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Oshawa Times (1958-), 8 Feb 1965, p. 11

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WOMEN'S WORLD Winter Carnival Queens have been chosen in King- ston, London and Waterloo. Miss Canadian University Snow Queen is Wendy Crump, 21, of Toronto, an English and _ psychology major at Lutheran Univer- sity. Ann Richman, 22, from St. Catharines is the Uni- versity of Western Ontario queen, In Kingston a 22- year-old penitentiary secre- tary, Sally Toller was chos- en to reign over the annual carnival. Now 23, Anne Tyler of Montreal was 22 when she won critical appraise for her novel, If Morning Ever Comes, about a man who returns home to North Caro- lina. It was written from a man's point of 'view--some- thing a college professor had told her no woman writer should attempt. Miss Tyler (married name Mod- arressi) is seen at home in Montreal, where her Iranian husband is in residency in psychiatry at McGill Uni- versity. They will move to Tran in two years. Famed for her casual comedy and husky blues voice, Pearl Bailey is in a Hollywood hospital suffering from "heart strain as a re- sult of overwork"'. Accompanied by Princess Margaret, the Queen Mother attended a dinner at Lon- don's Savoy to celebrate the queen mother's 100th horse race winner. Some 100 per- sons connected with racing attended the dinner. Mrs, Sherri Finbine whose 1962 abortion created an in- ternational controversy, gave birth last Friday to a daughter, her fifth child. Schools and churches must be prepared to fill in for parents who are unable to recognize and cope with the symptoms of juvenile delin- quency, an official of the Metropolitan Toronto juve- nile and family court main- tains. Suzanne Winter, a probation officer speaking at the annual meeting of the Big Sister Association, call- ed for 'psychological and intellectual assessment of all children entering nursery school, kindergarten or first grade". By BRENDA LARGE OTTAWA (CP) -- Margaret (Wade Labarge turned the first copy of her new book over in her hands, admiring its shiny burnt orange and black jacket. ished--I guess that is my first reaction," said the historian, wife of Canada's new deputy minister of national revenue, Raymond Labarge. As she talked to a reporter in the sunny living room of her large stone house on Ottawa's "\|\Driveway overlooking the Ri- deau Canal, it was obvious that a sense of satisfaction was 4\mixed with the feeling of relief. sce ANN TYLER ter of former president Harry S. Truman, and wife of New York Times execu- tive Clifford Daniel, started her first daily television series -- an afternoon show broadcast live by a Phila- delphia station. Miss Tru- man's televised _ strutting lesson was prompted by the guest appearance of the South Philadelphia String Band, headed by Band Cap- tain James Donaghy and dressed in mummers' parade finery. Kathleen Macpherson of Toronto, president of the Canadian Voice of Women, said her group hopes to in- vite to Canada a delegation of women from mainland China. She told reporters the intended project would be in connection with the United Nations' Interna- tional Co-operation Year -- 1965. Council of the 3,000- member anti-nuclear organ- ization met here during the "It is quite a thrill," she ad- mitted, reflecting the pride an jlauthor feels when he sees the first bound - and - ready - for - i\the-shops copy of one of his *|books. "But now I have to wait and see what the reviewers think of it." The book, her second, is called "A Baronial Household of the Thirteenth Cent.ury.." It grew out of her first work, a biography of British nobleman Simon de Montfort which won critical acclaim in Britain, Can- ada and the United States in |1962. | Due to be released simultane- lously in Britain (by Eyre and |Spottiswoode) and Canada (by {Macmillan) March 11, the new lhook is a detailed picture of \how a large medieval household \functioned. |TAKES THREE YEARS | In it, Mrs. Labarge has at- jtempted to use the daily house- hold accounts of a large manor lto throw light on the wider his-| \torical events of the times. | "The book really grew from \a chapter in 'Simon' which dealt with his wife Eleanor's house- |hold accounts. Many people jseemed to find it interesting so \I decided to enlarge on it." | Mrs. Labarge does her writ ing in a long, narrow study on the second floor of her home. Each of her books has taken about three years to complete. "T spend about 144 years on research and the same amount of time on writing." Most of her work is done in the middle of the day when her children are at school and her| husband at work. | "Nobody comes home for lunch, so I usually have the house to myself until four in the afternoon." "Thank the Lord that's fin- [ Sense of Satistaction Mixed With Reliet -- Reaction Of Homemaker Historian To Book THE OSHAWA TIMES, Monday, Februcry 8, 1965 ]] ANN LANDERS Key Queries Put On Decisions' Dear Ann Landers: How old does a girl have to be before she can: (a) Go out on a date. (b) Shave her legs. (c) Wear heels and nylons. (d) Make her own decisions. Thank you--A BABY FOR- EVER Now I don't know if the fel- low denied-that warm compli- ment because he doesn't want me to know he likes me, or if my friend made up the whole thing to perk up my spirits. I'm not very pretty and am dateless most of the time. What do you think?---CONFUSED Dear Confused: I think the next time you get a compliment (even second-hand) you should just leave it alone. be that the young man made a nice remark about you and your friend embel- lished it (as people sometimes do) in the retelling. Perhaps her reported version was a more now on, Honey-Bun, remember that a compliment is best treated like perfume: You're supposed to take a whiff--not swallow it. with me or should I go alone?