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"Tear Anne Hirst:
My real gratitude to you for
that article you printed about
the troubles of stepmothers! The
letter that you, answered could
have come from me, for I've
been in the writer's shoes for
three years. The only difference
is that my shoes hurt even more
than "hers do.
"I should have anticipated my
experience, because even before
we,married, ray husband's family
informed me of the `rules' they
were using•;.to bring up his four-
year-old son, and said they ex=
pected me to follow them. 1
found the boy dreadfully spoil-
ed, and obviously their idea was
to continue that; but when he
aecame so'obstinate there was no
managing him, they never ac-
cepted the responsibility. I lik-
ed the child from the first, and
thought I had won his affection,
but he has used all his shabby
little tricks to defeat my dis-
ciplinary efforts, and even boast-
ed about it!,
"It is frustrating to stand
aside and see the life and' soul
of a child twisted into -wrong-
doing, especially toward deceit.
If these people had his good at
heart they would let us alone,
for only that way is there a
chance I can make something
decez t'of him. My husband takes
his family's part, and thinks they
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are wonderful to bother, He will
not look ahead and see the awful •
consequences that await the boy.
I love my husband, and 1 would
SAVO him from the remorse he
will feel later on.
FRIGHTENED"
* Your husband is taking the
* weakest way to make his child
• love .him; by spoiling him so
* thoroughly he avoids un-
* pleasant argument, but the boy
will feel..contempt for a parent
* whom he can defy, and will
* not be fooled for long. It is ,
* you who are trying to make
* a little man' of him, teach him
* obedience and respect for the
• rights of others. If he will
t' not learn these tw.o vital les-
* sons now, the knowledge will,
* `have to coine the hard way
later on. You must remind
* his . father •that it is he who
k will be blamed (and despised)
• by= his. •son when he is 'old
* enough to know what has hap-
* pened to him and why. 1 sym-
* pathize with you, and hope
* that • his 'father • will : wake up
* before more damage is done.
* I am happy that my opinion
* brought you some comfort.
'" One can, after all, only do her
* best, and you are doing yours
* against heartbreaking odds.
s• *
°Dear Anne Hirst:.._
Four years ago I was widowed,
and thought my life was over.
But a 'year ago I `began going
with a man I had known for
years and who was my husband's
best friend. We fell in love—
"When I found out he was dat-
ing another woman, tool It near-
ly finished me. I had to take it,
though, and began seeing an-
other .old friend. Now he de-
clares he loves me •and wants
me to marry him.
"The first man has just come
back. He makes no excuse for
his conduct, bul; declares he
wants me more :thanever and
cows he will always be true.;to
me. But I have no faith lett
in him. Would you?
IRENE"
You can only pity this man
-* who betrayed you. Now he
may sincerely regret his de-
* ceit, but if you marry him I'm
* afraid you would always doubt
• him. It is possible, too, that
he only returned because he
* found someone else desired
* you.
'* If you con-1'eto casefor the
* second friend, I hope you will
-* not hesitate between them.
I c:; A stepmother's 'trials double
when her husband or his family
Will not recognize her authority.
Anne Hirst understands family
• •.Differences and . can offer- sym-
• pathy.. and guidance, . through
ti such, troubled times. Write her
at' Box ,,1,'],23 Eighteenth Street,
New. Toronto., Ont. •
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ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ... —Stephanie Maclaine, 11..mbnths,
mimics the expression of actress mother Shirley perfectly.
Stephanie's eyes close in merriment -at her accomplishment.
Photo appeared in a current issue of Look magazine.
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SECOND QUINT WEDS -Lifting their glasses in a toast :to a
happy future cite Phillipe 'and Cecile Langlois in...North Bay,
Ontario, . Canada, after their marriage. Mrs. Langlois is the
former Cecile Dionne, the second of the world -famed quin-
tuplets to -.marry.. Their marriage was performed •ir1 the tiny
buck -country church of Sacre Coeur de Jesus at `Corbeil; JO
.,- miles south of North Bay, cyfcile('s eh;ikdhoo pa:h.'t'lllipe
Is a Montreal braadcasting technician. Quintuplet- Annette:
16Cditi a Mrs*,: t7ertifoin•vA4 arc -less than two Months •.ago+ -
When
When things start moving
around here they seem to keep
moving . the Royal Winter
Fair; Partner goes north; • visit-
ors; an addition to the family;
Ress displays two more teeth and
then gets up on his feet — at ,I
nine months. •
Now for the details. Last Mon-
day Partner and I put in a few
pleasant hours at 'the Royal".
