The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

- ~h ---- A EEE ESR -- ~ [ANNE HIRST | Youn family Couns "Dear Anne Hirst: What "would. you do with a daughter who is 20 and wastes all her time with 'a neighborhood. boy of only 172 She had 'a year in "our local 'college; he is only a high --.school sophomore, - She dates him more often than we approve! She is intelligent, did well in school, and if he ever had an ambition. beyond being well-dressed, we have yet to discover it. We have protested about his coming, but she will not listen--says she will do as "she likes. She admits other lads have tried to date her, but says she can't be bothered, "As a younger girl, she never showed any interest home, used it more like a board- ing-house. She was good at sports but never had -many girl friends, and those she sees now she met in---college; she spends some evenings with them, but never brings them home. "The boy's family are nice people, but we never knew them well. We, however, are very much concerned, fearful that the friendship will develop into something serious. Have you any comfort for us? UNEASY PARENTS" HAVE PATIENCE hoe * There -must be a strong * physical attraction between * your daughter and this boy, # for it is most unlikely there * can be a common intellectual * bond; he must be considerably Faces Are Pockets! by Carnes Whaddon Fun to wearl Perfect outfit for school. Make this versatile jumper and blouse- from rem- nants. She'll love the pockets-- they're smiling faces! Sew-easy, "thrifty! Pattern 752; Child Sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Tissue pattern, face transfers, directions. State size. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to. Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Tor- onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER and SIZE, your NAME and ADDRESS. 1.OOK for smart gift ideas in our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalogue. Crochet, knitting, embroidery, lovely things to wear. Dolls, iron-ons, quilts, aprons, novelties -- easy, fun to make! Send 25 cents for your copy of this book NOW! You will want to order every new design in it. in our: * backward to still be in_high * school at his age. Naturally, * she bends him to her will, + and heris obviously willing, so * she is at ease ith him. * infatuation will probably wear * itself out gs time passes. ; * Your influence --over your * daughter should 'have started * long ago. Had she been given % the. customary household du- * ties, she might have found * pleasure in performing them * well, felt herself an im- * portant unit in the -family ® group, and developed a sense * of responsibility which in- * cluded a respect for her par- *ents' opinions, Being an only * child, she was perhaps in- # dulged lovingly, allowed to go her own way; probably her year in college made her even more independent. Further opposition to this friendship will enly make her more determined. The wise course is to accept-things as they are and say nothing. One comfort: the lad can- not marry without his par- ents' consent until he is 21, and it is likely they would oppose an earlier marriage as strongly as you do. So try to relax, and wait with what * patience you have, * * se TEEN-AGER APPRECIATES "Dear Anne Hirst: Recently, many of your articles in our paper have been addressed to girls and boys my age. I am' writing to tell you how much I, as a teen-ager, appreciate your FEE BR BE BE EE JE EE EE EE EE EE EE 3 - interest in young people. "I'm a high-school junior, so 1 have many problems. Your counsel ot other girls concern- ing dating, education, etc, is always solid, and I often have followed it myself. g "Thank you for your interest in us, the teen-agers of today. : GRATEFUL" «+ When a busy junior takes * {ime to write such a pretty * note, you may be sure I am * touched by its sincerity. * The teen years are vital in * the development of young * people; it is then that they » Jearn to discriminate, to get * along with others, and do * their part as a member of * their family group. Upon their * Ed * * * * - * * success in maturing wisely d ds their whole future, . and every thinker and au- thority feels it is a privilege to be of use. The teen-agers of today, in my opinion so much smarter than we of another generation were, are exercising their * rights and privileges judi. = ciously, with taste and per- + ception, More power to you! * * * "When parents. are perplexed at thelr children's whims, often patience is the only answer. Anne Hirst's understanding and wisdom await you, and she will consider your problem thought- fully. White her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont, SOME SYSTEM At a party, one mother ad- vised her daughter that