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"Deer :Anne Hirst: My son,
who got married eight year ago,.
has finally left his wife. S he
made life so intolerable, I won-
der how he stood it so long. I
knew she lead a bad temper, and
tried to make things easy for
them so she would have no ex
muse to complain. I cooked spe-
sial dishes, "made homemade
breads, and even helped her with,
the cleaning
"But niy heart Is broken --• not
only because of any son's unhap-
piness, but because she took
their three children to live with,
her mother. I am desolated; they
seemed like our own. I tried to
help her — and now she has
done this!
"My son has not cane back
to his own place, but we hear
from him regularly. Of course he
sends his wife money. She has
demanded a divorce . Anne
Hirst. these are the saddest days
of my Life'
SO LONELY."
• I know how stricken you
* feel, how you miss these dear
* youngsters you saw almost
* every day, but no matter how
" you resent your daughter -in-
* law's behavior, try to under-
* stand her.
* She is too obsessed with her
* own plight to consider how
* you and your husband miss
* the children; they had twined
* themselves about your hearts,
* and your life is empty without
* them. This she is not thinking
* of. I hope you are on good
* terms with her family, so you
* can visit the children frequent-
* ly and have them often in you' !
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SIZE IS OLDER,
"Dear Anne Hirst: My 34 -year-
old nephew, who is like a son
M inc, has fallen in love with a
woman nearly 40, I have always
thought the man should be older
than the. 'woman. Do you think
this difference important?
"In every other way, she seems
a fine and talented person. —
And incidentally, he has -always
preferred people older than him-
self.
MRS. T. It. E."
* In your nephew's case, the
* familiar rule you quote need not
* apply. He is evidently mature
* even for his age, and more at
* home with older people. Really.
* he is old enough to know what
* he wants.
* Welcome this nice woman
* into the family, unreservedly,
* and let him know you do.
* * ,
Kindness is never nlispeeced;
sooner or later, it is appreciated.
In any time of indecision,
ask Anne Hirst's opinion, She
will guide you wisely. Address
her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St„
New Toronto, Ont.
Modern Etiouette
Q. Would it be proper. as an
introduction, to say, "Mr. Mar-
shall, this is Miss Wilson?"
A. Reverse the names The
man should be presented to the
woman. Say, "Miss Wilson, this
is Mr. Marshall." However, when
the man is much older than the
woman. or is a. distinguished per-
sonality, she then is presented
to him.
Q. Is It permissible to pick up
a chop bone with the fingers.
when eating it at the table?
A. No. One should sacrifice
any meat that cannot he cut off
with the knife or fork.
Q. Should an usher at a
church wedding offer his arnt to
every woman be escorts down
the aisle, whether he knows her
or not?
A. -yes; this is one of hi
duties.
Q. If a man offers to shake
hands with a woman upon being
introduced, should she ignore
the gesture?
A. Certainly not, She wou'-d
be guilty of ill -breeding if she
did. She should respond with-
out hesitation.
Q- Should the early arrivals
at a wedding who have the aisle
seats in a pew move towards the
center so that the late -comers
won't have t o erawl over t hem
to their seats?
A. This is not at all necessary.
In fact, this is one occasion on
which the first -comer has an in-
disputable right to the aisle seat
Q. Is ]t all right to use the
telephone to acknowledge re-
ceipt of a gift?
A. This is not considered good
form. A sincere, personally writ-
ten note of thanks is in order.
Q. When writing to an ac-
quaintance who calls you "Mrs.
Watson," how should you Sigel
the letter?
A. As "Mary Watson."
Q. How many wedding invi-
tations should be sent to a family
where there are several grown
sons and daughters?
A Send one invitation ad-
dressed to the father and mother,
and a separate one to each of the
sons and daughters.
Q. What should a divorced
woman do with the rings given
her by her first husband. after
she remarries?
A. Some women dispose of
their first engagement and wed-
ding rings, while others wear the
first engagement ring on the
right hard. This would, of course,
depend upon her second hus-
band's attitude.
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Missed Fortunes
Mark Twain turned down a
penniless,young man who aeked
for $500 for a healthy share in
his invention:' He was Alexander
Graham Bell, inventor of the tele -
Commodore Vanidel'biit told
Westinghouse to pack up his plans
t r'air brakes for trains and take
them elsewhere. He had no time
to waste on fools.
