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In be made by yarn scraps. mant vards is Mater 8 ncedles; 1 colors magimation combinations, tran with which the only act, a using the, many colored jr to kot Drop- required: 1 knitting i knitter who hike to run do Josephine try thas Science Monitor two shades of one directions are of many fas- schemes to be work- ote can ole fovely x does not take too Sin tows) Stitch Shawl or. ot size two pat ounces each worsted : MN aay Prt Preity Co NR a a - 4 ado ch ri riot on | ttolbroot ig It's lasy To Knit Tn A Colorful Cape - ou ' ". +' GINGERBREAD WAFFLES" made with FIVE ROSES FLOUR are beyond compare | Se @ cups Five Roses Flous tepa. plage. 1 tipn. yoda ; cup s Rorieniag ri as : I tspo. sal cup sugar og Me ek ' tepn, nutmeg '1 cup molasses PO box 4400, 0 4 tspn. cloves I' egg, unbeaten FF re, 3 tspn. clonamon 1 cof eour milks. ! 8ifc together the flour, soda, salt and spices: Cream together the shortening and sugar; gi dually blend in the molasses. Stir in 14 cup of dry ingredients. Beas in the egg. Altcrnatély add remaining dry Ingredients sad milk. Bake in waffle iron at low heat. Makes - --20portions: - ==" FIVE ROSES FLOUR for all-purpose baking os at My ' ANNE WRST (ur umuidy GQuare'ol With the darker color, cast on --loosely--49 stitches--for--iront edge. Knit one row, purl one row for "TSX TONS CCR Drop (but do. not break oft) darker color and join lighter shade YAK *With lighter shade knit 2 rows (carey yarn not in use loosely along edge of work, twisting the two yarns every fourth row). Con- tinuing with lighter color, purl row, knit'1 row for 6 rows Drop lighter color and darker color _agan and kuit 1 row, purl 1 row {or-6-rews. Repeat from * until there are 28 of the-darker stripes an: lighter ones. " } Binding Of Bind off 5 stitclies ** take ball of yarn through last loop on right needle. Drop loop from needle and pull tight. (thus binding oft an- other stitch). ' : . Drop next 2 stitches from left needle and allow "them to "ravel "out (leaving about 17. inches oi yarn across the 2 dropped stitches to keep the work fat) Bind off next 3-stitches Repeat "from ** across the ending the last repeat by binding ofl 5 stitches - ! Ravel the dropped downy to the cast on .row Finishing Neck Line With a single strand of "the darker color, run a thread aloug one edge (where varus 'were car- tied) gathering it to 18 inclies. (If the shawl is for a larger per gon it would be well to gather it in to about 24 inches). - With darker color work one of single crochet on the gathered edge. Chain I, turn, work 1 single crochet in each stitch of fhe "below st am AVith lighter Color make by usisg--treble other. stitch of row, stitches m row a bead- trochet every the crochet. _-- Finish off with light shade as single crochet dark or follows: work 1 in the Cfirst stitch. * skip 1 stich, 2 double crochets the next_ stitch, chain 1; then 1 single, crochet in tle same stitch; repeat from * ending with a slip. stitch in the last "stitch Neck Cord "Cut 3 strands (using both Fors): either in "join fC 27ot- the TOW. me single" CTake ONE YARD of Sinch each _4 yards" long. Tie Sfrdnde-- fabric and this easy-sew pattern! together at the end. T'wist cord? Make a classic simple skirt that tightly. Fold double _ with ends goes with dress-ap blouses, suit- meeting, allowing to twist into a jackets, sports jackets, sweaters! cord about '532 inclies long. Tie kaot . Easy-sew ers Pattern 3856 nm me ends of cord. Run through bead- waist sizes 24, £5, <0. 28, 30. Each ing, and attach pompons. Do NOT takes ONE vard of Stneh block finished gacuent This pattern, easy to use. sii ) ------ple--to sew, is tested Tor fin fas _ Oo complete illustrated structions "Hard To Suit Send TWENTY-FIVE gues "But why," asked the puzzled. (25¢) in coins "(stanips cannot be magistrate, "did you break iuto the accepted) for this battery Print same shop three-nights wunning?" + plainly SIZE, NAME: ADDRESS, "Well," explained the man a the STYLE NUMBER oT dock, "it was a dress for my wife Send order to Box 1, 123 'Eigh- and [had to change it twice" teenth St.) New Toronto, Ont. ral : or ---- 9. Blue flower. RT Man's nleke « 10. Purpose "CROSS wv ORD 11, Thickness Remse 18. Calf flesh 38. Pouc 20. Receive 37. Vigorous PUZZLE 22. Mole color 40. 