ited
and
TE atm the
en is
yosphere in
close and warm
fragrant Iishes, paus
utensils are scattered all
over the place. Flour dust
I< in the air. And so is the
Christmas spirit!
glorious dimmer of
Is on the
That Christmsas is a time of
and feasting is traditiemal. This
«count by seme fergatten writer «of
ago brings the Christmas
yesterday and how it was celebrated
“Now capons aod bens, tur-
keys, geese and ducks, with beef and
mutton—must 1 die; for
«days a multit
be fed with fittie
spice, sugar and
among pies and broth
must music be In tune
must dance and sing te
heat, while the aged sit hy
The Christmas
cakes
are part
survivals of
the
fire!
gayery
ac
long
to mind
hesidles
in twely "
ide of people will
Now
hanes sguare
Now ar
for the
dat
ge i
plums
nao kles
and igerbread
of «
ir Christmas
the oe
fectionery gi
presented te the senators of Rome
the early The
the forms animals
Later the cakes
rate, and were adopted
cakes. In Er gla vd
were very popular. !
to the
times,
of
cnkes were
heon
early these ¢ nk os
wer
poor women who sang car
the street, or wh
house with images of the
of Christ.
To pnt
Christmas” today, must
borrow a bit of old-fashioned revel:
« went from
Vir
the “merry” In “Merrs
the hostess
fidd to it the flavor of steaming plum
pudding and popcorn, sprinkle it
with a measure of good
serve with a sprig
Not so long ago it was customary
have huge wreaths and laurel ropes
drooping from every corner. Now a
spring of mistietoe and a bit of holly
with its “berries like reddened pearis”
are used for Christmas decoration. A
custom delightfully old-fashioned is to
and
mistletoe !
cheer,
of
house,
Another old-fashioned custom, whieh
is sald to have been originated in Co-
lonial days,
mistletoe with the
slipped Into the
card "to carry the
ings.” It is really
invitation, It is
envelope with the |
season's good tid-
meant as a
throughout the coming year.
are not difficult to arrange. One may
have a flat bowl of colored glass piled
high with fruit. Or one may have a
slender sliver vase with a cluster of
holly In it, or perhaps a lower vase
with cut winter flowers. An old cus-
tom is to have a miniature tree in the
center of the table bearing gifts or fa-
vors for the guests. Of course, can-
Well Worthy Reward
The Cross of the Legion of Honor Is
being sought for a clerk In the Paris
markets, Raymond Briez, twenty-nine
years old, who recently underwent his
, one hundred and first operation for
blood transfusion. Medical men in
Paris regard the young Frenchman as
" Suigue specimen of manhood and
ul surgeons call upon him regu-
for blood. M. Briez demands no
on dloii and asks no questions,
¥
PN re —
dles are
Christmas dinner,
malor informal
carryout the Christmas trad
Many ‘old superstitions still
the popular *¢
used for
at
be
{llumination
whether It
they
for
because
ition
cling to
To re
fuse n pleee of mince ple at a Christ
hristmas foods
mas dinner, for Inst
for To
nidnight on ‘hristmas eve, }
joy great
ar. If a loaf of
means 11}
ance,
*
the apples at
ent
owever
to er health
the
during
is allowed to
remain on the ible after the
hrist
mas eve ere will
house fo
next twelve 1
id tradition
According to
you
have a plus
grown rich
Other
wise it seems
this
friend between
you may |
: party,
Eng
ohse aryl ig all the
have
Christmas ob
invitatis print
glish text house is
ave an
© oon
m= are
T he
Fa
decorated with mistletoe, holly. ivy
tapers, in ss
andiesticks sdd the proper
iron, or pewter
totich
For the
ilinmination centerplece
boar's 1 nade of dough, shot
be made large
0 cover the
be need enough
it can be little
pig with traditional
mouth
apple In its
which oonstitutes the malin
dinner,
At such a party the wassail cup
Drinking the
an old English custom.
Dickens says:
“They saat down by the huge fire of
blazing logs to a substantial supper,
bowl of wassall, some-
house copper,
were hissing and bubbling with a rich
fectly irresistible ™
Instead of containing the brew, ale,
or steaming punch of the
wasgsall bowl,
=
"
THE GIFT OF GOD
HRISTMAS would be
strange to most of us if
there were no gifts, It was
person of His only Son that
made the first Christmas for our
world, If we have not accepted
this gift we have not yet learned
the meaning of Christmas, — Her-
ald and Presbyter,
mild
hostess
may ain any
ft drink int the
likes
the and to
with the brimming cup.”
After
It Is passed around to carry ou!
