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Dorothy Dix Letter Boa

Dorothy Dix Thinks 0f Sarcastic Girls - How Shall This Woman (‘hoose Be- tween Her Husband and Her Child?

Dear Miss Dlx—We are just puzzled crowd of girls asking you a very lrgent question: How do you get men to pop the question? We are loud-looking and have plenty of boy friends who tokc us everywhere, but none 0f them ever ask us to marry them. How is it that other girls get husbands? Do they do the proposing themselves? We were all Girl Scouts when we were younger and our motto has always been "Be Prepared." Therefore, we have our hope chests ready, but no use for them. How come?

AN INQUIRING GROUP OF GIRLS.

Answer:

I understand that in these days when men seem less and less inclined to matrimony that girls have changed the name of their hope chest to "God-knows-when chest."

So you see you are not alone in your complaint tliat men seem to be ftting more and more briday shy, and that thcy are willing to escort a girl everywhere on earth except to the altar.

Of course, there are many reasons for this. The first and most ob- " vious is that the great majority o fyoung men simply lack the price. They rind it hard enough to support thenlsclves and can no more think of getting more and more bridal shy, and that they are willing to escort u. themselves in any other luxury. And just now, in this- time of depress- ion when no man feels secure in his job, it takes u courage amounting to foolhardlness even to think of getting married. In fact, you may almost say that ‘a man who gets married unilcr present circumstances deserves to have a hero's medal pinned on his breast.

Another reason that men are not inclined to matrimony as much as they used to be is because a wife is no longer necessary to a. man's com- fort. In former days the poor bachelor had a hard time of it, and it vtas usually after he had lived in boarding houses until he could stand them no longer, and poisoned himself on bad restaurant cooking and found out when he went to dress in a hurry that he didn't have a shirt with buttons on it nor a sock without holes that he rushed out and pro-

' posed to the first domestic-minded girl he met.

But now there are so many dclig htful men's clubs at reasonable prices and efficiency apartments with valet service, and so on, and host- esses so pamper and pet single men that a man doesn't need a wife to look after him. All he has to do is to press a button and he is loved and cherished and waited on hand and foot more efficiently than any wife would be ubloto do the job.

Also, it is undeniable that the freedom with ulhich the sexes mingle is a potent discourager of matrimony so fnr as men are concerned. All men crave feminine society, and in former times when the only way a man could get a pretty girl to talk to and to go about with was by mak- ing her his wife, he married early and often, if the occasion demanded. But now when Ioen work side by side with pretty girls all day and spend their evenings playing aboutwith them, they get all the feminine society they desire without burdeningthemselves with wives.

So there you have the explanation of why men's utlenliozis are so often without intentions, and why they discuss every subject under the tun with a girl except how two can live as cheaply as one. And how men are to be sold wedding rings, I don't’ know.

Whether it is going to be left up to the girls to do the proposing or not is n mystery‘ of the future and I am no fortune-teller, but I am sure of this: thatithere would be a lot more marriages and a lot happier ones if girls did pop thc question and convince the men they wanted of how much happier and better off they would be married thanslrisle- DOROTHY DIX.

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Dear Dorothy Dix-I am in love with a girinvho is almost unbear- ably sarcastic. Please tell me how I should act toward her. Shall I try to be as sarcastic as she is, or shall I be nice to hcr and try to make her

feel small? My heart is set on conquering this fault in her. What should be my technique? And what is your idea of a sarcastic young BOB.

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Answer: My idea of a sarcastic girl is one who is about the most disagreeable

meature on earth, and the only technique that I can recommend to you is ~to fice from her while the fleeing is good and unhampercd by a marriage certificate and babies and other complications.

. As for curing a girl of the habit oi saying sarcastic things, that is an impossibility because she doesn't recognize it as u. fault, but esteems it a irtuc. she thinks she is being brilliant and witty, and that z-‘he has a gift that is admired. She is even puffed up with pride and vain glory yrhen she finds out that people are afraid of her tongue.

