SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1932.
Long Ago Stories.
The
Elfrida And The Raven.
Elfritta walked with four other little girls, all tied together with a rope. In front of them were rough carls full of Eurniture, jewels and arms, and, behind them were locks ..of sheep and goats! They had been taken prisoners by the Danes, and were on their way to a great Danish ship called The Raven. King Alfred was a wander like Elfrida's
with the black raven embroidered
THE CHINA MAIL.
WENDY HUT.
THE TINKITES TOYSHOP,
Making A Toy Motor Van.
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WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS»,
Best Dress For Little Sister.
Hendy girl wants to give pretty "best dress" to ber littlo sister, so this week we're describing a very sweet frock, which will be quite easy to make.
TINK'S CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
Solution to last!
puzzle:
1. Games 7...Pronoun
10. Elevated
(Pastimes) (She).
8. Roman numeral
·(VI).
(Raised)
12. One who uses
(User),
14. Hotel
(Ion)..
15. Dog's foot
(Paw).
16. Prefix meaning "before
(Ante).
will
17. Conclusion
(Ending).
18 Short for right
+1
(Rt.).
(New). (Tattered).
Down.
Use pale-coloured muslin or voile -primrose or lilac for a dark-hair- ed child, pale green or blue for a fair-haired one. You'll need about one-and-a-half yards." You also need two yards of inch-wide ribbon in a deeper shade of the chosen colour, and "penny skeins of embroidery cotton in yellow, green and white.
Fold the material in half,
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A TALE FOR THE TINIES:
Peter "Pixie."
Ordinary packing case wood can Peter Pixie was called the "Hidey:{ The used for this fine toy, the floor Elf" because of his dreadful habit of which is three-eighths of an inch of popping things down, and for-shown in the smaller diagram, thick and the eler parts a quarter-getting where he had put them, and then fold in half again. Scoop the neck and out "half-circles for hich thick. Before cutting out He had a teasing way, too, of run-
armholes. Open out, sew up the the vacinius parts, plane the wood on ning off with other people's belong
side-seams. and turn up a hem He forgot both sides.
ings, just for fun" The floor (A) is fifteen inches where he put these as well, which round the bottom-I can't tell you how deep this will be, as it dependa long and five inches wide, except was often very awkward!
on the size of little sister; the frock should end just above her knees!
the front part which is cut away atį "Mother where is my satchel?" the sides, as shown in the diagram. Feter would cry, getting ready for For the axle blocks. (B), cut two school."
nieves of one-inch by three-quarter- "I don't know, Peter. Where inth wood, each six inches long, and did you put it last night?"!. na these on underneath the floor in the positions shown...
For the sides of the van, cut two upon it, I knew it was a terrible pieces of wood ten and a quarter ship. But still I wish to board inches long and six inches wide, and her."
When they reached the great ship,
girls screamed except all the Elfrida. The Danes cut the rope. which bound them together, toid them to sit in a corner of the deck, and gave them bread to eat.
Presently a tame raven came to- thew it warda them, and Elfrida
It hopped on to her some crumbs..
Jather, and Elfrida had been cap-hand, and the girl's eyes glittered tured when the tower in which she bad been placed for safety ad fallen.
as she whispered:
"This is the spirit of the ship. I have watched this For months raven flying over the sails, and I know it brings victory to the Danes. I am going to tie it up in my gown, put it on the back of my neck,-jump If ever overboard, and swim away.
it
Erida was thirteen years old, but she had never known what was to live in peace because the Saxms had fought the Danes
their
EXPRESS DELIVERY
FLOOR
The toy motor-van about which Carpenter tells you "to-day..
"I don't remember, Mother. Oh yes 1 do in the cupboard by the Dandelion Olock. Good-bye, Mums."
"Good-bye Peter." "Oh, goodness!
I've lost my pencli And, And, Mums, I'm awfully sorry, but I can't find my cap anywhere." Peter was always, late for school.
Now, Water-Lily-Bud and Peter Pixie were very good friends, and after lessons one day they ran off together.
Now find the centre of the neck, and make a tuck down the front, inside the dress, about four inches long. Make another tuck to the right of the first, three-and-a-half
I say.
