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Show V DESERET NEWS, FRIDAY, .v && l,t iHhviriv i a3 .iSVJMP'. w: y jrwjrst'WiisaK- .::. ..... : , .' jfcjl $ 1liS A K i ..:. , ' ' DEAR ABBY: I am so mad at myself, I dont know what else to do, so Im writing to Dear Abby ! 1 st an con artist (my son) talk me into buying him a dog! He cried and beggea and promised to take care ot it, so like a fool I gave in. For exactly one week the kid "took care of his dog. He even got up early to take the dog out. Weil, the novelty soon wore off. and now guess whos taking care of the dog? The kid does the dog a favor and plays with it (in the house) for maybe 10 minutes. I guess I want to tell other parents that just because a kid begs for a dog doesnt mean he really wants it. in business 1 w ish there w as a somewhere. Id have rented this pooch first to find out if I really wanted to buy him. GROWLING MAD ,v.v. . Ht wk v 'l'- JYS" Wirt i: f 'iia- koL Sr.'rfr JRSjA itvmp4v- : : - DEAR GROWLING: Thanks for the tip. Put your kid in the doghouse and try to find a good home for the DERR RBBY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN ilfh nil pays her own way, it makes her look like she couldnt get a guy any other way. What do you think, Abby? Should a girl pay her own way? And if she does, should she be up front about it ? Or should she slip it to the guy so he wont look cheap? JUST ME DEAR JUST : If a girl wauts to pay her own way, and her date has no objections, why not? But if she does, she should do so openly. And the guy who would accept a girls money privately and then make a big show of "treating her is phony. pooch. DEAR ABBY: I am 18 and have this problem with my boyfriend. Weve been going together for nearly two years, and when we go to a movie or out to eat, he thinks I should pay my own way. I suppose its only fair because Im working, too, but this is what bothers me. He asks me lor the money in private and then pays for both of us in public so it wont make him look bad. He says its embarrassing for a guy to be with a girl who lays down her own cash. Well, it makes me feel bad to see him pretending to be a big shot. But on the other hand, when a girl - -- i 4 ' ft W,y J p-- v --rV ,fV ' SV " ' y I " v i yt ' A . HA v'1 ft A Christmas macrame Mrs. tender. If you do pare potatoes, scrub the peel well before ot paring, and use the parings to make soup or stock, a nourishing and llavorful addition. 24 season foi every little Christmas bell to do its own ding and that goes for pop art ists too. In the Christmas re-- , cord package this year were three new albums and a number of reissues worth mentioning. There are no real surprises; if you pick your favorite artist hell carol in the style you like. Osmond Christmas Album (Polydor) Hearkens back to the familys Andy Williams Show days. Some songs are some are Worst barely palatable. Silent Night and the double album's best features Jimmy soloing on a delightful If Santa Were Marie is My Daddy. Blue marvelous on Christmas and Let It is The Snow! family works best as a displaying versatility on e 111: Be Home for Christmas Sefuand a Carolingt. MSexyey. without mini-chora- le Christ-nis;i,Th- accom-panwien- JtbfC'Walton's Christ-Albu- m (Columbia) JtSTatrocious. Either Waltons themselves orvar group called The Holiday Singers warble off-kso much so that if to my home to ojf Id set land mines y iivtlie front yard. Earl Hamner anf 4iyUl Geer are okay; tto albums high point is adp&y, clangy imita-tirSalvation Army BuSd I number on God ResCYc Merry Gentle-nmip- DRUE larly endearing or ants of the Book of Mormon land, Zarahemla. Fourteen minutes of able organ accompaniment background the story. Also included is an original recap of Christs birth in A they-eam- cr e Narra-ti$w4l)- C T JEha First Christmas in Zarsbeinla (Embryo) LbcalMcam Lex de Aiipvevlo, arranger, and Carol Lynn Pearson, lyricist get together again on a kosher Mormon Christmas album. Pearson wrote an interesting narration of the birth of Christ as seen by inhabit i Album are the irrepressible swaying ululations. Elvis pivots best over the lines of Santa Bring My Baby Back ; I get saddle sore listening to a loping White Christmas. Alvin on The Chipmunk Song, Spike Jones plus Usp on My Two Front Teeth, and BREATHY h McPhatters you believe a disco Christmas? On this new album, its more than a gimmick, it works. The Orchestra wisely stays away from solemn Silent numbers like and add some Night new flair to some old, tired carols. The salsa beat plus tuba, timpani, vibes, etc., sounds especially fun on a Christmas medley and three well done originals. Sal-so- Phil Spector's Christmas Album (Warner) This collection of 1960s songs is overproduced to the extent that the four washouts. Not a Baby, set-up- Reservations requested ' ext. 207. at summer rates. Three dollars for adults, $2 for children under 1 2. Kids under 5 ride free with adults. Daily noon to 5 p.m. until skiing opens. 