THE LADIES' PAGE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2456, 17 April 1901, Page 59

THE LADIES' PAGE.

By EmiiilLine.

The world wa* iail— th» e»ricn m a n-.'rl sni sin, lbs Hermit, sighed, vi) womtu iiuiled.

juimollre wiH ho pleaded te receive letreri from eorrti. 'n<lcnt« <mi any ju»t(cr of inwrm to ..hero tua to reply ' tiuinp.ißt ctr^of Ibe Killtor ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Emmelike desires to v. arn.ly thank Koran, Yal, Jr-s ", Violet. Kowan Ties, and Gabnelle foi Cosy Corner papcis sent in ear 1 ) 7 : al=o Xemo foi a most pleasant letter All letteis will be replied to m the "Post B?g" of May 1. Hyde. — (1) Sit-down wc'Jcl.ag bieakfasts aie quite out ol dale, and !ia T . c given pi nee to a reception r.ftei the wedding. The p.uents iccene the guests in the hall or anteroom, and they then pass o*t to oFer their congratulations to the bri'le and bridegroom in the f'lar/:. g-ioom. Refreshment! are Hid out in the cVnng-room, A\heie the wedding cake occuyes either the contie or top en' 1 of the table. The menu consists of all kinds o." sandvKhes, fruit trifles, jelliej, c.\ke=, ga pes, and Other fiuit, clumpsgne, clpict cip, tea, aivl coffee (2) No, ceitainiy not. (S; No, I'lOU.'i.rp is lad aMclc for the occasion, but cn'y b'.rck P/id white or hehotiope is v = cd, a". 1 "! mou* n ing is resumed again svb-.or>ucntly br the family, pnd halfmouinni£> l>y the biide Dolly — Ihe recipe \.ns horn a Hone pap^r, and I bp%e not tiiecl it I =ho\ild think 11 \ou k°- Cl vo t'i mcl sroni-ccl the silk v.it!i it that \ onld be tho best i.^cthcJ, bat perhaps the chcm ie t >ou ou'chn'-e v fiom wcultl sug£je-t -cmc better mPthcV. Turina. — (i) I can c '\ nL'ff I tho pni(_Ka=c of a bottle of di mio.- o* Jik 1 son's <?* c, vbi.,h =hould effect \^ui p\»rc-,c if fie drctio"s aie strict 1 )- fol'osed Felt takes ci\c easiU, =o that t'uic =hoiiid i<oi be much tioub'e (.2/ I'or mi't'c.v m hue i, dj'-sohe sails o lemo.i in \Mit^r, apnh to the mildr-cd pan, a 'd rftc., pids wa-n out the °a!ts of Liron (poi'-on). (3) I shall l;e vcy glad for ycu to do £3.

d jubi that the nptaial gift of song wl.kli t-he posse- 1 -.- es has been most s-killiilly trained. Her first song was the "Flowtisong" from " Fau.st," and this created a most favourauie impression, the voice be.ng fresh and clear, aud of great compass. Another operatic selection given was "Stude It Vampa ' from II Trovatore,'" which also was highly appreciated. A mo»fc effective item was the song " To the angels." accompanied by piano, organ. ?rd 'cello, and Miss Mo«s«s fourth contribution, '"Jock o' Hize Idean, ' received tremendous applau-e. All the items were encoied, the young lady responding to each with another song Mi>-., Moss was assisted by Madame Yon Loci:. Mr Tavlor, Mr Farqi'har ifuiM^. Mr Valhs, Mr Hugh Wright, and Mr Robert Mo's in her most Micces-sful undertaking. A portrait of the young vocalist appears in this week's Witness.

The <-amo evening another concert Wi« fiven 111 the Choij.l Hill by Mi'--s Kate ('■>nncll, fium Wellinciou, a>-o a young lady vocalist of no small abihir. -who possesses a soprano voice ( f pre,. r p'ir.tv and extensive range. Her solos <ni 3lonJa* r evening were Grcig's Sohcig's t.mr " '' Jour de mon E.ifancp " Jock o' Ha..olden.' r.nd "Eolmi Adau. ' A fun each item the dDpl.nue nut. s/icat. and m each ca«e continued until 1 expended to by ,111 encoe. Fein 1 well-known songs were the encore? given — " Kill a-nev,"' "Anne L.amie,' 1 "If all the stus were mine. 1 ' and " H'inir>, sweet home,' 1 Miss Connell was accompanied by her sister. M:^ Winnie Council, and was a^-hted by M)^ Anno "'. itl--*-. H c , r Zimi-.ieim'ui, md Mr Geidld Biai.'o,).