Monday. February 7, 1955

The Guardian Page 8

by an Island

A wintry storm swept coldly mm the terminus today-blowing lllttilllltifflll. snow iiurrics along lllt tielos and the yards. mould- lug new drills. covering. though but iigiitly. the oeaten paths about 3.... tausiiig oiuer folks to say: "i knew the winter wasn't over! Miri. we couldn't call what we've built having by that name-so iiuin and open it's been! we al- ....g.,. get a cold snap or two."

.iie millpond is now covered uitii ice . . and tonight frost sllli whitens the window-panes. fins morning, we took good care in licup the woodbox with sea- stined sticks of hardwood to war- rant the comio-l we now enjoy indoors.

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We remember now that among Visll-il'S to Alderlea today was the llock of shy Huns-more than llllf' Cort-y it appeared-that csnse from the shelter of a wooded area not far away in search of grains and grit in the neighborhood of the barns. Pigeons too. old friends irom our days spent at Rob's. flew in to alight on a sheltered roof. But not to remain long . . . to be away presently. borne on the arm of the wintry wlnd.

At this house a little boy and his dog were among our transient gut.-sis, he to ask: "Do you want potatoes from our cellar for din- ner? And what else are you going to feed Gran'daddyT Cabbage today? Then I'll bring you one , , a small one. for, with a broad smile. "old fellows don't eat much! You wouldn't be mak- ing a cake, would you? Oh. it's no difference . . . I Ills! iholllhl there might be a bowl around to 'iicit'; seems as if I don't have much strength left along this time of day.”

His mother hlezinlel came by from the House across the Lane. hrlnging the hit ytirn we were needing to complete

ELLEN'S DIARY

Farmer's Wife

Jame5' pair of work-mittens; bringing too the small basket of fresh eggs to replenish our dirn- inished store and as well the new magazine "I just musn't let my eyes linger on today!"

"And why don't you sit down and read. if you have the yearn- ing?" we queried. We might yield to such a siren-call. but not Jeanie.

"Oh. dear-not on Monday with so much waiting to be done1" she replied.

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"When do I read?” a mother of a number laughed at our ques- tion not long ago." when I should be at something else. of course!" she laughed. '”l'hat's one of my besetting sins. I confess-or is it wrong to steal minutes to read?

I read at every opportunity- standlng or sitting . . . and most- ly" she smiled "by the tight

of my bed-lamp. when the house is asleep. If I didn't grab such stray minutes I doubt if I should find time to enjoy even the head- lines of the morning paper! But. like the bees sipping nectar quick ly at the door of this or that flow- er. so I manage to do very well with my retailing."

Governor-General Massey said in an address not very long ago: "It is no disservice to the prac- tical affairs of life to remind ourselves that books are the em- bodiment of one of the most unl- verssl forms of art, one which has an appeal for every age and every taste. which can be pur- sued at every time and every place and in all circumstances."

So we shall come to our spell of reading now. with James catch- ing a quiet nap in the armchair. while the frostlest night yet. thickens its white on the window- panes and the hearthfire con- tinues an old winter-tune.

MARY HAWORTIPS MAIL

Married Against Family's Will, Feels Depressed and Hurl

DEAR MARY l-IAWORTH: John and l are married seven years and have five lovely chil- dren. the fifth born last July. We married against my; family's iii.-lies. shortly after he got out of. the Army. Mother had wanted me to wait until John could of- fer finiincial security. but I was ion much In love to wait. . .

In the next three years we pro- duced three children. and John got through ii four-yenrs' college i'lllll'SO. lie graduated with honors. mcanwhiic working like a fool to meet our expenses. .

My family has money. Mother inherited a goodly amount and iilieii dad died Iin the second imir of my marriage). he left her l'i)liSl('I9l'abIE insurance and real estate. She asked me to sign nit-r my share of the cash. in- dirating it wasn't much and she ittiiilti'use it towards the educa- tion of the younger children 144. er g1 learned my share was about H.900-and it would have been I lmdsend in us . . .

Her Husband Is Wonderful

Since the fifth child's birth I rant seem to gel on my feel. its been sick at good deal and irritable with the children. who 3"” Rolling irritable. too. John is itnnderful with the housework. the children. the shopping. and he has a very good job and still lanes in night school. I love him lf'l'.V much.

of coarse gray Until tomorow-- --- Diary -----Good-nlght..... I realize my depression is

partly due to my mother's re-

jection of me. it will be four years this summer since I've been home; and the reason is.

my mother always has some ex- cuse why I can't come. any time I suggest it. iJohn doesn't rea- lize this.) When I had my fifth child. one of my sisters wanted to help me. and mother tele- phoned and told me in no cer- tain terms that she didn't want "her daughter" working the way do.

I find myself withdrawing front friends. and finding fault and getting hurt at even insignificant things. I guess the whole thing is. socially I up a flop. I have neither the time nor the money. At home my family is socially tops, and the whole family is pretty dependent on mother . . . i used to be happy. carefree and enjoy people. Lately I am so edgy and depressed. How can I get back to my old self? C. Y.

