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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1959-02-05, Page 241.561 -SIZES 1 12-20 40-42 LONG WAIT Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Holmgrain, of Memphis, are especially.. proud of their baby, Jarte Elizabeth. She's the first, female child born to the Holmgrain family in two centuries, according to Holmgrain. His family history, doting back to its Swedish origin, shows no daughters in all that time. • "AL, 9`.1`mr"..e.A, H RONICL INGERFAR 6„,..n.clolin.e. P. C taxlke "Dear Anne Ilirst: What can we do with a 20-year-old,, girl whq is wasting her time with a. boy 17? For a: year she went to our local college; he is only high-school sophomore. She re, tuns to, ,date anyone else, and is with him far too often, She is. Intelligent and has done some writing,, but if he ever had an ambition. in We we've yet to, hear .-Of it; I think 'crude' is the word for him. She admits she, turns down other dates„ saying. she can't be bothered, "She never has shown,..any terest in our home and its fur- niture, really she has used it more as a boarding-house, She was not active in sports nor too popular with girls, and those she sees now she met in college; she Dever brings them home. "The boy's .family seem nice enough, but we do not know them well, We should not want the friendship to develop into something serious, Have you any idea what we can do to dis- courage it? WORRIED PARENTS" Trim and Terrific PRINTED PATTERN 41.4"44. -4444 Best-looking outfit 'round town -- this jumper-and-blouse duo. Step-in buttoning, trim cardigan lines distinguish jumper; blouse has a dandy collar. Printed Pattern 4561: IVIissea' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; 40, 42. Size 16 jumper takes 21/4 yards 54-inch; blouse 21/2 yards 39- inch. Printed directions on each pat- tern part. Easier, accurate. Send FIFTY CENTS (50¢) (stamps cannot be accepted, use pgstal note for safety) for this pattern. Please print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, '123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. ISSUE 6 — 1959 • Or PATIENT * It is not likely there can be 4' any Intellectual bond between * your daughter and this lad, so ▪ It is probably only a physical * attraction, Being Inure Mature, • she bends him to her will and is entirely at ease with him. * The infatuation will, wear It- * self gut naturally, especially * if you do not oppose it too • violently. your influence over your • daughter should have begun * long ago. Had she been given * the usual household duties she s. might have found some thrili *in performing them well, felt * herself an important unit in the * family group and developed a • responsible sense that included * respect for parental opinions, * Being an only child she was * indulged lovingly, allowed to * go her own way, and probably * her college attendance made * her even more independent. * Further opposition will only 4' make her More determined, it * seems to me. I suggest that • you accept things as they * stand at the moment, and say • nothing. 't One comfort. The lad cannot e marry now without his par- ents' consent, and it is likely * they would oppose an earlier * marriage as strongly as you, * So try to relax, and wait with • what patience you have. • * * TEEN-AGER APPRECIATES "Dear Anne Hirst: Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to the than lately your column has dealt more often than usual with prob• `ems of girls and boys my age. As a teen-ager I am writing to say how much I appreciate your interest in us. "I'm a high-school junior, and it seems to me I have more problems than I ever had before. Your advice to us about' dating; education, manners, etc., is just solid, and I have often followed it myself. "Thank you for being interest- ed in today's teenagers, and espe- cially for not talking down to us. MARY LOUISE" * When a high-school junior * takes time out to write such * a pretty note you may be sure •' I am touched. * The teen years are vital in * the development of young * people; it is during this period * that they learn to discrimin- * ate, to get along with others, * and do their ,part as a mem- * ber of their family group. Their whole future depends * on their success in maturing * wisely, and every` thinker and authority feels it is *a privi- *-ledge to be of use. • ,In my opinion, the teen- * agers of today are much smarter than we of another * generation were, and exercise * their rights and privileges * judiciously, with taste and * perception. More power to you!, ¤ *t When parents are perplexed at their children's whims, some- times patience is the one solu- tion. Anne Hirst's understanding and wisdom await you, and she will consider your problem thoughtfully. