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| The Queen Mother's ready smile and natural charm endear her to New Zealanders and Australians |
Contents
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WOMAN'S ILLUSTRATED
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Rosemary Writes
THE COUNTRYMAN CALLING
STORIES FROM THE BOOK OF GOD
STORIES
IF YOU ASK ME
GOOD LOOKS
VERONIQUE ALL DAY LONG (knitting)
CHEMISE LINE FOR SUMMER (sewing)
HOME AND AWAY (sewing)
Time for BACON (cooking)
CARVE HER NAME WITH PRIDE-MINI-BOOK
THE FLEETWAY HOUSE, FARRINGDON ST.,
LONDON. E.C.4, FEBRUARY 15th. 1958
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NEAREST OUR HEART
Rosemary Writes. . .
THIS week the Queen Mother has taken our thoughts to the sunshine of New Zealand and Australia, to the part of the world where " Woman's Illustrated " has many friends. On St. Valentine's Day it is planned that she should fly to Canberra, that beautiful white capital city, set on a tree-studded plain, ringed by hills.
It was just over thirty years ago that the Queen Mother made her first visit there when, as the young Duchess of York, she was with her husband when he opened the first session of the Federal Parliament in the new Federal capital.
A reader in Canberra shares with us her own memories of that occasion. She was a small girl at the time, but she recalls being enchanted by the "Little Duchess "-by her hat with the gay pompon of feathers, her lovely skin, her shining eyes-and especially by the way she called out delightedly to her husband, as they were viewing an exhibition of children's handiwork, " Bertie, Bertie, you must look at this ! "
How wonderful it must be to be travelling in the sunshine in February!
We had a glimpse of the upside-down seasons of the other side of the world when, last autumn, a letter from Melbourne brought with it a sprig of boronia, tiny bell flowers that filled the office for hours with the sweet scent of an Australian spring.
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FEBRUARY SAINTS
ST. VALENTINE for ever! This patron saint of lovers gives a gay note to mid-February. We just couldn't keep him out of our pages. The Countryman talks about him and he makes his appearance, in "Answers," too-and on this page, Kathleen Partridge rhymes him with joy divine! And although Jill Gill makes no mention of him in her story (The Love Trap) we are sure she invokes him from time to time.
For those who like to name their children from the Calendar of Saints there is not very rich choice just now. On second thoughts perhaps there is. For the boys there's Blaise and Gilbert, Theodore, Conrad and Julian. For the girls Agatha, the patron saint of nurses, Jacqueline and Juliana, Constance, Georgina and Isabel, one of the loveliest names of all.
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WARM WELCOME
One of the nicest things about this time of the year is arriving home at the end of the day. Out of the wet, out of the cold into the fire-warmed house with its delicious smells of nearly-ready supper.
This is the time of the year for steaming hot broth served at the fireside before sitting down at the table. Have you tried floating in each bowl of soup a round of toast that has been topped with grated cheese and slipped under the griller to sizzle and brown ? This is the time, too, for hot boiled bacon, cooked gently until the tender meat falls apart ,at the touch of a fork. . . and served with carrots and crispy tender cabbage and butter-topped potatoes cooked in their jackets.
And it's the time of the year for spaghetti, herb-flavoured, piping hot and served with one of those rich meaty sauces that satisfy the most ravenous appetite. Next week we have the most exciting collection of spaghetti recipes for you-just right for cold weather eating, tangy with tomatoes and clove-stuck onions and reminding us of Italian sunshine.--- Rosemary
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SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY
In the firelight's flickering flame, a sweetheart sees a sweetheart's name. And in the crescent of, the moon, lovers' memories are strewn. A tender thought in any place will call to mind the lover's face.
And on this day of lovers' tryst, fond hands will touch and lips be kissed. And there will be a joy divine in honour of Saint Valentine.---- KATHLEEN PARTRIDGE
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Right for a small hall-this neat and attractive umbrella stand comes from Whiteleys, London. and costs 59s. 6d. (about $8.36)
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PROMISES TO GOD
BY BRYAN GREEN Rector of Birmingham
SOME people make rash promises to God in their prayers. Faced with a particular difficulty or great distress they vow to God that if only He will help them on this special occasion then they, in return, will do this or that.
Bargaining with God is not a good idea. Jesus teaches clearly that God loves us enough to be willing to help us without our needing to drive a bargain with him, or make promises. " He maketh the sun to shine on the just and unjust alike."
Yet it is human nature to make vows like this, and it always has. been amongst religious people, and I cannot believe that it is always a harmful thing to do, provided we carefully consider what the promise is that we make. If we don't, the result can be disastrous.
In the days. when Israel was battling for the possession of Palestine one of her leaders, Jephtha, vowed to God that if only he was helped in his battles against Ammon and won the victory, he would offer to God as a burnt-offering sacrifice the first thing that met him at the door of his house when he returned in triumph.
He won the victory and returned. His only child, his daughter, ran out to greet him. He carried out his vow, and offered a living human sacrifice to God.
What a rash and thoughtless vow to make! It was extravagant and stupid. The only good thing that we can say about Jephtha's act is that having made a promise to God he kept it.
In our prayers if we want to promise God something we must test the vow we are going to make by the Spirit of Jesus to see whether it is the kind of promise that God would like us to make.
We must also examine it to make sure it is not extravagant nor rash. In other words, it must be a promise it is within our power to keep, a promise that will help us towards a truer dedication to God, and a greater holiness of life.
Then perhaps it will help us some- times when we are asking God for His help humbly to offer Him some simple promise in return. ---Bryan S. W. Green
For your Bible reading this week Canon Bryan Green suggests Judges, chapter II, verses 29 to 40.
BEDTIME THOUGHT
In quietness and confidence shall be your strength
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The average price of a new home then was $12750 about 2.77 times the yearly average wage of $4600. Which was about 2.14 times the price of a new car $2150. And the future was progressive not regressive
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