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The Seaforth News, 1952-07-10, Page 6`eDDear Anne Hirst: My husband A,&ft me two years ago. C can get divorce whenever Is can afford ... I've been in love with a good man for over a year, and he wants to marry ole its soon as I'm free. "The trouble lies with my father; my three young sous and 1 have lived with him since qtly husband left, All my life my rather has dominated me. NOW he aiorblds this man to conte to the Mouse .. I stood it for a long while, but lately 1 slip out to see hint. (I ant 30). "He is crazy about the boys, and they love hint dearly. He is anx- ious to marry me and take rare of us all. "Would I be doing right to take aome rooms for the boys and my- self? Then at least I could see hind MARIE" SOCIETY IS STERN .. .. '.. * You find yourself in that anon- * alous position which distresses * so many women today: Married, * but without a husband. In love with another man, but risking * your reputation if you receive * him. * Your father lives by the so- Rolund-t'Ge-•Clock y /f R4606 `:. , ._ 35 IZEo Frost it with eyelet—and you'll hare the coolest, smartest outfit to go everywhere on a swnmer day, Simple, easy lines malcc you took so much slimmer, hack zipper assures smooth fit. I'erfert for country, town trips! Pattern R4606: Women's Sires 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46. 48, 5U. Size 36 sundress, bolero 4% yards 35 -inch; 2;a yards 214 -inch eyelet. This pattern easy to use simple to sew, is tested for fit. Has com- plete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTS (35c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted for this pattern Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1. 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto, Ont. * dial rules of hiX generation. So * as you are in his home, he ex- * peets you to observe them. * Your only release lids in a di- * vorcr. * Can't you reconcile yourself * to waiting a little longer? Hay- * ing the protection of your father's * presence? Saving the motley you * would spend on renting a place? * Besides, how could your young- * sters be contented, cooped up in e a couple of rooms when they're * had the run of their grandfatlter''a * house? You must think of them, * you know. * These questions deserve your * most tl ughfal consideration, * You know how harsh are the * social rules of „civilized living. * As a mother, you would not * choose to expose yourself to the * gossip that would follow your * moving. However innocent your * friendship with this man, who * would believe it? * You do not tell me whether * you have a position or not. If * you (and the man) save every * dollar you cart, you will bring * the day of your freedom so * much nearer. And having played * the game of waiting so bravely, 'how much sweeter will that day * he! * * 5 READER REBUKES "Dear Anne Hirst: You have a very great imagination! Have all these things you write about hap- pened to you? Or how do you know them? "About that wife's letter con- cerning her domineering husband --why don't you get HIS view- point? He may have a good rea- son for the things he does, Some wives imagine a lot when they want their own way. But thanks for your article about her husband. "You talk like a woman that gets off work at 10 or 11 at night and goes to a floor show till three or four in the morning ... I feel 1 'have the right to tell you this. LONG-TIME READER" * Every letter that appears in * column comes through the mail * from readers who ask for my * advice. * In many cases I could be twice * as helpful if both people eon- * cerned wrote me their individual * viewpoints. Occasionally they * do, but not nearly as often as 1 * should like. * I have no 'doubt that some of * the complaints are exaggerated. * 1 have to accept the situation it- * self as a true one, however, and * described with honest intent, at * least. When you are tempted to break any social law, remember the cost is high and you'll pay it for a long, long time ... Anne Hirst's sympathy, and wisdom, are yours for the asking. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St. Nees. Toronto, Ont. ' DOWN SOUTH During the train's ten minutes stopover at a small southern town ti woman and man walked over to a snack bar. Inside they saw steam- ing pots of creamed chicken, spoon bread, pork chops, creole, and other tempting dishes, 'slay we have two creamed chickens in a hurry?" the man asked the motherly old lady behind the counter. "Are you from the train:" The nun nodded. "No creamed chicken." "flow about pork chefs:" "Not when you're on the train." Whets asked what they could have she replied seriously, "cheese sandw' •lies, People with only ten minutes ain't settiu' here to gobble down food f spent all the after- noon prepariu'. 