oj TOIL. _ * swimming pools, parks, walks, bridle paths, ball parks, " Chatter... : eA ~ By Mair M. Morgan : Tr AN EVENT OF IMPORTANCE a ont blic Toronto has supplied golf courses, For her sport-loving public To p aygrounds, base- running tracks, tennis courts i gymnasiums, skating i de rinks, etc., but.the art oft the ski, death defying sport, has been cted. 3 A iy seglected, however this January, 1934; sees the innovation, of a jumping hill at Thorncliff. During the try out, when 20 young men rushed down the take-off, swished through the air and met the earth with a resounding zip of skis, 600 spectators thrilled to the sight even though .an icy blast of wind endeavored to dampen" their enthusiasm, Merrit G. (Puddy) Putnam, 1028 Olympic * representative came first with perfectly ~ execut-- ed leaps of 113 and 110 feet. Nordic Cecuil Skavaas, came sec- ond. While Toronto's. own Ross Wilson, also a 1928 Olympic competitor, took third place in the jumps, but in the clubs cross country race at Caledon, Ross Wilson led the field over a torturous 10-mile course thus earning the combined chanipionship. We will watch Toronto's ace with interest in the Ontario Championships. G 00 d Xs A ge fo. luck! : ¢' @& ° L J L J : A PREVIEW i ; oa 1t is always with trepidation that I go to view the de 0 A new brill "in, this instance my qualms were needless. Ania Sten, Soviet Russia's contribution to Hollywood rates A-l, i Emile Zola's masterpiece 'Nana" she gives a superbly sympathet c rendition of the young girl Nana, beloved by many men, ; It was amusing to view Nana and her two women friends, wear- "That see its magic and. its peace "Ing costumes identical to those i gether. But, I fear me, the sweet chirpings of Louisa May is pleasingly, plump, " , J fra Sten 1s Her i 4 Refinitely of the foreign variety is mobile mouth. throaty and in ig not the moody creature usually creature who charms. alts triguing. She makes n "Little Women" conversing to- their conversation did not resemble Alcott's characters. with lovely, large eyes and a "a lady of the pavements' portrayed but an artful, human ° Ld J | LOST, AND FOUND' A friend of mine approached my desk and had.the appearance of a pleasant story to: relate, - Queried he--would you like to 1 tale of the wandering fountain pen. ! a well-known Toronto man received a fountain pen : reciative friends. he fron. 2 few app Years passed and a business man found the same pen in Winnipeg--it gtill" worked (must have been | it with him on a That was 13-years ago. a good one), he took did business with a Toronto man, Shortly afterward he lost it. trip to Chicago where he The Toronto man noticed the pen and said: "Did -- give you that?" "No," was. the reply, Business took the Winnipeg delivered to the original owner. "Now if that pen could talk "I found it." 'man to Toronto and the pen was of it's 138 years travels? = N "WATCH YOUR DIET = - By Bon Sante 3 No less a personage than President Roosevelt is an: enthusiastic exponent of a balanced diet. It is reported that he argues there is no excuse for any- one to have a cold, and according te rumours colds have been banned from the White House. i 1 We cannot vouch for the truth of the following, but it.is said President Roosevelt has issued an order that anyone.in the White House who takes a cold is taken off food, ordered im- mediately to bed, and given a small "dose of ordinary baking soda and all the lemon juice they can drink. "This is in liné with modern think-| ing among many dietitians and food' experts that fasting is the soundest method. of eradicating poisons which are lowering the resistance and caus- ing diseases of all kinds, Certainly at this season of the year, when the weather is severe and colds prevalent, the simplest care is to stop eating and go on a frult juice diet for twenty-four or forty-eight hours, Feed- ing a cold is undoubtedly wrong, and filling up' with cough and eold cures is a useless expense and of:very dottbt- ful value, 3 : In addition to curing a cold fruit juices are very valuable in preventing cold, Two or more glasses taken daily are an esgential to a balanced diet. ee Old Town Btill stands the sohoolhougse by the road, = : : The wee white church is still A slender finger pointing toward God's acre on, the hill, : The country store is all untouched, The blue lake takes deep rest Among the pines, and shady boats | Are lulled against its 'breast, It is not changed, the little town The years have passed it by; The sung and storms have left no trace Upon its heart--but I, Whose feet have wandered far away, Look at it with new eyes With wonder and surprise, --Margaret Sangster) . 