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DECEMBER 17. 1938

Gifts For Christmas

when times an hard, we oo- easlonnlly like to make our own chrlstms; fills-at least for our immediate amily-and often these are more an WiBtoCPl-han would be presents t were picked in the stars. Fbr there is something more than monetary worth assoc~ lated with Yuletide gifts-at least there should be-a-nd our xiear re- latives and friends often derive a great deal more pleasure from something that we have spent a little time on zzmnulecturirrg by ourselves.

Along these lines, then. we give

u a. few Christmas gift sugges~ {looms that are easy to make and gxperidlVé, There is a present for mother, one for father, another for sister and one for brother. If theme are others in the family or

if you think this might be a good t

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aPirseedfleIonitsMymo ismli

for from the day lliduahtfm g “wisp i=1;

pleasant ilsld. so tbidt and bitter u Nneﬁhbor Fir e tiny plant, Tree's. Guhi it makes me shiver w a hioh my year by year to s stnte- think of it.”

One rilmorningtheRed Once moreTcmheardtheB winguby the brook. e: Maple. It was in the autumn dad:- Mr she had Dllt on her red and gold dfolmandshewasoallingtothelrir . "0' n Do = $11.22;" ‘ind; dsiﬁirliliigiisii? iii Y-hinssi good only to scatter a cloud vest time? b?» if its. wgake “$5 0i rel ow dust. do not wait even show the world you are alive.” gum own green leaves. I am the The Tree was ﬁtting a hit

9-9 - Ioyest of all the trees. Who tired of all thh. 8o e opened a

d be a dank Tree? cone. and sent a shower of too aorliri°iffuif°sﬁo°°iﬁot cov vrvgd lieeerdaknwwalid - ple m M herself with pink’ and white belos- never ﬁofow” ‘ma’ bu’ he um 591m. and now and then sent a my petal over to visi the Fir snow was deep. tmnrs father had

pill

t Tree, fearing he might be lonel been cutting m- t l5‘ looked so dull and quiet. adi th ed.

e nu umn came. and her arms ly Tom said: “I know Wfxlie full oi red-checked apples, one where there's a beauty, taller than 0 “ed to the Fir Tree: an these It's in the sugar maple

HOW dreadful it must be to live ﬂed, down by the 3* so much alone! Little children love Sure enou h," an d his father, me- In the spring they come for my "We'll have i ." flowers. lnng summer hours they e _ had been cilllmb in my branches, and now they the bes; of it lately. His neighbors l e me best of all.’ had lost their dresses and shlvercd

“if i188 (implied a ripe apple to in every wind. But he was as warm amlltle boy who was passing, and as you please in this thick “green g led once more to ‘the Fir Tree. suit. and stnmly‘ happy. " inter Wheétua pity you can t make people i: my Lime." e; "1 am a win-

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Tom's father came in the spring- When he saw the axe, his heart

time and bored a hole in the Bu gar ave a bound. "It isn't the Apple $11919. and but a dish down to oaAh

Decorations For The HOME!

It wouldn’t seiemvlike Christmas unless the house is decorated with beautiful Christ- mas flowers.

Make your selection now and be assured

of satisfactory delivery. ee they want." he said to himself

m“ m extend to include your W: saga. As Tom stood under me He knew Just as well what was friends’ u won.‘ and it difficult e, e head a queer gurglmz coming as you and 1 do. He knew , a tn o» further o... o. ifmgg- “o is who he wool-t lo {ggtgpgayggyoggeogogggggggggg Fancy Christmas Wreaths

home-made Bills.

And now for dad: How about a pretty silk scarf with his initials on it that ho can use for formal wear? For this two and one quarter yards of white crepe are required. The crepe should be hemmed about four inches wide at each end. The initials may be worked in afterwards in black D. M. O

For mother a bridge table cover is always a ilseiul and ancrcciated present at Christmas. ‘The cover should be measured to the size of the bridge table with 2 inches for hems allowed. A pretty design may be work"d out by applique of little men and dogs in the cornerslrheh sew elastic across the corners on the wrong side so your cover will stay in place on the mble.

The boy of the family will al- ways appreciate a pair of hand- knl ed sacks. Instructions for the knitting of these may b: round in any mod men's knitting book.

And now for dnughtcr. How about a set of satin-covered coat hangers? For these. the satin should be cut in about two-inch blessed strips. Then pad the hang- er with cotton wool and wind your gassed strips of satin around

em.

giyvv-n-r, .1 ,4 .4 4,91,-

es . “It is sweet to be a Sugar Maple. up in a hail.

- And so the Fir Tree at last bore besuiful fruit of candles and dolls and drums and candy and oran ; and so he made two hundred c il- dren happy.

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Holly "Down Under"

Australia possesses lamentably little oi the true "Diokensian" c y. However, many Ausfral- - ' inns manage to make shift at this A Chnstmas Wuh season with a fairly satisfactory i-— substitute, which they find in A ohristmas that puts first their “Christmas bush". This is things first, spirit before symbol a shrub bearing the formidable and Christ before Santa. Claus; botanical title of Ceratopetalum that hallows the home and trans- Gll-iﬂmiieflim. which HOW-i DN- figures the face and consecrates iusely in scvrrai districts, but both self and -book to the $991115 Sliwiﬂliy Bibilhdlint in the loving service o others; a Christ- ooastal region near Sydney. It be- mag that through lts great Rood ‘rs to "il-Jm shy" 113.1!‘ tidinzs brings strength to bear before Yuletide, and aseachscent- our burden. balm to soothe our ed blossom drops of, the calyx sorrow, inspiration to glorify our swells in size. and gradually as- labour and poise for our some- sumes a bright red color, nttaln- times harassed souls: a Christine-s lng perfection just before Christ- that reminds us of the beautiful mas Day. Not llnnaturally, the old stories of the Magi and the “Christmas bush" has borne that shepherds and the choir of angels. title from the earliest Colonial and that transforms mil‘ 1188115 ilays. and has been used for into living mangers, cradling anew Christmas decorations ever since the eternal, inexhaustible. Christ- the first settlers landed at Botany begetilrlg, world-transformlni! i0”- Bay_ spirit of the Father-may this Christmas, good friends- this

