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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1957-05-15, Page 2,.$01.1* Alibis To. :Erring Husbands. 48 Desperate because lie has a wife and three young children to support, a 30-Year-Old man ,has offered to risk his life for a sum of $10,000, "To provide security for MY Wife and children, I'M willing to go anywhere ,—,even if it means my life is endangered — provided it is legal," he declared recently, When it is necessarytito raise money, Men and women often do surprising things, A good- looking young bachelor living in the North of England had the idea of offering to sell himself some years ago because he needed money for music and singing lessons. He paraded the streets of one town with a board on his back Which advertised that his ser- vices and himself were for sale to the highest bidder, His money-raising scheme succeed- ed and he landed a lucrative job, When a Marseilles office wor- ker found times were hard he bit upon the idea of running a "Bureau for Excuses." It proved a winner. Henpecked husbands who had "missed the last train" and wanted, a good excuse to give their wives rang him up end asked him to provide .one that was foolproof. He Always obliged. Husbands, who had been unwise in affairs of the heart and had been found out by their wives sought his aid and it was always effectively forthcoming. News of the unique service he offered spread throughout France and in some weeks he was in- venting alibis at the rate of a 11.N.E1). FOR )3,,g1N.Q. TOO. 1..f413 PX Could .anyone be arrested for • holding hands? The answer "yes.," as Charles Dale Pike and Barbara Maxine Newman. di!, covered when they were ar- rested end lined in, Ruteninson, IcaPees, recently — for holding hands while driving on a public thoroughfare, The difference WAS that they were driving 447, ferent ears, • Modern Etiquette Wardrobe Wonder! PRINTED PATTERN by Roberta 140 Q. I am mailing out about 200 Wedding invitation$. Is It all right for me to use a metered stamp on the envelopes? A. Never! The stamps must be put on by hand, r(teeoil o the eiu What lstheProclo)nerosrldoeur :f ff a church wedding ceremony? A. Just the reverse of how the party entered, The bride and bridegroom should, lead, followed o.tvheed ushers. by the bridesmaids Q. Just why is the wedding ring plaked on the finger first, the engagement ring over it? A. The reason is a practical. one. The wedding ring, being a plain band, does not require much cleaning and in many in- stances is never taken off, Whereas the engagement ring is taken off constantly. Q. Our daughter has just in- formed us of her secret mar- riage two months ago. Would it be proper for us to announce the marriage at this time? A. It would be quite proper for you to mail out announce- ments of the marriage. Q. Should a dinner guest who has finished eating immediate- ly place his napkin on the table? A. Not until his hostess has placed her napkin on the table. Q. When a husband and wife are calling on friends, which one should suggest leaving? A. It is quite proper for either one to make the first move., merely by asking the other, "Don't you think we had better be leaving?" 141 ST rwinaq coon4eArt BROKEN. BUBBLES—Someone's alWays taking the joy out of life and' actress Tad. Strong, above, is no' exception. In a New York rehearsal she demonstrates "how tr girl takes a bubble bath on tel,evision. To see how the "bubble bath" will look on the screen, just cover up the bottom half of the picture. * can be done, Overcome your * feeling of guilt. It is proper * that you be grateful for your * friends' past hospitality, but * that does not imply that you * must spend the rest of your * life proving your gratitude. • Be thankful that your hus- * band wants a life of his own • and with his wife, whose chief • interest is keeping her hUS- * band happy in his own way. MOM, WOULD REMARRY "Dear Anne Hirst; I am un- decided about marrying an old friend of my deceased husband. My two son rave with me; one Will, soon have a home of his own, and the other one is so pop- ular that I expect he'll be snatched up in a year or two. They are grand boys, and I would not do anything to dis- turb their happiness. "Do you think my boys will understand how much I want a life of my own? My husband and I had a wonderful marriage, and I do miss the companionship of a man my own age. But if the boys object, I wouldn't go ahead. If I remarry, the man will move in with me and my sons. LONELY." * I wish I could have printed * your whole letter. You have * been a wonderful friend to * your sons, more like a con- * temporary than an elder, and * you have made a fine life for * all of you. You say they ad- * mire the man who wants to * marry you, and he is con- * genial and understanding. * When you tell the boys, be * sure to add that if they do not * like the idea, you will not * marry anybody. But I expect * they will tell you to go ahead, * and welcome the man warmly. * * When two, people marry, it should be the aim of each to keep the other happy. Any other responsibilities should come