THE WENDY HUT

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

THE WENDY HUT

FROM WENDY'S ARMCHAIR AIOKE ABOUT TJIE BADGES My .Dear ( hildreii. I suppose you unndiM' wliat Inis, happened .-i.lxiiit I lie badyes, Mini why I have kept you so lony wailiny; for l lie decision. You will probably not bo surprised to hear tlial the blues June «cm!

Now about making I lie badge. You need only ’two and a ball’ inches of good, navy blue ribbon about, one, inch wide. Turn in half an inch al one end— Ibis is for lixiug lo I he safety pin later on. Now mitre the oilier end. and draft out very carefully, in good bold bloc!: characters, the letter T.8.U., using white chalk lor this, ('onuueiiec in the top left-hand comer, as indicated by the diagram, and finish in the lower right-hand corner. When you arc satisfied Avitli the size and shape of the letters, take some light blue embroidery silk and si itch over the chalk outlines. Finish nil’ neatly on the wrong side of the ribbon, and (lieu roll the half-inch which you turned in at the (op round a. small safety-pin and neatly hem. it down. Your badge is now finished, and 1 think you a\ ill agree that nothing could be simpler lo make.

My - Wendy ladies must let their “kind actions” for the next week or two he the making of badges for flic boys who are afraid to tackle the job themselves! And the Billy Boys need not he afraid of asking the girls for help, because, knowing. them, 1 feel sure they Avill he delighted to turn out perfect little masterpieces of badges for von!

T believe, some of you thought we bad badges all ready in I lie Hut, and could send them to you. although f thought I had made it quite (dear that we wanted the Tinkites to make them themselves. There is a scheme in the air, however, which 1 think Avill please

you if, avc can bring it off. But it won’t be for a little time yet, and I Avant to be assured in the meantime that all Tinker Bell boys and girls have badges that Avill tell the Avorkl they belong to tin: pioneer of children’s clubs! You will make them, Avon’t you? I shall be awfully disappointed if you fail me after all this excitement. Just see that they arc being Avorn bravely upon your dresses and coats!

The goblin artist has done little sketches showing ■ exactly lioav the badge is to be made. If you girls prefer to go over the chalk letters with Avce light blue beads, do so by all means; they Avill look SAveet. But I am inclined to agree with a number of Tinkites av]io point out that painted letters Avill not be likely to Avear A-ery avcll. —Loa'o from, Wendv. WENDY’S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS My Dear Children, A Wendy lady wants to make a little raffia handbag, so avc Avill try one today! You’ll vant a piece of coarscmeslied canvas, about 12 inches long and 7 inches Avide; a piece of casement- cloth the same size, for the lining, and some raffia —any colours you like. You Avill want a fair amount in one shade for the background of the

design, and odtla and ends in other guy eolums f<>r fjho little flower patlern on I lie frt>4iU of the bag. Yon do (lie e.pf roidery before niaKing up the bag. • First measure off 4 inches up from one end of the eanyiim as shown in lA'agrtim A, and'mark this line villi a pencil; it’s to show you where to fold 1 up the bottom of the bag. Now, if you fold over; the upper piece, you'll 1 have diagnwn B, which shows you t'l'ie front flup on which you are to d<,> the design. (Jo all round the piece of cunutm with blanket-stitch, first oi all. .This will ghe von a tinn-edge, and prevent the earn a:; fraying but. Keep the. stitches very close together, Moping them to a point as you come to the owners, and making them about half an rlneli long; y ou'll find you can keep ifhcm quite straight and 'even, if ,y\pu , follow the lilies on the canvas. '

The bordering done, you; must peucil out a .simple flower-pattlern on the front, flap; the “penny-halfpenny” flowers we told you about a. few weeks', ago will do beautifully, of course you work them in raffia tlrtis time; stead of in wools. 'lire raflia-wc.rk goes wonderfully quiekjlv, and ■ it’s easier than wool-work. You’ll firg.-l it quite simple to make the most af/crac-tive-looking flowers, just, by usiiy-' the “lazy daisy” and other stfitehos de scribed in the previous When,.‘you’ve finished the spray, you can fill' in the background, using the “l/mg-anth-nhort” stitch shown in diagram fC; th%‘stitches are drawn far apart, to show you howto do them, but they must really be worked very close together, to make a nice soiid background., When all the background is filled in, you can add a few buds and leaves on top, sprouting out from the spray, to give. an artistic, finish.

Turn in the' raw of the casement, cloth lining, and slip-stitch, it neatly to the canvas 1 Then., bend, up the four-inch bottom flap, and sew along each side with the ffune raffia ‘hat you used for tine blanJjet-Bftitch-"ng. Press studs sewn;on for fastening will complete your bag, and 1 do hope it will look nice!—Wendy% Dressmaker. -

TINE’S CROSS-WORD PUZZL^ You have all heard of Ljands End, in Cornwall, of course! Aryl this 'place was represented in lasy week’s 'picture; the name alao was. hidden within the puzzle, full solution of which ;is:

ACROSS 1. Large kettles. (Cauldrons) S. Girl’s name. (Ann) 0. A meshed fabric. (Net) JO. Near. ,(Bv) 11. Numeral. (INvo) 13. Y'ou and I. (We) 14. First part of hidden name. (Lands) If). At that time. (Then) 18. Roof. (Dome) 20. Preposition. (^t) 22. Pronoun. (We) 23. Because. (^ s ) 24. Second part of hjdden nanje. (End) 2(5. As far as. (joj 28. Remain. (Stay) 20. Used in baking. (Oven) 30. Compass point. (Sjjj 31. Animal. (Ewe) 32. Musical note. (R e ) DOWN

]. Famous navigator of the time of Columbus. (Cabot). 2. Some. ; ,(Anv). 3. One (French). (Un). 4. Daybreak. ffiawm. Upon. r (On). (l - h'resb (New). !. Name of a famous jockev. (Steve). 11. A colour. ” (Tan)! 12. Strange. (Odd). 14. Allow. (Let), 10. Scatter (seed). (Sow). 17 - Hurry. (Haste). 10. That which measures. (Meter). 21. At home. (ft,). 23. Animal. (Ass)! 24. Hook and —. (Eve)! 25. Female deer. (Doe). 27. Undivided. (One). Do you know the name of this fish? If not, you’ll find it in the puzzle! It’s a very nice fish, and I’m sure you have often had some of it for dinner! Clues:— ACROSS 1. Cakes. 3. Anger. 5. King Sol. 7. Action. 0. Preposition. 10. Name of the fish. 14. Part of verb ‘to be.’ 16. Chicken pen. 17. Ocean. If). Misuse. 21. Same as 9 across. 22. Image. 24. Musical instrument. 2(). Lair of wild beast. 28. Level. 29. Everything. 30. Talk wildlv. 31. Still. 32. In the same manner. DOWN 1. Salad plant. 2. Negative. 3. A plan. 4. Musical note. 5. Ceases. (5. Compass point. 8. Pertaining to a duke. 9. Concerning. 11. Plunder. 13. Acquire knowledge. 15. Pattern. 18. Devoured. 20. Fairies. 22. Girl’s name. 23. Merely. 25. Pronoun. 27. Skill. 28. Girl’s name. Solution and another puzzle next week. —Love from Tink.

The Bench: “You are charged with committing an assault on the night watchman.” Prisoner: “I only throw his coat behind the stove.” Watchman: “Yes, your worship; hut I was inside the coat.”