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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1958-02-26, Page 6ewertdolin.e P. Ctozike •••••••••••••"••••,..• Beauty Mirrored On The Walt 'reeeleer AN Nf 141 1? ST--' Vault, cou"tseizot--- indicate haste and carelessness In the original composition. Q. When selecting monogram- med hantlkerchiels far a nlavk or Woman, which initial should be Selected, that of the first or the last name? A. For a man it is always the last, Fora woman, the last Is customary, but the first is par•- missible, Q. Is a bride obligated to give gifts to her attendants? A. This is not so much a ques- tion of."obligation." it is a long- standing custom, and therefor* accepted as good form, Q. Is it proper for a salesman to say "good-by" to, the recep- tion girl when leaving a busineso office? A. This is not only courteous, but also tactful, A little thing like this is often remembered the next time tire salesman pays a call. Alarming With theatrlvai of the darker • mornings, more and. more alarm, ciockS AVA used, especially in Prance where they have. always been more popular than in any !at oleare .g Itt,t;oapnecahtptlaeaounwtrhya.. was a notorious late-riser Can always rise promptly- nowadays because. lie has invented 'his, own novel alarm clock, When its bell rings . a light flashes on and the bedclothes. are. whirled off. Another home-made alarm clock lights a epirite jemp to boil the water in a icettlet pours out a cup of tea and ex- thiguishes. the flames as the ket- tle' tilts, When a Frenchwoman. was ar- rested by a shop detective and charged with stealing some jewellery, she denied the theft indignantly but — unluckily for her — an alarm elodk which she had stolen with the jewellery suddenly sounded, She was searched, Three tiny alarm clocks and the jewellery were found in a specially-made. pocket inside her capacious skirt, Police in Yorkshire were baf- fled some years back by the activities of a specialist thief ,who broke into houses and stole only alarm clocks, ignoring more valuable. loot. One of the stolen clocks played 'the American an- them, "The Star-Spangled Ban- ner," after striking the hour. As a result, every city policeman spent hours while on duty listen- ing for that tune, but neither the thief nor the clocks were ever traced. Jumper Or Dress PRINTED PATTERN It.was an old Cape Cod house. with a long low-ceilinged kitchen. • On one side two large win!, dims opened upon a stretch QI green fields with a red maple swamp in the distance. But op- posite was blank wall, paintPd a dull buff Against this wall was the cohhing area, the sink, the set tubs and the hot and cold water faucets, Here the young bride would, be spending much of her time working and facing this. blank wall. How. could she change it? That Was the $64 question for' which she found an answer writes Geneva Eldridge in The Chris- tian Science Monitor. At a second-hand shop in town she bought a large mirror that had graced an old-fashioned sideboard (price $1), When hung on the wal over the sink opposite the Windows, the green fields and red maple swamp were re- flected like a picture on its mir- rored surface, A deep ruffle of white print with wherry design across the tap of the window and a cushion for the little kitchen rocker covered with the same material added attractiveness to the old kitchen. But the crowning touch was the red and white checked table- cloth with a pot of white ge- raniums in the center that deco- rated the rough kitchen table. * M. °Pear Anne Hirst; Is 38 too Old to try to find happiness again? My divorce was granted over a year ago, I have only ene child who is de- pendent on me, the others mar- ried yeung and are happily on their own. "My husband gave me such a raw deal that L believed there were no good men left— thoughently, and everything you tell me favors your ac- cepting hien* • As for what people will Say, those who love you will re- * joice in your newfound. happi-, *tress, and the others do not • count, After all, your life is yPP.rs to, live, and it is your ' heart, that will dictate your- * future, You .have had your e snare of tragedy. yeti deserve. • a good partner who will take care of YOU, and provide the * companionship and affeetion, yoo have been miseing. Con- * gratulationsi CUTE COOKIE — This little angel got her head stuck in an angel food cake pan. Kathy West, 3, pulled the pan, with, a removable bottom; over her head in the kitchen of her home. Unable to remove the pan, her mother called the, rescue squad, who freed the little tot. Kathy didn't even cry. r,, "But