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Odds and Ends
The scramble for galoshes has
harassed many a hostess, But
here is one who solved the preb-
lem. As a guest arrives he or
she is hand a Polythene bag. The
galoshes are put in the bag which
keeps them intact and avoids the
Search through a pile of dirty
rubbers, when the party is over.
The polythene bags can be
washed and used again and there
are no dirty floors to be polished. * *
Most people are familiar with
ammonia as a cleaner — not
something to be taken internal-
ly. But here is a cookie recipe
from L'Ecole des Sciences Men-
ageres of Montreal that contains
ammonia and is guaranteed not
to dissolve the intestines: 2 or 3 eggs. (depending
size)
1/2 cup of butter and
Y2 cup of shortening
1 cup of milk
2 tablespoons of ammonium
,carbonate (available in drug
stores or In country grocery
stores)
Pinch of salt
Flour
Beat the eggs with the sugar,
add melted butter and shorten-
ing. Dissolve ammonia in the
milk. Alternate milk and flout
until it is a good consistency.
Roll on floured board until
dough is firth. Roll thin, cut is
desired shape and cook in a 4011
degree oven. Cookies should bs
almost white nd if stored in a.
tin box, will keep for month,.
Probably forget te knit anyway,
If the speaker is boring having
something to do with your
hands keeps yoU from getting
fidgetty and noticing how hard
the seats are, Po whether you
can listen and knit is quite a
qUeStin. Some can, some can't-
Personally I am happier in my
mind, if, my hands arc occupied,
Butat, one convention I received
quite a jolt when a W.I. exeen ,
tive said, "it was, an affront to
a speaker for women to knit
during an address", And there
was I caught in' the act! But
with no intention of being dis-
courteous.
' It might be a good debate for
your local W.I.
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DOGHOUSE DE LUXE — "Mitzie" the'.".traniel 'makes., you .Think
of .thel aid la"tly'lWifo fisred'in'a shoe, as she' ;omen:1001a her
"cloghpuse". of open-toed -design; with insulated walls and..an
ottaChedd.-Wkams mat. 'Actually, Mitzie's modernistic .0bode is
on . insulating,blankete .mado,rat General "Electric's plant,,for an
Air. ,F3a,r6e ,instryrdap, used _ in tracking -gunnery targets,.
All; "Diokens":..Roads.
Led Yo. London
- A gentleman who had shared
An -office With Dickens at Ellis.
and macimprePs. • s a "r
thou ght. I knew something of
Town,. but after a talk with:
Dicken.S. I found that I knew
nothing, He knew it all, from
Bow to Prentford.". It was true,
London, not Rochester,, is .the
heart. of ,picisenslancl, by*
no means certain, Oat. he loved.
Lenden, .or even its river, as he
loved 'Kent; but no other place •
not even ever
mattered to him holf. much,
In Most of his • novels — per
haps all — the principal charac-
ters reach London sooner' or.
later. Who could have foreseen:
that Mr. Peggotty, so perfectly
located at Yarmouth,: would be
found on the steps of St. Marc
'tin,inthe=PieldS? ' Yet to Dick. •
ens there was. notthing surpris
ing- in this.. • All roads- led to.
London in his world, and at the •
centre of London was Charing
Cross or, as Dickens himself
would have said, the Golden
Cross Hotel, which stood. :at the
junction of St. Martin's Lane
and Cockspur Street, where the
Nelson Column stands now,
facing the back of King Charles
statue. And what more suitable
than an ancient postinghouse
for the heart of Dickensian
London? •
Mciclern
tiquette .
By Anne Ashley
"'Pear Anne 'Hirst; FOr over 16.
yoars I.!Ve been married to a man
I practically worshipped, un-
til his ridiculous jealousy .altnost.
destroyed my love. We have.
teen,age twins and everything
else to make our ayes Worth-
While, exeept this one ebs,ession .
of his, The oast year he has
,:own worse; I cannot chat with
any man I know, in any gircuni,
stances, without bearing. his.
snide remarks and seeing his
real anger. It is disgusting.
