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Sem Ses reg 2 Ca DE or 5 oN ww, Yoo Yo, CS ok htm a gy ¥3 oh ay a po N ed be 0 ----, ' Sa AT - many Back In The Days Of Real Vaudeville In my old Washington there were several theatres. The La- fayette Square Opera House, later the Belasco Theatre, and now a USO centre, faced the White House catercornered across the square. Not far away, the National Theatre with its iron porch and steps running along E Street just off Pennsylvania Avenue was rebuilt after World War I and is still in use. The old Columbia Theatre on F Street, now déholished, was converted into a movie house years ago, but in those earlier days it had~only "legifi- mate" plays and musical shows. My juvenile acquaintance with "the theatre" was largely limit- ed to such "educational" activi- ties as travel lectures by Elmen- dort, usually given at the Nation- al, where we ranged the world and learned of far off places and eustoms under his expert guid- . ance. Long before the days of color photography Elmendort was known for his use of colored jones slides which, I believe, e, himself, painted and which were an outstanding feature of his travelogues. However, in our eyes, the artistry of his slides was over- adowed by the novelty of a Fw motion picture films which terspersed the slides at avhat were to us all too rare intervals. . Gay, Cozy, Fasy by Cowra Whedon Soayeto-tent afghan on trips, to mes, or use on wintry nights. Family treasure! Chodse a lively 4-color scheme or scraps for this attractive afghan. Knitted shell medal- llons -- join later. Pattern 718: Knitting directions. Send * THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be actepted, use postal" note for safety) for this ttern to Laura Wheeler, Box 1, 28 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, nt. Print plainly PATTERN UMBER, your NAME and AD- RESS. JUST OFF THE PRESS! nd now for our exciting, new 061 -Needlecraft Catdloge Over 123 designs to crochet, knit, sew, broider, quilt, weave -- fash- ons, homefurnishings, toys, gifts, azaar hits. Plus FREE--instruc- tions for six smart veil Hurry, send 25¢ now! caps. But the playhouse of most interest to childhood in my old Washington was that bearing the intriguing name of "Chase's Polite Vaudeville." Located on Pennsylvania Avenue just be- low Fifteenth Street it covered the western end of a triangular block that is now given to open lawn between the mammoth building of the Commerce De- partment and. "The Avenue." Here a new land of enchant- ment opened to the youngsters who filled the house tb overflow- \ing at each Saturday matinee. Here we watched animal acts where dogs walked upright, or jumped through hoops of. fire, 01 climbed ladders, always ginger- ly and hesitantly so that we wait- ed tense with uncertainty until the top rung was scaled and the four footed performer had leapt into the arms of his trainer. There were clowns, and there were bicyclists riding sometimes on one wheel. And always there were acrobats and magicians. There were songs and jokes and slapstick, but I think none ever violated the name of "polite vau- deville." The famous magicians all came to "Chase's. Keller was the first 1 ever saw, and he was followed a few years later by Thurston. At one Saturday matinee when such a program was given, the audience included Ethel Roose- velt, a young lady of tender years, together with her still tenderer brother Quentin. Their father, Theodore Roosevelt was then President and Quentin was one of our gang as a result of his attendance at Force, the publle school in our nelghborhood, writes Bromley Seeley in The Christian Science Monitor. - This particular program in- "cluded a stunt requiring the col- lection of a number of finger rings from the audience. Of course, a great point was made of the fact that one such was borrowed from the President's daughter who, I believe, was in a box next to the stage. This collected jewelry was rammed down the barrel of a pistol which ~ was then fired at a large box on the stage. Subsequent opening of the box disclosed all the rings unharmed. All, that is, ex- cept the one belonging to Ethel Roosevelt. Search bordering on the frantic discovered no such plece of property, much to the chagrin of the magician. No trace of? it could -be found, so that finally he had to confess that something had gone badly awry and the ring was lost. Turning to the Roosevelt chil- dren, the performer expressed __his_deep concern and offered his | most abject , . apologies. Would they accept the white rabbit in its stead? A loud and exultant "Yes" from Quentin' drowned out any objections his sister might have had. Whereupon the rabbit was- wrapped in a large piece of paper and given into waiting, eager hands. However, opening of the package revealed not a squirming piece of live- stock, but a large bunch of roses circled by a ribbon which also held intact the missing ring. To childhood's eyes it was magic -- inexplicable and mys- terious. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT! When schoolchildren of Col- umbia practised their Indian rain dance the skies were clear and blue. Later, when the dance, was being performed for the benefit of fond parents and other visit- ors in the school's open-air thea- tre the heavens opened. Visitors and performers scuttled into the main building through torren- tial rain! MANY HAPPY RETURNS - Twin sisters, who ma be the U.S. nation's second oldest, celebrated their 95th birthday recently In Conway, Tex. (A pair of twins, 97, live in Maine.) Approxi- mately 200 relatives and friends honored Mrs. Emma Snow, left, and Mrs Alice Smith, Both are widows. Mrs Snow hos seven children, 11 grandchildren, 24 great-granchildren and "16 great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Smith has two daughters, Five grandchildren and eight great-grandehildren. ~ flowers and lots of colour! OWA now, what would be 9% 0g TPE TR nT 5 Bad oN or % ~ 2 a PTL Nr: TRS fiir, ' Shank CR An bebbst B hele, L5 Fair 03 Tape ARN aE ES a PBR We 1h in Shand ln iin dekiee Wil ia ce didn, ad FREAD ; a ts Phar th ¢ halt kt oth LOOK- ALIKES -- One is TV's Annie For one is the winner of a national "Angel" look-alike contest,' "Angel" being the show starring the real Annie. Contest winner, Terry Sue Heide, Is at left. She'll be seen in a filmed episode of the show sched- uled for showing May 17. HRONIC %GiNGERFARM ES Gwendoline P. Clarke April 1. . . . All Fools' Day. And it certainly was. We woke up that morning to find the ground white and wet, heavy snow still falling. To make mat- ters worse half an hour later the hydro went off all over this dis- trict, and stayed off for over an hour. "We "had "just finished breakfast so that right. But it wasn't long before we noticed the house getting un- comfortably cool. The only thing working around here was the telephone -- and I bet the hy- dro" office wished that it, too, was out of commission. I tried for half-an-hour to get through and couldn't. After all one does like to have a little © idea. how "Tong "the power 1s likely off. Eventually I phoned the po- lice and was assured the trouble was being looked after. What would we do -without our local police? Naturally we can put up with blackout inconveniences for an hour or two. What really wor- ries us is our dependence upon electricity in this modern age. Without It we are helpless. It is a statel of affairs that doesn't seem right -- and yet: we accept it. But while we were worrying ° about problems that may never arise two of our friends had every reason to be concerned -- | weatherwise. One man is flying home from Labrador; another family is setting out by car to Florida for a vacation. Our pre- sent unsettled weather can make a lot of difference to them, far more so than to us old stay-at- homes. We just sit out the storms. Well, none of that is what I really meant to write about. Ac- ~ tually a far more cheery subject was in my mind because just be- fore Easter I spent a day in down-town Toronto -- my first in about. six months. -And I'm telling you window-shopping be- fore Easter is really a feast for the eyes. The window displays were beautiful. Lovely dresses, materials and furniture against a floral background of delicate pinks, blues, green and mauve. Window dressers must obviously be artists before they can be anything €lse. And we don't al- ways appreciate their efforts. Perhaps we just think of win- dow-dressing as part of their job -- which of course it is. But no one could do such a marvellous job of window -- dressing if it were not something a little more just a job. Every time I passed a particular}y-attractive window display elt IT would like to go in and compliment whoever was responsible for. doing it. + More than that I longed to buy a hat . . a gay,- pretty thing with And did 1? Well, I do with such a piece of frivol- ity? The most I could do was look at the hats longingly and choose the one I'd buy if I could turn back the clock about twen- ty-five years. I guess it must be true that hat-madness is some- thing from which a, woman never really recovers, i 'When 'I finally managed to La ISSUE 16 -- 1961 part was all_, "to be | "generally w eather. for several break away. from "my orgy of window-shopping [ went to get my eyes tested for new glasses. This time I am going to try tri- focals. years and never really liked them -- too much difference be- tween the two sights so that I "change to reading glasses for close work. And of course you know what happens -- I never know - where the glasses are that I'm not wearing. Maybe with tri-focals one pair will do for everything. - Easter Sunday we had a family reunion at Daughter's. Bob and Joy picked us up en route so we all arrived together. It was a -- happy:-ocecasion but. 