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r- r- -r- 4< s- 4. r- -r- 'r r- 'r 'r r- 'r 'r 'r 4< 4. 4. 4. 4. 4< 4. 1~ 4 r- 4< 4. 'r 4. 4. 4< 4. 4. 'r 'r 4< 4< 4 4 4. r-- r- 4. r-- 4. r-- -r. 4. 4< 4; 4. 41~ 'r -r r 4. r 'r 'r -r-' r- r- r- 4< 4- r- 4< 4. 4. 'r 4. 4. -r 44 r- 4- 4- 4- r- 'r 'r -r r 4. r- r-- 4- 4< 4. 'r- r-- 4. r- r-- r- 'r 4 -r- 'r --r 'r 'r -r 4. 'r 4- -r 'r At a, recent card party somne- »ody asked who ls the rneanest iman Iu the -world," reveala onc rùeader, and when one wonn said it's the man who won,'t give his wif e an allowancc, cv2ry- body agreed 1 had o jcdn fin, but I was the only womran there who' doesn'V Iha'vehetr own spending rnoncey! 1 w a s so 4âshamred that I came home~ de- terrnincd Vo end this hi-,,iiilia- tion ,once and for ail. But I doni't knowv how. "My father always gave mie u generous allowancc," the wrî- ter continues, "but wben I got ïtnarried two7ç years ago, -my bus- band couldn't see why I want- t-d one. He bas evadedte ques- ian since and, sînce rny dad usually enciosed a check in bis ]etters, I've noV thought mucb rbut if. But I do feel rny bus- bard should supply spending mroney witbin rcasort. Being sen- ritive, I have hesitated ta brîng the subject np agaîn and if you dntagree, 1 shan't. But I should ilke your opinion." A WIFE'S RIGUT * This wif e bas a grave com- *plaint against lier husband. SlIe is oiie of the many vell- * o-do men who, fair ia other *ways, withbolds amy cash for * is w,,ife's personal use. lie *pays the bis without queýs- * ian, 1 expect, and carrnes cash *in bis packet f oý bis own con- *venience; but he -wiil noV uni- *derstand why she needs * money for the bhairdresser, the * movies, Vo entertain ber *friends, or use at will for the * rany litle needs that sp)ei! 4the difference between inde- *Pendence and serviLi±îy. *Pertiaps the nian feels tha-t *money in hïbs wife's purseý *promises oco much indeper.d- * ece;naybe he glories la the *sight o., ber outstretehed lianid, *or perhaps be is just plain *mean. Whatever the excuse, iV *is an insut to his wife's in- * eligence and loyalty, and b *should be ashamred of hm *self. "Buasiînes-sw,ome on hanrid Ie *their incoine wisely, other' *girls learrn to manage a regu- '~lar allowanoe, Wha a shock *it is o see tiheir husbanjs * ouot dirres or dolars *grudgîngly, demranding an *explanation or accounting ! *"Doesn't be trust mie" is thelr *first reaction, and eachi repe- tition deepens their resent- *ment, *More divorces tha-n readers *guess have resuited frorn such *injustices. Few self-respecting ~wives can be treated like-- ir- *responsible children without *coming Vo despise their bus- ~bands. *TO "UýNHAPPY": I arn sure *yon thonght your býisband *wouid offer you an aliowance *witbotit being asked. If you * suges a art-ine job, or *find ways at home Vo, make *extra money, how asbarned *he would be at týie idea ! If *he ireacts this opinion, he wifl see himnself as he is and b1as- * en, 1 hope, to earn the respect h e is f ast losing. Il1 is noV the amount a wif e r e:eives, it is, h acknowi%,- -~edgemaent that she is entitled t o it that matters. As a self- frespecting indivijual ini ber Sown liglit, she should noV be Ssubjected ta sncb ignornini- ; and Queen of 'tiNe 4rt Association, uA jI4L t" R PRINTED PATTERîN our newest Printed Pattemn- ,JIFFY7CUT! Paper pattlern is ai! onie piece; just pin VLo f abric, utcomplete apo et onýee EachI 0f ,Pese pretty littie styles akes just ONE yard 3,5-inîchi Printed Pattern 4855 includes ail three styles: MissesQ5' Mlediuni Size only, Each apron takes i1 yard 35".dnch tabricApliu transifer. Ji-ffy-cuat patterr is easiest Voe cnt anrd sew .Aill pttemni partsý are printed on ýNE tissue piece! Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot bc- acceptedi,use postal note ïfor safety) for this pattern, Pýr i n t plalinl1y SIZE, NAME, A D D RES S, STYLE NIJMBER. Send order Vo ANNE ADAMS, Box -, 123 ýEighteenth, St., New' Torontc, Ont. *ous treatmenit by the miai * wbho caims Vo love and honiov * lber. WOUL-ID MARRY NOWV "Dear Anne Hirst: I arn really in a spot. I -want to marry a fine young iman wbom , Ive known since we wieroe hildreii, but I arn noV if age and Mother wilI not iconsent, She krnows lits people and likes hlm itoo, but ber own rnarriage was fnot a happy one. I think she is- afraid I>'m too Young Io know w1hom i wantl. I wouldn't Uke Vo marry witbout Ler approval,. though, "I dori't kn-ow how ta bandie thi1s. My fiance is a grand guty, trust-,orthy and kind, fun to be wvitb. I arn sure Mother bas, nothing â.gaînst him, she just won't say anytbing but 'you're too youing.' Cari you teýi me how to persuade her? MILLIE" * Your mother 's trying to sbield you from miaking the * imîstake in marriage that shie ' did, and she feels (perhaps *rigbtly) that in a few years *you w"Ibe better fitted to) * make a safe choice. Waiting *patiently and withouit rebel- *Ing will draw you and the * young mian Vûa a doser under- *standing and appreciation 0if *each other, and increase your *mutual f aith. Nothing you *could do wouild so soften *your mnother toward youjr rar- *rying hlmi later on. *Silice hïis mother is an o14 *friend, of biers, tooj, perhaps *she Cým influence youir par- *enV that this marriage is, right *for you, Problems of ai sorts corne to Anne Hlirst's desk, and eaeh one receives ber honest corîsîderaý tion. Mer wlsdom and symipathy are at YOur service, and she wil neyer betraY Your Confidence. Address ier at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Coin Côllecting Profitable Hobby As a hojbby coins are fascîn- ting, flot only because reaching back Vo' the early Greek period they caver a large part of the world's history for 2,500 years, but because they mray be coiiect- ed and stUdied iin such- a very wide variety 0f ways .., Coinis are practica2ly inides- tructiblIe; even wben wvorn it is ipften possible to identify thern and derive the satisfaction of p!acingý- them i;n their rigbt cae~. gory. Tben, 1Loo, the lure of the chase is neyer f ar away; wvhat a delighàt to secure quite unj-ex- pecdly that elusive piece needed ta complete one sectioni! It kmay be tbought 'that 4the colcn cf coins is an. expenj- sive pursuit. Thi-s -is indeed a fallacy; t'Dere are ecategories o coins io suit ail purses, and tbis applies just as well to ancient as to modern coins, Not even the r7arest coin sold by auction lias ever fetcbed the high prices of great rarities jXn the stampo market, andc it is often p jossibleý to acquire rmany hbundred ciop- per andi nickel coins for a very few dollars.- From "The Art of Collecting Coins," by Leonard S. Former, The Gondolas 0f VYenice Gondolas are nr-,de exclusiv e- ly in workshops ýin the Giu - decca. On, the way to the sheds of .Fratelli Guinarri, Luig-i the gozdolier explainied to me the extraolrdinary smocothnezss of Inovement- in the wvater. SIen- derness and precision. balance are the decidinig factors. A va- nilla bean pod was the first miodel used. A-f-isherrnianin Mu- rano once saw bis son floating one of these pods that he had scaveniged ffrornthe wake of an Eastern feluca, using a sm-al î gass cap to spDread tlhe pod. The inyv craft rode the waves lighit as -a blown chestnut leaf. Pror-nptly the mian put~ the de- -ign into construction as a toy for bis son, iusing a Iflattenied doorkey as prow, for 'balance. Each gondola on the canais of 'Venice is built on this old, respeéted principle. Although a black iacquered gondola. la)sts a long tinie it is expensive to con- struct. At the Guinarri workshop about thîrty gondolas were proppedi up on the ways or lay on tresties in varjous states of! construction. The body is made of seasoned Oak; th(- bottorn, ot larch and fir; the cross or trans- versal boards of cherry-wood; and the sculptured part, of lin- deni wood. The f orcoli (forks) into which the oar is fixed