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*¢ ) ber guide. "Ont. "Dear Anne-Hirst: Last fall, when my sweetheart was order- ed overseas, he wanted to get married. We bought the wed- ding rings (which 1 paid for) and made arrangements with our priest. Then he called: me up and said to forget it; he couldn't get enough time off! "Two weeks ago he wrote me he wants to. break our engage- ment. I told his family, who couldn't believe it. Because my parents had been helping so wonderfully with our plans, I can't bear to tell them this. . I _ asked him if there was another girl and he replied No -- but what could I do if there were? "So it sounds like there is somebody else. I simply cannot let him go, Anne Hirst, I love him too much. I haven't looked at another man since we got engaged. I'd do anything to get him back, but if I admit we are through," everybody will make fun of me! Yet should I glve him up? And how can I tell my parents? ik UNSIGNED" HE GAVE YOU UP * I'm afraid you will have to * face the bitter truth: It is not * a question of giving the young * man up; he has broken the * engagement, and you can do * nothing but accept 'it. Tell * your parents and your priest * immediately. They will be * shocked, but at him. not you. * They will help you through. : Easy to Make! 520 by Sears Wh EASY to build your own wooden lawn .or patio chairs! You'll have the fun of doing -- save money {oo! f Woodcraft Pattern 520: Simple directions' - for making lawn porch, or patio chairs. Actual- -size paper pattern pieces are in- cluded, with easy-to-follow num- Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins( stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Print ptainly PATTERN NUMBER, vour NAME and AD- DRESS. LOOK FOR smartest ideas in Needlecraft in our Laura Wheel- er Catalog for 1955. Crochet, knitting, embroidery and lovely things to. wear. Iron-ons, -quilts, aprons, novelties -- easy fun to make! Send 25 cents for your copy of this book NOW! You will want fo order every new design in it. If you admit to your friends that you: have ' been jilted, they will pity you. Why not $imply say you have changed your mind -and would rathér not tdlk about it? I think your family will approve this. Whether or not another girl is involved, there is no getting the lad back. He has made his decision, and -nq one with any self-respect would change it. Call on your self- respect now.' Hold your head to know and date them; whether the idea appeals or not, that will help you more than you believe today. 1 am sorry. I realize how you must. reorganize your dreams of the future, and the adjustment 'will be hard. But your attitude will prove what you are -- a girl of character who shows -world how a under stress. "DOES HE LOVE ME." ~ "Dear Anne Hig My _irouble is that I fone 'whether the boy-1 care for loves me or not. I am 18 and he is 22, and I want to marry him -- but he has not asked me. One night he said he was the 'nearest {o marriage' he'd ever been, but I've heard other boys say things like that. "He only sees me once a week; his father died a year ago and he has a mother and sister to look after. He is bashful, but he's the settled type, too. If he isttoo shy to ask me, how can I let him know 'I 'love' him? (I'm not the sort to ask a boy to marry me.J I know this let- ter isn't good enough to be printed, but do let me something soon. the rest of the lady "behaves GERRY" * You cannot know whether * the boy loves you unless he * says so. He may care, but * with his responsibilities he * cannot think of marrying, I * expect, for quite a while, so * he hesitates to commit him- * self. The surest way to em- * barrass him would be to imply * that you love him. No matter . . ». » . . . . L LJ * LJ LJ LJ] * high. Look up boys you-used, . . * . . Ld LJ - * L * » EL] try to hear - * how shy a young man is, he *'wants to take the initiative * and he would resent such a declaration; it would put him on the spot, and that, of course, you would shrink from doing. Time is your bgst ally. Try to be patient. Whether idea appeals or not, I urge you not to. forsake your other friends but accept their dates frequently. It will keep you bétter balanced. emotionally and make you a more interest- ing companion to this' lad as well, * El * " * Ld - * > LJ * » - - » * When you feel your heart is breaking, keep it to _yourself. Go through the motions of liv- ing, and before long they will have some meaning again, A letter to Anne Hirst can bring you comfort and courage. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Bh UNAVAILABLE AJ Seeking to steer clear of the Soviet orbit, Eliezer Kaplan, the finance minister of the very « young state of Israel, journeyed to America recently to float a five - hundred - million - dolla bond issue. The directors of a conservative Wall Street banking house list- ened courteously to his story, and then the chairman asked him, "Would it be possible, Mr. Kaplan, to let us see "Israel's last three annual balance sheets?" . Kaplan answered, "The last two, Mr. Chairman, I can pro- duce without difficulty. The one before that, I am afraid disap- peared when the Temple was "destroyed in 586 B.C." " \CKLED TO WEAR THEM--Yellow-dyed ostrich feathers fringe shoulder-length yellow 'suedine gloves for evening wear in t's Paris-inspired fashion note, Not recommended for hard op avinga, the . Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. When a girl has been intro- duced to a young. man, and is leaving him, should she say that .she is glad to have met him? A. No. It is the man's place to say this, to which she_may reply, "Thank you." .If he makes no such. statement, then a smile and a "good-by" are all that is neces- sary. £ Q: When one is dining in a self-service cafeteria, is it neces- sary to tip the waitress who car- ries one's tray from the counter to the table? A. This 1s not necessary, al- though some people do. Q. Is it good form to use ruled . paper for social correspondence? A. No. Q. Is it customary for a house guest to bring his hostess some kind of gift? A. This is often done, and it js a nice thing to. do -- but it is not absolutely necessary. The bread- and-butter letter is really all - that is expected and required. Q. Must every first call be re- turned by a woman who has re- cently moved into a. neighbor- hood, whether she likes some particular person or pot? ..- "A, First calls should be re- furned within two weeks, al- though, of course, it is not neces- sary to form strong friendships with everyone. Q. When a woman's husband is a "junior," should she also use this affix fn her correspon- . dence? "A. Yes, certainly. : Q. Is it good manners for a girl to ask her escort.for a cigarette? A. This is quite all right., An attentive escort should, of course make such a request unneces- sary, but should he be_forgetful _ enough, it is perfectly proper for the girl to make the request. Q. Should the hours always be définitely stated in the invita- tions to a child's party? A. Yes. State them clearly, so that the parents will know when the children should go and at what hour they should send for them. So Q. Would it be all right for the sister of a bride-elect to give a party for her, or would that im- ply that gifts are expected? A. This is all right if it is em- phasized that the party is not to be a shower. Or, give the party in the evening and invite men, tod. ; mote friendliness among strang- ers at larger public gatherings or conventions? i A. It is always nice for every- one to wearleasily-read badges bearing his name and home town. These badges seem to take "strangeness away and do much ot increase fellowship. Week's Sew-Thrifty - Only FOUR main pattern parts to cut out, stitch! See the dia- gram, how EASY it is to make this pretty summer dress! Its smooth, simple lines are so flat- tering to your figure. Shoulder bows untie for jiffy ironing. Choose a gay cotton -- sew it now! RN Pattern 4506: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 takes 8% . yards 35-inch fabric, This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested to fit. ad complete illustrated instructions, Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (35¢) In coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS and STYLE NUMBER, Send order to Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St, New Toronto, Ont, Q. How is it possible to pro- , bf 3 <3 1 b= Gaeta Nee Erie De mTRH A Vera dl nd Velen Ae x BEATING THE HEAT--It may give him a tummyache, but 7- month-old Joey Jordon will at least be cool for a while. The little citizen, is about to dig into a huge slice of iced water- melon, a method of beating the heat thats much older than Joey. \ , WRITTEN FROM East Anglia . Well, I had to read through a carbon' copy of last 'week's column to fifid out where I had been and where I said I was going next. So now we proceed to Bath. This was for. the pur- . pose of visiting my cousin--81-- who lives in a private home for the aged, and -also my aunt-in- law, 84, who lives in a big house by herself. I passed the famous Romah Baths but did not have time to visit them. . My