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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1957-08-15, Page 6ratovity dot- "Dear Anne Hirst: Have you any • comfort for a disappointed reader? I am 29 years old, and I don't seem to be attractive to men.. I want what every other normal woman wants, a hus- band and children and a home alt my own, but it seems I am doomed to die without them. Do you think that I've set my goal too high? Some years ago I had two proposals, but I re- jected both, hoping to meet others I could admire more. How sorry I am now! "I look older than my years; my hair is turning gray, and there are too many lines in my /ace. I go everywhere I can, to plays and movies, lectures and musicals; but I `come home so lonely that I cannot sleep for thinking of my unpromising 'future. " No man could fall in love with somebody that looks as I Iook now. Is it too late to do something about it? And what? DISGUSTED AGATFIA" WAKE UP! * Haven't you often seen a * young woman glowith with health and high spirits, and • thought "Wouldn't she be fun • to know?" To attract others, * men or women, you must cul- * tivate an outgoing spirit, ap- ' pear to ben enthusiastic and sympathetic and be quick to * appreciate the good in others, * which really implies you think * first of them. These traits will. * shine in your eyes, color your * voice and enrich your person- * ality. * Instead, I wonder whether * you have not subconsciously * given the impression you are * sorry for yourself? * I suggest first that you have * a physical checkup, for with- * without abundant health you • cannot be at your best. Re- * gular outdoor exercise, per.- * haps a gymnasium course, is • indicated. If your appearance a' depresses you, do something * about it. A reliable beauty * salon will help you improve * this face that you deplore. * Gray hair, remember, deserves * special coddling; w ear it * proudly instead of with regret. * It can soften the features, * brighten the eyes and add a grace of its own. Don't re - • sant the lines in your face, * for to intelligent people they W mean character; it is the lines of discontent or temper which e ages one's 'appearance. If good plays and music do ' not lift you out of yourself t and soothe or excite you, per - 'i` haps you listen defiantly, dos- t ing your heart and mind to * their magic. To enjoy any - P thing or anybody, one must put * one's heart in it. Open your • inner self to such influences; laugh with them, or sigh with re them, but relax with tem. Let * your face reflect your emo- * tions. SALLY'S SALLIES HOMEMADE PIES- fr.g. HomEmlai "Mother used to think the bakers made thein at their own homes." * You might select one of the ''' arts or sciences you've always intended to cultivate; that can be a grand release. If you let * yourself go, feel your excite- * anent mounting, you will at- * tract others who will be stimu- * fated, .too. In a short time, you * can be a different woman. * Stop reviewing the unhappy * mistakes you have made. You ^' are just entering your prime * and, if you use that good head you've got life will be more ' ' thrilling in the next few years * than it has ever been, * If you have neglected your *. church, go back to it and at- * tend it regularly. You will be * amazed to discover how a re- * newed belief in the goodness * of God and other people can * deepen your sense of well- * being. * And do stop regretting, that * you haven't married yet. If * you had chosen the wrong * man you would look older * than you do. * * A LAD'S REMORSE `° "Dear Anne Hirst: I am 25, and have been in love with a girl for two years. After I came back from my service abroad a year ago I went generally hay- wire; I was unfaithful to her, I drank too much and was just no-good. She broke the engage- ment. 'I didn't care so much then, but as the months passed I realized what a wonderful per- son she was; I'd do anything to get her back. I have changed completely. I haven't been out on a date for several months. I have stopped drinking, and I am trying hard to be the man she wanted me to be. "How can I prove it? rye been afraid to approach her at all, and I'm not even sure she still cares. A HEEL." * Write the truth, the truth. * Tell her that now you know * how outrageously you be- * hayed, betraying her love and * her faith, and you know you * do not deserve her forgiveness. * But now that . you realize * how deeply you offended her, * you are going straight, and • trying to became again the * man she once loved. All you * ask is the chance to prove it. * Can she soften her heart? * If she has any affection for * you, such a letter should touch. * her - . . If she does not reply, write one of her parents ars/ * ask for intercession. Good * luck! * * Are you discouraged with what life has done to you? Anne Hirst has practical down- to-earth suggestions that can lift you out of yourself and into happier moods ... Write Anne Hirst at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Try Making Faces Do you want to look younger? A Cape Town beautician who declares that men