lures" EIGHT

- 0t stirring words, not gallant deeds alone,

lain patient work fulfilled that length of life:

I ty, not glory-Service, not a throne,

w - pired his effort, set him for the strife.

—Clough.

Velvet Wedding Gown Chosen By Stylish Bride

Pale pink velvet was chosen by no recent fashionable bride in Paris for her wedding gown instead f the regulation white satin. With it she wore a veil of pale pink tulle which swept the length of her train. Her bridesmaids wore crepe gowns of the same tone accented by brown velvet toques, gloves and. slippers.

Bmcaded Scarf: Chic

Brocndcd scarfs cut in triangle and wprn on the outside of black velvet evenig coats are considered theheight of chicness from the Paris point of view.

ivarns morons: HEALTH

of a systematic investigation by Doctors Zoeller, Noyer and Boide. who state:

"The investigations embraced fully twelve hundred individuals. elm‘ ill, convalescent. or healthy.

"Healthy subjects. carefully sel- ected and endowed with vitality. have as a rule from eight to ten crescent - shaPed “mm” “m” ‘moons’ at the base of their finger nails-one each on the mlivfiill’ °1 the nails.

“Individuals succumbing to an in- fectious malady m" m‘ “mush crescents at the base of the ihlflflb nails only. Often such individual! have no ‘moons’ at all on even the thumb nail.

"An individual suffering ‘mm l‘ infectious disease may dun"! cm‘ valescenoe find that these little ‘moons’ reappear at the base of the finger nails, and QXDB-"d ""1 m‘ crease in number.

“Among individuals usually en- joying 500d health, these ma‘? ‘moons’ at the base of the fin!" nails vary according to the rise m‘ fall of the vitality. Seasonal varia- tions occur; the little crescents in- crease in size during the spring and show a. tendency to deoreflse 111 the autumn.

Aye the finger nails an index to the- state of a person's health? The theory has been put forward from time lo time through the centuries, but: recently the Paris journal "Je sais tout" has published the result

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GARDENING O

well designed interiors they occupy an important plaee- The cactus de- scended upon us from the West, and, won immediate popularity be- cause of its ability to withstand conditions which many other giants would find too trying. The nanseeveria likewise made a place for itself, because, like the cactus. it will tolerate neglect and. the dry, over-heated air of the city apart- “ menltfiAttractive as these two hardy f" ones are there are numerous other ‘ plants suitable for growing indoors that are worth while, even if they,‘ wonitlstand as much neglect. Repatting is one of the servloesl

ury, is not difficult to determine, even if the plant has b68111! t0 show the effect of crowded roots. Matiyplants, when pot bound, will ‘conch-their roots through the hole ht till! bJttOiI C! the pot. A test combo made by running s. knife around the fbside edge of the pot. at the slime time gently pushing theaofl away from the side. 1f a mass of matted rcots is revealed, a fiargeigpot is necessary. The new pot should be one inch larger in diame- ter. ‘When the root bound plant is lifted from the old pot, as much as possible of the old soil should be shaligjn off. ‘This should be done very lsarefully lest the roots be broken. The plant should be reset In rich“ soil, and deeply enough so that, the soil will come within an - lncliflil’ the top of the pot. If the szll comes t: the top of the pot Watering is made difficult.

FLOWER POTS

The common flower pot of red hilly is attractive when new, but unfortunately it soon becomes dis- bolcmd. Tile glazy pottery pot, with matching saucer, is more practical, iluli__gresn or very pale yellow are the best colors. If the color of the pOlv-i5 too bright the flowers will be

Q“ LONGER THAN MEN

HOUSE PLANTS Interest in house plants lellg- n; hn! always been found that thens with shorter days, and in women, n5 a whole. live 1on8"

“It may indeed happen that Q person with ten little ‘moons-one on euch nail-will succumb to an infectious malndy- Ncverthdess’ people usually in good health who 195g their finger nail crescents might find it well to look into the cause of such a variation."

