The Cambria Daily Leader

I Children's Corner. 1 I BY UNCLE JOHN I We will select another of tho little essays on "The Two Minutes' Silence" —one of those that camo too late for the competition, and will go through it together this afternoon: I do not think that I shall ever forget II the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the year 1919. I I remember the Armistice Day quite well, but it did not impress me so much as I f 't I t!»e morning of its first anniversary. Aiter a short morning service in the hall, I wiiien our headmaster introduced the morning's work, we proceeded to our re- spective classrooms. Here our class teacher gave us a mcst interesting les- son on the League of Nations, and pre- pared us for the important ceremony of the morning. At five minutes to tleven we all stood up, and his last words were, Remember those who have gone; give them a thought, and return thanks for our great deliverance." The piano then struck Auld Lang Syne in very slow time, and all the classes marched solemnly out to the liall at the same time. Not a word was spoken, and the silence was awful. Many of the boys and girls could not stand it, and burst I into tears. Then our headmaster helped us to think, and on our bended knees we all repeated a very appropriate" I prayer specially composed by him. Then followed a deep silence, and 370 children I paid a tribute to those who had sacrificed ail that we might have peace. -Gwen Thomas, Standard VII., Gendros School. I observe that the poetry sent in is improving as we go along, and the only thing I want to remind you of is that, when quoting, you should give the name of the author for the benefit of others, and in fairness to all. 2, Hopkins-row, Swansea.—Dear Uncle John,—I am sending you this letter to ask you wÇluld you be willing to accept some ooe(rt> Here is the first. one:— I SUNBEAM AND DEWDROP, W" I Oh, sunbeam: Oh, sunbeam! H I would be a sunbeam, too, When nUl winter chill Hushes lark and rill, When the thunder showers f Bow the weeping flowers; When shadows creep, Cold, dark and deep. We would follow swift and bright, Blending all our love and light, Chasing winter grim and hoary, Shining all our tears away; Turning all the gloom to glory, All the darkneS6 into day. Oh, dewdrop! Oh, dewdrop, I would be a dewdrop, too; When tho fatal glow, Sultry, still and slow, Milke. the scentless flowers, Drooping, withering bowers, Leaf and shade and bloom, touched with early doom; Wo would follow sweet and bright, Blending life and love and light; Making what was parched and dreary, Glad and lovely, fresh and fair; Softly cheering what was weary, Sparkling, ctarlike, everywhere. I Annie Harwood (8 years old). I A LITTLE WELSH. Lu hr,1 -ill r. This is unusual, 60 we win close 1-1; Corner gathering for to-day with it 18, Xeuadd-road, Gwauncaegurwen.— Dear Uncle John,—I am sorry for being 30 long in writing to you. I am now sending you gome Welsh riddles and jokes for the Corner. KiUcinWM .IrJjXiXM X • .'1 I Plentyn bach, rhyw dair blwycM oea, mewn capel am y tro cyntaf ar nos Sul, ge.r Pedaircroesffordd, a flinodd ar y gwasanaeth dechrenol, a dywedodd: Dowch adre, mam, 'dw i ddim yn leicio yma." Ni awn adref vn y munud, inedd y fam. Daeth y weddi, a phan welodd y bychan bawb yn rhoddi eu pennau i lawr: "Dowch 'rwan, mami, welwcl1 mae pawb yn myn'd i gysgu yma! Milgi, molwen, britli, llydan ei gefn. ac arno wrych, Ac enw'r ci, ac fe enwais ef dai. r gwaith. —Ateb, Ac. Wedi ei ladd, ac wedi ei blingo, eto mae'n <S'lliud ac enaid byw ynddo. Ateb. esgia. Winifred Roberts, I

EIN HiAlTH, EIN CWLAD A NCENEDL. (GAN AWSTIN.) I Gallaswn lenwi colofn ag atgofion ac ebion melusion y garreg adsain, pe cawn ofod, i geisio cyfleu i'r darllenydd feddyl- ddrych o ddarlith Mr. L. J. Roberts ar Urinley Richards," fel y traddodwyd hi o flaen Mabinogion Abertawe nos Fawrtli. Llywyddai Mr. D. Rhys Phillips yn hapus, a chawd noson ragorol vm mhob ystvr Cyfansoddwr cerddorol athrylitbgar yn ymdrin a'i destyn yn feistrolgar ac yn garuaidd; Mr. Ivor Owen yn rhoddi enghreift'tiau ardderchog o drefniant B.K. ar alawon CymreigMiss Ccinwen Thomas yn ,,ii-neiid yt- un rnO(ld ar y rnvth: a Madame Lottie Jone". Madfuue Jkbth Jones-Thomas, a Mr. Isaac Edwards yn canu'r alawon. Sinradwyd gan gyn-lywydd y Cymradorion (Mr. John Lewis) a r beirdd Gloria is a Brithyll Tawe. I'a beth gwell fuasai'n bosiblr Fel ffrydlif y mynydd, tyrr Gwili dros derfynnau Clawdd Oft a, a cha'r awen pi I rhyddid i ganu yn yr iait'll gynta.f a fo yn yr awyrgylch. Felly, diolch am ti nodvn heddyw:— ) LEAVES. I When Autumn's blast the wood bereaves Ot golden leaves, unstirred I sing; But ah the leaves. The stricken leaves, Half-bud, halt-leaf, that fall in Spring I When sere and yell<5w leaves are tossed Down Autumn's lawns, I blithely sing: But ah, the frost, Rude April's frost. That nips and strips the hopes of Spring! When leaves of Autumn eddy and dance, Above their glad release I sing; Ah, wood's of France, Of blasted Franco, And that wild rain of leaves in Spring! Gwili. Bydd pennillion fl y rhai hyn fyw wedi i gynnyrchion "Iake roets" y Se.son fyned i ebargofiant.