1] . ] A He who bears fallure with patience is as much a philosopher, as he who succeeds; for to put up with the world needs as much wisdom as to control Solitary Old Woman Leaves Large Estate {Fortune Started from Pennies Charged to Enter Garden Maze at' Hampton Court Palace ~. London.--Emily Smith, (solitary old woman. who lived in one of the poorest parts of Paddington on the upper reaches of the Thames, left an estate of more than $250,000, it was shown when the will of the late spinster was probated. 3 It all-gtarted from: pennies, too. She was the daughter of a veteran of .the Crimea who was given charge of the famous Garden Maze at. Hamp- ton Court Palace, with the privilege of charging for admission, in recogni- tion of his exploits. : Visitors from London -and the world over thronged the - palace grounds every summer, paying the modest sum to experience the thrill of trying to find their way out of the haM-a-mile of labyrinthine passages created by hedgerows planted in the days of Charles I. The estate gathered by this means was largely increased by the shrewd fnvegtments of Emily Smith, For the last 10 years the Govern: ment has taken over the Maze, and likewise the pennies; -- iis Tolerance Necessary For Quebec.--Tolerance and comprehen- gion were the backbone of interna tional understanding, Adjutor Savard, secretary of the Liberal National As- goclatfon of Canada, declared in ad- dregsing members of "Le Cercle -des Femmes Canadiennes." . He pleaded for the utilization of international understanding in the interest of peace, To possess fin- ternational understanding ft was necessary to learn and study Con: ada's position in the outside world, he said. Lack of. information was oftefr- the cause of prejudices, Mr. Savard stated, ' f ----p pr B. C. Lumber Firms - Vancouver.--The Alberta Pacific Lumber Company, Port Alberni, B.C, land the Great Central Saw Mills, | located at Great Central, North of Port Alberni, announce a wage in- crease of 10 per cent, effective im- mediately, ploy 1,600 men, ec fp neat "Only- by international understand. ing can we redch national prosperity." {t--Aughey. HT fg --J, Ramaay MacDonald. cu International Peace To Increase Wages The two companies em- LL UU nt TEN (od EW ES E15 Bh FS =» 4 2 : Sa I a A a I SS YY - 4 marriage. Mrs, Erskine is the former Broadway show girl of the Ziegteld "Follies", ° ng r-------- Recent Events From Overseas Alr Force Heroes Honored London.--Three - members of the Royal Air Force have been awarded the Air Force Cross, it is announced by the Alr Ministry recently. They are; 3 Flight-Lieutenant O. E. Carter. Flight-Lieutenant L. 8. Snaith,. Flying Officera8. P. Richards Llight Lieut. Carter will long be re- membered for his inspired leadership of No. 1 Squadron at the Air Force dis. play at Hendon last year. Experienced airmen'. stood transfixed with appre- hension at his exploits in the blinding rain, , - . : . Flight-Lieutenant Sunalth, the "baby" of the 1931 team which finall won the Schnelder Trophy for Britain, risked hig life in vain attempt to save Lieu- tenant G, L. Brinton, R.N., who crash- ed in the Solent while practising for the race, : Flight-Lieutenant Snaith was the only unmarried member of the team, He was subsequently married to Miss Joyce at Meppershall, Beds. Prince's Swimming Pool Sunningdale, Eng.--Ex-service men, otherwise unemployed, are engaged in laying a new plpe-line to the Prince of 'Wales' swimming-poe! -at his country home near here. Looks Like Church, It's Triple Home Tattingstone.--Some cleverly camou- flaged cottages may be seen in thig village in Suffolk. : One of the squires wished to bulld three cottages for his workpeople without spoiling the view from his mansion, built the three cottages in a group, with their side and front views a re- plica of a Norman church. > At the back of the "church" are the ordinary brick cottages with thelr en- trances. Thé "church" even has a look. Tells Woman's Age by Color of Dress . Birmingham.