THE WENDY HUT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 4 February 1928, Page 9

THE WENDY HUT

TINKER BELL TALKS

ABOUT THE PRECIOUS PATCH Lisl.cn darlings—you know about Billikins’ Avhite patch, don't j-ou? You ought to by now, for you've heard enough about it! Well—Wendy says I may tell you a secret! But you must keep it to yourselves for the present, because if Billikins knev.-, it wouldn’t be a secret any longer—he'd tell the world! Billikins is going to have his third white patch, and lie's going to have a brand-new little black suit as well! You should just see the scissors going snip-snip-snip, and hear the sewingmachine going wliirr-whirr-whirr, and watch Wendy’s solemn face as she joins up the seams and presses them, and holds up the little black suit to see where the white patches arc to be sewn on. iShe’s u bit puzzled about the size of the suit though. You See, our Billikins eats a lot! And when you eat a lot you always get a little bit fat. I'm sure he can scarcely got into his present suit sometimes, so I warned Wendy that she’d better make the new one a little larger. And that’s what troubles her. 6he doesn’t want Billikins to knoiv anything about it yet, so she can’t ask him to come and bo ‘fitted’; but she just looks at him critically, and walks , round him, and generally tries to bum him up. And the goblin man is quite bewildered by it all. He just can’t understand why Wendy’s eyes follow him about, and lie's sure-certain lie’s done something wrong, and lie turns red and begins to -fidget. (Never fidget, children—it makes you look ever so fat!) I suppose the new suit will be all right when it’s finished, but I must say it looks a bit queer holv —rather large, you know, and a bit like a sack. But Wendy says it is the best she can do, and, after all, the three white patches are the chief thing; they’re to appear right across the manly chest of our goblin hero! Love from Tink. WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS My Dear Children, Wendv-Lady is going to make herself a “Leaf” dress; and it can be one of the prettiest costumes imaginable, carried out in two tones of green, or else in reds and browns to simulate autumn leaves. Tile spring-green one will suit a fair-haired child; the reddygold one a dark-haired girl—so choose whichever you prefer! As you’ll see if you look at the picture, the dress is made with a rathec low-waisted bodice, with leaf-shapes for the. skirt. This bodice (leaf green, Or brown as the case may be), is best made from sateen or casement cloth, but the leaves themselves may well be cut from non-inflammable crepe paper. To make tlie bodice, measure yourself from your shoulders to just

above your ljips, and. across your chest'"; then cut the stuff three inches wider than your width, and twice the depth. Fold, in half .widthways and lengthways,, and cut according to diu-. gram A. Open out’, sew up the sidcseanis, .turn in the neck and armholes, and hem the lower edge. Then cut three . leaf shapes . for each shoulder, making each one about four.inches long and . throe inches across’ at the widest part, tapering to a poijit, at the bottom. Se.w these in groups alpng the shoulder-edges of the armholes. For, the skirt,-you’ll need about, six or seten big paper leaves, cut like diagram B;cach one-should be, roughly, ten inches across the widest part, and long enough to reach from the bodice edge to just above your knees. Then take, a picee of wide tape’. Icing enough to tit comfortably round your waist, and sew the leaves along it, allowing them to overlap each other, as shown' in diagram C. A couple-of press-studs at each end of the band will keep it fastened. ' You will have to we'ifr knickers of the same, material as the bodice underneath the leaf-skirt. A

