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The Seaforth News, 1957-09-05, Page 6ANNA 141RST "Dear Anne Hirst: If you 'an't help me, I shall Ijivorce' my husband. For some years has has run 'a shop that attracts girls, and young .women. They come in and flirt with him, and hold long conversations behind my back; and he'll never tell me what they talk about, It makes me feel like a fifth wheel, and I em getting plenty sick of it, "We are both in our late 30's, but didn't marry till four years :ago. He has never been one to confide in anybody, but now it looks like he'd rather tack to these girls than to me. I have cone to hate them all! I can't think how to end all this non- sense, but I don't intend to take fit..,. UNHAPPY" FOOLISH FEARS * The very qualities that * made you marry your hus- '' band attract other people to * him, He likes people, and he * shows it; he is sympathetic, • and a good listener. To these +' customers he is an older man * interested in their little af- • Lairs, and they trust him. * What is wrong with you? You niarried anattractive man, • and now you are sorry. You • picture every girl he talks to * as a rival. He would not be • a real man if he didn't enjoy * these youngsters.But when it came to marrying, did he * choose a teen-ager? He mar- * ried you, one of his own age, * old enough to have more com- * mon sense than you are show- * ing now. * You may regret that your hus- * band chose to run such a shop * as he owns, but it is a little * late to alter that. These girls * are the main source of his * income {and yours) and, if he * is not friendly with them, * they will shop elsewhere. * Working with him, it is your * job to be interested in them * too, and if you were they might confide in you instead. * As his wife, you have a fine * chance to win their good will S' by taking a personal interest ;P in their clothes and guiding v them to flattering and practi- * cal models. Have you thought t< of that? Few situations are as exas- • perating as living with a * jealous mate. One has no pro - Lection against suspicion; the • honest husband is ashamed of his wife, and a dishonest man * feels he might as well have s the game as the name. I * earnestly urge you to control these doubts, Instead of burn- * ing up with childish jealousy, * you should be proud you mar- * pled a man whom others ad - Simply Lovely PRINTED PATTERN Only FOUR main pattern parts to this pretty summer dress — sew -easy, with our new PRINT- ED Pattern! The cool V -neckline is accented by rows of graceful tucks; its simple flare skirt, so -o -o flattering to all figures/ Printed Pattern 4551: Misses' Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 Size 16 takes 41/2 yards 35 -inch fabric. Printed directions on each pattern part. Easier, faster, ac- curate. Send FORTY CENTS (409 (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern, Please ` print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, MA • mire; for their good will is * the backbone of his success. * You know your husband • loves you; if he didn't, he * would not put up with your * behavior. You must be making * him very unshappy, If you do * not change, 2 fear the cense- * quences for your marriage; it * might be he who could stand * it no longer. * Turn about. You are not a silly adolescentfearing that a' your beau Will look twice at another girl. You are a grown * woman, experienced if not * mature. Resolve you will act * your age, believe in your hus * band's integrity, and work * side by side with him to his * further success and your own. * * * I MISS HIM!" "Dear Anne Hirst: I am only 16, and I need your advice. I have gone with a boy since be- fore Christmas, but some time ago I got - a wild idea I liked another one better, so I refused to go out with him any mare. Now I wish I hadn't. "He couldn't come to see me as often as'I wanted him to, be- cause he lives in another town and hasn't a car. That's why I thought I'd rather see the one who is nearby. "I had no idea I would miss him so! .How can I tell hien without seeming too anxious? GRACIE". * Plan a small party at your * house with some other boys * and girls, and write him a * note asking him to come, You * can truthfully say you've * missed him, and hope he can * get in for that evening. * We shall both hope he will * be free to come, and perhaps * it may be the beginning of the * good friendship you wish to * renew. * * * The wife who is jealous of her husband's clientele is head- ed' for serious trouble. Instead of objecting, applaud his sues cess, realizing it spells your own Anne Hirst can help, if you write her at Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Official Check On Women's Figures It was rather nosy of Britain's staid Board of Trade. But, put- ting it as correctly as possible, the board embarked six years ago 4n "the first scientific study of body measurements of im- portance in the construction of (British) women's clothing". In plain English, they wanted to know how Miss and Mrs. Britain fills out her frock. Reason for the board's nosiness was that British dressmakers