-- MRS. COUNT DOWN Dear Mrs.: Of course there's something wrong with him. He's scared. Unless you can get your doctor to put him at ease so that he accompanies you willingly, let him stay home. Panicky husbands faint and get in the way and are more trou- ble than they are worth. Dear Ann Landers: The other evening my girl friend and I attended a party given for a young woman who also works for this company. On the way home, she told me that one of the young execu- tives had paid me a lovely compliment. I was thrilled be- ° °, @ Six a day to Britain Only BOAC and Air Canada jet direct from Canada to Britain... with a choice of up to six flights a day. As many as 40 flights a week this Spring and Summer! And you can fly direct from Toronto or Montreal to all three major British centres-- Dear Baby: (a) Limited dating should be permitted after a girl reaches high school--and this means the grade. (b) It depends on what's there. (c) See answer to (a). (d) What decisions? You're welcome.--Ann Land- ers. ling and getting it down on paper MARGARET WADE LA- BARGE, Ottawa historian and wife of Canada's deputy minister, National revenue, holds first copy of her new book, A Baronial House- hold of the Thirteenth Cen- tury. The book, her second, is to be released by British and Canadian publishers in March. Mrs. Labarge was born in New York City and educated at Radcliffe and Oxford. 'CP Photo) vamped. | "Then I pass the work over to} long-suffering friends and re- latives for re-reading." Her husband usually gets in- to the act when the manuscript reaches the second draft stage. "If he says 'I don't under- stand what you are getting at here' I have to start the chapter all over. again RESEARCH IS EASY The research is the easy part of writing a history book. For Mrs. Labarge it's the organiz- | lhave to be completely re-|with the children at a Gatineau cottage. 'We like the outdoor life." Mrs. Labarge is an avid reader, enjoying biographies, history and a little fiction, 'I'm one of those people who, if stuck, would read the labels on tin cans." A cheery woman, she is of medium height, has light brown hair, and says her one vanity is collecting fine leather shoes and handbags. She likes cooking but feels it's not necessary to make a fetish of housekeeping to prove you are a good wife and mother. Dear Ann Landers: Jason and I have been married 10 years. We have always wanted a fam- ily but for some reason I could not get pregnant. After going to a fertility clinic for two years I finally got the good news. Our baby is due cause I always' have had a secret crush on this young man. Well, Ann, the next day I went to the young man's office and repeated what my friend had said. I told him how pleased I was. He looked at me like I was crazy and finally Glasgow, Manchester and London. See your Travel Agent. TAKES GOOD CARE OF YOU ALL OVER THE WORLD B-O-AC BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION WITH AIR CANADA blurted out, 'I didn't say it." ed What Is A Cat? (See Wed. Paper) STILL WAITING ONLY 2 MORE DAYS HAVE YOU A TAPE MEASURE OR RULER? Nu-Way Rug Centre 54 CHURCH ST. next month. Everything was grand until last week. Jason told me when my time comes to go to the hospital I should call a taxi and leave the house quietly. He said, 'I don't want to know a thing."' At first I thought he was kid- ding but now I believe he is serious. Last night he said again, "Don't tell me until you can say whether it's a boy or a girl." 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"It's fun working in one specific period because you get to know your way around; to realize when a fact or theory doesn't ring true." She first became interested in the period while studying for ing than most. lher Bachelor of Literature de- FOR THE BIRTHDAY . lgree at Oxford. That's also If tomorrow is your birthday, 'sc she met Raymond La- r horosc indicates that,)Darge. : irom now until late November,| Margaret Labarge attributes) it would be advisable to aim|the success of her first book to jonly for goals which are within his understanding and encour- your obvious reach. Do not agement, and the help of her hope to profit from new enter- four children. As she said in prises, either business or finan- the preface to "Simon de Mont-/ cial but, in October, do consoli-|fort | date what goals you will have) "I must acknowledge my made since the beginning of the gratitude to my husband and year. Despite some job ad- children, who have regarded vancement (or token of recog-|the increasing impingement of| nition) in early May and-or the 13th century on their. life) September, and the possibility with cheerful tolerance... . ."'| lof a bit of financial gain in late The .Labarges. have_ two April, Mid-May and late Nov-|daughters, Claire, 19, and Suz- __lember, Aquarians cannot ex-janne, 18, both attending uni- |pect too much along these lines|versities in Toronto, and two On coats and suits, were few|yntil December ist, when they|sons, Charles, 16, and Paul, 14, belts, not more than two or|wijl enter a fine planetary cyclejin high school in Ottawa. three; little black velvet col-|which should be profitable on She and her 51-year-old hus- lars; some soft tweeds, but/a}) counts. band relax from their busy lives ; |mostly navy with gold button] Despite the somewhat nega-|~ | --_-- With Beads, Jewels rims. Brown, white, carmelltive itinanoes for accomplish- PARIS (AP) -- Balenciaga, |2% a littie coral are used, but|/ment in the immediate future, dean tf French couthriers. pre. |tte color story is mostly navy. relay rhe sigan nage sented a finale to the semi-|. The sweet old - fashioned girl) 5 } annual . marathon of fashion|!00k in a modest shirt - waister|light will shine on your per- Born in New York and edu- cated at Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass., Mrs. La- barge is the sister of Mason Wade, a specialist in the history of French Canada. She has taught history at Carleton and Ottawa universities here. She and her French-Canadian husband have seen to it that all their children speak both Eng- lish and French. 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