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The Brussels Post, 1953-8-19, Page 4So&e z keimae44 eon«, rr IALAILK TEA SAG "Dear Anne Hirst: My ,wife and I both read your column, and perhaps you can help solve my problem. I work eight hours. a day, and try to keep my wife and our two children happy, I'll admit I have a soft job. I get up at 5:30 A,A2, and fix my breakfast and lunch, without disturbing mywife. "In the evenings I work in our little 'vegetable garden or flower beds, keeping the yard looking neat. On days off I help my wife with the housework, such as mopping, dusting, wax- ing and polishing floors, and washing clothes; and if she's busy ironing or something, I do the cooking. "—Yet if I have other things to do and don't help her with the dishes, she gets angry and won't speak to me for a couple of days, and tells people I'm lazy. "I don't drink or smoke, I Jiffy Crochet! £4,4, Whodat Need a new sununer bag? Cro- chet it yourself! Two smart styles in this pattern—both are easy to make of straw or cotton yarn. Send now! Match your summer bags to your favorite dresses. Pattern 545 has easy, fast crochet direc- tions, 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 and SIZE; your NAME and ADDRESS. EXCITING VALUE! Ten, yes TEN popular, new designs to cro- chet, sew, embroider, knit — printed right in the Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book. Plus many more patterns to send for —ideas for gifts, bazaar money- makers, fashions! Send 25 cents for your copy! wiRsT never go nut without my .wife except to pay bills or buy groceries. If I stay longer than she thinks.I should, she accuses me of stopping for a drink so she insists I take my two-year- old daughter with me! "Can you blame me if I quit helping her around the house? Or what would you suggest? R.F." * Your letter reads like the * original henpecked husband's, * Isn't it about time you put * your foot clown? -- Not so '' dramatically as you describe, * but let your wife understand * that your help about- the * house will not be so available * unless she appreciates it. * Nothing keeps a helpful bus- * band so helpful as a steady diet * of if -you please's and thank- * you's, distributed with an un - e expected kiss or caress. Same * goes for wives, too—though I * admit your spouse seems not * to invite them. Why not * initiate the idea? It •might * prove mutually habit-forming. * Seriously, your wife shows * a deplorable lack of gratitude * for the help you offer—at least * I hope you offer it of your * own will, Any woman With a * house and two children on her * hands finds little idle time, it * is too bad more husbands do * not realize it ... When a man * performs the jobs you mention, * he deserves at least acknew- * ledgment; when that is not * forthcoming, he has little in- * centive to repeat them. * Homemaking should never * be all one-sided; a fair division * is expected, and not too often * given. It can prove a game of * chores which need not be * made drudgery. A heart -to * heart (and firm) talk with * your wife should improve her * appreciation and lessen her • complaints, and give her food * for thought. * * * TO "INDISCREET": * In spite of the laxity of * modern times, the majority of * people (particularly those who * set a community's social star- * dards) refuse to approve any * young girl who breaks the ac- * cepted rules of behavior. This *you did. Now you must pay * the cost. * Fortunately, memories are * short. Other gossip will arouse * the interest of the friends you * used to have, and they will * look more kindly on the girl * they admired. * Wait, with patience, for that * day; if you pursue your pres- * ent course, it will come. * * • How smoothly do small words of appreciation oil the house- keeping wheels! Mutual rules of courtesy make for pleasant liv- ing. If your family are growing careless, ask Anne Hirst what to do. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Fred Allen, in a TV show, was talking about films to a man from the audience. "Do you know what an extravaganza is?" asked Allen. "1 should do," replied the other. "I married one," Little weigher , . . . , . Weighs a lot Tiny Tint Scale - if you are shy about your weight, a Frankfurt, Germany, manufacturer may have the answer for you. it's a handy portable scale that you can step or; and read your weight • and keep it from prying eyes. The `Smiths Lead An Even iii Scotland The ways in which Lndivide ualS acquire a first and second name are by no means akin to natural science. In the United States, for example; one out of every 100 is a Smith, according to the latest studies of the Na - 'linnet Geographic Society. They find the name John Smith has topped lists ever "since captain John set foot ashore at tJaones- town, Va., in 1607. The Veterans Administration rolls have had as many as 13,000 John Smiths at ane time -8,000 with no mid- dle name or initial. The Smiths are ahead in Eng- land, too, with 18 in every 1,000 so named, Even Scotland's lar- gest elan is not the MacDonalds or the Campbells. It's the Smiths, according to the. Scot- tish Post