Mirrors are not allowed in a certain girls' school in Lancashire. Pupils are evidently expected to adjust their schoolgirl complexions from memory. Mrs Smythe-Brown was making the final arrangements for her reception. ■'Bridget " she said to her old servant, "for the first thirty minutes after 6 o'clock I want you to stand at the drawing-room door, and call the guests' names as they arrive." Bridget’s face lit up. "Very well, ma'am," she replied, “I.'ve been wantin' to do that to some of your friends for years.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 November 1939, Page 8
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