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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1957-09-26, Page 2Many Dog Lovers Amon'oyafty, . By choosing a little dachshund as her latest pet, the Queen Mother has shown that she ap- preciates the good qualiies of this quaintest of all dogs. For everybody who has ever yawned one knows that dach- shunds are affectionate, reliable, good-tempered, intelligent and amenable to discipline. Records of the dachshund go back as far as 2622 B.C. and other members of the Royal Family have favored them as pets. The Princess Royal likes them and has shown them at Cilia's, the great dog show. It is gener- ally believed that the first pair were brought to Britain from Wiesbaden, ' Germany, where they were often used for hunt- ing badgers. Long before dachshunds were 'mown to the general public, Queen Victoria owned several — along with about eighty other dogs which were housed in ken- nels in the Home Park at Wind- sor. On the slopes in that park can be seen a solid marble pillar broken at the top and standing on a granite plinth, bearing the words: "Here lies 'Deckel,' the faithful German dachshund of Queen Victoria, who brought him from Coburg in 1845. Died August 10th, 1859, aged 15 years." It is said that the Queen wept when Deckel died. When the Queen herself died her little pet Pomeranian was on her bed, offering what con- solation was possible in the last moments. Afterwards it whim- pered pitifully and could not be comforted. Royal fashions in dogs are constantly changing, but it is hard to name a single member of the Royal Family who has net had a pet dog at some time or other. The first Queen Elizabeth owned a fine pack of pocket beagles which she called her "glove," or "singing" beagles. Our present Queen is extremely fond of Welsh corgis and owned one named Dookie at the age of five. Dookie was soon joined by Jane, a companion corgi. An - ether royal pet in those days was a yellow Labrador retriev- er and her two puppies, Stiffy and Scrummy, and a Tibetan lion dog named Choo-Choo. One day a caller asked her which dog belonged to whom. "They all belong to all of us," the little princess answered, proudly. "Yes, they're just our dogs," confirmed her sister, Princess Margaret. Today, the Queen owns sev- eral corgis and among herfav- ourites is Sugar, who often ae- companies the Queen and Prince Philip when they travel to Scot- land. Sugar is also the proud mo- ther of two sprightly corgi pup- pies named Whiskey and Sherry, which were surprise gifts pre- vented to Prince Charles and Princess Anne at Christmas 1955. At five months old they were taken secretly to Buckingham Palace and thoroughly house- trained. How delighted the prince and SALLY'S SALLIES I "Business Is dull at this desk stow, but wait till the sale is over." princess were when the news was broken to them' In 1054 the Queen's corgis got into the headlines when one of them playfully bit the royal clock -winder at Windsor. Soon after that corgi Susan hit the headlines by giving a guards- man at the Palace what was of- ficially described as "a playful nip." This is how it happened. A guardsman was waiting for his relief at the end of his night duty in the Palace garden when a footman brought out Susan and another of the Queen's cor- gis for their morning run. Susan ran round the guards- man who, as the relief approach- ed, stepped forward to slope arms As he did so, Susan nipped his leg playfully. The guards- man completed the ceremony of changing the guard, marched smartly to the guard -room and reported the incident dutifully King George VI had a devoted yellow Labrador which was his constant companion on country walks. His father, George V, loved shooting and had a num- ber of gun -dogs, but his favour- ite pet was Bob, a cairn terrier, who frequently followed at the heels of the King's white pony' when he went riding at Sand- ringham. Whenever the King went to Scotland, Bob went with him. A fotmer veterinary surgeon to the Royal Family, Mr. A. 3. Sewell, recalled that King Ed- ward VII was passionately fond of dogs and throughout his reign Iiked to have them near him. "If his dog died in the morn- ing, he always tried to get an- other dog before night," said Mr. Sewell. "I remember going all over London trying to find one for him when his French bulldog, Peter, had died. I came