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GIRLS OF LONG AGO.

ISABELLA, THE CHILD QUEEN.

Isabella, daughter of Charles, King of France, stood listening attentively to her mother and the court ladies.. She was eight years old, and, although the rich jewels on her robe and neck weighed heavily upon her, she smiled with happy excitement. She was to be married to King Richard the Second of England, and the idea pleased her!

Isabella, the Child Queen.

For political reasons, the two kings had decided that, although Isabella was but a child, it would be better for her to go to Eng- land immediately, and there wait till she was grown up before tak- ing her royal position as queen,

With great dignity, Isabella walked to the banqueting hali where the King of England was being entertained, and Richard rose to greet her. He was a very handsome young man of about twenty-nine, and so kindly did he smile at the little girl that, when he asked her if she would like to he Queen of England, she clapped her hands with delight.

IN GRANDMOTHER'S DAYS.

I was taking tea with a dear old lady of ninety years of age a few days ago, and you can im agine my surprise when, after the meal, the maid bought in some hot water and a small towel.

The dear old lady smiled and, noticing my astonishment, laid down the towel.

seen this

"Have you

never

dono?" she asked

I admitted that I hadn't. "Oh," she went pa, as she took up some of the delicate china and commenced to wash it in the extra large slop-basin, "When I was a girl, the best china was never allowed to leave the draw- ing-room. I have done this little bit of washing-up all my life."

She concluded the task, and the maid carefully replaced the rose coloured tea-cups and plates in. the corner cupboard.

"So that is why the stop-basin

is so big 12. I said.

"Yes," answered my hostess, "And that is why there is so much 'old' china' in the world to-day. Wo looked after our treasures in the old days. We didn't trust them to the tender mercies of our maids, however, careful they may have been."

A CLEVER EXAMINEE.

"Now tell me the names of tho three greatest sallors in British history," said the examining Admiral

"Nelson, Drake what's your name, sir

he'd

and

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Next morning, with a great re- tinue of her own, Isabella set out with Richard for Calais, where they were married by the Arch- bishop of Canterbury. Then they proceeded to England.

When the Child Queen entered | the city of London, dense crowds thronged the narrow streets to see her, and the beauty of her charming little face, coupled with the magnificence of her jewels, captured all hearts. Gifts were showered upon her from rich and poor, and, after spending a short time at Westminster, she was sent to Windsor to be educated.

She did not see Richard often, and sometimes she would sit at her window, watching the road to London, and wondering if the kind king who brought her toys and sweetmeats would ride by.

Isabella was eleven years old when Richard arrived unexpected- ly at Windsor, and told her he had come to say good-bye before setting out' for battle. The little maiden went with him to Church, and at the door she wished him farewell.

But from that moment the lift of the Child Queen changed. Every day she asked for news of the King, but she heard nothing, All her servants were changed,

WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS.

A Coverlet for Baby's "Carriage". A coverlet for a baby's peram bulator is a lovely thing to make, and i advise you to set about one at once, if you have a wee bro- ther or sister.

You will need a piece of soft white flannel about twenty inches wide and thirty inches long-it depends on the size of the top of the carriage. You will also need enough inch-wide satin ribbon to bind the cover all round choose this in rose, blue or lavender. Buy some penny skeins of wool, too, in soft, dainty colours like pink, mauve, primrose, pale green and sky blue,

HULLO, THE DAISY CALLING.

THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP.

Making A Toy Windmill.

Here is a simple, working toy which you can make for your

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1930.

TINK'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE:

The letter above the gate in last week's picture was A, and if.

young brother, who will be de-you thought things out a little I am sure you soon came to the con- lighted with it.

clusion that the hidden word was "Agate."

B

The mill house is made from fretwood, the front and back being sawn to the sizes given in' diagram A. Cut out the doorway in the front only, and mark out!

window on both parts; the windows are to be painted in when the toy is finished. At a distance of one and a quarter- inches from the top of each part, on the centre line, make a hole which will be an easy fit for the wooden knitting needle that is to form the shaft.

For the sides of the mill house,

All over the world I am known as the children's flower, and that cut two pieces of wood, six and is why I am speaking to you, a half inches long and two and a children. I should be much too half inches wide. Nail these be- shy to speak to anybody else-tween the front and back parts, but you love me, don't you? as shown in the first diagram.