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Tor- onto, Ont. FIGURE 9 - — `Near St: Catharines, Ont., wearing only boots and skates, 44 members of a nudist colony went skating. Diamond $tyddod. False Teeth If you ever want a set of pla- tinum teeth studded with die- mends, get in touch with Arnaud Clerc—he'll fix yeti up. Clem has just had such a set made for a 40, 'Yemeni AhAbdullahz0 Not that he specializes in inond-studded. dentures, but as bead of one of the most famous. jewellery and watch making, firms in Europe, Clerc . prides himself that he never turns. down an order, however bizarre' it may be, The firm of Clara was estab- lished in the Place de l'Opera in Paris eighty-four .years ago and it boasts a clientele which reads like a millionaires' "Who's. Who," and includes a number of- royal patrens. Recently the firm. has dealt with A spate of crazy orders from some of its rieher and more eccentric, customers, A Uruguayan cattle man wanted two solid platinum pla- clues-, each bearing his name set in diamonds, to go on either side of the bonnet of his cadil-- lac. The letters were one inch. high and cost more than $6,000. Men often go to Clete's- to. buy presents for their wives, but if you are ,a sheikh, like Abdullah Bin Jasim al Thani of the Pers- ian Gulf, it can work out rather expensive. For Abdullah has fifty-six wives, to say nothing of his eighty-four concubines. When he was in Paris recently he bought watches for all of his women. But even an oil-rich sheikh sometimes economizes. Abdullah bought gold watches for his wives; those for the concubines were only gold-plated. South American buyers are among the biggest spenders. ON THE WAY — Shirley Mac. Laine has always been recog: nized as a great potential film actress. She's on her way now, due to a -fine part in the new movie, "Some Came Running". Aaa. "Aaa." describes precisely our reaction to the new abbreviation for Alaska dreamed up by the General Services Administration. It sounds like the death cry of a mountain goat plunging over a precipice, or like the noise you make when the doctor . In- serts of of those tongue depress- ors, or perchance like your com- Ment when a human tank col- lides with your faVorite corn. "Aaa" more befits an expression of pain or a Bronx cheer than the signal of joy that ought to attend the admission of the Union's newest state. Some of the other abbrevia- tions in common use, to be sure, are not very impressive, "Ida." is frequently employed for Ida- ho. "Ia." for Iowa and simple and stark "0." for Ohio — the last being, 'it seems to us, somewhat undignified for so prepossessing a state. The Post Office Department frowns on such labels, prefer- ring that the names of these par- ticular states be written iri Since Alabama has long since preempted'. ,'Ala." as an abbre- viation, and since "Alas.° would be appropriate, only for those who opposed AlaSkan Statehood, * why not cheese the iiinple way With this as with other short state names? Why net,• In de-, fetence to the prospective lary est state, spell out "Alaska,”. With perhaps an ekeeption alleWed the More disgruntled Texans? — Washington Post PUBTRAIIEND In London, police asked A motorist to Subtract seven tibia 100, booked him forg drunken drilling when he said: "13V' Cr-rash! Bang! Wham! That's the sound effects from the sud- den breaking of a glassware fry-- ing-pan. It was on low heat on my electric stove yesterday Morning and suddenly flew into a hundred pieces. Fortunately no one was hurt, neither of us , being near the Stove at the time although we were both in the kitchen. I hate to think . what would have happened if• one- of those glass splinters had come in contact with living flesh. Some of the splinters were about an inch long and razor-sharp. I had used "that little frying-pan for years and why it should sud- denly fly 'to pieces I don't know. Believe me, its replacement will be one of stainless steel. No more glasS stoveware for me — not when our grandsons are so often in and• out of the kitchen when I am getting meals. It ;was for- tunate, too, that neither Taffy nor Ditto happened to be around at the time. I wonder if anyone else has had a similar experi- ence. Well, that was one source of excitement last week. Another ' was of quite a different nature. It was a means of escape from Westerns! Partner likes West- erns, also boxing, wrestling, the Naked City and similar half- hour shows. There 'are plenty of other programmes that we both enjoy