NANETTE NOTICES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 154, 1 June 1937, Page 11

NANETTE NOTICES

HERE AND THERE. , (By “Nanette.’’) A True Philosopher. There are so many modern conveniences to-day that most of us take them for granted, Lor instance, it is a very simple thing to switch on the electric iron which makes the task of pressing the week’s washing so much easier than it used to be, yet how many of us pause to think that not so long ago this convenience did not exist ? A missionary who is visiting Palmerston North, Dliss Diary llees, from Central Africa, mentioned to Nanette that the best irons available there were ones filled with hot charcoal. There are-many Palmerston North housewives who will recall the oldfashioned irons, which were heated cm the stove, in existence not so many years ago. The thought of them will bring memories of faces flushed with the heat, of the trying job ironing was' in those days, especially in summer. One lady irom a Scandinavian country recalled to Nanette the type of iron used in her girlhood, when a block which fitted exactly into the iron was heated in the red-hot coals and then inserted. Modern housewives. you have a lot for which to be thankful! Next time you switch on that electric iron of yours, don’t sigh and say: “Bother, 1 wish I didn’t have this job ahead.” Instead, be a true philosopher, and think of the advantages housewives before you missed. Then you can say cheerfully, no matter how high the pile of clothes before you waiting to have the creases smoothed away: “It would have boon worse a few years ago. T can count another blessing in an electric iron !” Whatever Next?

“Sermons in irons! Really, Nanette, whatever next?” J hear you all murmur. “Whatever next” is going to be a little fashion talk, if you please, about what the natives wear in the heart of Africa. (“Very little?’’ I hoar you say.) Paris fashion magazines are not studied there; the natives are untroubled that way. The women, Dliss Rees told Nanette, wear bark-cloth and banana leaves, and the men just the former. The natives could not afford tlie European clothes, but oh, tne joy when an article of European clothing came into their possession 1 The little native girls who came to the mission stations first had their measurements taken for a skirt, and how proud they were when they walked away wearing it. Then, later on, when they were perhaps provided with a dress, their pride was even greater, and they took great care of their clothes. The eternal woman! A Successful Reception. “The reception was certainly a success. We must celebrate our silver wedding at the Rovale Dutch as well.” So said the bright eyed bride as the guests were departing. “A splendid idea,” the bridegroom' agreed “I love this upstairs room of the Royale Dutch, and the horseshoe tabic means we’ll be lucky in our married life.” Qualities Combined.

If you’re an average business gill, you’ll love good stockings, but because they are quite a heavy item you’ll want them to wear well. The fully-fashioned lisle hose at the Scotch Wool and Hosiery Shop combine the qualities of a smart appearance and dependable wear. In all the latest tones, they are priced from 3s lid to 5s lid. Two Women Together.

“I carry you on ray back. You white women not like mud.” So the native girl interpreter made an offer to Dliss Rees, the missionary from Africa, when together they were {ravelling through the great lturi Forest in the course of their work, and came to one of the streams which must be crossed. “To my shame be it said, that in all I allowed her to carry me four times, confided Dliss Rees. “After a while, however, I said to Her: ‘We are two women together—the only difference between us is that your skin is black, and mine white. Why should you carry me?—it should he the same for the both of us.’ ” Further comments made by Miss Rees revealed that she had evidently enjoyed a very bright companionship with her native interpreter. For The Housewife.

Slub repps?—why, certainly, madame! We have a wonderiul range of them here at Hutchins’• Furniture Warehouse. In shades of pink, blue, green, gold and brown, they are guaranteed fadeless and of British make. Although extra good quality, they are priced at only 2s lid a yard. A Reminiscence. f ,

“Seeing all these women banded together makes me think of the women’s suffragette movement in England, in which I was involved. They were a. great body of women, those suffragettes —they knew what they wanted and went right ahead to get it I” That was the whispered comment of a gentleman who happened to be at the meeting of the Townswomen’s Guild yesterday. “They had a pluck men would not have had, and they faced death to achieve their object—several of them lost their lives for the cause,” ho adde'd reminiscently. “And they seemed to know what they’d 'do with their vote when they got it!” Women can achieve things if they are enthusiastic, and speak with one voice, it seems. I hey can have the last word in more ways than one! Relief From Rheumatism!

The pure wool pile of “Quillcttes” retains a large volume of air. The sleeper cannot become overheated, as any increase in bodily temperature cieates further circulation of air through the fabric, thus ensuring the ventilation so necessary to health. This feature of “Quillcttes” usually affords great relief to sufferers from rheumatism and allied complaints. Easy to clean, too! See the “Quillettes in Collinson and Cunninghame’s No. 12 display window. Fruit Baskets And Funnels. A fruit basket or funnel for a hat, horsehair for evening wraps, and leather for trimming are some of the novelties shown in Paris. Horsehair stands out in beautifully crisp lines, and provides the romantic silhouette needed for picture, frocks. The horsehair is made in shiny bands, and each is joined to the next, making horizontal cords in a tier effect. -It is Schiaparelli who the credit for the inspiration. She showed these coats in dark blues with a midnight tint, and a hint of purple. The same designer has set Paris laughing with her fruit basket hat,'and her funnel toque is a new version of the open crown. She takes a fruit basket as a model for. the first creation, and piles velvet peaches, oranges and bananas in the top in lavish profusion.