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"Happenings

of

The Week

Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret visited the London show of Ruth Draper. American dlseuse who has gained great popularity ~in London. this week. During the interval. Miss Draper was intero- duced to the Queen. It was the second Royal visit to. the show within a week. Queen MotherMarY and Princess Elizabeth went sev- eral days ago.‘ ' Princess Margaret Rose Tuesday made her first individual public appearance. inspecting a. children's club in Bethnal Green. one of Lon- don's poorest and most bomb-dam- aged suburbs. The Wyeflrflld younger daughter of the Kim! and Queen spent five minutes of her visit, to the Camel Club. for child- ren between 5 and 14 years of age. listening to popular songs sung by 11-year-old Jessie Larner. Jessie. an urmehcarsed part of the program. sang "Kiss Me Once" and ‘Tomorrow 15.41‘ beatiful Day.

There was another unrehearsed in- cident when the Princess and club children lined up for pancakes. The Princess was supposed to be at the head of the line but eight- year-old Freddv Coulsby sot to the counter first and beat. his fist lm- patiently. Princess Margaret Rcse and the flushed Freddie. with a huge patch on the seat of his pants. then awaited their pancakes side

side. I I I The club. established in a re- convarted bomb-damaged pub

named The Camel, is 100 yards from a Bethnal Green air raid shelter which was the scene of one df Britain's worst air-raid disasters. On the night of March

943, a stampede to the shelter caused the death of 1'13 persons on the entrance steps.

The Princess climbed rickety stair-whys to the second floor workroom. visited the reading and garlic rooms. and chatted with the children. She had specially re- quested to be allowed to sec the club activities unhampered and escorting officials remained at the front door.

The Princess wore a tan coat with shoes to match and a pert hat similar to the one worn by the “Wrens? women's branch of the Royal Navy.

lng congratulations W esdwv on the occasion o‘! htgfith birthday.

Mrs. fDr.) J. P. Miller and young aon Ian loft this week to visit with relatives, in Toronto.’

Mrs. H. E. Miller has returned ftp the PET. Hospital

health. . _ _

Home f lend; will be interested to learn t Mr. Harold Montieth. Bank of Montreal.

in Sau 0nt.. and with Mrs. Montieth. the former leave

Nevll .

Miss Lilian Duchemln is having a very enjoyable holiday with her star, Mrs. Roland Loughran and Mr. Loughrandn‘ lpggieville, N.B. Miss Barbara E._Nash arrived on edneaday‘ evening last from Mt. Allison School for Girll. Sackville.

he; removal they have been ob

lil-LZ-B Miss lktelle Haines who is com- ing to Charlottetown very shortly. to take the positron of Provincial Nutritionist for the Canadian Rod Cross, is spending her holidays with her" parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Halnes in Moncton. Miss Haines received her degree of Master of Science in Nutrition from Cornell University ‘in February.

Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose shared the Royal box at an Albert Hall concert in London, Tuesday. with six repat- riated prisoners of war, invited by the Queen. ‘ __

In the death of Mrs. Rov Cud- more, Charlottetown lost a citizen beloved for her many 800d works. Sympathy is extended to her ber- eaved llLlSb8lld' and‘ sons.

After a delightful visit Mrs. A W Peterson, left Wednesday on return to her home in Ottawa. Dur- ing her holiday with L-t. Col. K.S. and Mrs. Rogers. friends vied with

one another to entertain in her honor.

- - - _ Princess Elizabeth Wednesday

night attended a performance of

lhough the red cow in the next

Tchaikowskys Ballet “The Sleep- ing Beauty" in Covent Garden Opera House. The Princess, mem-‘ ber of a party of eight, to which‘, Lord St. Just was host. sat in the orchestra. Later Princess Elizabeth and the party went to Ci.ro's Night Club in the West End. where they had supper and danced. Baron St. Just, is a 24-year-old lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps. The 19-year-old heiress to the British did a 25-minute tum on the crowded dance floor with the Baron. dancing a fast rumba. bahla and samba and atslpw bolero.

Mrs. Wilson. wife of Flight Lieut. Robert Wilson. who is leaving to join her husband in Sao Paulo. Brazil, in the near future is being pleasantly entertained. Among her hostess was Mrs. Starlley Thomp- son of Southport. On this jolly oc- casion the hostess and her guests presented Mrs. Wilson with an

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exquisite farewell‘ gift of silver.

Miss Maud MacCanncll. who has been visiting her sister Mrs. L. Ripley at Hunter River, returned to Moncton, N B.. Friday and will resume office work next week on the C.N.R. staff after her serious illness. _

It was with much regret that his friends learned of the transfer of Mr. P. M. Dmkin. assistant manager of the Bank of Nova Scotla for seven years to the city of Ottawa. and Mrs. Dakin prominent in church. s ial and business activi- lies. will greatly missed and owing to the short notice of E to refuse the numerous farewells planned in their ‘honor.

