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(Cn LoS a SE a Fo "i "Dear Anne Hirst: When | married I did not know What a child my husband was, His fam- ily had. spoiled him thogough- ly; they supplied all his needs, = including spending money, They have "not helped us'.out since, nor did 1 want them to... How in" the to help him accept his respon- sibilities? 'During the first year 1 held onto my job while he went to school. Even that he did not take seriously, didn't attend classes regularly- and refused to study. He flunked. I was so dis- tressed "1 would have left him, . but I thought my baby was soon . TERN due. 1 lost her, "Our life became a series of arguments -- not bitter ones, for I loved him dearly and tried to keep the home atmo- sphere pleasant; honestly, 1 never nagged him, just tried to encourage him. We were cramp- ed, living in two rooms on barest necessities. 1. was 'away nine hours, six days a week, ard somehow managed to keep up Figure-Flattery! 898 SIZES 7 12 --20 by Comme Wheel, Base vour new spring ward- robe on this most flattering dress! Easy sewing iron on flowers trim the neckline in vivid colors! y Pattern 896: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. washable iron-on Tissue pattern, transfers Mm combination - of pink, green. 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- NUMBER and SIZE, your NAME and ADDRESS. LOOK for smart gift ideas in 'our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog. Crochet, knitting, em- broidery, 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. 'world am 1 ever, w HB XE A EEE EEE EEE ow PEE EE TE IE TEE EEE EE EE IEEE SEE SE our payments on the furniture and his car, "My husband is not without talents, and can adapt himself to almost anything he likes. The office work he's doing right now pays little and -he is dissatis- fied because he wants an easier job! I make more than he does, and I'd never have to worry, about losing any position 1 took. "We aren't youngsters -- he is 31 and I'm 25. 1 still care so much for him, and once we are . established in a home | want more children . . . With this picture before you, what pros- pect do you think lies ahcad for us? A WORRIED WIFE." I wish I could justify your confidence in your husband, but actually I fear you have a discouraging task ahead. He has never grown up. He has never known the dignity of hard work, the satistac- tion of independence. With such a background, it is not his fault that he expects you to shoulder of marriage. I am sorry for him, but I am more sorry for you; this is not your idea of married life. What you want is what most girls want, a man you can rely on, a real home, and a family Can you have these him? "oy, Miracles have been wrought by marriage, 1 agree. When they are, they are the result of man and wife pulling to- gether toward a common goal. Does your husband love you enough to do his share? It all depends on how much marriage means to him. Ask him, and judge from his res- ponse whether the future promises a better life for you .both. At that, he may sur- prise us. *- * % EOE ERR EE ERR EEE with ¥ * : A DESERTER "Dear Anne Hirst: I am in love with a man who told: me he was getting a divorce be- cause his wife -is.unfaithful, and when" he is free he will mar- ry me. Now he has moved. He doesn't answer my, letters, they are returned to me.-1 have no way of knowing what is hap- pening, and I am lost without him. "He is 29, I'm 10 years voung er Lo. tn don't use my full name, as my family are nasty about these things, but tell me what you think LOLA" The -man you love 1s play- ing safe. If his infidelity 1s discovered, the chances of his getting a divorce are practic- ally nil. He has no intention of writing or receiving any word from you that might in- criminate him. Can't you re- alize + his promises were worthless? . 1 hope you will come to your senses before you waste any more time on such 3 cad, or you will let yoursel{ in for a painful awakening. You are badly confused, my young friend, and 1 urge you to see this character as the worthless sort he is, not worth a single regret. Be grateful that he has left -- and. next time play straight. However duil that sounds, it is the only course all the problems Wales--The Land Of Many Castles Any traveler who likes medi- eval castles should try.to visit Wales. There are probably more , castles to the square mile in Wales than in any other country in the world. * "What's more, there is some- thing unusual about Welsh castles. In, England there are many castles, too, but 'one might . : describe some -of them as tame castles. Through the ages they < have "had their teeth drawn," so to speak. Some ear] or duke softened the warlike original with lawns and deer parks or filled in a moat to provide him- self with a kindlier setting. One thinks of Windsor Castle, for' instance, as one of the favo- rite homes of Queen Elizabeth II and her family, with young Prince Charles Anne riding their ponies-there. In Wales, on the other hand, the castles have remained stark reminders of" the civil wars for which they were built around the years 1270 to 1285. Today they are famed land- marks drawing many tens of thousands of visitors from home and abroad. They blend with the scenery and set the imagination racing with speculation on how without modern aids such massive and enduring fortifications were built. It was the good fortune of this particular correspondent to live during his childhood almost un- der the shadow of- perhaps the finest of all