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My friends have told me it is not proper for me to retain my fork in my left hand, after cut- ting my meat with knife and ~fork -- that I should switch my fork to my right hand to -eat the meat. Are they right? A, No, they are wrong. Best table manners now decree lift- ing, food to the mouth with the fork in the left hand, rather than shifting back and forth. : Q. Would it be proper for a girl to accept her fiance's invita: tion to visit over a week-end with his family in another city? A. Only it his mother, or some member of his family, has ex- tended an invitation to her. With- out such word, it Is not proper for her to accept. Q. How does a woman secre- tary identify herself on the tele- phone to other business people, as Miss Jones or as Mary Johes? A. Usually, as Miss Jones, How- ever, if she is well acquainted with the other persons and they know her by her first name, it is 'quite eall right for her to an- . nounce herself as Mary Jones. Q. Does a man who is traveling tering at a hotel? A. No; he merely registers as John B. Green, Toronto, Ont. Q. I have just become engaged and my family wants to buy me a hope chest. Is this proper, or should my fiance present me _ with this? expected to buy the hope chest. It is quite proper for your fami- ly to furnish you with this, They're amazing good Made with Amazing New Fast DRY Yeast! i . paaont STAYS PRES Sted Ey eet JELLY BUNS Measure into small bowl, 1 ¢. * lukewarm water, 2 tsps. granu- lated sugar; stir=#ntil sugar is dissolved. Sprinkle with 2: envelopes Fleischmann's Fast Rising Dry Yeast. Let stand 10 min, THEN stir well. Cream 34 ec. shortening; gradually blend in 1 c. granulated sugar, 2 tsps, salt, 1 tsp. grated nutmeg, Gradually beat in 2 well-beateni eggs. Stir in Va tsp. lemon extract, V2. ¢. milk which has been scalded and cooled to luke- warm, and yeast mixture. Stir in 3 e. once-sifted bread flour; beat until smooth. 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The bridegroom-elect is not _ mony, in They Have A Date In The Year 200 In A.D. 2000, it two little chil- dren now aged twelve and four- teen are still alive and prove to grandparents, they will have to fulfil a promise. : They 'will. make a special pil- ' grimage to a spot in the centre of Sussex and stand, with chil- dren yet unborn, beside a stone set,_amid gorse and bracken: 159 feot above sea-level. The children are Jean Martin and Fred Cottenham, and they live in the little town of North Chailey. They love watching the stars at night, and their in- terest in astronomy attracted the attention of the Lord of the Man- or of Balneth, at Chailey, Mr, Ivor Grantham, Marking the Place One day he asked: "What 1s the Gdeenwich Meridian?" Quick ° as lightning, they replied: "Oh, it's an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South pole via Greenwich," : "Ah," replied the Lord of the Manor, "that is true, but I'm sure you don't know that you can ac- .tually see the line -- here in the Manor -of Belneth.," Then he led them to the local common and showed them where, on his land, the line was narked for several yards with whitewash. Near by was a stone draped with 'the Union Jack. Mr, Grantham: showed how one could stand astride the line, with one foot in each hemisphere. Later, there was a little cere- which the children pulled the Union Jack' Off. the stone to unyeil the inscription which records that at this point the Meridian crosses the Manor. , Jean and Fred were each pre- sented with a Coronation five- shilling piece. <Then they solemn- ly promised that they would show the stone to their grandchildren -- in 47 years' time. OLD-TIME CURES FOR CHAPPED HANDS ~ A fascinating book of health and beauty, written in 1870 by two physicians, suggests remed- ies for chapped hands. In com- parison with today's easy and 'effective remedies, consider hav- ing to brush the inside of a "pair of stout kid or dog-skin gloves" with the "yolks of two fresh eggs, oil of sweet almonds, tinc- ~ ture of benzoin and rose-water." Another is to weat gloves at night of caoutchouc cloth--what- ever that may be. Or, as. the "celebrated actress, Madame Ves- tris" does--'wraps her hands every night in thin slices of fresh meat." Use Remnants! L] . . . . S~14-16 M-18-20 4818 L-40-42 by Arne Hols FABRIC-SAVER! Use remnants of contrast colors, checks or plaid 'n' plain for this easy apron! Cheer up chores in the cover-up version! Entertain gaily in the half-apron, It's a sew-thrifty--- perfect for bazaars, gifts! : Pattern 4818: Misses' Sizes Small (14, 16); Medium (18, 20); Large (40, 42), Small, 1% yards ~ 88-inch check; 13% yards plain, This pattern easy to use, no ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has . complete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS . (85¢) In coin (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print : y SIZE, NA ADDRESS, Bivik NOMBER, Send order te Box 1, 138 Eighteenth 8t, New Toronto Ont, vg TE, nsetred ha mother In nitrle acid, © Mario, don ba Seri Paving The Way -- Just the right thing for walking around on dark streets are these sport