THE LADIES' PAGE. TABLE TALK. OVER THE TEACUPS. LADIES' GOSSIP.

Otago Witness, Issue 2330, 27 October 1898, Page 43

THE LADIES' PAGE.

TABLE TALK.

OVER THE TEACUPS.

LADIES' GOSSIP.

The -world ttui sad — the garden mv a wild, And man,. the Hermit, sighed, till woman nulled. — Gimpbbi.l. Smmelino will be pleased ta receive letteri from correspondents on any matter of Interest to them, and to reply through the medium of this page, the notn do plume only of the eon espondenti to be published. Letters to be iddrcucd " Emmeliiu." care of the Kditor. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Emmeline desires to thank " Meg Merrilees," " G-erome," and Sepia " for contributions to the next meeting of the " Cosy Corner Club, and to assure them that she appreciates the consideration shown in sending them in' early. Violet. — I do hope, my comrade, that we shall enjoy a contribution from you for the next " Cosy Corner Club " meeting on November 3rd. I was much disappointed that you did not join in the first discussion. I quite looked forward to something good from you. K. H. — (1) The use of hot curling irons is very injurious to the hair, and in many case 3 certainly contributes to premature greyness. (2) Sponge your face with a little fresh milk instead of water. t Eating starch is simply suicidal. (3) Take 'a little Epsom salts and cream of tartar dissolved in water for two or three mornings, and use warm water and a pure soap when, washing.

Monday Afternoon. Mrs W. B. Boyd gave an exceedingly pleasant "At home" at he,.* residence in Stafford street on Wednesday afternoon. The weather was all that could be desired, and the afternoon proved a most enjoyable . one, the kind attentions of the hostess considerably adding to the pleasure of her friends. A large number of guests were present during tlfe afternoon, probably between 50 and 60 — most of whom were lnavlied ladies. Mrs Boyd received her guests in the drawing room, but very soon an adjournment was made to the large dining room, where the table was loaded with all kinds of cakes and sandwiches, with wLioh tea and coffee were served. Adorning the centre of the table was a beautiful strip of * lace over pale green silk, and arranged on this were flower glasses filled with white jonquils and connected with each other by ■white silk baby ribbon. The Misses Mills, Miss Denniston, Miss Reynolds, and the Mi#es Sise assisted the hostess in lookiug after ihe wants of the guests, so all were well attended to. During the afternoon a few of the ladies present contributed musical items. Mrs Mills and Miss Rachel Reynolds each gave vocal solos, and Mrs E. C Reynolds one or two pianoforte solos, while Miss Olive Turton recited a very clever monologue irv the dining room, relating the difficulties of a young lady who wanted to learn to smoke cigarettes Amongst those present were Mrs Lindo Ferguson, Mrs Benbam, Mrs James Mills, the Misses Mills, Miss Butterworth, Mrs Hosking, Mrs Michie, the Misses Reynolds, Mrs Donald (Riversdale), Mrs Turton, the Misses Turton, Mrs George Roberts, Mrs W. Hazlett, Mrs Gibson, Mrs Rattray, Mrs Jones, Mrs M'Lean, Mrs Valentine, Mrs Woodhouse, Mrs Denniston, Mrs Ritchie, Mrs Graham, Mrs Neill, Miss Neill, Mrs Shand, and Miss Roberts. Mrs Boyd wore a pretty blouse of heliotrope silk over a handsome skirt of black satin ; Miss Muriel Boyd, a simple but pretty white frock ; Mrs Hosking, a very smart dress composed of black crepe cloth striped with purple silk, the bodice made with a deep sailor collar and revers of purple satin, trimmed with bands of narrow ecru insertion, and the whole trimmed with frills of chiffon, large picture hat of lettuce green fancy straw trimmed ■with wide ribbon and flowers; Mrs Mills, purple cloth costume with sac coat of fawn cloth; Mrs G. Roberts, smart tailor-made skirt and coat of navy blue serge, and full white lace and chiffon front ; Mrs Donald, purple cloth tailor-made costume, and white felt hat} Mrs Benham, fawn cloth , skirt and coat; Mrs Michie, dark green tdnth sown and handsome cane of black

velvet, white felt hat trimmed with Parma violets; Mrs Valentine, black lustre dress, the bodice made with a vest of green merv and trimmed with jet, black and pink chiffon hat. Although the afternoon kept bright and fine at midday the weather looked very threatening, so most of the ladies wore tailor-made gowns and simple hats.

On Thursday afternoon Miss Marchant gave an 'At home " at the Girls' High School to give parents and friends of the school an opportunity of witnessing the girls' sports. Quite a number .of both ladies and gentlemen assembled and enjoyed this novel entertainment. The girls thoroughly entered into the sports, and I am sure some of the running and jumping would have been a credit to many a boy. Unfortunately the weather was very bad, wnu gusts of wind alternating with showers of sleet and rain, so most of the competitions had to be held in the large well-equipped gymnasium. Here Miss Marchant received her guests, and great interest was taken by all who were fortunate enough to be present in the various feats performed by the girls. The girls all wore neat blue serge gymnastic costumes and did club exercises, the rings, the backboard, the merry-go-round and parallel bar exercises. Tea and cakes were served in the cloak room, which was convertd into a reception room for the occasion, and the school girls went about looking after the wants of everyone. Amongst those present besides Miss Marchant and her staff of teachers were Dr and Mrs Shand, the Misses Shand, Miss Ulrich, Mrs Jones, Mrs J. M. Ritchie, Mr and Mrs Michie, Miss Robinson, Miss Neill, Mrs Neill, Mrs Salmond, Mrs Low, Mrs Finch, Mrs Valentine, Miss Reynolds, Miss Wilkins (Auckland), and Miss Roberts.

