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'stance, ho TR [ANNE HIRST | -~ "Dear Anne Hirst: Ever since we married a year ago, I have begged my husband to give me an allowance, say a dollar a week or so. There is always something I may need, or an emergency will arise. I have to go Suisig) telephone, for in- e absolutely refuses, says' if 1 don't ge -anywhere, [ don't need money, because he buys the food and pays the bills, He thinks only of himself; an sxample, he won't get me a pack of cigarettes a week, but he imokes two packs a day. "Another problem: My hus- sand is cold. He hasn't kissed me unce our wedding day or put ais arms around me; when he :omes in he doesn't even say ti', or pay any attention to our ittle girl. Once I took the baby md left for a week; 1 thought t would fidn't. "I do want to keep our home opether for the sake of our 'ild, but it isn't good for the waaby to grow up when we argue md fight so much, Where there change him, but it 3 uo love nor happiness, can a - warriage last? 1 ask myself this wer and over. Now we are prac- ically strangers, and I am afraid l is gaing to end in a, divorce. #¢ can't agree on anything. "I am writing you because I ton't know whom to go to for telp. Can you advise me? I am 27, - pgs Schoo!-Timer . SIZES 6-14 ol by AeA. Send her to school, mother -- vearing her favorite shirtwaist , frock! The gracefdl yoke, wide- faring skirt are tops in classroom tashion. Vary sleeve length, con- trast collar -- make several in vinter-weight cottons to keep rer smartly dressed every day! Pattern 4662: Girls' Sizes 6, 8, 10, 12, 14. Size 10 takes 334 yards 13-inch; Jsyard contrast. This pattern easy to use, sim- ole to sew, is tested for fit. Has :omplete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use 'postal note for safety) for this attern. Print plainly SIZE, AME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto Int. - B® » 9 4% 0% PD 8 8 EF 9g ee TD ae Ow Oss ee eso and my husband is 23. ,.. You are a wonderful person to help so many people, and I 'hope you can clear my mind of these worries. A STEADY READER" A STUPID MAN ¢ Every wife should have an allowance for her personal expenses, no matter how small, and the right to use it as she sees fit. Heaven knows she earns it, and only a dictatorial man obsessed by his own im- portance would quibble over it. so many husbands treat their wives like morons, but it is one of the most familiar mar- riage problems. Every woman knows there is 1d protection like a few handy dollars around. Especially where there is a child in the house, anything can happen. To deny a wife this buffer against "emergencies is to leave her helpless to act. If a man would spend a single day at home bogged down by his wife's necessary duties, he soon would admit the importance of the old sugar bowl with a few "lettuce leaves" inside. Apart from this situation, you and your husband scem fo have no affection left for each other. There is no com- munion of ideas, no common ground on which to agree; You live like strangers who hate each other. You are right to believe this is no atmos- phere in which to bring up a child. Since you cannot live together agreeably, there seems little purpose in preserv- ing your marriage. Your husband needs to learn how most married couples get, along, working toward a com- mon goal -- their mutual hap- piness and the future of their children. : I think that when he learns you consider leaving him, your husband will realize it is cheaper to take care of his wife and child properly than to support -them elsewhere -- and that angle seems to be his most vital consideration. L * * JOIN PEN PALS? "Dear Anne Hirst: You may be surprised to get such a let- ter as this, and I realize it is out * of your line, but I have been reading your column and have a request. "Would you or could you send me the address of a pen pals club, sometimes called 'Lonely Hearts'? You see, I am a lonely man without friends or Kin. . ® 0 5 8 8 F * 4 8 Se BE 8 FE LB SEO PRE BO POLE EE NEE OE OED EO eset see G.B." The initial idea of such clubs séems sound enough, and 1 have heard of some that bring - lonely people together successfully. On the other hand, it seems impossible to set a standard of membership, and unscrupulous persons sometimes have joined, to the disappointment of others they've . met through lonely hearts activities. You do not state your age, your interests or your circum- stances. 1 suggest you poin a - church rather than a pen pals club, and introduce yourself to the pastor. Also, neighbor- hood groups offer opportunities to meet nice people; if you offer to be active in their pro- grams, they will welcome you, There is little need for an in- telligent, presentable male to be as lonely as you are. If you seek out service organiz- ations, you will find your place in one, at least. ~ . . » Whether your marital disa- greements are trivial or import- ant, Anne Hirst's long experience and honest approach can help clear them in your mind. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. a in sk a BOMB FOUND IN NEW YO RK THEATRE -- The object of an: in- tense police search, a bomb presumed to have 'been planted by the "Mad Bomber," rests in a special container in the center aisle of New York's Paramount Theatre, Police found the dead- ly device in a seat after an anonymous phone caller warned that a bomb had been planted in the movie house. The bomb was removed to an Army installation for examination by or- dnance experts. It is a crying shame that | Luck--Good And Bad Is there such a thing as Luck? Or is what we call good Luck merely being. at the right place at the right time? We shall let you argue it out for yourselves. Here is a story that illustrates what we shall try to say. ' An old Chinese wise man dis- cerned among his nelghbors a belief in luck. He told them that they could not tell, when anything happened to them, whether it boded good or evil. To cinch his idea he told them the story of a man who was so poor that he had but one son: and one horse. His horse strayed away and his neighbors came, thru pity, to sympathize with him in his loss. He said to them, "I am not sure that it was bad luck." A few mornings later, his" horse returned, followed by sev- eral wild horses from the moun- tains where the pasturage had been destroyed by drowth. His neighbors came again, con- gratulating him on his Good Luck. [38 He thanked them for their neighborly interest in him, but said, "I am not so sure it was good luck." : . One day, his son, in trying to break one of the wild horses, was thrown from the saddle and sustained a broken leg. The neighbors came again, of- fering him consolation for his bad Luck. He said, slowly, "I appreciate your love and your words but I am not sure, as yet that it was bad luck." Then, while his son was slow- ly recovering from his accident, a tribal war broke out between the hill-folks and the plains people, and his son did not have . to go off to war. This accident story may seem to strain the facts a little, for it was told a thousand times by the Chinese, and they probably adorned it a little by many tell- ings of it. But it certainly does illustrate the truth that we often cry "over spilt milk" which the hungry cat licks up, and grows fat upon. It was Mark Twain who said, "I have had a great many troubles in my life, but most of them never i lis) to me." NN t i 13 3 NO MEN FOR HER -- Anne Ban- - croft, Hollywood filmstress in the process of getting a divorce, has vowed there'll only be four men in her life from now on: her father, her agent, her press agent and her analyst. "Men," says Anne, "just adore trying to destroy me. Men in general try to destroy women -- they try to stamp on them." What's in a Name? Quite a EY What's in a name? lot, nccording to an American . 'pastor who has been studying some of the extraordinary names given to children. He thinks 'that Christian names should be censored so that chil- dren are not saddled with ones that are grotesque and ridicu- lous. Infants have been named after nearly every State from Ala- gama to Utah and even after some cities -- such as Boston Brown, Chicago Jones - and Washington Smith. Not long ago one anxious father called a son Relief and another Enough. The seven sons of a father in Fairmount, Pennsylvania were named Vester, Wester, Nester, Chester, Kester, Jester and Les- ter. And early in 1956 a Ten- nessee father admitted he had run out of names when his wife presented him with their sixth set of twins, He decided to call the new pair Seventeen and Eighteen. An Essex couple named their first-born Finis. When other children were born they called them Addenda, Ap- pendix and Supplement. The infant son of a man named Keye was called Donne Keye, in hon- our of his mother's maiden' name; ------ Ea A A IT WALKS -- Since "perambulate" means to walk about, a Swedish inventor has come up with a perambulator that really does walk. As seen above, during demonstration in Stock- holm, Vilhelm Peterson's pram has, instead of wheels, 20 metallic feet, fixed to the axle in spoke fashion. It "walks" up and down stairs and, on flat surface, the 'feet' impart a rocking rhythm to the carriage, which should act like a lullaby. pil jlo iy CLAD G, rile NICLES INGERFARM Gwendoline P. Clothe the most treacherous weather we have had this winter. Every- thing is shrouded in fog. But that isn't the worst, It is also very slippery -- just a very thin coat- ing of ice on the ground and on the branches of the trees. Not too bad if you remember it is there. But if you forget -- as Partner did this morning -- it can be dangerous. He was on his way to the barn, stepped on a cement culvert and away he went. No. bones broken, thank goodness, but he got a bad shak- ing up and twisted his hand in some way. ' 'Something else happened. Our television suddenly refused to function -- at least we can't bring in the picture. Our repair man says it is the amplifier tube but he is too busy for a dav or two to come out to fix it! Well, a, year ago we didn't have that worry because we didn't have a set. Now we are so accustomed to it we feel as if the roof had caved in. Of course it had to give up the ghost on a Sunday when there are such a lot of good programmes. However, some of them we can enjoy by sound if not by sight. Weekend Re- view, for instance. We wouldnt miss that for anything. Well, well, news gets around via this column. A few months ago I wrote about an enjoyable trip to Kincardine to visit an old school chum. Someone sent Nellie . . . the paper because she was sure she was the one I was talking about. This infor- mation was conveyed to me in Nellie's Christmas-- letter. Wouldn't it have been dreadful if I had said something she didn't like? But of course I couldn't anyway . . . no one could say anything that wasn't nice about Nellie. ' Then * there are friends at Kenora, they have the home- town paper sent to thm. An- other one at Glencoe -- and others, here and there -- they all seem to be interested in'what goes on at Ginger Farm -- whe- ther Partner's arthritis is troubl- ing him too .much and how David and Edward are getting along. Such nice people to be so interested. I wash I could meet you all. 1 wonder