Office Department. Johnson, Brown Williams, Jones, and Miller, in that, order, long have been leaders among common United States surnames, but none ever has threatened to supplant Smith, A Czechoslovakian named Ko- var, a Hungarian Kovacs, a Sy- rian Haddad, or a Polish Kowal- ezky, all could, and often have, translated their- names into the English "Smith" when they emi- grated to America. From Ger- many come the Schmidts, from Scandinavia the Smeds. from Finland the Seppanens all Smiths. Many nationalities derive their surnames not from ancient, pro- fessions like those of Smith or Miller, but from regions, tribes religions, or from fathers; first names. So with Ivan Ivanovitch, Ole Oleson, and 'so forth, Em- bassy 'officials in Washington give Dupont and Durand as the - most common names in France, Perez and Garcia in Spain.- and • Spanish America. Chinese in the United States have only about 60 different family names, Chan, Wong, and Lee are the most' common. The Geographic Society notes that when people migrate to..new- homelands, strange things some- times happen to names. Many Greeks in America are harried "Pappas," Which means • *only ' "the son of", This seems conven- ient because ethe Anglo-Saxon tongues can't manage such full surnames of Pappadirnitraeoupo lis, or Pappatheodorokomundor- onicolucopoulos, • But there are those who insist upon keeping their own names no matter how they startle a first sergeant, school teacher, or anyone who has to call a roll. The longest and probably the most uncommon name inthe world belongs to a Fiji Island cricket player. It is Talebula- maineiilikenamainavaleniveiva - kabulaimakulalakeba — 66 let- ters. Half -Size Fashion 4670 11 14Yz-24/s 1144,014. 44%44 Prettiest way, to keep cool—just sew this dress with the breezy neckline and airy skirt. Propor- tioned for the short, fuller figure —no alteration problems. Choose a rayon, nylon, crisp cotton. If you wish, have the collier in a contrast color. Pattern 4870; Half sizes 14%, 16%, 18%, 20%, 22%, 24%. Size 18% takes 3313 yards 39 -inch: This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has complete illustrated instructions. Send TBIRTY»FIVE CENTS, (350) 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, • The Wait - An old mon, fired from his trip, holds his sleeping grandson on his lop in an emergency Red Cross. station in Wes Berlin.. The old man, the bay and his parents travelled from Sovtet-controlled Saxony to West Berlin for food, Meanwhile the crush of East Germans who defied Communist threats and •terror to obtain food parcel$is appoarching the one.million mark. ,. arroarRva ROr1`IICLES INCER'.ARM 4fr e1stzii b1.1e P Ctaske Well, right now I am won- dering' if coming events really east- their shadows before. Re- . -members-. last week I • was: 're- ferring „he, the ,ease with which accidents can happen on a f'"m? It mist have been a prenibni- tion, or 'something of 'that sort that. prompted my remarks, as ,last Thursday, just as. the last • load of baled ,hay was leaving 'the field Partner Iost his balance, turned- a•sonfersault 'over the bales • behind 'him and *landed on his right shoulder .on .the hard, bare ground, •Result — a com- poimd fracture of the collar -bone, That is certainly bad•enough but it might _have been worse — it could have been his back or his neck that was broken. As it is he "is practically helpless. The strapping . across both shoulders makes the right arm completely useless, and the left arm nearly as bad. Under those conditions we were faced with nine cows to milk — and I am about as useless with cows as an office clerk, mainly through nervous- ness, so the two of us had a great time getting the milkers on the cows. Partner would ex- plain exactly what I should do and do it quickly, But I was too slow. I would get one or 'two in- flations on the cow and then fumble around, thus letting the air out of the tubes and the whole thing would drop off again. We tried it again next morning and then realized that o keep it up was more than we could manage, and that strug- gling along by ourselves might ven result in a more serious b- ury to one or the other of us. If we had needed help only for a ay or two we knew one ofour eightbotus would have come to he rescue, but this business will e a matter of weeks, not days. o we put in an SOS to Bob to ome home until we could get urselves organized. We certain - cannot expect :Bob to do the hores indefinitely as he is al- eady working twelve hours a ay, one way and another — esiees that he has other plans head of him for the coming onth. However we have been ery fortunate in getting prom - ed help after the holiday week - 6 from a young fellow whom e both knout and Tike very uch indeed. • This seems to be . a season for sualties around here. First city with her shoulder' In a st; then Mitchie-White having r leg almost severed' by the wer mower; and now Partner th a fractured , collar -bone, I ink I shall have to get a food- tting'tnachine for the injured k who cannot cut up the food their own plates. Betty was re again this y elc-end, just out as good,as neer, When