THE WENDY HUT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 14 January 1928, Page 9

THE WENDY HUT

A PfCTURE PUZZLE

HOW MANY OBJECTS CAN YOU FIND?

How many objects with names beginning with the letter "I." can you find in the picture en this page:' You will find it sploudid fun looking carefully at. everything in the picture and trying bard not lo miss one of tho required objects. On the other hand see that you don't put down any objects that you are not sure uf. Next week T will give ybu a list of all the objects it is possiblo lo find and in tho meanwhile. I want you to write down a list of your own ready to be compared with mine. See that you make up your lis', without any help frcsn anyone and when you pee how many you have missed compare your list with those of your friends and see who has found most of the objects. LOVE FROM WENDY. OUR SWEET MAKING CORNIiR ' COCONUT BRITTLE For coconut brittle you will require one pound of loaf sugar, three quarters of a pound of coconut, four ounces of gluiOie (which you can buy at the chemist's for fourpence) and half a pint of water. The glucose makes the toffee brittle and is quite harmless. Put the sugar in the water and stand Mie saucepan over a low pas; when the sugar has dissolved, add the glucose and boil, stirring al) the time, iill a little dropped into cold water becomes brittle. Now add the cocoanut, little by utle, stilling the whole time; when ihe mixture is boiling, and begins to colour, turn it r,ut into a greased tin, and allow to cool. WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS My Dear Children, ' A "Little 80-Peep" fancy dress is always popular, because »t is one that will suit many different types of children, and can be made in such a lot of pretty colour schemes. If you've fair, I'd make it of pink, white and apple green; if dark-haired, what do you say to soft shades of buttercup, orangey-brown, and sage-green? Anyway, whichever colours you choose, I'm sure you'll be awfully pleased with the result. It looks complicated, doesn't it? But if you're careful, you will find it's not so terrible after all. You can use noninflammable crepe paper for most of the dress, though I'd make the bodice of material, I think, as it's got lo stand a certain amount of wear. Make this in magy'ar style, as shown in tho upper part of Diagram A, using soft green sateen; then cut tho underskirt out, of pink paper. If you're going to quilt this,, in true 80-Peep fashion, you must' cut it

out twice; and also cut an interlining exactly the same size. Non-inflammable cotton-wool will do for this, you'll only want a very thin sheet. Tack all together with the wool between the two papers, and then mark diagonal lines, | about two inches apart, ill trellis-man-uer, as shown in the diagram; now stitch along these squared lines, to make the quilting. (If you feel this is too much trouble, just make an ordinary gathered underskirt.) The overskirt, all bunchy and quaint, {should he made from white paper, with gay'little pink -and-'green flowers painted on. Or you can cut flowers out of coloured paper, if you like, and paste them on before you make it up. Cut it about eighteen inches deep, and 'a yard and a half wide. Run a gathering thread through both top and bottom edges as indicated in Diagram B, pull the upper one to fit round the waist" of the frock, sn that the two sides almost meet in front, and sew on firmly. Then pull the lower gathering thread, but not

-quite so much, bo that the ovw'skirt stands out ;ill reund. Catch -.t down with invisible stitches, here and there, and then cut. tho fichu, like Diagram 0, from the whit,o paper. Big paper roses and streamers of pink ribbon, arranged on last bummer's straw hat, will main.' a fitting headpiece to wear with the little WENDY'S DRESSMAKER, "TO MAKE IT WELL" When baby hints himself and cries, we often "kiss the J piace to make it well,-' without knowing that this custom is almost as old as the hills, and common in almost every part of the world. In ancient, times it was thought that certain 'holy men and women possessed magic gil'ls mf healing, and they had but to kiss some poor afflicted person to cure him—or—her— of all ills. , Saillt Martin of Tours, when be arrived at Paris, saw a leper standing at the gates. Having no tear, he "kissed him to mdpu him well," and it is said that the man was instantly cured.' So next time you kiss a bumped 'head, or a pinched finger, remember that it is your own faith and sympathy that helps to take the pain away. A FAIRY PET A Guinea-pig's amusing, A Dog can play at ball; A Cheshire- Cat will sit and smile, And that is almost all. But oh ! if I could only get I A tiny Fairy for a pet. She'd tell me fairy stores, And teach me how to fly. f 'What fun to stand on tip-,a-toes, And jump into the sky i We'd call on baby birds for tea— I'm sure they'd like us two to see ! I'dtakcniy biggest doll-houso l'o make a fairy home. I know that when she saw it once, She'd never wish to roam. Oh Fairies! Won't you come and see How cosy you will be with me ? TINK'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE "Plum Pudding" was the item on the menu that pleased young John so much last week. Probably you guessed that, but T hope you solved tho puzzle as well. Here is the solution: ACROSS 1. Preposition—(To) 3. Rest—(Sit) 5. Preposition—(At) 7. A trick—(Ruse) 8. Hastv—(Knsh) 10. Pronoun—(lt) 11. Kind of soil—(Loam) 13. First word of hidden answer—(Plum) 14. Compass point—(S.E.) 15. Girl's name—(Eva) 17. Meadow—(Lea) 18. Rise and fall of the sea—(Tide) 20. A stag—(Hart) HI. Second word of hidden answer—. (Pudding) 22. Metal—(Lead) 23. Want—(Need) 25. Conjunction—<or) 2*6. Still—(Yet) 27. Therefore—{So^ DOWN i 1. Three-legged stand—(Trivet) 2. Not at home—(Out) 3. Deal in—(Sell) 4. Public vehicle—(Tram) 5: Because—(As) 6. A menace—(Threat) 9. Part of verb 'to bo'—(Am) 12. Belonging to us—(Our) 13. City in northern Italy—(Padua) 14. Fabrics—(Serges) 56. Venomous snake—(Viper) 17. Narrow road—(Lane) 19. Whirlpool—(Eddy) 20. Suggest—(Hint) ' 22. Behold—(Lo) 24. To transact—(Do) This week you see a picture of a book and a small boy. The boy is regarding the book with an. expression of dislike. Which is a pity, becauso the book is his school prize. But it's not quite tfio sort a boy likes. See if you can find out the title; it is hidden within tho puzzle. Clues: ACROSS. . 1. Part of verb 'to be' 3. Not cold 5. Meaning 'that is' 7. Renown 9. First of hidden title. 11. Transact 12. British Dominion (abb.) 15. Second word of hidden title 18. Spool 20. Head (of corn, etc.) 2>2. Third word of hidden title .23. Suffix forming adjectives 26. Pronoun 27. Last word of hidden title \ 30. Wander 31. Writing fluid 32. Crafty 33. Entreats DOWN 1. Whether J 2. Unhappy I 3. Pronoun 4. Pronoun 5. Lives f 6. What you see with 8. Creature that burrcrws 10. Name of a dead Queen 112. Vessel (abbreviated) 113. To put on 114. Monks 16. The best part 17. An adage 19. To euTer in a roll 21. Heeds 24. Exclamation. 25. Compass point 28. Climbing plant 29. Fasten