she should not just dance silently; talking to her partner was also part of the social picture. Later on in the evening the mother saw that each time the musi: started the same young man tore across the floor, bowed to her daughter and swept her away to t music. When she had a chance)the mother asked the girl why the kame chap chose her for every dance, "Oh, him!" the daughter ex- plained. "I'm telling him a mur- der mystery -- one instalment™ per dance." ROW -- If you're planning a return trip to Terra in about o year 3000, here's a preview of the hairdos of tomorrow. So pays hair stylist Raymond Huet. Tiara resembles an asteroid, t jot-exhaust effect in back is designed to catch the eye of a i the man. Star-shaped beauty mark will be a "must." And t just back from the wind-whipped red sands of Mars, this is. 'CLASSICAL IN ITS SIMPLICITY of line is this evening gown of gold-dotted - white nylon sheer shown at the spring-summer presentation of the Association of Canadian Couturiers in Tor- onto. The diagonally draped bodice is cut with a single shoulder strap and the skirt bells out from a wide gold sash. Crocs In Fashion Crocodile skins are fetching such high prices in Africa, that some hunters are making up to $15,000 in an eight-month sea- son. A good hunter can shoot fifteen crocodiles a night and can get about ninety cents an inch for a crocodile skin. The skins are used for hand- bags, suitcases and similar arti. cles, and' the crocodile fat goes to perfume manufacturers. Jew- " ellers are now coming on the market to buy crocodile teeth "| for necklaces. Young crocodiles by the score are 'sent to Europe every year for sale to animal-lovers as domestic pets. They measure about sixteen inches long, -and-- one dealer says the best place. to keep one of these odd pets is a greenhouse where they can always be near warm water. "But a crocodile is quite hap- py in a garden provided you take him .indoors in winter" he points out. "The warmer he' is, the livelier he is." Week's ° Sew-Thrifty. Agar "or 4 tering grouse and by Arne Solos : Look smart, look neat in this workdress - sundress - play- dress that goes everywherel See by the diagram how EASY No fitting problems, wraps and ties, No ironing wor- ries, opens flat, Make it now. Sew-easy and sew-thrifty; make several of different fabrics. Pattern 4768: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, Size 16 takes 4% yards 35-inch fabric, : This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has complete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTS (35¢) in' coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME AD- DRESS, STYLE NUMBER. © Send. order to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, ISSUE 8 -- 1956 How Sun Ray's Weaken Fabrics While many textile fibres have acquired a reputation as being tough enough to stand up to the sun, for too long a time without weakening, says the Canadian Research Institute of Launder- ers and Cleaners. That's the reason for sunlight damage to such items as cur- tains. Exposed.more or less con- tinuously to the sun both win- ter and summer, curtains be- come gradually weaker until they reach the stage where they after a laundering. ie To demonstrate the effect of the sun's says, twelve tegt cur- Tains were exposed to suylight -oyer a nine month period>- At the end 'of that time, research- /weaker and had also lost colour. Since curtains are usually protected at the top by shades, the bottom portion will be affect- ed more quickly than the top. Many housewives find that they get longer life for their curtains by using an equal size hem at top and bottom. Then they can simply turn the cur- tains upside "down after each laundering. ) Opinion is divided on whether curtains hang better when starch has been added. Probably some do and some don't. If starch .is preferred, this should be speci- fically . requested when. curtains are sent to be laundered. It won't be long now before the sap begins to rise in the sugar maples and -- regardless of anyone's opinion about where the best sugar originates -- the. first sap flow is as happy an event as February- ever offers. It means that March is coming, and the equinox, and the buds and the leaves and spring itself. -.It means that winter has an ending. And 'all the ice on the river, all the cold in the ther- mometer can't check it when the time comes. We see the sun rising a bit earlier, setting each day a bit later, and we know the old edrth is turning as usual, on its axis and in its orbit. We- see the moon following its phases. We see the pines and the hem- locks on. the rocky hillsides, «~shrugging off the snow and shel- chickadee. Things are in order, and we know it, But it isn't until' the sap-begins to rise that we