LADIES' COLUMN.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 158, 16 February 1871, Page 7

LADIES' COLUMN.

John and Jmu- were not married after all : for, though John wooed, Jane woo id not.

Young ladies have a<l >;/ed the high slaiul-uirLoini'm ooJlar, '-.oken at the ends and worn in connection with bows of gay-coloured ribi>on. The gloss produced on shirt bjosoms by manufacturers is obtained- through the addition of a small proportion of spermaceti or white wax to tlie itai-chM while boiling. A crusty old bachelor says that women's hearts are as brittle a* glass, and a man who wishes to engrave his name on them must, use diamonds, or he will not be successful.

On Thursday, we srv a nutivc attired in a costume remarkable at least for its novelty, if not for its elegance. It consisted of a " I'dltopj) rt\" r.iihei- +he v. o-se for wear, a blanket, aud (wo bluhh as >\'b write the words) a l.idy's poitiouat, w"th filagree wo-k. Attired thus, tha native who, from his consequential air, was evidently a chit f, or vished to be thought one, strut ted along the foot path utterly oblivions of the sensation Ms his appearance created. — " Auckland Weekly News," January U, 1871.

To the utmost of their hard earner

resources do Vro s lrvcri'Tin women c<-^ the aii s and mimic the manners of the wealthier classes. The mechanic's wife, riJinj; to the park with a hack hire I in l':c Bowery, throws herseiC back with imagined grace and flutterher fan, as she fciit-k'S some admiring looker-on will deem her richor tba^ sho rcillj is, anJ tosses her head as she steps thorefro:n to partake of a sandwich at some up-t^vn restaurant. The hard-working mechanic finds that the necessities of dress for his family, furniture, no use rent, &c, draw heavily on his eami:i;;f:. thinks \m w.iges too small, cbinours loudly for more, and strikes if he does mot ircfc it. Is this not a true picture? Are not the hardships which mechanics ami labouring men and women feel in great measure due to n vain stnrmle tn hide the lino of dtmumilh;]! Vi.:i-..1i divides liie affluent from tho po.-y.

"JuLu Peeryuingle '" writes us follows to the Melbourne "Weekly Times ": — " The doctors here are making out that the children here are too much on the di<*. 'Maybe ; but don't put it down to the climate, for its the food. If you nurse a child on fried mutton clvjp-, and womu him on square gin, what can you expect ? Besides people give their youngsters too much loose coin to spend in loilypops aud stuff. I heard of a man last week that sent his children to spend the clay at the Botanical Gardens, in charge of a young lady from the county Tipperr.r/ — just arrived. They were three altogether, and he gave 'em four shillings to pic-nic on, and a pannikin to drink out of. With the money she bought a box of seidiitz powders and three pounds of apples, and bolted the lot. Excuse me from dwelling on the consequences, — awful's a small word for the same."

Only a baby small, dropped from the skies. Only a laughing face — two sunny eyes! Only two cherry lips, one chubby noso ! Only two little hands, ten little toes. Only a golden head, curly and soft ! Only a tongue that wags loudly and ofc. Only a little brain, empty of thought! Only a little heart, troubled with naught. Only a tender flower, sent us to rear ! Only a life to love, while we are here. Only a body small, never at rest! Small, but how deir to us, Grod knoweth best.

A smart girl in Minnesota popped the question to her lover, asked the consent of his parent?, procured a marriage license, ordered the wedding breakfast, the carriage to convey them to the depot, and had a private conversation with the parson — all on the same di;y. Tho youn^ man had occupied seven years in tSe effort to ask her to have' lii.n, and failed every time, filie finally noticed that he had something greying on his mind, and in tho mciuiirno. having heard Miss Anthony, assists 1 him to get rid of it in the manner described.

One of the recent fr.sliions of the fair sex: i.°. to pntrom?o pet serpents, which are to bo bad very plentifully in Paris. At tho open air concert, recently, in the Champs Elysees, this historic animal proved itself more subtle than any beast of the field. ! It quietly uncoiled from the arms of its mistress, and made itself at home on that of a neighbouring lady, who, naturally in consequence, approached the hysteric point. The owner came to the rescue, claimed her green and yellow spotted darling, observing itwas not venomous, but only ..obeyed the law of nature of <( changing hid skin."

An the winter is approaching, it may be a benefit to early-rising readers to know how to " hurry up " a cup of coffee in the cold morning : — To make nre-kindlers: Melt together a quart of tar aud three pounda of resin, and when they are partly cooled, kner.d into them as much sawdust, with a little charcoal added, as po??il)le ; then, while the mixtnre is still pretty hojk, spread it out on a board, and cut it into lumps, about as large as hen's eggs. Leave those lumps to cool fully, and use one of them to light the fir**, which it will do well, bein^- easily ignited by a match, anJ burning strorgly lono; enou :'i to p^nrt any wood fit to burn. Tlie ii->o>t tfiveu quantity of mate -i -As will make enough landlord to 1 i^L a yc:u\