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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COIBORNE, ONT. OCT. 31, 1957 Queen Was Bald, Banned All Mirrors Does a lack of locks stop you from gettting the most out of life? That was one of the questions discussed when 300 scientists put their heads together at the recent London conference organized by the British Society for Research on Ageing. The scientists seemed agreed that baldness may be curable in five to ten years. But at least one of them was certain that e lack of crowning glory did not hinder a man's advancement in public or private life. Some of the greatest lovers in history were bald. So were some of the world's most fascinating women. A famous baldy of ancient times was Julius Caesar who, however, was rather sensitive about his condition and liked to wear plenty of laurel leaves. But he was a great ladies' man all the same. Charles II had many mistresses, but beneath that long, curly black wig he was bald. Once when coming in from hunting, he went to his wife's apartment to pay a duty call. On finding it empty he sat down to rest. Feeling hot after the chase, the king removed his wig and went to sleep. When Queen Catherine returned all she could see was a round shining pate appearing above the chair. Hearing deep snores, she gave a scream and woke up Charles. With the utmost nonchalance he placed the wig on his head and bent to kiss her hand, "Pray forgive me, sweeting," he murmured, silkily, "but Catherine, who adored her playboy husband, smiled demurely, resettled him in the chairand herself removed the wig. Tenderly she wiped the perspiration from his bald head. After that when in her company, he always took off his wig for comfort. ' Baldness can bring trouble with the fair sex, though, as Louis VII of France found to his cost. After his marriage with fascinating young Duchess Eleanor, he shaved off all his hair and his beard." When she saw his shorn head and face she was so appalled that never again would she live with him. While he was away on a crusade, she stayed behind in an eastern castle and had a passionate affair with the handsome, curly-haired Emir Sala-din. When her husband heard the news of her revenge, he divorced her. It didn't worry her, though. Soon afterwards she married Henry II of England, who had a normal head of hair. In the eleventh century, Henry I of France was so sorry for all the trouble he had caused by plundering other people's properties that he asked a priest to ihear off all his hair publicly in the village church. His shorn head didn't prevent him from wooing a lovely Russian princess and marrying her. When one of the vainest men in history, Louis XIV, lost his hair, he thought it was a tragedy and vowed that no one should ever see his bald head except his personal barber. Late at night and again early in the morning the barber would hurry along to the king's apartment and the royal wig was passed through the closed curtains of Louis' great four-poster bed. Even the barber was only allowed to see the King's head occasionally when he was permitted to enter through the curtains with a basin to freshen up the scalp with perfume. Every afternoon Louis sauntered forth to call on his mistress with his head covered in a fine golden curly wig to remind him of his youth, when he was known as the Sun King. Among the world's most fascinating women three at least were bald. The great Elizabeth I had no hair by the time she was middle-aged. Her red hair had been her pride and joy, and after she lost it she never looked in a mirror again. Mirrors, in fact, were banned from the Court. She consoled herself with over seventy wigs of various shades. One was a bright green silk. Like Louis, no one was ever allowed to see her bald except her personal maid. Each night her bare head was covered up with an elaborate nightcap. Mary Queen of Scots is a most romantic name in history. This beautiful bewitching Queen was loved by many men, who risked their lives for her sake. Yet she, too. became bald. After eighteen years as a prisoner in England, her death warrant was signed by Elizabeth. A silent crowd gathered outside Fotheringay Castle- to witness the execution of the tragic queen. Her lovely head was laid on the block and the axe fell. When the executioner grimly help up the severed head, a gasp of horror came from the crowd as Mary's wig fell off to reveal the bald head beneath. A similar incident occurred years later. Marie Antoinette, another charmer, lost her hair some time after her mariage to Louis XVI of France. It was kept a secret, and she wore huge, elaborately-styled wigs. During the French Revolution, she was seized with her husband and family, and thrown in prison. Her wig was removed and much rude laughter then came from the nj£n who guarded her. Finally, they allowed her to wear a plain white mob cap. When they told her that she was to be taken to the scaffold in an open cart through the streets of Paris, she asked for a veil to cover her head. This was refused, but she was allowed to keep her cap on. Just before placing her head on the block she removed the cap to the roars crowd. of callous laughter from the Breaks Records Shearing Sheep Any amateur sheep shearer who ventured to compete with Godfrey Bowen, of New Zealand, in a sheep shearing contest would be likely to look pretty sheepish before it was over. For Mr. Brown is the world's champion sheep shearer. He has sheared 456 sheep in a nine-diour day, much to the amazement of other experts. His technique is designed, he says, to put less strain on the sheep and himself, but experts find it hard to discover what his technique is because the speed of Mr. Bowen's hand deceives the eye. Not long ago farmers in Devon, where