didn't really know what the average British woman looks like end, said some, that Was why most English wo- men looked better in the winter when wearing woollen suits than in the summer when draped in limply fitting dresses. Board of Trade "surveyors" went after 5,000 volunteers with tape measures, anthropometers, wooden knitting needles (used as guide rods in locating body "land- marks"), delicate "skin pencils", and cards of fine elastic cord to "locate the waist line". Each woman was measured 37 different ways. It took computers several months to translate the results into a series of graphs and logarithms (e.g., Distribution • of Hip Girth), published recently by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Among the board's findings: —Like her American sister, the average British woman stands 5 feet 8 inches, but at 136 pounds, is 3 pounds heavier. Reading downward, she measures 37-28- 39, an inch trimmer in the waist than Miss and Nlrs. America and 2 inches thicker than the Venus de Milo (37-26-38). —Under 29s average 35-25-37. America's young matrons are 84-27-38. —Women are tallest in their early 20s, after which they lose height with age and child -bear- -Hips of 44 inches or bigger and a 33 -inch waist are the burden of 1.7 million women. —About 45,000 have Marilyn Monroe's curves .(37-23.37). —from Newsweek SALLY'S SALIS(S '!'what you write in your diary reads like fiction, dearle BASEBALL HABIT—Sister Mary Michael takes a healthy cut at the ball under the admiring eyes of youngsters in Pulaski Park. The nun is one of the school sisters of Notre Dame on hand every clay to supervise Catholic Youth 'Organization activities in the park. Catcher is Curtiss Hughes while the Rev. William Mitchel calls the pitch. HBONIC INCE' F E Gvaev .d.®LLr e P. Ctozktie One day last week we were cruising around near Ginger Farm. Our first visit was to Rusty — and of course to the people who now own him. We drove in and a Dalmatian came running to meet us. I began calling "Rusty .. Rusty" and from somewhere in the distance came Rusty's deep -throated bark. But he didn't come running 10 meet us—he couldn't—he was confined to his own special run, about .30 feet square, a wired in enclosure with plenty of shade trees, Mrs. K. Iet us into the run and Rusty's exuberant wel- come almost knocked us down. Apparently the dogs have to be separated. Spotty, the Dal- matian, gets frightfully jealous and picks a fight every time Rusty is loose. So now Spotty is given his freedom in the day time and Rusty from supper time onwards. Mitchie White was also in semi-confinement—partly for her own protection but also because she was in disgrace — being "the cat that swallowed the canary" - only in this case the canary was a love -bird. Mitchie never bothered much with birds when he lived with us, field mice were more to his liking. But after all, when a cat and a bird are loose in the same house — and alone well, that's asking for trouble. Now since that little episode occurred both dogs take after Mitchie! I think I can guess what happened. Mrs. K. talks to her pets es if they were children, so naturally when Mitchie got into trouble he would be audib- ly scolded. The dogs, sensing it, no doubt tried to be helpful to their mistress by chasing the cat. So now Mitchie must be protected from the drags, Of course, cats, dogs and birds quite often live together in harmony but usually only when they have been brought up together from their very young days. All the animals I have mentioned are very well looked after but hav- ing to separate them certainly makes more work for Mrs. K. lower price is because there is a higher moisture content in combined wheat, When we got home we found a letter waiting for us from a business -man farmer who start- ed up a few years ago. Thinking to cut costs he had purchased a . second-hand mower and hay - loader. He was going to get his haying donee the old-fashion- ed way, which he thought would be much cheaper in the long run, So what happened? The mower broke down and was not worth the cost of repairing. Without a mower the hayloader was use- less so our friend finished up by hiring a man to cut his hay and a baler to take it off the field. Looks as if farmers can't win anyway—at least net with- out capital to take them over the hump. And yet in spite of it all, isn't farm life a wonderful life? Sometimes I watch men at con- struction work, or going back and forth to industrial plants, M. to office jobs, and I wonder why they choose such a way of living when they could be on a farm and working in the fresh air. Except, of course, some men are not physically able nor men- tally inclined. As for the women and children — what a life for them. Sure, 2 know there are certain disadvantages but to my way of thinking there is no place like the farm to raise a family. Later, when the family is grown up and married, and hard work on a farm day after day, no longer appeals to a man and his wife, then, as we are now, they may be quite content to be away from the worry and wear that is inescapable if a comfortable living is to be