THE CHINA MAIL.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1932.
The WENDY
HUT.
Long Ago Stories
Constance And Her Jewels
THE SINGER WHO LOOKED BACK.
This is the legend of Orphans, a young Greek singer.. His voice was
THE TINKITES' TOYSHOPS. Making A Toy Paddle-boat.
WENDY'S LITTLE NEEDLEWOMEN.
A Needlework Apron.
You'll and a needlework apron great help if you do much sewing, because you can keep all your things neatly tucked away in the three big pockets that adorn the front.
You'll need a piece of crash, twenty-eight inches wide and thirty inches deep, for the apron, and a strip a little longer than your waist- measurement for the belt. Lay the material flat on the table, measure ten inches up from the bottom, and fold this up to give you the depth of the pockets. Crease the fold well to mark it, and then divide it into shown in the diagram.
This trim little boat, which is ao sweet, and he played the lyre so easily made from a few odd piecea Lexquisitely. that the trees, the of wood, can be pulled along like three, as flowers, and even the rocks danced any other toy, or it will float if to his music. And when he sang in placed on water.
over-
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the forest the lions and tigers fol Make the hull (A) from a piece lowed him like lambs.
of three-eighths-inch wood, cut tó Well, Orpheus married a lovely the sizes given in the diagram. girl called Eurydice, and they were After planing the wood, mark a so happy together that the world centre line on one side and set out was happy too. Then one day the outline of bow and stern. Shipe saw and chip, and when Eurydice was gathering wild these with flowers, a snake bit her foot, and smooth the edges with glasspaper. sho died Orpheus was #Ò
Midway along each side of the rome with grief; that he could play hull, cut a slot two inches long and nothing but sad music, which made three-eighths-inch deep for the pad- Constance was the only child of a robe, with ashes on his head. He even the hard rocks shed tears and dle wheels. To make the wheels, the trees droop with sorrow. The take a piece of three-eighths-inch great noble, and from the day, of, poked his finger at her.
i have seen you in a dream!" he world was a desolate place without wood and, with your compasses, her birth jewels were heaped upon her. Even her baby robes were em-cried, "You-young. lovely loaded the gay music of Orpheus! At mark on it two circles, each one- broidered with pearls, and when she with jewels like a tree with fruit last he determined to go to Hades, and-a-half inches in diameter, In- was fifteen her father gave her a Why were they given to you, lady?" the land of the "dead, and beg Pluto side, each of these circles, mark a inch in diameter. Cut out the gold net sparkling with rubies Constance felt uncomfortable, but the king to allow Eurydice to return smaller one three-quarters of an
on her to the world.
When. Orpheus came to the dark wheels with a fretsaw, and then, which she wore over her gleaming she clasped the diamonds huir. Her father was a pirate who neck."
"I will tell you!" cried the monk,river which divided the two worlds, with a tenon-saw, make four slots plundered the coast of Italy and Sicily, and his name was a terror "You are their keeper, and now is Charon the boatman would not row in each wheel to meet the small in all Europe, but the king honour the time to set them free. They him across because it was not yet circle, as shown in diagram B. red him because he was afraid of will send an army to Jerusalem to his time to live in 'the underworld.
him.
"Constance loved her porcer and her jewels, and she was proud and hanghly."'
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Tree the Holy City from the Turks. Gold for the Holy Cros! Soldiers! for the Holy Cross! Men and maids of England-hear my voice!"
Then he told them of the first "Crusade. And when Constance heard For the Holy City in the hands of the Turks and the pilgrims who „were Inot allowed to enter at the hols
gutes, she, like all in: Europe, seeins) 'ed to burn with the fire of "en- thusiasm. She tore off her brace lets, her hair-net, her chains, and threw them at the monk's feet. All the other maidens followed her example. And so great was the thek sire to do all they could to send tu Jerusalem that the soldiers Jadies cut the embroidery from their long robes, and Constance snatched a knife from a poor man and cut; of the gold edges of her siceves.
"Gold for the Holy Cross!", cried Constance, "Aye, and i will walk from town to town and beg jewels,
my father, but never will I wear
Now plane a thin strip of hard- wood, three-eighths-inch wide, and
This toy paddle-bout will Road, if you want it 10! Carpenter tells you how to make it.