St. Paul's Cathedral was the scene of a pretty though quiet wedding on Thursday afternoon, the bride being Miss Nathalie Driver, youngest daughter of the late Mr Henry Driver, and the bridegroom Mr James M'Gill, formerly of Milton, but now of Wellington. The Very Rev. the Archdeacon performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Harry Driver, of Clarendon, looked very sweet and pretty dressed in a lovely gown of cream brocade. The dress was made quite simply, but fitted the bride exquisitely, and a long lace veil completed her toilet. Only one bridesmaid was in attendance on the bride, Miss Belle M'Lean, and she looked charming in a pink silk frock with white lace panders and the bodice trimmed with, bands of insertion, large white and pink chip straw hat. Only the relations of the bride and a few old family friends were present at the ceremony. Amongst those present were Mrs Driver, Mr H. Driver, Mr M. Driver, Miss Driver, Mr and Mrs Cheeseman, the Misses Morton, Mrs John M'Lean, Miss Bessie M'Lean, Mr and Mrs John Roberts, the Misses Roberts, Mrs George M'Lean, the Misses M'Lean, Mr Black, Mr Chettle, and Mr W. G. ItfeM. After the ceremony an adjournment was made to Mrs Driver's residence at Maori Hill, and all united in wishing every happiness for the future of the young couple. They left by the afternoon train, and will make their new home in Wellington. Mrs Martin gave a very successful euchre party on Friday evening at her residence in the Octagon. About 50 guests were present, and a most enjoyable time was spent by all. Mrs Martin received her guests in the large drawing room upstairs, and here about a dozen little tables were arranged for euchre. Great spirit was shown in all the games, and when the ,bell was rang at half-past 10 to stop the games, it was found that Miss Maud Reynolds and Mr Tewsley had secured the largest number of ribbons, and therefore were the winners of the first prizes, while Miss Jackson and Mr Beckworth also received prizes, being the winners of the fewest games. After ample justice had been done to the dainty supper, which was served in, the dining room, an adjournment was made back to the drawing room, where some excellent music was enjoyed before this pleasant party broke up. Amongst those present besides the host and hostess were Mr and Mrs Finch, Mrs Donald (Riversdale), Miss M. Reynolds, Miss Wilkins (Auckland), Miss Roberts, Miss Wilson, Miss Denniston, Miss Kempthorne, Miss Neill, Miss Macassey, Miss E. Gilldson, the Misses Rattray, the Misses Turton, Miss Ulrich, Mr Hunter, Mr Hislop, Mr Carew, Dr Burt. Dr Smith. Mr Moodie,

Mr Oldham, Mr Cornwall, and Mr Beckworth. I Mr and Mrs Stephenson and Miss Stephen1 son returned home by the s.s. Tarawera on | Sunday morning, after a two months' holi- ! day in Sydney, and are once more resident j at Conisborough. Mrs and Miss Neill were passengers to Dunedin from Melbourne by the s.s. Monowai and are at home again in Melville street. Mr and Mrs W. R. Cook have gone north to Timaru for a time. Mr and Mrs Robin Campbell, who came out from London by the Kaikoura last week, are now settled at Otekaike, near Kurow. Miss Bessie Mackerras has returned to ! Dunedin. Mrs Lindo Ferguson, Miss Butterworth, and Miss Lulu Roberts have all gone north to Wellington to participate in the delights ! of the Government House fancy dress ball, i which is to be held at the end of this week. I Miss Royse has gone south to visit Mrs Morrah. Miss Peep Gibson has gone to visit Mrs Donald at Riversdale ; Miss Nina Gibson ' is the guest of Mrs C. Reid, at Clifton ; i and Miss Maud Sise is staying with Mrs ' Hay, at Temuka. Miss Ethel Stewart gave a very enjoyable afternoon tea at her home in Heriot Row to a number of her young friends on Satur- ' day. Amongst others present were Miss Whitson, Miss Boot, Miss Begg, Miss Arthur, Miss Turton, Miss Scott, and Miss Simpson. The afternoon was pleasantly passed with music and recitations. Under somewhat unfavourable circuni- j stances the Southland Bowling and Lawn ' Tennis Club opened their season last Wed- i nesday afternoon. The Mayor of Invercargill, in a happy little speech, declared the grounds open. A contingent from the Inver- j cargill Garrison Band kindly gave their as- I sistance, and by their music added greatly | to the enjoyment of a large concourse of ', interested spectators. The lady friends of j the club mustered in force, and handed round ! afternoon tea. With such a beautiful and j convenient tennis court the question is often ' asked why more gentlemen do not give a ! ! little of their spare time to this excellent game. , Despite the inclement weather a fairly ; large audience assembled on the 20th inst. j [ to hear a sacred recital given by St. John's ■ ! choir, Invercargill. The choir sang capi- , tally, although not heard to the best advan- ! tage through defects in the building. As ' if to show the harmony existing in other ' i matters besides musical, it was pleasing to ' : note some members from the three principal ! ( Nonconformist churches singing in the choir. I , Martin's " Festival Te Deum " and Gounod's | ! " Unfold' ye portals everlasting " .deserve < ' special mention. In the former the male ! ! voices sang with great dignity and telling j effect. Amongst those present were Arch- ' deacon and Mrs Stocker, Rev. Mr and Mrs Bates, Mr T. M. Macdonald, Mrs H. A. Macdonald, Mrs Christophers, Mrs Fowler, ! Mrs Dr M'Leod, Mrs Hall, Mrs Basstian, : Miss Grigor, Miss Aiten, Miss Galbraith, , ( Miss Brodrick, Dr Hogg, Mr Paull, Mr , ' Carnegie Gardner, Mr Carr, and others. i j Mrs Steavenson returned last week to Invercargill from Dunedin. ; Mr, Mrs, and Miss Bicknell, who have been making a short stay of 10 days, left ! Invercargill by the Monowai on Friday. Mrs Pilcher and family, after a pleasant ' sojourn in the country, have returned home to Invercargill. Miss Traill is the guest of Mrs Thomas Watson, Forth street, Invercargill. Mr and Mrs W. Sharp have returned to Invercargill from a short visit to Dunedin. Mr and Mrs G. Clare left Invercargill last ' week by the Monowai. They intend going the round trip, via Wellington. Mr Clare has been in bad health for some time past. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery. A most enjoyable young people's dance was given in Ashley's Hall on Friday evening. The following little incident is causing some amusement in Invercargill: — Seene — An Invercargill residence not 10 miles from G.P.0., time 8 p.vn. Dramatis personte — A newlymarried couple just returned from honeymoon tour, and a troop of small boys gathered round the back door performing on kerosene tins with great gusto. The young Benedict, opening the door, invites the youthful musicians to come inside, whereupon, with a feast of good things in their mind's eye, they eagerly accept. When all are safely in the door is locked and now the bridegroom, taking his stand by the front : door, in very different tones invites the boys to come outside. As each one files past he . receives a gentle forward and upward rise . on a No. 8 boot. (Serenading is now at a : discount in this neighbourhood.) '.

