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Although Princess Elizabeth’: baby doesn't know it yet, he baa a beautiful home all ready furnish- ed just for him. It is a ten-foot high Tudor cottage. built by three firemen who during the war gave up their spare time to making toys for war-time nurseries. The cot- tage has two doors large enough for small children. On the ground floor is a sitting room, furnished in Period style. A small staircase leads to a bedroom with dormer windows and another goes doivn to a workroom fitted with a carpen~ ter's bench, complete with minia- ture tools. All the furniture is on the same scale and the ex-firemen worked overtime for several weeks to finish the cottage for the baby's birth. Nu housing: problem for Britain's new Prince-instead he can set up house on his own be- fore lYo is ten years old:

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The City of Glasgow's wedding present to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip ~a handsome set of bedroom furniture-was shown to the British press. The bedroom suite. draperies, carpet and other trappings for the Prince's bed- chamber in London were purchased with donations ranging from six- pence to hundreds of pounds. The furniture incorporates many of Philip's ideas. Nine months ago draftsmen were sent to Clarence House. the royal couple's London residence which is being remodelled. to measure the Prince's bedroom- After consultation with Philip it. was decided that the suite should" be in regency stylc. Palace auth- orities were consulted throughout the nine months it has taken to complete the suite of white Scot- tish sycamore. The. suite includes two wardrobes. one for uniforms and one for civilian clothes. A special cupboard will hold Philip's shoes. Besides the bed and ward- robes, Glasgow is giving Philip two shelves cupboards, two bedside tables, a writing desk. a dressing chest and t\\‘D.OiJ'€l'1'iJ0OkCBS€S.

Mrs. John Bracken. wife of Hon. John Bracken. Ottawa, entertained delightfully at the tea hour recenb 1y in honor of Mrs. George Drew. introducing her to the members‘ wives, The table was beautifully decorated with flowers in the Valentine colors: also having an at- itractive centre piece. Those pour- ing tea were Mrs. John Deitenbak- or. Mrs. W. Chester S. McLure. Mrs. Howard Green.

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The Governor General and Vis- countess Alexander received Brig. W. Reid, of Charlottetown, while he was in Ottawa. Their Ex- ceilencies gave.a Eiimner party.

Mrs. J. A. Bernard. wife of Lieutenant Governor J. A. Bernard. had several guests in for afternoon ‘tea at Government House on Thursday.

O O

Mr. and Mrs. R. S. P. Jardine and Mr. and Mrs. Noel H. DeBlois entertained for friends at. the. home nf Mr. and Mrs. DeBlois. Water Street, on Friday evening, before ithe Clover Club dance.

O O

Col. and Mrs. J. R. Paton, Brigh- lton Road. entertained at bridge at :i.heir home on Wednesday night.

O O O

On Thursday afternoon Mrs. George Buntain. Rochford Street. entertained at. bridge, and at the

[tea hour.

Nursing Sister Winnifred Mac- Quoid returned Thursday morning by plane to the R. C. A. F. station at Trenton where she is attached ito the medical unit. She was the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. A. Mc- Millan, Greenfield Avenue.

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Mrs, Lynn Farrisii and Miss liilda Jenkins entertained at a_ luncheon bridge for Nursing Sister liiacQuaid at The Charlottetown Hotel on Wednesday. Co\'ers were laid for eleven and sprays of pink and blue flowers formed the dec- oration! on the luncheon table.

O O O

Friends of Mrs. Alex MacIaaac are lorry to learn that she is a patient in the Charlottetown Hos- pital.

O O O

Mrs. J. D. Stewart, Ottawa, had ls her guests recently her son, Col. David Stewart. Charlottetown, and her daughter. Mrs. G. G. W. Good- win, Montreal. -

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Mrs. Roland Diamond entertained n large number of friends at bridge on Friday night.

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Mrs. Harold Pickard‘ entertained

an Wednesday night for her friends at an enjoyable bridge party. O O O Mrs. H. L. Smith, Rochford

Street, entertained very pleasantly at a series of bridge parties this week. O O O

Mrl. Lionel Conacher, of 5b Ted- Bington Park, Toronto, entertained recently at a coffee party before ‘the Havergai College dance in honor of her two daughters, Con- stance and Diane. Around 240 people attended. The hostess was assisted by her daughters. She wore a black velvet dinner dress adorned with white floniton lace some 150 years old. Miss Diane Conacher was attired in a white rnarqulsette gown with a blue bow. andMiss Constance was dressed in a Swiss organdy frock with pale blue and pale pink forget-me-not embroidery. This is of interest be- csun Miss Leila Worthy. s former resident of Charlottetown and n classmate at Margaret Eaton of Mrs. Conacher is godmother to Miss

Wo’s appenings oi The Week

i

er is a daughter of the late Col. Kennedy of London, England, and Kennedy Park. Toronto. Mrs. Con- acher is chairman of the ladies‘ division of the Red Cross cam- paign and a past president of the Margaret Eaton School Alumnae. Mr. Conachcr is a former Liberal lii.P., but is probably better remembered in Canadian sports as. the greatest all round athlete of our era.

o Mrs. Harry Silliphant and Mrs. J. Wilfred Lecky were co-hostesses at the formers home on Central Street, Summerside. on Tiiursday evening, entertaining at four tables of bridge.

