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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1955-09-01, Page 6� sr N NEIIss t"t' *tut Faonati anzpiksezat, "Dear Anne Hirst: 1 am a be- wildered and unhappy fiancee because for nearly a year I have kept my man waiting. I am afraid to marry him. My mother is badly handicapped, besides being one spoiled woman, and she would have to live with us, for I cannot pay board for her elsewhere. "She has always objected to any man I knew because she hates the idea of my marrying. My fiance is patient and wond- erfully kind, but she doesn't get along well with him and I know it is mainly her fault. Wouldn't it be harder for him after we marry? I really am frightened at the prospect. "I must take that chance, though, or end my engagement. We love each other deeply, but I can't ask him to wait any longer. (He is 31 and I'm 26.) He insists we shall all manage somehow, but have I the right to expose him daily to my mo- ther's irritating ways and her foolish whims? I value your opinion, so please give it. IN LOVE BUT AFRAID" * Your fiance is old enough to * see your mother as she is yet " so eager to marry that he is • unafraid of the consequences. Crochet in Color! 61 raw,ei V E, e& New beauty for your home! Crochet these modern leaf -de- sign doilies in two glowing col- orsI Easy to do — look so love- ly! Pattern 861: Crocheted doilies in modern leaf -design. Larger size 161 inches, smaller 1131. Use crochet and knitting cotton. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Tor- onto, Ont, Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. LOOK FOR smartest ideas in Needlecraft in our Laura Wheeler Catalog for 1955. Cro- chet, knitting, embroidery and lovely things to wear. Iron -ons, quilts, aprons, novelties — easy, fun to make! Send 25 cents for your copy of this book NOWI You will want to order every new design in it. * Why not go ahead? He would * not offer her a home unless * he believed you three could * live agreeably together. * I suggest that you tell your * mother you have fixed your * wedding date. When she sees * your marriage is inevitable, * she will reconcile herself to it. * Self-centered as she is, she * should be grateful you have * found someone to love you * and take care of you. In the * circumstances, I think you * have the right to ask her to * be more tolerant toward him. * In planning your living ar- * rangements, provide a pleasant * room for her, furnishing it * like a sitting -room with her * books and radio. When you * are settled, encourage her fiends to drop in often, and * otherwise see that she finds * other interests than herself, After a while, you may find * a private family living nearby * who can give her the little * care she needs; many people * are glad to add to their in- * come this way. * Neither of these suggestions * is ideal, of course, yet how else * can you marry at all? Your * fiance wants a home of his * own, and he does not want * to move into your mother's * house. Go along with the idea * and take it for granted that "' things will work out well. If '" each of you will be a little * more thoughtful and eharit- * able, you will probably find that the trouble you antici- * pate will not develop. 5 * 5 MOTHER IS RIGHT "Dear Anne Hirst: I am 15, and am in love with a boy whom I've been going with for eight months. I have found out now that he has a bad reputation and comes from a questionable fami- ly, so Mother wants me to break up with him soon. "I met another boy some time ago, a nice one whose people are respected. He's in the Navy now and will return in Septem- ber: Mother wants me to go out with him then and drop the one I care for. What should I do? MISERABLE" * I go even further than your * mother. Break up with this * boy at once, making any ex- * cuse you please. At 15, you * evidently do not realize how * vital to your social life is your * good name; if you keep on * dating this young man you * cannot help but share his * reputation, and that might * take a long, long time to live * down. After you send him * away, date any boy your * family approves. • If you let your feeling for • your present beau overcome * your judgment, how do you * know the Navy lad will want * to date you when he comes * home next month? A well- ' born young man with the • right instincts selects nice girls * to take out, and if this one * learns of your association with * your friend he and his people • might pass you up entirely. * Be smart. Inviting an older relative to share your home is never a 'welcome idea, yet if it must be done there are emotional adjustments which intelligent people make that can prevent anticipated discord. Ann Hirst has practical ideas which will be useful. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toron- to, Ont. FSHIM STEPS OFF IN STYLE WITH D. - IT e YOURSELF KITS DO-IT-YOURSELF FASHIONS — Paris, long jealous of her secrets when it comes to high fashion, has at last succumbed to the do-it-yourself trend. Material for each ensemble, pictured above, comes precut, together with trimmings and patterns. Styles, from left: Wooled coat with deep shawl collar and "flapper wrap" silhouette; horizontally striped wool Coat - dress with matching stole; half -belted tweed greatcoat with high -buttoned, pointed collar. Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. What should 1 do at the dinner table if someone asks me a question just as I am convey- ing a bite of food towards my mouth? A. Most certainly don't put the food into your mouth and then attempt to answer the question. It is much better to return the fork to your plate, answer the question, and then • resume eating. Q. If the bride is being mar- ried in a traveling dress, what should the bridegroom wear? A. An ordinary business suit, or one that is appropriate for traveling, with perhaps a little white flower from the bride's corsage in his lapel. Q. Should a woman walk on a short distance, or should she wait with her escort while he pays the taxi fare? A. She should wait with her escort. Q. At an engagement an- nouncement party, who gives the toast? A. The father or a male rela- tive of the girl should rise to propose her health and that of her fiance. It would be nice for the father to say, "To the health and happiness of my daughter, Mary, and to my future son, Bob," Ce. When one is smoking at the t;tble in a restaurant, and there is no ashtray, is it all right to use a plate or saucer for the ashes? A. Only an ill-bred oerson would do this. It is much bet- ter to ask the waiter or waitress for an ashtray. Q. When entering a night club with her escort, should a girl go first to the table with him and then excuse herself while she goes to the powder room? A. No; she should go first to the powder room while her es- cort waits for her somewhere near the entrance to the dining room. Q. Is one obligated to send a wedding gift to a friend who is marrying for the second time, if one sent a gift for the first marriasre? A. This is Optional: you may or may not send a gift, as you wish. i ,ATE SUMMER &ARINi 5 70 BRITISH PORTS; First Class from $200 Tourist Class from $140 At Thrift -Season Pates ROUND TRIP FOR AS LITTLE AS VESSEL ASCANIA SCYTHIA QUEEN MARY IVERNIA MAURETANIA FRANCONIA QUEEN ELIZABETH SAXONIA PARTHIA CARONIA SAMARIA QUEEN MARY BRITANNIC ASCANIA $230 PE TO FRENCH PORTS: First Class from $207.50 Tourist Class from $145 Frain MONTREAL From QUEBEC Frain NEW YORK To Sat. AUG. — — Fri. AUG. — - — Fri. SEPT. — — — _ Wed, SEPT. 20 26 2 14 — Wed. AUG. — — — Wed. AUG. — — — Wed. SEPT. — — 24 31 7 — — Wed. AUG. Tues. AUG. — Wed. AUG. — Fri. SEPT. Sat, SEPT. --Havre, Wed. SEPT. Thurs. SEPT. — 24 30 31 2 3 7 - 8 Liverpool Havre, Southampton Cherbourg, Southampton Liverpool Cobh, Havre, Southampton Havre, Southampton Cherbourg, Southampton Greenock, Liverpool Liverpool Havre, Southampton Southampton Cherbourg, Southampton Cobh, Liverpool Havre, Southampton �R pVEL kIRST SSA Qn1Y a few dollars more. for the extra luxury See your local agent— No one can serve you better Corner Bay 0 Wellington Streets, Toronto, Ont. -• Te1. EMpire-2.1451 terasersFearivesseararge HR0Nit ES div d ERFARM There has to be a first time for everything and last week we had it. That is to say for five days we had the privilege 01 taking care of our grandson without the help of his parents. Daughter was away to camp with her troop of Girl Guides and Art was busy on the trans- portation end of the affair, So . we had Dave. He was asleep in his cot in our room when his parents left and we wondered what the reaction would be the next morning. We need not have worried. Dave accepted the sit- uation and took everything in his stride. It was very hot and humid as if I need to tell you • . . so we decided that for once in his life Dave could go without shoes and socks as his mother did when she was young. The lawn was hard and dry and we wondered if his feet would be too tender to stand it. But they did. Part of the time Grandpa was building a stone garden walk. Dave, nearby, amused himself by getting in and out of a shall wash -tub into which Partner had poured a pail of water, The supply didn't last too long as Dave got a couple of tobacco tins and busily baled it out. It didn't matter how wet he got as his clothing was re- duced to a pair of training pants. Poor little chap — he usually settles down so well at night but for several nights there wasn't a breath of air and he was naturally restless. So on two occasions I took him out of his cot and we sat on the front steps together to cool off. After that I put him back in his cot and he went right ff to sleep. Strange how children will find their own favourite playthings. My little two-year-old niece in England has lovely toys but her pet plaything was a small jar half filled with mixed buttons. She never tired of tipping them out and picking them up again. Dave's mania was to see how many stones he could pick up off the driveway. Every time he carne into the house one chubby little hand would be grasping a fair -size stone—and woe be- tide us if we tried to take it away! A set of farm animals was another joy—two horses, two cows, a pig and a sheep. He sat in his high chair and played with them and at meal -time the animals had to be fed as well as Dave. We made it a rule that the animals must be put back in their box when he went to bed, with the exception of one. He was allowed to take either the pig or the sheep with him, firm- ly grasped in his wee hand. Of course our supremacy as caretakers ended when Mummy and Dad appeared on the scene. At that age—not quite two— grandparents just don't count if the parents are around. So for that reason we were glad to have Davey to ourselves and to kno'v that we could manage him with- out any trouble should an emer- gency arise. 