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The Brussels Post, 1961-05-04, Page 2NATURAL CURTAIN STRETCHERS — Living cactus, fences that surround most rural homes on the island of Aruba, Netherlands West Indies, make handy "clotheslines." The laundry is draped over the prickly plants and the warm Caribbean trade winds do the drying. 4566 SIZES 1214-22A EVZ:Ve INCH it A HONEY — The presidential yacht is refurbished at alit ,-Anhapalit boat Yard: President Kennedy has changed the dente from the "Fidel:idea Aerie° to the "Horsey" Fitt,h 1111 hohor of his Idle grandfather, John Fitzgerald, former iiiciy& of lIldstdd. Mass Production Honeymooning eeee.e. .There aye, it, seems, two kieds. QQf togetherness on a honeymoon. There is the togetherness of :1 lotlpie who want to be alone to- gether, gazing into each other's Oyes and all that kind of thing. Then there is a real togetheehas3. Toe second kind was what in• epired, more than 1,000 newly. Wed couples who swarmed intO Britain's Channel Island of Jet.- eey recently, A British institu- tion known as "the tax man's Wedding" was responsible for the big splurge: Easter, always, .popular time for weddings, coincided almost exactly with the end of Britain's fiscal year, and any bachelor married. before April 6 got his personal income- tax exemption raised from $392, to $672, Thus, he could count on a big enough. tax rebate to finance a honeymoon. And when it came to choosing a spot, he knew his money would go far- ther on Jersey because it is a self - governing dependency, which doesn't like too many taxes. Cigarettes cost 20 cents, compared with 57 cents in Bri- tain; the cost of whisky is cut in half. Well ware of the profits to be made, Jersey's tourist bureau and -hotelkeeeers have inaugur- ated special honeymoon features. Island bars serve 'thoneymoon" cocktails to -secret recipe), bus tours are arranged, and room television sets are installed, in ease of bad weather. And the honeymooners have responded by spending $200,000, • Many couples arrived with no idea that so many others were going to be there at the same time. 'We thought we were go- ing to get away from it all," said Glen Brown, 23-year-old engi- neer from Wimborne, Dorset. "We're not disappointed though," added .his pretty wife, Peggy. FRANK FASHIONS — When ,,lccee girl workers put on a fashion show, it was fashions with a vengeance. The scoop necklines had real sugar scoops, a 24-carrot drape dress had the carrots attached and rope necklaces were real hemp. As a sample of what went on, Vicky Vujevich, above, models box jacket suit with the lat. Itest news in skirts, pill box hat (real pills on top) and loox- toed shoes. ISSUE 11" — 1961 "it's Tine to have so many •othee happy people around." Bridegroom linger Pryor had another view. "Strangely enough," he said, "a •heneyr000n could be lonely. But not here. We've made friends with two other couples and are having grand time." This was the sort of together- ness that delighted hotelkeeper Stan Mason, whose. Merton hotel was filled with 414 newlyweds, "It's like a tonic," he said, "to see so many people liking each other so much. Keeps you young." Preached Sermon. With Broken Neck Hew much can a. man endure —and survive? Scientists in va- rious parts of the world have been asking this question with special interest ever since the idea of sending a man hurtling into space and bringing him back to earth alive was first suggested a few years ago. How tough, then, can a, man be? Scientific endurance tests have already demonstrated that a man can endure prolonged pe- riods of starvation and intense physical hardship, Some men are extra tough, When crooks had a grudge against a young man some time ago they kidnapped him, bound his hands and feet, blind-folded him with surgical tape, threw him into a car, set fire to the car and then pushed it over a fifty gully. The young man came through this terrible ordeal unharmed. A sixty-five-old clergyman was run down by a car while cycling, He had a bad fall but declared he was unhurt. That was on a Friday. He took part in four services on the Sun- day. On Monday it was found that his- neck had been dislo- cated by the fall. He had been preaching and performing his, other duties with a broken neck. A sixty-year-old nightwatch- man was run over by a locomo- tive. Nearly all his ribs were broken and his right foot crush- ed, yet he picked himself up, walked along the line, descended sixteen steps of a ladder and reached his hut, Four hours la- ter he was found there, still alive. Biting Dogs Are "Frustrated" Do some dogs bite because there's a wolf strain in them? Are dogs that bite naturally vindictive? Does a dog get pleas- ure out of sometimes biting the hand that feeds him? Those are just samples of the many queries editors receive