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CANNE I-HRSTj "'Dear Anne Hirst: 1 an3:S years old, have a good Job, and a lovely sniqil child for whom Im trying iy best ta provide a good home. 1 arn, however. recovering from ani unha ppy miarital situation (the alcohol problem a gain) and now t'hat I ,am free, 1 would like ta find sanme good mî1anx to share the love that, my child a-nd I couild giÏve. "I.'ve been u.sing your sugges- tions, taking classes and being active ini church ,vork. So far, no luck. Do you have any other "O0r couljd you w'rap UpO somne fine, lon-ely iman in tissu!e paper anld send hlm along- 1 neyer used ta) have trouble getting dates. Have 1 lost that mc c-hairm in the last few,, years? Perhaps I'm just out of practice, but i arn stili- L(>OKING", KEEP ON *First, 'don't lose confidence: *in yourself. You have ived *through a shattering,, experi- Sence, that is bound ta leave its escars for a while. Man.y in * our presenit situation \at *timne and energy feeling sorry *for theniselves, hc ad * that chip on the shoulder Swhich is Sa repeiling-. Your ~sense of humnor hias survivedi, *you- still have that Jig'ht touich * that attrac-ts friends of bath *sexes, and wh1iC41 same males *complain mostwoe lack. * Does youir work bring youn *Contact with other nice won- *en? Cltivate them. ntr *tain them- as you can,pehp *for Sunjday tea at home. TuLrn ~on that charm of yoursItLcari ~win wornen, -too, ListLen-,ta %their Opinions, their problemns, Sand be sure theyý find jyou ,a Strtisted confidante. Pl1ay up Stac feminine church miembers *you-"ve met, and get on one or t' wo ai their comitteS andc ~become -a valuedwoer ~'You shoffld win friend.s w ha wiIbe proud ta ýintroduce *yau ta, their personlal greu * widningyouracquainitance Samiong nice people, Tthe saine Ensembles il,' *proJecting of your personality *applies ta those in the aduit *classes you attend. Patiýen-ce, *and renewved iaith in yourself *as a wom-an ýwho lias so rmuch * t give ta oth-ers, shouîd' swing *you into m-ore than on,-e-cre ofa congenilai friends.ý Secirg a new ar-rivaI in the *comrmunity hias its disadvan- *tages, but if you, ch-.oose those ~people whû seem worth cul- *tivating, it carnnot help widen- * nvour horizons and opening new fields where you may *achieve your desire. *A lot of talk, is bandied about *on the subject ai wýomnanjs *jeaILousy of wOMen. ntl- * et, warmheicart ed wo(Imen *seldom jain in such 10w prac- *tices. Thney wloeane- *cornier whio has a sense af Smoanl ardent temnpera - !!luent thla t promises true *friendlship, and a knowlvedge *of 'lue that 1fts lher above the gossipîng 1-level. * Raidon ta that igh!t touich. *It wllopen doors you may naot ex,ýpeet it ta. "INEYIER BEFORIE" "Dear Anne Hirst: 1 certainly need your good advice.Iara highi-sctioo1 junior, "'n1 in love wiha boy wha init that 1 go SICdy -But lie seJdom take me anwhere, an!d1I wait 50 1lng for, him ta invýite me (ta schoot dances tliat soetimres I',ve had ta go)by 1myseît.He neyer asks ta bring mie hom-e, but gets; tact if soeibody ls does. L ý7eS "We neyer talk about thing-s tha"t matter, andi somnetimes I r-eally g et boredi. I know inm mi Oig ter nice dates by on],, Seein g hlmn, but 1Ilove ihim truly -and 1 know it, for 1I neyer feli like this bef are. *Y0u are physically attract- c d ta this boy, as you will be * oward othiers you meet, but *thatcdoeýS not manyulv * You are snart ta see ai- readY hwself -eentred ahe Èis. *venienit girl1 friend, and he isn't enoLugh interested ta x *tend the usual cou-rtesies. Youj * w av\e n0thing at aIl in *cammion, yet you Put up with *his neglJect and bad manners *because being witlih hlmthirils yau. I lu ie-, of indecision,' it is hielpfui to tura to an unseen f riend, one whlose kno-wJidge of humant nature and -warmi sym- pathy eau be useful. Amne Hirst is sucýh a womian, andl your let.. ter w%,ilI be read and (eansîdered thoughtfully. Address hier at Bx1, 123 Ei1ghteenth St, New, Toronto, Ont. Some Reflections 0f A New Canadiani Thec fo1lowýýiig letter ta the -Editor appeared in thie riMntreal Gazette. It is rpnroduie, j, in take for granteci. "Si-,--What is demnocray-in the truc sense ai the wvord? Perhaps a iew illustrations will help: 1. In this cauntryv signs on public 1awns" re-ad: "Plea-se", rather than "Dan't" or "Farbid- den, " 2, The other day arou-nd il a.m. a streetcar canductor stop- ped for mie alone, and in-be. twleen two regular stops, whle .1 waved my hand. Later, le, an elderly man, rushed out aif.the car ta help a woman get her chîld clown the step. These are by means isoiated cases, in Ot- tawa. 3.A driver could not stop b-is Ottawa Police Car, alter signal- ling twlice to à pedestrian who. HIS DOG'S A HERO - Every dog hos its day, icuig'~ies He received a miedal and citation for "Distinguishied Dog Hero- isnr" for- savinq the life, of his Young master, William EdwAard b-ar, shown aibove holding the box containing his dog's medal. The dog's herokc oct took place lost summer, when he led Wil- limsmother to a poni'i near the Loa.r's home. Wýilliam, theii aM.)y 16 months aid, was flociting in it face down. Artifiicial re- piration and a pulmotor revived the boy. Whiskers reýceived the medal from a dog food compainy. the Suipreme Court ao Caad wihis comnposed of Rom-anl Catho'lie-s and Protestants, same r.eligliaus deomîniatians as th-'-e 6. Ther Prime Ministe, r aiCIn- adla returVned from la rudte wavrldï. tn-p and. at his first a-p. pearanice in the House ai Carn- 1mons, confessed hLis er.ror il;hi timiating anery recognition of a large power. He did niot evenl attemipt ta llude ithat h!e bald been "mîsquoted" by the press. No, hie admitted that he bad spoken aut i u l nd aaoi zed for it. 7. Every tim-e Ithe under'signed bais tried ta pr-ove ta the 'Court ai Justice, thle police, the Cus- tomns officers, that it blad na(-t been blis intention ta break local regulation, h le .wasina niably listened ta, with patience and courtesy, anld ...eae- ated. To sum up: The lýwn aand Ithe streetIcar are for- the public, aridf flot the public for the lawnj and the .streetcar; The police are for the citizen, and niot the citizen f'or the po- lice; The Prime Mnse-is 'for the people, and not the people for the Prime Minister. This is dlemacracy, Democra,,cy. in practice. Democracy in îits true sense. A Pale by bîrth aind educa- tion, who has lived 16 years in this country, the last 8 years as a Canadian citizen, has there- fore full appreciation ai, and takes due pridie in, the country of his adoption: Canada. Vic-tor Podosli." -Prom- The Canadian Chamnber ai Commerce "Newý,s Lettier.» Modern Etiquette... Q. 110aw iioes a wvidaw's o dlvorcee's second iweddin.-;daufer from lier Irist? A. Shie doeýs not wear white or carr 'y arange blossoi-is, and she avoids an elaborate cere- many. She is usually uinttend- ed, although si-e may have one bririesmaid. lier costurre for a church wedding is an aiternoon frockz and bat, or a traveling suit. Rler father or other maie relative gives her away, pre- cisely as at tbe first wedding. Q. %What is the proper %vay, ta ask for a persan over ,y teIe- phone? A The praper maneriiii is ta ask., "May I speak ta Anne, please-?" And w,,hen the persan replieswth "Just a mromen.1t, please," or, "F'il cal] her,"ý don't forget ta add a "Thank you." Q. Daes the reeeiving of wedding anaunceneut reqire agilft? A. Na. Q. Whsel a man) is il]anl ele- vator ian office building-, and a woman acquaîntanûe enters, should he remove its hat? A. Hie shouid lift lis hat ini greeting, but it is not necessary for hlm ta remnove it ini an office Q. it proper te remove serv. Ing d1shes or diniier plates first ,rom the table? A. The dinner plates shoul'd be remnoved flrst; then the serv- mng dishes. . - about this for a ca)incid1ence? Hlardly had the înk dried or. my colun last wýeek than Partner was out 0o a f arm mjeeting- and who should be the guest speaker but Professai' D. R. Campbell. Remnember-it \was he who said there were to mnany ow incarne farm-erýs. At t-his merieting b le dîd nat touch on that topie at al. lie was Speak.. ing foastIy an thern- arketing ai farni products and ail thatli e said was very piactical and dawn-ta-earth. 1t was two or tbr-ee' years sinice Partuier had anl opportun.ity aiofheaning Dr. Campbell and an01 this, as on) previaus occasions, hie thouglt lie was veryl appreciative ai the average farmier's problemrs. No d-oubt if Dr. Camrpbell's re- mnarks a little while aga about "tloo nmany tarmiers" had not been take 'iaut 3f their context, they wvould probably hiave bPeenl better understood. That happens s0 aiten - a somYewvhat s3tartling remiark is picl<ed up byr city pa- pers for' the sake of a good story and published without due regard ta what had been the abject af ithe address. Dear kýnows there is enaui-gt t h at is startling going- on these da 'ys wAitiout the necessity af contorting and exaggerating the issue ta mrake a story . . . as for instance the weekly washi visible from the British Primée Mini- ster's cou-ntry residence. Even the B.B.C, gat a story out af that. Apparently a comipromrise was reached by providing the 'Wamn-in Witlh the Wash' with an extra piece ai grai.id for a clothesline. By thlat means ýh er washçlay schedule was un-Idîs- turbed but ye t(he family un- clerwear ,was kept eut ai siglit ai 'the Ihoue next door'. Now 1 wonder .