. You'll find this needlework
apron very useful if you do much emring. Dressmaker explain how it is made.
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TINK'S
CROSS ·WORD PUZZLE.
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Solution to last week's puzzle:--
1. Discussions
9. Cook
10. To be in debt
11. Mud
13. Within
14. Earliest
16. Boy's name (abbreviated)
18. Obtain 19.
Renovate
21. Conjunction
22. A couple 24. Egg-shaped
26. Often made into puddings. 27. Referred to
"Across.
(Arguments).
(Roast),
(Owe).
(Mire).
(In).
(First).
(Ned).'
(Get).
*(Renew).
(Or).
(Pair):
(Oval). (Rice). (Mentioned).
Down.
1. Limbs
.(Arms).
2. French for "King"..
(Rol).
3. Where flowers grow
(Garden).
4. Employ
(Use).
5. Short for "mountain'
(Mt).
6," Negative
(No).
(Twist).
(Sent).
(Fig).
(Retain).
(Nerve).
17. Distributed
(Dealt).
19. Apartment
(Room).
20. Boy's name (abbreviated)
(Fred).
22. For
(Pro).
23. Frozen water
(Ice).
25, One
(An).]
7. Intertwine
8. Dispatched
12. Fruit
15: Keep
16. Pluck
Now an easy one, with some animals and birds in it,
·Clues:—", -
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The central pocket is twelve inches across, and each side one is eight inches across.
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Embroider a gay flower-pot. like (the one shown in the diagram in the centre of each pocket. Take care to zet "the" designs, the right way up, for it wont be tragic to find they were upside down when you had finished! Use bright coloured woolaj for the work. When you have done the embroideries, bind the edgy with green cutlon braid. Now turn up the pocket flap, tack it each side, and bind the sides of the apron with the green brafd. Stitch down, the pocket divisions, gather the top of the apron slightly and sew it to the waist-band. Work a buttonholest one end of the band and stitch a button on the other.
Make a ucedle-book from crash to' cut off. oght pieces for the floats, match, and attach it to one of the When her father was at sea, another. If you saw me in a dream. Then Orpheus played to Charon, and C.C. Press one into each slot as pockets with ribbon. Tuck a tape- Constance took his place in his am indeed chosen to help in the boatman was so full of sorrow shown in the diagram, and fix with measure into another pocket," and castle, and her word was law. She freeing Jerusalem.
that be took the young man across, a fine wire nail driven in slantwise don't forget to tie on the scissors! loved her power and her jewels, and Thus was the first Crusade start-
and the dog with three heads who through the side of the wheel. Bore
Wendy's, Dressmaker. she was proud and haughty. One fed in England in the reign of Wil-guarded the gates of Hades lets hole through the centre of each slay she heard great shouting out-liam Rufus. Constance, the proud
Orpheus in.
wheel, and fix it in place with a side the castle gates, and her maid daughter of a rich lord, set out as a
Pluto was amazed. to see Orpheus, smooth round nail.
|7Continued from previous" column). came running to her.
beggar with a sack on her back to
are. guards and asked him what he wanted there The paddle-wheel "Lady, there is a monk waving a beg jewels from all she met.
before his time. Then Orpheus told simply two strips of tin bent to wire nails. For the masts, use a white flag on which a red cross is stitched!" cried the girl. "Can he he had almost reached the gates, he him how dearly he loved Eurydice, semi-circles and nailed to the hull, fine wooden knitting needle, cutting uff two pieces four inches long and be a follower of Peter the Hermit? was afraid that Eurydice might not And Pluto was so touched to think as shown in the top diagram.
of all the risks the young singer, The funnels are two pieces of pressing them into holes made in His voice is like a trumpet, lady, be following, and he looked back to had taken to find his bride that he half-inch dowel rod, nailed to a plece the hull. Use very fine twine for and all who hear him follow him!"
said she might return to the worldj of wood three-and-a-half inches long the rigging, and attach the ends to "will hear what he has to say,"
"Orpheus!" she cried-and vari
walk straight and one inch wide. This can be small screw-eyes, as shown in the if Orpheus would replied Constance proudly, "But if ished.
back, and not look behind him till fixed tu the hull by two screws top diagram. Because he had broken his word, he was outside the gates of Hades, driven in from underneath.
