Avonlea Chronicle

Jasper and Olivia

Gus and Felicity

           "Brides of Avonlea"

By: Sara Stanley and Cecily King

"Four years now, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Dale have been happily wed. and, have been blessed with two adorable children, Monty and adopted daughter Alicia. Two weeks ago, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Pike have finally said I do. They are on a short honeymoon, and will be back shortly to run the Avonlea`s first and only Foundling Home. Their wedding reception was lovely, thanks to Mrs. Janet King, mother of the bride. Hetty King, by the way, almost ruined Olivia`s wedding four years ago, so she was not permitted to attend the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Pike. Constable Abner Jefferies had to keep her out with a broom stick."

The beautiful bride Mrs. Dale

Avonlea's emergencies

Felicity, Sara, and Felix

"She's, she's, transformed......."

By: Mrs. Elvira Lawson

Poor Felix

"Once in a while, emergencies do happen in our small village. Some may be more serious than others, but an emergency is an emergency, and they need to be dealt with. Occasionally, children play and, as shown, get a bucket stuck on the top of their head. Babies are born too, and some things just can happen to go wrong. Thankfully, there are professional midwives and the country doctor who handle these cases splendidly. In my opinion, to become a midwife is a wonderful calling. Once, a wild girl got locked up in the outhouse, which is not really an emergency, though. Fires, do, unfortunately, happen a bit more often than wanted. On one occasion, a boy accidentally shot his own dog, nearly killing it. The dog, and boy, were lucky, and so are other children who might have been around.  On the other hand, you might as well say, play safe- stay safe. And that's very important."                                                                    

Janet comforts Felicity after a friend dies

Horse sense

By: Constable Abner Jefferies

"A horse has to be well taken care of. Any man with eyes can see that. (Now, I must admit, this horse in the picture isn't the prettiest thing that you'd lay eyes on, but it's well taken care of. And it can still pull it's weight on the farm, despite it's old age.*) Grooming a horse is very important. It gets the blood flowing, makes the horse shine, cleans the coat, and you can see any cuts and bumps.The hooves have to be taken care of very well. A lame horse is worth nothing. Pick out it's hooves every day, because prevention is the key. If your horse is limping all of a sudden, get your farrier out quickly, unless you know for certain what the cause of it is. Don't feed your horse too much hay in the winter! A fat horse is not what you want on your hands. *By taking care of your horse well, it may live to a ripe old age of  25-30 years. (But, unfortunately for this horse, it died because of a roll over into a ditch.)"

Have your children do their chores. Period.

By: Miss Hetty King

scrubbing the floor

"Never, let your children get bored. It makes them cranky, grumpy, and much worse- idle, or lazy. Every child must have some chore. It can be anything, like ironing or cleaning for an example. They can black the stove, feed the chickens, milk the cows, clean the stalls, scrub the floor, weed the garden, or dust the house. But, every positive thing has a downside. If you give your children too much to do, they don't have any time for anything else for their pleasure, like fishing or playing in the barn. Give them some regular routines in the morning, afternoon or evening. Preferably mornings and evenings. One thing that never changes, and we see it alot in today's society, children and teens who don't want to work, they just sit idly in front of a large picture tube, and it's destroying them what comes in front of their faces. It is our job to change all that, and to make our children good hard workers. Don't allow your kids to whine when they have to do something, and then give in to what they want. They will cry next time and they will do the same thing over and over again until they get what they want. That happens way too often, however, we are putting a stop to it. And that's what you should do.
                             

Hair care

By: Mrs. Olivia Dale

tomato juice helps if you had an unfortunate mishap with a skunk

"A woman's hair is her crowning glory. We have all heard it said, and it is true. We must all take care of our hair, for it is our crown, because we don't want to be bald! Washing our hair is very important, we don't want it to look like duck grease, now do we? Wash your hair thoroughly with Rolling Reliable's official Hair Wash Shampoo. It works wonders, and it smells so too. It has a fragrant smell, and you can buy any perfume of your choice at Lawson's General Store, Avonlea. If you encounter an episode with a skunk, no matter how much of Rolling Reliable's hair wash shampoo you put on your head, the horrid smell will not get the odor to wash off. The secret is tomato juice- yes, tomato juice. But, your clothes reek too, so burn them. :) (How unfortunate if it's your best Sunday dress. Well, nobody would want to sit next to you anyway in the church pew. So just get over it, there will be many more dresses than the one you've just burned.)

How to stop children's quarrelling

By: Mrs. Janet King

"Every child argues. It's a fact that will always remain true. Nevertheless, we, as mothers, aunts, teachers and guardians, want to stop fights before it breaks the relationship between children. Some kids squabble over anything, or everything, and sometimes they will not talk to each other for days. Here is some advice for arguing children. Find the trouble maker, as in the photograph shown it is Felicity, and stop the children from ramming into each other, as that can hurt and cause nosebleeds. Let the victim explain the cause of the argument. Arguments are mostly simple and silly really, they just need to kiss and make up. If they cannot get along with chores or any other thing together, do not separate them, it will only make matters worse. The trick is, have them do things together, their relationship will be restored if you keep this habit up. Not that hard to do, is it?  Don't give up on your children, although they may be a handful at times, and they most certainly will be."

             

Styling tips from Avonlea's women folk

   "The right hat"                                 
By: Miss Sara Stanley
                   
"Wear a hat that suits your outfit, and one that you like. If you are wearing a puffy sleeved blouse, and a poofy skirt, wear a smaller hat than in the photograph shown. You don't want to look, well, rather fat. Thus, if you wear a slim outfit, it looks a lot more attractive if you wear a larger, feathery hat. You don't want to look too scrawny either. For simple, more casual outfits, wear a straw hat with a colorful ribbon around it. Just the touch for a simple, but elegant day!"


          "Another dress"

Gus and Felicity

                     
            By: Miss Felicity King

"You can't always walk around in your best Sunday dresses, but you don't want to look frumpy when you have guests coming over either. So, always have a second best dress in you closet. Not too fancy, mind you, just chic enough to look fabulous and you can still prepare dinner without worrying about destroying your favorite dress while cooking!"

Hair done up nicely

"Hairstyles" 
By: Janet King

"Choose the hair style that you adore. There are sooo many choices! Once you have found one that you like, stick to it. Or, find another one that you like better. Some women in Avonlea, style their hair the way the new trend is, but, that's not always an option for everybody. Things change all the time, but you don't. Don't change the hair styles you like, just because they're out of the trend. Just be you. That's the real hair style."

Cecily King

"Your girl's dress"          By: Mrs. Olivia Dale

"Every girl should have the right to look just as pretty in pink as her older sister did. Let the child pick out her own dress for a change, she is growing up you know. Of course, every mother wants her child to look cute and sweet and " Oh, what a pretty little thing!" And, you don't want the child to choose an ugly, horrid dress, either. In the child's point of view, if the mother chooses the clothing, she will feel babyish and will dislike the clothes bought for her. I am certain that you, dear reader, have been in that situation more than twice. Don't let your child go through the same things you have!"


"A boy's clothes" 
By: Miss Hetty King

"Every pupil of mine comes to school with clean clothes. Some of them may be in rags, but I make sure that they are clean rags. The lads wear usually a brown, blue, red, grey, or dark green clothes. (Or whatever they find handy in their closet that morning. Typical.)  And they always wear a cap, with a button on top, on their heads. Sundays they wear a suit with bow tie. But when it comes to chore time, they are in coveralls and they are as dirty and sloppy as can be! But, as they say, boys will be boys!" And that, will never change, no matter how hard you try to keep them neat! :}"