The Brussels Post, 1956-08-15, Page 6581
6ti c444/Let Mt&
Gave Up Smoking
To Smell Roses FIRS
Painity eicrt,
• bott„*and it stays ,until the
ilaicathe romanticist dies, It is
asiiSeegoism which transcends
* every Other emotion,
PRY the girl this man mar-
ries, She'lives a life of faith
given and betrayed, hope re-
newed only to be ravished, In
every other way he may be
honorable, but when this
temptation comes, off he will
go to the chase, leaving his
wife exasperated, disgusted
and heartbroken, The man is
a contemptible, yet pathetic,
figure. What intelligent wom-
an would choose to share his
ignoble fate?
formal tea are not so elaborate
and the refreshments are more
simple, The hostess at an in
formal tea mingles with her
guests and does not remain at
the door to greet each new-
comer.
Q. flow may one serve fruit
at an inNtinal dinner?
A, Just place a large 1304 of
fruit on the table, and allow the
guests to help themselves,
Q. Should a woman keep her
gloyes on during the church ser-
vice?
A. Yes,
Q. When a host asks, "What
will you have to drink," Is it
correct to ask +, him, "What do
yon have?"
A. A good host will usually
make suggestions, or will tell
his guests what he has to of-
fer. But if he doesn't, it cer-
tainly is not well-bred to ask
him what he has. Don't hesitate
to state your preference, and if
he is not stocked to fill yOur
order, you can start over from
there.
Q. Would It be proper for the
bridegroom and his best man
to wear tuxedo suits at an af-
ternoon wedding?
A. No; tuxedo suits are cor-
rectly worn only, after six
o'clock in the evening.
TEA TIME IN A TUB.— Three-Yedr"-old Connie June Falen holds
a make-believe tea .party while sitting in tub of cool water
in her back yard. No better place -for such a party, as the *,
temperature soared to 102 degrees.
Pretty Centerpiece
"Dear Anne Hirst; My Sittta-
tion frustratee me. I've been
going with e young man regu-
larly for two steers, and he
treats, me like 4 slave. Yet there
are wonderful hours when we
seem to be close and which
make up for all the heartache
he causes me. I know I could
not go on without his love, nor
would he want to without mine.
"Alone together, he is loving
and kindness itself; but when
we are with others, he makes
such a fool of himself over girls
that I am furiously embarrassed
and hurt. Regularly, he vows
he won't misbehave again and
always he, does.
"It is really tearing my heart
out, and affecting my health.
Can you suggest anything I can
do with him?
"NEARLY 20,"
"ALL IS VANITY"
4, The only way to end your
s heartache is to stop dating
* the man entirely.
* He is an incurable roman-
ticist, vain as a peacock. Such
* men cannot resist feeding
their vanity by flaunting their
* charms before all females in
sight. They vow fidelity to the
* girl that loves them, but at
* one smile from another, they
* are off to conquest and certain
* of victory,
4, This cruel trait seems in- ---C
Its ;
HRONICL
L 1146ER AR -07 Gvemdsoline P. Cto,,rke.
nearer and nearer to Vraneh but
still Meilland worked on; but
soon it became evident that
France and the rose — was
in grave danger,
In the year 1940 a Wend Of
Meilland's who was in the gm-
ploy of the United States' Gen-
eral Consulate in nearby Isy,
ons, 'phoned to say that Vice-
Consul George Whittinghill was,
flying to. the U.S.A, and would
take a parcel, weighing under a.
pound,
friendsttheere:the Burtestehegz'opwerVI
was to reach the Lyons-Brun
airfield no later than 5 p.m.
Meilland at once, carefully
packed 100 cuttings. They
reached the airfield with sec-
onds to spare.
No sooner had the thunder
of the airliner's engines faded
away than the ominous boom of
cannon could be hdhrd as the
all-conquering German army
approached.
