NANETTE NOTICES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 166, 13 June 1940, Page 11

NANETTE NOTICES

HERE AND THERE. (By “Nanette.”) Linen-Marking. To mark linen neatly first write the name in lead pencil, then go over the pencil lines with marking ink. The pencil will prevent the ink from spreading and looking unsightly. Dainty and Warm. To ensure sound sleep you need to be comfortably Warm on cold nights and therefore cosy nightwear is essential. But there’s no need to sacrifice prettiness to practical considerations because you can buy really lovely nighties in wool lined >celanese in exclusive designs at the Scotch Wool aiid Hosiery Shop, the Square. * More Babies Adopted. ' More and more service men in England are arranging to adopt babies before they go away on active service, says a correspondent. Many childless wives fear their happy marriages may break up under the strain of war and long periods of separation unless they bring a. child in to share the home. In nearly every case boys are sought. A Marvellous Opportunity. For Show week and throughout June special prices will be ruling at Slater’s, the Square. : Every frock and gown lias been subjected to a special price. There , are frocks for every occasion, many v imported, which cannot be procured again. Besides this marvellous sensation there are wool suits and costumes, coats and millinery among the specials for J une. * Why. Writers Write. , Marjorie Bowen was lonely as a girl and left much to herself. At sixteen she wrote her first novel. Fannie Hurst was also a lonely only child, and everyone knows the famous Bronte sisters wrote because they were lonely. George Eliot, on the other hand, boasted that she could write better than the “silly women novelists” of her day. Challenged to do so by George Henry Lewes, she did.

False Economy. In these days when we must all save wherever possible we must also beware of false economy. Eor instance, there’s waste of both time and money in having a cheap hair wave that lias to be frequently renewed. It would-be wiser to go to Sylvia Kirk, of Broadway, whose sets really last and, keep their loveliness to the end. * Progress in Egypt. A forward step in the progress of Egyptian women last year was the. fact that three women were entered for the Bar, two of whom have, since conducted their first cases with great distinction. ’A woman has also, been appointed to the staff of the Ministry for Social Questions, being a specialist in questions jof:reforming the conditions of the peasantry. In addition, the Government has opened three new institutes for the higher education of girls in music, art and domestic science, with women as directors.

Comfortable . Evenings. Most; of us spend our evenings at homo listening to the wireless just now, and oiir enjoyment is increased if we .< have a warm fire and : a comfortable chair. Don’t compel some of your family to perch on uncomfortable seats >when-you can get such attractive fireside chairs for 295, 6d and 45s at Hutchins’ Furniture Warehouse, 493 Main Street. ■ *