1933-01-07 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7; 1933.

The WENDY

HUT

Long Ago Stories

Richard Whittington And His Cat

DECORATIONS FOR

"PARTY TIME.“

Of course you will like to make your own decorations for your Festive Party, and I thought you'd like to hear about some we're do ing ourselves in the Wendy Hut. so here goe8...

THE TINKITES" TOYSHOP.

Doll's House Furniture.

This week I want to tell you how to make doll's house furniture from matchsticks, pins, and thin pieces of cardboard.

To make the little chair shown in the first diagram, take aix match- sticks and cut four of them into halves with a sharp penkulfe. Ar- range one whole matchstick and three of the halves as shown in dia- gram B, and fix them together with a very little glue. This is one side of the chair frame. Now make the other side exactly like it The cross-rails, C. are also half-match- sticks, Sxed in place with glue. For the seat, cut a plece, the required The story of the emerald ring be-size from a thick plain postcard, longing to Polycrates is said to be and stick it on to the frame. true, and it lives in history as one of the most amazing events of the past.

THE RING OF POLYCRATES;

Polycrates was King of Samos, and he was so fortunate that even his enemies were afraid to dis please him. Everything he did Collect as many fir-cones as you turned to his advantage, and he was can. If you hang a whole lot on wealthy, happy, and honoured as acord and paint them with the most fortunate man living.

Now Polycrates always wore aluminium paint, they make a love-

y hanging garland. Fix each cone magnificent emerald ring which he Lo a atring about three inches loug, used as a seal, and he treasured nu te the strings to the long cord this ring above all his possessions. it is to form your garland. Everybody knew of it, and the fame ye fir-cone-strings a little, ao of its beauty spread far and wide. When Polycrates was at the ut they all hang at slightly-dlf- ferent levels. If you like, you can height of his prosperity, Amasis, paint the cones in gay colours-King of Egypt, who was his ally,; born Dick had to work hard like the red, yellow, and blue. We're doing came to see him, and was so dia Richard Whittington was

Не apprentices. other

ran garlands of both kinds in the Hut. turbed at the amazing good for- in the year 1357. His father was

messages, and carried balea on his

Extra large fir-cones can be tune of his friend that he advised country gentleman living in

back. But he longed above all turned into all sorts of funny him to sacrifice something he loved and he Gloucestershire,

told things to own a trading ship-a

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Richard that he must be a mer- "cat", as certain strong ships with

narrow sterns were called, chant when he grew up.

you

"Aye. Dick," he said, "when you are fourteen, up to London go, and there you will serve your years of apprenticeship with my cousin Sir John Fitzwarren."

"Richard went lu Alice, and told her what he intended to do."

When Dick's apprenticeship' was over, Sir John took him into his business, and, after a time, to his great joy, the lad was able to buy Then he went to a "cat" ship. Alice, and told her what he intend ed to do.

"I will fetch coals from New- castle," he declared, "This black stone has never been traded, but I' "Twill see a great future for it. burn. longer than wood and give more hest, so I will get men to eut it from the earth and will bring it to London in my cat ship."

Dick Whittington was as good as his word, and when he had made enough money he bought other ships and sent them to the Mediterranean ports. He married the lovely Alice, became enormous-

Pretty decorations from fir- cones and eng-shells! The "Hut Folk explain how they

aro made.

in order to show the gods that he was grateful. Polycrates felt an- xious, and, after much thought, he determined to sacrifice his beauti- ful emerald ring.

TINK'S

11:

CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

Solution to last week's puzzle:-

2.

.'in Boots

Across,

O' my Thumb

5. A meadow.

6.

7. Where the "old woman"

B.. Dick Whittington and his

Girl's name

10.

12. Compass point 13. Tap

14. Meaning "first class"

16. Royal lady who usually appears

in Fairy Tales

(Puss),

(Lea)"

(Hop).

lived (Shoe).

(Cat).

(Eva).

(ENE).

(Pat).

(AI).

17. You

(Princess). (Ye).

Down.

1.

. in Wonderland

(Alice).

What the covering for the pie

was made. of

(Paste).

3.

What Little Bo-peep lost (Sheep).

4. Jack.....

could eat no fat. (Sprat);

9. Wrathful

(Angry).

