JUST WHAT SHE DIDN T WmnT. She had a practical mind and prided herself upon the fact that the presents she- gave were always eminently useful. White elephants were animals that she abhorred. And she expected' that her friends would bear this in mind when choosing their tokens of esteem for her. A gift, she maintained, should be determined by the tastes of its recipient. Her own tastes were artistic. She liad neither skill nor inclination for odd jobs about the house or garden. That was why she was so annoyed „when, on Christmas morning, she found the ladder in her stocking.
ALL IMPORTANT. Author: It's always the samel Whenever I want to work I can't lay my hands on anytliing. Wife; But, dear, I'Ve filled your fountain pen and put, out plenty of oaper. .Author: Yes — but what have you done with the corkscrew ?
For a VERY ' j(£ HAPPY ' HOLIDAY The SPA HOTEL TAUPO awaits the holiday crowds, and once again THE Ff SPA will be the Rendezvous of visitors from Hawke's Bay. /trSl~r T. A. HEATH PROPRIETOR.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 72, 17 December 1937, Page 25 (Supplement)
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179Page 25 Advertisements Column 2 Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 72, 17 December 1937, Page 25 (Supplement)
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