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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1953-7-29, Page 2LANK RIRST "Dear Anne Hirst; 1 believed in a married Mari once, and fell in love . When he found how much lie had hurt me, he didn't have time even to comfort me, I was decent and respectable, and all he did was to make me cheap. What do men like this deserve? "Please write a good, strong article criticizing married men for starting these affairs, R,L." IT TAKES TWO * No married man who tries to entice a girl into an affair • can succeed unless she eon- * cents. He usually wins by * flattery, complains that his * wife does not underatnnd him * (or he has fallen out of love * with her) and he swears he has *never cared for any other * woman as he cares for the girl. * But it cannot result in her be- * ing "cheap" without her yield- * ing, * You hate this man because .S'ynd a ess'n' Bolero 4665 SIZES 12-20 ;30-42 PRINCESS STYLE! It's the new style of the season! You'll be thrilled.—it's the most becoming, the easiest to sew. This sundress with its own smart bolero is country -cool and city -slick. You'll wear it simply everywhere! Pattern 4665: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42. Size 16 dress and bolero 4% yards 35 -inch; t/s yard contrast. This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested ,for fit. Has complete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (35¢) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto, Ont. you feel he made you the vie- * tint of his blandishments. You * yielded, though you knew it * was wrong. How could you * have been so gullible as to * trust a man who was betray- ing his wife? Dishonor was in * him. Why did you believe he * would be more loyal to you * than to the woman he promis- * ed to cherish for the rest of * his life—who by all the moral * laws had a claim on his fidel- * ity? * Why allow this bitter anger * to consume you? Instead of * harboring such destructive * thoughts, you should admit * your own guilt, and regret you * were such a fool as to be taken * in by the husband of another * woman. * You say you have read this * column for some time. You * must have found in it, over and * over again, the heartbreaking * stories of other girls whose * faith was betrayed. Presumab- * 1y, like many of them. you * thought you really loved the * man, and were convinced that * your love was returned. Now * that you are left flat, why not * lock the door on the souse- * quences of your folly? * It is sad that you did not an- * ticipate the usual finale, and * end the affair yourself. * Any married man who tries * to win a girl is a despicable * character. Occasionally, the * love he declares is an honest love; but unless he knows he * can fulfill the promises he * makes to her, the decent thing * is to withdraw, and leave her * free to rise from the ashes of * her memories and start a new * and better life. * Perhaps this is what the man * has done. At any rate, if he * has any decency in him, he is * suffering now for the grief he * caused you. So why hate him? * Rather hate yourself for being * so weak; admit your own re- * sponsibility, and go on, a * wiser girl, from now on, * One other truth; If you had * really loved him, you would * wish him well, despite your * present anguish. Affairs with married men al- most invariably result . in the girl's anguish and humiliation. Be warned. Ann Hirst sympa- thizes, and will help you get back on the right road. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto. Ont. Link With Past Romantic link with one of the most fascinating eras of the Bri- tish stage is revealed by the news that Edward Gordon Craig, son of Ellen Terry, is still alive and living quietly in a boarding house at Vence, a small town perched in the hills behind Nice. He is eighty-one and has not been in England since 1951. He says he is too old to return now. But he treasures memories of his illustrious mother — the actress who for years was the English stage's First Lady. He likes to recall that she was a good cook. "How she could cook an apple tart, and now de- Iicious the crust was!" he says. Ellen Terry played her first stage part at the age of eight, receiving 15s. a week. It was a small part in "The Winter's Tale" and she played it for 102 per- formances, never being absent. A-Hem—We didn't mean to peek but did see lovely film star Jan Sterling getting the hem of her dress pressed before going before the Camera. The wardrobe mistress is handy with the iron and mussed ruffles are an old story to her whenever period scenes are filmed in Hollywood. Pleating That Slenderizes—New unusual pleating gives fashion's slender line to a wonderful creation by Bill Mintz. In acetate crepe the "Jacqueline" pleats multiply just below the hipline. A metallic scarf trims the key -hole neckline of the all -Canadian • fashion. We feel much happier now than we did a week ago — hap- pier because one big field of hay has been baled and most