are td walnut, and the oars of beechwood. Many varieties of wood are used, but each la care- ful]y selected for toughness or Yesilency. The over-ali length of a _gondola,, is thirty-three feet, the breadthi is fi-ve f eet. The or- namental fittings made of brass have not been, redesigned rince the seveniteenthi century.,.. The poiished eteel haîberd, poised at the bow of each goni- dola -for balance, 1 have seen forged at Forno di Zoldi in the Dolornites: but they- are polish- eýd with ofi and steel fibre here in Venice. The littie detachable cabin used in case of rai or- higli wind, is black lacquer, the arne finish as that, of the gon- dola.- Fromn "Pageant off Itaiy." by James Reynolds. NEWr- PRINTED PATTERN EASIEFR-PASTER MORE ACCURATE our addIres& 4. Advise MVary White immieiateiy she cornes- or better stili before she cornes -to teliliher corresponden ta t be suret to address their letters Vo ber in care of "M\-rs. John D)oe". 5. Friends i Great Bni- itain or foreig-n couintries shouiid be warnied by their. friends in Canadýa ta addres their Iltters in e-xactly the mianner given expainngthat the postal ys teirn varies consýiderabiy vin ldif- ferent cutis If thesc few simple ruies are foliowed there would be fewer mnix ups in rural mail delivery. And of course if you change your nddress you naturally teil your friends~ about it. You sbiould also notify your former post office and g-ive thie postrnaster a forwarding address. Alas, as wýe ail very w ell knaw there is some mrail we geV regardless of where we live or wbether aur correct naie is given or not. Special offers on magazine subscriptions; coupons for'miracle soaps or dectergents; accident insurance literature - sanie companies make their po- licies so attractive you mnigbt airnost imagine it would pay to be in an accident. Nothing could be further frorn the trutb. Any.. one who bas ever been involved ;in a car accident knows that in many Cases noa arount of money can repair the personal damnage Vo the nervous systern that often is a direct esult of the accident. Yes, there is always plenty of free and unsolicited mail, - to bàrass the mail carrier, ta dlut- ter up the mail boxes and tao de- ce-ive us into thinking that neatly uked inside the daily paper we bave a nice budget of ;nteresting letters Vo. carry back Vo the b1ouse. How,,ever iV is jusV one of those, things . . . adver- Vsing s e e m s j be absolutely necessary îin these days of keen comipetition. Town and City stores send advertising hrougb tbe mail Vo catch the attention- of rural shoppers. Local mer- chants send out advertil-ing fol- ders Voý couniteract coipetit1inn f rom ci-hain and epartrnent stores. And 50 it goes ...Just one more facet in, our modemn way of life. So miuch for that - now l'Il go down for the miail and see wbat oiu box contains ta please or ta vex us for the rest of thie day. Lftters or adverising. who knows? At least there îs an element of mînor suspense unti we ge iit. Modemn Eýtiquette.. By Anne Ashley Q.Is it aill right to use the telephone to acknowledge re- ceipt of a gif t? A. In rnuch better taste is a siiiceiyý-written, persona] note of 'thanks. Q. Whien a girl bas been lu- troduced to a youug man, and is leaving him, should she say that shte is glad to have met hlm? A.,No. 1V is the mnan's place to say this, ta which shle may reply, So thrîfty! Each of these party pretty aprons takes only one-haif yard! Use scraps Yor pocket; ribbon ties. Embroicier the gay designs, for hostess, shower gifts, Pattern 628: transfers, tissmue pattern for rnaki.ng tbree halt- aprons. Mediuim size only. Senid TWENTY -FIVE CENTS <stamps cannot be accepted, useâ postal note for safety) forý this pattern to tura Wheeler, Bo- 1, 123 Lighteerth St,, New ,!Tor'- onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. Our gif t to you two wvon- deful patterns for yourseif, your home - printed in our Laura Wheeler. -Needlecraft Book. Plus