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The Brussels Post, 1957-10-16, Page 6f444/.4 MU& 4-a MEETS THE PRESS—President Eisenhower uses handwritten notes (in desk drawer) as he speaks to newsmen at a suddenly- called news conference in the White House. * e a 4 551 SIZES to-20 Modern Etiquette . 'MACHINE CORBLR UP SILVER Last year, the people of • the U.S.. put $1,400,000„000 in coins into. vending machines, not counting telephones, and parking meters. nor coin-operated TV receivers, For these coins was. received items ranging from. hot coffee, ..cold ,drinks, hot soup, cigarettes and fresh fruit to pocket combs, tooth brushes, handkerchiefs; music and hot meals. Sow Long Should YOur Skirt* E. 141ST Pciwz Coluezheeat Kitten Capers ! ' eseee',eeseeesss aeess tessee. •eeeLenra7 es aearhe4a BASEBALL HABIT—Sister Mary Michael takes a healthy cut at the ball under the admiring eyes of youngsters in Pulaski Park. The nun is one of the school sisters of Noire Dome on hand every day to' supervise. Catholic Youth Organization. activities in the park. Catcher is Curtiss Hughes while the Rev. William Mitchell calls the pitch. -Oct* 'erese =.6 • -*bah NICLE 1 GERFARM Gwen,clolin.e, P. Ctexike * mire; for their good will is the backbone of his success, You know your husband, * loves you• ' if he didn't, he • would not put up with your * behavior. You must be making * 'very unshappy. If you do * not change, I fear the conse- * quenees for your marriage; it • mfght be he who could stand * it no longer. * Turn about. You are not a * silly adolescent fearing that * your beau will look twice at * another girl. You are a grown * woman, experienced if not * mature, Resolve you will act * your age, believe in your bus- * band's integrity, and work * side by side with him to his * further success and your own, * I MISS HIM!" "Dear Anne Hirst: I am only 16, and I need your advice. I have gone with a boy since be- fore Christmas, but some time ago I got a wild idea I liked another one better, so, I refused to go out with him any more. Now I wish I hadn't. "He couldn't come to see me as often as I wanted, him to, be- cause he lives in another town and hasn't a car.. That's why I thought I'd rather see the one who is nearby. "I had no idea I would miss him so! How can I tell him without seeming too anxious? GRACIE" * Plan a small party at your * house with some other boys * and girls, and write him a * note asking him to come. You * can truthfully say you've * missed him, and hope he can * get in for that evening. • We shall both hope he will be free to come, and perhaps * it may be the beginning of the * good friendship you wish to * renew. 4, * * The wife who is jealous of her husband's clientele is head- ed for serious trouble. Instead of objecting, applaud his suc- cess, realizing it spells your own Anne Hirst' can help, if you write her at Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto, Ont. by Rol)erta Lee Is it necessary to aCkilOW, ledge receipt of birthday .or an- niversary cards? A, If you mean by' this,. a note of acknowledgment, no, However, when you meet the sender ,of the card, it, is always good manners to mention that the card was received and. ap- preciated. Q. How long Should one stay when making a call of coach& ence at a friend's home? A. This call should be es- pecially brief — usually not longer than about ten or fifteen minutes — unless, of course, the bereaved friend asks you to stay longer. Q. If I receive a telephone call while entertaining a guest, should I explain at once to the person calling that I have a guest and cannot talk? A. If the call is unimportant, you can explain. and offer to call back later. If, however, the call is important, it takes prece- dence over the entertainment of your guest. Q. If it so happens that a bride-elect has already had the opportunity to thank a donor verbally for a gift received, is it still necessary for her to write a note of thanks? A. Yes, and as soon as pos- sible. Q. Is it correct to eat straw- berry shortcake with the fork, or should a spoon be used? A, The fork should be used Q. 'When is the proper time to send a wedding gift, and to whom is it sent if the bride is a stranger? A. As soon as the wedding in- vitation is received, and the gift should always be sent to 'the bride, even =though you know only the bridegroom. Q. Is it permissible to sip water at the table while one has food in one's mouth? A. This is considered bad manners. Only when one has • taken a bite of food into the mouth, that, is too hot is a sip of water condoned. 