WENDY HUT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 21 February 1931, Page 10

WENDY HUT.

BOYS OF LONG AGO GILES Giles rose from his heel of straw and, crossing the sleeping-chamber, approached u perch on which a number of beautiful hawks were resting. One Happed his wings, causing the silver bells on his legs to ring sweetly, and Giles pressed bis faeu to the shilling leathers of tin l bird. He loved this hawk which bis father bad reared for him, and that day lie intended carrying it to the chase. “He is not suHieientlv trained,” mur-

mured the sleepy voice of the Chief Falconer.

“Hold thy peace,” muttered Giles sharply. Then the Baron awoke, and soon the v. hole castle was preparing for the chase given in honour of the bethrothal of Giles’ sister to a young knight. By noon, the court yard was thronged with green-coated falconers, ladies and gentlemen on horseback, and sporting dogs. Giles was the first to call for his hawk. As the falconer transferred it to the boy’s wrist, the hells on the bird’s legs rang, the silken tassels on the chain by which Giles held it glittered gold, and its eager, red-rimmed eyes gleamed from beneath ail embroidered hood.

“Giles,” said his sister, as her own falcon came fluttering to her wrist, “methinks the bird is still young to try in a great chase.” Giles would not listen. He rode away, but not until a number of pheasants rose did he mihood his hawk, and toss it up into the air with a erv of encouragement. Bound circled the bird, swooped upon the-pheasants, changed his mind, soared after a heron, and was finally lost, in the wood. The falconers searched; Giles’ father, the Banin, upbraided him soundly; and, leaving his horse, Giles plunged into the wood. There were tears upon his cheeks as he whistled and called. Presently he came upon a hut where a peasant girl was making a fire. On the ground were some wooden arrows. “Hast seen a hawk, maiden?” asked Giles.

The girl shook her head, hut Giles darted into the hut, for he heard the sound of a silver bell. “Aly lord!” cried the girl. “I was near dead with fright, for my bird holt struck him as he wandered lost in the wood. Throw me not into prison for keeping the falcon! I have mended its wing.” Giles, holding his beloved hawk close to him, saw that the wing was wonderfully bound .Out of gratitude to tho giil’ ami because lie believed her, he said kindly.

“ ’Twas I who wounded him; lie is lost indeed.”

“Nay, my lord,” she replied, “my father can heal him, will you permit him to try.”

Tims the girl’s father became Giles' falconer, and that marvellous hawk. Broken-Wing, made Giles’ name famous.

WENDY’S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS A CRUSADING KNIGHT FANCY DRESS The “Crusading Knight” is a splcndid fancy-dress idea for boy or girl. The straight plain tunic, reaching to the knees, is made from two pieces of

white calico, and the Red Cross which trims it is cut from scarlet crepe paper. Tuck the vertical line of the cross in jilace on the front piece of calico, and then join hack and front together at the shoulders, curving out a neck opening and hemming tho edge. A

scarlet crepe paper hell will form the horizontal line of the cross, and also ■ keep the tunic in position. Any plain! tight-fitting jersey, with knickers to match, may lie worn beneath. The knight's “chain-mail” headdress, can be suggested with two openmeshed dish-cloths, painted, after being made up, with aluminium paint. To fashion the head-dress, place the two. cloths on top of each other, and cut as i shown in diagram A. Sew up the hack ■ and top of the head; then make tiny easing at the place marked X on diagram B. and thread a piece of elastic j through to keep the hack in place. Bind j the opening for the face by sewing over and over with, coarse thread. Diagram B shows you what the finished head-dress ought to look like. Now for the shield! Gut this from stout cardboard, making it about 18 inches across at the widest part and 30 inches long. Paint a red cross on Liie front—or paste -on red paper—and attach two small loops of braid to the underside, as shown in the small diagram C. These are for you to slip your arm through, and enable you to hold ii]) the shield. A wooden sword, painted silver, completes the costume, which, by the way, would do very well for St. George, should you wish to impersonate him in a. pageant, or a little play. —Wendy’s Dressmaker.

THE BILLY BOYS’ WORKSHOP MAKING A SEWING TIDY Ordinary fretwood, either oak or walnut, should lie used for this tidy, which will make an acceptable gift for mother or sister. The live pegs are for cotton reels and thimble and the two slots are for scissors. For the back of the tidy, obtain a piece of wood that will cut to the sizes given in diagram A. Plane the edges square and mark out the shape. Saw away the wood not required, round oil the corners as shown, and carefully finish the edges with a chisel. Cut the slielf to the sizes given in diagram B, and round off the front corners. At a distance of one inch from the back edge, make five quarterinch holes, spaced as indicated. Also cut two slots, one inch long and about

livc-sixteeuths-ineh wide for the scissors.