Chauncey M. Depew warned
his nephew not to invest $5,000
in Ford stocks because "nothing
has come along to beat the good
old reliable horse "
el. G. Wells refused to concede
the $Submarine would ever be
practical: "I titust confess nay
imagination refuses to see a sub-
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Shriners from many provin-
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' tober 3 to attend the world's
largest professional indoor cir-
cus being held in Maple Leat
Gardens under theauspices of
the .Nobles of Rameses Shrine,
Toronto, as a fund-raising project
for crippled, needy and under-
privileged children.
It will make the 21st cunsecu-
tive year that' the Shiners of Tor-
onto have brought Colonel Bob
Morton's big three-ring circus to
the Ontario capital with the en-
tire proceeds being in aid`of the
crippled children and benevo-
lent fund of the Shriners.
Features of this year's big in
door show include the Florida
Aerial Ballet, consisting of
twelve beautiful girls in a pre-
cision routine on a high aerial
I rigging, LaBlonde Trio, a high
bar comedy act, and Ona Mar-
ino, an outstanding circus aerial-
ist in a sensational swing special-
ty. In addition there will be
trained bears, elephants, dogs,
dancing ponies and even a gorilla.
This annual circus- is only part
of an extensive program carried
on by the Shriners to help crip-
pled and under -privileged chil-
dren. From this and other ac-
tivities
the Shriners operate and
maintain 16 hospitals on the
North American continent, two of
these being located in Canada.
Any crippled youngster under
14 years of age, regardless of
race, color or creed to eligible
for admission to these Shrine
hospitals. It has been estimated
that well over 200,000 crippled
and handicapped children have
received medical care and treat-
ment in these various Shrine hos-
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Princess Margaret in the uniform of the St. John Ambulance
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iNGERF '14
6eeetedoler .e p C to rice
Was there ever a time when
so much heat was endured by so
many people for so many con-
secutive days? At this moment
it is 98 degrees .in the shade by
our thermometer. which coin-
cides pretty well with official
readings However, there is one
consoling thought—this is Sep-
tember and the days of hot sun
are not as long as they would
.be if it were July. Nor can the
heat wave. ..last for ever, With
that idea in mind, last week we
erdefed our winter's supply of
coal. As I watched the coal slid-
ing down the chute a consoling
question arose in my mind ,
"If summer comes can Fall be
far behind?"
Queer, when you think of it,
how we react to extreme tem-
peratures. In sub -zero weather,
those of us who can take it in
our stride. think of ourselves as
tough, and often we like to boast
about it, But who boasts about
how well they can take a spell
of almost tropical heat? That's
another story. The boasting we
do then is about how hot it was
at our house, on our farm, or in
our office or factory, We talk
about the meals we couldn't . eat,
the nights we couldn't sleep, the
• liquids that we drank and how
e sweated over the work we
had to do. And with it all none
of us gets any sympathy because
the other fellow always has a
hotter tale of woe. But when
it comes to a pleasure outing,
somehow there isn't so cutch
talk about the heat. Which brings
me to an outing that Part -ter
had last week --although, to tell
you the truth, Partner tinesn't
mind the heat too much. either
for work or pleasure.
Friday night Daughter phoned
that she and Arthur were ccnt-
ing out later that evening and
wanted to take Dad to the city
next day. either to the races at
Long Branch or to the Exhlhi-
tion, whichever he pt'cferrel.
Partner, without any hesitation,
decided on the races. Now don't
get the wrong idea. Partner has
never followed the races, but he
has always said he would like to
go some time, and that is whist
Daughter remembered. So off
they went to Long Brants ne'.t
day. I think it was a mere 94
that time and of course Pail.
ner's shoulders are still warmly
wrapped up with batting and
bandages. and will be for a
couple of weeks yet After the
races the three of ' 'rn e"
to see Partner's brnthcr in To-
ronto y0 it was mi.:lt;J hi ,1
they got home --just is 1 '.v.is
beginning to wonder whether
they had had car treehle — or
worse still gambled away all
their possessions. Arthur had.
