The Brussels Post, 1959-06-18, Page 414,
AN Nf S 1
Vogt liranlay rougefogiet,
'Parents demand a great deal • .and other husbands, 1 ant old-
-of their prbspective sons-in-law, n': fashioned enough to be shock-
, but how few 'Mothers train their ,a ed, too. Your wife can learn .all.
daughters to be good wives? They * she needs. through a course
must know from experience how
necessary it is that a bride now
how to cook and keep house,"
wfiites, -a ,disillusioned bride-
groon1, "Mothers can't expect
xn,'ii"elales when they haven't even.
taught their daughters to live on
an allowance; a bride should.
know how little a dollar buys.
these days. Many young hus-
bands, fresh from their mothers'
well-run homes, get the shock of
their lives when they see the dis-
order in: their new flat and have
to eat the boarding-house, tare
they're served' there;:^ ,
not a slacker, Anne Hirst,"
he continues:son ''work, hard, rand
I come home ' eve'ry 'night. The
place hasn't been. aired and ,dust•
* the domestic sciences (local
• sources provide it) or through
* her mother, who should take
• her in hand,.
• It is not fair that you, with
+', your other obligations, have to
* help with the marketing, and
* other household chores. You
* are the provider, and it is your
* 'eight to expect an organized
• home and a wife interested in
* your good health and comfort.
* When your bride realizes
* how she has failed. I expect she
* will willingly learn what her
• job ,as• homemaker it, and ap
* ply herself to it,
WANTS APPRECIATION
ti "Deni Anti Hirst? My mother
is over everything, with W our`• has been sick for some months,
breakfast dishes in the sink. I m I.:an my yo rtger:sister and I help
buildingu own htome but:I'Mher al wecan. Bu I am hurt be-
o.fi
it
,
h household ar-
doin ort of e s d1 o i -
m m she accepts a I with-
keting
cause l d
ge
. P
ti ofteht�.I."ha e. to
x
ke n to and v - o butif sister
0 out a tha u m
ilkr
g yY
;,
drone s. is
re-cookour r does,the s !lest service she.
PARTNERSHIP 'P' he a ""' alf'smiles.'' "
*How can marriage, that most "I love mymother, but I wish
• ret" t - o a the "i s iziir * x'slre'd real''• 1 give : up R everiiiigs
ish if the bride is not equipped and some afternoons too, and I.
* to do*ri s hatpin' tlsaakef ie •t ore eek fortable
• to be c'arefree dau `ter un- than my sister knows how to, I
• tea' ed..' t e. , rnenta.,,;of „ o ti o tQ3' A,et iisf but
• n' t- . .t..., & �p..t., g
o' *r r vh�n she *By dae�or?� malteltrs: dif-
h �rakg, s�l e
' ;gets enga�ggqdl4zei• hould-•begin L #eence?- i,ARCIA."
▪ to niaste? he$ art of keepiivi° " w
I am sure your mother ap-
•a hu�lsil,a,llrl,;,replentripstl>et i6M, e ----. * pF2c,.rales-,tirverythiiig''ipou do,
• he Prfles fri"r he% Any° self- •
Tilt 'I expeckshe realizes that
• respecting gir1)1 huoxl'd gbe fs•ryour sisteiaghree years young-
* ashamed to be found wanting; * er) must have „•praise to. cher
•' ,ue is, there are,:=sources,,, to:.*
• ,,,,� � her;ori„..Yo"u""ha`-ve aIways"been
each her all the how-to s she * more independent, given loving
• needs, and the seRper^sshe•rm (, *'`er`itece',e rithout being asked to,
* barks on a do-it+•yourself pro--
* $our' mother's attitude is a
• granl,,the better are her.ch rices_ •tri ute to y'"'o1i, nci.you "should
* to keeiaa.=the'„fzian.eoritnte ;.,x :;ib"e'•pfoitd' that'"slie ` feels you
• Often I am forced to agree * nnderstand, h,ow3r.grateful she
• withra' husband *like; this'., "one ' , a is without her saying so.