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i For the La d ies. 1 For the Ladies. ♦ II Dressmaking at Home II A Warm Underskirt II The prospect of a cold winter, with the need for the very greatest economy in coal, owing to the shortage and high prices, is leading women everywhere to provide themselves with as warm under- wear as they possibly can; and a smartened-up edition of an old friend, the petticoat, is now becoming popular I with those of the older generation. j Here, then, is a nice model, made with j a yoke band, which does away with any unny fulness at the waist, and also adds to the warmth, as this is lin&d or donMe, which will doubtless be ap- prove d of by many readers of the older generation, and a model which oan be used for an underskirt if wished, when suitable materials would, of course, be selt-et(,d. A flounce, cut on the straight, and I edged with festooning, gives a little extra J fulness, and freedom of movement to the | lower edge. s In the case of an underskirt, where striped materials are used, variety and a smartening touch would be effectod by cutting this on the cross. As to materials, flannel, winccy (striped or plain), can be used, whilot ripple cloth is soft and light and warm, and makes very nice petticoats where all I [ flannel cannot be afforded. If intended for an over-petticoat, mercerised poplin I ie excellent for inexpensive underskirts, as it is soft and of a slippery surface, and can be had in a gnod range of colour- ing, whilst a further recommendation is 1 that it wears and washes extremelv well. j TO CUT OUT. I Place the centre front to the fold of jj the material (which should be already doubled) and the front edges of side- I widths to the selvedges—the skirt being § a three-piece one. The yoke is cut to | shape, and the centre is seamless, to cor- | respond with the front. The flounce, as I I have said above, is on the straight, but ji may be cut either selvedge or widthway.s, as may be the most eCQnomical Thus, if you can divide the flounce evenly width- wise it will perhaps be better to get it I this wey, and it is less likely to split than when cut widthways. Mark round the outline of the skirt gores and the notches. I and then cut out, allowing the necessary I turnings. TO MAKE UP. II When ready, join the various portions 1 of the skirt together at the seams, and | according to the notches, by means of | neat run-nnd-fel seams-or French ones | if ttia material w;ll allow of this; then 8 make the placket opening and gather the upper edge. v Next join and finish the yoke band, ar- range the skirt waist to this, first turn- ing in the lower edges to face, and stitch as in th& sketch; make the button-holes, sew on the buttons, and iiii;sh off. Next join the flounce widths together, divide in four, gather each quarter, using one thread for each section, mark the skirt to correspond, pin in place to each jj quarter, draw up gathers to fit, and I secure to petticoat, reate.n and fasten off R ends of thread firmly. Lastly, ornament 1 the lower edge of flounce with festooning, 0 and finish off. For the festoons you can U use a penny or a half-penny for the half- jj circle-, which are all that is necessary; | whilst for the fpots a tlireepennv-piecp BI will do for the circle. SLIP-ON KNICKERS. g Here is a pattern of what are ofen E known as Directoire knickers," which are easy to make and very comfortable in wear, as no buttons, tapes, or fastenings are required. Stockinette or thin serge i's liked where woollen goods are required; whilst ethers prefer 6i!k or something of a slippery nature, to be worn with a warm lining, and for this purpose the material above mentioned, viz., mercerised poplin, is excellent. TO CUT OUT. oll As 010 pattern consists only of one pbr- I tion, the placing and catting out are very | easy matters. Op'.noutyourma.?rlaltua its full width, fold in half widthways, 8 then place the pattern on the folded 1 material, with the front and back to the i selvedge edges. Mark ^ound, also the | notches, and cut out, allowing the neces- | eary turnings. I 9 TO MAKE UP. Ig When ready, join the npper and Iciwer 1 log-seams in the ordinary way, oversew | neatly, and press; then turn in the knee- edges and hem, making this wide enough for elastic to be run through. The waist-ed ges are finished off in the, same wa.y. though if the material be rather thick it is better to add false hems of silk, when the rosettes at the side (as f in the sketch) can be made of the sauie f te. if

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