' Believe mc, Bob, when I tell you that there is no mcane: individual in thc irorld than thc one who goes around gratuitously hurting thc feelings of innocent and inoffensive people. There is something basically cruel in one who delights in humiliating others and culling attention to their defects or afflictions just for the pleasure of seeing them writhe in mor- tiflcation under speeches that hold them up as figures of fun or ‘hat stab them to the heart.

' I have heard a sarcastic woman twlt an old maid on not being mar- frled. I have heard her make fun of a shabby girl's poor best dress at ,l_ ~ party, I have heard her ask a bro ken-hearted, neglected wife who was e pretty girl her husband nan out at a party. I l13ve hoard hcr say i§ings so cutting tn her husband that they must have wounded him to

e quick, and I have thought that the torturer ‘m thc Inquisition must

; Don't marry a sarcastic woman, Bob. licr slinfp remarks. mo‘! seem Clunny to you now, but they won't be flmllJ-ilzg ivhtn she sharpens hcr Tftongue on you every day, as such women alivays do on any one who is in .' ‘their power. Pick out for a wiic a woman who laughs with you, no’. at lfyou. DOROTHY DIX.

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Dear Miss Dix-When I was 18 I married. I-‘cr two years we were '_; pry happy and were blessed with a baby girl. Then my husband went to

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LBURNS

Ml Mrs. S. Drngoumn. RR. ‘l, Midland, Ont, H EAR I wnteo:—-“I had been troubled with heart trouble

_ ,_ for many years. NlRvf Pll My heart would hem. no fruit. I could hardly

had headaches, and dilly and

I couldn't get my liouaoivnrk done I was go week,

I wok three boxes of lililburnfis Heart and Nerve Pills and felt. much better, am] now [ woum not be without them in the. house."

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How Can a Girl Get a Man to Propose? What

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I Happenings of the Week

The King hns (lectured that l’ daughter, Princess undra Alice Mary (Countess oi Lspint u fcw days Harewoodi, shall hcnccforth l)'.'2\!‘ l“ the stylc and title oi Princess ltoyil. l’! The title "Princess Royal,“ which is I ' bestowed upon Princess Mary, has I

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been in ubevnncc Slllfa‘. the death on January 4, 193i, of Priuc ' ‘ Duchess of Filo, thc ‘ sister. it \\'l\S on his b "lliduy lll i905 that King Eduard dccluri-l

wood health lately. Mr.

known‘ by thc style and title of on uncl have IlOSLs of friends here. .

rincess Royul. It has l)f‘(‘ll stated. a o

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with the Empress Frederick, eldest daughter ct Quccn Victoria. ' o - -

His EXCPllvllliy, the Governor- qcncrai will hold the usual state dinner at Government House on Wednesday evening, February 3rd, the day preceding the opcning oi Hnrliament. The usual reception of the tvives and daughters of those attending the dinner will follow afterwards. Her Excellency’ the Countess of Bcssborough lius chosen Master John Frederick Iosccllrs, 50in of Mr. A. F. Lascvllcs, Privult: Sucretary to His Excellency and Mrs. Lascclles, and also Mxistv; Donald MacLareu, son of Drign-C l- eral C. H. MncLnren, Honorary Aide-de-Camp and Mrs. I\IllCLlll'(.‘ll, to act as pages for her ht both thr- opening of Parliament and thc Drawing Room.

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lof Hyde Pork, Mass. which

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|.(lL‘ltll functions. Miss Elsie Mutch Quin‘: a miscellaneous slioivci- and ten fur lhe prospective young bride-to- lbe. Miss Pearl Johnson, North River lllozul, hud a miscelluncotis shower " lirr and Miss Doris Morrow, hcr Hsistrr, invited intimate friends in fur the tea hour nt hcr pretty homo on Ilillsboro Street.