• who blames , the girls
;mother., .Y;Ghe r -P•i•Det''t'envy your
ur
* To flingVer'int„Firid'iifage
un- * sister these gestures; if she is
• prepared is a cruel gesture *to ,contrinue ether ajd,vwithoeut
• Wh• bb borisequences• havey tris '!`"grumbling she must have them,
• mayed tnnyr,,a gpi7�bride t,-.;±lt-; whoearer;thevstrong
• groom.w.him
* one which must be a comfort;
• 1 t, azitnoWledges of ktgusehgid . t ? *"fb'" ..`"snik,thirr" ai r!' •'to"you,
• roif iner"the appetizing prepar-
• ' alien of .good foods, the ability
• to stretch a dollar twice as far
• as her mother did. Tine my rad
• details fid tc'contforta•ble 1 wing'
• should be at her finairti°trs "ash
• they can be only when shehas, �„
• too. * * *:tt t.z1
Next to an . nsel6sh love, the
; f est dg`iwrybl gir, ;,pan bring to,
{ hh liar_ nd is a knowledge of
homeinag and a pride in the
,.:�job..Otter;ofaherr.retvards is know- ,
• learned ane Pitactis`eT them.ins :that a husband who ;is tom-
• Surely the bride can wear. fortable and appreciated at home
• iso .more: -,becoming avedding
• !wreath than a thorough pre- ""'where seeks bis happiness s to
where.. Write: your problems to
""�nne:` it ; �'t,;tBp�1L, �I��•��igh=
teen' i St; ety 'Toronto, Ont.
Done o y Mirrors
Some of the younger and more
superstitious t Russian,= peasant.
girls of today still amuse them-
t . ,selves each June trying to dis-
cover by mirrors what kind of
husband they ' will have when
they are old enough to marry.
,,,When her parents have gone to
bed, ag irl
will sometimes sit at
one o'clock - in the morning be-
tween two large mirrors, after
placing a, candle, on.teach : side. -
She then eagerly watches until
she can see. twelve reflected
4556 lights.
ire-`,��'•`-erre'°^'' ""�� �' �` SIZES . If the Fafes are propitious, she
10-18confidently expects to see the
husband she desires portrayed •
in the glass before her. In pre -
War -Russia hundreds of girls
claimed that they had ,,"identi-
fied" their future Husbands by
this strange method.
Another method: of divination
Fk.>; ",, still practised occasionally in re-
v,
k w�v meter parts of :Russia, it's said,.
is ?or a girl, with her parents'
consent to lave supper,, laid for
..two. ..
If she's luck, the 'apparit ion"
' ' Of the 'future husband" will' some.
and sit .dewn.c,;beside her, but
for this to happen the girl must
:net divulge =to'ayiybody but her
parents that she is trying to look
• into thee future.
In the days ot the Czars it was
quite common in winter for a
husband seeking" girh 6r •"Woman
to take a candle and, inelling
the wax, poil'i'" 'it on the'`snow:
,. Then .,sbe would try to discern
in the.hardened substance the.
likeness of the man .she was to
marry..
Modern Etiquette
by Roberta lice
* paration to create well; n an-
• aged home foiytbe.nNa i she ' ilo-.,
• fesses to cherish?
• t,fi. `#`DiS'GUS EDS':too.than3 r
• girls, untrained at home, think
• that cooking and housekeeping
• are simple details they can pick
• up afteritthe#hi5rieyiiioon=with
• the results which shock you
Pure flattery
PRINTED PATTERN
•
A superbly shaped sheath—the„
most elegalit"sway • to be fiotieed
•'ty -day, 'at 'dinner, on a ;date.
bobble=bredsted buttoningsctirves
u sleek i'nidriff., hip'pockets• ac- -
itent a long*waisted leek.
Printed Pattern 4556: Misses'
• ;sizes 10, 12, 14,..16, 1$. Size 16
14kee 4 yards ,89 -inch fabric.
Printed directions on each pat=
:tern pert. Easier, aeciii1te:` r "•
pend FIrt3i;. CENTS (50¢)
°(itariitis cannot be accepted; use
;POstal mote for safety) fora this
1 ftp Y..
atterri. Pleas' Tint perm `, the
„,p
turf a iS'°&FAME°; ..ADDRESK
*id STYLE NtIMBER•,.R.;
Send• order to AN A13N;
x 1i. 129 -Eighteenth r St,.,t r;
oroiit6 . Gat.
• Q.' Should 1,oite'1',to si are the
expense when ,given 'a rife to
another city,..liy' a* friend l''Who
-,VOttld` lie* Making the trip any
way. ..
A. It is perfectly . proper` to
snake the Offen-joufif .your first
-offer is refused, don't keep iii -
slating.
