ifA(lE TWO TEE GUARDIAN FEBRUARY 14, 1952

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st. valentine's Day . . . what

new items will be added to today's tender

remembrances in-finitely and, we suspect, a bit solemn but ever enchanting! And. at the name, how old memories and in- triguing will return.

We recall this minute though much time has elapsed since and many a later scene been recorded in mind, the very first Valentine we saw. only a. child then, a girl with long dark braids and match- ing eyes. old for our years. though James will have it that we have not yet grown up! We know how- ever, that we grew up long and ever ago. close to the beginning of our time.

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It was pinned to 3 parlor wall. -it's gay appeal somewhat out of place in the august and sedate company it kept-even against the background of wall-paper of wide

design outlined in gilt. Above was The Queen . . . Victoria, the Good, and uzis there ever one:

more beloved, and she then the smallish grave widow of Windsor?

An enlargement of grandmoth- er's photo hung on the wall op- posite, hair severely parted and drawn back from a high while brow. Over the little organ was Aunt Mary- or was it Emmeline? We seem to have forgotten which one that was, who looked out modest and serene to meet our gaze. A gold chain about her neck and the pierced cars held snail hoops of the same. And next. be- cause the frames chanced to be similar - of wide wood and gild- ed - important in his role as head of the house . . . bearded darkly, heavy brotvs and eyes srave, that was grandfather in white shirt and Sunday black.

On the cold wall and window- less, above the sofa and when shades were lifted on a Sabbath. lit. by a shaft of the setting sun, strained mellowly by the pattern- ed curtains of lace was Uncle Don- aid. the lad who was lost. at sea in the dim years. ".F'ather'a brother he was, and a good boy with much promise before him." Miss Jane said with a sigh, she knowing him best. by tradition.

she was all that was left of thei

family that once lived a gracious and industrious life in this the house of their people. 0 0 0

But if the years had taken their

toll of the family, the parlor was

unchanged . . . first carpet, hand-woven, same carved sofa. same matching chairs. Quaint

pictures on the mantel and vases 01' blown glass. And against the wall behind them, set precisely, the breast-plates, remindful of the dead. on the table? The Book and lamp with the painted shade

and the views and stereoscope that "came from the states." 0 I I

And pinned on a wall beneath The Queen's likenesses, the Val- entine. Whose was it? Could it have been one that had been a love token to Miss Janet she had never married but had remained to take care of the parents in their age. and now was alone in hers? We often wondered but never presumed to ask.

It was a pretty thing, we recall, a lscey, bowed affair with sprinkling: of hearts framing the picture of the maiden that in pic- turesque dress and with ringlet- ted hair looked out coyly above the Jan she held in a slim white hand. The verses had the dignity of those years and like a first prayer or an early text they come back easily to mind.

"There seemed a breath of vio- lets, The scent of roses too, The blue of the forget-me-riots. The day that I met you.

Would it seem ward, The sweetest in the land, It on this day of st. Valentine. :1 should ask you for your hand?" Until Saturday - -Diary - - Good-night. . . .

that I was for-

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That Body Of Your:

By June: W. Barton. MD. ' TEE SHAPE OF YOUR. BODY

AFFECTS XOUR. HEALTH

1 write from time to time about how your shape affects your health. Insurance examiners can usually spot the individual likely to have various symptoms; they tcan tell the most likely symptoms jar diseases by his shape. They put him in one of three categories: wide. narrow and normal.

If narrow, of the greyhound build, he likely to live longer than the wide ones. Wide individuals, as 41 rule, are really stronger than narrow ones but because they eat too much for the amount of work they do or exercise taken, they are more prone to disease. Wide individuais. by overeating. are more frequently attacked by heart. blood vessel, kidney ailments. Thin ,ind'iViduals usually eat less and be- cause they have no excess weight iare more apt to be active physic- ,ally. Thin individuals. as a class, have a. small or poor appetite which keeps their weight down and their blood pressure low.

Some years ago I wrote of the interesting results of an investi- gation of the relation between body width and blood pressure, as de- scribed by Dl's.'S. C. Robinson and Al. Bruccr in American Journal of Medical Science. They divided their lpaiients into six gzroups, from the lvei-y narrow to the very wide. They ,fountl that very few of the narrow itypc had high blood pressure. The

wide llldl'ldilElls had a higher :blood pressure than those narrow in build.

