NANETTE NOTICES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 204, 29 July 1937, Page 12

NANETTE NOTICES

HERE AND THERE (By “Nanette.”) Queeh Mary’s Shyness. Shyness is not a thing that one readily associates with the Queen who has helped to rule England for more than 25 years. To the outside world sho always presents the same calm, unruffled exterior as she did all those years ago playing with her brothers in Richmond Park. But for all that there are occasions when she is shy (says a writer in the Sydney Morning Herald). She has, for instance, always refused to broadcast.- One day, however, sho did speak over the wireless-—by accident! It was at the launching of the liner Queen Mary. The Queen was obviously nervous, a state of mind not helped by the hearty, teasing laughter of King George V. Over the microphone, faint but clear, came the Queen’s voice, remonstrating with her husband. “You know I don’t know anything about it. Is it this button I press?” Then, with a murmur of thankfulness that the ordeal was over, “There, was that all right?” Let’s Go Touring.

Can you imagine anything more delightful than touring the country in a Vauxhall from Fowler Motors ? Know-, ing that the car in which you aro travelling is thoroughly dependable, you’ll be able to relax and enjoy to the lull the beauties around you. A Vauxhall combines all the best features of the modern car, and is the perfection of fine ideas. Paris Predicts For Spring. Tailored suits in any and every material prevail. In woollens, linens, silks,

jersey, knitted and crochet yarns, even : in lace, the cqat and skirt, the dress ( and jacket, well tailored and trim in c line, are what every woman will wear s next spring. Embroideries in gay -col- ] ours are used by* a great many dress- ( makers, and more particularly by those ] who specialise in knitted and crochet- , ed clothes. Darning stitches, flowers in ] relief, flowers lightly outlined. and closely worked like tapestry, decorate plain jackets, short junipers, waistcoats, and so turn a country mouse into a town mouse. The boater the beret, the toque, the bonnet, and the very wide-brimmed low-crowned hat will all be worn. Straw, coarse and fine, dull and shinv, flowers, feathers, ribbon, lruit, are all used to make and to trim. Among many that are fantastic there are some -which are simple. Self-Expression. So often children are restless hecause they have no real. avenue foi self-expression, and dancing is a channel through which they may develop their sense of rhythm and artistry. Miss Gwen Gibbs, of the Broad wa } School of Dancing, opens a new term in operatic dancing for intermediate pupils next Monday, and will be pleased to give any particulars to those interested. Hunt The Blues Away. Nanette was intrigued when she was shown through the establishment in the Regent Arcade where turkish baths may

be had. There’s hardly an ill which will not be bettered by a turkish bath, which is also sure to hunt the blues away. When you try one, you’ll feel such a beneficial effect that you’ll soon find your way back again. * Skirts Slim And Short.

One London collection of spring clothes is distinguished for style and line. Skirts are slim and rather short. Shoulders arc wide, and waistline is trim, and many of the jackets are very short on the hips and tightly fitted. The classic coat and skirt ensemble is seen to perfection in a very small brown and white check. Loose fitting finger-tip length swagger coats are made in big checked woollens. Closefitting redingotes with wide liem lines are in silk grossgrain. These, in black and white, are the formal coats winch will be worn with dresses as formal. Linen Blouses.

Linen blouses prevail in this collection. Striped, checked, figured in other ways, in gay colours, they may show at the neck and again at the waist when the sash falls on the skirt. The materials which are used are woollen tweeds, Shantung, linen, grossgrain, and whipcord. Black and yellow, the dress black, the coat or jacket yellow. Black with a rust-red blouse. Navy blue with red, white, and blue. Nearly all the blouses aro high to the throat with a tie knotted in front. Sleeves may be long or short. A Birthday Treat. It was little Janet’s birthday, and her mother was taking her into town for a treat. “And please, mother, may we have afternoon tea at the Royale Dutch, like once before?” begged Janet. “You said it was one of the nicest afternoon teas you’d had, with such lovely home-made cakes and stones, and dear little sandwiches.”

Women's Institutes Come Of Age. More than 8,000 women from 5,400 English and Welsh villages crammed the Albert Hall in London, recently, for the coming-of-nge conference of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes. They represented 340,000 women in 40 counties, from duchesses to milkmaids, all working as comrades to solve problems common to all classes. Grouped under placards denoting thencounties, tliev wore a mass demonstration of local types that would have fascinated the ethnologist. From windswept cottages on the Yorkshire moors, rich Kentish farms, and hamlets in the Welsh mountains, they had. come to deal with issues of national importance in the same practical way in which they would plan a day’s churning or cut out a dress.

Do You Need A Cardigan? “AVhat a cosy cardigan that looks, and liow smart it is!” exclaimed a lady to a friend. “It’s splendid quality too, and was such a bargain/ 9 was the reply. “I bought it from the Scotch Wool and Hosiery Shon—there are only a few- more days in which to secure final bargains in cardigans, as their sale is nearly over.” Tribute To His Wife.

Earl Baldwin paid a charming tribute to his wife in a speecli at a meeting of the Conservative Associations of England, at which Mr Chamberlain presented him with a volume containing 558 expressions of appreciations of his services to the country. “When I had been in Parliament seven years I said to my wife, ‘I am no use in London to God or man, and I am going to throw this game up and live in the country, where I can be ol some use,’ said Earl Baldwin. “She reminded me, ‘You said you would stick it for ten years. Stick it for ten years, and if you still think it no good, then.l will agree to you going.’ I do hope that for the happiness of her old age she is satisfied with her handiwork.” Welcoming The Spring.

Housewives, welcome the spring (which will soon be here 1) by laying down new floor coverings. There is a splendid selection of them at Hutchins’ Furniture Warehouse, in attractive designs which are sure to please you. Prices are 3s 6d and 3s lid a yard (two yards wide), and the quality is excellent.