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ASEUIEa o( divnsantiS will be gtn nt the
.niti-Carlton on Saturday ntternoons un
der th6 chaperotiago of Mrs. 'It. W. llawks
tvofth and Mrs. Hutchinson Scott. The first
one wilt be slven on Saturday afternoon.
An emragement of Interest announced to
day la that of MIbi Elizabeth Itobarts Heath,
debutante dnushter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
W IteMh, to John Applcton, eon of Itobert An
pleton, of the firm of D. Appicton & Co., Now
York ,
Miss heath made her debut ot a tea irlan
by her parents on Novemb6r 18 at their home,
iki rin Rironi. Klin ment last winter at
F school In Paris with Miss Jean Thompson,
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ahother uouutanto. Mrs. I'mii inompBun, Ma
Thompson's mother, Joined them and brought
thorn back to tills country In early June. Miss
Iteath has been the uuost of honor nt secrat
artalrs this winter. Her mother Tvns Miss
Augusta M" Roberts. Mr. Appleton Is a widely
Known athlete. Ho made n great reputation
last JUno -when Tale beat Harxurd'a crow In
a. four-mllo rnco on the Thames River. Much
of the credit wns glen by the collego men
to Mr. Appleton's work at this time
Mr. and Mrs. Louis W Amy, of D02 South
49th street, announce the engaRcmont ot their
daughter. Miss Helen Wormnn Amy, to Qeorgo
Chase Macan, Jr., of Easton. Miss Amy, a
recent graduate of Brjn Mawr College, has
been actively Interested In settlement work and
is national treasurer of the College Settlements
Association. Mr. Macau Is president of the
Macan Junior Company of Easton. Tho wed
ding will tako placo In the early spring.
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Long, of 441 South
4 tth street, will entertain at a family dinner
tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoxlo Harrison Smith, of 2023
Locust Btreot, will be at homo on Mondays In
January from 4 until 7 o'clock. Mrs. Smith
will be remembered as Miss Ethel Clarke.
Miss Sarah Stclnman Franklin and Miss Sid
ney Josephine Franklin, of Woodslde avenue,
Ardmore, who nro students at St, Mary's
Poekskill-on-the-Hudson, are spending the
Christmas holidays with their families. Miss
Sarah Franklin will make her debut next jcar.
John Haalehurst Mason, Jr.. of 30 Chestnut
I avenue. Chestnut Hill, and Walter L. Ross,
I Jr., or at. Alanine, who are nuucuu ui ;,
are spending the holidays with their families.
Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury, of 1925 Walnut street,
(haa sent out cards for Mondays In January,
after 4 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs William Trlnklo announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss Gladys
5Vlde Trlnkle, to Arthur Freeman Hagar, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Hagar, of Oer-
nantown. No date lias been set for the mar-
5-lage.
Miss Margaretta BIspham and Miss Sophie
Slspham will attend the New Year hop at the
Naval Academy In Annapolis.
im. rtuVmrf,! nl nf TTnzplhllrat. Merlon, will
I leave on December 30 for New York to visit
friends.
The voumr olrls of Philadelphia and vicinity
I who are members of .the wyonegonlr Summer
Camp will give a danco. on weanesuay. ajecem
ber 30, at the Merlon Cricket Club.
Ensign Earle C. Metz, U. S. N., and Mrs.
Matz, who epent a few days In this city last
week, are now In Norfolk, where they will re
main during the holldajs. Mr. Metz Is
stationed on tho United States submarine Ton
cpah. Mr. William E. Hughes, Mrs. Meta'a
mother, will probably spend a short time In
Norfolk early In the new year.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Francis Bochman will
give a danco In Easter week at the Philadel
phia Country Club for their daughter. Miss
Esther Jean Bochman. Mr, and Mrs. Boch
man and Miss Bochman will spend Christmas
in New Yorjt with Mr. Bochman's mother, Mrs.
F A. Bochman. They will" return to their
home, 2048 Locust street, early next week.
Mr. and Mrs, Roger Wlsner Qriswold, of 2031
Spruce Btreeti will entertain Orlswold's father,
Dr. Joseph B. Qriswold, and sister, Miss Oris
wold, of Grand Rapids, Mich., ns their guests
during the Christmas holidays,
Mrs. B. Baldwin Gleason has sent out cards
for a luncheon, in hpnor of her daughter, Miss
Helen Baldwin Gleason, on Monday, January
4, at her home. 2033 Chestnut street. The guests
will be from the school set.
