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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1956-12-13, Page 2ANNE. I4I1ST "Dear Anne Hirst: I've just finished reading that letter tell- ing you about one happy mar- riage where age didn't make any difference, Maybe she should have looked around be- fore writing.... Iam married to a man seven years older, and I have friends in the same situa- tion; others are married to younger husbands ... We real- ly could join a group called 'Lost Wives Club.' "Older men want to stay home and watch TV, or have a night out with the boys; they never want to do anything their wives would like. When wo- men marry younger men, the wives are tired at night, while the men want to go out; often the wife would go along, but he doesn't want her because she is older and looks it. "A person seven or more years older will likely •be used to his freedom and will not change. The younger one hasn't had freedom long, so is expect- ed to change her ways. "I have seen many happy marriages, but most of them have only two or three years' difference in ages. After the wedding with them, marriage really is growing up or growing old together — and their love grows stronger each year. The other kind of marriage is a strug- gle all the way through, and many times you lose your love more each year, growing old before your time. Hoyte Decorating! t1 841 tt siw4 W & "Marry someone in your age bracket. You will have a health- ier, happier love for each other because you will enjoy being together and doing things to- gether. In most cases when a man or woman marries some- body much . older, he or she dreams about young love. But when you marry one about your age, you have it. FOUR FRUSTRATED MARRIED WOMEN." PERSONALITIES COUNT MOST * This controversial question * is always good for hours of * agreement or opposition in * any group. The problem * comes to this desk regularly. * It is difficult to take sides, * for I'm of . the belief that it * is not a matter of age, but a * matter of individual persona- * lities. I know women who * married men 10 years young- * er; and several such couples * of my acquaintance have had * successful marriages for 12 to * 20 years. The wife, being * more mature, exercises a lov- * ing maternal influence to * which many young husbands * respond; as one wife told me, * "We are each other's children, * and there can be no more * satisfying companionship than * we have." Older men (with * the exceptions you mention) * are usually proud to have * captured young brides, and * are indulgent and completely * satisfied. Only the years can * reveal whether the girl will * be. * Notwithstanding these ex- * amples, I agree that the same * age brecket is the safest of * all. The couple who are * mutually happy in their leis- * ure hours together can cope *. with other differences through * mutual compromises that re- * sult in harmony. * Thank you warmly for your * good letter, which explains * clearly the dangers of wide * differences in age. I know it * will be applauded by other * readers, many of whom will * see their own experiences * mirrored here. * * * Whether readers of this col- umn agree or not with the opin- ions given, Anne Hirst is always happy to hear from them and will print letters as space per - Mits. Address her at . Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Holiday entertaining ahead! Spruce up your home with ;hese smart new . slipcovers. Thrifty, easy — just follow our directions for a most profes- cional result! Pattern 841: Illustrated step- eystep directions for making slip -covers for sofas, chairs. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ;stamps cannot be accepted. use postal note for safety) for this )attern to Laura Wheeler, 123 Eighteenth St. New Toronto, Dnt. Print plainly PATTERN V'UMBER, your NAME and AD- DRESS. Our gifts to you — two won- derful patterns for yourself, our home — printed in our ° Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book ... Plus dozens of other new designs to order — crochet, knitting, embroidery, iron -ons, novelties. Send 25 cents for your copy of this book NOW -- with gift patterns .printed in it! Safety Hi ts F r Chopiing od For tightness on handle. Re- place weak handles. Chop so that the axe handle is as nearly horizontal as poss- ible when the axe strikes. Champion woodchoppers keep their axes sharp — it makes chopping safer and easier, Of obstructions; keep chil- dren and stock at a safe dis- tance. Avoid bulky clothing. Swing so that axe is always un- der control. If possible, anchor wood so that the ends will not fly up when the axe strikes. Use short strokes when chipping ice in water tanks and troughs or when killing chickens. When not in use. Place it where it cannot be stepped on or bumped and where it won't fall. Beep your eye on the point where you want the axe to strike. • BARGAIN I bought it and took it right home, Though a use for it doesn't exist. I knew I was wasting my money, But the price was ton low to resist! M NIATURE MASTERPIECES — Art comes to the French postage stamp for a good cause. These two new ones are engraved reproductions of Watteau's "Gilles", left, and Le Main's "Young Peasant." The 15 -franc stamp carries a surcharge of five francs, the 12 -franc asurcharge of three francs. The extra money goes to the 'led Cross, whose symbol appears on the stamps. ,ry .n.n. W:eh<.'caexw�^•3 �>3:. .