generally look younger than women because they pull faces while shaving. This, she says, exercises the muscles and keeps the skin toned up. Pulling faces is the best thing' in the world for keeping that youthful look whether you are man or woman. If you want to preserve your skin, say "Ah!" opening your eyes as if in surprise, "Oo-ool" as if kissing and "Ee-ee!'' as if a "crooked grin," blow out and imaginary candle or blow a fea- ther around your head. 12 you do these things, the beautician maintains, you'll have that fresh look of youth. • 72,000 SNOTS—Cornelius (Bud) Koster, 38, puts the finishing touches to a water color as he prepares to leave a hospital he entered 15 years ago. During the time he has been con- fined to the hospital, Koster has had 29 operations and more than 72,000 shots. Koster suffered a crushed spine in a 1942 awe accident. PERUVIAN PEARL—Miss Universe of 1957, Gladys Zender of Peru, is bussed by her happy parents, Rosa and Eduardo, after contest officials decided to allow her to keep the crown though under age. pageant rules say the contestant must be 18 to 28. Papa Eduardo said of his 17 -year-old daughter, "For all practical purposes when a girl reaches 17 years and 7 months in Peru, they go as 18 years of age." Contest authorities apparently agreed. 4 e a m a- teeeesee ` 'Ciweactottn.e P. C to t ke Wherever you are ther are odd jobs to do. On the farm there is fencing, or repairs to fencing— after cattle have knocked down rails or stretched the wires .It happens among the best regu- lated barnyard families but more especially if the cattle have horns. "Distantfields are al- ways green" is no idle expres- sion. Give your cows half the farm to graze in and they al- ways want to nibble on what- ever happens to be growing on the other side of the fence. If they are confined by a• wooden fence they usually worry away until they manage to loosen one or two rails. If the fence is of woven wire a cow or heifer will Half -Size Fashion PRINTED PATTERN 4659 SIZES 14!/z-24§2 r(> A3c. - � Gari,$ PRINTED directions on each pattern part! Take so little time to make this figure - flattering dress! Simple, slimming lines are perfectly proportioned" for the half -sizer; no alteration prob- lems — easiest sewing ever. Printed Pattern 4659: Half Sizes .141/2, 161, 18%, 201/2, 22112, 241/2. Size 161/ takes 3% yards 35 -inch. Printed directions on each pat - curate. Send FORTY CENTS (40e), (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 Street. New Toronto, Ontario, ISSUE 33 -- 1957 first get her nose through and then gradually push and shove until the meshed wire is stretch- ed enough to let her whole head through. Then she really has a feast, especially .if what grows on the other side is standing oats or luscious second -crop alfalfa. When everything within reach is chewed to the ground Bossie decides it is time to withdraw. Ah, but that is easier said than clone. She twists her head this ,way and that—queer, what went through so easily should be so hard to get back. Horns, of tarse,, complicate the situation 'further.' After awhile she tires and quits struggling, de- cides to stand quiet and chew her cud. Maybe it is during this rest period the farmer, his hired help or perhaps his wife or children come along and notice Bossie hung up in the fence. Whoever sees her natural- ly goes to her assistance, some- times with unpleasant results. For some unknown reason Bossie generally gets excited when someone comes along; perhaps the outcome of a guilty con- science. After all, had she stay- ed on her side of the fence she would not be in her present pre- dicament. So the would-be rescuer has towork very quietly. Whichever way you try to stretch the wires Bossie nearly always pulls in the opposite di- rection. You get one horn pushed back and then 'the other one gets caught. You grab hold of a horn with one hand and try stretching the wire with the other. At the strategic moment, ,when head and horns are almost free, Bossie gives a sudden lurch and you are back where you started—head and both horns on the wrong side of the fence. How often at Ginger Farm I tried wrestling with just such a situation—generally with little success. Usually I gave up and either called Partner to the res- cue or kept.a watchful eye on the creature until he happened along. Even then it was some- times necessary to cut the wires before Bossie could be released. The fence would afterwards be repaired and then, so help me, the next day the same thing Might happen all over again— but just a few yards farther along the fence. Cows can be the "provokiest" things! Well, we haven't got any cows to wrestle with now. I just men- tion such a situation because as I said before, wherever you go there are odd jobs to do of some kind or. another. In an old house for instance there .are always repairs, or painting and decora- ting. In a new house minor addi- tions are usually necessary to suit personal requirements. A towel rail here, a shelf there, a place to put this and a cupboard to put that. And of course, how to arrange things in the house to beat