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newcomers from Holland and that he may have come to take notes for his wife because he could understand English better than she could. He didn‘t stay to taste the salads with the ladies. The instructor suggests that per- haps his courage could stretch only so far. t t :8 Reporting a Dressmaking course given to the Women‘s Club of Deep River, Miss Dora Burke says: “These women were amazed that a course such as this is given free and they felt that since they did not have to pay for the course they could afford to pay baby sitters while they took it. The class was held in a large hall with plenty of table space for cut- ting and each woman had a machine to her- self, owned, borrowed or rented from Pem- broke. They had chosen simple patterns, as suggested in our advance instructions so that they would have plenty of time to get help with specific problems. The last day they Members of Mary H. GraVes Institvte, East York, wearing hats made in their class in Millinery, 1957. The mother of the present president of Mary H. Groves Institute was a member of this class in Millinery at West Chamberlain Institute, now disbanded, in Temis- koming in the year 1927. These women also are wear- ing hats made in their millinery course. 24 asked to have a round table discussion 50 the could ask questions and make notes. Thjs “,3: one of the best dressmaking classes 1 he“,e ever had." It i it Of a Millinery course at Clyde and SCUM; Corners, which was held in a home, the in- structor Mrs. Dorothy Hutchison reports: “The hostess made everyone feel completely at home. She was so enthusiastic about every. thing that was done that she phoned the local paper to have someone come and tat; pig tures.” This instructor makes a note- from various courses of the women's satisfacbm in the results of reblocking old felt hats arr. tells about one woman making an attractii - fur hat from scraps of an old coat. Reporting a course sponsored b‘, the Y.W.C.A. at Port Hope, Mrs. Hutchisor. avg: “An interesting member of the class a" Benson, formerly head of food chemist v at the University of Toronto. Dr. Benson i ire]- eighty years of age. She made a fabri‘ «at, reblocked her velour hat and prepare: hat is freshened up, flowers that she had to rice a flower hat for spring." at 2r x In extension work, as in other experr was, sometimes all the gremlins abroad So to combine to upset things. The instruc‘ at one course reported: “For the first two gvs it was difl‘icult for the class to work be. .se the basement of the church where the r. se was held was very cold -â€" somethinr 'as wrong with the furnace. On the thirm 3y a man came to repair the furnace, makrr an unbearable noise. Several ladies had ~ir children with them as there was a half bu sy at school. And amid all the confusion a u an fainted!" * 1.- Â¥ Miss Burke reports a very eager grou of women at Bar River who took a com in Children’s Clothing. They made chili. .z's ijamas, house coats, gingham dresse: and one woman made a white nylon chrisl’ .ng dress to be worn by her baby the next Su. Of a Millinery course at Ice Lake Miss Jl‘a Creyke reports: “Late harvest and thl‘t' at at every opportunity made attendance 'le- cult, but community effort helped to ‘ a? class members present even when the tin' Thâ€" ers were at their homes.” Most of the Wexford Institute women. «1153 Creyke found, sew for themselves and lieu families and they are interested in Ml‘iiler and Daughter outfits, complete with man; 2112 hats; some were interested in blocking "Dd Plan to buy blocks. An interesting note iTUm HOME AND COUNTRY