THE LADIES' PAGE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2558, 25 March 1903, Page 60

THE LADIES' PAGE.

By EITMELIJfS.

The vorld wu iad— the garden wm a wild. And nun, the Hermit, si(hed, till womtn •milej. — Cm-ntr.t,.

7mmellne will be plsuci to receive letter* from '.or.-fi-through the raeitiuia of tM« page, the norn <te plume oalj of th« c*rrs<pondeuu to ke pabli<h«d. Letters I* as tddrtued " kinmelis*," eire at th« Kdiiar.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Country Mouse. — Thank you, dear lady. The little package is posted, and many thanks accompan} it. " The Photographeb '' receives herewith Emmaline'g grateful acknowledgement of the grateful compliment paid to her beloved C.C.C. and to herself amid the beauties of Eakiura. She hopes to follow the good advice of "The Photographer" and spend "a week-end" there with a sketch book, which is her substitute for a camera. Does "The Photographer" remember his study of cattle, with, its title, "Fancy meeting you!"?_ It has given much pleasure to one who is extremely fond of photographs. The Silent Member. — Thank you, my dear friend, for your pleasant lettei. So we have another bond of friendship iv our love of gardening ! Ye 3, I have gladly set down your name next to Country Mouse. No, you, in virtue of long precedence, must be the silent member! I can scarcely gues3 yet whether the "gardening c'.ub" project will coaie to a nything : there Heem to be more reasons for "delay" than for anything else in the world. Vera.— The first thing is to reduce the number of undergarments as much as posible. Let everything be 'woven. A sufficient number is comprised by singlet, combinations, and bloomers. The one underskirt must have leep-shaped band and the fulness of the back widths gathered on to a plainly-fitting gored piece of about lOin or 12in deep. Corsets arc ii the utmost importance, and the forewoman of that department in any good shop should be able to suggest a make of corset which would materially assist jou. Wisp. — Take l}lb alum and dissolve in fivo gallons boiling water; then in c separate vessel dissolve the 9ame quantity of sugar of lead in five gallons of water, and mix the two so'utions. Well handle the grrment in the liquor till every seam is thoroughly saturated, then squeeze and dry iv the air m a warm «partment, after which w»sh in cold water and dry again. To make sure, it is as well to dip "the garment ir. the liquor twice and dry before washing. The liquor has * curdled appearance when the alum arid lead so'utions are mixed. Betty Funnyeye. — Take Jib starch, a teaspoonful of borax starch glaze, a teaspoonful of borax, a teaspconful of melted soap, twoteaBpoonfuls turpentine, a quart of cold water. Put all the dry ingredients into a deep basin, p.nd mix together. Shred a little soap into a cup, and pour bailing water over it; when melted add to the dry ingredients. Put in a. little cod water to break the staTch, then add tha rest. This should be made a, day or two before using, but if necessary it may b° us'-d two hours' after it lms been made. The linen should be rather damp. Dip theIront, collar, and cuffs into tbe starch; squeeze them well out, and roll them up" ti2-bt for some hours. Then shake out, and pull quite straight, leaving no creases. Rub over with a piece of soft cloth. Fold the hhirt btmight down the back; iron all the unstarched, paxta fizat, ihea tye cuSp* fch^S

the band. To gloss the front place a smooth board covered with flannel inside the breast, rub over the front part of the shirt with a. damp cloth, and iron with tha heel of the iron very carefully till quite dry and glossy. Be careful to always rub the iron over something of little value first in order to avoid scorching and smearing. Maby.—l am afraid not. I submitted your question to the mos* likely firm, and the xeply I got was : "We do not buy fancy work of any descriptor; we do all we require ourselves."