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es Ep al le SERRE PREVA SE ASIN 3 (Ha ALY ARS S BCL AVY \ a pa ot TTI MO fe "My Children Won't Help Me -- I am So Ashamed!" "Dear, Anne Hirst: I am sure you must get dozens of similar letters, but I haven't seen .my problem in your column for ages. I am 60 years .old, and look older because 'I am physi- cally sick and consumed with. worry. I have three children, all married, and I need their help desperately; I am ashamed to say they refuse any aid, and only remind me how much they've always done! "I live alone, and I can't take an outside job because of a neuralgic condition. I need new glasses and dentures and medi- cal care, and I have no hospital insurance. My income is small, and I only ask the children to help me regain my health. A small check each month would make all the difference, and I © honestly believe it could cure some of my ailments. WHAT OF TOMORROW? "Until they got married, the children were loving and kind; but since my health is break- ing, I guess they just don't want . to be bothered. . . . I have work- éd hard all my life; I supported 'myself before I married, and because of my husband's in- -come was inadequate, I was out in the business world again as soon as I could leave my babies. . « . Now I sit alone, neglected and frustrated. I confess some- times I cry myself to sleep worrying about what -is to be- come of me. My church is my one refuge. - © "What do other mothers do when this blow 'descends? What can I do? I don't mear to feel sorry for myself, Anne Hirst, I suppose I'm writing because I want some comfort from some- body who understands, and I know you do. le MORTIFIED" You are in one of the most humiliating positions a moth- 'er can face. You . are so ashamed of your selfish chil- dren that you shrink from letting anyone know about it. Yet Some help must be-forth- coming. If your children refuse to provide. it, why don't you con- fide "in your minister? "I< am sure many others of his -con- gregation have brought their troubles to him, knowing they can trust his judgment and the city or province for re- lief ..(which might happen) your children would be forced to take proper care of * - - Ll - - - - - * * * - * - - . * - . Easy to Make! by Laure Whaler EASY to build your own wooden lawn patio chairs! You'll have the fun of doing -- save money too! Woodcraft Pattern 520: Simple directions for making © lawn, porch, or patio chairs. Actual- size paper pattern pieces are in- cluded, with easy-to-follow num- ber guide. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to Box 1,123 Eighteenth St, New Tor- ontp, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. Our gift to you -- two won-. derful -~patterns for yourself, your home -- printed in our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft book for 1956! Dozens of other new designs to order -- crochet, knit- ting, 'embroidery, iron-ons, nov- elties. Send 25 cents. for your copy of this book NOW -- with gift patterns printed in. it! "ISSUE 16 -- 1956 * FEF EEE EEE tact. If you had to appeal to "always comes | of its ability 'against a you. How théy and you de- plore the attendant publicity! You need simple friendli- ness, too, and the varied in- terests it would supply. Your minjster will*.probably speak quietly to kindly "women of frequently to cheer you .up. They may even think of small services 'you can. do in your home that will add a little to your income. Anyway, their warm interest will be wel- come, I hope you will not let another day pass before you talk with your pastor, so helg| will soon be on its way. Look for that day when phy- sical disabilities that plague you will be relieved, and your health and spirits im- proved, You have years ahead of you, and they can be years of comfort and even service, LA SE EE 2 AE EE I EE SE SU UA A * . - TEEN-AGE TRIALS "Dear Anne Hirst: I am 14 and have a boy friend who likes me, but-he won't come out and say. so. He is always trying to make me jealous by talking to another girl or writing me about "her -- but it is me he walks home from school, and he doesn't pay any attention to her. "I do hope your answer _ will help us along in our love. = STEADY READER" Once you show this boy that his ravings about any girl don't interest you, he will find some other way of showing off. After all, so long as he takes you out and doesn't spend any time with her, why let it bother 'you? Words are the cheapest buy in the dictionary of flirtation, "but deeds prove where a boy's real interest lies. You are young to be talk- ing of love, but I understand how such a habit annoys you. When the lad mentions her name, change the subject, but pleasantly, and he soon will realize he will have to -be 2 8 28 8 0 2 EE Fe hopes to date: you often, It would not be out of order to date - another..boy qr two, and let him do the. worrying for a bit. - - . No matter how hopeless things look today, tomorrow and can bring with it new confidence and hope. Anne Hirst will welcome your problems and give you her sympathy and honest counsel. