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ATH Rh i ats 3) a a French Fashion Houses Closed Only Two Establishments Re- main Open -- New York Trend In Styles Watched Paris--French fashion. houscs were among the war's first casval- ties. N Only two of the great dressmauk- ers who set modes for most of the world. are open for business today --Lanvin and Creed. The others have closed, either because their directors were mobilized for urill- tary duly or because their clients fled to escape war, Many dressmakers--among them Molyneux, Lelong, Paquin; Helm and Balenciaga--hope to reopen with February collections but now they are marking time and wait ing for adjustments they hope the government will make, To Open In New York Maipbocher has sailed to the Un- ited States with the expressed in- tention of setting up shop in New York but intends to reopen in Paris. after the war. He is American: born. Braids Are Worn "By Small Girls Bangs Are Definitely Out -- Long Hair For Youngsters Favored You personally may not approve of artifical waves for li*tle girls. Your strajght-halred youngest daughter, however, may be marked for hfe if she resents the compli: ments pald her big sister's curls. You may like bangs, bul an expert in a departmént store. which spe- cializes in.children's fashions y they're out. Much ag one personally disap. proves of Kkeping up with the Joneses, it's just as well to" know that the urge to conform with the neighbors, or their young, Is very important to children. Long hair, with adorable braids, is being also worn and certainly no adult charm- er can over hope to compete with a very small girl when her hair is pinned up on top with curly tend- rils gracing the nape of her neck. For children, as for a 'Its, the secret of beautiful hair is brushing, brushing. brushing. It is, of course, most desirable to teach a-little girl to do this for herself. i : THE ART OF USING PERFUME ».« « Is Illustrated iby: Joan: Fontalna, tiAvold using perfume on clothes, a {¥lses the actress. Touch be 1 ane ear-with the bottle stopper for] " 4 -- eah note, . A Woman Wins Highest Place 'As Photographer . Mrs. George Pearce, A.R.P.S., of London, Ont.; is Canada's Amateur Champion Heading a field of 60, Mrs. George Pearce, A.R.P.S. of London was announced last moiith as Can- ada's leading amateur photosraph- er. with a total of 35 prints accept. ed in 21- salons - throughout the world. Mrs. Pearce, an assoclate mem: ber of the Photo Forum, led the Dominion's photographers Vy a wide margin, having prints hung in Belgium, France, England, Scot- Iand, Wales, Hungary, the United States and Canada, Mrs, Pearce is 'believed to be the first member of her sex over to achleve this hon- or." George Pearce, president of the Foto Forum and also an associate of the Royal Photographic Soclety, ran a close second to his wife with 31 prints, in 16 salons (n halt a dozen countries this year. For camera men--or women-- who would emulate her feats, Mrs. Pearce sald observance of a few simple rules would bring success to any photographer. Absolute cleanliness of technique, careful at- tention to rules of composition, and "lots of hard work" would, she sald, bring results, "The good fs Mways beautiful, the beautiful is good! : ! Whittier I or. Marsham "stopped before a statue {eo} 7.VR ITS. AIRTIGHT WRAPPER KEEPS IT PURE, FULL-STRENGTH ro "Chips of Brookfield School" Mr. Marsham, Headmaster of Brookfield School, was walking through the Quadrangle with Jackson, the new history instruct- Both wore cap and gown. and read, with a touch of pride, the inscription: "'To the honored memory of Jonathan Brookfield who hath founded Brookfield School to the glory of God gnd the promotion of piety and ledmming, in the Year of Our Lord, Fourteen two." "Fourteen Ninety-two!" repeat- ed Jackson in an awed voice. "The year that Columbus dis- covered America," said Marsham. "One can almost feel the cen. turies," mused the pew master "Gray old age dreaming over a crowded past." "We're in the heart of England, Nr. Jacksons: It's 'a heart that has a very gentle beat . . . There's the whistle of the special-train loaded~with "pupils. In fifteen minutes the heart of England is going to have slight palpitations." The hour of Evening Assembly --first of the new school yvear---- Ninety- _drew on. The stone steps of the old school building, the "inner stairways -- were crowded with chattering, shouting boys, ranging in age from 13 to 18. All wore straw hats with Brookfield bands, striped for the Prefect and the Sixth form, plain for the younger pupils. 