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The Brussels Post, 1956-10-31, Page 2► Ke ".tweed 35" 4esc...„ sa( a o %a* e en(' , La, \ -• ' ...------SFT— ...------- C - 1sswei ti ll ;---.-- ',._,.-f-,•,..74,,,, -,,,-;,(404 , , INGER "AR evet-Idol.i.'n.e P. Clo,„rike 4C7lior ORY ► • • • • • ► PRINTED PATTERN Our newest Printed Pattern ,IIFFX-CUT! Paper pattern is all. „ ; one place; just pin to fabric, cut t complete apron at once! Each of these pretty little styles eakea just ONE yard 35-inch! Peinted Pattern 4855 includes r ell three. styles: Misses'.Medittra. Size only.. Each apron takes 1 yard 35-inch fabric, Applique transfer,. - Iiffy-cut pattern is cosiest to cut and Sew. All pattern parts are printed on ONE tissue piece! Send CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for stZety) for this pattern. Paint NAME; AIVItESS, S T Y NUM B Sand order to ANNE ADAMS, Eighteenth St., New Torcintes beltS • 44 NEW PRINTED PATTERN EASIER- FASTER MORE Accu RATE sesimmermeassemommeammwesemerome • GLOBAL EFFORT — Pretty . Parisian ciecorator Claude Genet seems Wholly occupied by her earthly chore of drawing the Suez Canal on ponderous globe Claude was preparing the ball .for. the Marine Show on the banks of the Seine Riverdn.Paris, France. Unlike the world's diplomats, Claude settles the ,Suez business simply by drawing n line Stamps Sc. great is the vogue for the Use of trading stamps that a conference has been called in New York .State to lock into the effects of this new device in tile market place, The ,discussion has, been requested by Dr, Persia Campbell, =hunter counsel to Governor A wide variety of npinioDS is likely to be forthcoming as to. the value of the stamp plan either to stores or to. consumers, lt has been in use in. Allerica for about 60 years, The currept boom smith to have started, in Denver and to have spread to. alnerinaeltets, drugstores, gape), line stations, greenhouses, lum- bee yards, and all sorts of other retailers until it is estimated. that half the families in the United States are saving stamps to exchange for electric appli- ances, kitchenware, a t h l e ti c goods, cameras, and other prem- iums. The chief argument aroused is or the question whether the cus- tomer drawn to a certain store "because they give stamps" • is really getting something "free" 'tor saving a bookfol of the lit- tle colored squares or whether she is paying more for her gro- ceries and the premium than if she shopped around and bought them separately. The theory of the stamp coin. panies is that the "gifts" .are bonus to customers for paying cash — which is reasonable enough in this charge - account era —, and that - they are an ef- fective promotional device for the storekeeper. On,. the latter point there has been little dis- pute of late. . Many stores have found purchasers more, attracted by stamps than by price cuts. but. how long this effect will last may be problematical. A simple rule., has• been sug- gested which shoppers can read- ily apply for themselves. In gen- eral, the• cash value of the stamp given is about 2 per cent of the purchase on which it is based. •. If prices are equal at the stamp and the nonstamp store, the trader is.,. getting a bargain. If they .are., say, 5 per, cent higher et the stamp-giving store, the buyer is deluding himself. 'From. "The Christian, Science Monitor". Filet Doilies objective in her judgment. Thank. yott for it. 4It MAUI-UMW FORBIDDEN "Dear Anne Hirst: I'm begin- ning to hate my mother. She's lust told roe I can't marry the man I'm wild about, lie, was mar- ried before, he is 30, and has three children. I am 1G, Since met him, all my old boy friends look so Ally; but when I'm with him. I'm so happy that t can hardly wait for the next date. "My mother even says eculdn't look after his children properly! I've always loved children, and I know she is wrong, She has a boy friend all picked out for me, I used to like, him, but now I feel I'm just wasting time with him. Aren't I old enough' to know what I want? MARCIA" f would agree with your * mother- even if the children * were not involved. To marry N. a man nearly ,twice your age * is too great, a risk, and she * knows it. You (lease-rot realize $ how selfish he 1 ssTleseig to have tried to winy.:5,:*4. -W has daz- * zled you wit'h!" his sophisticas tiona he has flattered you tin- * til you have lost your sense * of reality,. Once this glamor * of his wears off, you would * be sorry you ever met him. • As to the children, these * gay evenings you've enjoyed * with their father would be fin- * ished. You'd be