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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1955-12-29, Page 2qnTn 141 S ',>y,ottcllr Family Cou4n4e t "Dear Anne .Hirst: Do men .think we are -utter fools? We live in a email town, and so many husbands are unfaithful that they all stick up for each Other. Until now I felt I could 'rust my husband, but I've beard that he's been seen talk- ing with a girl who has already wrecked two homes, If she breaks mine up, J just can't , take it, "He has denied the story, but to could easily see her day- 'l;imes and I'd never know. When } get upset I tell him so and en there's a great scene, but ,fit is his fault I am this way. I hate to think he'd be- taken in by such a low character. "It is plain hell to live with s{ai man you can't trust. We have two children whom we both love dearly, and I've tried to forget all this but I cannot, What shall I do about it? ALL CPS ET" ONE WAY TO LOSE One sure way to delve • a man to infidelity is to suspect ' hint of it, Why should your k husband be •unfaithful? Ile * loves you and he adores the children; do you think him so stupid he would risk ate this?. * If you continue - your :uspi- * eious, he will begin to wander ' -whether it is worth while to be true to a wife whose every •* other thought is insulting to a decent man; if that happens, * you will hare lost him as * surely as though he had o alk * ed out of the house for good. �Irt, 4808 6-14 4/ng.-r4 It's a jumper for now -- a sun dress for summer: For aehooltime, make one in cotton plaid. another in solid colors. She'll love the blouse too, with short or three-quarter. sleeves. She's sure to rate an "A" in fa- shion year. tc: sunt. t two- some: Patteen 41I?1: Girl: 10. 12, 14. Size 10 Stropeo. yard' 39 -inch: blonse. yaeds. This patic_n easy to t:se. sim- ple to sew., is tested fit Has complete ;:itis.. tions. Send THIRTY-FIVE E CENTS (35e) in coins (stamps ant of be accepted r for this pa * rr.. Print plainly SIZE, NAME ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., Now Toronto. Ont. * In your present state I ex- * pest it is futile to remind you * that few men wander if they * find at home real friendship, * love and a healthy relaticn- * ship with their wives, . No * other woman can take a.satis- * fled husband away; if he dates * her it is usually because his * marriage was already on the downgrade or his ego demands * feminine conquests to bolster * 11. Your husband does not * seem to me to qualify as a * philanderer in any sense. I feel there is a deeper cause * for your distress which you * have not confided, For far too * long you have been so cosi- " fused that now you cannot * judge values clearly. 1 urge * you to look back ov.cr your * marriage, its joys and its dis- * appointments; -for only: so can * you be fair to your husband " and yourself, Resolve to sweep *.out these fears. Take it for * granted that your husband is * still the good man you have * loved so long and determine that from today you will trust * him with all your heart, teak- * ing his hours at home con- * tented and heartwarming.. > This is the best way to insure • his staying faithful. * I am not sure you can -do * this, but you can try. It is the * only course that will restore * the harmony that is the warp • and woof of married content- * meat. TIE'S NOT FOR HER "Dear Anne Hirst: 1 am con- fused and would appreciate your help. My girl friend and I went to the beach for a week end and mot her cousin and another boy there. We had several dates with them, though I knew the - other boy was going steady. "He has asked me for more dates, I hated to give them on account of the girl, but he said he loves me and was only going with her because of their par- ents. "I love him too, and he says he wishes he had met hie first. What should I do? CONFUSED" No matter what line this boy takes to excuse -himself, ^' don't you be a party"to such ▪ deceit as he is -practicing. " Though a few dates over a " week end could arouse inter- est, they are not to be taken sseiously. If he i, so unstable as to double-cross his girl • friend, he is not worth know- * ing, and dating him could lead ,. you into a very unpleasant * situation. No matter hon much you • are attracted. remember that e boy- who cheats on one girl • will cheat on another. Don't - get involved. It isn't worth it. Wives who doubt their hus- bands can drive them to the very course they fear. Trust your man completely, expect only the best from tum and you are likely to get it. Anne Hirst can guide you in any time of trouble; write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto. Ont. MERRY MENAGERIE "Watch your step, pardner--- that's the sheriff!" SYMBOLS OF THE A-AGE—Mechanical "hands" paint Japanese symbols under control of technician, right background, in Tokyo, Japan; at an atom -for -peace exhibit. Hands are designed for t•nndlina of dangerous radioactive substances. p , Fashion finis .. . Modern Etiquette By ftoherta Lee Q. .Isn't i ;all ifsilt to szntl a typewritten letter of condol- ence, signing it of course by hand? A. While it is acceptable nuw to type most social letters, it still is considered more propel- -to roperto write the letter of condolence by hand — this seeming to indi- cate more personal and more sincere warmth. Q. Is it considered proper to use the spoon to test the temperature of the coffee at the table? - A, Yes, this is all right. But after that ono little "taste -test." the spoon should be placed in the saucer and left there. t lVhat apology should one -offer if one accidentally brushes against another person on the street, or in some public eon- verance? A. •'1 am sorry," or. "1 beg your pardon." Q. What is one supposed to -say to the bride and bridegroom at the wedding reception, also what do you say to their par- ents? A. You wish the brk e all happiness, c o n g r athlete the bridegroom, tell the bride's par- ents how lovely the bride i:,, and tell the bridegroom's parents what a chermine count' they. make. Q. Some men merely touch the brims of their hats when greeting women on the street. Is this considered all right? A. No; till! is unmannerly and lazy. The hat should be lifted slightly from the head. Q. Please suggest some light refreshments that can be serv- ed at a small wedding recep- tion, A. Cake, with coffffin tea or punch. Sandwiches and ices can be included if desired, Q. :E u -as widowed several months go. and a friend has told me l: am supposed either to discard my wedding ring or wear it on my right hand, A. You certainly do not have to do either of these! You may continue to 'wear your wedding ring for as long as you wish, Q. Is it all right for a young man - to accept a cigarette or- fered to him by a girl? A. This is quite all right Q. What is the proper way to • use a finger bowl at the dinner table? A. Dip the ends of the fingers 1 of one hand at a time, not hath together, into the water. Then dry them with the napkin on the lap. Q. Is it permissable to lean across one person to shake bands • with a third? A. It -is usually better to avoid this, if you can. But: if .the other person seems bent on shaking hands with you, be sure to beg the pardon of the person across whom you reach. HRO YCLL t LuliNGERFARm not Gw ,r cLolitne 0 Clarke Happy, happy Christmas, everyone! Isn't that a lovely greeting? Could there possibly be anything better? A Happy Christmas is all -embracing. It includes everything — having those you love around you; the joy of giving and receiving all those little personal gifts that mean so much to friends and families: Christmas m u s 1 c, Christmas fare, Santa Claus, a gaily decorated tree, the laugh- ter and chatter of little chil- dren; contentment and a look of remembering in the grand- parents eyes. Axid back of it all that consciousness of the Christ Child's birth, without which we would not now be celebrating this joyous season. As I sat down to write this column I wondered, for a mo- ment, what I could say that would be different — some spe- cial way of expressing my good wishes to all of you for this Christmas season. And then I realised it didn't need to be dif- ferent — there couldn't be any- thing better than ,lust to wish you a Happy Christmas. So there you have it, friends — to young and old; to farm folk and townsfolk; to readers near and far; to the hale and hearty, and to those less active but with a good spirit; and to those whose joy is tinged with sadness be- cause of those no longer able to spend Christmas with them. In such cases wouldn't it help to remember the many, many Christmases when you were all happy together? Of what bene- fit are the good times unless the carry along happy memories to hells us with the days when skies are not quite so blue? And now may I visit in your hom» for a few minutes and 10 my int-tinaliont chat with you awhile? Maybe you have been busy in the kitchen, stuffing the festive bird, Goose, turkey, duck or a five -pound chicken --- it doesn't really matter, does it? They all have that sante Christmassy aroma when they are sizzling in the pan. Of course you think you will never have everything • ready for Christmas Day. But you will, you know, you always do, so don't wear yourself out with needless worry: I noticed as I came in the door your lovely decorations of cedar and pine; that nice evergreen ,wreath on the door — and your lovely centre -piece — so quaint , . . driftwood, isn't it? How nice of the boys to hunt you