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GIRLS

OF LONG AGO.

ARBEL.

Henry 8th as a present.

THE

CHINA MAIL.

WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS

A Pretty Cretonne Overall.

The WENDY

HUT

He

Arbel was bending over a map ↑ who had painted the maj. painted in blue and brown and could not make up his mind whe gold on a large piece of parhther to buy it and give it to King ment. Her amazed eyes gazed 'in-

If men can go so far in shipe tently at little pictures of brown come back safe," he said, men living in woods, eatingį "We shall one day know the lace | strange animals raw, and going to of the earth and also the free of bed in hammocks stretched be the heavens."

"Suddenly Arbel's laugh- ter stopped, for she realised that the strange creature had fecting"

tween trees in dark forests. One brown man was already in his hammock, and he had lighted a little fire under it to keep himself warm. There was the blue sen all down one side of the map, but on the other side the land faded away into nothingness because nobody had been there to see what it was like.

Arbel's father, Master John West, one of the king's astrono- mers, was talking to the Spaniard

JIMBO EARNS HIS LIVING.

Jimbo was a little baby elephant who lived in the jungle.

"Ah!" he used to trumpet, "How I wish I were big enough to go out into the wide world and carn my own living! I would do such wonderful things!"

Everyone laughed at him and told him not to be silly, which made little Jimbo so angry that at last he really did go off to carn his living!

and

"And whether there be dragons with wings!" cried Arbel. “Will the honoured sir tell us the name of the country on the map? I cannot read the Spanish language, but I know a little English and French."

“Brazil,” replied the Spaniard. "There are birds, Mistress Arbel, that you could put in your thim- ble. And in the conch outside is the brown girl I have brought. buck-quite a gentle creature,"

"I pray you, sir, let me see the maidon," begged Arbel,

So Master West sent for the girl, who came shivering into the room wearing a fur coat that be- longed-to-the Spaniard. She was thirteen years old-the same age as Arbel-and she had come a long journey from the dark woods of Brazil, and thought she was in another world, Arbel screamed with laughter, for she had never seen anything so funny as ધ brown girl. But suddenly her amazement, she realised that this laughter stopped. for, to her strange creature bad feeling, like herself.

"She is unhappy," murmured Arbel. "I pray you. sir, buy her and the map. greatly please the King, and the The map will girl shall be my serving maid."

And, because he loved to spoil his only daughter, Master West gave her the little brown girl, j And King Henry 8th, was de- lighted with the beautiful map.

a beautiful lady dressed in silks sitting in the carriage.

THE BILLY BOYS'

WORKSHOP.

MAKING A SHAVING CABINET.

Here is a usefal shaving cabinet, C, and attach it to the sides with which I

am sure Father would fine wire nails. appreciate. It is easy to make from ordinary packing-case wood The two side pieces are half-inch thick, and the top, bottom and door are cut from wood three eighths of an inch thick..

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the sides, and plane the top and Make the door fit nicely between

bottom edges so that they come flush with the top and bottom of brass hinges, to the edge of the the cabinet. Screw. two small door and the inside of the cabinet, and fit a small knob and catch near the opposite edge of the door, The mirror should be about

For the sides, select two pieces of wood at least thirteen inches eight inches long by barely six long by five inches, wide, and inches wide. One this size

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The shaving cabinet, and muke, it.

carefully plane both sides of each. Mark out the shape on each piece, and also the positions of the top aml bottom of the cabinet, as in- Saw off the corners and plane dicated in the diagram at A and B. away the saw-marks.

The parts A and B are cach six inches long and four and a half inches wide. You must plane in position by brass countersunk these on both sides, and fix them screws about one inch long. Use a piece of three-ply for the back

An Advertising Game.

to-day's paper cut out a number When you have finished with

of the advertisements. Then cut each into four or five pieces of varying size and shape and jumble them into a heap in the centre of the table. The players stand

up one

"My goodness!** trumpeted Jimbo, "That's the life for me. I must not only be very, very strong, but I must also be gallant and courteous if I am to carry around, and each takes beautiful lady about! I should piece of the papers. like that very much."

He or she must then endeavour to complete the advertisement from the cut- tings on the table, and the one completing the task first wins.

So up he trotted to the keepers. "Look" they said, "A little wild elephant! We'll send him to

the Zoo."

where he was made to do all sorts And Jimbo was sent to the Zoo,

once did he see a beautiful lady of things he didn't like, and never in silks who wanted carrying

When he came to the edge of the jungle, he peered very cautiously through the trees, for he had about. never yet been outside its shelter. He was amazed to see two

bullocks dragging huge tree-

trunka behind them.

