a = iM ek 5 ae PES Psltiiie iinnoaesl Ss. THE STRATFORD CUPID'S PY: = PO os ass = . hes * ea CORNER : THE GYPSY SONG Where my caravan has rested, Flowers are strewn along the grass-- All the flowers of love and memory-- You will find them when you pass. Address all I=tters to Miss You will understand their meaning-- Stoop to kiss them where they lie; But if other lips have loved you-- - Shed no tears--but pass them by. * * * er abe a ani 2e. ve eis speveiis Dear Miss St. John: Do you believe in sight? Recently I spent two weeks with a friend in another city. Before the first - day was over I met a young man who boards next door to my friend's home. The two families are quite intimate, so we were constantly thrown togeth- er during my visit. From the first I was strongly attracted to this young man. During the last evening he told me that he had fallen in love with me at first sight. I was so taken by sur- prise that I could not analyze my own feelings so I asked him to come to my home in a month. That would give us both time to be sure of our hearts. But now that I am back home I know that he is the only man for me. More love at first that he may not come when the month is up--that his passion for me was Answers will appear the week following your enquiry. - than that I am tormented by the fear! Ina St. John, Mirror Office. | Dear Miss St. John: Iam a widow with three small children. We have just come from England, The little ones are begging to go on a picnic. How soon will the weather conditions make this poss- ible? Our home is sad because of the loss of their dear father and I do want them to be happy again. LITTLE MOTHER. Answer: . Our climate is not to be depended on for many picnics for very small people. Why not have a picnic tea for them on your verandah? They will enjoy it as much as a real one. Sur- 'prise them at their play by calling © them to the verandah where a mys- terious hamper awaits them. Simple 'feod is best--something warm to | start with--say poached eggs on toast, jam sandwiches, fruit cookies, sweet oranges and a thermos bottle of hot milky cocoa. Let them use their own little table and chairs if they have a ' set. Otherwise provide an old table- cloth to be spread on the floor,--the children around it picnic fashion. I hope that the Little Mother may also find happiness in our fair Canada. INA ST. JOHN. * * ae Dear Miss St. John: ~ Iam a young matron with no chil- _ write. Do you think it will be a case of "Out of sight, out of mind," or do you put any faith in Love at Sight? 33 ; eee SONYA. _ Answer: : Frankly Sonya, it is my firm belief that love at first sight is the surest , and deepest kind of love. I feel that: your lover will come to you at the. appointed time, and that you shall. - I wish you all joy. pees Lae oe INA ST. JOHN. Be tre cs ee : Dear Miss St. John: __. My sweetheart has accepted a posi- . tion in the far West. She has signed a contract for one year. We cannot be married for a while anyway as I but a passing fancy. We agreed not to Lae 'Some ten years ago (before TI first. object of his attentions was our own _rushed to her and told her the miser- never be out of touch with each other | tranged. Now that I have plenty of - again as long as you both shall live. | time on my hands, I worry continual- | ly over which really who was to blame |-----I am nervous--almost morbid. My husband complains that I am greatly changed. How | mind, Miss St. John? Answer: was married) I discovered that my father was untrue to Mother. The maid. Mother was not in good health, but in my youthful indignation I able truth, She was never happy or desirious to recover after that, and a year later she passed away. Father claimed that I killed her. 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And why should you cross the bridge be- _ fore you come to it? Think of the wo- men of the war days--how many thousands of wives and sweethearts waited for upwards of four years for their men. Only a small percentage were untrue. If your sweetie loves you well enough to marry you, you will find that absence makes the heart 'must be fickle, and you are fortunate grow fonder." If she forgets you, she|}- own life and your husbands by foolish- _ ly brooding over the past. As far as_ we may judge your father was at! fault. And your Mother would sooner ; or later have discovered his perfidy anyway. So make up your mind to for- get the past. Go out and get interested in something--a garden--anything. | If you are fond of children adopt one" 5 Nile St. é Hemstitching ~ and Dressmaking Be your own dressmaker. Cutting and fitting and instruction -- fee $1.50 per day. ; Hemstitching 'and Picot Edging while you wait. MRS. WADDINGTON Phone 2539w Mrs. Morgan, Prop. 