'not--exactly--- a quiet one. Even Cedric, our littlest grandson, can keep up to the others when it comes to making a noise. But then boys will be boys. As to that, girls are not far behind, judging by our neighbours' daughters. The weather this Easter week- end reminded me of the time we left the prairie to settle in On- tario. We had had a very hard winter out West -- that was in 1923 -- and Partner had been telling me how different it would be "down East" -- the grass might even be getting green. So what happened? A few days be- ~fore we left the West a chinook wind 'swept the prairies. The snow turned to slush and finally made great sloughs across the country, So we made our last trip across the- prairie by team and wagon instead of sleights. We boarded our train for the East at Chaplin and the nearer we got to Ontario the worse the and all around us the ground was white. Green grass--there wasn't a sign of it--not then or weeks afterwards. Now, this awful weather for Easter?" we tell them it has been like this before and probably will be again. In most cases one man~ ages to survive. Incidentally, our young friend who was fly- ing from Labrador didn't make it. All the plans were grounded on account of fog. If it isn't one thing it is another. Maybe we shall appreciate good weather when we get it. And it will come in time -- you'll see, Wife -- Someone who stands ~ by her husband through all the troubles he wouldn't have had _ if he hadn't married her. We landed in Toronto I have had bi-focals for . i when-people- say = "Isn't - It Will Pay You To Watch The Clock If you've a heavy date for four o'clock, beware! For this, say psychologists, is the time of day when you are most likely to quarrel with your best friend. Recent : evidence confirms that mental tiredness and irritability- vary with the hours of the day. "The best way to take advan- tage of the fact," says one ex- pert, "is to plan one's day ac- cordingly." The highest peak of dieisiny is at eight o'clock in the morning. At this hour, says the theory, the mind is more receptive and adaptable. From eight o'clock until eleven o'clock, good humour decreases rapidly, together with efficiency. -Awkward problems should be settled before lunch and the earlier the better. From o'clock efficiency and humour levels do not-vary,; But the after- noon brings a steady drop and at four o'clock you should steer clear of mother-in-law. This is the hour when tempers are shortest. After four o'clock, however harmony improves and this con- tinues for most of the evening. A nine o'clock proposal should 'meet with success for this is the day's last "high spot." Important people are becom- ing increasingly aware: of the "efficiency. factor" and take fit into account when planning busi- ness negotiations. So if you want to get ahead watch the clock. It pays! SCENERY -- Eva Sloan lends a bit of glamour to Idlewild Air- 'port as she arrives from Los Angeles after a modeling as. signment. Caroline Keeps The White House Hopping Bouncy three-year-old Caro- line. Kennedy may. not have sat _in_on _any Cabinet meetings as - yet, but it's only because she hasn't found the right door. She is likely to pop up almost anywhere in the White House. Wandering into. the communica- tions centre one day, she was asked what her father was do- ing. ) "Nothing," she is said to have replied. 'He's just sitting up- stairs with his shoes off -- doing nothing." . When the President reported to his office recently with a patch over his eye, he admitted it wag Caroline who was respon- sible, He had stooped down to pick up a toy she had dropped and bumped his head o6n the corner of a table, When one of Caroline's ham: sters 'went. AWOL, household. was alerted. Report- ers inquired daily 'of Press Secretary Pierre Salinger about the Laos orisls and the missing hamster, « The President wventually found it, in his' bathroom, He can only "be expected to solve one orisis | at a time. While 'Mrs. Kennedy Is 're- 'ported averse to having her daughter, in the public spotlight and tries to shield Caroline from news photographers here, there is no doubt the White. House press office is well aware of the publicity value of this charm-' ing and disarming three-year- old and naturally ready to. make the most of it, The White