1 The Jarpet Assembly 'Hall pre- sented a dignified appearance with its. panelled walls, its "hammer beam" rafters, and the row of paintings of Brookfield notables and prints "of antique school scenes along the walls. The floor space was filled with rows: of wooden benches with backs. -. The Empty Chair On the dais, Marsham, the Head- master, Jackson and the other masters took their seats. On Mar- sham's left was an empty chair. The boys rose to their feet and waited in silence. Marsham laid down a bunch of papers and then spoke: __ "Good evening, boys." "Good evening, sir," came the multi-voiced response. "You "may sit down. . . Well, here we are at the beginning of another school year, one which I - sincerely hope vill be a credit to 'Brookfield. We require not only to win the matches against Mill: field and Seadbury, but also, if it's not troubling you too much, some fairly decent results in the exam. inations." polite titters from the boys died down. "This term we have quite a number of new boys and to them 1 extend a special welcome. The res. of you will remember your own feelings when you first arriv- ed here and will, I trust, temper * tradition with merey," 7 ._ The sly burst of laughter from the upper form boys interrupted but a moment, and the Headmas- ter continued: . "I have a.small disappointment for you -- perhaps you are aware of it alread." He glanced at the empty chair at his feet. "For the LLL He waited until the I: back to 1870. ® ADAPTED FROM THE METRO E3/uyn MAYER ricTurs EBBEUS MITCHELL first time in 68 years Mr. Chip- ping has been unable "to attend first night assembly.{Chips -- and you will allow me to refer to him as Chips, seeing that 87 years ago this autumn he gave me a thresh- ing for sheer bone laziness." - The laughter that greeted his remark held a different quality-- a note of appreciation, of affec- tion. . "Chips has a cold," said Mar- sham, "and a cold can be quite a+ serious thing for a young fellow of 83. So Dr. Merivale has order- ed him to stay®at home. It was quite a battle, but our old friend was finally induced to surrender, and is now sitting, under violent protest, by: his own fireside." But Marsham' was mistaken in RX that statement, for at the'same moment a spare figure was ad- vancing doggedly, thumping with a cane, through the marble arch of the entrance to the school grounds, with a faint, triumphant grin on his face. Slowly he. élimb- ed the stairs to the vestibule of the "assembly room, fussily wrapping -his gown, They Were All Stinkers A small boy ran breathlessly up the stairs and collided with the old man. : "Oh, sir! Sorry, sir!" cried the | boy ina cultivated British voice. "What -is this--a scrimmage?" asked Chips, in mock indignation. "No, sir. I'm looking for as. sembly." oe 'So am I. Hang on to my coat tail!" Thay. climbed the rest of the steps as the voices of the boys in the assembly room were raised in the school song. The door refused to open at Chips's touch. "Locked out!" he exclaimed in- dignantly. "Well, I'll be--". He checked himself and glanced at the small boy. "We'll just have to wait," comically and looked down at the grave-faced boy. Stinker, eh?" f "A stinker, sir?" asked the boy, puzzled, almost alarmed . "New boy. That's what we call 'em-here. Uhat's your name? ' --~-"I'm Dorset, sir." hs - 'Duke of Dorset, ch? Umph! I taught your father. He was al- ways late." - The old man pointed to @ stone in the wall of the ves- tibule, » Charles Bosworth, Duke of Dorset, 1650. fAncestor of yours." "Yes, sir." -- Another stone bore the name of ° Sir Francis Drake, 1562, ___ "Drake!" gasped the boy