A lady, whilst engaging a new housemaid, was asked : " How many evenings a week does you allow off? The reason I wants to know, before making permanent arrangements, is I am a debutante this season, and requires a good many evenings for my social engagement;." Angry Mother: "Now, Bobby, don't let me speak to you again!" Bobby (helplessly)": "How can I prevent vou, mamma?" *
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19160403.2.54
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 16079, 3 April 1916, Page 7
Word Count
64Untitled Evening Star, Issue 16079, 3 April 1916, Page 7
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.