NANETTE NOTICES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 10, 10 December 1936, Page 12

NANETTE NOTICES

HERE AND THERE (Bv “Nanette.’") Father Christmas Was Pleased. When Father Christmas received a letter the other uay, which was sent to him care of a city firm, it made him a very happy old mail. He smiled all over his face and shook his white hair and long whiskers, and said: "I am glad to see that there is such an unselfish little girl in Palmerston North, who is kind enough to think of other boys and girls.” The letter read: “Deary Father Christmas.—l want to leave a stocking on my bed with toys for the poor boys and girls. Will you take it to them, please?—Anne.” Father Christmas has tucked away the note in a pocket of his red cloak. For Christmas Shoppers. The Christmas shoppers who ore hurrying so busily around the city in search of gifts for their friends would lie well advised to visit Alston’s, the Handbag Specialists (2 doors from G and C.’s). A handbag is an ideal present, and at Alston’s there is a selection of all styles in a number of colours, at prices to suit every purse. *

Brainwaves. The jeweller’s assistant, an absentminded fellow, was being married. He was presenting the bride with the ring when he hesitated. “With this ring.” prompted the minister. “With tin’s ring,” said the bridegroom, “we give a written guarantee reminding the customer that tlie price will he refunded if it is not as represented.” Why? Why does a woman close her eyes when she is kissed? Psychologists say that she is an idealist and closes her eyes to “shut out the world of realities.” Alany women would also like to “shut out” the everyday reality ol rough or coarse skin that time and weather inflict upon them. And they can now, thanks to Elizabeth Arden’s system of cleansing, toning, and nourishing the skin. Inquire about Elizabeth Arden Toiletries at Collinson and Cunninghame’s Toilet Counter * Green Make-up Cream. New make-up creams include a primary cream which is applied after the usual foundation cream is used. This comes in such surprising colours as pale green, light and dark amber, and cop per. It is used as a foundation over which rich shades of make-up are applied. After this, two powders are employed, a darker shade first, and the lighter one to finish. Two mascaras are recommended, the darker first. This gives the illusion of greater length to the eyelashes, and is said to impart shadowy beauty to tlie eyes. There arc two eyeshadows, the darker applied first, close to the lashes, and the lighter shadow, known as sequin, with a metallic glitter, is then stroked on with a brush. Rouge and lipstick do not change. Bronze And Sequin Shadow. For titian hair a brown mascara

and green for tlie lash tips is advised, and a violet eye shadow with hronzi sequin shadow for the lids. Girls, who sell these preparations are classified by cards on the counter as being ol one particular type or another, and the customer is given a beauty analysis chart, a duplicate of which is kept in the shop. A Wrong Guess, “Do I like your trousseau?” repeated Nanetto to tlic Christmas bride. “It’s the host I’ve seen for a long time! You lucky creature, they must have cost a fortune; Where did you get them —certainly not ill Palmerston North.” “Yon’ie wrong there,” •said the bride. “ I hey were quite in expensive and they 'came from nowhere else but The ‘Exclusive.’ ” * Cheer Up, Father! Father, don’t look so worried, please! Nanette can tell you the present to choose for your wife and daughter at Christinas. It is a hat, of course! (Women can’t resist hats, you know). At Kitty Emueu’s Millinery Salon (c/i Fitzherhei't Avenue and the Square) are hats in all styles and colours. . * A Novel Idea.

American latchkeys are being made with tiny money compartments in the top, just big enough for one note. Some of the keys dangle trom a small chain bracelet, so the owner is never short

of money. Boys Can Knit As Wall. Boys in Palestine knit for themselves gaily patterned skull caps from string. They are made in clear colours, and

perch on the hack of the head like a Juliet cap, and fashion designers have captured them for summer sports wear for dull days Don’t You Agree That — One of the most charming and intimate presents a woman can receive at Christmas is a set or an article of underwear? The window space of the Scotch AA’ool and Hosiery Shop, Ltd., is too limited to display their wonderful range of underwear. A comprehensive selection of underwear sets ranges in price from 12s 6d to £2 2s. Shorter Beach Clothes. Play-suits are being made in patterned fabrics. One design is a onepiece coat dress, others are shorts, with a wrap-around skirt. They are above the knee in length, and reflect the general shortening tendency of

beach clothes. Delight Your Friend. AYhen Nanette saw the bureaus at Hutchins’ Furniture AA a rehouse, she immediately wanted to claim one for her own. They have automatic slides and all sorts of handy compartments, and would lie a very fine present to give your friend at Christmas. The person who named one of those bureaus would not mind writing all day! High-Class Cats. High-class c-ats demand high-class names, and the list of prize-winners at the Siamese Cat Show was an interesting study in terminology. It includes: Oriental Alinoo Pinkie Purr, Ch. AVivenhoc Serena, Prestwick Paha, Hoi wav Nephalya. Savo of Bedale, Prestwick Puii, Northwood Bleu Bois. Do these aristocratic animals answer to the proletarian name of “Puss”? asks a writer in the Observer.