of the bales stacked away in the barn. Of course it was not first quality hay — although there was never a better field — but hay r at is soaked and then bleached soon deteriorates. However, waat it lacked in quality was made up for in quantity. Partner said he never handled such heavy hales. It is a dull, grey morning right now, and the robins are singing, so I imagine we shall get more rain before the field is finished. Ever noticed how the robins sing before a rain? We shall be glad to have all the hay off the field so the second crop can have a chance to grow and here's hoping we have better weather to take it off. While all the hay was still out something rather strange hap- pened around here. One night, while Partner was milking, I drove over to the next conces- sion for some strawberries that had been ordered. On the way home it began to rain, Before I had the car in the garage it was raining heavily and I had to make a quick run from the driv- ing -shed to the house, The rain pelted down for about ten min- utes, But it didn't rain at the barn! Partner was halfway to the house . before he noticed his boots getting wet. He could hard- ly believe the 'evidence of his own eyes We have often heard of one farm getting rain, and maybe the farm across the road not getting it, but that was our first experience of a sharp divid- mg line en own property. Well, one has only to look around the country these days to realize the season is well on its way. Wheat is ripening fast — and wheat is the beginning of the mid, insofaras the harvest is cerieerned. Pretty 8000 we shall be locking around and wandering where the summer has gone to. Don't we always do that, year after year? Hui. I do hope when it comes to August 21, those of us who have tickets for "Canada Day" will have nothing comp up to prevent our using them; and if we start planning now maybe we are not as likely to be disappointed. Of course 1 am referring to the Women's In- stitute pageant that is being staged in Toronto for the Asso- ciated Country Women of the World. From accounts that have come my way this. tremendous undertaking is now well under- way. Tickets are selling like hot - cakes. Chartered busses nave al- ready been spoken for. So now it only remains for farm women to make their own individual plans. For goodness satce don't take the attitude that the latter part of August is a busy time and that you probably won't he able to take a day off anyway. You certainly won't if you ac- cept it as a foregone conclusion! You know, staying home be- comes a habit — just as running around too much also becomes a habit. And it is usually the woman who is to blame, You can't expect a busy farmer to keep track of Institute and W. A, meetings, So if his wife stays home he .thinks it is because she doesn't want to go. How many farmers know anything about this big event coming, up in August? Well, Mr, Farmer,. if you should happen to read this column, and your over-oonscietr- tious wife hasn't told you that she would like to be away on August 21, ,then I'm telling you now. Just 'tisk her about it what is mere give her a little shove if necessary. If she is too late to get a ticket for the 21st then she could still take in the Pageant on the 22nd. This oppor- tunity may not occur again for possibly another fifteen years.., And while we are en the sub- ject of the Pageant have you any old pleneer relics stowed away in the attic? If so get them out of mothballs because the W. 1, would like to borrow them, whether you are an Institute member or not, " An historical event of this magnitude requires a lot of antiques so the W. 1. is asking for rill kinds of old-time clothing — far men and women too, also uniforms of the fight- ing forces for any period pp to 1929. Indian dress and headgear le also required, as are black suits, hats and bonnets of the Mennonites. The pageant also needs spinning wheels, churns, cradles, old fashioned farm im- plements, powder horns and lan- terns. There is a collection centre in Toronto and all the loaned articles will be treated with care and returned to their owners after the pageant. Perhaps each branch could canvass its mem- bers and send in a collection as representatives of their own par- ticular branch. I have been in many homes where they have some wonderful relies of the past. I am sure great -grandma and great -grandpa would be highly honoured if they could know their homespun garments and pioneer farm implements are helping to reveal the past to our present generation. • MOTH PROOF, WOOLLENS A new method of :.treating washable woollens in the home to protect them against dargage by moths and other insects dur- ing summer storage, has been de- veloped by the bureau of ento- mology and plant quarantine of the U.S. Department of Agricul- ture, Savannah, Ga. - The method essentially in- volves the use of a mixture of DDT emulsifiable concentrate known under the code name EQ - 53. With it, .housewives can mothproof, woollen blankets, sweaters and