The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 20, 1939, Page 22

C 1939 CHRISTMAS FRILLS ARE VERY PRACTICAL, T00 that around colorful most intriguing house coats of They are they the riul n and rep: that sug- but are warm robes for trick 1 a bed a little peaked useful gift wose curled and who es a wh Kiss the Maiden nder Mistletoe— But Follow Rules! nice custom this to kiss the young the mistletoe, but are in vain unless s done properly cone kisses under e 1 a berry should be om the branch, for only Every t slucked fr Signs of Christmas | Christmas at 6:30 a.m By CHESTER L. SHAW Mars-Sur-Allier was conscious of The bugler his heralded it with first call afier had thawed the ice out horn. The calendar said it was mas, anyway. To Henry second class private in the can Expeditionary Force, it was just another day—as cold and drear of Christ- Eskins, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE WEDNESDAY DEC 20, 1939 hristmas Edition of The Daily Alaska Empire—Juneau -:- Christmas, 1918, ned an overcoat. In that somewhat summery garb the convalescents walked to the mess hall, there to stand in the chill rain and wait for those in line to take their plates, gulp the food at a rough wooden bench, and make room : the others. Order- lies carried tes of fcod bed patien “It'l be rice this morning” said Henry to hi hbor in line. It was rice, with threc prunes, a cup of black coffee and all bread you wanted. When it wasn't rice at Mars-sur-Allier it was oat- meal with the same trimmings coffee and bread. best breakfast in the as the French said, c'est prunes Not the werld kut Ameri- | the | Henry polished his plate and re- turned to the ward. In his pockets were four slices of bread he had filched. He joined the other con- valescents around the stove, all of them taking turns in making toast and joining in the daily forecast of what the next meal would be. to the| That's all there was to do, just forecast. Suddenly a voice rang out that there was to be a Christ- mas feed. The mess sergeant an- nounced the arrival of turkeys! They were tough gobblers and ran unbelievably heavy in dark meat, but they were real turkeys. The dressing was soggy and the mashed potatoes were sour, the damp wooden table was cold and cheerless, but this was Christmas land a Christmas dinner. Uncle Sam had not That was Christmas, ADD POWER TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES TO LIST forgotten. 1918. This year more than ever the | trend is toward the home workshop. Here the “tired business man” can relax while doing work that is dear- est to his heart. He may be a wood- worker or just a plain mechanic, at any rate he is doing what makes him happiest. Among the interesting Christmas | gifts for such a man are the new power tools and the countless acces- sories for those machines. The wood- | working hobby seems most prevalent in Juneau, and many of these ar- ticles have turned out beautiful pieces of furniture for their homes. as yesterday. And tomorrow proi- n are bestowed as And don't let the ground. Other: es of good luck and deétroyed ably would be the same. To the others in the dozen o American base hospitals that sw. n the muddy plains of Mars Allier, it was just another day, Mars-sur-Alller was a place mud and snow, Draughty wooden barracks, each heated by a pot bellied shest iron stove and containing 52 white steel cets, housed wounded men. The 52 men in Henry's ward were typical. Someo merely had flesh wounds, some had lost arms, some legs—but none had lost ap- petites. So when the ‘bugle sounded this twenty-fifth of December, the ward awakened eagerly. Hunger is a good alarm clock. Henry made his bed, military fashion, and dressed. Dressing was | Each convalescent had a pair of pajamas which did double duty—in bed and out. Over the bottom of which he pulled a pair pos- the m ur- too. of . f flannel with cord braid hostess gowns of in rich jewel and sapphire in Christ- made blu antic story surrounds berries represent uavy gend able velvet god. Balder, ai When he goddess Friga ater and they emearald different Merry Christmas ® Ring out the old Ring in the new May Christmas joy Be in store for you! ° I's Christmas the year around where these pictures were taken: Christmas, Fla.; Bethlehom, Pa.; Nazareth, Pa., and Santa Claus, Ind. Each year thousands of C hrmmm cards are forwarded to postofiices at these communities for stamp cancellation. is d the mistletoe, her in the of Balder's w from e end of of the heartbro- and fa GOOSE FOR CHRISTMAS The Dinner Menu rapefruit Cocktail 0se Potato Stulfing andied Sweet Potatoes Buttered Broccoli Cranberry Sherbet Buttered Rolls Celery Olives Pudding Lemon Sauce Coffee add gelatin which has soaked 5 minutes in cold water. Add lemon juice; cool. Pour into tray in mechanical refrigerator and stir 2 times during first hour, fold in egg whites and stir again in 20 minutes. Let freeze until stiff This sherbet can be frozen by regular = freezer method, adding | whites when sherbet is half frozen ©f heavy woolen socks, then stepped Of course, 1 cup whipped cream into his hobnailed shoes and don- can be used in place of egg whites | but a richer sherbet will result ions, 2 tablespoons chopped (‘el-} ery, 1 tablespoon chopped pars- | A 'h M “ ley, 1 teaspoon poultry season- : L] Potato Stuffing 2 cups hot mashed potatoes, 3 cups ings. | Carefully look over oysters and | soft bread crumbs, !