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Zurich Herald, 1953-11-05, Page 2Rag Sepoe41/ "Dear Anne Hirst: I want to do the right thing, and l hope you can tell me what is : My wife has left me and gone back to her mother's. We've been married 12 months, and expect a baby soon. She is 18, I'm 21. "This is the second time she left. The first was because of a little misunderstanding, and I went to her and straightened things out. Now I've made up my mind and shan't ask hex to re- turn. If she doesn't return of her own free will, I'm going to sue for divorce. "Before I married I had lots of fun with girls; I told my wife I was a flirt, she knew it. I couldn't stand being home all the time after we married, so I'd go out with some fellow just for fun — not to chase women. But my wife said I was running around, and she really got jeal- ous. "Everybody knows me here; I'm always xneeting friends. My wife says they were my sweet- hearts! We quarrel all the time, We're living with my parents, by the way, and she doesn't like them. What do you think? DISGUSTED" * I think it is time you learn- * ed to behave like a husband * instead of a bachelor. * Many a young husband finds * marriage dull at times, but * few I've known are so dis- * contented the first year. When * they go places they take their * wives along, visiting friends, * movies, or dancing. You and * your wife probably did be- * fore y o u married. W h y " shouldn't you now? , 11 is a * gross insult' that you clash o about town with your boy o friends and leave her at home * with your parents, with whom * you confess she is not conge- * vial. Of course she resents '" such neglect; no other woman * will blame her. * Every girl wants a grime of * her own when she marries. * When she must live with her * husband's people, the least he * can do is to give her something * pleasant to look forward to ° when he comes home Going * out together is almost the only * time you two have alone. It is * your duty to supply a change * of scene, and some pleasure, * for your wife. You have failed, * miserably. * You are no longer a brash a youngster, living for fun. You * are a married man with res- * ponsibilities to your wife and * the children you will have. * These first few years set the * pattern for all your future. * Are you pleased with 't? Your e wife isn't, and no wonder. I * expect she believes you have * lost all affections for her. Now, * expecting her first baby, she "' is especially sensitive She ° needs your tender love, and * your companionship. * Go get her. Apologize for all * your thoughtlessness, a n d * bring her home, Explain. that * now you understand how self- * ish you have been, and from today on you intend to be a a good husband to her; and a * real father to the baby. * You mention that your * mother is the "sweetest per- * son" in the world. I am sure * she cannot approve of the way * you are behaving now Make * her proud of you, too, by as- " suming the responsibilities she '' expects of you. * * * When a young man marries, he is expected to cease being a bachelor and behave like a man of responsibility. Unless he does, he is apt to wreck more lives than one ... If you have a prob- lem, ask Anne Hirst's advice. Address her at Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Week's Sew -Thrifty 4621 SIZES 2-10 p ®Ghia f EASY? 1-2-3, and you ruse her new school wardrobe finished and ready to put on: Jacket, blouse, jumper — 1-2-3 parts to mix and match a dozen different ways for Monday to Friday Make it in corduroy, cotton, or cool. Pattern 4621: Child's Sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Size 6 jacket, 1t yards 35 -inch nap; jumper las yards; blouse, 1 yard 35 -inch. This pattern easy to we. sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit Has complete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (35e) in coins (stamps cannot he accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto, Ont. "NIMES INGER:FM?" Geessesdeoltrse. p Ciessela We hve reached the time of fall fairs; of standard time, of the first touch of autumn colours in the maples and sumachs; white frost in the morning; warm sun at noon; cumulus clouds drifting across a bckground of azure blue sky and finally the miraculously beautiful sunsets that are so frequent at this time of the year—sunsets which do. not always bring "the end of 'a perfect day" but yet, if our day has been anything but perfect, the breath -taking beauty of an autumn sunset can do much to quieten ruffled nerves --if we will take time, even a few minutes; of our titre, "to stand and stare." Come to think of it, the words, "to stand and stare," as the poet W. H. Davis puts it, have a harsh sound when taken out of their context, I like better the restful',. words of Browning— "r, There the quiet -coloured end of evening smiles Miles and miles .." However, a beautiful sunset is a joy to see no matter how, or. by whom, it is described. The