"That Arne afternoon, fifty
yards away from our nurseries
at Tessin," said pretty Louisette
Meilland, wife of Francis, "the
road began to echo with the
machine-gun rattle as our sol-
diers put up a delaying rear-
guard action."
You would never guess' that
these roses were developed
within hearing of the cannon,
amid all the devastations, hor-
rors, privations, and misery of
war.
Many lovely creations were
derived from the single bed
that a garrison of 175 Germans
and forty horses left for two
years to the Meillands out of ,all
their extensive nurseries.
Immediately after the war
ended, the Meillands heard that
the small parcel, which meant
so much to them, had got
through ack-ack fire and storms
to' its destination in the U.S.
The precious blooms were re-
turned and Meilland called his
rose' Peace" — On April 29th,
1945, the very 'day that Berlin
fell. Instantly Peacecaught the
fancy of the world: rose,
standing in a class if its own
could' not have come at a more
proper time' to- symbolize the
end' of the great 'conflict and the
return .to,, the good and simple
things of life. And the more fit-
ting that it should originate
from war-torn Europe.
Unless down the coming
years you want to be pitied
by those who love you, and
called a fool by those who
don't, send this man on the
Way he has chosen, Do not
fear he will not exist with-
out your love; he will man-
* age to corral another trust-
* ing worshipper to nourish his
* ego as you have, and finally
* insult her as he has been in-
* suiting you,
* You can live without his
* love, too, once you see .him
* as he is.
* I hope this consuming emo-
• tion he arouses in you will
* one day be bestowed upon a
* man who will honor it.
* * *
FIRST LOVE RETURNS
"Dear Anne Hirst: For sever-
al years I went with a high-
school student whom I really
loved. But things happened, and.
I met an older man whom I
married. We have been happy
together, but I've often longed
to know what became of my
first beau.
"Now I hear he is back in
town. How I'd like to see him
and get acquainted again, find
out if he has a girl and so. on!
Would it be all right to write
him and ask him to drop in?
"One time you wrote that first
love is something really special,
and. never really leaves a girl's
heart again. So isn't my inter-
est in him natural?
WONDERING."
Young Ensemble
Modern
Ei tquette,..
0 0.
Q. What is the best way to
notify friends that a man has
legally adopted his wife's daugh-
ter by a previous marriage and
that the daughter will hence-
forth be, known by his name?
A. Mail out engraved cards:
"Mr. William P. Miller has the
happiness to announce the legal
adoption of his wife's daugh-
ter, Mary Anne Jones who in
the future will be known as
Mary Anne Miller."
Q. I have been told that it is
poor taste to use artificial flow-
ers around the home. Is this
true?
A. Certainly not, They are
quite popular, and some people
even use them for decoration on
the dinner table. Be sure, how-
ever, that they are bright and -
clean looking.
Q. Is it improper to blow on
a spoonful of soup or coffee be-
fore taking it into the mouth?
A. Not if the blowing is done
very gently and inconspicuous-
ly.
Q. What is the difference be-
tween a formal and informal
tea? ' •
A. The decorations of the in-
Elegant centrepiece for your
dinin table!. A graceful swan
crocheted in pineapple design—
fill it with fruit or flowers.
Pattern 581: Crochet direction!
for swan centrepiece; body aboul
12 x Oa inches. Use heavy jiffy
cotton — starch stiffly.
Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
(stamps cannot be accepted; use
postal note for safety) for thin
pattern to LAURA WIIEELER,
123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto,
Ont. Print plainly PATTERT'
NUMBER, your NAME and AD.
DRESS.
Our gift to you — two won-
derful patterns for yourseslf,
_your home — printed in our
Laura Wheeler Needlecraft book
for 1956! Dozens, of other new
— designs to order crochet, knit-
ting, embroidery, iron-ons, no-
velties. Send 25 cents for your
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gift patterns-printed in it!
*
I'm afraid you have been
seeing too many romantic
movies. If you and your hus-
band are happily married, why
shouldn't this lad spend an
evening with you two? Don't
write him, but when you see
him on the street, ask him
if he would like to meet your
husband.
