The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 18, 1932, Page 18

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SU I dr my hand away, as soon’ was doeent. No more familiari-| s now “Think,” said I, “from | viland to peddling, and still the | world is beautiful. It makes one ashamed to have been discon- “Exactly,” agreed Dan. “I guess |'we are all given our daily portion of joy, if our hearts are tuned to receive it. A case of adjusting the | wave length to our capacity.” “And now, about your wife?” I challenged bravely. He should nev- | er know my pain, “I must see if her aprons fit"” of the Prince of he said, putting one about me and at hand. On the/drawing up the strings till we s 1 bung my holly-|stood under the mistletos. ¢t upon a world| You darling, darling idiot,” I snow mantle | sobbed when I got my breath. ed trees, “Some Christmas” exuled Dan, ic colors as “and blessed be aprons.” ed the branches; it\ ———————— her. . N Py pped In with the{va:e Pies Prohibited ing, and we sat to-! In Days of the Puritans| Dan 1 was rich and he was| old maid! | poor. If T'd been sure that that|or 4 and even in the Eighteenth was the reason for his silence, Id‘Ccnbury it was a forbidden deli- have spoken myself. But I wnsn'!‘“ry to a large number of clergy- The Puritans would have none and our friendship was 100 beau-|men During the Commonwealth tiful a thing to spoil, if his 10Ve |the holding of Christmas festivals was not mine. | was forbidden. In 1644 parliament passed an act ordering all citizens to observe Crristmas day as a solemn fast, to be spent in silent atonement for previous festivals that had passed in riotous living and merry mak- g. This order remaihed in force for 12 years. The authorities in several towns Annette came in and arranged|tried to reduce Christmas day to |diers. In Can- |Searched and where he mused, before Annette|terbury by order of the Mayor, |dainties or decorations were found considerable was proclaimed that “Christmas (‘hey were carried off and de- superstitious | Stroved. e wards the Puritan dislike of Christ- People who attended service in{/Was festivities came with the res- was something on his mind.|the Cathedral were mobbed, The |toration of King Charles. the tea table at my side. “Certain|the level of other days. people,” entered, “diffuse a charm as real|it and as hard to define as the per-|day and all other fume of a rose.” This was poetical | festivals should be put down.” conversation for the practical Dan; | ther T hurried Annette into the kitchen|inhabitants formed themselves in- for more cake, before his mood;to two parties, and feeling in the should vanish, but— | matter frequently resulted in the The door-bell ran. It was too|exchange of blows, to keep anyone waiting; !} In 1652 it was proclaimed that er=d it myself. A prim and|“no observation shall be had of the old lady stood there. Wi “Would you like to look at|exercises in churches.” aprons? Ovens and larders were seasonable A changed attitude to- e — Norway, Sweden Babies Are Loaded with Gifts In many districts of Norway five and twentieth day of Decem- |and Sweden every baby born on making a little extra for‘bm", commonly called Christmas | Christmas day is the recipient of " she announced, cheer-|day, nor any solemnity used or \many gifts and bounties from all | quarters. This order was enforced by sol- |from both the ecclesiastical and !out in warm water. He receives a bounty LInx‘x} in need of,” Ilg" bag, I led her to*the | = “Just w o7 4o aking her sitting room, and Dan placed a chair for her before the fire. T “Good-day and thank you,” civil authorities, and in some dis- tricts these bounties amount to a amount of money, which is generally invested the child is of age. The children that are born to| some classes of the people in Na-| | |by “Wisemen”—who are selected | arc presented with imitation stones which are valued highly by the children in later years, even su- pernatural qualities being suscribed to them. | . —— | To remove mustard stains from | fabrics, cover with soap and wash| e ples on this happy day are visited gt by some philanthropic society—and | i | The sports of the Lords of Mis- |is identified with St. Nicholas or DAY, DEC. 18, 1932 LA 2 B ) THE CHRISTMAS DINNER Who among us can affect to despise the gastronomic delights of the family Christmas dinner? The most sophisticated persons must admit our festive board at Christmas 18 a place where the gods mights love to ling- err. What & picture it pre- sents to the eye. The big turkey