tied down to a set routine so foreign to your. * present freedom that YOU '* would long desperately for • these careless days, Tellehim you cannot think of * marrying for three or lour a years, and if he still wants * you then, You will consider it, 4' Meanwhile; stop seeing him. Look up this nice boy you used to like, and date him and others your age, Enjoy the fun that • belongs..to teen years, and wait * until you are grown up before ** byo tar y you of .marrying any- .s s In in-law situations, it is dif- ficult to be lair —but the mother • admits her children are not perfect is the one beloved by the mates they marry. Write Anne Dirk about your problems, and let her guide you wisely. AC- dress her at Box 1, 123 Eight- eenth St„ New Toronto. Ont. Some Fliorks About Buying A House One million wives are going to look at one million husbands within the next year and say, "Let's buy that house. dear." If the husbands are smart they'll, say, "First let's; get the answers to 50 questions." The, 50 questions are the key to Bill Smithaessystem of deter- mining if the „house at which you're looking is the house which -you'll he' happy this year arid 20 year: SUM now, After 21 years of study and observation of• houses and people who live in them, C. W. Smith has compiled a book with the 50 questions and other pre-home- buying inforfriation in it called "Home Buyer's Handbook." Mr. Smith is director of the housing research foundation of the Southwest Research insti- tute, a nonprofit organization. The foundation aims to improve housing and living standards through scientific knowledge in design, technology, materials, and economics, Mr. Smith says: "What it adds up to is build- ing better' houses at no extra coat. "If we know what to look for and what to demand of builders, we can get much better houses." Mr. Smith expects a builder to make a house livable and at- tractive and he expects a couple to reject second-class construc- tion and design, For example: "There's no reason why a light switch can't be put on Ithe same level as a door knobesoenhildren can reach it. It doesn't cost a cent ,mere to do this, yet it makes a home more deeirable." A little thing like a closet door can make N hems"; A better place - if the closet door 'folds out of the way itsalsead of opening into room taking- up needed space. Smith says you can tell ••aather the house wee welt built by looking at the molding on the bedrod6 walls or the way the basement door fits: "Ii.-the builder took pains with the little things, you els5n't have to Worry about the hidden things - they'll be first cless," He is to fancier of a so-called picture window in the front of a house. '`I'f a house has a large picture window facing the street or the west, avoid it," he says. •"Witi- &Vs are Meant to admit light, frame a Vie% Or permit Mien. They are tint meant to alloy/ fleiglabers, t.o see: Whet cocking on the stove ur whether ynu wear a shirt in the house,. "They are also not meant to allow the setting sun to bake you in the summer, and they are not good if the only view yeti get from the window is 'passing trucks find parked cars." .,suggests that most ,asses, dove should extend to the ceil- ing, where they will admit light • and still give privacy,Ill 1.)°d." rooms, the window sills should be at least four feet above the. floor to permit flexible location -of furnishings and to preserve privacy, All these things make for bet- ter living without extra cost.. Many living rooms are noth- ing but glorified hallways, he says. Think twice, • he warns couples, before buying a house where all the foot traffic in the winter's snow and the summer's mud _must walk in on your new light-gray rug.. While open kitchens are popu- lar, Me, Smith warns there are times when a wife will want to hide the dirty pots by closing off the kitchen from the living room. A kitchen sheuld provide a view of the children's play area and the approach to the house. Speaking of little things, as Mr. Smith always. does, he in- sists that closet shelves be ad- justable, He inquiree if the roof of the, house is white to reneet the sun and if there are venti- lating louvers to keep moisture out at the roof and help cool the' house, Before moving into a house and finding that the heating sys-. tem doesn't heat and the cooling system doesn't cool, Mr. Smith suggests you check with' people wha live in homes built by the same contractor; Chances are it • they're satisfied, you 'Will be. What about the outside storage areas? Unless theee'areprovided you are going to have to store sleds, Christmas tree ornaments, and