THE LADIES' PAGE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2288, 6 January 1898, Page 43

THE LADIES' PAGE.

By Emmelinb.

The world ns sad — tbe garden twi a wild, .and man, the Hermit, sighed, till woman smiled. — CiMPBET.t.,

Xmmeline will be pleased to receive letters from correspondents on any mutter of interest to them, nud to reply through the medium of this page, the^nom de plume only of the son espondents to lie published. Letters to be uddrcssed

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Makt.— l should not advise you to boil the material. It would be almost certain to lose some of its colour. It should dye black very ■wett. To dye black tbe proper quantities are loz logwood extract, loz blue vitriol in 2gal boiling water. .Dissolve the logwood in the water while it is warrniog ; and before it is quite hot add the vitriol. When boiling hot pour into a tub. Then dip the article to be dyed in cold "water, squeeze out, and plunge into'thedye. Let it reruaiu half an hour, plunging it in about every ton minutes. Then hang to drain in a_ shady place for a short time. Afterwards rinse in clear water ; hang to diy. Christmas Lily.— (l) So far as I ran learn the only effective method of eradicating superfluous hairs is electrolysis, which, is both expensive and slow. Depilatories merely burn off the hair-!, and do not destroy the roots. The of tener this ia done the stronger the hair grows. (2) "You should get a doctor to examine you. The symptoms you mention will quite warrant your goingto the expense of obtaining medical advice. 13) It is said to be,, but I catmot speak from personal experience. Pi eparations of it are obtainable at chemists, but a little of the ordkary oil xubbed in at the roots is often used.