Dear Readers, — I think the very first hint I shall contribute to the general stock this afternoon shall be a recipe for our tan shoes and boots. I take it for granted that you have long since tested the efficacy of the banana skins I commended to you so long ago as a cleaner for brown shoes? Here then is the new recipe : — Half a pint skimmed milk, each spirits of salts and spirits of lavender, gum arabic ; mix thoroughly and cork tightly. Mind, I cannot say I have tried it, you must take it on trust as I did, from the pages of a good journal. And here's another hint, at which I know you will laugh and say I am joking at your

expense. But lam not — it, too, came from a responsible source. Many of my correspondents complain of a shiny look upon the face and hands after washing, even when using the most delicate soap. The following brief and simple remedy claims to be entirely efficacious : — " Rub the skin well after washing with a soft chamois leather." I don't think I have any more toilette tips for you just now, but that sounds funny enough to almost make me wish my complexion was shiny, so I might fcry it ! The shops are very attractive just now despite the fact that colours are so violent, and checks "r checked effects so common. The gresn~ci£»ibries, linens and drills this year are reail?" beautiful and make up with the most adorable suggestions of freshness and spring. Tucks are the craze of the hour. Bodices, sleeves, blouses, ties, underwear j and outerwear, silk or cotton, the spell of the tuck is over them all. Some of the checked cotton goods look very stylish with bodices tucked straight down the cross way of the material. A few tucked ginghams or f zephyrs for children's dresses and blouses | were to be had early in the season, but they I seem to have been bought up immediately. I Everything is made so easy now for the amateur needlewoman ! We discussed the I delights of hemstitched frillings and flouncings, feather braidings and the like helps to | dainty underclothing last year. This year a new — and in some measure, an annoying — I garniture for our underwear is very much :in evidence. This is a new and very fine I imitation of leal torchon lace. It is to be I had in all widths, is very cheap, washes and ! I launders well, and at a little distance looks I sufficiently like the real thing to discount much of the innocent joy we have hitherto felt in our " real torchon." For the home milliner, and maker of her | own dainty chiffons for evening wear there ; are several charming novelties — narrow ! fathered ruches of chiffon for trimming louses, vests, &c, and very lovely sprays of I lace in cream and white, all ready to appli- , que to the daintiest of evening fabrics, blouses, skirts, ties, or millinery. Men often accuse us of extraordinary terms : in dress, and exercise a somewhat cheap wit at our expense ; but I should like any " mere i man" to tell me what is meant by "a suit of dittoes and bowler"? The latter I am, :of course, quite clear about, " bowler " is , synonymous with '* bun " or hard hitter ; i but when I read that " On departing for the j honeymoon the bridegroom usually wears a i suit of dittoes" I confess myself hopelessly afc sea. Weddings are evidently popular just now. There is a perfect epidemic of them. Every mail has brought me one or two letters on j the subject. Spring time, I suppose. "In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns . to thoughts of love." When any such ' special occasion arises, what numberless ques- , tions arise as to etiquette ! While I think ] of it let me commend to you a capital little book called "Manners for All," issued by Ward, Lock, and Co., as one of their series of penny handbooks. It is written so nicely, ; and in simple and excellent style gives clear j and practical advice on all points of etiquette ' for both men and women. Some of you who have taken up the fashionable hobby ', of photography would welcome the book on ' " Photography " in the same series, I think. " One touch of Nature makes the whole : world kin." If one could gain consolation j for pain in the knowledge of aristocratic i companionship, neuralgic patients — who does ' not suffer from neuralgia in these days? — might be solaced by the knowledge that the Queen Regent of Spain is sometimes a martyr to neuralgia. During the recent SpanishAmerican War, with its attendant anxieties and miseries, she suffered frightfully. An Italian portrait painter, who has recently completed a portrait of one of the King of Siam's wives, has been presented with the order of the Grand Cross of the Siamese Crown, which enables the fortunate ( ?) recipient to marry 12 wives ! A very different order of merit is the Empress of Germany's Order of the Golden Cross. | It is presented by her Majesty to domestic i servants whose term of service has been sufficiently long and faithful to merit such disj tinction. One hundred and forty-four women servants have been thus honoured, j they each having lived 40 years in the service | of one family. j A new application of photography, and one ! already successfully tested, is the " electro- [ rama," which was lately exhibited at West- ! minster in England. It is described as consisting of " a glorified magic lantern, projecting a series of views with overlapping I edges upon a great circular screen. The total effect is a panorama some 400 ft long by 40ft deep, and extending round the whole of the room. The spectators stand on a hill in the centre, and the picture has the great advantage over a painted panorama that it can be changed eveiy few minutes." Now while the topic of photography is I in our minds there is one thing I should like to urge upon all of our circle who have gone in for that fascinating hobby. The idea has often occurred to me, but was roused into greater activity by reading the remarks of a recent writer on the rapid and inevitable disappearance of so many historic spots in London : picturesque buildings, courts, and j I streets rich in association of history and of j ! fiction. The writer thus concludes : — " On this subject one could write for a long time, but the gist of the matter may be summed up in an appeal to photographers and paintei's to preserve us some record of these fast -disappearing treasures." "But we have nothing of historic interest to preserve or to lose in this new country" you say. Let me remind you of old Chinese mining camps, typical of methods fast disappearing, old station buildings, old coaching stations and j mountain rests, " chairs " slung across the ] river foaming in its rocky ravine beneath, J mountain zigzags which, we called by cour- ' tesy roads, wayside inns and old ferry houses. ! Most interesting of all, because the only j records of a people heroic in their bravery, j unique among savage nations for their nobi- j lity of character and their intelligence, those rapidly crumbling mementoes of the Maori past. The precious remnants (wherever found), of ancient palisaded pas, underground dwellings, earth works, covered ways, all these evidences of the past history of a great race fast losing its individuality. The ' sketcher and the photographer, especially the latter, may thus become the historian, and , by seising ttverr or>Dortunitv of securina

such treasures in your portfolio you will feet that in addition to^ their present pleasure, you may safely count upon their futura value. And so farewell. "Teacups," I suppose* have somewhat lost their attraction in favoui of the C.C.C. — is it not so? But we cannot do without our tea, can we? EaiaiELiNE.