We always enjoy it better than
the C.N.E. — less crowded and
everything being under one roof
means less walking. The flowers
were simply wonderful, rosea
and mums predominating but
there were also well arranged
exhibits of African violets, cacti
and begonias. And we were com-
pletely fascinated by flowers re- •
sembling birds in flight. I believe
the species is called "Bird of
Paradise". 'Really gorgeous.
•For"awhile we watched the
dairy cattle being judged and
were absolutely amazed at the
number of entries particularly
in the Ayrshire class. The Ayr
shires have always been our fav-
ourite breed but we were often
told they, were not popular. 'Aind.
yet' -there.' were• 32` entries iri •tlie "
one class we' watched being '
judged., At the conclusion the
judge was,scratching•��his head —
and small.:wonder, it must.
'have been'i`.harder work than
judging a beauty contest. `
The World Championship
Wheat was of,'special-irii'eresf to
us too beeatrse. .it" --Was •grown in
our own little corner of England.
Mr. Davidson didn't make any
mistake in saying Essex is a good
• fanning district We' know it.
,We left the Royale about six
o'clock and went over to visit
Daughter and -her, family. The
new baby had had a touch of con-
gestion for a, .few days but has
since recovered. Late in the even-
ing Art drove Us home so we are
beginning to feel as if our close
proximity to :Toronto is really
paying off.
Last Wednesday the. switch -
over I mentioned the week be-
fore went into effect, That is to
.say Partner went to Horning's
Mills and:' Mrs. K — came to "
Toronto to look after that long
awaited baby,. It was seven in
the evening before Partner was
picked up and it'' wasn't a very
happy trip. There had been a
heavy snowfall north of Orange-
• vine and the roads were heavy
and treacherefas. In fact the
• drive got Partner so an edge his
stomach got padly upset. ,How-
eiver, he is all right again now
except that he isn't • enjoying
the wintery climate at all,
but he says he manages to keep
stoking fires and washing dishes,
plus the cream separator and
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SALLY'S SALUES
1st 14,1* sssi
• .! y'e.otiild.become.,engaged if
you'd won a Cute :gold footbalt
« . ..... • fns'
cleaning eggs. By the ' time he
comes back ,he will know whe-
ther he would like to be back
Terming again. I think i know
the answer.
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Thursday morning I was al-
most ready to go shoBping when
friends from Guelph dropped in,
ali set to take Partner and me
to the Fair. Partner. being away
. was quite a disappointment.,
However, they insisted that I go
with them as they had never
been to the Royal and wouldn't
r, low their way around. So T
Went ' but when we visited the
catttle barns I sat . on a bale of
hay and let hem wander around
by themselves. And you know it
is surprising who and what you
ca'i see from a bale of hay! Cat-
tle going back and forth to the
shu`w ring; exhibitors anxious
asid pre -occupied on the way out;
jubilant or downcast on the way
back; depending upon how their
animals •perforxned... I . saw the
boys and girls of the 4-H clubs
showing '92 steers — andwhat
a showing•that was. I was so glad
• the handsome steer with its love-
ly white coat carried away top
honours. It had a fine carriage
• and 'apparently a- docile' disposi=
tion I was also very interested in
. the Canadian bred cattle from
Quebec, which according to the
poster were introduced into Can-
ada by the French in 1541. I had
visions of French explorers
crossing the Atlantic in'a sailing
boat :and bringing with them • a
few cattle to establish a herd for
brpeding stock Imagine being
s:"., Weeks on the water With a
"cargo 61. cattle . '
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Now I must • . tell you • about
"Ditto” our latest addition. Ditto,
I would have you know, is a
half-grown tortoiseshell kitten.