For Doors or Windows

CUT FLOWERS

Carnations Roses Chrysanthemums Narcissus

POTTED PLANTS Azaleaa Begonias

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There are two Christmas Isl- merry, blessed. Christ-filled Christ-

yours-Henry Hallﬂm

SCOTS AND New YEAR

. i Nationall making. GI-istmu I. and his . is essential foe val of the . therefor-o, o1 1am ‘ca. peo 1e of land andof erstions of Boot Presbyterian an other Teutonic countries. At to the o days

least two other nations, howover.

reserve their national ‘

secu r as distinct from religious a

5i .i' thPirtDld New Year-firs gcots‘and the

French. and this custom is adopted by our fellow-citisenqthe French-Canadians.

Old Scottish View of Christmas

In this adoption is seen shower of the sequelse of the Auld Alli- ance between Scotland and France which led the twocountries to interchan e so much and many ideas their respective na- tional lives: but in this case for ctiiitfffexelrlit remiss and in ite of a

er g re ous persu onlhrty years ago tho writer went toschool on the days of such religions festivals as Christmas Day end Good Friday just the same as any other ordinary school day; stores were open and all industrial and commercial work went on as usual. The churches of Scotland took no notice of such cardinal Christian anniversaries atrleastontheaotual days themselves: indeed. theydis- courazed the celebration of them. It would have been as unusual for a Scotsman to be in church on such a day as it would have been

on the sabbath day. But there is an explanation of this national custom. Scotland was led by J hn Knox in its zeal for the Re- formation and later Scotland suf- fered much in its religious life at the hands even of English Episco- palianism. at thebehesbolGtiarles

A Christmas Carol The Christ-child lay on Mary's P. His hair was like a light.

(O weary, weary were the world, But here is all aright.)

The Christ-child. lay on Mary's breast

His hair’ was like a star. (O stern and cunning are the

kings, But here the true hearts are.) Then Christ-child lay on Mary's ea . His hair was like a. fire. (0 weary, weary is the world, Burt here ‘the world's desire.) ‘Phekmirlst-chlld stood at Mary's

nee, His hair was like s crown, And all the flowers looked up at

Him, And all the stars looked down.

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—Gilbert Keith Chesterton. -- ,3; $_ vrli,__i,_vr,_r,

for him to absent himself from it do“. to

also action.

Itispemepspartofthe bad- Kfound which has given the Boole- man a reputation for solemnity. which is apparent rather than

is t really de- served. Folks. both as individu- als and as nations, are slow to -

fer their habits. oi gious back-

theso have a re

so ground. and although scoilmd is

now more in line with other na- tions in its observance of Christ- mas, tbs fact remains that New Year's Day is still the national festival.

Hogmsney Customs

And so it is still or. Hogmuray a

that Bootsmen the world over as such foregather. “Hogmanay" is simply the old Scots name for the lest day of the year. although again. there seems little doubt that the word and the mistmns that gather round it are also rel- ics of the old Franco-Scottish friendship. The chief association of Hogznansy in Scotland is “the Guizers," young folks who go from door, where they attempt

to stage retty dramatics. to the accompan ent -of a snatch of song:

“If you gic us a penny, we'll sing you a bonnie wee song:

If you have na got a. penny, a halpenny will do;

If you have na got a hirpenny,

bless you!"

The toasts incidental to the 0c- casion are the double one: “Here's to the year that's awa" and the other:

"A guid New Year to ane an a’ And mony may ya see: An‘ during a‘ the years to come Oh, hBPPY may ye be!"

In the Scottish capital there is an age-old custom for the more enthusiastic to gather around the historic Tron Kirk. to see the Old Year out and the New Year in. This is an old custom still maln- tslned, too, by many of the scots in London in front of St. Paul's Cathedral. The Edinburgh func- tion tended to become somewhat rowdy. but it is interesting to note fmm the DPess that this year a civic committee has undertaken to institute an organized community ceremony more worthy of the 0c- incidental to the close of the year

n. Agd there ls one domestic duty in Scotland, and that is the obli-

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nning of s. new year. If there begoodluckinthehoused . inc the new year. 1t must not be a member ‘of the household; the requ remen or good luck goes further-it must be a dark person! fair folks are unlucky. and I have known the situation lo be saved just in the nick of time leader recalling his handicap and pushing in front of him a dark first-foot. Further. the First- Foot must not be empty-hander he must have some tangible giﬂ of goodwill for the house.

llandsel Monday

There only remains to mention Han Monday.

year to an servant. Handsel Monday was 5 favorite day for family reunions, and it still is. at least country folks particularly. always been regarded as Ploughmalfs Holiday."

Snow Flakes

Silently and steadily

The snow flakes fell to eslth, The sleigh bells jingle

And sweetly mingle

with children's Joyous mirth.

lovingly, cuessingly, The tiny flakes descend, Small gems of art

yi their part Rightfufo the very end. Slowly and uncesslngly From Heaven itself they come, So pure and white

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