2ahind 4 23. Plunder time ET A 1 Fie wo " -34- Closes 4: Tha tan \ JACROS3R 3 TPIT Jeo 26. 1den os 42. Lame 1 East Indian 4. Pithy saying 38 Dash 48. Gaslle .- hollad butter 5 Beafraid 27. On time 44. Fuagian [nd \ «oo. B Bocause 3nd of pray 31. Implore 45) Former tenc- : 2 Fallow (oss to often 38. Corkinil To. Ving stake 12. Spring 8. Amulet relishes #1. pooch tH Has y 'rozen rain F > i 15 Newcomers [i [2 ] 0 0 [0 T < 17. Brancli of the service i 18. aril 2 - 1% Monster 21. Nadim \S i (aymh,) * : #2 Shake 25. Kloral part I = ¢ 28 Siamese coin i ', 20. Fitarmiy 1 ; 30. Astringent © 15 : 31. Means of Ay fa : _trangpostation 2 ¥ , 2 Lump of earth Z fe 33. Grown hoy >: : 0 loth - 7 5 #5. Sailors xo...) = en ae 4 48, Put in LA Lg 18. One 7 = Wslody a njurs ts fi Work is $. Fishing im- ~ plamente--s ' (hf 4 . YA fin ' "" 3 ng ad. ns y Units closely d 4 tn laf But J 'DOWN 3 , "Dear Anne Hest: Fast fall, | wag in an accident. At the time I Was with a girl who 15 married When came back . from - the -- hospital L calley J her up, and | asked ler to see me. "She came "And 1 tell "deeply nc love! "1 started to call her up each day. Her hus ' \ band and" she quarrel. and she corites and tells me all about it. fle did not like my calling her, so now she calls me when he is not home. "1 told her how much 1 love -- her --feel sure -she_loves me, bur she will not say so. Please advise, me what to do \ipatec." You two have become mvolved * in a. situation which may well * bring troubie, to vou both. BASEN OTN + * dated a married woman. © You * were foolish indeed to see her ~Eagaiio--ARd--when vou -- fel * love, that should have w frne i * you to ston seeing her at all. * She is still married, you kirow * Whether she and her hus! bani * quarrel over you is not materials' * but it is important. that vou ¥ realize low hard fe can nake * things for you both. You cannbt he sure thar * really loves you Pity 1s akin * to love, and it may be she is only * so sorry for you. On her part, * vou provide a sympathetic car to * pour her troubles into, and she * hinds some comfort in that " . But E * How would vou feel if YOU * were her" husband, and she was * confiding her marital troubl:s to Ho another pani. Could. you _¢ * trust her again' -- and wouldn't * you despise the man who was _* trying to braak up gour gma * riage: NE * No matter - what difficulties . * anise between husband and wile, . it"is not loyal nor right to speak of them to anyone else--partic: * ularly to one who has confessed * affection for you. The chances * are that _this girl would he as * false to you as she is to him * I am sorry for vou in your * physical misfortuite. But 1 urge you not to further complicate * your life by getting entangled * with. a girl who already hs husband. You will have prob: - * lems enough to face as your con- * dition improves. It is sheer folly * * to invite one more, which you * can, if you will, dispose of sumn- . "marily. - . ment, trusts Stay voir. true to the one who If you think it so ~t--harddet-Anne-Hirst-thelp-vou-find- the courage you need. \Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth Street, New Toronto, Ont. How "Silent Night" Stilled War Gong : Jt owas Chiistiitas Eve, ik be- tween Armentiers and Arras, while ~the-Gordon-Highlanders-huddied-in--- thie trenches when somebody re- " mdmbered. the day. "Jim, let's sig" one said to Pri- vate James Sutherland-Watt, Jim pleaded off, but someone else started "Silent" Night, Holy Night," and soon Jim had the whole Scof regiment joining in. ¢ - Wien the last refraiu subsided, from the opposite trenches arose other voices --- attuned "in "Stille Nacht." Thien, all night on Cheist- mas carols rang from trench to trench in strange tongues while cannon and flares from' otlier