The Wendy Hut

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 31 May 1930, Page 12

The Wendy Hut

THE TORTOISE WHO BROKE HIS PROMISE Tin's is tliu Persian story of• the tortoise who broke his promise. , Once upon, a time, two geese and a tortoise lived r happily together in a lovely pond round which roses grew, and where nightingales sang every evening. There was plenty for the friends to eat in the pond, the nightingales charmed their ears, the roses delighted their eyes, and they imagined that this bliss would continue for eytey. But, alas! one hot summer the sun drew the water up out of the pond, and then the two geese and the tortoise';looked at each other in dismay. "We must fly to another pond," said the geese. .'•■.-■ '. : . "Take nie with you," pleaded the tortoise. "You cannot leave nie here in a dry pond, and I have no wings." The geese were greatly distressed, and, after long reflection, they thought of a way of carrying the tortoise t'ti another pond. "But you must promise on your honour not to speak one word while we are carrying you through the air," they said.

The tortoise promised faithfully. Then the geese found a strong stick, told the' tortoise to grip the middle firmly in his mouth, and, taking an end each, they spread their wings and sailed up into the air. It was strange to see two geese flying through the air with a tortoise suspended, between them from a stick, and, as they passed over a village, some children saw them, pointed, at them, and laughed because they looked so droll.

Now the tortoise had,a had fault—he could not bear being laughed at. Forgetting his promise, . he opened his .mouth to scold the children, lost his hold on the stick, and went crashing to the ground. The two geese mourned Vfbr him in their beautiful new pond. "In breaking his promise, he broke himself, too," they sighed.

WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS

We've had several requests from Wendy ladies for instructions for making a gym tunic, so we'll tell you how to set about this to-day. It looks rather difficult, and it certainly is a little harder than most of the things we have done so far; But if you go very carefully and try it in paper first, I think you'll get along famously! . ;....:, You'll need about two yards of serge to make the tunic, and a quarter of a yard of sa'teeri to line the yoke. Gut this yoke first of all; it's all in jone/ like diagram B. You will find it simplest to cut an oblong of paper first, fold it in halves, and cut a piece out of the middle, as .'.shown, i-by the dotted lines oil the upper part of diagram A. When you have.experimented and got the pattern to fit nicely over

your shoulders, cut, the yoke out of the serge and cut a ; sateen lining exactly the same size.'Sew the two together on' the wrong side—the right sides facing -—hut leave the lower edges free. Turn, right side out and press with a warm iron. ~..., !k

The main part of the dress is formed of two perfectly straight pieces joined down the sides and pleated into the yoke. Measure yourself from the loWer edge of the yoke to your knees, to get the right length, and then cut the material into two parts, botlv* of this length. Seam them up at the sides, and cut away a little curved piece.at either side for the armhole, as shown in diagram A. -

Find the middle of the front panel, and measure off a pleat each side, as shown in diagram C; pin it, and then tack it right down to the bottom; measure off another pleat each side of the first, making the pleated panel just wide enough to fit into the yoke. Tack all the pleats in position, and sandwich the top of the panel between the front and the lining of the yoke, turning the raw edges of the yoke front under as you go. Do exactly the same with the back panel. Bind the curved arm-holes each side, turn up a hem round the bottom of the tunic and stitch it down under a tape, as the material is too thick to allow a double hem.

Press all Hie seams and pleats over a damp cloth. remove the tacking threads ,und the tunic is finished.— Wendy's Dressmaker. HULLO! THE KING:OF METALS CALLING I am Gold, the King of Metals. This honour is mine by right of virtue, for I am pure and 1 cannot rust. Because of my purity and my colour which cannot tarnish, the Ancients considered me holy. They dedicated me to the sun, whom they imagined'to be the giver of life to the earth. For millions of years, I lived in the iefirt of the earth, where

I was as bright as I aiu in. a: wedding ring or a king's crown. I arfi the' heaviest of all metals, and neither time; nor air, nor.earth has any effect,on me. My subjects are mighty, magnificent, beautiful, but they are not perfect as I am. Silver, my friend, whom the Ancients considered holy arid dedicated to the moon, has to be purified by fire; also, it tarnishes. ■ * '.""'.. ton, the mighty giant, rusts; and damp and earth deform it; indeed, it will wither in the ground, becoming food for the earth, the rivers, anl the mountain springs. '....' Copper, One of the loveliest'of metals, makes a deadly poison, bright green-ill colour, .when man ceases :,to tend it, arid the: air assists it in this matter. Raiii, air and dafiip help < Lead to make white, poison.' ■'.. Lead ..is,..a. heavy metal, so heavy"'': that it. can sink through the rushing wave* and sound the sea for man.' „•' ' :• .■'■■; ""

Tin, that soft,' crystalline, metal, can only bear ordinary, heat. It breaks if subjected to the terrific temperatures which other metals withstand in the process of being purified. I am proud ■of my inighty subjects! Proud to be the King.of Metals. See to it that you use me well, and do nothing to disgrace niy golden Majesty. - l ■- •

THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP

MAKING A BOOK-TROUGH

To,make this useful book-trough you will first of all require a piece of wood, a quarter of an inch thick, fourteen

inches long, and seven inches wide. This is for the two; shaped ends. Plane it up on both sides, dud then saw it hi halves so that you have two pieces each seven inches. square. On one of these mark out the shape of an end piece as given in the second diagram. With your padsaw,, cut away, -the"parts not required round the edge, arid remove iiriy roughness with a chisel ■ and; glasspaper. To cut out the centre part A make a threeeighths of an inch hole near''each corner, and then saw along the marked lines with a, pad-saw. Smooth down the edges with aflat strip-file," v , ■.,. Place this end piece on the other piece of wood, and mark out the- Shape with your pencil. Cut. out' the 'second end piece in the same manner as the first, and then hold,'them firmly together, side by ;side',';by:. means of two or three. f retworker's clamps.. .All, the edges can riow be smoothed down'and finished together,' so that both piece's will be exactly the; same size.' Separate the side again and carefully mark on one piece the. positions of the back and bottom pf the trough, as in dicatecl by dotted; lines, at 8.8. Use a set-square for*.; this as the two lines for the back xnust be at right angles to the lines for; the bottom. :.