-- "M. A. P." tells a charming stoiy of Lxdy Blanche Balfour, the mother of th« leader of the House of Commons: — " Hotf devoted Lady Blanche was to religious duty may be learned from the resolve she expressed : ' When I have finished with these joung people I intend going to the East End. to work there,' and from the confession ta an intimate friend, 1 1 think I know what it is to pray seven times a day.' To free hep household for attendance at church services she reduced the cooking on Sunday to such a scale that for a time nothing hot, not even a potato, could be had in the house on that j day. In her bestowment of charity she was very thorough in her inquiries, but once satis- | fied of genuine need she would render help | for years together. Once in Edinburgh, in I hastening along the street to catch ah afternoon train for home, she saw a child weeping I bitterly. She stopped, questioned it,' and was told that it was starving, and the mother ; dying. She let the train go, went with €he child to see if the story was true, found ifc entirely so, and that the mother, who was a widow, was weighed upon in dying with I the thought of what would become of her children. Before she left Lady Blanche I undertook to care for them, and this she did till they were started in life." — A clever oculist warns ladies having : weak eyes against wearing spotted veils. In ! such cases it is much safer to wear no veil at '. all. | — The boatwomen of China have no need to agitate for women's rights — they possess | them. The boatwoman, whether she be at j single woman, a wife, or a widow, is the : head of the house, that is to say. of tha i boat. She does the steering-, makes bargains ! with the passengers, collects the money, buys all provisions, and in general is superintendent over everything. Chinese boatwomen habitually go barefooted and barelegged, and the hard work of their calling keeps them in fine physical condition. Their muscles are magnificently developed. They can lift a barrel of flour without an effort. There is one peculiar feature about all their boats. Upon the bow two huge fish-like eyes are carved. If one asks the moaning of the eyes, he will invariably be told : '' If the boat has not eyes it cannot see. If it cannot see ife cannot find its way. If it cannot find its way you can never reach your journey's end. 1 * — Mrs Curzon is sure to be exceedingly popular in India, for, added to her beauty and charm, she is veiy clever and agreeable, and has a most delightful manner. She has one little girl. —An evening dress, made entirely of 800 skins of chickens, was recently worn at a ball by Madame Theo Montbauae, a fashion.able Parisian. Edmund Gillett, a noted' artist, painted the gown, adorning it with roses, vines, etc. — Whilst Madame Melba was in Boston in 1896 she had rooms in a big hotel, opposite to which were some apartments tenanted by a Chicago lady and her little daughter. Une morning the famous singer was practising running up and down the scales. Her door waa partly open, and in an interval of her exercising the little American girl was heard to call, " Mamma ! mamma ! do come and hear the bird in the lady's parlour." — " Window dressing is a distinct art," said a West End tobacconist to the writer, " and I can assure you that there are many men who make a substantial income by it. When, as in my case, you see a window arranged with artistic effect, you may be sure that it is the work of professional hands. Certainly any assistant who could produce the same effect would be foolish to remain longer behind the counter. In my line alonf there are hundreds of designs registered, and they cannot be copied without legal penalties. The designs are submitted to us by their inventors, and when a choice is made they carry it into execution. There are dozens of men whose time is fully occupied in going from one shop to another and dressing the windows, which by their artistic arrangement challenge attention, and act as the best of advertisements. It is the same :n other businesses, ai;d there is at least one firm, with an army of^assistants, which draws a large revenue from dressing windows." — Probably owing to the fact that the i Duchess of York's Avedding jewels were ; largely composed of turquoises — her favourite stone — the turquoise has been coming more I and more into fashion. We hear now that ib i is being largely worn in America, as an outi ward and visible sign of the union of hearts betw een the two countries. One of "the latest i developments is to carve heads and initials I on them. — A husband and wife who were maried not very long back left for their honeymoon in the old-feehioned style, posting by road from London to the country in a landau. This was drawn by four grey horses with two postillions. — The bridal veil of Princess Margaret of Prussia was made up of 500 different sections, cacli piece made by a separate worker, and taking 10 days to construct. When all were, completed they were joined together by the cleverest lace workers, in such a pattern that the whole appeared to have been made by one lace maker. — A certain photographer has lately completed a system ' by which his pictures of babies have become famous. He has discarded all the familiar expedients of his profesion to persuade very young children to submit to the camera, and his scheme has been completely successful. One part of his studio has been fitted up like a nursery. Bound the room at convenient points are situated cameras, and these are in charge of his assistants. The photographer devotes his attention to the baby. He tries all the toys in turn, gets on as intimate terms as possible with the baby after such short acquaintance, and gradually lures the unsuspecting infant into looking his best. W^hen. PcidQ and expression are satisfactory, he eives

