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+1, ingenuity Style In Furniture
We've all heard about the grime
who staggered into the letmeremet
.and, after glimhslag the sudsy Otth-
Mos hobs thrown up at the glass,
mittens, "'s Lousy televislott sleety
4 you aSlt. Me!'
But John Volitinar, of („Irega.
WO, ,Ocultieotient, observed an ele
Orly lady sitting with het: Mack:•
agahist the extractor machine i n
a low, lannOerottg, She was eta) k•
ly reading, n hook while the ainbine
vibrated against, her hods., For
years she hati a hack ailment that
didn't reseend to treatment ;Will
One day visiting the laundry she
had rested it against tee extructer.
That, was the cure, Every day she
carafe in for more tree tweet,
And Royce Ileitis, of Loader,,
Ohio, insists that the woman who
came to his home to demonstrate'
a new vacuum cleaner wile so stout
that every stooping operation
brouget grunts end groans.
"The reason I took this Jon," she
explained, "le because I'm retitle-
ing and I hate exercise, This way
serves a double purpose. I hem
weight and I get paid for it."
Tomato Time? ,.„
:Mee you telpt expect ete
bright spring day, the Morning
le[y9 eleL141,eiiiiftetell:eltedlica4rottd4teoiltri4e4Perpt
of whether ,It'e toe early yet to
plertot,otzetwteet`to
was,
eNyo
since
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Weather,
s..404tant4i t4:1461:10; rit,11:100eutt gelh4nti7.1.1y4i
MOM% set thaw little plants back
mere time tette yalt gain, Better
Guy on the end said the eeee
Oen, Plenty tired, he said, of
being the last one in the block to
have ripe tomatoes, with the neigh,
hers hanging over the fence looking
at hia open pee 'way into Sep-
temheri pretending sympathy eee
laughing '
Man next to him said like as
not his, trouble was too much fer
tinier, No use•tryieg to lterry to-
matoes along by feeding 'em; just,
makes lots of green growth and no
fruit. Better starve 'em a little, and
the :first blossom that Oates up,
give it et good squirt of ltorteone
to fool it into thinking a honey
bee's Leen tround, and you'll have
the first tomato.
Gent , down by the back door
turned aeound and said be sure
to pick a sunny spot and prune
away the leaves amnia the tome-
toes. But the one next to him stood
up, pulled' tee bezeer cord, and said
that's n good way to get your tent-.
atoes sunburnt. Leave the leaves
alone ; plant needs them all to stay
healthy. -
Tina was about time end of the
Foram, it being Stark street al-
teedy; but the fellow on the other
end of the hack seat, with a couple
blocks, to go- yet:• said he guessed
you could ride all the way to the
end of the line and back without
settling anything. Just like all the
• talk about the farm bill;.every-
.body has a different idea, bit we
seem 'to be getting along pretty
good. anyway. On. tomatoes, now, tie'
said, they all think their way's
best; can't all be ,right„ but most
likely they'll all have lots of toma-
toe e—ePortla nd Oregonian
Not only does, Ephraim Penske,
of Elmira, New York, spend every
winter week-end skating, but ire
possible that this eighty-year-old
enthusiast holds some kind of n
record, He still uses the skates
that were hand-forged by his own
grandfather!
ANNE 41 ST
4-Dear Anne. Hirst: Fifteen, dreg, to ,churcb,, he has to know
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► Wonder-Topper!
years, ago •Vmeeried a man that
I adored. I still love him, but
I'M wondering how much long-
er I carr stand working as hard
as, I do. We have three chil-
dren, and when we bought our
home four years ago, I took a
position to help out, and, my
husband promised to do the
heavy housework, Well, he
hasn't, I wash floors and win-
dows, do all the laundry, and
even during hOusecleaning,
have no one to aid me. I hate
to say so, but I'm afraid he is
just plain lazy.
"I love our home, and I
wouldn't mind the work if he,
appreciated it; but he has never
said a kind word or even taken
me out for an evening's enter-
tainment. I work nine hours a
day, prepare supper, help the
children with their homework
and get them to bed, and, it is
often 10 o'clock before I start
my cleaning. I'm afraid I am
wearing out.
"One reason is, I have no time
for my friends
'
and they always
refreshed me. NOV they seldom
come,- say I'm too busy to sit
down and talk. Besides, my hus-
band is the moody type (often
sullen) and they've implied they
feel unwelcome. It seems to me
that he and I ran out of con-
versation a long while ago.
"My husband doesn't trust
me, and I can't understand why.
Even when I've taken the chil-
NEW TWIST IN ART — A very real Parisian femme puzzles over
a very abstract statue of a nude in Paris, France. The statue,
which could pass as "Miss Pretzel of 1956,"•is one of the exhibits
at the 40th annual Decoration Artists' show.
