CHILDREN'S CORNER

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 April 1926, Page 10

CHILDREN'S CORNER

BlLlifctNp AND HIS BRIGADE Billv Bovs.' Attention pirate. While tlifcro i : , 'sitllf peace in the Wendy Hut—beioro the girls Hart, dashing about, again and judging the competition—l «ant a -“vot’d with you. I !iave- had lots aid lots ul letters lately ashmg if Billy Boys liuye_ to lilt up a special form iu order to join my Brigade* You know I badly wanted to bare a special form put in the Corner, but Weticlv sjtiys we can t (ill up the Corner wit 11 forms, -forms- nothing but forms; and tliat.,l must mar,age without-. So that's/ that. But every hoy who is already a member of the Tinker Bell Club can also bciniiio a ‘member of the "Billy Boys ■BrigadeTor Kindness to Animals." You don’t become a Billy Boy just by joining the Tinker Bell Club though. You have to write and tell me that you want to join my Brigade as well. This is quite important really, because I have my owif special, s-cuarate list of Boys, and I do all my business from the Villakins pTiiik and Wendy, of course, work iu the lint. So please send, your names to- me at the Villakins, so that 1 can on - ter then! on my lovely scrollv roll Our Brigade is growing quid growing every day, and everybody—even Scouts, wlio'know what they’re talking about — says it's the best, thing that ever happened in any Children's Club. I’ve got letters from'real grown-up men. saying what they think of my Billy Bovs,, and everything they say is good. So that’s some encouragement to “carry on, isn't it ? Come'em! Join up fellows! I'm so proud of’you that I don’t know whether I'm on my head or mv heels!- But I’ll keep on- my heels all right if you back me up ! 'Several of you have told me that vour New Year s resolution was to ‘Do Ydtlr Best for the Wendy Hut”— and here’s your chance ! Your devoted leader, *■- BILLIKINS.

DOKOTHY S DREAM Dorothy was a Girl Guido. Sho.sighed heavily ae she regarded, the. marble mantelpiece. ■ It was dreadfully dirty; the black dust had got into every leaf of the. maripe roses- which adorned it. burthere—lit loiliy was anyiqiis to add the itous.:wif*\s badge, to the others which she wore. my.licit sleeve, to- slic tacKterl the niaol'-l-jdccc.,. ... 'J here overo hyp Guides to pass Urn exam., and,. ling,lady who had,,lent, herHouse to'hif cleaned had so- many beautiful thiugjv'fliat, .Durolliv had enjoyed the work; lptc' tiOw. at the end of tlie Jay. she was-verv tired. However, >»<• the marble' beennie. snow-white, and gleamed under-Dorothy's little hand, the rubbed I,tor cheek lyyi.u:rlv ag.-iins; :I an the cat in the--floor. ‘ How ' beautiful you are," phe murmured fl ' Are you just a. stone that men dug out of the earth?” ' No. Dorothy.” replied a roiee which seemed to come from the. marble. I W© are all much more wonderful than wo seem. Before man inhabited the earth j was lirfrcr ,I was.a tiny shell, living in the soil ; and I was very-beautiful in shape. hCit sq_ small that you could not have seenmiieCqxuepb through a microscope. Tlb'iii.’CKe water withdrew, and millions ryfyus -Were deposited in layers; finally, after millions of years, the wee shells became- chalk; You’ve seen chalkpits, haven’t you?-’ \Voll, some of this chalk he,Came baked by underground heat, and if crystallized and became beautifub'Wliite marble. So in my veins I hold the sea, the shells, the chalk—all changed ’.lnto something else.” “Dorothy, yo’n’re asleep” cried Captain. “Oh, bow well you’ve cleaned that lovely nßrhle! . You’ll get your badge all right.”

And when Dorothy told Captain about her r-trange dream. Captain raid it v a: a!| perfectly true. DAISY'S DRESSMAKING 'fo day we ll make Dollie s camifole and ktiicks, Daisy.” said Mother, as llm iilllt. girl tame ’Mo tlie room. "Bette sfll. as she's an up-to-date young person she siiall have up-to-date undies Me shall make eami-kiiiekers instead. Tiny took two pieces of soft while lawn, about 6 inches wide, end Dollies depth from her underarm to just aho\e lif i knee. Motlicr folded the two- in bait length waysi, and cut as shown in Diagram A—flitting the material ir a little way each side, as shown at B. Then she ton) Daisy to open the pieces out, and sew tin- side seams togetliei fioni the top to the slit; and then down the hides ol the legs. (Diagram X|. W hen this was done, she told Dn.isv to run gathering threads along dges marked C I). nt:d K E in the diagram and pull them up until they fitted into the parts marked (• I) and II E.

The little girl arranged the gathers evcidv and sewed them neatly m place on tlie inside of Use garment, stitching •j woe piece of white ribbon, each side, to hide tlm raw edges. Diagram V shows von the inside of the rami-knickers, to 'help you understand tins part of Huwork. » Then Daisv sewer] up tlie Imy inner leg seams—and Mother gave her some mi-row 1.-n-e to trim the legs wit! Ims done ao.olher length of lace bad to be *>tilfin'd I'ourr] th« U'|) pii'K 1,011 nboulder straps completed the smart ,-st. fluffiest little "frilly” any dolly could Wire. ONCE l EON A TIME \\ It fj j wondrous tain- you \ o ic»id »uid sod n In fnil'V .‘.lory py'i.ct. o don't you wish that you bad been Mr. e. in far-off ages'" .-j!,,, -rr;, n der-t thin in. you might have done. It niii.-t hare been tremendous tun For bo vs and girls and everyone ii|ioc--o'r:e upon a tone! For anywhere and any day W hen you were out. a-walkiug. You might have seen an elf at play, Or heard a rabbit talking. And p'raps if you d been very good You might have seen Red Riding Hood. Or found the two Babes in the wood, Once —once upon a time! But nowadays you never meet In any town or city A fairy dancing down the street It seems an awful pity That pirates, bold to do and dare. And witches too. and mermaids fair. Should all have lived when we weren t there, Once —once upon, a time!

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