He grew sadder and sadder, until one day his keeper said: "Cheer up! You're in luck to day!" and Jimbo saw a crowd of little laughing children, who pat ted him and gave him buns.

Into Jimbo's eyes crept a lovely light, for he had never thought.

The game is a simple one, and provides much interest. easily arranged; but it is one that

Didn't Understand

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The small boy was taking part in a local concert. He was only seven years old and recited so well that he was encored.

"Well, Harry, and how did you get on ? naked his grandfather when he returned home.

DOOR

the chief parts required to

usually in a white frame-can be purchased for a few pence. Fix it driven through the side uprights in place by means of two screws of the cabinet into the sides of the glass to swing so that its the mirror frame. This allows

angle can be adjusted when neces- sary.

Fix a little brass eye-plate on cach side so that the cabinet may wood work a coat of white or pale be hung on the wall, and give the blue enamel.

The Hut Carpenter.

Star Part Comes Easiest.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1930.

TINK'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE.

Last week we drew for you a kind of puzzle-picture, showing the You will need about 2 yards in 8, you probably realised that this puzzle-picture was intended to letters F and M in;the figure eight. If you said to yourselves F, M of material to make the pretty cretonne overall Dressmaker has represent the world "effeminate," which, as I told you, means planned for you this week. "womanish" or "unnanly.". Full solution of puzzle;-

Measure yourself from your shoulders to your knees, and cat a piece of stuff twice this length. Fold it widthways and length- ways, and cut as shown in Diagram A. The shoulders should be cut slightly slanting, as indicated, સ that they fit snugly; and the sleeves, which

The pretty cretoune overall which Dressmaker describes to-day. The dia- grams will help you to make it,

are added at the shoulder edges, should reach to your wrists. Cut right through the front centre fold, to get the two front open- |ings. Join the sleeve pieces to the

shoulders, and sew up the sidel seams of cont and sleeves. A single seam will do, and you must press the edges open, afterwards "pinking" them as shown in the wee Diagram X.

The coat is bound all round with cotton bias binding in a co- trasting colour. It is easy to sew on this binding, which you căn buy already folded on a card: slip the raw edges of the garment i between-the-folds-and-stitch-asi neatly as possible-see Diagram

B.

From the odd pieces cut away make two patch pockets, and bind from the sides of the coat you can the tops with the same, binding. same way, and bind a two-inch Finish the sleeve edges in the strip of material, long enough to belt. Stitch a button on one end go round your waist, to make a

of the belt, and work a buttonhole. at the other.

Wendy's Dressmaker.

Novelty Race.

The novelty race is an amusing game which gous very well with music. Boys and girls stand al- ternately behind one another with hands placed on the shoulders of the child in front, and each wears a handkerchief cap with a tiny bell attached. The leader walks ahead of the line, and all the play- ers must follow his movements | carefully, either walking slowly, quickly, or running, and at the word "Halt," or with music a sud- den crash of notes-all stop in- stantly. Then the boy takes the girl behind as a partner, and, linking arms, they perform a light two-step movement buck to the starting point. The fluttering of the white caps and the tinkling of the bells give pleasing effects.

Thoughtless.

"Well," thought Jimbo, That's one way of earring a living, and it's a fine way of showing off your strength much better than just

"Why, I thought I had done all waving your trunk in the air. It of anything like this. He realised right," replied Harry, but they and it's a good deal harder to sit her. Her aunt has just been made!

that he must not only be strong made me do it again.

wouldn't be a bad idea if I earned

my_living that way.""" and gallant, but he must be gentle as well, if he wanted to take care

He was just trotting off to see

about it when he saw another of little children.

elephant, all dressed up in gorge

ous colours, with a man gested on

Oh, sighed Jimbo, it would be marvellous to earn my living carrying a man on my head; it would certainly show off my great strength.

He was just trotting off to see

and he is very proud and content- Jimbo is earning his living now,

ed.

A Word Game.

The lender writes a word at the top of a number of slips of paper, and hands one each to the players. At given eignal all begin to manke & sentence, the words begin ning in order with the letters. In the word given.

