself say, ‘So you have come at last!"’ But she did not find Spafford there. Maisie Lee and her “‘steady,"’ Clar- ence Wimple, beamed upon her in- stead. Margie held out both hands to them, for at least they had saved the day. Now she would not have to give ner answer to Channing “Have you met my chum, my fel- salesgiri?” asked Margie, all smiles, a8 she led Maisie and the foorwalker into the living room. Channing, I think you saw Maisie at the glove counter the day I —we met.” “He didn't any one but you," interposed Maisi who always liked Channing because he was impulsive and what she termed “a live wire.” “That's right,” seconded Channing, “I didn't see any one but Margie. And low her widewed mother by working & fellow salengirl. Margle ‘will come along and live dreams work out, 1 never will see any one but Margie.” “There's a compliment for you,” laughed Maisie, “I'll say I wish Clar- ence, over there, could hand them out like that." The floorwalker blushed at his sudden coming into the limelight, then added: “Oh, I am only good at say- ing, ‘Walk this way, lady,’ and, be- leve me, after you have answered a million feminine questions every day reams up to in regard to ‘Where's the spool of o! thread counter? ‘Which way to the babies’ bonnets?’ ‘Where will I find the glove counter?’ you don’t feel muoh {ike making compliments, no, sir, not even to your best girl, “Righto!" chirped Maisie, who was trying to be the life of the party. “But you oan eee, Margie dear, that any one who is as glib with his tongue at describing the women shopping can make @ compliment if he wants to. “Lookat! she held forth her en- gagement finger and 4 solitaire dia- mond flashed blue and red, much to her pleasure, “Why don't you get Margie one, Mr. Channing? I'll bet you could buy one with a check from Just one of your stories.’’ “Well, I won't say that," laughed Channing, pleased at her confidence in him, “but I have just been persuad- ing Margie to say ‘Yes’ and of course we could get a ring the first thing to- morrow morning.”’ Margie blushed but suppressed a slight little giggle, for Maisie had saved her from absolutely turning Channing down. She was not the type of girl to wed one man because couldn't get the man she really loved. But she really did like Chan- ning. If she had not met Spafford she knew she would have considered him her Prince Charming and been very happy with him. But she had met Spafford and they had talked of love. She believed he loved her and she must know definitely how great that love was. She must know how he felt toward her, now that Maisie had told him she loved him. It he were not true to her, if he did not love her and intended to marry some- one else, things might be different. But how long would he keep her guessing? Monday—A Desperate Chance, The Jarr Family By Roy L. McCardell Copyright, 1922, (New York Evening World) by Press Publishing Co. 77 OW you take your feet right out of that window!"' said Mrs, Jarr teatily, “I gm sure they are not exactly the kind of an ornament the neighbors care to see. T am nearly dead dusting and cleaning and taking up rugs this whole day long. I think I'll a Gertrude out to get something nice and light for supper."’ “I noticed there is young lettuce in the stores,’ said Mr. r. “Tell Gertrude to get some lettuce and tomatoes and make @ nice salad with French dressing.’ “I was thinking of having cottage cheese with thick cream and chopped and strawberries for des- said Mrs, Jarr in her kind- lest tones, for at the mention of a nice light pupper Mr. Jarr had taken his feet out of the window like a good husband, Then Mrs. Jarr got Mr. Jarr to move the plano for her, while she put back the parlor rug, and then he fetched the step-ladder and hung up the pictures that had been taken down to be dusted. After this he was all alacrity when Mra. Jarr asked him if he would mind going up on the roof and giving the dining room rugs a good beating, and also the bedroom rug, and then bring them down, and then the lace curtains that were up there drying on a Random Facts HE manufacture has been begun T in New Zealand of a flour mad from the lean meat of shcep and cattle, treated by a process that removes all but less than 8 per cent of water. Sixty reindeer have been imported from Norway to northern Michigan in connection with an attempt to raise the animals in the United States Success has attended experiments in Madagascar in the use of sptd web as a silk substitu A Swiss town Is populated solely by women, who carry en an extensive dairying business, Radiophone equipment is being built into @ number of residences in Philadelphia along with other con- veniences by @ real «state operator. stretcher. Then she changed this order and asked him to bring down the lace curtains first before he beat the dust out of the rugs, as the 4 would only soil the curtains if they were not first brought down. After Mr. Jarr had finished all this work and had bathed, to remove the dust that he had beaten out of the rugs on to his perspirips person, Ger- trude, the maid, annouced that supper was ready. Mr. Jarr was at the table first-of all the family. ‘We've only got liver and bacon for supper, papa,”’ said Mrs. Jarr sweetly “wi you were on the roof beating the rugs, Gertrude and I thought we might as well finish all the spring cleaning by scrubbing the kitchen, $0 neither she nor I had time to go out to the stores."” “"What—what—what were you talk- ing about cottage cheese with cream and chives, and young onions, and to- mato and lettuce salad, and strawber- ries for, then?"’ stammered the dis- “Why, I was thinking how nic they'd be,” replied Mrs. Jarr, ‘‘but, 1 tell you, we were all too busy to go out for them.’* Mr, Jarr groaned, his back was atil! beating, but he and sald no word Whother life is worth living all de- pends upon the liver. New Inventions invented that enable a man to pull his shirt sleeves above his elbows without unbuttoning the chffs. F “inventea cuff links have been A library of moderate size can be carried in @ man's pocket by the in vention of a method for photographi cally reducing typewritten matter and reading it through a magnifying slass. A German inventor's cooking uten- sil has a loose convex plate in the bottom intended to distribute the heat, break steam bubbles and vent liquids boiling over. An all glass mall box for residence use has been designed to insure that letters placed in it will not be ove, looked. A new fireless cooker utilizes the steam from a posting ra@iator.