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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1956-04-18, Page 6\1-f...1f,„ • 99 u ide a • 6, cA R 111 111. 1 IIII June i7rw4041610teeeloftwolitsomork' from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal July 6 from Montreal to Liverpool The splendid new CAkiSttIlIA Will Make her maiden! voyage this summer, She is the third of a quartet of 2,000:toti tiniSideri especially fdr the' St, tOvience, Already in service" ire her SiStei'tine sAx()NIA stCid JVEIINIA, itt 101, the SYLVANIA, fottille of niece great `vessel's: will join them. toovoi first Oats - ontroiOw dOliori more tor extra /Oily St,LititetitittilliriaS froth.Montreal RESERVE NOW ARANIA. Wit), .44irtt 2'1 IVERNiA tat; April Bring Your Rol hve`, " Ahi tilttOPt TheirriiPeoPi6s4es . in, Ccusadd too. your Local Agent No One QM Serve YOU pqaz3,,, tne Offiel Atrik ToitentdiOni, Etk 24481 Modtrn:Etiqyetts .• NNE FFIRST ._c#40,4444, 4' you, 'How they and you de- * ploee the attendant publicity! YOU, need, simple •feienclli, nese, too, and the varied. in- terests it would supply. Your minister will probably • speak quietly to kindly \Yemen Of his church, who will drop in. frequently to .cheer you up, They may even think: of small services you can. do In yOur lime:. that will add a little to: your income. Anyway, their warm interest will be wel- come, T hope you will not let another day pass before you talk with your pastor, so help will soon be on its way. Look for that day when [My-- sical disabilities that plague you will be relieved, and your health - and spirits im- proved. You have years ahead of you, and they can be years of comfort and even service.. 0 0 * FiNAOCENE ? Actress GraCe the'ioca of Many movie cameras- as she makes What may be her final appearance on Hollywood film. Occasion Was the recent Oscar awards cere- mon'ie's; • When a Sailboat Hit An Omnibus It's Refrigerated Clothing .Kow One trouble • about spring ha, %rag dust . the - seniopt corner ltt i'-$. that it rerrrinds us cal summer is not fax' off either, True, we now have air .condi- tioning in homes, offices, stores, motor cars and mete* even have; it in taxicabs if New York's perinnent with a fleet of 50 air- conditioned cabs. proves sue.- scteisif fulel,f 13.oumtt itnhettmpeldweastr,lan in Nevertheless, air-conditioned clothing now seems on the way, A New York engineer who is president QS several successful. companies — no crackpot he -- has designed and , patented a jacket and helmet with built-in refrigeration, The inventor, Vir- gil Stark, tried these gut suc- cessfully on his son one day last summer in Washington when the temperature was 90 Sit this project has encountered one snag — fashion , , which now emphasizes the form-fitting gar- ment, For refrigerated clothes must have compartment to hold dry ice. In Mr. Stark's jacket they are in the shoulder pads. Yet shoulder pads are definitely out, But this conflict may yet be resolved since hats are getting larger in the crown. And the hat industry, which falls upon lean days in the summer, might welcoMe the refrigerated cha- peau, If so, air-conditioned liv- ing. would be' complete. — Washington Post, Wardrobe Wonder! ShOuid the parents ot , child reprimand him It he 1)*- behaves at the table in the dice of guests? A. No; either the father or mother should quietly take the child away from the table; He should not be scolded 'or pun,. ished in the presence of 0eAtai, but neither should the misbe- havior be -ignored, Q. If a woman is being mar- ried for the second would it be proper for :hor teen-age sun to Ore her away, and her daughter to serve as bop maid-- of-honor. A, This would not only be entirely proper, but it would also indicate her children's ap- proval of her re-marrying, Q. What is considered the Most proper way to east a ha, liana at the table? A, Peel the banana into a plate, then eat it with a cork. Q. At the home of a friend recently, a huge bowl o f mixed salad greeriS was uassed• with the meat mew. Since I don't like salad mixed with my food, and there were no salad plates, I asked my hostess for a small plate. Was this all right? A. No. To ask for anything extra in a private home shows criticism of the service. Instead of asking for the extra plate, YOU should have declined the salad. Q. If a male relative per forms the rite of giVing the bride away (her father being dead), does he then take his Piece in the front pew next to the `brid'e's' Mother? A,„Mbis is the usual proced- uee, although it is not required. Q. How can an unmarried woman; living in a hotel, return the •hosin'tality shown her by married friends who have en- tertained her? A, By taking them to dinner at a hotel or restaurant. Q. If a man's fiancee_ has broken their engagement, is it Proper for the man's mother to