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a eo i 3 AER LAA A A A Tr pA eR Eh ey ou th Eh Ry RATS SN GS Ri a i EARIATIEA «4 HA ETHRESI IaTaey ANNE HIRST Your Family HRST | "Dear Anne Hirst: My mother-in-law was so op- posed to our marriage that she kept us 'apart for'six years. 1 did not want to marry until she approved, s0 my husband finally put his foot down and she gave her consent. But her opposition is still bitter, and I have suffer- ed from it ever since. ~~ "She has harped on the theme that I was never good enough for her son, not fit to raise his children. (She still accuses me of stealing her 'son from her!) She has even called my mother and complained of things I do. My husband admits she has caused the only trouble we eve: - have, and he gets upset at her nieanness but says NOTHING to her. During my first pregnancy she made s0 much trouble that I nearly lost the baby. Now that I'm expecting another, it's the same thing again. "I have tried to talk to her woman to woman, but she re- fuses to listen. I've overlooked her insults, I've stayed away from her house, I've tried every- thing but telling her off -- and 1 can't bring myself to do that. She "is hysterical neurotic and throws crying spells whenever she doesn't get her way. "For the five years we've been been married I have taken her nasty tongue silently . . . I do love my husband, but how can I keep my respect for him when he won't stop her nonsense? What can I do to get along with ber? DISTRESSED." * Why waste your strength * trying to get along with a * hpyochondriac who is blind * and deaf to reason or kind- * ness? She is as she always * has been, and I doubt she will * ever change. Her own husband * has tried to defend you, but * he had to give up; afterall, he * must live with her. I urge you * too, to relinquish the struggle; * you are in no condition to * enter battle again. Since your * husband will: not take. your * part, you cannot win. ¢ Stay away from her. * A man who allows his mo- * ther to berate his wife is a * poor specimen of the male sex; * he knows where his loyalty * belongs, but he is too spine- * less to act. Try to understand * how men hate scenes, and don't * despise him for it. He is 30 * unhappy, too, you know. If he * complains that you do not visit * his mother for a while, remind * him that though you love him * and don't want to hurt him, Personally Yours % % 880 i of) Add a royal touch to linens with your monogram -- ele- gantly but easily embroidered in lazy daisy flowers, outline stitch. Monogram household, person- el lines. Pattern 880: transfer of two 2%; two 1%-inch alphabets; four 2% x 2%-inch motifs. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, -use postal note for safcty) for this pattern to Laura Wheeler, "Rox 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Print plainiy PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME ond ADDRESS. bonus, TWO complete are printed nght in As a patterns our LAURA WHEELER Needle- . craft Book, Dozens of other de- gigns you'll want to order--easy fascinating handwork for your- self, your home, gifts, bazaar items, Send 25 cents for your "copy of 'this book today! ° - A ISSUE 36 -- 1958 . * hysterical * you cannot face any more outbursts. Then * don't allow it to be mentioned ¢ again, * Keep your home life serenn * and affectionate, fix your mind * on the coming baby, and try * to relax. * * * HUSBAND ATTRACTS GIRLS ° "Dear Anne Hirst: My young husband is nianage» of a small nearby theater, and is exposed to all sorts of avid, . adoring females, He is a hand- some scamp, and I expect feels he has to play up to the younger audiences. But last night he confessed he told one girl that he loves her! He admitted he'd kad a couple of drinks, but he's afraid she believes him, "He begs me to understand, and forget it. I do understand, end I love him dearly--but how can I prevent such a thing happening again? WONDERING" Your husband was very lucky that the theater owner was not around; he could haye lost his job. Remind him of this, and ask him to promise that if he wants a drink here- after he'll wait until he comes home. L 1] LJ * » » * * * Of course, he has to be * courteous to every patron of * the theater, so never listen to * gossip about him. He made one * mistake, and I am sure he wiil * be more careful. * LJ ry - * It this girl oversteps, he will know how to handle her. So trust him, and let him know you do. That assurance is his best armor against temptation. * * * Did you solve a problem similar to those you read in this column? Let other readers benefit by your experience. Anne Hirst will pub- lish such letters here whenever she can, Address her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ontario. Absent-Minded As an electric train rattled into Chadwell Heath station some time ago the driver saw to his horror a woman walking straight off the platform. He jammed on the brakes but the cab and seven carriages passed over her before the train shuddered to a stop. Officials rushed to the train and peered "underneath it. She was still alive! They hauled her out and rushed her to hospital, and when the shock had worn cff she was asked why she had tried to commit suicide. "I didn't," was the reply. "I just walked absent-minded- ly off the platform. : Forgetfulness does not imply - a bad memory, for