I The reason the narrow individual 'eats less food is because his stom- iach is smaller than that of the-ln- idividual with a wide cltost.

Ei WOmen'S fe3Im- A Good Queen Must First Be A Good Wife. 'M0'"1.eT'

no Too Much Money

Wife's Inheritance May ” Disrupt Her Marriage

DEAR MISS DIX: My father died two years ago ".4 1,." ml quite a bit of cash. securities and property. I had been married I year at that time and was doing private duty nursing while my hm, band finished college. The estate, when settled, gave me quite 5 M, of spending money-so we spent! I have now settled down (with two children). my husband is nu of school and has a good job but he wants to continue spending my income and I want. to live on what he makes, saving what I gag 10,, our children. We went a big family and if fake! 8- 10! of money to put youngsters through school. With my money. we recently pur. '. chased a nice house. furniture and a car. Now m husband wants a bigger car. Doesn't want to Y into debt, or take out a loan for it, but 1., get " from "my" money. He brags about the fact ihat. we paid cash for our house and don't. owe a tliingA.. if he did it all. I feel lucky-almost humble--that we don't have the usual financial worries that be. set most young couples. How can 1 make my husband stop braggtnl about how much money we have to spend. and how can I convince him that we should live on hi, 1", come?

ELLEN B,

ANSWER: You are indeed fortunate to be in such financial shape, but there is altogether too much "my" money in your life. Marriage is a partnership, remember Since you are apparently able to pay for luxuries that the famiiv wouldn't have without your income, either buy them gracefully or ml at all. If your husband's income is not sufficient to cover those items it is your good fortune that makes them possible. '

Muriel Nissan

MARE SPECIFIC PLAN

You should both come to a definite arrangement, however, as to how much of your money should go into the family": living Gxpengeg and how much should be saved. Some of it certainly should be suited awny for the future. the nmount to be determined by a mutual bug. get rnnferonce, and scrupulously adhered to.

Your husband should be told that bragging about that matter. even discussing it outside the family circle, is extremely bad form. If he wants his manner: to fit in with his secure financial position, this is one habit he should most assuredly eschew.

It is very evident that the apparently fortunate prosperity in your family will, unless very intelligently handled. result in considerable discord in the near future. In order to put the matter on a more con. genial basis. I suggest an interview between you and your husband and your local banker. He can best recommend A budget that will take care of current expenses, luxury buying and future security.

money. or for

Furihcr, the - .nll intestine in DEAR MISS DIX: In order to get a boy friend. would it he ad. ithe ll'al'i'DW llicizi-idual is several visnbie to ask an attorney I have known for some time to come to my ifeet BIiOi'l.0l' than in the tilde in- home. which I share with my parents. I feel that were he to see my ,divldual. This means that loss in my home surroundings he might become interested in me. A friend nourishment is absorbed from the tells me it is mid-Victorian not to go places where boys go to pick up food during its passage through dates. I am very anxious to have a boy friend, but being a woman small intestine. On the other hand. of thirty I feel that you just cant ask a man that you may like for

the wide iliciividual has plenty of a date. I think that everyone feels that it's a man'n place to ask the

room for his stomach to stretch iacross the upper abdomen. Also. the wide individual has a small intestine that is a number of fee: longer than that of the narrow or normal individual. This means that by the time food gets to end of small intestine, all the nourish- ment has been absorbed from the food. This is one cause of over- weight.

The thought. then, for wide in- dividuals. is not to allow them- selves to become overweight be- cause their blood pressure is nat- urally high owing to their wide build. It is the wide. not the nar- row. individual who is likely W become overweight and more like- ly to develop heart and blood ves- sel disturbances and also diabetes.

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Too Much

A Paris hotel requires that after midnight all guests give their names to the doorkeeper. One night a Spanish nobleman entered

and announced proudly: "Senor

de Gonzales de Veraqua y Mu-3.

flora y Martinez 3- . . .” - "Okay," grumbled the door.

keeper. "let the last one in close the door."

Now He Knows

A bombastic man met 5 ben- peeked friend, whose face suggest- ed a recent accident.

"How did that happen?" he asked.

”My wife . . ."

