ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXI, Issue XVII, 22 October 1898, Page 519

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Notice to Contributors. Any letters or MSS. received by the Editor of the "New Zealand Graphic ’’ will be immediately acknowledged in this column.

‘Constant Reader.’—By mixing linseed or almond meal to a paste with milk, lime - water, or starch paste you get a fireproof cement capable of resisting a temperature of 500 degrees Fah. ‘Rosa B.’ —Your sketches show a good deal of natural ability and, at the same time, an odd absence of technical knowledge. You stand very much in want of a course of lessons from a good teacher of drawing and painting, but you are sure to profit by them.

‘D.R.’ (Wellington).—The best way to clean your horse-hair furniture is to dissolve about a pennyworth of rock ammonia in a quart of boiling water and with a stiff brush apply the mixture when almost cool to the sofas and chairs (previously well dusted). ‘Richard Q.’ —I shall be very pleased to comply with your request. ‘Perplexed Flossie.’—l think you had better make up your mind that his love is not worth having since he is so fatally ready to be attracted by every new pretty face he meets. ‘Barney S.’—St. Agatha is supposed to be a saintly patroness of art, and St. Luke the special patron saint of painters.

‘Debated Point.’ — You are quite right. An invitation, whether accepted or declined, should be followed by a call from the person invited. ‘Etta’ (Ponsonby).—Any enamel will do, but don’t put it on too thickly else the surface will crack when the basketware bends. ‘Muriel G.’—Ladies rarely remove their gloves at afternoon tea. ‘Abacadabra’ (Auckland). —The editor of this journal is not a professional conjuror and can scarcely be expected to be able to furnish an explanation of how Dante performed his wonderful trieks and illusions. Better write to Dante himself and get him to tell you—if he will. ‘Mrs R.’—lt is not generally considered infectious, but still it would be better not to let your other children be too much with the little fellow.

‘Rupert G.’—No; honest and discriminating praise never really makes any one vain.

‘A Lonely Girl.’—l think you are inclined to be a little too sensitive. As I interpret the incident you complain of, your friend rather intended a compliment to you than the reverse. Nothing is more unwholesome than brooding in solitude over imaginary or trifling wrongs. Go out visiting your friends more and take a cheerful interest in their doings.

‘G.R.’ —You do not trouble me in the least. I am glad to hear- from you. ‘Gilbert.’—lt was the Scotch, not the Irish, whom George IV. (himself styled the ‘First Gentleman in Europe’) desig’nated a ‘Nation of gentlemen’ on the occasion of his visit to Scotland in 1822. ‘P.D.S.’—I cannot sympathise with you. Do you not think that your views of religion are somewhat mean and narrow? ‘Olive’ (Christchurch). —Hospitals in the colony do not exact a premium from probationers and it is the exception, not the rule, if they do elsewh ere. ‘A Lover of Reading.’—You should get Thackeray’s ‘Esmond’ first and then his ‘Virginians,’ as the latter is in some measure a sequel to the former. ‘Uncle.’—Since it is unlikely that your niece will marry, perhaps it will be best for her that you should make arangenients to provide her with an annuity. ‘Fair Geraldine.’ —I will do my best to ascertain the name and address for you. ‘Mark L.’—Thanks, but your proposal is quite inadmissible. TO DARKEN GREY HAIR. Lockyer's Sulphur Hair Restorer, quickest, safest, liest; restores the nat urai colour. Lockyer’s, the real English Hair Restorer. Large Bottles, Is lid, every-where.-—(Ad vt.)

It is proverbial that when ladies take to a toilet preparation its success is assured. The ladies of Wellington have given their verdiet in favour of Wilton’s Hand Emollient as being the very best thing they have ever tried for curing chapped hands and for keeping the hands soft and white. Sold by all chemists. One pot will be sent by post on receipt of one shilling in stamps. G. W. Wilton, Adelaide Road and Willis Street, Wellington. Insist upon trying it. Do not be put off with ‘ something just as good.’—Stocked by Graves Aickin, Chemist, Queen Street, Auckland. 1