other washable woollens by merely p'buring a few spoonfuls of the solution into the wash water. The moth-profiin'g material can be , used in most home washing machines or in a wash basin or tub. Alter the clothes are washed and dried, they can be stored withatt fear of attack by moths and other wool -eating household pests. Tests show that for each pound of woollens, only two teaspoons- sul of EQ -53 are requiredfor the water of an average sized tub. Woollens treated with it were completely protected against the feeding larvae of both clothes moths and carpet beetles for more than one year. The formula is being released to manufacturers and should be on the market shortly. Frosting of (towers is delicious touch of this jiffy -wrap halter that tops shorts, slacks, skirts! Easy to sew—easier to embroider. Little yardage, use remnants, Pattern 658 comes in sizes: Small (10, 12); Medium (14, 16); Large (18, 20), Pattern pieces, transfer. State size. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to' Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St.,' New Toronto, Ont. Print ' plainly PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME and AD- DRESS. EXCITING VALTJE! Ten, yes xEH popular, new designs to cro- chet, sew, embroider; knit—print- ed right in the Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book, -Plus . many more patterns to send for—ideas for gifts, bazaat money -matters, fashions! Send 25 cents' for your copYI ISSUE ,1 -- 1iiO3 Cane -on in,....the,water's fine' How You Can Keen White Nylon WHITE Summer means more white garments in the laundry and greater washing care. Since white is the most fragile color to main- tain, improper laundering of any white fabric soon will result in discoloration. Despite its well- knownwashing ease, white nylon is no exception. Whenever white nylon garm- ents lose their original gleam .and pecome slightly yellow or grey, laundry methods should be examined. White nylon clothing should be washed frequently in creamy suds and water hot enough to remode dirt thoroughly. If a water softener or a detergent containing one hasn't been used in an area where the water is t hard, then the soap curds may be responsible for the off-white shade. The rule of 'washing color- ed and white garments separ- ately also applies to nylon, as it too tends to pick up dyes readily. As nylon is strong even when wet, clothing can be washed vig- orously when necessary. Nylon garments can be put in the wash- ing machine provided seams and trimmings are securely stitched and in no danger of fraying or tearing. To avoid unnecessary wrinkling, squeeze water out by hand instead of using the wring- er or spin drier. It is, of course, wiser to wash sweaters, stockings and socks be. hand. Like other white fabrics, nylon vgarments require thorough rins- ing. A single rinsing will not re- move all soap from s'•hampooed hair, nor is it enough for white nylon. Two rinsings in clear, warm water are considered a minimum. Strong bleaches should be avoided as they will weaken ny- lon as much as any other fibre. They should be eted carefully when necessary, following direc- tions for cotton if none are given for nylon. There are whitening agents compounded to improve the appearance of garments that have been worn `many times and have become slightly discolored. When washing tricot shirts and blouses, extra soiled collars and cuffs can be rubbed briskly with a cellulose sponge, Ironing can be skipped altogether by hanging them to drip-dry on a hanger without squeezing out the water. BRIDAL EItltOR A newly -married society girl was determined to prove to her husband what an accomplished cook she was, and on the ser- vant's day off, set about cooking a chicken for his dinner. She plucked the fowl carefully, ar- ranged it neatly in a pot, and put it in, the oven. Two hours later she heard a loud banging on the oven door. Invereig ation proved that the disturbance was being made by the chicken. "Lady," it cried piteously, "either give me back my feathers or turn on the gas. -I'm freezing to death in this oven." The osi a I.y; r she All ,the world Q • It's the famous and fabulous Canird ah National'Ekhibition. Thisear's great C.N.E. includes many new attractions and features. There's the 1953 edition of "Canadians" at the Evening Grandstand, starring Victor Horge,.a cast of hund'red's, and, for the first time in Canada, the magic and unbelievable beauty •oo(bancing 'Waters .. , two great, new, breathtaking Midway rides, one direct from Germany ... the largest diamond exhibit ever to be seen by tho,public,including one that weighs 75 carats. Mwwp:9in mai TO Y4}5I'Y I de., o.. c r � ':Onda Dq�'t miss the fatitoug Welsh: Guards Band; direct' troll the Coronation .. , "I{otiday ort !ce, a,yfull-scale colourful ice extravaganza in., er, Ai rd ummer .: ' 1iis ihundtetjs: of exhibits, ` LL three teams ot;Aittp, avgt]e,vils, screaming jay planes, and fun,,laughs,Iand excitement. 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