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b1ElF:i r Attne f-t:tr,st: T am 15,
and I've been going steady with
a boy for seven months.. I like
hint very rnttele and he says he
loves me— but every week -end
he lies son excuse to be out of
•town- .
"He trays he visits relatives. I
get to see hint only once a week.
"Sh�ye ld E stay. home and wait
for him, oc gr) let vrith other
boys? JEAN"
es The high ,pot for most
* couples is the week -end date
• —t'.:ere are few time restric-
* tion::: on Saturday night, and
* Sunday afternoons together
* can 'tie long. Without these _spe-
** Bial occasions to look forward
* to, a girl's social life is pretty
* empty and, I should say, thor-
* oueesly unsatisfactory, Yours is
* especially so, since you have
* only one date a week with a
* boy:- who declares he loves you.
* Certainly date others over
* weeds -ends, if. your mother ap-
* proves (and she evidently
* wil;.5: put yourself in Claude-
* Even if you :ould see this
* y o ng mart around the clock,
hint alt ;soul dates is tun-
* soloed. You are getting chances
* to sc•:npe:se him with others
* why :night prove even more in-
* teresting, more gun to be with,
I Nor axe you being fair to your-
* self when you are not learning
* mole about others your own-
'•' age -- an experience that en-
* ridne.s a girl's personality and
• gives her dozens of new topics
* to talk about other than "you
* and me."
* Every girls secret desire is
* to be popular. How can you ex-
* pest to he 11 you have only
* one . beau? First thing you
* knew:.'. you will be thinking he
* is THE one and only—and you
* sorely would be bereft if he
* suddenly changed girls. Teen -
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agers of both sexes are famous
* for this practice, and rightly so,
* for it is wholesome and profit-
* able. These are the years to
* make lots of friends, some of
• whom you will have for the
* rest of your life. I hope you
* will stop wasting your time on
* one alone.
* I do not wish to arouse any
* suspicion. The lad may indeed
* be visiting relatives, but if he
* is spending every week -end
* with them isn't it obvious what
* a low place you rate in his af-
* feetions? `:Love," you must re-
* member, is one of the most
* flexible words in teen-age tan-
uage.
* Play sr:tart, my young friend,
* and cultivate other nice boys.
* In a few months' time you will
* wonder why on earth you
* thought any one lad was worth
* such concentration.
* I give your problem much
* space today because I do not
* believe you realize how serious
* it ill, and I wanted to explain
* why you are certainly "off on
* the wrong foot."
* *
GIRL IN A. HURRY
Dear Anne Hirst: I hope •you
will settle my problem for me.
I have fallen in love with a boy
six years younger than L. He
loves me dearly and says that
age doesn't mean a thing to him
—but I think it may mean some-
thing later on.
"Please answer q'-,ickly as he
wants to marry me soon and your
counsel means a lot to me.
PUZZLED"
* You do not tell nte.whether
s you are in your teens or your
* 20's, so it is not proper for me
* to give you a direct answer. _
You tell me little else to
* guide an opinion. The tone of
* your letter shows your imps-
* tience (and I should say your
* youth), so I only can warn
s you that 'your parents are the
e ones to consult.
* At any rate, don't be hasty.
• *' Marriage, even 'in these mo-
* dery days, is intended to last
all your life, and a year or
* so of getting better acquainted
is wise .and safe.
* *
There not. only is safety in
numbers for teen-agers; there is
more excitement, new thrills and
lots of fun. Give it a whirl, and
see. Refer any problems to Anne
Hirst, for she will understand
and guide you safely through:
'Iirrite her at Box 1, 123 Eigh-
teenth St., New Toronto, Ont.
Saved Himself A
'Life Of Nagging
When a romantic young
Italian decided to marry the
prettiest girl in the village
where he worked. a friend who
knew her well warned him that
she as very self-willed and had
a fiery temper.
"She's lovely, but you'd bet-
ter start taming her now. or
she'll boas you when yott't'e
married," he said. "Whatever
you do, show her you're not a
'Yes man,' other wise she'll hen-
peck you unmercifully."
The young man hit on a dras-
tic plan to avoid being hen-
pecked. In the crowded church
on their wedding day he utter-
ed a firm and loud "No" when
he was asked whether he took
"this woman" to be itis "lawful,
wedded wife." His bride nearly
swooned with surprise. He then
strode from the church.