but for my money there is too much advertising with all the programmes and too little good music. Even the Firestone concert has taken on a certain amount of jazz. Of course there is always the radio to fall back on but somehow I seem =to be' out of touch with good radio pro- grammes. So a record-player seemed to be the answer. But there was a drawback. We did not want to spend a lot of money on it and from what I can see, with some models the sky's the limit in regard to price. We didn't want a record-player just for the sake of keeping up with the Joneses — we just wanted it for our own pleasure and satis- faction. Well, we had one very old radio, cabinet style, in good run- ning condition and a beautiful tone. But it was cumbersome and required• a ground wire and aerial, So we traded it on a very nice phono-eadio—cabinet, three speed and automatic changer and a very nice tone. There is only one snag . . •we haven't any records — except two for the children! Eventually I ,want to get some of my favourites — Ok- lahoma, Gilbert and Sullivan se- lections, Simper Fidelis, various classics• and some hyrnna. GUess I'll haVe to hunt up a record- ejteliatige store somewhere': Until then have to be satisfied with the radio. Partner can have-his Westerns and I'll have, soft Mu- sic! Fttriny thing, I find I can work better with a background of good inusrc and the evening seems to be the time Pit work that re- faxes sewing, knitting, writ- ing, or reading a stUdY-book, During the day there is little time for radio or teleeision we find almost, as reach to keep uS occupied' here as We did on the farm, Partner spends a let Of time sawing lip logs fer the fireplace, which we use e'v.ery night. One way and another we think we are quite busy — until we get a letter from one or other of our farmer .friends ,and read of their work and worries — and then we're not quite so sure. We read of the less of a pig,- with xhinitis; pullets that have gone into a moult; water for stock that has to be. hauled from the near- est creek twice a week and either ice or deep snowdrifts to contend with. Of course we had to strug- gle in just that same way years ago, But when you are young you can take it. What worries me is to see people up in years doing these things. Everyone over sixty should have .an oppor- tunity to take it easy. Lugging milk-cans around • or pushing a heavy wheelbarrow is no job for a man long past his prime. Of course you will -say .every man has to earn a living. True, but why not be satisfied with just that? Elderly people are likely to live longer and get some enjoy- 'medt out of life if they are con- tent just to get by and not worry about making big money. It is possible for a couple to live in semi-retirement if they are con- tent with a quiet, simple life. We did it for several years, and thus avoided the sudden change which would otherwiSe have fol- lowed after we, sold the farm. There are ways of making enough money to carry an aged couple along for a few years. Young married couples are al- ways, looking for good country lots on which to build — the sale of which can help quite a bit. Of course time was when no self-respecting farmer would sell a lot off his farm for love or money. But times have changed and a farmer getting up in years might just as well make hay while the sun shines — or be- fore someone comes along and expropriates his property — property that may date back to the Crown. One boy in a thousand is born a leader of men — the other nine •hundred and ninety - nine are followers of *omen. Phone Services. in Europe A little black book full bf use' full E t:lreoPphe,one numbers is becom, ing a "must" for tourists bound for Thanks to the automatic dial telephone syst6us now In use in major cities across the Atlantic, all sorts of helpful services have become available to the tourist who knows the right nttroherst Wondering what's going on in. London? Just head for the near- est telephone, counsels the Euro- pean Travel Commission, and ASI< 9211. The, voice at the other end of the wire gladly will brief ,you on the day's high lights such as special parades, opening nights, sports events, art ex- hibits and the like, If you're heading across the English Channel to Paris, you'll want to jot down several num- bers in your little black book. First of all, if your French is a bit rusty just dial 12 and ask for an English-speaking opera- tor. She'll gladly expedite your telephone calls. Worried about picking up theatre or opera tickets? Simply dial the letters T-H-E-A-T-R-E and you'll be connected with a service that will collect them for you and deliVer them