told me rot to let. Partner wear
a good . shirt because he might
conic home without it! 1Tnwiver
Partner came home with his shirt
and his money, In fat:t, as int as
I could make out, he wasn't so
much interested in the races as
in the people who waf'thtld then,
"When Father went to•tite races"
is going to be an amusing topic
Of conversation in our family for
some time to come. "You should
just have seen those penele," wed
Partner, "at the end of each rime
they just about went craxyl"
He mentioned a group of wom-
en sitting just in front of hint.
quiet, neatly dressed; well -poised
--could have been school teach.
era. They studied their pro-
grammes, talked quietly among
thetnseh'es add didn't look as if.
they could get excited about any-
thing. But when the race began
--e'Well,° I wish you. could have
seen those quiet dames!" said
Partner. Everyone could see very
well sitting down, but there they
were, standing on the seats
shouting and waving their pro-
grammes—"Cone on, blue Boy
come on, come on . . beat
'em, Blue Boy." And then as the
race finished, some -tether fan
threw her programme in the air,
and shouted to no one in particu-
lar—"He made it . . he made
it . , do you hear. me . . . he
made itl"
Sitting right next to Partner
was an elderly man, apparently
a retired farmer. He wasn't do-
ing any betting either but he w as
getting just as much kick out of
it all as was Partner. There were
eight` races during the afternoon.
In between races people sat
studying their programmes as if
their lives depended on the out-
come. Sometimes there would be
some arguing, then one or other
would disappear t0 place a bet,
and: all would he ,quiet again
until the next race began.
Well, this column is being
written ahead of time so you
will understand if I am not up-
to-date on the weather. By to-
morrow I shall be many miles
from here. Partner should be
with me but we know it would
be too long a drive for him. Des
and Arthur will be here while
I am away. Where I went and
what I did belongs to next week's
column—and I am glad the
weather probs this morning are
for cooler weather!
'Bye, folks—got lots to do be-
fore I can get away.
Sonroe un. Long
And Some Don't
How long can a play run?
Well, there's one called "The
Drunkard" which has been run-
ning non-stop in Los Angeles for
twenty years, It's a temperance
drama which was first produced
as long ago as 1844.
But here's the joke, folks.
During the twenty years run the
bar takings at the theatre are
estimated to have totalled $4,-
000,000.
London's champion long run
was "Chu Chin Chow" -2,238
performances.
Other early long runs in 13rit-
ish theatres: "Charley's Aunt"
(I,466 performances); "Maid of
the Mountains" (1,352 perform-
ances ; "The Farmer's Wife" (1,-
329 performances).
In recent years "Blithe Spirit"
topped 1,99? performances.
Noel Coward tells this story of
the shortest run on record: the
play only ran three acts out of
four! (It wasn't one of Noel's,
needless to say!) He siys: "The
critics left at the end of the first
act, the audience at the end of
the second and the east at the
end of the third."
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ISSUE 39 — 1033
Had Ten Wive..s
Do you know what a modern
Chinese, rich from .coastal conn
inerce, will spend his money en?
Wives, mistresses and offspring,
Austin Coates, son of the com-
poser says One such man, some
of whose children he knows in
Hong Kong, has had ten wives,
numerous • mistresses, sever al
houses, sometimes even main-
taining three preferred wives
each in a separate one, with her
Own car and servants,
Mr. Coates reckons that he
must have fathered close on
ninety children! '
Another old Hong Kong `man
`was reputed t0 have bad seventy
all alive at one time, and not to
have known at family parties
which were his own! Riches give
a Chinese business man the
greatest of all opportunities: to
father so many sons that,'should
the worst disasters befall China,
his name and seed will survive,
The children, however, didn't
live like princes — far from it —
for the father's family commit-
ments were so great that there
wasn't enough to educate. them
all, the sons of the less -favoured
wives having to win scholarships,
just as if their father had been
poor.
When one of them had ap-
pendicitis there wasn't enough
ready money to pay the surgeon's
cash fee, so the lad, desperately
ill, had to trail from friend to
friend to borrow until the Je-
suit Fathers who had educated
him provided what his own fa-
ther either couldn't or wouldn't
give — no doubt because he had
lost money that night gambling.
