Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 6, 1951, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday. December.6. 1951 St. Nicolas rested his Long hooked staff against the Wall tossed a handful of Candy kisses into the air and then sat Down avoid the scramble that followed his servant. Black Peter this Call bearded Man had come All the Way from see if the 3iltic boys and girls living in Winnipeg had been Good and see if they still knew their dutch St Nicolas songs. Many of the forty children silting on the benches in the first dutch Church near the red Riveron Springfield Road wednesday eve this kind. And it had been nobody had been bad enough be stowed away in the terrible looking bag everyone drank real dutch Choco late milk and ate real dutch Cook ies. And then their mothers took them Home. B. Menage president of the Netherlands society in Winnipeg had told St. Nicolas where find the Winnipeg dutch children. Miss Ning. Had never seen dignified gentleman in red Shorti Nyhuis acting Consul Robes before. But they All the Netherlands government that if they filled their shoes helped him. And or. Kaher Deig Straw and carrots and bread and placed them in front of the fire place each night for two Days before december 5. They would receive a present from is. Nicolas. They had been told that every year on dec Ember 3. For As Long As anybody could St. Nicolas left his Home in Spain and visited All the children in Black Pete-.-, or Xiv arpe carried one hag filled with presents and another empty one. For bad children if there happened be any. The dutch people had giver. Nicolas and Bis Black faced a Parr companion such a Large Wel come that even when he did not visit other countries he is ill re turned Holland. And this year for the first time he had come Canada. I saw All your friends in hol land before taking the Holland America steamship said St. Nicolas who arrived in Winnipeg on a Large White horse and they Are All suppose you have been learn ing your dutch St. Nicolas and St. Nicolas from under his jewelled Mitre hat and from above his Beard Sang with the children. He asked them if they had been Good and Black Peter made men acing moves with his switch and held up the empty sack threateningly. Names were called out and the owners came up receive their . A few of the older boy s were asked sing by themselves. A few of the younger one. Were afraid of this Man in Rod Robes and lace had baked the cookies. Thomas Polet played the piano. Apron and Black Peter began evict got a Little mixed up newest fabrics Are now Dacron and Fabre e. It uni or Mineral ame is up against some new York if Mal. Vegetable the old Tough sledding in he new fabrics that Are on the Market today. A generation ago thir answers were simple. Most fabrics were either Cotton or Linen of vegetable or Wool or silk but now we have clothing. Upholstery fabrics automobile tops and tires awnings and outdoor Furni Ture covers that Are none of these. They Are members of the vast new family of synthetics which Are changing our Way of life faster than we think. The Man made fibres Ai c getting More and More wonderful but they Are arriving on the Market so fast that most average shop pers Are and gave Little boys presents the girls. A handful of Candy kisses. Of Pepur steadied the tuition. I after a. Picture had been taken cording confused As which is which and Why. Most sensational of the synthetic fibres was Nylon which was introduced late in 193s and. Since has revolutionized the stocking and lingerie Market. Because of its great strength and Quick drying properties Nylon has become a Staple wardrobe item in most Homes. Nylon was an instant and sensational Market Success but there the human touch improves pearls experts now say London eng., up is it True that it will increase the Beauty of my pearls sleep in them oils it just an old wives an Odd question but one that jewellers Are frequently being asked Nowa Days. Through a traditional be Lief it is none the less True. Not Only can one Wear pearls when sleeping but can Bathe with them in the sea or in the Bath tub. The old custom has a sound foundation in scientific fact. Real pearls contain Oil which tends dry out As time goes by. By Contact with the human skin they have he Power of absorbing Oil from he pores and replacing thai which lost. In any cases the Oil from he skin enhances a Pearl s Beauty it gains in Lustre. In the Case of cultured and irritation pearls a leading London manufacturer who is also a Pearl had this 1o say human puts a natural gloss on the Lonc in just the same Way As Oyster does. They can easily f cleaned by washing in mid the Only thing which fan Hiarm is any kind of the latest of imitation Farls made in Britain Are known Ivory Quality and Are probably Ovrid of the Best Ever produced Nch Pearl is manufactured Separ Lely and carefully selected for in Phinij color and size before be made up into the fashionable vies of the Day. Active footwear i in creased activity of the can Adian woman Calls for smart comfortable shoes. In fashion Wells All types Dressy suit and walk ing p umps straps slip on ties and oxfords Are prominent in Black the Brown family beige Blue red Green and an increased use of pastels particularly in Blond or wheat shades and two tones. These have an opened up airy look for Spring and the and Heel height is important. I Alatna co Quinton Mckay s for All gifts 298 Kennedy Street phone 923 247 the greatest name in Cotton founded 1291 the finest