Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1955-08-04, Page 2No wile complains in ms • mail today about her mother • in-law. Instead, we have the * rare picture of a husband of * a year frustrated because his • wife is as completely hex * mother's little girl as she was * 10 years ago. "When we married she insist- ed we life with her mother, and I was so in love I consented," he writes. "I haven't had a real marriage at all, and I am sick of it." * His wife took her mother everywhere. The women en. * tertained their friends at home, * but the husband had to take * his pals to restaurants to see * them. His wife seldom went * out with him alone, insisting * her mother join them * The husband grew disgust - * ed and left. '" Finally his wife prom.secl * him a home of their own and • a family. They moved into a * furnished apartment, where . * she again continually invited, • her mother and her girl friends • — but again, not her husband's * companions. There were ne * children. "I left again, Anne Hirst, and this time I declared it was for, good. But the other day I met Smart Separates Summer's smartest separates — to sew in gay contrasting colors, or one-piece dress ef- fect! Graceful yokes detail the blouse; convertible -collared for cool comfort too. ' Classic skirt below, pleated for flattery and walking ease. Pattern 4832: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 blouse takes lee yards 39 -inch fabric; skirt takes 2 yards. This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has complete illustrated instruc- tions. Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTS (350 in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print planly SIZE, NAME, AD- DRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. my wife accidentally, and she confessed she missed nxe , .. This. time I put my foot down. I'd just had a position offered me in another district, and told her if she'd go with me we could try once more =— otherwise,. I was through. She said she would think it over. Even if she agrees, I'm half afraid to trust her. I believe she will always be her mother's baby." °* The only hope for this mar- riage is to get the young wife • away from h e r possessive • mother. Her husband's out -Of- * town offer come at an oppor- * tune moment; if his wife goes * along, they can build a life * together among new friends * and surroundings, wear from * her mother's influence. * He is taking a chance, yee; * but he still loves the girl, and * I think it is worth the risk. If * it works out, he will be re- * warded. If she decides not to * go with him (or is not content- '° ed there) he will know there is * no happiness for them together * and he will be better en' with- * out her. * TO "UPSET HUSBAND": * From what you say in your * letter, I believe your wife will * go with you, rathee than lose * you. If she does, be sure to * devote all your leisure to her * in your new home, introducing * her to your new friends and * seeing that she is ton well oc- * cupied to miss her mother. It * will take time, but you are a * patient man. * "Dear Anne Hirst: I am so unhappy I don't want to live! I'm still mad about a young man I dated for eight months. I don't know why I can't get over him, because he made me care for him — and left me eat. "I have tried dating others, but I can't get hien off my mind. Sometimes I'd just like to run what can I do about it? MISERABLE" * Instead of seeing yourself as * the romantic victim of a male off. I guess my family thing I'm a problem, and maybe I am. But * who only won your love to * leave you, try to understand * that no man "makes" a girl * love him. She is attracted, he * is attractive, so often without * sufficient reason she builds all * her hopes on him — only to * discover one day he isn't there. * It doesn't matter why the * lad changed his mind. You * may have been too easily won, * or too possessive, or perhaps * another pretty face tempted * him more. Obviously, he is * not worth the affection you * still waste on his memory. * Why not charge it off to ex- * perience, and next time be * more selective and less hasty * to give your heart away? * The best cure for a jilted * girl is an active social life. * Keep. yourself busy with new * dates; cultivate other interests * that demand concentration * and enthusiasm, and you will * have less time to feel eorry for * yourself. What a chance this is * to show your family you can * take a blow like a lady! ▪ Have faith in yourself and * your future, and you'll come * out all right. * * * A short separation is often the answer to an unhappy marriage. If you are given the second chance to succeed, take it, with hope and new loyalty. Ann lust's comments will guide you wisely Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. HE'S A SEWWANt4SEW * Ticketed motorists who mutter "se - (,..id -so" as Tennessee Trooper Marvin D. Walker walks away f am their cars have the right phrase in mind, but the wrong s ,elling and meaning, The 215 -pound six-footer fills the ticket , a top-ntetch dressmoket in his Miemphis, Tenn., home, when* h . has made more than 40 frocks for daughter Barbara Jo, 4, ort righf, He also mends uni on ,s for fellow o pc . AERIAL HAZARD — The hazard on the fourth hole at a recently completed municipal •golf course, is not to the game but to aerial navigation. Mrs. C. M. Erickson scans the sky over a Lunken Airport runway in compliance with sign at the tee, to be sure she doesn't