AUNT HILDA'S LETTER.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 851, 26 August 1933, Page 18 (Supplement)

AUNT HILDA'S LETTER.

HELPING THE MAILMEN.

Little Ways to Make Life Better.

J)EAR LITTLE PEOPLE,— Every now and again Starlets get a little careless and have to be reminded of what good work means, and this week may I remind many of you that your envelopes must be stamped in the top RIGHT-HAND corner, not the left, as many of you do! When the postal officials are working fast, a stamp in the wrong corner means a slowing up in their work, and it is not fair, is it? And then alas! some very, VERY dirty letters have arrived" and, to be quite frank, they are not nice to open and read. We do not like dirty letters, because it is easy to wash your hands before you start, and it gives you a much better chance. Again, why put neat writing on dirty paper? It is not fair to yourself, is it? Those are the two chief things we had to be frank about to-night. Now many Starlets are eagerly working in their homes for our Christmas mission, and I am having requests for coloured scraps, odd beads, odd leather gloves; in fact, any piece of material at all that can be made to dress a doll or toy. Even father’s discarded ties have good pieces that we can use, and the smallest pieces of silk or wool all find a place to be useful. Will you each try to tuck in a piece of material into your next letter? A scrap from your new Spring frock a bit of wool left from your jumper, any single thing at all. Any old pearls or beads lying about. Golliwogs like to wear beads and bright things. Now let me see. That’s something growled about, something begged for, and my last is good news. Next Saturday, Spring comes to Starland, and we are preparing a very nice page for you to revel in. There will be a surprise on it, so be sure you are waiting for the paper-man next Saturday night. Hooray for the Springtime! Be sure your entries are in on time, won’t you? Happy thoughts to all and many bright hopes and memories. Waiting for the Springtime,—