O O , Iilutzj," hum’: friends will be into":- pnsted in thc promotion which has lvomc to Mr. Helm, inspector for F. 1W. Wolvlivortli C0,. Ltd, in 'l‘oronto, ‘who is lcziving this week for Van- icouvci" to take up his new work ‘lthcre. li/irs. IIclm, who is a daugh- ter of Mr. and hfrs. Murdock Ross of this city, with her young family will join Mr. Helm in the near future.

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Mrs. Dalton, wife of the Ilicut.

Governor ls visiting members of her

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liiiss Ethel Palmer of New York, who is spending thc winter in Van- couver and hcr cousin, Mrs. R. P. ,Wilson, were joint hostesses at tea jlll thc Oval lloom of Hotel Van- l('.Qll\'£‘l' on 'I‘ucsdoy ziitcrnoon, Jau- uury‘ 12th. The dulntlly appointed lnble wus centered with a bowl of crimriori tulips and ihc hostess pour- cd ten. Other guests were Mrs. J. McMoriiii, hfrs. E. Earle, Mrs. J. MzicDorniol, liliss (i. Palmer, Miss Millicent Wright and _Mrs. William

, Weaver. The Burns Concert. under" the,

auspices of the Cnlcrloiiiun Club,‘ was the outstanding musical even‘. of thc week and ivos \'¢‘l'_\,' much en- joyed on both occasions. o n a Mrs. M. P. Irlfflllglfill, of Bridrc- water, N. S., formerly‘ of this sailed Sunday for Tliilidnrl when: she will join hcr husband Dr. liar- rington who is practising there. Prior, to leaving Mrs. Harringlzixi was thc guest of honor at several social gatherings in her honor. O O I

Regretful farewells were said this week to Mrs. W. Chester S. McLurc who leit Wednesday mornim: for Montreal where she will bc joined by her daughter Miss Lena heft-Lure and will spend a fe\v days there be- fore proceeding to Ottawa for thc opening of Parliament. Mr. lvIcLure is leaving this morning for the Capital.

' ~e . | Mrs. F. B. Conrad entertained at l a series of four table Bridges over the iveek-end, at lier lovely home. l4 Prince Streets

Miss Helena Rogers lins return- ed to Maiden, lvfnss" after u delight- ful holiday visit to her p ; .\Il‘. and Mrs. Benjamin lio_, Prince Street.

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Mrs. A. A. MacLean, rntortaiiicd for ilic \vcvkl_v Bridge Club at her lovcly apartments on Thursday llOUll.

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The Misses Hunt and their sister, Ivfrs. Mussen, were hostesses on 'l‘liuz'.<.ilny evening for a Bridge of‘ live tables.

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Mrs. C. W. Ramsay, entertained very pleasantly on Wednesday ev- ening fui‘ her iriends- oL her new home on Ilurvzird Strut, Summer- side.

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Mrs. Sinclair MacKay entertain- Ld very plcusnnlly for her friends on hfoudziy at hcr home on Eustane Street, Summcrside, at Bridge. Dainty refreshments were served at thc tca liour.

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hfrs. A. H. Carney gave an in- formal Bridge at hcr residence 0n Spring Street, Summerslde, on Wednesday evening in honour of the B. R. Adams of St. John, N. ~B., who is in Summcrsidc on business. 1! 4

We owe at least one debt of grati- tunic to thc late,’ but not lamented, Eugenie mode for having ushered in on era of milllnery individuality. l=i~t zqn-liig hats oilcr us a wide uuzeiy of shapes and trimmings, iillid though it's more than probable lllint later in the season women of ‘zill ages will be wearing the same mil, it will be oi their own free will and no fuult of the Purlr; modislcs. i I I | Th: most noticeable llicndllncs ls the tendency toward ‘higher cilects. The upstanding quill

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I Judge Saunders, Mrs. Saunders and family of Summerside, it is understood arc soon to take up their residence in Charlottetown and will occupy the Winchester home cn Greenfield Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Winchester with their daugh- ter Miss Joan Winchester are lcnv- ing early in February on u trip to the Continent.