"I .am, a decent woman, an un-
derstanding mother, and his sus-
pick:ins are so insulting that I
actually burn with. resentment.
I cannot respect him any more
because his. mind is so occupied
with this doubt of me that I feel
as if. I am living with a stranger.,
I even have thought of leaving •
him, but I've not had the heart.
to. take the girls away. He wor-
ships.. them.
• "A few months ago I met a.
man who seems the exact oppo,
Site — high-minded; respectful,
with dighity and integrity that
make everybody honor him. He's
been to dinner with us
quently,. but I've been alone with
him only once. .1 have felt a
Blouse Wardrobe
Q. When an invitation writ-
ten on an informal card is re-
ceived, and a reply is requested,
is It all right to make this re-
ply over the telephone?
A. It is quite all right to reply
to an informal invitation by
phone.
Q. If a man is accompanying
a girl who is driving her own
car, should he make an offer
to do the driving?
A. It would be better not.
Some women are sensitive
about their driving and might
think ,.such an offer reflects on
For Boys & Girls
growing sympathy between us
that I have fought but cannot
overcome. • , Last week we met
aceSentallY and stopped for tea,
It was then he told me he had
loved me since we met — and
Anne Hirst, r could not help reg-
pending.
"He, will do anything I say,
and leaves the deeisions to me.
Whatever shat I do? I feel ter-
ribly sorry for my husband, but
after all, it is his, own fault..
MARGARET,"
BE HONEST
* To break up a home is a
• solemn undertaking. It might
• prove disastrous for your chil-
o dren, and that would destroy
* any happiness, you hope for.
° You would be more distraught
and alone than you ever have
• been.
• I think you owe your hus-
• band the truth about why you
* think of leaving. Once he real-
* izes thaat his years of con-
* tinuous suspicions have driven
° you from him, he may be
• shocked into a fighting effort
* to overcome this jealousy —
• and he might win. Discovering
* that you, think of leaving, he
* may beg for another chance;
* if he succeeds in driving away
* his jealousy instead of you,
* you will be happier at home
* with him, keeping your fain-
* ily together. He has not been
* contented, either, you know;
* a man torn by jealousy is a
• pita.ble object and suffers more
• than anyone else can imagine.
• The other man will respect
* your decision, seeing its just-
* ice, and you will have the con-
* solation of giving your hus-
* band the chance to win you
* all over again. I urge you to
• think this over before you
° dash into court with the in-
* tent to join your life with that
• of a man yod hardly know.
* *
"DOES HE LOVE?"
"Dear Anne Hirst: I am 16
and in love with a soldier a year
older. He wants me to marry
him in April, when he comes
home for three months. But he
has never told 'me that he loves
me, though. he has told his
friends. Also, he's always talk-
ing about other girls!
"What do you advise me to
do?
V.A.W."
* I advise, you to wait for a
* year or two before you con-
* sent to marry anybody.
* , A boy of 17 is not mature
• enough.. to. get married, and
• •this lad is especially adoles-
* cent when he has the poor
• taste to mention other girls
* to the one he has asked to be
* his wife. He is showing off,
* of course, but that does not
* excuse him. As he is today, I
* doubt whether you could stay
o married to him for a single
* year.
* Don't censure him, though,
* he has not said in so many
* words ", love you." A pro-
• posal assumes that he is in
* love; of course, you miss' hear-
* ing him say so, but don't mis-
s
o
judge him for his thoughtless-
ness. It is just that ,he doesn't
* understand girls; he is think-
* ing, far more of his own emo-
* tions than of yours.
o What does your family say?
* You should discuss the situa-
* tion with your parents, who
* know the lad and can advise
* you better than• anyone else.
The Golden Cross Hotel was
the principal inn of the West
End in. Dickens's day. It had al-
ready changed its appearance
more than once. The building
he knew as a boy at Warren's
Blacking Factory was a Gothic
affair demolished in 1829 when.
the, Trafalgar Square end of the
Strand was replanned. . . . But
it was the old inn that Dickens
remembered so warmly. ,The
stabler'yard would be where the
National Gallery stands now,
with a side entrance opposite.