P

11. Perhaps Cinderella danced this

SEAT

dance with the Prince

(Valse).

A

14. Some ...

(Any).

15. Frozen water.....

(Ice).

Fʊ WITH ROHESIVE

CARDBOARD

TOP

Dolls' House furniture made from match-sticks, cardboard and pine. Car penter tells you how! .

So one day, with Amasis and, a number of nobles, Polycrates walk- led down to the sea, and threw his

To make the table, shown in dia-} treasure into the water. But he gram. D, glue four matchsticks to- missed his emerald, and when hegether, as at E, to form one pair of looked at his hand he sighed. A legs. Then stick four more to- few days after the sacrifice, how-gether for the other pair of legs. ever, he was sitting at table with Now cut two strips, F, from stiff Amasis when a fish was set before ard; and two more, G, which him. And, as Polycrates divided the fish, he came upon his rangni ficent emerald ringl

should be abour twice the length of strips F. Gluo these to the legs. For the table top, cut a piece of card large enough to overlap the side strips F and G by about one- eighth of an inch, and stick it in

Such amazing luck terrified Amasis, who immediately broke off the alliance and went home. Than the enemies of Polycrates thought place. the gods would not accept his For the little deck chair, you will sacrifice and they made war upon require nine matchsticks. For each him. Alas! Polycrates was taken side frame, take two full length prisoner and killed, because he sticks and one about half an inch was considered too fortunate to shorter, and join these together

live.

The little puzzle we did last week, with some Nursery.

Rhyme and Fairy Tale names in it, seemed popular. So,

we'll have another this week.

12.

12.

₤14

16

19

18

WENDY'S LITTLE COOKS.

Rich Sultana Biscuits.

20

Here are the clues:

Across.

1. "Mary, Mary quite

6. He was a friend of the uri- ginal Wendy and Tinkerbell (two words).

10. French for "the" (feminine).

11. Humpty....sat on a well."

16

A monkey.

17. A cow's ery.

18. The thing.

19. Kith and

20. Kind of fairy.

Down,

1. You drink from it.

2 Negative ward.

3. A high mountain.

Short for gender.

5. Termination.

7. A tree..

8. Tap..

For these you will require a ly wealthy, and was made a knight animals and birds, and even people,

with tiny pins, as shown in dia quarter of a pound of butter, á When he was Lord Mayor of Lon In the picture I show you some the

gram H. The pointed ends of the quarter of a pound of granulated don Town he and his beautiful lady Goblin Artist has drawn for you.

eggs, a teacupful of entertained King Hery V and The limbs can be suggested with

PERCY THE POLAR BEAR.

pins can be cut off with an old pair sugar, two of scissors. Now from two match- sultanas, and some self-raising his Queen. The banquet was max-pipe-cleaners, or wire, and acorns was Percy Folar Bear's first sticks, cut two nieces, one and ar

Wash the sultanas and put them nificent, and the King remarked can be glued on for heads! If you that Sir Richard must be a wealthy put a cone into hot water for a hunting expedition, and he was half inches long, for the cross-bors man to be able to throw logs of few minutes, you can bend out the determined to do the very best hex. K. and stick them in place. Glyto dry on a plate before the fire,

on the top cross war, which is a bat take care that they do, not ac. scented cedar wood on his fire. sections more easily, and so obtain could.

"Don't worry; father," he said to slightly shorter, match-stick. Fin-tually cook. ́*

Cream the butter in a warm bas "Sire, I will feed my fire with different shapes.. Now Sir John Fitzwarren was a something more precious still," Another way of making attrac-Mr. Polar Bear, Fl bring home a ally, make the seat from a strip of

coloured paper on very thin linenin, using a wooden spoon.. Beat Merchant-Adventurer belonging to smiled Sir Richard Whittington. tive decorations is to take the flat- nice fat seal for supper!"

Many other pieces of dolls' furnithe eggs and sugar together till find, And away he went, feeling the Mercers' Company.