second to that supreme desire. In time of embarrassment or confusion of duties, ask Anne Hirst's advice. Address her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. "I just cannot see," said a newly-wed wife to her husband, as they gazed in a furniture shop window, "how they make all that furniture out of those crinkly little walnuts." "Dear Anne Ilirst; Please help me! A conple of lady reia- -Lives were good to me as a child, when ' they lived n another city and took me for school vaca- tions etc. I appreciate it, and don't want to hurt them, but rioVe they live in my town and have taken over my life com- pletely! My husband and I can- not move without thorn; they expect us to be visiting them or bringing them to our house con- linnally, We don't have a Sun- day to call our own — and they go along with tis on our vaca- tions, practically demanding this, "Now my husband has re- belled, He says he is tired of all this, and that we're tee Young to be chumming with them. They're in their 60's, we're in our 30's. How can I tell them? It seems so mean! If only they'd be satisfied with every other ,Sunday, it would help; I've sug- gested that, but I felt guilty. This is the only argument be- tween my husband and me, "Our vacation is not too far off, and my husband insists he is not going to take them with us. How can I get out of it and keep peace all around? Some- times I feel they have a rope around my neck and just keep pulling! "We also have my parents to watch over and try to keep happy; they have no car, either, but they don't' demand and cling to -us the way these two relatives do. If you can help even a little,, I'd be more than grateful. A WORRIED WIFE.' ABNORMAL, UNFAIR * This situation is all wrong; * it is neither normal nor fair. * It should not have continued * after your marriage, for week- * ends, holidays and vacations * belong to you and your * spouse. By including others * in your leisure, you have * cheated yourselves of price- * less privacy which all married * couples •• need. Also, you ehould: .haye been mingling * with your °vire friends. The * two' , elderly ladies should * have- cultivated contemporary * friends of their own, and * found outlets for their time * and energy. * I am amazed that your hus- * band did not rebel long ago. * The time to make a break is * long" past due. * The reasons you will give * these relatives are you own * choice: * Perhaps you can tell them -* that this year you two plan a * vacation which would prove * too strenuous for their par- * ticipation, or you are spend- * ing it with friends, or your * husband's complete relaxation * demands a different schedule. * You will have to open the * way-to living by yourselves. • After, your return, you can * make similar excuses for not * seeing them regularly: you * have met new friends who are * congenial, your social life has * grown more active, etc. Of * course, you will not neglect * them entirely, but as time * passes, you will find it easier * to evade this constant visiting * back and forth. * It isn't going to be easy, but Sew-easy undiess that doublet as a juMper `with, its smart blouse —7 fashions that, double your wardrobe!, IVA, our new PRINTED pattern especially designed to flatter' the shorter, fuller figure! • -, Printed Pattern 4654: Hall. 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Now !I, must get'. this column - typed and. rFady.»., for zthe, printer, before any „Of,', the: family are, rive. Yesterday ,our ,trio irpm Oakville ,was here and no doubt the qUartette 'from-Toronto be herb -soon. -At pretent'with only Dave being "able *to. navi- gate on his own the children are easily handled. A year from, now. „I tell a, year fr om now will 'tell the Slorgf Newest Crochet PERENNIAL — Vienne! - born Hedy Lamarr, shown as Joan of Arc in Warner" Brothers' "The Story of Mankind," is making scattered appearances lately to prove that she's still one of Hollywood's most beau-. tiful perforrners. While hap- pily' nArried to• a'.' Texas Oil baron, semiretired Hedy admits a good role can bring her be- fore the cameras again. number of beautiful homes set among trees on landscaped lots. When the flowers are out and the trees in leaf we shall cer- tainly be making a return visit. We thought it was quite a find. Then we roamed around a church-yard belonging to a nice old church high on a hill over- looking a river. There we found plenty of history inscribed on the old ,grey tombstones sacred (we hope) to the memory of the early pioneers of that dis- trict. We spent the whole af- ternoon just browsing around amid beautiful and historic sur- roundings yet often within sound of the traffic on a very busy highway. We really had a wonderful time and we were glad to realize that in spite of the number of super-highways that are being built it is still possible to find beauty spots such a short way off the beaten track. At home, if we Want to get back to the grim problems of the day we have only to turn on the radio or televsion and listen to -news of guided mis- siles, misguided foreign policy, earthquakes, floods, fires, bliz- zard