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The Seaforth News, 1930-12-18, Page 3Owl Laffs • CHRISTMAS WISHES We, hone -you have abounding health With neer a care or worry, And that • you get much worldly wealth,. And get It in a. burry. We :wleh for yon an. outiook bright, A past that'e free from trouble;. We ' hope you guessed the market right• And` saw w � or r fit J p o s double, to may your skiers unclouded be And sunny be your weather, And, if you meet adversity, May it weigh as . a feather. If . the :Christmas spirit does not mean malting others happy, then the Yuletide will not holdrnueh real pleas- ure for you. ANOTHER INVITE A sub -debutante sent the fol- lowing message to Santa Claus: the other day: Mr. Santa Claus Your presents 'are .requested by .Iiiiss Genevieve Van Goidenhessen on the • Evening of .December 26th at ' 1704 Lakeview Avenue. R. S. T. P. Consider the,Christmas toy; its, life is brief, .but it certainly does get the breaks. George—Oh, Gladys, dear, this will 'be the jolliest Chrlatmas I have ever, spent. Now that we're engaged, I; think only of the future. Gladys—Do you? Well, at this time of year, I think only of the present. May He who in the manger- lay Bring to your heart this Christmas day The peace that never fails to bless, The joy that makes true happiness. The most embarrassing situation one can think of it no wake up on Christmas morning and find that a Mr! you hadn't even considered has sent you a Christmas gift. They were talking about mat's] a music and dancing. "I don't like daueing to jazz," said the girl. "It's nothing but hugging set to'music." "Well," asked the man, "what 3s there bout that to which you objeet?" "The Music," she said. Mandy- eou think it's extra- vagant to eat bread sad butter and jam?" Sandy—"Of course, not! It's econ- omical. The same piece of bread does for both." Overwork or Worry Taxes the Health of Thousands. Of Young Girls. In the "teen-age" years when school or .office wark is exacting, and outside agtivltiee .6@ up so much en- ergy, many girlsundermine their health and spoil their happiness tor' years to come. At such a time Dr, Williams Pink Pills will 'be 'Oeundinost valuable. They purify and .enrich thb blood; build up the nerve eells'arid correct run-down conditions; Concerning them Miss Margaret Torrey, Indian Road, .Toronto, Ont" says: "When I was attending Highschool, I suffered a complete breakdown. My heart would palpitate at the least eeertion; 'I could not sleep and nothing I ate agreed with: me. I began taking Dr. Williams Pink Pills and before long I gained in weight .and every •die- treesing symptom left me," Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 50 Dents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont.. The reason why it Is so hard for college graduates to find Jobe is be- cause most firms already have presi- dents and general managers! Two little boys were talking, Qne. said to the other: "'Aren't ants funny little things? They work and work, and never play." "Oh, I don't know about that," re- plied the other. "Every time I go on a picnic they are there." A financier says that the business slump is caused by a change in our spending habits. Well, . anyhow, a change in our spending habits has been caused by the -slump. A scientist says that bow legs are hereditary. It is quite obvious, how- ever, that they don't descend in a di- rect line. Disappointment Mrs. Golders was in conversation with a young married friend. "Well, and how do you like your new house?" she asked. "Oh, 1 suppose it's all right," dame the reply from the young wife, "but tbere',e a young couple next door who quarrel all day." "Flow very unpleasant that must be for yon, to have to listen to that," said Mrs. Golders. "Yes," said the youpg wife, 'and the WM. of itis they're French, and my husband and I can't understand a word they, say." GABBIEGERTIE ' Many a woman cries because she feels better 'after the bawl is over'," Beginner's Luck Brow.i was trudging along the road, a smile of triumph o.r his face, and his golf clubs swinging over his shoulder, when he was confronted by King, a fellow club member. "Hallo!" said King, "How did you get on in your game today?" "Oh not so badly," replied Brown. "I toot sixty-three." "Sixty-three;" echoed King. "Anil you just a beginner Why, that's amazing." "Yes," said Brown. "I thought it was rather good myself. Tomorrow," be added, "I'nl going to try the see ond hole," .44144. AT. •• . the crinoline. 