Kitty on Advertising.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 407, 25 February 1904, Page 5

Kitty on Advertising.

Acli I sold again, it makes me as savage as a wild cat t What's wrong Kitty dear 1 Oh, just another of those abominable catchy advertisements: Here I've been reading a real interesting thing, and it finishes with an advertisement. Well, well, dearie, you mnsn't complain. Advertising is a condition of existence nowadays. * Yes Jack, for business people. Aye,- and even for pretty girls I What rubbish. Do you mean matrimonial advertisements ? Oh dear, no 1 Why look. Kitty 1 There's Dolly Penniwhistle walking down the street, see the get-up, the mincing gait, the affectation and the pose of her head—that's all advertising; « It is not. You're a mean thing. It is so! She's advertising in order, to attract attention—especially the attention of Billy Billkins. It's' all right though} Billy will do well if he gets Dolly and old . Penniwhistle's money. Well, Jack, supposing—men are just as bad'l Certainly they are. See Jimmy Jorriolcs, He's been advertising himself for years past, and yet hasn't found a purchaser. No girl will look at him, but as Darwin tell us, the old male birds strut about in gay plumage advertising to catch the attention of the young hens and it is something similar with the human animal." You're a nasty thing. D'ye mean to say I ever advertised to.attract your attention? You I Of course you did, Kitty, and I don't blame you. It was that sweet laugh* ing smile that fairly caught me I It was so, and I'm glad of it. I never— . . . Now Kitty, be careful 1 But I'm delighted with my bargain. If we hadn't our attention drawn by advertisements, ona wouH miss half the good things in the world—as I might have missed you I Well Jack, you may think it is very smart to talk like that, but I can tell you— Whose advertisement were you reading when you lost that pretty adorable little temper of yours? \. Ohl one of those bothering <Hondai« Lanka Tea things. I'm always getting tripped up with them, Well, but we use their tea, and it's Al isn't it? I should think it is 1 The cheapest and ' loveliest you can buy. How's that Kitty ? Because the longer you know it the better ,; oulike it I .-.'