A first love is special in that
it is a girl's earliest emotion-
al experience and she never
entirely forgets it. But after
she is married, it becomes
part of her background — not
an important part, at that, h.
ty
SIZES 4649 6-14
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Why waste your love on a
man who will only repay you
in more heartbreak? Life is too
short to squander on an ingrate.
Anne Hirst will help you re-
gain your poise and confidence,
if you write to her at Box 1,
123 Eighteenth St., New Toron-
to, Ont., about your problem.
SUMMERS TIME
---
Neves for a moment does the
diamond judiciary deviate from Ihe
oath of Unequivocal righteousness..
Take Bill Sanuneta, for example
The veteran, ump was operating
behind the. plate in' 0 moire being
filmed in Hollywood The hitcher
delivered and Mil yellcd. -Shiite!"
This made the director linhapp;i,
"Hey. BBL" he snapped. "von're
not following the script. Thai mo t,
supposed to be 'a hall,"
"Tell the pitcher to follow the
script !" roared fiuttiniers. "I ran
'ern as t see `ern.'`
Conscience gets a lot of cred-
it that should really belong to
cold feet,
She'll love the scooped-neck
dress with its "grownup" Em-
pire styling; add the little bolero
to complete the smart ensemble!
Perfect fashions for, a gay plaid
cotton, crisp pique; or a fine
linen for her "Sunday" outfit!
Pattern 4649: Girls' Sizes 6, 8,
10, 12, 14. Size 10 dress and bo-
lero take 3% yards 35-inch fab-
ric; 1/2 yard contrast.
This pattern easy to use, sim-
pie to sew, is tested for fit. Has
complete illustrated instructions.
Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS
(stamps cannot be accepted; use
postal note for safety) for this
pattern. Print plainly SIXE,
NAME, ADDRESS and STYLE
NUMBER.
Send order to ANNE ADAMS,
123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto,
Ontario.
Biting, scratching, screaming
and swooning, t lr e women
fought, to get in. Not to see a
famous film star, net to attend
a department store sale,.
They just wanted to see .se a.
30$4,
It was the first public show-
ing at Valenciennes, in. North
France, of "Prelude," the rose
with a difference, And it drew a
record attendance of nearly 4,-
000,000 rose-lovers within four
days,
"Prelude" is a beautiful vio,
let blue rose., It has a bluish-
lilac bod, gracefully unrolling
its twenty-five petals to a con-
stant violet, touched with co-
balt when fully open.. Set in a
bowl, it is breathtakingly beau-
tiful artificial light,
It is the first milestone on the
road• to a true blue rose, the
perfection of which has been
haunting the dreams of hy-
bridists for the past l50 years,
It is the crowning achievement
in the already long career of
Francis Meilland, the hybridiz-
ing genius from Cap d'Antibes,
France.
Meilland has devoted a life-
time to creating ever sturdier,
finer, more pest-free roses.
These: immensely popular crea-
tions of his — Peace, Happi-
ness, Sun King, Miami, Eden
Rose, and now Prelude, and' no
fewer than eighty-four other
novelties — are giving the
thrills of beauty and discovery
to millions the world over.
A man of a single idea, this
one-time chainsmoker has given
up tobacco altogether because,
in the long run„ it weakens the
smelling sense which must re-
main keen in a rose grower.
His installations at Cap s
d'Antibes are the most up-to-
date in the world. From the
top "of, that airy, sun-drenched
500-foot hill, you have a grand
bird's-eye view of eleven acres
under glass' and 15;000 square
feet of gleaming white build- ,
ings,. sloping gently in- succes-
sive tiers to ,the -blue Mediter-
ranean.
Meilland's earliest recollec-
tiefis go back to- that cold De-
cember Morning' of 1916 when
he was. shoVing in the rear a
hand-cart heavily laden, with
vegetables which his mother
was courageously pulling all of
three miles from his native Tas-
sin to 'themarket of Montplai-
sir, in Middle France.