from pet-loving readers during the year, The U.S. public health service at Washington, whose officials have been conducting research into this subject, supplies the answers. Dogs that bite are "goaded by inner frustrations," they say. Two-thirds of dog-bites are 'with- out malice of any kind. The dogs don't mean anything per- sonal by it, It's just that a per- son happened to be handy for them "to take it out on." Another surprising fact is that men are bitten. twice as often as women. What's more, female dogs bite more often than the males. How does one avoid getting bitten? Well, you can get a rough idea from the experts' observation that dogs bite more in July and August and during winter week-ends. By the time a man gets to a point where he can buy his wife dresses at a fancy figure—she hasn't got it. If you are not interested in dogs don't read my column this week. As you may know my special- ity in dogs is Welsh Corgis. Un- til recently I thought we were the only ones in this district to own a Corgi, Then I saw an advertisement in a Toronto pa- per "For Sale — registered Welsh Corgi pups". And the owner of the dogs lived only about three miles from here. So I phoned, explained my interest, asked if I might see the pups and if I could bring Taffy along with me. I was cordially invited to come any time. So away I went the very next morning. Only two of the puppies were left and they were the cutest little things, one of them very like Taffy. But the mother — she was a perfect match for Taffy. They were very friendly towards each other, so, who knows, it might be the be- ginning of a future romance. A day or two later I saw an- other "far sale" notice in the paper. This time of a cocker spaniel for a very reasonable price. I immediately phoned Dee because ever since Haney died the boys have been begging for another dog, Dee had to go to a Guide meeting that night so Art and the boys went along to see the dog. What they saw was so different from what they expect- ed Art decided he wasn't going Easy Sun-Style rdt.t44 ill(!ittat Sundress or pinafore! It's easy to sew of crisp tottott — opens flat for speedy ironing. Ruffles and colorful embroid- ery, in running and single stitch, delight a little girl, Pattern 500: transfer of bands; pattern in sites 2, 4, 6, 8 included, Send. THIRTY-PAT CENTS, (stamps 'cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern to Laura Wheeler, Box 1, 123, Eighteenth St., New Tore Onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN SILIMBEIT, your NAME and AbbitESS. JUST Orli ntt PRESSI Send now for our exciting`, new 1961 Needlecraft catalog, Over 125 designs to crochet, knit, sew, embroider, quilt, Weave — fash, ions, heinefurnishinge, toys, gifts, bazaar hits. Plus FELEE—instrut- Lions for six smart veil taps. Hurry, send 25c" nowt to take any chances—Dee should see him first. He was the colour of chocolate and quite a bit big- ger than the average cocker spaniel, Next morning Dee and the three boys went by street- car to see the pup and Dee fell for him on the spot. He was such a friendly, lovable little fellow she just couldn't resist him. So the dog was bought and paid for — the next problem was to get him home. Not only the dog but his dishes, brush and comb, col- lar and chain and some dog food. However Dee is the type who will tackle anything at times and this was one of those occasions . . . all the way home on the Queen street car! The worst part was getting dog and boys all assembled in the same spot at the same time to get off the crowded street-car. That same night, after Friday night shop- ping, they all came along for their accustomed visit — with the pup of course, so we could see what we thought of him. I am glad to say we liked him as much as they did, He is longer in the leg than the average spaniel. From his appearance I would say, he is a mixture of water spaniel and Irish setter. His name is "Gustav" and he is six months old. Already he takes a lot of good-natured mauling from the boys. They just love him. Dee will need to love, him too as he , isn't house-trainedt His former owners were Finnish folk and. they bought him as a wee pup hoping to. overcome their little girl's fear of dogs. But it didn't work so Gustav spent a good deal of time in the cellar. With a timid, three-year- old child to look after and an- other .on the way the lady of the house couldn't give the dog the attention he should have had. However, I think Gus will now find he finally- got the better of the bargain. Friday night, of course, we were faced with the problem of keeping peace between the two dogs -a Taffy and Gus. Taffy had never had another dog in- vade his home territory — ex- cept poor old Honey who was so old and fat Taffy treated, her more like a stuffed toy. There was a little snapping