WHAT A HUSBAND SAYS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18500, 22 February 1930, Page 11 (Supplement)

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 expectations realised. That vase of flowers on his desk. It’s probably the result of a kind thought, but it may hinder work, asid it may be upset—with disastrous result. That powder-springled 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 haunting perfume! Though rather agreeable at a dance or the theatre, it doesn't seem at ail the same at the breakfast table. A tinkling laugh! Even the most melodious laugh can become a source of annoyance, if it is repeated too often. Like most '•feminine touches," it should be used sparingly ,or not at all?