--A policeman told the stipendiary magistrate (Lord Ilkeston) at Birmingham police court that his method of estimating the age of a woman was by her figure and the color of her clothes. The officer estimated the age of one woman wearing a brown coat at "about 30." 1 ' 'Lord Ilkeston: How could you when her back was turned to ,ou? The officer: I could see her figure, Another woman. -he described as "fairly. stout," and he estimated her age as about 40. tell As only one site was available, he| dummy tower .to add to its realistic} A solicitor: And I suppose you est! mated that by her figure? And the color of her coat, which was blue, Young women do not wear certaln colors. ; 2 " So it you see a stout woman in a blue coat she is 4°, and a thin woman in a brown coat is 356? Yes. Commenting on the appearance of a third woman, the officer referred to her as "elderly"--over 60, The solicitor; What did you notice about her dress? She was dressed in black. ; That is the 50 sign, I suppose? Yes. He'll Be Lucky--In 1937 Woburn Sands.--PIty the .¢ who owns & motor ca: but dare not drive it until 1937. ; He is Cecil Munn of Hardwick Rd., and he has just won the car, a saloon .model worth £145, by the mere pur- chase of a twopenny ticket, 'But he is only fourteen years old, and the law says that no person under seventeen may drive a motor car, The saloon was a prize in the Bed- ford and District Workers dospital fund dart tournament, organized in ald of the Bedford County Hospital, The ticket numbers were recordd on a large revolving board, at which darts were thrown by boy scouts to r~lect the winning numbers. "Bullt For Fun, |. Berlin.--The smallest aeroplane in the world, weighing only 116 1bs.--the weight of a very light motor-cycle-- has been put on the market in Ger. many so that youth may become alr- minded, "It has folding wings, and it aerodrome by a motorcar, It has a speed of efghty miles an hour and climbs 3,260 feet in nine minutes, Its engine Is a smal] 600 cubic centi- metre unit, and i. carries a load of 70 pounds. : : The cost of one hour's flight is 2s. 6d. for petrol and oil. The machine {s stated to have been made "for fun" by the German pilot Rasmussen. : Scouts Befriend Womar Gravesend. -- Two boy scouts have befriended a lonely French woman lying in Gravesend hospital with a fractured leg, by sitting at her bedside conversing with her in French an giving her French books. % English Is "0.K." London.--""We find the proofs 0.K." sald counsel, reading a letter at West- minster county court. i "What does that mean?" asked Judge Tobin, and added: "That {is American. Let us have English In Eng- can be towed from a garage to an land. There seems to be an inferiority complex among the English, They all think the English language is not good enough." Prince Playing Bagpipes London.--The Prince of Wales can play the bagpipes--almost, He has been learning in secret for several weeks, Now he is practising hard every day in order to be able to surprise the King with his skill. ; rE The King's piper, Pipe-Major For: syth, is the Prince's teacher, ~~ He has guided his pupil'through the intricacies of wind-control--the ¢ basis '| of piping--on the chanter, the small flute-like Instrument which beginners use, a : £ Now the Prince has graduated to the full-sized instrument. The only other royalty in the secret at present are the Prince's nieces, Princesses Elizabeth and Maigaret, Dies Writing Letter to Queen _Emsworth.--Queen Mary sent to Rev, C. P, Sanderson an autographed portrait calendar and a message read: ing: > » "I am sorry to hear you are ill and suffering. I send you this calendar with my best wishes." Mr, Sanderson was delighted and grateful. He struggled to dictate a reply that would show just how he was too much. He fell back on his pil. lows and died, Mr, Sanderson was seventy-one, His association with the royal family dated back fifty years, when hg was vicar at Kingston Vale and preached regularly before the Duke and Duchess of Teck, the Queen's p~rents. Brooms Are Light London.--A member who asked at the court of common council whether city ot London street-cleaners' brooms were nine pounds too heavy, was in- formed that each broom weighed six pounds, two ounces. o. " 'Fashion Shows a Spanish Influence Hollywood, Calif.