the signal to one of his assistants at the cameras and the trick is done. Mothers bring their babies from all quarters to him. •It would be a difficult matter to find any cihld who would not, after 10 minutes' session with toys, exhibit some expression that liis parents would be proud of. The artist catches that expression, and as many other i agreeable ones as possible. — It has become quite the fashion now for bridesmaids to carry baskets of flowers instead of bouquets. Special baskets are made, •generally of white chip, with tall, slight .handles. A bow of ribbon can be added at .the top, and the flowers are securely fastened in position by means of needle and thread. — A French, lady advertises' that she is ,-willing to take pet dogs out for daily walks from 5 a.m. till 11 p.m. at a charge of half a franc per hour. —In spite of the ancient lineage of the noble families of Italy, princes and marquises of that country have been compelled to accept humble occupations, and among those _ ,who have not been driven to this a curious ' expedient is frequently adopted to maintain the external dignity due to their rank^ This • consists in four or five families joining to-, •gether to provide a carriage and pair to be owned in common. The turnout remains the same for each, except as regards the carriage- door, which is changed so that each family's coat-of-arms may be displayed on the panel when it is in the family's service. — Charms of every conceivable pattern still continue to attract, the craze for the collection of such gimcracks being at its height. A novel idea is that of presenting your friend J /with a facsimile of the particular sport, etc., i in which he or she takes an interest or excels. Thus a tiny golf club may be the most appropriate, or a model of the cherished " wheel," or yet again a miniature horn, for ( the follower of the hounds, while the very . much domesticated girl may be given a sym- j bolic bunch of keys. . j — From Paris comes the startling intel- , ligence that a determined attempt is being 1 made to revive the once omnipotent shawl, j In other quarters the old-fashioned silk fringe Is just now being unearthed as a dress trimming j — For wear under the coats of tailor-made | costumes tight-fitting vests of chamois leather ( have been introduced. These do away with i all trouble as to the tucking away of blouse ; .sleeves and so on ; and, being very warm, enable such costumes to be adopted even in cold weather. — The fine white linen doyleys and mats .which come from Irish embroiderers are as {perfectly done as any embroidery in the market. It is said that much of this work is done by peasant men, who thus employ the leisure hours of winter in embroidering linen I to help their wives, sisters, and daughters. I ]Xne Irish patterns of tiny shamrock scattered > at intervals over the linen are exceedingly ; pretty. ■ j — "Tea on the Terrace." — Tea was'evi- ! 'dently the most popular meal in the House t>f Commons in the session which has just closed, a fact not to be wondered at when it is remembered that " Tea on the terrace " is an alfresco entertainment to which mem- ,' bers are able to invite their lady friends. (According to the report of the Kitchen Com•mittee recently issued, 72,974 meals were served last session, and of that total teas .were responsible for 31,705, luncheons numjbered 19,209, dinners 21,730, and suppers £530. The total wine bill of members, it may be interesting to mention, was £4402, »nd £376 was spent in cigars. —It is a great disappointment to his "many friends in London that Colonel Hay has been recalled to America. He is a most delightful man. Mrs Hay has made herself very popular by her kindness and civility to everyone. Miss Hay has become quite a favourite in London. She dresses well, and is very smart atod pretty, and is quite J;he best representative of a delightful Ameritean girl — quick, sympathetic, exceedingly brilliant in conversation, and, though few people know it, she is a poetess of no mean order. A volume of her sonnets is jusfc •about to be published. — The wife of President M'Kinley not long back started a new craze that soon Jbecame popular. This was the portrait chair, having in its back a medallion for a photograph. The original chair was of mahogany inlaid with mother of pearl. — The lady guard, the lady ticket-collec-tor, and the lady " stationmaster " are comparatively orthodox in America. Here a (whole railway is managed by a woman. Mrs Chas. D. Haines, who for several years past has superintended the Medina railway in Texas, is the first lady ever appointed manager of a railway, and it requires no wild stretch of imagination to believe that she has become "very popular with the staff." \America has also its lady engine driver, who rejoices in the pretty name of Miss Ida Hewitt. Miss Hewitt runs a* locomotive on the Cairo branch line in West Virginia —a narrow gauge connection of the Baltimore and Ohio lines. Her father is wealthy, and is one of the owners of the branch line, bo tha^ Miss Hewitt follows her singular ■occupation from choice rather than from necessity. She began by temporarily taking the place of a sick driver, and she managed the engine so well that on the driver, dying she was duly appointed his successor. Miss Hewitt wears a uniform, and a neat cap and gloves. Another American line — the Northern Pacific — has a lady medical superintendent, Mrs Dr Lieburg. Railway women have good opportunities of qualifying for the line in America, as most of the car and omnibus companies appoint women as conductors. It will be a long while no doubt before we in England have oui lady guards and lady booking clerks, but there is one argument in its favour which the railway companies can hardly afford to lose sight of — the innovation would tend decidedly to popularise the rail,ways. Care of the Hair. Premature baldness, thinness, and poorness of hair and early greyness are so common as to be a distinctive mark of our times. They result largely from our artificial and unnatural lives, worry, and unhealthy fashions. When people are out of health, hair, complexion, eyes, and nails all show it.. The great thing for securing glossy, plentiful, and abundant hair, then, is good health, and arfter that vigorous brushing, md, sjpecial remedies for snecial defects.

Excessive dryness, culminating in irritation of the skin and what is called scurf or dandruff, is the most frequent complaint and difficulty. This is much fostered by the prejudice against using anything oily or greasy, such as our mothers used. The natural oil in many people becomes exhausted, and needs supplementing by the rubbing into the roots of some nourishing emollient. Whether we like it or not, this is the only remedy, and if used sparingly and rubbed into the skin, and not put carelessly on the hair, it is not so unpleasant as people think. Cocoanut oil or lanoline are the best ordinary oils for this purpose. In case of threatened baldness castor oil, disagreeable as it may seem, is the only sure remedy. The oil will, of course, spread downwards, and the hair can be rubbed with a dry towel. An ointment made of 10 p6r cent, oleate of mercury, well rubbed in, is generally the only cure for dandruff ; but the cure will be slow ; or paraffin oil suits some skins better. I A lotion made of sulphur and port wine will often arrest greyness. Another thing . to remember is not to wash the hair too fiequently. If you brush it often and thoroughly, and wash your brushes frequently, it need not be washed so very often. When washed it should never be left damp. The liiixury of Grief. AN EMPTY HOUSE. A luxury to grief, in those who can afford it, consists in shutting up the house Where a death has taken place and never suffering ' it to be opened again. j I once saw a beautiful house and wide ' garden thus abandoned in one of the most fashionable streets of Madrid. - I inquired about it, and found it was formerly the residence of the Duke of . His wife had died there many years before, ! and since that day not a door nor a window j had been opened. The garden gates were I red and rough with rust. Grass grew tall and rank in the gravelled walks. A thick I lush undergrowth had overrun the flower ! beds and the lawns. The blinds were rotting over the darkened windows. Luxuri- ' ant vines clambered over all the mossy doors. The stucco was peeling from the walls in unwholesome blotches. Wild birds sang all day in the safe solitude. j There was something impressive in this 1 spot of mould and silence, lying there so j green and implacable in the very heart of a i great and noisy city. The Duke lived in Paris, leading the rattling life of a man of the world. He never would sell or let that Madrid house. PeiImps in his heart also, chat battered thoroughfare worn by the pattering boots of " Montmarte " and the " Bois " and the " Quarter Breda," there was a green spot sacred to memory and silence, where no footfall should ever light, where no living voice should ever be heard, shut out from the world and its cares and its pleasures, where through the gloom of dead days he could catch, a glimpse of a white hand, a flash of a dart? eye, the rustle of a trailing robe, and feel sweeping over him the old magic of love's young dream, softening his fancy to tendet regret and his eyes to a happ* mistLike that -which kept the heart of Eden green Before the use£ul trouble of the rain. — Colonel John Hay. The Daily Life of the Costumiere. WHAT ONE LEARNS BEHIND THE SCENES. The concluding articlet of the series of " Girl Workers of London " appears in the Young Woman for September, and deals with the costumiere. Every theatre (says the writer) has its favourite medium by which an order for 200 ballet skirts, or costumes for a hundred chorus girls can be executed on the shortest notice. The costumiere is paid by contract, providing the material, and must keep a- staff of well- trained, employees who can finger deftiy the diaphanous clouds of gauze or gosamer oi tulle. The texture must look as if it had never been touched ; there must be no soil, no crease ; a score of hands may be employed, yet every dress must be so exactly alike that one cannot be told from the other. The workroom is a picturesque sight. The floor and tables are carefully covered with paper or white cloths, and eacb girl sits before a pile of rose-coloured, oi heliotrope, or amber gauze. Gold and silver 'braid, shining spangles, brillianthued tinsel are at ber side, and, as you look, the glittering bauble is taken and stitched with a grace that makes it look as if but carelessly thrown on. The "trying on" involves other employees, for none are so particular as to "fib" as the denizens of the stage. Madame has several tiny rooms partitioned . off with heavy curtains to deaden sound, for the utmost secrecy is ■essential. Nor does madame confine herself to business transactions with her own sex. Actors require armoui and silk doub lets and embroidered waistcoats, and if the ; ~tock does not fit, they must be mado to order. Stiil another province is hers. The ] V* oriel is full of mysteries, and still more lull of intrigue. Hence disguise in dress is sometimes adopted as an aid towards aisguiso in character. And people like a costumiere offer facilities for this current ! phase. Consequently she has among her clients journalists who come to be rigged j up as costers, organ grinders, crossing sweiupers ; politicians who wish to go behind tno scenes ; adolescent millionaires whe mwe a craving to see real life. Nor ib this All: ladies turn amateur detectives dud n^ into opium dens and gambling hells iW rfensation, for excitement, for curiosity ; female iioveli&ts with a craving for realism ylungte into the horrors of absinthe drinking, penny gaffs, dosshouse terrors, and tho like ; scientists go grovelling for specimens for the book which is to make them famous ; specialists, females especially, seek iv the slums objects which will prove their new but incontrovertible theory. And last of all there is the monomaniac — for what elst> can he be called? — who, without apparent object, leaves luxury to embrace a j humble calling and suffer the extremest privations of poverty. A gentleman of rank, neither old nor imbecile has been known for nine consecutive years to come daily to a costumiere's and doff his fashionable habiliments for those of a hawker of penny wares, and to all inquiries vouciit safed but one answer. "It pleasea jtna**