to your hotel. But perhaps the most helpful combination of, all, in Paris is the telephonic short cut for locat- ing all kinds of services from baby sitters, dog walkers, and yoga instructors to picking up luggage or meeting your Great- Aunt Clarissa at the boat train from Le Havre: Simply dial S-V-P (for s'il vous plait). The ingenious Swiss, however, have one of the most elaborate rosters of dial services. Best of all is their "magic number" — 11, A combination oracle, maid- of-all-work, and alarm clock, 11 will answer such Aueries as the height of a mountain, the age of Switzerland's president, the de- parture time of a train or the name of the winning team in yesterday's football game. It also will awaken you in the morning, take messages, relay them for you, or automatically switch your incoming calls to another number, states a writer in The Christian Science Monitor. If your watch has broken down (a major tragedy in Swit- zerland), just dial 161 for the exact Swiss time. 162 will' bring you weather reports, while 167, 168, and 169 will provide brief news "broadcasts"' in Germans' French,,or Italian, respectiyely. The City of Vienna 'offers even more exotic fare. Dial 1514 and . a cultured male voice will give'you the day's etiquette tip. 1517 will launch a measured flow of practice dictation ,for sercretaries whose shorthand is rusty, while 1560 will tune in to a soothing recorded bedtime story (in German, of course) to lull Junior to sleep., More than 20 other services, all on inagnietib tape, enable you to listen to such varied items as sports results, the beeping satellite, hit-of-the-week record, ings, new recipes, and up-to-the- minute, ski bulletins, Holland, too, has its share of telephonic tricks, reports the European Travel Commission. MOst helpful of all, for visitors, is .its novel Informaphone service available at the Amsterdam VVV Tourist Office information booth opposite the Central 'Railroad Station in Amsterdam. Special telephones at the booth give Iwo minutes" of recorded in,- formation in a choice' of four languages (English, French, Ger- man and Dutch) on important sights and things to do in the Dutch city, - The InforrnaPhone bulletins are changed daily and are geared to the weather. On rainy ..days, for example, indoor events, are stressed. Two headphones are provided so that couples may' listen to the transcribed bulle- tins. At the completion of the •two- minute .period, a drawer et the' base of the telephone 4`01,11.;, automatically, .dispensing folders, wraps;. and other helpful printed sight-seeing data. The Informa- Mahones are coin operated with A nominal charge of i0 Dutch cents (About. 2,0 gents) for each use. Modern Etiquette by Roberta Lee Q. Whose prviilege is it to Se- lect the music for the Weltling? A. This is the privilege of the bride. But, of course, she must consult with her minister regard, ing this, since certain types of music are banned in certain churches, Headline News Straight out of fashibn'S head lines — /959's prettiest shapes!' Wear for day. or dates. Foundations mainly double crochet with strands of knitting worsted tacked at intervals. Pat- tern 726: directions for sizes small to large included.. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted,. use •postal note for safety) for• this pattern to LAURA WHEELER, Box 1, 123 Eighteen St., New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME' and ADDRESS. Send for a copy of 1959-Laura. Wheeler Needlecraft Book. It has lovely designs to order: em- broidery, crochet, knitting, ,weaving, quilting, toys. In the book, a special surprise to make a little girl happy — a' cut-out doll, clothes to color. Send 25 cents for this book. , OWN' SQUAW — Kati' .fide b1i10 -hi doekin:itM.0ft the' sands, at Silver Springs: she r# using a '0-altit leaf .instead of a feather. COUCHFUL OF BED ROOM — More room for in small • auarters is offered in this king-size sofa-bed, raided together, it appears to be cenventional sofa, With seven-foot spring and mattress extended becomes d bed With built-in cornforts. Sofa's back lifts tO reveal' 'pace fora tddiO, books arid ash trays. Model Nang Rutenberg didn't -spy' how. that plant near Fier shoulders• is Supposed to Stay alive when bed it folded, ShOwn of a furniture' MOM, the sofa-,bed is no birninick hi t hi production, • • CECIL a. be MILLE' DIES'A 77 — Fanied Movie maker Cecil B. DO Mille, sheWn above playing • with a Hollywood. -lion cub at Hollywood studio, 'died of a heart attack at the age of 77 in Hollywood, De Mille, considered. one of the founding fathers Of the vast movie industry) produced his le c"ni in 1956: