1933-02-11 — Page 11

A CROCHET BED-JACKET.

For An Invalid Friend.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1933. .

THE CHINA MAIL.

The WENDY

HUT.

TINK'S CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

Solution to last week's puzzle:—

Across

2.

....on earth; goodwill toward

men

(Peace).

.7. How some Scottish folk Bay

"two"

(Twa),

8. Evergreen used for decoration (Holly).

10.

At that time .....

(Then).

12. List of good things to ent

(Menu).

14. Point at with 'weapon

(Aim).

GUESS MY NAME!

16.

Part of verb "to be"

(Was).

My life is a lovely surprise that never finishes!

17.

Girl's name

(Eva).

Just now, I am

19 and 21. Steed of 1 and 6 down (Rein deer).-

28. Perceive

24.

Conjunction

Down,

9. Another evergreen

(Sce). (And).

(Santa Claus).

(Eton).

(Awl).

(Calm).

(Hem)

(Yew).

(Hives)****

Christmas

3

English boys' school'

4. Shoemaker's tool

8. Folded edge....

11. Where bees live

13. Called

15. Roman numeral for 4

17. Compass point

(IV). (ENE).

18. Girl's name..

(Ada).

20. Meaning “that ig” 22. Prefix

(i.c.).

(Eu).

4

(Named)..

**

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FAIRY HUNTING.

Oh Fairy-Hunting's a wonderful

game,

The very excitingest thing! It's fearfully thrilling, on holidays To go into all sorts of secret ways, And search for a silvery wing. We don't have a lot of stupid old

rules,

And one, or a dozen, can play. You start with the garden, then

cross the line,

Turn into the spinaey, and back

again

บ

Through the

pastures

brambles stray.

where

Then down by the river, past wil

lows green,

By the side of the old grey mill.

Now up to the Common ali wild and

bare,

(Not much scope for a Fairy there!)

So onward we go to the hill.

There's something, look! It's an

Elf, I'm quite surel After it, quick as we can! There it goes! Where?

Oh, catch it now, do,

Hero!

It's gone 'twas a Fairy you saw

it too?

We couldn't keep up, though we'

ron.

See! Thore's another behind that

old hedge,

This looks n-bit casier to get.

After her gently-don't breathe!

That's the way,

"Tsin't an Elf, but a thistledowa

grey,

•

Held fast in a spider's silk net.

So goes the sport, and though it's

quite true

An Elf hasn't yet come our way, There's always the wonderful, thrill.

-ing thought,"

There MUST be some Falries about,

to be caught!

Long Ago Stories

Alyce And The Sanctuary Ring

When Alyce's father, a knight, ed at the Church, and, clinging to fell into disgrace, he fled to the the great ring in the door, she fell

forest where the vagabonds dwelt, and Alyce, who was twelve years old, fied with him. This was dur- ing the Wars of the Roses. Now the little girl, who had been brought up in luxury, was obliged to sleep In hollow trees, and steal her food as the brigands did.

"Clinging to the great ring on the Church door, she fell down."

down. The crowd arrived, but no. body dared touch the girl because she was holding the Sanctuary ring. Hearing a noise, an old man came out of the Church and dragged Alyce in, and she lived in Sanctuary for many weeks.

Men, women and children dwelt in a dark corner of the large Church. Those who were brave crept out at night and stole food for the weak, and sometimes lords and ladies would leave baskets of food at the door. Nobody dured touch a person living in Sanctuary.

When Alyce was strong again, she went to the priest and made a! vow that she would leave the coun- try.

If you would like to make a pretty living in a tool box and I have a little crochet bedjacket as a present broken nose! But as I started life for a small invalid, friend, here's without a nose at all, and can always how to go about the work.

You will require four ounces of grow a new one by shortening my I belong two-ply wool in a soft pink or pale. one leg, I don't grumble. blue shade, a fairly large bane to a very large family, and, although crochet hook, a hank of matching I look just as aristocratic as my artificial silk, and two yards of alik cousins,

admit I must

that

ribbon.

Dressmuker, tells you how tu crochet this charming little będ-jacket, which will make a fine present for au invalid friend.

-

I began at a gas works, inside an iron boller where coal was cook-- jing for gas. My cousins came straight out of the heart of the earth-don't they crow about it,

too!

However, all of us wear wooden Ltrousers. The nobles of the Iamily have them made of cedar wood, and the others take what's me tel given to them. Now let you that, as a Lammily, we are respor sible for most of the pictures you 100k at, and most of the stories you read.. very few tools could get along without us, because we show. them their way. We go to school with you-where you make us make mistakes. We play games with you, and when you are, very very little our noses pake their way into! your first reading books. Guessed my name yet? I'd better tell t you!

I am your penci My deara, the

There are three crochet pieces in lend in the best pencils is a rather

the garment, and you begin with precious mineral called plumbago

Then the priest gave her a the back. Work a chain, quite which is dug out of the ground. Cross to carry, and, bare-footed loosely, fourteen inches long. Do But most likely your pencil is made and bare-headed, she set out to walk three chain extra to turn, then work from the powder which is scraped to the coast,

a treble crochet into the fourth from the inside of a gas boiler, the hook. Continue pressed hard, and put into a wooden When the people saw the beauti-chain from ful, ragged young girl carrying a thus along the chain, in treble leg.