I grow nearly everywhere, and Now cut a piece of wood, eight my real name is the Day's Eye, inches long and six inches wide, because I open my eye first thing for the baseboard, and fix the in the morning to welcome the walls of the little house to it by new day. All the members of my fine brads driven in from under- family have lovely names. The neath. big tall marguerites are called Cut the four sails out of ply. moon-pennies in some places, and wood, one-sixteenth-inch thick, to ox-eyes in others. Of course, the the sizes given at B. The two word marguerite realy means a sail arms consist of pieces of pearl.

quarter-inch stripwood, seven Would you like to hear how inches long. In the centre of daisies first came? Well, the cach arm cut a slot half way First mark out the flannel in story goes that long ago a little through the wood as shown at C. twelve squares, thres across, and baby was born who was so lovely Press the parts together after four down, as shown in the that the angels wanted it in glueing the joint. Fix the sails sketch. Then thread a needle Heaven. This baby was as white to the ends of the arms by fret- with one of the coloured wools as snow, with hair like the sun, workers' fine brads as indicated in say, green--and work running and cheeks like the wild roses..

sketch B stitches all along the lines of the "We must have it," whispered squares, making the stitches the angels. And they carried it about half an inch long and leave away to Heaven!

The coverlet for baby's perambulabar; and dlog.

· Tams to help you fashion it..

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you

Now the baby had only just opened its eyes on earth, and, feeling sorry that it had only! been there such a short time, it [began to cry.

"It is much nicer here," smiled the angels, "But if you would like to send a little present back to earth in your place, you may do so."

Then the baby laughed, picked a daisy, and dropped it down to earth for the children.

That is the legend of the first daisy-isn't it lovely? Good-bye, my little playmates.

AN AFTERNOON'S PLAY.

I'll tell you a story in just a little

rhyme,

Because I'm reminded of once

upon a time;

And to you twill be news of how

active I could be

When some little children paid a

visit to me.

All

And

and she was sent from one castle ing a quarter of an inch between, to another to live amongst as shown in Diagram C. Now strangers who told her that they work little groups of flowers at know nothing of King Richard. all the places where the lines Everyone loved her, but nobody

The groups need not be would tell her that Richard the the same, but Diagram A gives an idea for one of them. Second was no more, and that his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, had Work some of the flowers in but seized the throne,

tonhole atitch, some with straight They stitches round a satin-stitch cen- tre, and some with four lazy-daisy stitches in cross formation. Tiny green lazy-dalay leaves here and there will complete the posies.

But Isabella learnt the truth, and, when she was thirteen, the King of France sent to fetch his daughter home. With great pomp she was welcomed back to her own country, but the lovely girl who had been called Queen of England for five years never for got the king who had been so kind

to her.

WHATS AND WHYS.

Q: What beams a carpenter cannot cut?

A.: Sunbeams.

Q: Why are sluggards' beds too short for them?

A.: Because they are too long in them.

Q. What is the difference be- tween a bishop, the letter D in the alphabet, a swordfish, and the eyes of a blind man?

And

We

And

told there were six, three girls and three boya,

Now obtain an empty cotton reel, saw it in halves and fix the

-Hole for

A toy windmill which worka.. Carpenter tells you how to make it, and the diagrams will Adly 'you.

sail arms to the danged purt of one half by wire brads, as shown at D. From a thick wooden knit- the girls-I'll whisper-ting needle cut a piece four and made the most noise,

laughed and they screamed quarter inches long, for the shaft, and fix one end in the half whilst they were at play. cotton reel with a small screw, fis I'll never forget that fine shown in sketch D. Fass the end jolly day.

of the shaft through the hole in played "Ring-a-rosy" and front of the mill house, slip on another cotton reel, and then pass Oranges and Lemons," the shaft end through the other which we did very well; hole, Glue on a small wood

"Drop the Hankey, too, as washer. Fix the cotton well as "Tip the Hand!:" pulloy to the centre of the shaft on that afternoon we were a with a small screw.

happy band.

And.

So

Fold the ribbon binding down its length, slip the edge of the cover between the two sides, tack it firmly all round, and mitre the corners carefully when you get to them. Then sew the ribbon to the

with cover

buttonhole stitches in green wool, as shown But in Diagram B, taking care to go right through to the other side and catch the under part of the binding.

Pull out the tackings, prese the cover over a damp cloth, and it is ready to be presented to the Important Small Person.