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Mrs. R. E. Ellis entertained in- formally at her home in Summer- side on \‘i'ednestiay and Thursday evenings when she invited in a number of hcr friends. I O O

Mrs. Chester Palmer. Summer- side. entertained 1i numbcivof the choir members of the Baptist Church at lier home on Tuesday

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It you nnd it necessary to write while riding in an autcmobile. brain or bus, press the elbows into the body just a/bove the hips, and you will mid the task easy.

New Shoes if talcum powder is sprinkled in new shoes, they will seem much more comfortable when worn for the first time.

Vegetables Try to remember to ccok all fresh green vegetables uncovered. This will keep their color a brighter green.

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Morning Smile i

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A man employed at one of the film studios in Hollywood for crowd work was told that in one scene hc was to get into a bed and that a

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NOT LlON-HEARTED

at the tea hour. I O

Mrs. Victor HOWSH entertained her bowling team at her home on Wednesday evening.

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Miss Lois Graves. Summerslde. had as her iveek-end guest. Miss Fleur Hiilion of Charlottetown.

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Mrs. Ivan Horne, Brighton Road. was-hostess at several tables of bridge on Thursday afternoon.

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Palmer to of

Mrs. N. A. MacLellan, Apartments. has been called Truro because of the illness

her brothcr-in-lasv, Mr. Cox. O O O

Mrs. Peter Sim-lair. lifmitggug, i5 visiting in Charlottetown with hcr parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Trainer. Elm Avenue.

O O Miss Edith Bernard of St. Paul. N.B.. is visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bernard of Charlottetown.

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On Wednesday nigiit Mrs. George Ives, Spring Park Road. entertain- ed at four tables of bridge.

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Mrs. Vi’, T. Weir. West Street, was hostess at bridge on Wednesday afternoon.

e Miss Pearl Burns who leaves this morning for Hamilton. Ontario. to work with the Family‘ Welfare Bureau there, was guest of hon- our at several parties during the week. Honouring Miss Burns. Miss Lillian MacKcnzie and Miss Mabel Matheson entertained at tea on Sat- urday last. On Wednesday evening of this week Miss Jean Tait and Miss Marion Ryan gave an informal party at Miss Tait‘s home, Villa Avenue. for Miss Burns.

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Thursday evening Miss Burns was entertained by friends at a theatre party and afterwards at a buffet Sbippfl‘.

Mr. d Mrs. H. li. Cox, Morcll, have r rned from a visit ti: Mon- treal and Northern Quebec. They were accompanied home by Mrs. R. S. MacBeath, who has spent the last few weeks in lifontrcal, the guest of her nieces, the Misses Bar- bara and Mary Pratt. o a

Mrs. Arthur Hodgetts, Toronto, who has many friends in Charlotte- town and spends her summers as a guest at The Charlottetown, left this week on a visit to Victoria, B. C. e O O O Mrs. A. C. Cox entertained friends at bridge on Friday evening. o e -

Mrs. W. l-l. V. Dunbar, 1S4 Fitz- roy Street. left by plane on Thurs- day morning on a short trip.

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Mrs. Don Ross. Richmond Street.

invited friends in for bridge on Tuesday evening and also on Thursday evening when she was

hostess at four tables of bridge. O O O

Mrs. Walthen Gaudet. Spring Park Road, entertained for friends at bridge on Thursday evening.

O O O

Mrs. C. H. Cotes, Weymouth Street. is in Moncton where she is attending the many parties and teas that are being held this week for her daughter Margaret Ar- leighn, whose marriage to James Robert McKenzie Cook. son of Mr. and Mrs. William Cook, 69 Alma St.. Moncton. N.B.. takes place the middle of February in St. George's Anglican Church, Moncton.

O O O

Mrs. Ernest Champion, Long- worth Avenue, had several friends in for afternoon-tea on Wednesday.