write to the girl asking for the return of some linen she gave as an engagement gift? A. This would would be quite in order, since it was un- derstood that the linen she gave was to be used in her son's home.. TEEN-AGE TRIALS "Dear Anne Hirst: I am 14. and have a boy friend who likes me, but he won't come out and say so. He is always trying to make me jealous by talking to another girl or' writing me about her -- but it is me he walks home from school, and he *doesn't pay any attention to her. "I do hope your answer will help us along in our love, sTgApy, R,EADER" * Once you show this boY * that his ravings about. any * girl don't interest you, he • will find :some other way of • showing off, After all, so long * as he takes you out and * doesn't spend any time with * her, why let it bother you? " Words are the cheapest buy * in the dictionary of flirtation, * but deeds prove where a bay's real interest lies. * You are young to be talk- * ing of love, but I understand * how such a habit annoys you. * When the lad mentions her * name, change the subject, but * pleasantly,' and he soon will e realize he will have to be * even more attentive if he * hopes to date you often, * It would not be out of order * to date another boy or two, * and let him do the worrying * for a bit. le" 01111001 Won't Help Me re- an So. Ashamed!" "Dear Anne Hirst: I am sure ,you. must "get awns of similar letters, but I haven't seen my problem in your column for ages, I am 64 years old, and look older because T am physie Bally sick and consumed with worry. I have three children, all married, and I need their help desperately; I am ashamed to say they refuse any aid, and Only remind me hew much they've always done! "I live alone, and I can't take an. outside job because of a neuralgic condition. I need new glasses and dentures and medi- cal care, and I have no hospital insurance, My income is small, and I only ask the children to help me regain my health. A small check each month would make all the difference, and I honestly believe it could cure some of my ailments, WHAT OF TOMORROW? "Vntil they got married, the children were loving and kind; but since my health is break- ing, I guess they just don't want to be bothered. . , . I have work- ed hard all my life; I supported myself before I married, and because of my husband's in- come was inadequate, I was put in the business world again as soon as I could leave my babies. „ . . Now I sit alone, neglected and frustrated. I confess some- times I cry myself ,to sleep worrying about what is, to be- come of me, My church is my one refuge. "What do other mothers do when this blow descends? What can I do? I don't mean to feel sorry for myself, Anne Hirst, I suppose I'm writing because I want, some comfort from some- body who understands, and I know you do 'MORTIFIED" * You are in one aZ the most * humiliating positions a moth-. • er can face. You are so * ashamed of your selfish chil- * dren that you .' shrink from * letting anyone know about it, • Yet some help must be forth- * coming. * If your children refuse to *„.peovi,de,it, why don't you con- "-fide ybur minister? I am * sure many others of his con- * gregation have brought their * troubles to him, knowing they • can trust his judgment and * tact. If you had to appeal to * the city or province for re- * lief (which might happen) * your children would be * forced to take proper care of Easy to Make! No matter how hopeless things look today, tomorrow always comes and can bring with it new confidence t and hope. Anne Ilirst will -weleame your problems and give y,on,her sympathy and honest counsel. Write her at Box 1, 123 'Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto, • Helpful Tips On Horne Decorating .41 Remember last stem- met! the heat arid humid., ityl Let's .enPay the coolish weather while we can, In the meantime I have a con- fession to make—and I feel like a traitor in se doing. A month ago we traded in our nice little 'English .per -on a later Canadian make.. In doing so I yielded necessity, iolanil priestsinkie'd, e and economic little car, It did all I wanted it to de AS I am not a city driver, Put it was subject to. all kinds of derisive remarks • from other members of the "Puddle-jumper" fain- j.. Iro why the did young calledfolk I trade it in if I liked it, since I was the one who was driv- ing it? For the simple reason that we live in a district where there isn't an.. agent for English .cars, which makes it difficult to get parts or get a repair job done,. The one man who was willing to service my car sold his. garage so that left me- out on a limb. If We had a me- chanic at home that would be a different ;:matter, But Partner doesn't even drive a car, left alone repair it, He can handle the tractor, but, because of arthritis in his hand and feet,- and in the interests of safety- he haS always thought it better to leave the car alone—except • • that he is a most proficient • side-seat driver! The ear we have now is a semi-automatic transmission and it travels the road with the greatest of ease. It also has a • sticker on the windshield which indicates it has passed its road test. Which means.. that I went after the po- lice officer—he didn't come af- ter nee. I wasn't at all anxious to be pulled up on the highway and subjected to an unexeected, road test so I got ahead of the game and got my car checked right outside the local police headquarters: After all, if there is anything wrong with the car one is driving it is.