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By Jack Scott

he’s: “trying to adjust herself to

et new home or, moreaccurately,. :
“to ‘adjust: 4 new home to herself. ~.
~ Pye been watching the process. =. _
“now: for the Several weeks since ~~

we moved into our beach-side-

cottage, Offhand Manor, a and mar-. -
* velling at it.

A-man, you see, mey feel. he
»belongs. in a° place fromthe
‘moment he moves in. ‘If there’s
a fire in the grate, a.pilsener
~on-the ice and a book on a shelf,

4pm home. We. react. to atmos-

_phere, as the interior decorators
call it, but we’re seldom aware.

of missing it when it isn’t there. ©

-The female knows when it isn’t,
wants it and will move heaven’
and hell to get it,

A “woman. is..nev er prettier Q,
r: more. ageravating. than when 0”

“tem.

. At had betier be good, .

Hotel - rooms, for.. instance.. -
“When we check into a room *
walk ‘Over to the window and ~ ted.

But my wife’ ‘will always
sit on the’ bed or stand at the_
door, looking: inward, absorbing.
color, furniture arrangement and
“lighting, testing the accurr-ulative
-m6od: and finding it good or bad,

Nothing : ‘demonstrates
mystique : of woman more dram-
atically than the business
Placing the Furniture.

Placing the Furniture that ac-
-counts “for. these great,
satcheis beneath my eyes and-
that subtle fragrence of Hnament .
that follows m4 wherever I go.
It seems so simple.
1 4 good place for-the chester-
Put the desk i
stand there looking out, The Corner. The coffee table there,

Utrille and. Dufy
would-be sinning. in their graves

But is all this in’ vain? Cer-

But why, I keep . There's sure. to come. that

What precise moment -- 8:40 p.m. yesterday,

wanty and find that your wife's

massive Weights while my ‘mother : le “against“walls” holding: these” |
stood off to one corner, her in-’ pictures like Liberty holding her
dex finger. prettily to her lips, torch while my-wife stands: or :|.
“her. -head cocked ‘slightly. to.one. sits across the room in ‘moody
side, trying to work cut the one~ contemplation, «slowly shaking
perfect placement... that ‘eluded ner head, .
her forever.) a
“Pq be more tolerant, I think, if they but knew the purely orna-.
‘if Pd evén ©,the ‘slightestclue, mental. purposes” to. which my.
“about what my wife has in-mind.- wife is putting <their. master=
Arrangements which seem to sat- pieces.
isfy every practical , or esthetic
demand fail-to please’ her. "®Tt tainly not; as every: house~
is not Right,’ she will say. ‘It, broken husband well knows.
is) Wrong.”
asking myself,
quality Gf symmetry or harmony “in this. case --.-when, having
or convenience does she have. toted the chesterfield tc yet
inind? She .dcoesn’t know. canother position you look up.
She only knows that when it is

MAKING HIS. FIRST. official

visit to the North Saanich and -

Sidney Parish of the Anglican
Chureh this Sunday is the Rt.
Rev, John Anderson, DD,
denly-clected  Pishop: of the
Diocese of British Columbia,
He will dedicate the new hall
of St. Andrew's Church follow -
ine the -morning service at

~ SAANICHTON NOTES

~ Rev, 0. L, ‘and Mrs: Foster ~

My Newton ¥ Rd., left.last week:

Bfona chartered flight for a four-

week tript to England.

Guests at thehome ofG, , Doney,.

‘Doney ‘Rd., oVer the Labor Day

weekend were Diana, Darrel and
Rory Sharpe, Vancouver,

Mr. and: Mrs, T. Pelter, Mt.
Newton X Rd,, took their daughter
‘Elaine back ‘to Vancouver - last.
week where’ she will take her
second year training as:.Lab
Technician at B.C,LT. . Elaine
was employed at-the Royal Jubi~
lee. Hospital lab during the sum-
met.

Robert Doney,; son of Mr. and
Mrs. G, Doney has left for the
dnainland where he plans to take
a course in mechanical engineer-

|. séhool this’ ‘year and “is stay.

