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GIRLS OF LONG AGO.

MARY,

THE CHINA MAIL.

The WENDY

HUT.

WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS

How To Make A Party Frock,

Here is the Party Dress we promised-you-last week. Little Dressmakers! Don't you think

KING HUFF.

A Nonsense" Tale For The

Tinies.

Dick Whittington-stepped out

it is a pretty one? It would of his monoplarie. His friend's look adorable in peach-pink- arti-low-flying bi-plane circled over. ficial silk on a dark-haired Wendy head: Lady, or in-lavender-blue on a fair girl. It takes about three yards of material for a child from ten to twelve years old.

Lay a tea

Diagram 1 shows you the Nobody knew her name, but, here. In a narrow, cobbled street shape of the bodice, which should by common consent, she was call the merchant halted beside a reach three or four inches below ed Mary. When the Flemish stately house where the magni. the waist; and Diagram 2 shows merchant saw her lying by the ficent tapestries he sold were the skirt, which reaches to just

Then telling his work above the knees. canal in the old town of Bruges, made. he touched her with the point of people to give the child some plate along the bottom of the his elegant leather shoc, and ahe held up her hands as if to protect herself. The merchant spoke to her in three languages before she was able to answer him in a mix-

· “Mary'. » . went to Eng land and helped to start

chat B00R became famous industry."

thing to eat, he promptly forgot all about her

The Flemish weavers allowed Mary to live in the cellar and gave her food. When the child saw the vats of coloured dye- and the lovely tapestries stretched on frames, her little fingers: twitch- ed. She longed to get hold of some of those bright wools! At the age of five she began to earn her living as a tapestry maker, learning to draw trees and ani mals, and to paint pictures for the others to copy."

One day in the year 1430, when the Duke of Burgundy married the Princess Isabells, and the 'fountains of Bruges poured forth wine and rosewater, Mary pushed her way into the palace where people were allowed to stand in the gallery and look Sho down upon the banquet. was, eighteen now, and her eagery eyes took in every detail of that. sumptuous wedding feast. When a live ram with its fleece dyed gold stepped out of a great pastie, she heard the young man besida Sho her exclaim in English. turned and looked at him.

one scallop, move the plate along. skirt, pencil round to give you and make another scallop beside the first, and so on. Cut out the

"I have forgotten thatlar || guage," she said.

2

"This is the pretty party-

frock about which Dress- maker tells you to-day; the diagrams will help you to make it

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scallops, sow up tite side seams of He told her that he was an the skirt and then bind scalloped English merchant buying tapes-edge with narrow crossway strips ture of French and English. She try in Bruges, because English of material. You can make, a had come, she said, with the sol-work-people could not dye wool plain narrow hem, if you feel diers; but, as she was only three such lovely colours, nor draw de: this fancy edge is too much for

you to tackle! years old, she could explain no signs. -thing. She had evidently strayed "from some ruined town.

"You are very dirty" remark ed the merchant. " 'tis useless, no doubt, to ask what has become of your mother?"

Mary merely smiled, and trot- ted after him; soldiers or elegant merchants were all the same to

CLEVER FINGERS.

You can make this easy golli wog out of an old stocking and a ball in less than an hour.

"There are, many young men who would come and teach you," replied Mary. "And I can draw the pictures.*

And that is how Mary and a little band of Flemish workers went to England with the young merchant, and started what soon became a famous industry.

THE SLEEPY SNAIL.

Here is a very peculiar thing, though quite true. The A desert snall, supposed to be ball is used as his head and put dead, was brought from Egypt on inside the piece of old stocking,

For hair you can use a little March 23, 1846, and fixed to a piece of fur or some wool, and the tablet in the British Museum. eyes are two boot buttons sewn.

On March 7, 1850-four years on white linen buttons. The later it was observed to have mouth is made with white wool awakened from its long sleep The head and face should be and come out of its shell. It finished before the ball is put in was removed from its case, and the stocking and tied round the lived for a considerable time

after neck to form the body.