Both the'back arid ;the front of the trough, should be'cut froin wdpd threeeighths of an ineh|.thick,thc back being 5-Jiii Wide aid. the bottom 4Jin wide. Each' part. is 12ni': long., Plane up on' both Sides, and U with '.a bradawl make the six "holes for the .fixing : screws. Place the two pieces together and continue the holes right through. The posi-. tion of these holes is shown, in the sec; ond diagram. : . , After countersinking all the holes on the outside face of each end piece, screw tlio parts' together with Jiri brass screws*' '■.'■'■',>"■ .■';'• '_■:" '"

Apply a coating of dark oak varnish stain, allow this to dry thoroughly and your book trough is ready for use— The Hut Carpenter.

WENDY'S LITTLE COOKS

CHOCOLATE PINEAPPLE

This delicious sweet, served in coloured paper cases, makes a pretty table decoration. Buy some preserved pinc-

apple, and arrange it on a large;china dish, leaving a'littlc space between each round; if the rounds are too large for single "helpings," cut Ihein into triangles. Have ready a few. peeled, sweet ( jalntorids. Break some good,plain choco-" late into a jam jar, and.stand the jar; in a saucepan of boiling water over low heat till the chocolate has dissolved.

Using a spoon, pour a..little..melted chocolate carefully over each: piece; of pineapple,: and stick-an almond",'dri. the top. Do hot attempt to take the:sweets off the dish till the chocolate has set. Then, .with a knife, lift up the*rounds, trimming off any: chocolate that has run over the sides, and place each one in a paper case. '"•,•' , •-

' .' FAIRY "FINERY-:' - :■ \:. : When-Fairy Folk must buy i\c\v : .clothes . ' To shield them from the weather, V

Gold buttercups and daisies white / : Are boimets light and airy; x '■:-.'?• And primrose buds will do to make .\ ; '• "Best" frocks Fairy, i;:. Since bluebells, windflowers; celandines,"'■;' '■>- And hawthorn',blossoms/rosy "■'.'■ : V . Are used for all the elfin clothes v They're fragrant as a posy! TINK'S CROSS-WORD PUZZLE ' Three IPs Verb drawii.ati the;side j . of last week's puzzle. If you. said these . letters to, yourself; yon said .the word;. "Use," of course. And the last letter of• No. 4, down Was JJ, the letter, in the' centre square was S, and the first letter of No: 20 down was E. Thus Vas tno ■■.;. word "use" hidden ill the puzzle, <the . full solution of which is:— :■:,. \ " , across - 1. Ascend. ■:*.■• - • ..■ : (Climb). 5. Month. ■'!■ '■•-■■■■■■. ~- , (May).■■ '•• 8. Run swiftly. (Race). 9. Sport. " w(Game); •; 10. Improved. ' (Amended)! .<; 11. Way. of the wind. (NE). ' 12. Small rug. ' \ ' (Mat), y 14; Conclusion. :j (End). 16. Form of addressing a lady- . (Mrs). : , 18. A colour. . (Tan):.'!' 21. Preposition. _,; (At). 23.- Rebuke. (Reprove)! : 25. Hut. '■■..',*•■ ~ (Shed). ' 27. Notion. . ;* "(Idea)! 28. Possessed. ! (Had);:20. Toll (a bell). (Knell); : ; ; down I. Wading bird. (Crane). v. , - (Lament). .3. Cold stuff. , v Ulce). 4. Bill of fare for a meal. (Menu). 0.-Aiiother form of addressing a;lady". (Madam); G. Part of verb 'to be.' : ; : ;: (Am); v • 7. Still. l /.,;;v : 9./Precious stone. (Qem). 13. Make a journey. (Travel).. '■■". loi:Had the courage. , J. (Dared). 17. Thieve. (Steal)."; 10. Boy's hanie (abbreviated). : (Ned);-; 20. Another name, for Ireland. {Erin)., 22. Remains of a fire. (Ash); ' 24. Poem. ■ (Ode). : 26i Exclamation. (Ha). Have a look at the little sketch" at the side of this week's puzzle, and try - ; to think which quite ordinary 1 English word it represents. The word is hidden in the puzzle. Clues:— l - ' -" '", M "'. :■;:- across „■'>■:

.1. Outfit. . • / • S.lSmall quantity of liquid. ■. ; 8. Climbing plant. 9. Atmosphere. ' , 10. Small island: 13. Way of saying "do.not." 14. Food allowance. . 15. Hidden word. / ,'V'*", 17. Part of verb,"to be." v 19. Insect., .''•:. .'■' :..-. ; 20. Master of ceremonies (abb) 21. Famous boys' school. 23. Leave out. |5. Warbled.' ;' ! 26. Uncommon. 27. Large woody plant. 28. Hastened. - . .' DOW3ST Most genial. : 2. Four (Roman figures).' 3. Fastening. l '- '■ • 4. Bird. 5. Silky.fabric. 6. Two (Roman figures). 7. Shiolded. S 11. Unfamiliar. ".'..-■ 12. Newspaper chiefs. 16. One. '•■•'• 18. Seen at night. 20. Mud. 22. Number. 24. Usccl in gc6gfa'phy lessbris;