Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-27

terS about your Christmas fun. LIZ
My Dear Aunt Julia: Allow me to come
in for a short chat. Thanks! I esteem it as
the highest compliment that can be paid me
this lonesome night. l trust you will net
consider me trespassing on the privilege of
the more gifted writers. Christmas is draw
ing near, and suspect most of you are busy
trying to suggest presents for your friends.
think the brown domestic apron is a very
attractive gift In making this one yard of
domestic is required; it is cut very near
diamond shape. The bottom is left square
and the top is cut in shape. This leaves
two POINTS to be pinned to your waist. The
apron can be hemmed and chain stitched or
bricr stitched all around or put a button
hole stitch with a crochet needle; then en-
broider three butterflies across the bottom
Cor any design desired). Put on the strings
twelve inches from top. This is very at
tractive gift, and not expensive. Another
suggestion is the combing facquette. Take
one Turkish towel fold in about three
inches of the center, so as to Leave the front
three inches longer than back; cut the neck
out in any shape you like best; crochet
buttonhole stitch around the neck and all
around the towel with baby blue or pink
thread; make a cord of the same color for
the waist line; have it long enough to tie in
a loose knot; cut Sits about one inch from
side of towel and buttonhole work; run the
cord through these and tie in front or side.
Also, little embroidery makes it more
attractive. Wishing you all 4 very merry
Christmas and a joyous New Year, I beg
to remain sincerely yours,
Kossuth, Miss.
Dear Auntie and Cousins; 1t is awfully
dark and rainy this Sunday morning and ]
feel little bit lonesome. I live on a farm
in the southern part of South Carolina, but
dad is building lis a nice new bungalow in
nearby town. am twelve years old, have
brown eyes (rather large), black hair,
medium complexion and l am rather large
for my age. weigh eighty-five pounds and
am in the sixth grade ut school. Now you
know all about me, so we can pass on to
other subjects. Did you cousins have very
nice time Thanksgiving? l did. l am
planning much nicer time for Christmas.
All the folks are coming and we are going
to nave two turkeys (think of it-wth
craEberriesD. One of my brothers q have
slX) will come all the way from New York
cousins write me. 1 shall be very glad to
hear from you. Lots of love and best
Christmas wishes for Aunt Julia and the
cousins. From
ELMA EDGEwoRTH.
Mount Crogman, S. c., Route 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and All You Cousins: We
are two boys and are good huddies and are
also good buddies of Holmes Brockman,
who wrote you n letter a few weeks ago
and please treat us as good as YOU did MIN
for we want to get some mail like lie did
Tor he lust got heaps and piles of letters
We are both seventeen and work in the
orange packing house, so you see we keep
good and busy. Hoping to see this in print
ana let us hear from some of you cousins
DEWEY BROWDER,
G. r ]. T. ANGLIN.
L. S.-Thank you for printing mine.
HOLMES BROCKMAN.
Winter Garden, Fla.
Tap! Tap! Tap! Open the door cousins.
and let us in; it is raining out here. We
are three jolly South Carolina girls We
go to school and have fine time. I,
we got some nice letters. We appreciated
an we didn't answer. Norma Camp, 1 sure
ala appreciate the song you sent to me. 1
nave forgotten your address and I've lost
your letter Aunt Julia, please print this
letter. We will not describe ourselves onIy
to say we are IA years of age. If any of
you cousins wish to correspond with three
South Carolina girls, just let your letters
and cards fly. Will answer all received.
KATE ATKINSON,
NELLIE PATRICK,
CARRIE MOORE.
Mt. Croghan, S. c., R. f. D. /, Box 81.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: have just
finished reading your letters, and decided 1
would write you. What you going to
We are planning on having big time at
the Baptist church. Wish some of YOU
cousins could be with me. Guess 1 had
better describe myself, so here goes: 1 am
four feet tall, weigh Ct pounds, have fair
Skin" and white hair. 1 will be IL years
old December IS, 1921. Who has my birth
day? l go to school every day and am in
the fifth grade. Miss Ova Patterson is
my teacher Cousins. I have been on the
honor roll twice. Well, cousins, I will
ring off for this time. Hoping to hear
from one and all, your new cousin,
WHSLE HOYLE.
Hazelwood, N. c., P. o. BOX 113.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins 1t has been
quite while since l wrote to the happy
band, and no doubt | am forgotten Am T.?
l surely do hope 1 am not. Well, cousins,
| have left the dear old country and
living in a small cotton mill town. And
don't be angry with for saying that, but
it's sure so. l love the dear old country,
the birds, trees and beautiful little brooks
running onward to the larger streams. | just
simply detest the hateful towns. 1t seems
one oiesn't have a bit of freedom at all,
although have nice time going to the
movies and the club which has recently
been organized, but would rather have
meadow than two hours of the best scenes
ever showed on a screen. All, say cousins,
now many have recognized me by this as
the girl that wrote early last spring about
the frogs Not a single one, 1 will bet
wrote last march to The Journal and haven't
wrote since 1 received lots Of letters; in
fact so many I couldn't answer them all.
! nope no one got mad. Hello there, Joseph
Sut!ey. | thought l wouldn't recognize you
with that wooden overcoat on but l did.
My, it is cold isn't it? Look here, kids,
what did you get offended at? Something
wrote? You must not forget to dictate my
letters for you see 1 your private sec
retary, or perhaps you are waiting until
that noTel is finished to make you confident.
Well, Auntie, 1 do hope you will print
this, as it is terrible lonely and letters
surely would cheer a fellow.
l won't describe myself, as l have been
here several times, but will say as 1 have
not used any peroxide on my hair. 1t is
still brown and also my eyes.
Please write to me, boys and girls Your
letters will be answered.
With lots of love to auntie and ALL An
old cousin, ADGIE MAY M,RRIDE
Hanes, N. c.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
come a real new cousin indeed. l enjoy
hearing my mother read the letters from
all of you. ] live in eastern North Carolina
on the rim of Lake Mattamuskute, which is
SO noted for its beauty; tbs almost drained
now, but we can see from my home hun
ireds of wild geese, duck and lots of other
fowls. l am sure any of you would enjoy
trip down here. 1 live on n farm and
like it fine. We have plenty of nice apples,
Walnuts, pecans and peanuts. Now isn't
| that fine? Will some one be kind enough
| to lend me the book, "Opening of a Chest
| nut Bur-" Will return it promptly and ap-
| preciate it very much.
viii you cousins send me some tatting
samples and price per yard All who want
to write to me, I will try to answer all
receive. I am six years old With lots of
! love TO Aunt Julia and Cousins. little
EDNA EARLE BAUM.
Fairfield, n. c., Hyde county, Route I,
! Box "a.
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