The first thing that strikes the amateur at housekeeping is" that i Seems almost impossible to settle sawn fo one piece" of work. 'The most. insistent" nutsanees. are the loorvell and. the telephone. The only: way 40 deal with tradespeople Seems to be to tel them not to call except the milkman with' the dally pint. But reject the tradesmen, and something is always locking, Cooking, by the by, is the least of a man's foublen, Anyone. worth his fail can cook breakfast; but there fre new <discoveriesthe: speedy for instance, with which a. piece of toast becomes! a flaming ruins "Atcr two Picces have been fet to" go to waste Suring a gossip: with 'a & neighbour Sbout'an dir raid' warning, and after more have been lost through an answer to the telephone, itis at least a"saliatection to perceive that ancient loot has "now dwindled to if the clothes are treated cavalier ly. In fine. weather boots will for days with one polish and a good rub. Happily fires are not" yet needed.
"The routine of others has gone by the board. The dustman comes at the wrong time: the laundry calls at a wholly unexpected day; the mille does not arrive for breakfast; but the window-cleaner "comes, andy though it ig doubtful whether blackened windows are worth cleaning, it is hard to turn him away.
Then there's the eat and the cat fromthe next door. They want their victuals, and when there is nothing for "them it seems only human to give them the tinned tongue out of the refrigerator and to fall back oneself on bread and cchesse. But that is where a lesson fof the trenches comes in useful: unlike bread, cheese, whatever It looks like onside, may still be eatable within, What Have I Forgotten?
And there are cet'ain insurmounte able ditieciles, The. luxury of of team bed has became Tuxury indeed, There is the buste ness of gelling away to work, After Shutting "and fecking ait ates and doors, losing and. darkening win lows, seeing that no igs that the eat oan been shut ing or taps running, making sure
{cupboard and: that his usual exit is ree. to. him, and. forgetting, and then remembering) the a9 mask there is plenty of time, with present Services, to catch the train after the one intended.
'Nevertheless all {s well now, eomparatively. Contacts have been est-Ablished, © A sister-incow, " taking Pity on' the. bachelor and' thinking Ehleay of mending and other wants, fax come with six eggs. "The char woman, having noticed the empty larder, has brought. six more, and the bachelor, having "been" equally observant, has also bought a supply. Eighteen" eggs for one morning's Shopping in Safety Tomorrow Will Do Shopping in the West-End of Lon-dan which had been brought almost {o's standstill a. week ago. is slowly coming. inia force again." Every sec shop in the main shopping centre fas now been provided with an off Slot lreraid.sheltor and. yesterday Sflarnoon, assistants were busy pasting up notices, "Shop in Salty.
More than one Bond Street _mil-niner has successfully lured custom-try into her salon. with large display forde suggesting that women should heer themselves up with one of the lovely now autumn models. The Tat-tices "of brown paper. pasted across windows to prevent the splintering of liass in a possible aleraid, Is rather Rurprlzingty proving more of a blessing than'n hindrance to shopkeepers ina lend. "of "windowsgaxing, "women now "being lured inside "shops And, once there, itis unilieely that ihey! wil tenyo without making one or two purchases, Autumn Models Cast Aside Dress designers, dressmakers and everyone else in the fashion industry fare having to revise their plans for autumn fashions. One sighs to think of the collections of exquisite frocks and new fripperies intended for our wear during the next fow months Which were shown at the recent Paris and London parades. Most of these must now be cast on one side as they are not appropriate for present day' conditions.
What customers there are today in the West End are asking for "utility sulle—light-weight tweeds, reversible coats and angora wool sweaters.
But. since a London blacked-out each night may be expected to bring bout'a spate of home parties, dress manufacturers are getting ready for a demand—sure to come—for cheer~ ful evening frocks in such rich jewel colours as ruby. red, sapphire blue and amethyst. There is a growing feeling among us that we must not allow ourself to grow dowdy, even if me war does remind us that those fripperies we thought so amusing a month ago are quite out of place
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