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Starch will not stick if a drop or two of kerosene, or a little lard, is added to a small basin of starch and then allowed to come to a boil. (). How can 1 polish damp shoes? A. When trying to polish damp shoes, or slippers, add a little pa- rafin to the blacking and it will adnere. = QQ. How can 1 test potatoes? A. Before buying the - winter's supply of potatoes, test onc to see #ts quality. Cut into halves and then press together, and if juicy enough to stick together the pota- to is good and can be bought in quantity. Q. How should faucets be clean- ed? A, Try using lemon rinds, after squeezing out the juice, for polish- then wash and polish with a dry cloth. The faucets will shine like new. Building Boom War or no war, and notwith- standing the alleged difficulty in getting materials, a home-building boom is going on right now--all over the United States, says The Christian Science Monitor, Dwel- lings of every description are rapid- ly being completed and occupied by scores--yes, thousands--of new families Those who prefer to build their own are going right ahead without - the least concern for priorities. We like yours and Mrs. Robin, especially, Mr, 4614 SIZES 12-20 Ho aide ssama-3| Cleverest idea yet! Blouse is just one flat piece! Pull it over your head, wrap to the front, and tie in a perky bow at waist. Pattern 4614 has separate dirndl skirt. Pattern 4614 come. in misses' sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20, Size 16, skirt, 134 yds. 85-in.; blouse, 134 yds. Send twenty cents (20¢) in coins {stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Room 421, 78 Ade- fide St. West, Toronto. Print plainly size, name, address, style number, "SALADA TEA Pines LOUIS ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM CHAPTER 1 Madame Fabre-Lusingnan tem- porarily finished admiring her wrinkled visage in the silver- backed hand glass, straightened her fine lace cap, hitched her bed jacket up around her bony shoulders and yelled, "Entrez!" in 4a voice that had often evoked applause in la Comedic Francaise, in the best theatres of London and New York. She tried it again in a higher key as the door was slowly opening and, finding her voice with a lovely timbre this morning, went on to _ curse the war, the times, all things in general; especially life here at the Chateau Philibert, now that all the servants had gone to fight or to do war work and there was left only this ancient jackass, Rudolph and the aged Florian, the gardener, who was deaf and sullen. Rudolph entered with a tray on which were coffee in a grand silver pot, Tokay grapes, crescent rolls and a fresh copy of La Presse, More war news to spoil her day. ow "Madame!" Rudolph stared at her piteously; he looked as if he were about to cry. Rudolph, who had been her butler these last ten years, who in all that time had lived behind a wall of silent servi- {ude and respect. The mask of the menial was gone now. She saw only an old man, tired, broken, afraid. : "What is it then, my old one? Do not goggle like a Gaspe cod- fish. Rudolph," said the old dame pettishly, "What the devil is the matter with you?" "The paper, madame. The--" "Oh, Lord, but the nian is mad. What paper? I know the wallpaper is ugly, but my husband would have a pattern of cupids and rose wreaths, Or do you mean La Presse?" --*T-mean La Presse, madanie. 1 mean--" "Yes, it is stupid, But--" "This -- this, madame--" The butler's shaking finger pointed to the picture on the first page. It was that of a smiling pretty girl and two little ones, a boy and a "tiny moppet with long thick curls, The caption said: "Princess Meri- del of Gratzen, with her little cou- sins, Pol Martin and Rosine, ar- rive in Quebec to seek refuge with rich uncle in Canada." x Madame looked from the picture to Rudolph and her thick gray- blatk brows, wriggled like cater- pillars. "So what?" she had ac- quired this elegancy from the Am- erican radio; "So what?" "I, madame" -- Rudolph drew a deep breath and there was -- oh, miracle! -- sweat upon his fore- head -- "I am the rich uncle in Ca- nada." "TI come from Gratzen, madame,' continued Rudolph miserably. "There 1 was the Baron Rudi de Morpin, There I was--" "Ah-" Madame jerked herself higher up on the pillow and took an Egyptian cigarette from the ivory box on the taboret, Rudolph lighted it for her. The glittering Men Are Working To Exhaustion Chronio! fatigue -and nervous ex- haustion are getting men down... down in health and down in resistence to cold and other ailments, It is high time for a build up with Dr. Chase's NERVE FOOD, the Vitamin B; tonie." It will help to. steady your nerves and help you to moe outer. ' It will help you to digest your food and to regain energy and vigor. Ask for the new econ- omy size bottle of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food | black eyes studied him through the smoke. 'Continue, baron." He bowed stiffly, "It was a poor little country, Gratzen. We of the ruling family had nothing. And 1 -- well, I was--" . "You were the'-- what is it we aay? -- dark mutton." LIE J » "Rudolph bowed his white head. "I was the black sheep madame. 