__.way accompanied hisbrother-{

“reunion.

-* Jeanne, Simpson Rd,, had.a holi-”

oon ‘Allen and son Ted came down.

last weekend from

Ted will be’ ‘attending Clare!

with the. G, ‘Doney: famlly un
his parents move back to; the
Mt. Newton XORdS: ‘home later
this fall, where they plan to spend
the winter. months.

“Norman Foster, Pat «i Bayh

law Cs Allen’to Fort’ Ste ‘Joh
where the Fosters plan a family

Mr, and mre’ Barry Bickford
with children Douglas, Brian‘an

‘day on. the mainland: They. tock
in several days. at'the P.N.E.o*
and -visited: other places. of .in-...
terest in Vancouver and vicinity.”

room is, to me, siinply a geo-
graphical point momentarily fix-
ing my position with: the ‘rest
of the world and the solar sys-

~ Garden Notes

BY ROSES ARY OWEN |
It. is difficult ‘to’ be ruthless

~ and tidy away the remnants of

gay borders while color remains.
This year beds for spring flower~

ing bulbs mustbe prepared early.

By some strange alchemy of na-
ture the rooting process is very.
evident: several weeks ahead of
schedule and sprouts are already
overdeveloped in all crocus vari-
eties: -This may presage an
early, cold winter as experienced
gardeners suggest, or hopefully,
is merely the result of.an un-'
usually dry dummer.
The formation of healthy, well
anchored roots is essential in:
-growing sturdy plants which will
be resistant to. wind damage.
This growth continues throughout
the winter but is. more rapid in
the months before the earth he-
comes thoroughly. chilled.

Planned grouping pays.a ‘fine
divident in effect so. that it is:

well. to make a sketch of thearea |

to: avoid purchasing: more bulbs
than necessary or be caught short
when supplies are diminishing.
_ By careful selection and attention

to catalogue descriptions Of:
: flowering: dates it- is possible :

to create brilliant ‘displays ex-
tending over many.months, -
It-1s a mistake to dig. holes

in which to plant bulbs. This:
will create artificial sumps

in which water. will lie. and
basins to catch rainwater when
the soil settles. In mest local

gardens the raised bed systemis’

more satisfactory. The bulbs

are placed in well-spaced ar--

rangement with the root bases

_ghestled in deeply prepared soil. | _

Earth is then lifted from the
sides to cover the bulbs to: the
desired depth, .Such a bed will
ehave sharply defined margins and
a:drainage channel on all sides,
Heavy clay soils may. be made
more friable by the addition of
peat moss, sand and carefully

~~ rotted compost,

Terraces and rock gardens

are: most effectively used for.

planting groups of Tulipa species,
crocus and miniature Narcissus
as there-is less damage from
mud.splash, From time to time
these pockets of earth should be
renewed and fortified with agood
soil mixture, ;

‘Never mix colors or varieties
in a group, Contrasting clumps

of varying height may be used

as a foil to dark evergreens but
the fragile blossoms should not

STARTING

Pilgrims
Colonists

6:30

“from ov erhanging branches. *

. fortunes © for exotic blooms in

‘purple to.- ‘enhance. ‘the greys,

“enormous covering a wider sea-

be subjected to the resinous drip

- The hysterical rapture. which
gripped: -the North Sea countries:
when tulips were introduced from
Constantinople in the. sixteenth
century: is. uiaderstandable when
one considers the sombre shades
of their Springtime. The more
fortunate. were. able to exchange

shades of. crimson, carminé and

greens and ‘golds of their ‘land-
scape.” Today: the choice “is

sonal spectrum and neither herds.
of cattle, vast estates or ‘riches

are traded as-in the mid years “g

of ‘Tulipomania’,

Man Dies

In Interior.

Joseph: William Cuthbertson
died. at. Penticton Hospital “on
‘September. = at the. age of v7
years. .

