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By Maurice Ketten If You’d Be ‘‘Taller’’ ——- Just Follow These sition Si ce ; Simple Rules YB AccUNULATES ] rar “en ener elt: Height Sometimes Can Be Increased an Inch Just by Stand- | =—\ ing and Sitting Correctly—Right Exercise Straight- \ Short. or Long Skirts- What Is the Verdict 5 Of New York Women « “SHORT—BUT NOT TOO SHORT” That Seems to Be the Opinion of Most of the Girls.and Women Who Have Written to The Evening World— Average Choice Ranges From 9 to 12 Inches Above the Ground. right, 192. ero FOR ‘renin World By Preto Put. Co. Can You Beat It! , WE PUT ALL CHE ( SUNK IN STORAGE HAT HAVE You ee Warn AU. Sun 2 LOOKS BARE ens and Lirhbers Spine. By Doris Doscher, , 22 (New York Evening World) by the Prece Publishing Company. ANY requests have come to me these resulta, Special exercises will M tet for porte waWG thoventie > !o be engaged in ually if you hate wish lo see any resulta whatever, 1 Paria to dictate the styles for the he heleit. Twill take this. “ivy chinnine the bar, fehape ieiade ry tetate the c opportunity to make the subject « ways come plac t , even By Margery Wells. AWAHBAH GI T Guincho: arueee f f ays come place in the home, * Coprright, 1922 (New York Evening World) r y ican girls are more independent, ‘en PA ve ysteariid “— he most ‘finer and emerter that the French ettere pile in, And the most girl, So why not the American of them are for chort ckirts! # girl dictate the atyles to the Bifhdiy they ery fer short, French girl? |fhort, shorter, No, they really don't "My tdeaof the ckirt lensth is about [So‘quite that, for mnostiof the girls do jee Inches from the round, How admit that they iike ‘them “not too | wan a burn Amesinan g :short.”” Bul, beyond any questionin 7 they are goilfe to keep them there little plainé® to those of yout who are if it w only on the top of the duor K & jamb, that is strong enough to aup- port your weight, This ix the best method to strengthen the spine and of stature. stretch the arms at the came time. The prophet said After yeu have become more adept ra at the chinsine ou wilt be able to of old And swing backward and forwacd and in which of you with fact do quite a few “stunts.” taking thought All of there thinge inerease your ight, because they pince the weight pair because of your shortness ue lees ames demas e a STorAgE 14 How Da You = = MUCH BETTER ) THAN Wied PRETTY MARL LIKE QUR PLACE (Now Pe IT WAS SO ) can add to bie STUFF We : Mn < oD DED | a of the body differently than while you 0 e OW Any AR a whan ‘ 4 OS OW DE stature e el are sitting or standing. So if you ate nite aie 1 if they know any May a mere nan are into the STORED. in — : 3 / oe Z f pity? the envious of the long, slender lines ny . yi 3 : Which are 20 otylish you wilt hi Many of" the letters contain onlY SHOULD A WOMAN’S FIGURE WAS NOTHING cra sou ean nag £1" UP O8UF nopligent way" of ating one sentence. It is this or words to this effect: 1 want them short.” DETERMINE THE LENGTH ‘These girls simply will not argue the >| “omatter. ‘They state their point and OF HER SIRT? that ts all thd ts to it. They have . every intention, !t would seem, of This question has been raised sticking right there on that platform. i" many of the letters received by ‘Then some of the more explicit and Miss Wells. The drawings. be- detailed Jetters are quoted below, elles Mit) how tong ane re ome Skirt’ appear on stout, thin, ta’ ey are taken up just as they conv id short women. What is Your sive up yeur negligent way of sitting or walking. A straight spine means at least an inch to good health and mental alertness ap bf, | ( your height if you obey the fret Inw Well bey splendid foundation for the of posture, which is keeping the body "*¥ fll gown. \ . properly balanced while sitting or f\ aN