he was exhibiting his skill, provided him with a wild, black-faced Scottish ram which had been roaming Dartmoor. It took Mr. Bow-en only 46 seconds to fleece the animal. An unusual shearing record was achieved in Yorkshire some years ago. From the shearing of a sheep to the donning of a finished suit made from its fleece the total time was only 2 hours 9 minutes 46 seconds, thanks to the co-operation of the workers in a local clothing factory. This performance was the reply to one of the previous week in a neighboring town when the transference of wool from the sheep's back to a man's back in 3 hours 20 minutes was accomplished. WITH FRINGE ON TOP-Beverly Yowell, a paralysis victim for 11 years, signals for a left turn as she drives the custom-made car, with fringe on top, given to her by friends and neighbors. The vehicle has a hydraulic lift which Beverly operates with a button. Presto! The car slants down in back, Beverly rolls in in her wheel chair and the car settles again. The little car is powered with a battery. REAL HOUSEBOAT-Larry Vita, a Smithtown contractor has built this $50,000 seagoing ranch house, complete with three cedar-paneled bedrooms, two tile baths, wall-to-wall carpeting, and a fireplace. The "home", called the Driftwood, can cruise at eight knots. It is powered by three concealed 60-hoursepower outboard motors. STABLE TALKS For a luneheon or supper dish, there's no better choice than a salad plate. With an almost endless variety of foods waitirfg to be assembled in eye-tempting combinations, salad plates can be as much fun to do as flower arrangements, if they are plotted for color as well as flavor and texture. Eggs, fish, meat, and cheese supply ample nutriment, and hot rolls or popovers, a glass of milk or other cold beverage, complete a satisfying meal. STUFFED EGG SALAD PLATE 8 eggs 1 teaspoon tarragon vinegar H cup thick sour cream Salt and white pepper to taste Paprika Salad greens 2 small carrots I medium cucumber Mayonnaise Hard-cook eggs, shell, and halve lengthwise. Mash yolks fine with vinegar, add sour cream, salt and pepper and beat until silky-smooth. Filling .will be rather soft but spoon back into egg-white halves, spreading over entire top surface. Sprinkle with paprika. Arrange dry crisp greens on four salad plates, including chopped green scallions, if desired. Place a stuffed egg white on opposite sides of each plate and center with wide thin slivers of carrot and thin rounds of un-peeled cucumber. In a lettuce cup, place mayonnaise for use with vegetables. CHICKEN SALAD PLATE To finely chopped chicken, add a few chopped toasted almonds, some diced ripe olives and a bit of pimento before combining with mayonnaise. On each salad plate, arrange a bed of crisp greens and on it place a slice of pineapple. On the latter goes a serving of chicken salad, topped with a strip of pimento. At the side of the plate, place two Sweet Savour Of Revenge A high percentage of crime would die out if people would only forgo the sweet savour of revenge, and this particularly applies to women. In 1937 a rich but elderly man proposed to a young girl. Eventually she agreed to marry him on condition that he made an allowance to enable her grandparents to live in comfort. Having got her safely married he laughed at his promise, so she knifed him and then shot herself. By the irony of fate, the law decided that as she had lived a little longer than he had, his money passed to her, and through her to her grandparents. Another vengeful female was a little girl who was feeding her father's pigs on a farm in Brittany. A pig bit her and in revenge she set fire to the sty. The flames spread, gutting half the village. A Naples beauty queen married a notorious gangster who, as chief of the local Camorra secret society, ran a profitable street market racket. Six months after their marriage the gangster was shot dead. She believed that a rival gangster ordered his death. A few months later, in July, 1955, veiled and dressed in black, she prayed at her husband's tomb. While ■ walking back to the market square she saw her enemy. She called his name, and as he turned she pumped bullets into him. It. is not ony women who are vengeful, however. A citizen of California received a traffic summons from the police last year. He considered it was unjustified, so he gave the police notice to quit the police station within 30 days--he owned the building. stalks of celery stuffed with a mixture of blue and cream cheese, moistened with cream. Garnish with watermelon pickle and ripe olives. Finger-length sandwiches of cream cheese and watercress are nice to serve on this plate. COLD CUTS MOLD WITH POTATO SALAD 1 cup finely chopped bologna, pressed ham or a mixture of cold cuts 2 cups tomato juice 1 package lime gelatin 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons lemon juice Vs teaspoon paprika Vi cup finely cut celery M cup finely cut scallions Heat tomato juice to boiling point, pour over lime gelatin and stir until dissolved. Add Worcestershire, lemon juice and paprika, also salt and pepper to taste and chill until partially thickened. Add chopped cold cuts, celery and scallions. Turn into four individual molds and chill until firm. Unmold on salad greens, one to each plate. Surround with well-seasoned potato salad jrnd radish roses. TRANSPARENT DRESSING Vi cup sugar 1 teaspoon celery seed 1 teaspoon paprika Vs teaspoon salt \i cup-lemon juice 1 cup salad oil Mix celery seed and paprika with sugar and salt and combine with lemon juice. Add oil very slowly, beating constantly. The mixture will be thick when all the oil has been added. Store any leftover dressing in a covered container in the refrigerator. Not A Thing Was Taken For Granted There Is nothing casual -- nothing