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I have an 10-year-old Ugh-Lorna says I have no right to dictate to her. that .313 is gm enough to do what she likes, and who ques- qmns and challenges ine as to why I do this and don’!- _dd ‘that, and who insults me whenever she feels like it ltndiii! impudent to a colossal degree. Shall I allow her to “sass" me with impunity? I am an old-fashioned‘ motfiernvho ha: always reyoiced in making a slave of mun for her and l have tried to command her res- pdct- and love. I love neither, but rudeness and im- ptlidencednstead. How shall l act? MRS. X. e : ‘fir; had some recipe for turning the modern, impertinent, ungrateful, un- ‘ ;)]7‘ecm!i\'e girl into a loving, considerate daughter, I could W01‘! l- HIiPIEiQ tlfit‘ would stanch millions or mothers’ tears and lighten the burden thta break‘ millions of mothers‘ hearts. rnnaias, Mrs. X. you do not suffer alone. There are untold numbers oi other women who face the same problem that You d0. and who do not 111°" what to do with headstrong young giris'wl'io are neither to bind nor to hold- and who do not show to their mothers the respect or the consideration that they would show to a servant. And nobody knows how to deli With the" egotistic, arrogant young upstarts. _ They are too old to be given the spanking they so richly deserve. You cannot reason with them because their conceit is so colossal that they think unionist it all, and they consider their parents doddering imbeciles whose viewvsareitoo antiquated and senile to even be worth listening to. You ‘cannot appeal to their hearts because they have none. They are as' lird as rocks, and the only human being for whom they have the sllzhteat affection is themselves. You cannot tell thcm that unless they show you pliqier ridpect and speak civilly to you, you will no longer feed arid clothe and house them, becauseyou dare not throw a young Kiri 1101119”! m" °ii ti" BURCH. r r on! WP 3115i)’ 61109906 cooked ham. I was cooked and diced potatoes, a ‘ blespoosis butter, 3 tablespoons dour, Hi cups milk, i tablespoon minced parsley, 1 tablespoon minced green "Nil? IJQPPBI‘. lalt. and pepper. Melt butter, add Pelliiers and parsley and cook slowly about 4 minutes. Stir in the flour and then add the milk slow- 1y. ‘Cook until smooth and thickened I and then add ham. potatoes and sea- soning. Cover and reheat over hot water for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with minced parsley and serve very hot. Etiquette lillkhlrh By-a beautiful med our. fibrin-ill" “nu”: ' ' ' _ . A road full twelve months‘ long. And every mile is as warm as a smile, And every hour is a long. ‘ Flower and ilakd and cloud and sun And the winds that riot‘ and sigh, Have their work to do ere the dreams come true - l And Christmas glows in the sky. ‘Tis a beautiful time comes ' ' All up the street: and down; For hearts alight" make faces bright When-Christmas comes to town. when Christmas Neighbor and friend in gladness meet,‘ And all are neighbors dear When the christian pence bids evil cease "' ‘ ' Q. When s man is calling at, a, girl's house, should she go; hi; h‘; and coat ior him when he is leaving? A. N0; if there is no servant in the house. let him wait on himself. Q- When men and women attend a dinner given in a restaurant, how should they so to their table? A. ' The ladies follow the head- Welter, and the men follow the ladies. Is it evel‘ timber for a girl to DOWder her nose, comb her hair, or file her giails in a public place? A. No; one should take pains in dressing at home, and after leaving she should forget about her lppgpf. ance. Household Hints DYI-nbiinlsee love and tenderness and the poor, silly, young creatures ‘- “Qmfim. you Dowel-i”; m defend yourself against her. leecausc you know. she doesn't. what would happen to her if she was left without the protec- o; m. 1mm; m; g» despises, without the help of the parents she holds spch contempt. ' I “random. ii she had to support herself that she would slarve- Yvilklw" at for all she considers herself so worldly wise she is as ignorant of life l! mmflmd so you have w give her the care that she so furiously resents. .333 certainly hard for a mother to. have to endure insults from the lid she brought into the world in agony and to whom she has sacrificed ry hour of her life. Yet countless mothers have to endure this from their poaIaEjaughters." I know a mother who cannot ask her daughter even m“; eisual question about where she is 80in! °i‘ “film liie 01W“! 