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"Dear-Anne Hirst: 1 am 23, I left my position to take care of my ill mother and the house but I grew so nervous that I became ill, and it was decided I'd haue to live somewhere else. A mar- ried brother took me in, and 1 improved immensely. I would have stayed there, but his wife made 'my life intolerable -- to get rid of me, she admitted later, "The more she hurt me, the kinder I was, for I wanted her to like' me. I worked part-time in an office, and helped her with the housework and the children, did my own cooking and laundry, and my mother paid her for keep- ing me there. But I was miser- able. * MORE DISTURBANCE "Circumstances made it pos- sible for me to move into a down- stairs apartment. My sister-in-law resumed her persecutions, which frustrated me so I had to give up my job, I lived almost like a re- clse. Mother forced me to visit a psychiatrist, but that only made me more despondent. - "The situation is intolerable. I am back where I started six years ago, suffering physically, emo- tionally and*spiritually, I am los- ing faith in mankind. All around me I see others who are selfish and mean, yet they are healthy" and happy; I have tried being kind and good, and all I've got is ill-health, unhappiness and an ab- normal life. I cannot tolerate my- self! "I know you have no solution, but Ihave to tell someone. Any reply you give will be appreci- : ated, MISERABLE" EACH GARMENT 4860 10-18 - ; : byrne Hola ONE YARD 54-inch fabric for bolero! DITTO for skirt! No need to bankrupt your budget for a new outfit -- just choose a lus- ous wool remnant, sew. this! uldn't be easier -- diagrams | show you how few seams there are. Pattern' 4860: Misses' Sizes 10, 18, 14, 16, 18. Bolero, skirt in all sizes take 1 yard 84-inch fabric for each garment. : This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit. Has complete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY - FIVE CENTTS (88c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print ainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, TYLE NUMBER. Hac order to Box 1, teent St, Ont. 123 New Toronto, » ANE HIRST | * will' ol a young woman of * 23, let yourself be defeated by . circumstances * change? Trouble and confusion * have beseiged you, but where -* is your backbone? Everything * depends upon your will to over- * come these supersensitive ten- ¢ dencies that plague you, What * you need first, in my opinion, * is a gulding hand to point the * way. ¢ I urge you to talk this over * frankly with your minister, He * can help you restore faith in * yourself and your future, show * you how to regain self-confi- * dence, and to give you positive .* assurance that we are not given * burdens we are not able to * carry. Regular church attend- * ance and a firm belief in the * power of prayer has brought ¢ peace to many a troubled soul, * and renewed their faith in man- * kind. With your minister's help, ® {t should do the same for you. * He can suggest activities ¢ within the church that will lift * you out of yourself and open * your eyes to the importance of ¢ friendship. You will meet some ¢ people who are worse off than ® you, and in helping them yau ¢ will forget your own difficulties * and learn the joy of service * and the satisfaction"of feeling * needed. ¢ As to your sister-in-law, she * is as she is. Certain tempera- * ments can never assimilate with * opposites, and it is up to the * victim to make allowances and ® suffer without bitterness. You * have made encouraging pro- ¢ gress toward that goal, and if * you build an armor about your- * self her slurs canriot penetrate * jt. * Perhaps your mother or your * minister knows some nearby * family who will welcome -you *as a paying guest; there you * woul are a normal affection- '¢ ate family-life an you should * make long strides toward -a * happier outlook -on the world * -- * * J * * * * * . * you live in. The idea may not.. 'be welcome, but itis worth - ' considering. Naturally, you will keep in touch with your physician and have the required check-ups to measure your improvement. Meanwhile, seek help through faith. Cultivate an 'interest in other people, and, if you will to, you can dig yourself out of this 'self-pitying slough into a useful and fuller life, ° - J [J LJ Peace of mind can be achieved by renewing one's faith in her- self and others, using one's will power and trusting in prayer, Anne Hirst's understanding can steer you on the right course, Write her at Box' 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St.,, New Toronto, Ont, "Bikini"? Swim Suits Are Old Stuff Proof that more than 2,000 years ago young and shapely women enjoyed displaying their figures when they went for their daily" swim has been found by a party of archaeologists excavat- "ting the site of a prehistoric city in India. Their spades "surfaced" ¢ won- derfully graceful life-size stone statue of a beautiful Indian danc- er aged about twenty-two. What. do you think she was wearing, ladies? A super-quality . bikini-style bathing costume far more attractive than the most exatic twentieth-century swim- ming wear, It was fashioned with thread of pure gold and, despite the dust of twenty centuries, it glistened in the sunshine as the statue was carefully excavated. Statue and