THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN MARCH},

PAGE TWO % 1937 M . lWoman’s Realm :- Social and Personal -:-. Fashions -:'- Literature

Princess Samples Soup’ Of Jobless

THE SILVER ASSASSW

By WILLIAM J. MAKIN

Dorothy Dix ’s Letter

There Is No Marital Catastrophe So Great As a Middle-Aged Wife Enamoured With a ‘ Youth — Only lgisaster Can Come 0 It

Dear lviiss Dix-This is not the problem of a middle-aged man who

The nous/swan: and HER AC77VI71ES

aids of this generation.

At first lt was only the travelled and daring who used such ‘things, but now their use is pretty general.

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iconrmuedi ‘ black magic be practmd in

A little rostrum was backed by Maymu- ‘md b9 d 195d 59"‘ V(‘l\t'l. curtains. Fusing it was a saflmml 5999933 by P1911 and long, low table of a black surface women who hinted 5t wclene-B W119 11m- yyupy, Fllllll us shilling surface held queer ccrcmonials within a stone's throw of Piccadilly Clrcu".

GRAll/DIABINEHYME

Three little words W" ‘liken 99° Are artlcles:—A. an. and the

titudes which so often makes such i functions hideous (says the London ; Evening Standard.)

She had one last weak at her,’ house in Grosvenor Place and both 1 the Duchess of Gloucester and the l Duchess of Kent came to it. i

it i'eii..il-u IllL‘ \1l\'t'1' light. eerly. _ _

All lllc lioodui licuds were turned But, in his ovm mind. he hed dis- A noun is the name of anythlnl .

EXI’CCL~'\I1L1Q‘ “Wards the velvet missed such rcporis as fantastic. A5 schooi q;- garden, hoop or swing. TE PAR S hi5 fhllenl 10f‘ B- 1095: 8111- all" a vlalédll-‘lualz/‘EBPG W532: hi: 18611011 lgégfi

cm“, The“, “m, a queer, dead Yet here alas the reality, more Adjggtlves tell the kind of noun, INTIMA TIE with a ca 10a, wor ss you - been m m re an n

w,“ fantastic than he could have im- A, may small, pretty. white, or -—-— veers ese lived a happy. eomPe-hlemble life. My Th, ,, _.,, , _.,,;,._.,,,, Chant a “m- aglned. A Moon Society. 1t was a brqwn The Duchess of Buccleuch m- 5 wlfe hefggeglfigehlhglglhite very 52d 1:251:11‘:

- x lXHHC ircin behind the Strehise “"95 9i “em” that had Instead of nouns the Pmmlllls quently gives small. very lllllmale w“ m c e n supp‘) er! u ca‘

, led pm, w m5 apparently her, smmi cocktail parfiekjust a few guests she wanted extra money for expensive clothes and l ~i., -» ' ‘ oise l" av . -

c1 i. Oi v. moot. .0 uo homage | D n t _ a r oon hi; out the deafening cla r o m pmlauy or wholly supmm. as he is 0mm out o’

nd. Verbs tell of something that?» been

‘ done; To read, count. laugh, slhg. JUMP °l~‘

, children! He almost laughed aloud. i aloud. It was while a queer piece of ,3 moon music lirid been p‘

; u. granioplione in the l.il.l‘)l'.ll.0l‘y of a prcfessor oi astronomy iii Oxford, that he had idly picked up a. torn piece of paper from a diary. When

,‘ he had returned to his room at the

v hotel, he had puzzled for some

‘ time over the symbols. But a

’ niwicinn was used to symbols, and in a flash the message came to him.

work. l-le drinks and gambles, and severe-i times when they were out together he became too intoxic- ated to see her home-and she had to telephone for me to come and get her. Her charm seems to be that he is a good dancer, is free with compliments and flattery and takes her around to places o! amusement, where she pays the bill. Anyway, Bhe _ is infatuated with him and deaf to all. of my pleas and the‘ warnings of our friends that she will find no happiness with him. I asked this boy if I would . give my wife a divorce if he would marry her, but he refused to answer. . My wife repeatedly tells me to get out, but inasmuch as I have done noth-

.tii 11:11.50 to the silver, .L ul i.i'.lit.”

custlxcz. humbly," 1g iii unison.

run. ~ How things are done the adverbs rclwt iuruilits. 1.1T u) do thy commands \ll:()ll. lfiider tliy shining ll fulfil all thy desires. n1 my i-iiiiiiiiiiiilliiiciits.” ' (lOWll ulioii tliy lost child- i\‘ll lllLIluOZYPYl mi llic. earth." re-

As slowly, quickly, ill or well. Conjunctions join the words t0- gether. As men and women wind and weather. The preposition stands before

