He Certainly "I wonder," said Mm Jenks to Mr Jenks, "why we say 'gooJ evening' when a visitor calls and.'good night' when he leaves'?" "Force of habit, I presume," said Mr Jenks. "Evening atid night are synonymous terms." "Well," continued Mrs Jenks, "they may be synonymous, but I guess you'd rather have' the society column report that I appeared in a tasteful evening gown instead of saying that I was clad in a tasteful nightgown."
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 8 June 1927, Page 3
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