The life of the costumiere has the drawbacks that apply to nearly every industry to which the London girl gives the best part of her life — it leads to nothing, when all is said and told. She can make a bare pittance out of it, not a living for more than one ; it teaches her how to put together fripperies, but not how to make neat underclothing ; it gives her a glimpse of the unnatural artificial life led by those called her batters, but it gives her no insight into thrifty economy, cleanly cookery, or a knowledge of nursing at home. The Afternoon Call.* A DREADED SOCIAL FUNCTION. Someody lias been complaining of the tyranny of that dreaded social function, the afternoon call. Men are rarely induced to face this ordeal. You enter a drawing room and perceive beautiful ladies sitting in a row, and a man or two partially hidden by the window curtains. Ever and anon the hostess pounces on one of these secluded beings, drags him into the middle of the room, and s?ts him. to talk, not to a beautiful lady, but to some elderly matron whose views about everything, from the ideal shape of pincushions to the -origin of the Pyramids, are hostile to his own. Dimly he conceives this strategy to mean that the beautiful ladies are there to be looked at ; they grace the occasion with charming 2 5Oses an d wonderful toilettes ; you do not talk to them any more than you talk to the shapely nymphs who adorn the basin of a fountain. The fountain plays, the nymphs are mute. But you are to talk to the elderly matron because she must be amused anid conciliated ; she is the fairy i who may go off in a huff, and cast malignant spells upofti that household and its social ambitions ; so you must listen to her and politely acquiesce. Naturally, not one man in a thousand is equal to 'this emergency. The greatest diplomatists have been known to flee from it ; and the average citizen who receives cards inscribed "At home, 4to 7 " puts them on his mantelpiece among the photographs of frozen friendships and extinct grand passions, and spends the fateful hours between 4 and 7 in the impregnable asylum of his club ! — L. F. Austin, in the illustrated London News. Hints and Suggestions. Children should be taught pretty manners as soon almost as they can walk. j To remove stains from white knife han- i dies, rub them with salt and soapsuds. For long arms have trimming across the sleeves, but lengthwise if the arms are short. Swansdown may be washed in soap and water, and Avill regain its ordinary appearance if it be shaken before the fire till dry. It is a mistake to give many toys to children, especially when the toys are costly. Children should be taught to take care of their toys, and not to break them. The yolk of an egg Avell beaten up is found to be better for the hair than soap, and a 10 minutes' brushing, both night and morning, will do much to keep one's locks in good condition. Too much cannot be said on the care and bringing-up of young children. To rear a child in absolute ignorance of the good graces and courtesies of life is little s>hort of a crime. Do not allow a child to be teased; it spoils his temper. If he be in a cross humour take no notice of it, but divert his attention to some pleasing object. This may be done without spoiling him. he careful to see that the children are sent happily to bed. Hardly anything can be worse for a young child than to be scolded or punished at bedtime. Whatever the. child's daytime naughtiness may have been, it must all be forgotten before bedtime arrives. Always be firm and gentle, be loving and speak quietly, but insist on implicit obedience. It is a great mistake to deceive a child ; he is sure to know you are deceiving him, and he will not believe you in future. As soon as a child can speak he is old enough to know what is truth, and must be taught to speak it. Exercise for children is most essential, and should be encouraged in every way. The amount of exercise should, of course, be regulated, as in many instances ambitious children will far exceed their strength. In infancy the almost incessant movements of the baby's limbs show how imperative is the instinct of Nature for muscular exercise. Where there are several children you must not allow a nurse to have a favourite Children are very sharp-sighted, and if they are apt to be jealous they will probably take a dislike to the petted one. Teach them to be affectionate one to another ; let them be encouraged to share each other's toys and playthings, otherwi&e they will grow up selfish. For improving the complexion a aartain pomade is a favourite with Spanish ladies. It is composed of lemon juice and the white of eggs in equal proportions. The mixture is bea,ten up in "a jar, set on a slow fire and stirred with a woodpn spoon till it is of the thickness of a stiff cream. Before applying, the .face is gently washed. The pomade is also useful for removing freckles. Children are undoubtedly very troublesome at times in asking questions, and should be taught not. to interrupt conversation in company. Nothing is "so irritating as when you are on a visit to a house where the children the whole of meal-time are asking questions, and the conversation has to be stopped to reply to them. Jf parents like it themselves they must hoc expect others to feel the same asjbhey do. Stings of insects. — Washing with vinegar and water or syringa flower water •nill protect the skin against unpleasant insects. The leaves of the scented verbena are also said to be useful for the same pui? pose. Honey and water will allay irritation produced by bites of insects. Use a teaspoonful of honey in a quart of boiling water, _ putting it on the spot white the liquid is tepid. To clean a straw hat, stuff the crown so as to preserve its shape. Scrub the hat with soap and warm water with which is mixed a little liquid ammonia. Then rinse in cold water and let the bat drain half a minute. Cut a

