DRESS ALLOWANCE
Sir,—Having read what " Another Typiste " says with regard to " dress allowance,'' I think that we cannot lay down a hard and last rule, lor " Worker's Wife," " Englishwoman and " Typiste " are all in different categories. In my own case, I go to work daily, neither attend dances nor participate in any .sport, yet 1 find 10s per week only just, sufficient for any sensible working girl to live on, including the making of practically all her own clothes. The following is a list of expenses: —Winter, underclothes, stockings, frocks, etc., £9 5s 2d. Summer: ditto, £lO -'ss. Clothes necessary every three years: Coat, coat and skirt, dressing gown, etc., £l>3 8s (annual average , £4 lis 4d >. Extras: £2 2s 6d. Total: £2(i. For those who dance and plav tennis or any other game, I would add another £l2 per annum. Of course it is only the fair sex who will be interested in this subject, yet one day perchance she may be a future wife, so tlie future husband may not be amiss in scanning this, too! ]ndkI'KNDENT.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22579, 18 November 1936, Page 17
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179DRESS ALLOWANCE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22579, 18 November 1936, Page 17
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