in awe. "Was he here, sir? Was he a tinker, too?" "To be sure he was. But he grew out of it. And so will you," "Are you a master, sir?" asked 1 ) the boy. "I was a master -- once. I've taught thousands of boys--right But I gave it up 15. years ago." 4 "I say; you must be terribly old, sir!" said the boy naively. EH "Well, I'm -- ha -- no spring chicken." y Sp . When assembly - broke up and the boys came pouring out, they surrounded® Chips, uttering affec- TInou DELICIONS OR / NERGY un- . ing seeds, then cut He_ tightened his mouth : mo : HE - L = Place in baking dish in alternate "So, you're a On it was carved: John _ tionate greetings, giving him mes- sages from their fathers, asking . where he had spent the holidays. It .was very apparent that Chips, the fcrmer master at the school, was considered by them 'as a friend. noe Marsham, Dr, Merivale and the new master, Jackson, entered the vestibule. Marsham stopped in surprise. "Why, Chipping--"" ' "Sorry I'm late,"< said Chips, with a fierce glare at Dr. Meri-* vales "Interference--first tinfe in 68 years." , "I thought I told you to stay indoors," said Dr. Merivale. "Lot of npamby-pamby non- sense! I'm sound as a bell--no thanks to you!" He spoke confid- entially 'to. Marsham:_"Ridiculous old man! He's in his dotage!" ~~ ° Marsham grinned amusedly and presented Jacks:n.. "This is Mr, Juckson, our new history master, Now, Jackson, you can say you have shaken hands with 'Chips of Brookfield Schqol'." "You mustn'f' let this honor turn your head," remarked Chips gruf- fly. : Found The Secret Jackson accompanied Chips to his lodgings at Mrs. house and was invited in. "Sorry, I must be getting al- ong," said Jackson. "I've got to unpack. Lower School Prep at six. * It's a" bit of an ordeal, isn't i? "I found it so--in 1870. Re- member, you-are not the first master who has gone to evening class the first time, and felt afraid." Jackson was astonished. had diftieulty with the boys? seeing you just now--" "It took time, Mr. Jackson = too much time," said. Chips mus- ingly. A * "You seem to have found the se- cret in the end." : "You But Wickett's _ "Eh? What?" Chips aroused from his musing. "Oh, the secret. Yes. In the end. But 1 didn't find it myself. It was given to me --by someone else." He slipped back into his memories, mutter- ing: "Someone else," and was scarcely aware of Jackson's good night and betaking himself off, Mrs. Wickett opened the door. "Dé come in sir. Standing there. in the wind and cold: And yet not so much as a scarf! Wait un- til the doctor hears about it!" "He has heard -- from me!" said Chips with a triumphant chuckel as he entered the house. "I gave him a piece of my mind." "Sit down by the fire. Better - get a nice cup of hot tea and go to bed." 4 - "I'll wait a bit, boys might drop in." "Well, I'll put the kettle on the hob while I go to the village for some groceries. Everything's set for your tea." "And a cake, eh?" "Oh, yes, there's a cake. I'd like to know how many of them those boys have 'eaten since you .came to lodge here, Letting them gorge you out of house and home! Last term, 26 iced cakes, 200 rock buns, 160 bath buns--"" - "Enough of your loathsome sta- tistics, woman!" interrupted Chips stretching his feet out to the blaze onthe hearth. "Go about your business! They ought to feed the boys better. Remember how You used to starve 'em when you were Under Matron?" \ ? "That was a long time ago." "A long time ago," said Chips, scarcely aware that Mrs. Wickett had ghne, and in his musing he saw himself as a young man, get- ting ¢n the train to come to Rrookfield School, as a new, young master. : Some of the (To Be Continued) Table Talks : oo B. grim if THANKSGIVING DINNER ; Thanksgiving again... Even the cynics should find much for which to ba thankful. With anxiety and sadness in our hearts we should be thankful for the freedem te give thanks, for. our homes and for a Country and Empire determined to stand, for freedom for all. Let us be truly thankful. Here is your Thanksgiving dinner with an attempt 'at economy in your festivity: Roast Chicken -- Riced Potatoes Tomato Juice "Cocktail . Baked Vegetable Mushroom Dressing Marrow * Giblet Gravy Salad- ~Half ripe raw pears fllled with cottage cheese served with * boiled Ff ve topped with: grated carrot. \ Dessert--Pumpkin Pie Grapes bit Mushroom Dressing can of mushroom soup - egg . cup bread crumbs tablespoons celery (chopped) tablespoons butter (melted) tablespoBns parsley (chopped) teaspoon salt, ' teaspoon sage ke teaspoon grated onion. Heat mushroom soup. Add the, milk, remove from heat. Add the beaten egg, bredderumbs and oth- er ingredients, lastly the scason- ings. . Mix all lightly together. 