GERTRUDE.—1. Tomatoes are a very good article of diet if they are fresh. Bad tomatoes are the cause of a large number of cases of summer diarrhœa at this time of the year. It is better to eat them cooked than raw. No, tomatoes have nothing to do with the development of cancer. Where did you hear that they contained “cancerous matter”? We think your informant must have been joking.—2. Fruit is much better in the morning than at night. One reason for this is, that fruit is not easy to digest, and therefore may interfere with sleep. MISCELLANEOUS. R. P. S.—To remove stains from marble take two parts of soda, one of pumice-stone, and one of finely-powdered chalk, sift through a fine sieve and mix into a paste with water. Rub well with it and then wash it with soap and water. This process will both remove the stains and also produce a fine polish. If the general colour of the marble be deteriorated, mix a quantity of the strongest soap lees with quicklime to the consistency of milk, lay the wash on the marble for twenty-four hours, and wash it afterwards with soap and water, and you will find the colour restored to its original hue. SATURDAY’S CHILD.—The duties of a lady’s maid vary of course in different houses. As a rule she must be a good hairdresser and dressmaker, and know enough of millinery to alter or re-arrange a hat or bonnet, be able to pack, to wash lace, clean hairbrushes, and do all needful mendings. If a travelling maid she must understand packing, and travelling and foreign shopping, and must speak French well. The wages vary from £20 to £50 or even more, and if a competent woman, there is no more difficulty in finding this situation than in finding any other first-class place, such as governess or companion. MRS. B. (Ireland).—You do not give us a _nom de plume_, so we hope you will recognise this heading. There is no alteration in the rules about such presents. When a girl is _not_ engaged to a man, the presents she may accept from him are flowers, books, or music, certainly not jewellery nor clothes. The former should never be accepted unless from an accepted suitor, and must be returned in case of a rupture between the parties. There could be no alteration in these laws, and every nice girl should know and abide by them, as the question is one of self-respect and propriety.