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BOYS OF LONG AGO.

EVELEGH.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The WENDY

HUT

Evelegh was quick-witted and, Evelegh. "Perchance it is brave, as befitted the page of a chanted ground." courtier who never knew how long his head would remain on He shoulders, but his master considered the boy's greatest virtue was his cheerfulness.

When he was imprisoned with his master. in the damp, evil- smelling Tower of London for over a year, Evelegh found a number of things to joke about. And when they were set free for no particular reason, and found themselves standing blinking in the sunshine on Tower Hill, Evelegh laughed.

"My lord, you are so pale and sorry a sight that if it were

"Quick as any 'monkey. Evelogh tore the jewele from his master'e neck.”

night the moon would mistake you for a skeleton!" he said.

"And you for a pet monkey escaped from the cell of some fair lady prisoner," retorted his lordship "Go, hire me a coach I have but a few golden angels between ourselves and starva- tion, Evelegh."

So Evelegh procured a coach, and they proceeded to his lord- ship's country mansion in the re- gion of Westminster. Alas! they found the house sucked of all plate, deserted by the servants, and festooned with cobwebs.

"Step lightly, my lord," smiled

THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP. screwed to each end of the top

Shelves For Displaying

China.

These shelves, for holding. small pieces of china or other ornaments, can be made with odd pieces of quarter-inch wood.

Two pieces, twelve inches long and four inches wide, will be re- enquired for the sides. After plan- ning these to the required thick- hisness, mark out the side of one piece into one-inch aquares, shown in the top right-hand With your pencil, diagram.

the

curved carefully outline shape, and then cut out with a fretsaw. After smoothing the edge with glasspaper, lay this part on the other piece of wood, clamp the two together with a

His lordship sat holding head in his hands, and Evelegh went out in search of food. While he was out, he met the King's Messenger riding post haste with an invitation for his hardship to attend a magnificent ball on the following evening,

Tis a little joke of his Majesty's to invite me to a ball when he has deprived me of the means of getting there," sighed his lordship..

"But, knowing his Majesty's character, you must go," insist- ed Evelegh, "I will hie me to the Jews for money, and your lordship shall appear before the King like the sun at noon!"*

He And his lordship did. wore five thousand pounds worth of jewels on his neck and fingers, and his Majesty roared with delight, and hit his guest on the back with such force that he could' scarcely atand.

King

Evelegh, watching with the crowd at the palace windows, was faint with hanger and fati- gue, but towards midnight an amazing thing occurred. Henry the Eighth invited the ragged crowd to enter and finish up the banquet, and the people, taking advantage of this, snatch- ed the jewels, and even the coats from the guests while the King. laughed at the joke.

Quick as any monkey, Evelegh tore the jewels from his master's neck, and stuffed them into his pockets. Then, seeing the mari who was responsible for his master's imprisonment, the boy tore off this man's diamonds and pearls, and, with some other merry lads, stripped him of half his clothes.

The King, relieved of his velvet cout, walked among the rabble and, seeing Evelegh's master, ragged and miserable, stagger ing to the door, he offered him an excellent post on the spot.

"A very profitable night," re- marked Evelegh when they reached home. His Majesty's character is what we have to think of! I have always said that I would make your lordship a good secretary when the oppor- ❘tunity arrived!”

THE TINKER BELL CLUB.

I want to become a member of the "Tinker Bell Club,” and I promise to do one kind action every day. Please send me a Tinker Bell" enrolment card.

Name.. Address Age

Date of Birthday,

Cut this out, and send it to Tinker Bell, c/o The Editor, China Mail,

Good for your Cold

Rosie's BEAU GED. MAMUS

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Useful shelves for dis- playing china. Carpenter tells you how to construct. them.

cross-piece, as shown; and the finished work can be varnish stained, or else coated with art enamel.

The Hut Carpenter.

WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS.

A Frock For Baby Sister.

Do you remember the. Wendy. Baby? Well, we've made her the dearest little frock, and I'm sure your own Wendy baby-wee sister or little friend-would, love you to make her one like it! It can be "fashioned out of two remnants of material, one flower- ed and the other plain. You'll need about one yard of plain for, the skirt, and half to three- quarters of a yard of flowered for the bodice.

The bodice is just a little straight sleeveless affair, which fits neatly across Wendy Baby's chest and reaches to her waist. The upper part of Diagram A shows you how to fold and cut the material; and the lower part (Continued on Next Column.)

TINK'S CROSS WORD

PUZZLE.

The picture last week showed a WALL (with one L crossed out), and the letters RUS. We asked you what sen-animal this picture suggested to you, and I have no doubt most of you thought -at once of the Walrus the name that was hidden in the puzzle. 'Full solution,

1. Liquid measure

19. 20 cwts.

14. Perceive

15. Colour

Across.

(Pint).

4. Where the sun sets

(West).

7. Because

(As).

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8. To be in debt

(Owe).

10. Pronoun'

(He).

11. Crafty

(Sly).

(Ton).

(See).

(Red).

16. Hidden name

(Walrus).

19. Negative

(No)

21. Same as 7 across

(AB).

23. Birds

(Gulls).

26. Part of the foot

(Toe).

