THE LADIES' PAGE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2691, 11 October 1905, Page 63

THE LADIES' PAGE.

By Esimeline.

?be irorld was sad — the garden wa« a irlld. And aan, the Hermit, ilgfaed. till voman imilei. — CIUP»Et,L.

3mmellae will be p!f»«ed w receive letters from corr«> awtsEU on mt matter of intereit i» them. »nd to replj •.'amiith tie medium of tht« ]>»ie, the nora de plume only of the t»r*>fen4«at! to bo. published. Letters to be sddreued * Ibmllu." aaro of the ICdttor. .

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Rangiora.— l was very glad to have yoiur pleasant, chatty letter; indeed, your letters, and ones like them, Rangici-a, always mako me long for time to write- a priva-te and personal answer No; lam glad you. are not a .slave to pasteboard, though I couid not imagine you so; but let me quote your words for the encouragement of those who are, as the CornhiU Magazine hath it, "under the tyranny of Mrs Grundy" : — "Paying and receiving calls is, as you &ay. one of the great causes of time-wasting m an up-to-date aaitl artificial plan of life. So little of it touches me that I had forgotten to include it. To me it seems wicked to say, ' I havo no timo to go and see this one in trouble, and 1 that on© ill, lonely, or friendless,' yet devote hours to paying mere society calls, from which yon. lelurn without mental, moral, or spiritual refreshment. I am neither a district visitor nor a mission, sister, neither do I believe in thrusting oneself and one's sympathy upon strangers, but I do think that wo can find someone who needs the little — and what a trifle it is — help we can give, in whatever plane of social life we live." — Yes, Rangiora, we just need the courage to readjust our values, to learn a little from dear (oldfashioned now, alas!) Ca.rlyle as to the

irrurpwiness of "thes r e passdng shows," and

the splendour of a courageous individualism. You teli mo I should be "much encouraged by the loving appreciation given by your unknown friends." I am, far more than I have words to express, I assure you, Rangiora, for, with roc, what I feel is always in excess of what I say. Lex, too, always kind and considerate, l gratulates me in heartiest faslucri on the success of my work, both iv and out of the club, to which he, in common with so many old members, has rendered yeoman's service. He a.lso writes : "Give my kind regards to Roby. I feel sure that Val and other members are pleased indeed with hex graceful thanks, and I hope to see her join the C.C.O. Kind regards to all the members of our club, and in ©ending these 1 feel a little sad that the session, which has given me so much pleasure, is so nearly at

an end. Let me also congratulate my corn-

vades on theii successful work." Gxib sayg how much she enjoyed both Boy Friend's and TafCy''S contributions to theSeptember meeting, and is "so glad Madge has found the O.C.C help her nhrough a

droaiy winter

We have foitnd the same for

many winters. ]v winter, with cold, w.et * v;eath.ex, the c'.ub meetings 9JXZ 6t> much

mor» interesting than they "vvoulcl be in buisy summer "-— G-mb, dear, I feai that they did nci send you thai at nuce, or it would have been in tim? I had not one of my own to send — never have time for those things. Am so glad Ted is having a change ; if only she could know every 1/ime I think of her instead of seeing only the bare letters I can find time for. Too much, woik is as bad as too much play, Gnib. Eve. — There is a message to our club from Eve, which I overlooked in the hiinied reading of hei letter. It on.v reached me just as I was sending in the papers for our meeting, though I found time to mention, Ixer going, for I am sure some af you will want to send her a message ere she lea.vc.sl us. Tliis is the sweet little message sh& sends you, my comrades : — ''Will you please let all my fellow-members know how muahi pleasure I havo always hall from their comradeship. Even beiore I myself joined! their ranks their papers were- of great irjteiest to me. Now, in ' the guild of unknown friend's ' I have shared in the- pleasure of their sympathy, and for many a little 3iiessage"of kindly recognition I send thanks to all" Notice. —It is made from green walnuts, which, of couise, you cannot get at present. Condy's fluid, or permauaganate of pota,ssium.'will answer equally as well, however. It is obtainable at any chemist's. (2) Ordinary treacle.