+kms::� STYLE WITH ZIP—Hit of a recent convention of French master tailors in Paris was this dual-purpose suit. Concealed slide fasteners in the back and shoulders of the jacket quickly con- vert it from a dose fit for business to a loose, casual coat for leisure or hunting. r. 411.4t a1� x .41'; , . �: ���e HRONI 1NGER GwendoLi P. C ,6,,rke Who are the 5rea1 children --- the the youngsters or the grown-ups? Sometimes we wonder. Take the Santa -Claus parade. Why . are mothers and fathers yes, and even grandparents -- so willing to take youngsters to watch the parade that heralds Santa Claus' entry into town? Why, indeed, unless it is that "kiddies and grown-ups too-o-o"enjoy equally well all the fun and excitement of the big event. Even if it is only possible to watch it on television you find just as many oldsters as youngsters among the viewers. I must admit Partner and I are among those who share in the fun. Saturday morning, for instance, we dropped our work and spent part of the morn- ing watching Eaton's Annual Santa Claus Parade. For the children there is all the excite- ment and fan -fare. but I really think it takes an adult to appre- ciate the beauty, the pageantry and the ingenuity that makes the parade what it is. And what a wonderful touch of fun and fantasy it brings into our every- day world. A world, which of late has brought little but anxiety and distrust to the minds of men, particularly to those who remem- ber the pattern that preceded two former world wars. We must, perforce, carry on with our daily work, but• we certainly welcome any distraction that takes us out of ourselves and makes us feel gay and carefree for awhile. What a dull world it would be if we lacked the power of enjoy- ment. Imagine seeing a beauti- ful sunset, a painting, or children at play and yet not have the awareness to enjoy any of it. Or imagine living on a farm and only able to think of the work involved. Actually, every season has its work, and its pleasure. On most farms at present there is the usual pre -winter activity. Livestock that has been free as the wind all summer must now be driven or cajoled to the shel- ter of the barnyard so they may be shut in at nicht should the. weather get rough. But cattle are peculiar creatures. They resent sudden changes; they balk at being tied up in strange stalls and will do everything but stand quietly while confining chains are slipped into place. But once that has been done even a young heifer becomes as tractable as an old cow, Apparently she rec- ognizes her boss and the next day she puts up no resistance at all. Unless she has been ill- treated, A beast that has been beaten into submission is liable to give trouble for some . time. That, happily, seldom happens an Canadian farms today. Almost every farmer loves his livestock, particularly his cattle — and horses, if he has them. He may call there "ornery critters" and make ether uncomplimentary re- marks but just let one of them get sick and the farmer will ISSUE 50 1956 • after an usually quiet week -end. We looked for the Toronto folks but David had a touch of stomach flu so they didn't come. Maybe the flu was the result of too much excitement. His parents took him to the Royal .Winter Falx and while they were :watch- ing the saddle horses one man .asked Dave if he would like a ride. Dave, being crazy about horses, was all for it. Art lifted him on to the horse's back and the fellow took him around the ring. It is doubtful if any horse ever had a prouder mount! As for the other small fry, Bob took Babs and the children to London on Sunday, their last visit before leaving for . Elliot Lake. When that will be depends on how soon their house will be ready. Watching day by day developments on a house you are waiting to occupy must be quite an ordeal, besides having to move into it before it has a chance to settle. However, you would at least be on hand to discover, and remedy, the weak spots in the plaster. Ah, there goes the truck with our cattle — a little bit of Ginger Farm that we shall never see again. We still have a few left, but, not many. Among them are our pet twin heifers, that are at present pasturing near the back of the house. I hate to think what would happen these days if Part- ner still had ten or twelve cows to milk. forego a night's rest to keep watch over his sick animal at any time. And yet neither the farmer nor his family can afford to get overly sentimental about the livestock because the time in- - evitably comes when age or barn -room makes it