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The Brussels Post, 1955-08-17, Page 2e.......j.....- '...=...."..... .V.M1.1- . ..,... ,.......1 .......,,,-,--, 520 Litin.eslAltilt VANILLA ICE ''CREAM For free folder of ober deittioustedoss,vdti to* „ • Jane Atideih llorhd -67401ce beNditteht, Il 60iAbAttititti etiMi410 „ 86t :10, Moht?seit, .5 A Modern Etiquette Roberta lea 14 N IRST *at. twfuniev An Austrian psychologist whO- investigated the signatures and handwriting of 8,000 people, many of them famous, said: "You can disguise your voice, but not your handwriting. Peo- ple Who are told that large eap- ital letters are .a sign of vanity and who try to remodel their handwriting, find that in ma- Meats of emotion they go back to those bold flourishes." Commenting on Sir. Winston Churehili'fi handwriting, he Pe$ the fancy curved tails to his let-. ter y's were a sure sign of pow- erful imagination. Many famous men have writ- ten badly, Napoleon's handwrit- ing was once called the worst in. Europe, Actor Sir Henry Irving wrote so illegibly that an ex.- employe,9 of his who had secured, a lirfe or two of Irving's stage in- structions with signature ap, pended used the note for years as a free pass to a London thea, ire! Grandchester, beloved by 114Port Brooke, is atilt an unspoiled village, with its. Old Rectory and thatched roof cottages. The outskirts of Cambridge, like other districts, has Mush- melted with Councill. IleaseS, new spb-divisions and iedustrial plants, There is Very little dif- ference between it and many parts of Ontario, I am staying in a built-up area on a road be- tween Newmarket and Cam- bridge that I remember as a country road through the little village of Cherry Hinton., Today we visited a cemetery Where my sister-in-law was buried four years ago, and my brother two years ago, Part Of the cemetery hae been set aside as a cemetery for Air Force officers and men, killed during the last war. They and from all Allied countries, in- cluding Canada. Each grave is marked with a white cross bear- ' ing the crest of the country to which the officer or N.C.O. be- longed, Needless to say all the graves are well cared for with roses growing at the foot of each cross. yrky I Veer Aene Hire4 Last fall, When. My ,sweetheart was order- ed overseas,. wanted to get. Married. We bought the Wed- ding ringe (which I Paid ter) and Made arrangements with. Once priest. Then he called me up and said to forget it; he couldn't get enough time pefl, °Two weelts ago he Wrote me he wants to break cur engage.. went. I told his family, ,who couldn't believe it. Because my Parents had been ,,,helping so wonderfully with our' plans, I can't bear to tell them this. I asked him if there was, another girl and he replied No — but what could I do if there were? f'So it sounds like there is somebody , else. , I simply cannot let him go, Anne Hirst, I love him too much. I haven't looked at another man since we got engaged. I'd do anything to get him bacls, but if I admit we are through, everybody will make fun of mei Yet should I give him up? And how can I tell my parents? UNSIGNED" HE GAVE you ur • I'm afraid you will' heve to * face the bitter truth: It is not * a question of giving the young * man up; he has- broken the * engagement, and you can do * nothing but accept' it. Tell * your parents and your priest * immediately. They will be * shockede but at him, not yeti. * They will help you through. MORE DIPTHERIA rmen PIECE Guest (departing at last): "Good-bye. Hope I haven't kept you out of bed," Host (politely): "That's all right. We would have been get_ ting up soon in any case," The number of diptheria cases reported in Canada clirrib- ea to 208 last year from 132 in 195$; the first increase since 1944. BEATING THE HEAT—It may give him a tummyache, but 7- month-old Joey Jordon will at least be pool for a while. The little-citizen, is about to dig- into a huge slice of iced water- melon, a method of beating the heat shots much older than J oey. • it you admit to Yeurtriends * that you have been. hilted, * they will pity epee Why not * simply say you have changed * your mind and would rather * not talk about it? I think your * -family will approve this. * Whether or not another girl * is involved, there is no getting * the lad back. He has made his decision, and no one with any • self-respect would try to * change it. Call on your self- * respect now. Hold your head * high. Look up boys you used * to know and date them; * whether the idea appeals. Or * not, that will help you more * than you believe today, * I am sorry. I realize how * you must reorganize your * dreams of the future, and the * adjustment will be hard. But * your attitude will prove what * you are — a girl of character * who shows the rest of the * world how a lady behaves * under stress. "DOES HE LOVE ME-" "Dear Anne Hirst: My trouble is that I don't know whether the boy I care for loves me or not. I am 18 and he is 22, and I want to marry him — but he has not asked me, One night he said he was the 'nearest to marriage' he'd ever been, but I've heard other boys say things like that. "He only sees me once a week; his father died a year ago and he has a mother and sister to look after. He is bashful, but he's the settled type, too. If he is too shy . to ask me, how can I let him know I love him? (I'm not the sort to ask a boy to marry me.) I know this let- ter isn't good enough to be printed, but do let me hear something soon. Easy to Make! IIRONICEES CNINGERFAtal ewctattps D °elks Handwriting Is,.. Health Barometer If your handwriting's bad, be- ware! It could, lose you 'a