FAMOUS MAORI PATTERNS—No. 2

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21578, 14 September 1935, Page 5 (Supplement)

FAMOUS MAORI PATTERNS—No. 2

Two fathers and two sons had lunch in a restaurant Each paid a shilling towards the bill. What was the amount of the bill? Most people will give the answer as four shillings, but this is incorrect. There were only three persons present at the meal, a g r a ndfather, a son, and a grandchild, so the bill amounted t o three shillings.

Jack's father had been away on business, and the first person he met on his arriva. 1 was his small son. "Well, Jack," he said. "Have you been a good boy?" Jack looked rather doubtful. "Well, Dad," he replied, "fair with bright, intervals."

Mother: Peg gy, why are you standing in front of the mirror with your eyes shut? -Peggy: I want to see how I look when I'm asleep.

, * Her ? I s , N ?- 2 , in our series of famous patterns used by Maoris in their old carvings. Paint the design, using a brick red where "R" il marked, and black where "B" is seen. Mix orange with your red, and you will have the right shade. You remember that each of these patterns had a name, and the carver, when at work, chanted a "karakia." Only rangatiras or men oi high rank could do the carving, and if a mistake was made the carving became "hara" or unlucky.