across Jack, an Irish terrier. "Jack turned out a most faith- ful dog and the King became very attached to him. He told me he had never had a dog he liked so much, but I'm afraid this pet was very unpopular with many visitors to the Palace. "Jack would always lie under the King's chair and if a guest came too close he would jump out at him or her. More than once Jack tore a visitor's- clothes. I remember once treeing him chase Mr. Joseph Chamberlain down the staircase at the Palace, barking and snapping at him, but he did no harm. "I was often asked why 1 gave the King such a dog,., but so far as I know he never bit anybody. Ile just liked to frighten,peoplel" One night a curf4iw° i cideh occurred, said Mr. Sewell. In the middle of the night the alarm bell on top of Marlborough House rang loudly and every- body, including the King, was disturbed. The King jumped up and so did the dog Jack — and the bell suddenly ceased. Three mouths later, to Jack's obvious delight, the same thing happened early in the evening, and then it was found that the dog's chin connected two wires in the King's room and set the bell going. When Jack died the King was greatly upset. He had some hair from his dead pet's coat made into a bracelet which he always kept on his writing table The late Duke of Kent was an- other royal dog lover. He had some fine Alsatians of which he was very proud. He also owned a Great Dane, Midas of Send which won awards at most of the leading shows. Midas of Send was fawn -colo- ured and stood as high as a small pony. Experts said that for grace, elegance and beauty he was sup- reme among all the Great Danns they had known. "Was it a good party you went to last night?" "It was great while I lasted." nefeette MAN ON FIRE -- Although his guests are supposed to occupy the hot seat, television interviewer Mike Wallace appears to be the one hot under the collar while questioning West Coast Labor Leader Harry Bridges. A cloud of cigarette smoke created the unusual effect. COLD EMBRACE — Men might run, but four-year-old Naia Haast cuddles right up to a nonpoinsonous indigo snake. The daughter of Bill Haast, owner of the Miami Serpentarium, the tot shows visitors that snakes can be fun. What is the best and easiest lunch to delight a group of varied ages? In a personal survey among friends and acquaintances three dishes stood out as most popular for summer and early fall meals —sandwiches, soup, and salad., "We always like one hot dish no matter what the weather," explained a homemaker in a family of adults. "This is usu- ally soup because it is easy to fix. We use either canned, fro- zen, or dehydrated soup, and we often experiment with mixing two or more kinds to make our own original flavor. Sandwiches usually go with this and if we want a big meal, we add a toss- ed green salad. That satisfies everybody no matter what his tastes." "A salad is our main luncheon dish all summer, and I vary it from tossed to vegetable to fruit '%o fish. or fowl," said a young woman who entertains easily and often. "We like a small bowl .of soup first, then the ealad to finish. We usually skip dessert at this meal." "Hot dogs and hamburgers around the outdoor grill are our 'dish' during vacation," a mobs.- erl of :4 teen-agers said with at. laugh; "I do manage to persuade the crowd to add salad to this standard teen-age food. A big wooden bowl—and little wooden bowls for individual seivings— filled with greens and' other things does the trick —s ;d gives them a more balanced meal." If you belong to the salad - soup advocates, you May like the combination of cabbage with sausage and pears in the salad. Patio Salad 1 small head cabbage, shredded 3 Bartlett pears, sliced 1 cup sliced salami or other . lunch meat 1 cup grated Swiss cheese 1 cup sour cream French dressing Salt and pepper Heap chilled shredded cab- bage, sliced pears, meat, and cheese in salad bowl. Thin sour cream with French dressing; add to salad and toss• lightly. Serves 4. * * * Quick combinations of canned soup add to the zest of lunch - getting. Here are a few simple combinations. All are for 4 Green Pea -Mushroom Soup 1 can green pea soup 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can water 1 can milk Mix soups well, Slowly add water, then milk. Heat thor- oughly, but do not allow to boil. * * Special Celery Soup 2 cans cream of celery soup 1 can