WHAT A HUSBAND SAYS

Northland Age, Volume 2, Issue 15, 16 April 1930, Page 2

WHAT A HUSBAND SAYS

FEMININITIES THAT FIDGET. Those exotic pyjamas with fluttering sleeves! They look awfully nice, but did the poet who sang of the “sweet disorder” of his beloved’s dress notice her trailing her frills in the butter, or dipping her ribbons in his morning coffee ? Unpunctuality. Most men expect to be kept waiting, but few of us like to have our expectation realised. That vase of flowers on his desk. It’s Drobably the result of a kind thought but it may hinder work, and it may be upset —with disastrous results. That powder-sprinkled dressing table. It may become an eyesore sooner or later and lead to misunderstanding. Likewise may a handbag, a crumpled lace handkerchief, or a piece of sewing in the best armchair lead to dissensions; particularly if the needle is discovered ! That hauntingperfume! Though rather agreeable at a dance or the theatre, it doesn’t seem at all the same at the breakfast table. A tinkling laugh! Even the most melodious laugh can become a source ot annoyance, if it is repeated too often. Like most “feminine touches,” it should be used sparingly or not at all!