Deepest sympathy goes out to Mrs. George MacCormack in the death of her husbandwhose memory Wlll BlWays be cherished by his wide circle of ‘friends

"May God protect her and all who sail her" were the words solemnly spoken bv Princes Elizabeth as she launched H. M. S Eagle, the Royal Navy's biggest aircraft car- rier. at. Harland and Wolff Ship- yards. Belfast. Northern Ireland. A bottle of Empire wine was used to christcn the towering ship. This was Princess Eillzabetlrs first sea trip outside of England and Scot- land unescorted by a member of the Royal family. She arrived book

to spend swears holidays at her mmagand is receiving a cordial welcome from he: friends.

in London wearing n. diamond brooch shaped like an eagle, a souvenir of the launching.

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Ellen ’s »Diary

By an bland Farmer’: Wife

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Winter returned for a brief visit to the Island last night. ‘Toward: moming it came, spreading a thin covering of snow while we slept. Down came the mercury aa well causing the men folk at Alderlea, a measure of concern. "Pretty cool for our young stock" I overheard James say to Mr. D. when he greet- ed him this morning. Mr. D. had resumed his work, before I came to the kitchen, rapping and" tap- ping, doubtless with a pleasant pic- lllre in mlnd. One that portrayed a cosy corner in a snug, quiet kit- chen, in a cottage down the river, where the Sunday wood, would be heaped high in ‘he box and a kettle would be steaming a song _of> welcome. A dog with -r fine intelligent head, and .1 sleek coat would bark joyfully at the front gate. These things Mr. D. had in mlnd as he sawed and ham-

mered and ‘polished and fashioned a new floor n "the room" this day. a - a

And if the snow melted present- ly in the morning sun, n March wind that had to do with the vcr- nal equinox, slammed doors rudely and blusiered about the yards. mak- ing the comfort of indoors high- ly desirable. We were almost blown across to the warmth of the stable to the milking and it seemed as

stall understood and appreciated the effort it had taken to brrwe the chilling wind. While I drew the milk from the Guernsey heifer to feed the youngest calf, she in the next stall reached out an apprec- iative tongue to lick the sleeve of my jacket and her breath was warm and sweet. Then she settled back Patiently to chow at her cud. Rosi- l.ng,_ she is at the present, and awaiting a lovely event-that gell- tle. knowin" red cow in the sec- ond stall of the stable. The very cats felt cold this mornln" and scurried ahead of me to drink the milk, warm. from a pan on the verandch. The bird: appeared to he hlown about or" Flfed precarious- l.\' in hunches of feathers on a wind-blown brunch and thr-n, if the wind llicd nw1v over‘ ilv- hills this cvcpinw. a coldness camr- with ihe sundown l

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and camouflage

pret her double

bargain instead of having to take

married to her husband as he is to

registers. what the young women of

ship.

will set him up in business or send

down the star-lit skv. Jock took Mr. D. home down thr- rivcr for his Sabbath, and now Mr. C. from his house on the hill visits rom- fortably with James. I have just returfrled from "kaleying" with Jeanie lfl the house across the lane. Jeanie was sewing a tiny seam-on a skirt, which will go to dress a versatile orange-crate to makc a useful bed-side table for me. It was receiving the finishing touches when I came away. Ex- tremely pretty. I thought, the ro-se of the dress. decorated with bouquets of faintlv yellow and green and rose, which will match nicely the walls of the room above the lritchan~donc in a blush of pink. A square of glass tops the table to hold a night lamp: a glass of water, a book or writing ma- terlal or -riow might it ever’? hold a Sunday morning cup of tea for me? When I had picked mv re- turning steps along the frozen path, James reckoned "it was time for people who had been working hard today to have a bite of lunch." I O O

I had no difficulty in finding fhc way in two male hearts, to- night by way nf steaming bowl: of barley soup. It left them in an expansive mood and well satisfied with the state of their world at large. But never a thought that "the best of friends must part." Their work-a-day concerns at once were simplified. Fat pigs, that were being got to market with considerable trouble before they had snacked "now that the trucks are being kept off the road"

well, they guessed if it came to that "we can drive them in"; if there would be no fertilizer for

the seed-potatoes, a dire prospect earlier in the evening. wouldn't grow any; . sold his fat heifers but James was holding out for a higher price. when I left them and came up to this room. I can ailll hear the buzz of lively conversation and the creak of a rocker and James cn his frequent trips to a container for matches, when because of his di- vided interest his pipe refuses to respond to hi: wishes.

Pleasant it is down in the old kitchen thia chilly night, and pleaaant also it la, that the pierc- ing March wind has gone to rut, to allow the week to depart in peace. This l: one of the belt weeks of the year for James, unh- erlng in as It doe: the Spring. Beau- tifully it came with rose cloud! floating away from the face of the sunrise. . D. commenced to "lay that floor" that day and : thank- ful quavery song wa: on my llpa and my atep: were light about the houae. Truly much "cornea in time to those who waltl" In the living room, It ia being aced, where James remembered hat "many a time” he had knelt there with hia

enta and ahtara when the Min- ater of one or tho-other of-our two Churchea vlalted Alder-lea and af- ter reading "a portion of The Word, offered mayoral.

