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PRINCESSES OF THE PAST.

Alexandra of Denmark.

THE CHINA MAIL:

The WENDY

HUT

Alexandra was born on the people could resist giving her She what she wanted, and when her first of December, 1844. was the eldest daughter of the sisters and brothers had a spe- Prince and Princess Christian, cial request to make to their par- who afterwards became King and Queen of Denmark.

Even as a small child, Alex- andra disliked ugly things, →→ perhaps because she was so very beautiful herself. Ugly dress08 were specially distasteful to her. Once she had asked her mother if she could have one really pret- ly frock, and Princess Christian replied that she might if she made it herself. So Alexandra thought the matter over serious- ly, and determined to make her own clothes, which she did with such success that her sisters fol- lowed her example.

Alexandra's parents were 80 poor that for several years they were obliged to educate

their children themselves, but Alix, a8 she was called, disliked her les Hons, and much preferred seW- Ing. As she had no money with which to buy Christmas presents for her family, she made all the gifts herself, and year after year, ng Christmas came round her

Alexandra of Denmark.

poor little fingers were so-cover-ents they always asked Alix to ed with needle pricks that they do it for them. hurt her. She grew into such a In the Summer they all lived lovely, sweet, kind girl that few in the country, which Allx, who

WENDY'S LITTLE NEEDLEWOMEN, them, one by one, under and

Cushion For A Wooden Chair.

over the first four pieces, as shown in Diagram B. Tack each cross-way strip in position, as shown in Diagram C. remove from the board, and work the embroidery,

Diagram A shows how this To-day we're showing you goes. You work a wee posy on how to make a nice little cush each of the places where the ion for a wooden chair. It has a braids cross, so there will be woven top of brown, furnishing. nine little bits of embroidery on braid, with a plain casement the cushion. Work daisies in the cloth back, and it measures | various coloured wools, giving twelve inches square when it's finished.

Besides the casement cloth and furnishing braid, you will need some penny skeins of em- broidery woul in orange, yellow, tangerine, black, and jade.

Cut eight strips of braid, each thirteen inches long, lay four of

them side by side in a row on a

them, black centres and green lazy daisy leaves. You can pen- line for each flower, and eight or til round a penny to get the out- nine lazy-daisy stitches round a little satin-stitch centre give you a pretty blossom. There are two lazy-daisy leaves at each end of the braids, as you will see by the picture..

will

Sew the finished top on three wooden board, and..secure them sides to the casement-cloth buck with drawing pins all along their this will look nicest in orange top edges. Now take the other-and then stuff a little plain four pieces of braid, and weave

Good for

your Cold

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Rosie's BEAU GED. McMANUS

Registered U"Palent Office.

SORRY, BUT I MUST GO DOWN. TOWN-

I HAVE AN

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loved dogs and horses, always preferred to the town. Here her life was a very simple one. She would go riding with her father all her dogs scampering round her, then return to her dress- making, and her rather tedious lessons in manners how to en- ter a room, bow, curtsy, and how to behave in the presence of kings and queens.

When Alexandra was about sixteen, she had her photograph taken in a white muslin dress, with a black ribbon,, tled round

her neck, and this picture was brought to London. by an English officer who showed it to Edward, the young Prince of Wales. The Prince declared he had never scen so lovely a girl, and, hear- ing that she was Princess Allx| of Denmark, he went to his mother, Queen Victoria, and said he wished to meet her. It was some months before this could be arranged, but when Alexandra and her family went to Germany for a holiday the Prince went to the same place, and he actually mot the Princess by chance. He strolled into the Cathedral one day with his tutor, and, to his delight, he recognised the lovely Princess walking round with her father and a guide book. Soon after- tvards they were betrothed,

When Alexandra was eighteen, she came to England to marry the Prince, who was twenty-one, and her welcome was one of the most wonderful that London has ! ever given a foreign princess. The city spent £10,000 in mak- ing itself fit for her. And when the beautiful princess, whose dowry had been partly subscrib- ed by the people of Denmark, drove through the crowded streets, she won all hearts, and from that moment became dear to al England.

pillow inside. Sew up the re- maining side, stitch an orange or green cord all round, and the cushion is finished.

Wendy'e 'Dressmaker.

Someone will

be very pleased if you make this pretty cushion to give, as a Christutus present. Dress- maker tells you how to set about it.

THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP.

Making A Toy Railway Station

In Carboard.

This week I want to tell you how to build a fine toy railway station entirely out of cardboard. You will require some pieces of cardboard about one-sixteenth- | inch thick, a tube of strong ad- hesive, a ruler, a setoquare, and a sharp penkrilfo,

Cut out the base and sides of the platform, which are in one piece. To do this, take a place of cardboard measuring twenty- two inches long and seven-and-

A toy railway station- made of cardboard. Cari penter explains' 'all' about

.it.

a-half inches wide, and mark a pencil line one-and-a-half inches from each long edge. Mark the four corners to the dimensions given in diagram B. and then cut these away with a penknife, using your ruler for a guide, Now cut half-way through the cardboard on lines C. C. and bend the side pieces so that they stand up as shown in diagram B. Cut three strips, four-and-a- half-inches long, and glue them between the aides to strengthen them.

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THE LEGEND OF DRYOPE.

Dryope was a king's daughter, 4 strange little maid who pre- ferred to wander in the woods rather than to dance at her father's court. She was very timid, and she used to stand quite still under the trees and. think how beautiful they were. The trees loved her, and after a time the Dryades, who were the spirits of the trees, came out of the dark trunks and made friends with Dryope.

Dryone played very happily with the Dryades, and, as she grow older, she liked them better than any of the ordinary people. Then one day the sun god, Apollo, looked down as he was the sky, and wondered who this driving his golden chariot across

very lovely mortal could be, Ho soon found out, and then he played a trick on the beautiful Dryope.

