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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1919)
2 THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 21, 1919. WHY SO w rUKTT I first came to England I noticed that there were many well-to-do bachelor and I asked fcome of them why they had never mar ried. They said that no woman had just strode their fancy. In England there are a million more marriageable women than there are marriageable- men; so I thought: "Why so many bachelors, who wonld make splendid husbands and fathers If they were snared?" I I noticed that with the prevailing Btyle of dress women showed all of their necks and much of their chests, and that most of them were not plump, oat rather scrawny. Some of these rather thin women toM mo that it was the fashion in England for women to be thfcai they said that Englishmen did not admire plump women. . I said "this is where these women are mistaken, and this is the reason that there are so many eligible bachelors among a great abundance of single women." ! One day a very intelligent, ptrre minded actress of more than 30 years, 1 In discussing this question with me, frankly said that she wanted to get married, but no man whom a he would accept had ever tried to woo hex. I said a "I beOev that you. would get the kind of husband that you would like if you Cleaned up a little and filled in. the hol low places in your neck. Well, the result of our talk- was that Z agreed to take her in hand and give her a special treatment that I felt would surely produce the desired result. X said: "Put yourself in my tare. Follow my directions and in six months you will have an offer of marriage that you will he glad to accept." She came to London and took, my cure tor spinsterhood. I I arranged with some friends who .had their own home, and I cooked spe cial meals for my temporary ward. These meals consisted of the American pancakes; a batter of a quart of wheat flour, one egg, a pint of milk well .beaten together, fried in butter in a hot pan, and served hot right off the lire. These cakes with American bacon for breakfast, cooked as my mother cooked it in old New England when was a boy, are delicious. I cut salty bacon into thin strips, trimmed off the rind and inner edges, soaked it in cold water overnight, dried it in a kitchen towel and then fried it crisp. The more crisp, the more de 3icious the more appetizing and more nourishing. The British cooks are not accustomed to take any trouble in preparing bacon. They are used to handling only mild cured bacon; as a consequence they never trim it off and seldom soak and dry it. Their method of cooking it is never to crisp it, and they rarely do more than merely make it hot through, cnnsemiently ft is not tasty and not jBlgestfble. Another dish that I used is American canned baked beans, thoroughly cooked - 5, bachelors who would I- style of dress women showed fashion in Knglsnd for women to so many eligible bachelors among MANY American Writer Now Living in for Male Sex to Scrawny Necks - - -v 0 make splendid husbands and fathers U . ' ' ' I '::':, ....- .v. ' t J nil of their necks and much of thrJr chests, and that most sf then were not plump, Dst rsxser . , " V7 " . " , be thin; they said that Englishmen did not admire plump women. The author believes this Is where these women are mistaken, and this Is the reason tast taeresre a great abundance of single women. His prescription, is a carefully selected diet aad habits which tend to develop plumpness, believing that the latter 1 most sppesl- BACHELORS? ABE THE GIRLS TOO THIJSf? n they were snaredt The entsor answers J.' England Attributes Wdmeris Lack and General Lack of Plumpness ran r i 4 t. V --" - this snesrion hy artvin his own opinions based on observation tnnt with the of Attraction By judge Henry Hen In order to are the kind of kOBbaad that any woman would like she must flesh up a Utile end fill la the hol low places la her seek. with bacon. I had .five strips of salt bacon cut into very small pieces and fried until nearly all the fat was cooked out. Then I added a large can of baked beans and stirred until all the fat was cooked into the beans. I served these hot with the American pancakes for lunch. Next for dinner I provided the white meat of the breasts of fat chickens. well roasted: those were specially se I lected A salad of lettuce and green onions with an abundance of pure olive oil made up the "plumping" diet. I prescribed an extra amount of sleep. rest and no exercise except long rides on top of buses as a fresh-air stimulus. Freedom from worry and a quiet, simple life. After less than six months of this treatment my waro met a weu-to-ao bachelor; he fell in love at sight, he wooed strenuously, won In a few weeks and my ward is now at home preparing her trousseau for the wedding. A few weeks ago I told these facts to a wealthy bachelor, and he made wager with me that I could not do this over again. I selected a younger wom an, about il vears of age. and I am now giving her this same treatment designed bv me to produce plumpness ana mar ria-re. But I am afraid I will lose my wnirar. because I see signs already this very bachelor who made the wager with the time limit that my ward would not be engaged within six months, has already fallen in love with my "ward."' He has Just bought an orange grove in southern California. I think, with the intention of spending his honeymoon there. I think be is putting off his proposal of marriage until the six months Is up so that he will not only win the bet, but win the girl as welL Attractive Luncheon Dishes Always in Demand. Chopped Vea-etable Is Grlattae Toothsome Halad Onion, Peppers, Pees asd Tomstoes Ui THE hostess who entertains fre quently la always looking for new and attractive luncheon dishes. Good things to eat served in the conven tional way axe well enough for dinner parties where hungry masculines make up half the contingent of guests. But at a woman's luncheon, variety is the spice of life and the hostage to success of a clever hostess. A toothsome and engaging looking salad for a guest luncheon Is made of chopped vegetables in gelatine, frosen exactly like ice cream and served in daiirry shape with lettnce and maron- naise. A good choice of vegetables includes onions, green peppers, green peas and tomato. t7se only one-fourth the quan tity of onion to the other vegetables that you chop up, and cook and strain the tomato. Add the relatine. soaked first in cold water, a dash of vinerar. a tablespoon of lemon juice, salt, cay enne pepper and a tiny bit of horse radish. Freese like ice cream and place tu small moulds, packing in ice and salt for an hour. Serve each mould ol frozen jelly on lettuce with a generous dab of mayonnaise dressing. 