1: hold no brief for this Customs of Victorian Age garment; it was in most ways most Defended .By Lady Leconfield objectionable, orally when sitting down in a burry, 0r in attempting to enter a crowded carriage, but it had Says Girls` Were Bound by Strict Rules, .But Had Gay Times and the Period Was One of Progress The author of the following article, my young days. We returned after which .appeared recently jn the New each dance to stand in front of our York Times, is the widow of the IIrst mothers, and when it was first whis- Lord teconfleld and a sister 'of the pered that a•girl had been seen sitting Seth Earl of Roseberry. She was born upstairs with a partner, the' matter, in 1846—nine years after Queen Vic- it was felt, had best not be talked torte came : to the - throne -and' had about in public. It would be hard for reached the age of 65 when Victoria the present generation to realize how 'died in 190. Now,, when so much is strict were the rules laid down for being written about the Victorian Age,. girls in those days. It would have she eomes'to its defense by placing on been considered unthinkable for her record h'er'memories of some of its to go out with a man at any time un- manners and customs. less engaged to him; - indeed, girls I feel compelled to write on this sub. were not allowed' to walk out alone 1n fent because of all that I' read in the London except with a maid, nor even present day about the reign Af Queen to go in a four -wheeler without a foot. Victoria, written by those who per-: man on the box.. An omnibus was, of haps scarcely remember the days of obtuse, unthinkable. I even remem Edward VII:, and who are pleased to �ber elderly ladies walking in the park associate the word Victorian with all with a footman following, and I .re- that is ugly and uninteresting. I am member my grandparents proceeding qualified to speak, having been born to church with a footman carrying before Queen Victoria had been nine the prayerbooks, but these were then years on the throne, and having old-fashioned customs and had- quite reached the age of 56 before I saw died out after I grew up. Carriage exercise was a great fea- ture in Victorian times, and I spent many long afternoons of my youth 10 a barouche, the large open carriage of those days. In hot weather the drive would sometimes be enlivened by a atop at Gunter's, where we sat comfortably in the carriage under the trees in Berkeley Square eating ices, but more often the day ended with a drive around the park, then—as many can still remember—crowded with car- riages open and closed, barouches on CGsprings, sociables, chariots (with the coachman on a han,meroloth, the footman banging en behind), four-in- hands driven by amateur coachmen with their friends clustering on the back seats, the solitary male in a phaeton of a cabriolet, sometimes even in a tandem, plum -pudding dogs run- ning behind thhe carriages of their owners, a royal carriage often to be seen making its way through the throng; all this gave the park a more festive appearance than the rush of motors and taxis can do now. But let no one suppose that our pro- gress through the streets was unim— peded. When I read in the papers now about the trams problem I re- member the half Inters we often spent in trying to get round Hyde Park Cor- ner, or in struggling to get through the narrow neck of Park Lane. This was the only thoroughfare between that end of Piccadilly and Oxford Street, Hamilton Place being a out de sac; and the turn from Grosvenor Place into Piccadilly being through a sharp angle, with traffic struggling to get through both ways, and no police control, the conse+luenees may -be imagined. d Pleasures of Youth It may be thought, after what I have written, that the girl of the period had but a poor time, but youth generally manages to enjoy itself, and the Vic- torian maiden found a partner for life in spite of all old-fashioned notions. At balls, quadrilles and lancers— square dances as they were called— alternated with waltzes and gave op- portunities for conversation; supper also was enjoyed in tete-a-tete, then evening parties—drums as they were then called --garden parties (for some inscrutable reason called breakfasts), riding in Roten Row, where one's chaperons often had a friend of their own and left one at liberty to talk to a friend of one's choice; all these al- lowed Imo for cultivating friendships, and the long afternoons spout in cro- quet did not discourage flirtation. The p1eeent generation also ignore alI the agitations of a eotillon at the end of a ball, but here memory reealis the blank of an evening when no favors were received, so the subject hes best not be dwelt upon. Then as to dress. Much of the pity bestowed on us for our clathing is wasted. Do not let any one suppose