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PRINCESSES OF THE PAST.
BERENGARIA.
Berengaria was like a beauti- ful flower of the warm south. Her father, the King of Navarre, loved her dearly; her brother, the young prince, spoilt her. When she was five years old, they took her to a tournament, and there she met the young English prince, Richard, her bro- ther's friend, who was betrothed Richard to Alice of France.
spoilt her too, and she asked him to sing to her, for he had a very beautiful voice.
Berengaria had no troubles. She lived in the sunshine and Once she was always happy.
asked her brother for news of his handsome troubadour friend, and learnt that he had become king of England. Later, she- heard that he was on his way to the Holy Land at head of a large army. Then his mother, Queen Eleanor, arrived at her father's court, and asked for Berengaria's hand in marriage for her son Richard, "Coeur de Lion.
"Is he not betrothed to Alice, of France?" asked Berengaria.
"He does not wish to marry. Alice of France," replied the Queen. "When he has married there will be no question of you Alice of France. He has never forgotten you."
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WENDY HUT.
Berengaria laughed: She was only about fourteen, and it seem- ed to her a great adventure to
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with Queen Eleanor to strange land. They travelled to Naples, and thence took ship for Sicily, but their journey took so
WENDY'S LITTLE NEEDLEWOMEN, when finished. A bird on a tree was the subject Tink chose, and I think most of you older girls How To Do "Pattern Darning." should be able to draw something
Have you ever tried Pattern Darning as a quick method of working embroidery?
It's our latest craze in the Itut, and Tink has made a very pretty chair- back as a present for Wendy! We all think you would like to make one as a. surprise for Mother.
Use fairly coarse material, such as hessian or linen crash, i because you must be able to see! the threads clearly. For a chair- back you will need a piece about twenty-four inches long and fifteen inches wide. Turn in a narrow hem all round, and you are ready for the embroidery.
If you cannot draw a design for yourself, you must iren off a transfer. Choose something with a bold outline, as the effect mustn't be in the least "fussy"
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The pattern-tarned chair back which Tink made for Wendy. You can make one like it if you wish-Dress- maker tells you how to do
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THEY'LL ALL WANT
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many months that Richard was, THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP.
not at Messina to meet them.
So they travelled to the palace of Joanna, Richard's sister and told the Queen of Sicily, who them that Richard had been obliged to go to sea, and had left word that she was to bring Berengaria to him. The little princess then said good-bye to Queen Eleanor, who was obliged to hurry back to England, and set sail with Joanna to find the Lion Hearted, Berengarin watched on deck. After a day or two, she espied nearly two hun- dred ships on the blue waters of the Mediterranean, and at night one of these was lighted up by an enormous lantern.
"That is Coeur de Lion's ship," "How thought Berengaria. strange to think of a little maid- en like me going to the Crusades with a great king!"
Alas! A terrible storm burst upon that fleet, and Berengaria saw two good ships go down off the const of Cyprus. She was terrified, and clung close to Joanna as the storm blew their own vessel into the harbour of Limoussa. There Issac, the Tyrant of Cyprus, learning that the little princess of Navarre was aboard, determined to cap-
ture her,
How to Make an Easel-And
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Blackboard to Put on It.
a
The two
The casel is constructed chiefly from lengths of stripwood, one and a quarter inches wide and half an inch thick. crossrails A,A, are the same width, but only three-eighths of an inch thick.
Firat cut the two sides, B,B, to
the required length and, with a three-eighths inch centre-bit, make the three holes in ench to take the pegs which support the blackboard. The holes are one and a half inches apart and the lowest ones are eight inches from the ends of the wood strips.
Now cut the two cross-rails A.A. The top one is nine inches long, and the bottom one thirteen inches long. Screw these to the sides from the back, in the posi tions indicated in the second diagram.
Cut the back support C and the top part D to the sizes given, and join these with a strong hinge as shown.
"Who will rescue me from
After shaping the top to an Cyprus if the Lion-Hearted is drowned," sobbed Berengaria. angle with your chisel, screw the And the sailors, seeing her dis-part D to the middle of the top treas, put out to sea in the teeth rail A so that the hinge is at the of the storm. The ship was togs-back.
TINKER BELL, MAIL BOX.
My Dear Tinkites,
I have received
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véry nico letter from Ethel Banker, a mem ber of the Tinker Bell Club, and I would like other members of the Club to follow Ethel's example.
I am sure some of you can write small stories or little verses, and if you send them to me I will have them printed on your page, so get busy Tinkites and see what you can do. Address your letters to Tinker Bell Club, c/o The China Mail.
There are quite" à number of Tinkites in Hong Kong, our mem- bership being well over one hun- dred.
On this page you will find a list
of members of the Tinker Bell Club, other names will appear next week, so get all your little friends to join and I will send them a beautiful| Membership card.
Love to you al
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1931.
TINK'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE.
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"Largesa
was the word hidden in last week's puzzle. I ox- pect you soon discovered it after you read my explanation of the picture at the side. Full solution:- Астова.
1. Smallest portion
4.
Not hard
7. At no time
9. Bind
10. Away
13. Metal
15. Hidden word
16. Boy's name (abbreviated) 17. Every one
19. Stem of marsh plant 21. At liberty
(Atom).
(Soft).
(Naver).