4. Should a woman keep her fiat (,),,n when at 'an afternoon card party? A. She should remove it if the party- is in a .private home. If in a public place, she may either remove it or keep it on, as she Wishes. Q. Is one obligated to bring a gift to au engagement party? A, Not unless the party is a shower., Kitty-cats make quick work of chores! It's easy stitehery for towels—why not brighten your own kitchen, or do a colorful set for shower gifts, bazaars? Pattern 648: Transfer of 7 dif- ferent motifs about 51/i x 8 ins.; color suggestions; directions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted; use postal note for safety) for this pattern to LAURA WHEELER, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and• ADDRESS. Two FREE Patterns as a gift to our readers — printed right in our NEW Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book for 1957! Doz- ens of. other new' designs you'll want to order — easy, fascina- ting handwork for yourself, your home. Be sure to send 25 cents for your copy of this book now — don't miss it! ISSUE 35 — 1957 "Dear" Anne Hirst: If you can't help me, I *shall divorce my husband. For some years has lies run a shop that attracts girls and young women, They come la and flirt with him, and held long conversations behind My back; and he'll never tell me what they talk about. It makes me feel like a fifth whe t and. I am getting plenty sick of lt, "We are both in our late 30's, out didn't marry till. four years ego,. He has never been one to confide in anybody, but now it looks like he'd rather talk to these girls than to me, I have come to hate them all! I can't think how to end all this non • - sense, but I don't intend to take it ^ UNHAPPY" FOOLISH FEARS ' The very qualities that made you marry your bus- *. band attract other people to • him, He likes people, and he * shows it; he is sympathetic, * and a good listener. To these * customers he is an older man * interested in their little af- fairs, and they trust him. What is wrong with you? You married an attractive man, and now you are sorry. You picture every girl he talks to as a rival. He would not .be a real man if he didn't enjoy these youngsters, But when it came to marrying, did he choose a teen-ager? He mar- ried you, one of his own age, * old enough to have more corn- * mon sense than you are show- * big now. * You may regret that your hus- * band chose to run such a shop * as he owns, but it is a little * late to alter that. These girls * are the main source of his * income (and yours) and, if he * is not friendly with them, * they will shop elsewhere. * Working with him, it is your * job to be interested in them * too, and if you were they * might confide in you instead. * As his wife, you have a fine * chance to win their good will * by taking a personal. interest * in their clothes and guiding • them to flattering and practi- * cal models. Have you thought * of that? * Few situations are as exas- * perating as living with a * jealous mate. One has no pro- • tection against suspicion; the * honest husband is ashamed of * his wife, and a dishonest man, * feels he might as well have * the game as the name. I * earnestly urge you to control * these doubts. Instead of burn- * ing up with childish jealousy, * you should be proud you mar- * ried a man whom others ad- lower price is because there is a higher moisture content in combined wheat. When we got home we found a letter waiting for us from a business-man farmer who start- ed up a few years ago, Thinking to cut costs he had purchased a second-hand mower and hay- loader. He was going to get his haying done the old-fashion- ed way, which he thought would be much cheaper in the long run, So what happened? The mower broke down and was not worth the cost of repairing. Without a mower -the hayloader was uses- less so our friend finished up .by hiring a man to, cut his hay and a balei to' take it' off the field. Looks as if farmers can't win anyway—at least not with- out capital to take them over the hump, And, yet in spite of it all, isn't farm life a wonderful life? Sometimes I watch men at con- struction' work, or going back and forth to industrial plants, or to, office jobs, and I wonder why they 'choose such a way of living when they could be on a farm and' working in the fresh air. Except, of course, some men are not physically able nor men- tally inclined. As for the women and children what a life for them. Sure, I know there are certain disadvantages but to my way of thinking there is no place like the farm to raise a family. Later, when the family is grown up and married, and hard work on a farm day after day, no longer appeals to a man and his wife, then., as we are now, they may be quite content to be away from the worry and wear that is inescapable if' a comfortable living is to be maintained. We loved the farm — we