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"Dear Anne Hirst: I am 33
years old, have a good job, and
a lovely smaa child for 'whore
I'm trying iny best to provide
a good home. I am, however,
recovering from an unhappy
Marital situation (the alcohol
problem again) and now that I
am free, I would like to find
some good man to share the love
that my child and I could give.
'I've been using your sugges-
tions, taking classes and being
active in church work. So far,
316 luck. Do you have any other
ideas?
"Or could you wrap up some
fine, lonely man in tissue paper
and send him along- I never
used to have trouble getting
dates, Have I lost that much
charmin the last few years?
Perhaps I'm just out of practice,
but I am still—
KEEP ON
* First, don't lose confidence
* in yourself. You have lived
* through a shattering experi-
* ence that is bound to leave its
* scars for a while. Many in
* your present situation waste
• time and energy feeling sorry
* for themselves, which lands
* that chip on the shoulder
* which is so repelling. Your
* sense of humor has survived,
* you still have that light touch
" that attracts friends of both
* sexes, and which some males
complain most women lack.
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'4' Does your work bring you in
* contact with other nice wore-
* en? Cultivate them, Enter-
* tain them as you can, perhaps
* for Sunday tea at home. Turn
* on that charm of yours, it can
* win women, too, Listen to
* their opinions, their problems,
* and be sure they find you a
* trusted cdefidante. Play up
* to ferninine church members
* you've met, and get on one or
* two of their committees and
* become a valued worker,
* You should win friends who
* will be proud to introduce
* you to their personal group,
* widening your acquaintance
* among nice people. The same
* projecting of your personality
* applies to those in the adult
* classes you attend. Patience,
* and renewed faith in yourself
* as a woman who has so much
* to give to others, should .swing
* you into more than one circle
* of congenial friends,
* Being a new arrival in the
community has its disadvan-
tages, but if you choose those
* people who seem worth cul-
* tivating, it cannot help widen_
* ing your horizons and opening
* new fields where you may
* achieve your desire.
* A lot of talk is bandied about
* on the subject of woman's
* jealousy of women, Intelli-
gent, warmhearted women
" seldom join in such low prac-
* tices. They welcome a new-
* comer who has a sense of
* humor, an ardent tempera-
* anent that promises true
* friendship, and e knowledge
of life that lifts her above the
* gossiping level.
* Hold on to that light touch.
* It will open doors you may
* not expect, it to.
*
"NEVER BEFORE"
"Dear Anne Hirst: I certainly
need your good advice. I am a
high-school junior, and in love
with a boy who insists that I
go steady. But he seldom takes
inc anywhere, and I wait so
long for him to invite me to
school dances that sometimes
I've had to go by myself. He
never asks to bring me home,
but gets mad if somebody else
does.
"We never talk about things
that matter, and sometimes I
really get bored. I know Pen
missing other nice dates by only
seeing him, but I love him truly
—and I know it, for I never felt
like this before.
MARGIE"
* You are physically attract_
* ed to this boy, as you will be
* toward others you meet, but
* that does not mean you love
* him.
* You are smart to see al-
"' ready how self-centred he is.
* To him you are only a con-
* venient 'girl friend, and he
* isn't enough interested to ex-
* tend the usual courtesies. You
* two have nothing at' all in
* common, yet you put up with
* his neglect and bad manners
* because being with him thrills
* you.
* *
In times of indecision, it is
helpful to turn to an unseen
friend, .one whose knowledge of
human nature and warm sym-
pathy can be useful. Anne Hirst
is such a woman, and your let.
ter will be read and considered
thoughtfully: Address her at
Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New
Toronto, Ont.
ANXIOUS
A small boy visiting New
York for the first time, went in
a lift to the top of a skyscraper.
As he shot past the sixty-second
floor at breath -taking speed, he
gulped, turned to his father, and
asked: "Daddy, does God know
we're coming?"
SHE'D WALK A MILE FOR HIM « So the ecstatic expression
on the lady -camel at right would indicate. But the blissful bac.