Welsh castles--Har- lech Castle in North Wales, writes Peter Lyne in The Chris- tian Science Monitor. When Edward 1 of England built this magnificent fortifica- tion in his quest' to tame the wild Welsh, the last purpose he was aiming at was to give pleas- ure to the eye of the visitors and joy to children in their games. But in time this correspond- ent, like his other childhood friends at Harlech, came to love the old battlements and even its dungeons. The jackdaws which nested there were part of our games. And later in adolescence we acted pageants in the castle keep and came more than ever to think of it as a kindly place and not just a battle setting. These pageants, together with national ard international festi- vals of music and poetry, are a big attraction of the holiday season in Wales. Most visitors seem to experi- ence endless inferest. and won- derment touring the Wales. Besides most of these ancient monuments are set amid lovely scenery, peopled by a proud and highly individual- istic race, older than the English and -with their own language which many of them still use alternately with English. The Welsh also have their own cul- ture, Of these characteristics only the architecture is seriously open to criticism. The Welsh smal! town or village is likely to follow that is not fraught with bitter heartbreak Don't hate your family for being "nasty." They would be shocked beyond words if they knew the truth. & * * * x BH When a girl 'marries a spoiled child, her problems are many' and complicated and the out- come questionable. Anne Hirst can be useful in this situation, if you write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Torento, Ont. . New Fashions for Men : MAN AND BOY IN COAT AND SHORTS: The Jackets are wash. Hi e Aermu cotton with 3 buttons, flap pockets, center vents. uda shorts are cotton, too, wit Dad's Is trimm eos button-down solng, a strap in back. Boy's od in coat fabrie, SPRING TO your walk: Top pe are Tropleal Leather, r- ora Jo cool comfort, t- tom r are saddle shoes de- signed golfing, With sum- mer-welght leather sole, constructional castles of, architecture, and customs.. and Princess '| " TIMES HAVE CHANGED - One British ALE designer seems to think women's fears have changed since Little, Miss{ Muffet. was frightened by a spider. His , "Black - Widow" umbrella, modeled above by Eve Vitt at the First National Umbrella Fash- ion Show in london, is trimmed with chenille to form a web. The spider is of black velvet. And covering the frame is black net: which makes this umbrella of little use in the rain. to be a rather dreary and form- less conglomeration of gray stone and slidte roofs. In the hills and valleys, however, are scat- tered simple little whitewashed farm cottages which add charm to the scenery. Sheep rearing is onc of the most important industries of Wales. Grazing sheep are a spe- cial feature of the landscape-- . as countless little white dots all Welsh. up the mountain sides. lamb and 'mutton are particular- ly highly rated and from the sheeps' wool ahd natural color dyes, Welsh cottage industries produce the same kind of lovely soft,- romantic-hued cloths which the Scots produce in-their heath-,' er-clad mountain country. Seen close up, the long, faces of the Welsh sheep are less attractive th&p the round, pudgy faces of e . English sheep. But the Welsh\lambs are as cute as any other lambs. Special feature of Welth sheep which visitors will' notice is i unlike the majority of sheep in England ana some other coun- tries they wear their tails long instead of short. And what a wild whirling of white tails there is when a big flock is scampering over the rocks and stone wall; of Snowdonia at rounding-up time, Jet. black cattle are another feature of the Welsh landscape. They feed on the lower slopes of the hills or in little pocket- handkerchief fields of brilliant green and enclosed by char- acteristic loosely built - stone walls, , : Music and Honey Used as Medicine Music and honey --- those are the revolutionary ingredients being used in some- hospital operations to-day. Music is employed to soothe patients undergoing operations with local anaesthetic in Paris. And the results how it a great success. Music helps the patient to forget what is going on around him and makes him more re- laxed. The operation is there- fore smoother and recovery spedier, : While the local anaesthetic is getting to work, headphones are slipped over the patients' ears. In this way the music is heard only by the patient and not by the- -operating staff. Ten types of music, including | classical wand jazz, "ere tested on 50 patients to find out the most soothing tunes. A nun preferred to hear a Schu- bert Mass while a middle-aged factory manager was soothed by' - Mendelssohn and Handel. More than forty of the fifty people treated were said to have made quicker recoveries than would normally be the case. Even more revolutionary. is the honey-healing techniqtie now: used by a surgeon at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. He uses honey as a wound dressing and .swears -by its efficacy. In fact, several people to-day show scarcely a trace of a scar after serious operations, "thanks to honey's healing magic. The honey, straight from the pot, either granulated or liquid, is spread on surgical gauze or white lint. The natural goodness in the honey encourages tissues, how- ever lacerated, to promote fresh growth, And raw surfaces other- wise doomed to scar badly come 'together, forming an excellent