some of the world's most learned men are absent-minded. Professor Arnold Toynbee, whose "Study of History" took 30 years to write, has a brain so full of information that there's ne room in it for trivial things. Recently, when invited to an im- portant luncheon he turned up wearing the jacket of one suit and the trousers of another. Some years ago, Professor Khushall Shah, a legal expert from India, came over to unravel the tangles at a round table con- ference. On the morning of his departure he forgot to turn his bath tap off, and went back to India leaving the water still running. The tenant in the flat below was furious when some of his carpets and decorations were _| ruined. His absent-mindedness cost Professor Shah $300 If a problem or subject ab- sorbs you completely, everything else leaves your brain. That's why people in love are so "moony". But Thomas Edison, the famous inventor, couldn't lay the blame on love for his worst bloomer. On Christmas Day, 1871, he married a Miss Mary Stillwell. - After the wedding breakfast he excused himself from the sub- sequent festivities by saying: "I have some work to do for a few minutes." He then dived round the cor- ner to his laboratory. It was midnight before his best man came looking for him. "You'd better come home, Tom," advis- ed his friend. "Have you for- gotten that you were "married this morning and Mary's waiting for vou?" Edison's face lit un. "That's right," he said. "I did get mar- ried this morning!" Absent-mindededness can be ruinous. While talking to a friend, author J. M, Barrie reach- ed out to the mantelpiece, picked up a piece of paper, and dipped it in the fire to light his pipe. "Good Heavens!" exclaimed the friend, "that's a cheque!" It was -- for $300. ALREADY GONE "The recession doesn't Worry me," says Joe E Lewis -- "I lost all my money in the boom!" Norway, Land Of Wind And Waters Whether it is from the sea that you first experince the purple mountains of the west coast or the wooded slopes and islands of the Oslo Fjord: or whether from a plane you wit- ness the spectacular plateaux and peaks of the Hardanger Vidda, the effect will be one of magnificent expanses of water and land. Expanses so wide and so sparsely populated that even the major cities appear quite incidental to their natural sur- roundings. With only 3% million people miles of territory, Norway can offer an average of one square mile to each 26 of her inhabi- tants, By way of compar son, 42 persons must share the aver- age square mile in the U.S.A, while 499 human beings elbow one another in the same space in Great Britain. However, there is a simple explanation for the thinness of =population in Norway--her topography. . You take a bus, but this time consistently northward riding through- Amot and on to Lake Tctak and Rauland village on its far shore. Here, 2,260 feet above sea level, is the highland center of Telemark culture, and it you were intrigued by the outdoor displays at the Folk Museum on Bygdoy, this is your chance to see farmhouses, barns and stables. Be sure to climb that modest, but well-above-treeline, hill across the road from the hotel and help vourself to an eyeful of spectacular panorama. South- I SWAN -- Fluffy as a baby chick, this fuzzy-wuzzy creation is a cocktail dress by Emilio Schuberth of Rome, done in "blackboard blue" swan'sdown. A wide sash, trimmed with three buckles, wraps the waist of the strapless dress, which is worn with a matching, wiglike hat. east you'll see the geological jumble of Telemark; southwest, end far beyond the waters of Totak, a long, even line of high- land summits guarding one flank cf Norway's most secluded val- "ley: Setesdal. However, terrain of more immediate interest to us stretches out north and north- west -- the lakes, hollows, levels and snow-flecked heights of one corner of the great Hardanger Vidda or Plateau. ... - Soon it's Rjukan where, for a change from bussing, you should take an elevator-ride on the mountain cable care which jukan-ites use to get from the canyon-bottom up into the sun- shine and open spaces of the Hardinger Vidda. Dangling in an enclosed bas- ket which rises 1,600 feet in five minutes, you'll have excellent views of this two-block wide fcwn where both the main works of Norsk Kydro and workers' dwellings are squeezed between river and cliffs, as well as of 6,000-foot Mount Guusta rising sheer on the other side of the canyon, From Rjukan a narrow-gauge train (which was blown off its rails one windy winter's day in 1917) will take you to Mae! on Lake Tinnsjo. -- From "How to Feel at Home in Norway," by Phillip Boardman,. . Three women were discussing their husbands. The first woman declared: "In all the years we've 'been married my husband and 1 havé never had a. cross word." The second woman sighed: "I wish I could say that." "Why don't you? She did." to occupy some 125000 square - candlesticks, Then the third woman said: = PLAYING FOOTSIE -- Right at home in the Never-Never Land of Hollywood, Brian, the 21-inch-tall king of the Leprechauns ducks between a pair of normal-sized legs. Brian is actually normal-sized actor Jimmy O'Dea In some trick photography during the filming of Walt Disney's "Darby O'Gill and the Little People," a comedy-fantasy about Ireland's leprechauns. Se & - Cg on SAAD 'HRO 4 The starlings are perched along the hydro wires as