O O O

Mrs. Ivan Wendell Clow. former- ly Miss Elia MacPherson, South- port, was honoured before her mar- riage at a party given for her by the staff of the P. E. l. Libraries where she is employed. The party was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bramweli Chandler, North River Road.

Mrs. Ray Praught has as her welcome guest her sister. Mrs. Alex McDonald of Dorchsster. N.B.

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Parent. Experimental Farm, are entertain- ing for a number of their friends at s dinner-dance at their home this evening.

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Miss Margaret McEwen enter- tained a number of friends this week in honor of Miss Pearl Burns. who is leaving today for Hamilton. Ontario. .

Mr. and Mrs. Brent Lowther.

lion would then be put in with hini. ‘

"Put e lion in bed with me?" he yelled, terrified. “No sah, not this child. Ah quit right here and now." “But there's no need to be frightened," answered the director. “The lion won't liuri you. This lion was brought up on milk."

"So was .-‘\ii brought up on milk,’ answered the man, "but Ah eats meat. now."

cxtcndcd visit here. Tlicy are cii- joying a stay of scvcral weeks with Mrs. Loivther's sister. Mrs, \\'illiani Lea and lilr. Lea of Victoria, anri intend stay-ing in their native land until April visiting with other rcl- alivcs nnd renewing friendships after scvcrai years ofabscncc. Re- cently they have been spending some time in Charlottetown with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lowther and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lowther. They arc receiving a cordial wel- come from their many relatives and friends.

o Mrsi Stanley Linkletter. Sum- merside. returned by plane on Mon- day aftcr spending the week-cud in Halifax where she visited hcr sis- ter, Mrs. G. R. MacQuzirrie, who is receiving treatment in the \'ic- toria General Hospital.

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Mrs. Fred Bell. Summerside. left by plane on Thursday for Dart- mouth, where she will be the guest of her daughter. Miss Ferric Bcii.

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Mrs. William Porter. of Montreal. arrived during the iveek by plane to attend the funeral of tier fath- er, Mr. Seymour Mclnriis.

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Mrs. \’i'altcr Laivlor. Orlebar Street, entertained at afternoon ten

on Friday.

Mrs. Alan H. Love of Halifax who has been visiting with her mother, Mrs. Giibcrt Gaudct. Roch- ford Square. returned home by plane tliis morning. e o e

Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Lockliart have been entertaining informally at their home on Spring Street for the past fciv weeks on Friday eve- nings,

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Mrs. E. E. Parkman. Sumnieraide, invited friends in for two tables of 177K180 on Friday evening.

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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nash oi Ber- Wick. N- 5-. were week-end guests °f MFS- Nash's sister, Mrs. W. A. Allen and Mr.‘ Alien. Summerside.

Entertaining their own bridge clubs during the week were ltiiss Constance Enman. Misses Doroiliv and Vi/anda Viflvatt. Miss Zilpha Sharp. Mrs. M. L. Bradshaw, Mrs. Eric Woodsidc, Mrs. Thane A. Campbell. o The focal point in Summerside this week has been the new Curl- ing Rink. which wns officially open- ed on Wednesday evening by His Honor, Lieutenant Governor J. A. Bernard. Much enthusiasm is also shown by the ‘lady curlers. O O

A marriage of wide interest to Charlottetown friends took place recently at Si. Stephen's Anglican Church, Shawinigan Fails. Que.. when Miss Eleanor \'anBuakirk. daughter of Mrs. Pearl VanBuskirk. Charlottetown, became the bride of Mr. Andre Ayoite" of Montreal, Que., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ayotte of Grand Mere. Que. Rev. A. T. Love, rector of St. Ste- phen'| Church, officiated at the ceremony.

On Friday the bride was the guest of honour at a party given for her by the members of the Bank of Montreal where she is em- ployed.

O O O

On aturday last Miss VanBus- kirk's aunt. Mrs. H. T. Mitchell, Royal Ave., Montreal. entertained at afternoon tea in her honour.

O O O

Mrs. Augustine J. Murphy, Fits- roy Street, entertained st bridge this iveek.

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Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh-will visit Northern Ireland May 26-27. An announce- ment from Buckingham Palace said that during their visit the Princess and the Duke both will receive the freedom of Belfast. Their other engagements include a visit to the Royal Ulster Agricultural Show. it is probable that they will stay at Hillsboroush Castle. residence of "19 Gtlverfwf. Admiral Earl Gran- ville. an uncle of the princen. Pre- sent indications are that they will

Constance Cenacher. Mn. Consen-

Melfort. Saskatchewan, are on an

make the journey by air.

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Husband ‘Must Use

DEAR MISS DIX: been niari'ied l5 years.

that ivc are perpetually in debt. l but we have ncvcr been ablc to put

old age. wife goes into hysterics.

charge accounts.

