Kiwi’s Mailbag

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 9, 5 October 1940, Page 18

Kiwi’s Mailbag

Grey Dawn, Eketahuna: The prancing lamb and the bunny sheltering beneath a cluster of spring flowers went to form a neat hilltop sketch. He will be leaping into the Page soon, so—watch out! Thoresly, Marton: Quite suflicient, Jennifer. You are lucky to have a kowhai a>ll to yourself. Has it discarded its golden gown for the green leaves of summer yet?

Koso Dreams, Eketahuna: I am saving the story until next week—so that it can have a special place of its own in the Page. The accompanying drawings were exceedingly good—specially the admiring pose of Kenneth before the mirror! Caballero has evidently been too busy to write lately, for 1 have not heard from him. Quite a number of members have missed his vigorous sketches. Toni Tit, Wellington: The antics of the canaries must be fun to watch. I think that the manniquin looked very smart with her dotted veil and shaped sleeves. The curly button-studded line down the bodice front, repeated again in the gloves, was a particularly original notion. Ideas such as these are worth cultivating, Pamela.

Swiftwing, Patou: We are sorry too, Valda, and return the “Good Luck” wishes most heartily. Even though it is farewell. it is nice to know that you are still interested in the Page. May any experience you may have gained through writing for it serve you well in future days.

Sally, Waipawa: Your belated thank-you was an anti-climax. At that point we collapsed completely. Hence the additional note. We are both awed and humbled by such nobleness of nature. Those knitting needles of yours must be in constant action. Does Binkie manage to get himself tumbled up in the wool? Jasmine, Johnsonville.—The fair must have been successful. The total sum le sure to be enormous, for dancing skeletons and side-shows Such as those are a epocial attraction. Your decorous young ladies in their wide skirts are certainly helping you to develop a “style” of your own—but why not experiment with a few variations in expression and such like? Perhaps you will hit on something that will strike a now note.

Caballero, Masterton. —How strange that a note from you should have arrived just in time for a mailbag reply! We hadn’t started to form bad opinions— but we bad got to the “wonder what has happened” stage. Yes, quite In order —specially when not for publication.