CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
VAST SUMS SPENT ON THE CAROL
ING PROCESSIONS LONQ AGO.
t Italy the Calabrlnn Shepherds Conio
Down from the Mountains to Greet tlie
Child Jesns with Soft, Sweet Note.
Quaer Muslo of the Pnrltnns.
To review even briefly the wonderful
Christmas singing and playing in the
Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
centuries is beyond our limits; yet what
scenes, splendid, romantic and glowing
with life, form and color, mention of
those old pageants can summon up! Ao
rrnnt books of the day, preserved in the
British museum, show what vast snins
were spent upon them. Cheapside,
Tower hill, Sonthwark, even forlorn
,tnd fallen Whitechnpel, we ro scenes of
inch festivities. They wake to life as
we read of the caroling processions of
the olden time; yet, as may well be im
agined, such redundant doings led to
excesses, and then authority had to step
in. Ministers and priests forbade much
that had been customary, while with the
Puritans came an absolute law against
aven the singing of carols.
Queer droning music, tuneless and do
pressing, was that of Cromwell's choice;
yet here and there, in the homes of the
better classes, voices were not to bo
silenced. Had they not the precedent of
the angels? As Jeremy Taylor says of
that first Christmas music, "As soon as
those blessed choristers had sung their
Christmas carol, and tanght the church
hymn to put into her offices forever on
the anniversary of this festivity, the
angels returned to heaven;" their earthly
message sung for all a waking Christian
world. Meantime in other lands the
people had caught up the song of tho na
tivity. In Italy the music of Christmas day
for centuries was famous, the Sistine
chapel being historic) for its work of
praise that great day, and from the
sweep of the "Benedictus" and "Magnif
icat" we reach tho sweet soft notes of
those Calabrian shepherds, called Pif
ferari, who come down from the moun- I
tains to sing Christmas hymns from !
place to place, visiting chiefly stables,
where they have a tradition tho Child
Jesus has passed by.
To dictate precisely what should and
what should not constitute good Christ
tnas singing is not possible, but of course
there are, as in every branch of the di
vine art, certain guiding rules, the first
one being that ull music appropriate for
the day should be joyous and expressive
of thanks to God, while there are solemn
parts of every service of such thanks
giving, of course, as with every deep joy
is the "stillness" in heart and voice and
utterance. No home but should have its
own festival of rejoicing, and let those
who seek for home harmonies search
only the nowels or carols of France, or the
hymns of those English writers who had
vast cathedral aisles to fill, yet contrived
to preserve an exquisite simplicity in all
their work.
We need to preserve every Christian
tradition dearly. If the yule log cannot
be lighted, yet from year to year we can
surely keep a fire of good will and cheer,
and rekindle the old flame, as they who
have the yule are wont to do. In the
old times, after the Christmas dinner
had been enjoyed, the loving cup was
passed around, doors at one end of the
long hall were thrown open, and there
entered a company of perhaps fifty per
sonsguests of the host, humble men
and women and children, invited from
far and wide. After a word of welcome
all arose, and as with one voico sang
that most perfect of old Christmas
hymns, "With Hearts Truly Grateful."
Centuries ago other enrols were sung
there, and, as now, a feast provided for
one and all, while the question of rank
was for that day forgotten. Later, in
the orchards, the songs of the season
were sung a tradition prevailing that
this insures a good crop for all during
die coming year.
Our theme is endless, yet it is em
bodied in one dominant idea. Whether
the notes of a great organ rill a cathedral,
whether the humblest little band of
"waifs" fo from door to door, there
should be ono thought uppermost we
sing the message of tho angels, we praise
God, and our hearts should remember
that peace on earth is the glory of the
day. Lucy C. Lillio in Harper's Bazar.
Rolled Turkey and Oyster Suuco.
Boiled turkey should bo fixed exactly
like roast turkey, except that after being
trussed it is bound in a white cloth and
boiled rontinnnnvTv frr fr,n !,....
.w-..j -w- IJVMl
. and a quarter to one and a half, acuord-
iug us us weight vanes irom six to ten
I pounds, it is usually dished with oyster
sauce. To mako oyster sauce, save all
the juice in opening tho oysters; cut off
the beards and put them to boil in the
uquwr, wiiii a mc 01 mace and lemon '
peel; put tho oysters into cold water mid
drain them; strain the liquor; add tote
the oystei-3 jnt drained from the cold
water, with a lump of butter rubbed in
a little flour and enough milk to make
the amount of sauce required. Tut on
the fire and let it boil a fow moments,
stirring constantly. Servo at once. A
little squeeza of lemon is an improve
ment. Philadelphia Hecord. j
Ki-UHor.alilo Selections.
At Christ niujs hu mcrrv nml t l,n ,K-rul u it i. .. i
I And feast thy poor nelu'Ubors, tho treat with ''
lUU HUlllll. i
Thomas Tumor.
It thou v. ouldst walk la light, '
JIulcn other spirits bright. j
' -V. Seymour.
Thou who wast horn and cradled In a manner
Ilast gladdened our poor earth with hope
and rt-Htj !
3h, best beloved, mine not as a stranuur.
Jim lurry, i.ord, our frlcud and Christmas !
guest. i
KnrnU Doudney,
Christmas is here;
W ind w histle shrill.
Icy and chill.