costume vere' in a wonderful state of preservation. The gold- en "bikini" must be worth a for- tune, ; Said an official: "It. would be hard to find a more fashionable bathing - costume even on the French Riviera" 5Y: lees A SERIOUS BUSINESS, THESE DAYS i ~ ==Phets by Ron Bculthorp » > you cannot: \ Duchess Had To Buy New Tea Service ' . Recently added to -the china pafitry at Marlborough House has been a new (and quite inex- pensive) set of cup and saucer, milk jug and teapot. Their ar- rival coincided with a "quite reasonable" biscuit barrel. These: purchases have been made specially for the Duchess of Kent, so that she can have a cup of tea .and biscuits for "elevenses" when she calls at Marlborough House, . It was not that they are short of lovely chinaware in the state- ly home of the late Queen Mary, It is just that all such things are at the moment locked away while the law runs its measured course and the old iQueen's ex- quisite collections are gathered together for passing on accord- ing to the instructions in her will, The Duchess of Kent had al- ready been informed of certain furnishings that Queen Masry had bequeather her and she call- ed round one morning recently to give instructions regarding 'articles she wished to be moved to her new home at Kensington Palace. While she was there the Duch- ess asked if she could have a cup of tea and some biscuits. It was only then that the staff realized that none of Queen Mary's china was available, and the Duchess had to have some from the ser- vant's quarters. But now she has the new "elevenses" set of her own and she is sure of her cup "of tea | whenever she chooses to call. . Proofreaders - Sometimes Slip Sounds Like He's Turning Pro From Greensburg (Pa.) Review; "Robert Mosley is 'a recipient of a Mendelssohn choir .scholar-" ship for vice training and a vet«- eran of radio and television." What-Won't- They Think Up : Next? From Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph: Headline: "Orange juice for Babies in Small Cans." Anything For a Laugh, - Said Evelyn From Oil City (Pa.) Derrick: "Evelyn said her boy friend is Carl Sepier of Verona, N.J, a bag and shoes. On the third finger of her left had was a sparkling 22-year - old, former football player who is now in a Navy officer training school." The' Man's In a Rut From Woodsville (N. H.) News- Times: . "Dave' Cassedy shot a deer in Haverhill and 'Guy Kelley and 'Bunny' Wood in Pittsburg." - litfy Crochet! Need a new spring or summer bag? Crochet it yourself! Two smart styles in this pattern -- both are easy to make of straw or cotton yarn. Match your spring or summer 'bags to your favourite, dresses. - Pattern 545: easy to crochet dir- ections, Sent TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to Box 1, 1238 Ont 'Print St, New To- ronto, Ont plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS, Don't miss our Laufa Wheeler 1084 Needlecraft Catalog! 79 em- broidery, crochet, color-transfer and ambroidery patterns to send . for -- plus 4 complete patterns printed in book. Send 25 cents for your copy today! Ideas for gifs, bazaar sellers, fashions, [--one any good",- weather and delayed spring seed- - EERO AREY | REALE ALA LH "It is an ill wind that blows no. Zaaveg No doubt wet ing was ope reason for the large attendance of women at the W.IL Officers' Conference held in Guelph last week. Another rea- son would be that no one en- titled to go would want to miss the Conference, especially as it is oné of those things that every year, in every way, gets better and better. One day -- Friday -- was all the time I could man- never a dull moment, except. for the weather, and Hist, didn't count. No doubt you who are W.L members will get a. full report from your president at your next meeting, but I would like to give a few of my own impressions. The theme was "Start Where You Are With What You Have" -- excellent allvice at any level. -The importance of studying the handbook was: particularly .em- you make a start than from the handbook? ' A properly conduct- ed meeting is always interesting. "It is only when the business ses- sion is allowed to drag that it becomes boring. Mrs, Clarence Hayes gave the how and why in her report of the discussion re- . ports held the previous day. It is several years since I had heard Mrs. Hayes but I found her just as interesting as always. She has 'a way of making you wonder whether you measure up _to_what is expected of a good of- ficer or W.I. member, Her ques- come & challenge. An Edinburgh W.I spoke briefly. She was of the . opinion that we do not have as much fun at our meeting as they do in the Old Country. No doubt she is right -- so what can we do about it? Pepped up busin- ess sessions would certainly pro- vide more time for social and recreational periods: . And the "pepping up" process depends not only on the president but on all members of the branch. When it comes to fun what a time we would have if there were even one member in each : joyment as does Padre W.A. Young of the O.A.C. His spon- taneous gaity 'as he leads the community singing bubbles up ries everyone in his audience along with "him, Actually there may be W.I. members who eould do just that if they could forget themselves go." And if there is fun and: laughter in our hearts was there ever a time more nec- essary . than now for sharing it with our friends? Miss Ethel. Chapman was an- other. speaker whom everyone enjoyed. There is never any Chapman is speaking -- and last Friday was no exception. 