really feel it. There is the substance of knowledge, but there is the essence of belief which must rise from inside; it, too, has its sea- son, You have to be sick to know you will recover. You have to be cold to appreciate the warmth, Maybe you can best be= lieve in the change that is spring when you are most in need of it, Certainly there are few enough signs of spring when the sap begins to move. But, something happens down, at the roots and there is the response. Snow and ice and sleet and biting cold, and in their midst comes a warm day. and there is the sap. And you know that. winter's days are numbered. It's as simple as that, You know. And from there on you look ahead, confident. Sap rises and hope becomes cer- taintv. -- From The New York Times, "toigh" none has proved quite - are ready to literally fall apart ers found that every curtain was' The First Sap Flow This week's column is written especially for members of the Women's Institute, mainly to winter edition of "Home and lenging editorial by Miss Ethel Chapman with. the caption -- "Could "This Be a Summer Fal- low Year?" : : Miss Chapman begins with the announcement that, during been a decrease in membership of 2,039. One reason for the de- cline has- already been estab- lished from the reports of Branch meetings in which sec- retaries have stated that "be- cause of so many appeals for money and-so much business to - attend to at meetings there is little time left for either pro- gram or sociability, so women are losing interest in the Insti- tute. Old members are dropping out and it is impossible to at- tract new ones." Then Miss sible that we are getting into' so much big business that we are ' neglecting the warm, vital, per- sonal interests that caught the ago?" The editorial ends with this question; "In brief, could we make this a summer fallow year?" But there are sugges- tions for combining fund-raising with entertainment. W.I. members, I am sure you will agree there is food for thought in that editorial. Is our organization becoming just an- other example of "big business"? of the W.I think back for a minute to 1947 when the Wo- _ men's Institutes of Canada staged at Guelph that stirring and heart - warming pageant "Let There Be Light". Remem- ber the stage production of those first meetings when women in rural sections got together for the purpose of helping each other along the way; sharing -with their neighbours such: in- formation as came their way to help maintain happy homes and raise healthy families. There were sewing bees, quiltihg par- "ties, demonstrations in nursing 'and homecraft and happy social gatherings where neighbour met neighbour. The membership fee was so small (and still is) that even the poorest could join, and affer becoming a member there were few calls to deplete the slender purses of the times. But financial 'status -the rural folk in those days did help each other out. And they had a won- derful time in so doing, their lives considerably enriched by association and the human bond of sympathy. At the jubilee celebrations just mentioned, Mrs. Hugh Summers said this : "As we face another era, we cannot know decentralization of industry coming to the fore, our rural areas should increase greatly in population. If this be so a far greater number may have their | lives made more interesting and satisfying through their contact with the W.I." Well, we are well on the way -in_that new era foreseen by Mrs. Summers. The population in draw. your attention to the: Country", which contains a chal-" the last two years, there has \ Chapman adds this : "Is it pos-. ° imagination of women 58. years If you are a senior member - yet, in spite of their limited - what lies ahead of us, With the . rural areas has undoubtedly in- creased, but have the lives of the people been made "more in- teresting and satisfying through their contact with the WL"? Some have, of course, but is the "proportion great enough? Isn't it time to take stock of the situation and 'figure out.in which direction we are heading?: Are we going forward, slipping back or just marking time? Have our branches degenerated into - mere money-making organiza- tions -- each branch anxious to out-do the other in raising money and in giving the largest donations to various appeals? A ° certain amount of money must be raised, it is true--but too far east is- west. Raising money means endles work for con- veners and committees and ap- peals for assistance from less active members, Older meinbers have had their day, having worked faithfully during the early days -of their branch; younger. members have small families to consider and provide for. Is it fair to expect either one or the other to respond to repeated calls on their gener- osity? } Wouldn't