wreath of wee leaves ior your head , will complete the costfuine. l —Wendy’s Dressmaker. | STONE SOUP I This is a French dish, and : this is how it was lirst inventedi A poor beggar once asked for food, at a large mansion, but the servants turned him away from the door. ‘‘Give me a little water ;in which 1 can boil this stone,” pleaded. the beggar, picking up a stone from the ground. The. servants could haifdjy refuse this, so they gave him a Kuficepun of water into which he popped the btone, and allowed him to boil if on the kitchen lire. The beggar stirred it with a stick, and, after tasting it, said it would he better with a little pepper and salt. The seasoning given to him and lie added it to !£'s “soup.” Tasting it again, he remarked that it would he improved by some fragments of meat, cold vegetables, and even bones. These were supplied, and then the beggar said it would be delicious Mth a little catsup or sauce! When at last the soup was ready, the servants begged to be allowed to taste it. Every one declared that “stone soup” was excellent! But nowadays good cooks leave out the stone! OUR SWEETMAKING CORNER RUSSIAN TOFFEE Toffee made with condensed milk is usually called Russian toffee, and for one tin of milk you will require one pound of sugar. Melt in a saucepan, a piece of butter the size of a large egg, add the sugar, and alir till the latter has dissolvt-d. Now stir in the condensed milk, and boil the whole for quite 20 mii.mtes, stirring all the time, for this delicious toffee cannot look after itself. When a little sets in cold water, pour it out into a well-butt trod tin. Mark into squares with a shurp knife when almost cold, but do not attempt this till it is partly set, or it will run together again and you will bpoil the nice smooth effect. “riNK’S CROSS-WORD PUZZLE “What fish is it that all birds like at night*” the old duck asked the little fish. The answer is: “A Perch.” You will have discovered this if you solved last week’s puzzle correctly. Here is the solution:— ACROSS 1. Boast. (Brag). 4. Pleased. (Glad). 8. Boy’s name. (lan). 9. First part of hidden answer. (A). ' 10. Baba. (Ali). 11. Army officer (abb.). (Lt). ' 12. Insect. (Ant). : 14. Part of verb ‘to be.’ (j s ). i 15. Not so much. (Less). 17. Trees. (Oaks). 19. Girl’s name. ' (Ida). 21. Perceive. (See). 22. Second part of hidden answer. (Perch). 25. Pronoun. (it). 27- Tiny. ' ' (Wee)! 28. Preposition. (At). 29. Short letter. (Note). 80. Egyptian river. (Nile). 31. Therefore. (So). 32. Rodent. (Rat). 33. Editor (abbreviated). (Ed) DOAVN' 1. One of the Hut folk. (Billikins). 2. Scolded. (Rated). 3. One. (An). 5. French for ‘the’ (feminine). (La). 0. Similar. (Alike). 7. Disagreed. (Dissented). 9. Indefinite article. (An). 12. Because. ' (As). ' 13. Preposition. (To). € ltf. Vital fluid of plants. (Sap). 18. Tree. (Ash). t 20. Part of verb ‘to he.’ (Are). * 23. Pitcher. (Ewer)! r ‘ 24. American ■ coin. (Cent). 26. Also. (Too). 28. Liquid. (Ale). A book-title is hidden within this week’s puzzle; the book, is by Jules Verne, and you have probabiy read it; in any case I am sure you have heard of it. See if you can discover the title. Clues;— ACROSS 2. First word of hidden title. 7. One. ~ 9. Uncommon. 11. A couch. 12. Girl’s name. 14. Second word of hidden title. 15. Depart. ; 17. Third word of hidden title. 18. Fresh, 20. Compass point. 22. French for ‘and.’ . 23. Exclamation. 25. French for ‘the’ (ferriinine). I 27. Last word of hidden title. 1 29. A large cask or tub. 1 30. Metal. £ 32. Meaning ‘for example.’ £ 33. King Sol. j 34. Negative. DOWN . 1. Bowls. 3. Haul. • 4. Royal Academy (abbreviated). 5. To'annoy. 6. An achievement. 8. Not one: 10. Encounters. 13. Definite article. 10. Upon. 19. Which thing? 21. Like an elk. 24. Deeds. 26. Atmosphere. 27. Kind of dog. 28. Study carefully. 29. To live. 31. Negative.

without giving AyajV I. wish the cbil; dren knew tliktivTliOh.there is tlie willow tree-whose ,bark contains » certain ijioflicine sareething like quinine; doe.-, torn whuldn’t./like to. lw without, the medicine-, iis it is very '.good; for, rheUmatism.Who’d guess willows hat} any

thing to do with rheumatism? Then cricket hats are made fi‘om the valuable timber of the willow tree, beeV'isc iris so tough, and light, iml elustic. And many of the.soldiers.who lost their legs or anus during the Great War have others now—made of .trusty, springy willow. . “Ah! I see you are holding up your heads again! That's right, be a credit to your family!"