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The Brussels Post, 1954-11-03, Page 64 /edreabo "SALAD, w TEA BAGS AN NE HIRST -1 1r« y "Dear Anne Hirst: My daugh- ter has just left her husband and Wee home. She could not put up with his mother's inter- ferenee any longer, She has been working two years, paying nearly all the household ex- penses and helping support the older woman — who runs up bilis in her son's name which their combined salaries cannot cover, "This woman has two other children, married, with beauti- ful homes, but she demands everything from this son be- cause he is the youngest. When my girl married, he told her that the house was his, but it ie his mother's; if anything hap- pened, he wouldn't have any - Made of Rickrack / res! It's thrifty, easy -to -get RIIKBACK and looks so ex- pensive! Bazaar sellers! Use rhinestones, pearls in centers — have a matching necklace, ear - Rickrack jewelry -- easy to make! Pattern 728; all direc- tions. Lovely for thrifty gifts. • $end TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in :pins (stamps cannot be tie- •• ceptedl for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Tor- onto, Ont, Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, t•ol;r NAME and ADDRESS. 1 Don't miss our Laura Wheeler i Needlecraft Catalogs An excit• i c Ing variety of crochet. embroi- f ti dery, and iron -on color transfer patterns to send for. Plus four t' complete patterns printed !r, m book, Send 25 cents for your r copy today! Gifts and bazaar bt best sellers! ( b thing. Yet he and my daughter have been paying all her ex- penses including doctor's bills. "My daughter wants to live alone with her husband. He says he will never leave his mother. So the only thing I can say is that she shouldn't go back until he has a place for the two of them. I hate to see her mar- riage go on the rocks on ac- count of his mother, yet what other advice can I give? pm!, * Your daughter has all my " sympathy, She will, however, * have to consult a lawyer to fad out whether she has * grounds for a divorce, if that * is what she is considering, ° If her husband were a man * instead of his mother's little * boy, he would know he Is not * providing a real home for his * wife. She is under his * mother's thumb in more ways * than one, and she has none * of the rights which she merits * as his wife, She, and you, * realize that these two cannot get ahead under the financial * strain his mother imposes, not ° to mention her interference * in their private lives. I can- * not see how things can but go * from bad to worse so long as * her husband maintains his un- * just stand; since he seems ° bound to his mother by that * infamous silver cord, there * seem; small possibility of his * doing so. * He should, of course, find a * place for his wife to live alone * with him, insisting that the * other children share his * mother's living.expenses. This * seems to be your daughter's * only hope, Perhaps after she * has been away from him a * while longer, he will be driv- * en to this to insure her re- * turn. * As things are, your girl has * merely added a daughter to * her mother-in-law menage, * one who must submit to the " older woman's will, or else. " I am so sorry! Many . e mother-in-law . wel- comes her son's wife in her home, and never intrudes in their private life • .. If yours is one of those who does interfere, tell Anne Hirst about It. She may see a way out for you, Ad- dress her at Box 1, 123 Eight- eenth St., New Toronto, Ont. REAL PIIZZLER Water was also a puzzle for an old British colonel who had just retired in London, after forty years' service in India. His ill- ness was diagnosed as by dropsy. "What's that he asked his physician. "Too much water in the body," the doctor explained. But the old alone!, flushed with years of ppiing, was indignant. "How could that be? I've nev r taken a drop of water in all y life." He was momentarily effective. Then sadly, he remem- red: ''Must have been that larsted ice." "Buff" Lends A Paw — "Buff," Daimotion mascot appearing with Bonnie Baznn, 4, 1454. poster girl for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, goes through his tricks for the little victim of the crippling disease. He's saving his best trick for Thanksgiving time, when he'll point the way for the nation's firemen as they answer the alarm to lead the annual fund-raising drive, fees Stop Clock Angered by a theft of honey, a swarm of •2,000 bees .attacked a woman as she was walking on a farm near Nairobi recently and stung her Into unconscious- ness, Mote than 1,000 stings were extracted from her face and neck before she was taken to hospital, where she died sew eral days later without recov ening consciousness, Swarming bees are generally in 00 mood for stinging and rarely cause deaths, But they often cause a lot of