now I think I have found one, I know I could love him, He says he has been searching for years for a woman like myself and I think he will soon pro- pose, We are thoroughly com- patible, and I believe we can help each other to find a more complete life together, I don't go around much, I just work and try to make a home for my young eon. lie, by the way, thinks my friend is tops, "My other children know him, of course, and feel as though he were already a member of the family, Do you think people would call .me foolish at my age to accept him? `Once while I was married you answered my appeal for guid- ance, and gave me the courage I needed, May I have your opinion now? WONDERING" ACCEPT GRATEFULLY * Where on earth did you get * the idea that the 30's are too * for marriage? Some of the * happiest wives I know did not ▪ marry at all until they were * your age. You are too wise to * be deceived a second time; you * have learned this man's char- * acter, weighing all his qualities Modern Etiquette by Roberta Lee eauty "I WAS A FOOL!" "Dear Anne Hirst: I hope no other man makes the stupid mistake I made; he might not be so lucky as to get the second chance I got. — "When I married a girl of a different faith, the ceremony was performed in her church, and our children were all baptized there; I even attended services with her occasionally. But after awhile 'people jibed at me and poisoned my mind; I began to argue with her, and would not give ear to her reasoning, I got both of us in a desperate state , . , She left me. "God must have given her special grace, for she has finally listened to my pleas and we are back together. We all attend her church regularly, and once again I am alive. I realized what a fool I was to let those interfering people influence me. But I feel I can never make up for all the heartache I caused her. ANOTHER FOOL" "What will people say?" some- times is a safeguard against has- ty action. Yet when it comes to marriage, it is one's heart and wisdom that supplies the an- swer. When any vital decision confronts you, ask Anne Hirst's opinion; it will be honest and helpful. Address her at Box 1, . 123 Eighteenth St., New Toron- to, Ontario. Bett Dressed You'll look as if you stepped right out of the fashion pages in • this smart outfit! It's a jumper and blouse, or dress, depending on the occasion. Sew-easy with our Printed Pattern. ..Printed Pattern 4533: Misses' Sizes„ 10, l2, 14, 16, 18. Size 18 jumper takes, 21/4 yards 54-inch; blon.s,e, 11/4 yards. Printed directions on each pat- tern part. Easier, accurate. Send FIFTY CENTS (500) (stamps cannot be accepted; use postal note for safety) for this pattern. Please print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS and STYLE NUMBER. Send order to' ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. ISSUE 7 1958 Q. Is there any rule as to who. should, make the introductions at an informal home gathering, the host or 'the hostess? A, No. Either may do this, Q. When a dinner course is finished, should the hostess' plate be removed first, and if not, whose plate? A. There is no rule governing the order of removing dinner plates, Q. Is it necessary that a wo- man traveler wear a hat to the dining car of a train? A. This is entirely optional. Q. When a salesman enters an office where women • are em- ployed, should he always re- move his hat? A, He should remove his hat even if there are no women employees present! Q. I noticed at an airport re- eently that the men boaeding the plane didn't allbw the wo- men to enter first, but took their turns es they fell into line. 'Was this proper? A. In order to load a plane most efficiently, and 'in the hurry and bustle of 'travel, it usually isn't practicable for the men to stand aside to wait for the women to go first. Q. I haVe heard that post- scripts to letters are in poor taste. Is this so? A. There is nothing wrong with postscripts, when neces-, sary. It is better, though, to take pains while, compbsing your let- ter to include everything you wish toy say. Postcripts, tend to NICE WORK — Italian young; ster Marieito,4 appears taken aback by the tiptoeing loveli- ness of dancer Wera Tschecho- va as she arrives at Rome's Ciampino Airport. The two will become better acquainted as they are soon to appear to- gether in a movie called "Marietto' the Ballerina and 'the Almighty." Sinister Bridges was missing we might find him up a tall tree, or on top of the roof from which he was afraid to come down. True to his name he was always getting into dif- ficulties, One time Partner found him stranded on the cross-beam that held