TINKER BELL TALKS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 30 March 1929, Page 9

TINKER BELL TALKS

i BILLIKINS PUTS HIS FOOT IN IT I , My dears—the Billikins is in disgrace again. At least he would be in disgrace if Wendy could stop laughing. It all happened like this. Wendy had a grown-up friend to tea yesterday, and the grown-up friend brought with her the most adorable scrap of baby girlhood you ever saw. All frilly and flouncy her clothes were; all gurgling and cooing her laugh was; and she was one-and-a-bit. Now when you're one-and-a-bit, you I simply love to roll on a rug on the | floor and have a kind grown-up tickle I you in the ribs. Baby Jane sprawled, and Wendy obliged by stooping to tickle her every time she passed. Billikins. rather seared of very small babies, watched these performances with much interest from the window-seat where he was pretending to read. After a while Wendy commenced to prepare tea and. passing with her hands full of cups and saucers, she roiled Baby Jane over gently with the toe of her little shoe instead of tickling her. Billikins was still more interested in this, and Baby Jane was charmed! She crowed with delight turned right side round again and waited for the great game to be repeated. When Wendy went back to the kitchen without giving her another "roly-poly," the baby's face got all puckered up and she looked as if she were going to cry. This was more than the gallant Billikins could stand, seeing a baby cry was awful. Manfully he filled his hands with books, manfully he strode over to Baby Jane, and manfully he —trod on her face. Baby Jane howled! Wendy, her mother and I all rushed to see if she were hurt. But she was only frightened, (fortunately the Billikins wears litMe soft black boots). And our precious croblin simply can't understand it at all. Why do babies like to be rolled over by the toe of one person's shoe, yet hate to be trodden on by the whole boot of another? He is still puzzling it out. Meanwhile, he knows he is rather in disgrace and has taken himself off to the Villakins. Tink. WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS "T want to make a cuddly doll for Baby Sister, please Dressmaker!" writes a Wendy Lady. T think y r ou all would like to know how to make one, so we will set about it this week. You won't have to buy a single tiling, because you can use scraps from the piece bag! First of all cut a circle of white or pale pink calico or lawn, about G inches across. Hun a gathering thread round the edsre. and pull up to form a little bag. Stuff this tightly with cut-up bits of rag or cotton-wool, pull the gathering thread right up, and fasten off firmly. This is Dolly's head;

two black shoe-buttons will suggest her eyes, a few red wool stitches her little rosy mouth, and two red dots her nose. Black or brown wool for her eyebrows please. You can give her pink cheeks by painting them in if you like. Now cut a piece of calico C inches long and five inches wide. Sew the two shorter sides together, gather up one of the long ends, and stuff with rags. Then sew up the other long end and stitch the whole firmly to the doll's head; this is the body. You can make arms out of smaller "sausages" made in just the same way, about 4 inches long and 1 inch round. Legs must bo made next, and they should bo roughly

8 inches long and 2inches round. Sew on the arms and legs, and Dolly is ready to be dressed.

A sort of little "romper" garment will be found the most suitable. Take i\ piece of gay-coloured stuff, 14 inches long and 7 indies wide, fold it in half, rut a hole for the neck, and scoop liway a little each side-for the sleeves. Von must also cut a little bit away tram the centre! of the lower edge, to make wee trouser legs. (The diagrams explain exactly how to cut the romper, us well as all the rest of the dolly). When you've finished the little garment, jmt if on the doll. You may make her n round cap if you like, to hide any ends or bits of'gatherings; or else you may work black or brown wool in loops all over the head, to suggest hair, aclding a perky red ribbon as n finishing touch. Sew on tiny black pieces of woollen material to the end of each leg, to sug-

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gest shoes and Dolly is quite ready to be cuddled!

Wendy's Dressmaker