consomme 1 can milk 1 teaspoon minced parsley Stir soup well; slowly add liquids Heat to boiling point. Garnish each serving with parsley. The most popular combina- tion soup is probably puree Mongole. This is the way to make it. Puree Mongole 1 can tomato soup 1 can green pea soup 1 can milk 1 can water Dash curry powder, if desired. Mix soups well. Add liquids while stirring. Heat; do not boil. If you'd like a whole -lunch sandwich, here are some new ideas. Each year the National Restaurant Association works with the Wheat Flour Institute in a nation-wide search for new sandwiches. Entries are judged and the best selected ale then adapted for home use Here are sbme recipes for you to try. Florida Ilam Sandwich This was submitted to the contest by Mr. Ronald S. Platt, Manager of Brigham's,- Inc. Lowell, Mass. 3 ounces cream cheese, soften- ed 1 teaspoon sugar ei teaspoon grated orange rind 1 tablespoon frozen orange con- centrate 8large slices pumpernickel bread Butter 4 slices baked ham (8 ounces) Combine softened cream cheese, sugar and orange rind. Gradually blend in orange juice Until , mixture is smooth and of :spreading consistency. Spread 4 slices of bread with cream cheese mixture. Cover with ham slices. Spread remaining. bread sclices with butter. Place pfer` ham to close sandwich. Cut, diagonally into halves. Sunspots And When sunspots blazed into the world's headlines recently as- tronomers reported that there had been a "flare" or eruption Of electrically charged gas on the sun's surface. These flare- ups occur every eleven years and are often followed by freak weather. Science kno*s practically nothing about sunspots, xecept that they are the main channels through which electrical energy escapes, that some are often up to 80,000 miles in diameter (ten times that of the earth) and that they often cause radio blackouts over wide areas of the. world. People have blamed sunspots for crime waves, bad weather, trade depression, even wars. A Russian scientist has suggested that all human destiny is con- trolled by sunspots and that the increased enery pouring over our planet produces changes in people's characters. Sunspots were spotted by the Chinese as long ago as A.D. 170 and later rediscovered by Gali- leo. It is only during the past 200 years that scientists have been systematically observing them. During the International Gepphysical Year, which opened earlier this month, these obser- vations will be stepped up by astronomers in many parts of the world. We know roughly how hot sunspots are — 4,000 degrees Serve with small cold beets on lettuce or watercress. Makes 4. Constellation Sandwich From Mr. George Matsubara, chef, Court Cafe, Albuquerque, N.M. 12 slices sandwich bread, toast- ed Butter 3. small avocado, sliced 5 drained pimientos (4 -ounce butter. Cover with avocado slices, then pimiento and lettuce. Top with 4 more slices toast spread iwth butter..• Cover with roast beef. Springle lighty with salt. PIace tomato slices over beef. Spread remaining toast slices with mayonnaise and close the sandwiches. Secure with wood- en picks and trim crusts, if de- sired. Cut each sandwich in 4 triangles. Garnish with ripe Olives and serve with potato salad. Makes 4 sandwiches. Their Ways Fahrenheit compared with 6,00 In the rest of the sun. Sone sunspots have been said to cans' disasters. An explosion in g Belgian coalmine in 1905 coin- cided with an enormous sunspot. Some students of sunspots have likened them to internal hurricanes inside the sun. These internal hurricanes govern the shape of the corona, the lovely pearly envelope of light sur- rounding the sun which can be seen only when there is a total eclipse, "When sunspots are numer- ous the corona is spread fairly evenly all around the sun," ex- plained one investigator some years ago. "When they are few, the corona is split up into streamers extending towards the sun's equator." "Darling, this meat tastes like burnt leather," said a newly- wed husband to his wife. "What strange things you've eaten in your time," was the re- ply. BELL BOTTOMS, UPI — Town crier John Arthur Evans of Newcastle - under - Lyme, Eng- land, works up a good thirst competing with 19 fellow criers for the title of national cham- pion in a test di Hastings, Sus- sex. So he downs a pint of ale from, his bell. Probably im- proves the tone, too. Our Queen's Job Is