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The Seaforth News, 1960-08-04, Page 6Two Mable Charmers Now Act Their Ages 1'ar the first time in their long tenors, the world's two most fatuous Continental charmers were working together in the same picture Iasi month. Maur• lee Chevalier and Charles Boyer were both in Joshua Logan's "Fanny," being filmed in Cas- sis and nearby Marseilles, and both were playing unglamorous elderly, types. The romantic lead was being played by West Ger- many's 26 -year-old Borst Buch. holz. How did the old boys Like it? For 30 years," said the 71 - year -old Chevalier, lounging on his hotel terrace overlooking Cassis, "I've been holding in my stomach, trying to look hand- some and young. Now, at last, I've been told to let go. I'm even supposed to push it out a little bit." Chevalier, attired in black pants and a blue silk shirt, gaz- ed reflectively out over the Mediterranean. "Charles was the French Valentino," he mused, smiling. "He was the man with the velvet voice, and I was a fanciful Casanova. Now we find ourselves playing the parts of old men. Well, we relax, The funny thing is that we are still considered great seducteurs . . Charles is a very attractive than, of course. As to me, I have been told that I represent a mixture of Al Jolson and Will Rogers. with a little bit of Dr. Schweit- Halt-Sizes — look PRINTED PATTERN 4566 SIZES 124--2241 47e�$ Side -draping softly accents this graceful afternoon dress. Wear it belted or not — there are no waist seams to interrupt the smooth and slimming line. Printed Pattern 4566: Half gizes 121/2, 111/2, 161/2, 1812, 20/, 22%. Size 161/2 requires 3 ;cards 69 -inch fabric. Printed directions on est a: - tarn part. Easier, accurate. Send FIFTY CENTS.eitarrets cannot be acceptee, ese Titral Foote for safety fro. - trr lease print ..:a SIZE, NAI4IE, ADDRESS, S TYLE 'NUMBER. Send orde : sox 1, 122 E_ . _ ..__. . 'Toronto, Ont. zer .thrown in. Now isn't alai tertific?" Chevalier was raked how he intended to keep his profession- al charm subdued. "There will be some of the old Chevalier in- side," he answered, "and it's possible not to have some of it showing through, because, af- ter all, the inner warmth hasn't turned to ice yet. "At heart, I am much more a man of the suburbs than the boulevardier. The man -about - town and heart-throb -- that wasn't really me, you know, but something I made myself do." From below the terrace Boy- er's deep voice suddenly boomed a cheerful "Bon soir;" and a mo- ment later, natty in gray flannel slacks, beige shirt, and blue linen jacket, he jollied Cheva- lier and his visitor. The two actors have been friends for 40 years, and the conversation turn- ed to their long-delayed collab- oration. "We weren't born to be together in one film, because we are so different," Boyer said, in planation. "Chevalier is an enter- tainer, and I'm strictly a dram- atic artist. 1 always considered myself a character actor, not a leading man or handsome lover type." Chevalier gaped in disbelief, but Boyer waved his hand light- ly. "I always resented the repu- tation which was built up for me as a result of 'Algiers'," he went on. "The movie was just a remake of another film starring Jean Gabin which we copied step by step. It was very boring, Most of my parts I have treated as character parts. Even when I was younger I wasn't seducing anybody." Beyer asked Chevalier to join him for dinner, but Chevalier de- clined, to work on his script. With a flourish of his white straw hat, Boyer saluted and stepped lightly off for the vil- lage and a pizza pie. Chevalier watched him silently. "You know, he's 61,' he said finally, "but he could still get the girl in any movie." Loves His Dog The Hard Way Viewed from under the driers in the neighbourhood beauty parlour, nothing looks better to the girls paging through the movie fan magazines than the blond young man named Tab Hunter, His films ("Battle Cry," "Damn Yankees," "The Burning Hi11a") leave the critics old, but that boyish, hazel -eyed sincerity warms the bobby soxer and the matron as well. The fan maga enhance the image by billing him as an enthusiastic horseman and all-around animal lover. Who could dislike an animal ;over? • Hunter's neighbours in Glen- dale, Calif., however, painted an entirely different picture of him last month. For fifteen minutes, they complained to the police, the clean-cut 6 -footer beat his Weimaraner dog with a strap. Attracted by the dog's yelps, the neighbours said they then saw him kick the dog in the belly and head while holding it with a chain leash. Polio, who filed a report but brought no charge=, said Hunter admitted • "ea::r.g:he .dog for clirging srnall hole in his yard. Fe 'it:id the c' that a dog :d,'asi to be ..