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The Brussels Post, 1957-04-17, Page 6Sells Alibis To Erring Husbands AN NE *tut Family Illodern Etiquette . IRST al404.9.4rte. FINED FOR BEINO 1-1:0 0 HANDY Could.anyone be arrested fur holding, hands? The answer is "yes," as Charles Dale pike and Barbara Maxine Newman digs covered when they were ar- rested and fined in Hutchins(); Kansas, recently — for holding hands while driving on a public thoroughfare, The difference was that they were driving dif- ferent cars, * can be done. Overcome your feeling of guilt. It is proper that you be grateful for your * friends' past hospitality, but • that does not imply that you * must, spend the rest of your * life proving youe gratitude. * Be thankful that your hus- 't band wants a life of his own * and with his wife, whose chief * interest is keeping her bus- * band happy in his own way. Wardrobe Wooded PRINTED PATTERN by Roberta Lee. Q. I am mailing out about 200 wedding invitations. Is it all right for one to use a metered stamp on, the envelopes? A, Never! The stamps must be put on by hand, Q. What is the proper order of recession at the conclusion of a church wedding ceremony? A. Just the reverse of how the party entered, The bride and bridegroom should lead, followed by the bridesmaids and the ushers, Q, Just why is the wedding ring piaced on the finger first, the engagement ring over it? A. The reason is a practical one. The wedding ring, being a plain band, does not require much cleaning and in many in- 'stances is never taken off. Whereas the engagement ring is taken off constantly. Q. Our daughter has just in- 'formed us of her, secret mar- riage two months ago. Would it be proper for us to announce the marriage at this time? A. It would be quite proper for you to mail out announce- ments of the marriage, Q. Should a dinner guest who has finished eating immectitte- ly place his napkin on the tale? A. Not until his hostess has placed her napkin on. the table. Q. When a husband and wife are calling on friends, which one should suggest leaving? A. It is quite proper for either one to make the first move, merely by asking the other, "Don't 'you think we had better be leaving?" Desperate because he has a wife and three young children to support, a 30-year-old man has offered to. risk his life for^ a rum of $10,000. "To provide security for my wife :and children I'M willing to go anywhere even if it, means my life is endangered provided iris legal," he declared recently. When it is necessary to raise money, men and women often do surprising things. A. good- looking young bachelor living in the North of England had the idea of offering to sell himself some years ago because he needed, money for music and singing lessons. lie Paraded the streets of one town with a board on his back which advertised that his see., vices and himself were for sale to the highest bidder. His money-raising scheme succeed- ed and he landed a lucrative job. When a Marseilles office wor- ker found times were hard he hit upon the idea of- running a "Bureau for Excuses." It proved a winner. Henpecked husbands who had "missed the last train" and wanted a good excuse to give their wives rang him up end- asked him to. provide one that was foolproof. He always obliged. Husbands who had been unwise in affairs of the heart and had been fouiid out by their wives sought his aid And it was always effectively forthcoming. News of the unique service he pffered spread throughout France and in some weeks he was in- venting alibis at the rate of a aer 4 BROKEN BUBBLES—Someone's, alwayslakmg. the-Foy out of life and actress Tao Strong, above, is no exception. In a' New York • rehearsal - slie demonstrates how a girl takes a bubble bath on television. To see how the "bubble bath" will look on the screen, just cover' up the bottem half of the picture. * MOM WOULD REMARRY "Dear Anne Hirst: I am un- decided about marrying an old friend of my deceased husband. My two son le.ve with me• ' one will soon have a home of his own, and the other one is so pop- ular that I expect he'll be snatched up in a year or two. They are grand boys, and I would, not do anything to dis- turb their happiness. "Do you think my boys will understand how much I want a life of my own? My husband and I had a wonderful marriage, and I do miss the companionship of a man my own age. But if the boys object, I wouldn't go ahead, If I remarry, the man will move in with me and my sons. LONELY." I wish ,I could have printed * your whole letter. You have ' * been a wonderful friend to * your sons, more like a con- * temporary than an elder, and * you have made a fine life for * all of you. You say they ad- * mire the man who wants to * marry you, and he is con- * genial and understanding. * When you tell the boys, be * sure to add that if they do not * like the idea, you will not * marry anybody. But I expect * they will tell you to go ahead, * and welcome the man warmly, * When two people marry, it should be the aim of each to keep the other.happy. Any other responsibilities should come second to that supreme desire. In time of embarrassment or confusion of duties, ask Anne Hirst's advice. Address her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. "I just cannot see," said a newly-wed wife to her husband, as they gazed in a furniture shop window, "how they make all that furniture out of those