$. Should a mart allow the
*bitten with hint•'td `precede him
through a revolving door?'
A, Yes. It the door, happens td
lie whi'rlilig' l'a"$idl3f; 's'lotve it
dower so that she may -enter' arid
go through with ease end Safety.•
Is it all i3�`lht for lit manto
r1138.;a11Iy lli7,•rittitilAlissign-
,
i n.
, What A �'
int' social correspondence?
: • a A.11Na • •he. should•Irslgn his full
nand*.
Fewer' Jilted.
Gals Are Suing
He was young rich .. ,
ha.ttdsome , , ., and le''�tvas 1^
gaged to marry a lovely young
blonde. But then, to the amaze,
Ment of everyone, be jilted her,.
Why? "I'm afraid that the Glc
citement o:t being married may
endanger my life," he explained,.
"And I want to :live to. a ripe gid
age!”
The girl sued hint f,or breach
of promise, Awarding her heavy
damages, the judge told this.
young American businessman;
"You seem to forget that the girl
y.ou promised to marry may have
wished to be your widow!" •
Another girl — in Illinois —
wen .a breach of promise action
although the young titan with
whom sha had been friends pro-
tested that he had never pro,•
posed to her:
The court held that the fact
that he bad' posted her a news-
paper 'clipping ' headed, "Love,.
-tae •conn'txeror ” •was.r Strong-
deriFe:,.,of ,} r proposal, and ,of.. his
desire to ,ipalceR;iter his. wife.
ve 'f ewer`, breach of
rY
year � r :
i.:
' h be
i• re brou t
'romise a ons a
g
P.
r,
' ain and
" he courts rn Brit
fere• t
r
most other European countries. 1..
Most jilted girls to day appear
rel ctant torosue•, the4mirrg me it
vrhose':iovenfor•"rthen} .hiss ,faded-.-'•
,i•g.lg} r1:ondon, r}1sstehr`4e Q rr
X f,ntly,�,,$ ,i# t £t: :fi r$ 7
In ie l circles it is evettr Su q
Bested th ``6efort; thi ein& of the'''
f resent centiti'y bei rdli`�'df p5rbm- os
riser a.th,naT.map.nbe 'abolished alfa v
;together in;anost countries bol
ition has often been..hlernffde#ct.,,.
One •famous lawyer "said `• some
a'lo'e, •cago ;,� "G•is•culrrsta lees,*;piayn
.exist.,,in; Which ,an,,,,aptFion,. forr
breach of prbnise is justifiable,'
a `thougl , pees"onalI , ha•6e never''*
met' theta""; . ** :a a,^'. •rr-"
'!'The 'State' bf New York -took t.,
the lead in 1933 with a so-called' o'
Heart . Balm.ab.olishil}-
44,
if
%al
DIPLOMATICy`ROw
rain 2 is thie — iei1p
'` lo
Tofadt
.
e
mat and an actress by chance:
A film company in Vienna, Aus-
tria, needed an Oriental girl for
a mov,!e... A call to the'Indo-
!
nes!kn t9P •• Ate.
'Sofie
'legation ro d
,
But she says shed, ce ratheer
main a housewife than become
a star. "
• breach of promise and all tmi`- si'
lar suits, Violation of the Bill
became a felony punishable by
fines up to $5,000. Sevefal other
American states have also passed
similar Bills.
How' old is breach of promise?
Legally, breach actions date from
about 1753, but there's a record
of one in northern Italy in 1540.
And—believe it or not, girls!
it was a man who started it.
He was a Marquis and*he sued
a beautiful young widow, de-
claring that she had accepted
hini then recanted. ".
When the widow -was cited be-
fore the court for '`breach of
promise," she brought with her
another: ,suitor,• a stalwart, hand -
Some young man, MI6 promptly
challenged the. Ma quis to a fight
and declared] loud y: "She, loves'
me and only
The widow` thein fndigbantlyf
denied to the court that she had
ever 4been.in, love :with or., given
her promise to- the Marquis, a
short,3 !timid young man. She
added -that' she' had no doubt who
would win if the two "men fought
a dttel. over he;t. •'s
The Marquis looked specula—
tively at.his,huge..rival and.then
told the 'court; "1 no longer „love
ms w
this yaoman - He can have
her r„
Pie pthen withdrew his suit
and 'hinmself,... ' •' '
In Msmphls, police arrested
James Earl lvlarsiirah• for piwac
tieing medicine without a license
after he had advertised that. ho ,
could heal the i`larrie, sick end
blind, and shotiv you how to get
easy, a good car, a home and
many other�tthings yet need."