ALONG THE MAIN LINE
otEnonooK Mrs. Thomas M. Dougherty will
entertain the members of her bridge club at
her home In Overbrook Tuesday, January 6. The
members Include Mrs. Louis Haeuptner, Mrs,
Edward Rodler, Mrs. Charles Mercer Hicks,
Mrs. Edgar Coons, Mrs. 1 B. Ryan) Mrs. C.
Norton and Mrs. C. C. Fraser.
Miss Adela Mooter will entertain the mem
bers ot her bridge club Wednesday, December
30, at her home, 6313 Drexel road.
iiavertoud About U children of prominent
families along the Main Line will take part in
a charming little play entitled "Once Upon
Christmas Time," by Carolyn Wells, to be given
at the Merlon Cricket Club, Tuesday, Decem
ber 29, at 3 o'clock, for the benefit of tho Ameri
can Red Cross Society and Jhe Belgian Relief
Fund. Mrs. Richard Evans Norton, of Ard
more, who originated the Idea, of getting up
Obrtitmas play, has, for the past tew weeks,
Vn busy coaphlaar the children in their various
parts, as well an In the uellghtful tittle song
that their childish volee wilt sing to Fairy
Tale and pthvr popular airs throughout the
4y Mrs. NortQtt has also sueoeeded In get
ttnj? one of the large moving- picture, houses to
rtve n exhibition of. three rUpas. Altogether
l afternoon promises to be a delightful one
C)U of the oM time ChrUtwes spirit.
The children taking part In the pHay are
Ml Caroline Norton, MUa Prances Stein, Miss
Wn Douglas Lloyd. Miss Drie MM, MUa
Sm Butcher. MiM Josephine Smith, Mls
?T&bcm Bras!. Mis Stain 6U. Mis Nuwy
Nwton. MUs Mabel Mellva&e. Ml4 Wan Filler.
Mica AJlc Doyle. Ht Uictte ML Miss Peliy
Btltekr. Wl Kieaew Haas, MtM Mh Mont
fjooiery. Mla Hrl LatiM Sato. MUs Uty
Hud Qcorga I McL4. Jr. WWtom
Hyttn. C&yton r Bnk, ft. Belfftr Ba0tt
and A!Uo Jli -
Mr nut Mr, lemflir Hiwy Carvw.
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Nason, and Clirlntmis Day with Mr. nnd Mrs.
Charles Carver, at Cnrolton, Haverford. Mr.
nnd Mrs. Charles Carver, Jr., who havo recently
moved Into their new horde on Roberta road,
will also Join tho family house party nt
Cdrotton.
ST.DAVlDs Mr. and Mrs. James Hancock will
entertain a number of their friends at an in
formal luncheon at Tho Poplars, their country
place, on New Year's Day.
A danco will be held In the Saturday Club
Monday evening, December 28, fof tho Junior
members. The chaperons will be Mrs. Rad
cllffe, Mrs. Elliot, Mrs. R. W. Emerson, Jr , nnd
Mrs. Mcrcure.
CHESTNUT HILL
A dance was given last evening nt tho Phil
adelphia Cricket Club by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
BIspham Bowcn for their thrco daughters, Mrs.
Paxson Dceter, of Brjn Mawr; Mrs. Harold
McNeil and Mrs. Walter Alvln Cars, both of
Boston. Supper was served to the 200 guests
at small tnbfos profusely decorated with Christ
mas greens. Among those present were Mr.
nnd Mrs. George Grler Allison, Mr. nnd Mrs.