the hayfork track. Somehow or other Partner man- aged to rescue Mitchie—follish- ly perhaps—he might have land- ed on the barn floor, And then I would have had a cat and maybe lost a husband. But we all do foolish things if it means saving a life—animal or human. Well, there seems to be stormy weather right across Canada but we have yet to have our first snowfall — although it looks threatening right now. However at the moment there is only a slight, dusting of snow on the roads. Maybe I shall know in a day or two what snow really looks like as I am expecting to make a trip to Pete,rborough to help Klemi sort out things so he knows what to put in stor- age, For a time he will be get- ting a room with friends. I may get a car ride up on Sunday or I may go on the "Day-Liner" early in the week. That Day- Liner is really wonderful—To- ronto to Peterborough in an hour and twenty minutes. That's, what I call travelling in com- fort. Last trip I took my knit- ting with me and had time to do only two inches of ribbing on the sock. I was making. Partly, perhaps, because I was too busy. watching the scenery. From what I could see there was plenty of reforestation but very little ordinary farming, due, no doubt, to 'the hills and hollows. I did notice one farm in particu- lar where hilly fields had been ploughed. The need for contour ploughing was obvious. But no, the hills had been ploughed up and down as usual. It made me dizzy to even imagine a man on a tractor going down that awful slope. And just think of all that has been written and demon- strated in favour of contour ploughing. There must 1- two clIsses of farmers stubborn and progressive! Again, for the fifth year in a row, Mrs.. William Paley, New York matron, has been dubbed "best dressed" by a group of self-appointed 'judges. And again 'we are forced to file a demurrer, principally because the term "best dressed" is too indefinite. Best dressed for what? For cook- ing a turkey, changing a baby's diaper, waiting, on table, selling dry goods? What is best-dressed for, let us say, sitting up at night with a sick baby is not best dressed for eating at Toots Shor's or Sherman Billingsley's place. And vice versa, of course. We have long labored to put some sense into these best-dress- ed contests by having them di- vided into categories, the least of which would be the purely orna- mental. One category might be "Best dressed on 40 bucks a week." Or another, "Best dress- ed with the stingiest husband." Or even: "Best dressed in your local supermarket." When you conic right down to it, all these things are sub- jective. Probably William Paley agrees with the decision, but who else does? We don't, for the simple reason we have our own choices and can back them up with as much stuff as the people who picked Mrs. Paley. —Hartford Courant You'll be proud as a peacock of your exquisite, new towels, tablecloths, scarves . . . all glam- orized with these graceful em- broidery motifs. Fun Ito do. Pattern 622: transfer of 8 mo- tifs 5 x 61/2 to 6 x 111/4 inches. Embroidery you'll proudly show. 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 the PATTERN NUMBER, and your NAME and ADDRESS. As. a bonus, TWO complete patterns are printed right in our LAURA WHEELER Needle- craft Book. Dozens of other de- signs you'll want-.to orderee-easy fascinating hancte!,7' 6i k, foe, your!: self, your horiee, gifts, bazaar items. Send 25 cents for your copy of this book today! GRIEVANCE HAD AN AIRING Probably the most 'perturbed group of people in the world were Toronto parents who re- cently convened a meeting to discuss the disciplining of chil- dren, When the meeting 'was. over. the parents discovered that the air had • been let out of some twenty-four cars, The culprits: undisciplined children. ENVIOUS An Indian in New Mexico was smoke-signalling love messages to his Indian girl friend a few miles away. Suddenly an atom bomb test was made covering the the sky with smoke for several miles. "Gee!" exclaimed the Indian, "1 wish. I'd said that."' It is perhaps understandable that' suicides should choose to jump from a bridge as a quick way out of their troubles. But why should certain bridges alone have this fatal attraction, and why certain parts of such bridges? The Colorado Street Bridge connecting Los Angeles- with Pasadena in California has a reputation as a suicide bridge. Most of those who have hurtled from it have chosen the same spot from which to step off into eternity. The place is marked by, a metal plate. There is a story that when the bridge was built workmen found a pair of human hands