The Jarr that you can add Bur JUNK Not only does a round back give an impression of lack of height, tt ta true ° ORE eret a eee ‘ / that your height ts actuall shorter EF ] ‘long skirts left out. We gave the verdict? Beisie aml . ‘long’? advocates the floor vesterda that supports the vertebrae. A study k by the compression of th 1 N. By Roy L. McCardell 1 Which the spinal column Copyright, 122, (New Tork Bvening World) In constructed —its wonderful mechan: Pak psi Publishing Co. —* 2 Mr. Jarr and Mr. Jenkins nd power -o ve 1 W — wl = ism and power of movement—wi were walking from the depot Coo ee Nee 19 » WITH THE) “Dey Mise Wells: Y , would be a great pity if women YY -t back to long skirts on the street sey are unsanita uncomfortable nd uneafe.. They consume pounds of energy. To walk In thom is like walk / ing hobbled. “If there are any men left who approve them, let them be con- of the way In show yor that a great deal WE POT IT IN STORAGE quick i the delightful suburban can be done if you learn to Keep every town of Eust Malaria, their respective \] DON'T SEE / MY PHOTO Y ) Va demned to walking in long skirts for two weeks—walking against wind, in rain_and slush, up and wn ateps. They will be cured: ‘A long skirt is also heavier than it need be. TI once wore a skirt which weighed eight pounds and 1 wan cer- WITH THE OTHE \ ON THEN MANTEL Jy tion in relation to the others and the cartilage between them pliable, and with the same elasticity that you have when you arise in the morning Did you know What you are fully an inch talley in the morning than you are at night? This may surpriao vo hut ft is trae neverthe- settling during the me le There day, and at " ured you weld find thht this traction between the vertebrae lesnened your hetght fally an ineh. But tn ihe morning, after your night's h Iaber, you are your full height. Thia is alsd one of the rea- sons why you awaken “full of pep” ready for the day's toil, So you see st keeping your spine properly siretohed vitally affects sou mentally 1» weil as physically More than standing and sitting i vt ye © JUNK | \ vertebra in the spine in proper posi- wives and the two Misses Cackleberry of Philadelphia impatiently waited for them at the-Jenkins cottage, or villa whichever one chooses to call it. Mrs. Jarre and Mra. Jenkins were wondering what was keeping their husbands, and the two Misses Cackle- berry were looking out of the front window and wondering if there were any eligible young men in the vicinity, “According to what T can Jeara, Irene,"' whispered the younger of the two girls, “these suburban towns are all right to také a husband to after you gec him, but you'll never get one here.” At another time, the gidest Miss Cackleberry might bave answered in her usual sisterly manner: “Oh, abut up! You make me tired.” But oppressed by the loneliness: of the place, she only moaned, “Oh, dear, we injght as well have gone. home to Philadelphia as to have come out to correctly Is necersary to. achieve ‘ ‘ Their Dark Cloud Had a Real | Maxim Aide Modern Maid | Silver Lining of Romance pynisit, 182 (New Yerk Evening World) by the, Press Publiahing Company this desolate place,’ “Tere comes 4 man!" eried Gladys Cackleberry, looking up Forest Crag Avenue, which had mm recently, made over jJnto an automobile con- course at the expenaé of ten barrels vf coal tar to the contractor, and an issue of $60,000 worth of street pav- ing bonds to the Bast Malaria tax- payers. in In bootlegging love, as wn bootlegging whiskey, @en pay the highest Jarry “A man with whiskers, a set of whiskers,” the Cackleberry girl ex- plained ‘Weil, why do you look a0 diseour- aged at seeing a beaver, as you call and becoming ary? * Mrs. Fila Miller, 47, Found Bassas . 