and snarl,- lag on Taffy's part when' Gus first came in but then he decided it was really fun to have some- one to play with and after that they got along fine, I'm telling you what with three boys and two dogs this place was little short of a madhouse Friday night, Ditto, I might add, took to the front bedroom and didn't show up again until after the crowd had gone. Well, the last few days we have had a greater problem than dogs to contend'with. Out town= ship water supply is conternin- sited, I'm not sure "contamin- ated" is the right word to use as we are told whatever has got into the water is not in any way poisonous. Poison or net it has made the water quite undrink- able. Even dishes after being washed have the phenol odour clinging to them. We understand seepage from the oil refineries has somehow reached the town- ship filtration plant.- But are we lucky , . right next door to us is a neighbour who still gets his water supply from a good old- fashioned well in the backyard. We go over there in the morning and get our water supply for the day — that is, for drinking and booking purposes. Some people are making trips to a natural spring' a few miles from here( filling cans, pails arid bottle and bringing it hotne. So now we know none of out modern eon., Veniencee ere teeny fool-proof, Yesterday a mail order catalogue came in the Mail, 'Looking through it Partner said---"Here's something we shad better send for right away.'' It was a two- burner oilstove. I'm all for it. With that on hand we can at least:make a cup of tea er boil .e Cow pntat-es qicii tithe as the hydro goes oft. New first L.acly "like, A Princess" .Always„ •whanovey •trey saw her, her head Was tiigh end her eyes were 'ger grtile was radiant but. ete't..ter then)... She :rf40)11)? ,}'gelling tar clue', the. crowd* 10Yeet.14,. 111pi, .a. 041),cq,ssi," said one: young man. "Shea the aloAest. thing to royalty an Arnert- pan girl earn. be," This was. Tacqueline. Pottvier Kennedy last month — hatk in New York for the first time since she moved to the White House and enjoying a pre-Easter shop- ping spree in the finest shops. It was on a bright Monday afterneon that the First Lady Planed into, La. Guardia She was accompanied by her .equally beautiful sister. Princess .leadziwill, White House secretary Anne' Lincoln,' and two Secret Service men, Mrs. Kennedy held a shiny ,copy of Vogue in her hands and wore a plum-colored suit, loose-fitted and understated es are all of her clothes. A New York girl (summers in East Hampton, winters on Park Avenue), Mrs. Kennedy checked into her hotel, the elegant Car- lyle at 76th and Madison. She moved into her sister's apart- ment 14E while her entourage took over the Presidential suites on the 34th and 35th floors. Then, first things first, of course, A call went out for Mr. Kenneth, the hair-stylist. at Lilly Dache's. The ladies kept him busy until 6 p.m. • Having managed to avoid mak- ing'.a statement to the press et the airport, Mrs. Kennedy kept Up the silent treatment. Report- ers and photographers, ignoring the glares of Carlyle patrons, camped out in the hotel lounge only to suffer one disappoint- ment after another. The First Lady herself slip- ped in and out through back en- trances and . once, to elude the press — with the -help of the Secret Service — she switched cars. Tooling down Park Avenue in one Cadillac, she stopped as soon as she had eluded eager re- porters, and stepped into another Cadillac. (This was because -the license plates Of the first car — a White House limousine with District of •Columbia tags read- SEASONAL — With the sun get- firig• hotter, the beach is a pleasant place 'to be, as Sheila isailey prows. lag JI 102 — would he a give away` If reporters caught up to her again,) She planned luncheon for six at La Pavillon. 'hut did not at- tend, to the great regret of All the doorman to whom she always speaks in French, "I know bar for many years," Ali said, 'Vice lady, very, what you say simple," reefer coat aat I4alitli de Soot dress, blue alligator shoes with nonteetering middle-size heels — the kind a woman can wear if her legs don't need high heels — spent that afternoon shopping, She stopped in. at Fifth Avenue's F.A.O. Schwan toyshop where she bought two dolls for Carolina, Later the President's wife. look- ed at a velvet-collared Princes's Margaret-style coat and leggings for Caroline and then dropped by one of her favorite antique shops, 5, Berges. There she bought a jardiniere, an 181111 century French flower bowl for use in the Kennedy's Hyannis Port summer home. The First Lady also found time during her stay to look at the post-impres- sionist paintings of Maurice. Prendergast at the Whitney Mu- seum, a collection of contempor- ary art at the Sagittarius Gal- lery and some primitive art ob- jects