NANETTE NOTICES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 48, 25 January 1938, Page 11

NANETTE NOTICES

j~ HERE AND. THERE. (By “Nanette.”) An All-weather Friend. It isn’t only in the dry sunny weather that a car for pleasure trips is of such importance, but on the wet windy days what a difference it makes to drive snugly off to business or pleasure in a really dependable car. Let Fowler Motors, Ltd. show you over their Vauxhalls, Pontiacs, and Oldsmobile Sixes. * Swat Them! Summer may bring many joys to wo humans.—including freckles and sunburn, but, alas, with it also comes the flies. Swat them 1 Flies have a peculiar sense of humour, it seems. They alight maybe on the tip of your nose, and then perhaps take a walk along your forehead (which, if corrugated like “Nanette’s.” has numerous pathways), or else tickle your arm to tease, i Then, when you make a murderous di.ve at them, determined that nothing 1 less than their life will satisfy you, they fly up to the ceiling and glide along in a “you-can't-do-this” manner to taunt you. No matter what care you take, in summer you’ll always find a fly here or there, to remind us apparently that all the world does not belong to we human beings after all 1 For a “Good-night.” Among the many genuine bargains at the summer sale ax the Scotch AVool and Hosiery Siiop, Ltd. are lovely nighties and pyjamas for which it is well known. These good-quality undies in all dainty siiades are popular at any time so with a big reduction in price they will soon be snapped up. * The Summer Sales. “Now that the sales are starting I’m planning to spend a day round the shops,” remarked a woman to her friend, “I make a treat of it by having morning tea and dinner at the Royale Dutch Lounge. The pleasant break prevents that tired feeling—in fact it’s half the fun of the day.” * “Friend” Marriages. Alarmed at the number of divorces in Denmark, the authorities instituted the “friend” marriage, said Mrs G. L. Host, when she returned to Australia recently, after spending nearly a year abroad. “Even if only one of the people concerned wish for the divorce, the other cannot refuse to give it,” she added. “A few years ago the number of divorces were enormous, but now there are not nearly so many. “In ‘friend’ marriages, which seem to have resulted in unions being more lasting, the man and girl each keep their jobs, and each continue to live at their parents' homes. By this means they can live more economically and are able to be married much younger. They do not set up house until they have children. “Parents did not like the system at first, and the first ‘friend’ marriage, which was about 10 years ago, caused a great scandal,” said Mrs Host. j The only position which a woman j cannot hold in Denmark, according to Airs Host, is that of a minister of the Church. j Where Praise Is Due. “You know,” confided a friend, “I used to think Turkish baths were just for people who wanted to slim, till my sister-in-law started taking them to relieve her high blood-pressure. Now she can't give enough praise to the Turkish Baths in the Regent Arcade for the help they’ve been-.” * At Last. Mrs has bought a new lounge suite at last, and says she would have had one long ago if she had known that such good quality could be had for £ll 15s. In tapestry or Genoa Hutchins’ Furniture AVarehouse has splendid quality suites at that price as well as more expensive varieties. * "Never No More.” He was a dear old man with rather a sweet tooth. So, when he went atravelling, he stuffed into his pocket a large cake of favourite chocolate. It was a very hot day and the railway carriage was crowded and stuffy, so, thinking after a while that he would like to sweeten the journey, he sought in his pocket for the chocolate. Alas, the chocolate had melted into a dark creamy-looking mass which had oozed into his pocket and formed blobs on his suit as he withdrew it. But, ns “Nanette” said, he was a dear old man, and like everyone else saw the funny side of it, although he vowed that “never no more” would ho harbour chocolate in his suit when travelling. For Evening, Exotic for the evening is a black marocain gown, with a bird embroidered in diamente beads right down one side of the skirt. Australians and Racing. “I have always been told that Australians are ‘racing mad,’ says an overseas writer, “but have only just discovered just how much more knowledge many of us have of racing than of anything else. AVhile staying at one of the small seaside resorts on the North Coast last week-end I wanted to buy some sal volatile. AA 7 hen I asked for. it the storekeeper said: ‘Sal volatile—that’s a racehorse isn’t Jt?’ ”