dozens of other new de- signs to order -- crochet, knit- ting, emi-broýidery, iro)n-ons. nov~- elties, 'Senid 25 cents for yout copy of this book NOW - with giÏft pattterns printed ini it! ISSUE 8 -- 1957 C1~AL -Canada's gift Io Hoiiywood, curvesome Dianne FostýIer, wonders what happen. ed to the he-mon film star. The young cictre5s says yesterday's' heosare crecing in the joints. Today's crop, she adds, need a mmether's love more thon awoman's affection, Well1, we tbought Christmas 1956 was eally a tbing of the past but appamently it isn'V for l#st week we got a letter and Vwo Christmas cards. They badi been wandening around on the varions mail ro-utes and deliver- cd ta every other Clarke in the district except us. The reason? Wrang initiais. Wben Partner first carne [o Canadla he was nick -named "JIohn" sarnetirnes "Jack" and the name stuck ai- Vh hg is real initiais are "LF"OccasÎinally s o m e o n e mrakes a slip and puts John on an envela tpe. ThaV was ail rig-ht years ago but more recently other Clarkes bave rnoved into the district and now 1. believe there are at least two Johný Clarkes so we can'V blame tbe m r n.,, 1 CipeV IDau,gher NvilIl bo getting overdue Christ- Mas mail ton as wTe know de- finitely of one card that was sent ta ber and a smrallt parcel contalingl gifts for the boys-- Vo an addmcss that Vbcy ieft eightcen montlhs ag o. Other years mail frorn theseVo cor- respondents came heme to~ be forwarde d. I suppose DaughIllr hadi forgotten Vo give ber new address or these people had for- gatten she had rnovedi. .No doubt the two instances I have givcn are typical~ of wbat. 5O0 oten, happens ycam in and ycam out. As far as the cauntry is conccmnied it is a wonder mor-e irai', isn't lost. Years ago first name.s and initiais werc noV toa ipratin urai aeas. IMaýil carriers knew pretty %velIl who1 got wbat. But nlow it is a dif- ferent story. Fiîguing out sornie of the a2ddrêsses is as bad as a Chinese puzzle. If you don'V believe me cbeck witb your rural sartirig office and sec for your- self, You willb sumpmisjed ta find wvhat the uraliYmail carrier is up against. Severa] faminesa wi the sarne sumnarnie but dif- ferenti,ïnitiais - and letters corne without Pny initiais at al ! 'Mail for pcople staying wiitb relatives in the coutmty -.- anýd the mail for tbcrn somePtim-res ar- resat the pôst office witblo-t the namre of the person withý whom Vthcy are staying.Trc te rural route rmay be given but how is the mail carrier Vo know v,,hice the persani is stay- îng? Foreign naines are also *confusing, Europeans forrn their letVers' diffcrcntly fmom those w h o arc more accustorndV wniting ordinary Engliish1. Sa VhVis sonething cire f o h -il aî](,rrier Vo figure out. Can anytbing be donc ta irn- provec the- situation 'and thus facilitate correct mail delivery? But dcfiniVelly, We sbould cer- anly be more careful than wd used Vo be oni several points. 1, Torit legibly - printing, nlamfes and addresses if neces- ary. ï2._To place aur address at the beaid of every letter and Vo write ouîr own natrne oanda(- dress inl the lef t hand corlner o f every envelope, 1, if we atre expectitn.g comnpany fo stay for any 1ength 0f ime tadvise the post office,. ahead of timec that- any rmail addrecssedr- Vo "Miss Mary- Whte, c/o Mrs. John Doe;- -R.R, 52" should b. deiivered ta' "Thank you." If lie makis no such statemenit, then a smile and a "good!-by" arc allthat is neces- sa-IV. QIs it necesýsary for a man te rise when dining alone, and ian- other mnan stops for a f ew words at his table'? A. If there is no greatdfer enee in age, it la flot necessary. If, however, the manwh stops is eldVerIy, then it is courteouz for the younger man ta rise. QIs it necessary to write any- 1thing on the card that accoin- paies a wedding gift? A. No. TIhe card with your name on it is sufficient, as good wïshes and cong-ratulat ions are offè'rd at the reception. Hait-Y'ard A ýïi9fn AC4 0, ne -