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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1959-02-19, Page 2COCKY SPANIEL — You'd almost think this snooty little ouy won the prize cup in Epsom, England. It was awarded to his mother,• but the tiny 'cocker spaniel seems pretty possessive.. `-'4'.416L"'4,,rielrtiotsito HRONICLES "Dear Anne AM one of yper many male reedete tivhQ eeneicier yonr opinions sincere and packed with common sense. This is. the first time I've needed to consult you, but my dilemma has got me eeett, "I am Innen concerned about the way My wife is bringing up our two girls, both 'ender 12. She glosses over what I think are grave offenses, and sometimes punishes them for things that seem to me only childish mis- chief. "We are equally determined to Ling out the best in them, and should be' able to reconcile her decisions with mine. So far I've got nowhere. She will not admit how unreasonable she is, so usually she has her way I love them all so dearly, and this has me up a tree, Can you straighten us out? PUZZLED FATHER" * When parents disagree on e this subject it is helpful if the t husband will remember that * his wife is with the children, all day and naturally knows * them better than he, with all • his solicitude, possibly can. * She understands their indi- • vidual potentialities and con- * tradictions, and senses the • need for approval here, for * discipline there. Except for 4' weekends and vacation, you * can only study them at the end * of the day, when youngsters * are not always at their best. * Because of her more compre- * hensive knowledge of their re- 's actions, a mother's instinct and • methods are usually sound. • You and your wife have the * same purpose — to prepare • the children to get the most * out of life, to teach them to • play fair, to acknowledge the * rights of each other (and of * their parents) and to grow up * to be good citizens. It is vital that" you two agree on the pat- * tern decided upon between 4' you, so the youngsters will * have confidence in your judg- * ment, accept it as final, and * not run from mother to father to Bain their ends. When you cannot 'approve k your wife's opinions, ask her 4`. to explain them: instead of * taking it, for granted that she * is wrong because she does not * agree with you, discuss the * incident frankly and in good • humor. But be sure to talk it * over privately, so the children 4' do not suspect that their re- * ward or punishment is disput- e ed by either of you. * It is encouraging to learn * how concerned you are for Use Odds and Ends trtictatkaWitteat ' Pride Of the garden, a quilt that will be your pride, Have fun— use varied fabric scraps for the 5-inch tulip Easy applique . . for pillews, too. Pattern 865: charts, direr- lions, patterns for patches; yard- ages for single and double quilt. Send THIRTY-FIVE. CENTS (stamps Cannot be accepted, use postal hate for safety) ter this pattern to Laura Wheeler, Box 1, 123 tighteenth St., New Tor, onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME end ADDRESS, Send for a copy of 1959 Laura Wheeler Needlecraft toe It hay lovely designs to at d e tt embroidery, crochet, knitting, weaving, quilting, toys. in the book, a special surprise to make little girl happy — a tut-out &It, clothes to color. Send 25 cents! for this book. ISSUE S I t- * Yotir children's welfare Would that more fathers were! .4 "Dear Anne Hirst: That man's letter saying he is convinced there are no honest women left Impresses me. I'm in the same boat, I don't be- 1!cve there's any good man to he tad; I've been betrayed, too. "I would certainly like to meet one who respects a woman, who needs one to trust and love him, and be trusted and loved in ee- turn. Isn't there some way we can meet? "I have a good position and I work hard, and I long for dates with someone who is decent and' kind . . I know this sounds immature, but this life certainly gets one down. SHEILA" * So often I wish I could bring 4` two lonesome people together, for from their letters I Meld almost guarantee they would click. But this column is not a marriage marts if you think it through you will understand why such an idea is Im- practicable. The girl or man who has had a raw deal sometimes has a better chance than those whose love life has run smoothly. They are more sensitive, quick to appreciate attention, yet wary enough not to give their hearts until long acquanitance has justified it. • Your life is still before you. It seems unbearably dull to- * day, but none of us knows * what tomorrow's sunrise will