any branch of the W.I. be more likely to attract new members if less emphasis were given to raising money and more to helping newcomers and young mothers to meet together in an informal and friendly way, discussing and listening to addresses, or taking part in moderate fund-raising projects that could be at one and .the same time, educational and en- tertaining. ; "Let There Be Light". Yes, but of what good is the light if it be clouded by a fog of toe much business and too many financial ventures. How does your branch rate in this matter? With the ™ rural population up and the overall membership of the W.I. down, isn't it time we gave the matter * serious consideration? = orange. The sections - are the branches; outer joyeing he . Federated W.I. And you how it is . . .'the peel of am pithy then the orange loses is flavour. . [3 _ farmer, was attacked recently by a ferocious animal in the darkness of his hay loft, where he had climbed to throw eut some hay for his horses. The farmer scrambled downm his ladder with what he thought to be a giant tom-cat swarming all over 'him, The cat was scratching, biting, and growling. Gale, his son, investigated the loft. He came out fast -- alse craving the ~ quietness of far places, Finally, the local game war- 'den was called in. He discovered the animal to be a female coon. Apparently, bereft of her own young, she had adopted two kittens after driving the old cat away. The warden managed to injuring her. Thereafter, Allo- way was able to feed his horses in peace. Surprising what mother instinct will do to an animal at times. SL Tough Coon ] remove the old coon without They're amazing good Made with Amazing New Active DRY Yeast! usit AST TO OL! rae JELLY BUNS Measure into small bowl, 1 ¢, lukewarm water, 2 tsps. granulated sugar; stir until sugar 1s dissolved. Sprinkl . with 2 envelopes Fleischmann"s Active Dry Yeast. Let stand 10 min, THEN stir well. Cream 84 ¢, shortening; graduslly blend ia 1 @. granulated sugar, 2 tsps. salt, 1 tsp. grated nutmeg, Gradually beat in 3 well-beaten eggs. Stir in V2 tsp. lemon extract, V2 ¢ milk which has been scalded and cooled to luke- warm, and yeast mixture. Stirin 3c. once-sifted bread flour; beat until smooth, Work in 3 ¢, more once- sifted bread flour. Knead until smooth and elastic; place in greased bowl and brush top with melted butter or shortening. Cover and set in warm place, free from draught, Let rise until doubled in bulk, Punch down - dough and cut into 36 equal portions; knead into smooth balls. Brush with melted butter or margarine, roll in fine granulated sugar and arrange WA" apart on greased baking pans. Cover and let tise until doubled in bulk. Twist the handle of a knife ia the top of each roll to form am indentation; fill with jelly, Cover and Jot rise 15 min, longer, Bake in moder. ately hot oven, 375° about 18 min, SPE '® No more disappointments because the yeast has spoiled! Flelschmann's Active DRY Yeast - replaces old-fashioned perishable yeast because it keeps fresh and full strength -- right in youe eupboatd! For fast-rising dough aad grand oven results get ' Flelschmann's Active DRY Yeonst to-day! = - TO BRITISH PORTS: First Class from $192 Tourist Class from $145 CUNARD 10, BLRORE ROUND TRIP FOR AS LITTLE AS $290 yr months spol? TO FRENCH PORTS: First Class from $199.50 Tourist Class from $150 VESSEL From MONTREAL From NEW YORK From HALIFAX 3 ; 10 FRANCONIA - Thor, 16 Sa. PE, 18 Havre, § " QUEEN FIZAVETH - FH 17 Ps ch -- y -- Liverpool ANA a. Fri, FEB, 24 Sat, PES, 23 Cobh, Liver Jaca -_ . MAR, 1 Sat, MAR, 3 Havre, mpton --- Fri. MAR, 2 -- i Liverpool QUPEN ELIZABETH --- Sal, MAR, ,3 - --- Cherbourg, Southampton SIA ARY --- Thurs, MAR, 8 "Sal, MAR, 10 Havre, Southampton a --- Wed, , 14 --- Cherbourg, Southampton --- Fri. MAR, 16 -- Liver, QUIT Suzaseny -- Wad.- MAR, 21 -- Cherbourg, Southampton . SNKONA av -- Fri.© MAR, 23 Sat, MAR, 24 Cobh, Liverpool QUEEN MN -- Wed, MAR, 28 -- Cherbourg, Southampton MEDIA os . MAR, 29 Sat, MAR, 31 Havre, Southampton METEN EUZABETH --- Fri. MAR, 30 -- Liverpool : Y --- Wad. APR 4 -- . Charboura, Southampton My - --- Thurs, APR, 5 Sat. APR. _7. Havre, Southampton SERIA AARY --- Fri. APR. 4 Sat, APR, 7 Cobh, Liverpool : QUERY | =" hs Ard 1 -- Shurbautg, Southampton QUE Ramm - Wed. APR, 18 -_ Be Southampton aA : " yr 20 Wed, APR, 18 --- Cobh, Liverpool OR ANIA , -- -- Greenock, Liverpoo! --- Tues. APR, 24 -- Cobh, Havre, Southampton ASCANIA Wed. APR, 25 --- = Havre, Southampton QUERN MARY = Ved. Abn. 28 --- Cherbourg, Sovibampton IVERMIA Set, APR 23 gts " 21. ese if . *Yia Bermuda See your local agent-- No one can serve you beter {tSummer Secon Rates Apply The W.I is much like an « : e may be good and sound, . but ft the sections are dry' hata 4 RN 3