CUPID'S CORNER /{ Address all letters to Miss Ina St. John, Mirror Office. [ Answers will appear the week following your enquiry. Dear Miss St. John: Iam a quiet, reserved girl of twenty. I have never had a steady bey friend. Six weeks ago I met a boy who seemed wonderful, and he has been very attentive to me. I enjoy being with him very much but lately he started to tell rather nasty stories. At first I did not want to seem old maidish so I pretended to laugh, but since then he has told some that were too shocking to even smile at. What can I do? It is so lonely to have no one to go out with, but one has to - draw the line somewhere! BERNICE Answer : Your friend does not impress one very favourably, Bern- ice. Probably heis impossible for anice girl, but perhaps he only needs a lesson. You madea mistake in affecting to be amused at his first stories. Honesty usually pays best. The only thing you can do now is to tell him plainly that you do not see anything funny in his type of story. lf he takes offense you will know he is not worth bothering about, but if he is a gentleman at heart he will admire you all the more. INA ST. JOHN. * * & a Dear Miss St. John: I am a bride of ten months. Just before our marriage wy husband had a severe illness. His doctor's bill is stiil unpaid. His salary is smaller than the one I received, so we have few nice things and no luxuries, no radio for instance. This makes life very tiresome for me, cleaning and cooking in our little home. I claim the right to attend a show at least three times a week. My husband does not ob- ject to taking me, but a few days ago his sister came over and show- ed me how she had it all figured out that the doctor bill would be paid by this time if I had cut out two shows a week. I told her she need not worry if Jack doesn't but she said he must worry about his debts or he would not be his father's son! Is it up to me to save to pay a debt incurred before my marriage? Or do I owe it to myself to keep from getting bored with the house- work and all? : VERONICA Answer: Well Veronica, you knew when you were married that your husband was in debt and if you are his life partner, his: debts are now yours. Of course you re- quire some relief from the round of housework (which by the way can not be very onerous for two) al- though surely there is a pleasure that does not cost money! Do you not enjoy a walk, a shopping ex- pedition, a visit with a friend? Only a one-track mind requires but one form of amusement. Your husband is evidently easily influenc- ed. Yon are foolish to encourage him to disregard his debts, for that will ruin his business life. When a man who isin debt spends money unnecessarily, he is really spending money that does not belong to him, so be a real partner to him Veronica see what fun it will be to cut down that doctor's bill, and surprise your in-laws. INA ST. JOHN. * % * Dear Miss St. John: Iam a high school girl without | any particular boy friend. I know a number of nice boys who have no car. I drive our family car every- where. I think that is why they do not ask me to go with them. Is it| the right thing to call up a boy and say | am going to a dance and will call for him in my car if he cares to go? Any number of girls do this but my parents are hopelessly out of date. They refuse to allow me to doit. What do you think Miss St. John? oS REAH Answer : It all sounds very nice Reah, but what happens if the boy who has no car replies that he and a certain girl who is equally un- fortunate are walking to the dance so good bye and good luck! How- ever, if you are proof against a flat feeling of mortification when sever- al have made similar replies, you might land an escort that way. INA ST. JOHN. * * * Dear Miss St. John: Iam a young married .woman with a baby boy not quite.two. A short time ago I had a Jong illness. The girls I chummed with when | was single (mostly bachelor girls living in rooms here) were all so good sending flowers and delicacies. Now I do want to do something for them. But with the extra expenses of my illness and my husband's salary lowered I have scarcely a $1 to spare. I donot do fancy work. In fact allI can do well is keep house, cook, bake, preserve etc. Dear Sally (Extract from Mary's Letter) 1 guess every woman likes to be well-dressed -- andl'm no exception. That's why I always choose my dres- ses and