1 have heard her speak many times but I.think possibly this.last address was the best yet. It was sympa- thetic, provocative, helpful and humourous and certainly. abreast of the times. Miss Chap- man quoted this little verse from "The Farm Wife" in connection with the one-time isolation of countrywomen. : "She never climbed a moun- tain, she never heard the sea, -- ing road that ended aimlessly." Then added: Miss Chapman -- "The favm vite doesn't stay at home any niore watching the § y \ age -- but what a day--it was,' phasized. And where: better can. Mrs. Hayes never pulls any punches: visitor On Graduation Day -- Five-year-old Lar. about graduating from kindergarten, he bl a fellow graduate. From her facial expression 'it appears that Janiée isn't too happy about the idea. 1 - § x tions and remarks actually be-__ branch capable of creating en-: and spills over so that he car- . to be self-consciotlis and just let * lack of attention, when Miss But always watched a wind: ° - with! an open mind; Duncan is s so > happy sses Janice Bryan, 5, road. , . she is on it -- usually in a good cause." The proof of that statement was in the attendance of hundreds of women at the Conference. 3 Theh' came Mrs, Ellen Fair- clough, M.P, Hamilton, An ex- cellent speaker and extrémely diplomatic. She trod on nobody's toes, From her remarks it would have been. impossible to guess at her : political affiliation. She _ stressed the importance -of fam- ily life; of parents training their children to form opinions. She spoke of untrained thinking, as "a dangerous process"; that chil- dren should be taught tolerance; to approach problems of the day to turn youngsters out into the world who had not. been trained to think was like sending a person out with a car without previous ~lesons in driving. R. B. Currie, Chiet of Nation. al Defence and Welfare, spoke on civil defence in Canada. Not spec- ifically of 'bomb attacks and air raid drills, but rather what' wo- - men could do towards civil: de- fence in times of emeérgency, in peace and war. To train them- selves. in mass production of | meals; in caring for those in need of shelter and clothing. Mr, Currie, without being an alarm- ist, left us with the impression that, in this day and age, com- placency was as much a threat to our safety as communism, And now a word about Miss Anna P. Lewis. I sometimes think we are inclined to take Miss Lewis a little too much for granted. The success.of the W.I and the F.W.1.O. during the. last few years has been, to a great extent, the result of the untiring leadership of Miss: Lewis. Since she took office in 1945 she has had a great deal of heavy respon- - sibility. In 1947 there was the 50th Anniversary celebration and in 1953 the Conference of the ACWW in Toronto, both maj- "or undertakings, So I think we should all take our hats off to ' Miss Lewis, Director of the W.L Branch and Home Economics Service of Ontario. "Wreck" Of Whale Makes Grief A-Plenty - When is a whale not a whale? When it's a wreck. That, at least, is the conclusion reached reluctantly by the Receiver of Wrecks at the Custom House in Ireland, Earlier this year, as the sun was setting over Galway Bay, a seven-ton whale was washed ashore near Aughrisberg, Clad- daghduff, in wild Connémara. Nicknamed = "Winnie," the whale was an object of interest for sightseers for long enough, - until the local authority decided it should be removed. But that was easier said than done. Winnie -- all 70 feet of her -- defiled 'all efforts to cart her away. Then the matter went "before a: higher authority, and the solution was left to the Gal. . way County Manager, Mr, .C. IL Flynn. But there was no para- graph in the book of rules tell- ing what should be done with washed-up whales, 'There was only one heading under which Winnie could be classified.. 80 now to the Cus- tom House here has come a let. * ter stating that in due course an order will be made directing that "Form A" ws served on the bi to atlepose of the Soin him b dro wreck within a time to be specified. Soon Winnié will be -- together witih the wind hat re. minded people of her presence when it Per in a certain diree- tion, * ; Unsolved Murder Was She Guilty? J at So many questions remained unanswered when Hanmah Dobbs was found not guilty --- so many might haveb een an-. 'swered had' judge .and jury 'known what was subsequently to be revealed. Miss Hacker was herself a strange woman -- sixty years old, deformed, friendless, mean to the point of madness, yet rich enough for Tieanness to be .called eccentricity. In the year 1878 she arrived in London from her native Can- terbury to become a lodger in the house of Mr, Severin Bas- " tindoff and his wife at Euston Square. Among the belongings she took with her was a large cash-box containing -- so Bas- 'tindoff declared later -- a sub- stantial sum of money in five- pound notes. On October 14th, a Sunday, she was alone in the house for some' hours with Hannah Dobbs, the Bastindoffs' attractive, twen- ty-four-year-old' servant. By this time she was, for some unknown reason, in arrears with her rent, and on Monday morning