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Princess Elizabeth. in a letter to Prime Minister Chifley which was ubllslhed Saturday. said she hopes t wil not be long before she visits AuOraiia. The letter thanked Aus- tralians for their wedding present.» Ind ended: “My husband has visit- ed Australia, of which he has the pleasantest memories. and I iiupc that it may not lie ioiig before I ran visit the Commonwealth and myself learn to know its people."

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Prince Philip will continue in pursue his (‘BICED the Admiralty Jias announced. The former Lieut. Philip Mountbatten will return to duty December 15 as an officer in 1iie Adniiraiiys operations division lll Ivliiteiiail. H; and Princess Elizabeth iioiv are on their honey»

‘ moon iii Scotland. O

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o o y Mention of ihe fut-t Princess M“ Elizabeth had requested that tier , bouquet be placed oii the tomb oi ' the unknown warrior -it ivas douP the evening of the wedding -iia:. brought to ligiit a pleasant little floral mystery.

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When the Princess and hei‘ bride- groom. the Duke of Edinburgh sat down to tea in their honeymoon- special train, the table bore a vase of carnatlons and four sprigs of rosemary. Rallwa_v officials said they didn't know who had sent the rosemary. There had been a telephone call saying it would ar- rive. and asking that it be used on the Princess's table.

u o . . When the little bunch came i". . - bore with it: a note saying: “God

- bless you botii. Rosemary for re-

i iiiembrance. To ivish you both 3 every possible good wish. From . this same tree came rosemary for remembrance. To wish you both every possible good wish. Fron this same tree came rosemary for your christening and for you: little garden too. From Mac and Smith."

O O O

This is the busy, happy season when secrets and parcels are care- ifully guarded. leaving little time for social activities outside the im- mediate family.

O O O

Dr. F. W. Patterson of Wolfville renewed many happy friendships wiiile visiting over the weekend.

O O O

Mir. Rely McLean, inspector for thojBank of Nova Scotia is hav- iiig_ a delightful holiday among Ielhiives and friends, the guest of his mother. Mrs. J. P. Crockett and Mr. Crockett. wiio entertained foi liim at their home last Tuesday evening.

O O O

Dr. and Mrs. R. McCienaghan of Mon-cton, recent residents here have been enjoying a combined two weeks business and pleasure trip to Chicago.

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Mrs. (Din) Baillie has gone m visit her daughter, Mrs. Heist in Preston, Ontario. for a few weeks.

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Her many friends will be glad to hear that Mrs. Wm. Dowrie, Upper Prince Street. hes returned to her home after an operation in the P. E. I. Hospital.

. O O O The council oi foreign ministers Wednesday night relaxed in the friendly atmosphere oi a party given at Bucklnxham Palace by the king and queen for delegations attending the meeting. Guests were received by Their Majestles in the music room. Among those attending were Queen Mary. the Duke of Gloucester and the Duch- ess of Kent o a o I The many friends of Mr. J. Le-

Roy Holman oi Summerside will

be pleased to learn that his con-

dltion is considerably improved. O O O

Mrs. (Din) Clare Tanton enter- tained- her bridge club at her liome in Summersidc on Mondav evening.

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Miss Charlotte Tompkins. stud- ent nurse in the General Hospitau saint John_ N. 13.. arrived 0-1 Wednesday evening to spend the Christmas season with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Tompkins, summereide.

Among this week's bridge hos- tesses in Summerside were Mrs. Frank Daley. Miss Elia Gay and Mrs. Katherine Iefurgey.

O O O

Mrs. Lelth Smith of Moncton, N’. 3:, was a weekend guest oi he. brother. Mr. Eric MacKay and Mrs. MacKay. Bummerside.

O O O

Senator James Peter McIntyre. of Charlottetown and his dangli- ter Miss Rita McIIIWIQ. If! lIl outm- foi- the Parliamentary see- sion and are staying at the Cha- teau Laurier. .

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Mrs. J. A. Cross, Ottawa, enter- tained at the noon hour on Thurs- day at her apartment in the Mey- fai: in honor of Miss Rite Moln- tyre. of hei-lottetown. Who is in ‘ Ottawa for the Opening of Pe-r- liamont. Mire. A. M. Savoie and

Mrs. Wilfrid Lawson presided A’

., the attractive coffee table. ‘ O O O

, m. 1t A. 140mm 1| being-wel- comed home, ' Halifax and in

H hoped she ‘

.'l ‘r Ifldnd the winter in i oheriottetown before Joining hot

Happenings of ' The Week A

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Mr. L. B. MacMillau. M.B.E., is convelescing nicely after a. tedious illness caused by his accident l few months ago and is now recu- perating at his home.