Set of Seven
whom I talked to, etc. He Says
I'm attractive to men, but I've
never tried to find out; I'd like
to enjoy my husband, but he
won't let me,
"Is there anything can, do
with this man of mine? He is
only 39, strong and able, but
never loving nor helpful, I'd get
more attention if I w,gre his
housekeeper!
WEARING OUT"
* Your husband needs a
* shock to wake him up to what
* is going on in his household.
* Why don't you tell him that
* unless 'he shares the chores he
* promised, and provides some
* occasional recreation, you will
* give up your, position? That
would be bad news for you
both; though he will corn • -
* plain loudly at your decision,
* the children's expensee will
'' increase as they grow and
4' with less 'money coming in,
* the brunt of the economic
* burden would still be yours.
* From what you say, you
* cannot 'burn the, candle at
bolli ends much longer; some-
* thing will have to give way,
'1! yqii are not strong, you are
• ne4erweight, and you are
thoeoughly dissatisfied, living
* without appreciation in the
* monotonous treadmill, of your
* routine. Most men would be
* proud of a Wife who manages
* the home, and the children
* and holds down a job, too.
* You cannot change his tern-
* perament entirely, but a kind
word now and then and
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regular evenings out would
quiet your nerves nad revive
your spirits. You would be
even a better wife and mother,
too, How little your man
knows aobut women!
I hope you will not have
to 'give up your position, but
if nothing else will move him,
why not make the threat and
act? (If you will leave this
page on his chair tonight, he
may see himself as others -see
him and be moved to justice
and even kindness.)
HROPiittES
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10.
MISS ITALY — Brunette Brunelle'
Tocci will represent Italy in the
1956 "Miss Europe" beauty con-
test finals at StOckholm, Sweden,
The 20-year-old student has the
title of "Miss Italy."
Hardy Animals
EASY I DAM See the diagram
—you can make this stunning new '
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lit in lightweight woolen, pastel
linen, or pique — to star above
your summer fashions. Notice its
eraceful "go-everywheee" styling;
jaunty collar, new square pockets.
Pattern 4841 : Misses' Sizes 12.,
14, 16, 18, 20; 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40,
42. Size 16 takes 2 and one-eighth
yards 54-inch.
'This pattern easy to use, simple
to sews Is tested for fit. Has com-
plete illustrated instructions'.
Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTS
(stamps cannot be accepted, use
postal note for safety), for this
pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAIVHIlt
ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER.
Send order to Anne Adams, 123 '
Eighteenth Ste New Toronto, Ont.
In, every age eXPPeimentation
and invention inspire people to
evolve new things. These new
things are tried and tested for
their worth; some are discarded
While others are improved and
perfected, Those which endure
are bridges connecting civiliza-
tions, countries and families,
Since the printing press was
invented and sketches, as well
as ppecifications could clarify
the record, each generation has
been studying history from
many angles. One of the most
fascinating studies is the his-
tory of furniture, It can easily
become a hobby and an avoca-
tion, and an, absorbing one at
that.
The journeymen of old who
traveled from country to coun-
try carried with them the
knowledge of their craft. New
standards of living were evolv-
ing which.• inspired them to de-
velop new materials and new
methods of fabrication. These
men developed the furniture
which is a record of people es
they lived from the Renaissance
to the present. The same law
of economics guiding us today,
that of supply and demand, is
reflected in the furniture which
has lived to be reproduced, Our
inheritance from this rich past
is more important than actual
styles and individual pieces of
furniutre. We are challenged by
the chapter we are contributing
to. Will it seem as rich to pos-
terity as what we have inherit-
ed?
A good reproduction can be
worth more than a bad antique.
To be well informed in true and
fine reproductions, it is neces-
sary to know the pieces which
may be copied with integrity,
as these, if made well, will be
worth buying and living' with
even if fashion changes. They
give a room a sense of honesty
and charm.
Not all reproductions are au-
thentic. Certain liberties are
taken and these are called
adaptations. The quality of the
sdapatation and the reason for
the change should guide the
purchaser.
Because inlays are costly both
as to workmanship and mater-
ials, a manufacturer may elmin-
ate them but retain •the fine
proportions, the over-all' silhou-
ette and detail. Or a manufac-
turer may find that the center
section of a drop-leaf table is
too narrow for comfort and use,
and widen it. If the desk part
of a slant top is too high for
a good desk chair, that section
may be lowered..
If period details are mixed
badly or if the detail of one
period is used on a piece never
made during that period, or if
..the deails are correct but "the
proportion, workmanship and
finish are poor — then the
adaptation is an unwise selec-
tion. ..
