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Times,Advocate do my writing
for me.
Here's what Gwyn says, girls:
"With, Christmas coming up
fast you halve probably dug out
your Christmas,.card list and may •
have even started to get your
cards out.
"How should we. sign ouap.
cards? According ' to the
etiquette book 1 have at hand,
there are a few simple rules.
"When a card is sent by
husband and wife, ,the person
who writes the card follows the
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normal courtesy of signing his or
her name last.
"However, if the children's
names are to be added, father
signs, first, followed by mother
and then the children beginning
with the eldest " down to the
youngest. 4 is quite correct to
substitute 'and the family,' or if
you wish, you may sign the card,
"From the John Doe's:"
"In addressing envelopes, if
the card . is intended for the
whole family it is proper to
write Mr. & Mrs. John Doe and
the family, and a personal
message on the card is in keeping
with the spirit of the season.
"It is also quite acceptable to
use colored inks as this adds to
festive touch, but envelopes
should never be addressed by
typewriter.
"As usual, as with any
etiquette, the best rule of thumb
s is to follow your own good
judgement when deciding how
to sign and address your cards.
The relationship with each name
on your list will dictate the type
'and manner ',.of signature. But
keep in mind that, however you
sign your card, it is a reflection
of yourself:
"'Irl 1843, Henry Cole, a husy
Englz h gentleman, surveyed the
long list of friends to whom he
owed letters and wished to send
Christmas wishes of prosperity
and goodwill
"He suggested to a good
friend, who was also an artist,
that he design a Christmas
greeting which Cole could
simply sign and address and save
him a great deal of time and
handwork.
"When the card was
published it aroused so much
interest that about 1,000 copies
were printed and sold for a
shilling. Only 12 of them are
known to be in existence today
and, of course, are collectors'
items.
"The artist designed the card
fn three panels. The middle one
depicted a wealthy family
making merry over a sumptuous
Christmas dinner while the two
side panels represented the
feedink and clothing of the poor.
"It caused considerable
con troverssy and the artist was
soundly reprimanded for
encouraging 'wine bibing. ' Close
examination revealed a mother
allowing her small daughter a sip
of wine from her glass.
"Regardless of all the friction
the first Christmas card stirred
up it created a custom that is.
part of the tradition ' of
Christmas today. Its greeting, 'A
Meny Christmas and a Happy
New Year to You,' is still the
most popular message sent out:
"Although many deplore the
thought of getting down to the
job of signing and addressing
Christmas cards it's still a warm
friendly way of letting people
know we're thinking about them
and wishing them well:"
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In spite of , the apparent panels from the area in which fr
savings offered by some of the the product was bought. The
"in-store" brands of canned study proved that price was no
goods, do you hesitate to spend indication of either quantity of ,!
your housekeeping money on an solids or quality of contents. In rt
unknown product? Well, here. is
something you might find
interesting.
The research committee of
Consumers' Association of
Canada conducted a nationwide
study to . compare -. national
advertised brands with, private
label" brands of canned goods
and came up with some
surprising results:
This particular study was
based on two items — • canned
peach halves and cut green beans
in both choice and fancy
quality, ` (14 -ounce size). In all,
27 different brands were
evaluated by some 17 panels.
It was found that in the taste
ratings, personal preference
played such a large part and the
contents of a can varied so much
— even under the same brand
names — that in almost every
case individual ratings ranged so
wide that the averages were
&lmost meaningless.
Price, was no indication of
quality either. Prices varied in
every brand, from one part of
the country to another, tending
to be slightly cheaper in the
West.
In . peaches, the more
expensive brands did not contain
more for the money. Naturally,
the size of peach has a bearing,
but they varied from 3-1/3 to
11 portions, so the number of
servings is . an important '
consideration in buying' this Simnle items
product. As well, the syrup .
volume showed wide variations
in every brand. The panelists
measured the.. total volume in
each 14 -ounce can and were
surprised to find a total volume
of less than the stated 14 -ounces
'in some samples of every brand
but one. One of the cans
contained only 12 ounces. ,
In evaluating cut green beans,
it was found that again
individual taste preference
fact, .,. very :.often.. the. , panelists
gave the best' rating.,to the
cheapest brand .`'.1,7,1,,,7
Results of the study suggest
that you make use of "specials".
Price does not necessarily
indicate quality in canned goods.
Variations in both quality and
price, (and the fact that the
processor may market his pack
under a number of different
labels) indicate that your
chances of obtaining satisfactory AI
quality are as good, in, the choice
grade as the fancy, and in private
labels as national brand.
So, judging by this report, it
would appear that your best
approach to buying a
satisfactory product at the best
price might be to try every
brand on your grocer's shelf,
particularly if the price appears
to be low. Then if one brand is
not accepted by the family, it
could ' be ignored in future
purchasing. However, you might
be fortunate enough to have an
inexpensive brand turn out to be
the family's favorite.
Consumers' Association 'of
Canada conducts such surveys
on behalf of all consumers in the
land. If you have any ideas on
survey subjects, Write:
"Surveys', .Consumers'
Association of Canada, NO
Gloucester St., Ottawa 4.
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When it comes to making
gifts you don't have, to be the
most talented seamstress on the
block. If you can stitch a
straight seam and do simple
sewing by 'hand or machine, you
can turn out gifts that are both
appealing and useful.
played such, a large .part in the According to the Canadian,
' acceptability of the pirdduct that Cotton Council, the trick is to
other criteria had to be used for . make simple items . . then
judging value. apply , cotton rick rack in
Private label brands, on the imaginative new ways.
whole, rated better than the Gifts for a tiny baby are
nationally advertised ones. The always fun to make, and one of
highest priced beans were not the simplest is a reversible
judged consistently as of better bassinet cover. All you need is a
appearance, flavor and texture yard of quilted cotton gingham
than the lower priced cans. with solid colour backing, jumbo
Again the total volume of solids and baby -size cotton rick rack,
' and fluids varied --• with the andtwo-inch wide bias hem
fancy grade tending to contain facing.
more solids, but again many On the gingham, side, attach
contained less than the stated jutnbb rick rack to the quilting
volume of 14 -ounces. . stitches to form diamond -
This study was • undertaken shaped motifs. Then apply baby
because of questions directed to rick rack in another diamond
Consumers' Association of pattern overlapping the first,
Canada for information. about Or, sew one for the master
comparative ratings of nationally bedroom, Same procedure only
advertised brands with store larger quantities of materials will
brands of canned . foods in be needed. Teatn the quilt with
setting up the tests, the products pillows of the same fabric for
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