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Best for-You GIIII Bobu to;

and iviug trimmhigs of the past winlcr pointed this way and new we have featured high-draped

Clowns. tam oshanter crowns on

the bad and he gambit-d with money; LIIQEVWIL; not his. I divorced him. Later I married u. splendid mun. u-ho hug vim-y good quumy except “my: he cannot tolernlc my baby. llo will uol. cvcn lot me keep her at home and my heart aches for hcr so liizit I lun miserable. Plvcry day I think I camiot stand being awuy from hcr nny longer. My first; husband wighcs me to divorce my ])l'f.‘S(.‘lll. hiisbund and come back to him with tiidcliild What shall I do? Would it he better to go on and try to ilnd Iluppiness without my baby, ov-"takc a chum-e on trying again a man who could not walk the strait l nlll'l‘()\\' ptllli [he first, time? MISERY 1N PERSQN

Answer:

YOUTS i5 iHdI-‘vd a plllful Ivlyuuua and one in which only your heart. “"1 lluide You. Which do you low: better ,your present; husband m- your child? If you huvc u-ny iluiv lll the matter that is greater one way than U10 01-1161‘. ll- 19. 0i “"1119”. in iiu: child, but perhaps you can cvclz help your child more by remaining rich you: Iiuabnnd and giving nei- um “d. vantages of education than you could by leaving him;

515° reflect. if Y0" 10W.‘ You" husband. that lnla little while a very IPIV yours, your chilrl will be i, ur- 1'17"‘ you about the bum-HMS M’ me 1m,

her-self. and thru l. 11hr li.:\- i m] up your husband You will have nothing.

A- r01‘ 519ml! bilcli i9 Will‘ llll'1l)£‘.l1d that seems n poor prospect

‘for happiness and as if you u" ‘ripping of! a 300d mun for one you bad iii-led and found wanting. , DQRQTI-[y m; .- hi». Y. ma. 1 ,

hiss. McArthur, wife of Senator Victoria Alcx- lCrcclman ltfcArthur of Summerside, the City this with her daughter, Mrs. B.

liir. A. G. Putnam, Manager of the Royal Bunk of Canada, Sackviilc, N. l), rcturncil Saturday from Mon- huving gone up to consult u ,n_v.lri.in as he has not been in and Mrs. that Princess louhse should bv limiuuiii mid family summer at Eld-

_ Prior lu the llllll'i‘i'.ilf.‘ of Miss Jean M l‘ “lbw”? Smnlfilill- l5 b9?" ,I>I‘Jl'l'(]\V_ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P11119955 Rolfill- 115 ‘Vii-b m" "35P ll“. '1'. liforroiv, to Mr. Fred Clark, mo}; ‘forced. 'i‘hal's why Castoria is used c list Snturdzcv, she was the | P)’ so many doctors and mothers. It.

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CHILD need REGULATING?

(ASTORIA WILIL

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When your child needs regulating, remember this: thc organs of babies and children are delicate. Little i bowels must bc gently urged-never

lS specially made for children's ail-

ments; contains no harsh, harmful

drugs. no narcotics. You can safely {give itto young‘ infants for colic i pains. Yet il. is an equally clTcclive ' regulator for older children. The next time your child has a lilllc cold or fe\'cr. or u digestive upset, give him the liclp of Castorin, the children's own remedy._Genuinc Castoria al- ways lias the name:

CSORIA

Fond Mother (arriving home late) -“I hopc my little darling has been as good as gold all day."

Nurse iau fait politicnlly)—“No, ir'i..n he went ofi the gold stand- untl about ten-time."

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Square-crowned sailors are not new, of course, having been launch- ed by Paton last summer, but the new ones are a different shape- flutter on top, like a chopped-off

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Small naturalistic flowers-prim- roscs, daisies, wall flowers and so on--nre popular. Trimmings are usually concentrated in the back, though sometimes they extend over a little of the side as well. ‘

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Bcrets are still with us, but they are draped in supple straw, in new ways, often resembling close turb- ans, or with flower garland trim- mings. "

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Low rounded crowns have by no means disappeared, however, and as thcy tend to subtract rather than add years to one's effect, women will probably relinquish them with dif- flculty.