0 r 4 5. 521-604- OL LODGING AT SUMMER RATES?! Take a for as little as $22 per couple. Enjoy your own luxurious room with a fireplace and kitchen. The pools are heated and the saunas are open. Relax! 0 Call for reservations. mini-vacati- on 521-170- with piuvti'uial cocktail smoke-fille- d lounge blues number. Two albums from last year that would top much of this list are John Denvers Rocky Moun-- , and tain Christmas and Barbra Streisands offering. Many will be on sale following the 25th. So though its been sung Merry Christmas from Sesame Street (CRA) An unforgettable collec- - many times, many ways, Merry Christmas to you. By Elizabeth Post DEAR MRS. POST: Our son is getting married in March. I would like to know if the mothers of the bride and the bridegroom must wear the same-lengt- h dresses. The bride's mother wants to wea a street-lengtdress and I have always had my heart set on an ankle-length or dress. If I can wear a long dress, must 1 also wear a hat MRS. RICHARDS and gloves? DEAR MRS. RICHARDS: The mothers of the bride and bridegroom do not need lo wear the same-lengtdresses. Wear your long dress, with gloves, but you need not wear a hat. A hair ornament or bow of some sort is, however, appropriate for the church ceremony, and may be made to match your dress. h floor-lengt- h - is.v-'-' 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., serving steak, crab and chicken. The Golden Cliff open nightly 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fine dining prepared by master chefs. Steakpit world-famo- open - Don't miss the Musical Revue Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Seafood Buffet Fridays. Call, 5 for reservations. General Gritts open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. country store. Cheeses, meats, beverages and package deli items. Full-servi- ce Plaza Restaurant open daily 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come up for breakfast or lunch. Great soup, salad and sandwiches. Southern Style and Best Wishes 16 Fragrant Spring Days Meandering Through the Flower Gaidens, Cities and Plantations ot The South for the New Year something brand new and exciting at Snowbird. Open iTa.m. to 6 p.m. Great, gooey treats. Soups, sandwiches and surprises. Room get up, get down and get on! (sTram 5 p.m. to 12:30 a.m, to quadraphonic disco it sounds. Live entertainment, Thursday night with San Francisco's George Stillman, 7 p.m. Dance for Snow dance contest Tuesday night. Prizes, free lift tickets, dinners. SHOPS snow don't to shop need Snowbird's beautiful new and expanded shops. Clothing, jewelry, ski equipment, houseware and more. You Canyon Designs men and women. Pharmacy open 10a.m. to 6 and personal care items. Photohaus open N Sport Stalker handcrafted jewelry for 10 p m a m. to Cards, gifts open open 9.30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. New and beautiful! Ski equipment and sporting goods. Tennis Shop Open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Tennis paraphernalia arid tennis racket rentals. Timberhaus 6 p.m Photo - open 10 a.m. to 6 p m. Ski clothes and sportswear. Top fashions. The Tuck 10 a.m. to 6 p m. Men s and women's boutique, furs and gifts Greetings of the Season The Ice Cream Store .521-252- Powderhound - V us gear, film, and gift items. are particu- RIDE THE AERIAL TRAM featuring super soul band EXIT 1 22. $1 2 per couple, $7 per pers son. Includes and beer. Memberships Available soaring White Christmas Keeping posted The Christmas Jollies groups featured 521-252- (United) Santa Baby, by Eartha Kitt. Would Party in the Tram Room Dont miss Peter (of Paul and Mary) Yarrow performing live New Year's Eve. Dance to the Larry Jackstein Trio. And dine from a menu featuring your choice of five special entrees. Reservations required. $25 per person includes dinner, dancing and show. "Private Club Members Only Strictly for R&B fans with numbers by B.B. King, The Orioles and Baby Washington. Two standouts are Clyde song, (Salsoul) still searching the skies and the