old custom “wish cheer
dinner the guests repair to the
ch is illumined sole
is decorated with
unexpected
old Englivh
Christmas
whi
and
suspended
Here
are
candles
mistietoe from
places the famous
piayed, old
g. and old Christmas stories
If
a glowing
nossible there should be
syule log in the fireplace
a German
customs
niature rep
and
small
Perhaps you would prefer
with all Its
torpece
of the Nativity
Kringle or a
dinner pretty
Use for a ces a mi
resentation have
fn tiny Kris deco
rated Christmas tree at each place
with
fo whom
hide them
After dinner
search
Have gift packed and marked
the name y bie persons
ind then
house
”
guests off on a for
whicl v exchange
neEelves as the packa are
Ros
ench guest has
d German custon
to ent
hould be
dancing, music and ment
The Scanding
could be n
‘hristmas dinne
ightfal
for
avian (
ade most del
be the
Christmas
meny same as any
dinner
mince pie,
raisins, apples w
In addition there
Christmas
furkey,
roast
nuts,
likes
ments, apple fritiers,
hatever
hould be a
huge the drawing
room hung with colored balls of glass
and made beautiful with tiny lighted
or, to be upto-date-—-with
lights. There would be gifts
on the tree for each guest, and In each
package a card bearing some delight
ful bit of wisdom or cheer from the
Scandinavian writings, And of
there would be the yule log,
one
tree in
Course,
Whatever form the Christmas enter:
talnment takes, It must be free of for
mality. There must be plenty of good
to rejoicing. For generations it has
to play favorite old
on this day and to make merry
As Dickens has Mr. Wardle say ta
“Everybody sits down
to usher Christmas in, and while the
time away with forfeits and o!d sto.
fire!”
He has saved the lives of a President
of u South American republic, a prince
of a European state and numerous
poor workmen.
Nietzsche's Gifted Sister
Ten, intellectual discussions, manu-
scripts, friends and memories are the
pleasures of Frau Alizabeth Foerster.
Nietzsche, the sikter of the Philos
opher, who recently celebrated her
elghtleth birthday. This kindly faced
and gentle-mannered lady, though she
admittedly never understood Nletz
sche's lofty flights of Imagination,
nevertheless showed remarkable adapt-
ability In helping to Immortalize her
great brother's name, even studying
philosophy after his death so as to be
better qualified to popularize his
works,
Always Listeners
Another strange thing is that every
fellow who comes along and predicts
the end of tise world can get a hear.
Ing from some perscns.—Milwaukes
Journal,
A le
Bi
VERY FLATTERING
Millicent—Oh,
A famous artist
think?
paint-
do
at
what
looked
you
my
He thinks they are original.
Bob—Did he say they are original?
“Well, not in so many words, But,
of course, whut he sald meant thot
He sald he never saw or heard tell
AN OUT-AND-OUT RED
You advise me
Mrs, Ply: h-Rock
have nothing else
Bout
to to do with her,
then
istic?
Mrs. B
my dear
Island Red
her tendencies are very Bolshev.
uff-Orpingtor
she's an out-and-out Hhode
Tolled Bell Followed
He heeded not
He raced ahead, pel
8a the doctor told
And the sexton t
the tra™ op,
el,
the sexton
led the bell
Unrelated
“So that's Senator Bun
a m
“You
darn
try.”
“But 1 mean he's very
ed, Isn't he?”
“Oh, gosh,
Dangerous Ground
Baok
kum?! Quite
of letters,
bet !
near e
nn isn't he?”
degrees from
in the
Honorary
very oolliege ooun-
3
well educat-
es
ne
Mr, was reading statistics in
the newspaper
“In New York a child
two minutes” he
heavens ™
And
two
Weekly.
is born every
announced
“roel
in borror
there
excl
we'r
“Tuy
Legion
Werks
TICED
It Must Be
Nellie i i
io tove
Fred
Nellie
wore in
hopelessly
eve you are
with
OPENED THE DYKES
qn
Friend-—-Why f tog
She-Oh, 1
break.
this 0
Just ma
ood o
ia 1
de such
bad
Tin Can Joys
When time, who steals
Bhall swipe our garden, too.
The vegetables that we've canned
Will half its joys renew
our days away,
Comment
She (whispering) —That
a sliver tongue
He (ditto)-—That's probably why he
doesn’t get down to brass tacks.
" Seldom
Hampton—Do you ever get a word
in edgewise to vour wife?
Patterson—Only when she drives
the car and comes to a “Stop, Look
and Listen" sign. While she's listen.
ing I say what I have to say,
Careful Chap
orator has
| who puts up the $5,000 In this deal.
Second Broker—All right, only I'm
dime.
Depended on Size
Clifford—1I love you! Will you marry
me?
Mae—Oh, Isn't that wonderful! Do
you love me enough to fight for me?
Clifford-—Er-—point him out and I'll
be more able to tell you after I see
him,
Long and Lean
Searcher--At what are you mouth
ing so?
Barbee—I merely sald, “It's a long
Jane that — no curves”
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Logical Answer but
Almost Too Literal |
The teacher
meaning
wis considered
she began to
the class, Pl
she
time
Finally, she
Oranges “And
asked, A
Wilk Exjiiaining
of the word unit After
a clear explan:
test the
‘king up various objects
asked whut they were and
the answer, “A unit
took from her
what Is this?”
unit,” was the answer
Taking her knife, the
peeled the orange and laid
desk. Holding the
she inquired :
knowledge of
each
received ”
dexk an
whee
teaches
the puln |
peeling in |
“What Is
on her
her hand,
this?”
The class
thoughtful,
hand
James?" asked
“That Is the
James,
confused, but
After the lapse of a little |
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the teacher
skin of a unit
looked
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Hollywood's Beginning
Hollywood, the gogl of the world's
movie-struck people, owes its to
It was selected because
rise
ite obscurity,
of ite insignificance not so
ago. When the first studio was estab
lished there In 1011 the population
was about 7.000. Today it is estimated
at 125.000, With the rise of filmdom
to power the fame of Hollywood It has helped thousands—it will no
spread. Although Hollywood became { | doubt help you.
a part of Los Angeles in 1910 it still |
retains Its name.
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