sink a high one in some pilot's windshield as he's coming in for a landing. Bible Designated "Most Exciting Book" What makes the Bible "thee' most exciting book in the world?" Engineers are using it today as a guide to the natu'rai re- sources of the Holy Land. It contains "the best-known poem ever written." One chapter of Isaiah is cited as "the greatest single writing in all literature." The Acts of the Apostles, "is the most exciting piece of his- tory ever written" because it is "the only record we have:" of the turning point from paganism to Christianity. These are some of the reasons for Bible reading set forth in' the new phamphlet "How to Read the Bible—the Most Excit- ing Book in the World" by the American Bible Society. The pamphlet is issued in con- nection with the publication of a new Bible known as "The Compact Bible," being the King James Version, Edited for Easy Reading, published by Haw- thorn Books, Inc., and including all 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. It spurns the old theory that the Bible is boring, heavy, or a "pious duty." It cites the book of Psalms as "a sheer delight" for its "beauty of poetry and thought," the book of Proverbs as "better than most of our modern newspaper columnists," contending that "you can't be considered well read until you are thoroughly acquainted with the Bible." "The Bible is not to be read like other books, starting at the beginning," the pamphlet ad- vises but is "a library" in which one should "brownse around," It suggests that "you might start with Moses ... one of the half-dozen greatest men in all history" — or begin with the story of Joseph, "the Bible's • most complete biographical sketch." It calls the 23d Psalm "the best-known poem ever written," considered "by many to be the most beautiful." The 40th chapter of Isaiah has been called "the greatest single writing in all literature," ac- cording to the.- pamphlet which challenges: "See what you think of it, especially the last three verses." The book of Mark is men- tioned as "a good one to start with in the New Testament." It says of Mark that he "calls Isis book 'the gospel,' meaning 'good news,' and writes like a reporter covering an exciting world 'ser- ies—with his side winning." 01 this book the pamphlet adds: "It takes you breathlessly through the brief public min- istry of Jesus. It can be read in an hour, and provides a good account -qf the earthly life of the greatest man who ever lived" It advises that the gospel of John should be read last, since it was written later. In support of the Bible as a current document, the Bible Society cites the fact that mil- lions today bear 'Bible names and quote the 'Bible in everyday conversation in phrases such as. "the apple of his eye, a drop in the bucket, salt of the earth, sign of the times, powers that be, a thorn in the flesh, a labor of lone `" This China Cat Is W rtA Fortune Somewhere to -day, perhaps scarcely noticed in a cottage par- lour, or perhaps half -buried in attic dust and cobwebs, is a china cat worth $250,000. Maybe it's been resting for years on a mantelpiece. Maybe it's lying chipped and forgotten at the back of a tool -shed. If it's a comfortably recumbent cat, the tail wrapped around the fore- paws, yellowish coffee in colour, if it's eight inches high from base -.to ear -tip and if there's a - small" on the underside, maybe the Inolley. is yours. Above _all, look at the eyes, crinigon and glinting. Are they merely' glass beads . . . or are they rubies? Two -blood -red rubies disap- peared from the harem of Sulei- man the Magnificent 400 years ago. The Turkish favourite, who had worn them in her earrings, was strangled in her sleep. Her slayer tore the jewels roughly from her ears and made good his escape. Then they are said to have reappeared at the court of Louis XV of . France; embellishing a rich necklace which adorned .the charm of the beautiful Madame Pompadour. Afterwards they were sold to a Russian nobleman and passed from one wealthy hand to another until—just sixty years ago — they adorned the buxom lady of a rich Berlin in- dustrialist. One night, for the second time in their history, the rubies were stolen. The thief's method of entry — over the rooftops and through a skylight -pointed to Klaus Gudden, a listed jewel thief. Police spies reported that he had sown the glittering rubies to a confederate. When the police pounced there ensued a rooftop chase and Gudden was shot dead. But the rubies were never found. Insurance investigators probed every detail of Gudden's life. It was three years, however, before they heard of his visits to a pottery factory near his home. The factory specialized in china cats with red -beaded eyes, and Gudden had ordered the figure of a cat to be specially prepared and fitted with "beads" of his own. The figure was marked with a small X to distinguish it from others in the batch. But when Gudden failed to return, the cat was included in a factory con- signment of almost identical cats shipped to England. In this country the insurance detectives again took up the trail. They visited import warehouses, china shops and scores of pri- vate homes. But the ruby -eyed cat was never retrieved. It may have been smashed lone, ago and consigned to a dustbin. But maybe this old glazed cat is still in existence, serenely keeping its secret, the world's strangest hidden treasure! C'io exs oLine 0 Ci x JOURNEY'S END This column is in bits pd. pieces during the