31 OCTOBER 1931, Page 12

S 3IPATIIY MISPLACED.

At Olympia, one evening last week, I was fascinated by a shabby and faded couple—man and wife no doubt—who stood, with wistful lookS, beside one of the cheapest of mass- production exhibits. They moved sadly away. Too hard-hit by the times even for that purchase. Poor people Two off the roads. But presently they came to a magnificent stand displaying one of the most luxurious models. Nothing under £2,000. That's our 'bus, old girl," he said listlessly. It was, They went up and ordered one.