Isn't it, wonderful? We rule Cross, they knew she had come from crochet, until you get to the end, Sanctuary. Some gave

her food, when you do three more chain to lines, we point, we draw pictures, we Because, you rich travellers occasionally turn. Go back along the row in even write stories: threw her money to enable her to treble, and so on, always turning see we had such wonderful lives be- take a ship. After weary

days, with three chain at the end of each fore we began belg pencils that the secrets of the Alyce reached a scaport. When row. When the back measures we know all she saw a magnificent ship riding away on the waves, she burst into. tears, and held out her. Cross to- wards the white sails. tender heart,

and

fourteen inches square, fasten off,

The fronts are made in exactly the same way as the back, but cach

earth.

Fold back the remain

one is fourteen inches deep and only at the top. Having

So you only ing three and a half inches of each the French captain seven inches wide. Bent a lttle boat to fetch her--and work seven inches of chain to begin front to form graceful little revers, the girl's troubles were over. The with.

as shown in the Dligram.

For three years she lived in the dense forest. With her father and poor malden who had once held the When you have finished both the rogues she attacked travellers, Sanctuary ring became the beauti-fronts, join them to

Now take the silk, and work a the back for border all round the jacket, in this

First row round, way:

work (Continued at foot of next Column.) double crochet isto the wool.

till at last a certain lord determined ful maid-in-waiting to the Queen three and a half inches each side to rid the country side of these of France i robbers. The lord's men surpris-

ed the brigands at daybreak, and

Alyce's father ordered the girl to fly to sanctuary.

Alyce fled to the King's High- way, from where she could see the steeple of a Church, and there her terrible race began.

"Stop thief shouted some. "Sanctuary!” cried other poor wayfarers.

Some tried to stop Alyce, many mude way for her to pass, others clutched at her dress, some throw stones and mud at her. A wood-

cutter saved her. He was falling a tree, which fell across the ligh- way just after Alya had passed and for a few minutes the crowd was prevented from folowing. More! dead than alive, the poor girl arriv-

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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

Rosies BEAU GEO.M-MANUS

SO YOU THOUGHT YOU WAS GOING TO GET THE JOB OF GOING TO EUROPE, BEAT: »

ME OUT OF IT - SH?

Second row, work two chain, X, then do one double crochet in the next stitch, four chain, one double crochet in the next stitch, four chain, and repeat from X all the way round. It makes a smart little scalloped edge, which the Góblis Artist has drawn in black in the sketch so that you can see exactly where it goes

Cut the ribbon into six equal lengths, and sew two pieces to the fronts of the jacket and the other pieces to the sides, as shown. Tic the sido ribbons into hows and thus make the openings for the arms to slip through.

Wendy's Dressmaker.:

1 and 6. Another name for Father

5. Peaceful

12

13

15

||16

19

Clues for this week:-

Across

1.

Where No. 21 across livon..

5. Short for "September"

6. Used in rowing a boat.

8. Those who love their country.

11. Upen.

16.

12. Son of No. 21 across.

Ocean.

17. Went quickly,

19, Travellers' reat house.

20. Part of verb 'to be'

21.

... George V.

Down

1. Sweet or green-flower or veget-

able,

2.

Ready.

3. Call of a dovel

4. Tako food.

5 for "Regimental Sergeant-

D.

rench for No. 21 acros.

10. Same as No. 19 across.

12 Used with Ink for writing.

18. High station.

14. Rugged rock,

15. You listen with this.

18. Wrong-doing.

18 Fresh.

We MIGHT get a Goblin--to-day!

OUR SWEET-MAKING CORNER

Raisin Cream Caramel.

| Put one pound of icing sugar into Ja saucepan, with a piece of butter the size of an egg and a tablespoon- ful of milk. Melt the butter and sugar slowly, then boll gently till a little of the caramel dropped intʊ cold water forms a soft ball. Now add a teacupful of seedless raisins. Remove the saucepan from the fire, and beat the mixture with a wooden spoon till it is quite creamy. Tura out on to a slightly buttered dish, press into a nice block, and cut into squares while it is still warm.

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with A`BRITISH REPUTATION,

SMEDLEY'S CANNED FRUITS

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STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, GREENGAGES, RED CURRANTS. RED CHERRIES, LOGANBERRIES, BLACK BERRIES, GOOSEBERRIES, VICTORIA PLUMS. RED PLUMS," GOLDEN PLUMS, ETC. ETC. PEAS, BEETROOT, MACEDOINES, ETC. ETC.

Obtainable from all leading compradores

and departmental stores.

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.

SOLE AGENTS.

ARCHIE TJUST RECEIVED AN INVITATION FOR US TO GO TO A DANCE NEXT WEEK

GET HERE EARLY TO: NIGHT I'LL TELL YOU ALL

ABOUT IT- DEAREST-

WHAT'S THE MATTER, ARCHIE?)

GEE THE BOSS IS GOING TO SEND ME

TO EUROPE I HAVENT HAD THE NERVE TO TELL ROSIE IT WILL BREAK HER

HEART SHE JUST PHONED AND IS SO HAPPY- OH WHAT A

WORLD!

WHAT? I'M NOT GOING TO

EUROPE?,

NO! THE BOSS 15 GOING TO SEND ME I'M ENTITLED TO IT-I'VE BEEN HERE LONGER:

THAN YOU-

HE'S GOING TO SEND

YOU TO

JAPAN!

EVANS

SER-ANDIERNIE DORISATI

Pastilles

1933. King Features Syndical Inc. Grea

Teserved.