WENDY’S DRESSMAKERS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1933, Page 18 (Supplement)

WENDY’S DRESSMAKERS

INTRODUCING MR. BOODLE. Mr. Boodle! That’s what we call him, children, and he really is a darling! Look at his portrait, and I’m sure you 11 not be able to rest until you have a toy like him. Tink made him as a present for Billikins—who was simply delighted. You see, Mr. Boodle fits over your hand, and you can make him waggle his head with your forefinger, while the thumb and middle finger work his arms. Mr. Boodle is perfectly simple to make.

An old rubber ball about the size of an orange forms his head it must be hollow, as you have to make a small hole in one end to take your finger. Diagram A shows the ball, with a hole punched in it. Now cut a circle of flesh-coloured material about ten inches across, and fold this over the ball. Run a thread round the edge of the material and pull it up tightly, but be careful not to cover up tAe hole. The hanging piece of stuff is the foundation to which you attach Mr. Boodle’s coat—Diagram B explains all this. Paint a funny face on the front ,of the. “head,” using water-colours as dry as possible. Diagram C gives ypu the pattern for the coat. You’ll need a piece of gailypatterned cotton, twenty inches long and twelve inches wide. Fold this widthways and lengthways, and cut as shown. Sew up the side seams and hem the bottom. Then cut two little hands from pink felt,

sew these inside the sleeve openings, and stitch up these openings. Sew the coat to the head, taking your stitches through the extra material below, as shown by diagram D—the dotted lines represent the material hanging down inside the coat. A row of buttons down the front of the coat, and a gaily spotted neck-tie complete Mr. Boodle’s garments. If you have a funny little hat, such as you often get at parties, stitch this to the top of his, head, and he’ll look quainter than ever! It’s an awfully good plan to make a Mrs. Boodle, too, and a couple of BoodleBabies! You can have the jolliest games with such a happy family! Wendy’s Dressmaker. THE COOLEST MAN. The coolest man in the world must be the hero of one of the true stories in General Seely’s new book called For Ever England. This cool man fell overboard in the Atlantic, 80 miles from land, in a heavy swell, and was picked up two hours later by a steamer which chanced to sight him. When asked if he had not endured agonies of anxiety he replied: “Oh, no, sir. I’d learned to float. I knew I was on the track of ships. It seemed ' to me there was nothing to worry about. I just waited to be picked up.” If we could only face petty calamities in the way that this man faced disaster what a lot of wear and tear we should save our souls! LOUD LAUGHTER. An amusing story is told of an incident during a Test Match many years ago on 'the Melbourne ground. Australia was batting and the first man, of whom great things were expected, was dismissed for a duck. The huge crowd was dumbfounded, and remained silent as the batsman walked toward the pavilion. Suddenly the silence was broken by the sound of loud, derisive laughter. It came from three kookaburras —laughing jackasses—who were perched in a high tree overlooking the ground. The effect was wonderful. The batsman turned and raised his cap to the birds, and the fieldsman and the thousands of onlookers were convulsed with merriment. Hopes were raised, confidence returned, and the next man in made a big score. That was in the days when tall gum trees surrounded the ground. To-day Melbourne is a big city of more than a million inhabitants.