No -Snap ctording T , American Re ;i :orter Third of Four' Dispatches)' By TOM A. CULLEN NEA Staff • Correspondent London — (NEA) —Who rules the royal roost in Britain, Queen Elizabeth or herhusband and consort, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh? This is the question which Americans most often ask. This is the riddle which intrigues Briton's most, for it underlies the struggle for power now taking place behind the throne. The short answer is: Both. Elizabeth and Philip work as a team. In affairs of State, the decisions are solely the Queen's, acting upon the advice of her ministers. Philip is not permit- ted to read important State papers, nor does he attend meet- ings of the Privy Council. When it concerns "this Queen busi- ness," as he calls it, Philip gracefully bows out of the pic- ture.. In all domestic matters, whe- ther it be in the Queen's choice of a new dress or the seating ar- rangement at a dinner, the choice of a new cook or the edu- cation of Prince Charles, Philip has an important say. One cannot imagine Queen Victoria sitting down to dinner with a leftwing Labor Party leader who came out of the coal mines in Wales, or receiving in the Royal Enclosure at Ascot an ex -Hollywood film star who had been through the divorce courts. Yet Elizabeth did both of these things recently and she did them at Philip's prompting. Its was Philip's idea that she ehould invite Aneurin Bevan, Labor's enfant terrible, to din- ner," and that she should re- ceive Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., whose first wife was Joan Craw- ford. And the nation applauds. "What a splendid thing it is' that the Queen should welcome to her table a group of men not one of whom belongs to the old Court circles," comments the Daily Express. "The old royal ways are be- ing adapted sensibly to the needs of the age," the editorial adds, concluding that the trend "will certainly • command the support of the British people." The British people, perhaps, but not "the old Court circles." Philip's brashness, his breezi- ness of manner, have inevitably brought him into head-on clash with the old Palace guard, with whom he is frankly bored. Who are these courtiers, about whom the world has heard so much recently? "The tweedy set," Lord Altrincham, the Queen's severest critic, calls them. These are the ladies-in-wait- ing and lords of the bedcham- ber,whose families in some cases have been serving royalty for 400 years. These are the aristo- crats who would like to keep the monarchy as it was in the days of Queen Victoria, as op- posed to Philip's effort to up- date it to the mid -20th Century. So far Philip's attempts to sweep he palace clean of its cob- webs, to replace the old cour- tiers by young fighting men of the war from middle class fami- lies, have been touch-and-go. The Old Guard succeeded in banishing Group Capt. Peter Townsend from Court when his friendship with Princess Mar- garet ripened into romance. More recently, it forced Lt. Cmdr. Michael Parker to re- sign as Philip's secretary. Com- mander Parker's crime? His wife had announced that, she was contemplating divorce. Palace intrigue was also seen behind the rumors last Febru- ary of a rift between Elizabeth and Philip, rumors which the Queen only .partially dispelled by making Philip a Prince of the Realm. The struggle for power be- hind the throne has not yet en- tered its decisive phase. Mean- while, Philip continues to shock the Court with his breezy, boy- ish, unorthodox ways. He •continues to liven up Pal- ace luncheon parties by invit- ing trade union leaders, scien- tists, philosophers and Labor politicians to the Queen's table. He continues to play polo on Sundays, thereby upsetting the old ladies. .. He continues to hazard his neck by piloting glider planes, helicopters, turbo -jets, whatever else flies. But is Philip overdoing it? Too much popularity can prove fatal to a monarchy. As one London columnist warned re- cently, "Once a royal person makes it clear to all that he is just like anyone else (only bet- ter off) why should 50 million citizens treat him as royal?" ROYAL BALCONY SCENE -- The Queen and her court look skyward to watch an RAP "fly- past' honoring her official birthday last June. Leff to right: Queen Elizabeth, an unidentified member of the court circle, Princess Anne, Duchess of Gloucester, Prince Philip.