lemon in half and rub all the stains out, let the juico soak in for a quarter of mi hour, rinse and hang up to dry. Wbe'i dry, brush over with weak gum and wate^ and iron the brim straight, protected by a damp cloth.

ILLUSTRATED FASHIONS.

Dear Emmeline, — I do not know of any more disheartening experience for the girl of limited means than when she begins to turn over her clothes preparatory to paying a round of visits. She has probably contrived to get along somehow by the addition of this little piece of chiffon or that added fresh bow until a kind of climax is reached, and she feels positively unable to face the eyes of her friends. Now let her take time by the forelock and begin at once to go through her wardrobe, from woollen gowns as far as possible. After having given them a thoroughly good brushing naphtha or French chalk can'be employed, always remembering th'it the former is very explosive. Ammonia is excellent for black or white material, but it is apt to affect colour. For coloured material's pumice-stone powder should be placed on the spots and allowed to remain for abtfut a day, when it will frequently remove marks that have proved most obstinate. Alcohol and water freshens up black materials, and is also good for getting rid of shininess. Gloves next claim attention: Go through these carefully, mending them firmly and neatly before sending them to the cleaners, but do not replace bxittons until after they are returned. All the linings and edges of the skirts must be looked over critically and have binding and fresh silk frills added where needed. These can be purchased ready made for very little a yard. Underclothing must be mended and fresh ribbons put .on ; stock' ings must also be seen to. Then comes the millinery question, and coniderable renova-

tion will probably be required here. One of the first alterations she will wish to make will be to turn the back of her hat to the front, or nearly so, as fashion has now decreed that hats should be turned away from our faces, and that all the flowers hitherto ornamenting the cachepeigne at the back are to be transferred to underneath the brim in front. No matter where the up-turned point is taken, a firm piece of netting is required on which to fix the flowers or bows. I find that many people do not know how best to cut this shape so I give here a drawing of one or two millinery details which should prove of use to readers. If the hat is to be lifted off the face and at the sides, cut a piece of millinery net or buckram into shape No. 1. If buckram, the wire will not he required ; but if net, it must be passed round and sewn firmly on in the fashion indicated — that is to say, in button-hole stitches placed firmly but widely apart. No. 2 shows how a long set of loops may be manipulated without cutting the ribbon; the thread should be twisted several times round stem of each loop as it is formed, and then a stitch be taken to secure it before repeating the process which forms the next loop. When it is all drawn together it makes the finished rosette shown in diagram No. 3. The best way of making long loops without cutting the ribbon until the complete bow is formed is illustrated in diagram No. 4. The principle is much the same as that ishown in No. 2, but fine wire takes the place of the thread and is tightly wound round the ribbon. T; is absolutely essential that anyone tra-

The Lightest of Wraps. veiling, especially if intended to visit fashionable foreign wateringplaces where demi-evening toilette is Avorn practically out of doors in the evening at the Casino and

such places, should provide herself with sonw sort, of light fichu, for though the smart evining blouses are not cut in any way low, as we think of decollette, in the evening, stiil they are guiltless of any collar-band, i anJ throats that are unaccustomed to meet the night air unprotected will feel the need lof some light wrap — it must by no means be a heavy one. The pretty little half-fichu, half-cape which forms the subject of- my illustration is admirably qualified to answer this purpose. rf lt is made of nothing firmer than a soft pink mousseline de soie, with a, dcuble-edged frill forming a margin to the embroidered grass lawn which is placed over it, lying out in folds, making a wide collar and two long ends. Above is a ruffle of pink mousseline surrounding the neck, made firmer and more becoming by narrow rows of black velvet placed at the extreme edge of eacli frill. In our trunk the possession which we value most of .all is a gown suitable for the greatest number of different occasions. It must not be too dressy for a quiet afternoon, nor must it be too dowdy for a considerably more festive occasion. My advice is that it should be made of a soft grey ..voile over silk of the same colour and trimmed after the fashion of the design in the drawing. There is the tiniest of overskirts, extending only over the turn of the hip, edged with guipure of a deep yellow tint. This lace also extends over the whole of the outside of the sleeves, foims the epaulets, and edges the bolero which opens over a full, soft vest of yellow

muslin spotted with pin-points of black. A black velvet band, with broad steel buckle, encircles the waist, and a yellow straw hat is surrounded with soft, foamy wisps of yellow chiffon edged with black lace, until something like a bird's nest is formed round the crown. A very fair woman would probably wish to encircle her neck, with black lace, falling in a long jabot down the front, while a brunette would do well to chose a fine make of lace of the same yellowish tones as the guipure for the same purpose. — Yours truly, COQJCETTE.

HOME INTERESTS.

