THE LADIES' PAGE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2402, 15 March 1900, Page 55

THE LADIES' PAGE.

BY EIiiIELINE.

The world wts i»d — tho garden wai a irlld, And man, the Hermit, sighed, till woman milled. — CiurssLt.

EmmeUna Till be plowed to receive letters from aorrtiror.denSß on any matter of iuterest lo them, and to reply 'hrnugh the medium of this page, the noin de plume only of the otrrosprmdsnt.i to be published. Letters to be addressed " SmmevlßO," one of the Kditor.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

M. E. B.— (1) Boil 30 chillis in four quarts of water for 20 minutes, allowing the water to boil before putting them in. Strain it over 2oz cream of tartar and 31b sugar, add eight quarts of cold water, one tablespoonful of

essence of lemon, two tablespoonfuls of baker's yeast, and the whites of two eggs beaten into a stiff froth. Bottle at once,

and xise after three days. The corks must be securely tied down. (2) I have not a recipe by ma for honey biscuits; can any reader' oblige with one? Tima.hu. — Some of the married ladies usually take an early opportunity of asking him — through their husbands — to social 1 gatherings, where he may be introduced to the friends of the hostess, who, in making his acquaintance, express a desire that he will call at an early date. No, if there are no gentlemen in the

family to call, an Jsnvitation to afternoon tea

Is the best way of meeting the difficulty. L'lslanpais. — Thanks for your letter. " Better late than never " is usually true, but it is unwise to throw away a friendly and unexpected interest, my friend! Life is not prodigal of such, and an effort, just a little effort — in time — may retain some outer interest to work a.s a cha-rm against the commonplace, which in this new country so often threatens

to overwhelm us.

Emmeline has received with pleasure paper? for the March meeting of the Cosy Corner Club from " Korari " and " Dioceptila," whom she thanks for being thus early. " Korari " will excuse the slight alteration in spelling: there ig no, " d" ja $Ue M&sri iftn^uage.