and traffic mishap. A far cry from the peaceful pursuit of farming. In fact we sometimes wonder if peaceful farming is possible any more. And then yesterday along came two young brothers who were anx- ious to buy our tractor and power implements. They were such nice boys and so anxious to start farming on their own. There was something about them that restored our faith in the future for farm boys who really want to work and make good. They were not the type to go around looking for some- thing for nothing. They expect- ed to pay for what they got and were quite reluctant to accept as a gilt a. few extras that Part- ner was throwing in on the deal. We had a feeling those boys have what it takes and we are confident 'that, barring ac- cidents or disaster seasons, these young fellows will come out on SAD YOUNG POOCHES—You'd never guess it, but these morass dogs ime.rt prize winners at the Paris Agricultural.Shovo recently. Caged up afte'r the'ShIO, 'the dogs obviously think it's a heck' of a Way to be treated after a fine performance. A handsome set for modern and • tragitiopal„ hopes! 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But that's the trouble, - there is so much to do indoors, and because the ground is still very wet we don't have any real excuse for getting outside to work. No excuse at all, so there is only one, thing to clO, just get outside if we want to and enjoy it, no matter what. Right now, before the weeds start to grow, is a good time Rix. making discoVeries — and I "think I made a discovery yesterday. I am not, sure but I appear to have four geraniums „that have survived the .winter. The stalks are rotted but coin* up from the root's " there are small healthy branches` With clusters of little leaves. They are On' the south -side of the house well protected from north - west winds, If they are geraniums it is on account of goad luck' and mis-management. Last fall I did not clean up this particular bed so the plants got left there. Other discoVeries I made were not so pleasing. The rabbits really went to town on my shrubs. They even nibbled branches froth -the cedars. We never have done anything in the way of prevention but I suppose we Shall have to if we are going to have so many un- wanted livestock around. It. is disheartening to leave good healthy shrub's in the fall and find them about half their proper size in the Spring: But then, the poor little rabbits have to live too — but I wish they would take to the woods or feed on wild shrubs. The nice weather last week brought us a full quota of visit- ors. In fact we had a very busy week. One day I'took a visitor on an exploring 'trip about twenty miles from here: iv won- der' how many of us miss the lovely walks and drives that lie close to populated areas, How many do you know? If you want a nice drive where do you go? Wo are only now beginning to find our way around to the beauty spots that lie just be- yond the highways, The village we visited is less than eighteen miles from Toronto. We drove down a concession road about a couple of miles and found a lovely country district with a SALLY'S SALLIES dozen a day,-being well paid for each. Three years ago a French fac- tory worker devised a simple but effective means of boosting his income, which averaged $30 a -week. He began raffling his pay envelope at 300 a ticket to his 2,300 fellow workers and week after week he went home with more than $600 in his pockets, When his firm heard of his get- rich-quick scheme they ordered him to abandon it. By that time he had bought a car, had moved into a luxury flat and had his own chef and a maid. In the United States lives a comely young woman who in the past three years has made a small fortune by acting as a pro- fessional bridesmaid. "I advise in advance about the wedding dress, flowers and so on and at the ceremony and the reception 1 prompt and help the bride in various ways," says this enterprising woman, who is not herself married, "It's a -won- derful money-spitmer because bride after bride recommends Me to friends who are also plan- ning to wed." Sometimes 'even Children ex- ploit money-making ideas. A London boy offered his services to a firm of shoe Manufacturers and was well paid for taking long evening walks in all wed theirs to test new types of foot- wear for schoolboys -and at the same time keep himself fit. 4.8 e 444 4.44.8.4-4 "bh dear, If you'd told Me you were bringing a friend, I'd have cooked dinner," CAPITAL GAIN—Cologne, West Germany, lent shapely Hilde- Ord° Ki.hrt to the capital city Of Bonn for the totripetitidti to select entries for the Nits Ger- many" beauty ccintest. The /Ci- yeeir-cild "lend - lease" beauty Won the "Miss Bonn" title. A music student, she was disaubli- fled in fast year's contest.. 'USIA 1t# 101 AT 'LAST—A GIRL—Wkat a childhood aWaits Mary Pat kyaiu tileeacly the pet of the 'Harty Ran household, and the'has just ttrriVed home from with fit- Mother. Her S'evert brothers range in age front' three td thiiittert. '''-4.3*In=rf,/wowao, NICLES 1NGERFARM raNiertdolit\e P. Clekfike r = 6 / realm". Mizi2Qtrt,