` better to know it. I feel much happier now with that sticker on the windshield. Now if only some kind Of sticker could be attach- ed to drivers what --a help it would be to the travelling Well, from, the • look of this house. I had better. start on a clearing up job. I notice there is a forgotten.-teactor, coloured blobks in out of the way cor- ners, a little cap in the room and various ether. signs that indicate our grandson was around here yesterday. I don't know how other folk manage so 'well • but Monday is never wash-day around here, 'It is a day of recovery, and for getting this column done. We love to have visitors,. family or other- wise—but after the pleasure is past we find a 'little rest and relaxation very welcome. ,After all there is `no law -that decrees •• that Monday shall be wash=day, so, when the usual work is done. I make the rounds with the wa, tering-can.. The geraniums are growing fast now , and need more water. And my cactus; that was in full bloom last 'Christmas, will be blooming • again for Easter. Looks like . • anything can happen around here,-and often does. The other day Partner left the gate open to the backyard, It was an open invitation to the heifers. And they took it. Partner and I got plenty 'of exercise that morning. Was I glad I wasn't the guilty party! Graceful sundress in long. torso effect — city-going fashion when you button on the clever collarette! You'll be well-dress- ed for any occasion with a smari combination like this! As easy to sew, as it is flattering tn wear! Pattern 4722: Misses' Sizes tA 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 dreso takes 4 yards 35-inch fabric; col- larette takes NJ yard. Send THIRTY - FIVE GENTS,- (35¢) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME and. Aim- DRESS, STYLE NUMBER, Send order to Bees 1, 12i Eighteenth St, New Toronto, °Ont. Andy High was one of the smallest infielders ever to play 'major-league ball. At one time he owned an electrical appliance shop in St. Louis, moving Charlie Grimm to' observe that "Andy is the only electrician I know who has to use a ladder to put in a floor plug." It happened one morning re- cently. To be exact it was March 21. The dawn was just break- ing when I jumped put of my bed and ran to the Window. Partner saide-"Now what's the matter?" "It's a robin . see . . on the poplar tree—a big fat cock 'robin, looking in at our win- dow': "Huh," P or to e r * scoffed, "probably a starling." "It isn't a starling — it's a robin. Come and see for your- self." So Partner came to the window and was finally con- vinced. The robin, meanwhile. perched motionless on the tree; surveying the world for signs of spring. Evidently he was not too impressed as not a sound carne from him, not even a mat- ing call. The robin was a. wise bird for since that morning we haye had bitter cold winds and some snow. Not at all the kind of weather for courting: — at least, not in the bird world. For the human species any time is courting itme because we have the protection of warm homes, theatres, dance halls, automo- biles, indoor-skating rinks and many other comfortable oppor- tunities for companionship. The notion that "in the spring a young man's fancy , . ." is out- moded. It is open season all the year round for those whose inclinations "lightly turn to thoughts of love". But the robin sticks to the laws of nature. And you can't fool the robin. Spring is spring. And spring- time is mating time. No self- respecting robin would go call- ing on his lady-friend until winter had had its final fling. I remember part of a poem from childhood- days which began-- "When north winds blow, then we shall have snow And what will the robins do• then, poor things?" I forget the rest blit I am sure that what the robins were likely to do didn't include courting. But it won't be long, my friends. Spring will soon be here: The robins know or they wouldn't be around at all. So maybe we' had better hurry up that house- To me there was always an infinite fascination in seeing these great Northern tracts of woodland awakening from their long winter sleep. The sweet- ness of the dawn, the delicious smell of growing things, the fresh young life springing up under one's feet, all these ap- pealed to every fibre in my be- ing. 