thing is to have eyes to see it, because, as we know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or i€° may be that more mundane things get between our vision and the sunset. The same applies. to the sunrise, only,as someone once said, poets rarely write about the sunrise because they are not around to see it: But the farmer sees the sunrise—as does his we is she is out to feed the chickens. The trouble is a great percentage of farm wives these days don't go out to feed the chickens, they are busy in the house preparing breakfast and' getting the children ready for school. Milking machines and coolers have lessened the time, required tor early morning chores so many farmers have time to look after the chickens t too—and so Mrs. Farmer misses the lift that used tocome to her with the invigorating fresh morn- ing air. You know how it is — if you hhve to go out, you go -- and enjoy it. But if it isn't neces- sary :g for you to go farther than the back kitchen door you just " don't go—and that's all there is to it. Well, it was our local fair lasts' Saturday and the :weatherm, 'r, was kind and blessed us with r: warm, sunny day. Rain the nigi•.t before and rain the night after the event, but never so much as a drop dampened the spirits of if:a large crowd that was scattered over the roomy fair ground, There were the usual harness races but it seems to me thea each succeeding year less ince, - est is being taken in the races and more and greater interest in the livtstock exhibits. Even those who haee no persoi,al in- terest in cattle, pigs and sheep like to get around the show ring --and of cour e it is a main at- traction for the youngsters — once they have been wooed away from the midway. Dairy cattle claimed the greatest number of entries• -Holsteins, Guernseys and Jerseys—but there were some Reel Polls and a few Shorthorns A good chow of beef cattle is more to my liking but of coarse in a milk -shipping district dairy cattle naturally predominate. There was a wonderful line-up of farm machinery and as Part- ner and I looked it over we won- dered how much capital would be necessary if a farmer were to invest in every type of high-- powered equipment that was en a\' ler s a new taste tkri11 for you—jug; -try P.,WU 3 MUM on your cereal 1. -gin.-rrL o Good. Fill up with Quick Food Energy Chick In Wire — "Veils" modeled above look like chicken wire; but they're the latest thing in evening accessories, designed by the Fontana sisters of Rome, Italy. The "veil" is made of thin steel mesh. One at left is dotted and framed with Japanese pearls. The other features a harem -like touch achieved by long fringe of tiny black beads. display — and now considered practically essential to good farming. The trouble is fashions in farm machinery vary just as much as women's hats. For in- stance, we bought a mower three years ago with the newest kind of power take -off. Now that mower is out of date. And so it goes. However, in the Women's sec- tion we did not find too much change—except for the fact there was more baking and less fancy Work than usual. Men may like modern machin- ery but when it comes to satis- fying the inner man they are still old-fashioned enough to like home -cooking. How else can one . explain the trouble that women go to in cultivating the culinary art—even though it increases the need for bicarbonate of soda? The non-competitive display of the various branches of the W.I. was also very good, featuring some of the items of a Hope Chest—rug, quilt, pillow -cases and iso on—as necessary today as they were yesterday and will be tomorrow. Then we looked at the baby section, and here again there • was no evidence that "the old order changeth". Babies, appar- ently, still need knitted things and smocked dresses. The only change that I noticed was the use of green or yellow, instead of the traditional pink or blue. which is rather a good idea when you think of the mothers -to -be who in the past have insisted on having everything blue, and and then found it should have been pink! With green or yellow you're safe because no one has yet labelled neither colour as be- longing to any one sex. The same man cannot be both friend and flatterer. —Franklin A BLUFF THAT 1UA.•clf;-EIRED Arthur Steiner, the Vietiuese raconteur, tell:; of the time his good friend, Franz Lollar, the composer of The Merry Widow, was down on his luck. Poor but proud, Lehar sent un underling to pawn his watch, and warned him, "Don't take less than a hundred shillings, And when you get it, fold it in an envelope and bring it to me at the J3rist0l bar.- If 'I'm with somebody, just tell me, 'This comes from. the British Ambassador with his compliments.' " The underling found Lehar at the Bristol some time later and reported mourn- fully, "The British Ambassador sends you his compliments—but says he can't give you more than fifty shillings on your watch." 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