Lancashire carried Cotton with la Road drawn Liem Liti Liing Horrock ses a va1lable at leading Stokes Robes and jewelled Mitre in keeping with his Spanish Bishopric Winnipeg. His St. Nicolas wearing clerical and taken Back Spain. Bad children Are put in the big a neck at the mercy of Black Peter. Baby Myrtle Meyer Ellred were some Points in which Nylon weather conditions. It Canadian women wage Price War Jbv Nav Rex Canadian press writer manufacturers May look on is an unhappy Omen. Store owners May wonder where their customers have gone. For Canadian women have begun digging in on the Horne front in the Battle against High prices. Initiated by one of the leading women s organizations the National Council of women this move combat High prices with Thrift has already received the support of serious minded housewives in All parts of the country. At Ottawa recently the Council of women was told that p. Success Ful Thrift Campaign would be More of fictive in curing inflation than i ice controls. Further it would save the government the Cost of subsidies. The Canadian association of Consumers has Lent it support the Campaign in the la jest Issue of the . Bulletin did not withstand exposure Sun Light so Well. The chemists work arid produced a new Fibre orlon. Which had Many Nylon s favourable characteristics and in addition stood Ufa under All kinds of Adverse Wea ther conditions. It is used for a great variety of outdoor fabrics one of the most important of which automobile tops. It also is used in curtains and in experimental quantities in clothing. Newest of the synthetic family is Dacron. Which promises give men a new Freedom from cleaner s Oills. This Man made fabric on the Market now in Small quantities. Is d in men s suits and blends in women s blouses and other wearing a Narel. Its greatest value in and r unsure parents need read and study is is Young addressed husband and the wife who gave me no initials which hitch this answer. Both of you seem very unsure of yourselves As parents. Because you Aie you communicate your unsure Ness your relatives and naturally they Are not considerate of you. They think you Don know whether you Are doing the right things. There is no reason on Earth Why you can say please Call me be fore you come Over so the babies will be sure be and edition Quick Drain g and ability easy shed not and the children Tell them How sorry Are that they Are and Hope the next time they come they will if they do asleep Are you it see them. To Steed apologize As for the Candy if you Don think they should have it Don give it . Them. Put it away and Tell them you la give after a meal when simple candies can be served children Over see synthetic fibres arc no reason Why a Mother who is trying do right needs apolo give anyone. Both of you should read and Vious Moths resistant Wear Ami and promises new Fields of use fullness. Daughter s doll dress laundering. Is its wrinkles. Still Othef still in the Tost tubes. Newest of. About diets and proper care do font s Fibre o. Form children and then you la be Able Viscose Rayon which will be used j 10 voice your opinions and convict for upholster a and rugs is Imper tons some authority. Mrs. .1. N. It. Is always tragic note the Public s attitude Ward a retarded child. Other Chil Dren do not know Why this child is different and they will treat her according the Way she acts is in this Case As if she were a much younger child. You can explain adults and Tail them be charitable toward her As she is not capable of acting your own attitude of patience and understanding will do More color their acts than too much talk. Children and adults Are unintentionally cruel and this is one Rea son Why such children Are often happier in institutions whore they can be with their own kind. The this Complete set of doll clothes i a Good last minute addition .0 Christmas sewing lists. Each wardrobe item from Jaunty Jac Down undies is Cut in just one pattern piece n o. 217. Order by size for 14, l6, is. And 20-in. Dolls. To order find so cts. Not in Stamps pattern Tjce t., Winnipeg free press and in i lose Coupon. Tragedy is that there Are not enough of these fill the need. The Best parents can do is show their own appreciation for these hapless children and Hope that others will imitate them. Complicated situation or. J. A your idea that girls May express their latent masculine tendencies by dressing in boy s clothing while boy s with feminine characteristics and tastes Are denied this privilege seem too Apt a solution for a complicated situation. It is More a matter of genes and hormones than of leans and Slacks. Parents too arc often blame for making a child of one sex fee that the other is Superior or that Rule his parents Happi h or by while being of a different we cannot ovoid All such misfits we can help a lot by encouraging every child feel a respect for whichever sex he or so that he acting like she happens be won be driven what he is not in the belief that it is a More desirable our leaflet . 2fi feed in from one two in re be Hail sell i i stamped sek Addre Secl Enve Lope with your request a Myrtle Meyer oklred of this newspaper. Saturday poor diet Mynue Chilli Cross. Uiol Rasi a Liy Tup Loki mar and Tribune synrlic.-.li-. Imi i fabric shoes smart fabrics All fabrics play an important role Spriner mesh promises be very shoe s important Plain All Over mesh As Well As two Lone combinations Alo Svith Linen and Shantung. 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