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0n Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. Eric Woodsidc. Summerslde, entertained their mixed bridge club.

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Mr. Richard Preston‘ a patient in the P. E. I. Hospital, is so iiiuch improved that he leaves today for Summerside.

Mrs. A. B. Lee Horne. sum- mersidc, entertained at. her home on Saturday evening when she in- vited friends in for a two tziblc bridge.

0n \\'C.llICbilJy evening Mr. diid Mrs. J. Watson Mai-Naught re- turned from Ottawa to their home iii Summersidc. I

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Mrs. Charles Llnkietter has as her guests her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Johnson of Rexford, Kansas, who plan to spend the winter months iii summerside.

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Mr. and Mrs. A. Roy Jones, Haz elbrook. left yesterday morning foi Cambridge. Mass, iviicre they will visit friends and relatives.

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A delightful afternoon tea was held in honor of Mrs. Joe O'Brien of New Glasgow and Ciiarlotte- town who left Monday with he; husband by motor for San Diego. Cal.. on Saturday afternoon, when Mrs. J. B. Richards and Mrs. Bi ian lVfcCai-ron were joint hostesses at the home of the latter. Mrs. Char- les McLellan presided at the pret- tily appointed tea table. covered with eci-u hand crocheted clot-i and centered with a silver basket o1 mauve anemonemums. Mrs. Frank Cahlll, and Mrs. Clarence Sloan served. A feature of the afternoon was the presentation of pusonal gifts from the hostesses. While here the O'Briens made many friends, who will regret to see them leave town, but all will rejoice at the good fortune at has come their way.

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lVLr. and Mrs. Joe O'Brien were also guests of honor on Wednesday evening of last week, when the members of the Dudey Patch Club gave them a farewell banquet. which was held in the Norfolk Ho- tel. Covers were laid for 30 whirl‘. included some invited guests. Mr. O'Brien has been the skillful driv- or of the club for some time_ and general regret is felt at. his de- parture from town _t_o Delmar, Cali- fornla, where he has accepted a position. Short speeches voiciiii; their regret while wishing the couple every success and happiness in the new country were made by each mem-bei- of- the club. and Ml engraved urrist. watch accompanied by a cheque was presented to Mr. O'Brien while Mrs. O'Brien was the recipient of an amethyst rim;- Hugh McCarron. President of the club. made the presentations.

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Princess Marina oi Greece. W310 never wore the same hlt twice at official functions and who repre- sented youth. beauty and gaiety in the '30s. tomorrow celebrates her 41st birthday as "The Royal Widow oi ccppins," a slender figure. of

ten in black.

Five years ago an R. A. F‘. plane carrying her husband, the Duke Jl Kent. smashed into Eagle Rock in remote Caithness in northern scot- lanci. The duke. a lifelong com- rade and aide to his brother, the King, was killed. first of, the present Royal Family to die an duty.

The youngest of his three chii dren. Prince Michael, was barely two months old. l-lLs eldest son and heir Prince Edward. now Duke oi Kent. was seven and his only daughter. Princess Alexander. 51X- In the royal tradition, the Duch- ess oi Kent carried on with hei duty. She wascommandant of the Women's Royal Naval service and at University College Hospital in London she was "Sister Kay" who took her nursing training in Ward

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She deputized for the King or Queen at numerous ceremonies. But in the evening the long Rolls Royce, her husband's last gif-n which she received only after his death, turned its nose towards Coppins. a country house near the Buckinghamshire village of Iver. where she made her home with her family.

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When the war ended ehe madc he: choice between her family and a return to social life. Her de- cision was plain to Britain. some- times she was photographed with hei- children at the circus, watch- ing them compete in local. riding contests or travelling to Balnior . in Scotland to spend out months with the King and Queen. Except at state occasions. the children always were with her and Britain remembered the story that she promised their father that they should not participate in public functions until they were gro" ‘ up.