LEMON SPONGE. (By request— E. H. P.) Two lemons, two eggs, three-quarter pint of water, Joz gelatine, 4oz sugar, and a few drop 3 of cochineal. Put the rind and juice of ttie lemons, the sugar and the gelatine into a saucepan, and pour over them the water ; stand over the fire, and stir till it boils. Boil five minutes, strain into a basin, let it stand till nearly cold; put the whites of the eggs into a basin, and pour in by degrees tlie lemon juice, gelatine, etc., whisking well Tall it is of the consistency of sponge, divide into two parts,, colour half with a few drops of cochineal, take up alternately a tablespoouful at a time, and pile high in a glass dish. Do not boil old fowls, steam tliem two or three hours, then brown in a quick oven, and they will be aa tender as roast chicken. SOUP. Cut into small pieces a knuckle of veal, and put into pan with a little lean liarn and a brfc of butter. Peel and cut into slices four large apples, two onions, a small turnip, and a carrot ; add a glass of cold water and put over a sharp fire until the bottom of the .pan is covered with jelly, moving the pan now and then. Add three spoonsful of curry ■pUP'der, and three heaped tablespoonsful of flour; stir this in and then put m a gallon of cold water with a teaspoonful of salt. "When it boils up, put it on one side of the fire, and simmer for nearly three hours, stirring constantly. Pass through a wire sieve into your tureen and serve. The pieces of veal may be sent to table separate, with plain boiled rice. FILLETS OF SOLE. Skin and fillet two nice fresh soles, trim and season the fillets with a little salt and pepper and a few drops of lemon-juice, stuff them, wiili oyster forcemeat, and roll up. Carefully eg3--and-breadcTumb them, and fry them a golden brown. Dish up on a paper or napkin, and serve with oyster sauce. POTATOES A LA BKABANCONNE. Take two cups of seasoned mashed potatoes, add two tablespoonfuls of melted butter and a half cup of hot ruilk. "When thoroughly beaten add one-third of an onion, grated, a ta.blespoonful of chopped parsley and six tablespoonfuls of finely-chopped cold cooked ham. Put the mixture into a buttered ptidding dish, cover the top with a half cup of crackei crumbs, moistened with a quarter cup of melted butter, ran into a hot oven for 15 minutes, remove from oven, make five depressions with back of a spoon, drop in each an egg, sprinkled with a, half saltspoonful of salt and two shakes of

pepper, and return to the oven until the eggs are "'Bet." MAIZENA PUDDING. Two taWespoonfuls of maizena, one tablespoonful of moist sugar, an egg, a, pint and ahalf of milk. Mix the maizena. into a smooth paste with a little cold milk ; place the rest of the milk in a clean saucepan and let it boil ; then, pour it boiling on the paste; stir in the sugar and egg, pour into a deep dish, and bake for 15 or 20 minutes. SICILIAN BISCUITS. !Por this you require four eggs, 12oz of pounded sugar, lOoz flour, and a little vanilla. iWhisk the eggs; then add a few spots of vanilla and the sugar. Stir over a very slow fire until the batter begins to feel warm, remove from the fire and. whisk briskly until the batter feels quite cold again. The flour must then be lightly stirred in and shaped upon proper baking sheets into ovals or rounds, sugared "gver lightly, and baked in a slack oven. SUET PUDDING-. Mix a cupful of stoned raisins with two and a-half cupfuls of flour, a cupful of finelychopped suet, half a teaspoonful of cinnamon, and half a grated nutmeg. To a cupful of sweet milk add a cupful of molasses and a /level teaspoonful of powder. Now stir the liquid and the dry ingredients well together, and pour the whole into a buttered mould. Boil the pudding or steam three hours. Serve rwith a sauce flavoured with wine or brandy. This sauce may always be made in the same manner, differing only in the flavouring used. LEMON AND RHUBAEB JAM. Wipe the rhabarb very dry— if old, it must he skinned — cut into small pieces and weigh lit. Allow lib of sugar, the rind of half a lemon, chopped small, and |oz of bitter almonds to each pound and a-qiiarter of rhubarb; boil all together very gently, until the sugar is di.-seolved, and Veep stirrirg, to prevent burnin£?; the jam may then be allowed to boil more quickly. When done, put into jars, cover up, and store in a cool, dry place. CHOCOLATE CAKE. Quarter pound of butter, 2oz grated chocolate, 2oz castor sugar, two eggs, 3oz flour, one teaspoonful of baking powder. Beat the butter to a cream, add the sugar and chocolate, and work well together. Beat the eggs well, ard stir them gradually into the mixture; beat -well, and stir in the flour and baking powder very lightly ; pour into a well-greased tin lined with greased paper. Bake in a moderate oven 20 or 30 minvites.

CHOCOLATE ICING- FOR ABOVE CAKH. Six ounces of icing sugar, lioz grated chocolate, one and a-half tablespoonfuls of cold water. Mix these well together, and pour over tho cake at onco, and allow to set. PKICASSEED EELS. Cut up 3lb of eels into pieces of 3in in length, put them into a stewp&n and cover them with two-thirds water and one-third vinegar; add 15 oysters, two pieces of lemon, a bouquot of herbs, one onion quartered, six cloves, tln'ee stalks of celery, a. pinch of cayenne, pepi-er and salt to taste. Stew the eels one hour, remove them from the dish; strain the liquor. Put it back into the stewpan with a gill of cream and an ounce of butter rolled in flout ; simirt-r gmtly a few minutes, pour over the dish, and serve. CURRIED EaGS. 'Boil six or eight eggs quite hard, as you would for salad, and put them in water to get cold. Mix well together 2oz of butter and Ibre? or four dessertspoonfuls of curry powder; shake them in a stewpan over a good, clear fire for a few minutes ; then throw 111 two onions finely minced, and fry gently until fairly soft; pour on to them by degrees about half a pint of broth or gravy, and stew them slowly until reduced fo a pulp; mix up in a cup a teaspoonful of flour — this is nicest done with cream, but water will do quite well — and simmer tho whole together for about 20 minutes Cut the eggs into thin slices, and heat them; then put into the broth, but do not boil. Serve hot. Rice may be placed round the di&h if liked. DAINTY CAKES. Two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk, and four eggs, the yolks and whites beaten separately ; two and a-half cups of flour, half cup corn starch, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, half teaspoonful of retake. Bake in small moulds and ice all ovsr. CHESTER BUNS. Rub 2oz butter into lib flour, add a pinch of salt and one tablespoonful of sugar. Stir into these an egg, a tablespoonful of yeast and a breakfastcupful of lukewarm milk. Knead well, and put the bowl which contains the dough before tho fire to rise, covering it with a cloth. When it has sufficiently risen, divide it into six or eight parts, shape into rounds, place them on a buttered tin, and let them rise five minutes more, then bake in a qtiick oven about 20 minvites. LOIN OP MUTTON BONED AND STUFFED. Bone the mutton; cut as near to the bone as possible to prevent waste. Lay tho mutton on a pastry boaid. Mix together two tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs, a tablespoonful of chopped suet, a teaspconful of chopped pn-rsley, the same quantity of mixed herbs, pepper, salt, and an egg, lay this forcemeat on, roll it round, tie securely, and bake in a good oven.