FAIRIEL SENDS...

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 80, 1 October 1938, Page 20

FAIRIEL SENDS...

"Starlight," Island Bay.—Pretty rose-pink sweetpeas, Gloria . . and we love the black and. orange butterfly. "Sunray Sally," Island Bay.—Perhaps you'll like today's cut-out even better than a paper doll. We like your spring drawings immensely. "Lorna Doone." Karori.—What a feast for Puzzle Man. Thank you elf-of-tbe-magle-tbinking-cap. 'Cheery Chum," '' Masterton.—Paper to match the primroses, Koger. Fiease thank Mummy very, very much for her letter. "Isobel J.," Murchison.—Neat and careful brushwork, Isobel. We like tbe golden blossoms best. "Skippy," Newtown.—Summer Page? Tea, rather . . . and it will not be very long in . c&ming if Weather Man gives us blue skies as today. "Summer Breeze," Karori.—How. do you like this name ? So many little folk wanted Snow White, but it had been chosen. "Vinegar," Khandallah,—Did you type the poems, yourself, Barry? Lettes>ox Elf is quite envious. He loves to borrow my typewriter. "Sunjight," Island Bay.—-We'll look for.a corner for your poem soon, childie. May we hare another story sooi? "Princess Marigold," Newtown. —First name belonged, dear. We like this one very much. A big welcome to you. "Christopher Robin," Masterton.—Best wishes for the club. No wo"der you enjoyed tbe book. I must send Letterbox Elf to And it for our bookshelf.

**jyjv«r Snaffles," Masterton.~-Yes, the cherry and the willow are ,the white and silver beauties ot? the sp'rine. Good verse-mak-ing. ' "Master Puss," Miramar.—You may have 'little bits of everything in your scrapbook. Pictures from the Ring are gooQ If they are brightly painted. There will be a prize "for, the best Christmas scrapbook. > "V.H.," Upper Hutt.—Another boy who knows how to use his paintbrush. Thank you for the surprise note, lad. "Blinking Billy," tower Hutt.—Have you had first swim-of-the-season yet? The water's sparkling so invitingly today. Another neat painting. "Pussyfeathers," Island Bay.—A picture that must find a place on the wall. Fairy flowers, you made them, elf. "Melby," Ngaio.—We love the tiny seascape : X beneath; your picture, "Melby." It's a * ; glimpse ; of. summer ' and lust like our fay- - ourite; picnic spot. ■-■'.■'.*-■. "Boat-harbour fried," Cfty.—Your painting, too, finds a place with the very-bests, Fred. "Jean M.," Mornington.—Stiff drawing paper makes a more daihty-mount than cardboard, elf. Try itnext tittle you paint. Jean Manttan,? Mornington.—The bunnies round the border look as; though they'd love to have a friskall up the sweet peas. But the oink cars and eyes are beautiful 1

Pixie People: September has sped, and every tree and plant hoists its own tiny flags to welcome Spring. How gaily you painted the sailboats of the sweet peas. Their crinkly, frilly sails make a rainbow across my desk where the morning sun falls. There are so many entries that it will be two or three weeks before Letterbox Elf and I can decide on the best sets. So will you wait patiently, Ring artists? October's beginning seems to bring Christmas nearer with a tremendous jump. Gifts to plan, scrapbooks to be packed off on joyous errands, and very special stories and drawings to be made for our Christmas pages. Lets start now, and surprise Printer Man. And while we're thinking of gifts, what a folly present for some Utile person the Fairytown series would make! The first models, printed in the Ring tonight, are taken from the old story of Hansel and Grethel . . . remember? They went wandering in a wood and discovered a house built of bread and thatched with cake\ with windows of barley-sugar. Between now and Christmas,, in Saturday's Ring, you will find other Fairytown characters. Save them until you have the complete collection. They'll look ever so interesting when you'vfi finished with paint and paste brushes'. Letterbox Elf lias made his house already. Our Iqve to you all! FAIRIEL.