FAITY RING IN ANSWER TO

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 109, 4 November 1939, Page 17

FAITY RING

IN ANSWER TO

Pixie People:

Guy Faivkes Day has arrived at last, and Letterbox Elf, Printer Man, and I wish you all the fun of.the Fifth! All around the Ring tonight bonfires will be blazing merrily. For weeks past we've heard the chatter of crackers and the surprised clatter of throwdoivns, even in the busiest city streets, while last weekend, ivhen the Elf and I ivere busy weeding the primrose-beds, the largest and noisiest rocket paid us a surprise visit. We hope it frightened off every slug and snail for miles around. I have just finished judging the entries for the painting competition, with Letterbox Elf's assistance, for such a tremendous pile of paintings needed two pairs of hands and two opinions. Not one entry arrived without a mount or a frame, and each painting loas neatly and carefully coloured, so you can imagine what a gigantic task it ivas to choose the six bests. The first prize was icon by a Nelson pixie, "Curly Dew" aged 14, of Stoke. Very closely after her came "April Violet* (14), Wadestown; then "Pom Pom" (11), Island Bay, "Jumbo" (9), City, "Periwinkle" (12), Eketahuna, and "Annie Rooney" (14), City.

Paintings which almost won prizes were sent by Patrene Full (11), Northland, Audrey Sands (11), Berhampore, "Bubbles" (12), City, and "Great Greenfedther" (14), Johnsonville. Visitors to the Ring will be able to see the dainty pictures of Spring.and her Flower Chariot set in original frames made by pixie artists. Congratulations, prize-winners!

FAIRIEL.

At the Fireworks Party

"Great Green feather," Johnsonville.—Tiie plsotographic baby show must have been grand fun, 'specially as the dignified members of the sixth were taking part. Was it very, very hard to guess? . "Silver Star," Johnsonville.—A pity that the showers came to your picnic too, fay, but cheer up, pixieidn, for Summer's coming and lots of picnic days! "Tuesday Fairy," City.—But you were not late, elf ... your package arrived just in time. Letterbox Elf helped it along. . "Halcyone," City.—Each separate corner of your painting's mount had its own little spring garden. Dainty lily o' the valley was ray favourite corner.

VJumbo," City.—A neat, evenly tinted picture, pixie-of-the-flaxen-tresses. Isn'tUhe Hyacinth Fairy sweet as she guides the flower chariot? "Nookio," Karori.—Just in time, "Nookle." Tour last small messenger just escaped having his nose pinched as the Letterbox, 'snapped shut! . ■ . ■. "White Horse Inn," Lower Hutt—Right again, pixie; Printer Man asks me to tell, you 'specially how pleased, he Js' with your beautifully neat writing in ink. "Mother Bear," City.-—I wonder what is, the ..story of the dainty lady and the big house , behind the cobbled wall. Your pencil has set us all guessing, elf. ; "Snussie," Petone.—The tiny green seedlings around your painting made us think of Spring Gardens, Snussie-elf. Good work t ''Dancing Flower Girl," Levlni—We'll search from Africa to England and back again for a penfriend, pixiekin. : Have you glimpsed Spring among the green trees of Levin? "Judith T.," . Wadestown.—"A little too much scarlet paint, thank you," murmured the Elf when he opened your picture. But perhaps he's been gazing at red letter-boxes for too long. • "Squeak," Lower Hutt.—And it is the best drawing of a cat I've seen for ever so long. Yes, of course, we can find room for another child of six. We send a big pixie welcome. "Podgio," Lower Hutt. —It was fun to have half a letter from you,, too, June. . Which half was yours? . ; "Pixio Pink," Woaurn.—o, yes, Peter belongs, dear, but you may have Pixie Pink. Have you noticed what an exquisite perfume the I tiny fringed'pinks have? "Denlse, 1* KHbirnle.—A very royal page in purplo and gold 1 His tunic Is cleverly painted to look like velvet. Bray.a, "Denlse"!: "Brenda 5.," Hataita?.—Welcome to another Hataifai elf. Please choose again, Brenda, dear, for "Moonbeam" has been taken.