Attvater Kent, Mr. nnd Mrs. John Brown, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Colahan, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Honts, Mr. and
Mrs Pcrclval Fooderer, Mr. nnd Mrs, Rufus
Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Morton aibbon-Neff, Mr.
nnd Mrs. Frederick Barnttz, Miss Clara Wood
ward, Miss Gcnevlevo Glbb, Miss Miriam Kane,
Miss Elizabeth McCuen Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
E. Rosongarten. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick SI
monln, Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Johnson, Mr.
nnd Mrs. William Watlcs, Miss Mary Grove,
Miss Miriam Partridge, Miss Eleanor Ed
monds, Miss Marie Louise Starr, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Wc!k, Mr. nnd Mrs. Kern Dodge, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Morncken, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Bromley, Mr. and Mrs. William Hcn
drlg Lloyd, Miss Emily Taylor, Miss Edith
Riley, Mrs. Herbert Tllden, Mr. and Mrs. Ken
neth Ludcn, Miss Helen Clemens, Miss Doro
thy Willing, Miss Emily Moffloy, Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Allison, Charles Morgan, Russell Dement,
Howard Sheble, William T. Tllden, Jr., John
Shields, William Hess, Jr., Joseph Shoemaker,
Andrew McCown, Orne Godwin, James A.
Walker, BIspham Bowen, Lnwrenco Bowen,
Jnspar Nichols and William Atkinson.
GERMANTOWN
The Germantown Cricket Club will bo un
usually attractive during the holiday season.
The regular dinner-dance took place last night,
when the usual number of members and their
friends nttonded. On Now Year's Eve, Thurs
day, December 31, there will be a dtnnor-dance
with special features. A buffet luncheon will
be served on New Year's Day from 1 until 2 '30
o'clock, to be followed by dancing.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Paul have returned
home from n hunting trip In Alaskn, nnd are
occupying apartments at the Bellevue-Stratford
for the winter. Mrs. Paul was Miss Fay Dodge
before her marriage several years ago.
Friends of Mrs. Stowart P. Keeling, of St.
Luke's rectory, will be glad to hear that she
Is recovering from an operation performed on
Monday. Mrs. Keeling is nt present at tho
University Hospital.
WEST PHILADELPHIA
A minstrel show and supper will be given
at tho Phllomuslan Club on Thursday, January
14. Tho affair Is in charge of a committee of
which Mrs. Hinry D. Jump is chairman.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Newton Haag, accom
panied by their daughter and sons, will leave
today for Dover, Del, to spend Christmas with
Mrs. Hang's sister, Mrs. Robert J. Ferguson,
They will return to their home, 4537 Cedar
avenue.
Miss Rebecca Haag Is arranging to give a
dance on Monday night at Carpenter's Hall,
50th street and Baltimore avenue, for the ben
efit of the College Settlement.
A theatre party, followed by supper atMhe
Bellevue-Stratford, will be given Saturday night
by tho Saturday Evening Bridge Club, the mem
bers of which Include Mr. and Mrs, Theodore
Nelson Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison N.
Diesel, Mr. nnd MrB. Henry Roger Swope, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel H. Shearer, Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Walls, Mr, nnd
Mrs. II, White, and Mr. and Mrs. II. P, Clark.
Mr, and Mrs, George Grant Piper will give
a larga family dinner tomorrow at their home,
614o Hazel avenue.
ALONG THE READING
Mlis Julia Beck, daughter of Mr, and Mrs.
Charles W. Beck, Jr., of Crescent road, Wyn
cote, ha Issued Invitations for a small dance
at her home on Monday evening, December 23,
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The engagement of Miss Trlnklo to Arthur Freeman Hagar Is being announced today by bcr
parents, Mr and Mrs. 'William Trlnkle. Mr. Hagar is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter I". Hagar, of
Germantown. .
at 8 o'clock. The decorations will be In keep
ing with the holiday season, and the gueati,
who will number 30, will he mostly from the
School set.
Miss Virginia A. Lewis will bo hostess at a
delightful Uttto musicals and danco tonight nt
her homo on Chelten avenue. Among thoso
who wilt sing, play and recite are Miss Ray
Jones, Miss Delia Brown, Mrs. Trnnl: Megill,
Frederick Mitchell, Alfred Eddowes, Anthony
de Amoto and Frederick Kirk. Seventy guests
ard expected.
Miss Lotty McPaul, of North Sth street, Oak
Lane, will spend the holidays with friends In
Now York city.
NORTH PHILADELPHIA
John Allen, Jr., has returned from Bucknell
University for the Christmas holidays.
Miss Rachel Nettcr, of 2433 North Broad street,
entertained her sewing club yesterday ufter
noon. Tho guests, who sew for charity, In
cluded Miss Emma Rose Adler, Miss Matlo
Leopold, Miss Etta Hlrschbcrg, Miss Mildred
Levy, Miss Elsa Klotser, Miss Rebeccn Teller
Mayer, Miss Clalro Bachman, Miss Irono
Blumenthal and Miss Ada H. Walters.