74> N‘ ithout being told to shut her mouth, it is none of her business. n dilly the other day I saw a tired, worn mother, who had sewed lllii m; flight-twin! to make her daughter a pretty ball dress, have the work snatched out of her hands, and receive a torrent oi’ abuse for her clumsiness JQCMJSQ it lacked the style of a French model. And I know other mother! .1“, w“); ‘m; press and mend to keep their daughters’ clothes in order who ever so much as get a "thank Yolk" e it is time for these down-troclden mothers tc iebei, and simply refuse to do another hands turn of work (or their girl-i il-lilil the 811i‘ show some appreciation. If, when the girls got home, there was no dinnei‘ cooked, if the rooms were unmade and their clothes unlaundered and un- mendetLthey might be brought to appreciate that mother is at least a handy 1-4.1; i: have around the house. But, dear Mrs. X., in rearing c It seems to in hlldren an ounce or prevention is Worth I pound of cure. The time to teach a girl m treat her mother with respect ind deference and to show appreciation oi her is in the cradle. After she is rown up it is too late. You can't let a sirl "sass" you for eililifln W"! lld then stop her. ‘ m", 1r you have never let her talk back to you she won't beilln at f-hlt dale. If you have forced her to respect you. tile illbil- "i dill"! 5° “m privaii If you have taught liar to rcslrd YW l! l" Qmcie- Sh“ Wm mink mother knows best as long as she lives. And if you teach children to appreciate the sacrifices their parents make for them and te make the outward gesture oi gratitude for everything their iarents do or them, they will never make doormats oi their fathers and Lathe“ “Tram up a 5mm in ‘he “my he should go and Wh0l1 hi: l5 Old hQ will not épart from it," said the wisest oi all men. s Pare ts have only themselves to blame when their children are ungrate- . _ m] and dumui grid impudent to them, for children treat their will"! ll Qtliylr pa nts have taught them to treat them. DOROTHY Dix- \ Miss Dix-J arn engaged to a man whom I adore. His very PNI" 'I'iic date for the wedding ls set. but I am beginning tc tsmoi a very domlneerinl dilllflfliliiolil "*4 "h" 1 "n i” “'7 u Not long ago'he spanked me because I displeased him- rought me some flowers and I instantly Kiwi‘! him m‘! “'3'” him. ZN it thrills me to be afraid of him. but wiii I riwavn ml the will" win 1 g1 ys get a kick out of his commands when he says: "Do that. I04 don-l, m" 1 will permit nothing else."~ ‘ n5“: M ,___....___ , hein rm of the dust myself. 1 109i "l" 1 “in” ludazvevlvliiat wtouirikbrinaghllgloilllll w a we "Iii- 'P"‘°‘°" "m" ‘"‘° crawls at the feet or a bully and enloys beinl twdlim "W"- r ‘u; g; you have one spark of independence in your soul, I am here W $.11 pm; that, you will get mighty sick and tired oi be at Nina i ‘ * like a -- ' ' ‘ “ "mm" yhatdtn do, or how to do it- The ‘any hkwku -_.-... in; tyrannired over, and r lntellil6iil>fl_w in" you will let out oi beinl 30001 Leather Upholstered Furniture A nne polish for upholstered furni-l ture can be made by mixing beeswax and turpentine to the consistency of thin cream. Sausages T9 k611i) sausages from breaking or shrinking in the frying pan, boil them about eight minutes before frying. Rolling sausages in flour before frying will also prevent them from breaking. Frost Bite Rub the frost bitten parts with pure. oil of ssssafras, or oil of peppermint.‘ UB6 Only the pure oil, not the es-l sence. ‘ - Why is a neglected doctor like a woman out or temper? Because he has lost, his patle (patience) l Character Close-Upsi n-a; MOUTH- \.\Kr.