COUSINS’ CORRESPONDENCE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 14, 30 September 1908, Page 57

COUSINS’ CORRESPONDENCE.

YOUNGER COUSINS’ LETTERS. Dear Cousin Kate, —I expect you will be wondering why I have not written to you for so long. I have not been well, and my eyes have been troubling me lately, and the other week I went up to ■Palmerston to have them tested. I have to wear glasses now, and they do feel So funny. I go to the Technical School here to learn dressmaking, and I like it very much. There has been a big bazaar here in aid of the Rowing Club’s funds, and the hall looked very pretty. I am afraid this will be my last letter, as we do not take the “Graphic” now, and it (would be no use me writing, because I (would not see your answers to my letters. I am very sorry, because I used to take such an interest in the children's page. Now I must conclude, wishing the Cousins’ Society every success, and very best wishes for yourself. With love from Cousin BERYL, {Dear Cousin Beryl,—l wonder what it h in New Zealand that has such a bad effect on people’s eyes. Such a large number of my friends have had to take to wearing glasses lately, and two cousins too,and they are only babies. lam so sorry you have to also. lam always trying to make up my mind to learn dressmaking, but I hate sewing of any sort, so I don’t think my dress would ever get beyond the cutting-out stage. We had a most successful bazaar here last week to raise money to build a new creche, and they think they will clear over £350. It would not be much fun writing letters and not having any answers, so I can quite understand your not writing; but •we will be sorry to lose you.—Cousin Kate.l ♦ * * Dear Cousin Kate, —It was very nice of you to say that I couldn’t write too often. I love writing to you, and I love getting your letters in return. We are having our holidays just now, and they are so nice. We have had three weeks, and we go back to school a week to-day. I went to “Humpty Dumpty” twice when it was here—once in the afternoon and once in the night time. I liked the night time the better, but I thought it was lovely any time, didn't you, Cousin Kate? We have had such a> dreadful eartiiquake since I wrote to you last, I am so frightened of them, aren’t you? It is nice weather down here just now, and I hope you are having the same. I was asked to a fancy dress dance the other night, and I went as a Cachuca Girl. It was such a lovely dance. Yes, it was the other cousin Essie that I meant. No,

I did not write your name In my birthday book, Cousin Kate, because if ever I come up to Auckland I want you to put it in yourself for me, please. I got Ethel Turner’s new book the other day, called “That Girl.” It is such a lovely book, I think. Have you read it? Well, dear cousin, I think I had better stop now, with lots and lots of love for yourself and all the cousins. From MARJORIE. tYbu seem to have longer holidays at this time of the year in Napier than our Auckland schools allow. All my small nieces have been having holidays, too, but they only had three weeks. I am glad you enjoyed your holidays so much. Wasn’t it a good thing that the fine weather came in holiday time? We have had some lovely weather, too, but to-day it is ■wretched, raining and blowing, too. I suppose it is the commencement of the equinoctial gales. I don’t think I have ever experienced a really severe earthquake, so I don’t know whether I should be frightened or not; but the small shocks have only given me a nice creepy feeling, without being afraid, though the people I was staying with were terrified. We never have shocks here, you know. I liked “Humpty Dumpty” very much, but I liked “Mother Goose” better, didn’t you? I haven’t had time to read “That Girl” yet, but I hear it is very good, so I must get it. —Cousin Kate.]