if it were fall. But they have certain- ly made a bad guess for it surely doesn't look or feel much like fall to us. It is still very hot and dry. The grass is brown and crisp; shrubs wilted and vegetables drying up for lack of moisture. The flowers don'. look too bad but it's a question how long they will last. We can't do too much watering because ~ we know the well is getting low. Last week I was away for a couple of days and as I drove along the roads I~ noticed the game conditions in every district that I passed. This time my trip took me to &nd around the Newmarket dist- rict, visiting a friend in that area. We had a great time to- gether as we share the same interests--writing, antique shops and a love of historical sites. At cne antique shop we saw the most wonderful collection of paperweights that I have seen since I left England. It was kept in a glass cabinet under lock and key and we were told its value was around $3,000. In an- other cabinet we were shown a beautiful collection of Stafford- shire figurines. Of course thera were hundreds of other items, miscellaneous and in sets -- pewter, glass, china, silver and antique furniture. My friend and I made a few purchases from - each place with which we were well satisfied. By that I don't mean we lost our heads and in- dulged in a wild buying 'spree. Another trip took us to tho -- well - known Sharon Temple, built by the Children of Peace In a seven year period from 1825 to 1832. David Willson was the architect and Ebenezer Doan the master builder, The Temple ite elf is an odd, fascinating build- ing, the story in connection with it so well known I hardly need repeat it here. But I will say if you are ever in the Sharon district you will find it is well worth a visit. 1 first saw it about twenty-five years ago--but only the outside--this was my first opportunity to see it from the inside. It is in a remarkable state of preserv-' and the relics displayed resting. as "one would find here, The original organ sti.. possesses a marvellous tone--it was demon- strated for our benefit. It is play= ed by means of a crank, after the style of a barrel organ. There was also a picturesque phaeton there which I am sure could ba taken out on the road today without fear of it falling apart. No less interesting was a small building, comoletely separate from the Temple, which was David Willson's study. It is kept Jocked but through the windows on each wall one can see the furnishings, just as he used them - --a desk and chair, candle and quill pen, hand- written manuscript, a tiny box- stove and a rocker, Also on: the property there is a genuine log cabin, furnig™4d after the style CLIT GT, attri : NICLES INGERFARM Gwendoline P.Clarke of the Scadding cabin at the Ex- hibition grounds. Another interesting place we saw, but of quite a different character, was a house by the Lighway, on the lawn of whica were all kinds of bird houses and garden ornaments cut out of wood--figures of ducks, geese, storks, Dutch boy and girl and almost every conceivable type ot hirdhouse. An elderly man told us he had made them all -- whittled them out with a pen- knife. He fills orders for people all over Ontario and many parts of the United States. Quite a profitable hobby for a man with skill and imagination and cer- tainly not too difficult. Obvious- ly the hobby is now a com- mercial undertaking. On my way home I called for the first time on some friends near Richmond Hill. About seven years ago they bought an acre and a half of land along the highway. Here, practically with their own hands, they built a nice little house and a small barn. The work they do amazes me. They both have jobs in To- ronto, keep one boarder, 300 chickens and have a huge gar- den, the produce from which they sell at a roadside stand. I went out fo see the ingenious fixings in the henhouse to en- able the birds to look after themselves. Self - feeders for boxes; shavings and sawdust for dding which the owner claims "13'more satisfactory than straw. Between us we picked up about 12 dozen eggs from Leghorn pullets that are only about five months old. Of course I was not allowed to leave without eating --and the meal would huve been a credit to a far less busy house- wife. It was 8.30 when I got home and Partner was just beginning to get excited thinking it was late for me to be out on the road -- it being Friday night. The, traffic was heavy all right. In fact I went four miles out of my way because I missed the turning I should have taken to No. 7 Highway. Dee and Family came in soon after I got home-- to pick uo week-end supplies enjoy. mash and water; roll away nest from our garden, which, because of their freshness, they seem to' es Romance Lurks In Personal Columns As he strolled along London's Bond Street, towards his office, the spruce young man in the lavender waistcoat and dove- colored, trousers breath. For, standing just ahead of him, selling flags for charity, 'was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.