THE LADIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1929, 9 November 1888, Page 33

THE LADIES.

By Alice.

- v/ The world wat tad — the garden was a wild; And man, the Hermit, tighed—till woman $miled. —Campbell. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Alice will be pleased to receive letters from any correspondents on any matter of interest to fclnm. and to reply through the medium of this page, the norn ie. plume only of the correspondents being published. Letters to be addressed "Alice, 1 care of the Editor. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. J, Q.—l should have liked very much to have Inserted your description, but you have fallen into the common error of Bending the name of every lfidy present. Fancy if this were done at a Dunedin ball at which say 150 ladies were present 1 If you will solecb six or eight dresies and describe each one a little fuller than those you have done, I ohall be delighted to give your deicription a place in this page. J. W. M.— l have had no experience in candying lemon peel, but I fancy all that is necesiary is to boil it in a syrup composed of white sugar and •water and allow it to harden. Try a single peel in a small saucepan for yourself. Flossih.— (l) A recipe appeared sometime ago in the Witness to clean undressed kid gloves. If any reader will supply me with the date 1 will have it reprinted for you. (2) To bow is quite sufficient. (2) See Home Interests. Dora.— (l ) I should not trouble any more about him ; lie does not are for you or he would not treat you so. (2 Try and do your best; a gool daughter is always blessed. You* get a good many blessings twice over, bub a mother only oiicj. (3) You must advertise. S.vow.— St. Clatr wilt find her. Pkrplexej) Ones.— l gave you my idea on the subject once before. I think the whole pioceeding very uninaidenly. Olive —You cannot expect mo to keep every 'question asked in ray memory for 12 monthß. I remember now. You asked me to inquire from a chemist for you, which I did, and I gavoyou his answer. That is all I know about it. I could not think of making myse.'f responsible for what is promised in any preparation. The olivo oil and rum was for the roots of the hair of your head. Violbt.— The "Young Ladies' Journal" is a good one for what you require. Any bookioller will mpply it. A. B.— (1) Of courso you can, at any lamp dealers. (2) The patterns arc about Is 6d, I think. Nokma.— Try Mrs Allen's Koir Restorer. I know of one caBO in which it was very successful. J. W. M.— Your best plan is to send 10s to the Dresden Company, and ask them to select the music for you. M. M. writes :— I send a very short and easy way of copying any knit ted pattern. I have a great many patterns copied in this way; they only take half the piper and timft that the old way does. For instance :— Double roBO leaf : First row— UOttlttlU ttlttlOll. Second row— HOlOttlttlttUtOll. Third row-1101110tttlttt05011. Fourth row-llosfttos 011. ExDlanatlon of signs— ll, knit 2; 0 make 1 ; 1, knit 1 ; ft, knit 2 together; ttt, knit 3 together ; 5, knit 5; U, purl 1 ; UU— with strokft through centre, purl 2 together ; X, slip 1 ; O witli V through centre, pass slip stitch over ; T, thread over twice; UUU— with stroke through the centre, purl 3 together.— [l have forwarded your address on. Is " Woodend " sufficient ?]