Show 0 s w Oq I ) 1 v She has raised her family and won popular success— now she has time for what most singers consider their No 1 goal O You'll have more fun — and you'll be i L-- Eileen Parrel Mother at the Met practical too when you select your holiday gifts from these West Bend sugges- tions And just as important you'll have tfcie satisfaction of giving something that's for years of happy "sure to please" homemaking Clip this Gift Guide now and carry it with you when you shop it By JOHN HOCHMANN T - k ' 11 At the height of one fs o ' r 1 i rtf 't 1 t P I t ' I M t t -V it 1 4 ) 4 ‘ s1 ')? of her frequent tiffs with the Opera fiery soprano Maria Callas snapped: “They claim they have the world’s best singersTWell they don’t have Eileen Farrell’’ This season the Met will take the advice of Mme Callas and a multitude of less vocal Farrell fans On Dec 6 the Rhode Island-bor- n soprano will make her Metropolitan debut as Alcestis in a production created especially for her Eileen Farrell is one singer whose popularity precedes her Met debut In the 1940s she starred in her own radio show “Eileen Farrell Sings” Her TV appearance when she replaced an ailing Louis Armstrong on the Ed Sullivan show made front pages Concerts — up to 75 a year which earn her a reported $200000 — have made her known to audiences throughout the U S And this year her Columbia LP record “I’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues” became a best seller All this activity cannot divert Eileen Farrell from her first loyalty: her husband and children Her owYi reason for delaying an opera career so long is that a concert schedule is more flexible” and leaves more time for home “You can’t just ignore a family” she says “Not everyone is fortunate enough to have children” Despite mother’s career home life is strictly nonprofessional Eileen and her husband retired policeman Bob Rea- house on Staten Island gan live in a comfortable overlooking New York Bay Robbie 13 and Kathi 7 go to school nearby and conversation is more likely to be about good report cards than rave reviews Recently Eileen was delighted that Robbie got an “A” in the Latin homework she helped him with While Eileen is on tour Bob looks after the youngsters assisted by Mrs Astrid Mortensen their housekeeper Discipline is strict but the Reagans are a happy devoted family whose idea of a good summer vacation is a cottage in Maine where they swim jmd fish while mother cooks As a diva or mother Eileen Farrell has reached the top She can now pick and reject roles from major opera houses but every decision will be based as it always has been on how much time she can spend with Bob and the kids 12-ro- fashioning neW ideas for happier homemaking PENGUIN A u t drink SERVES Hot food - torving 1oy covtr ond inset $195 I I - TRIG TEA KETTII Fills and pours kottlo bottom 1 k tubas fim up to 6 Koop Tho oaslly Hot too CKromo original 2Yl qt $495 uritH Hours for party stainless tool d singing Ha Stainless steel solid copper totggor-oparaH- - Extra large surface for preN SERVER some time Even Heat aluminum the foods ot different 3 to poring up Fully immersible $2095 Heat control $4 00 C GRIDDLE AUTOMATIC D h tinuous pouring lip $1795 Heat control $400 EJ TV I 1 - 11 Triple-thk- k i f SXIUET AUTOMATIC fast complete popping ' ELECTRIC BEAN POT baking A perfect server i I: - i $795 F i square with deep sides ond concast aluminum Speciol vented caver Mokes fluffy popcorn for parties or No shaking or stirring ReAector-typ- e heating unit assures ELECTRIC CORN POPPER snacks - Genuine stoneware for for buffet casseroles Pot Is Immersible $793 IMMERSIBLE COFFEE MAKER — Makes ‘ —'- If ) i - when t 6 to cups of rich ftavor-fcontrol Can be submerged in suds for thorough coffee "Mini-wincleaning Polished aluminum $1595 e Sleek H AUTOMATIC TOASTERS design in lustrous chrome New radiant thermostatic control for correct toasting Hinged crumb tray 4 slice model $3495 2 slice model $1795 I 4 PIECE CANISTER SET "Friendly Copper n Snow styling Flour Sugar Coffee and Tea canisHrs identified by colonial silhouettes Designed for standard package quantities $995 J KOLD SKUTTLE — Distinctive hot and cold server with EoTiy bail Handle ond cover Black enameled American charm aluminum bucket Holds 3 full trays of ke cubes $995 G k- simmer- - over-nit- a removed from Heating unit R om 9 -- ( Metro-polit- an 'i‘ i --j ‘- '1 ul k !ii - i( f Gold-colore- hardware Booms eerei gift end appliance atoree: pricer atightly higher sn Canada and Hawaii 'Pi t Dept OOC W 1 uA srAl d Uiiwi WEST PEND ALUMINUM CO slim-lin- lit Watch for West Bend on "Cheeyionship Bridge" Sunday afternoons onABC-T- Rehearsing at home with accompanist George Trovillo Eileen V West Pond Wisconsin 18 Family Weekly December 4 1960 |