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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 165, 15 July 1939, Page 3 (Supplement)

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''No room for you this week, Tink," said Mr. Printerman, "it's a special page, you know." Now that was definitely unfair, thought I. A fairy page without Tinker"c." whoever heard of such a thing. I said so to Mr. Printerman, and he finally agreed it would seem rather odd. So that is how I managed to creep in, but I had to promise not to take up too much space. So lot s get on with the business m hand —in fairy-tale fashion. Many of you will probably be going to fancy dress balls sometime during the year, and here are a few suggestions for some bright and colourful costumes. W endy's tinies love dressing-up parties, and when we are very small folk indeed, a fairy-dress is just the very thing. Make one for your little brother or sifter—and who knows, they may win a prize. In any case, "dressingtip' is always fun, especially during the winter when the wind and the rain drive us all indoors. Baby sister would look adorable as a "jiink fairy" complete with Wand and starry crown. Choose a light stick for the wand, and make sure there are no ends or splinters to stick into little fingers. Out with your aluminium paint and colour it silver, then put it in a safe place to dry. Cut the star out of cardboard ,and either cover it with tinfoil glued firmly to both sides, or paint it with the rest of your aluminium. When completely dry, fasten it to the top of the wand with a small tack. The dress may be made from sateen or pink satin, with tiny puffed sleeves, and square-cut neck. Crepe paper may lie used for the skirt—gather it tightly at the waist so as to make it "frill out." You may cover it with either gold or silver stars which can be bought already gummed from most fancy goods dealers. Cut a narrow piece of cardboard, bend it in the shape of a crown, and cover it with pink; crejie pa|>er. Fasten securely at the back, and place a gold star and a silver star at alternate intervals. Wings can lie either made from a matching material and fastened to the wrists, or from cardboard covered with crepe paper. If you have some tinsel left over from Christmas, stitch it neatly round the edge, and in oval shapes 011 the broad part of the wings. Your costume is now complete, and little sister will be thrilled to wear it to the next fancy-dress party. Elves and gnomes go gaily clad, so 1 am told—so here you can let your colours run riot. A peaked hat of green crepe paper can have two little golden bells fastened to the top, and long white stockings dyed a deep fuschia shade can be worn with green curly toed shoes. Buy a pair of green slippers fine size too big. then turn the toe part over and fasten securely. Red and yellow is another bright colour combination, and if you have all Old pyjama suit you don't want, the legs can be cut off just below the knees, and then turned into the to|>s of the stockings to suggest a. doublet. Thread a narrow piece of elastic through the tops of the trousers, hut don't make it too light. And now I can sec Me, Printerman making frantic signs to me not to write anv more, so I leave you to think up a few more ideas for yourselves. Remember that crepe paper is invaluable when it coiiH-s to fancy dress making you can cut it to resemble a Hawaiian grass skirt, or pull it between your fingers to form ruffles. Whatever you do. don't usi: your paste too thickly, else it will spread and your costume will be spoiled.