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The Brussels Post, 1960-03-24, Page 2ONICLES INGERci 6w,n,dol,in.e P. Cl&rike T9m9rrpw'S. Auto .Burn • Peanuts ? To drive a Bells has never been peanuts, But, thanks to tkao wonders of modern resears h,. it could be in the future. The Rolls-Royce Company an. pounces the successful develop, plea of a new type of antitittlel motor of Which it declares:. ""Eventually it will be able to operate on almost anything from peanut butter to ereesote." .For the present, the motor's range of fuels comprises high octane gasoline, low octane OW- line, kertoeene, and diesel oil. A simple manual adjustment enables the now Rolls engine to be switched irom one fuel to another, Known as the "K-type," the motor is being built in three versions of four, five, and six cylinders. To experts it is a twin-opposed piston, two-stroke compression ignition type. There are two pistons in each cylinder. One moves down and. the other moves up to compress the fuel. The compression can reach' such a high ratio that al- most anything of any oily nature can be ignited. Several other British corn, panics are working on similar motors, including Rooter, Ley- land, and Coventry • Climax, states a writer in the Christian Science Monitor. The development of the new Rolls-Royce type has been spon- sored by the War Office and is being closely watched by trans- port experts of the North Atlan- tic Treaty Organization, It is intended to power all British wheeled combat vehicles in the future. For it has the obvious. advantages that an Army will be able to fuel itself with what- ever it finds in a combat area — gasoline; kerosene, oil, or whatever. As a civilian development, it seems that no one need ever run out of fuel again. One will be able to use What he has with him. Bid one wonders if Rolls owners carry peanut - butter sand wiches. Modern Etiquette By Anne Ashley Q. How does one write a for- mal acceptance to a wedding in- vitation? A. Address it to the parents of the girl in' whose name the invitation was issued: "Mr. and Mrs. Henry V. Smith accept with pleasure Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hobson's kind invitation to the wedding and reception of their daughter on such - and - such date." Q. 1 have been invited to a wedding and reception, and the bride says I can bring a boy friend with me. Should he send a gift, or would it be proper for him to share the cost of mine? A. He is not expected to do either of these. Q. How long a time should properly elapse before answer• ing a letter? A. Of course, prompt replies are the surest and most inter- esting ways of handling corres- pondence—but this puts a strain upon the other correspondent. perhaps setting an evening, aside every week or two to reply to letters is advisable, in order to space them so that they are neither a boomerang nor a stale accumulation of a month's actin Q, Is.it the accepted form foe A .woman to use her mahlen name as middle name after she is married? A. Yes, this is the established custom In other words, after -Joyce Adams marries Morgan, she then becomes Joyce Adams Morgan, Q, Peptise of illness in my family J find it impossible to give an informal affair in my home to which 1 issued- tiOus. What can 1 00 A, ]Either recall the invitations by telephone or brief note, ex. plain the circumstances and tell your intended guests that yen. will get in touch with them at a later date, 6-to.the.inch fr, I 690.. fry ,C444)te, WLELal. This striking spread makes dreams of a lovely bedroom come true. Entirely cross-stitch. American Beauty Rose spread is 6-to-inch cross-stitch. Roses can alternate with quilted, square. Pattern 690: charts; 12, rose motifs; 2 quilting designs. Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern to Laura Wheeler, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth. St., New Tor- onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. New! New! New! Our 1960 Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book is ready NOW! Crammed with exciting, unusual, popular de- signs to crochet, knit, sew, em- broider, quilt, weave—fashions, home furnishings, toys, gifts, bazaar hits. In the book FREE — 3 quilt patterns. Hurry, send 25 cents for your copy. ISSUE 13 — ; iir•-•a wowe PHOTOG IN FOCUS—gx-photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones smiles on the lens-side of a camera with his fiancee, Britain's Princess Margaret, in London. `They Paint Of Masterpieces. The neat little man in the gray , • smock and fedora sat in a. ow.