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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1953-3-4, Page 6%us ed eriede :r' "SALAM C.A jry[ANNE (MST - ,,io at "Dear Anne Hirst: My husband has been ill for a long time. I've taken care ot him, also my chil- dren, and it keeps me going from morning to night. My problem is his mother. "She stays with us occasional. ly, Then she visits his brothers and sisters — and tells untruths about me, charging me with things I never said ... I like all his family; they have clone so much to help out, and are so kind and thoughtful. I'm afraid they will take their mother's word be- fore mine. What ant I to do? "I've always been nice to her, and spoken well of her ... I've said nothing about all this, for I felt by ignoring it she might stop her childishness. She hasn't yet. I feel she is being really cruel; I have so much worry and so much work, this just adds to my burdens. WORRIED AND OVERWORRIED" DON'T BORROW TROUBLE • Unless your husband's tam- " ily have repeated their * mother's false tales to you, I * think you can take it for grant- • ed that they know her better o than you do. A person who " maliciously tries to create dis- sension does not usually confine ° her attacks to any one indi- " vidual; others suffer also from a her gossip. It is likely her chil- * dren have known this evil ten- "' dency and made allowances. * Should one of them confront o you with tales, why not say; • "You know how I have loved * you all, and appreciated your * kindness to us. How could you believe I would say such " things?" The truth usually * carries its own conviction, and I expect your words will " promptly dispel any d o u b t • they may have held. a It is doubly trying to have * this unpleasantness added to " your worries and fatigue. You • have done well to ignore it so * far; I hope you can continue • to do so. You have lived in * harmony with your in-laws for so long, and appreciated their For Half -Sizers! r.-7- 4&77 tI -24.3 Be welt -dressed every day wrti, s separate wardrobe! Proper lioned for the shorter waisted fuller figure—no alterationprob. i )ems! Whip up this smart en- 1 temble with ease --have weskit sed skirt match, blouse in can least, Pattern 4877: Half Sizes 144x, 161/2, 181,x, 201.4 221/4, 241:4. Size 18;/2 weskit and skirt. 2@ yards Winch; blouse 1$4 yards 35 -inch. This pattern easy to use, aim- pia to sew, is tested for 68. Has Cornplate ill ustrated Instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (35x1 in coins. (stamps cannot be accepted for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER, Send order to Box 1. 123 ltighl- enih 51,, New Toronto, Ont. " sympathy and help so warmly, that it seems improbable they " would believe any second-hand * stories reflecting on your efface tion of your Loyalty. "Thank You;" "Dear Anne Hirst: Three yes s ago, when I was in love with a married man, I wrote you. You told me what to de—and al this late clay, I write to thank you. "I went completely haywire. 1 had a line husband, and it was as though he just wasn't there: I had no time nor thought for any- body but this man. My husband learned about it, and was so patient. But I must have hurt him terribly .. . "You won't remember me but I took your advice, and it work- ed ... It was a long while before my husband could realize that he was the one I loved; now we are closer than ever .. I read your column constantly, and am always learning something from its sound judgment. R. T. 0." ° Thank you for your letter. * You had the will and the moral e strength to accept the counsel * I offered, and I know it could * not have been easy. I share o your happiness today. * 0 0 If you are being maligned, con- sider the source, and know that it reflects more against the in- stigator than against you. Anne Iiirst's sympathy and understand- ing are yours for the asking. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eight- eenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Answer To Many Problems — Lemons! You'd be surprised how often a lemon is the answer to little problems that crop up in and around the home — quite apart from all the times you add it to a recipe, sprinkle it over a piece of fish, or use it as a rinse after a shampoo. Did you know that after a busy afternoon's shopping there's no more soothing balm for aching feet than bathing them in tepid water with a tablespoon of !em - or juice and a little alcohol? If corns are the trouble a lemon will do the trick again, Tie a small piece of the fruit on the corn for five nights. Then soak the foot in warm water and the corn can be easily removed. Don't leave the soft skin un- protected, or another corn might grow. Bind over it a piece of cotton wool with "Vaseline." It a fishbone- sticks in some- one's throat and all the hack -slap- ping and pieces of dry bread fail to dislodge it. feed the sufferer with a piece Of lemon. It will get rid of it immediately. Glazed tiles in the bathroom or round the fireplace which have . taken on disfiguring marks can be made to gluten by rubhing over with cut lemon. Leave for diteer, minutes and the nr'.i'h with a r,ft duster. Most per p.e knots .r.at a g•'>;.. On in hot o: -a nr tthe r,- t..e ftrrest _ye;t re o,d thtf rix . hut it ....... he :;e .: mind -".t t rho some : et,'- .. -tar. eyssi.>nt v,. t:..:-.4.: ta Kendn.C:-.e,. Ler:torsi nts.e seen ss,it • ... L.. y Sisle. and ,;,,,eersd hetet test, hand and `.sailed .nth the scats.. Abel. faerst.s.tilt` '. a tits,'- o' Set '.zits or ;herr t nd- applied L ewe hair a 1'i'r l lI vet f:om the final sl r n" is said to ser -!toss many a mad` urs setting, totien. Yr-. fess answer is undoubtedly a lemon—more often !Fars you `night have guessed. 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Along with this patron one will occasionally see the field spar- rows, though ntost of them are resident farthest south at this time of year. The field sparrow and the tree sparrow look, at first glance; much alike, both having the same ruddy cap, the same white wing bars, the same gray throats. But the tree sparrow is a trifle larger and he has a sin- gle dark spot, on his breast, a single button on his weskit, while the field spi:rnw• hes no buttons at all. Both are need ants, Arid the tree sparrow soon will be moving north again. It nests in the ex- treme north, just below the tun- dra aloiig the Arctic coast. It winters on occasion as far south as South Carolina, but seems to like this area. The field sparrow is a less hardy bird, nesting not much farther north than Quebec and wintering as far south as Louisiana. The tree sparrow at this time ot year often flies with the jun- cos. Mixed flocks are seen on brushy hillsides and in river bot- toms and working an the weed heads of old pastures and fence rows, At the feeding station they are less skittish than the juncos, almost as tame at times as the chickadees. They are always welcome, doubly so in February when they begin to sing on a fine day. Their song can't compare with that of a song sparrow or a white -throat, but it is a sweet song and any bird song is doub- ly sweet in February. —Frohn The New York Times. THE REAL THING For the past few months rest- aurant -keepers in France have been regarding the visiting Briton with doubtful stares. Why, they wonder, is he so fussy these days about his food? Is it a result of not being able to get all he wants in his own country? They still remember the Englishman who complained to a Paris innkeeper that the rabbit he was eating tasted like old cat. The hotelier was a sympathetic man, and with the minimum of delay a dish was set before the guest. "Is it better this time?" inquir- ed the manager. "Yes—it's good this time." said the perceptive Briton. The manager smiled, and ex- plained: "Because this time it is old cat." Petal ,,titch and mesh comu.rted nae the prettiest doilies a ou ever saw` They're fascinating to crochet in fine or heavy cotton. Win admiration with them. You'll love these for your liv- ing room for your dining table. Pattern 034; crochet directions. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toron- to Ont. Print plainly PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME and AD- DRESS. Such a colorful roundup of handiwork ideas) Send twenty - cents now for our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog. C h o o s s your patterns from our gaily i1- luatrated toys, dolts, household and personal accessories. A pat- tern for a handbag It printed right in the book. Crippled --- Yet Hopeful—Some two hundred and fifty Ontario service clubs are partners of the Ontario Socieet for Crippled Children in its work. This illustration shows a member of the Otte, p Rotary Club chatting with a wheel -chair patient. The Society seeks $457,000 in its Easter Seals campaign, March 5 to April 5. CHRON1CLJs 1NGERF M Weil, I wu.,uc•i no:many readers of this column went to the International Hobby Show in Toronto. Quite