- T+ii$ \N A FACE" 0F- THl5 TYPE will be the one you will put up about self-conceited and thinks himself so make you do his way all the time? Ia your happiness of no concern? Dill answer‘ any , Answer: He certainly is rpm --___—-< And what is the matter with this man who is In the " ‘ day or-theyea l‘. a. e e -' t Lady. Anne. Cavendish. yollllest . daughter of the Duke .oi Devonshire. former Governor-General of- 00min- who was married to Henry Hunloke at St. Margaret's, Westminster, recently, received_ almost 4,000 . wedding slits, includins a diamond, lbrooch with the Crown and mm flpilfll‘. from, the King and Queen. The gifts were view- ed by a stream of guests at the-Duke of Devonshireb house in Carlton Gar- dens. Exquielte jewels were. displayed ln a large glass case. In ,the centre was a diamond brooch from the Kin! and Queen. Beside it lay enamel and diamond out! links-their Majesties gift to the bridegroom. There were in- numerable rings-one, the gift oi 20 oi the bride's girl friends: a. sapphire with the farmer's mother, Mrs. Allan Parsons, formerly pi Summerslde. "f Tiicywilfafterwards take ‘up their residence in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Reid, oi Toronto, are also the guests oi‘ Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. Reid's mother, for the fwtlve season. i a ' a e Lieut. Harold Scllar, ‘Manager Aerial Survey, Montreal, Major Reagh Seller, M. O. D. _V., tvliinipcg, were guests of Mrrand Mrs. J. West, School Street, yesterday, ' _ U One oi~the most delightful of the Yuletide festivities in Sunimersidc o “e given in St. Mary's Hall on Friday evening. The liall was gnyly trimmed with ‘spruce and Christmas trimmings, giving a very pretty effect. The dance was enjoyed by quite a large number o! young people and a good sprinkling of older iolks. Dainty refreshments were served by the ladies at the close of" a very enjoyable evening, There were axfew tables of bridge for those Who did not care to dance. . . e en's ‘Hon. J. Efsiiicidlr’, M. P., was re- Qcivirig congratulations Christmns. Eve on the occasion of his 50th birthday. O i The Afternoon Bridge Club was en- tertaincd on Thursday o! this week by Miss Deslirisziy. ice e - ‘Hon. R. B. Bennett spent Christmas with his brother Capt. R. V. Bennett in Sackville and left "- Thursday (or Ottawa, _ , Miss Isabel Jamieson lcft Monday and diamond bracelet and cross from morning u; spend the holiday season the bridegroom, and a splendid neck- lace and pendant of large diamnods," one of the vslkQ of Devonshire s‘ many gifts to his 20-year-old daughter. From her father also Lady Anne re- ceived s silver fox fur; a pony skin coat, lavishly trimmed with beaver and a huge, silver rose bowl. The Duchess gave ‘her daughter house . linen. ands fitted jewel {case and a ‘spendirigiiher Christmas with her sister at FrederictoinN. B, U U l _M‘"~ “"1 MYS- i192. Ines or Port Hill Spent__Christmas with-Mrs. Ings‘ p31‘- eiil-l. Col. and ‘Mrs. A. E.,Ings, River- side Alilrtmenis. i ' e MiSS Betty Sinclair, who is attend. ills ‘Mount, Allison. University, is vacation with flreguard worked -by herself in petit fill‘ plrentsglqrnnd m5, y; E_ Sh; point. which is‘ a copy of_an historic one at Chatsworth. Lady Anne, who is zoyeari of age, has lovely chestnut. hair. She is slight and tall. Her {our sisters are married to arrrlycaptains. Viscount Byng of Vimy, former l Govemor-Gencral of Canada, contin- ues to make progress in recovery from a lung ailment. i Q U Q 1 Sccialactivities this week were cpn- iii-led principally to dinner parties oi o a family nature w celebrate Christmas Day. There were numerous ‘nu gatherings among the younger’ people g home from the different colleges, and __ i, altogether the holiday week has been ! one oi joy and good will. O O I _ The novelty dance given bythe Odd Fellows on Christmas night was a de- lightful affair with an abundance of. geiety, . ' ' . ., Rink too, "We the owners UIVHQIf. ‘boots and skates an opportunity to l, show them of! to the best advantage. iwllile those who wanted something i less strenuous in entertainment went I to the talkiesarid movies. A I _ e e a . ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Holman Par- , sons, the latter iormerly Miss Audrey ._. Bullet, whose marriage took place f early in September imllngland, ’ar-' i ri ‘ed in New Ycrkby ‘the-Garment!- I‘ on Saturday and are now in Montreal, I havinglcome to spend the Christ- . mas and New Year holiday season having w ask your hirsbnd whether-you can go downtown or buy a new hat or have your mother conic to see you.