- zter of , the Vatican art gallery. • Patiently.' dabbing paint on can" "Se1Vaa. papted briefly in his work, leaned hack: from his easel,. and told a visitor, "You, are look, ing at a dying .race. In a few years we will, be as extinct as. the wooll y' elephant."' • • Tirangeteo Sassu Was talking about his job. For eighteen of his 40 years he has beer, a profes- sional copyist — a Painter who reproduces museum masterpieces for sale to the public. Laboring diligently at their easels, copyists have long been a familiar sight to tourists in Europe's great mu- seums: The Vatican, the Uffizi and Pitti in Florence, the Louvre in Paris, the ?ratio in Madrid. This year, copyists are looking forward to the annual wave of tourists to give their 'ailing craft a shot in the arm, But they are Acme too hopeful of a long-range cure,. Turning aside from his current project, a copy of fruit.and flow- ers, a still life by an anonymous. Dotchman (circa 1667), Signor Sassu explained the predicament to 'NEWSWEEK'S Rome bureau chief, Curtis G. Pepper: "The work of the copyist has suffered two ferocious saber blows—mod.- Pure Flattery PRINTED PAYI ERN A superbly shaped sheath—the most elegant way to be noticed by day, at dinner, on a date. Double - breasted buttoning curves a sleek midriff — hip pockets accent a long-waisted look. Printed Pattern 4556: Misses' Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. Size 16 takes 4 yards 39-inch fabric. Printed directions on each pat- ten part, Easier, accurate. Send FIFTY CENTS (50e) (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern, Please print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont. ern wails and pile-tog/a..bus ma- chines." Ills mustache twitching, Sassu, pointed to, the dark beige walls of the gallery; then to the whites of the still life, "rut this painting in 4 1119dern apartment where the walls are whitei" he e:aplained, °arid the whites in the picture look dirty.' The proper setting for such a ,pletUrek SaSsu indicated, would be an old pal- azzo or castle which. are in short supply among copy cus- tomers. A sessond blow, said Sassu, is modern color photographs placed on canvas to give the illusion of paintetistexture — a cheaper pro- cess than •Oil painting, and pre- ferred in any case by many cus- tomers, "It is a terrible mistake," coypist Sasso complained. "Noth- ing can replace oil, We are tum- bling forward into a, terrible world of plastics and imitated products." Other copyists agreed with Sassu, Maria Miro Montoya in Madrid's Prado stressed that "you must feel a little of the soul of the painter," "A good copy is better than a bad original," said Louvre copyist Christie Milo, where the Mona Lisa is "the Bri- gitte Bardot of the museum," In Europe today, scores of copyists oroctice their art. Some are merely students trying to im- prove their technique. Most are professionals who find custom- ers among museum-goers who have become entranced with a particular painting. Prices de- pend on the size of the canvas and the precision of reproduction desired. Signor Sassu, for in- stance, charges from $60 to $320, His current project will take two months, for which he will re- ceive $112 — about what a bar- ker or shoemaker makes in one month. A few topnotch copyists are commissioned by museums, schools, and religious organiza- tions, which may want oil repro- ductions of famous paintings. One of the best of these artists was also at work at the Vatican gallery last week: Prof. Pompeo Caccia, 70, whose clients in his 49 years on the job have ranged from popes to American muse- ums. "There are fewer and few- er requests," Professor Coccia says sadly. "It's too much work and too little pay." In most major museums, copy- ists are permitted to paint, but under strict rules: No copy can be the same size as the original; no business may be conducted on the premises (but deals can be arranged at nearby cafés): moreover, if there is a waiting list, a time limit is enforced (generally 30 days per painting) Though some museum 'officials attempt to discourage copyists, others are more sympathetic. At the Prado in Madrid where the works of Murillo, Velazquez, El Greco, and Goya attract a flock of copyists, director Fernando Alvarez de Sotomayor thinks the work of the copyists helps spread knowledge of master- pieces of art to areas of the world which have none. "There are copyists who work by necessity to earn money. There are others who do it for pleasure. Both things are very respectable and useful, My only worry is that the rights of the copyists and