SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1932.
Long Ago Stories
THE CHINA
MAIL.
The WENDY
HUT.
Catherine And Snow Rose
When news reached the castle silken gown shimmering, Cather beening went with her father to bow hefore the learned bards of
that
the Icelanders had sighted at
Catherine's Iceland. sca, father, the Duke Robert, com. manded his men to go out in hla savages, ship and beg the skalds of the icy
North to visit him.
"If they be on their way to the King's court, or to the court of France, tell them that I am rich,
and more generous than kings," said the Duke. "Tell them that in my grandfather's time they visited this castle and were made welcome."
"Then Catherine saw Snow Rusel"
Catherine was filled with de- light. She knew all about the skalds, the learned singers of heroic poems who lived in dark, cold Iceland, and were poorer than any of her father's servants, yet wiser than the greatest men in Europe.
"When our ancestors wore theirs were already "The learned," said the Duke. have not a silver penny between them, yet they are respected in every court in Europe when they come to recite their poems and their beautiful thoughts."
Snow
Then Catherine saw Rose, and in her joy she ran up to her and took her hand.
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"I did not expect to see maiden!" she cried, "Can you speak my tongue.?"
Snow Rose answered in Latin' -a language which Catherine understood.
"I have come with my father i because I have the voice of a flute," smiled Snow Rose. "But I must weep for delight at the sight of so much beauty."
Snow Rose told Catherine that she had never seen a tree before, red strawberries in the nor
grass, nor beautiful flowers, nor a castle of stone, nor a maiden in
The Billy Boys' Workshop
A Small Book-Case
of these
The little bookstand I am go-required. Screw four ng to tell you about can be made roas-pieces to each pair of up- throughout from wood half an ights, carefully spacing them as inch thick. The four uprights, shown in diagram G. The width which form the sides, are one over the uprights, is five and three-quarter inches wide, the three-quarter inches, so that the
feet nine ends of the cross-pieces are back ones being two
E
Perhaps you'd care to make a book-atend like this- ready to prescut to someone ut Christmas? Carpenter explains all about it.
quarter of an inch in from the ront edges. Make sure that each cross-piece is square with
oth uprights.
The four shelves, which are
cwelve inches long and five and a half inches wide, should have' he ends planed square. Fix the) ends of the shelves to the cross- pieces with nails, as indicated in diagram J.
WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS.
A Crochet Waistcoat.
This week perhaps you will! like to make a little crochet waistcoat to slip over your dress when you feel chilly! You will need about four ounces of four- ply wool in one shade for the main part, and one ounce in a |contrasting. colour for the trim-
ming.
As you see by the Diagram, the waistcoat is made in three pieces: a back, and two front! parts. Start with the back. Maké
a length of seventy chain, work
two chain for turning, then work along the chain in treble etitches till you get to the end. Work two chain for turning, and go back along the line in treble
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TINK'S CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
Solution to last week's puzzle:—
8. People of another great British Dominion (Canadians).
Across.
1. Great Britain Dominion
7. Slippery fish
(Australia).
(Eel).
12.
High priest, of the Bible
(Eli).
13. Compass point
(SSE)..
14.
Capital of France
(Paris).
18.
Child's "thank you"
(Ta).
20. Follows neither
(Nor).
22.
Atlantic island that gives its name to
a kind of cake
(Medeira).
25.
Before
(Ere).
26.
It rises in the East
(Sun).
27. Insects
(Ants).
28. Part of the foot
(Heel).
Down.
2.
Mountain range between Europe and Asia (Ural).
8.
Afternoon meal
(Tea)..
4.
A colour...
(Red).
5.
Baba
(Ali).
6.
Travellers' Lodging-houses
(Inns).
8. Member of an ancient race
(Celt).
9.
Pinch
Nip).
10. Animal
(Ass).
11. Chair or bench
(Seat).
16. Great mountain chain of South America (Andes).
16. Small deer
(Roe).
17. People of Ireland
(Irish).
19. End of a prayer
(Amen)..
21. Sheet of glass in a window
(Pane).
25, Skill
(Art).
24. Regret
(Rue).
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BACK
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To-day Drennmaker tells you how to crochet a pretty little waistcoat like this.
stitches. Two chain for turning, [then another row of trebles. And so on, until the back is long enough to reach from just below
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Four back pieces for the shelves will now be required. Cut your waist to your shoulders. these. to a length of thirteen! For ouç front ́ part, make inches and a width of two inches, chain of thirty loops, work two with the exception of the top chain for turning, and work back one, which is one inch wider. The
back pieces are screwed to the long the row in treble stitches. at the rear uprights and to the back wo enain for turning edges of the shelves, as shown, and anoter row of trebles,
n diagram E.
If the ends of the back pieces are slightly bevelled as at F, they will not show when the bookstand is placed against the wall.
juðu lant you did the wack. When are right runc is as long as the Junk Jabuti vi. mise ine feit zume in tantuy und 'same way.
quili kue arʊms to tue pack along vue - Buoulders ` witn macming
Along the front edges of theo, tuh sew the bree together shelves, fix strips of three- at the sides, stopping seven eighths half-round fancy bead-inches from the snouiders ing with glue and fine wire make the arm-holes,
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Clues for the week:--
Across
1. Sometimes the sky looks thin
colour.