Water-Lily-Bud, you HAVE got a pretty frock on this morning," said Peter Pixie, "Are you going anywhere, special?"
Water-Lily-Bud nodded her head.
Little Sister's beat dress, "Yes, Peter" she laughed merrily,Į
made of mustini or vollo "I'm going to Teddie Tadpole's and embroidered with daisy birthday party. It's to be held by
plants. Dressmaker tells the edge of the pond so that all the
you how to make it. meadow flowers can come too. And I say. Peter Pixie, I DO want 8 inches long; then make another to lovely, bathe in Dewdrop Stream the left f the the first, also tree-in- before I go. You see, I'm going to half inches in length. Measure
of
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19. Fresh 21. Torn
2. Because
4. You shed it when you cry
3. Astute
5. Important occurence
6. Boy's name.
9. Another boy's name 11. One who sings 13. Claus.
16. Girl's name 20. You and I
Clues for this week:-
ACROSS.
t. Kind of shoe.
6. Witnessed
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Purt of verb 'to be'. 10. Squander... 18 Buy 14 Spoil.
15. Used for cooking."
Termination.
18.
19. Renovato. 21. Therefore.
20. What fishes do. 24: Sofas.
JUST A LOT OF GAS!
:(As).
(Shrewd).
(Tear)
(Event).
(Sidney).
(Rupert)
(Singer).
(Santa).
(Anne).
(We);
Seamen."
DOWN.
Same as 8 across.
3. Sest in a church,
4. Fruit
5. To follow in course of ti
7. Those who sell,
D.". Rescue.
11, Gans made of tin.
19. Thick.
17 Water lizard. 20. Intelligence.
Pronoun
covery had been made a discovery
that would prove a blessing to man kind.
you all tle bundles on your necks and follow me, the Danes will not
a midnight dance after, and I shan't two inches to theleft of the last know which of us carries the raven.
have time for a dip if I don't have tuck, and made another, two inches). Look, there is not a soul "on the
Cons now. Will you wait till I've long; then make one, about one-and- share We can get a good start."
think,
finished? Then I'll just have time-half inches long, beside
this. Had there been time to
to help you with your sums b before Two simliar tucks the other side perhaps those five Saxon ghrls would
I go to the pond."
will complete the front of the frock. not have dared to do so dangerous a
Yes- wait," said Peter Pixie. See the larger diagram. Tuck thing. But the idea of taking all these to edge of the floor so
Wate Lily-Bud plunged into the back in the same way, making victory from the Danes by capturing that they projects a quarter of un
and was soon fewer or more tucks, as required, to them fearless. inch" at the buck. raven made
The front part Dewdrop Stream
fit, fairly closely They were well away before the
Bind the neck Peter Pixie was very patient and get the dress to Danes saw them, and they reached) is five inches wide, and must swimming about like a little fish.
round the neck. Cut the top good for a long time; then he caught opening and the armboles with the the shore safely and ran into the be nailed between the sides Hugh
with the front edges. Danes
Water-Lily-Bud's new, dense wood. Hundreds of
tops of the armholes. searched for them, but never found part (D) five inches wide and nine sight
and the three-quarter inches long, frock, carefully folded and placed ribbon and stitch ribbon bows to the them.
The hem of the dress is trimmed and nail it half an inen down from by the bulrushes When the five girls came upon a
He with prim little daisy plants, em-
Let's talk about gas for a while, Saxon camp. the people were so in- the tops of the sides. Next, nail With a little chuckle, he picked
Lord Dundonald's hall at Culross spired by Elfrida that they made on the back strip (E) which is one up the frock and stole away!
Fit, the two doors at hid it under a wild-rose bush, and, broidered, with the coloured cotton. her their queen. She was called The inch deep.
with small meeting some little Bird friends. The diagram shows how simple shall we? The kind of gas that we
private, house to be lighted by gas, Raven Queen, and she and her the back of the van beautiful raven
and her brave hinges, as Indicated in the diagram went for a trip with them, and these are to do-lazy-daisy-stitches turn on to light some of our houses,
For the motor "bonnet," cut four forgot all about Water-Lily-Bud and make the petals and leaves, stem. cook some of our meals, and heat Abboy was, it is supposed, the frat
stitches the stalks, and satin-some of our rooms.
for the noble lord himself experi- Coal-gas was first demonstrated mented on terror of the
large scale. soldiers were the
pieces of wood tothe sizes given at her new frock. Danes for many years.