"Your wife? Ah, evidently you

have not acquired the secret of manied bliss. I never have a now with my wife. I have no secrets from her." . "Neither have I." the other sighed. "I only thought I hadi" ..:..?.AA

VIKING PORT Jsrlshof in the Shetland Isles

was an important port of call for the vikings of "L000 years ago.

throne in a time of British national crisis. Bu the British monarchy was never stronger or

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M A ion behind her for four Queen Elizabeth. seen here with her son Prince Charles, ascends the me love and respect of her people and tmdii t it also is a time when-centuries, since the accession of her illustrious Dred9CeS5l;1'deth9ue?n3; irihigher repute. She has Elizabeth, that England, Britain and the Empire PTOSPOP 11 I Q -

The Stars Sey

By Genevieve Kemble

9-3x5 For Tomorrow

THE sentimental spirit is ac- cented still today, with many live- ly and joy-giving episodes to make the occasion one of romantic mem- ories and contacts, stirring, event- ful. But at the same time there is a sour note in such conventional observance of romantic custom. There are undercurrents. sinister and regrettable. since there is a. subtle power or intent to wound 01' Bfieve. Beware such ignoble and treacherous expression or con- techs.

Forthe Birthday

Those Whose birthday it is may work for the fulfillment of very ambitious plans and desires, with radical change in objectives as well as geographically. Matters of major significance are involved, calling for complete discretion, there being possibility of surprise. change in ideas or lncalculable factors. Also in purely personal or domestic re- lations, there may be complication of peculiar involvement to be reck- oned wiul. Keep alert to "shady" personalities or deals.

A child born on this day is bound to be adventurous. fond of change and daring enterprises. with much originality. skill. ingen- uity. Its personal relations could have intriguing crises.

Modern Etiquette

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FIVE l)ESlGiNS' to use on huck dish-towels! Plus two others to use on aprons. towels, knitting bags -- anything you make of

huck. Easy, effective. smarti

It's fascinating to weave these designs on huck. Pattern 7161: charts; directions; seven designs.

Send Twenty-live cents in soil: for this pattern (stamps cannot be accepted) to ALICE BRDOKG De- signs. em The Guardian. 60 Front street West. Toronto. Ontario. Please print plainly Name, Address and Pattern Number.

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By Robert: Lee

Q. Is it now considered all right and proper for s young widow to "accept the attentions" of s new suitor within a year of her hus- bend's death?

A. While there in no reason why a women should not in time find such consolation. still if her first marriage was s huppyione, she is liable to be thought heart- less if she directs her attentions at mother man before at least a year has passed.

Q. When the guests at I dinner are few in number. and they are all intimate friends. would it be all right input only their first names on the place cards?

A. Yes. when All the guesta are close friends.

Q. How does one acknowledce I vacation postcard one has re- ceived?

A. Merely melting some

.1-nan-tion of it the next time you

meet the sender. and thanking him for l'Cl'n9i'nbQl'l!'lj you.

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1. What is wrong with this sen- tence? "We feel badly because so many people die from cancer."

2. What is the correct pronunc- iation of "incongruous"?

3. which one of these words is misspelled? Oharlatan, chastise- ment, chimericai, chape.-iu.

4. What does the word "laby- rinth" mean?

5. What is a word beginning with eve that means "to come out

finally"? ANSWERS

1. Say. "We feel bad because so many people die of cancer." 2. Pronounce in-kong-groo-us. o as in on. 00 as in groove. accent sec- ond syllable. 3. Chastisement. 4.

Q. How can I renovate such small black leather articles as belts. bags, or portfolios?

A. Beat the yolks of two eggs and the white of one egg with one tablespoon of alcohol and one tea- spoon of sugar. Stir in though powdered ivory black to make a thick paste. Rub well into the sur- face of the article.

Q. How can I serge?

A. A serge suit that has become shiny-looking should be sponlled first with hot vinegar and then with ammonia. This will make the suit look like new.

Q. How can I extract more juice from lemons?

remedy shiny

An incxtricnbie or bewildering A. If the lemon are heated be- staie of things. "We were con- fore squeezing them. they will fronted by a labyrinth of facts yield miicb more Juice and the

and figures." 5. Evcntuate. flavor will be much stronger.