Small was the help of - that
four-year-old lad, ,but so„ great
his conviction that he ,stepped
right into the botits of Antoine
Meilland, his father, then one of
those anonymous , French* sol-
diers blocking the German on-
slaught,
Madame Meilland considered
then the tasks of running sin-
gle-handed the family., 'and de-
veloping novel rose seedlings all
in the day's work — an eigh-
teen-hour working day, seven
days a week, fifty-two weeks a
year for the duration.
It took dogged perserverance,
outstanding abilities, a daring
,spirit and hard toil to get that
poor country boy to dazzling
success and international recog-
nition.
To-day, his frends are the
Windsors, ex-King Umberto of
Italy, the Queen Mother of
Greece. 'the Aga Khan and Ali
— and .almost anybody who is,.
a somebody.
When they ran France; ex-
premiers Antoine Pinay and
George Bidault took time off to
journey 600 .miles from Paris to
admire his• novelties.
The beauty of Meilland's rose
,named Record literally stunned
Georges 13idault. Drawing back
a step or two to admire from a
distance the profusion of ruby
clusters on that climber, he
banged his head against a per-
gola pillar — and went down
for the count of ten.
Pests, viruses; weather and
weeds were against Meilland —
and also war.
FolloWirig, .a trip to the.
United States, where he Studied
market openings and cultiva-
tion methOdse Meilland return-
ed to his ferns and set out to
perfect the task of breeding a
hardier growth and sturdier
type of rose.
"October 10th, 1938, wilt
stand forever as the highlight
in my whole life,"he tenfides.
"As I was inspecting Our time, '
Series that morning; my heart
skipped a beat or two When the
loveliness dt one of my etcperis
mental blooms Sprang before
my clataled viSion."
He tailed out' to his family
and they could nester Weal's,
drinking its, the beauty of these
Very first lidadd 'roses tesplend-
ent in their glory Of yellow,
green, ivory and pale gold,
tinged with a Stiff-Wien of, eat-,
Mine,
The vivid colours`, hugeness
and truly regal bearing of these
blooms convinced there et Mite
that they had erected the Very
queen of roses'.._
World War II, broke out just
Whets Meilland, , lieVing elimin-
eted sinallest flaws, had
Started :Wilding tip enough
stocks of the , rose for general
releaSe,,
The derinett gunfire Caine
bour's fields! Haying is a dan-
gerous and worrisome • time.
When'the mower is out in the
field ,you' just feel you have to
be constantly` on the alert in case
a dog, a cat or a child should
come within reach of those mur-
derous knives. When you are
young you manage to take ev-
erything in' your stride — the
work, the risks and the weather.
But as the years go by the dan-
ger seems more imminent; the
work harder and the weather
more than ever "agin" you. That
is when the older folk are glad
if a son, or sons, are able and
willing to carry on. As I look
back I think sometimes I used
to be looking for trouble because
I know I was often almost petri-
fied with fear when I used to
drive the horses on the'hayfork.
I was always expecting the rope
would snap in two and maybe
let the load down on Partner or
Bob as they worked in the mow,
Then when we started taking
hay off in bales there was al-
ways the chance that Partner,
not being too steady on his legs,
might take a header from the
top of the load, Farming is cer-
tainly a hazardous occupation 'at
any time, with.either the new or
the. old way of operating. Me—
chanization eases the work but
I would say it definitely in-
creases the danger.
And yet how nice it is to meet
young folk with initiative and
vision. One couple who were
here yesterday — fortyish, I
would say — got tired of city
lisle: bought a piece of land
north of Toronto about five years
ago. Put up a small barn and
a six-roomed bungelow, both of
which they built themselves.
Then they went into the chicken
business. Now , they have things
fixed tip in such a way that the
poultry operate on the cafeteria
system and both the man and
his wife hold office jobs• in the
city and commute back and
foith. They raise broilers, ca-
pons and laying hens. Whether
they make money or not I don't
know but at least they are pay-
ing their way and have an inter-
esting sideline to fall back on if
their city jobs should peter out.