crinkly little walnuts." top. They deserve to anyway. rust to know them gave us a nice, happy feeling. Well, the birds around here are becoming more numerous every day. A while ago I. was almost sure I heard an oriole. And yesterday a little screech owl came to rest on a bare branch of the chestnut tree near the house. Is there anything, I wonder, quite so emotionless as a' sitting owl. Once _he' had found a perch there wasn't a sound. or movement from the funny little ,,creature. In colour and shape he looked just like a natural hump belonging to the branch of the tree. Now I must get this column typed and ready for the printer before any of the family ar- rive. Yesterday our trio from Oakville was here and no doubt the quartette from Toronto will be here soon. At present with only Dave being able to navi- gate on his own the children are easily handled. A year from now . . . well, I guess a year from now will tell the story! Sew-easy undress that doublet as a jumper with its small blouse — fashions that double your wardrobe! It's our new PRINTED Pattern — especially designed to flatter the shorten fuller figure! Printed Pattern 4654: Hall Sizes 141/2 , 161/2 , 181/2 , 201/2 , 2214 and 241/2 . 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We thought it was quite 'a find. ‘Then we roamed around e, a church-yard belonging to nice old church high on a hill over- looking a river. There we found plenty of history inscribed on the old grey tombstones sacred (we hope) to the memory of the early pioneers of that dis- trict. We spent the whole af- ternoon just browsing around amid beautiful and historic sur- roundings yet often within sound of the traffic on a very busy highway. We really had a wonderful time and we were glad to realize that in spite of s the number of super-highways that are being built it is still possible to find beauty spots such a short way off the beaten track. At tme, if we want to get back to the grim problems of the day we have only to turn. on the radio or televsion and listen to news of guided mis- siles, misguided foreign policy, earthquakes, floods. fires, bliz- zard and traffic mishap. A far cry from the peaceful puesuit of farming. In fact we sometimes wonder if peaceful farming is possible any more. And then yesterday along came- two young brothers who were anx- ious to buy our tractor and power implements, They were such nice boys and so anxious to start farming on their own. There was something about them that restored our faith in the feture for farm boys who really want Jo work and make good. They were not the type , to go around looking for some- thing for nothing. They expect- ed to pay for what they ,got -and were quite reluctant to accept as a gift a few extras that Part- ner was throwing in on the deal. We had a feeling those boys have What it takes and we are confident that, barring ac- cidents or disaster seasons, these young fellows will come out out Sunshine : . . bright, swarm, beautiful sunshine. Is there any- thing that contributes more to a person's outlook and well- being — espedially if you are out in it? But that's the trouble, there is so much to do indoors, and because the ground is still very wet we don't have any real excuse for getting outside to work. No excuse at all, so there is only one thing to do, just get outside if we want to and enjoy it, no matter what. Right now, before the weeds start to grow, is a good time for making discoveries — and I think I made- a discovery yesterday. I am not sure but I appear to have four geraniums that have survived the winter. The stalks are rotted but coming up from the roots there are small healthy branches with clusters of little leaves. They are on the south side of the house well protected from north-west winds. If they are geraniums it is on account of good luck and mis-management. Last fall I did not clean up this particular bed so the plants got left there. Other discoveries I made were not so pleasing. The rabbits really went to town on my shrubs. They even nibbled branches from the cedars. We never . have done anything in the way of prevention but I suppose we shall have to if we are going to have so many un- wanted livestock around. It is disheartening to leave good healthy shrubs in the fall and find them about half their proper size in the spring. But then, the poor little rabbits have to live too but I wish they would take t6 the woods or feed on wild shrubs. The nice weather last week brought us a full quota of visit- ore. In fact we had a very busy week. One day I took a visitor On an exploring trip about twenty miles from here. I won- der how many of, us miss the lovely walks and drives that lie close to populated areas. How many do you know? If you want a nice drive where do you go? We are only now beginning to find our way around to the beauty spots that lie just be- yond the highways, The village We visited is less than eighteen miles from Toronto. We drove down a concession road about a couple of miles and found lovely country district With a • SAD YOUNG POOCHES—You'd never guess- it, but these morose dogs werb prize winners at the Paris Agricultural Show recently. Caged up after the show, the dogs obviously think it's a heck of a way to be treated after a fine performance. e INt ,(bo. ee.Cetteees et 1 A handsome set for modern and traditional homes! Simple filet crochet, with K stitch sets off the