trunks in your closets..BaSe- mutt storage snace, is likely to be too damp, A two-car garage will help. And where are you going to put things inside the house? You don't want, to have to carry. the ironing board from the basement. to the kitchen, Is-there storage space for the cart' table, dust mops, and the vactiont .cIdaner? • . Mr. • Smith 'shuns corner lots because these . will also have more snow to shovel, more grass to ont, and more useless lawn to water. Traffic will be heavier and the house likely will cost more, to say nothing of the taxes. You can get paying assess- ments on two streets, for ex- ample. Give the .heuse extra points if the lot has some trees on it, or if the lend drains • may- from t house. You'll be 'you avoid a slevelopmeot• where all ._ the homes are alike, wear& a hodge- podge 'of - .different style. Musses which don't blend. Make sure -the neighbor's keen up their homes and I heir.}awns, Mt. Smith 'cautions about eon- -frig regulations. Good. zoning lawa will make certain. that a tavern won't spring. up across the street, end that the house Itext door won't slat taking hoarders. • MiDleb the padern of the streeta Ni'. Smith adds. If stecets areein a checkerboard pattern, it will be more dangerous and less interesting. Curved streets with ,T or Y intersections help slow traffic, Long blocks make for fewer intersections. Short dead-end streets are safer for children. Rid rooms of stale tobacco smoke With your' own "home- made" .deodorizer, Just mix a little diluted ammonia in a bowl of fresh water and let it stand overnight in the smoke-filled room. The next dey the morn will be sweet and fresh again, YOUNG 'rift& Here's On- other malty in the fad of giving inlet to sweet yOurio misses, rour-year-ald Mary Scelsa peers frorli a drum; after being hert- ed "Miss American Paprika", Mary was picked out far the, Behar by a paprika protessing plant her town; One week has gene by with, our imported increase in the fa- mily. Fortunately , the weather has been good most of the time so the little girls have been playing outside quite a lot—with 'Partner keeping an eye, on them from his work bench in the dri- Ving-shed.' I tell him he is a typical grandfather—he has so much patience. Or .,is •that typi- cal? I wonder! Nancy has a cold and is also cutting a tooth , enough said, Carol, like so many other youngsters,. including Dave, plays with her food and never eats a decent meal. .What, these fussy little eaters live on ,is be- yond me. I am beginning to won- der if all the wonderful baby foods on the market today are really so good after all. Perhaps if the modern way of feeding were combined with some of the commonsense of yesterday ' we might get somewhere. I may be wrong but it seems that nowa- days children are too food-con- scious co that their meal-time habits, nee mostly psychological. I can't remember asking our children what tit: y would • like for G inner or slipper, alThey were given what I thought they should have and they ate, most of 'the time without too mueli fussing. Ala well, I suppose every generation has ies problems ,in -seising a family, In year, gone by, before the arlvent or pasteur- ization and penicillin, it was a case of the surVival, of the fit- test. Now the greatest hazard for children is .on the road. A few daYs ,ago a Guelph magis- trate announced that in his opin- ion parents who provided young children with bicycles to ride- on the road were guilty of neg- ligence. How tragically true: Twice recently I was driving along a busy two-lane highway near here after school was out and On each occasion I saw a little fellow, not more than seven years old, riding his mini- alum two wheel bicycle home from school. 'Just -to see him made my blood run cold—espe- cially as I had to get over into the wrong lane of traffic to allow him extra room. One always has to be prepared for unexpected wobbling from young riders,. We had a very sharp thund- erstorm here Saturday night, It was playing tricks With the tele" vision so we decided to dieCon- nect the set. About five minutes later there was an ear-shattering crack. We are sure something was hit but we don't know yet what it was, Partner thought from the Sound it might have been a tree split in two, Was I glad 't had disconnected the TV— we wouldn't have been very happy had the picture tube 'blown out. Wouldn't that be .aWe 'tut with the World Series in progress? Personally, I wouldn't worry. I don't understand base- ball at all so I don't bother to watch. All I am interested in Is the final score. Of course Part- ner -likes to