how many people had their Christmas cactus in bloom for Christmas Day? Ours had eighty-six buds and by Christmas half of them were in full bloom. When the. plant started to bud I kept dt in a cold room until T was ready for it to come into flower, There are still lots of tiny buds so it may go on blooming for quite a while yet. I suppose most of you know warm a place when the buds are forming they will drop off Instead of coming into bloom T had that hapnen one vear -- bé- fore T know how to take care of We are now experiencing the that if the plant is kept in too my cactus. I believe it was a réader of this column who put . me wise There was also a year when my great big plant froze solid -- and right in 'our own living-room! That was in our pre-furnace days. I think about it sometimes and wonder what the house was like when it was cold enough to freeze a plant. Maybe along some of the back concessions there are farm "homes where similar conditions still exist. It sounds terrible to us now but yet we lived through it and apparently are none the . worse for our experience. But deliver me from repeating the performance! We were young then and could take it. I remem- ber too quite a number of times when we had wet, mild weather before Christmas, just as we had in 1956. One -year.I remember particularly. Dee and-I had gone down town in thé horse and buggy to do some shopping leav- ing Partner and Bob to trek back Ee ,_wls.L to the bush for a Christmas tree. A sharp thunderstorm came up and we were all caught in the storm, Partner and Bob coming home drenched to the skin, trailing the Christmas tree be- hind them, trying, but failing to keep it out of the mud. There was another time when we were all sitting down to dinner while outside there was a terrific downpour. It had been raining and freezing the night before causing the down-pipe from the eavetrough to freeze up and now with the -sudden downpour water was gushing all around it, threatening to flood the cellar. Partner put on a raincoat and rubber boots and worked away at the pipe until he had it disconnected so the water could get away. Then he. brought the pipe into the kit- chen, slanted it ino the sink while we kept pouring boiling water through it to loosen the : ice. That was quite a Christmas dinner! Ah, yes, those were the days . . . the days when we al- ways seemed to do things the hard way . . . sometimes through inexperience, sometimes through lack of cash. No doubt many of you could tell similar storles, if you farm- ed during the '30's. But perhaps, like us, you .are glad you had that experience. If we had never used coal-oil lamps how could we appreciate electric light? Or a furnace, unless we could re- member the cold, draughty rooms heated only by the kit- chen stove and an old box-stove in the front of the house. And remember washdays . . . heating the water in a copper boiler on the old cookstove? And the wet wood! : : Well, it's a mercy I've come to the end of my space or I'd be wandering on and on . . . SO many memories -- so much that could be told. ~~ Modern Etiquette. . . Q. Should the announcement of engagement be made very promptly? ~~ A. Yes. This may be done by sending a notice to the news- papers, or by issuing engraved announcements to friends and relatives, or by means of an an- nouncement party for the close friends and relatives. Q. Is it really good form to eat popcorn or candy during the progress of a motion picture? A. The popcorn and candy concession is an institution in today's theater, What you real- ly should do is try to avoid as much as possible the annoying rattle of paper and audible munching of vour food. Q. What are the most popu- lar ways of introducing a man and woman? * A. Either, "Miss Lake, may 1 present Mr, Ford?" Or, "Miss Lake, Mr. Ford." Observe that in both forms the woman's name is mentioned first. . Q. When a number of girls are playing bridge at a friend's home, and the mother of the hos- tess enters the room for the first time, is it proper for the guesiy to stand when greeting her? A. Yes, Q. What is a good point te remember when planning the centreplece of the dinner table? A. That tall ornaments which obstruct the view are not ia good taste, as the guests: natu- rally like to, see each other across the table, It is far better to have a simple, flat bowl of bowers or fruit, banked perhaps by a pair.of candlesticks. ; Q. What is the proper lengti of time for a young woman #4 wear mourning for her fathesi A. - This depends entirely upoa her. The custom of we mourning is not so strict as formerly was. 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Send 25 cents for your copy of this book NOW -- with gift patterns printed in itl ISSUE 3 -- 1957 TT A tablespoons BE 3 teaspoon salt Va teaspoon pepper af Ed 3 tablespoons 1 cup sliced onions 1 cup sliced corr 1% cops canned 2 tablespoons MIX BENSON' salt and peppe POUND corn star with edge of a 3d starch. medium h browned steak. COVER with onions vegetables. COVER roasting P oven (325°F) for YIELD: 4 servings. swiss STEAK NSON'S of CANADA Corn Starch 1 tablespoon dry mustard ; cut) 14 tb. round He AAZOLA Salad Oil ofs tomatoes ketchup (optional) § or CANADA Cor r together. ch mixture i ucer; reserve an over HEAT IAZOLA Salod 00 in small roasting P SPRINKLE remainder © and carrots; mix cai and ketchup together an tightly and 14 hours or, Jnch thick Starch, mustard, both sides of steak ; nto remainder of corm Kk on both sides. { com starch mixture over aned tomatoes then pour over meat an bake In a moderate until tender. 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