.Tearfully, the girl ran after
him and caught hirre tip. "I
love yo't," he said, quietly, "but
I wanted to show you that I
can say 'No' and that I shall be
the dominant partner in our
marriage. You must. always
obey me --• not I you. Now let's
go back and finish the wedding
ceremony."
The girl mccl:ly> nodded her
asset. Together they went back
to the altar. That Iinpitc•nrd a
year apo' "We're indescribably
hapr•y." confided the young
husband to his friend' recently.
"Your esdvice rertnitrly did the
trick."
'Nee
s, 'lease!
FRENCH FAKIR -This is not an Indian fakir sitting on his bed
of nails, but a Parisian painter touching up a giant -sized
toothpaste tube while sitting on the business end of an equally
big toothbrush. The outsized brush and tube will be used as
part of a denial display at the Children's Show in Paris.
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It is a little difficult these days
to keep one's thoughts concen-
trated on ordinary, everyday
affairs. Of their own violation
they go wandering off to the
Middle East, to Hungary, to
Nova Scotia and to a little vil-
•lage not far from here where
striking truck drivers put on an
active demonstration resulting
in the loss of a leg to a police-
man on dirty. And all last week
we had mild, foggy weather,
which was anything but cheer-
ful. And- most of the problems
are with, us yet. As tar as the
Middle East is concerned no one
can forsee the outcome. The
same applies to Hungary. We can
only hope that eventually action
by the United Nations Assembly
will justify its existence. The
Springhill disaster .. . how can
we assess the terrible anguish
of the families belongin,e' to the
trapped men — or of the men
themselves? Happily the number
of survivors is greater than any-
one dared to hope for. The truck
drivers' strike , . . i£ prolonged,
that is something that may touch
us all quite closely. And finally
the weather . . the certainly
can't change that. We have to
take what comes and make the
best of it. The most we can do is
avoid unnecessary ,risks along
the foss -shrouded roads.
Hare at Ginger Farm our im-
mediate problems •have been
concern about the weather, and
with coughs and colds, Fog has
kept us more or less housebound,
which is • rather a nuisance as
there are several visits we in-
tended lo make — but why take
a chance travelling the highways
unless you 'have to? However,
conditions are improving: 1 heard
planes going over last night and.
this morning:. A" welcome sound
to niece Babs ae her husband is
flying in from Sudbury next'
Wednesday. 1 hope by then •all
the colds will have cleared up.
Tail: about a coughing chorus.
we certainty have it here. Dur-
ing the day it has unexpected
complications, l3et'ause of the
colds none of us can hear too
well and we all speak indis-
tinctly with a sort of a croak so
that we liave trouble in making
earn other understand. We do a
lot of guessing ----and we don't
always guess right. If the sore
throats c'on'tinue we shall have
to tele to lip -reeding! But of
coulee turn' worst troubles are at
night, is, -1 night being: beyond
averege. in between my own
reel -lee: x:s, she• children crying.
end B.te i:nd Partner coughing,
soinelleee happened that added
in'uit to injury. 11 was two
o'cloe,•'.k in the morning'. The tele -
Phone ran.; loud and insistently.
With my heart in my mouth and
notltine ern my feat I ran to
answer it. What hod liannc'.ned
. 11 roust he something drastic
for anyone to ring in the middle
of the night, The long distance
operator (0110(1 our number —
and 1 wailed in anxious susoense.
Then a voice said - "Nulla« -is
Betty -Lou there?" Betty -Lou,
indeed! It' didn't take me long to
inform the party that Betty -Lau
wasn't herr, never had boon
here, and I didn't know any
,Betty4sott anyway: Then I went
shivering baric to Iny bed. The
night was,warm so 1 sitopose the
shiocring was merely the result
of apprehension. For ays•hile all
was ituiet and then Nnnc'y s t n rt crri
crying ;mein --. mnr:e fr 'Ihene
trouhess. Ail in "11 it tw':ts
a night. Now as I write it is af-
ternoon and everything is re-
markably quiet — the children's
after=dinner nap has lasted for
over two hours, Here's hoping it
isn't the lull before .the storm.