Spirit Broken By Dual Stress

DEAR C. Y.: Here is your let- ter. cut to a fragment. As I get the picture. you are "tired of it. all." temporarily. due to a blend of physical and emotional stress. long sustained without respite.

Continuous child bearing in circumstances of genteel poverty. plus emotional strain-caused iv love of your hu band. plagued by guilty dismay at your mother's fixed displeasure - has finally broken your spirit. And xso you need a new spirit. as it were. to revive your erstwhile enjoyment of living.

Your somewhat childish inept- nese at housekeeping is probably a minor factor contributing to

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Seven Days A Week .

be Anne Shannon

1. Monday: Looking over an old cook book last week I saw this item: "Remembe the ster of the house has the last word on what shall grace his table. Never try to r" ' something that you know he is averse to. He is bound to perceive your deception and re- sent it. The least he can do is to shove the offending portion away and keep a discreet silence. Thank goodness times and men have changed- Now its' a race to see how to disguise Sunday's roast for three or four extra meals and still not have it taste like Sun- day's roast! For example here in a good way to use up the cheaper cuts of meat.

2 cups fresh bread crumbs

it cup minced onions

V4 cup minced green peppers

2 eggs.

2 lbs. ground meat

2 tablespoons bottled horse-rad-

ish

295 tsp. salt

I tsp. dry mustard

Vs cup milk

V4 cup catsup

V2 cup ketchup .

Prepare bread crumbs. minced onion and green pepper. About one hour before serving start heating the oven to -100 degrees F. With fork. slightly beat the eggs. light- ly mix in meat then crumbs. on- ion and pepper. Add horseradish and next four ingredients. Com- bine llghtly. but thoroughly. in bowl. shape meat into an oval iiaf; turn into a shallow baking dish; smooth Into a shapely loaf. opdead top with 1-2 cup ketchup. Bake 50 minutes. Serve on a warm platter. pouring off excess juices. Makes 8 servings, so halve this recipe if necessary.

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2. Tuesday: The canary. bright- est of popular captive songsters, derives its name from the Latin term for "dog"! Ancient navigators who discovered a little group of islands about forty miles west of Africa were astounded by the great number of large fierce dogs found there. Accordingly from canis dog) they called the islands the Canaria. Much later, the English-speaking world became familiar with the as hipelago. Slightly modifying the spelling, they called it the Canary Islands. When modern explorers discovered the islands to abound in bright yellow song birds. they captured many for export to Eu- rope.

Because the shrill-voiced singers came from the Canary islands. they were called "Canaries."

3. Wednesday: Candelmas Day -Remember the old rhyme. "If the second of February be dull and gray. winter then is well away. But if the second of Feb- ruary be bright and clean. there'll be two winters in one year." Some argue that means a long late spring. while others say it means an early winter at the end of the yeare-Some of the oidsters say "Second of February. dull and gray -have half your straw and half your hay." At any rate. we hope the ground hog for- gets all about the second of Feb- ruary, "if it be bright and clear" and waits for a dull day to put in

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4. Thursds : Save in very rare moments o despisir or fatigue. Toscanini does not think of him- self as a septuagennrisn. He at- tended e party one night with swarms of people milling around. At midnight a close friend pre- pared to leave. Toscanini demand- ed, "Where are you going?" The second man replied "I'm going home." whereupon Toscanlni pro-

tested. "Wait a little while" he said. "Soon the old peoz: will go then!"

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6. Friday: Ever hear of making a herring salad? Neither did I un- ill a few weeks ago! But it Isn't nearly its weird as the name im- plies eo ill give you the low down on it. You mix together 6 cups finely shredded (and I do mean Continued on Page 10

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MR. ANDIMRS. REG. SHERRAN We don January 22 at United Church in Stamford Cen-

tre. Niagara Falls are Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Sherrcn.

The

bride is the former Anne Hoeppner of Niagara Falls. and her husband is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sherren. now of Niagara Falls and formerly of Charlottetown, P.E.I.

LET'S EAT

Serve

Ii'ISI'l Scones

For a Tasiy Snack

By IDA BAILEY ALLEN

"Tiicse scorics are exceptional. just about two-bite size." remark- ed the Chef. "Clever. loo. splitting some to spread with this creamed Irish honey. and others with small pieces of this flavorful ham. This gives a choice between a sweet and savory. with no extra mixing or baking time.

"it is usual serve scones?"

"Not many do. Chef. but I'm sure they'd like to know how to make them."

Bite-Sized Irish Scones

Sift together 2 c. already-sifted enriched flour. 3 tsp. baking pow- der, 1 tsp. sugar and in tsp. salt. Add 4 tbs. butter and chop in with a pastry blender. V

Beat 1 egg until frothy. Add 2l3 c. milk. Stir into first mixture.

Divide into 6 portions. Roll each into a round Vs" thick. Cut across to form 4 ti' ' -shaped cakes. Brush the tops with milk.

Bake iii-20 min. in a hot oven. 400 degrees 1''. Split. spread with butter andfor creamed honey or jam. and serve very hot.

Scones may be placed in pans ready to bake. covered with alu- minum foil and refrigerated up to 24 hours. or they can be care- fully wrap-sealed and frozen. ready to use up to a month.