THE BEAUTY BAR‘

An innovation. this! In the court- yard of a building l" Berkeley

Food for the unemployed in Belgrade must be good enough to gaflgfi

COROATION . ’ .. ORANGE

spo: vii '11» L'()ll.!l'(‘LZ:lIlOl1. "On our ‘ I“ ‘he ‘anle “u” 1351mm and Wm‘ A noun. as in or through a door. _ km... w. ._,...~ Hue,» l a sense of humour at his own Th » w mm Shows surpfl5g_ square, London, there is a “beauty lug l0 dlsfllllkvlll‘ 1101M I feel will? 1t l5 my my P-lwe l0 89- 1 51111119"? Pr!“ o] I u. t l,“ l, “l I Y _s! V.“ H I . i _ 5i "U in the room ' idiocyvhe had decided to test the 5860:! 12;? pretty. Ahl how wise. bar" where the face can be cleaned her and am willing to forget the past ‘and start anew, but this is not what. shognaibogsgnlfurl‘ thengulrdugn‘ x; u?“ "m: 3Z3‘: ll ;,,,,,,,,.,._ maths peter reality of that message. The whole are called “me part5 of and freshly made ‘up. she seems to want. What shall I do. Hut, through the And now lie stood with a. chant- “peach Ddbutantes sit on stools at a long BROKEN-IEARTED HUBBARD. m. eyed the ling throng of queer Mayfair Idlers whiich reading, writing, speaking bar of sycamore wood in front of l ’ _ g _ l Wuunui" d; i gilt: ilatiinlpfi: 11?; 131:2 cfiplresiibie: teach’ {in meylahilliailiiil to switch on Ansmlien a middle aged woman falls in love with a boy and makes a fool A a a v . A lull, commzm ng ' ~ - ______ ay g or I1 8 B - ‘ ‘ , _. . up. 111 H 3 h A matter of a hundred feet below, a Adirloe frown a speclalfst is avail- of herself over him there should be some sort of a. padded cell in which e [or]; ‘ Sh“ W.“ F,“ m, Em; aalerbonl; policeman paced the pavement, COOKING DISHES abjg regarding dawns of the (Queue, she could be locked up until she regains her sanity. Unfortunately, there y taxis slurred toward< ______ is nothing that cuii be done to keep them from wrecking their lives and hd|° pro."-

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. » iliuiiiiiiliciilly‘ niec- .i;i_iiczii‘iilif’e. Alld ilic luifl‘ ilut came from be- ' lilmil liiid B. commanding, m‘. ldrcu of the moon!" ‘Lu; u: mlllg our praises .0 iiiollior of us all." Liiice .i:.iiii the shuffle of feet. lrlinsri-niii» stood. Then a woman

l.)(“'lll 1115111! in a shrill, treinulous VOIH‘

Oziieix." took it up. Soon, " ‘- walls were thruinm-

the .. uiige liturgy.

an a ll.iLl)lz' of medieval Latin.

us aciiunt. of mysteries arid

Hllilllllllfllls robe dc- ‘

Picc ad illy.

ways of the West End.

“Black magic among the bright lights," he chuckled to himself.

But the chanting of the moon worshippers had come to an end. Silence oucc again descended upon the room. The congregation seated themselves. All the hooded heads were turned to the high priest in his voluminous blue robe decorated with moons.

He opened a huge tome on the rostrum before him. From behind the slits of his hood, eyes seemed to blaze questioningly at the moon children. He began to read in that same vibrant voice which to Peter

Coloured pottery and B1355 file‘

table, much washing up and pio- vldes one of the great laboursavinll

cop's Colds

. . . . Best treated without "dosing"

Vlf-Efifi Now WHITE-STAINLESS

“The moon is all powerful." “Swift and sure is the vengeance

Coronation souvernlrs ailllear even in the lingerie salon!

Tiny maps cf the Dominion are printed on heavy satin pyjamas, in a. pattern that recalls a Paisley plaid design. ~

The kangaroo leaps across the‘ map o1’ Australia. Africa has its elephants and its ostriches. Etngland in 1937 is represented by a Tudor rose guarded by a Beefeater.

MILK PERFECT FOOD FOR THE INVALID

__.}. l As a solo food. taken when a real

- elderly woman going around with a boy friend whose clothes she buys and

reason and reckless to consequences. You just simply have to let them go their own way to destruction. Which is pretty hard on the husband if he happens to love the phllanderlng wife and isn't so disgusted with her conduct that lie is glad to be rid of bad rubbish.

An old man trailing around after a girl young enough to be his daugh. ter is a. sad enough spectacle. But a. middle-aged woman 1n 10v; wm; a boy youhe enough to be her son is a sight at which the angels must weep- and. gag. Maybe the male parasite who sells his kisses is no worse than the female, but somehow it is more repulsive to us. so when wg gee u;

whose bills she pays and who we know will leave her as soon as some other old woman comes along with a longer purse, we {eel that gqmetmng drastic should be done to them both, .