trip to Bath was by motor- coach from Swanage--by way of Bournemouth, Christchurch, New Forest, Warminster, -Salisbury, _Bradford-on-Avon and smaller places. . As we came through "New Forest there were dozens of Forest ponies roaming the road. The coach-driver had to weave his way in and out among them as some of them would not budge an inch. One little foal was lying stretched out in the grass alongside the road. A fel- low-passenger told me these ponies are ofterf quite a nuisance to farmers in the district. They invade fields, barnyards and- gardens. If gates and doors are left open they are quite likely to walk into any farm kitchen that is handy. * Every fall there is a round-up of ponies for identification. Some are banded, others have their tails 'trimmed in a certain way. Needless to say many farmers think the ponies are quite a "nuisance but they are definitely a great tourist attraction. As I saw them wandering around. the roads 1 wondered how long they would be tolerated by motorists on our Canadian highways! Speaking of motorists I don't think there' could be better _ drivers anywhere than those I "have seen in the English -and Scottish districts I have visited. The place where my cousin lives is in ame isolated district off" the main road, six miles from Bath, so I was told by the coach driver that 1 would have to get off the bus and take a local train! "Aroona", home for the aged, stands amid acres and acres of its own grounds. It was once an old Manor House and the setting was breath-taking in its beauty. Every window looked out upon well-kept lawns and "gardens and beyond the gardents trees and more trees growing on a grassy slope leading to a very high peak among the hills. There were birds everywhere IY -even saw a little wee English robin whose only resemblance to the Canadian robin was its red breast. 35 Of course the home itself was old and huge and accommodated the staff and twenty-two pay- SAFES Protect your BOOKS and CASH 't and , We have a hee and type % Safe, or Cabinet, for purpose, - Visit us or write for eo, eto, to Dept. W. J.6¢). TAYLOR LIMITED TorONT0 SAFE WORKS' 145 Front St. E. Toronto Lr $4 Eelabliched 1853 'we ing residents. The old people are well-cared for and comfort- able. Theoretically. they should be happy. Some of them are-not. Their -_ complain _is--"too much isolation--nothing to see and very little to do." They said-- "Just because we are old we don't want to be shut away from the world completely. We want to see and know what is going on around us." ©" One dear, contented old lady is 96. She asked if I were fam- iliar with Fay Inchfawn's writ- ing and was delighted when I told her I had several of her charming little books of homely wit and wisdom. "Then you must meet her," said. Mrs. King, "I | want you to do that." So cousin Mabel took me over to a lovely house just across the road--the 'home of Mr. and Mrs. Ward, the latter better known to the public as Fay Inchfawn--a lady of great charm and grace. To me the visit was most enjoyable. When we came away Mrs. Ward gave me an autographed copy of her lat--- est delightful little book "As I Lay Thinking". ; The Warden (matron) at the home was kindness itself and offered me a room for the night so I could have more time with my cousin. I give you these de- tails so as to present a true picture of British hospitality. Incidentally, the Warden was with the Children's Aid Society in Toronto for six months about 'two years ago. The next morning 1 visited aunt-in-law in Bath. is quite contented as she still has her own home -- although the house is far too big for an eighty = four - year - old person. However, if every one could be as bright, energetic and happy , as-she is old age would never be a problem. We had lunch and a few happy hours together. Then it was back to Swanage for me--a five hour journey. Next morning I went by train to Cambridge and here 1 am staying with a married nephew who was born after I left Eng- land 36 years ago. 