This week lav! atlea blelaed with "the increase" tho-beginning again of a farm-cycle. new: aa we]. and when he had contracted a misery. Jame: walked in there. a- l road to keepa night

f slept on‘ a lonely illow. Now how could I forget t at all, at all? Thl: weak I at-

good cooking but who ilave never

No doubt the war is responsible

pare themselves for it.

will be a brother to her.

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V Cook ’s Corner i

ROLLED ALMOND PANCAKES

This batter makes a very thin and tender par-mks wihloh we in- tend to be a read and rolled-or you could rn a little stack of the cakes for each person, with spread between.

2 cu s onceaiftod pastry flour

very flncy cho d 2 eggs (Balk! l

for, melted , Measure and sift to ether twice. the flour, baking w e: and salt; mix in the very ely chopped al-

d . (éueasi. the eggs well and stir in milk, vanilla ar-i melted shorten-

ing or butter. lowly stir liquid mixture into dry mixture, to form a smooth . (The resulting batter is very chin.) Drop bv small spoonfuls onto very lightly-greased frying an; when bubbles appear and brea on the surface of the pancakes. tun"- and brown and cook second sides. Sift a. little icing sugar over the hot. pancakes and roll up quickly. sprinkle of fruit

sugaerfvfind a drile of lemon or orange Juice.

lend farms. ‘Prlvial doingi. Del‘- haps some might uy, not knowing the Joy that is given to farm folka. who are able to go bually to the aver-interesting work of their hands, which in a way ha: to do, always with "the common things of life. But I recall that "He too lived the common life and, "He talked of very gohnmon thipfl.

Do folk)! Dix Says-r.

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One of the pet peeves ,0! the feminine sex has always been that men hnd a monopoly of courtship and tho exclusive right to P°PDing the question. No matter how much in love l. girl was with a boy nor how badly she wanted him, she couldn't come out flat-footed and ask him to be hers.

She had to dissemblc her feelings and act

cranoped her style, for few men are gifted at read- ying love signs and many a maiden missed a good husband through his being too dumb to inter-

Of course in the days when every wife had to be supported it waa manners for a girl to wait until ahe was asked before she wished herself on a man, but now when girls so often keep on with their Jobs after marriage asset rather than a liability. Bo it is jut common fairness for her to have a sa-y-so in picking out her

WOMAN VERY MUCH WED Also. it is a welLknown fact that every wife is ten times as much

rlage depends far more upon the wife being satisfied with her husoand than it does upon hlm being pleased with her. is always on her- tip-toes to Jolly her husband along. and that makes the household machinery run smoothly.

Nevertheless. in spite of all of these arguments in favor of women being free to choose their mates. mern have put the taboo on it and kept them sitting on the anxious seat. But if I can read the hand-writ- ing on the wall, the‘ day of men being the autocratic bestowers of their hands and hearts and women the hurn-ble receivers is about over. women who arc going to do the proposing and the men who are going to blush, and say: “This is no sudden!"

And, curiously enough, this reform is being brought about by the bobby-sockers. This column is a sort of sentimental Gallup Poll that

ing. and what they mean to do about it. And I get hundreds on top of hundreds of letters from girls and women who toll me that they have fallen in love with men whom they desire for husbands, arnd that ih-ey want information on the proper technique of corfucting a court-

Somc of these forward-looking lamies say that the lads who halve struck their fancies have never paid ‘them the slightest attention. and thcy W311i. to know if they should bell the dumb creatures that the-y are in love with them and want them for husbands. that she is rich and the boy is poor. and should she tell him that. she

And many maidens, with optimistic dispositions, think that the stead- ies, who have been going with them for years and eaten their mothers’

are just too shy to propose and have lefr. the chore for them to do

when the boys went out to fight for the Four Freedoms, they didn't foresee that they were adding a fifth. the Freedom four Women to Pop the Question. But it is here to stay and they had better begin to mo-

It. won't be suchan unpleasant experience to be wooed by a pretty Blfl. Mid ll they dont want to sly "yes" they can always tell her they

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W? her intuitions, and this naturally

talk.

We Little Woman is oftenel" an whatever is offered to her.

her, and that the success of a mar- For the contented wife

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Often a girl will say

him to college if he will marry her.

mentioned either love or marriage.

for this sentimental revolution. But

Modern

A, This would be permissible for a business man or woman. How- ever. when luncheon is served in a home, it. is proper to remain for about. twenty minutes after finish

. Would it be proper to writ: in a letter, "Ln compliance to your reiuest"? ,_ No; the correct form is.’ l-ll- with your r uest.’ pro r to nwlto the mtilruster artifl t; wifrgio the Wed" d reoep on Ag Yes; it is the oourtflolll thing to do.

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