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THE OSHAWA DAILY: TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1940 RIDEAU HALL'S | ROYAL HOSTESS REAL PRINCESS By GLADYS ARNOLD Canadian Press Staff Writer Ottawa, Dec. 18 -- (CP) -- The friendliness of Princess Alice's smile, her warm sympathy and unaffected simplicity will mean more than her royal rank to Canadians who meet the chatelaine of Rideau Hall, ' Recently at a reception in the vice-regal residence a young officer " of the R.C.AF. stood nervously on the fringe of a gay, chatting crowd of young men in the uniforms of the three services and smiling girls in simple afternoon frocks. Obvious- ly he was shy and apparently knew nobody. Through the crowd stepped Prin- cess Alice. She noticed the young airman at once and with quick friendliness went straight up to him and in no time at all he was chat- ting away and evidently quite at home. "She spoke to me as though she had always known me--and right away I met a lot of people," he sald. "She's a real princess." It has been said of the Earl of Athlone and might equally well be said of Princess Alice who shares his enthusiasm, that "he is really interested in people's lives, in their houses, in their farms, their oxen and everything they are and have." Since coming to Canada, war work, social and welfare activities and encouragement of culture have kept Princess Alice busy. She is doing in Canada what the First Great War made impossible at that time. That was when Lord Athlone was governor-general of the Domin- ion but was called to duty in France. 1t is recalled however, that this granddaughter of Queen Victoria took part in the war work in Eng- . land and turned up rain or shine at "Beaver Hut" to bring comforts and aid to Canadian soldiers. Leopold's Daughter Princess Alice Mary was born in Windsor Castle, Feb. 25, 1883, daughter of Prince Leopold, fourth son and ninth child of Queen Vic- toria. Alice Mary was a sprightly child, with delicate bones and vivac- ity of temperament which gives her her light step and youthful carriage of today. Her hair has silvered but the brown of her eyes has not dimmed since the days when she playéd with her royal cousins and was teased by a lively, kindly young man who was later to become George V. Her quick mind, high spirits and passion for detail together with con- siderable curiosity led her into many an escapade which she recalls today with her three grandchildren about her. Especially anticipated treats of her childhood days were gay visits to relations in the different European courts. Her French, spoken with an exquisite accent, was perfected on the continent and her interest in and understanding of other na- tionalities was gained by knowing the peole themselves. In 1904 she married Lord Athlone, "the first royal prince to be edu- cated at Eton," and began a new life, filled with much travel and brilliant social life which did not, however, dull her fundamental taste for simplicity and love of outdoor life. At her home in Balcombe, Sussex, 8 130-acre estate of magnificent rolling country covered with trees, the garden was one of her principal joys. She played tennis and bad- minton, and skating is one of her her husband to South Africa where he had been) ted governor- general. popularity of the couple was e in' the extension of their term? from five to nearly eight years. There Princess Alice found the lives and customs of the peoples who go to make up the na- tion most fascinating. She loved to hunt and 8 an excellent shot and in Af¥ca bagged lions, antélope, and an elephant to prove her prow- ; ess. a One day | took her daughter Lady May tain climbing, Their return was delayed and the sudden setting of ghe African winter sun obliged them to remain where they were, as th ahead. In ti cess Alice d ed resolutely to settle down on the mountainside with her youthful d ter and make the best, of it. orried searchers found "them at dawn, and were surprised to find her gay and fit. Recalling her work in South with occupational training for crip- pled children, the money for which (4100000), Princess Alice raised in with the support of of the community, TODAY'S MENU By BETSY NEWMAN A SWEET potato dish is for some reason or other, a particularly good accompaniment to roast pork. Hence I am giving you a sweet potato casserole with the pork roast. Today's Menu Roast Pork Sweet Potato Casserole Cranberry Relish Buttered Cabbage Apple Dumplings Tea or Coffee Sweet Potato Casserole Four good-sized sweet potatoes or No. 2% canned sweet potatoes % cup brown sugar 1; cup pineapple 2 tablespoons butter % teaspoon salt 8 marshmallows Cook sweet potatoes, peel and cut in halves. Arrange in buttered casserole. Make syrup by heating pineapple juice, brown sugar, but- ter and salt to boiling point. Pour hot syrup over potatoes and brown in hot oven (400 degrees F.). Re- move from oven and arrange marshmallows on top, toasting marshmallows quickly under the broiler. Serves 6. Cranberry Relish 1 quart cranberries 1 orange 1 lemon 2 cups sugar Wash cranberries, remove stems and put through food chopper. Cut lemon and orange into quarters. Remove seeds but not rind. Put through chopper, stir in sugar, adding it until it is sweet enough to suit you. Chill before serving You can add seedless or Tokay grapes scattered over this relish if you wish, Apple Dumplings 2% cups flour % teaspoon salt % cup shortening 8 tablespoons ice water 6 medium-sized, tart, juicy apples 1% cup