trouble by swarming in the most unexpeet- ed places. An old man with a long heard was taking an afternoon nap one sunny autumn 'afternoon in Berlin's Tierga,}'ten when he was awakened, by an unsual humming. To his amazement his beard was alive with bees swarming into it. With great presence of mind he sat still while a passer-by called up the fire brigade, The firemen arrived within five min- utes and persuaded the invad- ing bees to forsake their odd "hive" without giving further trouble. In Sussex a swarm of 15,000 posted themselves in a village pillar -box. When the postman arrived to collect the 'letters he insisted that bees having been found in a pillar -box, belonged to the Postmaster -General. He finally unlocked the box and took the letters while a bee- keeper hived the intruders. A swarm of bees which drop- ped from a tree on to a tram- lines in London a few years ago created an urgent and awk- ward traffic problem. All traf- fic was held up until an apiarist arrived and directed the remov- al of the bees• A small boy who helped was not stung, al- though his arms were covered with bees, Half a million bees had to be removed from beneath the roof of a Doncaster church. The humming made by the beeshad been heard above the organ and the voices of rhoir and congre- gation. After keeping perfect time for fifty years, a four -dial Ton- bridge clock stopped. A clock - maker who was called found a swarm of 20,000 bees in the works and five honey -combs which were interfering with the mechanism. The bees were smoked out. Another swarm ate their way through the masonry a n d housed themselves in a clock - tower at Micheldever, Hamp- shire. They were removed and the hole cemented, but they re- turned a year later and made another hole in the cement, Smart Separates siZES ��% 9--17 .441044•• 1'?2 44 Stfnd .your Jutlior Miss to school with a mix 'n' match wardrobe! She'll love these spearates! Make the "boy" - collared blouse in catton -- the 4 -button weskit, 0-gure, easy - sew skirt 10 a bevy of colors and fabrics' it's so thrifty! Pattern 4814: Jr. Miss Sizes 9, 11, 13, 15, 17. 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I don't know either, but I do know farm women are considerate and well-mannered, There is however, one charac- teristic that most farm women have in common — a good healthy apatite! Food fads and fancies are not a part of their daily diet. They are accustomed to good food, enjoy a good meal away from home, and they don't care who knows it. So naturally they did justice to the banquet Thursday night, at which Kate Aitken was guest speaker. W.I. Branches have little trouble finding members to act as delegates to the various eon - vett -lions. It is often the only chance they have to meet Pro- vincial and National officers, This year delegates were for- tunate in meeting not only our new provincial president, Mrs. Gordon MacPhatter, but also Mrs. J. W. Adams, President of the T',WLC. Even before the Convention every W.I, member was familiar with these days as belonging to our two presidents. But to many they were dames and nothing more. But now, to all those present at the Convention, those names will he linked hereafter with livewii'e per- sonalities. Both officers came up the hard way --.• from ordinary member to branch president right through the various die- triet and provincial channels 10 THIS YEAR'S MODEL — Actress Marlene Dietrich, who achieved wide notice when she wore a "transparent" gown last year, wears a "wind -machine" dress of white chiffon as she appears at a Las Vegas, Nev., night club. The gown appears transpar- ent, with strategically -placed wisps of chiffon here and there. HRONICLFS ' i1N 1 .FSM Last week I managed to get away to our W.I. Area Conven- tion at Guelph. It was wonder- ful. As always I came way with renewed enthusiasm for the W.L and all that it represents. And. do you know what? It is one organization where women do not smoke, either during the business sessions or at the ban- quet table. In fact there wasn't an ashtray on any of the tables. Now this does not mean that none of the women was in the habit of smoking, but itdoes mean that there was a general recognition of the fact that smoking in public was not ac- ceptable to the majority. And that in itself is a tribute to the W,1. women as a whole. And the business sessions .. . (Q v l h tlu.Ntf o I, tt,ss N 5 naAto, Gnats 5,0 MOM ,lass 11552 It *r7571Y u240A 1 their present position of hon- our and trust. At what per- sonal sacrifice to themselves only they can judge, Mrs, Adams said if it were not for her faith in the women of the W.I. she would not be thousands of miles from home, (Saskatche- wan) from her husband and two young daughters. She re- minded her audience of the power and responsibility in their possession — that across Canada there were now 90,000 