‘He -resided_at 1645, “MeTavish
Road, Sidney, and was formerly.
of. Texada Island, The late Mr.:
Cuthbertson is survived by. ‘his
wife, Annie; three. daughters,
‘Mrs, B, (Jessie) Naples of Van-
‘couver; Mrs. Don (Helen) McKay.
of Sidney and Mrs, D, (Alexandra)
Gibson of. Victoria; ‘two sons,
William of 70 Mile House, B.C.,
and. Robert of Texada- Island;
ten. grandchildren; one’: great~.
grandson; one brother, Fred in
Clearwater and a sister, Mrs.
M, Chubb of Vancouver,
--Funeral arrangements ~are to
be announced,

Resident Passes

Frank Alexander passed away
at Rest Haven Hospital on Sept-
ember 6 at the age of 68 years.

Born in Dunedin, New Zealand
he has been a resident of Sidney
for the past 15 months, residing
at 2049 Melville Drive. He
leaves his wife, Catherine, at
home; two sons, Arthur, Rich-

ton, Alberta; seven grandchildren

and one sister, Jo, in New Zea-

‘Tand. ae
Funeral services were held

Sands Chapel of Roses, Sidney,
Mra. A.D. Wilmot. officiating,
Cremation was at. Royal. Oak

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PROJECTS,
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Phone Pastor John Ballard
656-4455

THURSDAY
18th.

8:00

STORIES,

The chair over there, And Bob’s
. nig the mas~. any two women will almost al- magically replaced by one of

But, ho. My wife must actually _ effect is realized. Then, looking around you,
try the incredible number of ar-" :
rangements thatare possible with a problem, We happen to poS- thing locks as if it were meant |» Bishop and Mrs. Anderson | her brother and sister-in-law,
six pieces of furniture, thensur- sess. a wild assortment of Gils to. be ‘exactly where itJis, that
vey them mystically throughhalf- and water-colors, accumulated - the room is friendlier and warm-
‘mlosed eyes to reach her in-
iuitive decision, g

My mother was the same. My Impressionist to Siwash Primi--- swiftly

boyhood memories are crowded | tive.

“image of my father - For “what seems. the better “her way of making a house a | for church members to-meet™ | -son Rds, This ig:the property “Scrimgeour — with’
obediently staggeringaboutunder part cf a week I’ve been lean- home. a! . Bishop. and Mrs. Anderson, formerly . owned by” Mrs. Ey. Maureen and Joanne, of Calgar :

Former Texada ar

mond, B.C., and Bruce, Edmion-]°

Tuesday, September %, in. they

Even more remarkable vexatious expression has been which he will be Cciebrant. "
Fallowing the hall dedieation, | ing at B.C.LT.

refreshments “will be served woe ;
and parishoners wilt have the Mrs..J, Thomson, Regina, -

opportunity of meeting the new = | Sask... was a recent visitor with

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bickford also
travelled to the mainland where. -
they spent’a couple of days atthe ==.
P.N.E. with Barry and family.

ways agree. when the desired certainty and contentment,

The pictures are even more’ ul ~ you'll find that suddenly avery- ae aan

Recent guests. at the home of.”
Mr. and Mrs. L, Farrell, Simp-
son Rd,, were Mrs. Farrell's;
brother-in-law and sister. Mr.
and Mrs, Leonard. Liknes with ~.
sons Rick and Terry, ‘Monitor ~
Alberta, and -Mr. and. Mr:

personally, The Rishop wil [| Me. and Mrs. R, Boutilier, Cul-
be Celebrant.at the 8 a.m, ser- tra Ave, os
vice at Holy Trinity Church. ” : oe Ce
Patricia Bay, onthe same day. Mr, and-Mrs, J, Ross of Dun-
After this service there will be can have. moved into their home

-acoffee hour inthe church hall. | on the corner of Jeffrey and Simp-

“by. whim and accident over the. er..than: it was before, and, if
long years, ranging from French you've ay brains at all, you?ll
acknowledge. the — in-<
finite wisdom. of woman. and

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