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"l-ear Anne Hirst: I am t1er- ribly ini love with a, seboolm1ate wbý.rom 've dated Sinice I waS 18, fouir yeaLrs ago. He has not proposed, but gives me the idlea ho isn't iterested elsewhere. H1e neyer miakes a date abead, just cornes wthout even tele- phornng. 1He travels. for a livin,-g but write me every week. "Meantime a mai of 30 has fallen-, in love wîth me. H1e trceats me with the higbest res- pect, makes me f eel I am im- partant. We are -very com-pat- ibleý; he is talented and respect- ed and has a fine, income. If I thought my boy friend didn't intend to mari-y me, 1 think I could f al iu love again. We've been going out for just thr-e mronths, but be assures me 1 arn his ide-al anid wants me to mar- iry hlm. My family have kýnoWn hlim for years, and they encour- age bis attentions. "How can 1 test the boy 1)n go lu, love with? I1've just golt to know whIere 1 stand. After al, 1 an not a teen-ageCr and the years are passing fast! WoRInYING" * You are in this spot today * because you have rated your- ,,self too 10w. Your beau has *comiewhen hie liked, lnstead of *according you the courtesy' of *making dates abead; be mray *be seeing other girls, tLoo, for *ail you know. I realize Youa allowed hirn to be so bigh1-- *hanided because you were *afraid you'd lose hlm, and I ç3, donot wonder he bas taken *advantage of it. *Af ter four years o! dates, h e has become a habit wïth *you. I arn not convinced you * 'care terribly" for, him, or the *idea o! falling lu love withi *anyone else would be, at *least, distastefu. "Wben he next rings your doorbeil, say yoU are sorry *but you have an engagement. *Do this more often than you J et hlm in. If he really Iloves Syou, be wîll redouble his at- Easy P0ickup Work!, Just a f ew hours to crochet eacb prctty squà.re! Easy IcupI workç-anid before you know it, you'll have enough to join for ,scarf, tablécloth, or spread! S Pattern 513: Crochet dïre- ions for 7-irich square DIv bed- spread cotton, smaller in No, 30 Cotton. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stai-fps cannot be accepted; uise postal note for safety) for this pattern to LAURA WHEELER~ ~123 Eighteenth St., New To- ronto, Ont. Print plaliply PAT- TERN NUMBER, yetjr NAME and ADDItESS. .Twivû FREE Patterns as a gift to oui, reader-printed right in cuIr NEW Laura Wheeier Nee- d1ecraft' Booki for 1957! Dozémq ot other new designs you'Il want -la order-easy, ïascinating hand- wor1k for yourself.. yoir home. Xesare to send 25 cents for yoêur cýopy of this booknw dorWt miss it! I&NUzaM - 15 ~tentions - hle may- even pro- ~pose, or a may ýneyer camne *brick. 1 doubt yaux will ne- *ceive m-y opinion senîously, *but I think as a busband hc. *would be a poor risk,; be Il would icontinue to * make tbe rules and you *would conltnile ta obeyf themr. *You muay uot meéan as mucb fot hlm as you hope,- you *kn-ow; atter fou.r years be * basu't even asked you ta be *engaged. You may be ta bim *only the girl wbo was, con- *veniently, always avaulable; * that attitutde is a poor excuse *for endiuri'ng love. 1 suggest you continue dat- *ing the older mnari. He seerns *sincere, aithough precipitate *ta suggest mamnriage S soseon, *A longer friendship will dis- *close the quality o! bis aýfïfec- *tion, anidbning a better *knowledge o! bis character. Il He seemns ta, appreciate you;: S nd amniage witb bim could *turn out ta be a far nicher ex- *perience than-- with the young- *ster wbo thinks o! bis ownr *convenience fi-st and last, FRANTIC MOTHEK "Dean Aune H-irst: The father o! rny babyý deserted me four yeras mgo. Then I married a man who said ha would be good te my cbild, but he bas brokeni every prioise be made. 1He mis- treats the boy ýso often that the baby f( en-s hlm ; and because o! this he and 1 quarrel almnost every day. H-is temper is vile; he bas even stnuecnme. Of course, hie neyer takes me Out anywbere.ý "The baby wvas with mne at my mnother's until I mlried. (My parents bave been wonder-fuli about everytbing) , .. -I1haped 50 m-ucbi for, a good homne for' the c-hild, but after six mioutbs o! married ilf e I arn readY teý give uipi A beast doesn't change bis nature, IMARCIA" * Go back 't o yUr parentts. * -Your f ather wl find (lut Il whether you bave grouuds for *divorce. *Thene is na futureý for youl *non your baby with this man, *antd, o! Course, you have to *think o! your cbild. fi-st. 11e * ust have- a secure homne *wbene love abides, and your * mother's bouse is- the only *preseut refuge for him. s a )5 sonry! Anne Hirst takes a deep per - oalinteres! .11li er readers' problenis, and theY can trust ler bionesty and judgemeflt. Wbatever problemn is worrying you, -write hier frankly about it; and know youir confidence is respec-ted. Address ber at Box 1, 123 Eighteenith St. New Tor- onte, Ont. Modem iEtiqluett'e by Roberta Lee Qis it proper for a