3H is Mm the happily mated woman a certain arrogance h z : a: 5 { she need not Sympathy Ripening Into Love mart tea palceue ene Neclie 4. I makes it impossjole for her really to aympathfe with her ji mpathy Ripening Into Love shorten hers when she goes to buy forsaken sisters. She tan't help feeling that what has happenou to That Brought New Happines the long ones. Let insist that them is somel.ow their fault, and she fails to recognize that what has hay aii the dealer must shorten them or she q The elder sister. gnzed eagerly ; * the direction indicated. ©Pshaw!'"* ; Ave nie tas tae he Te mb ae : £2 " j Brought Together by Bereave- she cried, “It's a beaver!” ives, receive the poorest quality, run the. gravest risks—anc : rs . is in tus sent short styles pve he 2 i a 1 8 meni, Robert McCauley, 81, ar What is a beaver?” asked Mrs, for the te. at they are beautiful keep light on doing : F pened to HER may be « piece of stupendous luck! u him?" Mrs, Jenkins inquired. Will not buy, and he will do it. Also —— E Ba lsu Hey tieceue morn lise A! Ceevee SS ainrecane let her and her friends go shopping. Love, sings the poet, “isthe star {Jo every wander and Mrs. Ella Miler of Balt Appts tecleeact re A, taarer , say a dozen of them, visit the various ing bark,” and he might lave added’ that marriaze is more know that this ae song in true be hati haat gy eins atid alores one after the other, and just the anehor-which’ keeps the bark stuck (a the min Roth were suddenly bereaved of the bein regime Biante oe Saou give the lespersons tu unde and > i hetter halves and both went t a due period of mourning togetlier be fore they realized that th v ing lay in marriage for ther long, golden future ali beaver afoot. When a beaver ts in an automobile, it may be a doctor or even a broker or banker; but when you see a beaver walking around, you can be sure it Is of no importance.’* that they will Hot buy the long skirts and you can just wager that when * the managers learn at the end of the day how m: les were lost on ac- count of the | h of the shifts: they Of course it is unfair for a young man to ask » gil fo give up her career for his sake—only whut she sous tan a “career” often seems to him merely a dull, ind paid, blind-alley job! wii cull a bait on the long-ekirt aes hesin aE (der cuties. Mrs. J 8, « vement I$." : . ; derby hot came near the house with moveme 3.8.0. "You are SO worshipped!” sighed Venus to Baccus. that was fostered in a ce ss his hundle “L wonder Wie aaa » don’ © mo} i It and dan- grown a happy ulltance M Diva nies Wall Peel csa arial art pegih ee Atvaiipme nee MR. AND MRS. ROBERT V. McCAULEY. Gadgett, the society editress of the “Yhe two predominating ques OURS BS NEES: ANE * ii tet 7 Evening Intetligence, has to say about - ‘tainly not alon my misery! Other tions of the day are ‘Where to get ~~ te sai eetinebenilde an: , ch other at the cemater Tre- some white roses down. and Mr, M ur visiting m * women had the same sort of garments. Goole and ‘low tone will my skle every married couple can differ amiably in matters r it Miler brought flowers Caule uid later that be thought hi As the silent and surly béaver went 5 That was when skirts were lined and wor paris soys it long. Amerienn etl 1 The veal knock-down and drag-out quarrels jinse on "| day Robards Mdbauiey sinew ‘i 1 tules’s deceased wife aa detected « Viush as she said it on his way, throwing other news- x Interlined and faced and faced usdin, wisdom alet it short! To settle questions «s whether pie at Ll BM. isa trest or a puison 1 Te : % ¢ MeCau 1 € ns for % own deceased } The old man was too full of emo- papers into other residents’ mud pud- at Women haying gore forward in com- |), umerit, [ adopted knickers Cor raat ow tone he meds sue. + band. And the kindly old widower tion to speak. Mo just stood there. dies, Mra. Jenkins fished the paper fortable clothing