01 course when a child. is in a strange place con- stant vigilance is necessary, So when I was busy in the house grandpa took over. We couldn't just put Dave outside and leave him to amuse himself. There was always the chance he might wander off to the road or be busy picking up stones in 'the Iona 1•vhon a ccs drove in. • Now ` c lr'va ane,.,/ joke on our h:ln s .. , bs c t1dn ; in another titter,:.lenteli-Pecan Co Grease cookie sheets. Preheat oven to 350,° (moderate). Mix and sift twice 214 c. once -sifted pastry flour (or 2i c. once -sifted all-purpose flour), 2 tsps. Magic Bak- ing Powder and 34 tsp. salt. Cream a c. butter or mar- garine and gradually blend in 134 e. lightly -packed brown sugar; add 2 well -beaten eggs part at a time, beating well after each addition; mix in tsp. vanilla and V c. chopped pecans. Add flour mix- ture to creamed mixture part at a time, combining thoroughly after each addition. Drop dough by spoonfuls, well apart, on prepared cookie sheets; flatten with the floured tines of a fork. Bake in pre -heated oven 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from pan immediately. Yield -6 dozen cookies. . Always Dependable 0 dog—actually an eight -months - old puppy—partly German Shep- herd breed, Robbie, our Welsh Corgi, is a nice little house dog but as a watch -dog he doesn't amount to much and we have the idea that a good guard dog on a farm is a necessity these days. Rusty the Second is that all right but he needs quite a bit of training. So far he has only to bark and people keep their distance. We had a "Rusty" once before so this dog has to be Rusty the Second. Robbie, of course, is frightfully jealous but the cats don't mind him at all. In fact Partner said he wit- nessed the funniest thing , last night he has seen for a long time. Rusty and Robbie were having a wrestling match out- side, half playing, half fighting with a good deal of growling mixed in. Black Cat Joe was sit- ting on top of the woodpile look- ing on. All at once Joe raced over to the dogs, jumped in be- tween them and broke it up. The dogs were so surprised they stopped immediately. Then Re- feree Joe calmly walked away and went back to the woodpile! Well, I really think this is the happiest morning since my re- turn from England and only because it is pleasantly cool, In the Old Country I was never warm enough but I can certainly take the cool weather better than the heat, especially when it goes on day after day. It is exhaus- ting to say the least. Sometimes I think there should be a law against working in temperatures over 90 degrees. Who was it said — "Only mad dogs and Englishmen lie out in the mid- day ,sun." -o1.• words to that effect. Here's hoping we don't get another heat wave for a little while. Some jobs are quite impossible in hot weather. SYSTEMATIC She was in bed and her hus- band was making her a cup of tea. "I can't find the tea," he called out. "I don't know what could be easier to find," she answered. "It's right in front on the pan- try shelf—in a cocoa tin marked matches." Ka:9f-Sizers Look Want something new and pret ty? Sew this in a jiffy! It's proportioned to fit the shorter, fuller figure — no alteration worries! Simple, slimming lines with a collar, pocket flaps that can match or contrast with the dress. Have it with or without sleeves! Pattern 4670: Half Sizes 141/2, 161/2, 181/2, 201/2,,,221/2, 24%. Size 161/2 takes 43k yards 35 -inch. This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has complete illustrated instructions. 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Punch down dough in bowl, grease top and let rise again until nearly" doubled. Punch down dough and rollout to %" thick- ness, Cut into rounds with 3" cutter; brush with melted butter or shortening. Crease rounds deeply with dull side of knife, a little to ane side of centre; fold larger half over smaller half and press along fold. Place, touching each other, on greased pans. Grease tops. Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk. Bake in hot oven, 400°, about 15 minutes. ® No more spoiled cakes of old-style yeast! This new Tleischmatin's DRY Yeast keeps fresh in your pantry! And it's fast -acting. One envelope equals one cake of fresh yeast in any recipe. FIEISCjIM .•. reey r0 115 rYEAs ••• FAST DIS;OLYNG.! • .•FAST R/SINOI