'Man at left had better head for the oasis. Shell make him wait
for a date unless he promises love that will endure until the
sands of the desert grow cold. This early spring nonsense is
/ping on at the zoo in Paris, France.
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HIS DOG'S A HERO — Every dog has its day, including 'Whis;:ers'
He received a medal and citation for "Distinguished Dog Hero-
ism" for saving the life of his young master, William Edward
Loar, shown above holding the box containing his dog's medal.
The clog's heroic act took place lost summer, when he led Wil -
Ham's mother to a pond near the Loar's: home. William, then
only 16 months old, was floating in it face down. Artificial res-
piration and a pulmotor revived the boy. Whiskers received
the medal from a dog food company.
,..HRONICLES
!GINGER PAM
-07 Ge.eeted.oleree tozlee
Now what would you say
about this for a coincidence?
Hardly had the ink dried on my
column last week than Partner
was out to a farm meeting—.
and who should be the guest
speaker but Professor D. R.
Campbell. Remember—it was
he who said there were too'
many low income farmers. .At
this meeting he did not touch on
that topic at all. He was speak-
ing ieostly on the enarketing of
farm products and all that he
said was very practical and
down-to-earth. It was two or
three years since Partner had
an opportunity of hearing Dr.
Campbell and on this, as on
previous occasions, he thought
he was very -appreciative of the
average farmer's problems. No
doubt if Dr. Campbell's re-
marks a little while ago about.
"too many farmers" had not
been taken out of their 'context
they would 'probably have been
better understood. That happens
so often — a somewhat startling
remark is picked up by city pa-
pers for the sake of a good
story and published without
due regard to what had been the
object of the address: •
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Dear knows there is enough
that is startling going on these
days without the necessity of
contorting and exaggerating the
issue to make a story , . . as tor
instance the weekly wash visible
from the British Prime Mint-
-ster's • country residence. Even
the B.B.C. got a story out of
that. Apparently a compromise
was reached by providing the
'Woman With the Wash' with
an extra piece of ground for a
clothesline. By that means her
washday schedule was undis-
turbed but yet the family un-
derwear was kept out of sight
of 'the house next door'.
Now I wonder — did anyone
get any plants frozen by that
cold north-east wind last week?
I was afraid I might, but thank.
goodness I didn't. However, af-
ter having to move my plants
out to the diningroom I decided
not to put them back into the
sunroom again because there is
no heat there at all. So I chose
a seldbm-used south room to
house them for the remainder of
the winter. I like my plants but
I can't see the sense of letting
them create any more work
than is strictly necessary. And
house plants can make work of
that I am sure. For instance
there is an elderly lady who
has African violets all over the
house. No one realized how
much time and effort she spent
on those violets and other plants
until the lady herself became
very ill and the care of the
plants fell to her stenographer -
daughter, who was naturally
away from home most of the
day; When the mother was able
. to take an interest again in what
was going on - around her, her
main concern was about her
plants were they all right,
had any of them died — was
Mary sure she hadn't over -
watered them? Her attitude is
'understandable. The plants were
her hobby' and provided her
with an active ,interest in life.
Too active, in fact.
There are many such people
.and if it 'isn't plants it is
something else. Of course, ev-
• eryone should have a hobby of
some kind but once a hobby
runs wild it becomes an obses-
sion. If it cannot be easily cared
for by one person then it needs'
to be curtailed. A few house
plants can ,be just as rewarding
in interest as a hundred. Now
.1 suppose I have given you the
opportunity to .say—"And what
about your own?" Well, mine
are not permanent house plants.
Except for a few ferns — which
I couldn't do without — my
plants are mostly geranium slips
ittended for the flower garden
next spring. And you will agree
that no one can have geraniums
in the garden without taking
care of slips in the house. Un-
less, a course, 'one buys them
— but ,that idea doesn't appeal
to me. e
There are other hobbies
which,if uncontrolled, make a
lot of work. Antiques, for in-
stance. Ornaments, ,crystal and
'pottery. Think of the dusting in-
velVed! There are many such,
collections in old country hoznee.