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto. - Helpful Tips On Home Decorating The warm sunshine is bring- ing on the annual redecorating fever. But what can you do with small rooms eand rooms © with high ceilings? Here are some tips on home decorating which might help solve these and other problems, If a small room is your prob- lem, keep in mind that walls and woodwork painted the same color will make a room look larger. A light tint is better than a- dark tint for the small room. . - . - Wall-to-wall floor covering will help create a feeling of spaciousness. * * * . For the small bathroom, use the same color for tile, walls and fixtures to give the room that "bigger" look. * * If you are bothered by irregu- uar and unattractive lines in fa < room, paint the ceilings, walls and woodwork the game color. The result will be a camou- flage of the bothersome lines. » * * High ceilings may be low- . ered by painting ivi deep color and possibly crying the ceiling color down 'onto the wall for a foot or two. Light tints, especially blue imitating the sky, will make a low ceil- ing Appear higher, * * Fro * If you want to change your bedroom scheme, choose a quiet color. Soft blue-grey and vyel- low are restful colors for such rooms, But don't be monoto- nous -- add touches of stronger color, Artificial lights will soft- en colors at night, ' * E » Is your. furniturg color? If so, remember that it will not show up to the best light background. Choose a darker tone to bring out the best in your furniture, y - : * + * To make large, - barn-like rooms more inviting, use a rich, darker hue on the walls, . his church, who will drop in . even more attentive if he s gcurre light in Modern Etiquette Q. Should the parents of a child reprimand him if he mis- behaves at the table in the pres- ence of guests? ~ A. No; either the father or mother should quietly, take the child away from the table. He should not, be scolded or pun- ished in the presence of guests, but neither should the misbe- havior" be ignored.' = Q. If a woman is being mar- ried for the second time, would it be proper for her teen-age son to give. her away and her "daughter to serve as her mald- 'of-honor. . : A. This: would not only be entirely proper, but also indicate her children's ap- proval of her re-marrying. Q.. What is considered the most proper way to east a ba- nana, at the table? A. Peel the banana into a plate, then eat it with a fork. Q. At the home of a friend recently, a large bowl of mixed salad greens was passed with the meat course. Since I don't like salad mixed with my food, and there were no salad plates, I asked my hostess for a small plate. Was this all right? A. No. To ask for anything extra in a private home shows criticism of the service. Instead of asking for the extra plate, you sheculd' have declined the salad. t Q, If a. male: relative per- forms the rite of.. giving the bride away (her father. being dead), does he then take his place' in- the front pew next to the: bride's mother? A. This is the usual proced- ure, although it is: not required. Q. How can. an unmarried © woman, living, in a hotel, return the hospitality' shown her by married friends who have en- tertained her? A. By taking them to. dinner at a hotel or restaurant. : Q. If a man's fiancee: has: broken their engagement, is it proper for the man's mother to write to the girl asking for the return of some linen she gave as an engagement gift? - A. This would would be quite in order, since it was un- derstood that the linen she gave was to be used in har son's home. DEBUT -- Three-month-old Mary' Jean Eisenhower, newest mem- ber of that family, gave out with a big yawn when she was photographed for the: first time in Washington. She's the daugh- ter of Maj. and Mrs: John Eisen- hower and granddaughter of the President. This took place at a family get-together at the White House. ~ INDIAN MASSACRE Perhaps the most searing de- nunciation of a ball club oc- back in '1937 when Cy Slapnicka, then general mana- ger of the Indians, decided to invite the dads of the Tribe players to a Father-Son banquet. Al Sutphin, a local sportswriter, was to serve as M.C. and Stu Bell, a local sports editor, was to be the speaker, ou Bell at the time was enbroil- ed in d feud with the Cleveland front office. Thes day the ban- quet, Cleveland bought two ob- scure pitchers -- Whit Wyatt and Joe Heving. Bell raged at. the deal in his column, prompt- ing Slapnicka to bar both Bell and his entire staff from the banquet. Bell's column the read