e Ee Se 33 'THE STRATFORD MIRROR | CUPID'S CORNER Address all letters to Miss Ina. St. John, Mirror Office. ~ Answers will appear the week following your wee SONNET (By Elizabeth Sanderson) Can this be true? That two who hoids so high The flags of victory and happiness Can hide dark things beneath the breast, and lie, Confessing nothing to the world, and less To their own selves; each gentle ges-! ture now wie But eloquent of a perverted pride In mock fidelity to an old vow That long ago grew faint of life and died. . 4 Can two be always quite so brave as this? Must there not be some lowering of | mace, - Some comforting retreat--an unkissed kiss, . -A sudden honesty of yes and face? A triumph of a different sort, per- ~ haps-- Letting the flags down, letting the act lapse. * * * = Dear Miss St. John,-- ; I am sixteen years old but I am the to get a start in business, but when he asked for a loan to finance his marriage I refused. "You're crazy to get married now," u said. "There are enough difficulties in keeping a marriage happy without adding worries about money. You have not yet demonstrated that you can make a success of one life, yet you propose blithely to undertake the re- sponsibility of two. Wait awhile till you have more judgment and some savings. Then you can start right.' Thus I spoke out of my aged wis- dom: and he looked at me pityingly | rand borrowed the money elsewhere and was married at once. such restrictions would have prevent: | ed the marriage of Thomas Lincoln | and the birth of Abraham. They would ! have kept penniless Hawthorne from } contracting one of the finest marriag-, es of literary history. They would pro-! bably have postponed, if not prevent-| ed, most of the 'happiest unigns that have taken place since the beginning' of the world. : So having been a watcher of wed-| dings for many years I find myself less impressed with the judgment of! maturity and more confidence of the impulses of youth. 4 For what is mature judgment, any-| way, but the total of our disappoint- | ments and worries, our burned fingers and our fears? Maturity has judgment which is, t the wisdom of age, but youth has in- stinct which is the wisdom of the ages. Recently I visited his home. He has} three children. He owns his house. He has a responsible position and money' baby of a large family. All my girl seven to pick himself a foolish and friends are free to go out once in 4) empty-headed little girl. Already the while with boys. But if I do the lwhole family is horrified. They are | surely cannot last. all of age except myself but none of | them are married. Do I have to be! an old maid just to please them? | How can I break away? a Tae ; SALLY. Answer: 2 It is early in the day to talk of | 'spinsterhood at sixteen, Sally. All the' same I see your viewpoint. The rest - of the family think of you 'as a child. But as a matter of fact you are just -. as well to have boy friends as well as girl friends. Only do not forget that you are just jolly girls and boys--no-_ thing sentimental for a long time, Girlie. a é Ina St. John. * * * Dear Miss St. John: T am doing my best to prevent the marriage of my daughter to a shift- less young man, but feel my efforts are not successful. Should I give up » "hope and leave the destiny of the young couple to themselves? : ANXIOUS MOTHER. Answer: Dear Anxious Mother,-- |pelled to wait, they say, until they have funds and experience. ' in the bank. All in all it is as happy a. family as one would want to know. | I have also visited in the home of a successful man of fifty. He did not rush. into matrimony. Far from __ it. He accumulated money, and, carefully on his guard, he looked over the whole feminine sex for many years. | Thus insured with wealth and wis-' dom he proceeded at the age of forty--- marriage shows signs of strain; it, Earnest articles are written about | the necessity for making marriage, difficult. Young people should be com-. It seems a sound argument, and yet, { { Du vette Hat Shoppe | | 1862. ~ ie 1931 Fraser's Hints of Spring Will Soon Be Here But already The Donald Fraser Store is brimful of things that suggest its ap" proach. . We invite you to see "~ them. We are really enthusias- tic about our stock of: 7 Genuine leather Hand Bags for Sports or Dress Wear-- and our assortment of beau- tiful Scarves-- Gloves and other Dress Accessories Will Appeal To You. Donald D. Fraser 18-20 Ontario St. West. Mrs. Morgan, Prop. Hats moulded to the head. Be individual. Express your own personality by having your hat moulded to the head. A wide variety of bodies For Corns and Callouses . JOHNSTON'S Callous - Off A 25c box of Callous-Off will die- solve the hardest corn or callous without leaving the slightest ap- The Very Best | BUILDS VITALITY | EAT MORE OF IT It's the greatest food for | GROWING CHILDREN The very best bread is full ce of nourishment: In eating it You resist colds and main-°| tain good health and en--- ergy: eee T.V.B. Bread Co. | Phone 2345 56 Huron St. 'Just Over The River' S Big Bargains Electric Washers | New, Used and 'Reconditioned at BEATTY WASHER STORE EASY TERMS First come get best bargains, The Beatty Washer Store _ only will the visit be more enjoyable THE STRATFORD MIRROR for the present themes and trends of home furnishing fashions," said Amos | Parrish, in opening the second day sessions of Clinic. "Changes in taste) are going on-all the time. People find | that things they once liked are no longer pleasing to them. They grow) Short cuts to beauty in the home/tired of the old and desire the new. | cup milk and mix thoroughly. WITH PEPPERMINT SAUCE Two tablespoons cornstarch, 2 table- spoons sugar, 1 square chocolate or 2 tablespoons cocoa, pinch salt, 2 cups milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Scald 1% cups milk. Mix together the corn- starch, sugar, cocoa and salt. Add 14 Add are just as important to the modern| People