Interest in fashion and style
is just as evident in our own
time as in the past, and there
is much argument as to the
dividing line between the' two.
An old book 'on ceramics, pub-
lished in 1880, makes a sound
pronouncement: "Style is a
mood or influence which is sus-
tained,. developed and disturbed
by fashion. Fashion is a social
and commercial fact — social
because it arouses desire to be
like one's fellows; commercial
because there are profits to be
made from this desire."
From "Furniture for Your
Home," by Gladys Miller.
reaa4 %IA&
Brighten kitchen towels with
these gay motifs! Seven little cher-
ubs to embroider — a cheery aid
for each day of the` week!
Set of seven different embroid-
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Send TWENTY - FIVE CENTS
(stamps. cannot ;be accepted, use
postal note for safety), for this
pattern to Laura Wheeler, 123
Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont.
Print plainly PATTERN NUM-
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Our gift to you — two wonder-
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Send for this
able, gracious women, anxious
from their vast store of ekperi-
ence to pass ,on their knowledge
to all who were. ready to accept
Miss Helen McKercher, Direc-
tor of Extension Services —
successor to the 'former Miss
Anna P. Lewis,' almost immedi-
ately won a place for herself in
the hearts of, the delegates, Mrs.
Gordon MacPhatter, soon to va-
cate the office as F.W.I.O. presi-
dent, was her usual charming
and unpretentious self. Before
the conference ended Padre.
Young stood beside Mrs. Mac-
Phatter on the platform, his arm
around her shoulders, and led
the audience in singing with -
genuine affection, "Let me ball
you sweetheart." Indeed, Mrs.
MacPhatter, with her simplicity
and charm, has endeared .her-
self to almost every member of
the W.I. with whom she has come
in contact, and has done much to
promote unity and understand-
ing. To know Mrs: MacPhatter
is to love her.
Mrs. H. E. Houck, Brampton,
delegate to the United Nations,
in a wonderful address, made us
feel we really had a stake in the
affairs of the United Nations,
Mrs. J. R. Futcher, a past pres-
ident, in her review of "Offi-
cers' Conferences, Past Present
and Future," gave us a pretty
good idea of the tremendous '
planning that is necessary for
this annual event. It must cer-
tainly be a great satisfaction to
Mrs. Futcher to know her ef-
forts in promoting this new ven-
ture have been so successful and
so well appreciated.
There were also officials from
the Provincial government whose .
addresses were well received, es-
pecially as they were brief, as
well as being informal and en-
lightening.
And' there was Dr. Margaret
Nix, from McGill University,
who gave us well-balanced doses
of sense and nonsense. But even
the nonsense had sense, if 'you
know what I mean, An excel-'
lent shot in the arm for those
Who were developing a slight
weariness.
Finally there was entertain-
ment — recitations, vocal duets
and wonderful singing by the
Junior Partners' Choir from On-
tario County.
Yes, it was a most sttccessful
and enjoyable conference. And
now another treat is in store for
Us. Mrs, Alice Berry, president
of the ACWW, is visiting vari-
ous parts of Ontario in June,
Who wouldn't be -a W.I. mem-
ber?
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WANTS HIM BACK
Dear Anne Hirst: — Two
months ago my husband left me
and our two children, because
he listened when some evil-
minded people told him things
were not true. I have seen him
several times since, and even
written, but he refuses even to
hear my explanation,
"We were married seven
years ago, and I thought we
had faith in each other that
nothing could affect. I love him
still, but I cannot understand
his closing his ears to me now.
I have never done anything
wrong, and even if Pd have,
been tempted, I wouldn't have
had time,
"How can a man who says he
loves you be so stubborn?
EDITH"
* Why don't you ask some
* mutual friend, your husband
* trusts to talk to him? In all
* decency, he can hardly refuse
* to listen to the plea of a man
* or woman who is close to you
* both; it would mark him as'
* unjust, and prejudice every-
* one against him. How can he
* pose as a gentleman and a
* Christian, if he refuses your
* plea for reconciliation?
* For the sake of the chil-
e dren, he should at least be
* be fair, and co-operate in re-
* newing the family life to-
* gether. * *
Kindness restores one's spirit
and leavens the burden of the
day. Anne Hirst's sympathy will
lift your spirits, and her coun-
sel is safe to follow. Write her
at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St.,
New Toronto, Ont.
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Real.Ettaters
The real estate salesmen have
an ititeeeetiug life, No two days
are alike. Selo in a ,8attnitay
Meg Poet ettietioit elibtee the realty
salesman addreaaing the husband
and Wife in his billed., do hard' •
something Per 0,060. Would.yoti
like to ride out and see if it is still '
standing?"