Men's Choice

"Men would like best the savory kind of scones. Madame." the Chef asserted. "Par example. with a filling of very small slices of barbecued duck. chicken. smok- ed turkey or salmon. or with a snappy or Bleu cheese spread. or

for hostesses to

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'l'0MOR.ROW'S DINNER

Tomato Soup Creole Garnish Cercy Pickles Fish and Oyster Pie Oven-Fried Egg Plaiil

Irish Scones Creamed Honey Coffee Tea Milk Fish and Oyster Pie: Barely

cover 1 lb. fresh or frozen fish fillets. any kind. with boiling water.

Add 1 c. each thin-sliced car- rot and sliced onion. 2 c. small- diced potato and 1:5 tsp. each salt and monosodlum glutamate. sim- mer I5 min. Drain and save the liquid.

Coarse-flake the fish. Melt 2 tbs. butter. Stir in 3 tbs. flour. lb tsp. celery salt, Vi tsp. pow- dered tarragon and iii tsp. pepper. Slowly add W: c. milk and ill c. of the fish liquid. When boiling. add the fish. vegetables and 1.4 pt. shucked oysters.

Transfer to an oiled shallow 2 qt. baking dish. Cover with Amer- ican pie pastry rolled a scant Vi" thick. Brush with melted butter and brown in a hot oven. 425 de- grees F.

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"I'm told he has more money than he knows what to do with."

"Has he really! Such ignorance must be bliss."

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All Colors Appear in Spring Collection By Aileen Adams

The clothes that the London Couture House are creating for Spring are wonuerluliy wearable . . It in difficult to tell just what the colour trend is. because all colours appear in lovely mut- ed tones that look as if you were seeing the cloth... . wool. tweeos. stilts, cottons . . . . through a thin veil of rain. Michael Sher- am. just before his showing be- gan. passed around immense boxes of canuies . . . . as big as the box that me pretty young thing gets in all musical comedies . . . in this heavenly collection were bon- bons. candied almonds and choctr lates with sugared violets on top. Quite delectable! . . . . and quite smart snowmanship, too. because later. when his clothes were shown. you realized that the cand- les lnlmduced his colour theme.

Sherard's clothes featured a long. titted body line . . . . slim to the lower hips. then flaring Into fullness given either by gores. bias out or pleats at the back of the skirt . . . . often these pleats would fold under s back panel.

His suits were very simple in silhouette with a slightly indented waist and an unflettened bust- line. Particularly fresh and st- trective was an isle of Bute tweed suit in palest lavender. This was followed by another classic suit in British worsted flannel in a soft beige which be called "Cof- ie Fudge". A Spring ensemble of dress and coat consisted of n top-coal of Isle of Bule tweed in a heather tone called "Mixed Fudge" worn over a slim sheath of a dress in caramel coloured Brit- .ish doeskin. with a deeply faggotted yoke. Touches of hand-embroidery are almost a signature of Sher- ard's. they appeared again in what appeared to be quite an ex- citing and exotic summer after- noon or theatre coat but was real- ly a raincoat! Of real silk in a beetle's-wing bronze. it was completely rubberized on the in- side. A wonderful answer to what to wear to a garden party in iullglalldl The coat itself was enornioiisly full. falling from a tianr-scalloped shoulder yoke. The yoke smoothed over the shoulder and finished high on the thoat with another scalloped edge.

Sherard is perhaps at his best with evening dresses when his delicate colour sense has full play. These followed the longer bodice line and continued into a sle ” skirt with the fullness coming from a folded back panel which he calls his "Wagtail" line. Parti- cularly luscious was a full-length gown of violet cream satin worn with an enormous stole of leaf and water green. A debutante gown of spun sugar nylon gauze dipped up in front shows layer upon layer of tulle in bon-bon col- ours. A printed cotton short even- ing dress was worn by I very sultry-looking model who looked as if she had just come from the warm lands south of the Mediterranean . . . I found later she had left her permanent job to make her first appearance as a model. Normally she helps her papa with his fruit-bantow at Fuihan. I'd be willing in bet that buisness is very good there!

Princess Margaret will be the first to wear models from the new London Spring collections. From Norman Hartnell she has chosen evening dresses in shades of rose and pink, called. in her honour Caribbean Pink. The actual styles the Princess will wear were not shown. but Iier evening dresses will follow his line of a longer. moulded bodice with full skirts springing gradual- ly from the hips.

Hartnell tells me that this col- lection has been "made to sell" and so it should because it is eminently wearable. His suits are very simple in silhouette and. if in tweed. pastel in colour. One classic suit in pole beige and

blue Scottish tweed had a match-

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This is the sad sage of what happened to a shapely executive. sin 1!. when she stopped walk-I

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failed to keep tabs on bu weight Over a period of five years, due addsdahalfadosenpoundss year. blithely unaware was going on.

A change in her daily routine came when she moved to Wash- ington end could no longer walk to the office. Since her weight and size hadn't varied in years she gave her figure nary a thought. Absorbed in a new career, she didn't notice a change in her clothes and the pounds slipped on so gradually. Materials often stretch obligingly to fit their own- er's expanding contours.