. Under the able leadership of Frederick Hud
son, the young men of Cookman Methodist
Church, l!th street and Lehigh avenue, have
formed an association which will give a. series
of monthly social entertainments In the church
'parlor during the winter; tho first one will
take placo on Monday night, January 4. The
officers ae Edward Gaun, president; Victor
Rosenberger, vice president; Charles Burke,
secretary; Maurice Pierce, treasurer; Harry
Buckman, historian, and Jerold Broome, chair
man of the Entertainment Committee.
Miss Ellse Stokes, of 1822 North 16th street,
will leave on Thursday to spend the Xmos
holidays with relatives In New York. A num.
ber of entertainments will be given In Miss
Stokes' honor.
TIOGA
Mrs. George A. Wlllmanns, of 1S36 Venango
street, will be hostess at n large dinner Satur
day night In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hardart, Jr., of New YorK. Mrs. Hardart was
one of this year's popular brides, and will be
remembered as Miss Evelyn Roche, of Mount
Airy. The dining 'room will be banked In 'ever
greens and natural polnsetttas. Among those
Invited wilt be Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Flnne
gan, Miss May Hardart, Miss Erma Hardart,
Stewart MacNaughton and Vincent Carroll.
Cards and dancing will follow the dinner.
Miss Charlotte Brennecke, of 1S19 West Erie
avenue, was hostess to the members of her
card olub at luncheon and bridge yesterday.
Her guests were Miss Gertrude Hlchens, Mrs.
Harry Lewis, Miss Caroline Bruner, Mrs.
David Archibald, Mrs, John O'Connell, Miss
Elizabeth Clark. Mrs. F, B. Bentet, Miss May
Campbell, Mrs. Clayton Dlngee, Mr. Robert
Beatty, Miss Eva Cladd, Mrs. William B, Baker,
Mrs. Leonard R. Weltzel, Mrs. Lelghton
Kramer, Miss Marie Cladd, Mrs. C. A, Crom
barger, Mrs. Clayton Sttlr, Mrs. Hugh Larrtck,
Mrs. Oscar Schmidt and Mrs. Mary Evans.
FRANKFORD
Mrs. Charles Cafton, of Keystone and Com
ly streets, wtU entertain the Adarin Quartet,
of which she Is the first soprano, Saturday eve
ning, at her home. The guests will be Miss
Esther Blnker, B. Harris Knowles, George Klrk
patrick and Miss Edna J, Reynolds.
Miss Lude Bggleaton Bull, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs, G. W. Bull, of Scranton. will be the
guest of Miss Katherlne. Sehlater, of 1318. Ortho
dox street, over tho holidays. A succession or
delightful affairs are being planned in her hon
or. Among them will be a dance New Year's
night, when Miss Sehlater win be the hostess.
LANSDOWE
Mrs. Oeorge Bta.UII, of Shadeland avenue,
gave a surprise party for Mis Anna Lewis, of
3f5 North Wyncomb avenue, last evening. A
dinner was nrt served at the horn of Mrs,
Benjamin Carseadden on La, Qrqsse avenue,
after whiah the guests motored to Mrs. SUtxell's
tveme, where the donee was held The guests
present were Mr. and Mrs. George Statzell, Mr.
and Mrs. Harlan P. Statzell, Mrs. O. Vrt L
Tever. Mis Marie Carseadden, Mis M. Perulsr,
Miss, Anna Taylor, Miss Martha, Taylor, Wil
liam Jtvaas, O RawUos, JeEn Oalbrallb, Albert
Stewart. Jeae SUtxeU. Jr,
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CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES
TO OCCUPY SOCIETY
Mnny Yulctidc Parties Will Be Given
nnd Entered Into by All the Family.
Miss Sullivan's Party.
Christmas comes but onco a year and when
It does It brings good cheer; and by tho time
Christmas Eve arrives it Is hard, Indeed, to wait
patiently to hear the eloign bolls of old Krlss,
and wonder what will be left upon tho hearth.