shall al- ways love going'back and visit- ing among farm folk, but we are now well-content with our acre-lot and freedom to come and go as we please without hurrying beck to, feed chickens and milk cows. There is a time and a place for all things. SimPly LoVely PRINTED PATTERN One day last week we were cruising around near Ginger Farm. Our first visit was to Rusty — and of course to the people who now own him. We drove in and a Dalmatian came running to meet us. I began calling "Rusty . . . Rusty" and from somewhere in the distance came' Rusty's' deep-throated bark. But he didn't come running to „ meet us—he couldn't—he was confined to his own special run, about 30 feet square, a wired in enclosure' with plenty of'shade trees. Mrs. K. let us into the run and Rusty's exuberant wel- come almost kncicked us down. Apparently the• dogs have to, be eeparated. Spotty, the Dal- matian, gets frightfully jealous and picks a fight every time Rusty is loose. So now Spotty is given his freedom in the day time and Rusty from supper time onwards. Mitchie - White was also in semi-confinement—partly for her ,own protection but also because she was in disgrace — being "the cat that swallowed the canary" — only in this case the canary was a love-bird. Mitchie never bothered much with birds when he lived with us, field mice were more to his liking. But after all, when a cat and a bird are loose in the game house — and alone — well, that's asking for trouble. Now since that little' episode occurred both dogs take after Mitchie! I think I can guess what happened. Mrs. K. talks to her pets as if they were children, so naturally when Mitchie got into trouble he would be audib- ly scolded. The dogs, sensing it, no doubt tried to be helpful to their mistress by chasing the cat. So now Mitchie must be protected from the dogs. Of course, cats, dogs and birds quite often live together, in harmony but usually only when they have been brought up together from their very young days. All the animals I have mentioned are very well looked after but hav- ing to separate them certainly makes more work for Mrs. K. Our next visit was to a farm where they were having Of- flavor milk. Since sanitary con- ditions were beyond question the farmer was tramping the pasture in search of any obnoXious weed the cows might be getting. Shades of the past . , how well we remember similar Occasions! Too many dandelions, for in- stance, and the milk and cream would lie too deep in color and a little strong in flavor. When milk comes to the consumer bottles, uniform in flavor and butterfat content, it doesn't ar- rive that way by accident. No, indeed. Little does the average consumer realize how, much work, tare and inspection is necessary to insure all dairy produce being of first class quality. Because we know only too well We -came away front that farm sorry for the farmer but a little glad that we no longer have the same worries, On yet another' hrm that same day We found a combine at work in the Wheat-field and. the owner not at all happy, Apparently buyers in that dis., triet are quoting the following prices to fel-inert-41.5 a bushel when threshed by a threshing Machine end 85 tents if delivered straight from the combine, The Headlines from the Paris fa,, shion shows, blazoning chemise frocks with knee-high hems, re- laxed 'br "fallen" waistlines,. and wiglike head-hugging hat.S, have style circles in New York. buz- zing. As usual, when any sensa- tionally different faShion is launched, the big question is;. Will American women, most numerous and influential fashion consumers, take them? Already the pros and cons are "girding Up their chemises," One leading ,stylist (a man), just returned from Paris, says: "There will be great accept- ance," Another (a woman) af- firms. "Exhibitionists may wear these short skirts, sophisticated women never!" With the waning of the '20's, when these styles were worn before women ceased to follow unpromising fashions like so many silly sheep, and the era of the style dictator came to an end. Busy, active, modern wom- en learned by experience that there are three requisites for smart dressing: Clothes must be becoming, comfortable, and suit- able; that is, suited to their own type and way of life. Apropros of comfort, Claire McCarciell once told me 'that to be chic is to be well put to- gether, hence to be comfortable, If a woman has to keep pulling down her skirt, hitching up her strapless bodice, or fussing with a belt, she makes everyone around her uncomfortable and certainly does not give an im- pression of smartness, whatever her clothes. To aid her in deciding which new styles to adopt, a woman has one honest, infalible coun- selor: her mirror. But