THE LADIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1974, 19 September 1889, Page 33

THE LADIES.

By Alice.

The world ires sid — the garden ir«s a wild, Ami niau, the Hermit, sighed, till woman imllcd. — Campb«ll.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Ssabel.— (l) Silks as a rule are at present made up without a combination with other materials. A simple style, and one of the beßt for this material, is to have a plain skirt with the ends of the upper portion of the front pleated to the waist, and the back looped at the waUt. Your best plan would be to send to Miss Clough, George street, for a cut paper pattern. I think they coat Is 6d. If you have set your mind on a combination you cannot do better than make the dress Directoire style, using brown cashmere for the petticoat (t.«., the front of tbe skirt and vest) and the silk for the overlying portion of the dress. (2) You can obtain it from J. Gloßsop, Jetty street. Camiola.— (l) In making green gooseberry wine, to every pound of unripe green gooseberries put one pint of spring water. Before adding the water let the fruit be well pounded and mashed. Let it remain, ror two days, then strain off the liquor, and to every sgal of it add 151b beßt brown sugar. Mix it well iv a large tub and let it stand for 24 hours. Before jou put it into the barrels skim it well, and fill up the vessel twice a day until it has done fermenting. Then put in 4oz of bitter almonds, and to every sgal of liquor add one quart, of whisky before you stop the barrel. Ripe green or red gooseberries can be made into wine by exactly the same process, with the exception that to every 3lb of ripe fruit lib of not fully ripened greengage plums, or bruised rhubarb stems, is used. White currants and gooseberries mix well in equal parts for the same purpose. (2) You do not say what kind of a tray it Is. I doubt whether there is any *way of removing them, as in all probability the lacquer has been spoilt. (3) It depends upon the 'nationality. Of British women, probably sft lin or so, (4) The poetry is very poor indeed, and the story rather commonplace. OonßTant Keadbr.— (l) No, if not kept out too long ; but it is not usual to do so. (2) I do not know the kind of brooch which you wißh to have cleaned, and therefore hesitate to advise you in case I should direct you wrongly. (3) Soap making is by no means ,so easy a matter as people think. The following is a common recipe 1 '-Take 71b of washing soda, 71b of slacked lime, 7lb of fat, 21b resin, Bgal water. Boil the soda and lime iv the water for two hours, let settle, and then pour the lye into a boiler, and add the fat and resin. Boil this again for two hours, taking care not to let it boll over, pour into a cub or pot, and let cool ; turn out and cut into bars. This quantity will make 301b aoap. (3) Five parts of gelatine to one p°rt of acid chromate of lime. After sticking expose the place to sunlight. Other answers next week. VioiiKT, Milton. — Thank you very much for your lovely violets— sweetest of all spring flowers. You did not enclose your name, so that I do not know who I ana thanking ; but no doubt this norn de •plume will be sufficient to let you know that the flowerß arrived safely. Bread. To make the yeast ; One handful of hops in nine pannikins (pints) of water. Boil gently for two hours; adding boiling water to keep up the quantity first put on. Let stand till lukewarm ; then add \\b of sugar, one handful of flour ; stir well and bottle, tying the corks down. The above will make seven bottles ready for use in three days, and it will keep three months. To set the sponge: Boil eight ordinary sized potatoes (don't peel them) without salt ; bruise well. When lukewarm add two pannikins of flour, £lb of sugar, and two bottles of yeast ; mix well ; cover cioae, and let it stand in a moderately warm place. Set at 11 o'clock in the forenoon. To set the dough : Take sufficient flour to make 12 41b loaves. Put about 10 pannikins of lukewarm water on the sponge, stirring, and straining it on the flour, mix into an easy dough, covering close ; and let it stand iv a warm place all night ; set at 9 o'clock in the evening. At 7 a.m. mix two handfuls of salt in two pannikins of lukewarm water, pour over the dough and mix well, and knead it well for 15 minutes, working into it as much flour as possible. It will generally rise sufficient in four hours ; knead again for 10 minutes, and make into loaves. If wanted to make a smaller quantity, take smaller quantities of all the ingredients in proportion If the above recipe is followed correctly there will be no reason to grumble at the bread. Mabel, Eiverton.— The beßt method is to cut them with the scissors at regular intervals. A chemist will make you up a pomade containing cantharides, which might have a good effect on the eyebrows. Edith.— Yes, it is frequently done on reception days, but I personally do not admire the practice.