If it hadn't been for a friendly stitches the flower centres.
Wendy's Dressmaker:'
as a medium for illumination by Dr. F-nail them togethter and round off
nar f Then Frenchman John Cut peacock, I don't know what would
Clayton, dean of Kildare. the top corners as indicated.
Some time before the year 1691, he Philippe took the Lyceum theatre gether, and glue them in place so the "dashboard" (G) to the sizes have happened when Water-Lily- She that the hood is five inces from the given, and nail it to the back of the Bud wanted to come out of the Continued from previous Colunmobtained by the distillation of coal, in London and gave demonstrations
You see, the Peacock had. "bonnet." These parts must also stream.
and showed that when the bladders Later on he formed a company, and was annoyed when some of the other floor. girls began to cry, and told them to The wheels are two and a quare nalled to the floor from under- heard her cries of distress and hur-Teddie Tadpole's birthday party in filled bladders with inflammable gas, of lighting and even heating by gas,
Between her sobs, time for the last dance.
were pricked the escaping gas burnt in less than twenty years many Of course, Peter Pixie Was wait till they had something to cryter inches in diameter, fixed to the neath. "The driver's seat (H) and ried along.
large number of factories yere light- ends of the axle block with round-the side parts (K) can be nailed to-Water-Lily-Bud told him what had for
gether and then glued to the front happened. Then Mister Peacock had punished. By the time he had re- with a bright flame as soon as a towns, numerous houses and a
led by coal gas. sobbed headed screws and washers. this enough?”
a brain-wave! He spread out his membered where he had hidden the light was applied to it. "Isn't
Dr. Clayton's demonstration You can now give the finished toy part (C).
All this pioneer work was not Bertha "To be made slaves on a
The hood (M) is five and a half beautiful tail, and strutted slowly new frock, it was quite spoiled, so a coating of paint in two or three Danish ship?"
Afterwards, If inches long and two inches wide, along, with Water-Lily-Bud follow he had to spend all his half holidays wasn't received very well by the "Certainly not," replied Elfrida. bright colours, "They have promised us food when you are handy with your brush, you and 18 supported on two small ing close behind in her weeny, felly running errands to make money to people of that day, and it was not left in the hands of the Frenchman, we reach the ship, and what more can paint the lettering... as shown brackets which can be cut out with petticoat. She reached home with buy another. It took him nine- until William Murdoch made ex- however, for many learned English Nail these parts to-out being seen, skipped into another hundred-and-forty-one-days exactly, periments between the years 1792 scientists worked twenty hours out" in the first diragram, on both sides a "fretsaw.
(Continued at foot of preceding frock, and just managed to get to and by then he was quite cured of and 1802 that folk began to realise of every twenty-four to perfect the
that a great and wonderful disuse of coal gas. being column.)
Continued at foot of nexts Column) his naughty hidey habits!
"The Raven hopped on to Elfrida's hand."
since she could remember.
does anybody want?" I am glad to
gu aboard The Raven. I hate that of the van.
ship Ever since I saw the flag
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The Hut Carpenter.
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ISN'T IT NICE TO BE HERE ALL ALONE-
DEAREST??
WELL-I'VE RENTED AN AUTO- I'LL DRIVE ROSIE DOWN TO THE BEACH SO WE
CAN BE ALONE,
I'M GLAD YOURE GLAD
DARLING-
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YES ROSIE-DARLING="
BE READY I'LL BE RIGHT OVER-WELL GO TO
THE BEACH-
MUHA
OH ARCHIE. THIS IS JUST DARLING YOU ARE ALWAYS JUST DOING SUCH WONDERFUL
THINGS -
FALL GOWIM OUT, TO
a
TM GLAD YOU RECOGNIZE
THOSE THINGS
IN ME-DEAR