They are a lively trio. ell with a striking resemblance to th ir

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Ellen ’s Diary

B; an Inland Farmer's Wile

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The sunset tiiie evening wee so rare and beautiful that even grand-

aughter beside me at a window in the house across the lane noticing the bright ‘display of colors above a hill-top said: "Prettlvl" and smil. ed broadly. Colorful it was. behind the spiruces there. flame and orange and crimson, while cloud. lets purple-edged floated away and along the horizon. One fancied it stern iii its setting, and a big, sullen l“ a Way \\'111Ch perhaps foretold a storm or maybe only a continu- ance of the strong ivindg prevail- ing. As ive watched, it sank quirk- iy from sight behind the trees. that. were shaken iii the same gusts ivhich whirled small clouds of dust in unseasonabic sheets of it along the red-brown field and road, The wind still blows gustiiy and cold. and here tonight in the smaller house I hear strange noises. A‘ storm-door creaks eel" y; a lawn- birch moans and there is a derislve ivhlstle as the wind sweeps by QIIIC house-corners. But the night is clear and. star-lit, the heavens richly besprhikled as one fancies those ore-Christmas nights the shepherds kne.w ‘so long ago,

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“I reckon" James said at Slip. per time giving me his cup to be refilled “that we'll pretty well fin- ish that grading 11h there tonight. It will certainly be great to be done with it, Eileii._ Truly it ‘c511 be a load off my mind to get it over before frost stops us-~or snow iiils the road." This seed-potato grading. suspended from the Fail days On account of the plowing has held the interest of the family and helpers all this week. i doubt if even a farm sale would have elmced any of them away from the work of it. By day and by night as well. the latter affoiding more extended periods there now that days are so short. By lamp and lantern-light the work con. tinues and an oil stove was tag. en along this evening to mgkg the place more comfortable there. 0.1 Occasion. Jamie himself was with the others. though there were 515;. the times when he preferred to "l5"? happilo with granddaughter and me..

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November. month of melancholy, but this Year. very gracious days gave place this week to a Decem- ber iviiich entered quietly on "a stilly night" and snow drifted down softly to enfold the countryside beautifully. I saw it cling to a wide old apple tree on a lawn. who“. looking out on a sleeping world. I stood by a strange window

in the road." But that farmhouse was lighted and there professional folk and a mother ivaited. I too, “IOUSII merely "for company." And I tlwught. though not at all on my own account. that the hands of the clock must have been weighted so slowly did time run. The darkness of the snow clouds was supplanted by moonlight. and shadows lay outdoors. And in- doors we talked arid laughed a bit tremulousiy and prayed and won- dered how a world could sleep. Then the first streak of dawn- rimmed the valley, and f saw Rob e morning light about the yard on the opposite Slope. And all m, once there was a strange new cry in the room across the iiaii and the busy nurse said: “Here, Ellen!" “And what then?" Jamie asked rn.: afterwards. Then I held a brand new and first claughter-of-the. house in my arms. She blinked new eyes and tried new lungs but soon forgot her displeasure and fears. and then an exquisite peace settled over that room. Karolyn with her younger son in his car- Tia-EB. and Jeanie too found time to call on the new-comer to wish s°°=l Wishes upon hei- before this. and found her plump and attrac- tive and already very precious to her family.

O O O

Ralnswept nights December brought too. when winds mourned through the oid spruce: in the orchard and our workers followed a slippery trail to their work. Long evenings too those were to grand-daughter and me but then we found leisure to mend indus- triously_ to read an interesting book -M.rs. Mike —or better still to take the small one from her bed at the least complaint and to rock comfortably by the fire. Cozy it Ives-and is here the scent oi hard wood about and the kettle playing a. nice tune. It must be llflflmlng unmet the workers’ re- turn. Tonight ee the baby etiii sleeps and I await their homing, I remember now homes made deso- late this week, by the sudden pass-

er's hand and the others buying comice at railway news stands be- fore boarding their train.

Occasionally there axe rumors that the duchese will marry again but she has given no indication that she plans to change hei- pres- ent mode of life. ‘ She is busy with he: family cares and the dutiee that fell to uli oi the royal family. In he: spore time she adds to the coi- iection of charcoal drawings at Coppins, following u hobby she in herited from her father. Prince Nicholas of Greece. and shared with her husband.

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When she wee married in Weat- mlnster Abbey in i034, in the pree- eiise of o. great company of kings. princes and heads of state the Duchess wee counted one o the most beautiful women oi Europe Her grace‘ and charm remain bu‘. the West End restaurants where she danced and laughed with he; husband see her no more.

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Dorothy Dix Says-

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Feminine Rulers

“Bosslness" Is Greatest 0f All Faults With Women

o The greatest fault of women is bossiness. They are born with the ruler complex, and the determination to dominate all about them is so instinctive that they do not even know that they‘ possess it. They on'y feel tiiat they are she-who-iznust-be-obeyed and that things go so much smoother when they manage them.