The body is stuffed with soft A very small creature called rags, wool, or hay. The legs and the "Aardigrada, un distant re arms are separate little tubes of lation of the spider, and known stuffed stocking, and are sewn on as the water bear, has also been known to dry up, till apparently afterwards.

all life is extinct, atid, after re maining In that condition for years, can, with the ald of mois ture, revive and live its normal life once more.

A small hat and a bow-around his neck and buttons down the front finish Mr. Golly, who, will nake, a nice cuddly present for

Sew up the side-seams of the bodice, gather the top of the skirt, and sew bodice and skirt together, Bind the armboles and the neck with matching silk ribbon, stitch a little flat bow to the left side of the neck, and similar bows on the shoulders.

"Can I see the King?" Dick asked.

The Court Foet looked doubt- ful. "As you were thrice Lord Mayor of London, you might," but "Why ever not?" cried Dick. you musn't look at King Huff." The Poet told him in rhyme.

"Oh Huff in his velvet and

lace,

Is the haughtiest King of his

race,"

His head lifted high and his

face

Unseen by the Court and the

crowd;

Because it isn't allowed."

"Has he got a stiff neck?", en quired Dick.

THE BILLY BOYS: WORKSHOP.

"He has not. It's sheer pridė and bad temper. Only don't tell him I said ac.::

"How can I tell him anything without looking at him

You will be blindfolded," the Poet told him. The courtiers are not. They fall flat on the floor

Tumbler Bracket f

Bathroom.

Any odd pieces of wood, a quarter of an inch thick; can be used for this useful bracket. For the back you will require a piece nine and a half inches long and Bve inches wide. Plane it on both sides, mark, a centre line on one side, and mark out the curves at top and bottom. Cut round the curved lines with a fret-saw, and smooth the rough edges with fine glasspaper, On the centre Line, at a distance of three quarters of an inch from the top edge of the back, make, a quarter-inch hols For hanging on a nail, **

Cut the shelf A to the sizes given in the diagram, the hole in the middle, which is two and three quarter inches in diameter, being cut-out-with-a-fretsaw.

The Tumbler· Bracket

for the Bathroom. Carpen- ler's instructions and there diagrams will enable you. to make it.

Mark out the large curve with a

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1930.

TINK'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE.

Last week we drew two small letters, S.P., in a big letter S. IN S (Spins) was the word hidden in, the puzzle, the of which is

pair of compasses set to a radius! of three and a half inches. Make the second shelf B slightly small- ander, as indicated in the diagram;

my

In ones, in twos and threes, On hands, and noses

knees. Would you like to borrow hanky ?

"I would not," replied Dick "I have one of my own, thank you:"

this has no central-hole. Smooth the edges of both shelves with glasspaper. A

Now cut three small bracket supports, C, from quarter-inch wood. Two of these are glued and

The Poet led him, blindfolded, screwed to the underside of the into the Throne-Room, and hur-top shelf in the positions shown ried out again...

"What's up now?" he asked the Court in the corridor.

"Oh why does his Majesty

roar? He's dashing his crown on

the floor.

Shall we go in ?"

But the Court frightered

by the dotted lines D.D. Fix tho other to the middle of the under- side of the lower shelf. Attach the shelves and supports to the back piece, as shown in the top right-hand diagram, with countersunk screws five-eighths! of an inch longe

Give the completed bracket two coats of white or coloured enamel, appeared or preferred, finish it with

varnish stain

The Hub Carpenter,

QUFIE TRUE

Crash Bang! They fled from the palace in- stead, the Fost exclaiming

"His sceptres and spectacles

shot Through the windows, they

broke such a lot. Oh, what is the matter?

What? What?"

"A truly terrible thing, Dick's cat has looked at the

King

And there

was Dick

The schoolmaster was taking a class in science.

"Now, then, Smith," he said, "name a poisonous substance."

