THE LADIES' PAGE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2528, 27 August 1902, Page 61

THE LADIES' PAGE.

By Emsiei.ike

The world wa> •»<! — ibe fardea iv s wild, Ami ms. the Hermit, sighed, till womau •mile 4. — CaVFSIL!.

EMnellDC will be plewed to receive leuert trczn oorrn. ptadest* «D any matter of iDieresi to them, au<l to reply through the medium of thit page, the uoin <lc plume onlr of the *' kromeiim*." care of the Kdiur.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. . Maori.— Girls' names: — Te Tuwhera, the ■ morning star^- Pipi 'Whara.nia, the bird of cummer; Waipiata, singing wpter; Waiora, •water of life; Pohuehue, the clinibmg pLant; • Hinetine, Hinemoa. Boys' names : — Eucgi- " i-ata, morning light ; Rangi, the heavens , Tarie, a mythological god; Harnapin, To Puni ; Tutaneka-i, eater of men ; Mam, a mythological personage ; Te Rauparaha. I hope some of tkeae will do. Heretiha. writes as follows, and I hope some of my correspondents clever in fancy work will try to salve her difficulty — "I should be very grateful if you, or any of the readers of your charming pag«, could tell me of anything pretty and useful which could be made fiom scraps of wool. I possess a large box full of Berlins of every conceivable shade, the result of past days of woolwork and crossstitch, and would be glad to use them up.'' Daisy. — I can only suggest the addition of a little alum. Mahy of Aegyll. — (1) I found that patterns occupied too much space, and have therefore discontinued giving them. Mrs Leach's Fancy Workbox, obtainable at W. J. Prictor Mid Co.'s, Princes street, gives all thi3 class of work. It is published half-yearly, and if you mention what you want the volume containing the directions necessary would be sen* to you. (2) Braithwaite's Book Arcade, Princes street, is the most likely place to have them.