Then he took bonds worth near-test-shaped cones you little Dick arrived at his house, ho was amazed at the wealth ofly a million pounds, which was the soak them in hot water, and flatten secure in his white coat that renture can be made from these sim- they form a good froth, mix this so that dered him almost invisible on the ple materials. After the glue has with the butter, add the sultanas, Then snow-covered ground. Very soon set hard, you can get busy with and gradually sift in enough flour his master, and the extravagance sum of money the King had bor. the sections even more, of the London fashions, Sir John rowed from him, and threw them they look like big flowers. traded in velvet, silk, furs and into the flames, releasing Henry x them to twigs, and when they're he came to the sealing grounds, your paintbox and brush, and make to make a fairly stiff paste.

painted with bright enamels they But, although he did everything he the woodwurk look like oak or ma-this paste on a floured board, cut bake on a greased tin in a moderato into biscuits with the top of a glass, oven for ten minutes or, a quarter look really splendid. A vase cloth of gold. And the clothes of from his debts..

of could think of from keeping very hogany.

The Hut Carpenter.. prick, each one with a fork, and of an hour. these "flowers" will make a lovely quiet and cautiously stalking his present for Mother; they brighten prey, to bellowing and snarling in

tured and killed with one blow of up a dark corner and look cheerful a terrifying manner--he couldn't for a long time. You can get little capture even a baby seal,

Wit

all people who could afford, it were trimmed with pearls, diamonds and

precious stones of all kinds, and (Continued from previous column) were heavily embroidered with

can

silver and gold thread. To the She then fastened them to twigs, by tins of bright coloured enamel for Suddenly he saw that his father a mighty paw. Then Mr. Polar country boy London was like fairy means of a needle and thread, with twopence, and one tin will do for had followed him, and was at that Bear explained to his son that all moment. crouching behind a mound polar, bears cover up their noses land, and Sir John's little daugh- pearl bead knotted at the end of many flowers. ter, Alice, was queen of all this each thread, to form the centre of Tink, too, has made some dain-of snow watching a fine seal. As with their pawa, ao that the little aplendour.

the bell-flower. The Diagrams ex-ty decorations from empty egg Percy looked, his father motioned

shell! She got Cook to save them him to cover up his nose. "Could I be a great man like Sir plain, the process quite clearly. John?" wondered Dick.

Just one last thing to remember, for her, washed them carefully, on "Father's a little mad, I think," From that moment, he watched children-spread a newspaper on them before the paint was quite muttered young Percy. But he did for an opportunity to do something the table before you begin to work. dry so that they glistened prettily, as he had been told and kept quite still. "Bursly he isn't afraid of a which would benefit his country And clear everything up carefully

allly seal!" and make him worthy of the notice when you've finished, or Mother will of little Alice who was brought up 'have something to say.

like a princesa.

COAD TO YOUR

THROAT

Let Evans Pastilles be good..

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Rosie's BEAU GED M-MANUS

MISS ROSIE 15:

THE PHONE-

(Continged at foot of preceding Column).

black snouts cannot be detected by the sharp-eyed seals.

"Oh!" said Percy, "Sc THAT's why I couldn't get near enough to a His father nodded! All these seal to catch it?" bear's cover their noses when hunt-

A little later, the acal was cap Ing!

WELL ITS NOUSE CALLING UP ROSIE-IPHONED HER SIX TIMES YESTERDAY AND TWICE THIS MORNING- SHE WONT TALK TO ME OH WELL-I'M NOT A GOING TO THINK OF

HER ANYMORE.

REALLY

WELL

MY ROSIE DOES

LOVE ME-

.9. Sorie.

12. Employ.

13.

Thumb.

14.

The giant-killer,

16. What Red-riding Hood met.

Roll

THE TINKER RELL

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.

NO, MUM- HE AIN'T CALLED UP FOR FOUR HOURS-HE CALLED UP TWICE THIS

DONE TOLD HIM ABS YOU, WUZ ANGRY

VERY MORNIN' ANT

BUT ROSIE-MY LOVE I'VE BEEN PHONING YOU EVERY DAY AT LEAST TEN. TIMES A DAY, BUT YOU, WOULDNT ALK TO

ME WHY ROSIE HOW CAN YOU THINK THA

OF ME?

SO-HE HAS FORGOT

ME ALREAD

TEL JUST

CALL HIM UP AND TELL HIM JUST WHAT E

THINK⋅

YOU ONLY CALL TO-DAY-YOU HA ME AND I NEVER

ME UP TWICE

AGAIN

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