#r✓ • 1 , •
Iii :Rei, four instructors 02
a Stead A'.B survival training
course called "Sneaking end" •
Peeking" were Caught snealtiin`k
ig lati hight atd..
and peeking. ,late at ,
tlnlversity of Neirltdla: woman's;
derniitory;,
, ,t
SAM,
HOW Y UVE CHANGEDF
..
by
H1 aw ai
� • ts3haa..
u.:Tld
Plo
iobk-
I citY man's idea of how„,Iay a
'.
R
•4a(utin.9•'Uncle
i'
h ea'
re E
!
lie
E,yers,; Betty.,Andrgw.stancle•Ppyip0Shetdaii ooneTheit•B•ig Payoff.'”'
e•
A. ,r
rR, tt'r
rs,ri
k,n?tr
..fitcs it
n•
Toronto Project
Aids The Elderly
In Toronto when maks gun
^,• darned, shirtl�l•ro1144't, Unturned,
and sheets unrnended' for OP
long, busy housewives have n
Per -Wt. . s iution. They bundle
ailw ;the neglected items off to
the Women's Sheltered Work-
shop.
. .V4,e4.4„e4 art,<, 1p , spacious, old,
sem-detached houses; the art!,.,
cies are restored by a staff of
100 women between the ages
of 55 and 70,: Until recently the
first of its kind in Canada, the
shop is a pilot service in find-
ing a practical solution to the
problem at maintaining lade-.
•'pendence• for the , person who
can no` ''longer be absorbed in ,t
industry r
Mending, however, is not by
any' means the only accomplish-
hent of„ these active women..
Draperies and slipcovers are
made to order, dresses altered,
;, ,eiderdowns, recovered,, sweaters
',,knitted•, ruga braided, and quilts
assembled, to name only a few
of the projects undertaken each
ye
ar,
�
R
,,t Wetack!a thin,
d
C
,`oTared rssJ te allIs. wok -3 op su er titeltdent, w s, '
- "`tion'"hii" reisu -
' "'Ffec s
a 'o,, e
m nd f t"" 1'
re>a p
ed in an ever-increasing cliet-
1,i`t •,ot•r'F:' ,•':tele.
.;1* .1 • w . .;'1"?, Ther else it e3appV.Istate of
rise n ,,-.kpr6t aaaffairs has developed slowly
.,,.,over the4a4;years tlie"shop••hes--=
„• been in operation. "At first."
•R -
areminisced 1}e4406ect title tdiret9 4.
aAor, Mrs, Henrietta I irknessp;
"we kept the place going on
.a;'ircarpat ibalas:;Later,'whenrincome:
nctfrol okhvs;; activ)ty,-Was Apt, offy,, ;
loam wr we *thiE es our.knndi tola tifn
R.
that camealong and fit t x; by •.rr
, ±err• up'
1' • .
r .,
csen'•a' us_
'little "f uil�ie pT t
�„3•It rrtS ,+�f-ya�..r.,.., " 8'v i..:" '`j `t .
tiers: Cai•itinuous ex aiisioli;.
she 'contended, ° vas'.tlie'outc"ome
• of the'-s•:lin p a ••rePutation, foga
r;;qual}ity w;3,rtkmanship; , pr
Exrenisest that„re not miet.lpy
the shop bsaies are offset by
,..grans§-' roriir`'the jci"ty' and' iffie •
;UnitectmlOo irntinityL' Fuhd t "In' I•
'T1953,ra•rbequest1 made it,:possible
for .,tt<l a *enterprising-•.w.,pmena 40
acquire„ ith1 ,cojttpileme t3rytr.hait:
, ori f- ks , :jsuY . ,hdrt .. 'nt"1 !'i. n
is 1t'
:a of i�.e P. Cta t e
read''tlie• 5ther day of'som .' 1- None of which would' appeartex,,',
persoh who, when'she'got tb"bcd''""' actly valid to relative w1Jg n ail ;
ata night'. tried •tor, make ,&up heir. : M bulance service might spell the
mind as to what had brought -her,.., , difguer}ee� between4ife and death.,:
the greatest ,e -happiness „clueing tr It.rylasi derghied Jto ape Tal, o;title .