F bring. Take advantage of * every opportunity that pre- * sents itself — and keep on * hoping. * * * Dissensions between parents is. one of the most disturbing con- ditions in family life. They should get together on the vital problem of their children's train. ing, and arrive at a definite agreement . . , When in doubt, write to Anne Hirst, at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ontario. "Lot I Have Wrought With Common Clay" Common clay is the common language for ceramists from 13 countries whose pottery is in- cluded in Ceramic International on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This exhibition, the first large- scale contemporary ceramic ex- hibition of international scope to be shown at the Metropoli- tan in 30 years, contains 203 European works and 148 pieces from Canada and the United States, including Hawaii. It in- cludes the work of potters, sculp- tors, and enamelists. Here are not only the utili- tarian pots and bowls, but deco- rative items with cats and birds, children, men, and women, and whole towns caught in some characteristic mood or pose and made permanent in clay. The works represent those pot- ters who stick to traditional forms and also those more dar- ing and experimental ones who work with high-flying exuber- ance. As a whole, the jury has recognized skill of a high order, and "three-dimensional" inspira- tion, The artists shown are those who have mastered the pure ceramic art. The selections — with their great range of motifs and types of ceramics --s illustrate strong national characteristics. Yet, too, they indicate the evolving inter- national style, as potters borrow influence, contribute influence, and become themselves, inter- national artisans, Besides the work with clay which they have in common, there is their own dedication — wherever they pa- tiently Sit at a potter's wheel — to an age-old craft. In our mass- production society this evidence is refreshing and reassuring. Although stone ware domi- nate the exhibition, there is much earthenware and terra cotta and some transparent por- celain vases as thin as eggshell. Glazes Which glow like smelted jewels show the vast facility of the ceramists. Modern Etiquette by Roberta Lee 0. IS It proper for one to stir ones food together on the plate at a dinner? A. This is very poor manners, since it tends to make the plate messy, like d'§. You shouldn't vigorously Stir gravy into potatoes, or swirl around your portions to Tax them to- gethet. If you Want to mit things, do it by putting a little of each on your fork, and then eating the mouthful, It's sickening the way my wife keeps talking about her fired husband." "You're lucky, Mine keeto talking about her next" EGGING ON THE PRESIDENT — Embroidered eggshell in a pre. sentation jewel box was presented to Gen, Mohammed Ayub Khan, Pakistan's martial law president. An artist, known only as Vakiluddin, used heavy gold thread to embroider on the empty shell an inscription in Urdu. It reads: "The saviour of Pakistan, General Mohammed. Ayub Khan," RUSSIANS AT WORK — These five domes are lo doled at Pulkovo AStrdeitiehical Observatory the 1.1:t.S,R. Aeddertiy of Sciences, near tenin rod, Here Russian scientists ate compiling sloe tatoloOues. A tieW television device for oStrOtitirniedi 'research mt tOetfed facilitate ektittl+- Of the Medd, Mdft i Jupiter and ifs Wel Mee, in other work of the •Observolory: ,N HIRST 1/.0.44. .411 A Yankee View Of Trading Stainp4 The man of the house had bet ice brace himself to face an "I told you so" glow from the little woman across the chnnet table No less substantati aperson- age than Uncle Sam himself has announced that th e shopper who ea v e a and redeems trading stamps does conic out ahead She pays an average of six• tenths of 1. per cent mere in stamp-giving stores, but the value of the stamps averages about 2 per cent of the money spent, according to the United States Department of Agricul- ture, When she redeems the stamps her average profit nets L4 per cent. "That is," comments the USDA report with an accent that only can be described as masculine, "if you don't count the time and trouble-it takes to save and re- deem these stamps." But what woman think of these trensactions involving premiums in terms of "time and trouble"? To her they are fun and fulfillment. What is more deliciously satisfying to the one who is usually the chief watcher of the family purse and pincher of budget pennies than the feel- ing that she has not only ac- quired something she wants and might not otherwise have but that she has gotten it