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THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 21, 1919.
WHY SO
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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
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bachelors who would
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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-
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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.
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