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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1953-8-26, Page 2th4.NNE RIRST wok anufroteot STUPID PARENT FORBIDS GIRL'S ROMANCE "Dear Anne Hirst: My hus- band is my problem. Our daugh- ter, 19, is in love with a grand young man, and her father has forbidden her to see him! She has known the boy two years. He is 23, intelligent and ambiti- ous, and helps support his widow- ed mother; but in another year he could marry. I know he loves Our girl dearly. "Could it be, as you once said, that he would be jealous of any boy she dates? (She has never cared for anyone else.) He has always opposed her seeing him, but would give no reason. Re- cently he insulted the lad in our home, and he has not come back; I cannot blame him. My husband cannot think her too young, for we were married at 18 and 20, GIRL RESISTS "My daughter has never open- ly defied her father, but now she says if she cannot see the boy here, she will see him elsewhere. She Ls a fine girl, mature and responsible. If they elope, I feel it will be my husband's fault, "He is a reasonable man in all other ways, and he has been devoted to the girl. But how can he think she will keep on loving him when he is so irrational? I am breaking my heart over this. Grieving Mother" * Sometimes a stupid father is Maternity Special 4844 SIZES 12-20 Mom -to -be! Spend a cool sum- mer in these smart maternity separates you can switch about for wardrobe variety! There are two tops—a shirt -jacket you can make with or without sleeves, and a tie -shoulder blouse for sun or dress -up! You'll love the slim skirt — it's cut out in front for comfort, a smooth line, and an even hem. Pattern 4844: Misses' Mater- nity Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 Size 16 tailored top takes 21 yards 95 -inch fabric; skirt, 22 yards, Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (35p) 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. * secretly so jealous of his * daughter that he cannot bear * the thought of any other man * loving her. Wiser parents ex- * peat a girl will marry some * day; they only hope she will * make a wise choice. Your bus- * band should begin to think of * her happiness; to deny her the * right of living and loving can * only antagonize her so bitter- * ly that she can never love him * wholeheartedly again * Try to cheer the girl with * hope for the future. The young * man cannot marry for another * year, Surely, with the assur- * ance of his love and loyalty, * she can make up her mind to * wait patiently? Knowing how * you admire the boy will draw * you two close, and make her * waiting easier to bear, * If her father can be convin- * ced that marriage is right for * these two, he will behave ra- * tionally, He married the girl he * loved, why should he deny his * own daughter her natural her- * itage? * * LOST BOY FRIEND 'Dear Anne -Hirst; A boy want- ed my best girl friend to get him a date with me. That she did. We had frequent dates, and I fell in love, A ::ew days before he left for the service, that same girl made a play for him, and got him, "She is noted for breaking up couples; I was too blind to see it, and had to find out for my- self the hard way. She can get any boy she wants, anytime. (And I know why.) She soon drops them, but they're always dumb enough to fall for her again. Now she feels so guilty she won't even talk to me, I know the boy really liked me un- til she double-crossed me. I surely would like to have him back, though he is now in service. He promised he would write me, but so far I haven't heard, and probably now I never will. "How can I get him back? I've tried going out with other boys, but they always fall short. I11 do anything you say. Brown Eyes" * There is no way you can get * this soldier back. And don't * deceive yourself that any girl • takes a boy away from an- * other; he goes because he • wants to. If this one had • thought as much of you as you * hoped, nobody else would stand * a chance with him. It is your * misfortune that you fell in * love; that does not mean, of * course, that he did. Keep on dating other boys— * you would while he is away, * anyhow, They may not prove * as exciting at first, but it pays * to keep in circulation, espeei- * ally when you are so depres- * sed; you'll be going places and * doing things, and that of itself * will cheer you. You cannot be * sure this boy will look you up * when he comes home—though, * of course, he may. * You will do well to drop this * girl immediately. She is the * wrong sort. Others can think * you are, too! r. * * A father may realize how he will miss his daughter when she marries, but a good parent de- sires only the girl's happiness... Write your problems to Anne Hirst, addressing her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, One SANTA CLAUS BY DEED POLL Robert Chesser lives in North Pole, Alaska, and for business reasons has asked the Court ff he can change his legal name to Santa Claus, No answer has, as yet, been forthcoming, Rockaby Mamas=0j'i"their mark in what they laughingly gall the "maternity stakes," these expectant mothers practice a rock- ing exercise designed to prepare their muscles for childbirth. The prenatal training is given at buke University's hospital, There future fathers are also physically and mentally prepared for parenthood. New Beauty For Great Masterpiece Large parts of ane of the worlds greatest masterpieces, Leonardo da Vincl's +. priceless "Last ,;Supper," have been un- covered by an Italian restorer who claims that the artist's real work can now be seen after centuries of concealment, The restorer deolares that other restorers through the cen- turies. over -painted the pieture so frequently that a layer of paint a; quarter of an inch thick' hid da Vinci's work, Using shellac and alconol, the Italian restorer in Milan has spent a year scraping oft the layer to reveal Leonardo's mar- vellous colours and exquisite de- tail. Since the painting was com- pleted in 1498, he says, ten pain- ters have worked on the picture. The paint they put on saved the picture when the refectory where it is was bombed during tie war. It took Leonardo two years to paint "The Last Supper," His "canvas" was the wall of the re- fectory. Dampness attacked the picture and a film of mildew formed on it early this century. Then somebody had the bright idea of installing a stove in the room and an aperture wts made in the party -wall under the pic- ture. All traces of damp soon disappeared. When Napoleon entered Milan in 1796, the refectory was used as a cavalry stable and "The Last Supper" as a target for the missiles of French soldiers. Art lovers all over the world will be delighted if the volun- tary work of the twentieth-cen- tury restorer has indeed given Leonardo's masterpiece a new lease of life, erresting decay and preserving it for future genera- tions. Twenty years ago a Viennese monk made an amazing replica of "The Last Supper" with 12,- 000 postage stamps. Using in- finite care, pasted the stamps to produce a remarkable like- ness of the original, using the colour and shading of the stamps with astonishing effectiveness. The task occupied ten years. DARN THOSE SOCKS! Short-sightedness, closely al- lied with holes in his socks, led to the arrest in Aberdeen of James Adam, James broke into a warehouse after cautiously re- moving his shoes. He forgot, how- ever, that the socks he was wear- ing sported some pretty extensive holes, and it was the fact that his footprints were neatly dabbed in flour on the warehouse floor that led to his arrest. James now has a year in jail in which to catch up on his darning iron -en Designs in 3 colors 780 i.%G.lfP1G V rr F �Qfbr�7/6 EASY! Just a stroke of your iron—and lovely, bright Bowers in yellow, green and blue spar- kle on kitchen, bedroom and guest linens! No embroidery, and they're washable ... 14 motifs to use on curtains, tablecloths, napkins, aprons, sheets and pil- lowcases! Iron 'em on—that's all! Wash- able! 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Suffice to say there was very little work done around here other than the ordinary everyday chores—under the cir- cumstances it was quite enough, However, I did manage to get in a few hours in Toronto last Fri- day—actually more than I had hoped for. Notto have gone would have been a great disap- pointment as I had been invited to attend an exhibit of Hooked Rugs, which had come from al- most every W.I. district in On- tario in response to a competi- tion sponsored by the Salada Tea Company, The rules of the competition were simple: The rugs had to be original in design; hooked with rags and made by a W.I. group. Entries were limited to one rug from each district, previously judged to be the best entry from the various branches in each dis- trict. . I wish you could have seen those rugs . they were mar- vellous in design and of beauti- ful workmanship. Sixty-four in all, from points as far distant as Thunder Bay, Timiskaming, Perth and Port Arthur. However, the winning entries were not an- nounced that day, nor will they be made public until the Fall, 'so we- were able to amuse our- selves in trying to guess which would win the awards. Two of the judges were present, Mrs. D. Mac- Pherson of Dutton and Miss Ina Hodgins of Carp. They knew which were the prize-winning entries but neither of them so much as blinked an eyelid at the various comments passing back and forth. And yet some folk say women can't keep a secret! If only I could describe each one of those sixty-four rugs — they were all so good. Many of the entries featured Coronation designs; others worked in the W.I. motto — "For Home and Country" and some managed a design around the letters — "ACWW," Some of the rugs were meant for the floor—only you would hate to put your feet on them— most of these had designs with a border of flowers, maple leaves or fruit, or else a central motif against a neutral background. Others, obviously meant as wall decorations, had designs of great variety. One in particular; from Lakeview W.I., Elgin County, was very original, featuring a tea- party, (That, surely, would please the sponsors!) There were also designs featuring birds,' animals, houses, gardens, Fort William's "Sleeping Giant" and even a freight boat going through the Sydenham River lift -locks, each central figure' standing -out in relief against a background of artistically blended ,colours. Which rug did I think the best? I wouldn't dare to say -t might show up my own ignorance! However, in looking them over I picked out soveral which I would love to see. on our own living -room floor. One was from Winona W,I,, pastel background with'- border of grapes—(grapes from Winona, how appropriate!) The fruit and leaves were so beautifully shaded as to almost give a three-dirnenslonal effect: There were others, too, with 'floral designs that were very pleasing, as wee the entry from Dublin W.1., in Balton County, The col- ouring in this rug was very clel- ISSUE' 35 — 1953 icate—conventional border, and in the centre flying geese faintly outlinedin a contrasting colour. Naturally I could go on and on, describing many of the rugs in detail, And yet the description of one would be true of them all. In each ,case it was the work of a group of artists, some excell- ing in creating a design; others in the evenness of hooking; some in dyeing or in blending colours, or even in the tedious and exact- ing work of selecting and cutting ragsinto even strips—each type of work a necessary part of the whole. And so, at this exhibit, it was possible to find not only good workmanship and creative effort but concrete evidence of good fellowship and cooperative enter- prize—requisites necessary all the way from rug -making groups to the work of the various councils of the United Nations, To tie in the U.N. with the W.I. seems only natural because some of the outstanding guests at this little get-together were from foreign countries—and, fel- low members of the ACWW. In native costume there was Mrs: de Mel and Lady Coomaraswam- my, two charming and distin- guished ladies from Ceylon. Lady Coomaraswammy is a candidate for the office of ACWW president, which becomes vacant upon the retirement of Mrs, Raymond Sayre, of Ackworth, Iowa, who has given this world-wide organ- ization such wonderful leader- ship. Also present was Mrs. Geerd van Beekhoff, one of the five visiting delegates from Hol- land—and of course there were quite a number of officers pres- ent from" our own W.I, Provin- cial Headquarters. BEANO FOR BABIES Parents in parts of South Af- rica were puzzled by the sudden appearance, inside their babies' rattles, of growing beans. Later it was discovered that the manufacturers had enclosed ordi- nary beans inside the plastic shells of the rattles. 