Now, with a paint brush and one all that long journey was useless to Orpheus promised, and Pluto called Shape the two deck skylights to or two small sample tins of bright- Playing lovely music, the dimensions given in Diagram Dcoloured enamel, you can make your
But when and fix them to the deck with fine little boat look quite smart. -
(Continued at foot of next column);Į
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see,
Eurydice.
do not like his words I will have him driven from the gates."
'Followed by her maids, Constance Orpheus. He was not allowed to go went out to the large paved place back to Hades again till Plute sent Orpheus walked away. beyond the castle, and there she saw for him, and then only did he see (Continued at foot of previous Col. a crowd of people, rich and poor, his dear Eurydice. young and old. boys and giris.'
They made way for her, and then
she beheld a poor monk in a black
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Rosie's BEAU GED.M-MANUS
ARCHIE DARLING! LETS GO. TO THE MAHECTIC THEATRE
·TO-NIGHT. MR. TERRY.
BULL, THAT HANDSOME MOVIE ACTOR, IS THERE
·IN A NEW MOVIE I'M JUST CRAZY TO
SEE HIM.
The Hut Carpenter,^.
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120
24
Across.
-1 Girl's name.
4. Dear.
8. Insect.
10. Not well,
11. Bird of prey.
13, Short for "doctor"
14. You see with this.
15. Fuss.
17. Conjunction.
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OUR SWEET-MAKING CORNER:
Honey And Ginger. Nougat,
This is delicious, but it requires a little more care in the making than ordinary toffee.
Put one pound and a half of lump sugar into a saucepan with nearly
18. This bird is related to the crow, half a glassful of water, and let the
20. Poem.
21. You hear with these. 24. Mislaid.
26. Call of a cow. Down
1. Part of verb "to be".
2. Favourite animal.
J. Preposition,
6. Wild animal.
6. A triend,
7.
Songs.
9. Pronoun.
12. Christmas song.
13. Birds related to pigeons.. 16. Kind of wainscot.
17. Number.
19. To and.
22. 23.
Same as 1 down. Therefore.
CEE WHIZ ALL ROSIE DOES IS TO THINK OF THAT MOVIE ACTOR,
TERRY BULL. SHE WANTS ME TO TAKE HER TO SEE HIM TONIGHT. GOSH!) WISH I COULD GET OUT OF IT. I DON'
WANT HER TOWE THINK TM JEALOUS
sugar dissolve slowly over low: heat. When the sugar has melted add a tablespoonful of honey, and let the mixture boll for a few minutes without stirring it. Mean- while, beat the whites of two eggs to a stiff froth, putting them in a basin large enough to contain the syrup. Remove the saucepan from the fire, stir into the contents a cupful of shredded ginger-the dry variety,"not that which is in syrup und pour the hot syrup on to the white of egg, beating all the time with a wooden spoon. When the mixture is quite thick, turn it on to a slightly battered dish, and allow Bet. Mark it into caramel squares before it is quite cold.
to
WELL, ALL YOU HAVE TO, DO IS TO GET TICKETS
OTHER HOW AN TELLHER YOU FORGOT
YOU HAD THEM AS YOU
BOUGHT THEM AWEEK AGO, HOWS THAT?
BY GOLLY! HAROLD SAVED MY LIFETY/
WITH THAT. IDEA NOW TO CALL
ON ROSIE
YOU SEF DEAR, I BOUGHT
THESE SEATS A WEEK AGO. ITS A GOOD SHOW. WE OUGHT TO SEE IT. SO GET",
YOUR THINGS ON WE'LL BE ON OUR WA
GRANDAT JUSTIR FOUND OUT THAT TERRY BULLS PICTURE DOESNT
OPEN UNTIL TO- MORROW NIGHT.
JUST A MINUTE DEAR, ILL GET MY
COAT
THAT GUY, HAROLD NEVER HAD
GOOD IDEA IN
HIS LIFE
EVAN
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