I don't imagine anyone living
in a subdivision could indulge
in such a hobby. Maybe that is
one reason why *I hope we nev-
er have to leave our big house,
because I have my hobby -vices
too. I won't say what my col-
lecting mania is — but my fa-
mily could tell yotit .Toy says —
"It is to be 'hoped you don't
have to move out i1 a hurry"
However, it doesn't make work
for anyone but myself — and if,
and when, I fade out of the pic-
ture it will make a glorious
bonfire.
Incidentally, if you happen to
be a hoarder or a hobbyist and
there is danger of it becoming
an obsession, then you should
ISSUE 7 — 1956
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Mix and sift into a bowl, c. once -sifted pastry
flour (or 1 c. once -sifted all-purpose flour), 3 tsps,
Magic Balling Powder, 34 tsp. salt Cut in finely
2 tbs, chilled shortening. Make a well in dry ingre-
clients and add IA c. finely -chopped mustard pickle
in sauce and Y4 C. Milk; MIX lightly with
a fork, adding milk if necessary, to make -
a drop dough. Drop in 6 portions, over '4,11t WHITEST LIMO
hot cooked stew. Cover closely and
simmer (never lifting the cover) for
15 mins. Yield -6 servings.
ia Always Dependable
read "My Brother's Keeper" by
Marcia Davenport. It is the
story of events prior to the
discovery of the dead bodies of
two elderly brothers in a huge
house in New York, packed al -
met solid with tunnelled news-
papers, grand pianos and all
kinds 01 junk. rt is a terrific
story, somewhat gruesome in
parts, but perfectly logical. And
you close the book in. sympathy'
with the brothers and a feeling
that the tragedy could have
been avoided had they been
given the opportunity of leading
normal lives in their younger
days.
Modern
Etiquette.
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Q. How does a widow's or
divorcee's second wedding differ
from her first?
A. She does not wear white
or carry orange blossoms, and
she avoids an elaborate cere-
• mony. She is usually unattend-
ed, although she may have one
bridesmaid.' Her costume for a
church wedding is an afternoon
frock and hat, or a traveling
suit. Her father or other male
relative gives her away, pre-
cisely as at the first wedding.
Q. What is ties proper way to
ask for a person over a tele-
phone?
A, The proper manner is to
ask, "May I speak to Anne,
please?" And when the person
replies with, "Just a moment,
please," or, "I'll call her," don't
forget to add a "Thank you."
Q. Does the receiving- of s
wedding announcement require
a gift?
A. No.
Q. Is it considered improper
to add postscripts to social let-
ters?
A, While there is nothing im-
proper about it, it is far bet-
ter to include everything you
have to say in the body of the .
letter, and thus indicate that
... you have put more thought, and
less haste, into its composition.
Q. When a man is in an ele-
vator in an office building, and
a woman acquaintance enters'.
should he remove his hat?
A, He should lift his hat in
greeting, but it is not necessary
for him to remove it in an office
elevator.
Q. When refillin,,bwater
glasses at the table, shonld they
be lifted or left on the table as
the water is poured?
A. Left on the table.
Q. When rising from the din_
ner table, should one push one's
chair back under the table?
A. In someone's home, you
should leave the chair where it
is. However, in a restaurant it
is better to push it beck close to
the table so that it is out of the
way of any one who might be
passing.
Q. When introducing a person
to a group of people, is it neces-
sary to repeat his name • to
everyone in the group?
A. Usually once is enough.
However, if the group is large_
and there is a chance someone
did not catch the name, it may
be repeated.
Q. When having a piece of
silver for a baby marked with
only one initial, should it be the
first or the last?
A. The first.
Q. Is it proper to remove serv-
ing dishes or dinner plates first
from the table?
A. The dinner plates should
be remOved first; then the serv-
ing dishes.
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