FROM THE WATCH TOWER

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 972, 15 May 1930, Page 10

FROM THE WATCH TOWER

By

"THE LOOK-OUT MAN.”

HINTS TO CLIMBERS (“Prisoners in Bedford Gaol «<ne indulge in folic-dancing under the personal guidance of the Hon. Phyllis Russell , daughter of Lord and Lady Ampthill.” ) —News Item. Let the climber in advancing Bear in mind the certain fact That the subject of hie dancing Galls for reticence and tact; Those who boast of the tuition That they recently received Are inviting a suspicion That would leave them very peeved. O beware of hinting brightly . To the partner whom you press That the dance you tread so lightly Was derived from the noblesse! As you drift ar%nnd sedately Do not murmur in her ear, “Yes, I learnt that step just lately Prom the Lady Clare de Vere.” For the social hopes you nourish Will collapse with horrid speed If she notes your little flourish With an idle "Oh, indeed!" And you'll look a trifle silly When she adds the words that chill, "Now, was that in Piccadilly— Or perhaps in Pentonville?” Lucio tin the "Manchester Guardian”). THE TIFF Two young men visited a popular but very crowded holiday resort for the holidays. They managed to get a room together at a leading hotel, but subsequently had a disagreement which culminated when one of them packed up his bag and left. He did it publicly. He was Through—with a capital “T.” An hour or so later, however, he returned. There was not another room to be had. Every hotel in the place was full to the doors. The two are again fast friends. SEAGULL’S LUNCH From Cheltenham comes the sad story of the pillaged luncheon. A party consisting of several women arrived at the beach on pleasure bent and, after spreading a rug, deposited thereon packages of foodstuffs—scones, sandwiches and the like. Then the visitors went for a stroll, forgetting that seagulls are inquisitive and voracious creatures. On their return they found it easy to find their camping place which was marked by a screaming mass of marauders. As they approached birds flew to right and to left bearing luncheon delicacies. One held in its beak a full-sized scone which presented serious but not overwhelming transport difficulties. When the members of the party arrived they salvaged only a few crumbs. GARGANTUAN MEALS Fishermen will agree readily that it takes an exceedingly large meal to daunt the smallest of seagulls. He will pounce upon anything from the remains of a picnic lunch to a discarded cabbage bobbing in the wake of an ocean liner. But fish are his specialty. Toss to a seagull a fisli apparently as large as himself and he will tackle the problem with painstaking heroism. The fish is seized and juggled about until it enters his beak head-first. Then, with a great deal of gaping and bulging the meal slowly disappears. Frequently this feat prevents the bird from flying for a considerable time, but it will never daunt him from tackling another fish. Seagulls have an Oliver Twist complex. ON THE WALLABY One of the highly exhilarating sports indulged in by an Aucklander who recently spent a holiday in the South was wallaby hunting. Wallaby hunting can also be had in moderate quantities on Rangitoto, but in this instance the exponent went as far away as Waimate or some equally outlandish place to practise it. The chief charm about wallaby hunting is that if sufficient of the interesting mammals are slain their pelts can be made into a wallaby rug. The number required to form a rug sufficient to keep a normal person reasonably warm is 25. The Auckland man managed to accumulate three pelts in the course of a fortnight in pursuit of the elusive wallaby. He is now wondering how long a man has to keep on the wallaby before getting a rug. * * m EXIT THE SYLPHS Appetite comes with eating, and, not satisfied with the effort to impose longer skirts on the female sex, Paris is now reported to have decided that they must also wear larger waists. Perhaps, comments whimsical “Lucio,” vie are on the eve of a general revolution in the appearance of the more important sex. For some years attenuation and exposure have been the guiding principles; in the matter of figures, the less there was of them the more they had to be displayed. It may he that figures will now "swell wisibly” and he all the more industriously concealed. Wider waists for larger ladies will be accompanied by longer skirts, higher collars, fuller sleeves, and vaster “models” generally—indeed, we are already told that "the sleeveless summer frock is definitely taboo for smart women.” It only remains to add long hair and larger feet and the transformation will be ■complete.