THE FRIENDLY EXCHANGE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 896, 3 May 1889, Page 4

THE FRIENDLY EXCHANGE.

In this column we propose to have pleasant chats and interchange of ideas with our readers upon passing matters of domestic and social interest ; and that it may be made an instructive and profitable feature ive invite correspondence of inquiry and information on all subjects that can possibly be of service to the home and our common humanity, and the Editress

hopes that her appeal will meet with a hearty and generous response. Letters must be written on one side of the paper only, and addressed to “Elise,” New Zealand Mail. Correspondents will please give real name and address in addition to their nom-de-plume, not for publication but editorial introduction. Eor the present the Exchange will be published fortnightly, but we hope that sufficient pabulum will soon come in to enable us to make it a weekly issue. Contributions for the ‘ Exchange ’ must be sent in not later than Monday.

Did any of you ever hava a pair of shoes, or a shoe that was comfortable except iu just one place and that hurt you so you thought you couldn’t stand it ? The above experience was mine last w c ok, and I was told to put the shoe partly on, then pour in warm water and work my foot down. The sensation is not very pleasant, but if you will be patient until the shoa is dry you will find it feels perfectly easy and will never hurt you again. You may take but I didn't. I don’t think this process improves the leather, but what use are a pair of shoss which are most uncomfortable ? I have several times mentally thanked the friend who told me the above cure for tight shoes. M. S., Dunedin.

Dear Madam Elise. —l am glad-to eee that my letter, which appeared on the 15th of March, has called forth such an encourageing rejoinder as that iB the next * Exchange ’ from ‘A Woman’and am pleased to know my words brought hers to light, for mere thinking will benefit no one. We must ‘act in the living present,’ if we are to bo of use in our generation} and do anything to elevate the moral and intellectual tone of our young people. We shall then have done good, not only in our own generation but also in those to come. But I think we who are in real earnest in these masters, must be cautious not to let our zeal outrun our discretion.’ Lot us lead, not drive, and by example and persuasion lead our juniors to take an interest in pursuits that are wholesome and satisfying for all time. Charles Dickens has well shown in more than one of his works how enthusiasts have defeated their own ends, and roused feelings of weariness and disgust, for the very object they had most at heart, in the young people whose help would have been invaluable, had their sympathies been judiciously drawn forth. Our ‘ Ladies’ Literary Club 5 has just re-opened, and if our doings are of interest to your readers I shall be pleased at some future time to report progress. Sincerely youis, New Plymouth. L. C.

Dear Elise. —Many thanks for the hints you gave lately about the dresses, etc,, for this winter. They are very useful to people who live far away and have no shops to admire. As apples are very plentiful just now I think this receipt for a new kind of apple pudding may be welcome; it is delicious if nicely made. Swiss Apple Pudding. —Peel lib of nice hard apples and grate them (raw) to a pulp, mix a little cloves and cinnamon both in a powder, a tablespoonful of cream, the yolks of two eggs and enough of fine sugar to sweeten pleasantly, beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, and stir them lightly in, at the last moment. Pour the mixture into a shallow dish lined with good pastry, and bake to a delicate brown in a quick oven. Serve with cream or custard. Thcngh this pudding is a little more trouble tha. making a pie of the ordinary kind, it is to much nicer as to repay the cook for the extra labour. Yours sincerely,