must not go back. guiy wear, Monevers fore then ; . Alpe Rg Been alia weeny Uften did likewise. putting a second He knew he couldn't way all the out ‘of the puddle, and attes drying pif BAR Whose courage fails them to wear the al hate mourn: 2 : ye 1 and. tek oeaal ete Pace luck ov wreath upon the grave Of things le felt. But somehaw ‘he did jt over tho gas range. turned to the healthy knickers, let me say this. Be A husband may be gone but he's not forgotten—so long as lh r a since 19 Mv Milter say # few words and th were “Swirl of Society’ column and read Mies Welle i i rife minine frienvis persist in telling her how well and happy be looked, old enough to wield ,a harms . j aye tp saacitn’ Uti dial tence 5 I-believe if the time comes whe. brief—muke and wear ‘em short, Nine Wifelsteminin: cre I) was net unul a Decoration enough tu. u this lunely couple. ax follows att 14 ; hes above face ) the other day, with “his second: hile he works, id wie, who amit tany thou of ion v) emony was performed at — ‘Another of those recherche events. ) women will throw off the yoke of be- inches ubove surfeee Graturnl), 4 0 farty-seven years. fixes up 4 ii : , 1 or of th scherche events, ing vlaven to fashion: hink of str dvive all Amemicun women ouse and likewise hums a tunc. And ! wo Feemed to oem One day M Hite home and kind friends for which Installmenta Park shows others instead of themselves, then we and o const Dr, Cepelund's* The , a tian for his money always jearets wien Ne on sundaya the two Poth. ‘bound ed m wid heaide the grave Auggeated 1 they take a honey- so much esprit of lalsser faire, was 4 will have a healthier’and better rice arcick oy kivls’ before they 4 mn-up interfere with the bargain! or St. Mary's Cemetery, where inev vf lover! one and uttered a prayer, Moor 1 ork or Ni out alle on dit to-day, whey Mrs, Jasper Jar- ef people. Wy strengthen the mule cut into any material ‘There iu sum = flowers tnon ti és With § n lisieyes he d that: but "the peopic Thought better vis Jerome Jenkins gave a tea intime and weaken the female as you Ue by cient jvuie help in the ‘B. Co and 7 a aA Tae eine Sclesacie oe iat Jeorge Miller sind’ Mis. Jane Mi ne min ¢ lave. 9 wn, Theirs was to Vdward Throckmorton Tut- pampering there heatity conteets. no female squad is required. Po ML Thive he pardon sometimes handed tv the life prisones : Caving, nena MAT wow, He stilt stood with head bowed when nota wedding of old people trying to wiler Jarr, tho noted club woman and which only make women more vain mons but always they find comfort in the |" 0"i0 some one behind him ts isuin Tt was to thent a society leader, and the debutantes 6 and eelfish? Do away with them tes ara TEN OT eReO OE Of MME CUES Mr, Meta ile © said Nan oc Pate Ut was 4 case of get- charmantes, the Misses Cackleberry, AVM and give prizes for brain#! that's There should be no queasion ha - Baur ae sae ‘ & the old wid ked tht & ‘ e nilver lin- of Philadelphia is whet ‘ws need, ‘There never will be it choice of the lengih of skirt Delicious Conserves Rt Miele marriage, the couple tndly eyes of Mra, Millet, ng Uon: the Uther side of the 1 call that © Bidely-—pevatcasdibe J any great amount of brains where the The most prejudiced agginst the Lickcas near Fe other, About fiftcer ! me to ee these on the elon \ nha el over men(-but-could-learn-nothing stuff, women allow themselves to think of short akirt whan it; Was new ganic iS ae sti awe iin plained an laid the ‘ sud Ivone Cackleberry, sneeringly, fahious so much. Fashions are all Per id He (see long ago. (tt PLUM, HOUNGR: >of ‘piigar, thite cuptuls il ater Ceee ina Une tae oh peerntreesen _ ae But Mrs. Jarr thought it was grand if right .or the stage, but we go to the hao Praryabing’ te fonomnig pe it VER two thinly sticed oranges chopped seeded