A NEW QUEEN-I-lere is how Elizabeth will look when she is officially crowned Queen of England. she will not wear the royal crown until the coronation ceremony. The drawing was made front I photo

em mun price and two other an- Itdl. -

portrait by Kauh of Ottawa, with the royal crown added by the sketch artist. '

Spring Brings iio startling changes

PARIS, Feb. 10-(AP) -I-Spring. x952, may go down in Paris fash- ion history as the season of the wandering waist, the drape-shape. and the co-la-la neckline. It will not be remembered for my revolutionary changes (the hemline stayed 14 inches from the floor), but for soft silhouettes, soft materials and soft colors. The biggest change by design- ers conccrns the waistline. Natural waists are still nearly always fit.- ted. but they are often seamless. with belts-4ir indications there- of-thst wander at liberty between the bottom of the bustllne and the middle of the hipline. Fashion circlcs take this as pos- sibly the first hint of an all-out assault on the natural waistline next season. The designers tradit- ionally introduce signs and port- ents before going overboard on I drastic change. ' In general. it has been a serious fashion season, rather lacking in the mad originality and daffy during that has come to he s "Made in Paris" trademark. Per- haps designers have taken to heart criticism that their clothes were unweilrable. l Last winter's modest high necks gave way to a generous display of shoulders and bosoms. Madame Schisparelli lifted spectators eye- brows with "open heart" necklines. Jacques Path dipped his deccllet- age about as low as the law allows. and Balencisn ,ed out the necks of even his daytime suits.

big pastel flower prints and hel- niet hats.

Path followed a "circle and curve" line, and brought out "whistle" jacloets (out like vests

with sleeves) and whistle-provoio tng neeklines. swallowtail cut- away costs. ribbon have at the neckline with streamers falling to the hem. brilliant yellow, green and red colours, and flower-pot hats.

schisperelli presented a three- ring circus of "open heart bosoms," belligerent bustles," and "wander- in: belts."

Trends seen all over included: moderately full skirts: pleated

skirts: tiered skirts; msriinules Iloose beck belts): apron stole drapes; three quarter length

bstwing sleeves: unfiited hip- lengtli Jackets, boleroe, false bol-

erae and boler-Jackets. colors. in approximate order of

popularity, were stir. beige. white, .

glestiil. black and white, nevy. ac . ' l

Materials were soft and supple: silk prints, black and white shep-

giri and if she asks

him perhaps he will think she's a fast female. What is your advice

in this matter? J. D.

ANSWER: I think that you should feel perfectly free to invite this gentleman to your home. Should you feel some shyness about it, you might make some casual remark about it being a leap year when you extend the invitation.

There are any number of ways that single men without resorting to the very sad as well as dangerous practice of "picking up" perfect strangers. It is not only not mid. Victorian, but very wise not to visit those places where men just pick up dates. I doubt that you would ever find anyone that you would want for a life mate in such a place.

I suggest that you entertain invite on that occasion some male that you might be interested in, or that you go to the socitns In your church or some social club that you may belong to. You are much more likely to meet a young man who would suit you in these environments than in the cheap dance hall. or other such unnatural social contrivance.

DEAR MISS DIX: old and have A small patch of gray hair. What causes this, and is there a remedy besides using I hair rinse or any other of the dying processes as a cover-up?

SUSAN

you might meet some eligible

I am 19 years

ANSWER: What actually causes the hair follicles to die and pro- duce hair that is gray is still very much a puzzle. There are only two courses left open to you. You may either let nature take its course. and incidentally such streak: in the hair are now the vogue, or you can use one of the many harmless rinses that are on the market snd which are very effective.

Miss Nlssen cannot reply personally to readers but will answer problems of general Interest through this column.

ousehold Scraplioolci By Robert: Lee New shoes,

stretch to fit the foot and prevent the pinching often caused by the lining alone. The use of alcohol eli- minates danger of taking cold.

Attractive Garnish

Orsnberry Jelly sliced and cut into fancy shapes with s cookio cutter, or a knife, makes an attrac- tive and unusual garnish for sai- ads and desserts.

To make new shoes more com- fortable moisten the lining of the shoes. or the stocking worn. with alcohol and wear the shoes while this is drying. The lining will

herds checks. white organdie, lace, chiffon and georgette. wool. and silk tweeds (of British origin), shantungs. polka dots, abstract prints.