members, of whom 45,000 were in Ontario, Mrs. Adams, with her enthusiasm and ready wit, carried everyone in the audi- ence along with her. I do hope it will be possible°for the dele- gates in their reports to trans- mit some of that enthusiasm to their branches. The trouble is words cannot pass along the sparkle that is a part of Mrs. Adams' personality. Mrs. MacPhatter was equally enthusiastic about the work of the W.I.; of the various commit- tees working together; of what had been accomplished in the past and what could be done in the future. Mrs. MacPhat- ter's down-to-earth business . talk was intersperse with fun - provoking anecdotes which help- ed the delegates to forget the hard seats and the inevitable businel r, Mrs, MacPhatter is such a happy, easy -to -know sort of person that I am sure all the delegates felt that here was a president who, if she were approached, would be wil- ling and able to help them out with personal advice at any time. Miss Anna P. Lewis, had only recently recovered' from an ill - nes,,, yet she was on deck as usual with up-to-date informa- tion regarding the work of her department, Miss Lewis made one suggestion, regarding a matter which she said had oc- curred to her only that morn- ing, so she had not had a chance to discuss it with the Board members. Miss Lewis wondered if we could have our own building at the O.A.C, Well, why not? With 45,000 members - in Ontario it should be possible. Accomodation at the O.A.C. Is already taxed to capacity. At the convention delegates were given a packet lunch instead of the usual sit-down meal. Sup- posing ' every W.I. member donated one dollar -- and no QTS For ROYAL MOW Nov.12 to Nov. 20,1954 11,I ars, Including Oen*rot Admission Monday, Tu*tdoy,W*duoeday, Thursday tyenln0u $2.30 $1.50 friday and Saturday Gv*zings, $3,00 c' $2.00 Woe/today & Frldcy Matin**s;:_$1,ila Saturday Mn1Inesst.-.;t.5o_,$5,00 geetmy *. 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Today more and more women are wearing green, or Introduc- ing green colour schemes into their living rooms at home. In grandma's time green was frown- ed on. It was the colour of envy and brought misfortune, she be- lieved. We know now that green is • restful, Furthermore, hundreds of women cherish green jade withdut becoming victims of bad luck, the experts point out, Fewer and fewer people now believe that black cats are lucky. That belief seems to be on the wane, just`as the old be- • liefe that a cat crying on a roof foretold death died out last century; And in Germany the old superstition that black cats signify impending misfortune has practically disappeared from that country's folklore. Young people these days rare- ly make a detour 16 avoid pass- ing under ladders. Few still be- lieve that salt spilt et meal times foretells disaster. Many hotel owners no longer cut out a No. 13 bedroom, , substituting 12a. They find that few visitors wor- ry about sleeping in No. 13. Some honeymoon couples actually ask for it, "just for fun," Says the expert: "Science is making such giant strides that all these superstitions are doom- ed to extinction sooner or later. As our knowledge increases, su- perstitions will inevitably de- • crease." doubt many would give more — add the sum total to a govern- ment grant, and who knows what might happen! It might even be a revenue-producing project, as the ,building could be rented to other organizations — or to the College — when not required by the W. h Inciden- tally that is my idea — Miss Lewis did not mention that possibility. Well, it is something for the Branches to think about anyway, especially since the model Pioneer Village is lost to Guelph. Wouldn't it be nice to visit the O.A.C, and see one building designated as "The Women's Institute Hall!" BIG SOCIAL EVENT FOR DOGSS Extensive arrangements were carried out recently for one of the ;nest unusual open-air par- ties ever held. Drinking bowls, small trees and coloured liglrta had been hired, and a complete car park taken over with small tables and chairs placed around the fringe. The guests? Dogs of every colour and kind, and they had. travelled far and wide to be at the social in the car park of the Angel hotel, Hayes End, Middlesex, England, Every dog interested in road safety had been invited, and they were allowed to take their toasters Or mistresses as guests, and assorted and multi -coloured Bowls full of drinking water, biscuits were laid on free of charge to the dogs. Tinned meat and other dain- ties , were also provided, and every dog attending was given a present before leaving. The gay idea of holding a dog social was contrived by "novelty" man Mr, Dennis Harley, road safety organiser for Hayes and Harlington, in an effort to make dogs and their • masters more safety conscious. 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