FEMININITIES

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 42, 19 February 1930, Page 13

FEMININITIES

Those exotic pyjamas with fluttering sleeves! They look awfully 'nice, but did. the poet who sang o£ the "sweet disorder" of his beloved's dress notice her trailing her frills in the gutter, or dipping her ribbons in his . morning cofi'ec9 . ' . UnpunctuaHty. Most men expect to bo kept waiting, but few of .us like to hr.vc our'expectation realised. That vaso of flowers ou his deski.lt's probably the result of a' kind thought, but it may hinder work, and it may be U p Se .t—ivith disastrous results. That powder-sprinkled dressing table. It- may become an eyesore sooner" or later and lead to misunderstanding. ~, Likewise may a handbag, a crumpled laco handkerchief, of a piece Of sewing in the best armchair lead to dissensions; particularly if tlio needle is discovered! . • .- That haunting perfume! ' -Though rather agreeable at a dance or tho the-, atro, it doesn't seem at all. llio same at the breakfast table. A tinkling laugh! Even the most melodious laugh can become a source of annoyance, if it is repeated too often. Like most "feminine touches," it should be used sparingly, or not ait all!