'Nature always restores the balance of things. In Russia, as in Canada, after the rigours of the winter, once the snow has disappeared, flowers carpet the ground with a rapidity of growth unknown in more tem- perate climates. These Finland woods were plant with masses of small, white, waxy flowers. It 'was, I think, one of the smaller crap , berries. There was an orange- flowering nettle, too, the leaves of which changed from green to vivid .purple as they climbed the. stalk, .meleing -gorgeous patches of, colour,. and , great drifts of blue 'he,patieas On the higher :gonna. 'To' appreciate properly, she must 'be seen at unaccustomed tithes, as she bestirs' herself after her night's rest whilst the sky brightens, . . . We had an ice-boat on the Gulf of Finland as ,well. It is only in early spring, and very seldom then, that this amuse- ment can be indulged in. The necessary conditions are (1) a heavy- thaw to melt all the snow from.. the surface-of the ice, fol- lowed by a sharp. frost; (2) a strong breeze. Nature is not of- ten obliging enough to arrange matters in this -sequence. We had some good sailing, though, and could get forty miles an hour out of our craft with a de- cent breeze. Our boat was of the Dutch, not the Canadian type. Ice-sailing was bitterly cold work, and the navigation of the Gulf of Finland required great caution, for in early spring great cracks appeared in the ice. On one occasien, in avoid- ing a large crack, we ran into the omnibus plying on runners between Kronstadt and the mainland . It may be worth while recording this, as it is but seldom that a boat collides with an omnibus. From "The Vanished Pomps of Yesterday," by Lord Frederick Hamilton: DEBtli - Three-month-old Mary Jean Eisenhower, newest mem- ber of that family,• gave out with a big yawn when she was photographed for the first time in. Washington. She's the daugh- ter of iv\cli. and Mrs. John Eisen- hower and granddaughter of the. Presidetnt. This took place at a family get-together at the White House, • The warm sunshine is bring- ing on the annual redecorating fever. But what can you do with small rooms and rooms with high ceilings? Here are some tips on home decorating which might help solve these and other problems. If a small room is your prob- lem, keep in mind that walls and woodwork painted the same color will make a room look larger. A light tint is better than a dark tint for the small room, * Wall- to- wa i floor covering will help create a feeling of spaciousness. * For the small bathroom, use the same color for tile, Nvalls and fixtures to give the loom that "bigger'' look, * If you are bothered by irregu- *ar and unattractive lines in a room, paint the ceilings, walls and woodwork the same color, The result will be a ,carnou-, flage of the bothersome lines. * High ceilings may be low- ered, by painting them a deep color and possibly carrying the ceiling color down alto the wall for a foot or two. Light tints, ,especially blue imitating the sky, wilt make a low cell- appear' higher. if 'you Waht to change your bedroom scherne, choose a 'Viet color. Soft blu ,-greY and' yel- low are restful colors for such "roorfit,, But 'cl'On't be monote,- sioUs — add touches tOf stronger color. Artificial lights, will Oft- en taelors at night, Is your furniture light in color? If so, remember that it not thaw up to the best ,of its ability agaiiiSt light 'batitgrotifid. 'Choose a darker Who to bring out the "best in your furniture', ;10 1, To make large,: barn like rooms more inviting; Use a rich, darker hue on the Walla. Perhaps the most scaring de- nunciation of a ball club oc- curred back in 1937 when Cy Slapnicka, then general. maPa- ge'r",erthe Indians; decided to invite* the- dads of the,. Tribe •playeits ta•a-Father-Son banquet. Al Sutphin, a local sportswriter, was to serve as tif.C. arieStu Bell, a local sports editer, was to be the speaker. Bell at the time was ebbroll- ed in a feud with the Cleveland front Office. The day the ban- quet, Cleveland bought two ob- scure pitchers — Whit Wyatt and Joe I-leving, Bell raged at the deal in his column, prompt- ing Slapnieka to bar both Bell and his entire staff from the banquet Bell`t column the next day read like this: ‘'Yesterday at this time I was to be guest spc*cr et the Cleve. land Indians' Father-Son ban. vet, At i l earl. l Wat told Was, not Wanted. 1\tor was One baseball writer — 'ewis—Wanted. "My understanding of the Matter it that the dinner Was Worth $3.60 pet plate. Thereby; the Cleveland Club Was, able to save a, total, of -$7.00 — with which it could. buy Title Mete pitchers like Revitig. and Wyatt?' 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