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Some friends of my sister's knew some peo- ple in a village where she used to live, and they said she was not exactly-- well, there was nothing definite so I ought not to prejudice you against her, especially when she's a friend of your husband's. Anyhow, if you can't say any good of a person it's best not to say anything at all, don't you think? Still, there's no smoke without fire, is there?... Oh, you'd never guess whom I met yesterday! Mrs. K. ! I wonder she has the nerve to come back here af- ter that scandal about her brother. Yes, I know he was acquitted; still, it was a funny business, and I dare say there was a good deal more in it than we know. A friend of yours? | Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know you liked her. Hardly your kind of a person, I should have thought. Still, you are so That's cone advantage of having no position to keep up--you can afford to be unconventional. I can't, with my husband's name to consider, One has to be so careful in a place like this, there's such a terrible lot of scandal. Still, as I always tell people, your un- conventional ways are probably due to your having living abroad. I always stick up for you, of course; what else Well, I mustn't stay talking; I'm go- ing to call on Mrs. S. Not that I want to particularly, but I am sorry for her. I don't think her husband is very kind to her. Of course, I don't know anything, mind you, but she gives me that impression. She looks so worn when you happen to catch her with- out her make-up.... Good-bye, dear, so pleased to have seen you. t * cd * No longer are bedroom windows satisfactory with curtains "handed down" from the living room, No in- deed! Now they demand a charm all their own, not found in any other room of the house. On the other hand, bedroom windows that are most de- lightful are simply treated, but with fabrics that are dainty and fresh, and in colors that make the whole room interesting. This new and happy consideration for bedroom windows has not mere places to sleep. Each one is a room that some member of the fam- ily can call his very own--the ideal place to write letters undisturbed, to lounge, to read. Surely, it should be as beautiful as any other room-- and made especially appealing to the one who uses it. Here is the place to flaunt favorite colors, to hang the pic- tures one cherishes most, to have furniture that is as comfortable as it is lovely in design. arrived | with the realization that bedrooms are THE DANGER AGE FOR THE CHILDREN The first twelve years of a human | being's life are the most critical and the most dangerous. Fortunately those are the years when mothers are clos+ est to their children and can establish | them in good health. Child specialists have proved beyond question that environment and good | care are as important to a child's| health as good parentage. A child born | of strong parents, a baby that comes | into the world plump and sturdy may | degenerate into a weak, fretful child, | or die under improper care. Babies | born of delicate-parents, babies born | prematurely and saved by the use of! incubators often develop into sturdy | children. This explains why you are amazed to see the child of a delicate mother blossoming into a strong and whole- some girl, or the child born of sturdy | parents suffering from rickets; the} child of rich parents too delicate to! ; good deal of their time down on : | go to school and the child of a com- | paratively poor home outstripping his wealthier class mates in athletics or studies, * * * DIRTY FLOORS ARE MENACE Little children spend a the floor. It seems part of their evolution, learning to propel themselves like lit- tle crawfish crawling along the floors. naturally And what quantities of dirt they accumulate--unless the floor is spot- less; and don't home-makers know what it costs in constant labor to keep a floor clean! That's why we always envy a neigh- bor who has new floors. What an ab- solute blessing they are. * * * BUTTERSCOTCH RICE PUDDING 3 tablespoons butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 2 cups hot milk, 1 teaspoon va- nilla, 2 ine, 1-2 cup cold water, 1 cup cooked | rice, 1 cup whipped cream, 1 cup Sun- Maid Raisins. Soak gelatine in cold water for fif- teen minutes. Put butter in a sauce pan. add sugar and cook over a_ low fire, stirring constantly until melted; add milk and stir until sugar is dis- solved: add raisins, remove from fire, add the gelatine and set aside to cool. When beginning to thicken add rice and vanilla and fold in the whipped cream. Pour into a wet mold and set aside to become firm. Serve with @ custard sauce, Phone 33 Night 976, 80 Ontario tablespoons granulated gelat-| eS = \\ omonooo \ ] po ----rertneatnarey (A 08 i) « aval gry ah odes ti Me vere vey tit, De hal SR RN» | RE WR TA CICITITILS Co eM Saturday AT 4.30 P.M. The prize-winner in the Congoleum Guessing Contest will be announced at 4.30 p.m. Saturday, May 9th. The person guessing near- est to the number concealed under the big seal on the rug in the window gets the rug. Be outside the window at 4.30 and see who is the win- ner! HOME FURNITURE FUNERAL SERVICE Spring Cleaning Is Two-Thirds Done --IF YOU HAVE NEW LINOLEUM The new Dominion and Nairn Inlaid Linoleums offer the improved cellulose finish, which is so easy to clean -- saves you endless labor. The marble tile and other richly colored patterns give you refresh- ing color schemes for kitchen, bath, hallway, breakfast room or sun- graies at 1.25) 1.50, 1.95 Short ends of discontinued patterns, 90c sq. yd. OTHER HOUSE-CLEANING HELPS New Ruffle Curtains with colored applique on valance and sides-- ruffles color-stitched--complete with tie-backs, in rose, blue, 1 2 : = room. green, yellow, pair square yard MOPS -- treated dusting mops in variety of styles -- triangle or 1.25, 150, 1.75 2.00 | oblong. Each oil. Each R. WHITE & CO. "WOD" SPECIAL MOP in tan color, for use dry, wet,,or with of c 3¢@ ONTARIO 8T. PHONE 33, NIGHT 876 ee Try Silverwood's Stratford Dairy, Ltd. = urteous, Safe