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The costume designed for me consisted of a white cheesecloth frock, tattered all around the hem (I don‘t know why fairies are supposed to be artistically tattered like this, unless they‘re supposed to be dragged backâ€" wards through bramble bushes by naughty gnomes), black woollen stockings and shoes, a purple wreath on my head and what looked like a mayor‘s chain of office hanging around my neck. 4 _____ _ But years later, when modesty has been replaced â€"byâ€"familiarity, when they dress in comradelyâ€" style, This wasn‘t Joni‘s first stage appearance, but it reminded me of my first public performance which must have set the theatre back about ten years. I was about 9 and had been selected to be herald of spring for the school pageant. The selection committee must have been (drunk or desperate because I wasn‘t the ethereal, airyâ€" fairy type even then.) â€" She loved every minute of it, even the dirty work like striking the set and tidying up the day after, but complained mildly because she had to wear braids and short skirts since she was supposed to be only 8 on stage, and she just hoped gloomily that none of her colleagues in Grade 8 would recognize her if they came to the play. They did, of course, but she seems to have lived it down. Offhand I can think of a number of Englishmen I know who love their wives, but who really prefer their bike, dog, pigeons, regiment or job (not necessarily in that order). And if it comes to a showdown, the Englishâ€" man is also celebrated for choosing to retain his honour rather than his woman ("I could not love thee, dear, so much, loved I not honour more,") and no sensible Engâ€" lishwoman would dream of asking her husband whether he would sooner die for his country or for her. She wouldn‘t ask for two reasons â€" there are certain things one doesn‘t talk about and she knows the answer anyâ€" A few weeks ago Joni, ageg‘fiZ, had a large and plummy part in a play put on by Drama Workshop. English backyards. Said one honest man, speaking for them all, "I don‘t want to look at women‘s legs when I‘m having a meal." This frank comment probably sums up the Englishman‘s attitude 16 sex ; he likes it in its right place, but he doesn‘t want it with his meals. ~â€"â€"â€"Americansâ€"(and â€"Frenchmen) aren‘t sensitive that. way; they can watch Brigitte lose her towel on TV and continue to chomp on a hot dog (though it may be significant that they use a lot of Alkaâ€"Seltzer). The Englishman who is exposed to the sight of Sophia Loren taking deep breaths while he‘s tackling his Yorkshire pud is likely to be put right off his food. Why is this? Are English men undersexed? Not unless they‘re changed since my heyday. . & â€"â€"â€"But though sex is important to the Englishman, several other things are important too (which is where he parts company with North American males Wwho conâ€" f centrate on women in their youth and on business later). «_ _ I‘d like to point out here that really abbreviated outfits (like those worn at St. Tropez) aren‘t seen in R° " ) a + % These are with todgy‘s women in mind. ‘Let us help publicize > ol ht tokee ere deriamed with sovane "pren t Nt Lot us help publicise your A recent newspaper clipping reported that six Englishmen in a small town had gone to court to appeal for a cut in taxes because they claimed that a row of new houses which adjoined their back fences was built so close that they had no privacy left. _ â€" Their main complaint was that the young wives in the new houses spent their summer sunbathing in the Mother. It‘s too bad, but after all, no one ever sees her frillies except Dad. L0 Now, in middleage is the time for Mum to go out and spend $50 on some tantalizing lingerie; it would make her feel better and put a sparkle in Dad‘s rheumy old eyes again, but of course this is also the time when Junior needs help with his college fees or Mary decides to get married, so it‘s back to the bargain basement for jockeying for the‘ mirror and with plenty of time for hubby to feast his eyes on his loved one at her toilette, what is she wearing? I‘ll tell you â€" she‘s wearing that $1.98 slip which Aunt Marg gave her last Christmas and which is now a peculiar shade of offâ€"white; her bra has knots in the straps and the elastic has been mended twice; her nighty has lost its bows and the hem droops and she hasn‘t owned a peignoir since her honeymoon And so it is, but the majority of new husbands never get to see these visions of lace and loveliness because the bride changes in the bathroom and then scuttles into bed and covers herself to the chin with bedâ€"clothes. * _Whenever I see an advertisement showing frothy bits of trousseau, I can‘t help reflecting that thousands of brides are tempted into buying these glamorous and expensive items because they feel that this is the proper way to be attired in the early days and nights of marâ€" Of Feminine Interest ® Talkingpoint... :M' M m, 1967 By JOAN SEAGER Prize catalogs can be received by writing to the Women‘s Division, Canadian National Exhibition, Exâ€" hibition Park, Toronto 2B, Ontario. Here are some facts ort speed quoted by the Ontario Safety League: Average speed of buses is higher than passenger cars; and cars higher than trucks. High priced cars, and heavier cars are driven faster than cheaper ones And lighter ones. Visitors® cars are driven faster than residents‘ cars. The longer the trip, the higher the average speed. People drive cars they don‘t own 4th More than 7,000 entries in the many handicrafts classes are reâ€" ceived each year from nearly every city and town in Canada as well as from craftsmen in the U.S., Britain, Holland and other Euroâ€" pean centres. Classes include knitâ€" ting, crocheting, petit