SCENTED BATHS

NZ Truth, Issue 750, 1 November 1919, Page 2

SCENTED BATHS

A Disgruntled "Digger's" , Dirge A disgusted domesticated Digger writes: Just a line or two to let other "Diggers" beware of what ■ they are likely to face. Two months ago my wife received "her" allowance, and since then I have been living m Hades, everything goes wrong, no matter what I do. To explain is very hard; but just take, for instance, the amount my wife received that month (i.e., from a common or garden private), over £60. This, In addition to living- rent free and also a sum from my late parents' estate, and rent from two rooms m my house. As a sample as to how the retrospective allowance was expended, I will simply state that she bought a considerable quantity of unnecessary clothing for herself, daughter and son; also several bottles of "Sels Aromatiques, Morny, Pour le Bain." For the sake of your numerous readers who do not understand this I can only explain that this line 5s for "Scented Baths." When I found how the "hoot" was being squandered I naturally refrained from giving her any more money that month, and the result was that she called at the office and interviewed my chief—trying to get me shot out. It may be advisable to state for the benefit of other "Diggers," etc., that I only get two meals per day at home, the first consisting of a plate of porridge and a cup of tea; and the second, since the "band played," a cup of tea and bread and butter. I may cay that out of the retrospective allowance I did not even get a sixpenny handkerchief, and as I was desirous of securing a civilian outfit, was practically forced to take the stand I did, m view of the fact that whilst away at the front all my civilian clothes had vanished. In view of the above facts I feel confident your i-eaders will agree with the writer that the Government should never have paid this money to the wife as, m my case, anyway, it has turned out disastrous. I can honestly state that through the wives getting this lump sum, some of them have "run amuk" but I sincerely hope not many /nore will suffer as I have. I noticed m your columns the remarks m reference to a certain "patriotic drapery firm" who endeavored to induce our wives to squander their "hubby's" hard-earned "hoot" on fur coats; but regret to state that my wife has gone one even better than that—scented baths.