Between Ourselves

Southland Times, Issue 22199, 16 December 1933, Page 18

Between Ourselves

Cousin Connie: Thank you for the lovely Christmas tree presents. I am thrilled with them. I do hope you will manage to be present on Hospital Day. I particularly want all my country cousins to be there. Cousin Jingle Bells: I will send your enrolment card very soon. I hope, you get a nice prize book. When the badges arrive I will certainly send you one. You knew I had to send away to get some more made, didn’t you?

Cousin Elaine: Your letter reached me safely. It was nice to hear from you. About the marks—if you put down every mark you receive for your entries you will be given a prize of 2/when' you gain 50 marks. You must send me the name of every entry for which you gained marks when you apply for your prize. Your enrolment card will be posted very soon. Cousin Tui: What clever girls you are! Fancy your sister being dux and you 2nd in your class. Really, your Cousin Betty is proud of you! You can write the composition you suggest for the Christmas Page, can’t you? Cousin Chatterbox: I hope your mother has managed to get a car and that, you will have u very jolly holiAnnie: Yes—it would be gorgeous if you could knit a ball for the Christmas tree and Tuesday would do for you to send it, I think. Send me your 50 total as soon as you gam it, my dear. Cousin June Roses: Thank you for the stamps. I do love your penname. What made you choose it? I am glad your brother won a prize at the show. I hope I shall see you soon. Cousin Ellora: How very well you write, my dear! It such a pleasure to receive well-written letters. The fernery must be lovely. Congratulation on getting a prize for your needlework. , , , Cousin Lui: I am sorry you have had to wait so long for your enrolment card, but I am getting some new ones printed as we finished the other ones. Thank you so much for the Christmas gift. I loved it. Cousin Betty: Am glad the dancing recital was such a success. Congratulations on passing with honours into Std. four. I will not be here in January to see you on any special day, but in February I will be here on Tuesday afternoons and Saturday mornings. Cousin Golden Kowhai: I do hope the play will be a success. What a funny character you are going to be in it! I should love to see you. Glad you enjoyed the party. Cousin Daffodils: I expect you are glad to be back at school with all your friends. I loved your drawing. Cousin Amber: Yes, I am feeling Christmasy, too. This is a jolly time of year isn’t it? I loved the scrap-books. What nonsense about not writing every week! I’d like you to write every day

if you could. I should love to see “the new baby.” • Cousin Anzora Viola: I do hope you really will come in for hospital day. Thank you for the Christmas tree gifts. Please give Daphne my love. I hope you have a jolly time at Mataura. Cousin Little Dinky Girl: I hope you enjoy the break-up. So glad you like the Page. It is fun, isn’t it? Perhaps you will be able to come in for Hospital Day, now that it’s on Friday. Cousin Rambling Rose: It was nice to hear from you again. I am so glad your little sister is going to join us. There are well over 1400 cousins, my dear! What do you think of that? I hope your calf will win competitions for you when it is bigger. I love your nom de plume. Cousin Dawn: I hope you passed your proficiency. Congratulations on winning the tennis. Did you go to the Show? It was a lovely day, wasn’t it? The beret sounds very pretty. Are you going to knit your sister one?