point and almost every form of needlework. In addition, there are classes for metal craft, jewellery making and woodworking. The Fine Arts secâ€" tion includes painting and sculpâ€" ture. Cash prizes totalling $6,000 and ribbons will be the reward for winâ€" ners in the many categories for Baking and Handicrafts competiâ€" tions. In addition, winning handi~ craft items will be displayed in the Exhibit Hall of the Queen Elizaâ€" beth Building during the CNE, August 18th through September Prize lists and catalogs are now available for the competitions sponsored annually by the Women‘s Division of the Canadian National Exhibition. . Mrs. Elsa Jenkins, Manager of Women‘s Activities, has announced the availability of the new catalogs and commented that many special categories have been added for Centennial Year. Among the most popular secâ€" tions of the competitions are the special classes for Work of the Blind and for residents of Homes for the Aged. A Centennial Birthday Cake category has been added to the Baking Day competitions. Other special classes will investigate Canada‘s heritage by calling for family recipes of such items as coffee cake and other delicacies added to Canada‘s legacy through ethnic backgrounds. Naturally, the oldâ€"fashioned arts of bread making, preserving and canning will be inâ€" cluded as usual. While away they spent a few days visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Powers, a former Mimico couple now living at Auckland, New Zealand. CNE Offers $6,000 In Prizes | â€" _ for raising camp assessment. The movie is Chaitmaker and the Boys with Mike Mulligan. Candy, chips and pop will be sold. Mr. andâ€" Mrs. Cox left Canada on the Orient Liner Arcadia from Vancouver. They arrived back in Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cox, 46 Tyre Ave., have returned home from & threeâ€"month world cruise which took them to such exotic places as Hong Kong, The .Fiji Islands, Hawaii,‘New Zealand and England. the country at _. Guide Cathy Hurd was trying her half day hike where she had to supervise two other Guides, cook meals and plan the outings. The Guide captain, Mrs. Fearon, took the rest of the company along for part of their second class test, reâ€" quiring them to go on a supervised hike, knowing what clothing to wear and bring their personalized first aid kit.. Long Branch Brownies and Guides are having a movie for everyone Saturday, April 22nd, at 2 p.m., in St. Agnes‘ Anglican Church, (behind Loblaws on Long Branch Ave.) Everyone is welcome to come and support the project RETURN FROM WORLD TRIP Then, with empty knapsacks and tired feet, all went home, but we are looking forward to the next hike with hopes of less mud, of @ourse, _0 _0 0 After warming or â€" cooking lunches, then cleaning up the site, games were played. One of them, "Kim‘s game," which helps girls to be more observant by rememâ€" bering 27 out of 30 objects without writing any of them down, was a good memory stimulator. Branch‘group, recently went on a hike. While trudging through the mud, they met the 99th Brownies, who meet im St. Agnes‘ Anglican Church, taking a nature walk. On went the Guides over mud and in mud until they finally found a spot perfect for lunch. â€" GIRL GUIDE NEWS 21st drive One scene of the fashion preâ€" sentation is devoted to new deâ€" signer ideas and among more advanced fashionâ€"thinking is the ‘The second annual Men‘s and Boy‘s Wear Apparel Mart Breakâ€" fast Fashion Presentation was held in the Canadian Room of the Royal York Hotel on Sunday, April 9, under the sponsorship of CELâ€"CIL FIBRES LIMITED. The team theme is taken to a fine point in & rich collection of coâ€"ordinated jackets and slacks. Here the manufacturer does planâ€" ned groups of jacket, vest and trouser in elegant colorâ€"schemes. A brown and gold tweed jacket has dyedâ€"toâ€"match trousers in a blend of gc:ld and brown. A blue/green tweed coat and tweed vest has solid gray trousérs, the vest reverses from the coat tweed to the gray of the trouser. The range of fashions shown, inâ€" eluded coats, sports coats, sweaters, shirts, outerwear, slacks and suits. The most outstanding new trend is seen in doubleâ€"breasted models in coats, suits and sport coats. The doubleâ€"breasted idea extends to outerwear and rainwear as well. The +major difference in ‘67 DM models is a closer placement of the buttons to give the wearer a taller, slimmer appearance. Another fashâ€" ion featured is a new approach to "Howâ€"toâ€"wearâ€"aâ€"sweater". Longâ€" sleeved turtle neck sweaters are worn in combination with cardiâ€" gans or jacket types. Unusual color combinations and patterns are Doubleâ€"breasted Suits ‘in‘ For The Man in Your Family The traditional â€"down shirt with a welcome ‘67 plusâ€" Permanent Press. e plaid is a combination of blues and gray on a white groumd, and the fabric is Fortrel/cotton. The shirt is teamed with \slimâ€"line trousers featuring a diagonal weave and youthful Western pockets. RT SHIRT AND SLACKS walking suit, with a slim % length jacket over matching trousers. One designer idea features eight butâ€" tons, covered in self fabric, for a doubleâ€"breasted suit. The safari jacket makes an appearance in wideâ€"wale Olive corduroy and one great coat for winter days was done in rich black pile, topped with a fur collar. is involved in consumer research with an advertising firm; Frank Smith and Harold Saunders, repreâ€" senting Sales and Buying from A. & P., and Robert E. Oliver, a representative of the Code of Ethics used by advertising agencies in Canada. The presentation was staged with rearâ€"projection and the comâ€" mentator was Paul Roth, Fashion Shows Editor of ESQUIRE Magazine. 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