NANETTE NOTICES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 216, 12 August 1937, Page 12

NANETTE NOTICES

HERE AND THERE

Sleep sweetly in this quiet room, 0 thou, who e’er thou art, And let no anxious yesterday Disturb thy restless heart. Forget thyself and all the world, Put oat each glowing light. The stars are watcliing overhead, Sleep sweetly then—good-night.

This simple room is for our friends, The ones we love the best. May each one ho a little glad For having been our guest. ’Tis true we are not very rich, Yet we can give good cheer. Pure gladness is our common boon, And we are glad you’re here.

(By “Nanette.”) Fashion Novelties. “A Blackamoor head in the form of a pin or a brooch is the quaintest of the new season’s novelties,” said a Sydney lady on her return from abroad the other day. “I noticed the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Milbanke wearing two or three in the lapels of their suits. Other novelties are floral pins and metal bows. New York is showing windows full of house coats, made from pretty cottons with very full skirts and puff sleeves, to slip on indoors over frocks. Candy stripes are very popular, and window displays labelled ‘Fiesta’ are showing white handbags gaily decorated with flowers with mateliine hats and floral brooches. The ‘bow bonnet bag’ is something very new, and is made of straw bound with petersham ribbon, with a bow on one side.” An Invitation.

Ballroom pupils of tbe Broadway School of Dancing and their friends are invited to attend a studio party on Saturday night, commencing at 8.15 p.m. Several items and competitions will add to the pleasure of the evening, and the function promises to be as successful and enjoyable as previous parties. A New Idea.

Elastic-sided boots \s£re once an object for unmerciful caricature, but the use of elastic ill shoes is hailed with delight. Yarn manufacturers have been experimenting with such materials for many years. Gores and darts introducing contrasting leathers present an excellent opportunity*, for the use of elastic ill novelty weave, or as a backing to ensure the correct fit of the top of the shoe. Do You Sleep Badly?

A wealthy man who suffered very badly from insomnia once offered half his fortune for a cure. If he had indulged in Turkish baths, however, ho would have discovered that they induce sound, restful, and healthy sleep, at a small cost. Turkish baths may be had in the Regent Arcade, and they are proving of great benefit to sufferers from sleeplessness. , Princesses Set Fashion. The influence of Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret on children’s fashions is tremendous, and the frocks that they are wearing in the portrait painted by Margaret Lindsay Williams, and accepted by the Queen, arc being copied by children’s clothing manufacturers in Great Britain and the United States of America. Both frocks, which are of white organdie, have frilled necklines, sleeves, and skirts. A pale blue sash ties at the waist at the back of tlie one worn by Princess Elizabeth, and Princess Margaret wears a pink sash tied at the left. Special Cafeteria Service. Did you know that the Roy ale Dutch has a special cafeteria service? You may choose just what cakes (they’re home-made) take your fancy most, to have with delicious hot coffee or tea, or cool drinks if you please. For morning and afternoon teas you can’t beat tlie Royale Dutch. The New Spring Shades.

What a flutter of excitement there has been at the Scotch Wool and Hosiery Shop! A freslif;stock' of wools in all weights has hist been opened up, in all the delightful new spring shades: Your fingers will itch to knit when you see them; there are so many charming jumpers and cardigans you can make for yourself in these colours. * First Woman “Flying Doctor.” Dr. Jean White, who graduated from the University of Melbourne, will soon establish a new aerial medical base at Croydon, Queensland, for the Australian Inland Mission. She will become Australia’s first woman Flying Doctor. Dr. White will not fly the ’plane herself, hut one will be available for her whenever the need arises. The new base at Croydon has been made available by an annual gift.

Beautiful Mirrors. Just what would all the women of the world do without mirrors? You should see the beautiful frameless bevelled mirrors at Hutchins’ Furniture Warehouse, in round, square, and oblong shapes, with fancy chains. They are priced from 13s Gd, and would please even a princess.

The New Hats. Hats with brims like the ocean wave are Schiaparelli’s latest accomplishment, and the germ of the idea was in the 1900’s. Perhaps even Schiaparelli was influenced by the fact that she was dressing Mae West for her latest film, and Miss West’s hats are nothing if not dramatic.

Day And Night Service. Are you a stranger to Palmerston North? In that case, you may be interested to learn that Fowler Motors have their garage and service station open day and night, and that they may be thoroughly depended on to attend to your car. Ask any motorist and he will tell you. The Guest’s Bedroom.

The ethics of thoughtful hospitality manifest themselves in minor-, and often unconsidercd trifling details. At the inn of a little Staffordshire village where .1 stayed for several days I iounil the following verses hung in my bedroom (says a Sydney writer) :

At another hostelry in the same shire I encountered a more matter-of-fact enjoinder:—

Those who cross the threshold of this door, A hearty welcome both to rich and poor. One favour only we would bid you grant; Feel you’re at home and ask for what you want.

English private houses, as well as inns, afford examples of guest bedroom mottoes, sometimes elegant, hut always breathing sincerity, thus:— •

When a wall is soft and loose and a nail will not bear the weight of a. picture, mix a little plaster of Paris with some water. Scoop out a small hole in the wall, fill it with plaster, insert the nail gently. The plaster will harden in a few minutes.