Christmas Eve holds very little for the young
"debs" as far as parties go, although Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Winter Bally have Invited a num
ber of the debutantes nnd young men from tho
dnnclng set to an Informal old-fashioned Christ
mas party at their residence, "Roselyn,"
Strafford, In honor of their daughter. Miss Mary
Wood Ball). Their attractive home will be
docoratcd with holly and evergreens and bits of
mlstlotoe, of course.
Thoro will be a number of other Christmas
affairs. for tho little ones and fof the children
of n larger growth as well.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mapes Dodge will give a
Christmas 'party today In honor of their son,
Cnrl Dodge, who has been living In Chicago for
Bume time.
Another uffalr will be given by Mrs. William
Walter NevlnB, of Wynnewood Manor, in honor
of her dnuyhtcr. Miss Lillian Nevlna, nnd her
son, Frank NevlnB. This will be a Christmas
tree party and there will be 25 children present.
One of the best ways to celebrate Christmas
Day, with all Its Joys, Is that adopted by Miss
Leta Sullivan, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. James
Francis Sullivan, of 2100 Walnut street. She
elves a party every Christmas Day, to which
sho Invites about 175 poor children and delights
their young hearts with a gorgeous tree, toys,
cakes and candy, to say nothing of the hot
chocolate with plenty of whipped cream. The
tree will be laden down with packages for the
children, which will be quite useful as well as
ornamental.
Woolen sweaters, cops, gloves nnd stockings
In the first class and, of course, there Will be
trains that go, animals that can be pulled
along nn wheels and dolls that can be loved.
During the afternoon Miss Sullivan will play
anil sing for the children. She has a very sweat
voice, which has been cultivated by the best
teachers at home and abroad.
Christmas Day oould Just as well be called
a family reunion day, with the sons and daugh
ters and their sons and daughters coming to
celebrate the Yuletlde,
Among those who will entertain at family
dinners will be Mrs. Harry O. Hart, ot 131T
Walnut street, who will have 26 guests.
Mrs. Joseph II. Brarler, of 1503 Pine street,
will give a dinner, followed by bridge for her
family,
Mrs. William G. Warden, of School House
lane, Germantown, will give a dinner for her
family. There will be two tables, one for the
older folk and one for the young people.
Mrs. James Carstairs, of 1018 Spruce street,
will also entertain W members of her family for
dinner,
Mrs. Charles Wolcott Henry, of Stonehurst,
Chestnut Hill, wll give a family dinner. The
guests will Include Mr. and Mrs. John J, Henry,
Mr, and Mrs. Bayard Henry, Dr. and Mrs.
Alexander Henry, Mr. and Mrs. William Cole
man Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis V7, Wlster,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Langdon Bustls will en
tertain at dinner In their home, 201$ Pine street,
and the guests will Include Mr and Mrs. Jones
Wlster. Mr. and Mrs. George Brlnton Phillips,
Miss Mary H. Whelen and William Graham
Wlllikln. Mr. and Mrs. George Buckley Warder,
of 8113 Penn street, Germantown. will have a
family party. Mr. and Mrs, Joseph J. Brows,
Jr, and. Mr. and Mrs. William Wurts Harmir
will be the guests.
Mr. and Mrs. William West Frailer will also
have a family party.
CAMDEN AND VICINITY
Mr. and Mrs. Upton B. Jefterys, upon their
return from their wedding trip, win reside In
their apartment at Sd and Peon streets.
The West CoeHnjswood Country dub has
recently elected these oAeers: Frank atowaer
man, president; Arthur Baker, vie president;
II. 8. WHkw, More, awl HanU abort,
treasurer.
Mre. 'WtWam A, Pavi an kr atoter, tfra.
ftetwa. want Ptn tkja k to tt sir.
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BEST THOUGHT OF AMERICA
DigCBt of
(1) Vogue "As Seen by Him."
(2) Metropolitan "Peace and Good
Will."
(3) Five and Ten-Cent Store, Magazine
"Trade Tips."
(4) Harper's Monthly "Editor's Easy
Chair."
(C) Survey "Community Chrlstmnses."
(6) The Connoisseur "The Festival of
Christmas."
(7) Ladles' Homo Journnl "What This
Christmas Means to tho "Women of Eu
rope." CHRISTMAS IN THE MAGAZINES
IS CHRISTMAS golnp out of fashion, or
Is It tho Irony of celebrating peace on
earth, good will to men, lit the midst of a
world at war, which has fairly pushed
Christmas off tho pages of tho December
magazines?