¢ cup but- 1 ter melted, 1 teaspoon sage, 1 'Temove any shell particles. Add | rest of ingredients to oysters and lighty stuff fowl. Christmas Salad package lemon flavored gelatin mixture, 2 cups boiling water, 1 tablospoon chopped parsley, 1 cup dicéd cooked hbeets, % cup teaspoon salt, % teaspoon pap- cooked peas, 1 tablespoon chopped rika beaten onion, 2 tablespoons chopped Lightly mix ingredients and beat sweet pickles, % cup chopped well. Stuff fowl. B celery, % teaspoon salt, % tea- some Candied Sweet Potatoes spoon paprika. | fittings, | 12 cooked peeled potatoes, 1'% cups Pour water over gelatin mixture. ting a formal garden, is complete to the last detail. There prown sugar, ' cup granulated Cool and allow to thicken a little. rhinestone fountains | also are new fur bags, almost as g cups water, 4 table- Add rest of ingredients. Pour into enamel boxwoed tr big as muffs, designed to match butter, 1 tea mold and chill until stiff. Unmold a fold of silver fishnet fur-trimmed hats and to be worn Arrange potatces in shall ~seten lettuce and serve with mayon- iridescent fish ‘and|as smart accents to cloth coats in-: Cover with rest of ingre t naise or salad dressing. fastened with a stead of fur one which have been beiled together 3 o Gift gloves show al new m Bake 40 minutes in mod- necklaces of | tricks in design. One is fashioned erate oven. Turn frequently to al- glass balls painted inside|with a tring finger” which is|low even cooking \nlh oriental figures and flowers‘shghuj enlarged to accommodate | Cranberry Sherbet and some intriguing chandelier | a jewel and is sometimes backed| (Exccllent with Fowl) jewelry hung with pear-shaped| with grosgrain ribbon of contrast-|4 cups berries, 3 cups water, boil- drops. Added to the list are|ing hue to accent it. Another new ' ing, 2 cups sugar, 1/3 cup lemon s. of gold bib necklaces stud-|gift trick with a practical slant is| juice, 1 teaspoon granulated gel- ith colored stones and silver|a glove which can be worn on atin, % cup cold water, 2 egg necklaces which are newer | either hand and bought singly in-| whites, beaten. t than ‘the gold. | stead of in pairs. Wash berries, remove all stems. This year's Christmas stockings| Feet haven't been neglected,! Add boiling water and simmer un- also are going to hold jeweled either. The Christmas gift list in-! til berries are very soft. Press clips and pins and the long ear-|cludes new satin mules, occasion-)through sieve, add sugar and boil rings <.wiose vogue for uenmb‘nlly designed with wedge — “rr soles), wear 48 increasing. and some quilted satin house Many of the gift gadgets to|bootees, topped with white both flatterin one minute; of frothy at we easy. a origin, eldom led in | f decoration. But | te n few aids care to | making the legend come true | that *'she who is not kissed under the mistletoe at Christmas will not be married in the year which fol- Directoire line: ber are topped by lace-trimmed bed jackets of the same material to please the woman who likes to breakfast or read in bed. Others are paired with a long pastel coat of chiffon or albatross to make a i|lows.” nigh{dress-negligee ensemble. If you want to be lucky, remem- % ber the rules. Fig waisted Archie B. Betts Public Accountant and Tax Service shining stars” A won't glitter on 1939 trees. Shimmering cos- are going to be there mbers, for this is a almost every woman arkle gleaming and only Tinsel ristmas Jewels hold make-up are square or oblong this year. Compacts include flat enamel cblong shapes banded with rhinestone ribbons or accented with silver Aztec figures. Among eve- ning bags is one of brocade with lot are|8 square base, tapering sides and Furst’s perspective neck- | & smaller tap. It is lined with satin One, named “Moon Over|and has place for keys and cash uni,” has an enamel palm tree,|as Well as for make-up golgk moon and a blue bead surf| Among gift bags are hg from a chain, Another, | equipped with their own Valentine Building PHONE 676 ...mmm- Giblal Gravy Buttered Brussels Sprouts Celery Spiced Peaches Christmag Salad Pudding Hard Sauce Coffee rted Nuts of the 2 eggs, Plum Ass Cranbery ith of coral 11 clasp. e also % : I’W’@W’&%@%’%fi O T e T I T S S L S T cup 4 berr 4 cups water, salt, 1 cup sugar, spcon lemon juice, % orange juice. Wash berries, add water. Cover and simmer until berries are soft. Pour through coarse strainer and pg let drip. Add sugar m juice and . & boil 2 minutes. Cool, add fruit S juices and serve chilled Oyster Stuffing small oysters, 6 cups bread | 1% cup butter melted, 1, N 34 teaspoon pap-, chopped on- ! cups se are Pint crumbs, teaspoon salt, rika, 2 tablespoons We’re Wishing EVERYBODY lapin. .‘-‘.2-‘ e e i A e Merry, Merry Christmas and the HAPPIEST of NEW YEARS Here’s Wishing You a fierry Christmas GREETINGS and BEST WISHES May this be a Merry Christmas time for You and Yours. May you beas happy in the realiza- tion of your gifts as you were in their anticipation. And may the spirit of good will pervade the land every day of the year. I. LUCAS May this be for you a season MAYOR of gladness and good cheer, rich in the joys of friendship, and in all the good things that make life most enjoyed. ® Anderson’s Music Shop and MRS. GEORGE ANDERSON and MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MR. JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE s | | | i