A FASHIONABLE FAD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2194, 14 January 1886, Page 2

A FASHIONABLE FAD.

At present the fashionable fad, sayaa Melbourne lady correspondent, is for each married lady.in a-large Theatre party to take a paper bag of lollies with her, not to eat, dear, but'simply to, bite a piece out of, and kiss the remainder boforre she throws it tp hpr favorite masher—who may be jn her box—or any other—the discreet husband on these occasions generally being absent, In return the gallant masher eats the hstycum piece, and kisses the tiny bit left, previous to bowling' it, with Spofforthlike skill into the open mouth of his fair masheross. This game looks awfully vulgar until you find out the players of this pretty theatrical "Aunt Sally" all move in the highest circles. Then, of course, it becomes quite the proper thing, and, really, strange though it may seem' it doesn't look very, very bad, although' it is awfully funny. At least, that was my opinion after watching the game the whole evening at the Bijou, on the first night of ''The Magistrate" A short time previous to this it was considered "eood form" to "blow feathers" into ;oiie another's faces. This game, however : _was considered, too -light for the " set' 5 who hiro -.a. special ..box,. on, certain occasions.