for- tune. An Italian won • no less titan $125,000 in a •football pool a lit- tle while ago. But for a long time he could not be traced because his' hantheriting on the coupon was unreadable. Graphology experts say that all Over the world people's hand- writing is becoming less legible. One of the •main causes is the fact that life today is so hectic. Many people tend to write too fast — to scrawl, in fact. A London professor has, de- clared that our handwriting is a good health barometer. The healthy child is a better hand- writer than the delicate child, he says. He mentioned a woman whose haridWriting was week by week "a most sensitive baro- meter to 'her physical and emo- tional condition." Another expert points out that a person• who doesn't eat the right amount of nourishing food frequently writes illegibly. His writing lacks the buoyancy and clarity which distinguishes that of a well-fed Man: NO EXCEPTION'-- Shapely Cleo Moore is Miii1Billboard of 1955 so she was for the hew:. able glasses,. ..mustache whiskers drawn by some race. chievous man. The actress wets her title at Las Vegas. Q., When a girl has, heels intro- duCed to a young ma; and is leaving him, should she say that .he is glad to have met him? A, No, It is the man's place to say this, to which she may reply, "Thank you," If he makes no such statement, then a smile and a "good-by" acre all that is neces- sary. Q. When one is. dining in * self-service cafeteria, is it necees WY to tip the waitress who car- ries one's tray from the counter to the table? A. This is not necessary, al- though some people do. Q, Is it good form to use ruled Paper for social correspondence? A, No, Q. Is it customary for a house guest to bring his hostess some kind of.gift? A, This is often done, and it is a nice thing to do — but it is not absolutely necessary.. The bread- and-butter letter is really all that is expected and required. Q. Must every first call 'be re- turned by a woman who has re- cently moved into a neighbor- hood, whether she likes some particular person or not? A. First calls should be re- turned within two weeks, al- though, •of course, it is not neces- sary to form strong friendships with. everyone. Q, When a woman's husband is a "junior," should she also use this affix in her correspon- ,dence? A. Yes, certainly, Q. Is it good Manners for a girl to ask her escort for a cigarette? A. This is quite all right. An attentive escort should, of course make such a request unneces- sary-, but should he be forgetful enough, it is perfectly proper for the girl to make the request. Q. Should the hours ayvays be definitely stated. in the invita- tions to a child's party? A. Yes. State them clearly, so that the parents will know when the children should go and at what hour they should send for them. Q. Would it be all right for the sister of a bride-elect to give s party for her, or would that im- ply that gifts are expected? A. This is all right if it is em- phasized that the party is not to be 'a shower. Or, give the party in the evening and invite men, too. Q. How is it possible to pro- mote friendliness among • strang- ers at larger public gatherings or conventions? A. It is always nice for every- one to wear easily-read, badges bearing his name and home town. These badges seem to take strangeness away and do much of increase fellowship. GERRY" You cannot know whether the boy loves you unless he says so. He may care, but with his responsibilities he cannot think of marrying, I expect, for quite a while, so he hesitates to commit him- self. The surest way to em- barrass him would be to imply that you love him. No matter, how shy a young man is, he wants to take the initiative and he would resent such a declaration; it would put him on the spot, and that, of course, you would shrink from doing. Time is your best ally. Try to be patient, Whether the idea appeals or not, I urge you not to forsake your other friends but accept their dates frequently. It will keep you better balanced emotionally and make you a more interest- ing companion to this lad as well. * When you feel your heart is breaking, keep it to yourself. Go through the motions of liv- ing, and before ,long they will have some meaning again, A letter to Anne Hirst can bring you comfort and courage. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Week's Sew-Thrifty UNAVAILABLE Seeking to steer clear of the Soviet orbit, Elieeer Kaplan, the finance minister of the very young state of Israel, journeyed to America recently to float a five - hundred - million - doIlat bond issue, The directors of a conservative Wall Street banking house list- ened courteously, to his story, and then the chairman asked him, ""Would it be possible, Mr. Kaplan, to let us see Israel's last three annual balance sheets?" Kaplan answered, "The last two, Mr, Chairman, I can pro- duce without difficulty. The one before that, I am afraid disap- peared when the Temple was destroyed hi 586 I3,C.!" •cup granulated sugar ~l 2 tablespoont BENSON'S or CANADA Coen Starch W. teaspoon salt 1 egg, unbeaten 2 cupt milk • 1 !