LIFE’S LITTLE WANTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 7 April 1931, Page 4

LIFE’S LITTLE WANTS.

The Pity of It!

Young Mother: ‘‘The landlord called to-day, and i paid Mm the month’s rent and showed him the -baby.” Young Father (of crying baby): “Pity you didn’t, show him the rent and give him the baby!” * * .# • * The. Trouble!

A henpecked little plumber rang tho bell and a man and his wife came to the door together. As they stood in the hall, the man said to the plumber: “I wish, before you go upstairs, to acquaint you with the trouble.” The little plumber dropped liiaJßes shyly. “I’m pleased to meet ' ma ’am. ’ ’

Longer Umbrellas.

Many women will rejoice that fash- - ion is following the Queen’s lead, and umbrellas are to be longer. ■ Her Majesty has always used a sunshade or umbrella long enough to be restful when walking. The latest models are long and slender as my lady’s figure—when she achieve it—and can be hung on tTie - arm or used to walk with.

The “Strad.”

A Stradivarius violin will shortly be sold at Ilureomb’s, England. In recent years violins of the great master have brought as much as £2OOO or £3OOO at auction, but several in the possession of eminent violinists have been valued at two or three times tliafesum. The “Hercules” Stradivarius-,

belonging to M. Ysaye was valued at £7OOO. The number of ' violins is large, as Stradivarius to be 94 and worked for 75 years. It was estimated that he made slightly over 1000 instruments, of which 540 were violins.

Comedian’s Gloomy Outlook. Mr George Robey, the comedian, speaking at a luncheon in 'Liverpool, England, recently, said:— “I am a very observant man, and I am an old man. I am 61, and have seen a lot and enjoyed a lot, but in my sere and yellow I say t-liat the outlook in this country is very serious from everybody’s point of view. We seemed to be getting into a rut in this eoun-, try and taking things too much for ' granted, he said. The talkies were affecting his business in a very big way.

On a Sunday, in London, cinemas took 50 per cent of the -whole amount spent on entertainment in tho city in a week. **«■*.

P. and O. Changing Colour. ' Every shipping line has its traditional colour. Tlio Cunard, with its funnels and black hull, is one ojjMke most The> isomoviTat similar Union 'Company, with red funnels and dark green, almost invisible green, hull, is also pleasant to look upon; One of the oddest colour schemes is that of the Union Castle Line, which trades between Southampton and the Capo of Good Hope. Its funnels are a distinct , crimson, of a most; fiery hue, and the hull is painted a rather sickly purply grey. One of tho schemes is that of tho famous P. and O. Its funnels are plain black, the hull black, and the deek-liouses and boats are a clingy khaki colour—which was deliberately chosen after many experiments as being the most restful colour for tho eye of the passenger when in the glaring tropics. The two new i steamers, the Strathnaver and Strathaird, now being built for the LondonAustralian trade, will mark a revolutionary change in colour. Their funnels are to be buff, upper works and lifeboats white, hulls white fromJUfil to waterline, with red red boot-topping refers to the antifouling paint on the usually submerged part of the ship’s hull. Taking a hint from the trans-Atlantic services, these new vessels will have “tourist” aeommodation, which is better known in this part- of the world as “cabin” or “one-class” accommodation, Similar to that on some of tho New Zealand and Shaw Savill boats and on the fleet of the Aberdeen-White Star Line.