person, whû is attenîdiig a church of whlch he is net a niember, te remain seated while others lcneel? A. This person- may veey prop7- cerly lean far forward and bow is -ýhead ipraýyer. Q. isn't- the bnidegroofli Fup- posed te pay for the wedding musie? A. No; this expense is borne by the bride or ber f amily. Q. Should individual dfishes be pr-ovided eacb g-uest for the, various vegetables whenk giving a dinner at home? A. No; this is donle Onily in restaurants. Q. Heow iay a. womnan kçnow whether or not te eff er bier hand to sama when beh>g intro- duced? A. There is no rule for ibhis. It is altogether optioniai with ANE 4RST S-chool For Child Actors, Musicians sari (pronounced Chenie) popped up from becr desk, 1biack cunîs bo)bbiurg, full-skirted dress blossoming above s1ender legs encased in ballet stocking.s. She seized a piece of cbalk, danced uap ta the blackboard -and cane- fully drew the letter "1" in front of "an" already tbere, and then made a "d" to foi-m tireword lad"Eagerly she looked at ber teacher for approval. First-grader Sari was learning ta spell. Right after classes were aven, ihowever, she was- antici- paftig a ballet lesson. There- was no time between ta ch.anlge, so * ballet stockings and ful dress camne ta scboolt. Upstairs mn the library, a teen- ager w b o s e dramatie dark beauty needed na, assistance bad emrpbiasized ber eyes with mias- cara and eye-shadow. She looked up, startled, as our entry disturbed ber absorption in a school book she was studying dujring tbe luncheon recess. To nio one but au ncn- tioned reporter would these two pupils have seemied unusùal at the Professional Children's Scbool on West 60tb Street, New York, 'because students there often sit at their desks in stage or practice costume. These two girls illustrate the fact that somewhere along the unme, quiz kids, models, yougi-thful, mnusiciansý, child actons stealing the iimYeligt fromi veterans, and 1young-sters advertising1 candy on TV bave ta get educated. -Its not enougb tIo devote a full day ta violin practice, driaa e- hearsals, siniging, or, modeling. Anather full day mnust go inta learning the three R's, anid beý- ing aible ta prove to the satis- faction o! the law thiat t1es'e essentials bave been maiýstered. in these days of comipulsory education this quandary mrigbýt bave delayed the debut o! mnany a promising young artist, had iti niot been for tbe Professional Cbýildreu's Scbool, once knawn as Bawys Little Red Scbool.hau.se." Because the School exists, worl-fiureskaing champion Canal Heiss, ber sister Nancy, brother Bruce, concert pianist Waltr H1-ilse, actar Brandon de 'Wilde, and mauy ot roar rible ta g-et their acadeniic train- in., witbout holding tip their professional careens. Thý e Schooi basý solved worse problemns thant that, tooý , Take Deindre as ani example. She is another ballet dancer, a sligbt, ,fairylike figure. She came to the School iniser- ably unhappy, fromn trying te keep uip with w,;,ork in an ordi- nary school and Stijl devote2 time eto ber dancing lessons and practice. Witbin a montb or two, studying wîtb other yaung professionals, she was a normal bappy youngster, taking great gulps of learning ,,between 10 and 2 daily, and spending th-e i-est of ber time dancing, wnrites Nora E. Taylor 'in The Christian Science Mo'nitor. Since thene ai-e only 24 hours lu ecacb day, the answver ta this dual problem bas to be, concen- couirse. Cbildren witb an eye on t'he spotlights, tbougbi, tend ta be exc-eptianally bright. or soi the Scbool's founiders believed. They can cope with tbe cancen- 1tratedi teacbing give-n in the ,brie! scbool day, as well as put- !ting lunrnany hours on their chosen art. These young artists absori) tbe1ir academie educ atioxn throughl grades 1-12, and- still go on to hold honiored places lui colleges, and sometimies lu nat- unal science as well as creative- arts fields. The apparent facility with wbhich tbey do it rises questions, The answers could open up interesting f ields o! study for those wbý,o searcit out: - ways ta induce the average,, promises an end ta tbi~ wet, basement I heard it again. Tht miserable. weathcr by tomaiLr- row and we may -we- J st may, if we're lucky- have a fine Sa inere y Ou ha ve it - o-ffice-t;4,aind people working within doors all week long for fine weatheto n the week-end. Farmners and gardeners working outside mnost of the time d1ou't care wh-en it rains, just so long as the nain comes wben Itis, Fmost, needed. We welcomed the nain too - for the few shrubs and perenr- nials -me had transplanted, from Gingýer Farmi But we h1-ave one big border here wb-icb the nain doesn't touch at ail. Anotlher case o! advanitqges an-d disadvarltages. This border is in front of the l:vivîn--room -iwin- dow and under a roof proj ec- tion that mneasuresý exactly six feet. Planters either side of the, front entry ai-e also under the e-aves. Wh en wAe fi-st