St. Martin's so when David
Copperfield saw on- the steps
before it, "the stooping figure
of a man who had put. dewn
some, burden on the. smooth
snow to adjust it". and a- mo-
ment later found himself face
to face with Mr._ Peggotty, the
friendly hoStelry was at 'hand
for them: David invited
friend 'across, and, so they' sat
together in, one of the. , public:
rooms that opened off the r yard,,
he heard the story. of Mr. Pegr.
go,tty's friutless journey in
search of Little. Emily: To rea'c'h
his ladgings DaVid
froth the.Golden Cross by way
Of Hungerford Market ,to;. 15
Buckingham Street, where
Dickens himself ...had rooms on
the 'Lep floor, and where his
kindly landlady Was the,,,origifg
al of Mrs. Crupp.. . -. It .wos.•
here.,that Mr., and Mrs. MicaW-
ber same to eline,with Daviel_an
a leg-Of mutton' that had inad-*
verteritry been. di-Oi5peciinto the' -
ashes of the grate.• :Tommy"
Traddles was 'also 'present on
that hospitable occasion.
The coming and going of the
coaches would be on one of the
principal entertainments in.
Dickens's London, and all the
important posting houses are
mentioned in one or other of
his . novels. — From "In the
Steps of Charles Dickens," by
William Addison.
'their ability at the wheel. Of
' course,' if the woman suggests
that he drive, then it is all right.
Q. Should asparagus be eaten
with the fingers?
A. No. It is ill-bred to take
:up this dripping vegetable with
the fingers: It is properly eaten
with the fork.
Q. Should Bridge prizes be
wrapped or left open?
A. It is much better to wrap
them attractively..
Q. If someone tells a joke that
you have already heard, should
you stop him?
A. Only if you are his sole
listener.
Q. At a party •recently, some
of the guests brought presents.
Wasn't it polite, to put 'these
gifts aside and open them later,
rather than to open them and
embarrass those who brought
none?
A. This would show a com-
plete lack of appreciation of the
thoughtfulness of 'the givers,"
just to coddle the chagrin of
the empty-handed. Always open
any gifts you receive imme-
diately.
Q. If lettuce, parsley or water-
cress is placed around an item
of food to garnish it, may this
properly be eaten?
A. Yes, if you"wish to eat it
and it is a 'part of your individ-
ual serving. But yon,should,not
mar the lappence 'Of' a sere
ing dislinbYrPhickifar Out some-:
of its garaiSh4,;,
Q. Does a, woman introduceo
her husband to snether woman
as "Mr. Robinson"?
A. No, The propei forrti'WOUld
be: 'Mrs. Tanner,' May I intro-
duce my husband?" - A .Wornari
does not ,use, •-"IVIr."!.wben refer• -
ring to or introducing her,hus-,
marrying
band
for"th, "second ttline,i;
.,
di
Q. Is one obligated to send a'
wedding:461.16)a friend Wile 'is
if one sent giit.tfor the first mar-
riage?
A. If the „friend is Widow
who is marrying again, ifthitile"
it would be nice to sendlieran-r-
other gifti.:q,,fliiiWgrer; is
a divorcee, it's up to you. There
is no obligation.
. Q. Should the first page ,of a
social letter be' numbered?
A. No; "this is neither neces-
sary nor proper. You may num=
ber the succeeding pages, if you
wish.
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until gravel roads have had a
chance to improve; After all the
Frost government' has given us
every „encouragement to give
the• 'car' a• rest' by boosting gas-
oline two cents a gallon. The
'trouble is what we would like
to do .isn't always possible. You
may cut out pleasure• jaunts but
you can't cut out business trips.