-- did anyone get any plants frozen? by that c-,Id north-east wind 1ast weèk? 1. was afraid I might, but th-ank goociness I dîdn't. I{owever, ai-. ter having ta utove mny plants out ta the dininigrioom l decided not ta put tliem back into the suniroom againi because there is n'o lieat thetre at all.Sa. chose a sel dom-used sQtuth room to house tbem tor the. remnaiùder of the winter. 1 lUke my pIants,4but I can't see the sense of lettinig thenm create any more work than is striitly rtecessary. AL-d house pIantsý eau maké work ai that I amn sure. For instanc.e there- is an elderly lady wbe bas African violets al aver the house. Ne one realized how mueih 'thue and effort she spent on those violetsand other plants untIl the lad< heî'self becamne very iii and the care ai the plants fecl te her stenographer- dau.ghter, who was naturally ~away fromn homne most ai the day. When the mnother was able ta takze an interest again il-1ha was going on arourtd ber, lier main concerr. was about lier plants - wvere they ail right, had any &of them dîed - was M xand sift intLo a bowl, 12 c. once-sifted pastry flour (or 1!13 c. onc*-isilted ali1-purpose flour), 3 tsps. M1agie Baking Powder, tsp. &-ait. Cut in. finiely 2tbs. chilled shorteing. Make a well in dry ingre- dientls and add1 c. flnely-chopped -ustard piie in sauce and 1 c. milk; mixic lightly withi a fork-,addîingmilk if nece-ssary, to makýe a drop dougli. Drop in 6 portions3, over hot cooked stew. Cover claýýely and - simme-r (neyer lifting the cotecr) for 15 mins. Yed6 servings. Mary, sure shie hadln't over- wtvatered themn? er attitude is uinderstandable. The plants were her haLbby and providedhe witb an active interest in life. Too active, in fact. TÎhere are rnmany sucli peopie - and if it isn'Ct plants it is somiething else. 0f course, ev- eryone shiouIld have a hiobby ai o some kind but once a h-îbby runs wild it becomies an obses - sion. If it cannat bu easily care-d for by one persan then) it needs ta' be curtailed. A few bouse plants can be, jtst as rewarding in interest as a hundred. Now 1 suppose 1 have given yToujIthe apportunity ta say--"And w\hat about your owni?" Well, mine- are not permnitent houise plants. Except for a few f erns - which I cauldn't do withou-rt-- my plants are mostly geranium Slips intended for the flower garden next spingi,. And yo.u will agree that nio one can have geranlunris in the garder, without, taking care ai slips 'la the bouIse. Un- less, ai' course, one bujys them - but that idea doesn't appeali ta me. There are o t h e r hobbies whif ucnrlemake a lot of work. Antiques, for in- stance. Onaîments, crystal and pottery. Thinik ôaithe dusting in- volvedl There arm many ucl collections hi aid country homes. days. f I dn'timgine, nynelvu. in a subdivision cauld indl1ge in such a hiobby. M'aybe that vis one reason why 1 hope wve nu\,- er havé ta leave aur big huse b-ecause I have my hobby vices,ý taa. I won't say wliat my Cal- lectIîng mania is - but my tfa- muily could teli you! Joy s<ays - "It is ta be hoped you don'tý have ta ma1ve out in a hur-v However, it daesn'>tmaewr for anyoýne but mYyse-if - and if, and' wh-en, I1adeOut oai the pI(- ture it will m-akea gICoriauS bonifire. In1cidlentally, if you bappen ita be a hoarder or a hobbyvist aD(ý there is danger af itbeorg an obsession, tben yau shotid read "My Brather's Keeper" iÎýy Marcia Davenport. It is i e story aof events priarIb a-tnc discovery of the deaô. bodie-s ac two elderly brothers in, a huge,, house in New York, packed aýI- most solîd witb tunnelledc new- PaPer., grand pianos and ail kind-_.0f junk. It is a terrfie story, sornewhlat gruesame m.i parts, but perfecly logical. And you close the book in sympathy with the brothers anda P feeling._t th'at thle tragedy could h ave bee.n avoided bad they beeni -giveni the o)pportunity of leadinfg norm-al lives îin their yo)ungier stren t to(Le Zhe J-busc L f 'ec im 1le whoo thieni ýof tomlýorrow vpractice rnod,.ra-îtioli today