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Comments On The "Modern Miss'
HEAR MIRANDA,— What a lot of wo
men seem to take an interest in the
WJ3.! I am yet another one, but a
very young one this time. Interesting
letters, and descriptive ones, too, appear
frequently. borne, unfortunately, are
rather sad, and the writers seem to
have many big troubles. I feel very
sorry for these troubled women. One
letter recently describing a sea voyage
proved very interesting to me. It would
be wonderful to go on a voyage like
the one described by that writer. :
The comments on the Modern Miss!
are amusing. Many appear to loathe thej
sight of "artificially improved" girls and
her habits. Certainly most of the girls
today lead a freer life, but there always |
were good ones and bad ones. A girl
| has to keep with the fashions or she
| is often deemed old-fashioned and dull.!
We felt honored when Lord and Lady
iHuntingfield paid a visit to this part
| of Victoria to open two shows— the Boort
| Show and the Wycheproof Show.
This portion of our State is by no
means the beauty part of Victoria, but:
'many pretty little native flowers bloom
|and yellow wattle trees are in abundance.:
jit is all plain country here, and the:
! green wheat crops about to burst into!
iear. The views are practically un-j
i broken except perhaps by a dump of box:
lor bulloak trees. It is very different in;
j the summer; very little green, no flowers,:
'except a few successful experiments in
I the home garden. And the heat! Well,'
ione continually longs to be silting in a!
cool cafe quietly sipping some iced bev- j
erage.
At harvesting time the poor men have I
a trying time out in the sunbaked pad
docks. We cooks seem to be always!
preparing meals and lunches. Some of
the more fortunate ones go for a well-
earned holiday after harvest.
I enjoyed a long holiday early this
year. I was away nearly three months, |
and enjoyed it very much. I saw a big
part of Gippsland. What a contrast to
the country in the north-west. I think
Gippsland is a beautiful part. I saw
Melbourne, too, for the first time, and
was extremely interested in everything.
I loved the city with its crowds and
clanging trams. It seemed a wonderful
place to be in— to be hurrying here
and scurrying there. Perhaps 1 may
change my views if I had to live in
the city permanently. The noise at night
did not disturb me either, but I did
not think Melbourne folk were at all
cheerful. They seemed to have the same
set look on their faces. A friend of I
itine confessed he walked down Bourke
Street whistling, and they all looked at
him. "Little wonder," perhaps I hear
my city cousins say.
I would be delighted to have a nice
girl friend in the city— someone who
dances and is interested in most of tho
topics of the day. I am of a cheerful
disposition and enjoy writing letters. I
would like a friend between 17 and 20,
and hope a sincere girl will write to me
soon. (I am a Roman Catholic.) 1 hope
to go to the city again some time after
Christmas, so we would not be real
strangers for long.
I am usually very busy, as 1 still go
to school. I have to do much housework
in the home, besides work for the career
I desire to take up.— PULCHER PUELLA
(V,c.).
PervFriendsy Please!
DEAR MIRANDA, — I would love pen
pals, some from England and other
countries, and of course some from
Aussie, too. I must have a cook book,
so wili you please save me one. also a
eopv of the "Little Lad." I will send
for them in a week or two. I wonder
f amongst your many readers there is
anyone in or near Melbourne who could
accommodate myself ami little one of
seven years. All being well, we will
be going down about the second week
in January, and would like a place with
homely people near the beach, either
with board or use kitchen, and will look
after ourselves. Anyone interested
please write soon.
What a darling the little lass must be,
I am very fond , of children. All my
own are married except little seven
years. What lovely gardens some of our
readers must have. I am a great lover
of flowers, etc.. but my health will not
allow of too much gardening, so I have
to be content with pot plants and hardy
flowers. If anyone has ferns, pot plants
or shrubs to spare, I would be so grate
ful for some. I often wish we had a
branch of the Social Club at Mildura
(our nearest town of any size). I would
be only too pleased to join and help if
anyone would start, but I am no good as
a leader. I'm just a plodder. We often
go in for a day's shopping, and I often
wish we had friends there, as a cup of
tea in a tea shop, however good the ser
vice, doesn't taste the same as when
having it and a nice friendly chat to
gether with some other women, does it?
With best wishes to all.— HAPPY SA-
LENA (N.S.W.).
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