browned to a golden crispness; the heaping dish of mashed potatoes, which need only the addition of the delicious gravy to con- vert them into manmna, and the dressing, seasoned to just the right proportions. Then there is the crisp pleasing salad, the golden sweet potatoes, the big dish of creamed cauliflower; the celery, olives, pickles and cranberry sauce; the mince and pumpkin pies, the rich, fragrant coffee, .and the raisins, nuts and other good- ies that follow. Kings and em~ perors in the past have conferred high honors on those who set some espec- ially wonderful meal befqre them, but no king nor em- peror of any age ever sat down to a dinner that looks and tastes as good as that which is set on the tables of the great American home on Christmas day.—Kather- ine Edelman. LR R R R R ———— —— Ancients Gave Presents As Most People Do Now The custom of making presents Christmas is derived from very ancient usage. It was a Teutonic vention. In Latin countries gifts | re exchanged at New Year's,| writes James 'Waldo Fawcett of the Washington, D. C. Evening Star. The decoration of churches with | mistletoe and holly is likewise a pagan survival. Nativity plays and pageants trace back to a pre-Christian era. rule in England are supposed to, be an inheritance from the Sat- urnalio of heathen Rome. Father Christmas or Santa Claus Nicholas, and also with Knecht B i e 0 . K R R R R B i e o e ot e e o A T R A Merry Christmas “"TO OUR FRIENDS AND TO THEIR FRIENDS AND' 4 HA4PPY, PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR, TOO. American Beauty Parlors ALSIE J. WILSON greeted Dan. “How pleasant here | by the fire!” Annette came in with the cake. “Another teacup,” I whispered. Her | face registered, “You certainly are| eccentric,” but I ignored this. Ia| wwarranted self-respect my little visitor had come to the front door and I saw no reason why she should not have tea. With bird- like movements, glancing now at me, now at Dan, she untied the v "fltin strings of her neat but pre- § istoric bonnet. . | “Oh, Haviland,” she exclaimed appreciatively, handling her cup @aintily. Now I was sure that she had seen better days. “You have courage to be out today,” little mother,” said Dan. “That's what my daughter thinks,” twinkled the old dear. “She says at eighty-two one should be through wanting to run around. It's not so much the money,” she fibbed proudly, “but I like to get out and see life and people. One is always running into such lovely experiences like you—and tea. Ome can just see that you two are made for each other.” “Alas!” confessed Dan, frankly, smiling, “I have not the honor to, be the lady’s hushand.” “Let us look at aprons,” I sug- gested, and the naughty romancer spread them out. Dan fingered the change in his T Rupercht and Robin Goodfellow. Grimm says that in some parts of Germany Knecht Nicolas is merely an attendant on the real gift- siver, who is sometimes e - | BRI OO OO OO RO A O fant Christ and sometimes Dame T B % e Bertha but who is also frequently | A Carol singing by waits, strolling; The first Christmas cards date [of a' Christthas treche is said fo conceived as an ugly dwarf, called | stteet musicians, is an old British from about 1846. have been originated by St. Fan- Krampus. custom. The setting up in Latin churches | cis. » § g | j o TR with Sincere Appreciation For the Cordiality Extended to Our Christmas Greetings AND Firm by the Business Men and Public of JUNEAU AR OO pocket. “I'll take two of 0se white ones for my wife,” he an- nounced. The words were simple, but they | fell upon my ear like a death sen- tence. “You never told me” 1|= gasped reproachfully, as our guest| = turned to fold her supplies and|= arrange her bag. E = = = g " New Year’s Wishes TO ALL “Well, I must go now,” she said, “I'm staying toe long. I've got to empty this bag before nightfall.” The door closed behind the un- quenchable optimist. “Isn't she a wonder!” we ex=- claimed simultaneously, at which| £ we locked little fingers and press- g — ed thumbs, laughingly, while we Wwished. Bk kR * * :LIKE COLORFUL TREE R 3 If there are young chil- & dren in the home, you should % have a real Christmas tree, as nothing else can take its place. Older people may like stunning effects that appeal to the imagination, or symbols in a airy man- ner that will do this, but 1 want it loaded to fihflwlfl:b&uflud glass, lopped around with tinseled strands that * * : Juneau Insurance Agency | ‘ " JOHN GAFFNEY, Manager LA AR A X = £ é ol LR B K ’? B S o A -, R R A e ; # % e, 2 # # P