protrud- ing from the cement at this spot. A labourer is believed to have been accidentally covered up „ when the wet cement was poured into the moulds. Another sinister bridge was the old Budapest Chain Bridge across the Danube, its approabhes were guarded by the effigies' of two huge stone lions. But- the sculptor who carved the lions forgot to put tongues 'into their open. mouths. He was ribbed about this so unmercifully by his friends and rivals that he committed suicide from the bridge on the day before it was officially open- c d., He set the pattern and has heen followed generally by el- derly and artistic men. Strangely mough, women who choose to throw themselves down do not use this bridge, Women, particularly those Who kill them- selves for love, prefer the Eliza- beth Bridge, named after Hun- gary's tragic Queen Elizabeth who was assassinated. LATE LATIN LOVER — Giving with that soulful look it a bust Of the Roman Emperor Vitellius who reigned for only a few Months in the year 69 A.D Famed as o pleasure-seeker, Vitel- lius would undoubtedly have been pleased by the caress given him by a pretty garlanded miss Tr home 20• centuries after, WS death. How can I tighten the, loose handle of en tthahielia? A. Fill the cavity with melted alum, press the stick into it quickly, then hold it firmly un- til it sets, "split petsOrialityk .you say? His,'assure yoti, is too striall fot thatf?° titiTTINd ON AN Act — The long ond short of a circus act, these two butkorocii team up in Paris. Six year-old Bursclit is just knee-high to his buddy, Bimbo, who towers More than seven feet. bressed as characters from the American West, their o...1 is pert of a Carman circus currently playing Paris, One day, years and years ago, we had, a little grey kitten. We hadn't an idea what to call it but, since we got it the day of a certain provincial election we said we would call it after who- ever was announced as the win- ning candidate. And so our kit- ty-cat went to bed that night with the name of "Mitchie". It was a nicer name than "George" any way. And Mitchie was still with us long after Mitchell Bep- bUrn had gone back to growing onions. Last night, I would have you know, was the wind-up of the 1958 Liberal Convention, when, as you are aware, Lester B. Pearson was chosen as the new Party leader. Just after the tele- vised programme had started and we were waiting anxiously to hear the choice of the party, Ditto, our little tortoiseshell cat decided she wanted to go out. Without any misgiving I opened the front door and away she went. After the TV session was over I remembered Ditto and went-to call her. But Ditto had vanished and we haven't seen a sign of her since. Never before had gfie been away for more than an hone at a time. So, in the future, whenever we think of the Liberal Convention we shall remember it as the night our little 'kitty-cat 'went away, Her name couldn't have had any significance anyway because we can't imagine the new leader ever being called "Ditto"—much as we admire him. So there it is —next time we have a cat we'll make sure it doesn't get mixed up with politics, that way we may keep it around a bit long- er. Or shall we take Ditto as an omen, „of what the future holds in store? Shall we say that if Ditto comes back Pearson may be assured of victory—or that if we never see her again he is doomed to defeat? This morning I drove here and there along the roads and, onto the highway but never a Sigh 'ora cat Could •I see, either alive or dead. If we only knew what happened to her it would net be so bad. I can only hope, since she was such a friendly little thing, that someone may have taken a faticy to her arid taken her in. Or it could be she had a date with. a boy friend. Anything—just so long as she wasn't run over and killed. That is one disadVantage of living in a built-up area—do- mestic pets, either cats or dogs, are liable to have a short life, That is what our neighbours tell us anyway. Across the toad there have been three dogs and two, kittens since we came here. Next door the people are trying to raise a kitten for the third Lime. Another family gave up arid settled for goldfish and yet another has two, little Budgie birds. Neither birds nor fish ap- peal to me too much as pets but a puppy or a kitten I.can never resist. It seems so quiet today without Ditto racing through the house, running off with my knitting wool or chasing a paper hall. However, I am still hoping she will come back—hoping but not expecting, In any case we may be disappointed—consider- ing the or'itirel implications. On the farm when Indite 4