Zurich Herald, 1955-07-21, Page 6* How many thousands of fine,
* upstanding people have had
* their happiness destroyed by
* vicious gossip? Caused by
petty jealousy, imagined
wrong, or actual affront, the
* tales arouse suspicious hus-
e bands or wives, cloud the lives
* of their children, and can at-
* tack the victim's sanity.
"I believe I am the wife whose
family was broken up by that
jealous woman who confessed to
you, Anne Hirst," writes a reader
today. "For years her jealousy
had plagued me and my chil-
dren, and to this day it still
crops up. But for the grace of
God I would have lost my rea-
son. My children left the dis-
trict because of it, and I with
zny (still) accusing husband am
lonely and heartsick — and still
half -ill.
"To this day, when things
don't please my husband he
throws those stories in my face.
I've given up trying to convince
him how false they are — he
just says I'm guilty or I would
have publicly denied t h e m.
(Wouldn't that have been
worse)? This is proof of the
tragedies that wagging tongues
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can
cause. Small-town gossip
has cost many a woman her
reputation and sometimes her
sanity.
"If that woman who wrote
you is as sorry as she claims,
why doesn't she face the wife
(in the presence of her narrow-
minded husband) and confess her
guilt? Tell him who made up
those lies about his family? Put-
ting her remorse on paper will
not erase all the heartache she
has brought. (It is true that I
nearly divorced my husband, and
some days I wish I had).
"If you will be fair enough to
print this, perhaps this penitent
woman will realize what harm
has been done and remedy the
situation before it is too late.
Action alone, not mere words,
will prove it."
'p TO "LOYAL READER": in
" a world torn by jealousies and
* suspicion, a person who gos-
* sips is too low to be called
* human. The tragedies which
she or he causes can leave
* their mark for years, and the
* heartache is never forgotten.
* Whenever I print a situation
* more heartrending than usual,
* almost invariably some reader
* who has had the same trouble
* is convinced that it deals with
* her personal sorrow. More of-
* ten than not they are mistaken,
" as you happen to be. I have
* checked the original letter I
* printed, and find the writer
* lives in a city over 1,000 miles
from you and the woman she
* wronged was her next-door
* neighbour.
* I hope, however, that she
* who brought such grief upon
* you and your children will
* read this today and take im-
* mediate steps to make amends.
* That is the least she can do.
NOT READY TO MARRY
"Dear Anne Hirst: I am nearly
17, and I'm in a real mess. I was
dating three boys at once, and
I promised to marry two of them
after they came back from serv-
ice!
"One of them wrote me this
week that he is so lonesome he's
going to marry a girl he doesn't
love — but that if I asked him
not to, he wouldn't. I know the
girl and she is nice. I don't
want to hurt anybody.
"But now I realize I love this
boy. Shall I tell him so?
ELAINE"
* If you took marriage so
* lightly three months ago that
* you got yourself engaged to
* two boys, I don't think you are
* ready to marry anybody now.
* Perhaps you wanted only to
* be kind because they were go-
* ing into service, but it was
* wrong and cruel to raise their
* hopes. If they ever meet and
SALLY'S. SALLIES
"But, Operator, all the others on
this party line just yakkety-
yak ."
115 ALWAYS A SCENIC DRIVE—That it is, for Paul Hubbard
62 waving at you on his 65th cross-country trip in pursuit
o' scene -painting assignments. His hand -painted car advertises
the vanishing art form he seeks to perpetuate—the scenic de.
cc:•atio1'1s once found in many ice cream parlors and taverns
across the land.
SHARP-EYED AT 110—Mrs. Juana Ramirez, demonstrates that
she has excellent vision by threading a needle on her 11 Oth
birthday. She has had 15 children, three of them still living, 14
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She wanted a
wheel chair for her birthday "So I can get outside with the kids".
• compare notes, you will not be
* flattered by their comments.
* Calm down. Write this
* young man that you realize
* you were too young to be so
" sure of your heart, and you
* think it better to wait until
* he is discharged before you
* commit yourself. What he de-
* decides to do is up to him.
* This will give you a chance
* to grow up and to realize that
* marriage is a sacred partner-
* ship entered into for the rest
* of your life. You are not near-
* ly ready to promise such re-
* sponsibilities now.
* *
An idle word, a cruel slur
thoughlessly expressed, can des-
troy a woman's good name. Gos-
sip is one of the most : evil of
pastimes . . . If you have been
the victim, tell Anne Hirst about
it and have her sympathy and
counsel. Address her at Box 1,
123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto,
Ont.
2'7% ]:'EWER TAILORS
Canadian tailors numbered 7,-
672 in 1951, some 2,864 or 27%
fewer than 20 years earlier.
Self-employed tailors numbered
only 1,375, a decrease of 55%
from 3,160 in 1931, indicating a
definite trend away from cus-
tom-made clothes.
IA dem Etiquette
By Roberta Lee
Q. What is the proper length
of time for a young woman to
wear mourning for her father?
A. This depends entirely upon
her feelings in the matter. The
custom of wearing mourning is
not so strict as it formerly was.
Many people do not consider it
necessary at all,
Q. When someone whom you
have just !net says, "I am glad
to have met you," isn't a smile
in reply sufficient?
A. No; this would have a con-
descending air about it. It is
much better to accompany the
smile with a "thank you."
Q. Is it permissible for a din-
ner guest to ask for a second
helping of some dish?
A. Not unless eating with rela-
tives or good friends. The hos-
tess should see that her guests'
wishes are fulfilled without the
necessity of their asking.
Q. When writing a note to de-
cline an invitation, should one
make it formal?