raisins, two finely Of 40 was stricken with and | . and cut it out of the paper with » theatre to see shows. Why go they : aithful, ater and let slandechopped orange and a ‘smo pfu P | ittle Ec hairpin to show to Clara Mudridge- j s{ AMart and bacoming to mestly all with cod w E > died onomies . “ we can be ertained on the strvoct 4 y 7 t Smith and hee oth iT ia) MR ne A Shs ee Seared on If net carried to extremes .in ev niglits Ihimenning cook the CHopned® walntt meats. Cook u Mn, Metsauley was nearly overuome tack totem ee }Avith shows i ———__—— got back to I Mutananedine Uke reas teat women length or width. There extremes ,.,; until tenger. Put six pounds thick, whieh will require about ha with Brief for the wil who had been ee ye WR A Oe wine, Ea 4 the knickers and (bree-quarter-skjct — 2"@ Maat objection and to my slums in the kettle and cook until @n hour with Bim since the Civil War. Among S ovned beef has been boiled, cou towels would have to be In golf stockingé And low rupb-1. mind the only fault the nejghbors who came to th (82 eat nits 4 5 : i , at Tiecetiod shoes ark abe. very soneib) “MRS.OM, FM." soft, then press through sieve. Add TOMATO. ‘o offer sympathy was Mre aw be 1 on Ne ia oll Madi potlads eh Sat AX ss) outht for the business woman—mever ng., \iige weil the cooked ovanges, two pounds seed- es feria doxen toma Pai ang) Fags eae Ms ANS; can he ured f ing and ts exce inbit Alea kas la rairer icles ae long exirts, which belong to the warts “Hf am' a stenographer and simply €4 Paisins cut fne, tives gounds SURO" toes, which can easily be done by in wie wan Rien ante tine tening in bis in 1ffs, baste them together and at , basket witli the corset Feo. vapnoet bear the thought of sitting all and Jet cook until thick, probably fif- pouring hot water over them, (ut came with tempting little delicacic ail around with t abric fay Withemy skirts trailing on the teen or twenty minutes, About fifteen the flesh into small pieces and to each and a word of cheer every di mt Wa wood holder just = De “Dear Miss Wel ground. What could be more unsani- oiiiies before it ne stir in.one POUR of tomatoes tage three-fourths Bur suddenly hee visita cea dhe OT ov twine t and thickness It is wonderful to see that the tary or more uncomfortable? Amer . P ‘ of a pound of sugat. add Juice of pad work to do at. home. Mr Mille ‘ aes int then American girls tiave taken up thi nowemen, one andl, never looked ; piped nutix ‘hree oranges and four lemons. one hecame suddenly ill and in lexs than a Neve w AW sour milk, Us od Question in regard to clothes attractive a8 Uheyadid whee they half teaspoonful of cloves and 'wo weok died It was then that Mre. Mil ns hot bread = Zam Norsegian by birth and hav@* wore short vkirts. Tut is. of course GRAPE. level teaspoonfuls of cinnamon. (ook jer passed through all the wutte 1 bread m ‘ rant a) ae. eirie in, Unereny ieeualvies 1h not too short, 1 think tial the average remove the puln trotn dix pounds, Wee abtnest thick, then add two cup- end “ertrow Mh, SMetauley tad make ox ‘yihout “aanger. Burope, but | DANS not seen py a8 skirt should be ten inches from the and cook five minutes. Pyt SUB chopped seeded raising, one cup heen through. She was your f i t ovelone ? amart and good looking’ as the Amer- ground. and that is th ‘ . candied orange peel and one-half ye, however, and. perhon e he 3 ne. Hf cream e a . eve tor ve t a ¥ feast girl, the Yagkee zir! tend to wear mine all the th e remove s@eds, boil noung candied ginger, bo'h vil in, lons more easily are ewn 1 t omight he urs use it for cakes and cookies and AT Seng ot deperemnent steven: Ri » “And | do @ink it foolish for long skirts for mine! again, then add the skins, three tiny stripe. q Then these two lonely. people met r worn portion: makes good salud dressing, aon ¢ t