Between Ourselves

Southland Times, Issue 22038, 10 June 1933, Page 18

Between Ourselves

Cousin Violet: I do hope your brother is better again, and that none of the rest of you allowed his bad example and had to stay in bed. I am glad you like your badge. Cousin Eugene: It was both a joy and a relief to receive your long letter, and to know you have passed through such a painful experience successfully. What a trying time you have had, and how nice it is to think it is all over. I certainly have missed your visits, and have been making enquiries about you. Give Dot my love, too, and my condolences. What an industrious family you are, with all that knitting being done. I shall think of the celebration on June 13.

Cousin Mistletoe: My dear, it would be lovely if you came here for the tourney—do make that team! Then we’ll celebrate! The operetta sounds impressive—will you have much singing to do? It will mean a lot of work, of course, but rehearsing will be great fun.

Cousin Gladys: Yes, this is certainly the weather for woollies—one compensation. is that people are such good knitters these days. What colour is the new one to be? The basketball tournament must have been fun, even although it rained Cousin Rosebud: Indeed it has been cold in town, too. Make no mistake about that! I am very glad that your nervousness only took the form of making you blush. It would have been much worse had you lost your memory, or giggled! Cousin Emily: Your letter was worth waiting for —I am glad you still read the page, and think of me a lot. Your time must be pretty fully occupied with music, sewing, housework, and my little namesake! I almost feel I know her, I have heard so much about her. Do you ever try to make up verses now? I hope so. I should be sorry to think you had given that up altogether. Cousin Diana: Yes, I certainly feel we are justified in grumbling about the weather—a little. It has been consistently wet and cold for a very long time now. What do you suggest we should do about it next?

Cousin Norman: I am so glad you like your enrolment card. Are you going to frame it ? It is lovely to know you are better again. Look after yourself.

Cousin Daffodil: No, I have never had the mumps, nor do I want any first-hand experience of them! What a lot of interesting things you are learning to bake. Mother must be having visions of passing on that job to you! Cousin Tweedledee: I am so glad you are going to bring your little sister to see me —I am looking forward to it. Arthur Weigall is the man who writes so interestingly about Egypt—there are a number of his books in the athenaeum. The Fitful Fancies are for senior cousins, and for those who have passed the competition age limit, and are essays and little musings on anything that has been interesting them. Cousin Iris: Welcome, my dear I was very glad to enrol you, and I hope your enrolment card has reached you safely. Cousin Evening Star: What busy fingers you have, to be accomplishing so many tasks at once. And so your teacher is coming back after a little while—you’ll have to see how nice you can be to her then. I am so glad you intend starting to write for the page shortly. Don’t put it off too long. Cousin Thistledown: It was lovely to know your badge has brought you so much pleasure. I hope it will be a symbol of great happiness. What an energetic day you spent on the King’s Birthday—it was certainly a novel way of celebrating it! Cousin Snowgirl: What a _ darling little Persian Fluffy sounds—how old is she? No, we haven’t had any snow to speak of as yet—and, with you, I say “Thank goodness!” Cousin Harry: Evidently Geoffrey does not share those other cousins’ antipathy for spiders. Did he really carry them in his hand? You are working well. Cousin Sunshine Susie: Such a nice long chatty letter, dear—l was delighted with it. You must be a very efficient knitter, to knit such intricate things, and so quickly. Gloves are rather “fiddling” to make, I’m told. They are certainly very cosy for this weather. Cousin Anzora Viola: I hope you have a lovely holiday, dear, and that the weather is much better than it is at present. If you could let me know what day you are coming in, perhaps I could arrange to see you. Cousin Silver Streak: I would advise you to go to a chemist for advice about your chilblains, dear. They are not things one can afford to neglect. Your new coat and its accessories sound lovely. Cousin Annie: Yes, when you have reached 50 marks, send me in a detailed chart of the marks, and you will. Will receive 2Z-. Your sister certainly was very lucky to win such a handsome table-cloth. Cousin Sunset: No, the marks you win in other parts of the page have not to be added to the Mind Sharpeners’ ones. The dictionary is to be won by the first c<*Jsin, who reaches a thousand marks in the ’Sharpeners alone. I am sure you must enjoy the cookery lessons very much.