'Baked Vegetable Marrow Prepare marrow peeling, remov-. into cubes, oa ESE PD ND BD layers with marrow; then. bread . crumbs, and butter the top layer, Have the bread crumbs and but- ter sprinkled with a little grated checks The baking requires from "30 40 minutes in: a- moderate -l¢ oven:-- Be sure to grease the pan or casserole well; leaving a little butter in tha bottom, or : Coffee i Pumpkin Pie *Pastry 9 inch pie (Flaky Pastry) ~ Filling: ii cups mashed pumpkin cup brown sugar 4éaspoon mace teaspoon cinnamon teaspoon allspice cup whipped cream tablespoons melted butter eggs well beaten . cups whgle milk scalded cup chopped pecans * tablespoon extra chopped pe- cans { Scald the milk, add the egg and sugar, then the pumpkin and spi- ces; last of all the nuts, mixing thoroughly. Pour into lined pie plate. 15 minutes, then decrease heat (if possible). to moderate oven. "If not an oven in which heat can be changed, put in moderate oven and bake for 'one-half 'hour. When cool add whipped cream to top and sprinkle 'with evtra chopped nuts, i fi / Ay - Rho co co NER Rpg The Meticulously Groomzd Woman ~~ No meticulously groomed © wo- man ever carries a bulging shape- less 'pocketbook. She wouldn't dream of stuffing' her bag with non-essentials or using it as a fil- ing case for old notes.and letters, Her white gloves are immaculately white. She brushes black: suede ones before putting them on. She has the leather lifts on her heels replaced often. She has hat stands and shoe trees and, she uses them. In addition, she always brushes her hat before putting it on and brushes off the shoulders of her dress after each" combing. She won't tolerate chipped or egacked nail polish for a'moment, "And shé pats on clean' underwear and fresh stockings every morning. Saved by Molasses A can of molasses saved M. Chester, of Halifdx, from injury, He was crossing a field, on his way s, when-a :|, home" with the mol goat attacked him and knocked him down, Chester crawled out of danger when the goat turned its ablention to |apping "up the gowns, molasses. _Fashion Flashes Velvet is inset in a wide band © in' the skirt of a brightly colored btocaded 'evening gown shown bf Alex Maguy. The velvet is inset around the knees in front hnd . pulled up at 'back into a bustle bow. Lyons velvet and velvéleen are used by Chanel for formal after- noon dresses, dinner and evening A slim: black velvet din- ner" gown 'has velvet stars' appli- 'qued ona net yoke' and sleeves, -- 7 Polonaise drdpes, suits. with nar- 'Tow skirts and rippled péplum jac. kats, "straight slim" dresses, pulled round toward the side front, with clusters of 'gathers or: fringed or- naments are seen; § = > dH Laas cre y A natrow dress is shown with' big bow at front of waistline, * ----Qene , "Schiaparelli shows slim dresses 'with' pockets' on stomach, I a Trains ré:appear, mastly in nars, row skirts, "The advantage of "sea power is; that. it enables a nation to fight its battles far from home and keep enymies far away." ---Dorothy j Thompson, 3 Tg tne nada 2 Rush to Marry Because of War Toronto City Hall Sees Queue Lines Up for Licences Fol- lowing False Rumor An unprecedented rush for mar- riage licences started last week following circulation of a rumor, described , as' "absolutely false," fhat no more licences would be is- sued because of the war, " "It-is by far the worst rush I've ever seen," sald Frank Dunlop, is- suer of licences at the City Hall, Worst Rush Ever Even before the bureau opened at 9 