Willie Smith, who was not gift ed with an over-supply of intel ligence, thought deeply.

"Aviation." he replied after a while.

The class tittered with amuse- ment, and the master booked sternly at the boy.

"Explain yourself, Smith," he amapped.

"One drop will kill, sir," res ponded Willie.

Now for the, sash-waistbelt, which is the greatest fun of all to make! You want about one and a half yards of ribbon about two

Dick Whittington came out inches wide. The part that goes

and told him what

ys what round your waist is trimmed with And the Poet walled roses, and the ends tie in a jaunty bow behind (the tiny Diagram shows you what the back view is strip of silk, twelve inches long like). Each rose is made from and two inches wide. Fold the strip down its length and run a gathering thread along the two Whittington's darling ginger edges, as shown in Diagram A: pussy peeping out of Dick's pull up slightly and fold one end pocket! The Coint people fel! round, like Diagram B. Secure Bat on their faces in horror. I'm only a painted gee-gee, with a stitch; fold round again, Whizz! His Majesty's portable With a heart, perhaps, of wood: like Diagram C; stitch again, and gramophone crashed out of the But I love my little master, continue round and round till Throne Room window and struck the finished rose looks like the low-lying bi-plant which Diagram D. When you have burst into flames, fell of the roof, made enough flowers, stitch them and burnt the place to to the sash, as indicated in Diagram E. Tie it round your waist, and the Dress la ready for your first Party!

Wendy's

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TINKER BELL

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Dick was most indigna rescued his friend and led the King by his ears

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He felt so ashame

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new bi-plane and

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THE TOY HORSE. THE TOY

And try always to be good.

sleep in the nursery cupboard,

All cosy and warm and dry:

It must be cold in the meadows,

Out under the dewy sky.

es Yet sometimes I think with long-

To kick my heels would be bad |Peresgrandi; z

Alas they are firmly fastened Down to a wooden stand.

and even rassed a law that a cat can look at a King And so it can!

ALL THE MONEY

church

red her

TO THE BOYS.

Of course wh

to expect from the

the shall turn out to

man

light

1. Revealed 9. Egg-shaped

10. Caution 11. Fluttered 13. Therefore 14. Ocean

15. Conjunction 16. Hidden word

18. Monkey

20 Bird.

28, Affection

25% Number

26. An Excuse

27. A single thing

Acroba

(Disclosed).

(Care). (Waved). (So). (Sea),

(Or),

(Spiny),

(Are),

(Hen).

(Love).

(Five).

'(Ples),

(Unit).

28. Soidlers on guard

(Sentinels)

Down

1. Animals

(Doga).

2. Roman numeral

(iv),

3. Perceived

(Saw),

4. Grasp ...

(Clasp).

5. Vast body of water

(Ocean).

6. Unhappy

(Bad).

7. Comparative suffix

8. Animal

(Dear).

12. Conceal

(Veil),

16. Number

(Seven)

17. Glow.....

(Shine).

18 Mountain chain

(Alpe).

:19. A long post

(Pole).

21. Wicked

(Evil).

22. Used by fishermen

'(Nets).

...

24. Devour,

(Eat);

25. Merriment

(Fun).

This week you see four letters arranged

still another ordinary English word, which means

Dasses." The word is hidden in the puzzle.

EX

ELE

that English this Suggest

Clues:-

Across.

1. Alluring

7.Historical periods.

8.

Conjunction.

10. Roman numeral

11. Preposition.

12. Hidden word.

18. To a higher position."

14. Newspaper chief (abbr.).

15. As for "as.

-17 Rested.

10 Ti

20. What you nee with

21. Substance containing metal.

-22. Short letter,

1. Also,

Pronoun

3. Coal

Down

4. Imposed a tax

5. Part of verb 'to

6. Obtained.

**9: Pay back. (2

11 Is commotion.

13. Employed

16. Not closed,

18, Number

10. Part of the foot.

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