she as here" before 'Partiner teased r quite a bit•>lbtnit'the things e couldn't decoke hew nicely e was getting,. out. of washing hes and other little chores• w it is Betty's Min to tease he uncle's' and she isn't miss - the opportunity. This is August 3 and lovely other for the' bank holiday, lid y" d call in' England it "August a n udbury where we lived it was ays a big day a day we 0o ked forward to for weeks, e d n b S c urselves r d b a m v is en NV m ca B ca he po wi th cu fol on he ab w he sh $h lis No h ing we We Ho S alw l For as long as I can remember we always had a regatta on that day, on the "Rive"r' Steur, There were all kinds of sculling races — singles, doubles .and fours. Also 'ladies' boat• races and a game of water polo. There were also competitive sculling races and it ewes' a great day if our boys won a championship against the Ipswich team. It was all good, clean sport but I sup- pose the .most hilarious fun was right -at tbe•end of the afternoon when the greasy pole..; was set tip. Actually there , were two poles„ one in a horizontal posi- tion across the •river, and the other at right angles immediate- ly above it. At the extreme end of the angle pole hung a square tin box with h trap door that could be opened by the hanging cord that hung from it and. which would release the ducks that wereenclosed inside the box; The trick was to reach that cord. Men and boys, in swim- ming trunks -and with bare feet, tried to walk the ; greasy pole, trying to keep their balance so they might reach the cord, Over and over again they made the attempt, sometimes getting only a little way, other times almost reaching their goal, but invari- ably' -the end was the same — a vain attempt to regain their bal- ance on the slippery pole and then over they would go into the water - backwards, head -first, any way at all — it all added to the fun. Eventually the grease would wear off a bit, someone would be successful in pulling the string and the ducks would drop into the water. Then there was a mad scramble to dive in after the ducks as every duck was a prize for the one who caught it. When I think of it now the only thing that worries me is wondering whether it was hard on the ducks, Lett -handed: People Have More Twins Left-handed people and people who stutter are more likely be be the parents of twins than right-handed people and people who do not stutter. This has been discovered by Dr. Glen Holland, of the Los Angeles branch of the University of •California. For years he has been studying the biology of twins. He has found that racial stock and the age of mothers are factors in the production of twins. Older mothers are much more likely to have twins. Negroes and people of the Scandinavian coun- tries, he points out, invariably have a larger number of twins than do Japanese and Mediter- ranean peoples, Dr. Holland is now engaged Oft research concerning identical twins, the origin of Which has intrigued scientists all over the world. He is investigating, too, the question of why twins vary, For Instance, often one is right-. handed and the other left-hand- ed. And he may find out why twins almost invariably run in families. Other scientists have revealed that in Germany, France and Italy twins are most common in areas where the majority of people have blue or grey eyes. Bet the scientists cannot say Why. Perhaps Dr. 'Holland will solve this • mystery' during his present researches, Note: Statistics published just before the war showed that more twins are born in Ireland than anywhere else in the world. What Parisian Designers Have To Say About Fall Fashions For Women J -Wo .leading designers, Chris.,' lien Dior and Jacques Fath, holdingg their autumn and win- ter-(ashidn openings at the very start of the Paris "eolleetions week," have enabled buyers to term a pick' idea .of the silhou- 'ette-to-come• This is generally aeoepted as a line bringing all interest tie the upper figure, above a well -molded waist . and .slender eolumpljke skirt, Born of the"tulip" silhouette . launched by Christian Dior last season, this idea of broadened,,, sloping shoulders; curving,,cres- centlike sleeves; and curving Clines of'';drapery, .often, •1su' ipg an Empire ef'fecteeci dressee,.with high corseleted waists, has been generally' adopted, Christian Dior himself is still ahead with a new "Domes of Paris silhouette" which aroused enthusiastic applause at his showing, His skirts are distinct- ly short, just covering the knees and the "dome" or cupola skirt - line is full, padded into curves over the hips as the width springs from a tightly nipped waist. Spherical- lines character- ize the bodices also, offering -the effect of a small sphere atop the larger dome-shaped silhouette of the skirt, - The slender skirt line is the alternative offered by thin mas- terly designer who does not ex- pect all women to adoped "cu- pola".. ,styles immedinately, In these frocks the general trend • toward shoulder and bustline. . interest follows the silhouette all Paris' has accepted, • • All Descriptions Madleine de Rauch describes the new silhouette as. the "Street