sugar 1% teaspoons cinnamon 1 tablespoon butter 1 cup sugar 14 teaspoon cinnamon 4 tablespoons butter 2 cups water, Sift flour and salt in mixing bowl, add most of shortening and cut it in until mixture looks like meal, then add remaining shortening and cut it in pieces the size of large peas. Sprinkle ice water lightly over mixture, blending it with fork or fingers until you have a dough that can just be pressed together into a ball. Roll dough out % inch thick and cut in 7-inch squares. Pare and core apples and put one apple on each pastry square. Fill cavity in each with the % cup sugar and first amount cinnamon, dot with the first amount butter, moisten points of pastry square, bring opposite points up over apples, over-lapping them and seal well. Put about 2 inches apart in baking pan and chill thoroughly in refrigefator. Make syrup by mixing together last 4 ingredients -- sugar, cinnamon, butter and water, and boil 3 min- utes. Pour hot syrup around chilled dumplings and bake immediately for 5 to 7 minutes until the crust shows slight coloring, in a very hot oven (500 degrees F.), then reduce temperature to moderate (350 de- grees F.) and bake for about 30 to 35 minutes longer. Makes 6 dumplings. Serve warm with hot syrup and cream, too, if desired. Celery AMONG THE LATEST STYLES Patiern 4608 is available in sizes small (33-34), medium (36-38) and large (40-42). Small size, apron A, takes 2% yards 35 inch fabric and 3 yards ric-rac; apron B, 2% yards 35 inch fabric and 2 yards ruffling. To obtain this pattern send TWENTY CENTS in colrs to The Oshawa Daily Times, You'll Stitch This Panel Quickly | kitchen (doing her own work) and PATTERN 6675 "We are posing so that you can stitch us on this pretty panel," say these charming kittens in easy single and outline stitch. You'll love work- ing them in wool, cotton or silk Pattern 6678 contains a transfer pattern of a i5-Inch picture; color chart; illustration of stitches; ma- terials needed. To obtain this pattern send TWENTY CENTS in coins to The Oshawa Daily Times. Parent Problem 39 GARRY C. MYERS. Ph.D. A little while ago I described a | happy farm family. Now let me give snatches from some business and professional families Mrs. Myers and I have visited within | recent weeks, in several different states. 1. We lunched with a mother and | five children, girls 14, 12, 10, 8, and | a boy 5. The mother is a Ph.D. in| psychology, the father in botany He was absent that day. As we arrived we met mother and each child. Three children took our wraps. We had never been 4n their home before. After a few minutes I was allowed to help unpack a picture which the just arrived, painted by an aunt. We all talked and admired painting. Then all of us sat down to lunch. the The children, a few at a time, help- ed serve. Every child talked some, | not too much. Each had an oppor- tunity to feel worthy. The calm mother showed no fear that any | child would say or do anything to | embarrass her or us. She never i once interrupted a child's conver- sation with me and Mrs. Myers, 'mother has done some writing. nor did they noticeably interrupt one another. By and by the four | older children, each helping him- | self, went back to school and the youngest visited with the rest. A | few minutes later, without a word | from anybody, he disappeared | quietly. I learned that he had gone : to take his nap. | A Visit to Harmonious Homes 2. The father is a business man, the mother President of PTA. There | | is a daughter about 12, and a son | 9. The mother received us as we | arrived, she presented the daugh- ter, who helped take our wraps. Then the mother returned to the 'the daughter entertained us till the father and son arrived, when she joined her mother. The parents were real companions to hose children. After dinner the daughter went to a neighbor to get some one to stay with them that evening. The ten-year-old son, at the father's request, telephoned a bysiness man concerning an evening appointment with the father. The mother, Mrs. Myers and I went to the meeting we were to address. It was a de- Mghtful visit. 8. The father is an engineer, the They have an only child, a girl, 7 We were overnight guests. Soon after our meeting the daughter showed us her new coat and schoo. report and talked freely with us. She had remarkable poise. I had been in her home when she was three and observed her happy co- operation and guidance by both father and mother. I remember he put her to bed then. The Whole Family Cooperated In the morning Dad fried the eggs and ham, Mother prepared other foods, little daughter helped prepare breakfast without any ap- parent direction. Mrs. Myers and I sat and visited among them-- another family with beautiful re- lationships. 4, Earlier in the afternoon I call- ed at the home and studio of a newspaper columnist who writes for children--a grand person. For the first time, I met him and his charming wife. I missed the two boys who were at school but saw the baby one year old. And she is one of the happiest, best guided, best understood children I have ever seen. Wife Preservers {4 the cork breaks and falls inside an empty bottle, pour enough id am- moni in the bottle to float the cork. Put it away for a week and the ammonia will estroy the cork #0 that it may be removed. For A Perfect Christmas Children's Slippers | Men's Slippers | Red or blue 1.10 Boys' Romeo Slippers Just like dads. 1 49 ® Sizes 1 to 5% .. 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