weather maps for the elusive snowstorm that will make the mountains white and skiers spirits bright. But skier or not. snow or no snow, brighten your spirits this week at Snowbird. The Drifters, and Christmas Charles Brown on This Merry Christmas, (Camden) (Christmas Song), Marilyn For A boy' i new booklet, "Whit Tten-ner- s Went to Know," on4 St to Abigail Van Burnt, co Deseret News, P.O. Boa list. Salt Lake City, Utah Please enclose a lone, stamped (24 cents) envelope. Ml to. Elvis Harry Simeone Chorale (Little Drummer Boy) and Bing Crosby (Do You Hear What I Hear). My personal favorites Monroe-is- Christmas play the absolutely reissue of the 1957 album is still a classic full of Presleys swagger, Cole m, and Blues Rhythm Brown charming soundtrack to the CBS show. Its pensive, light and beautifully subtle. Hits of Christmas (United Artists) Tremendous selection of oldtime Christmas hits bv the originals. Featured are Gene Autry (Rudolph), Nal King States : Southern Charlie Christmas (Fantasy) The Vince Guaraldi Trio, in their own jazz style, 12 fame grouch expostulates on holiday Scrooging. The 12 Days of Christmas is fun, and an 0. Henryish Charistmas tale is peculiarly touching. EARTH ANTHEM tti- ey wreck the halls insists oncrashing through the snow, while Oscar the trashcan VRfl RTTR The Everyone has a problem. What's yours? For a persona! Salt reply, writs to ABBY, co Deseret News, P.O. Box Lake City, Utah 94110. Enclose stamped, envelope, please. Were The Golden Cliff8 tion ol revised, renewed carols. Kerry Monster, of the excellent; far away insist SPECIAL HEW YEARS EVE FUN A medley of Yule discs Tis DEAR MOTHER: The time to tell Jinsiny is right how! Say. "Before I married your father, 1 was married to another man, and HE is your natural Daddy. We decided it would be better for both of us if we ended our marriage, so we got a divorce. Then I fell in love with your father and he adopted you, making you bis LEGAL son." Then tell him about (he set of grandparents you've been unfairly hiding all these years. The sooner you tell Jimmy, the easier it will be. Good luck! potatoes are cooked with combed pony tails. The 2y2-foChristmas tree, trimmed with tiny lights and angel -- foot hair, is supported by a in diameter glass tray. Meiba Perryof Orem created this beautiful macrame Oiristm&s decoration. Using her own knot design, she trimmed the Moot macrame E. (an you or your readers who have been through this help me? A MOTHER Do you always peel potatoes? Try sometimes just scrubbing them and cooking them whole. Serve with the peel on the potatoes for extra nutrition and good, earthy flavor. Even when making mashed potatoes, they can be cooked in the skins, and peeled after cooking. The peel slips off very easily when the ' V'4?T DEAR ABBY: My parents who live upon sending my son Christmas and birthday gifts, and I wish they wouldnt. Jimmy is ti now and old enough to question where these gifts come from. Si) far I've been saying, "theyre from some friends of Mommys. but 1 dont know how much longer that will sulfite. 1 divorced Jimmys father and married again when Jimmy was 2, My husband adopted Jimmy, so hes the only father the boy has ever known, but I would rather not tell him about his real father until hes older and better able to handle it. 1 suppose I'm not being realistic because so many people know about my first marriage that someone is sure to tell him. However, i dont want Jimmy to know just yet. When the time comes, should 1 tell Jimmy, or should my husband? I want it io be an O.K. experience, not a traumatic one don't peel tj v i 4 " ' Ht ' , a vlfilZsLi BOX open 9 a m. to 9 p.m. New this year. Antiques, copper and brass cookware, baskets and imports. OPENINGSOON - Morrow's Nut House, Professor Slcodgcods Photographic Emporium TENNIS ANYONE! ANYTIME! -i ' ' Three of our five new courts have been enclosed in a heated air structure. Play, practice or take lessons anytime daily, 1 2 noon to 9 p.m. Special rates $6 per hour per court. Call for court limes 521-858- Miami, Dimey World, At'tnta, Smohy Mtnv. Chattpooo&a, Natchez. Naw Orleans & etc. Perionetiy conducted bv Ruth Clawson Snteijs Include 2 hearty rneali each hy. Departs March 12 return March 27. m Call 582 A' pA a ww More than a ski resort vmvcpruAV HAVE you CAUGHT THi TftAVU $Ok 0. chav iv is v?e 0303 tl UrtiSl J1S$(Mtll 131 I SB UVt City, UW M102 -- C3 Next time, IS. fvf - 24, 1976 Put your son in the doghouse, mom! 7Jf M DECEMBER ' .U. l &avt vAva cm . v! |