Bastindoft re- - marked on the fact to his wife ~ and said that it must be paid. Without hesitating, the servant Hannah offered to collect it, and rushed past her master up the - stairs. In a few minutes she re- turned holding a five-pound note. Bastindoff. gave her the change to take back. Later that ' morning Hannah reméirked to her mistress that the old lady. was: offended and seemed likely to move out. "In fact," she added, "it's my belief she's already gone. I haven't heard her moving. about in her room." Miss Hacker had indeed left. You may think that Mrs. Bas- tindoff was not a very efficient housekeeper, for she did not en- ter the empty room until two Hays later. She.saw a stain on the carpet, which was wet be- yond the-edges of the stain, as though someone had tried to. wash it out. By May 9th of the following year, 1879, the Bastindoffs had a new lodger. He bought his own coal and asked for a space to be cleared so that he could store it. There was a large cellar under the house, filled with lumber that had accumulated over the years. Bastindoff em- ployed men to clear a space and behind some trunks they found a decomposed body: ! The police were called in, and it was soon established that the body was that of Matilda Hack- er. It was identified by the de- formed spine; and rotting clothes added silent corrobora- tion. Round the neck was a rope, but whether this had been. the cause of death or whether it had been used to drag the body to the cellar could not be deter- mined. - 'Mrs. Bastindoff recalled the "stain on the carpet, and even in those early days of forensic sci- ence it was possible to tell that the stain had been made by hu- man blood. It was considered -that Miss Hacker had been kill- ed -with .a knife. Soon detectives Were taking an interest in ' Hannah Dobbs. They found the address to which she had moved from Euston Square, only to learn that she had left long since, leaving her trunk, and her rent unpaid. The trunk was opened and among her clothes were found jewel- lery and and oddments 'that had belonged to Miss Hacker. She was traced, arrested and charged with murder. ° Further investigations strength- ened the case against her. Be- fore she left Euston Square she had given a book of dreams be- longing to Miss Hacker to 'a child who lived nearby. To an- - 7 broken cash-box. - thaler's birth. 0a lun seen other child she had i October 14th she had ie wearing a watch and rings which had" belonged to Miss Hacker. The evidence against Hannah Dobbs at the Old Bailey in June of 1879 was purely circumstan- 'tial, and the chief witness were the Basindoffs. For the defence it was argued that a slight girl could never have committed the murder and then dragged a heavy body down to the cellar unaided. Mr. Mead, who defended, alse made a great point of the Bas. tindofts' lack of curiosity abot the sudden departure of their. wealthy lodger. The jury gave Hannah the benefit of the doub$" -- and she was found not guilty. When Hannah Dobbs was re- leased she became a popular heroine, with a certain. section of the public.. Among her ade mirers was a Mr. Purkiss, whe was the proprietor of the 'Police News. Before long this journal' published a pamphlet - which purported to be the true life-story of Hannah. Among the allega- tions contained in it was a state- ment that Hannah had been the mistress of Severin Bastindoff. Bastindoff retaliated by" in- structing his silicitors to apply for a High Court injunction to prevent any further publication of the pamphlet, in connection with which he filed an affidavit denying the allegation. Mr. Pur- , kiss was equally swift in his "action. He took out a summons against Bastindoft for perjury. Bastindoff appeared before a magistrate and was: 'committed for trial. . The case was heard at- the old Bailey before the same judge who had tried Hannah Dobbs for murder. The situation was reversed: Hannah stood in the witness-box 'and her late em- ployer stood -in dock. It was a very different Hannah ffom the drab figure who had pleaded not guilty to murder, for she was -now-- fashionably dressed - and full of confidence. This was shaken a little when, in cross-examination, she was: forced to confess that at one; time in her life she had been convicted of theft. She had first met Severin Base tindoff when she was & servant in Torrington Square, and. fel- low-servants described how the pair had gone out together by night. Even more conclusive was the evidence of a Mrs. Carpen- ter who owned a small hotel at- Redhill. Mrs. Carpenter identi- fled the pair as having spent the night at her 'hotel. . Severin -Bastindoff was event- _ ually: found guilty of perjury and was sentenced to twelve months hard labour. There the case ends so far as the courts .are concerned. Some- body murdered Matilda Hacker; somebody. got away with mur- der. What is your verdict? Anniversary -- The German Post Office will soon Issue this stamp commemorating the 100th an- niversary of Ottmar Mergen- venfor of the Linotype machine which revolutionized newspaper typesetting. Whe Wen? -- This "Racetrack Hat," fashioned of "burnt | leghot Rr keeps the sun out of the eyes, all right, and also the pail + sight of your horse coming In last. "Emme," miltinery designe used rope to trim the summery creation. He was the in- - SON rl ry oo» {