sportswear at LOA 103 ONTARIO ST. "FOR NICER THINGS" a How can I show my appreciation to these girls? PLAIN JANE Answer : It is a splendid accom- plishment to be really proficient in any line Jane. What could be more acceptable to bachelor girls than a home prepared hamper of food, especially if it contained fruit, jelly and pickles, ae well as baking or cooking! I am sure they would en- joy it as much as you enjoyed their thoughtful gifts. INA ST. JOHN. PETER & SYLVESTER Will do your Repairs in Plumbing Heating Electric Phone 219 12 Ontario St. Red Jelly Hearts Priced at The Sweetest Gift for Valentine A Red Heart Box filled with delicious candies! Mint Wafers with Red Hearts ........ 00.0... ccs eeeeee < Heart Crystal Creams ........ vat ceee BSS RRS y 30c Ib. Red and White Jelly Hearts... 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Courage is to feel the daily daggers | of relentless steel And keep on living." . Sees "What's What" in DININGROOMS TODAY? Dining furniture which goes toward making an up-to-date-looking room is rarely heavy-looking, as it used to be in the old days. That is why we like oblong extension tables, buffets which lean gracefully to some recog- nized period type, corner cupboards, | - commodes, consoles, Welsh dressers instead of heavy china closets, pede- stal tables, and sideboards which are close to the floor. i : And when buying a _ reasonably , priced suite, usually its chairs are its | cheapest looking feature. Therefore! consider spending a few dollars more | and get chairs which are really dis-' tinctive. The popular woods for din- | ing-room use are walnut and oak in | the "English Cottage" manner, or | maple as it was used in our own) "Harly Canadian" homes. | * * * | | MODERN HOMES Once upon a time every "major | household article, including the piano, | the sewing machine, the billiard table | and the hat rack, expected a separate | room. Anything less was somewhat | apologetic. Today the smaller the} smarter are we, in homes that man-| age to capture the high points from | all the ages of home making and con- | centrate them into the comfort, charm | and convenience of our modern living. | It frequently happens, when plans | for the new house are drawn, that! fewer and larger rooms are preferred | to more and smaller ones, or that ca- pacious closets are chosen instead of | an extra room. Or perhaps we decide | on a nicer apartment with one room less. But whether it is the guest room, | the sewing room, the game room, the | library or the dining room that is lost in the shuffle, its usefulness may be} distributed so skilfully through the | house that it will hardly be noticed or | missed. Double-duty furniture plays | an indispensable role in increasing the | services of each room, as well as in| adapting an outgrown house to genial | home life and gracious hospitality. | SPICED POT ROAST (By Mrs. Aylmer Macpherson) Four pounds beef for pot roast, one- | half cup flour, 2 tablespoons dripping, | 4 cloves, 1 teaspoon salt, 3 large on- ions, 1 bay leaf, 1-2 teaspoon black! | pepper, 1-8 teaspoon of grated nutmeg, | | 1-2 cup of vinegar. Dredge meat with flour, place dripping in iron pot, and sear meat in it on all sides. Lay sliced onions over and around the meat, add , vinegar, seasonings and spices, cover | closely, and simmer 3 hours. From | one-half to one cup water may be used during cooking. Strain gravy and use | with mashed potatoes. OFFICE-- R. WHITE & CO. 18% Wellington Street Charles T. Newell, R.0. Optometrist Telephone 204 (Entrance through Murray Roche's Jewelry Store) 80 Ontario Phone 33, Night 376 GIBBARD' Through Local Dealers, Ri WHITE.& CO. Diningroom Furniture Featured This Week--See These Suites Gibbard Solid Walnut 9-Piece Suite-- of new design with features only procurable in Gibbard Furniture, 60-inch buffet, cabinet, table and 6 diners, as shown in the window this ] 80 week--the "Sunshine Suite" Old English Oak, 9 pieces of good construction-- Richly shaded brown oak, long buffet, arch top china cabinet, oblong table and | ] O 6 leather seated chairs Other Oak and Walnut finished Suites on display $74.50 to $365. Your old furniture taken in part payment. HOME FURNITURE FUNERAL SERVICE R. WHITE & CO. GIVE AWAY 5 ane ein Dining Room Suite Every Month This Year Do you want a new Diningroom Suite ? 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