--Individual taste will 1ule the mode for 1934 while fa- shion is working out a new silhouette to replace the 1933 model with its built-out shouiders and : exaggerted sleeves, So Milady should be interested in-this prediction by Walter Plunkett, Rok- Radio studio designer whose creations in recent screen productions have at- tracted attention. Individuality: is much more becom- ing to the average woman, particular- ly one with sensible tastes, than to "follow the herd" and wear unbecom- ing creations, merely because they are fashionable. Remember that when you're making the spring selections. Plunvett further says, "it will take time to disso.va the "I" silhouette, and it will be months before any de- finite form is adopted." "The over emphasis on shoulders already is being transferred to the lower sleeve and to the backs of the skirts," New spring clothes displayed in Los Angeles in a style show reveal hip- line peplums and. a suggestion of the old pull-backs, =~ | Fashions "this spring seem 'to be going through a cycle of influence which began with the Chinese and 1as gone through the Tyrolean and the Ecclesiastical and now is definitely Spanish. i 0 m----- New books ara now produced at the rate of about 200,000 a year, It {3 esti- mated that since the Invention of printing some 16,000,009 books have been published. 43 emn-- 3 "Good soldiers are not always good economists and do not always appre- ciate the difference between the force of arms 'and the. for'¢e.of cconomic laws."--Joseph Stalin, The Japhnese coast doferfoe ship, Kasiga, ot Viewing the Eclipse in the Equator Belt rm, & tlie Japanese navy {fg shown here leaving Yokohama for Tz0sap island fn the Cafolines, the equatorial Pacific région conaidered to be the best for viewing the eclipse of the sun February 14. | ve =, ~: o finished his letter, But the effort|. Simple and Chic By HELEN WILLIAMS, Iustrate® Dressmaking Lesson Fur. nished With Every Pattern 3363 It's time to be considering a new print in crepe silk, so lovely for now and all spring. : ion Today's dress is rather a darling in medium blue soloring. , The interest- ing sleeves are tucked at the top. You've merely to stitch them to the shoulder yoke. 2 It can also be carried out in one color scheme if you like. . It's adorable in turquoise or in huckleberry blue. the yoke of white crepe is another nice idea, : Style No. 3363 is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20 years, 86, 38 and 40 inches bust. i Size 16 requires 3% yards of 3Y- inch material, 3% yard of 85-inch con- trasting. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. "Enclose 15¢ in stamps or coin- (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Cr ---- ii Teach Me To Sibile God, teach me to smile! Teach me to smile when I am hedged about By worry, disilJusionment, and doubt; Teach me to smile, for smile I must Though one by one my idols prove Unworthy of my trust. Teach me to smile, and 'with faith to cement Broken ideals towards which my life was bent, ¥ Teach me to smile when those of nar- row mind . Misunderstand the tfiings I do In meaning to be kind. Teach me to smile, although my days are spent With unawakened souls who are con- tent ' 'With petty' gossip and with wasted hours; . Who cannot see that there is God in flowers ' And._sea_that stretches out to meet the sky; . Who 'know not -that they have an in- ner self In which a spark of the divine may _ dormant lie. Teach me to smile when tears are In my heart; . When this too-fleeting youth I must part, When this my singing heart can sing no more, And I stand hesitant before the door That leads me towards the setting sun and years Creep on: and all my dreams are yet unrealized Al, then, God, teach me to smile tears) : --Nelrose Lytle. Be Gee, | foreground): Just pulled In my head In time--{ owe that fellow $2. : Turtle (In sf Influenza proved fatal in 11,434 Black crepe -with| So They Say "The good authors of a country sels dom, if ever, go along with the polis ticians,"--Hency L. Mencken. "Sune churches are so cold you can skate: down the main aisle.--Billy Sunday, = "You can stand anything when it comes, and can stand it better than before it comes."--Bruce 3arton. "There is a striking resemblance between the highest mental activity: of genius and the active mind of the - insane."