- deg' they ?ie promised, with no e : that he -.....- the dttg again. e4 .. ..: tart's wo- e trouble than keep I: g their figures RINGS IN THE HAT — Roman designer Renato Balestra cuts the front brim out of a high -crowned sun hat to leave the five inter- secting ring. They are symbolic of the Olympic Games which *pan in Rome Aug. 23. s -r STUDY IN LIMBS — Making a nice frame for a landscape study, Nancy LeGatet, left, and Beth Lanche balance an the trunk of a waterlogged palm tree, ay e` i%etefe:Gfl. ° CL e\ve xdo1Th-e P. Cla,t e It t. ak a long time coming but seremer seems to be here at inst e,ith thunde:storms and heavy rain upsetting haymaking oper- ations for the farmer. Our main complaint is humidity but since we haven't had to much of it yet I suppose we have no cause to grumble. Anyway our faintly has other problems. You remem- ber I told you Daughter and family headed for the cottage last week? Art returned to Tor- onto late Sunday night leaving Dee and the bogs alone. Well, on Tuesday Serr;r spent incest of the day in P_lerborc hospital getting his arm set. He fell and broke it while playing outside. So he will be trotting around with his arm in a cast for the next six weeks, A good start for the holidays. However. be will be more content at the cottage than in Toronto. And next week Dee will probab'." have a mar - tied consul and young family s;.,. ing with her. Art has gone up to the co!:.age again this weekend so We l likely hear ,n e about the 1i t'o fellow to- nrorrow. P,t.t our fau:i'l' troubles are small indeed compared with those of the outside world. One is almost afraid to open the paper or listen to the news these days in case of what one may hear or read. Seems to me this affair in the Belgian Congo is the worst yet, innocent women and children being so terribly involved. And yet we go on with our everyday life as if we were living in a peaceful world. But what else can we do? This week there will be the additional ex- citement of the Democratic Con- vention in the U.S.A. It certain- ly won't mean cancellation of many g o 0 d television pro- grammes because most of the summer replacements are "re- peats" anyway — even the Perry Mason series. However, there are a few interesting "specials" — mostly on C.B.C. outlets. The programme comparing European suburban living with that of Canada was good. . It seems strange that countries with less land than Canada should somehow manage to sup- ply suburban residents with lovely parks and recreational centres. Most of our spare space seems to be taken up with gas stations and shopping centres. Hoty they all make a living is a mystery to mc. Neighbours who have just returned from England were telling me yester- day that one district they re- member as farm land two years ago 'is new a subdivision with a lovely shady park and react. - tion centre, complete with swun- ming pooh All that in twa years. Our Canadian contractors pub- licise big plans for various sub- divisions presently in the mak- ing. But as each housing area is completed parks a n d play- grougtds seem conspicuous by their absence. But of course lovely shade trees are invariab- ly sacrificed to make room for the houses. I am just waiting to see what happens to the much advertised "Peel Village". I sup- pose it all boils down to a sense of values. Last Wednesday a neighbour and I had a wonderful treat. We went to see "South Pacific" at Dixie Music Fair — thanks to Partner, who offered to "baby- sit" 00 our neighbour could get away. We both thoroughly en- joyed the performance. Several times I wished Partner was with us — he would have liked it — about halfway through I was glad he wasn't. I got pretty stiff — and if I got stiff I knew Part- ner would have been a lot worse. Camp chairs close to- gether with very little leg -room isn't the best kind of seating accommodation for anyone with arthritis — the way Partner has it. I suppose the chairs are all right for most people — must be because the theatre was packed and the show is being held over for another week. Looks as if I am not the only one who en- joyed "South Pacific". Another "big" event last week was turning in my supermarket stamp books for the premium of my choice! One and two -fifth books to be exact. And I had been saving stamps since last November — against my better judgment. What I chose was e steel -top patio table — similar to one I had seen advertised by a department store for $2.88. Eight months of licking stamps for $2.881 Isn't it too ridiculous? A