generally do not' know why |scalded milk, mix well, and return to woman as personal beauty secrets. they grow tired of the old and be- double boiler. Cook twenty minutes. + * & _leome interested in the new. Their in-| Add vanilla, pour into moulds, and BIRDS dividual. tastes are really parts of |cool. Serve with peppermint sauce great mass movements in popular| made as follows: One cup sugar boil- O little travellers, on th sky- ev e blue sky-|taste. Fashion is the expression of|ed with 1-4 pound marshmallows, cut That Wecra vente Mak aie mle mass taste. Of course fashions in home' fine, and water to moisten. When it furnishings are changing continually. | hairs, pour into 2 stiffly beaten egg- time! People like certain things at time | whi Add a few drops of pepper- What dost thou think : gs at one time | whites. a few ore pee tg of the strange| nq later transfer their likes to other! mint, and color green if desired. Pour earth planes, objects. over the moulds and serve. The paper which reported that the "eonvention will be hell tomorrow ev- ening", and the inspired printer who set his type to read, "the convention will be gin at ten o'clock," might have been typographically wrong, but they sure knew a lot about conventions. 80 Ontario Phone.33 Night 376, That go flying by with drone and whine, Waking the ancient. silence, whose reign Knew beat of no other wing save thine? On swift and silent wing, across the sky, Thou follow'st the unchartered way, An instinct sure, and thy own true eye, Thy pilot, from gulf to bay. Doest thou laugh as man's noisy en- gines fly, Seeking to master thy native way? MARY C. RABY. * * & A CHARMING WINDOW The mere mention of casement win- dows brings to mind fascinating Eng- lish cottages bowered in roses, with fluttering white curtains beckoning a welcome. Such windows have a pic- turesque quality which is very appeal- infi, and there is much to be said for their opening full length to admit the summer breeze. The very character- istics which give them charm make their curtaining a problem. One is most successful if the fashion in vogue when casement windows. were first built is followed: Simple draper- jes at the sides full enough to draw across when protection is needed. A soft material of sufficient body to of- fer a shield may be both decorative | and useful. There are several zood | rods with cords and pulleys which | make the drawing of the curtains a} pleasant task. x * * IN THE DININGROOM While a well furnished diningrooom, is always a source of pleasure, it is when a guest or friend drops in for a meal that it is fully appreciated. Not if you entertain them in a_ bright, cheerful room, the furniture of which is smart and up-to-date, but they will also be impressed with your judgment and good taste. We only go through this life once and we might as well! get all the pleasure out of it that we | can * * * AT THE FASHION CLINIC IN THE SPRING -- A WOMAN'S FANCY -- and not so lightly--turns to thoughts like these---- ty ret (te saci $m, > CONE penerenerert ah BIT Mi BHI } Hi Ly, | nh prove a surprise. CONGOLEUM RUGS in the new patterns -- 6ft. x ft. ....--..ceeeees 5.75 i] 7 "s lh, m need Pat Pre =" Se loveliness! Surely the Spring sunshine brings them out like the Spring flowers. : , Spring sunshine shows up the soiled and shabby ones too! 'Replace them. Have something new. Spring clothes for the homes! NEW RUGS The glowing lustrous colors of the Orient in Canadian-made Rugs! and these rich, soft rugs are for your floors. Their quiet eomfort can be yours, i re Hearth Rug sizes. 0... saat shegUl Ph Room sizes 6ft. 9 in. x 9 ft. ri ae aS WH | i NEW CURTAINS and how best can we describe their fresh NEW FURNITURE Go into modern homes where the new cult of comfort has come to supplant the dull and worn out awkwardness of old furni- ture: Arrange to have your home--or at least one room REFURNISHED! THE NEW FLOOR COVERINGS ARE HERE! Plan to re-floor now with Inlaid, Congoleum or Oilcloth--whatever style your taste and your pocket dictate. The reasonable price of these modern floors will $1 .80 per pair ae up. compo 9S and up. 19.50 and up. 3 Fl OB eT -- a owe "Pashion changes are not haphazard | or accidental. They are always order- | ly and systematic. There is a logical basis, a background of conditions, in oe - fact an inevitableness about incoming - eee fashions. There are definite reasons Peter & Sylvester Will do your Repairs in Plumbing Heating Electric Phone 210 to choose from. /Price-- pearance of rawness. On sale at drug and shoes stores or sent direct post paid for 25c from lab $3 : 50 : oratory. Bodies extra. Dr. Johnston's Callous-Off Company Stratford, Ont. Sale at all Drug Stores Few there are who have not failed M. L. HIGGINS - <4n the attempt to prevent a marriage - which to them seemed nothing short of a tragedy. Strange to say, however, on my desk is an article on this very subject written by Bruce Barker, en- titled: "The Time'to Marry,' which I am using as an answer to your ques- tion. : I once did my very-best to prevent a marriage. It was immediately after -- the.war. The young man 'came out of the army without a job. He owed me some money, which was incidental]. I. would gladly have loaned him more 6 ft. x 9 ft. 5.75, 7 ft. 6 in x 9 ft. 7.25, 9 ft. x 9 ft. 9.00, 9 ft. x 10 ft. 6 in. 10.25 9 ft. x 12 ft. 11.75 : OILCLOTH, 2 yds wide 50c sq. yd. LINOLEUM, 2 and 4 yds_ wide 80¢ to 90c sq. yd. ee Have us measure and Jay the new flors before Easter. fs RUSSELL pour wee Re WHITE & CO. Registered Architect Phone 1533F Gordon Block 1§1 Ontario St. Phone 30 Vyvette Hat Shoppe Windsor Block Sa more one leaves things to Albert Street the less chance there is for 80 ONTARIO 8ST. | PHONE 33, NIGHT 876 12 Ontarle a ere * e __| Silverwood's Safe Milk is chucked full of vitamines | Silverwood's "Smoother Than Velvet" Tce Cream ~ A Flavors--Bricks, Alaska Bon Bons and Dixie Cups *. ~*