NANETTE NOTICES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 222, 19 August 1937, Page 12

NANETTE NOTICES

HERE AND THERE

(By “Nanette.”)

Wedding Music. Music at a. wedding ceremony has an amusing and ancient origin. On such an occasion in the olden days drums were beaten with great gusto, weapons clashed together, and any concfeivabie instrument played. This 'was thought an excellent plan for warding off the evil spirits which were believed to exist in those times. Evil spirits, it was thought, might prove particularly objectionable on such an auspicious day. But, to-day, compare that barbaric method with the dignified proceedings which precede the stately wedding march played with the utmost solemnity; it is a decidedly different “tune.” Do You Play Cards? “I’ve just secured a splendid bargain,” one enthusiastic card player told another. “I bought a card tabfe (with a single stay) at Hutchins’ Furniture Warehouse, for only ]4s Cd, .and it’6 wonderful value. The baize top is of very good quality. They also had some other tables, with a double stay, ' at 17s Gd.” Quite Recovered. “It has quite recovered, thank you 1” Thnt is what a friend told Nanette when she inquired about his car, which had been giving him some trouble. “You see,” he explained, “I took it to Fowler Motors, and they soon discovered what was ailing and put it right again. They give splendid service, and can be thoroughly depended upon.” * Old Fashion Revived. More than ever, the fashion of lacquering finger nails is spreading (writes a London correspondent). Whether it should not be discouraged by men is a topic widely discussed. Of the many arguments against the practice, by far the most frightening has come from a correspondent of the Times, who suggested that-the practice originated in the United States among slightly-negro women, who wished to cover up tell-tale evidences of their black blood showing under the nails. The editor of Perfumery and Toiletry, in a letter to the Times, contradicting this assertion, states that lacquering the nails was a common practice among the Chinese more than 3000 years ago, when mandarins gilded their nails as an indication of their exalted station. Later, he declares, Cleopatra improved on the practice, which for generations was followed by Egyptian ladies. In Europe and Britain, he continues, women have stained and enamelled their nails for centuries. The practice was discountenanced during the Cromwellian period, but was revived at the lle6toration. It lapsed later through the disapproval of Queen Victoria, and now seems likely, in common with other beauty aids, -to persist, and contribute to the prosperity of the cosmetic industry. No Classes For a Week. Owing to the fact that Miss Gwen Gibbs, of the Broadway School of Dancing, will act as adjudicator at the Wellington competitions next week, no classes will be held from August 23 to 28. Classes will resume, however, oil August 30. Private and class tuition is given in all branches. Pioneer Chinese Doctor. Many distinguished women from countries bordering the Pacific assembled at Vancouver for the PanPacific Women’s Association Triennial Conference, from July 12 to 24. Among them wife Dr. Kong Li, pioneer woman doctor in China. Dr. Kong Li is the mother of 10 university graduates, three of whom are doctors of medicine. She still conducts one of the largest practices in Hawaii, specialising in obstetrics. Educated at a mission school in China, Dr. Kong Li took her degree 42 years ago At the' school she, met the lad who was to become her future husband. They were fellow students at the university, and they married after they had obtained their degrees. They eft China and went to Hawaii, where they set up a joint practice, which they still maintain. Improve Your Figure. To-day women are more “figure conscious” than ever, and rightly so, be-caue-e they know that a lovely fflce is spoiled by a bad figure. Turkishi baths and massage are wonderful aids lor miproving the figure by smoothing away that superfluous fat, besides which they tone up the whole body and infuse women with a new vitality. American’s Praise. Mr David Bradley, one of the four American skiers who visited New Zealand said on his arrival in Sydney a few days ago that he would rank New Zealand sportsmen first in the world for their sportsmanship, quite apart from the excellence of their performance. He added that lie and Ins three associates found that tins spirit added greatly to their enjoyment of their visit to New Zealand. A Spring Wedding. “It’s coing to be a spring wedding, the bride-to-be told a friend, “and the reception will be held afterwards at the Boyale Dutch. Wien my sister was married she had the wedding breakfast there and we were delighted with the catering, and we thought that the special room upstairs which is set aside for the purpose was just splendid.” Fashion Glimpses. Fashion continues to have an “Empire” slant, and one of the moat successful of the new season’s prints bears the cost of arms of Great Britain and the Dominions in red and blue, on a white ground. . Silver fox is now being manufactured into jackets. Models in bolero length alternate with jackets ending at the hips. Sleeveless types are particularly smart, particularly with formal evening gowns. New alliances for knitted and woven fabrics include a summer pullover with striped linen front and knitted back and sleeves. Tweed suits in striped tweeds with the same stripe for sweaters designed to go with them, are a variation of the theme. Open-back sandal shoes have been worn recently at Longchamps. Pars. There is a two-section front rather like a bandage and a slender strap connects with the toe section, goes right round the heel, and' fastens half-way on the outside with a neat buckle. The Best Purchase, She bad spent the afternoon shopping and deposited all the parcels on tlie table. “The purchase I’m most pleased with of all,” she told Nanette, opening a parcel, “is this pair of pyjamas in non-run locknit. They have a. number of them at the Scotch Wool and Hosiery Shop. Ltd., in delightful tonings and all sizes, from 9s lid a pair ”