‘ ,1» selbconipialeant and superior to you, and who la goingjo Are you to have norighta in marriage? Better draw out while there is still time. ‘Phat kind of a man doesn't want a wife, he wants a ' slave. y DOROTHY DIX Dear um Dix-My husband reads all the time he la at home and carries on a conversation with me at the ‘same time. ticn intelligently without looking-lip from the page. He "u a‘, good man, but a little dull for at companion and I would like all of his atten- tion when r our u» him. He seems m think ‘that he is remarkable because he can do two things at the same time. ' He harder-id this until he can MR8. B. I dmbiefaut rdcntriincw that m is so diireibnt from most men. for the averagriiusband iuveiiglvcs; more {bail lollejofliis‘ brain mwhatiiiswitsisserlug anyhow. Tllatb thirteenth” unwind having wife tell them over again every ‘night ‘about the wise of butchers‘ tn cut a tooth and what the gas man said. ' ' I think for a man to be able ‘towed while,“ Jiwintelllgorit coil- verlltlon with his wife makes him an ideil flrIide cannula‘: he up wives who Complain about your humid- 1th are hunting. m trouble. You don't he meet 10in mat end the elm thing that uturadlmnwuia. and thatjtlie baby is about ' do what he wants to do Ind entertain her at the 019459! siiiliilloijslde. e e ._ l/VEBSAGi-ace ffllcnkhorrn: is spending‘ chrislille-iweck with her mother grid Q5191‘ in _NeW‘York. . ,, _ _ ' T“? Lfiditis Aid of st. James‘ ‘church i"°5e"l.°.d “evil or tiie ladies ofthe ‘Choir withaqbox oi chocolates lastt Sunday-morning while the male meni- bel-l were remembered with cigarettes. .1 - s e 4 ' in the passing or Mr. w. a. Weeks one: of Oharlottétownb oldest resid: ‘m4- lrheiiimiiy will have the deepest SYmPIiiW 0f lrwide circle oi friends. v .. ~ e ‘a o " Mr-s-John Saunders has ‘for her welcome guests over thegholiduy sea- 8011. Mr. and Mrs. H: B. Haslam or New York. v » e e 0' . Miss Corrie Holman, of Montreal, arrivcdMnn - new”. w shim“ the Christmas vacation with her mother, W!» B. .'I'. Holman of Bummerside. 5h! i! beins warmly welcomerrby hel- friends. » ' e.e e . Thalllees 311i"- and ‘their sister. Mn- Millie“; are visitihs in Char. iW-QWW dllrlns the Christmas m. son. - . ‘ . ’ H’ _ e e e ~ 1 l-lolldayyisitors witliVMrs. ‘F, J, Nash. and Mrs; J, EERWMCEWeHI Kipp" Hi“°.°1$ili°°i- are Mr. and Mrs. "odiifilliash pend ' little daughter Emmi’ Lou fronfBcrwlck, N. S., who Ila beinz cordially Welcomed, ~ 1‘ _‘e‘e_.\_ _>' ‘Ifhc Misses Mildred‘ and Clflglgn KFYYiIIIWn left yesterday morning n, BDGnd-thezholiday‘ with‘ friends ‘ in Montreal and Quebec. ' . . l. . a a - a _., . l It was revealed ieceniiy-mgg gm, psi-Fm?! Baldwin, during his ilve years of ofllce, received-more than 8,000 Pi-ilflljrom admirers. His gifts exceed- rd those of most fllm stars, for, in m- “m” "°"Pli’?3» an avalanche oi’ to- bacco and tobacco overt. whclnfed No. ‘l0 Downing‘ Street, 14m. ‘don- 0n many o1 the pouches the in. lefiptlon '-'Baldwin for Britain" ‘was f?” STURDIFR BA "Iu/f/l ‘nlgyivrirxiT lirii . r , this weekwas‘ the dance which was filial: -\il-‘°liili nqtllire it." neatly stitched in red,;whitc dnd blue " milk. Where Mr. Baldwin)“, pogyqgq ~' .. = ililiresruru ll not known, ‘earths - mt remains thatlsincd his detest‘ at‘ ——j--v—i - —-—-——--—A-&v.l_- the Judge. "I owe a man 82b I b0!’- rowed, and u he isleavlng town‘ 0o- day I went to catch him~ before he goes." “You are excused," Judge, in icy tones. anybody on the jury who can lie like that." ' returned the the general election he has not re- ceived a single pipe, pouch or pot oi home-made jam. Soon after the gen- eral strike in May 1926, MI‘. Baldwin received 3,000 presents from all parts of Britain, in gratitude for "saving the country from Bolshevlsjm." O I l Sparkling white ‘Jewelry is the choice of the debutante, following the evenings. This rule applies with equal- correctness to the ‘womanioi whatever age, but admits of various interpreta- tions. If the debutante be oi .the thoroughly poised type, she may‘ wear the sophisticated modern jewelry in heavy geometric designs, especially the reproductions of the “R116: do‘ la Paix originations in genuine stones. This modern jewelry' blazes with blazes inoiffensively, since there is an clement oi "play-acting", about" it. Rather more lovely than these blatant modern designs and better suited to the soft beauty of the girl- ish face whose prototype w; m- day through old miniatures _ are the replicas of historic court ‘jewelry done in sterling silver and rhinestpncs, sometimes with a bit of color in sparsley used emeralds or flpphirgg, _ Shadows of the Great (Continued from, Page _seven)_ .