last week of my enjoyable stay in old England. Every time I make a move 1 am convinced no place could be as interesting as the one I am leaving. But it alwaye is. Now I am staying at a quaint little stone cottage at Wymondham in Leicestershire. The walls are 20 inches thick and the floors are also of stone. Some of the rooms are oak -panelled and with over- head beams. There are tricky little steps here and there and you have to -duck your head going up . and down the stairs. • The cottage has been modern- ized to the extent of installing light and a modified water sys- tem. The quaintest bathroom—if you could but see itl No room for a full length bath so a hip - bath, complete with running water was installed in a cup- board, with a mounting -stool built in behind the bath! Next door is a similar cottage, which is also' the village post - office. Here -there is an outside staircase to an upstairs loft. FEWER EUROPEAN MOTOR VEHICLES The village church dates back to the 13th Century. It contains the effigy of a knight in armor, Sir John Hameline, a Crusader during the reign of Henry IL There is a small opening to the chancel in one of the inner walls which is knownr'as "the leper's squint". Naturally the unfortu- nate victims of the leprosy were not allowed to mix with the congregation but were permitted to watch proceedings of the services through this small ap- erture in the wall. Behind the church remains of a Roman Road were discovered a few years ago, also many pieces of broken pottery and other Roman relics. In this vil- lage there was once an ancient priory founded by Franciscan, monks. Nearby is a building— formerly a grammar school - 1630, built entirely of stone with very few windows. Nearby in one of the cottages lives -an elderly man, until a few years ago did very well for himself by driving people around in an ancient phaeton, relic of the coaching days. The phaeton, which I saw, is still in usable condition, but has given way tO the faster moving vehicle of our present time. One day I was taken for a drive through the country and visited many medieval build- ings, including the Abbey at Crowland. This village, formerly known as "Croyland" is first mentioned in Domesday Book under the date 895. Part of the abbey is in ruins but the main part has been restored and is used for church services. More unusual still is the three - cornered bridge in the middle of the village street. This defies description. It is the only one of its kind in England. Now it is over dry land but at one time two rivers met here and their course was diverted under this three-way bridge. Nearby is a stone block to which boats com- ing into the island -village were anchored. On my way back to Cambridge I broke my journey for the ex- press purpose of visiting Peter- borough. How glad I am that I did but I can't possibly describe it. After staying overnight at Canadian sales of new Euro- pean -made motor vehicles reached a peak of 62,8$0 passen- ger ears and 4,626 commercial vehicles in 1950, but since then have steadily declined. Last year 20,""'t, passenger cars and 1yr eo: 7r,�c .ci:crl vehicles were solei, Cambridge I went by train to Suffolk, the native county of my husband and myself. Here 1 found the small towns and vil- lages unchanged to a very great extent. I sat for a while in the church where I was christened confirmed and married and I attended morning service at the parent church of the parish which dates back to the 12th Century. Joining in the service at this ancient but familiar church revived memories that can hardly be shared. I went alk over my childhood home which is a part of Gainsborough's birth- place. And there were old fa- miliar walks . . . and trips by bus to nearby villages. Invita- tions to accept -from the few whe are left but who were warm in their welcome. Tomorrow begins the last stage Of my holiday—Sudbury to Cam- bridge and then to London Air- port. This column is being scribbled at Sudbury (Suffolk), but will be re -written and sent on its way from London where I shall bid farewell to England. It has been a wonderful experi- ence but now I am looking for- ward to getting HOME! Why should one assume that God made all the enjoyable things in the world for the benefit of the wicked? —The Aga Khan Cinch To Sew 732 IRON -DNI COLOR SIZES S-10-12 M-14-14 L-18-20 Keep cool and pretty all sum- mer in this jiffy -wrap halted A cinch to sew, embroider! Malo several, to team with all your separates. Pattern 732: Jiffy -wrap halted Small (10,12); Medium (14,16)1 Large (18,20). Tissue patterns, transfers, directions. State size. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENT CENeffe 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 and SIZE; your NAME and ADDRESS. LOOK FOR smartest ideas ist Needlecraft in our Laura Wheel- er Catalog for 1955. Crochet knitting, embroidery and lovely things to wear. Iron -ons, quilts, aprons, novelties — easy, fun tee make! Send 25 cents for your copy of this book NOW! Yen will want to order every neve design in it. THE WINNAHI — This is Mrs. Pat Chatham in her home. She is the wife of Thurmond Chatham. His face is red and his bank account' slimmer. Mrs. Chatham wrote a song. "Pshawl" said the congressman. "I'll bet you $100 you'll never get the song recorded, another $100 it'll never be put on the market and still another $140 that you don't mare $100 profit on it." He has lost all three bits. The tune, en RCA records, is callers "Lonely Road."