Zurich Herald, 1955-09-01, Page 6"Dear Anne Hirst: I am a be-
wildered and unhappy fiancee
because for nearly a year I have
kept my man waiting. I am
afraid to marry him. My mother
is badly handicapped, besides
being one spoiled woman, and
she would have to live with us,
for I cannot pay board for her
elsewhere.
"She has always objected to
any man I knew because she
hates the idea of my marrying.
My fiance is patient and wond-
erfully kind, but she doesn't get
along well with him and I know
it is mainly her fault. Wouldn't
it be harder for him after we
marry? I really am frightened
at the prospect.
"I must take that chance,
though, or end my engagement.
We love each other deeply, but
I can't ask him to wait any
longer. (He is 31 and I'm 26.)
He insists we shall all manage
somehow, but have I the right
to expose him daily to my mo-
ther's irritating ways and her
foolish whims? I value your
opinion, so please give it.
IN LOVE BUT AFRAID"
* Your fiance is old enough to
* see your mother as she is yet
• so eager to marry that he is
• unafraid of the consequences.
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* Why not go ahead? He would
* not offer her a home unless
* he believed you three could
* live agreeably together.
* I suggest that you tell your
* mother you have fixed your
* wedding date. When she sees
* your marriage is inevitable,
* she will reconcile herself tq it.
* Self-centered as she is, she
* should be grateful you have
* found someone to love you
and take care of you. In tits
* circumstances, I think' you
" have the right to ask her to
* be more tolerant toward him.
* In planning your living °ar-
* l
angement
s providee a pleasant
* room for her, furnishing it
like a sitting-roomom with her
• books and radio. Wheny ou
* are settled, encourage her
;r, fends to drop in often, and
'" otherwise see that she finds
* other interests than herself,
"' After a while, you may find
* a private family living nearby
* who can give her • the little
<. care she needs; many people
* are glad to add to their in -
x" come this way.
* Neither of these suggestions
* is ideal, of course, yet how else
* can you marry at all? Your
* fiance wants a home of his
* own, and he does not . want
* to move into your mother's
'" house. Go along with the idea
• and take it foe' granted that
• things will work out well. If
* each of you will be a little
* more thoughtful and charit-
• able, you will probably find
* that the trouble you antici-
* pate will not develop.
* * *
MOTHER IS RIGHT
"Dear Anne Hirst: I am 15,
and am in love with a boy whom
I've been going with for eight
months. I have found out now
that he has a bad reputation and
comes from a questionable fami-
ly, so Mother wants me to break
up with him soon.
"I met another boy some time
ago, a nice one whose people
are respected. He's in the Navy
now and will return in Septem-
ber; Mother wants me to go out
with him then and drop the one
I care for. What should I do?
MISERABLE"
* I go even further than your
* mother. Break up with this
* boy at once, making any ere
* cuse you please. At 15, you
* evidently do not realize how
* vital to your social life is your'
* good name; if you keep on
* dating this young man you
cannot help but share his
* reputation, and that might
* take a long, long time to live
* down. After you send him
* away, date any boy your
* family approves.
* If you let your feeling for
• your present beau overcome
* your judgment, how do you
* know the Navy lad will want
* to date you when he comes
* home next month? A well-
* born young man with the
* right instincts selects nice girls
* to take out, and if this one
* learns of your association with
* your friend he and his people
• might passyou up entirely.
* Be" smart.
Invitingan older relative to
share your home is never a
'welcome , idea, yet if it must
be done there are emotional
adjustments which intelligent
people make that can prevent
anticipated discord. Ann Hirst
has practical ideas which will.
be useful. Write her at Box 1,
123. Eighteenth St., New Toron-
to, Ont.
FASHION STEPS OFF IN STYLE
WITH DO - IT ., YOURSELF KITS
DO-IT-YOURSELF FASHIONS — Paris, long jealous of her secrets
when it comes to high fashion, has at' last succumbed to the
do-it-yourself trend, Material for each ensemble, pictured above,
comes precut, together with trimmings and patterns. Styles,
from left: Woolen coat with deep shawl collar and "flapper
wrap" silhouette; horizontally. striped wool coat- dress with
matching stole; half -belted tweed greatcoat with high -buttoned,
pointed collar.
cern Etiquette
By. Roberta Lee
Q. What should .I do at. the
dinner table if someone .asks me
a question just as I am convey-
ing a bite of food towards my
mouth? -
A. Most certainly don't put
the food into - your mouth and
then attempt to answer the
question. It is much better to
return the fork to your plate,
answer the question, and then
resume eating.