that we walked out with our skirts hanging over oar arms, as the modern maitten is said• to have at Ascot this year. On the contrary, in the early sixties we had au arrangement by which we looped up our skirts over a bright -colored petticoat when we went out, and later on ankle -length skirts cane into fashion for wanting. I ad- mit that this involved a certain amount of toil, At a country house party you came down to breakfast with gloves on and in a long gown, changed into a short one for walking. Then began the fashion for tea -gowns -to be put on 4n the afternoon when you came in, and dinner required yet another dress. Nothing, I admit, was ever shown above our buttoned boots. I remem- ber one day in my early teens seeing my mother and her sister-in-law re- turning from a walk and, bounding to- ward them, was received with looks of grave displeasure, "My dear, young ladies (lo not show their legs like that," said my aunt. No, in those days Ave did not, Nor was sun-bathing considered a necessity. The sun, when it appear- ed, shone on us through our clothing and no one invited us to tale it off. firs. Grundy is supposed to be a pro- duct of tbe Victorian age,; but I would point out that ever since the days of our first parents some form of gar- ment has been inose by the civilized, 'and it is hard that we old people should be ridiculed because we still hold this view, Then the abuse that!; heaped upon the accession of another sovereign. I feel, therefore, that I can claim to know something of the manners and customs of the period. ,To begin with, many now seem to forget that other sovereigns reigned in the nineteenth century besides' Queen Victoria. Much of the furni- ture, for instance, now labelled Vic- torian, belongs to an earlier period, as I can prove from a house furnished by my grandfather in 1819, which re- mained untouched during my youth. There you found the straight, hard - backed armchairs and sofas now dub- bed Victorian, but in the '60s we had easy chairs and couches well stuffed with horsehair, kept down by buttons, and the prevailing taste was for light colors, white -painted furniture, and varnished wood for bedrooms, with bright, shiny chintzes for covers. Gilt and Plush Chairs Little gilt chairs found their way into drawing rooms, and silk-upbol- stered furniture, concealed by chintzes in the daytime, but uncovered for evening parties. Then came a craze for plush, for velvet -covered mantel- pieces, for brass naris, for fringes and tassels, for woolwork, for little velvet tables with twisted legs. It was a re- action from what was called the Ma- hogany Reign of Terror, and led to many sad acts of vandalism, old ma- hogany four-posters being; Out down. into half -testers, Chippendale chairs banished into servant,' roans, and I have heart; of ,at least one iudustrions lady who painted a whole set of ma- hogany furniture gray with her own hand. I now turn to that oft -debated sub- ject—the girl of the period, of whom I was one" I can assure the public that we never fainted—unless from illness, that we rode, even hunted, that we walked (I admit in button boots), that we played games—though neither tennis nor golf; and if croquet be ob- . jected to as being non -athletic, I would ask any modern girl to stand with a mallet in her hands, often for foto' hours at a stretch, in the hope of be- ing able, when her turn came, to drive a ball through an iron hoop. It was a test of endurance if not of active exercise. Dances and Chaperons We also really danced at balls. The I two-step waltz of my youth carried one along much faster than the fox- trot, oxtrot, and tbere'was no sitting -out in CHEERFUL REMINISCENCES In their younger days they had been sweethearts. Now there was silver in her hair and scow on his, and they' sat and talked of the tines when they were young—their first meeting, their first quarrel, their last kiss, their last, quarrel. Perhaps they both warmed a little over the recollections. At length he said, "Ay; .Maggle, an' i hae no loved ouybody since you! I has.: never forgotten you!" "_Andrew," she said, with a little moistening of the. eyes, "you're just as big a leear as ever—an' I believe ye just the same!" came—That boy of ours gets more like you every (lay. Father. (meekly)—What's he been up to now? Graf Is Laid Up irriedriehshafen, Germany. — Dr. Hugo Eckener announced recently that the Graf Zeppelin had finished its 1910 flying season. It will bedeflated and given a thorough overhauling dur- ing the winter months. General Sir .Henry Rawlinaon, whose father was fanged for his discoveries, among the ruins of the ancient king- dom of Chaidaea, says that the latter used to assert that the oldest joke in the world was the one about the -Irish- man who had a run of bad luck and decided to commit suicide. A man ' 'discovered the Irishman a Dew hours later.He -had a rope tied around his waist anti wag dangling from a tree. 