TINY TOWN.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 128, 2 June 1927, Page 14

TINY TOWN.

A short time ago Mr. J. Craig presented Myers' Kindergarten will) u dolls' house. Probably designed upon the lines of the palatial mansions in Lilliput. Made of miniature brick?, it stands six feet high and weighs two tons, with a floor space of well nigh 36 square feet—sufficient room lor three little bedsteads that would each hold the tiniest baby, a press for its linen, and a tallboy for its wardrobe. The front door, painted cottage-green, opens between two little curtained windows upon a red stone step, and so down to the lawn, where a large celluloid family recline in luxurious deck chairs sipping tea from blue edged cups—table colours to match. The gable-ends and timbering are painted in a pale yellow, and over all is a green slate roof. A real rough-cast chimney, red topped, rises out of the green roof, and the observer can almost see the kindly smoke waving a cheery welcome to callers. A green paling fence to match the slates surrounds the little home. This diminutive fence was made by Mr. Xielsen, who i worked at it in his spare time. Soon there will be live green grass growing round about, to be clipped and. made velvet by the little ones who are enthusiastic about their new prize. Window boxes too, full of scarlet blossoms, will soon be underenath those curtained windows, bringing with them sweet scents and a flavour of the suburbs. Already some articles of uny town furniture have been collectea, and the wardrobe boasts some dainty dress hangjers, frilled and ribboned exactly like Milady's, only ever so small. The back door opens wide—wide enough to allow the very little ones to enter without bending their curly tops, and to remain in there standing on tiptoe. But uefore you get there, ;i big black cat leans and rubs hie l>aek against the paling gate that opens with a catch— that works.

In the training «>f tiny tot-, nearly all the work is pvetence. but hero is an inexhaustible «u*iply of reality tor them. Here there are table* to be set. beds to be made, babies to be hu>hed to sleep, sneepinj: and dusting to be attended to in the same busy wav that mother doe? in a place that is a home in proportion to their own wee size.