--Sir Robert A. Jones, ually realize that real friendship can be created only on a 'basis of equality oy not of suppression."'--Adolf Hit- er, "One of the best attributes of Ame ericans is that they can always laugh at -a joke on themseles."--Queen Marie, ® "I believe anyone who thinks must of suicide. . But most people don't think,"--Mrs, Franklin D. Roosevelt. "People may hete one another, but: the circumstances of the modern - world are such that they can't do ical one another.,"--Aldous Hux- ey. "Do not miss anything, but be mod= erate in all things."--Dr, Adolf Lo? enz, "The main reason why we do not have good government is that we do not have good citizens."--Harry El. mer Barnes. "It is upon confidence and confi« the nation great or small."--Nicholas Murray Butler, : "Public opinion is always more ty- rannical towards those who obviously fear it than towards those who fecl indifferent to it."--Bertrand Russell, "Unshakable sanity, invincigle pa< | tience and tireless goodwill in the long run can overcome most things that may be brought against them,"--XKing George. ' "All the biologists state if you want a good race of people you must have cross-breeding; otherwise your race becomes degenerate."--George Ber- nard Shaw. u "Only he who has faith in his own - star attains great goals."--Emil Lud wig. "The future, as regards effective force and wealth, belongs to large countries not yet full of people.'-- Dean Inge. SIRE . "What is the sense of growling bes cause your business is not hitting the. roof. Be thankful it is off the floor!" --Roger W. Babson. . iii When Men Wore Fur Caps Son recent cold days here and there in downtown Toronto a man could be seen who was wearing a fur cap, writes the Toronto Star. But very few of these fur headplecés were to be seen exceut on policemen, There is a remarkable change In this matter since 25 yéars ago. At that time nearly everybody in Toronto wore fur caps, fur gauntlets, and, per- haps, fur coats. Curlously enough one sees more fur coats than fur caps in Toronto nowadays, possibly because the coats were too expensive to be dis- carded or stored away llke the caps in cotton bags and hung in forgotten places. . : There used to be caps. of sealskin, otter, beaver, mink, Persian Lamb and several others and how proud a young fellow could be of his fur cap and gaunt - lets and the fur collar on his over ~ coat as he drove the prancing livery horse up to the door to take his best girl for a cutter ride. " Even after the motor car came in and grew popular furs flourished, be- * cause all cars were open and the first closed cars were scoffed at as stuffy and one had to stoop and fold oneself up to enter them. They held one, ft and the feeling of being shut in with so much breakable glass all about was disquieting. Many experienced motorists predict-- _ ed that the open car would attend the funeral of the sedan. It has not been so and most cars nowadays are closed ones. , People used to put up thelr cars for the Winter and get out their furs. Now few, city motorists put their cars away in Winter and few get out their furs. It is quite probable that the motor car has, in Toronto, done much to diminish the use of furs by men, as it has done away with the use of large hats, with ostrich feath ers, by women, The motor car has re-made the city and the province in many ways, in how many it would be interesting for some laborious historian to trace in detail and set down. Rail Death Toll In November 18 Ottawa.--A total of 181 railway ao cidentg in which 18 persons wert killed and 187 suffered injuries wer( reported to the Board of Railway Commissioners for November, Ot the total number 163 were rail way ~accldents as distinguished fron 18 accidents at highway crossings Of those killed five were rallwag employes, two were passengers, and 11 werg classed as "others", * The number of passengers injure was 15, while 124 employes and 4l J "others" suffered Injuries, tte A iain Amoéng the unusual names in" the new London Post Office Directory ar cases in the larger towns of England and Wales last year; this is nearly twice as many as in 1932, Angel, Chicken, Heaven, Pretty Cheer, Fullilove, Champagne, Butte Cheese, and Mutton, "I am hoping. the world will grad think of the next war as they would * dence only that security can rest, be ~~, De reg Vm Ph --- es dd N re, i ---- ~ SE Ye