WENDY’S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 81, 5 April 1930, Page 21 (Supplement)

WENDY’S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS

A SMART POCHETTE FOR MOTHER A smart pochette will make a lovely present for mother or auntie, and it 'ron’t take very long to do. If you •Jtuke it of black material, trimmed wool embroidery in bright colours, it will "go” with any of mother’s clothes, and she’s sure to be pleased with it. You will require a piece of black apron linen. 154 inches long ami 9 inches wide; a piece of orange casement cloth the same size for the lining (or any other colour you think mother would prefer); a piece of tailor’s canvas 15 inches long and 81 inches wide for stiffening; and 4” inches of jade green wool tape. Take the black linen, ami rule a line with white chalk 7 inches along one of the 9 inch sides, 24 inches up from the edge. Then make a shallow triangle with circles and ovals, all sketched in with white chalk. You’ll find it- best to go over me chalk-marks with tacking-threads before beginning the embroidery. Worn the circles in buttonhole stitches and straight stitches, to make conventional flowers; and use every bright colour you can get. putting jade green stitches here ami th »•» suggest leaves.

Press the work when it’s finished.! and cover the tailor’s canvas with the* black linen, slipstitching the two to-1 gether; then turn in wee hems on the] lining, to fit the canvas, and slip-i stitch this over the canvas. Measure' up 5 inches, and fold over to make the pocket part of the pochette as shown in Diagram A. and sew, the sides together. Now take the jade green tape, fold it, and bind all the edges of the pochette with it. It makes a pretty finish if you sew running stitches about a I of an inch long over the front edge of the binding, using a contrasting coloured wool. Diagram B explains what I mean. Press-studs sewn each side of the flap and on the bottom of the pochette will keep it closed If you have any material left over, it woubl be nice to make a little square purse to match. Diagram C shows you what the pochette looks like when it’s opened. Wendy’s Dressmaker. A FORTUNATE GUESS Young Albert came running home with a book under his arm. “Why. what’s that. Albert?” his mother asked. “It’s a prize, mother.” “A prize? What for?” “For natural history, mother. Teacher asked me how many legs an ostrich had, ami I said three.” “But an ostrich has two legs.” “I know that now. mother; but the rest of the class said four, so I was nearest ”

WENDY’S LITTLE COOKS GINGER MARMALADE This marmalade is very delicious for special occasions. It can be use l for putting on the top of fruit salad or ice cream at parties, but it is equally good, served on sriTall plates with a little whipped cream. Put a pint and a half of hot water into a saucepan with two pounds of lump sugar and boil til' the mixture becomes a thick syrup. Now add half a teaspoontul of ground ginger ami one pound of crystallised ginger cut into small pieces. Stir gently all the time, and continue boiling till the mixture jellies. Turn out ineo a jam jar. cover when cold, and use as required.