(Tie).
(or).
(T]n).
(Largess).
(Ted):
(All).
(Reed).
(Free).
22. Girl's name
(Ada).
23. Very small
(Tiny).
24. Revolve
(Turn).
Down.
1.
In addition
(Also).
2. Upon
(On).
3. Came face to face with
(Met).
4.
Perceive.........
(See).
WENDY.
5. Conjunction
(Or).
6. Slender
(Thin).
8. Six
(VI).
11. Run away
(Flec).
12. Wither
(Fade).
13. Title of former Emperor of Russia (Tear). 14. Small island
(Tale).
16.
Horse's run
(Trot).
18. Not fat
(Lean).
20. Twenty-four hours
(Day).
21. Opposite of 18 down
(Fat).
Here's a very easy one.
Beside the puzzle we have
TINKER BELL CLUB MEMBERS.
Marjorie Andehson, Joyce Anderson, Alison Black, Joyce Banker, Ethel Banker, Nancy Banker, Alleen Barnett, Stolla Bert, Derek Baynham, Brian Baynham, Josephine Choa, Jessie Cameron, Fernanda Carvalho, Baby Chan, Arthur Dand, Ian Dobbic,
James Mervyn Dobbie,
Flora Dobbie,
Nihar Kusum Deb, Niru Poma Deb,
G. D'Almada,
Charles Evans, Walter Evans, More names will be published next week.
OUR SWEET-MAKING CORNER.
Nut Candy,
For this you will require one pound of brown sugar called ed hither and thither till Richard, Make a quarter-inch hole in "pieces,' one ounce of butter, searching for his little bride, the centre of the bottom cross-half a cupful of milk, and some suddenly boarded the vessel in rail A, and another in part C six chopped nuts. Put sugar and spite of the gale. When he inches from the lower end. Now milk into a saucepan, stand the heard how Isaac had tried to pass a piece of thick string the pan over gentle heat, and capture her, he returned to through the two holes you have stir the contents with a wooden Cyprus and took the island. just made, and knot the ends to spoon. When the sugar has dis-
Then, in great pomp, he mar-prevent the support C from slip-
(Continued in next Column.) | ried Berengaria in the month of | ping too far back when the easel May, 1911, and crowned her is in use. Queen of England and Cyprus.
For the pegs, cut two pieces of three-eighths-inch dowel rod two inches long, and in one end of each screw a small wooden draw er knob as shown at E.
The make the blackboard, ob-
Draw it out. on inches high. paper, then trace it on to the linen by slipping a sheet of ear- bon paper underneath, and goingtain a piece of five-ply wood, six- over the lines with a steel knit-inches wide. Round off the corn- teen inches long and eleven
ting-needle.
ers with your chisel, and smooth
Outline the design with back- stitching first, and then All in the background with rows of darning in the same colour - auy cornflower-blue, cherry-red or brown, so that the undarned pattern stands out white against it. The result really looks most effective.
The Diagram explains how you do the darning: go over three threads and under one, and leave two threads between each row. Press the work well with a hot iron over a damp cloth when the embroidery is finished.
use this
Of course you can kind of work to trim table-run- ners, duchess sets, and all sorts of things. Do try it, I know you'll be pleased!
Wendy's Dressmaker..
HUM! ROSIE IS GOING TO A TEA THIS AFTERNOPN-1 SUPPOSE SHELL MEET A LOT OF. CAKE-EATERS-
both sides, and all round the edges with fine glass paper. Give the board a coating of matt black paint, and when this is quite dry, rub the wood again with glass paper and apply a second couting of paint.
The Hut Carpenter.
To-day Carpenter tells you how to make an casci and
a blackboard to rest upon it.
drawn an object and a letter. If you add the letter on to
the name of the object, you will get the word we have hidden
in the puzzle.
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Clues:--
1. Posture. 7. Thus.
20
What English word does. this suggest to you?
Across.
B. Go "quickly, 9. Signal for help. 11. Old.
12. Hidden word,
14. Tidy.
10, French for "no," 18. Jack. 10. Animal:
20. Musical note, 21. Keen attention.
1. Sanetion.
2. Also.
,
3. Whether,
Down.
4. Demanding, early attention.
5. That should be paid.
C. Conclusion.
10. Wound mark.
11. One.
13. Preposition. 16. Merit,
17.
Trees,
19. Title.
20. Pronoun.
thick
solved, add the butter, then boil When the candy is a the mixture for five minutes. mass, turn it on to a buttered Remove the saucepan from the plate, pat it into a block, and fire, but continue to stir the mix-leave till cold. Use a sharp knife ture till it begins to thicken, add- to cut into cubes, but hold the ing gradually the finely chopped ❘ knife lightly and do not press, or nuta.
the candy may break.
AND SHELL DANCE WITH ALL OF THEM- THEY'LL TALK A LOT OF NONSENSE TO HER-FLATTER HER AND MAYBE SHELL FALLIN LOVE WITH ONE OF THEM-
THE TINKER
BELL CLUB.
I want to become a member of the "Tinker Bell Club,” and I promise to do one kind action every day. Please send me a "Tinker Bell" enrolment card.
Name
Address
Age...
Date of Birthday
Cut this out, and send it to Tinker Bell, c/o The Editor, China Mail.
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THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE
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