Saturday we had an interest-
ing little outing. Partner took
care of Nancy while Babs and I,
with Carol in tow, visited a
nearby Exhibition and sale of
Arts and Crafts. It is an ane. -4 .
event taking place the first week
in November. Fdr the last three
years I have worn a fur coat for
the event. This year I was too
warns even in a Iightweight suit
—one snore instance which points
to the extraordinary weather we
are hiving..
As usual there was an out- '
standing display of handicrafts
of all kinds—exquisite costume
jewellry, beautiful handwoven
articles—including . the Ioveliest
fine -wool stoles I have seen any-
where. One of these times I aril
going to be really extravagant
and treat myself to one—might
have done it this time but light
grey was one colour they didn't
have. There' was also a lovely
collection of pottery and a fine
display of oil paintings. The art-
ist, a remarkably versatile per-
son. was demonstrating old Eng-
lish lettering, which, to the aver-
age person. would be as difficult
to do as an oil painting. I won-
der how it is some people are so
gifted? Must be that for most of
us the right genes were not
around before we were born.
Pursue that subject any further
and we would soon find may -
selves involved in the old • con-
troversial topic of heredity ver-
sus environment. To my know-
ledge, which is 'responsible for
what, has never yet been satis-
factorily explained. It is an ex-
traordinary age we are.living in
but even yet we don't know all
the answers. And maybe that is
just as well—sometimes ."a little
learning is a dangerous thing" •
How Can I?
Q. How can I prevent moths?
A. Sprinkle a little turpen-
tine, or benzine, around the
crevices of closets, drawers,
and boxes. Wrap garments to be
put away in newspapers; moths
dislike the odor of ink.
- Q. How can I remove plaster
A. Use one pint of vinegar to
one gallon of hot water. Scrub
well, then rinse with clear water
and dry,
and lime stains from wood-
work and floor's?
Q. How can I detect a Zeal#
in a gas pipe? .
A. At the point where the
leak is suspected, apply a paste
of soap and water. If there is
a leak, bubbles will appear.
Never use matches or a flame
in looking for a gas leak.
Q,
How can I relieve the
pinch of new shoes?
A. Wring a cloth from hot
water and lay it across the tight
spot while the shoe is on the
foot, changing as it cools. This
will make the leather shape to
the foot,
Q. Ilow can I remove varnish
stains' from goods?
A. ub • the spot with turpen-
tine or benzine, then wash th*
goods ihotaughly. .
ISSUIr .1h ee 10511
Modern
Etiquette a
Q. When a dinner cora*' is
finished, should the hostess'
plate be removed tirst, and If
not, whose plate?
A. There is rio rule governing
the order of r.'ernoving 'dinner
plates.
Q. Which woman should a
man seat 'at a dinner table, the
one on his right or left?
A. The woman on his right.
Q. Is it absolutely necessary
to send a wedding present when
one has declined an invitation
to the reception?
A. This would be expected
of you only if you were very
intimate friends of the bride,
the bridegroom, or their fami-
lies. Otherwise, it is not neces-
sary,
Q. How should o.ne handle the
spoon when partaking of soup?
A. The spoon, of course,
should be held in the right
hand, dipped into the soup with
an outward sweep, then taken
from the side of the spoon,
never from the tip.
Q. When writing' a letter to
an acquaintance who calls you
"Mrs. Bridges," how do you
sign the • letter?
.' As "1'1ary Bridges."
Q. Do reale members of a
party at a public dinner table
rise when a man stops at the
table for a few words with one
of the diners?
A. Not unless there is a great
difference in age. All younger
men rise for a really old gentle-
man.
Q. Is it proper for the bride-
groom to help address the wed-
ding invitations and announce-
ments? I've heard this is "bad
lucks."
A, There's no reason in the
world why he shouldn't help, if
he Wishes.
Q. Is it proper' for a bridge
player to lay doivn several re-
maining cards in his hand with .
the remark, "The rest of the
tricks are mine?"
A. This can be very annoying
to moderately 'skilled players,
and it is quite -often possible
that he may be :wrong. It is
much better taste to play out
all the tricks. •
Q. I have been invited for a
week -end visit. Would it be
proper for me to' bring a gift
to my hostess?
A. This would be a very nice
thing to do. The gift need not
be valuable, but should show
care in selection. Itemernber,
though, that this does not ex-
cuse you . from writing that
"bread-and-butter" letter as
soon as possible after your re-
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