THE MAILBAG.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21153, 9 April 1932, Page 4 (Supplement)

THE MAILBAG.

Margaret (.'lark.-—You Imvo taken great care with the sketches, hut I am sorry none of them is quite up to publication standard. Wo can uho only the very best iti our page Mary Sutherland.—llov. - exciting to he caught in a thunderstorm 3ii:o that! I am suro you we.e triad when you got safely home. Will you please remember another time to wriio on one side of the paper only ? Mildred Baker-CJabb.— I think quite a lot of little fe.'.ride cottages must bo feeling lonely and deserted just now, Mildred. Your verses are not- very good poetry, but I am Hure you have many happy memories of you* holiday. Olive 11yc e. You did not give t)io date of the page you mention, nor the number <.f marks yr 1 have alieady. This is always necessary w en making a query about cards. According 1 > my book, you have now I*o marks towa d your D.D.M.U.G. When you are ready tr excluingo seeds, just send along a note for mr Corner. Mabel Ktr ::k.—You may join if you wish. Fill in a fo "in next lime onu is printed. Joan Schwarz—Many thanks for (lie seed. Joan. I shall bo very interested to see what t e flowers are like. I do hope you will not spend any money buying the. other seeds; I much prefer just a few little things from my pen-friends' own gardens. Did you lil e your certificate? Vivienno Grey.—Anyone may contribute to our Gaiden Lovers' Corner. No prizes are awarded for jmy paragraphs or letters published, lovever, as they are all written j tor lovo of a garden. | John Pa orson.—Wo don't have fancy | pen-names in " Girls and Boys," John. I ! like to thi ik of all my young friends by j their own lames. F. Mors. n.—Little verses very quaint. Patsy will make a good garden-lover later on! Balhin I uttrell.—Many thanks for your letter aboi t tho bulbs. It was indeed a lino parcel, and it was quite exciting opening so ma ly interesting litt.lo packets, all neatly lab lied. Please thank mother for me. too. : don't think I know tho caffa lilies, but [ have had pome lino clumps of white wats mi a for many years. Now I have pomo pink and other colours, too. 1 look at, my spc ial " Corner " every morning to «en if ther i are any more little green wines above groi nd. It. was all right about, the marks. 'Here i* no set. rule. You'll probably get II for tho next, if it is very good!

Winifred Stone.—l am so sorry you had to wait so long for tho last fivo marks to complete your 100. But there was no fivemark card among those you sent, and my book only credits you with 1)5. Aro you holding n card—(hero may have been some mistake. Good luck with your D.M.8.G.! Nellio Donovan.— I have sent your letter on to tho secretary of (ho league as you asked. I think it would be a fine thing for you to form a similar club. Dorothy Bramley.—Tho account of tho picnic is nicely written, but 100 long for a leilcr and not enough in it for an essay. LETTERS ALSO RECEIVED FROM:Jonn Hchwarz, ,Rosemary .Alexander. John Paferson, Josie Philp. Eunice Paul, Jim Cowie and Rello fledges.