/2 teaspoons vanilla 1 'sup heavy cream, whipped MIX suga7, BENSON'S or CANADA Corn Starch and Salt in top of double boiler. ADD egg, mixing Viell SlIR in milk gradually; Mix until smooth, PLACE °Vet; bailing, tiebter tind took, terrine con , SteintiY, untilatistare is slightly thiCkened.: about 5 to 6 'minutes, REMOVE from heat,. cSdd vanilla; cool. POUR ink refrigerator freezing fray, CHILL.oritil last firm, setting cold contra: fat rite; freeiliid. bed fel': REMOVE nihtture to bowl; beat with rotary FOLD. in whipped creator blend well, REitlitikt to freezing troy; freeze-2 fa 3 hours.. SET cold 'Conhol roldWay between ;fast frediirig and normal for itercige. about ChOCcikite Ice Cream : dbove recipe, boil* 604 end add 2 eq uieeitemeeetsoiedcilosetete to mixture before .Codiang: ing residents. The old people are well-cared for and comfort- able. Theoretically they should be happy. Some of them are not. Their complain is--"toce, much isolation nothing to see and very little to do," They said— "Just because we are old we don't want-to be shut away from the world completely. We want to see and know what is going , on around us." One dear, contented old lady is 96. She asked „if I were_ fame. iliar with Fay Inchfawn's write ing and was delighted when I told her I had several ,of her charming little books of homely wit and wisdom. "Then you must meet her," said Mrs.' King, "I want you to do that!' So cousin Mabel took me' over to a, loVely,. ' house just• across the road—the,:, home of, Mr: and Mrs.„Ward, the latter better known 'to the public as 'Pay Inchfawns—a lady of great - charm and grace. To me the 'visit was most enjOYable. When we came, away 'Mrs. Ward gave me an autographed copy of her lat- est delightful little book "As I Lay Thinking'. The Warden (matron) at the home was kindness itself and Offered me a room for the night -so I could have more time with my cousin. I give you these de- -tails so as to present a true picture of British 'hospitality. , Incidentally, the Warden was with the Children's, Aid Society in Toronto for six months about two years ago. The next morning I visited my aunt-in-law in Bath. She is quite contented as she still hes her own home — although the house is far too big ,fot an eighty - four - year - old person. However, if every one could be as bright, energetic and happy as she is old age would never be a problem. We had lunch and a few happee hours together: Then it 'was back to Swanage for me—a five hour journey: Next morning I went by train „to Cambridge and here I ani staying With a married nephew who was born after I left Eng- land 36 years ago. Cambridge- itself has altered very little, I was able to find thy way around without any trouble. "Parker's Piece" is still here—with boys in white flan- nels (pants) playing cricket. On the main street there is an, anti- qtle shop which the late Queen Mary often used to visit, "Boots", cash chemists is still en the cor- ner of Petty Cury and two book stores that do a large foreign trade are in the same old lode- time Of course the grandeur of the Colleges has not changed except that some of the decora- tive carving and gilt work has been restored to its original col- our and beauty. The famous "Becks" of the colleges are. as green 'ea restful as ever, and, "The Bridge of Sigh“s" teinaitd to capture one's eneaginaticiri WRITTEN FROM East Anglia Well, I had to read throtigh a carbon copy of 'last week's: column, to find out, where I had)" been. and where I said I was going next. So now we proceed to Bath. This was for:the pur- pose of visiting my cousin-81— who lives in a private home for the aged; and also my aunt-in- law, 84, who lives in a big house by herself. I passed the famous, Roman Baths but did not have time to visit them. , My trip to Bath was by motor- coach from Swanage—by way of'' Bournem,outh, Christchurch, New Forest, Warminster, Salisbury, Bradford-on-Avon and , smaller places. As we name through New 'Forest there were dozens of Forest ponies roaming the ' road. The coach-driver had to weave his way in and out among them as some of them would not budge an inch. One little foal was lying stretched out in the grass alongside the road. A fel- low-passenger told ' .me' these ponies are often quite' a:nuisance to farmers in the district. ,They, -invade fields, barnyards and gardens. If gates and doors are. left open they are quite likely to walk into any farm kitchen that is handy. Every fall there is a round-up of ponies for identification. Some are banded, others have their .., tails trimmed, in a certain way. Needless to say many farmers think the ponies are quite 'a nuisance but they are definitely a great tourist attraction. As I saw them wandering around the roads 1 wondered how long they would be tolerated by 'motorists on our Canadian highways! Speaking of motorists I don't think there could be better drivers anywhere than those I have seen in the English and Scottish districts I have visited, The place where my cousin lives is in an isolated district off the main road, six miles from math, so I was told by the coach driver that I would have to get off the bus and take a local train! "Aroma", home for the aged, stands erred acres and acres of its own grounds. It was once an old Manor House and the setting was breath4aking in its beauty. Every window looked out upon well-kept lawns- and gardens and beyond the gardents trees and more trees growing on a grassy slope leading to a very high peak among the hills. There Were birds everywhere I even saw a little Wed English• robin whose only fesereiblance to the Canadian robin Wet its red breast. • Oi course the home itself *es old and huge_ anti the staff and twenty -two, PAY- , • EASY to build R your own wooden lawn or patio chairs! You'll have the fun of doing — save money too! Woodcraft Pattern 520: Simple directions for making ,lawn porch, or pa,tio chairs. „Actual- size paper pattern pieces are in- cluded, with easy-to-follow num- ber guide., Send TWENTY-FIVE. CENTS in coins( stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Print ptainly PATTERN NUMBER, *`our NAME and. 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