'What are 0you.doing?" asked the Mau, "I'm hanging myself," replied the Irishman. "You can't hang your- self by putting the rope around your waist, said the man. ''You should put it around your neck." "Goch!" replied the Irishman. "I tried it that way, but; I couldn't breathe." This story, inalst- - ed the elder Rawlinson, is foaled on Babylonian tablets of 2,000 B.C. 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" If that women doesn't watch out," he continued, " when she comes in two weeks from now, the scales ,will be wrong about 20 pounds." "Is there anything that will tate off fat outside of three or four hours of strenuousexerciseevery day? ":asked a scholarly looking man who was buying a tube of ointment for Isis lame knee. "Not many things," answered tite dispenser of drugs " but lately there has been a big demand for a com- bination of vitalizing mineral saltsthat many of my fat customers are enthu- Blastic. about. "It is 'called Krusehen Salts and it must do the work for I can see for myself that many of them are losing weight." "It's an inexpensive wayto take off fat," continued the drug store man, " for one bottle, wen With big doses will last one person for 90 lays:' „ "Never heard of that treasnent, said the scholarly looking man, " but I haven't: any fat to lose anyway." " I've heard of it," chimed in a well- built middle-aged man who had just come in. I was 15 pounds overweight —Was getting fat—and I give Kruschen Salts credit for ridding me of the un- welcome excess baggage." "They'll have your picture in the paper if you aren't careful," said the druggist laughingly. "No they won't," replied the well- built man, " but I'm not backward. about saying a good word for a good product; and I can say in all sincerity that Krusehen Salts are good. Not only did they help, me to get down to normal weight, but they keep my bowels and kidneysin good condition and I'm more vigorous and active than I have been for years." " That's good enough for nye," said the scholarly locking man. " Glad you came int," said the pro- prietor. 011 tell my Sat customers what you said." Krusehen Salts is obtainable at all Drug Stores at 45e. and The. per bottle. Minard's Liniment' for ill Pain. its points, as .it allowedunfettered liberty to one's legs, and I remember, as a little girl, thinking it very com- fortable for running in. It gradually altered its shape, became flat in front and finally merged into the bustle of the eighties; but all this can best be studied in old fashion plates, as cars also thefashions -of evening gowns, which contrast much with those of the present day, much of what is now left bare being then covered, while the shoulders, now always concealed by at least a strap, were then always shown. A little cap was considered suitable in the morning for even a young matron and bonnets were al- ways worn in the afternoons in Lon- don even by young girls and always' everywhere on 'Sundays; even the maidservants were forbidden to ap- pear in church in a hat. Progress of the Age So far I have written only of the '80s, and as I remember them, but it is well to realize that the Victorian age was not a. stagnant pool, icebound in conventions and prejudices, as some now seemto think, but on the contrary a time of steady progress, not only in politics, science and mat- ters ecclesiastical, which would re-' quire volumes to themselves, but in the manners and customs of'which I write. One has only to look back up- on the last thirty years of Queen Vie- toria'a reign to realize the changes that they brought. The white print, gilding and chintzes of the '60s gave way to Morris cretonnes, to green and even black paint, the taste for ma- hogany revived, and country shops and old cottages were ransacked for old furniture; the barouche gave place to the victoria and landau, the old chariots and coaches with coachmen on hammercloths and footmen behind were seen no more. Is There a Baby In Your Hone t Is there a baby or young children in your home? If there is you should not be without a bog of Baby's Own Tablets. Childhood ailments come quickly and means should always be at band to promptly fight them. Baby's Own Tablets are the ideal home remedy. They regulate the bowels; sweeten the stomach; banish constipation and indigestion; break up colds and simple fevers—in fact they relieve all the minor ills of little ones. Concerning then Mrs. Molle Cabotte, Makamilr, Que., writes: "Baby's Own Tablets are the best remedy in the world for little ones. My baby suffered terribly from indi- gestion and vomiting, but the Tablets soon set her right and now she is in perfect health." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mai! at 250. a box from The Dr. Williams Medi- cine Coe Brockville,' Ont. Lack of systematic brushing which our niothera and grandmothers gave their long tresses is said to be re- sponsible for young women of to -day having grey hair five years earlier than their mothers and ten years ear- lier than their grandmothers. • The salmon -canning industry iu Can- ada provides employment for 21,000 people. Warn 910.00 a clay' selling EACSYSHAVE Canada. Now Shaving Sensation No Soaping, Lathering, Brushing or itubbing EASE. SPEED and COMFORT c nd 3ac for standard trial tube and money bank guarantee to 1lASY'S3r:-ve, Tarento, Ont. CHILDREN CRY FOR IT-- CIIILDBEN ]rate to take medicine as a rule, but every child loves the taste of Castoria. And this pure ' vegetable preparation is just as good as it tastes; just as bland and just as harmless as the recipe reads. When Baby's cry warns of colic, a few drops of Castoria has him soothed, asleep again in a jiffy. Noth- ing is more valuable in diarrhea. When coated tongue or bad breath tell of constipation, invoke its gentle aid to cleanse and regulate a child's bowels. In colds or children's diseases, you should use it to peep the system from clogging. Castoria is sold in every drugstore; the genuine always bears Chas. Id. Fleteher's signature. Bachelor is the • largest selling • • Y 10c cigar ins• • • V Smoke. � Canada.. Will and yocr one re vvh understand Tune N every Wednesday at 9 F.M., E.S.T. • 9 P.M. Atlantic Time • Stations Cl(GW-Toronto • CJGC- London • CKAC•Mantreol Cgar STILL OST FOR THE MONEY Not So Customary Fred met Dick on the way to the station, "Good gracious, old man,' said Fred, "how did you manage to hurt your eye?" "It was done by a man whose wed- ding I attended as best man," Dick ex- plained. "Just because I kissed the bride." "But, my dear old man," exclaimed his friend, "it's the custom for the best man to kiss the bride." Dick put his hand to his injured eye. "Yes, I know it is,' he replied. "But this was five years after the cere- mony." Inhale Mlnard's Liniment for Asthma. On With the Game The village football mateh was about to commence, and the opposing captains were inspecting the ground. "Don't like it," said the visiting skipper, shaking his head.. "W11 t don't you like?"'asked the home skipper. "The ground," replied the other. "Hardly a blade of grass to be seen." "Well, you Man come 'ere to graze, did yer?" was the home skipper's re- tort. Classified Advertising las ARRY. RELIABLE MATRIMON LI L IAL paper mailed free. Address Friendship Magazine, Medina New 'Zona Milestone of the Air Near Karachi, the Indian airport, le a wonderful "milestone' which indi- cates the way and distance by air to London, Bagdad, Bombay, Delhi, and Quetta, n There are few goals toohigh for us to reach, providing we are willing to pay the price. onCOUGHS and COLDS 4BUCKLEYS" Selehheo King Frost nips at all unprotected parts. 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F10 ItS. 804 Transportation Bldg„ DETROIT, MICl3, Pbone: ;RAadolph 8748 aeo DON'T SUFFER WITH DANGEROUS INDIGESTION Do you suffer after meals with a„ belching, from sour and acid stomach 5 Many believe they have heart trouble, and tremble with fear, expecting any' minute to drop dead. This condition! can be prevented, likewise relieved. Take' Carter's Little Liver Pills after meals and neutralize the gases., Sweeten the sour and acid stomach, re- lieve the gas and encourage digestion. The stomach liver and bowels will be"cleansed of poison, painful and dangerous indigestion disappears and the system enjoys atonic effect, Don't delay. Ask your druggist for a 25c pkg. of Carter's Little Liver Pills. FRAM MOTHER OF EIGHTEEN Read How This Medicine Helps Her . Cardsion, .Alberta. --"l: am fifty-eight years old and the mother of eighteen living children.'We live on a farm and i am a very heal. thy mother cone sainting that f have such a big family to work for. The druggist first told me about Lydia. E. Pink.. ham's Vegetable Compound and I. havo depended on it for mann rears. When I hail this picture taken. he photographer was telling me about his wife's ailments and after .i told :him about the Vegetable Cotnpourid he went to the drug Blore and bought her two bottles." . Allis. Brawn BALI; Sn., Curdston, Alberta. ,ISSUE' No. 49-'30