those of the visitors do not col- lide," A Louvre curator adds: "You find more humility, gener- osity, and a genuine desire to learn and share knowledge among the copyists than among any other group of artists," Despite such sentiments, the ranks of the copyists continue to thin, "This is a miserable pro- fession," sighed Signor Sassu at his easel. "Anybody who does it is plain crazy." Why does he do it? "I am happy only here. This is all I know." —From NEWS- WEEK Commandments For Brides-To-Be . many wetUllilgs a4^.0, taking. place in japan thiS year that ceremonies are being conducted. on an assembly line system, at the rate of one couple every thirty-eight seconds, the high, est in Japanese history. To, cope 'with the rush to marry, each. ceremony et lone, of Tokyo's biggest wedding halls has to be completed in front twenty ntizintet to half an . hour, Which includes reception time, Queues of: couples waiting to wed are expected to be •an. Creasingly common sight as, spring approaches, It was customary for the 'wed- ding day to be decided by a fortune-teller who was asked to choose an auspicious day. Upon her wedding day the Japenete, bride was sometimes given ele- ven commandments by her mo- ther — rules which had been handed down from mother to daughter for centuries. Even to- day no well-bred Japanese girl disregards them, "When you are married your husband will be your sole mas- ter," runs one of them. "Be hum- s ble and polite to. him, Strict obe- dience to her husband is the noblest virtue a wife can pos- sess," Other rules were: "Always be amiable towards your mother-in-law, Do not be jealous, for jealousy kills your husband's •affection for you. Do isot talk much, speak no evil of - y cur neighbours and never tell lies.: Be a good manageress and especially be economical in your household." FLORIDA-BOUND — Denise Dar- rel hits the Florida trail on a round of night club engage- ments. How Many Words Do You Use A Day? Haw's your vocabulary? In other words, how many words do you know? It's a topical question, because according to a learned professor there are country people who even in 1960 use no more than 400 words. On this very limited vocabulary they manage to ex- press all their wants and to snake themselves understood by their fellow rustics, he says. Ever tried to estimate the ex- tent of your vocabulary? The majority of educated city dwell- ers today cOnfine themselves to about 5,000 spoken words. Shakespeare used no more than 15,000 different words in his works and Milton about 13,000. Clergymen, lawyers and doctors average about 10,000 words. Why is it there are so many words we don't know? Because So many are technical and limit- ed to the professions and sci- ences. Each group is intelligible to the specialists, but for all practical purposes it's a foreign language to the rest of us, Your stock of words depends to some extend on your age. A dictionary compiler reckons that the average child of five Was Making use of about 1,500 Words, but some other experts consider this estimate excessive. All the• experts agree that in its first year a child acquires a Vocabulary Of froth ten to twenty words, although seine people, espeelally bachelors, would Pro- bably describe them as variegat-, ed gurgles!, }tow many Words do you speak each day/ A clergyman estimates that Many of us use an average Of 10,000 words a day in Speak- ing and writing, but they are not all different Words, col UK-inset thitt, a person living for the usual span of Seventy years uses in his lifetime about 255,500,000 word/ Strange, isn't it, how one's outlook on life is widened or narrowed according to one's physical well-being. Last week all kinds of things were happen. ing, most of them important, some of them tragic, and yet I couldn't have cared less. And all because a horrid little flu bug laid me low. Last 'Tuesday I was out quilting all day; Wednesday I should have been at our "Pot- Luck" WI luncheon, Instead I went shopping. I was feeling so miserable I knew that Partner would be taking "pot-luck" at home for several days and it be- hoved me to find him something easy to prepare. So, I got the refrigerator well stocked and then I went to my bed. I remember a few weeks ago being very indignant about the high cost of drugs but when the doctor ordered drugs sent in for which we had to pay $11.25 I thought they were cheap at the price. In fact, I didn't care what they cost, even if we had to pawn the furniture, just as long as they chased that wretched lit- tle flu bug out of my system. And isn't that