deer design so- effectiv- ely. Make chair or buffet set, scarf ends! Pattern 598: Chart, eirec- dens for chairback 12 x 16 inch- es, armrest 61/2 x 12 in No. 50 cotton. Send iltntrit-ITVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted; use postal note for safety) to Laura Wheeler, Box I, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Out. Print plainly ,PATTERN NUMB; ft, your NAME and ADDRESS.. Our gift to you — two> won- derful patterns for youtselfs your hOrrie — printed in our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book . . Plus dozens of other new designs to order — deo- chat, knitting, embroidery, iton- ens, novelties, -Seed g5 cents for your cepy of this, lit* NOW —With gift pettertis 'Minted SALLY'S SALLIES "Oh dears if You'd told the you were banging a friend, I'd Wt. Cooked dinner." iSSUt id 1951 dozen a day, being well paid for each. Three years ago a French fac- tory worker devised a simple but effective means of boosting his income, which averaged $30 a week. He began raffling his pay envelope at 30e a ticket to his 2,300 fellow workers and week after week he went home with more than $000 in his pockets. Whendeis firm heard of his get- rich-quick scheme they ordered him to abandon it. By that time he had bought a car, had moved into a luxury flat and had his own chef and a maid, In the 'united States lives a comely young woman who in the past three years has made a small fortune by acting as a pro- fessional bridesmaid. "I advise in advance about the wedding dress, flowers and so on and at the ceremony and the reception I prompt and help the bride in various ways," sayg this enterprising woman, who is not herself married. ."IVe a Won- clerful money-spinner because bride after bride recommends Me to friends Who are also- plan- ning to wed." Sometimes even children ex- ploit triOney-making ideas, A lebeden bey offered his services tei a firm Of 'shoe manufacturers and was well paid for taking: long evening Welke in at web- there to test new types of foot= wear for sohoolboys—end at the. tered time keep himself CAPITAL dAll1/41—Cologne, West Odientiny, lent shapely Hilde- gat* Keehn to the capital city of Bonn for the competition to select' efiteles for the "Mks Ger- Mari?' beauty contest, The 20. yeatedicr "Tend -'lease" beciuty, wan the NiSsi Bonn" title. A Musk fiieletit, she Was disquali- fied ift fast year's eanteste KT LAST—A GIRL—What a Childhood dwaito Mary' Pat Ryan, 'SIMI'S already the pet Of the HarrY Ryan household', and sk0 has lust bitivecli home from the hospital with her Mother-, lien seven brothers, range in ii0e trait' three id tiiiraien. NICLE 1NGERFARM everviotin.e P. Ctadrke "Dear Anne Hirst: Please help met A couple of lady rela- tives were good to me as a child,, when they lived in another city and took me for school' vaca- tions,' etc. I appreciate it, 'and don't want to hetet them, but now they live in my town and have taken over my life corn- pitely! My husband and I cane not move without them; they expect us to be visiting them or bringing them to our house con- tinually, We don't have a Sun- day to call our own — and they go along with us on our vaca- tions, practically demanding this, "Now my husband has re- belled. He says he is tired of all this, and that we're too young to be chumming with them. They're- in their 60's, we're in our 30's. How can I tell them? It seems so mean! If only they'd be satisfied with every other Sunday, it would help; I've sug- gested that, but I felt guilty. This is the only argument be- tween my husband and me, "Our vacation, is not too far off, and my husband insists he is not going to take them with us. How can J. get out of it and keep peaae alls'around? Some- times I feel they leave a rope around my neck and just keep pulling! "We also have my parents to watch over and try to keep happy; they have no car, either, but they don't demand and cling to .us the way these two relatives do. If you can help even a little, I'd be more than grateful. A WORRIED WIFE.' ABNORMAL, 'UNFAIR * This situation is all wrong; * it is neither normal nor fair. * It should not have continued after your marriage, for week- * ends, holidays and vacations * belong to you and your * spouse. By including otheri * in your leisure, you. have * cheated yourselves of price- * ,less privacy which all married * eeiples need. Also, you * should have been mingling * with your own friends. The * two elderly ladies should * have cultivated contemporary * friends of their own, and * found outlets for their time * and energy. - * I am amazed that your hus- * band did not rebel long ago. * The time to make a break is * long past due. * The reasons you will give * these relatives are you own * choice: * Perhaps you can tell them * that this year you two plan a * vacation which would prove * too strenuous for their par- * ticipation, or you are spend- * ing it with -friends, or your * husband's complete relaxation * demands a different schedule. * You will have to open the * way to living by yourselves. * After your return, you can * make similar excuses for not * seeing them _regularly: you * have met new friends who are * congenial, your social life has * grown more active, etc. Of * course, you will not neglect * them entirely, but as time * passes, you will find it easier to evade this constant'visiting * back and forth. * . It isn't going to be easy, but •