Wendy's Dressmaker.

JOLLY GAMES."

"Farmer in the Dell,"

reel

The driving shaft E is another the best little joke of that with a small wooden pulley glued piece of wooden knitting needle, afternoon's play,

in the centre, and a wooden a skipping competition-handle at the rear end. Tie a ..and wasn't it gay? Isaid to them all, I'd skip better pulleys to form a driving band, piece of thin string round the

Was

than any,

And offered a prize of a newly-house in place. This consists of and then glue the roof of the

made penny.

7

Now

And

two pieces of one-eighth-inch one little girl skipped to fretwood, three inches square, seventy-four,

The finished windmill can now another one managed be painted in two or three twenty-two more,

bright colours.

And a boy did a hundred; and

wasn't there fun When I beat them all with a

hundred and one.

The Hut Carpenter,

Any number of players may play this game, except one, and

MUDDLED GEORGRAPHY. A.: The first is the head of the two players would be uninterest- see, the second is below the "cing. A balloon. is blown up, and

This game is great fun to play. the third is in the sea, and in the the field chosen (the lawn or back

yard). Sides are picked by the keep it off the ground, every time There are three hats, and as many last there is no sce at all.

captains, and the coin is tossed the balloon does touch the ground, slips of paper in each as there are up to see who takes the field first, a point goes. to the children playing. In the first hat then the chosen side goes on. other side. After any amount of is a town, in the second a river The captain throws the balloon time, the other side goes on, and and in the third a country. The into the air, and the players have does likewise. The winners are players then draw one slip out of to keep hitting the balloon up to the side with the most points.

Why is a fool in high station like a man in a balloon?

Because everybody appears lit- tle to him, and he appears little to everybody

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each hat, and the game is to get the right river, and country for his or her town. For instance, she might draw London, Seine, Spain. She has now to find Thamce and Eng- land, which someone else will have, as quickly as possible, for the first one to find the right river and country wins the game. It can be made harder by the playera not showing their town, and just going up to cach other and making if she (or he) has Thames or England. This is quite good when there are a lot [of players, and incidentally.

teaches a little geography.

GAME CAUGHT 17

| Kind Old Gentleman (to little girl who la crying): What is the matter, my dear?

Little Girl: 1 (sob) lost my penny (sob)

Old Gentleman: Well, don't cry [any more. « Hero is a penny. 1 Little Girl: 150 you took it

you wicked old mant

1. Fruit

4. Painful

„Ácrosa.

Full solution:~

(Pear).

(Score),

7. Bird

(Raven).

8. Stalk

(Stem).

10.

Where the sun sets

(West).

12.

Therefore

(Sa).

14. Conjunction

(Dr)..

16, Hidden word

(Agate).

17. Wickedness

(Sin).

18. Meadow

(Len).

19. Sports

(Games),

22.

Always

(Ever).

21. Fruit like a lemon

(Lime).

26. Title of respect

(Sire).

27. Give food to

(Feed).

Down.

1. Owns

2.

Part of verb "to be"

3. Animal

(Possessca). (Are). (Ram).

5. Number

6. Implored

9. Preposition

(To).

11. Same as twelve across

(So).

(Calm).

(Anger).

(Elafe).

20. Same as two down

(Are).

(EL).

23. Roman numeral

(vi).

(Me).

4. Work with needle and thread (Sew).

13. Serene

15. Rage

16. Girl's name

21. Falry

25. Pronoun

(One). (Entreated).

Here's another, object, placed within a letter this time; can you think of the quite common English word which the two represent? It is hidden in the puzzle.

O

J

4

What English word does, this suggest to you.

Clues:

Across

1. Adorned, 1. Metal. 10. Rescue. 11. Obtain, 13: Meadow.

14. Ordinary article of furniture. 17. Hidden word.

19. Great number. 20. Famous 'boys' school. 22. The thing. 24. Proposition. 25. Boasts. 27. Plaything. 28. Form.

Down.

1. Works with spade.

Befare.

3. Used for sewing.

4... Upon.

5. Because.

6. A particular_gift.

7. Woman of Eden,

8. "Beloved.

J Flow back (tide).

10. Girl's name,

16. False statement.

7. Animal.

18. Acquired.

19. Sweet-smelling herb.

21. Not any.

23. Head covering.

26. Near.

26. Thereforo.

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