a number, 1 hope, as it was well worth going to A friend and I took time off last Friday to visit Toronto—and we had quite a day. ' Went by early morning train, did a bit of shopping ,before the crowds arrived, and then on to the Coli- seum. It was wonderful finding All the exhibits in one building' —so much easier on the feet. Even at that by 2 p.m, we were glad to sit in at Mrs. Aitkin's Cooking School and rest a bit. Now what shall I tell you about first? Naturally, if you were there you don't need me to tell you about anything. But ii you were not 'there you might like to know my impressions of this Hobby Show. Leathercraft . . . everything from wallets to pictures, in tool- ed or carved leather. The pic- tures were a new departure and were most attractive. And there were boxes of carved leather, book covers, brief cases, over- night cases and scores of smaller articles. There was also a lady's handbag, beautifully tooled, done by a man completely blind. Paintings ... all kinds of them —in oils and water -colours -- portraits, scenery and still life. We didn't see many of the futur- istic variety. There were pic- tures by Winston Churchill and Viscount Alexander, our former Governor - General. Churchill's were mostly of quiet, natural scenery—one could easily ima- girie how it rested his weedy mind t0 paint them. Alexander's had more action—and in our humble opinion, they were the better pictures. Pottery , . obviously art from the potter's wheel is far from dying out There were .several wonderful displays. Rugs ... hooked and braided— or wool and rags; beautiful de- signs and shading. What hours of close work were involved in the making. Quilts and crocheted table- cloths. Not too many of either but the work was of the best. Now! A Pleasant Tasting,Cough Syrup For Children PINEX-a /unifier remedy for getaerations of Canadians—goes to work fast to relieve that dietrens- ing cough So pleasant tasting that children like it, Pelee gives aulek. effective relic! Now you can cheerio either the new ready -to -take PREPARED PINEX or the money -saving easily mixed dhIf EX CONrecIbotrrns,PIe spectra blend of proven medicine/ ingre- dients must help you, or your money back, Why let your ehildren euffee with a distressing Cough? --get a bottle of fast acting, pleasant terse- PINEX, today! PINEX );4R CHILDREN'S COUAH$ ISSUE 1i — 1931 Needlepoint and petit .point a marvellous exhibit. The first thing that caught my eye was "Queen Mary's Carpet"— but I knew it couldn't be. Upon inquiry we were told that when the original Queen Mary carpet was on display at the C.N.E. two years ago, a group of enterpris- ing ladies studied it vele closely. Then they bought a uoloured photograph of the carpet, and, by means of a magnifying glass cop- ied it on canvas, square by square. Quite an ingenious under- taking. But there was this dif- ference bettdeen the original car- pet and the copy. In the copy. the background is all one colour ' (you remember, owing to war- time difficulties Queen Mary could not always match her back- ground colours). And the copy also has all the designs going one way. Queen Mary, if you remem- ber, had her squares in reverse from the centre of the rug. At this same exhibit there was a fascinating display of pictures in petit-point—large and small, even down the size of ear -rings and cameo brooches. And all this work was done by a group of ten women in the Mount Pleasant district of Toronto. Lambert Lodgge ... a collec- tion of work done by the aged at Lambert Lodge. This was more than an exhibit—it was tangible proof of happy hours of occupa- tion by busy fingers which must automatically .have brought peace of mind to the workers. We all need to remember that something to occupy the hands is fundamen- tal to contentment in old age. Shell work , .. several exhibits of this particular craft and. much of it very dainty and origindi— particularly: the pictures, clone with the tiniest of shells. .Artificial flowers . . in cro- chet, wax and nylon. Very nice 'indeed. Oh yes, and I evert found pillow lace at the Danish exhibit. 