saw this housee loved the prb*j ect;iug roof. We knew the windows,,c wvould ]et lunplenty of light, without the direct glare of the sun. We neyer thougbt of the- 1flower beds not getting asy raim, So now, every other day, it's out, with the hose, bail, nain on shine. Fortunately there are no restrictions about wateing as3 we hlave our Own well, and - we hope -- an adequate wa- ter supply Alrady we are pleasantly surprised with oui- one-acre lot. Today I found enougbi aspauia- gus for dinner, growing bei-e and there among the grass, stalks as thick as my finger. A neighbour told us th.is used to be- mai-ket-garden land so I i suppose the few scattered roots are wbat is le! t f an asparagus bed. Most of tbe lawn is self- sown se naturally it is a littie rough Pd well, sprinkled with dandellons. We have a double garage and a good wide drive- way wbich mneans I can swving around and drive out ta the road instead of backing. hat 1suits ne -just fine. Mý/y diving proficiency rneyer did include manoeuvning. the car lu and out of tight spots. We ai-e stili marvelling at the quietness here. Even the planes don't bother us. At the farmi many of the planes going lun and out of Malton fiew direct- y ovei- the bouse and reacted badly on the TV set. Here we secalmo-st as ruany planies but generally a littie ta the side o! the bouse. H-owever, there are other strange, weird noises te which we are not yet accus- tomed. Every time a tap is turned oni the pressure pump stnsup. Or the oil-burning frnace goes into action; or tbe- "frig'" begins to hum. We thougbt we had the va-bus noises l ocated but Tbursday night I beard ua new výsouud. iFiday rnorning dowm n iithe ",isit that the loveliest loolc. lue glass you ever a " "lTry this favorite recipe" tOb1~0o~,ND Sorn sAt4A Coor, of th, lVu cvPCW0 i toblIQPP 0" butoerer Q, Oed -eel îol i ithkk.it ý*n4soit. o Seryice D*p*rtmeet1, IH CNAD STARCH cOmrPANy ~gk 4 II4f&NADAMITED "'SWELL" PALS - Five-year-old Mimi Ard, and ber Frernch poodle Cliquot both got their lumps-- via the mrumps. Medi- cal science says îît's ailmost im- possible for a dog ta h'ave mumps, but an incredulous veterinarian confirmed thot Cli- quot caught the ailment whiie playing w,îil the cbild. So Mimi and ber pet are lumped to- gether in convalescence. UIEONICLESAR You just can't pleas;e ever:y- body. Driviltg back and forth along the concession, roads atil iast week-; noticing the drynes.s of the sown fields, where, in inost cases not a sprout of grain wa% showing, we thought how woniderful it would 'be if we could have one day of honest- to-goodne,,5 rain. And then, Starýtifg Thuirsday afternoon wc got it. It rained Most of Fnï- day, you remnember - at gentie, penetratinig nain, swelling the grain and causing the tender green sprouts to0 show above the grounid. Gardens, too, wel- comned the moisture. And so what happened? Saturday moürning we listenied to Wally Crouter's early morning fore- cast . . . "T'he. eahe ra -i surnp-pump! Now, as each Mo- to hlas a different tone, we think,- we eau recog-nize them ail. 0f1 course we have been ter- ribly busy ail week. j hwýteý becin re-miaking drapes andi Partner fixing up brass rods W> hold them. Ail we lhad to buy was more curtain rings. Bob3 -,vas here yesterday and helpesi Partner get a venetian blini! fixed up for the den.- Its for- -mer ho-me -was the sunroom a!i the farm. Saturdaiy afternooaI j tookr a littie time' off and we.nti to $t. Peter's Church Bazaar m, the village. The Bazaar was officially opened by Mrs. Kate Aitken who lives just aýrouni! the corner from, oui- lovely lit- tie church.- Naturally shle is A very popular person with tht- výillage folk. 1 have met Mrs. A, on several occasions, even sO I was quite surprised when she recognized me and came up, and! shook bauds. 1 also found the rectôr, bis wif e and several of the parishioners very friendly,, easy-to-know sort of peorýle. Needfless to, say 1 was aoe Partuer doesn't take too kindl'y to social functions. He car'! stand being wbere there is a buzz conversation. St. Peter's parishi inclules about 250 families and 1I imag-- ine covers a widie area. Evi- dently the Rector and lis fam- ily are well lik-ed. One lady and! her daughiter with wvhom 1 had tea come out from Toi-ont. every Sunday to mornîng, ser-v-- ice. We have flot yet been tù the church but certainly intexAd' doing so. St. Peter's strikes a. famniliar note with me. 1 was% christened, confirmed, and mai- ried at St'. Peter's - but in -Sudbury, Englandl, Not Erin- d al e. Inciden-talýy "Erîndale" w a s originall\ known as3ý "Springfeld Terrace". Soe fat we have niot foundi any conne"t,- ing links betwveen or e home at Glemisford, in Suffolk- But we mray - it's a. Sm@, I world. Someone readinig this columu might lbail from Glerms- ford- you neyer know. 1! waaS a, busy littie village, well knowa,àý at one time for its wool00-weav-- ing industries.