Three Broken Limbs,

And Two Muu-muus

In Fiji, last month, there \emed to be an open season for ives. When I called on the mies Borrons, at Tamavua, kva, all was well, except Mrs. vrron. Zena has a broken rist— n ot serious, but painful, \id frustrating, when she tries

i dress,” explained Jim.

My next call was to the Ken fitheringtons, out beyond the ay of Islands—that lovely bit f coast now under the menace f the cement-works. Ken also \ported an accident in the home f wife Laurel had a fractured wulder-blade. Not serious, but •ry annoying for a lady who is ot patient and dislikes being rapped up. lEach husband had the same omplaint. Each had been sent purchase, for his stricken lady, Muu-muu —a Mother-Hubbard lat originated in Hawaii and ms wished on unsuspecting I \lands natives by early mis ionaries. It is still worn by them nd by European wives who are teparing for an addition to the wiily.

I The sales-ladies could not be fcpected to know that the iuu-muus were being bought to implify the dressing problems of wo incapacitated women. The •ten swear that they were winked 1.

P Next morning, when I called ipon the Barry Philps, Korotoga, I found Mrs. Heather Philp im nobilised on a long chair with I broken ankle. She faced a ortnight’s “complete rest” cheer ully enough; but she was not unused when we suggested that I Muu-muu might be heloful

during convalescence.

R.W.R.