sec- tors lit the sky. e -At .vhe customary "zero" hour, the British soldiers saw gray-clad figures making their Why out of the opposite trenches. few shots were ficed. Then it PH seen: that . the Germans carried no aims. Scots : leaped from theic teenches, likewisa "unacened, only: to ba orderéd back: RT AE bps Told to the oourt! "My. hushand od considerable interast in a Bh I carried until Lie found out it was madiciae, has. .a - a | | | i | H i you tere unwise to have _ "she i HL 4 id SE | | | | | i { i | ------Distoyahy- Deis H3-own--ptinist-- i - Hair? "ut thoroughly - makes a "on all materials, i "want RE "HOW CAN 1 7. By Anne Ashley Q. How can [ clean bricks that have become 'stained by sm~ 2? A. By mixing 2 ounces soda, 1 ounce pumice storé, 1 oie . with sufficient water to make a eredm. Rub the bricks well with this mixture. Allow to stand foc a few minutes, and then brush oft with a stitf. brush : » Q.; How can I shit, 'remedy falling A. Saltais one good remedy. Rub I into the scalp. Also wo the water when wiush- hair. Pure olive oil rubbed add salt' ing the mto the scalp at n¥eht is also-very p good Qa Q. How can I keep egg "yolks fresh for several days if one has no immediate use for them? A. Place-them in-cold water-and keep in a dark. cool. place. ' Q. How can I mend kid gloves so that the repair will be sub- stantial? = \." A {car mended buttonhole thie tear before gether: then i, rsew hole. * 0O. How can | stuffing for prunes? "eA. Cream and roquefort cheese fine combination blended and to stuff. prunes in the kid- glove can satisfactorily § if one around the edge drawing to- the button- Ii vill oO! we make a good together used Q. How should fur be cut? A. Never use the scissors on fur. \ very sharp knife; or an old rezor blade, should be used to cut through the skin at; the: back. Q. How can I bring gut the full flavor of .raisins and dates? \. The full flavor of. dates, currants or hgs brought- out soaking them in little boiling water . for about minutes. I'wo tablespoons of boiling water for each half-cup of. fruit Enh bhe-satisfactory. Q, How can I get better nh when "baking with yeast? : \. Put the veast into a little warn "water anid add a teaspoon oi sugar and let develop a while in the water. before adding to the dough mixture, This will cause the dough to rise more quickly and casily, dud cive the bread a hetter raisins, can he by five RN A s 'How You Can R ally Dry- Clean \ chalk, tal- cornstarch --work SOF a) Ht pow 3 rs cum, corn meal, wott--on tight freshly made stains such as gr spots or splatters salad oil. Also such powders brush off readily and are safe to use I'tins method is not alvays successiul, however, if the stain is a. farge or has become set or dry. To remove a stain with an absorbent lay the stained" article Liver of the powder oyer the stain, Spread the powder 'around, - and when it becomes gummy, shake or brush jt oti. Repeat this several CaS ol powder, table O11 1 ~tiges. or until the stain disappears. Ii iter several treatments the stain still shows, place the stain between clean blotting "papers and apply a wai'm (not hot) iron for several min- utes. Stains made by solid fats, such as butter, must be melted before the. blotte r< cancabsorb them, wore When Suelt a_i simple cogeaet, ~ you'll to make a pair to go with . all your suits and coats! Smart .in two colors done in two sections. 'I'wo-piece gloves are smart in two colors! Pattern 525 hae diree- tions; small; medium, and large. Lauca Wheeler's improved .pat- tern makes needlework so simple with its charts, photos. and con- cise directions, Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS "in coins (stamps ceaaot be ac: cepted) for this pattern to 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New or onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUM ER vour NAME and ADDRES and spritikle a | or dates. A delicious addition to |= this mixture can be made with a 1 few nuts ground fine. 