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fhildren Made lll _ ith Unripe Fruit

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Colic, Cramps, Sour Stomach Suppressed by NERVILINE

"Last summer my children ate green fruit and were seized with violent cramps. My young- est child was in dreadful pain. I knew just what to do, and gave them Nerviline. This had an immediate effect. One min- ute my poor children were doubled up in agony, and ai- moct in the next they were better. I can't say just how much I value Nerviline. I use it for many different sickness- es in the family and always get good reaults.”—-Mrs. 0. D. Kiker. Portland.

QUICK RELIEF

NERVILINE

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FWqmanis Realm -:- Social and Personal -.-,- Fashions

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BLACK CHOCOLATE CAKE

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4 ounces chocolate. 1 cupfui boiling writer. ‘A cupful butter. 2 eupfuls sugar. 55 teaspoon salt. 2 cupfula flour. 1% teaspoonfuls bullion; soda. ‘X.- cupful sour milk. Teggs. Melt chocolate and butter with water, beating slightly until glossy. Add sugar, salt, flour and soda. slit- ed together. Then add the sour milk. Beat well“ and add the beaten eggs. .Mlx thoroughly. Pour mm well- greased and floured layer cake pans. Bake in moderate oven '20 minutes. iIce with marshmallow frosting.

ORWELL WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

The monthly meeting of thc Orwell Women's Institute was held on Jan. 20th at. the home of Mrs. Neil H. McLeod, with on attend- ance of six members and one visit-

: or present. The meeting opened by repeat-

ing the creed. Roll call was answer- ,

ed by a "New Year's Resolution."

The minutes of the last monthly l meeting were read and signed. It ‘

was decided to send for play books. School and sick committees had ‘no reports to make. The report of whist and dance on Jan. 11th and ,22nd are as follows: Ladies 1st, Mrs. Nell H. McLeod. Consolation, Miss C. Nicholson. Gents 1st, Mr. Billlo McLeod. Consolation, Mr. J. McRae. Ladies 1st, Mrs. Murdock Mc- Leod. Consolation, Mrs. H. Jay. Gents 1st, Mr. Earl Stewart. Consolation, Mr. J. McPherson. The next meeting to be held at the home of Mrs. Percy McLeod. Rollcnll to be answered by "Orig- inal Valentine Verses." It was mov- ed that the meeting adjourn.

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The regular monthly meeting of the Mt. Stewart Women's Institute was held in the I. 0. O. F. liall on Tuesday evening, Jan. 12th with an attendance of eighteen members and one visitor. The meeting open- ed by reciting the Creed. Roll cull was answered with a New Year“s resolution. Five members paid. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. 'I'hc Treasurer's report was given nnd approved. It was moved by Mrs. Charmen and secgged by Mrs. Fred McDonald that the President and-Secretary be authorized to sign cheques and do any other Institute business with the Bank. The school report was given by Mrs. Don McDcugald and Mrs. Ira Clark. They visited the school and found everything satisrctory. The sick committee report was given. Three members were visited and fruit given. It was moved by Mrs. Fred McDonald and seconded by Mrs. Ira Clark to pay for Institute seals. A new school committee appointed are as fol- lows. Mrs. J. Aflleck and Mrs. A. Griffin. New sick committee. ‘Mm McLeod Douglas and Mrs. W. L. McLeod for north side and Mrs. Roy beard rind Mrs. Georae Clark for south side. It was decided to invite Savage Harbor and St. And- rew’s Institutes to our next meet- ing. A very humorous reading was given by Mrs. E. McAssey which was greatly enjoyed by flll- A" in“ teresting p aper on the “Colorful Cranberry" was rend by MTS- A- Smith. The collection amounted t0 Vnlnety ccnts. The rrceillls 0f ‘he