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W HY WOMEN LIVE

‘than men. The difference is as much as {our or five year's, but the less sheltered and leisurely lives now led by women may in time alter this. The average sun's life involv- es more wear and tear on mind and body than is the case with Chi’! average woman, but the difference L; diminishing. ' Health records, however, make it clear that, organically, woman is the stronger and not the weaker vessel in resistance to disease, and. as a rule, she tries her constitution

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

“Dorotlfy ‘Dix’ Letter Box

.Woman’s Realm -:- Social and Personal -:- Fashions -: O ' A happenings of the Week

Step Out With Your Middle-Aged Husband Unless You Want Some Other Woman to do it, Advises Dorothy Dix-Wife Who Divorced Husband Now Wants Him to» Forget Sec- ond Wife for Her

Dear Miss Dix-My husband and I married very young and are now past middle age. Our live children are marl-lent. We have always lived happily together, but now a. break has come in our lives because my hus- band wants to go with a fast set and has been going on wild parties. l-fe bogs ms to go with him and says he docs nothing that I cannot do.. He says that we married so young we didn't have any fun when we were a girl and boy and now that we haven't very long to livs we should get the most of our lives. He is hurt and worried when I

have two reasons for not doing so. One is that J don't care for that kind of life. The other is that I am jealous of two women who go. He says my jealousy is without foundation. Other than this he is a. perfect husband. However, this difference is growing greater every day. What should I do? Go with him or refuse to let him go? A WORRIED WIFE. Answer:

If you have a grain of intelligence in your hem ahd want to save your home, you will go down to a specialty shop and Set you the best-

step out with your husband while the invitation to go with him is still good.

Otherwise you are going to find yourself one of the neglected wives who sit at home of an. evening alone and think bitter thoughts while their husbands are out making whoopee. And likely as not, you will end up in the divorce court because you are leaving the field open to the gold-diggers and they are hot on the trail of every man whose wifc refuses to play with him. You have to keep up with your husband or else you lose him. There is no fact in nature truer than that,

As for forbidding your husband to go to places of amusement, don't be silly. How can you keep a middle-aged man from doing what he wants to do? True, you can quarrel with him about it. You can make scenes every time he leaves the house, but all the percentage you will get out of that will be to make him furious with you and resentful of your efforts to boss him and cause him to lie to you and tell you he is in conference with a man from Oshkosh when he is at s. night club buying drinks for some platinum blonds. ‘

Just remember that when your husband steps out he goes to places where he meets pretty young women, half your age, better looking than you were even in your youth, who yes-yes him and fall into all of his plans and are full of laughter and gayety and help him enjoy himself. Then you will perceive the folly of being a kill-joy and of interfering with his pleasure. Then you will see how little it profits you to have him contrast your mental attitude as well as your looks with these little play- fellows.

I have seen many wives take your position and I have never seen one yet who didn't lose out. Just now I am thinking of s woman I know who was married to s. man who was exceptionally good and kind and considerate and generous to her and who was very fond of her. but he was‘ of a gay, pleasure-loving nature and liked to dance and go to parties and to the theatres. Nothing harmful or wrong, but he just liked the bright lights and people who laughed and were willing to go places and do things. v

But his wife was like you, very austere in her views. She thought a man should stay at home at night and read improving books. She was never willing to step out. She cold-shouldered all of his jolly friends

less. Man is more indulgent to

with his teeth. and his wife 100

good for him. Twice as many wo-| men live to reach the eighties as men. and o1 the centenarians who died n 1932 four out of five y... ‘WUIHGYI. .

EXERCISE CONDUCIVE‘ T0 GRACE AND POISE A supple back means grace. The only way to achieve iitheness and poise and rhythmic movement is to “put your back into it." 0 The first back exercises you should be directed towards pulling your body out of your hips. Here are some simple exercises which must be done day after day, in routine manner, to get results. i-Blowly stretch your arms up- ward, pushing your right arm up first, then your left. when they are well oven your head, imagine that the heavens are falling down and you must push up the clouds. Push with your right arm, then your left, then both, stretching from the waist line upward, until you are throwing your palms higher and higher. M" rlllo your ahouidlll hidi- elbowil bent, and grip one hand with the other. The exercise consists in

., eclipsed. Black pots will tcnd to ac- "l cent the rather uncertain greens of cacti. One often sees decorative, flower; pets which lack a drainage fil-lole. Choice plants shouldn't be _ ,1 risked“ in such pats, for collected '-* moisture at the bottom is not good lfnr them. Only cacti and others rc- qllirlng very little water are safe in . containers which have no drainage. . At this time new plants of such kpcoles as English ivy and trades-

caniia (Wandering Jew) may be Started from cuttings.