'what it 'used to be . . as $pirit __blocks_for Billy, --for such extras. ¢ Faith In Prayer--Thousands of with 'their prayers when Betty "editor: of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal,-as people of all faiths answered ou Marbury, 10, wrote the ing. for prayers to help cure her of a bone disease that threatens her right hand and perhaps her life. When doctors told her the infection might require amputation, Betty Lou's letter said: "Don't you think praying will save my hand?" pray for her recovery.brought and laymen of all creeds. Said Her request that readers help ledges of aid from clergymen etty Lou: oI believe the Lord will answer their prayers.' ZG GERFARM _Grondoline D Clarke x % A Happy Cristutas to. you all . a very happy Christmas- oh "Maybe right at the moment you are not quite ready' to" exchange - Christmas greetings--perhapf you have been so busy picking geese, or turkeys, or just chickens--or maybe Just shopping or baking, so that yoti--{feel-that-the best-présent-any--- one could wish you--or give you-- -- would be a chance to sit-down and relax. And yet, you know, [ be- lieve there is a special brands or energy cones with the Christmas season. There must be, because without-it, I don't believe we could ever get through. And I suppose 'there-are times when we think that in this day and age, Christmas isn't everything being so. commercialized you. won- der if there is any of 'the old Christ-" left: --And--yet,~ in our hearts, we know it is. still there-- the one thing that endures through wars and strikes; crises and up- hieavals--through it all, the Christ- mwas spirit lives on. We may have our problems: the exchange of presents may be few; troubles be- ° vond our control come to disturb us--yet we find the manifestation ol kindliness and good will- ind the most unexpected places. Yes, it is there, gven in the de- . partment store where you shop. By a chance remark, you discover that the sales clerk "who lelps "vou" choose the right--kind of building is.a young mother, working during the rush season so. that her Tommy may also have a real - Christmas--the high cost of" living leaving precious little margin _a- you listen to 'the lisping voita o of a small child singing with ua- questioning simplicity-- "Away in a manger, bed, : "The Little Lord ~ His sweet_head." And then you come homes, and maybe you pause-for a minute be- fore turning in, and you look up at __the star-lit sky, and inthe crisp | 'stillness of the night, you feel the 'Spirit of -Christmas. It is there .. all around you . .. alive and indestructible. You hear it later in the "church bells as they ring out the glad tidings--" Joy to the world, the Lord is come.' % You hear it again in those dear, _ familiar _carols--"Hark, the Herald no crib foe a Jesus" Tay down "Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. Is it customary for a woman, te shake hands when she is being introduced to another woman? A. This le optional, but she can show more sincere: pleasure over - the introduction if she does. offer her hand! And under no se if the other woman offers hee hand first... = Q. If no individual butter "knife is provided at 'the "dinner table, -' should the meat knife be used for : this purpose? A. For spreading butter on Bread. yes. But when"one is putting but- ter on potatoes or: vegetables, then stances must she show hesi ition | TE --the fork stioutd be used: Q. When a man and 'a woman are to be married, and both are . living in a distant city, should the "announcements be sent from that gity or from the home of the bride? A. Wedding announcements should: be sent in the name and from the home of the bride's near- est relatives. Q. When a bride is writing a' note of thanks for a gift to a close . friend of hers, should her husband _ also sign the note? -- A, It isn't necessary husband to sign it, for - he: -her letter, as, "Charles and I both thank you for your thoughtfulness, .