seal with a minimum of visible after effects. The idea is not new. Ab- original tribes of Central Aus- tralia have for centuries used wild bees' honey as a cure for wounds. sad ., i "HRONICLES UGwerrapm sometime last fall, I suggested that any small-town merchant --butcher, baker, grocer or what have you -- would be do- ing a smart thing. if he provid- ed parKing facilities for his customers, as quite often it is easy parking that attracts cus- tomers to whatever shopping centre may open on the out- skirts of a busy town. When I made this suggestion I was quite sure it was possi- - ble as so many small towns have -streets parallel to the main street running past the backs of their stores. Since making that observation I have been particularly interested to learn that at least two places of business in one nearby town are doing just that -- provid- ing parking space for customers at the rear of their stores. No doubt when it is feasible others will follow suit. It will be a great benefit to customers driv- ing in from the country to shop. I should know . . . I drove three times around our main street block the other day looking for a place<to park. The third time I was: lucky enough to notice - one driver getting: ready to back out. It didn't take me long to slide into that parking place. Another - ichange that has gradually been taking place for some time, and now seems . firmly - established, are the shopping hours, but which are not the same in all towns. The - old-time Saturday night shop- ping for farmers is still popular in some districts but in the more tLickly industrailized areas the trend is for open night on Fri- days. In some cases Thursday and Friday are both late nights but on Saturdays stores close sharp at six. Farm families may sigh nostaligically for the good old Saturday night shop- ping. which provided relaxation after a busy week. It was a good timk for John and Harry to compare crop figures and feed prices and for the women to inquire if Mrs. Blank was home from the hospital and how Mary's new baby was coming along. The children, meanwhile, regaled themselves at the movies or made their own amusements. Yes, it was lasted--but we might as well face the fact, it is one. institu- tion that will never return. And when we run up against a' situ- ation that we cannot change, instead of wasting our time complaining we might better find a way of adjustment. It isn't easy--not nearly so. easy as grumbling that the change is a great inconvenience, that things are not what they used to be, and so on. Now does it help the situation if we 'cut off our nose to spite our face"? And that is just what is being done when farm folk run off to an- other town when the place where they have been used to shopping decides on Saturday night closing. Rather than give in and shop on Fridays they take their custom else. where, to a place" whette they can. shop on Saturdays. Eventu- ally the second town adopts the ISSUE 12 -- 1936 good' while it 9 new closing hours -- and the farm folk go back to their original shopping centre. They might better have adjusted themselves in-the first place. To that I might add--we do not find adjustoaent to changing conditions too easy ourselves ' but still, once we have made the necessary. adjustment we. find greater peace of mind than when we set ourselves "agin the law!" That admission, * 1 hope, will cqver my sentiments in regard to the future when I may appear to contradict my- self--as "I probably have done ° many times in the past. After all, changing one's mind.i. sup: posed to be a woman's privi- . lege, isn't it? But it isn't only a wéman who changes her mind. The weatherman does too -- and there are times when we thank heaven for that. The last few days, for instance. Early Satur- day was pretty grim, and more freezing rain predicted. Then the wind changed, and so did the. weatherman's. forecast, and we enjoyed several hazard-free days as a result. Good : weather brought us plenty of visitors on Sunday. Good weather--not good roads. We heard plenty about the roads. Dee and Art stopped at Oakville. and found the road past Bob's - place in such ter- rible condition they thought they would never get out. The road had been =dug up for something or other and the ruts were almost to the axles. Other callers came from Hespeler across country. The roads were - fine in their county, clean and "well-sanded. But when - they crossed the border into our county --plenty_of -icy hills and no sand! 'The question was naturally asked -- "Don't you BUSTLE -- Genevieve Fath is so far ahead in fashion she's be- hind before. Bustle-like effect is featured in this beige-and- white creation unveiled in Paris. Bow-tied self belt is at waistline. White organdy bands neckline of the exclusive, copyrighted fashion, reproduction of which Is forbidden. have your country roads sanded in winter?" 1 wonder | Dave, of course, was going a mile-a-minutel around here--and the cats and 'dogs were going two miles-a-minute to keep out of his way. Our domestic ani- mals are not - to being loved to death. Black doe finally hid under the chesterfleld and Mitchie-White took refuge -up- stairs, The dogs weré¢ able to look after themselves. As for the parents dnd grandparents . «. well, I don't need to tell ~ how 'one small boy can keep a © party of grown-ups very, very 'busy, When the weather gets warmer we expect to have Dave here by himself for a week or two. 'That will really be | picnic! ~~ © ! 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