“The undiscovered country, from whose bourne
No traveller returns.”
is from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, act i., scene 3. We appreciate your letter and request.
Phyllis.—1. An easy Latin grammar for beginners is Arnold’s Henry’s First Latin Book, price 2s. 3d. net. Smith’s Principïa Latina, part i., is a little more difficult, but excellent. We do not see why, if you are of a persevering turn, you should not teach yourself Latin, and it is an undoubted help towards acquiring any other language.—2. On the other hand we fear you cannot hope to learn the violin entirely unaided. You would certainly contract some bad habit, even if you could contrive to produce the notes.
Marguerite.—We believe that New Zealand would be a good place for a working-class family or a young man or woman to emigrate to, provided they were capable and thrifty. There are a great many emigration societies from which you can obtain information. Apply to the Self-Help Emigration Society, address Secretary, Memorial Hall Buildings, Farringdon Street, E.C.; and to the Agent-General for New Zealand, 13, Victoria Street, London, S.W. Thanks for your information.
[DAINTY SCENT SACHET IN SATIN.]
The pretty article here illustrated is no sooner seen than coveted by most of the fair sex, either for their own use or as a tiny present for a friend. White satin of good quality is used for the front of the bag, which is further adorned with a delicate spray of ribbon embroidery arranged in the form of a slightly oblong wreath lightly outlined, around which diminutive flowers and leaves are placed. Pale blue, yellow, or green pongee silk is suitable for the back of bag, which is added when the embroidery has been completed, previous to being filled with wadding containing scent powder, and being closed with strings of the delicate ribbon used for the embroidery.
Materials required.—White satin, pongee silk, each four inches wide and six inches long, three layers of wadding same size, pot pourri or other scent powder, half a yard each of cornflour blue, yellow and leaf-green ribbon, such as is used for ribbon embroidery. A thread of green filoselle is used for the tiny stems and to outline the wreath, which should be worked first.
The design consists of this wreath and two groups of flowers interspersed with green leaves and coloured buds. A pleasing variety may be produced by using green chenille instead of ribbon for some of the leaves. If any reader should find difficulty in copying this particular design, she may substitute any small spray and work it in any kind of embroidery which she finds easier and thinks suitable. The effect of the whole chiefly depends upon delicacy of colour, design and workmanship of whatever kind introduced, and the idea affords scope for endless individual taste and variety.