~ ‘your Hlglhnm is of age. You the responsibility of your pqsition and you ieailize the responsibility of mine, especially as it concerns you. with that sense oi’ responsibility. .1 leave you-and oi coune trust you to look after us both!" ‘ As a matter offset. during his stay with the "qcunnander in Chief, the Prince, more than once deliberately“ retrained from one‘ or two expediti- ons which rniight have led him into anger, One play nrhen he had or- dered me to accompany him to a position where heavy lighting was progressing. he suddenly changed his mind: _, _ ' we'd better not“ he said. A Party for thciPrlnce g At- Headquarters ahc Prince and sir John (iowans developed a very Not far away I. remember a iii-each family, lived, a "family ofzgreat wealth and great patriotism. ‘They prac- "r don't want , , example oi her mother, for formal‘ rlfiiestoncs and baguette crystals, but _ ‘waist require; {moulded llgure bcriea waist l railway asidsihe- roadmhlohj lady; I .- gieat frieridshiia, Both were tce- ‘ _mendously popular with everybody. tlie silhouette no longer gives na enfl re freedom in our choice c! fullness, incs have become more llnporl nu smart rrecii of ‘tranhnmnt velvet with‘ ll-a lined lines and high i ta it "foielrrl/iltbimpartly.‘ New instant.’ example "oflniiny, members o! the caught taking a sentry of! his place." r-iciwn ‘ arirtcoracy and ‘depart. h: “Yarn aet- lrollly well shot i: you healthier ‘Tlaifids. ‘There were chm, don't do as I tell you withoiit any most Q'i'ed':nil|"l'g"dI2i_lght_ea-s _ or I the’ {more yabliillg!" replied ‘the General family, threeof the most... beautiful iviili a chuckle. “Get on with you- girls in girls so val" , ' g mqogptiy gngqglnsdmthn troop at So I took’ the sentry from the end cancer-ts, haytpgexoellerflt voices and ‘cl _tli_c train round to my quarter! w“; “so _ , . _ ' inns gin-e him disco: rlnnvwlbile ilhd v sir JohnGCowans introduced, tndlizlisln-lshl exiviwincparty lied their Prince to "tlte-Ohilteeuh, §0th dined. imp ill the ileill- " ~ there upmiiim than one occasion, i’ The, lvtllln did not mI-ifikblallll on, nightirl escorted the ‘Prince t-lic Bcntries were concerned with and-Sir John to the Chateau audio lpccple ettempllnr w enter-no! my surprise; when they leftp; tow of lpéople loll/Dig. For l-il the centrist the three gkll-ireturned with abemfkllowgrllilfii 8116.6“ will"? lllMl ‘They were aYn-isrgy psrtyn- v1 could thvretior boll-m. ' _ ’ hear the laughter, ‘from theastaif car , The Hines left the next 016ml!!! in riont. as I on, ridingmiciand before I departed an orderly cam: mow;- cycle. when reachcdthe 13am and said: _ 'Blr_John Cowans wants to set the aiding whesw thestailtrain am. soil!" - _ , the car mpnodsnd snatch-wound] 1 went. rile ucnprel was little: ll flumhm. no beckoned, ring,‘ . g “his room. .Wlien I entered looked’ ' "wocdhdiiy. heeald, Willie-Prince l-ll‘l~“'i3ii a srln _ , and I wish to show these 1w» over "X just wanted to say good-bye" he them-sins They will ve no chants Jlid- He put. his land out shake " ' vw, because w; movkgoqtinzhaiids and as I shcok I felt lorae- ~ Now I want’ you to, oalie thatsentry [thing orlnkling. . It was a. five-pound chop the-re,‘ ‘andfgetjilm. round _thewr:cte. _,Tho General gave an eiitrl 60211912, ' om him r, drinioor scme- {loam Ind a wink. r aloud and thing wiiuewe slip lay, . hurt. . _ - 1t, my, b. mime m minflrthlb no l,<Next week:-.-'I‘he King discovers hi! strangers were gierinlttednoo. theidoublq_-anid uses himto advdnilll Headquarters- train without- a dcfi- against a snobbish hnsteas-gwillll-n! nits permit Tfrom Hail himself. -Sir Hay/es, ‘racing tlpster. gets tips whlll John, Quark-Mas General. was perioi-mingas substitute for the Kill tically kept the surrounding country Good cooks. appreciate the kind of floui-"that insures good baking. There's some- thing like a "magic spell” in Snowdriit" Flour, for .jj_' housewives who use it, Jiiivariabiy get ~ ‘wonderful results. , Al: Your 1mm " . for Snowdrilt Flour. i and-utterly refused to rdllow the __f‘1'll ‘get ilhbtuiir.’ I. re ts-emendouslyi-high‘; m. Islnsit-eted-r l-King" Edward advises Cleric step lrilod "if I'm away from England),