the heat. To open doors and winctbws of keep them dos- ed — that is the question. Heretofore I have subscribed to the open-door theory, But that was et Ginger Farm where. the trees provided shade on all sides of the house. I tried the same thing here during the last hot spell and we almost passed out with the heat and humidity even though we have over -hang- ing eaves and quite a number of trees. Now we are into another heat wave so this morning I shut all the doors, windows, venetian blinds, drew the drapes and oc- casionally turned on the fan..The result has been quite satisfac- tory. The temperature outside is a merciless 88 but in the house a livable 80. Even at that I have taken to the basement with my typewriter to ert this column done. When the temperature gets lower outside than it is in the house that, I imagine, will be the time to open up the doors and windows again. Of course, another way to beat the heat is to put in an air-conditioning system. That might be all right except that a magazine article I read today says that it costs as much to cool the house in summer as it does to heat it in winter—that is, to do a complete job. I guess we'll try enduring the heat for awhile yet. After t' all we haven't got .to get "all het up" getting cows out of fences. However, we small have some livestock around. Last night I woke up and discovered there was a beautiful odour cir- culating -111 thi ough the house. Obviously a, pretty little striped kitty was somewhere around. Well, it is hard to say what I shall write next week—David is coming to stay for a week all by his lonesome! tLi dern uette by Roberta Lee Q. Who goes first down the aisle of a motion picture theatre, the man or the woman? A. The woman precedes. And unless she is with her husband, fiance or someone she knows real well, she should turn to him and ask, "Is this all right?" This gives him a chance—should he be near or farsighted—to suggest a seat that is closer or farther away. Q. How soon after receiving an invitation to a large dinner party should one send one's ac- ceptance or regrets? A. Immediately. Nothing is more inconsiderate • or ill-bred than io keep a hostess waiting for a reply, since she must have time to invite substitute guests. Q. Should a woman thank a waiter in a restaurant when he holds her chair for her? A. Although this is not neces- sary, there still is nothing wrong with it. Q. Is it really considered good manners to use the handkerchief while at the dinner table? A."Good manners" really do not enter this situation so much as "necessity." When one abso- lutely has to use a handkerchief, one should try to do so as in- conspicuously and quietly as possible. Q. If one is in doubt as to whether an invitation can be ac- cepted, how should the acknow- ledgment be worded? A. You MUST state definitely whether or not you can accept the invitation. It is imperative always to reach a decision before answering. Q. If one is offered a cigarette, and prefers to smoke one's own brand, is it rude to refuse the proferred cigarette? A. No. Dreamy_Diplomat Absent-minded people mar get their legs pulled, and 'the often dismissed as dull-witted, but it is surprising how many of them rich high places. Sir Edward I iardinge, Britain's highly gifted Ambassador in Madrid during the first world war, for example, had a glorious capacity for forgetting himself. Picking up a typist's coloured parasol in mistake for . his um- brella when visiting a Spanish potentate was nothing to him. To the embarrassment of his staff, which afterwards had he tender apologies, he often re- turned wearing, quite unawares, the potentate's hat, and flour- ishing his umbrella. A brilliant linguist and dis- tinguished scholar, he would sometimes dictate a learned treatise on some obscure subject and then, at the end of his dis- course, look up in bewilder- ment ewilderment to find there was no ono in the room to take it down. Luxurious Filet Filet crochet with a rich, old- fashioned flavor! A lovely rose - and -ribbon design is used t* make many articles, large and small. Join 4 squares for doily, 8 for scarf! Pattern 592: Easy -to follow charts; directions for 8 -inch filet squares in No. 59 cotton. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted; use postal note for safety) for this patterns to LAURA WHEELER, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St„ New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAM and ADDRESS. Two FREE Patterns as a gift to our readers=printed right in our NEW Laura Wheeler Needle- craft Book for 1957! Dozens of other new designs you'll want to order—easy, fascinating hand- work for yourself, your home. Be sure to send 25 cents for your copy of this book now — don't miss it! EITHER ANGLE'S G000—Vikki Duggan proves the front view is as good as theback view for which she's most famous. Vik- ki won a measure of fame by introducing the "plunging back - line." At left, she demonstrates that even mink sho.ldn"t be allowed to cover a winter shiver. At right, Vikki shows vehitt can model man-made material as well as nature's own cov- ering.