shoes with tiny light bulbs on each flap. Batteries hidden In the sole furnish power for the lights, Designed by D. Coore, the footwear is on exhibition at a Parls, France, leather show. yi RP kh AN NE HIRST LAN tamily Gunselot J "Dear Anne Hirst: 1 have fall en in love with the mother of a man friend of mine. She is 20 years older than I am, Sr2 ad-- mits the whole idea is crazy, but "she loves me, too. "You'd be surprised how much we have in common: Religion, a love of sports and the arts, the - same : sense of humor, and we even get along with the--same people. We hold marriage as satred,' and I know I can be true to her forever. "There's only one reason that I hesitate to marry her, I'm afraid that some of her friends will laugh at her for marrying-a man young enough to be her son, and I honor her too much to expose her to unpleasant criticism. She says she can take it. Do you agree? . . YOUNG MAN IN LOVE" If you have read this column as long as you claim, you know that whenever 1 honestly can be, IT am on the side of lovers. But: I am not on your side to- day. : To flaunt is to ask for trouble, You may stay true to this woman 10 years or so, after that the age difference will. transcend every other problem. Try as she will, she cannot assume a youthful- ness she does not feel; on your part, you. will find yourself the law of nature more at ease with girls of your . age, and though you may hate yourself for it, you will be unable to prevent it, This fine woman meantime will have endured the censure of her contemporaries, as you stock. of your own. Psychiatrists sometimes blame the mother complex for the fact™ that so many youths become 3 enamored of older women, H is a habit as old as the human race. It can ma- ture and benefit a young man in several ways; but to plan marrying the woman is really to go off the deep end. No matter how: willing she is to become your wife, you will be doihg her no kindness to encourage it. 1 hope you will stop seeing her, immedi- ately. Seek your friends among your own generation, You will be surprised to find how soon you will attract another love: : [J " * * * [J * * * LJ * * * 1 * - LJ] LJ] * [ * - * will have become the laughing- * * * LJ * . * * * LJ » LJ a * Ld LJ LJ *« * » *® Ll and inspiration, » . * * Ld DISCIPLINE IRKS Dear Anne Hirst: 1 am nearly 16, For a few months recently I didn't behave very well, and Mom has made me: feel like a prisoner in the house. I can't no to a movie, or visit girl friends alone, and of course boys are out. : ! "How long do you must miss out on everything? "T've asked Mom, but she says she doesn't know. It's not doing me think I any good because I get so mad about it. ! RESENTFUL" * Until you behave in a more * mature fashion than you seem ¢ to be doing now, you will have * to endure the restrictions, It * is not easy on her, either, but _ ~* she is trying to teach you that ¢ you cannot break the rules of * conduct and escape punish- * ment. / 5 * One thing will help: Stop ¢ getting mad about it. Be a good * sport and take your medicine. :* Be more cheerful, offer to help ¢ about the house and don't ® ever again raise your voice to _* her, .- . * Undoubtedly your mother * feels you must be with her or | * others of the family until you * show more judgment. The bet- ¢ ter you behave during these * trying days, the sooner you'll ¢ have good .tinie again. It is ¢ really up to you, you know. May and December cannot mate without mutual -regret. It you are the victim of such a love, run away from it, You will be doing a great wrong to the one who Inspired it, and also to yourself. , . .-Anne Hirst is here to guide you in any problem. Write her at Box 1, 128 Eight- eenth St, New Toronto, Ont. SU RONICLES %GiNgER FARM ine O Clarke Am I dreaming or did some- one say last fall that this would be a mild winter? If Tast week wag mild then I would hate to be around here when it gets really cold. Even at that we can't com- plain. The house last week was warm, the lage didn't fill in and there was just enough snow to ~ cover ~ course the car wouldn't start but the ground nicely. Of that didn't matter because -we don't like driving in cold weath- er anyway. Wednesday night Partner had a meeting to go to and called a taxi. Thursday was our W.I. meeting and I got a ride to it in a truck so we made out very well. By Friday the intense cold had lessened considerably; the car was in 'a cooperative mood; thus I was able to get downtown, - 50 now we enough supplies. for yet another week, And, as always happens during stormy weather, I ¥ot in quite a lot of sewing, reading and writing, But I was certainly glad nothing 'prevented me from go- ing to our W.I. meeting, The roll- call. was fun--"A superstitious belief in mother's or grandmoth- er's day". The: Answers given made one realize we have come a long way since: those days. - . Here are just a few of them, the bed on a Fri-. . day", Incidentally whatever took' "Never. tur the place of a mattress was calls ed "a bed", whether it was 8 feather bed or a straw tick, "Nev- er start a job on a Saturday". "Break a mirror and you'll have bad luck for seven years", 