like this: "Yesterday at this time I. was to be guest speaker at the Cleve- land Indians' Father-Son ban- quet, At 11 am, I was told I was not wanted. Nor was our baseball writer next day - "My understanding of the matter is that the dinner was worth $3.60 per plate. Thereby, the Cleveland club was able to save a total of $7.00 -- with which it could buy five more pitchers like Heving and Wyatt." toa it --would- "| Nature properly, she must --* Franklin- Lewis--wanted,. hy FINAL SCENE ? -- Actress Grace Kelly is the focus of many movie cameras as she mgkes what may be her final appearance on Hollywgod film. Occasion was the recent Oscar awards cere- monies. When a Sailboat Hit An Omnibus. To me there was always an infinite fascination in seeing these great Northern tracts: of woodland awakening from their long winter sleep, The sweet- ness. of the dawn; the delicious smell of growing things, the fresh young, life springing up under' one's feet, all these ap- 'pealed to every fibre in my be- ing: Nature always restores the balance of things. In Russia, as in Canada, after the rigours of the winter, once the snow has disappeared, flowers carpet the: ground . with a rapidity of growth unknown in more: tem- perate climates. These Finland- woods plant. with. masses of white, waxy flowers. It was, I think, one of the smaller cran- berries. There was an orange- flowering nettle, too, the leaves of which changed from green were to vivid purple as they cl making Sieg the - stalk; patches "of colour, and gr drifts of blue -hepaticas- on (the higher ground. To appreciate seen at unaccustomed times, as she bestirs herself after, h night's rest whilst the = brightens. . . We -had an ice-boat on the Gulf of Finland as well.. It is only in early spring, and very seldom then, that this amuse- ment can be indulged in. The necessary conditions are (1) a heavy thaw to melt all the snow from the surface of the ice, fol- |. lowed by a sharp frost; (2) a strong breeze. Nature is not of- ten obliging enough to arrange matters in this sequence. We had some good sailing, though, and could get forty miles an hour out of our craft with a de- i cent breeze. Our boat was of the Dutch, not the Canadian type. I¢e-sailing was bitterly cold work, and the navigation of the Gulf of Finland required great caution, for in early spring great cracks appeared in the ice. On one occasion, in avoid- ing a large crack, we ran into the omnibus plying on runners between Kronstadt and the mainland . . ., It may be worth while recording this, as it is but seldom that a boat collides | with an omnibus, -- From "The Vanished Pomps of Yesterday," by Lord Frederick Hamilton. small, 'then we shall hav - then, poor things?" * the rest but I am sure that what HRONICLES TGirrFamm It happened ohne morning rer cently. To .be exact it was March 21. The dawn. was just break- ing when I jumped out of my 'bed and ran to the window. Partner said--"Now what's the- matter?" "It's a robin . , . see .. . on - the poplar. tree--a big fat cock robin, looking in' at our win- dow'. ¢ ; "Huh," Partner scoffed, "probably a.starling." "It isn't a starling -- it's a robin, Come and' see for 'your- self" So Partner came to the window and was finally con- vinced. The robin, meanwhile; perched motionless on the tree, surveying the world for signs of-spring.--Evidently he was-not | too. impressed as not a sound came from him, not even a mat- , ing call. The robin was a wise © bird for since that morning we have had bitter cold winds and . some snow. Not at all the kind of weather" for courting -- at least, not in the bird world, For the human species any time is , courting itme because we have * the protection of warm homes, theatres, dance halls, automo- biles, indoor-skating rinks and many other comfortable oppor- tunities for companionship. The notion that "in the spring a young man's fancy . . ." is out- moded. It 'is open season all the year round for those whose inclinations "lightly turih to thoughts of love". But the robin sticks to the laws of nature. And you can't fool the robin, Spring is: spring. And spring- time is mating time. No -self- respecting robin would go call- ing on: his lady-friend - until winter had had its final fling. I remember part of a poem from childhood days which began-- "When north winds blow, snow And what will the robins do I forget the robins were. likely to do didn't include courting. But it won't 'be long, my friends. Spring will soon be here, robins know or they wouldn't be: around at all. So maybe we had better hurry up that house- * the tractor, - have now kind of sticker could be attach- --blocks--in---out. of the way "cor, - wash-day around here. It is. a _ day of recovery, and for getting - wise--but after the pleasure is party! - The | Grimm to obsérve that "Andy * cleaning. Remember last sum- mer . . . the heat and humid- ity? Let's enjoy the coolish weather while we can. In the meantime I have a con- fession to make--and I feel like a traitor in so doing. A month ago we traded in our nice little | English car on a later model-- Canadian make. In doing so I yielded to family pressure and economic necessity. I 'liked my , little. car. It did. all I wanted it to do as I am not a city driver. But it was subject to all kinds of derisive remarks. from other members of the fam- ily. *"Puddle-jumper" the young folk called it. Well, why did 1 trade it in if I liked it, since I was the one who was driv- ing it? "For the simple reason that we live in a district where there isn't an agent for English cars, which makes it difficult to get parts or get a repair job done." The one man who was willing: to service my car sold his garage so that left me out on a limb. If we had a me- chanic at home that would be a different matter. But Partner doesn't even drive a car, left alone repair it. He can handle but, because of arthritis in his hand and feet-- and in the interests of safety-- he has always thought it better to leave the car alone--except that he is a most proficient side-seat driver! The car we is a semi-automatic transmission and it travels the. road with the greatest of ease, It also has a sticker. on the windshield which indicates it . has passed its road test. Which means that I went after the po- lice officer--he didn't come af- ter me. I wasn't at all anxious to: be' pulled up on the highway and subjected to an unexpected road test so I got ahead of the game and got' my car' checked right. outside the local police headquarters. After all, if there is anything wrong with the car one is driving it is better to know it. I feel much happier now with that sticker on. the windshield. Now if only some ed to drivers what 'a help it would be to the; travelling public. ' . ie "Well, from the look of' this house I had better start on a clearing up job. I notice: there is a_ forgotten tractor, coloured AS . snag -- fashion , , . it's Refrigerated Clothing Now : One trouble about spring be- ing just around the corner is that it reminds us a semitropl- cal summer is not far off either. True, we now have air condi- tioning in homes, offices, stores, motor cars and many even: have it in taxicabs if New York's ex- periment with a fleet of 50 afr- conditioned cabs "proves 'sug- cessful. But the pedestrian ls "still left out in the heat. Nevertheless, air-conditioned clothing now seems on the way, . A New York engineer who is president of several successful companies -- no crackpot he -- has designed and patented a jacket and helmet with built<im wefrigeration, The inventor, Vir- gil Stark, tried these out suc- cessfully on his son one day last summer in Washington when the temperature was 90. But this project has encountered one which now emphasizes the form-fitting gar- ment. For refrigerated clothes must have compartment to hold dry ice. In Mr. Stark's jacket they are -in the shoulder pads. Yet shoulder pads are definitely out: But this conflict may yet ba resolved since hats are getting larger in the crown. And the hat industry, which falls upom lean days .in the summer, might welcome the refrigerated cha- peau. If so, air-conditioned liv- ing would be complete, -- Washington Post. Wardrobe Wonder! : ners, a little cap in the living- | = 7] room and various other signs that indicate our grandson was: around here' yesterday, I don't 'know how other folk manage. so well but Monday: is never this' column done. We love to have visitors, family or other- past we find alittle rest and relaxation very welcome: After all there is no:law. that. decrees: that Monday shall be wash-day, so, when the. usual work is done I make the rounds with 'the wa- tering-can. The geraniums are ~ growing fast now: and need -more- water. And: my cactus, that was in full bloom last Christmas, will be. blooming, again for Easter, Looks: like. anything, can happen around here--and often does. The other day Partner left the gate open to the-backyard. It was an open invitation to the. heifers. And they took it. Partner and I got plenty 'of exercise:that morning. 'Was I glad I wasn't the guilty Andy High was one of the smallest infielders ever to play major-league ball. At one time he owned an electrical appliance shop in St. Louis, moving Charlie, is the only electrician .I know who has to use a ladder to put in a floor plug." 5,7 SN 2 4 [1 AN 4722 sizes 12-20, - beth Graceful sundress: in long torso. effect -- city-gping, fashion . when you button -on the clevas Sires! You'll be well-dress- for any occasion with a'smar{ combination like this! As easy to sew, as it is flattering: ta wear! 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