House may not be eleven o'clock to two {was the whole _ - an ideal home for a little girl, but it didn't take observant Caroline long to discover some of its advantages. She found that by lifting the telephone receiver, she had only to ask. for her grandfather in Palm Beach to be put through to him. He reports that on one such occasion, after a long, chatty conversation, she thoughtfully "called her father asking if he wanted "to speak to grandpa." Then, while the President was on one telephone, she picked up one in another room and put through a call to a neighbor -- a Palm Beach neighbor, that is. Mr. Salinger hastily explained to the press that Caroline's tele- phone bill is paid by her dad, not by the taxpayers. An "effort to work off some of her energy in a dancing class fell short of complete success. Caroline went home with some- one else's tambourine, causing a near international incident. As Caroline left, a wail went up inside. "Caroline took Diana's tambourine," the teacher was in- formed. : It was a tambourine with gay streamers attached and in her opinion the only thing of interest in the whole performance. The children do not dance, but learn to-do rhythm exercises to music. Caroline was reported unim- pressed -- except with the tam- bourine. As a rule she scampers around the White House in overalls, "walking to work" with her fa- ther, strolling into the press room, and swinging on a swing that has just "been set up for Caroline and her playmates on the White House lawn, writes Josephine Ripley in the Chris- tlan Science Monitor. A recent report that-the Presi- dent and First'Lady were putting in tall shrubbery to shield their daughter at play from the curi- ous - public - brought indignant denials. "Preposterous," said Mr. inger, Caroline would echoed the sentiment of she could have pronounced the word. It was evident from the first that Caroline would take no back Sal- seat on the New Frontier. Her - -'father, holding forth seriously at a_ press conference in West - Palm Beach following his elec- tion, was startled to hear report- ers burst into laughter. He turned to find his daugh- ter making her entrance before the television cameras in her pyjamas, her feet wobbling around in her mother's shoes. Her first White House party the---diplomatic reception where she made a brief appear- ance in a dress she carefully ex- | plained was her "very best." She ignored the world's top- ranking diplomats when she saw the red-clad Marine Band in the foyer, and finally retired to the top of the stairs where she watch- ed and listened and tapped out the gay rhythms with her foot. The President appears to be bearing up well, with' cats, dogs, "hamsters, and a three-year-old underfoot, but it is already being said that his next "Profile in Courage" may be entitled; "Life with Caroline." weekly earn- ings in the Canadian manufac- turing industry have increased by over 21 per cent in the past flve years, average profit per dollar of sales dropped from 4.3 ~cents-in-1955-t0-3.6 cents in 1959. While average Success is relative -- the more _ success the more relatives. have | Modern Etiquette By Anne Ashley Q. Please tell me, should I wait until X am officially engag- ed, before taking the girl of my choice to meet my parents? A. Certainly not. If you and your girl are now on the point of becoming engaged, she should long before now have met your parents -- unless of course, your ' parents live in some distant part of the country. Q, Is it necessary for a bride to wear gloves al a small home wedding? A. This is entirely optional She may, or may not, as she wishes. Q. What is the proper manner ot addressing a mother-in-law or father-in-law? A. Calling parents-in-law Mr. and Mrs, or mother and father, is now seldom used in America. Mr. ,and Mrs. is generally too formal, and mother and father are titles many people like to reserve for their own parents. First names are quite usual, but, as with any other older people, you should wait until specifically asked before you assume the pri- / vilege of calling them John and. Mary, or whatever. Neckline Divine PRINTED PATTERN New neckline intrigue! A wrapped effect in front descends to a V-Back -- highlighting the superbly flattering cut of this dinner sheath. Sew it in festive silk print, faille, linen. Printed Pattern 4501: Misses Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. Size 18 takes 3% yards 39-inch fabric. . Send FORTY CENTS (stampa cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern. Please print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. ' Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St.. 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