'Nev- er walk under a ladder". "It is bad luck to sit 13 at a table", As I look back to my child- hood I have an unhappy convic- tion' that I must have been a , very perverse and annoying lit- tle brat because 1 remember so well purposely defying all the rules in the book thereby tupset- ting all my mothér"s superstitious beliefs, I would open an um- brella in 'the house, bring in | 'hawthorn blossom, spill salt and forget to throw it over my left shoulder, walk under ladders, have | and 5 if "Grease cookie sheets. Preheat oven to 850° (moderate). Mix and sift twice 214 o. once-sifted pastry flour (or 234 o. once-sifted all-purpose flour), 2 tsps. Magic Bak- ing Powder and 34 280 Cream 4 o-butter or Bar, arine and dually o, lightly-pa x iho pase on 2 well-beaten eggs part at a time, beating well after each addition; 0. chopped pecans. Add flour mix- ture to creamed mixture part at a time, combining thoroughly after each addition. Drop dough by spoonfuls, well apart, on repared cookie sheets; flatten with the foured tines of a fork. Bake in pre-heated oven 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from pan immediately. Yield--68 dozen oookies. ER Dependa 'laugh at black cats--and once I deliberately broke a very small . mirror. Another interesting part of our program was a debate on coun- try living -- "Yesterday versus Today". The pros and cons were "Yesterday" appeared to awaken quite. a few nostalgic memories among the older members and yet not one of them would ex- press a desire for a return of "the good old days". What contradic- tory people .we are! We grow homemade bread; we speak longingly about the neighbourli- "ness of 50 years ago--when wood bees, threshings, quiltings, or changing work of any kind was often say that things are not like they used to be--but'yet we nev- er, never say in true sincerity, 4- "Backward, turn backward, O J<+time./ in thy flight", We say, "those were the days" but we still cling tenaciously to all the conveniences that came our way the barn and the house; the driv- ing shed and the hen-house. And with it aH we have 'become soft and we hate to admit it. Take _ this recent cold spell, for instance. Even 25 years ago we thought zero weather was just right for work or pleasure, An extra wrap around our knees in the cutter _.or sléigh; a warm scarf- over our ears and we were ready to drive concert, or. just down to the vil- lage to shop. As for an Institute meeting--well, that was some- sentimental over the smell of: | five miles to a party, 'a school very well taken. The paper on . just another chance to visit: We | when those magic wires on poles |. " were brought from the road to in 34 tsp. vanilla thing that couldn't be missed, so the women would come by th sleigh-load. | Even the cats go. modern now --at least they do. around here, Black Joe comes up from the barn and gets into the house at the first opportunity. Mitchie- White, who always used to pre- fer to go out at night, now curls up in a chair near a hot-air reg- ister. Since I haven't the heart to disturb him there he stays -- until the wee sma' hours when he decides it is time to go out -- then I wish:I had considered my own comfort instead -of hi Crazy, that's what I am, turning out of my warm bed because I hate to disturb a sleeping eat. However, one thing is certain, our bovine family hasn't gone soft. They much prefer to be out- side rather than in the stable. This morning Partner turned them out to drink. It was zero but a bright sun was shining. The cows loved it. The stood around as if it were summer- ° time. Then they began to play, pushing each other around the yard head to head, or kicking up their heels and chasing each other -- anything but drink -- and Partner waiting for them to get that drink before he could 'tie them up in their stalls again. From the kitchen window I found their antics more amusing than Partner did! youngster's lunch box along with the thermos. There's no chance of spilling milk while : pouring, if he drinks directly from the thermos. \ Va teaspoon salt 1%A cups milk YA cup grated cheese or CANADA Corn Star, ARRANGE hard-cooked . Ons -quart casserole, YIELD: 4 servings, as directed above, In over boiling water 9009s and peas, » " with crisp bacon, | its 114 tablespoons BENSON'S or CANADA Corn Stare 4 hard-cooked eggs, sliced 2 cups canned Peas, drained wm COMBINE MAZOLA Salad ON, salt and 8 ¢h Insauce ; ADD milk slowly; cook until hy, on ADD cheese, continue cookin POUR cheese sauce over top. : BAKE In moderate oven (350°) 30 to 35 minutes. Cheese and Egg Plate: COMBINE first 3 Ingredients top of double boiler, COOK bik cheese melts, ADD sliced continue heating 20 to 25 invtes; : stir occasionally, SERVE hot on buttered Noth gan 9 unhl cheese melts, 90% and peas in layers In CHEESE AND EGG | CASSEROLE ro -3 tablespoons MAZOLA Salad OF ENSON's , tie constantly, '/ 2 For free folder of ofher delicious recipes, write to) Jane Ashley, : : Home Service Department, THE CANADA "STARCH COMPANY : J LIMITED, P.O. Box 129, Montreal, P.Q. SERA Go -- eh °4bo., Former mem ried ? 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