She followed some of the neigh- „
bour-Children' home from school;
None of them knew to whom she
belonged. For two days she was
just a homeless stray. Thursday
morning I opened the door " to
the baker and in came the kit-
ten. Of course I gave her a good
meal and then she was so friend-
ly T hadn't the heart to put her
out. Besides thatshe was exactly
like the first eat we ever owned
in Canada so 1 said to her —
"Now if•you're a very good kitty
you shall stay here and we'll' call
ycu. "Ditto". "But" I hope she
doesn't get too much like Tiny,
her predecessor. One time Tiny
had a batch of kittens under the
front step and then brought
them through the window one,
by one tothe Warmth' of the.
kitchen stove. All EIGHT of
thein. !. I wonder . , aizl s fight.•
in saying particoloured cats are
always female, the males having
only two colours black and
yellow, or yellow and :white?.;;
Cha igedd His Hair
Style Every Day
Sprawled }sound asleep on a
green • leather bench in the
sanctum of the House of Com-
mons lay a beautiful woman,
Discovering her at three o'clock
in the morning, a - night watch-
man summoned the police.
Security departments were
alerted and officers hurried from
Scotland Yard. The woman ex-
plained to them that she had a
inania for sleeping in unusual
places and thought she would
try a night in, the Houses of -
Parliament 1
Then there is the woman who
was found uninvited in the royal
yacht Britannia. No one knows
how she managed to dodge the
guards and get aboard. Later,
' police reported that she hada
harmless mania for treading in
the footsteps of the grea.t
"Manias are as varied as hu-
manity itself," says ;a noted psy-•
chiatrist. Hence the bizarre case
of the car -park attendant who
drove away in and Accidentally
smashed tip a dance barrel) lead-
er's smart limousine. "Since he
worked at the car park he has
had a mania for cars," said his
wife, begging the magistrates
for leniency.
A Sheffield youngster desper-
ately wanted to join the Army
and twice tried to enlist, both
times being rejected as unfit.
Buying an Army uniform, he
began wearing it but, of course,
was unable to • produce a pay-
book or leave pass when chal-
lenged. He escaped with a £1
fine.
Then there was the man in a
West London suburb whose hair
changed colour almost daily.
Crisp, curly, blonde, Spanish
black, sometimes a ''Brilliant
auburn — his hair kept chang-
ing. Butpolice investigations re-
vealed that he had a 'collection
al 120 wigs and was "doing no
"harm.".
There are eccentrics like the
Cambridge professor who in-
sists on stoking his fire with cake
on Sundays. There are "pillo-
philes," such as the Lines far-
mer who was recorded in twenty-
five years to have swallowed
277,000 -pills and • 40,000 bottles
full:. of medicine. • '
I -1o* strange can a mania be-- -
come? Hollywood was terrified
not long ago by a wardrobe
lurker who specialized in enter-
ing film stars' homes while they
were away and rummaging
through:their wardrobes,- piling
dressas.' and lingerie„hep
on the' floor. ; ••, q -,�
He was never caught, but las
anontl;•.a man was arrested, ae=
cusei1,4sleeping in lovely Kim
Noyak's beck. while she was away.
Modern Etiquette
by Roberta Lee
Q. What shout T 91.oviete raw
a fon at a borne Olhi•istening?.
A A silver bowl usually, but
if such is not available, a crystal
bowl or; china bowl with a ring
of flowers or ivy around it will
serve very well. •
Q, Is it absolutely necessary to
send a wedding' gift when once
has declined an invitation to the
reception?:
A. This would be expected ori
you only if, you„were vera' illtiT rr:,.
ate friends of the bride, that'
bridegroom, or their families,.. ,
• Otherwise, it is not necessary.
Q.” Is it proper for a host anal,
hostess, who are having a num-
ber of guests at dinner in their..
hoarse, to offer a prayer.:' .before'
beginning the meal? `
A. Most certainly, this ip
proper.
Q. When should the bride-
groom and his best man arrive aft
the church for the wedding?
• A. At least 15 minutes irior to
the ceremony, thus allowing time
for any delay. Upon their ar-
rival, they should repair to the
vestry where the .clergyman
awaits them. They enter through ,
a side door, not through the.
church. • .
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goldfish, but would like to keep
my nine -year -Old son."
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