For example, suppose the word magic was set. The sentence might be Madge and George in company. Ten minutes la allowed for the Writing of the sentences, and to the one adjudged the beat a prize is awarded Any word may be chosen by the leader, and as no two sentences

leal urin terest is provided by the reading.

entries

about it when he saw a very ela-ever the same, a goo scarcely

borately decorated

& golden carriage on its ba

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to become a mem

"Mayn't I be a preacher when I -grow up?" asked the small boy." Before her mistress could reply "Of course you may, my pet, if little Peggy, who had certain in- you want to," his mother replied. side information on the subject, go to church all my life, anyway,

"Yes, I do. I s'pose I've got to added her pleadings to the maid's "Oh, mummy," she said, "do lef still than to stand up and holler."a sergeant,”

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1. Comrades

9. Part of verb "to be".. 10. Negative

11. Scottish river. 12. Wild beasts' homes 14. Stitched

15. Brave mân.

18. Hidden word

24. To a higher position

23. Conjunction

25. Therefore

26. Purchases

28. Related

Across,

(Companions). `(Are). (No).

(Dee).

(Dens).

(Sewn).

(Hero),

(Effeminate)

(Or).

(Up).

(So).

(Buys),

(Akin),

29. Leave out

(Omit).

Down.

1. Beg

(Cudge).

2. Substance from which metal is extracted- (Ore).

Grown-up boys

(Men),

4. One

(An).

5. Same as 10 erosa

(No),

6. Poem

(Ode).

(New),

(Sense).

(She).

(Son),

(Emu).

(Rip).

(Four).

(Fry).

(Ask).

(Toil).

(So).

(At).

7. Fresh

8. Sagacity

13. Pronoun

14. Father's boy

16. Large bird".

17. Tear

19, Number 20. Cook

21. Invite 22. Hard work 27. Same as 26 cross 28. Preposition....

Now look at this week's picture, think of another name

for the Sun and add to it the letter. You will soon see which English word is hidden in the puzzle.

M

17

20

12

14

5

113

12

(15

26.

What English word does

this represent ? ..

Clues

Across

1. Number. 4. Tree, 7. Brilliance. 8. Join,

P. Hill,

10. Pronoun.

11. Part of verb 'lu be

18. Musical note.

14 Hidden word.

18. Rabbit's cousin. 20. Pronou

22. Compass point.

21. Another compass point, 24. Case.

25. In what way!

GLORIOUS NATURE.

Tulips.

Down.

1. Public vehicle.

2. Walks through water.

3. Strange.

4. Insect,'

5. Contempt.

In this place.

11, Exclamation of sorrow.

12. A lake.

15. Exclamation of surprise.

16. Pronoun.

17. Small cask,

10. Stitch.

21. Therefore.

23. Negative.

OUR SWEET-MAKING CORNER.

Ginger Caramels.

"Please, madam," asked the This beautiful flower is a great Dissolve one pound of soft. pretty parlour-maid, "may I have favourite, at home where its moist brown sugar not the aunt?" Boxing Day off to go and see my

variety of colours granulated kind-in a teacupful of hot water, put into a saucepan, and stately blooms boil, and skim off any scum that makes it popular rises to the top. Continue to boil for room and table gently, stirring slowly, until a decoration. The little of the mixture becomes a bulbs are planted soft ball when dropped into cold out between October water. Take the pan from the and November. fire, and stir in a good dessert- There are single, spoonful of ground ginger. double and semi- Beat the mixture well until it TULIP double varieties of becomes, thick and creamy, pour blooms, some of the former in-on to a buttered dish and, when clude the early blooming Duc yan nearly cold, cut it into caramels. Thol description which are parti

·cularly. handscine.

If you are under 16 years of age you should be a tuember of

THE TINKER BELL CLUB.

All you have to do is to keep this promise

and sign this form-

of the TINKER' BELL CLUB and i faithfully promise to do One good action every day. A Beautiju Enrolment card will be seni lu all mi

NameMaster or Miss

Address:

Your Age

Cut this out, and

Date of Birthday

Bell C/o the China Mali.

How Dath The Little Busy Bee.:

How doth the little,busy bee

Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower! How skilfully she builds her cellfi How heat she spreads the wax|| And laboura hast to store it well With the sweet food she makes

In works of labour or of skin

I would be busy, too, For Satan finds some mischief still

For idle hands to do.

In books, or work, or healthful Med play,

Let my first years be past,. That I may give for every day Some good account at last.

Willia

Pupli

No Doubt

You have heard of Conqueror o urse 2

Teacher Whats

ing now if he were

Pupil Drawing pension.