COUSIN BETTY’S LETTER

Southland Times, Issue 21097, 31 May 1930, Page 22

COUSIN BETTY’S LETTER

—QUOTATION for today.—

The sweet light of friendship is like that of phosphorus — Seen most plainly when all around is dark. —Author unknown. (Sant in bv Cousin Doris Winder).

And that, my dearest Cousins, is a very wonderful thought; one jvhich forms the basis of our own page, unless I’m very much mistaken. Which reminds me of our voting friends in the Isabella Dryburgh School, whom I haven’t seen for such a long time. Did you know they had a special exhibit in the Show'.' Of course you did, and most of you examined those wonderful things very carefully, I’ll be bound, and wished you could use your fingers so skilfully! Anyway, Miss Macdonald has.sent me a list of the kinds of things those fourteen young people made, and 1 must say it quite lakes my breath away! Now you read it ; 1. Clay : Vases. 2. Plasticine : Monument. 3. Knitting : Slippers. 4. Weaving: Slippers and bag. 5. Painting : Cherries. 6. Stuffed Toys : Dog, doll, duck i towel), rabbit. 7. Fancywork : D’oyley. tray cloths, pillow slip, feeder, laundry bag. S. Crochet : Handkerchief, string bag. 9. Suede : Shaving paper holder, snap album, napkin ring. 1(1. Cane work : Baskets, trays, toast rack. 11. Woodwork : Noah's Ark. cut out mounted animals, movable horse. 12. Cardboard : Garage, crocodile (movable). 13. Raffia and wool work : Bag apron, cake trays, Howers, pockettc, teapot stand, pom-poms, baskets, kettle holder. 11. Paper flowers: Tulips. 15. Marqueterie : Vase and napkin rings. 111. Wax : Brooch, order slate, match box. And Miss Macdonald adds that it was a very hurried exhibit, as their stock was very low, because they had .-old a lot of it! What do you think of that? Our school, my dears—we will always feel possessive towards it. 1 know and what wonderful things Miss Macdonald has achieved in it already! I think, as a special treat, I'll take one or two of you with me one day soon. How soon could you get away from school?. You can see 1 couldn’t resist starting the serials this week, because those two happened Io be in early. That will mean your agony will be prolonged a week less now. Remember. first instalments must all be in to-day, and the second by Saturday, June 28. Goodness me—what a lightning Hash that was! It makes me wonder what, guilty thing I have been doing—it seems that lightning, like conscience, makes cowards of us all —of me. anyway! I'm going to bed, and I wouldn't be surprised if before long I’m burying my head under the blankets! 5 our loving O~\.ed l/t-i