Both English ivy and tradescan-

' tfa lvvlil grow well in water. The- ' glass globes, called ivy-balls, are

charming for this purpose.

i] l-{oitsc plants should be placed in! j 9h sunny window, and in a locationf

whore they are protected from sud- i don changes or slvlft. bnrezes. A ’ Weekly spraying of water will keep

f . ’ Ila-w! . tliejoliagc free of dust. The three ' . ' s’ . - ~ "y . g

commonest cnrmicr. of house plantsl

. nrer-Dry air, nphis and red spider.

if‘. jg»? Coninimrs of water on radiators

' ' 4.015” wilviyémedy the first. nicotine d. n‘

y woolsiy spray with water ken-she plants free of the spider.

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should be?"

moving the arms from right. to left, as if you are trying to pull your hands apart. This stretches out those muscles of the back through the shoulder section.

3-Let your body slump forward. Then slowly raise your arms side- ways, even with your shoulders level and try to stretchyour back from the waist up. Now drop your, head back letting your mouth fall open. If you do manage to stretch your back without raising your shoulders, this will give you a tre- mendous pull through the top of the back. Hold this position a few seconds, then suddenly slump down again, letting your chin sink onto your chest. Repeat 10 times.

A MorningSmile

Teacher: "Johnny, what is a can- nibal?"

Johnny: "I don't know." 'Tencher: "Well, if you ate your

Blliay Will "111 1h“ HD1158. and m‘! father and mother, what would you or to people you may find it easy to confide in. no matter how silly or lndiscreet or wrong you have been. forgive you and help you. ,

Johnny: "An orphan."

may have got into. After all, your mothers are your best friends. are the ones who will stand by you in your hour of need.

out of the house. she believed every woman he palled up with was a.

Ihimself. more apt t0 dig hi8 STEVE bad influence, no mater how impeccable her reputation was.

The result was that inasmuch as she refused to go with her husband

.401‘ hwse P1511" m" 15 d" ‘mw-ll often helps him to do it in the ,he went by himself. He rebelled against being curtain-lectured about zwhethe!‘ 0f 11°!’- "115 W111 be “"95" ' belief that substantial meals sue everything he did and about having to sneak out of his door like he was

a criminal. And, of course, after a while he met s. woman who liked the things he liked and who would help him to have good times instead of wet-blanketing them, and he fell in love with her. The wife got a divorce and shs accuses the other woman of stealing her husband, but I say that she handed her husband over to the other woman as s. gift. Bhe lost out because she wouldn't play the game with him and the other woman did.

In your case you are confronted with the same choice. Make a wiser decision than she did. DOROTHY DIX.

Dear Dorothy Dix-Some years ago I married and had two children. I lost my job and had to take my family to live with my grandparents while I looked for work elsewhere.‘ live with relatives I had forbidden her to speak w and I was so angry that I didn't communicate with her for some years. Finally I forgave her and asked her to oorne back to me and we would start all over again, but she filed suit for divorce and it was granted. Later on I married a young girl whom I loved dearly and with whom I have been very happy. Lately my wife has asked to be given another chance for the children's sake so that they can have a father with them all the time. The children are very dear, especially the little girl, but I haven't seen them since they were babies until now. . -

I don't care for my first wife and I love my second wife dearly. I know I can never be happy with my first wife, but it is the children I am

thinking of. I have talked this over with my present wife and we are both miserable. What should we do? . A ‘YROUBLED MAN. Answer: I

You can't unscramble eggs brother. What has been done is done, and that's all there is about it. You have to let it go at that.

Your first wife divorced‘ you of her own accord when you were anxious to make up with her and establish a. home for her and the children. She has to abide by that decision, and it is preposterous for her to ask you to divorce your present wife and remarry her just because she has changed her mind.

Moreover, nobody would be benefited by it if you sacrificed yourself and the good woman to whom you are now married and broke up your happy home. Because your first wife does not love you or else she would not have treated you as she did. You don't even like her and you would be always regretting having given up the woman you did love for a. quixo- tic idea and you would probably quarrel like a cat and dog. Nor would you be able to have any benign paternal influence over your children. You have been separated from them since their infancy, so there u no habit of affection between you, and they would look upon you as an in- terfering stranger who was meddling in their lives and resent it.