'When babies sucked and wetted the rattles, the moisture caused the beans to germinate! , News Froyn Paris About Coming Styl es.... All important Paris fashion openings have now been held, and we know what women are expected to wear for the coming autumn and winter. Once again Christian Dior has proved to be the most daring of them all, and worldwide, controversy has been aroused by his skirts,all OR 16 inches from the ground, .or just long enough to cover the knees. So much interest has centered upon this matter of hemlines that a false impression has 'been created, the impression that hemlines are the only aspect of the fashion picture that matters. This conftlses many women who see the new line and think of it as a revival of 1925 styles. Actu- ally, the ' whole new Dior sit-, houette, "the cupola pr dome line," is of primary importance, since it signifies the possible re- vival of full, as well as short, skirts in the future,. Considerable Controversy For the moment many buyers, fashion reporters, and above all, the general Paris public, are critical of this new line and the ultra -short skirts. Most other houses have shown distinctly longer hemlines and have em- phasized, almost without excep- tion, the slender, tubular type of skirt, the well molded—some- times nipped-in—waist, topped by a bodice which is the focus of interest. In some instances this general silhouette evokes thoughts of the Empire line; elsewhere it is dis- tinctly more "princess" in feel- ing, Most distinguished, elegant, and becoming collection of all is that of Balenciaga, whoserank and position in the world of Paris haute couture makes him a fit- ting rival to Dior as far as ideas are concerned. Sloping shoulders and width across the bodice, slen- der skirts, .and unaltered, if not slightly longer, hemlines express this designer's idea of true ele- gance. On one point all designers, Liior and Balenciaga included, are unanimous, and that is the value of the bulky, straight coat worn as a contrast over slender frocks, Coats with this same measure of circumference, liter- ally bell -coats in many cases, are put overfull-skirted Dior frocks. Curiosity Appeal Hubert de Givenchy describes his line as the "Mysterious Line," wherein tubular skirts often give a false impeession of width with folded panels; dramatically col- ored dresses are concealed be- neath somber gray or black coats, and novel printed satins used for winter afternoon and evening dresses have mysterious designs. Some are inspired by marbles, by rock -formations and such stones as malachite. Amber pro- vides the motif for a golden -ye] - low clouded design. Henry a la Pensee has looked to "point de Beauvais" embroid- eries for certain trimmings on blouses and accessories. Con- trasts in fabric are to the fore in black ensembles. Castillo, designing for Jeanne Lanvin, shows pastel - colored satin evening dresses topped by pastel colored velvet stoles to match. Embroideries are mainly stylized and may repeat the pat- terns of the 19th century da- masks, or the inlaid designs found on Japanese screens. Smoothes Fabrics Geuerat. 14laggy Routf, with her decided princess line, molded to a high waist and introducing the cur- rent width :and softness in the upper bodice, favors satin -fin- ished broadcloths, some of them printed with close -packed .black patterns on jewel -colored grounds to simulate brpeades. Fabrics with . a brilliant finish ' are much employed. Wool and mohair overcoatings brushed t0 fleecy °Finishes glisten in the light, Jean Desses 'uses many of these, as well as satin -finished broadcloths featuring black de- sIg'ns on tobacco and nut -brawn grounds. The "guitai'e line" ex- presses this designer's feeling for curved shoulders, nipped in waists, and curved hiplines be- low which are flat skirts drawn in slightly at the hem, Dresses for evening feature three distinct general lines: slen- der and tubular, fuller with fiat skirt -fronts and fullness drawn to the back in movements which are often reminiscent of bustles; and, of course, the short type of evening dress which may .have a tubular -line skirt, ` or be fully flared all round.. Evening hem - lengths vary from a long calf to ankle length (Christian Dior pro- vides the exception with his al- most knee-Iength hemlines in this type of dress.) ARMY WOULDN'T PAY DOUBLE Pte. Wm. Rodriguez wasn't at all pleased with the way the Army was caring for the domes- tic side of his career. He decided to register his complaint with the police. After listening , to his tale of woe they promptly arrested him —for big- njr. The root of the trouble was that the Army had refused to accede to his request for marriage allowance for both his wives! Beciut, Spots—Spots °before the eyes are a welcome sight when they're set in orange wool on a background of black. Roman desigher Simonetta cuts the coat short, with adjustable cuffs on the wide sleeves and a broad, notched collar. is but another name for wistl.om"'. SCR ATtS , THEOF S1AORAM MEN WHO THINE OF TOMORROW PRACTISE MODERATION TODAY