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He changed himself into tortoise, and went walking under the trees. When Dryope saw the tortoise she was very pleased. She called the Dryades, and they all sat down on the grass, and Dryope took the tortoise on to her lap and said she would keep it as a pét.

While they were playing with the tortoise, it suddenly turned into a snake. The Dryades. screamed with fright and van- ished into the trees, leaving poor Dryope alone with the dreadful creature on her lap. This was exactly what Apollo wanted, and, as Dryope was too terrified to call for help, he changed himself back into the sun god and car- ried the lovely malden to the skies. There he put her in his geldon charlot and showed her many beautiful things, but she was still very frightened,

Then the Dryades came softly, took Dryope away from the burning chariot of the sun while Apollo was asleep, and changed her into a poplar tree.

And that is how the straight, still poplar trees came to earth.

the centre and cat half through, Bend it at right angles and glue it in place.

A

The little clock tower can be marked out as shown in diagram

SATURDAY DECEMBER 26, 1931.

TINK'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE.

The word beside last week's puzzle was "of," and the R numeral was X (ten). The two together made the word "o which we hid in the puzzle. Full solution;-

1. Bird'

Across

(Starling).

7. Slow, under hand ball in cricket (Lob). 8. Meaning "new" or "modern" (Neo);

Hidden word

1. Not quick 2. Preposition 8. A monk

4. A creek or bay

.9.

(Often).

12. Walk in conceited manner

(Strut)..

14. Musical note

(SI)

15. Onc

(An).

16. Exclamation

(HI),

20.

17. Gave (his or her) word

Remainder

(Promised). (Rest).

Down.

(Slow).

(To),

(Abbot).

(Inlet).

(NE).

(Got).

(Frame).

(Tunis).

(Sir).

(Hide).

(Spy)...

(He).

(Or).

(St)."

think of another

5. Compass point 6. Obtained

10. Border of picture, etc.

11. Country in North Africa 12. Title

13. Conceal

14. Pry 16. Pronoun

18. Conjunction

19. Thoroughfare (abbreviated)

Now you see a letter and a pile name for pile, add it on to the letter C, and you will have' the word we have hidden this week.

G

Clues:

Across

1. Disentangles.

8. Follows neither.

What bongoth

this Suggest to you?

9. Large animal of the deer

family.

10. Girl's name.

11. French for "friend."

12. Hidden word,

18. Kind of fairy,

17.

11. Largest amount.

19. Fales god.

20. What you bear with. 22. Pronoun.

28. Fuss, 24. Within.

G. Cut half through on the dot-Used with a pen. ted liner, bend it to shape and glue it together. With your.com- passes and pencil, draw a little lock face on a piece of paper one inch square and stick it on the front of the tower, which can then be glued on to the roof. Glue the building to the top of the platform in the position In- dicated in diagram D.

To make the fencing, cut out a number of cardboard posts a quarter-inch wide and one-and- a-half inches long, and cut each top to a blunt point. The tops of the posts are glued to the rail, which is also a quartor- lower

to

Cut another piece of card- board to the sizes given in dia- gram D. mark the lines E. E. Inch wide And the across and cut the board' half enda are glued

the through on these lines. Bend back of the platform, as shown 'the ends down slightly, and glue in diagram H. The two posts the part in place to form the top for the name board should be of the platform.

cut from slightly thicker card- board than the other posts. They can be glued in place in the same way.

On another piece of cardboard, mark out the station building to the sizea given in diagram F. After cutting it to shape, cut You can now get busy with half through on the dotted lines your paint-box and make the and bend the ends at right angles. station look smart. The win- Cut out a piece for the back, the dowa can be painted in, and the same size to the front of the station name had better be. building, and glue it in place. | painted on the board before It is For the roof, cut a piece seven glued to the posts. inches by five, mark a line down

The Hut Carpenter.

OH, GOODIE, ALL RIGHT, ARCHIE-ILL. BE AT YOUR OFFICE AT ONE-O'CLOCK-

[GOOD! I'M

GOING THAT WAY-YOU

CAN TAKE

ME-

BUT I'M GOING ON. THE EAST SIDE OF

THE TOWN-.

25. Lazy person.

Down

1. All of one mind. 2. Incline the head. 3. Traces. 4. Unusual. 5. Sprang.

Tree.

7. A miser. 14.

Negative.

16. Behold,

18. You shed this when you cry. 19. Metal.

21, Same as 23 Cross,

OUR SWEET MAKING CORN

Butter Chocolate Kisses.

Put a plece of butter the of a small egg into a basin, w twu good tablespoonsful of sweetened cocon, and two of ic sugar. Mix these Ingredie with a wooden spoon, and more icing sugar till the whole a nice smooth cream which ke well together and can be handl Sprinkle a board with fine de cated coconut, cut the cream li pieces, and roll each piece in t

· coconut, covering it quite 'thi ly.

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.

I'LL TAKE ROSIE TO A NEW PLACE TO-

·EAT-ITS NICE

AND COZY:

"FINE! JUST THE

WAY I WANT TO GO FOLD TOP-

HELLO ARCHIE! 1 JUST DROPPED

IN FOR A LITTLE

CHAT-

CEE A PEST! I MUST THINK UP SOME WAY OF GETTING RID OF

HIM-ILL PRETEND! I'VE GOT TO GOTM“ OUT-

GEE! WHAT A FOOLI WAS TELL HIM I WAS TO ZO TOWN - I HAD TO MAKE GOOD, AND HERE I AM- I COULDN'T PHONE ROSIE EITHER- GEE SHELL BE MAD THAT A DIDN'T MEET

HER