practically "for free"? In spite of controversies that have long waged over whether trading stamps represent a bonus or an expense to consumers, seven out of 10 American house- wives have been patronizing stores that issue trading stamps, reports Sperry & Hutchinson, a large trading stamp company. Now Uncle Sam's findings, based on a survey to determine the effect of trading stamps on food prices in 21 cities in the period from November, 1953, to March, 1957, appear to vindicate , the little woman's built-in ability to track down a bargain. From— The Christian Science Monitor. PAT 0' MY HEART—Valentine's Day was just around the corner and pretty Pat Raymond, 20, was just the gal to remind us. Keep Shoving Ever played the centuries-old game of shove-ha'penny, some- times known as 'poor man's billiards" or "finger billiards?" Perhaps not, but it's booming in Britain's pubs and clubs. Ever since the BBC first televized shove - ha'penny match in 1938, This table game has steadily gained in popularity Several members of the Royal Family is a v e played shoves ha'penny. During the late Kinee visit to the British Industries Fair at Olympia before the war he became so intrigued by the skill needed to "shove" half- pennies along a wooden or slate board some tsventv-two inches long and seventeen inches wide with lines stored across its sur- face to form "beds," that he challenged his brother, the late Duke e Kent, to a game. The King won. The art of the game lies in cannoning, as the Queen Mother found when visiting an It„A.F. fighter station during the War. She was told that shove- ha'penny was a popular pastitrie in every officers' Mess, so she asked to be initiated into the game, Later the board, surround- ed by the five half-pennies used by the Qtteen, was put on dis- 1)1,17, (They the traffic signs — they ere placed there for YOUR SAFETY„ For the past week the' wea- ther, I am sure, has been the main topic of conversation. How could it be otherwise when al- most 'every part of the country, from east to west, has suffered from the unpleasant results of rain, flooding, ice and snow — and the thermometer, within a few hours dropping from 50 de- grees above to 5 degrees below zero. Although there were no major disasters in this district there were- plenty of minor inconveni- ences. Ditches overflowed, gar- dens were flooded and here and there a sump pump refused to function. 'One night the wind was terrific, lightning lit up the eastern horizon, street lights flickered and we thought surely the hydro power would give up the ghost. Partner was out until after 12 o'clock that night, open- ing up ditches to the road so the water would have a better chance to run off our own and our neighbours' properties. To put in time I turned on the, "late show" and after Partner came in it was so good we want- ed to see it through. Which was fortunate because the furnace blew a fuse. Had we been in bed we might not have noticed it— and with the temperature fall- ing it would have been a nice, cold house by morning. During the flood stage our basement stayed dry but outside there was plenty of flooding. Now it is a skating rink—with children and adults alike making good use of it. Not I — I won't even venture on to our driveway it is so ter. ribly icy, and little we can do about it. On the farm there was always something to scatter over the ice — cinders; straw, sand or cattle-salt. Here we have nothing, except a few wood ashes from the fireplace, S haven't had the car out for five days — why add to the traffic if one doesn't have to? We al- ways have enough of the esseo- tiale of life to last out for a week cr ten days. Enough, did I say? 1 should add for ourselves. Thursday Was another story. 'A long distance call to say two people, whom we knew only slightly, would like to visit us next day.. I said II would be delighted — and meant it — but during the night I wondered What kind of a meal I could put up. After having de- cided on my "menu" I 'had just dropped off to sleep When the telephone rang, At 4.45 axle' Hy the time I got to the kitchen' it had stopped ringing. But that didn't stop me worrying. Was it Bob , had he taken joy to hospital and was he trying, to get us before he went? The things you can think of during the night! Got to sleep again anal at 6.45 the Plibne rang agoin. This time 'Partner was out of bed first. Hurrying to the phone he stubbed his toe on a chair, Well, it teas just the usual someone hadn't checked the burnter properly so they had bur number but the wrong par ty. Partner's remarks about his Stubbed toe