she must heed Dior's advice and see there "not the woman she would like to be, but the woman she really is." And she should look at herself in a triple, full-length mirror to watch herself re- treating. Many• a nymph in a chemise frock „resembles an old- fashioned French hotel bolster, rolled in the sheet. She will walk around the salon and sit down, too, to see' whether and how she can. A hem whch covers the knees when the wearer 'is standing may be thigh-length when she's sitting at a typewriter, even shorter in a sports, car, writes Kathleen Cannell in The Chris- tian, Science Monitor. An attentive mirror-gazer will probably be -struck by an anatomical fashion fact — -that a waistless dress makes the sil- houette as wide as the woman's widest point. A mirror caused the late Jean Patou to reverse his "Paper Doll" trend. Not everyone' today remembers that Patou and Chanel shared the responsibility for flattening women into the chemises of the "Flaming 20's.' In the summer of 1929 Patou was the guest of honor at a luncheon in a smart Paris res- taurant walled by mirrors. Upon entering, he got a view of the ladies (many of whom were mature, to put it kindly) seated at the tables, multiplied by the mirrors, the brief skirts of their skimpy frocks riding high, and resembling to his horrified eyes "a series of sausage rolls" more , than anything else. "Mast" Patou cried out. "Is this what I've done?" And with- out his lunch he rushed back to his studios in the Rue St. Florentin, where he had been. preparing a new collection fea- turing more of the same. Swift- ly he lengthened skirts with floating panels, modified threes with sashes, and draped up flat- tened chests. The waistline was on the rise. Will we go to such extremes before we return to normalcy once again? "Don't be stampeded by the headlines" — Mainbocher said to me long ago in the course of an interview. As Mainbocher is the only American who ever was a top-flight Paris couturier and still enjoys a world reputation for supremely -smarte ladylike, and timeless clothes, his advice is always valuable. On the location of the hem- line. even the Paris dresernakir house: are divided again n• themselves. Dior, Beltnain, De -- sea, Laroche, Griffe and — - nificantiv enough — Chanel ho' the litre at a conservative mi !- calf. Patou,. Heim, Lanvin-Ce— title, Cardin, and five °then; barely cover' the, knees, I1/4,Ininbocher has another wise dictum:: "I always let the skirt find its own lcvel," Meaning that there is one point exactly right in proportion to the dress and the figure. Naturally, no woman will be eccentric enough to Wear day skirts ankle length if the trend is toward brevity, or vice versa. Eut one can "cheat" an inch Or so either way and still get, the eff'e'ct of following the 'mode. Official Check On Women's Figures It was rather nosy of Britain's staid Board of Trade. But, put- ting it as correctly as possible, the board embarked six years ago on "the first scientific study of body measurements of im- portance in the construction of (British) women's clothing". In plain English, they wanted to know how Miss.and Mrs. Britain fills out her frock. Reason for the board's nosiness was that British dressmakers didn't really know what the average British woman looks like and, said some, that was why most English wo- men looked better in the winter when wearing woollen suits then in, the summer when draped 'in limply fitting dresses. Board of Trade "surveyors" went after 5,000 volunteers with tape measures, anthropometers, wooden knitting needles (used as guide rods in locating body "land- marks"), delicate "skin pencils", and cards of fine elastic cord to "locate the waist line". Each woman was measured 37 different ways. It took computers several months to translate the results into a series of graphs and logarithms (e.g., Distribution of Hip Girth), published recently by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Among the board's findings: —Like her American sister, the average British woman stands 5 feet 3 inches; but at 136 pounds, is 3 pounds heavier. Reading downward, she measures 37-28- 39, an inch trimmer in the waist than 'Miss and Mrs. America and 2 inches thicker than the Venus de Milo (37-26-38). —Under 29s average 35-25-37. America's young matrons are 34-27-38. —Women are tallest in their early 20s, after which they lose height with age arid child-bear- ing. —Hips of 44 inches or bigger and a 33-inch waist are the burden of 1.7 million women, --About 45,000 have Marilyn Monroe's curves (37-23-371, --from NeWSW(.1 ; • 9 You. can never tell what most *omen are going to do next, but neither can most women.* Cy N'. 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