A, This depends upon the na-
ture of the invitation, If it is
written formally, that is, in the
third person, then your reply
must be written in the formal
style. If the invitation is writ-
ten informally, then you reply
in the same vein.
Q. Is it all right for a woman
to place her purse and gloves on
"Er --number three!"
the restaurant table while she is
eating?
A. No; she should keep them
in her lap. Or she may place
them on a vacant chair if she
feels sure they are safe and that
she won't forget them.
Q. When a wedding is to be
in the afternoon and the bride
is to wear her going -away cos-
tume, what should her maid -of -
honor wear?
A. An afternoon frock.
Q. Is it proper for salesmen
to say "good -by" to the reception
girl when leaving a business
office?
A. Yes. This is not only cour-
teous, but also tactful. A small
courtesy such as this is often
remembered the next time the
salesman calls.
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And now it's England. Last
Friday we came by train from
Edinburgh to London. It was a
most interesting sight-seeing
journey and we all enjoyed it.
We got into Euston station about
ten p.m. . . . and then I knew
we were back in London. The
same old mad scramble for lug-
gage! One porter would say it
was in the car ahead, another in
the car behind. Eventually it
was untangled and we were on
our way. One bus took passen-
gers; the other the luggage. Most
of us climbed to the top of the
double-decker bus and had our
first thrill driving through the
lighted London streets — for so
many years completely dark. '
We were taken straight to our
rooms at the Stratford Court
Hotel. Apparently this hotel is
fairly new and no one seems to
know where it is — not even
the bus -driver. So now when I
get myself lost = which I do
quite frequently - I ask for
Marshall and Snelgrove's, a big
store which is next to it — a
sort of Eaton's College Street
type.
Saturday we went on a mo-
tor -coach tour of the city — or
rather part of it. We followed
the route taken by the Coronaion
procession so we drove through
Hyde Park, past St: James
Palace, Buckingham Palace and
Marlborough House. We were
too late to see the Changing of
the Guard but we did see Guards
riding by on their beautiful
black horses, perfectly in step.
As we passed various well-
known places the thought cane
to me — how much we learn
from educational films. The
places seemed so familiar, not
on account of my having seen
them before but because of the
number of times I had seen them
on the screen — small wonder,
really, as I saw the Coronation
picture three times.
Sunday morning about nine
o'clock we assembled for a
eetkeit
WHERE'S GEORGIA'S PEACHES?—Prices aren't so peachy at
Georgia's peach stands this year. Discovering this is Mrs. J.
Howard Crane of Atlanta. And the 25 - cents - each price tag
isn't all that surprises her. The fruit, usually plentiful' in Georgia,
are imports from California. The "peach state" has no peaches
of its own this year because the late frost killed them this spring.
motor tour to Oxford which had
been arranged for us by the
British Travel Association with
one of their staff to accompany
us. We went by way of Ux-
bridge, Miadenhead and Wal-
lingford. We stopped briefly at
a lovely hotel — Spindle's Hotel
-- at Maidenhead. The terrace
where we had coffee overlooked
the River Thames complete with
pleasure boats, canoes and punts.
Best of al there were a number
of graceful swans. A waiter at
the hotel provided us with stale
bread. A number of the girls in
their enthusiasm got on to a
floating dock to feed the swans.
A boatman came hurrying along
warning them to get off .
their combined weight was sink-
ing the dock!
By the time we got to Oxford
it wasraining but for awhile
that didn't worry us at all as
we were given a five -course
luncheon at the Randolph Hotel
— still as the guests of the Bri-
tish Travel Association. I didn't
hear anyonecomplain about the
English cooking!
Thus fortified we were ready
to walk to the cloisters and e
few of the colleges. We visited
Magdalen College, Christ Church
and one other, the name of
which I have forgotten. Al-
though I had seen all these
colleges before I was just as
over -awed as other members of
the party by the ancient build-
ings that had been the seat of
learning for so many of our fa-
mous British men and women—
including Canadian for five or
six centuries.
Naturally we only skimmed
the surface as we had to board
our bus again by four o'clock.
The driver returned to London
by a different route, coming
through High Wycombe and
Beaconsfield — a road I re-
membered so well. By special
request the driver went off
course a bit so as to take us
through Stoke Poges. Here we
all left the bus to wander
through the churchyard and up
to the little village church,
where the famous Gray's Elegy
was written. We couldn't have
arrived at a better time. The
church bell was calling the vil-
lagers to worship and I think
many of us would have given a
lot could we have stayed for
that service. The setting was
historic rural England at its
best — old, old . tombstones,
graves well cared for, sweet -
scented roses trees — not bush-
es — in full bloom. Natural
shrubs and a hedge of English
holly on either side of the gravel
path from the Church to the
road. But alas, -'eve had to con-
tinue our homeward way -�
through many well-known sub-
urbs, including Acton.
Monday afternoon, by invita-
tion, our group visited the Houas
of Commons. The initial stages
took a little while as we had toe
pass from one lobby to another„
each with 1 or 2 policemen det
guard. Evidently .the "bobbies'
were out to enjoy themselves
too as they insisted on calling u3l
Americans, but winking acroso
at each other as they did it,
One of them said — "We tried
it on a group back there and
they didn't 'elf bristle!" Only a
limited number of the group
were allowed to peak into the
house, and the only for a few
minutes, but we were all invited
to afternoon tea on the Terrace
overlooking the Thames. Here
we were greeted by a few mem-
bers of Parliament, including
•Beverly Baxter. From the House
of Commons we proceeded to
Canada House, to a Reception
given by the High Commisionex.
True happiness
springs from
oderation
-- GOETHE
0749 -1832)
the j-touse
f Seagram.
Men who ththk of tomorrow practice moderation today
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