maintained. We loved the farm we shall al- - ways love going back and visit- ing among farm folk, but we are now well -content with our acre -lot and freedom to come and go as we please without hurrying back to feed chickens and milk cows. There is a time and a place for all things. Our next visit was to a farm where they were having offs flavor milk. Since sanitary con- ditions were beyond question the farmer was tramping the pasture in search of any obnoxious weed the cows might be getting. Shades of the past ... how well we remember similar occasions! Too many dandelions, for in- stance, and the' milk and cream would be too deep in color and • a little strong in flavor. When milk comes to the consumer in bottles, uniform in flavor and butterfat content, it doesn't ar- rive that way by accident. No, indeed. Little does the average consumer realize how much work, care and inspection is necessary to insure all dairy produce being of first class quality. Because we know only too well we came away from that farm sorry for the farmer' but a little glad that we no longer have the same worries. On yet another farm that same day we found a combine at work in the wheat -field and the owner not at all happy. Apparently buyers in that dis- trict are quoting the following prices to farmers—$1:25 a bushel when threshed by a threshing machine and 85 cents if delivered straight from the combine. The ��4+ �61� ode rn Et quette • by Roberta Lee • • Q. is it necessary to acknow- ledge eeceipt cknow•ledgereceipt of birthday or an- niversary cards?- A. If you mean by this. a note of acknowledgment, no. However, when you meet the sender of the 'card, it is always. good manners to mention that the card was received and ap- preciated. Q. How long should one stay.. When 'making a call of oondol- ence at a friend's home? A. This call should be es- pecially brief -- usually not longer than about ten or fifteen minutes- unless, of course, the bereaved friend asks you to stay longer. Q. If I receive a teie,lhene call while entertaining a guest, should 2 explain at once fo the person calling that I have a guest and cannot talk? A. If the call is unimportant, you can explain and offer to call back later. If, however, the call is important, it takes prece- dence over the entertainment of your guest. ' Q. If it so happens that a bride -elect has already had the opportunity to thank a donor verbally for a gift received, is it still necessary for her to write a note of thanks?. A. Yes, and as soon as pos- sible. Q. Is it correct to eat straw- berry shortcake with the fork, or should a spoon be used? A. The fork should be used Q. When is the proper thne to send a wedding gift, and to whom is it sent if the bride is a stranger? A. As soon as the wedding in- vitation is received, and the gift should always be sent to the bride,even though you know only the bridegroom. Q. Is it permissible to sip water at the table while one has food In one's mouth? A. This is considered bad manners. Only when one has taken a bite of food into the mouth that is too hot is a sip of water condoned. Q. Should a woman keep her hat on when at an afternoon card party? A. She should remove it if the party is in a private home. If in a public place, she may either remove it or keep it on, as she wishes. Q, Is one obligated to bring a gift to an engagement party? A. Not unless the party is a shower. a ISSUE 35 — 1957 VENDING MACHINE GOBBLE .UP SILVER Last year, the people of the U.S. put $1,800,000,000 in coins into vending machines, nol counting telephones and parkin meters nor coin-operated T receivers,. For these coins wet. received items raging from het coffee, cold drinks, hot soupp,, cigarettes and fresh fruit t9 pocket combs, tooth brushes{ handkerchiefs, music and hot meals, Kitten Capers 9 Kitty -cats make quick work of chores/ It's easy 5titchery for towels—why not brighten your 'own kitchen, or do a colorful set for shower gifts, bazaars? • Pattern 648: Transfer of 7 dit - ferent motifs about 5/ x 8 ins, color suggestions; directions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTI (stamps cannot be accepted; us( postal note for safety) for this pattern to LAURA WHEELER, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., Neal' Toronto, Ont. Print plainly PAT TERN NUMBER, your NAM! and ADDRESS. Two FERE Patterns as a gift to our readers — printed right in our NEW Laura Wheeler Needlecraft. Book for 1957!, Doan ens of other new designs you'll want to order — easy, famines ting handwork for yourself, you! home. Be sure to send 25 cent/ for your copy of this book not( -- don't miss itl MEETS THE PRESS—President Eisenhower uses handwritten notes (in desk drawer) ashe speaks to newsmen at a suddenly - called news conference in the White House. OURS NOT TO REASON WHY—Undoubtedly abstract artist Enzo Petrillo of Rome, Italy, is the only one who can see any resemblance between his painting and model Maria Beata who seems blissfully unaware of how the world will see her in oils. Maria supplies the inspiration as Petrillo creales, The young artist has recently woo acclaim for his work.