1 was exiled. I was very young then, I vowed to them all that I would become a great man, that I would be wealthy, that I would own a chateau that would mike the castle of Gratzen look like a cow-shed. So, madame--" he faltered. He bit his lip. He looked miserably out at the great green park, the wonder- ful gardens and vast lawns of the Chateau Philibert, which the bis- cuitmade millions of Jean Pierre Gossec had created high up here in the loneliest part of the Lauren- tian Mountains, All this had come to Jean Pierre's widow, whom in youth he had adored on the stage as Mimi Fabre. Ah, he had adored his Mimi, had little rolypoly Jean Pierre. The memory of the way he had loved her, cherished her, watched over her, seen never a change in her in the ycars, made her gentle nov. "Continue, my friend;" she said, "I like to hear this -- this phanta- sy." : * * * Rudolph drew, himself up. He was no longer the butler -- no need for that self-effacing mask any more -- he wag the Baron dg Morpin. Baron Rudi. "So, when I came to this grand place, this Cha- teau Philibert, IT -- 1 made them think, those in GTatzen, that it was mine. I had pictures of myself tak- en as I stood in the great doorway, in the park, by the mirror lake, in . the grand salon. The under chauf- feur was a good man with his ca- #iera. Always I was dressed in my morning coat and striped trousers like a gentleman, I have-"letter pa- per and envelopes with my name and crest and Chateau Philibert, St. Didier des Montagnes,* Quebec, on them. I never dreamed that 1 would be found out. No one - in Gratzen cver had money enough to come to America, Now little Meridel and these children, Pol Martin and Rosine, come to me for succor, for food, for shelter, .To me-" He turned away. "I shall pro- cure you some fresh coffee, ma- dame, I am sorry -- so sorry." "Bring some brandy," said ma- dame, "along with the coffee." When Rudolph had gone she hopped muttering, out of bed, a queer, skinny old creature in bright crimson pyjamas, Old of face, old of body, with an unruly crown of curly white hair that gave her, with the strangely young and vivid black eyes, an elfin, gamin look as if she were a little girl made up for a play to portray an old, old lady, When Rudolph réturned she was reclining on her chaise longue at the door opening onto the bal- cony, wearing a morning gown of peach-colored silk and blue mules with great white pompons, "My successor will be one, 1 trust, who is not a liar, the leader of a double life, a deceiver how- ever innocent of -- of helpless chil- dren." "Yes," said madame absently, "Yes, we'll see that we don't get any more kings in disguise or grand lamas masquerading as house boys." "But you will permit me to stay until the children come? It will not be easy to--"" "Don't be a fool, baron! Don't be a gross imbecile!" Of course you will stay. 'When 1 spoke of. your successor I. meant -- very simply -- a man to buttle, You, of course, will "stay on." "But how--" (To Be Continued) ye a -- Grows Her Own Mrs. Peter Giesbrecht of Chilli. wack, B. C, is an enterprising wo- man who believes in growing her own silk stockings, For the last two years, Mrs, Giesbrecht has supplied her fam- ily with silk socks and stockings with the silk from silkworms she raises on her own mulberry trees, MRI 1 Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee 1. When trying to reach some- one on the telephone, and the per- son is not there, should one ask that he call, or should one call again? 2, Is it wise to wire or write in advance for hotel accommodations when, going on a vacation? 3. What would be considered the supreme accomplishment of a hos- tess? . 4. When interrupted in the mid- dle of a business conversation by the telephone, is it all right to ask the person to "hold the line"? 5. When a man takes a woman to rinner, should he give her order to the waiter before giving his own? 6. Who should act as hostess when a woman's club is giving a luncheon? } ANSWERS 1, It is better to leave your name and number and ask that he call you. 2. Yes, it is wise to do so, to avoid possible disappointment; and one should ask for .a prompt reply. 3. To give a perfect dinner, 4. It is better to explain and ask if you may call again ' few minutes, 8, Yes, always. 6. The president of the club. Apple Pie Order: Hepzibah Started It Our common expression, "In ap- ple-pie order," goes back to the days of the Puritans flepzibah Morton, housekeeper of note, made a practice of baking several dozen apple pies on Satarday, says the Christian" Science Monitor, "These pies were supposed to last her fa- mily through the coming week, Furthermore, she saw to it that they would stretch over the period for which they were intended. Be- fore placing it upon the pantry shelf, she labeled each pie with the name of the day.on which it was to be eaten. With this ar- rangement complete, her pantry was said to be in apple-pie order. Apple-pie order is as good a thing today as it was, back in the time when housewives baked pies by the dozens. Moreover, it applies to many things other than pies. 1f we have an orderly, apple- pie arrangement of our household affairs and effects we will save va- luable time and energy. It's good thing also to keep our clothes in apple-pic order. If our garments are carefully brushed and cleaned and put away in the pro- per places when not in use they will 'last longer and look better than if we are careless about them, Bread Basket Delight There's nothing like a batch of home-made Yeast Rolls! warm, and light, they're a classic fayorite among breadstuffs, ' Then why don't you make them more often? Let the family know that something special is in the offing as soon as they open the door and whiff that old fashioned fragrance of home-made