✅THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1959.
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
STORIES FOR BOYS & GIRLS
Famous Cat Stories
-Hanid Tells Purr-Parr Abont Some Fabulous Felines
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By MAX TRELL
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ȚANID, the Shadow Girl with Turned-About Name, had token Pur-Purr into her Зар
opened the book. "The first story la about a Cat who had a pair of boots--a wonderful pair.
Every time she "put of boots. them on, she could take a great big step.”
"How big?" asked Purr-Purr.
Miles And Miles
and
"Now, Purr-Purr, dear." said "I don't Hanid to the Kitten. suppose you can, reed, can you?" Pur-Purr didn't answer, al-
"Every
sip was miles though Hanid walted patiently for a mement to see if she would. miles," sald Hanid. "Don't you re- wish you had boots like that. Then, suddenly, Hanid that membered
Purr ·
Purr Pur-Pure?" couldn't talk unless she had the magle ribbon around her neck.
Answer Is No
Hanid reached behind the brokcase where she kept the magle ribbon hidden. Finally, she hung it over Purr-Pur's head.
"No," said Purr-Purr, "I can't." "Oh, you mean about reading a book," said Manid, who had almost forgotten what her ques tion had been. "Now that's too bad because if you could read, my dear, I could show you a book that hes some stories in it about some very famous Cats."
"What book are you talking about?" asited Purr-Purr, as she Hanld with her looked up ut
large round green eyes. what Cats do you mean?"
Hanid smiled.
reached
"And
she
Then uver to the bookcase again. This time she took a book with a reti enver.
"Now liste very carefully." guld to Purr-Purr, as she she
To Hank's surprise, Purr- Purr shook her head and said:
"I don't like boots. Tell me another story about a Cat."
"Well," said Honid, as she turned some more of the pages of the book, "there's a poem here about a Cat who plays the fiddle, It's a wonderful poem." "I'd like to hear it,” said Purrs Purr, "if it's not too long. I don't like long poems."
"It's quite short, my dear,” said Hanid.
And she read this poern: "Hey, diddle, diddie, the Cat
and the fiddle,
The Cow jumped over the
moon
The little Dog laughed to see
such sport,
And the dish +21 away
with the spoon!"*
•
The Cow jumped over the moon.
Furr-Purr Jooked quite proud when she heard this poem about the Cat and the addle,
"But, of course," Hanid went an, "there oder was a Cat who looked at a King-or perhaps it was a Queen, She was a very
famous Cat. And then there's the poem about the three Kit- tens who lest their 'mitiens. Would you like to hear that! poem, Pur-Putt?"
"Pur-Purr didn't speak. And, when Hanid looked down, she now that the magic ribbon had come untied and fallen off and! Purr-Purr had shut her eyes
and was fast asleep.
Rupert and the Outlaws-18
Rupert risen and pats the dog, "You clever thing!" he mya. “I was searching for you and now you've found we! Thank goodness those mea didn't see you. But bow shall we get out of this wood ?** Then the dog stiffens as it bears
the sound of heavy footstepe rapidly nearing them. Rupert just manages to dodga behúnd a tree Lefore the man who had ime prisoned him appears. The man catches night of the dog and with an angry cry he gives chase to it. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
SIMPLE SWEATER
Materials:
023,
13 (14) (15) (16) Ema Spangle Double Knit- ting, Romany Double Knit ting, Scotch Double Knit- ting.
1. One pair each of Emu
Knitting Needles size 6
remain, Work 1 row. Leave these sts. on a spare needle. FRONT
Work as for Back from * to "
Shape Raglan Armholes
and Front:
and 8.
| Measurements:
To fit bust 34, 86, 38, 40 (3rd) row, Inches.
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more, then every all, so until, following 20th (14th) (12th) from top of left sleeve, pick up there are 62 and 1.56 (98). (60) (60) ats, 1 st. remaine. Fasten off. Juin (14th) row until in wool at centre, and work (08) (72) (72) . Work with from down left side, 1 st, from second
to correspond, out further shaping until sleeve. centre front, pick up and k.50 frorn up reversing all shapings.
mesquets 17 || inches from the (58) (60) (86)\sta) beg., ending with a p. vơW, right kant, k.2 at from top of sleeve. Work ink.1, p.1 rib on these 147 (101) (156)3 (181) · sta, for 14 inches, taking 2 st. tog. on each skle of the centre aty, on every row. Cast off in rib.
SLEEVES
cast on
Shape Region Top Work as for Back from ** to, ** until 2 eta, remain. Work Louvo these ste, on a 1 row. spare needle.
NECKBAND
With size 8 needles, 42 (44) (40) (48) ste. Work in k.1, p.1 rib for 3 inches, Next row: K.2 (og,, k.43 (40)
Next row: Rib 4 (0) (0) (-), (48) (51), turn and dec. 1st.
• 'wark twice into next st., rib at neck edge on the next and 2 (2) (2) (3) * rep. tram to every following 4th (4th) (4th) * to last 2 (2)·(4) (-) sta..., rib
Join Ragian eams leaving 14 (14) (14) 2 (2)(4) (-) ata. 54 (56) (38)
Change to size 6 right back (17) times in all, at the mine (60) sts.
aben open.
With *.30 (30) (30) tisze chec. 1 at at grmhole edge on needles and st.st.” Inc. 1. wt. at size 6 needles, Length 224, 23, 231, every row 3 (7) (9) (P) times both ends of the next and every (30) sta. from back neck, 2 sis. 28 inches.
Sleeve length ... 174. 17, 172, 171⁄2, inches.
Tension:
1
5 stitches and 6 rows to square inch. Abbreviations:
K., knit; p., purl; st(s),, stitch(es); st. st., stocking stitch; Inc., Increase, dec., decrense; alt, alternate; beg., beginning, (-) means no stitches to be worked in that particular size.
BACK
• With size 8 needles, cast on 90 (96) (100) (106) sts. Work in k. 1 p.1 rib for 2 inches. Change to size, 6 needles and st.. st., (1 row k., 1 row p.). Work until Back measures 13% in- ches, ending with a p. row." Shape Raglan Armholes
**
Dec. 1 st. at both ends of the next 4 (8) (10) (10) rows. Now dec. 1 st. at both ends of next and every following alt. row ** until 30 (80) (90) (86) ats.
TO MAKE UP
Press all parts with a hot iron over a datip cloth. Join side and sleeve start. Joln Right back seam.
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