With -tho exception of one special class,
tho magazines and w'cckltcs nro reticent
nbout Christmas, ns though they wero try
ing to kcop It secret.
Several magazines print "Christmas Num
ber" In red letters on tho cover, ns their only
sign of recognition, Scrlbner's nnd tho At
lantic Monthly havo given the holidays n
lono poom each. Ever body's has ono story,
th(S Cosmopolitan and McCluro's nothing.
Munsoy's some "light crse" which mentions
Christmas. The Century lias ono little poem
and a story. Hearst's hus ono denatural
ized Christmas story, "IUey Karon's Christ
mas Fund," ono of Bruno Lesslng's aliotto
stories Illustrated with startllngly realistic
photographs. Tho weeklies lgnoro Friday
almost unanimously.
Thoro Is Just ono class of magazine which
revels In Christmas covers and tho old holi
day atmosphere. They are the magazines
devoted to womon nnd children. Tho Homo
and Youths' and Women's Companions and
Journals brim with Yulctldo stories nnd gift
suggestions and dinner menus until they
aro fairly redolent of plum pudding and
Christmas greens. Tho Women's Home
Companion prints on Its cover In conspicu
ous red letters, "Ono Thousand Christmas
Ideas" a sum so vast that, like a billion
silver dollars, It Is Inconceivable.
As though bildglng tho gap between tho
frankly Blmple homo magazines nnd tho
moro sophisticated magazine about town,
Harper's Bazar and Vogue present a com
promise attitude. They have devised a pop-ulat-and
It must be profitable Christmas
shopping scheme. They dovoto a scoro of
pages to catalogs do luxe of charming nov
elties and conceits, which they will Purchnso
for you. making no charge for tho scrvlco
and- collecting their commission In tho
shops.
A December Morn
Vogue tefers, with Its usual whimsicality,
to tho "Do Your Xmas Shopping Early"
propaganda, so conscientiously urged by its
moro serious-minded sisters (1):
On Christmas Day tho usual soft blanket
of snow had descended, and the crisp cheery
air had nipped every one's noso to a bright
pink. Nevertheless, tho virtuous one, who
had taken time by his longest forelbck and
had dono his Christmas shopping during hlB
vacation at Atlantic City In August, pre
sented his daughter with a bathing suit, his
wife with a sunshade and his son with a
pair of white flannel trousers.
The Metropolitan has a pseudo-Christmas
editorial entitled "Peace and Good Will."
(2) The editorial soon leaves Its title, how
ever, to predict the Inevitability of war and
to take a side shot at Mrs. Pankhurst and
the I. W. W's.
"Ridiculous efforts, not becausb they in
volved force, but because they Involved so
little force." In tho paragraph beginning
"We should not overlook the great progress
which has been made In this country In the
last few years," a third of the column Is
devoted to congratulating tho country on
the fact that tho Metropolitan has doubled
Its circulation In the last 30 months, and In
spite ot having indorsed a safe and sane
brand ot socialism.
The Flvo and Ten-Cent Store Magazine
has Its own Individual angle toward the
holidays, as, for Instance, In Trade Tips (3):
Keep out tho face chamois. They are
bought for gifts, being trimmed with fine
vaj. lace. Owing to the war thore Is already
a noticeable demand for boys' guns. Pistols
and drums. Keep this in mind and feature
them. Do not let the other fellow get the
Sunday school teachers' business. Secure
their names through the pastors ot the
churches and send them personal letters to
come In, whether or not you give them a
discount. It Is un to you to show them
these little courtesies, and you are bound to
get some extra business.
William Dean Ilowells, taking his ease In
the "Editor's Easy Chair" of Harper's
Monthly (4), writes with his own delightful
charm ot the Boston custom ot burning
candles In the windows of the old arlstp
cratlo Beacon Hill houses on Christmas Eve,
while groups ot waits stroll past, singing
carols.
In Boston you need not say The Hill with
large letters, as It Is printed here; it you say
The Hill at all you mean Beacon Hill.