necessary for sone of the stock to be sold. That is the situation we are faced with.elds morning. At this very moment a truck is down at the barn loading cattle, all of whom Partner has raised from, heifer calves born right here on the farm. We hate to think of them ending their lives at the stock- yards. But there is no alterna- tive. They have outlived their usefulness as milk cows and for breeding purposes but I suppose they will still make beef — of a kind. Two of them certainly will as they are being sold as butcher heifers, so there should be a few good steaks on the market. And so activity begins again Dentists' Blues These million dollar sales of toothbrushes, million dollar sales of toothpaste, and countless millions of allied dental pro- ducts, make the mouth a fertile field for exploitation. It all be- . gins with dentition, that physio- logical force that propels the tooth through the gum. The youngster of five years explains it. "Wadda yer mean, I'm cuttin' teeth? The teeth are cuttin' me." As the child gets older, he is taken for his first visit to the dentist. The introduction is a very simple one. The child bites the dentist; then turns to his mother and says. " I thought you said he was painless. Hear how he's yellin'?" Then little Delphina enters dental office. Here's a child who bites her nails so often her stomach needs a manicure every hour. Delphina is only eight years old, but she already has so many cavities in her teeth she must have had her mouth open while she was passing a shooting gallery. While the dentist is attending to Delphina's dental needs, he is interrupted by a detail man from a pharmaceutical house showing him the latest in anti- biotics and three phone calls from promoters of oil stocks. Outside in the reception room, all is bedlam. It is the Child - rens' Hour. Magazines are be- ing torn into shreds, and the upholstered chairs are being cut to pieces with bowie knives (four box tops and fifteen cents) in the Hopalong belief that a redskin lurks underneath. That's why every dentist en courages the copywriters, It there ,:are no decaying teeth because of cleanliness acid , ade. eluate diet, there will be TA children in the dental office. Ns more of. ,Bob Benchley's littll Spurgeon,, the lad who blushed every time he stole a police cal or little Fletcher, who helped his aunt off with her mink coat and then hung it up in the near. est pawnshop. Courtroom Capers "I understand you called on the plaintiff," •the lawyer stated "Yes," answered the witness. "What did he say?" , The • prosecutor leaped to his feet and in a fit of anger de- nounced the question 'as false, misleading, tendig to incrimin- ate an entirely innocent party, etc. He also accused the attor- ney for the defence of illegal tactics, being an immoral per- son, guilty of malicious practices in daring to •try to introduc$ such testimony. He also ques- tioned the legitimacy of the attorney's birth. The defence lawyer sprang for thethroat of his accuser and the courtroOrs was in bedlam.. The judge rapped for order and finally court attendants subdued the two antagonists but not befors. they bloodied each other's noses and blackened each -other's eyes Then the judge ruled that if thi attorney would repeat the ques- ton the witness would be dir- ected to answer it. "I repeat then," said the law- yer, wiping blood from his upper lip. "What did he say?" "He didn't say nuttin'," ans- wered the witness. "He weren't home," CASHING IN—This bride in Mes- sina, Sicily, gets a quick nest - egg through the custom of pin- ning money on her bridal gown as a "fee" for dancing with her, Chap in photo gave the most, so he got first dance. Dream Dresses For a Doll DREAM DRESSES for a little girl's favorite doll are these two lacy confections so easy to sew Printe n. *withour Anne bride's Adams flowing dressy of impo rted white chantilly si ns from our eight -pleas and the y gp bridesmaid's blue marquisette gown with deli tate lane inset ae des g Trousseau Pattern for dolls 14 to 22 inches tail. • Directions for making Posie's dresses,with matching bridal and bridesmaid's hat, shown here, and also her frilly lace -trimmed petticoat, panties, negligee, and pretty night- gown, are printed clearly ort the tissue pattern parts. Our Pattern. Designer suggests using sewing machine attachmentsfor fast results in making these "dolly delights" while daughter " sleeps. Fine stitching along edges of lace insertions and lace trimming for bouffant petticoats and lovely night clothes can be done with the edgestitcher or decorative zigzag attachment. Tiny hems can be made quickly with the narrow hemmer on the sewing machine. Here's a budgetwise high fashion, doll -size, in plenty of tines. for your pre -holiday sewing. This pattern comes In doll sizes 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 Inches. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for Printed Pattern 4507. Send to ANNE ADAMS, 123 Eighteenth St,, New Toronto, Ont.