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CUPID'S. CORNER fair, Address all letters to Miss Ina St. Answers will appear the week following your enquiry. "A daughter of the gods, divinely Dear Miss St. John: And Most divinely tall--." Tennyson. ~ lor, 40 years old, ry me at once. situation a very ter E. K. For in Dear Ina St. John: I am a young girl of seventeen | considered good-looking. Reecntly I - became engaged to a young man a few years my senior but financial dif-| ficulties make it to marry. In the meantime, being pursued by a 'wealthy . bache- 'man passionately but father advises me to marry for money. I do not wish to appear fickle but I find the "Please advise me as to what I should do. Ans.--You will be disappointed when you read my reply to your let- impossible for us I am. who wishes to mar-| I love the younger | difficult one. my opinion you are John, Mirror Office. | | | Can you tell me why boys my own | age seem to consider me a flat tire. | But older | triends, etc.) say I am attractive and men (my -elder sister's| | interesting? | LONELY YVONNE. | »Ans: Perhaps it is because you really are attractive and interesting and you act naturally in the pres-| ence of older men. But when a boy | of your own age appears you either try too hard to win his favor or you. | make the equally fatal blunder of pretending to be indifferent. If yous be natural with men as you are with: 'girls, you will no longer be lonely. } INA ST. JOHN. s * s | Dear Miss St. John: ~My sister and I are alone in the! house while mother is absent on a> i visit. Often we are very nervous. in the night. My boy friend lives near here. He has offered to sleep in our house until mother returns. Sister A Dear Sallu: The girl who moved in next door is the most stunning dresser! 1 was talking to her yesterday and wasn't surprised to hear that she buys all her clothes at (Extract from Maru's Letter) ~ 403 ONTARIO ST. "ROR NICER THINGS" aa ara 6 The. Store of Quality then ask my advice about giving your |, fiance up for a man old enough to be | your father. And all because the old-- actually in love you would Reyer! dream of considering anyone else. love. A girl who marries for money | bondage. Love is the only foundation for a happy marriage. : 'Think long before you marry any-| one while you are seventeen! You will only be a girl for a few years. 'Marriage pas the rest of your life. 'The next Six or seven years of your: life should be the gayest time, filled | with happy times that will be a pleasant memory as long as you live. I hope sincerely that you will think over what I have written. , INA ST. JOHN. s s s "Dear Miss St. John: My only son has just married a girl who never washed a dish in her life. She is a capable bookkeeper. She made her own wedding dress. Is there any chance of this girl making my boy a comfortable home? GROOM'S MOTHER. Ans:--Suppose that you were very busy with your own occupation of home-maker. You would scareely try "to became an efficient bookkeeper at the same time. Would you, Groom's Mother? No one can learn to keep house by instinct. But any girl who makes her own wedding dress must be capable of becoming a splendid housekeeper. A successful bookkeeper usually possesses an orderly mind. _. So cheer up, Groom's Mother. Far from neglecting your son's comfort, your daughter-in-law's home may be a source of pride to you before long. INA ST. JOHN. * i ! | i i 1 too young *o marry ayone. You state! says people will talk about us. What: ~ that you are passionately in love and g, you think, Miss St. John? acs - er man has more money. If you were stay with you, Sally? You would not feel nervous with a third person in the house, and you would avoid un- Money is a very poor substitute for pleasant gossip. - SALLY. | Ans: Why not have a girl friend INA ST. JOHN. only is selling herself into life-long; > | Skates and Boots Attached $3.39 up Special attention given ladies' outfits. SkatesGround, velvet finish C.C.M. Sy paces from $6 to $16. ~All kinds of Christmas Gifts at PREP prices. Wm. E. McCarthy 71 Wellington St. Phone 781-J AVON FISH MARKET Finest quality fresh and Smoked Fish ll These Wise Men Hive One Wise Idea! GOLD STRIPE Silk Stockings $1.00--S$1.35--$1.65 formerly $1.35 to $1.95 is If your "Merry Christmas" said with Gold Stripe Stockings you'll be a popular man...for all women adore these exquisite silk stockings. *Trade Mark Registration and Patents Pending Phone 529 Free Delivery. 143 Downie St. Phone 1782 +1 -- - yee yh ih ' _ Silverwood's ee Smoother Than Velvet" All 1 lavors--Bricks, Alaska ag eg esac ae already, I am sure that you can find THE STRATFORD MIRROR © MAKE CHRISTMAS SOMETHING MAGICAL Magic doesn't cost much in money. It costs time and thought and imag- ' figs, pinch of salt, 1-2 cup dates, 1-4 ination, but it seems to me that it is cheap at any price. Is ten dollars and | a handful of busy hours too much to pay for a dower of enchanted mem-| ories that will last two small people through a whole long life? Well, for ten dollars you can buy magic. You can buy quite a tall tree, green and comely--you can buy bubbles of ruby and emerald and chains of scare ery silver to hang from its branches, | and a start to shine tranquilly over) all that shimmering mystery. You can buy a great armful of pine and laurel; and a fine holly wreath; and a pearly sprig of mistletoe; and a long garland of twisted green, jeweled with gay clusters of scarlet berries and tiny brown pine cones. And don't forget a bit of suet that. you can mix with bread crumbs in a gay little basket, so the birds