Fifty of the social ergan isat ions working for the good of the Wellington common itv were represented at Government House, when Their Excellencies received over 300 guests. When the new telephone directories arrived in Cliristv •huroh homes recently many women surveyed them w;ith dismay. Men were not unduly concerned when they noticed that the department had changed the famih.ar red cover to one of light cream, hut To the women it meant that t : b* means of making a beautiful puh eye had been lost—an effect probably not anticipated by the department The department used a part ieule.rl v good dye when making the old covers. When boiling water was poure.i on these, and the resulting pulp wel’ squeezed, n very useful dye was produced.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12451, 18 September 1933, Page 3
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126Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12451, 18 September 1933, Page 3
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