THE LADIES' COLUMN.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 539, 2 November 1875, Page 2

THE LADIES' COLUMN.

Oub fair readers will be glad to learn that provision has now been made for a class of literature for their especial instruction, amusement, and benefit. At a most opportune moment a lady has spontaneously and handsomely oome forward and volunteered to take this exceedingly delicate and onerous duty. off the editor* hands. So far as the ladies' column in concerned we hare resigned the reins into the hands of a person who knows far more of the wonderful ways -of womankind than anyone of the opposite sex can ever hope to learn. The new editor, or rather editress of the Ladies' column, thus introduces herself to our readers : — My dear Girls, allow me to introduce myself to you, I know nearly every one who reads the Wxikato Tikis, that is of course nearly every girl, and as for the gentlemen I don't want to know them for lam only going to write to the young ladies of \Yaikato. I want to encourage you all to write and ask for information about that which you do not know, and if you have found out anything that you think would be useful to your female friends, do not keep it to yourselves but let us all have the benefit of your discoveries and ideas. You would be amazed at the amount of information a "spider" possesses, on almost every subject, and if you want any hints on cookery, dressmaking, fashion, household management, etiquette, gardening or anything about which you may be in difficulty, I shall only be too happy to answer your questions. You will wonder how it is that I come to know so much, but I have such a dear little nest in the corner above the halt door, and from there cm hear everything that passes in drawing-room, dining-room and kitchen. The family who now occupy the hou«e are very much interested in every new discovery and the young ladies particularly, are anxious to become perfect housekeepers and managers, they are already well-educated and ladylike girls, so you see I have an advantage not enjoyed by the spiders who frequent dark corners. But my heart trembles, for only this morning I heard Miss Mary, the eldest girl, say that it was time for the spring house-cleaning, and that the first thing to be done was to take round a broom and sweep down all the spiders webs, but 1 know a safe place just above my nest, in a crack in the ceiling, and this afteruoon I will make up a nest there and thence see all the turning out of the house. As the mistress of this house does things in the proper style, perhaps you might like to know how we manage at these busy times, and if you will all promise to take some of the hints which I shall give you, I will keep my eyes and ears open and see and hear all that £ can. Next week we shall be all quiet again, and then if I live and am able to crawl you may hear more from your friend. — Spider.