DUNEDIN DRIBS AND DRABS.

NZ Truth, Issue 477, 8 August 1914, Page 3

DUNEDIN DRIBS AND DRABS.

(From "Truth's" Dunedin Rep.)

Anyone who wishes to see women at their worst, and ludicrous scenes that easily squelch Fullers' or the Police Courta, should drop on to the Southern Reserve some afternoon when the dear ladies are having their game of hockey. The other Saturday with a bevy of Wowseristlc shemales and the longfeatiired parson, "Truth" had a gape at the strenuous sisters. The field was m a fearfully mucky condition, and f naturally, ere things concluded, tho ladies were somewhat similar. One screeching gal, of the tall, flat-chested type, fell with a smack on her fundament into a grimy pool of water, and a little, fat glggler hurriedly leaped on top of her to make the immersion more complete. A lady who was staring at a whirling swank m the crowd got a reminder of some hockey stick m the bread basket that made her look more than dismal. Presently tho mucktumbling ensued, and skirts became hoods, and hose became goloshes. One lady trailed many a yard of trimmings and tapes that escaped from some hallowed quarter. Faces wore cV.riy, *egs were bare, and bandy girls, and bowed girls, fat girls and scraggy girls, short girls and tall girls, cut a beautifully "humorous sight. Oh. the hockey and the dear girls! Never miss them. They are out on their own! ■ • • • Joy-riders are still going very strong m the clour burgh. Last Saturday night a car load of swanks and lassies, at 11 p.m., tore m the direction of the Gardens down George -street, for the Lord knows where. The occupants of the motah did not care, anyway. Every bloke had a giddy shemale on each knee, and one old sinner had a comedienne flapper about his neck m muff, fashion. The only deserted coon was the bloke at tho stcring gear and the horn. Whenever the gossip m the car became red hot, and it was often, and the shemales began to kick, tho blanky goggle man whacked his horn like blazes. In fact, the blooming horn kept up a heaven of a row all the way: no doubt ordering the tram poles to drop lights and buckle up. "Truth" hopes no more cars will come home with bent bellies, nor any more pious gals be carried to hospital. The lost one that was there, has not learned a lesson, despite tho v consideratlvcness of this pleasant family paper. Verb sap.