the day' Incidental1yf that sanies" County Council to t" e measurres
person `never' s?.i'ffered horn th- to ierriedy the"•situation
somnia•,•r•! hat'a Wonderful, fit earn rr 'lira u' a7 Tru t, tilt•
'For m'e' another Happy high-,
I.,,thought --r. and -since •'theins I tit liht'ton tli&t'rday'-'was'°disc& er'ing
have ,,tried rev,evying,eraela ..flay« the t, rriew'r`looa'tionii=df "thee' Kirit '•
before going to sleep*, at ,night. :•, r K .aft Stutliao wrightirin ;the. w^i1-•^ .
You know how it is — 'sometim 1 lase of+.r 9 yak.,At.yone ti ire tttq
the day .is -fraught. -with small industriy -,hafd ,brpugl t„ an,, .ohci,
irritations'• frustratibiss anti-:vari- church few mile's' outside of
ous.:physical h�hep and pail's, soj:,
that very' often the happy' things'
ov'r'fdblced;, or at ''lea"st"takdii
for—graf tred.ia;,,:r :• •i ..,_
T caft't' retend''tm"+remerribex '
what .happened cite ,each sp trtielr-R;,s,
lar day ,but:Ir can;pick out,a few
of.the highlights of the week. For -
:.�instance,z suddenly..=•;theFe ,v,=_as '
warmth' and sunshine and every
—thing in the garden came to• life;'
; ines A attAl.,:thou t vire dead
r , ots
' rom the
h n u s
;lines
t v� � ,
roots. "Little'" 'see�dltinr� appeared'
b PP
in the flower -beds; peas, beans,
beets and carrots had., at last*
forced their way through the
soil. Trees- were finally ,stn le fi,
oernig' !mond ln,. ful blo:
,had
It n s
}v 1�'• hs a s d
ti t fo a
t �Y tl
p.
• go1aenmelirin favour of bright
green foliage. And then like for-
gotten friends ferns, bolum"bfnes,
trilliums acid. violets , were Com- ,
itis up in iity,�rild-;ilo-„wee
c ner
of the garden. All. happy things
to remember. , w
A highlight on another day was
the W.I. District Annual for this
county, which '.meant a twenty -
mile drive .through , .beautiful
country roads, sometimes banked
by .lovely... woods, carpeted with
trilliums. Or `by market -gardens
and, spring,sown fields. One such
garden had a huge patch ,of the
. ;grandeat. pansies, their many=
coloured. faces 'freshened by an
over night rain. And the birds
- , f . t. ; singing as if their little
throats were bursting.with song.
was particularly interestedin
this drive because we passed a
house . .and small acreage that
Partner and I almost bought in.
stead of where we are now, It
was indeed a. lovely spot but con
•siderably more off the ifeaten
tradk, than: our :preserit location—
not; so convenient fth shopping
and family:visits.
The District Annual` was, inter`-
esting:and welt organized—which
was- jest as' -well as the ' church
pews got awfully hard to sit ton
' as thehday pi•ogt'es`sed,, Lunch; df
course, was a vveticome intermis-
:gen, especially, ,as, the ,meal wa's
appetising and attractively serv=
ed..And, ,as everytoxietknotvs, "yen
,get much•,better value for ytir`.
money' at a community luncheoi
'banquet ah'an .you .fiver °get
from ,a down -town htitel.
$The -;business ,ofr this:day was
tribre''br less routine ,except for
one discussion. Apparently rural
resident's m: `the Praiipton area
are having difficulty' getting ani'
• bulance service in. emergencies.
in read accidents the police have
p�aah ambulance- on the •scene in a
hurry;, , But” itt a person has*;,
heart' attack or an accident 'at
home, ;gettrng:4.an ambulance is
quite a prbblein.. Answers to a' •
request for lrinefgency•-S guide.
o.
Were said to' be varied. , out of
k}tei K`rteyi iso `t ... nnty :Available
for roiic` ic: "•lits, arid so on,
..;*of • their first semr-sietaehed
,, "ra fir . first M' ars
ialhouse. iitus'space was'Prov deg
r,xf o r`r eiitt ad'e itionaf 6tP ifiiomen,"l
„d bringing• fthestwbrkitig , forcemt&
the- :