This is the way of hundreds
of China coast families, Mr.
Coates says in a hook packed
with fascinating lore.— ."Invita-
tion
Invita-tion an Eastern Feast" poor
one generation, fabulously rich
the next, then poor again.
The millionaire, with his pure -
white goatee, twinkling -eyes and
trembling fingers weighted with
jewels, may puce have been a
rickshaw -coolie; his brother may
be a bandit made respectable by
his Own fortune; his grown-up
sons, faultlessly dressed a n d
speaking fluent English and
French (taught at the most ex-
pensive private school in Lau-
sanne), may have close connec-
tions with the Shanghai under-
world which would have amazed
the people who entertained them
in Europe.
The Chinese have a strong
sense of the practical. A friend
of Mr. Coates with four daugh-
ters who at last became the proud
father of a son gave the usual
ceremonial party, taking a whole
floor in a big restaurant for 400
guests. Mr. 'Coates was amazed
that he should spend 50 much
entertaining many who were
mere acquaintances. Then, to-
wards the end of the evening, he
noticed that as the host went
from table to table to drink a
toast with the guests, a relative
with him held out a tray on
which each put a small bright -
red envelope, for good luck.
These all contained a money
gift "for the baby" — but really
to lighten the host's expense and
partly pay for the dinner, Among
- Ninety Children
poorer. people . ora„ guest would
feel oorefertable velem he'd giv-
en enough `tq "pay ° his full share;
the host wouldn't think much of
a friend if he didn't!
Mr. Coates finds the sour
grapes attitude to authority in
the West — "Whet should he have
a big house' and three cars just
because he's a big business man;
he's no better than I am" — ut-
terly foreign te China, where the
humblest feel it is props.' for
those in authotit'y,, to maintain a
suitable state, and' "knowing they
are as good ag .thea great, don't
bother tc say .itr,or even think
about it, The eotilic-made-million-
aire, the peasant girl made the
emperor's favorite with her vil-
lage peptisesr becoming ' a chain-,
berlaile }}yyitlt,esoort of fifty sol-
diers;ae8 a: esident scholar to
teach him 50 write like a gentle-
man — are common in Chinese
history.
Mr. Coates tells equally absorb-
ing stories of Burma and India,
where he dressed as an Indian
and lived in Indian homes, All
irresistible book, with superb
photographs.
For Those School
Lunch Box Fillings
The lunch your child carries
to school is one of his three main
meals for the day. This is a fact
oft' forgotten by the lunch pail
packer.
Doctors and nutritionists agree
that every noon Iuhch should
provide -about one-third of your
child's food needs for the day.
The packed lunch takes on added
significance if it is to play its
role as a meal, rather than a mid-
day snack, Remember — your
child's progress at school, as even
as his health and well being, may
be affected by the foods he eats.
"Plan from a pattern" is the
answer to your problem. To pro-
vide its one-third share for the
day, each lunch should contain
one food from each of these
groups.
1. Milk—to drink or eat
2. Meat, fish, eggs, poultry
cheese, peanut butter, dried
peas or beans, or nuts
3. Whole wheat or enriched
white bread, bran muffins
or oatmeal cookies
4. Fruit or vegetables, raw or
cooked
Extras may be added, of course
—but this is the basic plan.
The easiest way to follow this
pattern is to make sandwiches
as the main course of the lunch -
box meal, Choose from a variety
of whole grain or enriched white
breads, fill the slices with a tasty,
hearty foods from group 2 (meat.
eggs, cheese or peanut butter are
the most common), add milk to
drink, or milk soup or pudding,
tuck in fresh fruit or a whole
tomato, and there's your meal --
ready to pack its hunch -time
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Make hamburger: all the same
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meat into a '/a or a le cup mea-
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Cover and sot In warm place, freo
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grease top and let rise again unlit
nearly doubled. punch down' dough
and rollout, ball at a time, into
a recta,totc e scant 1/40 thick; lift 1
dough, cover with cloth and let
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et shortening; cut into strips 11/2*
wide. fife 7 strips together; cal'
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greased muflirtpans; separate effete
xi little st 'top. Cover and Teti risefe
until doubled in bulk. Bake in bot t,
oven, 450', 15.20 min.'.
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