will know it is Christmas too. And now, finally, you are home again and it is Christmas Eve --and every one of those knobby, strangely shaped packages that fill your.arms holds just lots of magic. See that you use it well! First you must hide the big Christ- mas tree. Children under fourteen should never lay eyes on their Christ- mas tree until ChristMias day, when they should come upon it softly where it stands glittering and mysterious in | the far crno,ca_ oref the far corner of the dark, still room that smells of balsam and magic and | hushed gayety. There should be nothing on your | mantel but four of your tall red can- dles, and above them you should hang your Christmas picture -- a picture that will remind every one that Christ- mas doesn't just mean turkey and red ribbon and striped candy canes, however. delightful those things may be. Let your picture be of the Wise: Men, following the Star through the, blue desert night--or of the Baby ly-. ing warm in his cradle of straw with the gentle cattle pressing closer to. see him--or of Mary smiling down ati her little Son, safe in the circle of her | ¢ arm. If you have not such a picture | nr one reproduced as a cover or in one of the pages of the Christmas mag- azines. Over the living room doorway hang the mistletoe's pearls, and outside the front door hang your holly wreath to say "Merry Christmas" to all who pass by. There remains nothing but to turn out the lights, to light the candles and the fire, and to call to the chil- dren to bring down the stockings be- cause Christmas has begun. In the quiet room where nothing | stirs they will find magic waiting for them--magic to warm them through the years--the magic of fire- light and candlelight and love and a spiced and scented peace--the magic of Christmas, shining and mysterious as a star. CHRISTMAS RECIPES " Here is a recipe for 'saving those j hours of steaming: GELATINE PLUM PUDDING One envelope of the gelatine, 3-4 cup of cold water, 1 cup sugar, 1-2 teaspoon vanilla, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 cup seeded raisins, 1-2 cup cup sliced citron, 14 cup chopped nuts, 1-2 cup currants, 1 1-2 squares | chocolate, 1 cup milk, 1 cup coffee. Soften gelatine in cold water ten minutes. Cover raisins and other fruit with 1 1-2 cups water and cook until thick, then add the lemon juice. Put milk in double boiler, add melted chocolate and when scalding point is reached add softened gelatine, and sugar and stir until dissolved. Add coffee and salt, remove from fire, and when mixture thickens add vanilla, cooked fruit and nut meats. Turn into large or individual moulds, first dip- ped in cold water, and chill. Serve PLUM PUDDING One-half a pound of well-chopped beef suet, two and one-half cups of one lemon, both juice and rind;, one cup of brown sugar, two eggs, one- fourth teaspoon each of nutmeg, gin- ger, cloves and cinnamon; one-half pound of seedless raisins; one-fourth with whipped cream or any cold pud-, ding sauce, and decorate with holly. | sifted flour, two cups of bread crumbs,' pound each of Malaga raisins, orange peel, citron peel and lemon peel, all chopped fine; one-half cup of molass- es, and one half-cup of orange juice. Mix all together in a bowl, putting the liquids in last. Put in a buttered mould and let steam three hours. Reheat very hot before serving. Serve with hard sauce, R. WHITE & CoO. 80 Ontario Phone 33 Night 376, wil th QO ov ° tJ © or Of course, if we had our way, we men, from November Ist until about January 15th. the IDEAL solution of the Christmas shopping problem. Think how wonderful it would be to say to a disappointed wife "But my dear, | couldn't get on Christmas morning: single store in town!" ° LJ O) e oy or 2° or ' We suggested few men ered and Celanese pea Shades. On 2-light and 3-light floor of statuary bronze, the very est styles, fitted complete Bridge lamps in styles at 6.75 complete. (Have us write your Chri Eve delivery order for one of A Real Christmas BOX. the girl that "nothing's too for." ae) '$24, $27, and $39 Magazine Holders. style with handle over 9.50. Good News! frosted lights at 9.50 and 12.50., corresponding NOW--while the selection is easy). A magnificent Treasure Chest for Three featured styles, all beautiful chests of various sizes at Walnut finished, 2 and 4-pocket the top, smooth and snappy styles, 2.95 to ical. lamps new- with how we men suffer). stmas these isn't that. good >a HOME FURNITURE FUNERAL SERVICE BANS es Ue ALL ALAA AAA A LLL AAA AA AAA LAA AAA LALLA AALS Christmas Made Painless For Men Shoppers this to a around town. For a moment they wav- then decided this would be a bit bak: So WeDecided " _To Make It As a As Possible for Men! Our plans will do a lot to relieve adult male suffering between now and Christmas (and only we men know It isn't that we mind the expense. our hearts aren't overflowing with love--gosh no, it The torture is in the uncertainty as to what to get her, and in the thought of going into a store crowded with women and women's things. Now when a man looks at furniture for the home--a R. WHITE & CO. RO | all stores would close That would be £09) £0) eye ° into a AAPA AE, <Oyg] a0) e e LS? e e CA el ALA AA GA pet And it isn't that lamp--a chest--a chair, he knows, andno foolin', whether it will suit or it won't. And what a relief! . What an Angel you feel! To find the gift for Her--a gift for her home. We submit our Furniture Shop for Men Shoppers. 80 ONTARHO 8ST. PHONE 33, NIGHT 876 SA, Ae A A A th = Try Silverwood's Stratford Dairy, Ltd. for Prompt, Courteous, Safe Milk Rucvice! "i e :