1 like folks to daw- dle twee my food and appreciate it." Grandfather, Whitt A Big Car You Had --Appropriately shy, De- oorah Collier, left, 31/z, and Grace 'Lyons, 4, pose beside the overturned car which gave them a wild downhill ride when they accidentally loosened the hand brake. The car, owned by De- borah's grandfother, went over a curb, sideswiped a tree, knocked down a fence and came to a final holt with its rear end high and its front wheels hanging over a 15 -foot drop. 'Calamity Sal' ' Makes Trouble Her Career Sally Richards, 4, has spent most of her short fife flirting with disaster. Police rescue squads never know when they'll be called to the Richard's home, and Sally's mother exists in a perpetual state of anxiety. Re- cently, Sally caught her head between the porch steps. Six months ago, she imbibed rub- bing alcohol; a year ago, tur- pentine was the beverage. Be- fore that, disinfectant was the drink of the day. To vary the program, she has even tried to manicure her nails with a meat cleaver. Everyone is afraid to Sally's latest flirtation with disaster occurred when she caught think of what may come next her head between risers of the porch stairs, Sally seems properly penitent, at left, as mother lectures her on the dangers of meat cleavers, At right, the would-be manicurist is patched up for the umpteenth time. ! l RONICLES INGER. M lSas r dnline D Clarke The great need of the moment is for rain—rain and still more rain. Rain for the berries and gardens; rain for the wheat and spring crops; rain for the pastures—yes, rain for everything is needed— except the hay. And that is where we lose out. Our first field of hay was cut and most of it raked, ready for the coming of the haler next day. During the night it rained— not enough to do goad to the thirsty fields and gardens but enough to toughen the hay so that it could not be baled. That was on the 21st. of Juste—and the wind was in the east. Old-timers tell us that the weather on the official opening day of summer determines the weather for the next three months. East winds and rain mean unsettled weather for that length of time. That is not a very en- couraging forecast for the haying and harvest season. On the other hand who wants it to be hot and dry? However, I suppose it is foolish to waste tune worrying about it—wet or dry, we have to take what conies and make the best of it. Right now, drought is more to be feared than excess moisture. In Australia drought has already killed marc cattle than wc, in Canada, lost by foot and mouth disease, One hates to think of the poor animals literally dying from thirst—and the ranchers powerless to dope with the situation. Well, we are losing more neigh- bours -- comparatively new ones this little. The roan went back to a government job sone months ago, now his wife is joining him in Ottawa. 'l'lie farm land has been rented to one man and the house to another, And again Ihave fallen heir to an oversize house plant— this time an asparagus fern. And books I Enough hooks to keep me busy all summer if 1 wanted to spend ]tale of every day reading -- which 1 am not likely 10 do, We can find roost for tl.e fern; we are only too happy to look after the hooks; we don't mind adopting "Alice" but we arc thankfal we were not asked to take over the seven dogs --registered Irish setters at that, with cups and ribbons galore to their credit, Fortunately the dogs are also moving to Ottawa to the cottage their owners leave rented, If the accomodation is not sufficient for then that is, for humans and dogs—then the dogs will be sent to a boarding kennel. Truly a canine family can become a problem -»and an expensive tine at that. Actually the same applies to hooks. Many of these books are Book -o -the -Mouth eelectiou,s tar the past live years, However, they are more easily taken care of than dogs --some have already gone to convalescents. --the books, I mean —others are destined for the public library, so there will only remain a few that I am keeping for myself— all of which are non-fiction. One that I hare already started reading i5' "Saints and Strangers" by George T. Wilson—a history of the Pilgrim Fathers and their families. Another good book is -- "A Thousand Things to Know" a collection of odd and interesting items. For instance, this will be news to most of us—next year is the Sparrow Centennial—my own description. That is to say it was in 1853 that the first successful libera- tion of emigrant sparrows took place. (Successful, is right 1) It was Nicholas Pike, a director of the Brooklyn Institute, who had spar- rows—about one hundred to start with—imported from England for the purpose of destroying leaf - eating caterpillars. Altogether there were fifteen Importations of spar - Transfer Designs in 3 colons 612 �tl , SiGvl4 s.e. '4,r % LEXA 'I'1IIItT1' -TWO MOTIFS in color! Red, yellow, green — fruits and vegetables all ready to iron on your kitchen towels, curtains, aprons, potholders. Quick! Easy! Washable! No embroidery --- just iron 0111 That's ail! Color in a jiffy! Three - color transfer designs. Pattern 612; thirty-two motifs 1x1 / to 3x4T/z itches. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to 13ox 1, 123 Eighteenth St„ New Toronto, Ont, Print plainly PATTERN NUMBER oriel SIZE; your NAME and ADDRESS. Such a colorful roundup of Ilandi• work ideas! Scud twenty-five cents now for our Laura Wheeler Needle- craft Catalog, Choose your patterns front . our gaily illustrated toys, dolts, household and personal ac- cessories, A pattern for a lrandbae is printed right in the boots. rows between 1852 and 1881. Of course it wasn't long before people realized that the sparrows' insect - destroying qualities had been over- rated and that the sparrow was fast becoming a public nuisance— multiplying and spreading to other districts, including Canada, in great numbers. But the item ends on a hopeful note, It says nature has taken the problem of the spar- row population in hand and that their number is said to de on the decrease in both urban and rural areas. Can't say that I have notic- ed it, have you? Admittedly there are too many sparrows, and they can be an awful nuisance, but yet our farms and buildings would seem kind of lone- some without them, don't you think? After all, "sparrow in a tree -top" can be a cheerful ittle biddy. And now, to celebrate the begin- ning of summer, I am going down to put a few sticks of wood in the furnace 1 Recovery From Within Excerpt from a SBC Talk by The Very Reverend M. P. G, Leonard, Provost of St. Mary's Ca- thedral, Glasgow, Scotland. Some years ago a certain board- ing school bad fallen ad evil days. The tone of the school was low, and public opinion within its walls was apathetic. At this school a certain small boy arrived from a decent Christian home. He was shocked at the things boys talked about and at the jokes they laugh- ed at, and he determined in his heart that he would have nothing to do with it, As a small boy he cut no ice, and of course he was ragged and laughed at, but some- how otltar small boys found life les% sordid in Isis company. As ice grew older and worked bis way up in the school Ire began to have more influence, and alt bs•. creasing number of boys sheiks.; ell gsathlly behind his *tardy .eltax- atter. Ifo wasn't a great athlete, but everybody respeete,l and ad- mired him. In titre enutse he he. carne Iletalboy, ;and when be left the miracle had happened --the whoa! was reformed, 1ts torte was elects and fine and wholesome. This wasn't due to any action taken by the I.Ieadmantcr, or to any new rules end regulations imposed from above; it was solely clue to ane small healthy -minded boy hold- ing olding steadfastly to his ideals, so that his influence was like heaven that ultimately leavened the w o 1 e school, It was a east: of reformation from within, and that is the way le which the bonisds of God's King- dom are increased. That is our Lord's own recipe. The Kingdom of Heaven is like leaven, Ile said; and if you want to know the joy of a heart uplifted, try to be a bit of leaven in the community its which you live --and all the raising power of God will be behind you. Modern Etiquette Q. Does a divorcee continue td use her husband's name? A. This depends. Sometimes she has her maiden name restored. However, it is customary now for a divorced woman to tier her maiden and her married name, If her name was Elizabeth Preston and her married 01110e. is Carlson, site becomes Mrs, Elizabeth 'Prea- ton Carlson, Q. Is it good manners to usa a toothpick at the table, Lately I have seen this done by people of apparent refinement? A. The rules remain unchanged. Toothpicks should never be seen in use, at the table or anywhere else. • Q. When a young unmarried woman introduces herself to some- one, does she speak of herself as Miss Jones or as Mary Jones? A. Socially, site says, "I'm Mary Jones." In business, she says, "I'na Miss Jones." Q. Isn't it all right for a man to take the arm of a woman com- panion when walking along tits - street? A, No. However, be should as- sist an elderly woman by taking her arm, and he may guide any woman companion in crossing streets or assist her in ascending or descending stairways, by laying his hand lightly on her arum. Spotty Future — if your wife breaks out in spots this sum- mer don't cull a doctor. Chances are she's just experimenting with a new shampoo that light- ens the hair without ammonia and can be used for spot -dying. The model, above, demonstrate% the polka-dot version. Other variations include sem!'=circular stripes and light chignons with dark hair. Secretaries' Best Friend—Secretaries visiting the annual Inventors' Fair in Paris have shown so much interest in this gadget that it is to be put into production. A tin cos,, an auto hub cap, a note pad and on alarm clock were used to fashion the original model. A nimble secretary can light her desk, take notes, and limo appointments uwlth the minimum of effort, by "sins/ the device.