ANS\VER:

' as old age comes to asnfe for that cvil timv, our fate is

about money, and I have fought in

for their own personal use. rnngcment is perfectly satisfactory.

But occasionally there is a wifc

way.

left me crushed and bitter. body. liclp for me’?

ANSWEIR:

God. most mothers let their sorrows loving, niorc tender. more pitiful to So i say to you: li\l: for your husband. who depends pleasure of nursing your sorrow.

DOROTHY DIX SAYS- Exircvogont Wife

To Curb Financial Excesses

I am a man approaching middle age and have I love my wife and she is a good woniun, but she is very extravagant and runs our household on such a lavish scale

When 1 attempt a practical discussion of the condition, my

l am now faced with the necessity of either drifting on through life on a hand-to-mouth existence. or of putting my wife on a fixed allowance and closing all What would you advise nie to do?

You arc quite right in wanting to put some money aside for the rainy (la_v.

so icrriblc as to be old and poor and dcpcndcni. I believe in husbands dealing fairly and gcncrouslyi with their wives

men to give their wives an allowance on which to rim tlic house and In the great majority of cases this ar-

anxious to save and help their husbands along. SENSELIISS SPIJNDPII:

burns, who is a senseless spender, who can nevcr sec anything without buying ii. and who runs up bills with anybody u ho will give hcr credit. iii such cases the husband should keep all of the money in his hands and take the most drastic measures to shut eff her credit.

Naturally, this will make thc wifc furious, but tlicre is no other I iiuve always thought that a man was wcak and foolish to let his wife ruin him with hcr extravagance.

DEAR MiSS DIX: My only child died thrcc years ago and it has l can find no solace in anything or any- My husband cannot understand -the change in me.

‘fo lose a child is a great and terrible grief. as you live your heart will ache for the lost uuc; but if all tnothcrs who have wept over ihcir children's graves let iiicir loss turn them hard and bitter. as you have done, what a terrible world this would be! Thank

Be brave enouQh to put your grief behind yuu auvi

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CHARLOTTETOWN

Strong Measures ‘

have alivays earned a good income away a cent for emergencies or our

“TJRRIED HUSBAND

lt comcs to us all us all, and if we have laid nothing a bitter one. ‘There is nothing else

season and out of season to induce and

for most women are thrifty

like yours in whose pockets nionev

ls there any

Gill Eli‘ SPRICIQEN As 1on1:

sanctify ihrm and make them more all weak and helpless creatures.

Deny yourself the morbid icnrs and put on your

on you. Dry you r

sesame

. f , "i: Better English D. C. Williams oases-a

i, What is wrong with this sen-

fence? “Each of the bcys have a cor," 2. What is the correct pl’0ll\lilC-

iation of “Adonis”!

3. Which one uf these nords is misspelled? Madcma, Magdalen. maelstrom. 4. What does ally" mean’)

5. What is a viord beginning with iinc that means "oily. greasy’?

ANSWERS

1. Say. "Each of the boys has a car." 2. lronounce a-do-nh. a as in ask unstressed. o as in no, tuccii’. second syllable. 3. Madonna. 4. Witn close adherent-c to words; ward by word. "So uild and iuigoiernable a poet. cannot he translated Liter- ally.“ - Dryden. 5, UilvliiOilS.

thc word "liter-

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The Stars Sa --

By Genevieve Kemble

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For Sunday, Febniary l3 SUNDAYS horoscope slioivs the sudden development of a surprising or dramatic situation which may be a turning point in the affairs. uring to enchanting change. travel possi- bly romantic adventure. Nonethe- less, expect but little cooperation or approval from elders, superiors and others whose endorsement seems vital. Stubborn resistance to obstacles on cherished innovations or desires could be aggravated by resort lo anger, bad tcrnpcr or other efforts to win out.

For the Birthday

Those whose birthday it is. may run into a difficult period iii which they sccni to be thwarted from all quarters. especially blocked or op- posed by elders. superior. employ- ers. While the situation appears to offer lucrative change. pleasant creative opportunities. fresh fields and contacts yet. it. will be hard to convince higher ups of the excep- tional openings. Romanceanrl ad- venture could be dramatic and iri- splring should destiny give an ac- celerating push to a. harrowing im- passe.

A child born on this day may find

HowCan l "7

e o a By Anne Ashley . sod-evasive-

Q. l-low soften rough hands?

A. Rough hands are patrlcular- iy muioying ivhen one is sewing sheer fabrics. Wash the hands in uurin water to ivlilch starch has been added, aiicl tlicy will then bc soft and velvety.