just what happens? When We are well we grumble about the high cost of drugs but when we really need them it's a different story. Which doesn't improve 'the situation at all. In fact it just shows how vulner- able we are to 'exploitation, By and large Partner had a busy week,. shovelling snow, bringing my meals and cat-sit- ting! "Good-night", he exclaimed yesterday, "who'd have thought I'd take ' up cat-sitting in my retirement!" Well, it isn't gen- erally quite that bad — and it isn't our cat, It so happens a young neighbour-couple had to , go to Montreal on business for a week so they wanted us to keep an eye on the house, water the plants, feed the cat and let her out for exercise each day. Nor- mally I would. have done it but things being the way they were it was one more little job Part- ner had to take over. So what happens . . . Partner does the work and I am given the little "thank you" gift brought home from Montreal! I would gladly share my gift with Partner, but what would he do with a "dresser-doll" costumed like a ballet dancer? It is really quite pretty and quite ingenious, Ten- inch plastic doll With movable parts and the prettiest hair-do. The ballet skirt is white and Old-, rose, Made from foam rubber: petals with a big white bow ..at the back of the doll's neck, 1 Call her "Laura". What interests me particularly is the fact that foam rubber kits can be bought for making dolls, flowers, or whatever one's fancy dictates, Next time.I'm in Toronto have to --take' inquiries abottt Prices and instructitins, it looks to hie at if it might be a fascin- ating ?lobby: "Whets, another hobby?" . . is that What Yon said? Well, Maybe I'd better curb my enthtisiased a bit 'because already have Otte project tined up fee this year that is going to keep tea pretty busy, II tit why not —. it is bc,',.ter to wear. out - than rust out. Partner is busy too. From old packing cases, smoothed down — he is making lawn chairs for here and the cottage. I think they are called "Cape Cod" garden chairs. He is improving on the original pat- tern by making them so they can be knocked down and re-assem- bled wherever they are needed. One thing I specially want to allow more time for is reading. Recently our local library has been enlarged and moved-to new quarters — to the same location as the headquarters of the Tor- onto Township Library. Its shelves are stocked with well- written books, and, if any par- ticular book not on the shelves is asked for every effort is made to procure it. It is only thus that proper use can be made of library facilities. No need to feel guilty in asking for any particu- lar book by that means the library staff knows you are genuinely interested and. making good use of its services. And let me remind you of, this: a library and television - interview e pro- gramme makes a good combina- tion, One complements the other. We often get fed-up with- "Tab- loid" but yet we would •not miss it for anything. We are always hoping it will preterit interest- ing personalities — and it often does. "Open House" is interest- ing for the same reason. Seme months .ago Dr. Han Suyin was interviewed. She is a widowed Eurasian doctor. I' was fascinat- ed by her personality and also by her autobiography — "A Many Splendoured. Thing" which I am now reading, It is a cour.. a.geous piece of writing — frank, intense and provocative. It gives one an entirely new slant on the Chinese, the Koreans and the ease with which' communist doc- trines are fed to the poor, un- suspecting' natives. Dr. Hari couples idealism with clown-to- earth realism. She doesn't spell dire doom as do so many writers, mainly because she has faith that a higher power controls and guides our Destiny. To. my way of thinking to believe otherwise is to court disaster. "He said, your honour, that I was no cook," sobbed a Wife during a divorce action. "And what did you do then?" asked the judge, "I struck him With the eanJ opener," 'There's nothing herd, deals, theta a WOOdslied 'oil' a razor iitrOp.° NEW YORK CHEERS A GOoD CHAMPION — ice skating chant. pion Carol 14eias, waves to cheering troWds dur ing a -ticker toe odrecle in heie' honour in New York. Pretty Carol hat won her fifth suctessive..worid ohatripionship, her fourth Successive itationci4 title and her first blyftititO bold Medal sin the Prat of tilts year. • S FOR A QUEEN —Queen fcillih of iron facce7lsf bgo. ClUet frond' a yotrag.ijirt:arthe)Iteinicivemiy in Karadni, •Palo= skin. The Ili,yeafblti sVeife,- oaf 'the Shahs titediiipahylho her husband Oti a Stole "d*-06044