WOMAN’S WORLD

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2298, 17 November 1925, Page 4

WOMAN’S WORLD

The now District Nurso, Sister E. I. Alexander, was accorded a welcome at the annual meeting: of the St. John Ambulance District Nursing Guild held yesterday. 1 Mrs. G. W. Wright, Dannovirke, re. turned on Thursday from a visit to Sydney. Mrs. E. A. Turner, who has been spending several months with her [i. aius, Mr. and Mrs. P. Tulloch. of Hilly Park, Pahiatua, is returning to Egypt, sailing from Wellington on November 27. Miss Kathleen Fisher, of Dunedin, has been appointed school nurso under the Health Department In Wanganui. j Bobbed hair and short skirts arc getting some of our married ladies Into unexpected situations (remarks the Auckland “Star”). Moat of them like to be taken for a year or two younger than the almanac says, but there is a limit to this sort of thing. The other evening a lady who lives in an Auckland suburb arrived homo rather annoyed and said: "Here, how old do I really look?" She was told that on an affidavit her age would be assessed at probably 25 years, "Well, this is what the tram conductor gave mo," she said, and throw on the table a child’s ticket for the first section. As a matter of fact she Is petite, girlish In figure, and bobbed .hair, and wears the fashionable short skirt. Moreover, she admitted she was not looking up when sho hold out six. ponce to the conductor. When she found in her hand fl% r epence change and a half-ticket, she nearly wept. Sho, a married woman for at least two years, to be taken for a chit of a girl 1 However, she' bottled up her Indignation until she got homo and then told her folk bow she had boon insulted. “All right,” said the bus. band, "we'll go down to the theatre on Wednesday, and se e If we can get the ticket office to Insult you again In the same way.” Buy your Christmas gifts early and get ft bettor selection. Lovely boxed handkerchiefs are showing at Collinson and Cunnlnghame’s. These are prettier than ever and in tremendous variety. Ladies' fancy handkerchiefs in dainty boxes with 19 2(1 calenders inset In covers. 3/6, 3/11, 4/6, 4/11, 5/11, 6/11 7/11, 9/11 box of six. Pure Irish linen, embroidered, in fancy boxes of six, 6/11,..7/11, S/11, 9/11, 10/6, 11/9. 38/9. 14/6. 15/6. 37/6, IS/6. 19/6. —Colllnson and Cunninghama’s.