A CLEVER REBUKE.
A good story is told of a prominent member of society who has a habit of tying a knot in her pocket handkerchief when she wishes to fix anything in her mind which must be attended to. She was engaged in a desperate flirtation on a certain occasion, and in her abstraction dropped her handkerchief on the floor. This was noticed by her hostess, who endeavoured to break up the flirtation by inviting her guest into another' part of the bouse. As the latter rose from her chair she stooped and picked up her handkerchief, noticing, as she did so, the knot tied in one corner. ‘ What have I forgotten to day ?’ she asked, audibly. * That you have a husband,’ replied the hostess. The story was repeated, and the lady, who is a well-known member of the diplomatic circle, always keeps her handkerchief free from knots now.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue VI, 10 August 1895, Page 182
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150A CLEVER REBUKE. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue VI, 10 August 1895, Page 182
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