* She was tall and black-haired ' and was wearing a figure-reveal- ing green costume. But what he 'noticed most about her was her bewitching smile. : "Will you buy a flag, sir?" she asked demurely. "It's for a good | cause," " "I'll buy a flag on one con- dition," he replied. "You must come out to dinner with me tonight." "I don't sell flags on conditions like that," the girl retorted. "I'm not doing this job to get dinner dates!" And she flounced off to sell her flags to a woman who was beckoning from a car. The young man was astound- ed: he was used to easy ro. mantic conquests. "Am I slip- ping?" he asked himself as he hurried on to his office. But -the girl's rebuff- was a- challenge to his power of con- quest, so he decided to try to contact her again. ; The only way he could think of doing so was by inserting this advertisement in the personal column of a daily newspaper: "Will the Girl in Green who was selling flags in Bond Street, London, on Tuesday accept the apologies of the man who was . So tactless when he spoke to her? "His only excuse is that he was caried away by her loveliness and very charming personality." Next day came the reply: "Girl in Green will accept apology same place Tuesday, 11 am." :So_he got his "date" after all. Romance often lurks in the personal or "agony" columns of newspapers all over the world. Some of them absolutely throb with romance; some suggest hid- den drama and mystery; others are eccentric or comic. Here's one that was published some time ago in an American small-town newspaper: "Beautiful, provocative but roke young redhead earn- ing $40 weekly as clerk seeks young, rich and romantic hus- band who will pamper her and enable her to live in luxury for rest of her life. She is temper- amental, intelligent, but bone . lozy and rather selfish.. Write stating age, income and enclosing recent photograph to Box--" She was deluged with replies from wealthy young bachelors. After scores of interviews she riet a shipping magnate and it was love at first sight Sentimental women readers of a French newspaper sighed ro- mantically when they read this advertisement in its personal column: "Pink Rose. I still love you desperately in spite of all that's happened. Dearest one, tell me you still love me and that the heavenly week in Paris is not forgotten. Please meet me in the usual corner. of the garden at - nine on the night of the next full moon. Dovotedly, Pierre." Readers imaginatively visualiz- ed the probable sequel -- a rendezvous between the lave- lorn Pierre and his beloved in a flower-scented garden under a brilliant moon and the exchange of tender kisses. They were wrong. Did Pierre ever meet the girl again? He did not. Two days later the girl's reply appeared in the same personal column: "Pierre. No, no, no, All is over. 'Pink Rose's love will never bloom' again and is for ever dead. Good-bye." Well, caught his 124 "Weeds, Mother? But they're the only things that came up in our garden." you can't always have happy endings to love stories, especially in real life! Bachelors must. have blinked and then re-read with special interest a revealing "agony" ad- vertisement in a London news- paper which ran: ; "A young gentleman who fs on the point of proposing to a: girl "who 'is devilishly pretty but whom he hgs only known for three weeks is desirous of meeting a married man of ex- perience who will dissuade hima from>such a foolish step. Ever since these "personals" began, some unscrupulous peopls have occasionally tried to use them to cloak illicit intrigues, " Police nowadays keep a sharp eye on the personal columns of all newspapers in case there are crooks still trying to.communi- cate messages in code which ap- pear sentimental on the surface but contain hidden meanings. The personal column has al- ways been a source of hope te people with rich aunts or half- forgotten uncles abroad. "Some day," they think, "we may hear of something to our advantage {f we keep watching these ad- iis oi " Praétical jokers have occa- sionally: been known to try te insert "leg - pulling" advertise- - ments in the personal columns. One that nearly got into a fam- ous national newspaper read: "Stuart. Died on August 1st, at - Kensington, Anne, daughter of James Stuart, aged 49." Only at the last mombnt did somebody notice that whoever sent in the advertisement was trying to get the newspaper to publish the fact that Queen Anne is dead! A bright young woman was asked to attend a public fune- tion. She was given a place be- tween a bishop and a rabbi. It was her chance to break into high company,-and she meant to use it. ""I"feel as it I were a leat be- tween the Old and New Testl- ments," she said with 'a giggle. "That page, madam," said the rabbl, "is usually a blank." Accessory Dress PRINTED PATTERN Quick - change magic! + Wear this smart sheath with the nar- row belt . . . or, vary it with the pretty peplum for a two- neckline -- both versions in this neckline -- both versions inthis easy-to-sew Printed Pattern. Printed Pattern 4603: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 .. lakes 3 yards 35-inch fabric. Printed directions-op each pat- tern part. Easier, accurate. - Send CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern. Please print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New "Toronto, Ont, &its THE TOAST QF GEORGIA -- What looks like a champagne drinker's dream Is In truth a new open-air dining pavilion in Pine Mountain, Ga. The unique structure consists of 21 giant shells, each resting on a tall, slim base. Resembling enormous champagne glasses, they Intere "lock to form a massive canopy. The canopy covers EEE an area half the size of a football field. Cy 1)