newspaper article recently quoted favourite "beefs" of supermarket shoppers — delivery carts blocking the aisles; long line-up at cash registers and so on, Well, I've got another beef. "Specials" are advertised week by week but you have to watch or you don't get your "special" price, C.l u:e,d goods or merit cuts very ofton Imven't had the regu- lar stamped price changed to that weeks special. At the cash register the girl rings in what you've bought according to the prices stamped on the package. What else can she do? Maybe the system or lack of system r. -- is not deliberately dishonest. ' It could be through rush of busi- ness but it's the customer that pays just the same. And it could quite easily make up to the store the difference for a lot of prem- ium gifts. Gifts? . , , I wonder! Cats That Could Really Take It While painters were at week recently in a bungalow at Clac- ton -on -Sea they heard a curious noise coming from beneath the floorboards. Eventually these were removed — and the mys- tery was solved. A cat was dis- covered, She had been there, without food or drink, since the boards were laid nineteen days before, "Fluff was very thin and fright- ened," said her owner, "but soon completely recovered." It's remarkable what cats can undergo and survive, In a fac- tory at Durban, South Africa, workmen heard faint mewings from a crate containing car parts which had just arrived from Britain, Inside they found a thin, piti- able travesty of a cat. She had been in the c rat e for three months, living on packing paper and oil. An American cat was luckier. I1e, too, travelled in a crate to South Africa, But his prison held chromium plating, and this was protected with grease, Go this unusual diet he managed to exist. Fish And Chips Proved Expensive Chips, as well as ships, can pass in the night and not on their lawful occasions! This emerges from the recent exploit of twenty -year-old Scottish sea- man Sohn Jackson. While tramp- ing through the streets of Hamil- ton, near Brisbane he spotted a deserted fish -and -chip shop with its door ajar. Stepping inside, he cooked himself a meal. While he was frying, another man walked in from the dark street and, under the impression that the shop was serving late customers, ordered a fish -and -chip supper. Jackson obliged, put his money in the cash register and rang up the takings. Then another man arrived, not a customer, but a constable patrolling his beat, This copper had a special interest in the fish - and -chip shop for it belonged to his father-in-law! Jackson was brought before the local court and fined $50, which is rather expensive for a fish -and -chip supper. sears SALLIES "Good! You've just found the recipe X dost while cooking." Modern Etiquette tap Anne Ashley q. What to the proper matte tier for husband and wife to itt- troduoe each other? ,at1, A woman always introduces her husband by his first name, or as "my husband" — never 05 'Mr. Wilding." The husband, in turn, introduces her socially as "My wife, Mary" -- but to hits business acquaintances as Vire. Wilding." He'll never refer to her as "the missus" or "my bet- ter half." Q. When a bride Is writing her thank -you notes for wedding gifts received, does she write also to the bridegroom's mother and father, and to his sister's and brothers for the gifts they gave? A. This is not necessary if she has been able to give them her sincere, verbal thanks. Q. Is it really improper for the bridegr'oom's mother to give a shower in honor of her future daughter-in-law? I've heard pro and con on this and would ap- preciate your settling it, A. The bridegroom's mother cannot properly give a shower for her son's future wife. The shower is usually given by one or more of her wedding attend- ants. Budget -Wise Finery Give your living -room a eft. Brighten it with this filet cro- chet peacock chair -set. Peacocks worthy of your pride — quick crochet in string; make scarf ends, too. Pattern 642: charts; directions chair back 16 x 12%; armrest 51 x 13 inches. 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 NAMI1 and ADDRESS. New! New! New! Our 1960 Laura W heeler Needlecraft Book is ready NOW! Crammed with exciting, unusual, popular designs to crochet, knit, sew, em- broider, quilt, weave — fashions, home furnishings, toys, gifts, bazaar hits. In the book FREE — 3 quilt patterns. Ilurry, send 23 cents for your copy. ISSUE 31 — 1960 NO RING BIG ENOUGH - Two youngsters grasp brim of a huge sombrero In Los Angeles, possibly to prevent their friend wearing it from soaring away. There was no ring big enough to hold this hat, nal even In the Democratic Convention city.