'Mannish' Linen Blouses Are Not Summer Garment. Sport Modrls Find Favor and raria Sends Kxtreme Feminine Stylrs. WHEN you look for tailored morn ing blouses to wear with your smart fall sport skirt of plaid wool you will be surprised to find how many of the exclusive waists are of linen. Dur ing the past two years linen blousee were rare and very costly, for all the Irish linens were corralled by the war department for government uses es pecially for aeroplane pinions. But now Belfast is making linens for fem inine wear again and women are quick to take advantage of the happy "open season" in linens for no fabric is so dear to the feminine heart for summer wear as coo I. smooth, lustrous linen. Some of the new linen blouses for sport wear are extremely mannish and tailored in type, with link cuffs and breast pockets. Others fresh from Paris, go to the extremes of alluring femininity. They have elbow sleeves and no collars at alU and they are cut kimono fashLn with no arm seam falling as straight from the shoulders as a chemise. They come Just below the hip and a broad, soft sash is knotted around the waistline to gtv just the suggestion of a fit. Notable is a model in sand-colored linen of rather heavy weave, with bands of self-tone cluny dyed in th shade- of the linen. Another model ii of raspberry-colored linen finished around the neck opening, sleeves. edR and pockets with narrow white braid, turned over and evenly stitched. This is a delightfully easy way to finish an edRe and it is quite the fad just now. A blouse for cool mornings is of pal blue flannel with the edge done in nar row silver braid. Pearls and Coral Beads Make Pretty Necklace. Old Tress-area mt Childhood Dsjs Are Very Attractive. A RESOURCEFUL, young woman, who wanted a very smart, rathei long string of beads to wear wttb a special frock looked over her assort ment of necklaces before faring forth to spend money on an expensive neck ornament. Put away in one of hea treasure boxes she found two old neck laces of previous years. One was a short but very good string of small pearl beads, laid aside because a short, string of small beads Just encircling the throat was neither very smart nor very becoming with present style oos tumes. m The other necklace was a short string of real coral beads, a left-over from childhood days. She discovered that the small pearl beads and the coral beads were exactly the same else, and she hit upon the idea of stringing them together, a pearl bead alternating with coral bead. Quite a long loop was achieved and the gold clasp from the original coral necklace finished off the new necklace beautifully. So unusual and so distinctive Is this long string of alternating coral and pearl, and so good are the beads used. that almost everyone who sees the string comments upon it. A jeweler of note expressed his admiration of the necklace and asked the young woman where she had bought it. Yet only a little resourcefulness was needed to achieve this very attractive neck lace and not one penny did It cost Its possessor. RULES OF MARRIAGE GIVEN Kansas City Pastor Gives Matrimo nial Advice From Pulpit. KANSAS CITY. A question which presents itself at sometime in prac tically everyon e life was the subject of a sermon delivered by the Rev. Jsmes M. Powell, pastor of the Edgerton Place Baptist church. Kansas side. It was the ancient question of marriage and the pastor chose for his subject. "When, Why. Whom Should You Marry." The Rev. Mr. Powell laid these ques tions before the young men and asked them to bear them In mind when they began thinking of taking unto thema selves a wife: How are you occupied? Are you financially fixed? Are you physically fit? What has been your previous train ing? How long have you known, esch other? The qualities of a "worth while wo man" were discussed. -These qualifica tions were among those laid before ths youns; men seeking a wife; One who will not be a "dressed-ua doll" or a household drudge; who will not limit her life to the four walls of the house; who knows the need of self improvement; who lbvee progress, re finement, culture. A wife who can share adversity asd not lose her love, who can shars pros perity and not be jealous. A wife who does not nag. who can be a companion, an inspiration; whose love can lighten the shadows of failure; who can keep faith even though all men fall to doubting. A wife who can talk business with her husband and not laugh at his am bltlona A wife who can love. love on through the years in prosperity. In hardships, in adversity, in sorrow. A wife whose common sense is at least equal to or greater than her dol lars and cents. A wife who thinks more of a good name than she does of a good time. A wife who is as much concerned about how she acts as how she looka Farthingale Effect Appears. There Is a whisper of farthlngalea. Some of the Paris frocks with the new distended silhouette show a distinct suggestion of the ancient farthingale at the hip. The farthingale dates back many a century and came long, long before the hoop skirt. It made the feminine silhouette widen out almost at right angles just below a tiny, "nipped-ln" . waist line. In the effect of a bustle worn at either side. But the olden-time skirt spread outward to the floor over Its farthingale while the modern French frock spreads out only as far as the knee. Below that point one glimpses a very narrow, clinging; underskirt. 4ns-to tuo-avrfftgo mis