Q. If the • bride is being mar-
ried in a traveling dress, what
should the. bridegroom' wear?
A. An ordinary business suit,
or one that is appropriate for
traveling, with perhaps a little
white flower from the bride's
corsage in his lapel.
Q. Should a woman walk on
a short distance, or should she
wait with . her escort while he
pays 'the taxi fare?
A. She should wait with her
escort.
Q. At an engagement - an-
nouncement party, who, gives the
toast?
A. The father or a male rela-
tive of the girl, should rise to,
propose her health and that of
her fiance. It would benice- for •
the father to say, "To thehealth
and happiness of my daughter,
Mary, and to my future son,
Bob."
Q. When one is smoking at
the table in a restaurant, and
there is no ashtray, is it all rimht
to use a plate or saucer for the
ashes?
A. Only an ill-bred person
would do this. It is much bet-
ter to ask the waiter or waitress
for an ashtray.
Q. When entering a night
club with her escort, should a
girl go first to the table with him
and then excuse herself while
she goes to the powder room?
A, No; she should go first . to
the powder room while her es-
cort waits for her somewhere
near the entrance to the dining
room.
Q. Is one obligated to send
a wedding gift to'a friend who is
marrying for the second time,
if one sent a gift for the first.
marriage?
A. This is optional: you may
or may not send a gift, as you
'wish.
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There has , to be a first time
for everything and last week we
had it. That is to say. for five
days we ' had the privilege of
taking care of our grandson
without the help of his parents.
Daughter was away to camp
with her troop of Girl Guides
and Art was busy on the trans-
portation end of the affair. . So
. , we had Dave. He was asleep
in his cot in our room when his
parents left and we wondered
what the reaction would be the
next morning. We need not have
worried. Dave accepted the sit-
uation -and took everything in
his stride.
It was very hot and humid
as if I need to tell you .. .
so we decided that for once in
his .life Dave could go without
shoes and socks 'as his mother
did whenshe was young. The
lawn was hard and dry • and we
wondered if his feet would be
too tender to stand. it. But they
did. Part of the time Grandpa
was .building a stone garden
walk. Dave, nearby, amused
himself by getting in and out
of a small' wash -tub into which
Partner had poured a pailof
water. The supply didn't last
too long; as Dave got a couple
of tobacco tins and busily baled'
it out. It didn't matter how wet
he got as his clothing was re-
duced to a pair .of training pants.
Poor little chap , he usually
settles down so well atnight
but`, for several nights 'there
wasn't a breath of air and he
was naturally restless. ' So on.
•two occasions I took him out of
his cotand we sat on the front•
steps • together . to cool off.: After
that, 1 put - him back in his cot
and he went right . ff to. sleep.
Strange how children will find
their own favourite playthings.
My little two-year-old niece" in
England has lovely toys but her
pet plaything was a small jar
half filled with mixed buttons.
She ,never tired of tipping them
out and picking them up again.
Dave's mania was to see how
many stones he could pick up off
the driveway. Every time he
came into the house one chubby
little hand would be grasping
a fair -size stone—and woe be-
tide us if we tried to take it
away! ' A set- of farm animals
was.., another joy—two horses,
two cows, a pigand a sheep, He
sat in his high chair arid played
with them and at meal -time the
animals had to be fed as well
as Dave, We made it a rule that
the, animals must be put back in
their box when he went tq bed,
with the exception of one. He
was allowed to take either .the
pig or the sheep with him; firm-
ly grasped in leis ' wee hand.
Of course our supremacy as
caretakers ended when Mummy
and Dad appeared on 'the scene.
