THE TELEPHONE GIRL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1575, 19 October 1912, Page 11

THE TELEPHONE GIRL.

HOW SHE SHALL DO HER HAIR. The hello_ girl, and the aspiring hello girl, and girls ui general will be intorested to know the mode of dress Aw^ n^ t0 a Gnzetfe notice just Swi f 1 ' Zealnnd telephone girls are to observe. Cadettes will not be permitted to wear large # bows or otherwise to dress their hair in a manner to obstruct the supernsors view of their faces or .of the switchboard. Cadettes wearing their hair hanging down must wear it plaited whilst they are at the switchboard. Neatness in dress is necessary, and tho wearing of sleeves with tight-fitting cuffs will bo compulsory. • Blouses or dresses not having such cults can bo made conformable to this regulation l>y- the wearing of ovcrcufts which can be pulled on and off. These overcuffs bo wide or baggy, and must bo at least 4in. deep No bangles of any description, or long chains, ore to bo worn during office hours. It is preferred that 'correspondence be addressed to cadettes'- own homes; gifts made by subscribers to telephone exchange cadettes are to be made . through the senior woman in cliargp. and individual gifts, excepting such trifles as a pair of gloves, aro not to be accepted; and tho acceptance' by individual 'cadettes of money gifts is entirely forbidden. Strict secrecy must be observed with regard to information acquired in the performance of duty. - Listening, except for wholly official purposes, to conversations passing along the wires is positively forbidden under pain of dismissal. To ascertain if a conversation is finished, a momentary "tapping" and the hearing of a single syllable will suffice. Controlling officers must report every breacli of tin's regulation. Unnecessary conversation is to bo regarded as a breach of discipline.. The "sport" need not bother "central" about the result of the last race or the sculling championship, for "information is not to be supplied to the public—the case of fire alone excepted." Calls to report fires or. accidents are to be given precedence* of other business. In the event of subscribers using improper language, attendants "must not take the law into their own hands bv retaliating on offenders." Also, switchboard attendants must relegate to leisure hours any natural aptitudo they own for I holding disputes with members of the public. | Miss Milsom's Exclusive and Up-to-date ' methods for Treating Hair und Skin will positively stop tho hair from falling, pTevent and restore grey hair, cure worst cases of dandruff and irritation, thus promoting a healthy growth. '-'Cultene" (reg.) Skin Food, unsurpassed foi wrinkles and withered skin, softens and tones the coarscst skin, cures blackheads, and largo pores. Ladies and Gentlemen taught home treatment. Delightful face massage (Denmark), Electrolysis (permanent and painless). Hairdressing taught, Hairwork of every description. Lightest, finest weaving, best Parisian Hair only. Purest Face Powder. Grey Hair restored to natural colour, with great success, with wonderful preparation, harmless, and most natural looking. Shampooing, Manicuring, Clipping. Just received from Parisian buyer, beautiful Switches, Puffs, and Natural Hair Pads. Personal attention, strictly confidential. Afiss Mileoni, King's Chambers (opp. Stewart Dawson's), Willis Street, Wellington. Telephone 811. -Advt. '