1 was surely not in any lack of sense for what is becoming in wartime, that one greeted: with delight the' nest dress show of the" autumn. In the Tost war-the injunction "bus nassa usual" "was. undoubtedly bused." tu this war. we have swung too. much' the other way. Hune reds of shop assistants were summar ity dismissed, as if all rotal business Ra"Ceased "or the duration," and feally without any excuse. But sanity is returning and people are shopping Sinin, without. detriment. to. their patriotism or war workin foet the Whet trid taut oft was, the Queen's dressmaker, rman Hartnell, who put on this rem-they. and'T wonder, whether hada Royal hint, "At any A wes a brave example and Fee show. Gontrary to" what one tniaht expect, many, designs, were in Usek. But there. were several new shades, Snail Grey, Vinegar Green sie Petrol. Blue, lenty_ of gay evening frocks. Men in the Services, id, prefer to see their partners:
Jaccount rust be saved, (e) that some Ghings were absolutely unprocurable, remember a lady telling me that her nurse declared that unless her mistress allowed her sugar for her tea, she should leave, Next day my friend made some excuse to ask the nurse to do the family shopping and, gave her a list, of requirements, sugar included, The nurse. stood Jo queue for over an hour and when. she did get into the shop found it practically sold out, Nothing more was heard of there being no sugar in the tea, Wo are' not seriously afraid of anything ike this happening in the present war, for there are undoubt edly large stocks of most commodi-tes in the country, though the: distribution is working creakily and some things, m: stance, present But no doubt this right soon,
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