ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2105, 28 June 1894, Page 46

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Novice. —l do not know of any phrenologists in Dunedin at present. Mr Hugo is in Auckland now, and a letter addressed to the Post Office there will reach him. Country Bumpkin.—There arc no hard and fast rules as to the method of going through the grand march in a ball room. Every M.C. has his own ideas, and hence there is considerable diversity in the styles adopted. The following will, however, no doubt suit your purpose :— Couples march round the room as in a procession ; after getting properly into line the top couple lead down the centre to the bottom of the hall; top couple lead to the right, second couple to the left, and so on, every alternate couple marching in a serpentine direction to the top of the room. When the two leading couples meet, march down the room in fours to the bottom, breaking off into couples to right and left to top, this time inarching in the direction to form the figure of a vase; couples meet again at top, ladies and gents separate, ladies to right in a zig-zag to bottom, gents to left in a zig-zag to bottom; when partners meet march round the room and polka. With a large room and plenty of couples an M.C. can form any figure he may choose, and some form very pretty sights to onlookers by the variety of the figures they devise. Young Wife.—A pretty form of table decoration for a very special occasion such as you mention, is to place along the centre of the table a strip of yellow satin, not laid flat, but ruched artistically into folds. In the recesses thus formed fairy lamp 9, preferably blue, cast a glow, and on the top of the satin you Ishould lay fresh, cut flowers and sprays of maidenhair fern. Urgent. —l do not reply to questions by post, as I find ib takes up too much time. My advice to you is to be content where you are at present. The larger the place the greater the competition, and you would find it very difficult to get such a situation as the one you wish. Every place has juniors coming on who are ready to fill a vacancy when one occurs, and an outsider, unless influence is brought to bear, has a very poor chance indeed. If you are wise you will stay where you are, until business improves at all events. Carry.—(l) Probably the want of outdoor exercise and consequent lack of fresh air. (2) Unless you have a natural colour I am afraid all efforts to bring a rosy colour to your cheeks will prove abortive. (3) Half-a-crown; see advertisement in first page. (4) Yes, most useful for anyone who does fancy work. (5) No, unless your general health is below par. Pearl.—Yes, please.