PLEASE...!

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 10

PLEASE...!

Shirley James, 9 White's Line East, Lower Hutt, asks for girl penfrlends of 14 or 15 years who are interested In skating and dancing. Dickie: Oh dear, oh dear. We're being followed. Bruin. Look at the footmarks! Bruin: Don't be silly. You're following yourself. To girls who want an American penfriend.— Dorothy Eisele, Apt. 402, 1140 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., would like penfrlends in New Zealand. Dorothy is 15 years old and is a■■ Girl Scout. She asks that prospective penfrlends describe their home city In their first letter and also enclose their photographs. / :

"Pdllyaiina," Clty.-*-Thanfc you for the letter. I think Dorothy will hav.e all the. news ahe wants next time the New Zealand mail reaches her. New, Year greetings. . "Merry Maid," Kilblrnic.—Exciting to find .your tremendous envelope arid -its; contents. Portrait tinting niust.be a fascinating art. Good verse-makingr, lass I No, there is-no age limit except for competitions—under six- ;■ teen.'':- - v ■; . • ' •:■••. •"■■.■ ■'- • l- : ; "Nflalre 8.," RoseneathV—Welcome to another new' member I • Afraid your chosen, penname ha« been taken. Try again, Ngalre. ', : : "April VJolet," Wadestown.—Wasn't it a treasure to remember! All, the humour and beauty of colour. You deserved your prize for that truly lovely painting. -; "Toreador," Lower Hutt~A sprig ofmlgnon- '■■■ ette in your letter. We felt so iSad after reading. about poor Maggie Magpie. Both . drawings are well done." ' i "Lumlo," Kelburn.—A reunion of old King members tonight. We miss Peter: Pan's name, N though-1 'spect she's amassing a budget' of holiday news' for us. ■~-.:•,.■ . . :'. "Daisy Dawn," • Karorl.—Two splendid draw■tjtngs for young ..artists to colour.' Letterbox. 'Elf and;l gaze at ryour sea'and: sstodhilt sketch and pretend we are rejilly there. "Ao-te-aroa," Belmont.—Welcome, Denise! Notice the way Printer Man has written your penname. Do you know its meaning? "Hopalong Cassidy," Clfy.~Mo.gt t>oys of the King have read of your adventures. I'll look for your name in the storymakers' corner . soon. "Buck Rogers," City.—Another new boy member. Are you going to enter for the Natural History Alphabet competition, Pat? "Noellne P.," Lower Hutt—Your address almost wandered away from your envelope. N6eline. ■ Letterbox Elf pounced on it and pinned it securely. "Mavis C," Vogeltown.—Good guessing. Mavis. This week you will find that the rhyme helps in finding the right answers. "Lloyd 5.," City.—A good try, Lloyd. Wilt you try to remember to write your-name- on your entry, please, laddie. • " -..: ■ "Mr. Hoddlepip," Island Bay.—You never can tell. There may bo a prize in store for you try very hard. ,Were the pictures hard to guess? •■■■■;■•■- • ■■ "Starlight," l.iland Bay.—Don't you love the poem called "Honey"? It tells a story In a very few words and that is an art for pixie people to, capture if they can. "Isobel 5.," Miramar.—How do you spell caterpillar, fay ? The inkpot elf will make a Jumble of it if you don't keep an eye on hi».