'Cambridge itself has altered very little, I was able to find my way around without any trouble. "Parker's Piece" is still here--with boys in white flan= nels (pants) playing cricket. On the main street there is an anti- que shop which the late Qucen Mary often used to visit, "Boots", cash chemists is still on the cor- * ner of Petty Cury and two-book stores that do a large foreign trade are in the same old loca- tion. Of course the grandeur: of the Colleges has not changed except that some of the decora- tive carving and gilt work has' been restored to its original col- our and beauty. "Backs" of the colleges are as green and restful as ever, and "The Bridge of Sighs" remains to capture one's imagination 1T MAY BE YOUR LIVER if 1ife's not worth living ; {8 may be your liver! (Vs a tassl 18 dake wp tn = Co ak, eA ISSUE 32 -- 1955. was unreadable. She The . famous two pia hp Em Grandchester, beloved by Rupert Brooke, is «still an unspoiled village, with its old Rectory and thatched roof cottages, The outskirts of Cambridge, like other wistricts, has mush- roomed with "Council Houses, new sub-divisions and industrial plants. There is very little dif- ference between it and many parts of Ontario, T am' staying in a builf*up area on a road be- tween Newmarkét and, Cam- 'bridge 'that I remember as a country road through the little * village of Chery Hinton.. Today we visited a cemetery where my sister-in-law was Buried four years ago, and my brother two" years ago. Part of the cemetery has been set aside as a ceme for Air Force officers and men, killed during the last war, They and from all Allied countries, in- cluding Canada. Each grave is marked with a white cross bear- ing the crest of the country to which the officer or N.C.O. be- longed. Needless to say all the - graves are well cared for with roses growing at the foot of each Cross.. h ":, MORE DIPTHERIA The number cases*reported in Canada climb- ed to 208 last year from 132 in" 1953, the first increase aince 1944, . g Handwriting Is Health Barometer It your handwriting's bad, bs- '| ware! It could lose you a for- tune, ¥ of diptheria An Ttalian won no less than $125,000 in a football pool a lit- . tle while ago. But for a long time he could not be traced because his handwriting on, the coupon Graphology experts say that all over the world people's hand- writing is becoming less legible. One of the main causes is the fact that life today Is so hectlo. Many people tend to write too fast -- to scrawl, in fact. A London professor has de- clared that our handwriting is a good health barometer. healthy child is a better hand- writer than the delicate child, he says. He mentioned a woman whose handwriting was week by week "a most sensitive baro- meter to her physical and emo- tional condition." Another expert points out tha a person who doesn't eat the right amount of nourishing food frequently writes illegibly. His writing 'lacks the buoyancy and clarity which distinguishes that of a well-fed man, : The I; An Austrian psychologist who investigated the signatures and handwriting of 8,000 people, many of them famous, said: "You can disguise your voice, but not your handwriting. Peo- le who are told that large cap- fiat letters are a sign of vanity and who try to remodel their handwriting, find -that in mo- ments of emotion they go back to those bold flourishes." Commenting on, Sir Winston Churchill's' handwriting, he sald ter y's were d sure sign of pow- erful imagination. ; Many famous men have writ- ten badly. Napoleon's handwrit- ing was once called the worst in - Europe. Actor Sir Henry Irving wrote so illegibly that an ex- " employee of his who had secured a line or two of Irving's stage. in- structions with signature ap- pended used the note for years as a free pass to a London thea- - tre! : ' PARTY PIECE + Guest (departing at last): "Good-bye, Hope I haven't kept you out of bed." Host (politely): "That's all right. We would have been get. ting up soon in any case." so she was due for the inevit- able . glasses, ..mustache ..and . whiskers drawn by some mis- chlevous man. The acireis won her title at Las Vegas. Lv VANILLA ICE CREAM V2 cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons BENSON'S or CANADA Corn Starch. V2 teaspoon salt 1 egg, unbeaten: 2 cups milk ~~ 1% teaspoons vanilla ADD egg, mixing well, stantly, until 'mixture 1 " s 5'to 6 minutes, CHILL: until freezing: REMOVE chilled mixture beater, ' a RETURN to freezin -SET cold control midwa normal for storage, YIELD: about 1 quart, : Chocolate Ice Cream; and add 2 squares un before cooking. 1 cup heavy cream, whipped MIX sugar, BENSON'S or CA salt in top of double boiler, APA Ss STIR in milk gradually; mix until smooth, PLACE over boiling water and cook slightly thickened, about REMOVE from heat, add vanilla; POUR into refrigerator freex ot firm, setting cold control for fast to bowl; beat with rotary FOLD in whipped cream; blend well, 9 tray; freeze 2 to 3 hours, y between fast freezing and Follow above reci sweetened chocolate to mixture m Starch and , stirring con. ila; cool. ing tray. pe. 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