such an artistic piece of wood. May I see the Christmas tree? How do I know you have one? I'm just sure of it, that's all -you're the Christmas tree type. Do you know,. I was talking to a middle-aged couple the other day who expect to spend Christmas alone quite a dis- tance from here. "Now promise me," I said, "you will have a Christmas tree, won't you?" (I was sure it would snake them feelless lonesome,) • "Yes," Mrs.. . answered, "we shall always have a Christmas tree; every year as long as I live. One year I thought we wouldn't bother. It was during the war, both our boys were on active service. It seethed silly to set up a tree just for ourselves, And then, late on Christmas Eve I changed my mind. 1 insisted my husband bring home a tree, He did, and I trimmed it as gaily as I could with lights and decorations left over from happier years, And then, would you believe it, on Christmas morning John walk- ed in unannounced, on a forty= eight hour leave. His first words warmed my heart, "Oh, mother, you've got a tree. 1 was so hop- ing you'd have a tree!" That taught me a lesson. How let down John would have felt if I hadn't made that; extra effort." So you see, folks, you never know what a tree may mean to somebody else — perhaps to a newcomer to Canada — a stranger in a strange land. For him it might well relieve the sting of homesickness, Now let me see your tree, Ah — beautiful! May I turn on the lights? Aren't they pretty? You know 1 could sit for an hour just watching gaily coloured lights on a Christmas tree. My, such mysterious looking par- cels. Not all there yet? Never mind, they will be -- it doesn't take long to wrap a few par- cels. Now that the bird is pre- pared :for the oven the worst is over, Oh, those beatiful roses! From 1\4ary, who .is too far away to get home. What a love- ly thought, You know, so many grown-up children think up such nice things to do for their parents. Maybe now they are older they realise how impot-• Cant it was to Moltrer attd Dad to see them have a happy Christmas. Remember how the little ones, tired with play, would alt quietly on your lap while you read them stories e from Huriburt's Story of Bible? Yes, that book was one of their favourite presents for many years to come, wasn't It? There now,• I do declare, you looked rested already. Sitting quietly by the Christmas tree watching the twinkling lights was good for you. Coyne now, I'll help you clean up in the kitchen then you'll be all through when the boys come back from town. Sure, I'll have a cup of tea with you. Do us both good. And no more work tonight, mind you. Tomorrow some of the family will be here — they'll help you with the last minute jobs. Afraid you'll forget something? What if you do — it won't be a major dis- aster. That family of yours would sooner do without a few of the trimmings than to have mother too tired to enjoy Christmas. Seventy Cats in Her i ack Yard An elderly Edinburgh widow, who has 70 cats buried in het back garden, has for %tore than 30 years been sccretary`tb Scot- land's smallest organization, This is the 15 -member -strong Scottish section of the Society for United Prayer for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals. The society, 'although formed in England as long ago as 1870, has never made any groat pro- gress north of the border. Sub- scription is only one shilling a year, which entitles members to a regular supply of printed leaf- lets, as well as prayer and inter- cession papers. The aim of lis members is tau pray for the alleviation and pre- vention of suffering to animals. The secretary, who has no fam- ily and lives alone with six cote and a kitten, has never mei alt her fellow -members in Scotland. But she periodically sends out printed literature to this tins group of animal lovers, Iter whole life is devoted to the care and welfare animals. When one of her animals be- comes very old, or is so ill that it cannot be cured, Mrs. Linton reluctantly falls back on her final resource, "I put them to sleep myself. I have chloroform and a special box in which I put them out of their misery," she says. Event people who are not animal lovers regard Mrs. Linton as one of the kindest and most humane people they know. ISSUE 51 — 1955 VIVID CONTRAST — The aircraft carrier Forrestal, right,, dwarfs other ships at the Portsmouth Naval shipyard. At left is the carrier Coral Sea, one of the Navy's largest carriers„ Between the two carriers are two destroyers. ANSWERING THE CALL OF DUTY — A polar bear cub movr. in for a meal at the zoo. But the feeder is a dcg not the mother bear. Because zoo officials feared the cub would die or be Oleo: by els inexperienced mother, a dog that had just haJ pups wan called on for wet nurse duly. {