THE CHILDREN'S CORNER

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 26 June 1926, Page 3

THE CHILDREN'S CORNER

WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS My dear children, A "kimono dressing gown! That's what we'll make In-day—and won't it be fun I Choose pretty Howery cotton crepesomething with cherry blossom or chrysanthemums on it! You will need about live yards. Y'on'l! also want one yard of plain coloured credo to tone; this is for the sash, bindings and so on. First of all measure your height from shoulders to toes. Now cut a piece of stuff twice tin.-, length (with four inches voer for turnings) and about twice as wide- as the your body. Fold if in half lengthways and widthways, and cut as shown in diagram 1. Open out, place it flat on the floor, and then cut the front opening as shown ill AIJ on diagram 2; this opening is placed slightly to the left side as you will see. Now cut two pieces of malerial about twelve inches wide, and roughly 48 inches long—these are for the long hanging sleeves. Fold each in half, and place one on each side of the spread out kimono. Tho diagram will make this clear—and the dotted lines will show you where to sew tho seams. Leave the "outer sleeve edges open; and when you've hemmed round tho bottow, and finished all the other seams, yon can cut two-inch wide strips from the plain crepe for tho bindings. Place the binding and the edge to be bound together, wrong sides facing and sow along about i-inch in from the top ; then bring the binding over on to the right side, turn in a narrow hem and stitch down neatly. (See diagrams 3 and 4). Bind the neck and the two fronts—folding the binding under cornerwlso when you come to a curve—and then treat the sleeve edges in the same way. When ail this is done, you can make the sash, or "obi", from the rest of the plain material Sew one or two press studs down the fronts for closing—and the dee'd is done! Wendy's Dressmaker.

TO THE BILLY BOYS Cheery-ho Billy Boys! Have you decided to go 'camping-out? I expect scnio of you have, after the Hut Carpenter's brilliant effort on your behalf last week. And now the dear old carpenter has really 'got going' and he's quite interested in the problems of camp life as they affect the Billy Boys. So this week he's taking you a step further, and giving snmc more useful information about run■ling your 'holiday home'. I think it's a bonny idea, and I'd just love to come camping'with you myself. It must be great fun preparing for a holiday like this, and tho "Food Locker" which is described to-day _ can be started now. And it you start it now—why! You'll have half tho joy of the holiday before if comes along. Good luck, Billy 'boys, and do please tell me if you decided to go camping, and where you will go, and what you'll do when you get there. I'm 'normously interested ou know! BILLIKINS.

THE BILLY ROY'S' WORKSHOP MAKING A CAMPER'S FOOD LOCKER This handy little device (shown in Figs. 1 and 2) is very useful for lads who go out camping, or even for a day's picnicink. It simply consists of a. ventilated box food, knife, fork and other articles. Select a box which is as light as possible. One about 12 inches long, 9 inches wide and 6 inches deep will do very well. If the wood is rough, cover the outside with imitation leather—American cloth or something of that kind—which can bo fixed with ordinary hot glue ; Hinge the lid to the top of the box and provide a little padlock and hasp to keep it secure (as shown in Fig. 2). Drill three holes at each side of the box near

lino top, making eacli hole tibout A inch lin diameter. To the inside, nail or screw little strips of leather as shown at A and' 8., to hold the knife, fork, small bottle or any other desired articles. A shallow division as shown at C is fitted for holding an air tight box packed with sandwiches. Tho best plan is to pack your "larder" iti the box first, to find out the best arrangement, and then fix the straps and fastenings to hold everything firmly so that it' cannot rattle while 'ln. bo\ is being 'carried. The carryiiig strap may be a piece of leather or stout webbing fastened to the sides of the box by small screws with washers beneath their heads to prevent the strap pulling away. THE LITTLEST ONE While Jack and Jill and Jim all day Arc working in a grown-up way, There's nothing I can do but play, 'Cos I'm the littlest one, you see; - And everybody goes to school, And learns the things you learn by rule, 'Cepl me ! So far Jack knows how to multiply, And where the far off countries lie, The name of every butterfly, And all tho kings in history; But no-one knows where vvcry night Tile fairies dance by glow-worm light, 'Cepl me! And Jill knows how lo sew and knit, And mend the biggest tear or slit, And read a book with rhymes in it, Or brake a sugar cake for tea; But no-one knows how fairies sup On dew drops in an acorn cup, 'Cepl me! And Jim knows how to swim and ride, And jump a stream as wide as wide, --lie fell in once and never cried!— And fly a kite, and climb a tree; But no-one knows* the fairy way Of swinging on a jasmine spray, 'Cepl me! THE PRINCESS AND THE RAGGED GIRL "J am the most unfortunate maiden in earth," cried the Princess. ."No girl in my father's kiogdom has as much to put up with a.?. 1 have" She had not noticed a bare-footed girl sitting in the ditch, and' was amazed when the girl spoke to her. "You do not look as if you had misfortunes.'' sighed the girl. Toll me your troubles. Princess-." The Princess had never spoken to a brg»ar girl before, but she thought it would hi nice ir. open her heart to -urni in;--. T am never free."' she explained. "I cr,n't even go for a walk without, a tr.iil of people at my heels. I'ul 10-day