[?]Lora-Belle, The Bride

Doll

"AO you remember Christine? She is -‘'the creation of Miss Alice M. Booth f Sydney and we told you about her Everal years ago.

Christine, of course, was a doll and in er little book about her. Miss Booth jld up-and-coming young needlewomen f seven or eight or 10 or so how to dress er. There were patterns for her out t and stitch-by-stitch directions, hristine was a great success.

Miss Booth has now brought out an ther little book which she has called Here Comes the Bride,” which is about bride-doll called Flora-Belle—a seven r eight inch tall, blonde beauty who an be bought in places like Woolworths >r about 3/-. The life-story of Flora lelle and something about her young wner, Minna, is all there and so are atterns for Flora-Belle’s wedding dress nd trousseau and fur topper and going way dress and hat, plus directions for ewing them.

Miss Booth’s Christine had . the blessing f Education Departments in Australia nd found its way into British and Linerican schools and even Buckingham ’alace. Flora-Belle should be a similar access. Miss Booth’s books were •rimarily designed for sick, crippled or utback children but the reaction of most ittle girls (and big ones) on receiving it dll be to hunt out mother’s scrap-bag nd get going with scissors and needle.

Here Comes the Bride is 4/3 (Aus ralian) post free. You may buy it from diss Booth direct. Her address is PO Box 3, North Sydney, NSW.

M. Charpon, Inspector General of

’ublic Education in New Caledonia,

isited Fiji and Tahiti in April.