'W'ood-carving, stamp and coin collections, costume jewellery, African violets, rabbits, hamsters and song birds; violins made from Canadian wood; weaving, needle - Says That Women Should Wait On Men! Fellows! -- She's Got The Right Idem Here at last is a fresh slant on 0 titin star's success story: nobody discovered Corinne Calvet except herself. Two o'eloek one morning she woke up and decided that she must become an actress. Picking up a 'phone book, she thumbed . through it until she carne to the name of director Marc Aijegret, She rang up there and then and bullied him into giving her an audition, Allegrot offered her a role in his next picture, but as it wasn't starting for several weeks and Corinne didn't feel like wait- ing -she turned him down. Calling on another director, she persitaded his to use leer right away. The following week she was before the cameras. If it sounds too easy, remember that it all happened' in Paris. For thelast five years Corinne Calvet has beer; in Hollywood. She is married to American actor John Bromfield, and says with pride that she now lives like an American and, wants to think like one. But some of the remarks she makes show that she -le still a Frenchwoman at heart: 1 "A French girl would never considerasking her husband to wash the dishes. Waiting on a man is a woman's job. She should let him know that it is her privilege and her happiness to care for him." "Few men complain of too much love," "Jealousy is s t u p Id i t y. In Europe, jealousy is considered an illness that must be treated by a doctor." To meet , Corinne Calvet is a lively, vivacious girl with the Continental habit of clutching your arm when she speaks a sudden thought. Her favourite actor is Donald Duck, end her hobby is fishing. Hollywood can probably be criticised for treating her too casually. ,She has been restricted in the main to farces and light comedies, although her appear- ances in Danny Raye's "On the Riviera" and the current remake work, model trains and dolls— . impossible to mention them all he detail—but they were there, from England and Europe, Scan- dinavia and Asia. And if this Hobby Show was a brain -child from the fertile mind of `hate Aitluns then we owe her a debt of gratitude. This first show was good but it is my guess that next year it will be "bigger and better than ever." Leaving the Ciloseum we came through a district that was like a forest of television aerials, and I wondered how much handicraft was done in homes where there was a. television set—and if there was any danger of television kill- ing creative art. Personally 1 don't think, where a bobby has already been developed, it will do much harm, but it may dis- courage young folk from develop- ing along the same lines. LOGY, LISTLESS OUT OF LOVE WiTH LIFE? Tisa wake up your liver bile... jump out o1 bed ruin' to ye ISfs not worth living? It may bo the lived freely as facts I5 your liver. bile 1* not flowing 111001* up your sood st000a7ch . di� reel•coa stnpnted and as the fun and sparkle go out of rw. Thorn when you need mad, gentle Carters Little Liver Pine You see Costa's help stimulate your liver bile till once again It la pouring out ata rate of up to two pinta ■ day "into your digestive tract. Tblo should fix you right up, make you feel that happy days are here again. So don't stn hunk get Carter. Utile 00 band. Only 350 from anydrdru�t. 01 "What Price Glory" shows that site is by no moans neglected. A few months ago she sued Zsa Zsa Gabor for one soiliioh d+liara en the grounds that she slandered, Apparently Miss]tad Crbeenabor alleged that Miss Calvet was Cockney, and not a native OR Trance, But this incident, as one United States columnist so boldly put it, "bad all the earmarks of a suc- cessfulepublidity stunt." Miss Calvet, by the way, took her name from a bottle of Calvet wine, iter father, Pierre Dibos, a French businessman, didn't want her to use the family name until she had proved herself to be is success. Last year he wrote to her, saying how proud he was, and that he'd be snappy if she'd `overt to being a lithosdgain. "But r had to tell him," said Corinne, "that people know me as Calvet and I can't change it. The studios wouldn't let me," Not only is she sticking to the name of Calvet, but since marry- ing John Bromfield she, has be- come a naturalised American. "And I'm duly qualified." she told me with a twinkle in her eye. "I'm so busy now that 1 hard- ly have time to talk to people. That makes me American, be- cause in France we say Ameri- cans have to make a dollar u minute 1" A hapless football team in the Middle West ,had just fumbled away its eleventh consecutive game, The dejected coach was handed a penciled message read- ing, "Cheer up Coach ! We have no teatn either," It was signed "Sister Bernadette, St. Ursula's Convent." 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