watch the games. I'm thinking it a good thing 'the games come on early in the afternoon otherwise quite a few ...'farmers might be late with their chores! I wonder how .its many read- ers are liking the new set-up of the Family' Herald—minus the Weekly Star, Of course it is an improvement but yet one also has a sense of loss. Most of us had a comfortable feeling about the old Family Herald—the sort of affectionate feeling one • has for a well-worn but comfortable old jacket with which one has weathered, many' a storm, But of course we realize' there are bound to be advantages and dis- advantages in such a move. This is ,the first major change that her taken place in the Family Herald in my memory so natur- elle we hope it will'be a change that eventually everyone will welcome. Certainly the type is ealiN• to read on ,better grade pa •r and the smaller pages it easier in handle. We are elect so Mans; of the regular fea- tures have been retained—ex- ceet that we don't like seeing "Dorothy Dix" resurrected week et' er week! While she was living she did a wonderful job but why should her adviee supposedly be continued when we know she is one the far 'side of the Pearly Gates? On the other hand it may be that a good many readers are unaware that Dorothy Dix passed away some years ago. This is -Thanksgiving weekend and I expect many people are travelling the highways and by- ways admiring the lovely col- ouring of - the trees that is so typically Canadian. It is years since the leaves have taken On such deep rich shades of crimson and gold. Even the pastures are unusually green, none of them having that brownish-dried Out look that we so often see at this time Of the year. Iri fact the country is so breath4akingly beautiful it would be strange indeed if We did net look around. with, a prayer • of. Thanksgiving in our hearts. Thanksgiving be- cause no matter what troubled there are in the world of men, God in his. Heaven showers lichee upon us in this bountiful world of Hie creating—a world, whoed, beauty changes Only with the seasons of the year. Peter McArthur said of Autufnn saa . "The days ate not only WOrth• describing separately, but worth , living separately.,Each one is complete In itself." I don't think I could close this column With-a better thought than - that. 'Dear Anne Hiret: So many lettere you print are about taw troubles that I just must stick out by matronly neck. Isn't it:because too many mothers think their children are perfect — especially their sons? When a boy marries and trouble comes, Morn promptly, declares it's the wife's fault -- 'my darling boy could never be wrong!' I've seen this too often. "Both my sons have been mar- ried seven years, and their wives and I haven't had one cross word yet. I honestly think it is because I was never the devoted Mamma who stood up for her sons, no matter what. I was smart enough (or is it a talent you have or you haven't?) to be able to see their wives' sides, too, and recognize the weaknesses of my boys; I never hesitated to say so, Even when both were to blame I was frank about it, and the girls understood. "Perhaps I succeeded because I love both these girls as though they were my own daughters. I never encouraged their bringing troubles to me; it came about naturally. When I could, I re- fused to give an opinion, just raid, 'Work it out yourselves; all couples have problems and this is yours.' It was only when they appealed to me as a last resource that I'd take over. "Today I know I could move into either hOthe and be wel- comed — but how glad I am I don't have to impose! "One more thing: Why do some unmarried girls slip out to have dates? Isn't it because par- ents are too strict, and so lose that confidence which is so precious? If they could see boy friends at home, they wouldn't have to sneak out. . . "I've read your column for so many years I feel like you are my friend." * • TO "HAPPY MOTHER-IN- "' LAW": Your attitude toward * your sons sums up my own * theory: Being a mother should * not blind one ,to her children's • weaknesses: It is too bad that " your attitude is so rare. Your * good letter should inspire many • another mother to be more Prepare 144. gfrifeci Orange' ttnd 1/1 c; cur-up Shredded • coconut Sift together twice 1% C. once-sifted pastry flour 11/4 e. onceitied , cill-pUrpoisi flour OA tips. ,Magic disking: POWiter Salt ICieda Let these filet doilies add s look of elegance to your home! Easy-to-follow charts snake crochethsg so simple. Lace stitch and K-stitch bring out the lovely design. 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