taken for granted -- about the planning for a royal visit. No TV spectacular was ever timed, rehearsed, and diagramed with more split-second precision. There has been a complete run-through of the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the airport -- with stand-ins for the Queen, the Prince, President Eisenhower, and other officials. The press has been briefed as to where reporters and cameramen may and may not be. Even the four official hostesses at banquets to be given for the royal couple have conferred on menus to avoid a diet of English roast beef or other culinary duplications. The dress rehearsal at the airport left nothing to chance.. The entire arrival was simulated. Approach of the Columbine II with the royal party was announced. The "welcoming committee" took its place. "The assumed time is now 1115 hours," boomed a loudspeaker, "the Columbine is stopped, the portable stairway is in place and the door is open. The President is at the foot of the stairway." The President's stand-in stepped forward. The honor guard, flags whipped in the breeze, straightened to rigid attention. The Queen's stand-in, Mrs. David Muirhead, wife of the First Secretary of the British Embassy, slowly walked by with "the President." Mrs. Muirhead was chosen for the part because she is said to walk exactly like the Queen. In a dress rehearsal, the Queen's pace is all important. Everything is timed accordingly. Even the position to be taken by various VIP's was tape measured off in advance. The platform which the President and the royal couple would mount for the broadcast, televised greeting ceremony was tried out for size. From this diagram, complete with minute instructions, is developed like a script. Come the day, the hour -- lights, camera, cannons; the show is on! For the press and photographers a 22-page set of mimeographed instructions was issued -- and explained in a background briefing by the President's Press Press secretary, James Hagerty. For the press, too, there are diagrams showing where reporters and cameramen might stand; where press buses may be boarded; where they will unload; also a precise time schedule showing where the royal party will be at every moment during public appearances. As for Her Majesty, there is no doubt that even she had been briefed in advance, not only with regard to her own lines, but as what to expect all along the way. Royalty does not like to be surprised. In the focus of television cameras, with the eyes of hundreds of reporters watching her every move, a Queen must be letter perfect, writes Josephine Ripley in The Christian Science Monitor. But a Queen, after all, has lots of help! Such as two ladies-in-waiting, four secretaries, a treasurer, four maids, two detectives, two stenographers, three footmen, a hairdresser, not to mention the royal party's two tons of luggage, with caskets of fabulous jewels, including three or four tiaras -- all valued at more than $5,000,000. The Queen's wardrobe has been catalogued for each occasion down to the smallest accessory. Each outfit has been packed separately to avoid confusion, for Her Majesty has to make as many quick changes of costume during her Canadian-American tour as an actress. Everything that the Queen wears will be subject to closest scrutiny and described in detail across the land. But nothing is more symbolic of royalty than a real tiara. For it is, after all. the lovely "trade-mark" Oi royalty. Probably no crowned head in the world today has t more stunning collection of tiarai than Queen Elizabeth II. One is fashioned entirely oi diamonds, combining the crosi of St. George with the rose oi England, the thistle of Scotland and the shamrock of Ireland Another, known as the Russiar. fringe tiara, is the lightest and most comfortable of all. It is oi simple design and encrusted with diamonds. The most elaborate is known as the "Russian circles" because of its design of interlocking circles of diamonds. It may be embellished with large drop pearls or emeralds and is valued at $300,000. The Queen possesses still another which she calls "Granny's tiara" -- a gift from Queen Mary at the time of Her Majesty's marriage to Prince Philip. Plans for the royal visit were in striking contrast to the less elaborate preparations for the Queen Mother on her "unofficial" visit to Washington and Williamsburg some years ago. On that occasion, the charming Queen Mother strolled up the Duke of Gloucester Street with tourists and reporters close at her heels. No such iformality is permissible for a reign:ng monarch. CANADA'S HOPE-From Can ada, the land of the mapl« leaf, of the Lyceum Theatre ir London is the path traveled b) shapely Judy Welch, 21. Th« "ass represented Canadc "Miss World" beaut) Vital statistics, in the >rder, 35-22-35. lovely in the Hog-Nosed Ham The hog-nosed snake is knowr for its acting ability. By flattening its head and neck by hissing it looks and acts as ferocioui as a cobra. No amount of provoking will induce this snake to bite. Instead, if he fails to scara you, he'll resort to playing dead. Rolling over on his back, this snake will remain lifeless for long periods of time. No amount of handling will induce a sign of life. He overacts his part, however. If your turn him over on his abdomen, this hog-nosed viperoo will immediately roll over on his back! ISSUE - 44 1957 •1$ GODFATHER PHILIP-Taking on the role of godfather, Prince Philip assists at the christening of the baby daughter of his niece. Princess Christina of Hesse, wife of Prince Andre j of Yugoslavia. The baby, being lifted from the font by Prince Philip, was given the name.of Maria. The immersion of the infant was repeated three times in quick succession at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in London.