4. Fruit rather like a lemon.
7. What people did at the election, 8. Old.
10. Exclamation of sorrow.
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OUR SWEET-MAKING CORNER.
Chocolate Delights. ̧
To one breakfastcupful of cas- tor sugar allow a quarter of a breakfastcupful of cocoa, and
Beat the whites of two eggs. the egg-whites to a stiff froth 16. This is sometimes colour 1 with a whisk. Then mix the
to
12. Finished.
13. Dispatched.
14.
Permit
a silken gown with jewels on her inches long and the front pieces neck. In her country there was
Plane the only snow, and when the snow one inch shorter. melted there was a little grass. sides and edges of each of these Their homes were built of lava pieces and round off the top front brads.
Now for the contrasting edg- The finished bookstand can being. With the other wool work cast up by the voleannies, and for corners, as shown in diagram A. months together it was too dark For supporting the shelves, given a coating of light or dark gnt round the garment, start- to go to the school, where Latin, eight cross-pieces, eut to the oak varnish stain. and Greek, and astronomy were sizes given (Diagram B) will be taught. Gently Catherine led Snow Rose to the castle wall, and there she took her hard, work- soiled hands, and said:
"Why is it that you possCKN nothing and yet know more than! the people of Europe?"
"Long ago, in the year 875, some men of Norway went to live in Iceland," replied Snow Rose. "They loved learning, and when the days were dark they made poems, and thought, and All that summer's day she studied. There was only fish to watched on the castle wall, and eat, sometimes a bear, so they towards evening the Icelanders tilled a patch of the cold earth came. She had expected strong, in summer, and obtained a few bold, beautiful men; but she saw sheep. Icelanders have always a quiet band of small people with lived like that, and now we sing sad, serious faces. The sun was to you in order to obtain a few burning, yet over their clean comforts such as clothes and linen robes they wore white bear lumps and books." skins, and their feet alsc wero
bound in skine. With her gold
chains rattling about her and her
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GEE WHIZ-I SHOULD NEVER HAVE TOLD ROSIE THAT I KNEW THAT MOVIE ACTRESS, IT'S LUCKY FOR ME THAT SHE SAILED FOR
EUROPE.
WHAT'S THIS IN THE PAPER? "MYSTERIOUS MAN WAS AT THE DOCK TO SEE MISS MAUD ESTAY, THE MOVIE ACTRESS. HE KISSED HER FAREWELL AND DISAPPEARED IN THE CROWD
ang at the iront corner, going up ane tront, round the back of the neck, down the other front, round che back, and coming along to the starting-point, Ordinary double crochet is the best stitch) to use for the first row, and the next two rows should be done in trebles. Work round cach armbole in the same way.
Pockets are strips of treble- crochet, three inches wide and four inches deep, with top edges in the contrasting colour. Sew them firmly in place, stitch a big button on the left front of the waistcoat, and make a cor-) responding loop on the right| ¡ront.
Next week we'll tell you how to make a cap and scarf to match the waistcoat.
Wendy's Dressmaker.
Bcross.
18. A rocky penk.
20. Pronoun.
22. Voice.
24. Aid.
27. Cease.
28. Cruel Roman emperor,
Down.
1. Open spaces in a wood. 2. Level.
3. Musical cry of Swiss
taineers,
4. Smallest.
Lazy.
sugar and cocoa together, and add gradually to the eggs, mix- ing with a fork. Turn the whole on to a board, and knead it with your hands if you are unable to make it into a smooth paste with
hé fork.
Roll the paste into small balls, put them on greaseproof paper, moun-and bake on a tin in a moderate
6. Firat school-term after Christ-
mas.
9. Depart.
11. One.
15: Evening before 15. necasion,
17. Highland garment. - 19. Above.
20. Skip.
some
21. What the horse did.
22 Because.
23. Preposition.
25. To live.
20. Same as 23 down.
IF ROSIE EVER FOUND OUT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW HER AND THAT ! TOLD HER I DID JUST TO MAKE
HER JEALOUS,
SHED NEVER FORGIVE ME..
·MR. ARCHIE 15 ON THE 'PHONE.
1932 King" Features:
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YOU JUST TELL HIM!
READ THAT ARTICLE IN THE PAPER AND I NEVER WANT TO SEE HIM.
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WELL, THANK GOODNESS! THAT ACTRESS IS OFF TO EUROPE,GOSH! WHEN I THINK OF THE NIGHT. ROSIE
WANTED ME TÓ INTRODUCE HER "TO THAT
ACTRESS.
GET A CHILL-
BY GOLLY! SHE THINKS I'M THE MYSTERIOUS MAN THE PAPER MENTIONS- OH,WHY DID I LJE
ABOUT KNOWIN THAT ACTRESS?
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