At least they have solved the
problem of What to do with their
spate time during this period. of
automation,
That's all. for now—I've got
Strawberries to put down. As for
cherries; judging by our own,
there will hardly be enough to
feed the robins. tilt I haVe qUite
a bit Of'fruit left over from last
year so I didn't intend to do as
Much as anyway..
Some habits are good, some
are bad, but this habit the wea-
therman has of always' staging,
a storm over the week-end Isn't
welcome at all. Especially as it
comes just around • chore •and
supper time. We had six extra
for supper on Sunday and they
*arrived just half an hour ahead
of the storm. 'As I watched the
threatening sky and noticed the
thunder and lightning getting
sharper every minute I plit the
kettle on arid made the tea ahead
of time—better tea on the cool
side, I thought, than no tea at
all. But, of course, as I had pre-
pared for an emergency the
power didn't go Off. That was
just a stroke of luck—neigh-
bours below us had no power
at all and it was off, down town,
including some of the telephones.
But at least we didn't have it
as bad as folks down in the
London-Stratford area — poor
dears,
Well, among those who came
yesterday were our two boys—
our grandsons, I mean, Dave is
getting to be more of a little boy
all the time—and as mischie-
vous, Arid the baby—wet' I sup-
pose I am slightly partial—but
I thought he' was just about per-
fect. Well developed and taking
notice of everything around
him. Partner Wanted to know
if there was anything wrong
with him because lie was so
good. But we assured him that
when he was down at the barn
Edward let us know be had a
good healthy pair of lungs any-
way. Dave is very proud of him
and talks every now and, then
about "my brucidele" He likes
to help Mummy do things for
him—runs after nappies and
powder, helps put -the carriage
on the verandah and raises an
alarm if the baby cries. Better
still, Daughter is a different
person, even from what she was
eighteen months ago. Last week
she not only looked after her
own two boys but took charge
of a neighbour's little two-year-
old girl as well—arid pot down
a whole crate of berries in be*
tween baby chores,
Well,. it doesil't look as if
there will be much haying done
around here for a few days.
With a heavy rain yesterday and
humidity e hundred percent this
mole-ling it can hardly be called
good haying weather. And there
are such a lot Of bales out
through the country. It doesn't
thole much difference to us' as'
ar th dr has sold his standing
hay to a neighbour—but he has-
rifrt cone iii to cut it yet, because
of the weather, I suppose. It
will be the first time since We
started farming that We haven't
had to worry about haying, Arid
What a relief it is 'going to be:
Of course there is something
very appealing about new-mown'
'heY—you really feel yoti are
farming when the pungent smell
Of cloVer fills the air. Right now
We ere Content to borroW the
aromatic OdOtteg Teeth` our neigh-
FleiVering :CrabitItileS koptilat
Because Of their great pro-
fusion Of bloom in the spring,
flowering crabapples May be
used as dotninafit notes in the
shrubbery border or as ePeais.1
Men sistalf frees or shatibg in the
lawn.
,M951tAl MISSES— the ladies adopt'these 'new musical hand-
hags designed by Rennani of Roaries Italy, "they shall haye MUSIC'
WhereVer they go," A silent "guitar," left, n brown leather is
eyecatching as Well at funttiOndl., Right; a Model 1:aloys" a tong'
on her charilois=ledtlien.amcinglolih," with the handle' serving'
Ore irishairtient'i necl
STAR-STRUCK AT, AN-EARLY, AGE.4ittie A, Fit•Iney'S. bwm Pre.
l'erente• for "Oars" is geared doter to. his tiWii age At a
iti‘%40'pal airport, he prepares 'fa_ greet Arriellet Flynn with a
last, Amelid ai+ived• with he? mother', movie stair Patricia
Mares Who it also his, tool Flynn,