Then theft Was the keeltee Whit
took a peeepeet out to see one Of
thee& ifteepeiletee new heMee-i. the
kind that Ate etheipeettnieg
beeteh-elieke, glee mid ptittY,
the proepect stood in One tooth',
the salesman in the other ? The late
tee -Witispekeet '"Able to heat' '
eNtet 'very well,''?
"or See bier
„,.,, tetilter Shiflett "Bon oh boy.:
but iliettOS: hi'
Elijah has come clown from
his peaceful pasture' among the
clouds, where he had been ma-
rooned for the. winter, to be
welcomed withparades and
brass bands. Elijah is a horse.
Those concerned about. Eli-
jah's sojourn mid the peaks of
Colorado's Collegiate Range
should be sorry for him only for
one reason: His small pasture
became snowed over and he got
hungry, That need Was met by
humanitarian' humans With
bales of hey dropped by air-
plane,
But Elijah Wasn't lonely. His
owner says he .,,was always,* ttir Seeking - spots "far from the
Madding crowd." And, hard
for city dwellers .to: believe, he
wasn't cold.
Many atihrials are' incredibly
hatdy, Kindhearted (arid Provi-..
'dent) eteektiieti who have built
learietO eheitere for thei range
horses have often found ethein
tiftet a bitter blizzard calmly
grazing in the epee, with rio
evidence of having Metered the
sheitete,
Another einteitletate Meade
built .te tight house for his pet .
Samoyed deg', .0 breed WhOed
thick White coat protects hint'
from extremes` Of both heat Mid
cold lit :his eitttelie Siberia, One
night wheli. the ,inetenty hit
minus 20. tbe master's con-
science eilicee Mete, and he went
to bring his pet to the A0iide.
But doggie Wasn't hoine, He wail
fast asleep out on the' laWti,
haps cingliOnat got ttatik.
Let's see now — where do we
start this week? •Precious little
farm activity to report — a veal
calf gone out and a dropped calf
br ought in. Thunderstorms,
power breaks, rain and still more,
rain. Ditches and creeks running
over the culverts and the -ther-
mometer finally climbing into
the seventies. That, too, pre-
sents a problem. Too hot• with
furnace going; too damp to let
it out. Oh, well, let's forget the
weather, there are plenty of
other things to write about. In
fact, I almost need a newspaper
to myself. Last week was just
one thing after another. Until
Wednesday I was quietly enjoy-
ing myself with David. No, that
isn't quite right either. You
couldn't enjoy yourself QUIET-
LY — not with David around.
However, we were prepared to
keep him for a week or two.
Then came a wire . . . "could I
attend W.I. Conference at Guel-
ph, special delivery letter to fol-
low?" Actually there was no
reason why I shouldn't. Joy
would be quite willing to look
after Dave if I took him down
to Oakville. I phoned her and
that is what we decided.
"But the ' best laid plans of
mice and men . . ." It just so
happened I couldn't get away so
Joy had to come and get Dave.
Then my special delivery letter
had the wrong initial and was
delivered five miles up country.
I went after that but had to
take to the ditch to get in and
out of our place, A truck had
broken down right at the en-
trance to our farm. After sup-
per I intended getting myself, my
house and Partner's supplies in
order, ready for the next two
days. And then the power went
off! Now I ask you, what extra
jobs can one do in a big house
with only candles to work by?
It was hopeless so we went to
bed and got up early next morn-
ing. But the gremlins were still
at work. Stockings developed a
run as. I put them on. One strand
of a double string of pearls broke
in my hand and when I was fin-
ally on my way I found I had
forgotten my gloves.
However, 1 eventually got to
the conference, and, only ten
minutes late. Now I am not
going to give you a detailed
account — W.I. branches will
get a full report from their dele-
gates, so I will just stick to My
ilnpressione.
There Was the audience .
over 5001 rural women, young,
old and middle-aged atid you
could tell from their faces theY
were enjoying themselves; that
they were genuinely interested,
in the business of the day; busily
jotting down notes so they could
take bads a full report to their
fellow theitibers. Arid What an
orderly 'audience. An &Cashing
late confer, of course, or eieine.;
One leaving early to catch` a bus,
but never the Contintial coming
and going that We eel-neat-ries
find at other ineetinge, arid which
is so distidetinZ,
Thete Wee& the effieete and
directorate who cadre taking, part
in the Progtain friendly, cap-
SHIP-SHAPEeethreee beauties' Strike a nautical pose in Peek,
France, before leaving for' the "Miss Universe" contest, to be
held in Italy. The girls are Monica' totraine, Miss CiecticisloVakiai
left;' Kristin fljelkrerri, Miss Norway, centre; eind Ruby Legecitiel,
from Petit