One heard Incredulously some rumors be
fore the hallowed season, and one scarcely
believed In It when it actually came to pass
and people began lighting the candles in their
windows. One rather dreads the beautiful
whan It appears In a very voluntary form,
lest It should turn out prettlnesa; but when
the candles began to twinkle In the windows
of those stately old Mount Vernon street
houses, and the leas stately, but not less
charming houses ot Chestnut street and
Plnckney and Loulsburg Square. X felt that
the promise of beauty wquld be kept and
the spirit ot Christmas would come to Bos
ton as angelically as if there had never been
centuries ot Puritanism to cast It out as an
evil demon. Arch after arch, the rows of
candles were kindled on the Hill last Christ
mas Bve, till the whole street glittered ten
derly in the evening air.
We waited patiently for the carols to be
gin, not Impatiently, but merely wondering,
when alt at once they began, though Just
where on the Hill I could not say. They ut
tered love, worship, pity, hope, something
wild, mystical past Imagining. The dim air
lent Itself to the effect, and the moving and
pausing crowd, blaok under the vague trees
was our modernity remanded to the condi
tions of the race's younger life. In tUe pauses
of the singing we followed the waits, and
stopped when they stopped, and. ltstaftid
again till they came again to their sweet cry
or -nasi, ro.
Chriftrea in the grosser form of
m of hajfalay
we nave naa increasingly inece m
ataee Dtakeus established tha cult
repaganuea tee worw-oic iwtovsi m a sat
urnalia of evar-eatUB awd drioU&g; aa4 we
all know what a warteasi to tb sou ajs4
body It has become, la Uta shopping anel "
lag and taking of gifts.
For AU the Tfcij Tiau
All over th couattry there is growing In
tarast la the pq ttttlttt of CmBinisHy
OsurtatMaaaa. The Survey oecrib tjuttar -eseyaAt
iu many citiea kt a4 Watt.
UOUrn f Cleveland si Iwgtk 8):
Wksu U esakaad to fe U Ores Coamuwnuy
i ChrttM ii kM Y ft0d U ClsWate
tlic Magazihda
Insl year. Nearly 60 organizations Joined In
making a great co-ordlnnto appeal thhu&h
a Community Christmas Committee nppftlrtted
by Mayor Baker. The committee raised
funds through tho salo of preferred stock Jn
"Clevolnnd, the City of Good Will rUnllmi
lled)," with holly-bordered certificates. Be
side frencroua nbwspapcr publicity, tellers ot
practically all the banks received payments,
tho Cleveland Stock Exchange listed It among
Its other securities. Stock was bought Ty
4500 people for tt totnt of over $12,000. Thin
purchased three tons of chicken, thrco tons
of potatoes, 1600 mince pies, etc cheer for
13,000 families and Individuals. A perma
nent Community Christmas Committee pur
poses to make definite capltnl of the experi
ence gained In this first community cele
bration. Tho English magazines, which always make
such a special feature ot their elaborate
Christmas annuals, have resolutely kept up
appearances this year, probably more for tho
sake of being "game" than for any real holi
day spirit,
Tho Connoisseur comes out In a big folio,
twlco its ordinary stzo and most delightfully
Illustrated. Its leading editorial gives us a
glimpse of tho English spirit (C):
This year tho Christmas festival comes
upon us when our hearts nro not tuned for
rejoicing. Tho Princess Mary, with that ac
tive benevolcuco and practical good sonso
sho Inherits from both her royal parents, has
afforded us a way of helping tho soldiers and
sailors at tho front to keep Christmas bv
Inaugurating a fund to send them each n
gift on Christmas morning "something that
would be useful nnd of permanent value."
This Is an excellent scheme, and wo may
feel assured that tho Princess and her ad
visers .will only choose such articles as will
really minister to tho comfort of tho soldiers
and sailors; nnd that they will havo tho or
ders for them placed In those quarters whoro
unemployment Is most rife and tho money
paid In wages Is likely to do bcneilt. Thus
eery gift to tho fund fulfils a double act
of benevolence.
To Stand and Walt
Art article by Catherlno Van Dyke, "What
This Christmas Means to tho Womon of,
Europo" (7), perhaps gives us the best sense
of tho desolation that this holiday season
must only servo to deepen. Sho writes:
This month will be d strange Christmas to
CdeStO and her ll.lbv. ta 'Mara MnHn nn1
Babetto and little Nanon. There will bo no Pwf
Christmas stocking for them. Many will i a
strango Christmas to all the stricken women
of Europo. Though she keep her loved ones
closely to her, not the most alien farm woman
in tho United States but will hear, vibrating
through her Christmas cheer, the sobs of
her sisters. Theirs will be tho saddest Christ
mas tho world has over known, for never
before have so many faces been missing from
lands where tho Yule log has been so loved.
