Mother sets the fashion

the Mother sets fashion! 180 Mother: Daphne: Mother: Father: Daphne: Father: Daphne: Father: Mother: I spotted a real bargain this morning—the very thing I wanted, and exactly the right colour. Come on, Mother, let's have a look at it. You can't, because I didn't buy it. I was terribly tempted. Your father's got very definite views about spending in war time. He says it's— Unpatriotic, I believe, was the word I used. (interrupting): Unpatriotic? How d'you make that out? It may be quite unintentional, of course, but if people buy things which are not absolutely necessary in these days, what does it mean? It means that they are using factories and machines, labour and transport in making and distributing unnecessary goods, when they should be used for war purposes.