at J. J. Kleiman. Tuesday evening, accompanied by .Alai Stevenson, Mrs. Ken- nedy attended. the City Center ballet where the director, George Balanchine, switched his pro- gram to include three of her fa- vorites: "Pas de Dix" by Glaz- unov, "Symphony in C" by Bizet, and the "Liebeslieder Walzer," with music by Brahms. A crowd of 500 gathered outside the hall to see and wave to her. She flashed them and TV cam- eramen a radiant smile before taking her seat at dead center in row G. The First Lady was not dressed to the nines for the occa- sion; she wore a simple blue- gray brocade theater suit. The jacket had a cowl neck and the skirt was day length. Her only jewelry was glittering earrings. Other theater-goers tramped up and down the aisles, ogling her, but none spoke to her, She chat- ted gaily and seemed to be hail-- ing a fine time. The next morning two men and two models, all resolutely refusing to give their names, ap- peared at the Carlyle, laden with hatboxes and garment bags. The hats came from Mr, John, the clothes from Oleg Cassini, Mats. Kennedy's favorite American de- signer, Because of a White House frown on publicity about her clothes, there was no official word on what Cassini was show- beg her, but she had'already ap- proved most of the designs in sketch form. The selection rang- ed from summer dresses and sportswear to woolen dresses and suits needed to finish out the season in Washington. Her East- er outfit was to be summery and gay (she planned to spend Easter in Palm Beach) and reflected what experts noted was a new emphasis on color. It was pre- sumed that a print dress she wore recently at a Latin Ameri- can reception was a sign of Mm. Kenned y's experimenting in stylee and colors not as under- stated as those she has favored in the past. Newsmen were still kept in the dark about her schedule as well as her new wardrobe. ("Who does this dame think she is?" was a common complaint.] But she spent the late hours of the day readying the Presidential. Suite for a small cocktail party. The guests included Robert Dow- ling, owner of the Carlyle, Col, Serge Obolensky, the hotel exe- cutive who is also known as "the best waltzer in America," Henry Ford II, Princess Radziwill and her husband, who is a London businessman, the Leland Hay- wards (she is the former Pamela Churchill), and Mrs, Kennedy's stepbrother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs, Hugh D. Auchinclops Jr, The party broke up at 8:30 and the President's wife, with her sister, left with the Atichinclos- see. They dined at L'Ermitage East 58th where • Mrs. Kennedy wore a blue wool mit with white trim, white gloves,. blue pumps, no coat,. no hat. It was the sisters' last night togeth- er in town but the First Lady still had more fittings and more. 'clothes to look at the next day. This time, a new group of models displayed the wares, In the .ttf, ternoon Mrs, Kennedy shopped at Sloane's furniture store, an had a friend pick up some thing' for her at Saks Fifth Avenue. She was back at the hotel at 3 pea, again avoiding the press. and, with her sister,. checked out.. at 4:15. She went through the rain to her ear, where a photo- graPher caught an appealing Renoir-like picture. ;Rack at the airport, homeward bound, Mrs, Kennedy again gave her famous smile to the still,. pursuing press---but still she re- fused to talk. She climbed into her plane, again with a copy of Vogue in her hand, Not until she reached home in Washington did she have any statement to make: Then all she said was; "I didn't buy too much. The weather was awful," Front 'NEWSWEEK. Modern Etiquette By Anne Aihley Q, How many vegetables Is It considered "really necessary" to serve at a well-prepared dinner? A. Two vegetables, usually Q. Isn't It the girl's prIvilege to select thb table when enter- ing a restaurant with her male escort? ,A. No; she should allow her escort to do this, MIA Half-Sizes—Look! PRINTED PATTERN Side-draping softly accents this graceful afternoon dress. Wear it belted or not—there are no waist seams to interrupt the smooth and slimming Printed Pattern 4566: Hall Sizes 12%, 14%, 16%, 18%, 20%, 22%. Size 161 requires 2% yards 45-inch fabric, Send FIFTY CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern, Please print plainly SIZE, NAME, A 1) PRES S," STYLI! NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Oht, ANNOUNCING tit e biggest fashion show of Spring-Summer, 1961—pages, pages, pages of pat- terns in our new Color Catalog— just out! Hurry, send 350 nowt CAROLINE'S CAT — The White House cat, Tom Kitten, has new masters and a new name: Torn Terrific: Mrs, Kennedy decided the Executive Merisielei wcte too lonely, far the tot and gave hien to her persOntil secretary, Moor Ore gory, 3, thPit.fopher Goiloglieri• 4, find that lotii adopts edsily,