Little care we;
Mule wo fear
Weather without,
f-'il'i-r'-'l nbimt
fi . d j:. ,,y l ri e.
TVacl-eray.
BALDUR AND THE MISTLETOE,
now the Cod of Oratory and Poetry
Died A Legend of the North.
The mythology of the north unfolds
to us the fatal power of tho mistletoe in
the charming myth of Baldur, the young
god of oratory and of poetry.
Baldur the Good was the favorite eon
of Odin, and beloved of all the gods es
pecially for his marvelous leauty and
courage. From a succession of terrible
dreams he believed himself doomed to
death and related the hideous vision to
tho assembled gods, who with one ac
cord determined to avert from him all
danger and to this end conjured all
things. Frigga, his mother, eiacted
from the elements and from all things
in tietace, nnimate and inanimate, a vow
nnder no circumstencM to do hit harm.
Thus protected BiUdur, r.s of yore, led
tho chase and courted danger in protewn
form, giving himself as a target for the
other gods' arrows, battloaxes and
other weapons, who, believing that, do
what they would, they could do hira no
hurt, thus sported with his valor, deem
ing it an honor paid to Baldur.
Loki, tho detractor of the gods and
the author of all their misfortunes, an
gered that no harm could befall Baldur,
and filled with envy and jealousy at tho
tribute thus paid to him by the other
gods, reported to strategy to find somo
way to work him evil. Assuming tho
disguise of a woman, he sought the
abode of Frigga, and asked her if she
knew how the gods were employed.
She replied to the question, and to the
passionate love and pride of the mother
for her darling, gifted son, that they
were testing their skill and the merits
of their weapons upon Baldur, who wtts
unscathed by them.
"Aye, aye," Frigga made answer;
"naught can hurt Baldar. I have ex-
exacted an oath from all things to do
him no harm."
"What!" exclaimed tho deceiver;
"have all things really sworn to sparo
Baldur?"
"All things," returned Frigga, "ex
cept an insignificant plant that grow
near Walhalla, called 'mistletoe;' aiiy
thing so weak could do him no harm."
Hastily Loki left the presence of
Frigga, and resuming his own shape
searched for and found the frail plant.
Appearing amid the gods with a branch
of mistletoe, lie directed it with aim so
sure that Baldur was pierced through
tho heart and expired instantly. New
York Ledger.
THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
It Is tho Mont Cherished and Popular of
Holiday Institutions.
The Christmas tree is cherished with
the same loving affection as ever. It
may not be fashionable in the parlors of
the aristocratic, to whom few seasons
bring any of the deeper feelings which
fill the minds of men and women whose
lives are not made Tip of cold formality.
But among the great majority of the
people the joys of Christmas day will
not be complete withont the Christmas
tree, with its numerous tiny tapers,
its oranges, apples, bonbons, gilded
crackers and the present which is to sur
prise the fond papa, who has been aware
of its existence for three or four weeks.
Nor will the day have so firm a hold on
the mind of tho young were it not for
those rosy cheeked dolls peeping from
behind tho green leaves, those watches
which are striking (ticking might be a
better word) proofs of perpetual motion,
and those bright littlo men who show
such an amount of good temper that
they repay the child who beheads them
with a supply of sweetmeats which
their little heads carefully preserved
from view.
A thousand more things thero are to
keep the Christmas tree ever green in
the mind of the young and evon tho old.
According to tho dealers, tho middle
classes are the largest buyers of this
happy emblem of the day, ami in tho
matter of nationality the Irish and tho
German lead the way. The trees are
pine and cedar, the former coming from
Wisconsin and the latter from Missouri.
Yesterday the hospital matron, the Sun
day school miss and a great many more
were to be seen making their bargains
for the best trees they could select, and
some of them reach as high as twenty,
eight feet.
Green holly, contrasting pleasantly
with red berries, is also in tho market,
and there is ivy woven into temptin;
wreaths by knowing traders. Most of
the holly and ivy come from the south.
For tho rest tho merchants and bankers
say that money is easier than it has been
for a long time, and therefore it is freely
spent. With tho sight of snow and a
littlo fro:;t on his window pane, es ono
glanced from his room in the morning,
the city would present a truly Christinas
nspect. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
hrlsti.ms Pudding;.
One pound of beef suet chopped fine,
ono pound of dried and sifted Hour, ono
pound of raisins, ono pound of currants,
ono pound of brown sugar, half a pound
of citron, the grated peel of two leinoust
and one orange, one teaspoonful each of
salt, powdered cloves, cinnamon and
allspice, one nutmeg grated, two tea
Hpoonl'uls of mace, tight eggs, one gill
milk, one of brandy and one of wine,
two ounces of almonds bleached and
chopped. Chop tho suet very fine and
free it from string:?, mix with tho flour,
add the egg3 and sugar beaten together,
tho fruit dredged with Hour, the f pices,
grated peel, milk and brandy. Mix
thoroughly, put into threo oiie quart
fancy molds with tight covers and
steam lour or rive Hours. They cr.n im
heated by steaming for an hour at any
time and will keep indefinitely. If thj
flavor of almonds is not liked they cau
be omitted.
It is important that these puddings bo
steamed, not boiled. Tho writer dislikes
the practice of pouring brandy over and
lighting it, claiming that it imparts a
disagreeable flavor. New York Herald.
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