A JEWEL'S SETTING

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1932, Page 16

A JEWEL'S SETTING

A staiued-glass window glowing like a jewel in the sun, is the veiy last thiug we should expect to find in the grim armour of a battleship.

But H.SI.S. Repulse has been presented with such a window. Mr. Archibald Nicholson has designed it to tit a porthole in the ship's chapel, and has Bhowu St. Nicholas blessing two sailors.

Hitherto no beauty, except the kind brought, by scrubbing-brushes, has J3oe.ii allowed'on a battleship. We can imagine some sailors of the old school saying, "Coloured portholes! Why, they will have maypoles next!"

But most people -will see no reason why sailors should not have, a beautiful window in their little floating church.

•PLEASE ...['' I Send your letter before Thursday to Falriel Fairy Ring, "Evening Post". Give your name ago, and address each week.—Fairiel. Please, does any elf in the Ring know how to malic coloured inks. "Pollyanna."—To "Lady Janß," 31, Abel Smith street City. "Desert Star."—To "Darkie," 29, Donald street, Karori.

•Daughter of Flage," Kelburn There's a questiou of copyright for that drawing, lass. Sad, 'cos it's a good one; but it can't be helped.

"Carolina Moon." Brooklyn.—Did you make it up. that bird story, child? It's specially good—but p'raps you found it. "Plumpo," Hataital. —TVe're all Peter Pans, who uevcr grow old, lass. Ho does look a holiday pixie, that small one. Dorothy Allmand, Levin.—Could I have .1 letter, do you think, all about yourself? "Riro-Riro," Kelburn.—Lovely in the summer, dear one, with heaps to do and places to go. It might be dull in the winter. "Black-Currant Jam," Hataital.—Tour Daddy must bring you again, before holidays end. "Anonymous," City.—Well try lo have those in before the holidays aro over. "Dreamaway," Karori.—Did you lose it. Precious? That was hard luck when there was a painting hidden in It. "Darkie," Karori.—Certain I am that that name suits you best. How did you climb so high at school, so soon? "Seahorse," Hataitai.—lt wasn't such an easy one to colour, was it? I must look for a simpler one, next time. "Golden Gorse," Karori I do hope she'll be better very quickly, so that you'll have lots of fun and lots of sun. "Tigaywinkle," Karori 'Twas a beautiful letter, too, childie. Don't be sick too long, now holiday-tin^ has come. "Moonshine Fairy," Karori.—But so much! Father Christmas must have fallen in love with your star-lit name, sweetness. "Brown Ell," Greytown.—You must have been Pleased with that, boy. A rippiug gift. "Sunkist," Greytown.—lsn't it a time-of-happiness. this Chrlstmas-timc? I think I like it best of all the year. "Harold Lloyd," Greytown.—But what happened to your "Think Twice" this week? 1 missed it in your letters. "Sleeping Beauty." Greytown.—l 'sped you topped-and-tailed, while Mummy weighed and boiled! Did you? "Little Gladness," Karori.—Perhaps Daddy would buy you water-wings if you coaxed him. Its easy to learn with those. Theima Knight, Brooklyn.—You haven't a pixie name yet, have you, sweetheart? Suppose you choose one and let me know. "Mayflower," Brooklyn.—She was hard to paint that one, but erer such a daiuty fairy once she was done.