bread baking. Save-A-Day Rolls are just what their name implies. You can mix the dough tlie day before and store it in refrigerator. When you're rea- dy to bake, take out just enough dough for the rolls you want for one meal and use the rest another day. Comes meal time, it takes on- ly fifteen minutes to bake a hot fresh batoh of rolls while the rest of the food is being prepared. This recipe for Bran Save-A-Day Rolls brings results that taste as good as they look in the picture, Fresh, ~ Save-A-Day Rolls V4. cup shortening 34 cup sugar 2 cups bran 2 teaspoons salt 1 cup boiling water 2 eggs, well beaten 2 cakes compressed yeast 1 cup lukewarm water 6 (or more) cups sifted flour. " Put shortening, sugar, bran and salt in large mixing bowl; add boiling water and stir until short- ening is melted. Let stand until mixture is lukewarm, Add eggs and yeast which has been softened in Jukewarm' water, Add half the flour and beat until smooth; d remaining flour, mix well, Let rise until double in bulk; punch down. Form balls of dough to fill greased muffin pans about half full. Let rise in a warm place until double in bulk. Bake in a moderately hot oven- (425° F.) about 15 minutes. A NL : j It does taste good in a pipe" CHRONICLES Last Saturday news was flashed around this. continent that the war in Europe was over .,, that Ger- many had capitulated ... agreed to unconditional surrender, By the time these words are printed that news may be an accomplished fact, but last Saturday it was nothing more than a rumour -- a rumour that was like a dress rehearsal for the closing scene of the greatest dramatic tragedy of our time. A rehearsal which gave us idea of what public reaction will be like when real news of victory is announced to a waiting world. x ok * How did you feel about it? This #8 what happened here, Partner and I were both at home -- quietly reading. The phone rang ... a friend asked "Are you listening to the radio? ... No? ... Then you had better turn it on -- it sounds as if the war is really over." So we turned it on -- and I don't need to tell you what' we heard -- the announcer concluded his newscast by saying -- "We will interrupt this program from time to time.to bring you further news." Well, the same news and the same concluding announce- ment was given about every ten 'minutes, : * * * Partner became frankly scepti- cal, I wanted to believe the -broad- cast was based on authentic infor- mation but even at that I couldn't work up any great enthusiasm, Even if the news were true I didn't feel as if I could get really excited. It left me with a-peculiar numb- ness -- and I have spoken to friends since who felt just the same way -- so different from the sense of elation which I remember as be- ing pretty general at the conclu- sion (?) of the last war, I suppose when one has kept one's fears and emotions under rigid control for so many years it is impossible to turn them loose, as it. were, at a mo- ment's notice, Queer, isn't it, that even at a most serious, time, a comic element often seems to find its way in. Even last Saturday, there were one or two little incidents in connec- of GINGER FARM - - - - some - By Gwendoline P. Clarke tion with the peace rumours that were really amusing -- that is if one could see the funny side of things. » » * There was a political meeting in town that night, I thought of it directly I heard the peace rumours and wondered if the news would filter through to the convention hall, and if so what would happen. I don't know whether it did or not but this little gem was overheard in one of the stores, Said one cus- tomer to another -- "Say, we just got word that the war in Europe is. over. I don't know whether it is right or not -- but anyway don't let on I told you. We're not saying anything about it until after the meeting. If they got wind of that bit of news in the hall there wouldn't be anyone left to hear the speakers!" Oh -- oh ... politics again, z * * * "Well, there is one rumour 1 would like to hear -- and that is a qumour to the effect that warm, dry weather is on the way. Even # it were only a rumour I would still like to hear it. It would at least give one a cheery feeling while'it lasted. Last week was just about the limit, I think. 1945 should go down in history as "the ycar of the monsoon spring", Pulp for Autos Some 50,000 American automo- biles will be wanted annually in Sweden in postwar days, a Swed- ish. leader states, and Sweden wants to send America large quantites of wood pulp. JOYFUL ACCLAIM greets the hostess who serves de- licious, stimulating Max- well House Coffee. Avail- -able at your grocer's in an All Purpose Grind that suits 'any 'type of coffee maker, CAN Seg / |p ADIANS TESTED EQUIPMENT IN WINTER MANOEUVRES 0 ARN During the past winter, troops of the Canadian Army, made up of various arms of service have heen on battle exercises in tHe region of North Prince Albert Sask, to determine the mobility of troops and equipment under winter conditions; Upper left: A ration box and a petrol tin do for a barber chair in a tented barber shop. Upper right: A "casualty" being towed into a Field Dressing Station on a specially-built ski-sled, Bottom left: A camp site of an infantry brigade workshop of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical. Engineers with camouflage nets against a snow backgroud and lower 'right: Biigadier G. A. H. Trudeau, takes the salute as ski truopers: march past upon completion of the battle scheme, i