Of course. in the end- she gets her punishment. Sooner or late;- he

Peruieylvenle. stepped to chat with a native in a small wwn.

was a laconic soul, but friendly. They discussed- various and the Montrcaler asked—“W'hat l8 31° principal industry of this town?”

relief, I guess.’

the movies and. one asked the other 1f she had been to see "flirty-nine "

:. l a lllzulls llllil. covered i-fllld the ieélllllg illdiffvllhlt» life 0f , f . _ in whgch good can be bringing shame and sorrow down upon their silly heads. ,,,;,,., ,0 ma, Tum l London trailed towards the lighted f,§§§ed“:,‘,§ brought smngm to the CORONATION PYJAMAS ~ _ _____ Tluuvnvq Town u. _. fl—'—-*m a...” They have temporarily taken leave of their senses and are deaf t0 A 14013168191‘. 11109011113 through

This tdbacco-chewmg individual

subjects, 'I‘he native reepondedi-“Beim on N0 NEW STEPS _

Two flappers were discussing

"Ysfl she said, "and I was very

TUESDAY, MARCH I ' BOMB

6:00 p.m.—Ne-ws in English. Bend Concert. 2RD. 81.1 m., 9.63

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lii~l sh powers. It invoked devils

fliltl biilClC shade“. It was a cater- Allister. seemed vaguely familiar. or the moon." intoned the priest , _ gets tired of faking emotion he does not feel, of telling flattering lies that 915 _.v “w, 1 hum

iuiiiilug of (lreudful tortures. "TO-flight. my brethren." h9g8?! savagely. interest’ m H’ f5 express? i.” i? feed an elderly wgnans vanity and of dragging stiff bones ground, a, ball- disappointed.” yvgggpgq me 5 82:: on ' vallds, and unmixed wih siarc-iy "why?" said her ‘fiend “what . . Ldfinbn 3.

To Pclvr Alllnlffl’, understanding little. but his musical cars appreci- amc of the macabre wnzility of the chanting. there “us. in hi= mind the bewilderment of one who had stumbled across something hitherto outside his kcii. He had heard of

r flew CQRONATION LORS

E Gilles dc Rais, one of the greatest ' of the moon men, and a martyr to

the high priest. "I propose to read from the Testament of the Baron

our beliefs. It is the chapter de- 3 voted to the moon as a deity, and i the mother of all fertility.” , The moon worshippers listened ‘ tensely to every word. It was a [chapter of dreadful revelation and lone that emphasized the pathol- jogical manias of the depraved gathering. Peter Allister recalled the young women, the old men. the pallld faces. the cruel mouths of all those he had seen entering this house. And his gorge rose as the Wlilpurgls description was intoned l by that powerful figure of the high priest. At last it ended. A liturgy followed.

mumbled

Peter Allister started. "The silver assassin will come on wings through the night sky," res-

ponded the worshippers.

"Death to all enemies of_ the moon!" shouted the priest.

“And to all their kind!" -

On thi". note, the concealed lights iirthe room began slowly to dim within the space of a minute black- ness was upon them. Yet. as Peter Allister stared into that blanket of darkness he saw queer, glowing shapes materializing. Hooded shapes. They glistcned like shin- ing silver. Hoods with slitted eyes. In his first cold shiver he imagined that he was witnessing some strange materlalizatiori. Then the explan- ationcame to him. All those hoods, hi: own included, were daubed in in phosphorous. It was the phos-

or other "thickenei's“, milk has unique restorative and body-build- ing powers, as is readily gathered when one considers that Nature provides it for the entire family of mammalian infants, to the exclusion

of all other food. Says a writ/er in New Health Magazine. Cream had best be retained for mere gamlshing purposes; for, lightest of fats and most digestible in or- dinary circumstances. the risk o’ overlndulgenlce is heightened in ‘ cases where cream is s/erved as an invalid food. As an adjunct to tea. it my be warmly recommended.

SERVE wnnarur-srurrrzn‘ ONIQNS wrrn aoasr BEEF

I Onions with walnut stuffing are

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room floor, and she finds out that he has some girl of his own age that he is spending her money. upon.

It is worse still if she marries him because the little flare of passion soon dies and then she is bored to tears with a boy with whom she has nothing in common, and weary to death of trying to keep up ‘with him and keep him amused. It is always a misfortune for both men and women to marry out of their age class, but it is doubly disastrous to the women who does so

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Dear Miss Dix-I thought you might like to receive a letter from r thoroughly contented and happy woman. so here's my picture; 1 an young. good-looking, attractive, intelligent, well edu¢ated_ I have a, hug. band whom I love dearly and who adores me. He doesn't philarider, has- no vices, attends to business, and yet is a good sport. I have two darling babies, twins-one boy, one girl. I have a good maid, who works hard and doesn't. ask high wages. I have an admirer who is single, a Dal of my husband's, who is attentive enough to keep my husband on his toes and just a wee bit jealous. I " i.