NANETTE NOTICES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 71, 23 February 1937, Page 12

NANETTE NOTICES

HERE AND THERE (By “Nanette.”) A Beautiful Superstition. There are many superstitions amongst the Senicca Indians regarding the hereafter (says a writer in an exchange). When a maiden dies, it is the custom to cage a bird, and as soon as it is old enough to attempt to sing, the relatives load it with kisses and caresses, and then liberate it directly over the grave of the loved one. The belief of these simple people is that the bird will not even fold its wings nor close its eyes until it arrives in the spirit land and delivers the load of kisses and kind regards of those left behind. A New Season.

Alluring and so chic are the new autumn hats at Kitty Emden’s Millinery Salon (c/r Fitzlierbert Avenue and the Square). Why not slip in there and try them on}* * A Moving Affair.

“I’m going back to The ‘Exclusive’ again to see some frocks, because I was so pleased with the costume I obtained at their removal sale. Where are they moving to, Nanette?” asked a friend. “They open shop next to Speechley’s in Main Street on March 1, pending the completion of their new premises in Broadway,” Nanette replied to the inquiry. * Princesses Learn To Swim.

The famous Bath Club, off Piccadilly, with its pale blue waters, is the best “pool” in the West End. Queen Elizabeth is patroness of the club, and here the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose are being taught to swim by Miss Laly, who was also instructress to Prince Edward and their father thirty years ago. On the walls of the bathroom the Princesses noticed photos of “Uncle David”—in swimming costume—taken in his teens. The Bath Club owes a great deal of its prestige to the Duke of Windsor; frequently he used it to play squash, attending not as Royalty, but as an ordinary member.

Dependable. Fully fashioned silk and rayon hose from 2s lid a pair may be had at the Scotch Wool and Hosiery Shop, Ltd., where only dependable makes are stocked. All wool stockings with expanding

rib tops are 2s 6d a pair—just the thing for cooler days 1 The selection of stockings there is simply splendid. * Glass Heels For Shoes.

It seems that the use of glass for apparel will not stop short with hats, for in New York at present are displayed glass shoes, which, it seems, are likely to be worn quite soon. Shoedesigners are looking to glass as the medium of some of their newest shades, and say that shortly there will be glass heels. The first models are made of opaque glass in lovely jewel colours to tone with the rich fabrics of the new evening shoes. Another novelty which has appealed in New York is the aerated rubber heel. It has an air chamber at the back which collapses when a step is taken, and so throws the weight of the body toward the front of the heel.

Odd, But Wanted. Carpets, in odd but wanted sizes— Oft by 6ft, 9ft by 7ft 6in, and 10ft 6in by 7ft Gin—are obtainable at Hutchins’ Furniture Warehouse. When you see their stock of carpets it will really surprise you, there being a wonderful selection in all sizes. Patterns are pleasing and tasteful, and there is a design to suit everyone. * Coronation Colours.

It is certainly the Coronation influence that lias popularised red and purple (writes a London correspondent in an Australian exchange). Every dress show lately has shown fiats trimmed with a saucy twist of red, white and blue, and at least one dramatic evening gown of Imperial purple. Red and purple have gone into decoration, too. Red and white were the colours which Miss Jeanetta Scott, cousin of the Duchess of Gloucester, chose for her wedding to Captain James Stirling Home Drummond Moray, at Melrose. The guard of honour from the Scots Guards, the bridegroom’s regiment, wore scarlet uniforms; the bridesmaids’ plum-coloured velvet redingotes and tiny green caps made like Mercury’s wings. Sir Peter and Lady Ilorlick’s recently decorated house in Hans Place has “gone Coronation,” too, with its purple-carpeted drawing room and gleaming mirrors. Opportunity. There is a wonderful opportunity to obtain a smart handbag from Alston’s, the Handbag Specialists (2 doors from G. and C.’s) at a particularly reasonable price. The 1936 handbags have all been specially reduced to mako

room for the 1937 stocks, which are arriving every week. * Youth Or Middle Age. “Give me back, give me back the wild freshness of morning, its smiles and its tears are worth evening’s best light,” said Tom Moore. I wonder whether more people would agree with him or with Dame Sybil Thorndike, who recently gave her vote in favour of middle age? As you grow older you enjoy life more, she thinks, because you have a better sense of values (says an overseas writer). To my mind, the great thing about middle age is that you become more philosophic, although a famous novelist once said, “No woman was ever a philosopher.” You cannot be hurt as keenly in middle age as in youth, but there are some unfortunate enough to be hurt by the fact that they are no longer young. Worth While.

Nanette always finds it worth while to search the shops for unadvertised “Sale-End” bargains. In Collinson and Cunninghame’s she has come across a small assortment of Shetland dressing jackets in white and blue. Originally 6s lid, the Sale-End price is 2s lid—ns red-hot a bargain as one could wish for. * The Latest Craze.

The Royal cipher, tattooed on the shoulder, is one of the latest fashions which photography is helping to spread among women. Pictures published widely in London of mannequins having the monogram “G.R.,” surmounted by a royal crown, tattooed on their left shoulder-blades and calves have aroused a good deal of interest in that particular method of “improving” beauty. The tattooed ciphers are executed in red and blue vegetable dyes. Little support is expected among the general public for the fashion, but photography has certainly succeeded in bringing it before the public eye.