a.m, ED.T, about 30 couples ° were lied up in front of the door. _The traffic' was heavy after that," the queries pouring In by -tele- phone and the bureau staff able to do little more than take names and addresses of the applicants and send them away for the time be- ing. About noon the rush was report- ed "under control." Hot Iron Transfer Pattern Quilt By CAROL AIMES + Six inch erogs-stitch figures, em- - ~broidered on blocks, create a fascinating cover- eight inch quilt let for any child's crib. Three busy pigs, not members of the well known fairy tale family, and three fetching ducks add an atmosphere" of joviality to any article they adorn, whether it be the pockets of . dresses or pinafores, pillows, bibs, or a wall hanging. * To order No. 562, send 15 cents in coin or stamps to Carol Aimes, Room 421, 73 West Adelaide St., Tofonto. § " cy » © "Beauty Bake in hot oven for ten or | "Beauly is a thing of lite, which dwells forever.in the eternal Mind and reflects "the charms of His goodness in expression, form, out. - line, and color." --Mary Baker Eddy "Beauty Is truth, truth is beauty --that is all Ye Know on earth, and all ye need to know." ie --Keats et "The criterion of true beauty is . that it increases on examination; it false, that it legsens." | EI EE --Greville Sige "The most natural. beauty In |: © the world is honesty and moral truth." ; Wf * --Shaftesbury Tasmania exported 3,085,290 cases of fruit to markets overseas during the 1939 fruit'season, the highest total in several years, and close to the record of 8,419,882 in 1932, when the quota was not in force. In addition 16,000 cates of apples were shipped east. Balanes (2,60) ne yéar-- a (ras) you tH Y de. VAL nt i I. Ted maIL, 61, Yonge -St., Torente Dep 20 a TISDALL'S 1 Be kind to - jolir eyes with the beillsat, steady sirealtn aa = ATE ra Pasta : Wat Ll of hades, SEE YOUR DEALER ce writs to us for detalls) TAA THE COLEMAN LAMP § STOVE . ., LTR. DEPT, WO 114 Fi TORGNTO: ONT. Save Your Sight with R (Oleman isi AMPS Women Still : inferior Sex? Women prefer men's counsel and go to men rather than to wo- men for advice, according to speakers at a conference of the So. ciety for the Ministry of Women at Cambridge, England, Dr, Maude Royden, noted Eng- list minister, said many women would rather go to a man for ad-. vice, just as an inferior would want to consult a superior, The reason for this was that women had been since the beginning the subject sex. Many women still had the feeling--which was not vanishing--that in going to a man * for advice they were going to "higher authority, Fur Fashions Highlights of Autumn 193€ ¢ 'Mode Here are some of the things that style authorities liked 'In the new fur' fashions they saw in Paris: The dramatic fitted coats from Molyneux, {n beaver and mink. The little flat fur capes as Pa- quin does them, to wear with the bustle dresses, The deep band of leopard to give more zip at the flared hemlines of Molyneux coats. ~* Bick bustles and peplums of fur. Alix's use of rusty brown Per- sian lamb against black. = Tho long leopard coat for even- ing -- "for sheer drama." .- Doz Borders and swirls and frames , in long and short hair furs on cloth coats -- illustrating original trim... 3 ming ideas. HR Seal worked 'like mink in even- "Ing coats. > i «The many dyed furs dyed to match the costumes they are worn with} f ad ' Conposition of Milk Milk contains approximately 13 per cent. solid matter. This is a + larger amount than occurs in many foods, yet the faot is fre- quently éverlooked because milk is in liquid form. The solids are composed of several food ele- ments, proteins, fats, sugar, and minerals, each of which performs its special function in nourishing the body. f i "OFF POTS AND PANS "INO need to scrape and scrub in Slimy water. Alsqlution®*. of Gillett's Pure Flake Lye just lifts off grease layers .". . loosens hard-baked food . . .'takes the drudgery out of washing ups Keep a tin always handy! "Never dissolve lye in hot water. The, : action of 'the lyé itself "heats theater, Isstie wie reimens No. 40 -- '39 "0 Rar Ee Ca a - ~ 5