and wrong party tells are not for publication. Women Drivers Face The Weather Mother's role as the fondly e.tiotiffetir doesn't stop with the weather these days. Time was when women drivers avoided; winter's tricky driving condi- tions, but not today. ideeause wo- men become more and more, knowledgeable when it .comes to, Cara and their maintenance, they are able to cope with the diffi- culties of snow and ice. Surveys have shown that tires. are one of the first things peo- ple think of when ensuring safe- ty in driving.1310w-outs are, con- sidered the greatest of all tire hazards. Women who drive their children to and from seheol, for example, are most anxious to haVe their cars in top Shane and to know the safety rules for win, .ter driving and tire care. Winter's alternate freezing and thawing causes many chuck holes and ruts in city streets and coun- try roads, When a tire jars over a chuck hole, the' reinforcing, tire cord is frequently broken. Moisture from wintry rains and slush can seep into tiny cracks and cuts in the tire tread or sidewall and: set up a rot con- dition in tire cord. Experienced motorists check tires regularly for cuts, breaks, and imbedded' nails, glass, bits of metal, If this type of exter- nal damage appears, it is ad- via1.3le to remove the tire from the, rim and have it examined carefully by an expert for signs 6f fabric breaks'inside. Inflation should be checked at least oncera week, for tire ex- perts cite under-inflation as one of 'the most dangerous enemies of tire life. Signs of poor alignment, such as uneven tread wear, are addi- tional danger signals to the wo- man who cares about keeping herself and her -family safe on the road. lower than our own; and that .our prices are above normal, be- cause of our high standard of living. Bruce Hutchinson gener- ally knows what he is talking about so it is an article well worth considering. After all, it rarely pays to live in a tool's paradise. Some time the awa- kening is bound to come. Late or ,soon- — who knows? Loss of world markets would naturally increase unemployment — and mass unemployment is a situa- tion we all fear — especially those of us who lived during the 130's. What Is we procedure when a marriage takes place i0.1„ clergyman's study? A. The bridal couple goes to.- ROI= and is met at the parson- ago by members of the Ifuntliee and a. -few invited friends, When all hove assembled, the service li conducted, Figure-Complinients PRINTED PATTERN Fashioned for larger figures with slimming and simple lines. Sew this smart step-in with car- digan or scooped neck for year 'round wear. Sew-very-easy, 3 sleeve versions. Printed Pattern 4504: Women's Sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50. Size 36 takes 41/2 yards 39-inch. Printed directions on each pat- tern part. Easier, accurate, Send FORTY CENTS i400) (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern. Please print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eigbteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Our visitors arrived soon after eleven next day and we had a wonderful visit. I marvelled at their courage. ps they had driven from the Caledon Hills -- equip- ped with snow-tires, plus a shovel and a pail of sand in the car. Apparently they have just the sort of place we would like — seven acres, partly bush, a spring and two streams — but no close neighbours. To me that would be a drawback. We like country life but we like neigh- bours too. The thought of being isolated gives me the shivers. Saturday afternoon I looked at our dwindling food supplies and I looked at the weather, which showed every promise of getting dirty again. So I just had to make a trip to the village store. It is at times like the present we both wish Partner could drive. But when he was young enough to learn he thought he couldn't take time from the farm. Now he has time he feels it is too late to learn. Although he says he would take lessons if I would go along with the idea — which I won't—even though I'm sure he` would get along all right as he used to drive our small farm tractor all over the place. Anyway I got to the store and back so now we are well sup. plied for another week and can sit back and watch the world go by. Or can we? Staying home means more time to read and to ponder uneasily over what we have read. For instance Bruce. Hutchinson has an. article in the last issue of Maclean's Magazine on Canada's political economy. He clairris we are in real danger because we are losing world markets to countries who can supply those markets at prices