Anyway, this is the beginning
Of 1Viarch: so we can expect
pleisant weather': But _while it•
is admittedly ' underfoot,
that springish feeling 'in e. air
shOuld' be encouraging. ;'And the
'days are getting longer that
always helps. ' Farmers have
more daylight .to .get extra jobs
done and - the women-folk turn
their 'thoughts tO
You Can't :resist' the dirge no
matter how hard you try. It
could be you- don't accomplish
too much by starting ,early and
you may be glad to settle down.
to knitting again.
Speaking of knitting . . . there
was a little 'a' newspaper
last Week that intrigued .me. A
Minister in a.church in England
is encouraging' women, to bring.
their knitting! He says it helps
them to 'concentrate. Well now,
isn't that something? Maybe the
'cleric preaches extra long Ser-
mons: Even. so . .
I was ,interested because I. like
to knit at meetings — I have
never tried taking it to church.
The question arises — is it or is
it not bad manners to knit while
listening to a' speaker? I would
say it depends on the knitter.
The. English cleric claims it
helps concentration. That again
depends on the knitting and the
knitter. A, fanCy pattern calls
for practically undivided atten-
tion. , And you can't concentrate
on both the knitting and ,what
the speaker is saying., On the
other hand easy knitting really
helps.
If the speaker is good you
For a few days last week the
air had . a really 'spririgish feel-
ing. The .birds: thought so too,
Bluejays left the shelter of the
woods and took to'the highways..
What they hOped to ;find on the
roads ,I don't know' but they
'were 'certainly exploring. Spar-
rowi',:swai'med around the bush-
es, .happily chirping in bird
language, defying the juncos, and
chickadees. Squirrels , were, in, a
playful :mood; cottontails uut ,
looking for 'food. This •morning
Rusty was terribly noisy. I said
to Partner, "What in the world
is Rusty barking at?": Partner
laughed — "Probably a rabbit.
I-Ie.saW one yesterday and didn't
know what to make of it Fin-
ally took' after it but kept his
distance in case, the rabbit, might
bite!"
Yes, that's our Rusty — the
best ,watch-dog, and the best dog
with children we have ever had,
but 'hasn't' the slightest idea
about hunting. Mitchie-White has
forgotten the art too, probably
too well fed to bother. He
watched- a mouse run across the
kitchen' floor today and wasn't
even interested. - The' other clay
when a little mouse practically
crossed his path he did manage
to catch it. Then .he let it go
again and looked surprised when
the Mouse 'disappeared 'down a
hole. 'And yet when I catch a
mouse in 'a trap he is quite
ready' to eat it. -Would 'anyone
like a good mouser?
Maybe our Mitchie gets as
confused over mice as we do
over weather forecasts. A
monthly farm magazine came
out with a long-range weather
forecast which said "below nor-
mal • temperatures are expected
for all Ontario." A few days
later a thirty-day forecast an -
peered in the daily press which
said "average to' above normal
temperatures May be expected,"
But the road reports are what
gets me down. "All highways
bare and driving conditions
good." So what haPpens? You
.start out on a gOod highway en
route to visit a friend in a near-
by ' Except 'for places
--Where .rnelting snowbanks• make
the • road slushy yeti., get along
fine: You forget yOur friend
lives in a sub-division on' a
gravelled road: but'Yoir are not
"likely to• forget after you'Ve
been there! The clean 'car you
started out with is covered in
slush. Gravelly deposits hit
your Mudguards and under-car=.
riage. Salt riddles a hole in
your' ditiffier. And then after
you reach home, miraculously
safe and Outdo you hear again'
that repetitious road report
"highways bare, driving cbtieli-
tibria geed ==. at 'least on roads
you are likely to travel," addt
the news' 4IoW I ask'
you, how doe's Any ..repOrter
knoW what treads ydit are likely
• to travel'? Whet Of the than,
Sena' of ceiniiiiiterd in and out'
Of tifibtirbah districts? What of,
the friend§ set Out to ViSit
thein? What Of the farm lenet
before.. you the highWay?
What of the county and town-
ship. roads? .SO, don't be misled
ley radio road reports. All Oath.
are not highWayS. Better' 'be
smart andStay' honie if yOti can,
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