While tho soldiers of Europe aro divided
Into many camps, the women of Europo will
have but one country Christmas night; it is
Gods acre. Softly tho chimes will ring out
this holy night. To the warrior they will
ring messages of hope In victory or surcease
in suffering. To thq women, not only of Eu
rope but also of the world, thcao Christmas
bells will ring out one great message which
the dead have given us-On Earth, Peace,
Good Will to men.
AMUSEMENTS
Chpqf-.nilf Sf OPEHA I Home ot World's
VJliebLIlUC OTJ. housh Oreate.t Photoplay.
Arts. 1 to 6. 10 A ltle Eves t to ll, 10. IB, 3So
POSITIVELY LAST WEEK1
' THE SPOILERS
Tnke Dallr. Atternoons 2 30. Evenlnn 8 30.
Precedtd by Keystone Comedy Pictures.
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S
DEaiNMxa I MOTION PICTURES OP
Monday I THE EUROPEAN WAR
Taken by Prmlnlon Hdllan Government
Coming 0A& THE CHRISTIAN
BROAD Last 3 Evgs.sVrp 5
HOLIDAY MATINEE T'OMOnnOW
CHARLES FROIIMAN Weaenta
WILLIAM BLANCHE MARIS
Gillette Bates Doro
In Sardou'a Itatterplece. "DIPLOMACY"
Next Week SEATS NOW SELLINO.
Miss BILLIE BURKE
in
"JEnRT"
Mats. Wednesday. New Year's Day and Saturday
ACADEMY OP MUSIC WED, EVO., DEC. SO
THE CHORAL SOCIETY
WILL S1NO
THE MESSIAH
MAE EDRUY HOTZ Soprano
ClIUIHTINn MILLER .Contralto
EVAN WILLIAMS Tenor
FRANK CONLY .&
Membera of Philadelphia Orcbeetrm.
HENRY CORDON THUNDER. Cond
Seata at Hppe HID Cheatnut St.
1 SO, Sl.SS, 1 00. TBc. Amphitheatre. 60c
FORREST Tonight &
HOLIDAY MATINEE TOMOR1
Uiual Mate.
Wed. A Sat.
ROW
Klaw & ErlangersTj-rp-KT ttttt
Stupendous JDJbjJN-JlUK
Prices 50c, $1, $1.50 &ff SJiyagZ
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE
METROPOLITAN OPERA CO, NEW YORK
ou"d& trs Madama Butterfly
Mmes. Farrar. Fornla. Keener. MM. Martlnelil,
Teianl, Hada, Derue. Audlalo, Rrhlg!lan, Cerrl.
Conductor, Mr. Toacantnl. Seata 1100 Cneatnut afreet.
Walnut 7033. Race 87
LYRIC "?,- Tonight SE&ft?
EMMA In tho Near Operetta,
TRENTINI "The Pheasant Girl"
ith CLIFTON CRAWFORD
Cnrlatmaa Matinee Tomorrow. Beat Bean $1 SO
B. F. KEITH'SHEATReT
cAHn7sxMEAu.Bessie Clayton & Co,
WORLD'S MOST MARVELOUS DANCHR
Great Holiday mil lncludlnx Chip t Marble A Other
SPSCIAL Three Mr Ebowa New Year Day at 1.
I ;15 and 8 IS P. M, TIsKeta on Bale ChrUunaa Day,
ACADEMY OM MUSIC, Thuraday. January T, 8:S
RECITAL. MME. OLQA
SAMAROFF
PIANISTH
Seate 75c to 1.50 Box Seata IS on Sale at Heppa'a,
1119 Cheetnut Street
ADELPHI Xmas Mat. Tomoi
BBST 8E
SEASON'S BIQOB
Jose QTT7T
Collins in OUjUJ.
BBST SEATS 11 SO
SEASON'S UIUQBST MUSICAL HIT!
With TOM MnNAUOWTO.N
and CONNIE EDISS
i- A WDTPTf Wi Week 1
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