~etc." provided for the-various vegetables when giving a dinner at home? A. No; this is dope only in restaurants. : Q. If a man is sitting down in sonte public place and a strange woman addresses a remark or question to him, for him to rise? A. Yes, he should rise, the woman is also seated. "Q. Should the wedding gift be mailed to the bride, even if you is "it necessary unless know only the bridegroom aud "have never met her?" ) A. Yes, always. The wedding presents are always considered the _ personal property of the-bride. Upside down to prevent peeking. FL|¥] ? J L 2A [wild fn "but she should - tzke care to mention his name in ° Q. Should individual dishes. ve Angels Sing . .. Noel, Noel :.. Christians, Awake!" And it comes to vou again, oq your knees, in the quiet sanctuary of your church--particularly if it is a little countfy church. . And 1 hope, too, that you who read, can feel the skirit of Christ- mas, of friendliness -and good will, of sympathy and understanding that comes. to you from. Ginger Farm through the medium of this colunu. 'f 1 have failed in that, then this might better not have been-written. 'A whole dictionary' of words could not convey my wish to yot _any message--""A" Happy Christmas to you all"--and, in the words of Tiny Tim, "God bless us. every one." at » Generous "T'hose poor. children next door have no Mummy or Daddy and no Aunt Jane," said a mother to her little boy. "Wouldn't you like "to . give them something?" - : "Yes," replied 'the little boy. "Let's give them: Aunt Jane." better .than this one simple TIT (XD (| "Stable' £ Really Was A Cave : The "stable" in which Christ was boru does not coniorm-to the modern conception of the word. +n--Biblieal- times; plac es-of shel--- ter were hewn in rocky ledges; - Judean travellers, frequently housed --in-such caves, welcomed joint tem- ancy with beasts because -of the - extra warmth provided by animals' bodies." ~: The birthplace of Jesus was such a cave. Now' a grotto beneath Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, the entire surface has been elab- orately ornamented. Pilgrims to the Shrine often wish, nonetheless rev- erently, - that its "original simpl| might have been preserved | in whi eternal stars "Looked down where He lay, The little Lord Jesus Asleep in" the hay." ISSUE $8 -- 1949 And young folk, working away from home, hear Bing Crosby, still "dieaming--of .a-white.Cleistunas,". | and as they listen, something hap- pens to that thin surface of sophisti-. cation which with thém , ..- --of Mom they carry around they think of home and Dad, and-=the kids . and. they remember that at liomie, Christmas was always the: grandest time. It might be'a good idea to cut that party Saturday night and"take the 'early bus home . that would sure please the comme out Hal under the shadow fotksat-right---- ig The, Christinas spirit, free and untroubled, is heard in-the fun and laughter of the wee' folk . , . the young lad with His nice, new sleigh; the small girl with her go-to-sleep doll--proof positive that their faith in Santa Claus was not misplaced. Surely God, in his infinite under- standing, must sinile and be con- tent that his little childeen should have their Santa Claus for this brief period. in theic Ives. To Grandpa, the Christmas spirit is obvious im lia children's thought for his" comforton this day of days, cven though his voice quavers a little more than usual as his grand- children bring him' their little gifts of love. Ha sits back, quietly con- tent, cxcept that he wishes Bessie could be with him to watch the voung ores at play: How she would. iove the grandchildren she Jever Tived. to know. At the school concert, something happens to you . , . it may be the Christmas pitt or again, it' may he t'is hea the noise, but sdtfie. iow a Jum; Met into 'your titoxt ! to you you 'cannot sted -!t another day, you should ion siffor from ARTHRY- Tis r RHEUMATISM and the pain is so great it just seems w thet DOLCIN has helped many, many suficrers fo COME OUT FROM _ UNDER THE SHADOW OF PAIN! DOLCIN is a tried and proven lisves, promptly and effectively, ¢. MATISM and kindred disturbances. 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