TINKER BELL TALKS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 December 1927, Page 10

TINKER BELL TALKS

ABOUT THE WENDY BABY Darlings—a most wonderful little goldy person has come to stay at the Wendy Hut. A sweet little person, just three and a bit! She's got a mop of goldy curls, and a pair of deep blue eyes, two rows of pearly teeth, and .a little fairy's kiss dimple in the corner of her mouth! She's the Wendy Baby! Wendy Baby is staying with her mummy in the. Hut. She's quite the vounge'st person here, but she rules iis Sill with one wee chubby list. " 'Tories, please, Auntie Wendy," a sleepy voice demands at, bedtime. " 'Tories 'bout Tink's fairies in Never-Ncver-Land." And Wendy commences: "Once upon a time . . . ." "What time?" Wendy Baby opens naughty blue eyes and gives an elfin chuckle. "Once upon a time —about three yearn ago," Wendy goes on, , "there lived . a little golden fairy right up amongst the stars of fairyland . ." . "Like me?" again the elfin chuckle comes from the cot. "Yes—just like "Wendy . Baby," answers Wendy, "and one day the golden fairy's fairy godmother said . "She said—'Oh dear, Baby, I really don't know what 1 shall do with you',"

the little voice interrupts again; and out comes one chubby hand from under the clothes and Wendy Baby rests her goldy head upon it and tries „to look worried —just like her mummy does when she is naughty! "Yes," announced Wendy, "she said: 'Oh.dear! Golden,fairy, I really don't know what I shall do with you!' Arid the magic man heard her, and he said to the queen of. all the fairies: 'Oh queen, we have bright sunshine in our land, and twinkling blue skies, ,and wonderful jewels, and cool, dimpling valleys over which the sprites do play. In- humankind they have not always these things. Golden fairy's fairy godmother does not know what to do with her, but the humans in hiimanland would see sunshine in her goldy curls, and blue .skies in her twinkling eyes, and wonderful jewels in her 'pearly teeth, and cool, dimpling valleys in the fairy's kiss that 'plays- about her mouth. Let us send golden fairy to humanland to make the humans happy.' " . .... "Oh, Auntie Wendy, that's me! the little voice, grows sleepier and sleepier, "and I corned, didn't I? And' mummy is happy, and daddy is happy, and 'most everybody is happy now." "Yes, darling! You 'coined,' and we're all happy now!".Wendy murmurs, bending over the goldy head for a final goodnight kiss. And just as the' riightiriie fairies fly softly in at the window to guard the goldy person till morning, the little chuckle comes once more, and the little tinkly voice whispers: "But Auntie Wendy, I really don't know what I shall do with vou!"

WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS My:dear children, What's the good of a party cloak without, a party dress to wear under it. Wc made the cloak -last week, and now we'll make, the frock. You can use one of those pretty, inexpensive ■ artificial silks, in the colour that suits you best; or it would-look. very sweet in white, with the rose-garland that forms the waistband in deep pink, or blue. The bodice is cut like diagram A. It is your old friend, the magyar style, but' with the armholes scooped away, and the shoulders cut slanting to ensure a better lit. Open out, sew up the sides, join, over the shoulders, and bind the neck and armholes with silver braid. (The kind you buy in furnishing departments, will do just: as. well as the one usually.sold for trimming, and it will be much cheaper). . Now for the skirt. .This should ho a straight piece of material, the. re-

quired length and quite four times the width of the bodice. Sew up the back scam, hem the bottom neatly, and run a gathering thread round the top. Pull up to lit flic bodice, pin together, and tack to regulate the fullness, before sewing carefully. Pregs all the seanis woll, and you're ready, for the rose trimming. To make each rose,, cut..a piece of stuff about eight inches long, and four inches wide. (Smaller or larger measurements will give you smaller or larger flowcrs-rthp ories suggested will be quite a useful size). Fold the piece in half lengthways over a thick length of piping cord (diagram 1). Then fold the right hand corner cover (diagram 2) and twist round and round (diagram 3). Diagram 4 shows you the finished rose. Wind strong cotton round the bottom to keep the folds in place. You'll want about ten' roses for the

waistband; and they must be sewn on to a length of material which will be fastened ..with a hook. and. eye. Wee roses made in the same way will look sweet on the toes of your shoes: ' If you follow all these directions carefully, I'm sure you'll be the Belle of the Ball! Wendy's Dressmaker. TINK'S CROSS-WORD PUZZLE Here is the solution of last week's puzzle: ACROSS 1. Part of verb 'to be.' (Am). 3. Seaman. (Sailor). 9. A stick. ..;..■;., (Rod). 11. Heating :apparatus.. v. (Stove). 12. Native of Newf Zealand. (Maori 1 . 11. Numeral. \ (Ten). 15. Unusual pleasure. (Treat). 17. Musical note.. (Re). 19. Indefinite article. (An). 20. Within. (Ih). 22. Upon. (On). 24. Less wild. (Tamer). 27. Not at home. (Out). 29. Fresher. . . . .. (Newer). 31. Musical instrument. (Piaiio). 33. Uttei\ .. (Say). 34. Powerful. - (Strong). 35. Pronoun. (Me). DOWN 1. Limb. , (Arm). 2. Ditch round a castle. . (Moat). 4. Continent. (Asia). 5. The thing. V (It). 6. A large amount. (Lot). 7. Above. i (Over). "8. Renovate. (Renew). 10. Girl's .name. (Dora). ; 13. A tear. (Rent). 10. What the clock tells; . (Time). 18. You bowl them. (Hoops). 21. Tidings. (News): 23. French for 'night.' (Nuit). 25. 26. Twenty quires of paper. (Ream). 28. Another name for 3 across. (Tar). 30. A cereal. ( (Rye). 32. Negative. (No)'; And now, if you have cheeked it, we'll get on with a fresh problem. "Do you know what runs round the garden, but can never get in?" the. jester asks the little dog. Little dog looks worried, ■but you'll find the answer.to the riddle if you solve the puzzle correctly. Clues:— ACROSS I. Fruit. 4. A combat. 7. Pronoun. 8. First word of hidden answer. 10. Preposition. 11. Inclines. 13. "Animal. 15. Head of corn. 17. Possesses. , 19. Vehicle. 20. Therefore. i. 21. Also. '23. Transact. 25. Second word of hidden answer. 20. Part of verb 'to be.' 28. A vegetable or a flower. 29. Compass point. 30. Obtains. 31. Another animal. DOWN 1. Sand hill. 2. Because. 3. French for 'summer.' < 4. Marshy laud. 5. Preposition. 6. Belonging to you. i 9. Owned. 11. Meadow-land. ' 12. Ocean. 14. Which person? 16. Conjunction. 18. Stairs. 19. Pertaining to the voice. 20. Yet another animal. 22. Numeral. 24. Not closed. 27. Pronoun. 29. Negative. ...;.:..- :;:: ~;:.;.".;;:-