Your paramount duty nowis to your wife whom you can make happy. The others you would only make miserable. So don't let any foolish idea of a theoretical duty cause you to mess things up any worse than they are. If you can establish a friendship with the children, have them come to visit you. Do what you can for them financially ,but don't divorce your present wife and remarry the other one,

DOROTHY DIX.

Dear Miss Dix-We are two young girls who came from good fam- illes, but families that are very conventional and who disapprove very much of modern youth. Our fathers and mothers do not allow us to go out with boys, but last week-end when they were away we had a wild petting party. We were drunk and did not know what we were doing. Please, please, tell us what to do. We dare not tell our mothers.

TWO FRIGHTWED GIRLS. Answer: Take your courage in both hands, girls, and go at once to your

mothers and make full confession of your folly. It is your only salvation.

Give them a chance before it is too late to help you out of any scrape you They

Don't tell your secret to other girls Tell it to your mothers. They will b03013! DIX.

Don't go to strangers for help.

Her Excellency Lady Bessbor-q

ougb, who is at present in London. is expected to sail on either April 21 or a week later on her return to' Canada, and will be accompaniedl by her daughter, Lady Moyra Pon- sofllvy- The Hon. Mrs. Gordon Ivest is returning to Government Housefl Ottawa, earlier in the month.

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Yisoountess Byng of Villzy has sent out invitations for two din--

refuse to go and try to keep him from going. I -

looking clothes you can purchase and have s. facial and a permanent and a

. a wide circle of friends.

During my absence my wife went to ‘

‘R. 'I‘umer of Kingsbridge, Devon-

" ‘l ‘Vin ll #01- l

nor-parties, when she and Field‘

~Msrshal Viscount Byng of Vimy,

‘her infant daughter Ann Estelle.

Mrs. Woodside, wife of Rev. E. It. Woodside, of Bummerside is visit- ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sullivan in Sydney, accompanied by

O O O Mrs. A. Bonnell has returned from a pleasant visit to Montreal and On- tario. While in Ontario she was the welcome guest of Rev. and Mrs. D.

M. Lamont, Dunsegon. O O O

Whether you want. a sheer woolen dres of a crepe silk dress for spring wear-hero is s charming model. 1'5 1B lacketed in a most approved and vosuish way. And it's excep- tionally slimming with its bias lines. The sleeveless dress offers such marvelous schemes for contrast. Since blue is so modlsh, imagine tbs effectiveness of this model in O slate-blue tweed mixture. Fbl‘ the

Miss Rosamond Richardson was hostess for St. ryh Badminton Club on Th ay evening for

upper bodice, plain blue rough crepe silk is used.

Could anything be more charming and practical?

will entertain at their London home - BMW “'- ihe flmily residence 0n| ,Style No. s34 is designed ml- sizes

in Bryanston Square. 'I‘heir guests 1'01‘ the first dinner will include General sir Robert and Lady wmg- ham. MI". and the Hon. Mrs. Geof- frey Dawson, Lady Huflon, Colonel and Mrs, John Buchanan, Mr. How-i Erace Graham, Lady Salisbury, Mr. Elliott - and Major Wyndham, Birch, while those for the second. Party include Sir James Barrie,‘ Colonel O'Gormnn, the Hon. Mar. 8876i B1889. Lord and Lady Stan- hope, the Hon. W. and Lady Beat. ‘rice Ormesby (lore, Mr. Hopklnson and the Lady Margaret cst-awen.

O ‘O O Mrs. Maynard McDonald of Mon- , tague is visiting the Premier and ‘Mrs. J. D. Stewart. The illness of the Premier is greatly deplored by

Miss Price who has come over from Halifax in connection with Red Cross activities is being cor- dially welcomed.

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The recital given by Mme. Maris. KUNBROI $118 Biff-ed Russian colora- tura soprano. on Tuesday was great- ;ly enjoyed by an appreciative aud- ience. After the pcrformance, Mrne. ,‘Kurenko, with her accompanist. Mr. Harry Dean of Halifax, was‘ invited by Mrs. Full, wife of LLI 001. G. Elliott Full, to meet the ladies of the Music Club and their: husbands, at her home Q9 Upper, P111100 street. A delightful social- Mll!‘ W! Spent, during which Mrs. Full dispensed hospitality.