At that age—not quite two --
grandparents just don't count, 11
the parents are around. So for
that reason we were glad to have
Davey to ourselves and to know
that We could manage him with-
out any trouble should an emer-
gency arise. Of course when' a
child is in a strange place con-
stant vigilance is necessary. So
when I was busy in the house
grandpa took over: We couldn't
just put Dave outside and leave
him to amuse himself, There was
always the 'chance he might
wander oft to the, road or. be
buy picking up s';ones in the
lan^. when a e'r drove in.
Now v.•a ir a new job, on our
h,ix...:s r• 177:Ma1ilii5 in another
Grease cookie sheets. Preheat oven to 350° (moderate).
Mix and sift twice 23,6 c. once -sifted pastry flour (or
2)4, c. once -sifted all-purpose flour), 2 tsps. Magic Bak-
ing Powder and % tsp, salt. Cream 8% c. butter or mar-
garine and gradually blend in 13' c. lightly -packed
brown sugar; add 2 well -beaten eggs part at a time,
beating well after each addition; mix in 84 tsp. vanilla
and % c, chopped pecans. Add flour mix-
ture to creamed mixture part at a time,
combining thoroughly after each addition.
Drop dough by spoonfuls, well apart, on
prepared cookie sheets; flatten with the
floured tines of a fork. Bake in pre -heated
oven 10 to 12 minutes, Remove from pan
immediately. Yield -6 dozen cookies.
Always Dependable •
dog—actually an eight -months -
old puppy—partly German Shep-
herd breed. Robbie, our Welsh
Corgi,- is a nice little house dog
but as a watch -dog he doesn't
amount to much and we have
the idea that a good guard dog
on a farm is a necessity these
days. Rusty the Second is that
all right but he needs quite a
bit of training. ' So far he has
only to bark and people keep
their distance. We had a "Rusty"
once before so this dog has to
be Rusty the Second. Robbie, of
course, is frightfully jealous but
the cats don't mind him at all.
In fact Partner said he wit-
nessed the funniestthing last
night he has seen for a long
time. Rusty and Robbie were
having a wrestling match out-
side; half playing, half fighting
with a good deal of growling
mixed in. Black Cat. Joe was sit-
ting on top of the woodpile look-
ing on. All at once Joe raced
over to the dogs,' jumped in be-
tween them and broke it up. The
dogs were so surprised they
stopped immediately. Then Re-
feree Joe • calmly walked away
and went back to the woodpile!
Well, I really think this is the
happiest morning since my re-
turn from England — and only
because it is pleasantly cool. In
the Old Country I was never
warm enough but I can certainly
take the cool weather better than
the heat, especially when it goes
on day after day. It is exhaus-
ting to say the least. Sometimes
I think; there should be a law
against Working in temperatures
over 90 degrees. Whd was it
said — "Only mad dogs,. and
Englishmen lie out in the mid-
day sun."—or words to . that
effect. Here's hoping we don't.
get another heat, wave for a
little while. Some jobs are quite
impossible,- in hot weather.
SYSTEMATIC
She was in bed and her hus-
band was making her a cup of
tea. "I can't find the tea," he
called out.
"I don't know what could be
easier to find," she . answered.
"It's right in front on the pan-
try shelf—in a cocoa tin marked
matches." -
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Pattern 4670: Half Sizes 141,
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Measure into large bowl, 1/2
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sugar is dissolved. Sprinkle
with 1 envelope Fleischmann's
Active Dry Yeast. Let stand
10 minutes, THEN" stir well.
Scald 1 c. milk and stir in 5 tbs.'
granulated sugar, 2% tsps. salt;
cool to lukewarm. Add to yeast
mixture and stir in. / c. luke-
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sifted bread flour ; beat well. Beat
in 4 tbs, melted shortening. Work
in 3 c. more once -sifted bread
flour. Knead until smooth and
elastic; place in greased bowl
and brush top with melted butter
or shortening. Cover and set in
warm place, free from draught.
Let t'ise until doubled in bulk.
Punch down dough in bowl
grease top and let rise again untie
nearly doubted. Punch down
dough and roll out to aa" thick-
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cutter; brush with melted butter
or shortening. Crease rounds
deeply with dull side of knife, a
little to one side of centre; fold
larger half over smaller half and
press along fold. Place, touching
,each other, on greased pans.
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