Lamp{" line, thus aptly describ-' ing the interest of bulky bodices atop•.stemlike' skirts, Paefre Bal - main prefers to eleserilp his line as that of 'a .long-stemmed fluted glass. And here again the long, slim "steal'( of `tile 'skirt is lopped by a bodice widening, out toe wards the shoulders. For eve- ning wear the fluted effect ap- pears in reverse, a tightly mold- •ed:'bodice and skirt slenderly fitted over the hips to flare out in fluted lines at the hem. A slim;:e'stem",; or ."flower - stalk' silhouette is favored by Paquin with brief boxy bo- leros bringing the necessary width to the upper figure. In the Jean Paten collection curved colars, draped shoulder scarves, and rather fuller sleeves provide width above the waist- line. Comparatively few waist- lines are belted this season, al- though those of Jacques Path are the exception, as he has been with broad belts of leather for day and satin, or corded silk, for evening. Eleswhere there are many skirts built up in high molded corselet lines, as well as dresses with tightly - nipped waists suggesting a revival of the wasp -waist sihouette. Loose, often voluminous, but straight -failing • lines .dominate in winter coats, some collarless others with small, high -fitting round collars of astrakan and mink. The shorter lines in topcoats are emphasized by Jacques Fath's seven-eigths length tu- nic -coats and many cozy box jackets, or toppers here are somtimes lur lined andmatched to tweed dresses or tailor-mades, - Tweeds speckled, pebbled or crow's-foot patterned—dominate the fabric scene once again. Christian Dior shows tweed dresses, with low-cut neck- lines, sometimes without sleeves, which are worn under matching jackets, either loose or fitted, Fabric Patterns The rare redingotes which are suggested for . autumn include some unusual fabrics, patterned with zebra stripes, tortoise -shell scales, and designs inspired by watermarking, usually in gray or white or black and white. There are many novelty silks for .winter, biocedes and aortae prints inspired by similar de- signs, These are marbled or mottled and ,an important group features "effects .of marquetry of inlaid -woodwork, aa '• well os wood -graining, No mora shaggy or rough -sur- faced wool materials are fa. v0red. The trend Is toward broadcloths, velonrcloths and the sleekest zibeline weaves, •'Ultra stiff silks in the form of -• brocades and facetlts, many of them hinting at the influence 0f furnishing fabrics, appear for evening. Satins and velvets are a1ep m i h in ,gyldence, while the Aovelty;,fgbries of tlt, season are mixtures •of alk and 'wool: fab- rics which ally the elegant ap- pearance of silks to, the comfort- ing warmth of woo). Dark grays 'still lead in the majority of houses.: Black is the basic color ' everywhere, followed bye number - of soft browns, There is. tobacco, cinnamon, snuff- and the -' new "cognac- brown," . which - contrasts well with black. Other important colors are blues ranging from rich sap- phire, indigo, and brighter king- -• fisher tones, to th1.softer petrol and ssatejblues,•with.a )ittle true forget-me-not or : sky blue, Black and 'white,used sepa- rately or together, are popular for the evening. Then follow pastel pinks and blues, as well as pale tortoise -shell' browns. Book Censorship Over -100 Years Ago • 1 aidMollified to^b'e told that, in the United -States of Ameri; ca; a book can, become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal • in- %tinity,'too; that a question like this can be carried before a civil magistrate. -• , Are we to have a censor whose imprimatur shall say what books may be sold, and what we may buy? Whose foot is to be the measure to which ours' are all to be cut or stretch- ed? It is an insult to our citizens to question whether they are ra- tional beings. If Delecourt's boort is false M its facts, disprove them; if false in its reasoning, refute it. But . , . let us freely bear both sides, if we choose.. The book is not likely to he much read if let alone, but if per- secuted, it will be generally read. Every man In the United States will think it a duty to buy a copy, in vindication of his right to buy and to read what he pleases. Thomas Jefferson (1814) FARMERS' FRIENDSHIP TOURS o EUROPE Leaving September 20th Tour t 30 oars -$1130,00 Tour 2 25 Days -$1012,00 Tour 3 33 Days -$1616,00 AIR TRAVEL borne/stk. Internattnoot CRUISES Groat Lakes — west Ind,,, Mediterranean — S. dmerire STEAMSHIP TRAVEL Aa r,lnee - Anywhere HOTEL RESERVATIONS ANYWHERE BUS TRAVEL Der. aerriee 'ik world wide, it 'costa no 'aero to lot on make 'Your arrahuempnte, Zorreenondonre 111 trey '*wsuse Write or phone us for further infer motion, no obit ration 697 BAY 85.,,TORONTO 2 ISSUE 34 -- 1953 Sleek fe"i4400,..1 Itlbreeee OhadViick disttthCe,•ew:itnmer of Sats Diego; Cal., preptires for his attetelit to sivire the English Chan - net non -stoic;' round-trip front • Clover; England to France. At right she is covered with layers of protective grease. A few minutes later she Waves good-bye. Nine hour's afterward she was pulled out by Men in boats, The 'wafer was too cold, too rough.