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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4495, 24 November 1922, Page 4

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WELDON’S JOURNALS. Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal for. November is showing autumn styles in ladies’ wrap-coats and evening dresses and pretty costumes'. A very pretty design of a bead transfer accompanies this issue, as well as some free patterns, whicihi comprise coat and skirt, dainty jumper, and overbodice. With this issue there is also a special suplemont showing all the latest autumn designs fop both indoor and outdoor, The-number is well up-to-date, Weldon’s Bazaar ofl Children’s Fashions, November, number, has the most splendid easy r to-make designs for the kiddies, and tlhie gratis patterns enclosed include a girls’ coat in two styles, 8 tp 10 years, a girl s dress. 4 to 6 years, boy’s tunic suit, 2 to 4 years, and a child’s sleeping suit, 6 months to 1 year, ,witjh pimple directions for cutting out and making up. Included in the number, are instructions for knitting a small boy’s suit, the newest coats, dresses, and hats for girls of all ages, school wear for girls and) boys, dainty party and dance frocks, dresses for everyday and best wear, new styles for the girl in her teens, sets for the tiny tots, baby’s layette, a lesson in dressmaking, how to make a girls cohv, hairdressing for the girl with straight hair, the children’s page, with a story anl Middles, cookery recipes for the nursery table, etc, “AUSSIE” MAGAZINE. Perhaps the mpst valuable fragment of literature ever preserved in Australia is reproduced in the November issue of “Aussie,” It is the last sentence written by Henry Lawson—an incomplete sentence it is, and it was written only a few hours before his death. The M.S.S. finished with three small marks, which would appear to indicate that Lawson was . forced to stop on account of the ! shakiness' of his hand. The M.S.S. was being written for “Aussie,” and ' was the third of flip series of stories : which have been appearing in that paper under the title of The Casual ; Australian,”

The issue, as usual, is bright in verse, stories, jokes', and articles, and particularly interesting are the sketches of “Henry Lawson in Maoriland,” by Tom Mills', and “Two Poets” (a comparison of the lives ofl Kendall. and Lawson), by Gertrude Lawson (the poet’s sister). The illustrated portion ofi the magazine is represented by 50' humorous pictures, including a very attractive and laughable double page entitled “Dum Animals',” by R. G. Russom. The result of the “Aussie” Humour Compaign, whicihi was inaugurated to encourage a higher standard in Australasian humorous art and literature, appears in this issue of “Aussie.” The response to the competition was extraordinarily strong, and “Aussie” believes that he succeeded in his object of giving practical encouragement tp Australasian black-and-white artists to improve the standard of their work. Oyer 1500 MSS. were received during the three months, and although some of the work was hopeless, “Aussie” was able to discern a number of first-effort, writers whose .work w.as acceptable, and’pthers w!ho showed much, promise and that they were worthy of encour- ! agemen t and guidance. The response by the artists was '■ even more satisfactory than that by ' the writers, Over 1000 drawings were received, and the work ofj between 60 ■ and 70 different Australasian .artists j appeared during tllie three months.