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  2. APAGE FOR WOMEN

    For the benefit of the Queen's pecial charities, there will shortly be exhibited, in England, the finest doll's, house in the world—a complete Royal Palace eight feet high. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. THREE VICTORIAN COLLARS.

    The first design shows a block-and-gold brocade collar for a "picture" dress of black velvet. The centre design is a quaint idea of white satin with a closely worked design in crystal beads. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 107 words
  5. THE HOME DEPARTMENT.

    WHEN a Swiss roll simply will not roll, cut up the cake into small squares and oblong pieces and ice them. A blackened pound cake can either be ...

    Article : 404 words
  6. WHEN LABELS WILL NOT STICK.

    Labels on tin or glass frequently become unstuck when they nave been fixed on with inferior paste or gum. An excellent adhesive for the purpose may be ...

    Article : 111 words
  7. AN EASY WAY.

    I HAVE always found stitching tapes on pillow-slips, tea-towels. &c. a great bother, until I discovered this easy way. When tacking the hem down, place each ...

    Article : 59 words
  8. MY LADY'S ACCESSORIES.

    The custom of wearing gloves is of respectable antiquity. The ancient Persians wore them, for does not Xenophon mention that Cyrus on one occasion "went ...

    Article : 639 words
  9. SCHOOL CHILDREN AND HEALTH.

    AS the children are away at school, most of the day it is often difficult for mothers to note the slight changes in a child's general health that may be ...

    Article : 362 words
  10. FOR MUTUAL HELP.

    Readers are cordially Invited to contribute to this column. Practical suggestions, which will always be welcome should be addressed to—Elizabeth Leigh, The Register Office, Adelaide. ...

    Article : 35 words
  11. INSECTICIDE FOR WHITE ANTS ESPECIALLY.

    Half a pound of white arenic, one pound of washing soda. Boil together in two gallons of water, until there is no sediment. (N.B.—Boil in the open air in a ...

    Article : 118 words
  12. ROOF LIMEWASH.

    Limewash prepared in this way will not be effected by rain.—Into a large bucket place a layer of melted tallow to a depth of three inches, and cover it to the same ...

    Article : 67 words
  13. A QUICKLY MADE KIMONO.

    Take a length of about a yard and a half of silk jersey cloth, fold it in two, cut a long, curved slit in the centre of the fold so as to form an oval decolletage ...

    Article : 122 words
  14. TO CLEAN OSTRICH FEATHERS.

    Ostrich feathers which require cleaning may be treated in this way:—Make a bag large enough to hold the feathers, and into this put a quantity of bran. When ...

    Article : 96 words
  15. JOURNALIST IN AMERICA.

    MISS Harrie Nowland, a well-known Queensland journalist, who returned recently after living and working in the United States of America for ...

    Article : 251 words
  16. THE SHAMPOO BANDEAU.

    Most children dislike having their heads washed—not because they have any objection to waters but largely owing to the fact that it is ...

    Article : 77 words
  17. ARTIFICIAL RUBIES.

    Artificial rubies are now manufactured from aluminium, the basis of natural rubies. The aluminium is caleinized and salt of chromium added to give the ...

    Article : 86 words
  18. ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY COAL BIN.

    The furnace tolls the knell of falling steam. The coal supply is virtually done; And at this price, indeed, it does not ...

    Article : 157 words
  19. THE HIGH COST OF MARRYING.

    FROM Zululand it is reported that the increased cost of living is discouraging polygamy! A good wife at present costs eight oxen. Many fathers sell their ...

    Article : 64 words
  20. UNTRAINED HELP NOT WANTED.

    MRS. Gertrude Tuckwell, replying in The London Times to correspondents who have discussed the position of women among the unemployed, and especially to ...

    Article : 195 words
  21. WOMAN'S WORLD.

    MANY Australian papers come and go. Their birth is heralded throughout the land. Their stay in short and their pasting unlamented except by their parents. ...

    Article : 135 words
  22. HOUSEHOLD LINEN.

    THE woman who knows how to distinguish between good and bad material is sure to find many bargains at sale time. Pure linen is rare and expensive, but it ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 349 words
  23. A CLEANING HINT.

    MARKS caused by flies on gilt frames can be removed by the application of lemon juice. The juice should be squeezed into a saucer and applied by means of a ...

    Article : 45 words
  24. IN AMERICAN PULPITS.

    MISS Maude Royden, London's woman preacher, is in the middle of a two months' tour of the United States. She intends to travel as far west as Omaha. ...

    Article : 141 words
  25. THE LATEST.

    "I went to the zoo," related Elsie, excitedly, "and I gave the elephant a bun. And—ooh! You should have seen him pick it up with his vacuum cleaner!" ...

    Article : 33 words
  26. THE CHILDREN'S CORNER

    Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe— Sailed on a river of crystal light Into a sea of dew. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 311 words
  27. POLITICAL POWER.

    JUST before the British elections, the Six-Point Group, of which Lady Rhondda is the head, published a black and a white list of candidates. The ...

    Article : 83 words
  28. INDIA'S FIRST WOMAN MAGISTRATE.

    A NEW and important step has been taken in Indian public life by the nomination of Mrs. M. E. Cousins, B.Mus., for the appointment of honorary Special ...

    Article : 81 words
  29. THREE-COLOUR SCHEME.

    FROM an overseas paper:—Paris favours three-colour scheme of which representative examples are black, brick, and beige; black, greeny and silver; and black ...

    Article : 177 words
  30. KING'S DOMESTIC ACCOUNTS.

    IT has just been revealed through the wardrobe accounts of Edward I. that the martial King scrutinized his household accounts with the jealous eye and ...

    Article : 137 words
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