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THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1913.
Cbe Sistine JVIadonna
Christmas
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EPRESENT1NG the Virfiln. not
as a mother, but as Clio all
powerful queen ot the Heav
ens, dosi-ending from clouds
which are themselves composed of
thousands of cherubs. Raphael's .Ma
donna dl San Sisto, more commonly
known as the Slsttne Madonna, ranks,
by universal consent, as the sreatest
painting In the world.
In the Virgin's arms there is the
Christ Child, whose thdughtful eyes
make It appear that he is fully con
scious of his destiny as Saviour of the
world Ou either side St Sixtus II.
and St Catherine kneel In adora
tion of the queen of the heavens and
the Christ Child. St. Catherine Is
looking dowa at the two cherubs, which
form the base of the picture and which
are familiar In popular reproductions.
Sixtus II. was bishop of Rome from
257 to '258 A. D. and was martyred un
der Valerian.
Raphael Sunzlo or Santl was born
in 1483. and this picture, his master
piece, was completed two years before
his death in 1520 Thus the artist was
thirty-flve years old when the greatest
picture of all times was completed. It
was his last Madonna, although he
painted' others prior to this time The
Madonna was the favorite theme of
painters in the renaissance era in Italy,
starting with b'ru Angelico, Fra Bar
tolommeo and others of the first paint
ers In this period and reaching Its
height with the completion of the
Sistine Madonna by Raphael-
This Madonna was painted as an altai
piece for the church of San Slsto at
I'lucenza In 1754 It was purchased by
the elector Augustus 111. from the
Benedictine monastery and is now the
property of the Royal gallery at Dres
den. Raphael, the artist, died of a fever at
Rume when nut thirty-seven years old.
He was the son of an artist and studied
at one time under Peruglno. In 1504
Raphael went to live in Florence, where
Jimost of his Madonnas were painted.
His fame rapidly spread until he was
called to Rome to decorate the Vatican,
Toward the end of his life, about the
time the Sistine Madonna was com
pleted, the artist developed his own
style and did his greatest work. Aside
from his ability to paint Raphael was
a talented architect
? CHRISTMAS IN
I OTHER LANDS.
Many American children of foreign
parentage know something of Christ
mas customs in at least one European
lountry, having been told by their
ildcrs, but for the most part our hoys
nd girls know little of the day except
In their own land.
In Spain It Is the custom to let out of
prison many of the short time prison
ers on Christmas eve, also to permit n
few of the soldiers to go homo on fur
lough. Only blood relations cat In the
house on Christmas eve or Christmas
day. It Is a general belief that ere
midnight on Christmas eve the Virgin
comes, bearing a blessing. There Is n
midnight mass in this churches, and
jther masses follow,
A few years ago In England it was
the custom after the Christmas dinner
to pull bonbon crackers- iud to wear
the grotesque caps and masks that
came with them. In other ways the
celebration Is very much as with us.
Good cheer is tho rule in Ireland, and
holly and Ivy are seen on every hand.
A midnight mass is celebrated, and
masses follow through the night and
morning, all of which are largely at
tended. The religious elemert predom
inates. Rich and poor nllko have goose
for their Christmas dinner. Tho day
following Christmas is devoted to ntU
leties, fun and frolic.
The celebration of Christmas Is not
general In Jnpan, yet the Nipponese
have a Santa Claus of their own. Ho
is the god note!, and ho is supposed
to give good things to tho children not
on oue day alone, but tho year around.
Christmas Fortune TeJIIng.
Ilachelors and spinsters in Bohemia
desirous of seeing tho features of their
future matrimonial mate cut a hole In
tho Ico of n river or pond at midnight
of Christmas evo and peer Into tho
blaelc water beneath. It Is tho belief
that tho face of tho one tho expert
menter is to marry will then becoino
visible as In a mirror. A combination
of faith and Imagination Is necessary
CHRISTMAS IN N 1
BETHLEHEM.
No place In all the world has a
greater Interest In the Christmas sea
son than Bethlehem. Tho normal pop
ulation of tho town where Christ was
born in less than 5,000, but duriug
Christmas week it becomes a great
cosmopolitan center of 50,000 or 00,000
souls, nil eager to pay homago to the
place hallowed by the Saviour's birth.
In Bethlehem people nro brought face
to face with tho wonderful scenes
which are but feebly known to tho rest
of tho world. Hero they may see tho
place where the three wise men of the
east halted after their long journey.
Hero they worship tho shrine Inclosing
tho manger in which Christ was born.
They walk along the same road fol
lowed by the Virgin Mnry in her jour
ney to the ancient city. They see
buildings and ruins which tho eyes of
the Infant Christ rested upon. The
tiny city, crescent shaped and beauti
ful to look upon, teems with the real
ities -widen" tho rest of tho world cele
brates.
IN FRENCH CHURCHES.
Christmas Mass Always Well Attend
ed Services Are Unique.
In Paris Christmas day Is kept as a
religious festival, and many who never
dream of going to church on any other
day in the year mako it a point of at
tending mass on lo Jour do Noel, and
the blaze of tho tapers falls on crowd
ed congregations, men, women and
children, kneeling, sitting and stand
ing In tho wldo area of tho Madeleine
nnd Notre Dame.
Midnight mass .Is held on Christmas
eve. A waxen image of the Infant
Saviour lies upon a little hutch of real
straw In a cave built of minlaturo
stones. Tho Virgin mother kneels over
tho child, nnd to quote a verso from
one of tho quaintest old carols:
St. Joseph, too. Is near to guard the child,
To watch him and protect hla mother
mild.
Often tho three wise men are added,
bearing offerings In their hands.
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w yjrr 7 HAT shall I send you for
Christinas, dear?
What can a"fennlless rlmetiter
V V send
But tho wish that when sklos
are filled with gloom
For you Llltho April buds may bloom
And that overy throb of the heart of you
May whisper of days when the skies were
bluo?
What shall I send you for Christmas,
sweet?
What can a friendless minstrel send
But the prayer that when days drag drear
and long
Your heart will sing Bnatches of sweetest
Hunt; y
And that every flake of the Yuletlde'
snow
May speak of tho dreams of tho long ago?
What shall I send you for Christmas, my
own!
What can a lonely bardllng send
But the wish that 'when life grows dark
and chill
The roses of summer may bloom for you
still
And In moods when the fond old dreams
Btill cllnir to you
that the birds may return, my sweet, and
slnsr to you?
Trying pillon In Life.
and a
Stagppgt Jit Sunt
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it possible for the bank's rapid and conservative growth.
desire particularly to. call your attention to this bank's com
parative growth of its deposits :
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M. E. SImonB,
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