Jouid have given Nero some valuable points on auto- eraej; but, all the same. it is true that her passion for power colors everything the average woman docs. or leaves undone. This yen for being the 11986 of things is a practically universal feminine trait that affects even the nieekest and niildest. appear- ing of their sex. The only women who ever look like the cat that has Just eaten the canary are

' It used to be that people got all hot and‘ both- ered wscussiiig women's rights. The subject is never mentioned now- udriys because it h-is been accepted that women have preempted the right to run the whole ehebaiig. But ii. is interesting to reflect on hou co\r.plctcl_i' hfziiiziging Mama rules ilio roost.

WIFE RULES THE KOOST

Consider. Qpi" instance. marriage lll ivhlch the husband fondly and foolishly believes that he will be the head of the house;_ but, take it from inc, any such animal is practically a museum specimen. In 99 households out of a hundred it is the wife who picks out the house they live in, who selects the circle they move in. who names the chil- dren, who decides their religion. The wife occupies the domestic throne and the husband is Just the man W110 pays the bills. l

We are always singing songs about Mother's sacred mfiuence over her children. It ls fine while they are still in the cradle. but when tiiev get old enough to be on their own feet it doesnt work out so well. For Mama is determined not to relax one inch of her authority over her grown sens and daughters, and to pick out their husbands and WlVOS for them, decide on their careers and keep them tied to her lflpag?" stizng. if you want to know why children are so eager to leave io . the answer is to get away from Mothers tyranny. -

And what breaks up church organizations and brings on neighbor- hoerl rows and alieiiates friends and wrecks clubs oftener than anything elsLo Isn't it almost always the conflict between two noble Christian ladies, each of whom was determined to be the boss? l

And are thereany other such pests in the IXOIkIdKHSuQI-lfoulrrwglrlligfeus women friends who tr? l0 BHDFWISE N11‘ dleis- PC °d “d Wm; tell us how to manage our hllSJfilldS illllfibffitll‘? our chil r811. 8

- ' -t' f ersona Bi’ Y do rgdcllcsieitbteeilli; (fri-licrliesolgihg ufiihappiness in the world is caused hby - < r . ~ t the bosslriess of women and, alas. the viorst is yet to come. For W a Wm we do when we have women political bosses.

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kwiioasehold Scrapbook

By Roberta. Lee

Modern _ Etiaueffe

3y Roberta bee

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Q. What should Stubborn Windows

When the weather stripping caus- es a window to stick. making it difficult to open or close, dip a cloth in hot paraffin and rub it along the stripping. It works like magic. '

know nothing?

show interest.

Salads and mum

A pleasant tang can be given to vegetable salads by adding a little caraway seed. They are also good when used in breakfast rolls.

lrvllivue... , ,

Before putting new ironware to

use it is always advisable tb boil it.

subject. Q._ Is it proper Protestant minister as ‘ Mister"?

Brown." usually follows a dinner? A. Music. dancing.

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é Morning Smile

tertainmont.

M'\—J\J\I\J\ I semen AND BANS “*3 “"E l, h $3 When they 551a lunch-time etter "g ls s Jini had some iicws for Jack. 9' 0' wmhm‘

"Heard about/Percy?" he said.

“No, what's happened to 111.11?” “He got engaged ‘at tihe dance on Saturday. and they're getting mar- ,, ried almost at once." fiat-tum of “flnanwn, "Oh. are the banns up yet?" " ' "I'll say they are. No more smok-

ing. drinking or betting." “spelled?

hai-rase. in: oi wives end mothers. Now all that was mortal lies in lonely grave-yards, and families mourn because someone mostuear was taken. I thinktoo of the mother love that set faces a-iight when first they beheld.their new born babes. in u. farmhouse on this road of ours. in other favored Is- land homes, and in city hospitais— proud tender smiles. bound about

niiy" mean? 5. What

intricate passageways"? ANSWERS

"They are

No WOiflflfl will admit that she is a tyrant who

those who have their families under their thumbs.

a person do when with others and they are dis- cussing a. subject about wihich you

A. Listen attentively. One may also ask an occasional question to Do not try to eon- vince the others that you are well infonrncd. nor try to change the

to introduce a A. Yes, unless he holds the title of Doctor or Dean. Then one should call him “Doctor Brown" or "Dean _ Q. what kind of entertainment

and bridflc are the most popular fonms of en-

1. What is wrong with this sen- tence? "They ere very bad friends." what is the correct pronunc-

3. Wihicii one of these words is HIIITICSIIE. ghorrlfy,