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Otago Witness, 14 December 1893, Page 46

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By Emmeline.

The world as sad— the garden wa3 a ulld, Aud man, the Hermit, sighed, till laoman smiled. — Campbell.

Emmclinu lull bo pleased to recehc lcttera from oorro spondents on any mutter of interest to them, nnd to reply through (lie medium of this page, the noni de plume only of the correspondents to be published. Letters to bo addressed " Einuiclmc," care of the Editor.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. W. B. writes :— Dear Emmeline, — I send you for insertion in the Witness a recipe for orange cake. In return would you kindly give me the recipe of rhubarb jam ; also of apple jam. Orange cake : One cup sugar, nearly +lb butter, three eggs, two and a-half cups flour, one teaspoonful cream of tartar, half a teaspoonful soda (or three teaspoonf uls bakingpowder may be used instead), grated rind of two oranges. Bake in a moderate oven. Icing, the juice of two oranges, and icing sugar, to be put on while the cake is warm. Thank you very much. The recipes asked for appear in Home Interests. Inquisitive.— (l) Unless you could give me something more definite as to date to go upon I am afraid I could not find the time you refer to. it would take a lot of time to search back files unless the year, at all events, were known. (2) Yes, the Otago Witness was established on February 8, 1551, under the name it has ever since possessed. A paper called the Otago News was, however, published for a few months in 1849 and ISSO. Effie.— (l) No. (2) White antimacassars have gone out of fashion as completely as horsehair suites. Pretty little drawing-room antimacassers of various designs and materials are obtainable at any of the drapers, and with one or two for samples you can, if you are clever at fancy work, readily increase your stock. (3) I think not, but should recommend you to make inquiries from the firm mentioned. O. 6. V.— Salts of lemon will almost always take ink stains out of a white dress ; pour boiling water over the ink stains, and then sprinkle the salts of lemon over. You can purchase it from any chemist's. Lydia. — (1) A description of a crochet d'oyley would occupy half a column, an amount of space which is not at my disposal for reply to a single query. A very nice d'oyley is given in Vol. II of Mrs Leach's Fancy Work Basket. (2) If the straw hat is not burned by the sun you can clean it in the following manner : — Wash with soap and water, rinse in clear water, and dry in the air ; then wash over with white of egc; (well beaten).