28. Compass point

(ESE).

29. Huts

(Sheds)..

81.

Peruse

(Read).

(Adds).

(Passenger).

2. Island

(Isle).>

3. Proposition

(To).

4. You and I..

(We).

(Shoes)..

(Tend).

9. In good health

(Well).

12. Tree

(Yew).

18. Had confidence in

(Trusted).

17. Every one

(All).

18. Royal Academy (abbreviate) (R.A.);

20. English river-

(Ouse)..

22. Not so much

(Less).

24. Meadow

(Lea).

26. Ocean-going vessel (abbreviated) (S.S.).

27. Not ayen 27

(Odd).

30. Exclamation

(Ha).

couple of fretworker's clamps, and mark the outline of the curved side on the second piece." Before separating the two sides, make the saw cuts in both pieces at once for forming the slots A and B, which are one and a half inches long and a quarter-inch deep. After cutting these out with a chisel, separate the pieces of wood, and cut out the second side with a fretsaw.

Now cut the two cross-pieces, to the sizes given at C, to fit in the slots A and B. Fix these cross pleces to the aides by two fine brass screws in each end, as indicated in diagram C...

The two shelves are cut to the sizes given in diagram D. Care- fully plane the ends square with the back and front edges," and then smooth all over with glass- paper. For supporting the shelves at the ends, cut four strips of wood to the dimensions given at E, and screw these to the sides to support the shelves In the positions Indicated by dotted lines in the top right- hand diagram. The shelves should fit nicely between the sides and lle against the cross pieces to which they may be screwed. The ends of the shelves, of course, rest on the Bupporting strips.

For hanging up the shelves, a small brass eye-plate can be

CAN'T GET ARCHIE ON THE PHONE-WHY DOESN'T HE CALL ME UP?ILL

SPEAK

NEVER MY

MADE UP

Down.

32. Puts into one total

1. Traveller by train, etc.

5. Footwear

6. Look after

This week we have drawn two latters on a third letter. The arrangement of these letters should help you to dis- cover the animal name we have hidden in the puzzle.

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לין

T

↑ What animal doct

this suggest to you?_

Clues:-

Aeroma

1. Drinking vessel. 4. Limb.

6. Unfastens

7. Preposition.

9. Unhappy

12. Is suitable, 13. Sensible,

14. Hidden animal name. 17, Ground.

20. Small Island. 22 One.

20. Bird.

25. Preposition.

26," Animal. 27. Covers.

FUNNY THA THATS

BROAD

Down

1. Part of a coat.

2. Share.

3. Number

4:Helps

5. Constructed. 8., Thick liquid.

10, Animal.

12. Therefore,

13. You

and. 1.

¡¡15. Exclamation of zorrow.

10. Obtains.

18. Insect.

· 19. Animal,·

20. Not wall

Boy,

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ROSIE DOESN'T PHONE? TO TREAT ME I'M T AND I HAVE WILL-

POWER TOO-

SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1931.

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of the Diagram shows the plain skirt.

Sew up the side seams of both skirt and bodice. Then run B gathering thread along the top of the skirt, pull it up to fit the bodice, and tack the two to-

FOLD

The frock for baby sister: You will be able to make it if you note Dressmaker's inalvuctiosta.~*

gether. Regulate the fullness as evenly as possible as you go along. Try on the little gar- ment, and if you are satisfied with its appearance sew bodice and skirt firmly together, and hem the skirt.

TINKER BELL TALKS.

About Another Competition.

Wendy has asked me to tell you that she will announce an- other Competition next week, my dears! And I think I had better say that it is to be a PAINTING explain COMPETITION, and: that it is BY SPECIAL RE- QUEST!

You see, the last painting con- test was SO VERY POPULAR, and so much good work was done in it, that mothers, fathers, tea- chers and many Tinkites have written to give a "repeat order."

Usually, as you know, we like to have a painting competition one month, something different the next, another painting con- test the next, and so on. But we like to please folk, too, so just this once we are changing the order of things and giving you- this SPECIAL REQUEST CON-

EST.

You

I hope you're pleased? will be when Wendy tells you next week about the prizes. Last month's prizes were pretty". good, weren't they? But you'll probably say this month's are better still.

The neck-opening should be wide enough to slip over Baby's head. Bind this opening, and also the armholes, with "bias Billikins is bobbing about, tell- of the ing me to say this, that and the binding" to match one colours in the printed material other to the Billy Boys, so I'm The hem of the skirt is pretti-fraid I'll have to stop talking Else ly trimmed with odd appliqued now and shoo him away. flowers cut from the printed Wendy and I and the Goblin stuff. Diagram B reminds you Artist will never be able how to do the applique work in to plan a pretty picture for you case you've forgotten: tack the to work on.*

flowers in place, then buttonholeFurnish up your paint-boxes, stitch them on to the background clean your brushes, think of all with embroidery thread. Two the pretty colour-harmonies you little lazy-daisy leaves by each can-and wait until next week! flower will complete the trim

Bestest love from ming.

Wendy's Dressmaker,

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ANSWER THE PHONE NOW EVEN IF “DIO RI

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WHY DON'T IRTHE DARN

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RING?

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LOVE!!

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