Girls and Boys

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24275, 16 May 1942, Page 4

Girls and Boys

DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS,— HOW busy the lightning fairies were early in the week. One night when I was returning home from the office they were having the greatest of fun with the wind ond the rain sprites. The night was just as black as could be, and with no street lights to guide me I had a very strange feeling I 1 might any moment run into a telephone pole 1 or tread on a stray pussycat. But every now ; and then the lightning fairies would light the way for me. In fact they did it so well | I almost thought they were trying to blind ] me once or twice, their light was so bright, but they really did stop me from banging my head on a post. And, of course, the rain j sprites came down in thousands and the l wind did his best to blow me back to the < city. But home was reached eventually and ( there was my bedraggled pussy. Grey Malcolm, sitting out in all the storm waiting for me. He doesn't mind the wind and the wet one bit, but we do when he brings a host of rain sprites into the house! But now the storms are over, we hope, all the gardens ore fresh and clean again, and we look forward to another . . week of gay, sunny holidays. Love to you all, II I boys and girls, from *» v

Shadows in Disguise For this game a white sheet is hung up at one end of the room, and the shadow-seeker must sit close to it and face it. There must be only one light in the room and that must be placed behind the shadow-seeker. The rest of the players must disguise themselves as much a"s possible; they must then throw their shadows on the sheet by passing between the lamp and the sheet. When their names are guessed they have to take the position of shadow-seeker in place of the other. —From Mnira Ronaldson Song Story "Swinging Along the Road to Victory" sat "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" with "The Handsome Territorial." fhey were travelling "South of the Border" to "Melody Farm" to see "The Man With the Mandolin" and "Whistling Bufus." —Original, Audrey Hewitt (14). Tongue Twister Say this five times: Five fat fish fiounded far for fifty-five funny furlongs. - —Original, by P. Hines (11).

Slippers from Old Stockings Dear Anne Shirley,—Here are directions for making slippers out of old silk stockings:— Cut off tops of stockings and open out. Cut into strips about threequarters of an inch wide. The silk part of the stockings must be an inch wide, as it pulls out thinner. Join all together and wind into a ball, cast on 60 stitches and purl the next row. Next row, purl and plain right along. These two rows are continued for 3$ inches, finishing on a purl and plain row. Next row, knit into backs of stitches, right across. Next row: Cast off 25 stitches; do next in pattern and

cast off remaining 25. Now continue on the 10 stitches for three inches. Knit into back of stitches and cast off on right side of slipper. Sew up the back and the bottom, then sew up the two sides of the tongue. —From Nancy Bowring (10). Six "Cars" in a Row 1. Here is a car that you eat (carrot). 2. This "car" is a thing you fire (cartridge). 3. A "car" that you eat is a (caramel). 4. It also can be a (cardigan). 5. A "car" is a place in England (Carlisle). 6. You can see this "car" at the theatre (cartoon). —Original, by Elizabeth Parkinson (13). Sunset It's the broom of the wind that sweeps the clouds Over the radiant sky; The sunset tints and the glorious shades Show us night is nigh. —'Original, by Paulctte A. Leaning (15).