The coronet [November 1944]

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After " much '"  legwork   ':' and a
good  "iay fruitless   trips," hither
cn'd yon," we  have  finally  succeeded
in getting  a little "" dopo."" for
you  on the  new  P.X. --gift shop,"" on
Cors o Cavou'r.
Tbe' shop  opened-last  week  and
since   the doors  first   opened,
■there  has  been  a  stea.y  stream of
customers."" Same   old thing,swSat
out  a line."" You _/iay consider
- yourself■ latest   fortunate," if  you
get   a   cliance  to look  into  the  window'.
For q.. ite   some  time  a gift shop
has  been  a  dream  and plan," in   the
■minds   of those   responsible  for
bringing   it   about   and   last week
saWthe  plan  an  actuality when  the
doors -opened  to  a  re cor  crowd," all
pushing and   surging to gain   entrance.
The   stock is made up entirely
of  Italia   n me rchandisc ""  fart   of
it   purchased  fro:n  the   British,
who  formerly  had  a  gift   shop "
The   stock  consists   of   such nice
things   as  Florentine  leather work
purses," folders," desk  sots," dolls
gowns," pink  things," and  a number
of..other very nice gifts.
Nov/., cones, the best part. - We
made \t   a  point   to  ask about  the
prices  and  find much  to  our delight," that   3rou may  purchase   the
items there," the-exact   replica
of which,  would cost'you much
more   if- dealing  with an   Italian
merchant."" It   figures  out   to bo
a-direct  saving  of  about  thirty
to  forty percent;
SH&DES  OF CIVILIAN  LIKE
"Beaucoup" packages have been
arriving  lately," and "the   sight  of
that   gay  Christmas wrapping  paper
brings  nostalgic   thoughts  of previous   Christmases."" Some   of  these
people  vdth   stronger willpower may
not   open -theirs  till  3Smas,  but   I
bet  you  did] 11   P-." S." So did  I.
£EE   HOT VvATER SITUATION  EADD
■-."" Last  year," if you   got   close
enough to your  radiator," you
could feel  a  little'heat," radl-
atin^:'..baldly . through the pipes,
but   tlalb   year, .things   are  going
to   be   a  little   bit   different   I
am  afraid."" Not for the   better,
so all  we   can do," is  reesei-iber
' to live up to the rough and rugged training.we received at Day-
tona Beach, and the preliminary
£s3te of the" inconveniences of
war,.which we received at'Casablanca, and. remember that !iJc'est
la  guerre11.
V.e  have   been   allotted  only  a
certain  amount   of  coal for  our
winters supply."" That  Is  enough'
to  give  us'hot  water but  doesn't
provide   for heat   in   our rooms.
As   I  said," that will  give   us
hot  water," but  not  a  great  a-■
mount   of  it."" V.e  hove  been asked to use  it wisely."" Here  are
a  list  of dbn'ts if-hich it  will
be  well   for you   to keep  in mine,"(1) Don't   run   a  tub   s o  ful1
that   you are   immersed  to
your  chih."" p.c member you
can get   just  as   clean in
eight   inches   of water,"(2) Don't  stand under  the"1 shower in  a  fine   fog," while
precious water trickles  out
the  drain,"(3) Don't  do  your  laundry in
spurts  and   jerks."" Try  to
-   -get   everything  organized,
so  that you  can do most  of
it  at   once.
Let'3  all work  together  for  a
healtjuy happy," clean' winter,
COME  TO  THE  AID   OF  THE  STAFF
Are  any  of   you  girls   good'
.at cutting  stencils?"  V.e need
a girl who would be willing to
cut   four  stencils   some   of   the
weeks when we aire  caught  at  the
last  I'linuto."" Let  us  know.