Tho pegs for holding the cotton reels are two inches long. Cut them from quarter-inch dowel rod, or a thick wooden knitting needle of the (required diameter, round the top. ends w itli glasspaper, and glue the other ends into the holes in the slielf. Cut the two brackets which support the shelf to the shape shown at C. Remove all roughness with glasspaper. Before fixing the shelf in position, make three screw holes through the back as indicated in diagram A, and screw on the shelf with five-eighths inch brass screws. Then screw the brackets to the back and shelf in the positions shown. With a quarter-inch hit two holes, D.D., by which to hang the tidy on the wall.

Instead of using hard wood, the tidy can be made from pieces or ordinary deal, in which case give it a coat of cellulose paint in any suitable colour. ‘—The Hut Carpenter.

THE PROUD BARON OF MONTFORT A LEGEND OF THE ARDENNES Long ago, the Baron of Mont fort, lived in a magnificent castle in the middle of the forest of the Ardennes, and he thought himself all-powerful. No enemy could stand against him, no

soldier could scale the walls of his domain; every evening lie feasted, and his troubadour sang songs of his fame and the great deeds he had done. Who should come knocking at tho castle gate one day hut one of tho strange little gnomes who also inhabited the forest. He asked for a night’s lodging, and the soldier at the gate, who had a great inspect for gnomes, sent him in to speak to the Baron himself. But the Baron of Montfort burst into a roar of laughter. “Go back to your caves and yofir rocks!” he laughed. “You belong there —I belong here. Keep to your place, earthworm, and I will keep to mine.” The gnome went quickly out; tho Baron filled his drinking cup, the Ivoubador sang, and, for many clays, things went on as usual.? Then, one morning, the Baron saw four men in armour ride up to ids castle wall, and he recognised them as the four great knights of the Ardennes. Then the Baron of Montfort burst again into roars of laughter. “Can four knights take my castle?’ he shouted. “Take no notice of them; prepare the feast as usual.” So the feast was prepared, and, as (lie Baron seated himself at table, tho four knights sprang over the wall, which fell in front of them, and behind them ran a number of little gnomes.

“Without, your knowledge we have protected you for many years, Baron of Montfort,” said the king of tho gnomes. “But now we find that you are no longer worthy of your castle.” So the knights took the castle, and file Baron of Montfort learned that he had no power at all without the help of the little gnomes lie had despised.

TINK’S CROSS-WORD PUZZLE I suppose everyone managed to find the hidden word last week and also to solve tlic whole puzzle. The hidden word was “mind”—represented by the letters at the side, M in D. Full solution: — ACROSS 1/Caused to remember. (Reminded). 7. Part of verb ‘to lie.’ (Are). 8. Number. (One). 0 Pronoun. (Ale). 10. To perform. (Do). 12. Because. (As). 13. Hidden word. (Mind). 15. Something that is supposed to bring luck! • (Mascot). 17. Therefore. v (So). 18. Pronoun. (He). 10. Exclamation. (Oh). 21. Possessive pronoun. (Its). 23. Historical period. (Era). 24. Flav-houses. (Theatres). DOWN 1. Animals. (Rams). 2. Before. ' (Ere). 3. Pronoun. (Me). 4. as lOacross. (Do). 5. Girl’s name. (Ena). 0. Kind of table. (Desk), 10. Plate for serving; food. (Disli). 11. At one time. (Once). 13. Short for ‘mother.’ (Ala), 14. To transact. (Do). 15. Insect. . (Motli). 10. Ripped. (Tore). 17. Rest. (Sit). 20. Possesses. (Has). 22. Compass point. (BE). 23. Suffix. , . (Er). Here is another fairly easy one. Decide wliat word is suggested by the two letters at the side of the puzzle; fill this word ill the puzzle itself, and then go on to solve the whole of it. Clues: ACROSS 1. Twinkles at night. 4. Exclamation of sorrow. 7. Behold! 8. End of a prayer. 11. As far as. 12/Not ugly. 14. Part of verb ‘to he.’ 15. Work with needle and cotton. 17. Negative. 20. Part of verb ‘to be.’ 21. Hidden word. 23. Exclamation: 24. Not ancient. 25. Because. 27. Conjunction. 25. Compass point. 20. Pinches. 30. To transact. 31. Groups. 32. Always. DOWN 1. Crafty. 2. Same as 11 across. 3. Uncommon. 4. Insects. 5. Preposition. (!. Weep. 9. Pronoun. 10. French for “and.” , 12. Peep. 13. Tree. 16. Tire out with worry. 17. Incline the head. 18. Number. 10. Looking-glass. 21. Dresses. 22. Rub out. 26. Perceive. 27. Poem.