The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 21, 1941, Page 17

BUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1941 Joyous Christmas Was Frowned on By Early Settlers | came the greatest of festivals, cele- §mmm with fetes, nativity plays and | general jollity. Many of our rollick- {ing carols date to this gay pe- riod of yule rejoicing Sueh pomp and marked the Christinas of Shake- E re's Er nd, when a 12-day festive period was observed. Work The joy and singing now asso- | was abandoned and young and old diated with Christmas was once for-|gave themselves over to merry- Wdden by ultra-pious churchmen of making. Puritan England Their disciples The Puritans frowned upon the who founded New England carried pleasures of the season, however, the same repressions for many gen- s in 1644 Parliament prohibited arations. vities and ordered the day In the middle ages Christmas be- kept as a fast. merriment e ettt o N Season’s Greetings We Hope That We Can Always Help You Have A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year! Juneau Florists 311 Seward St. Phone 311 frrrrr e | | KEITH G. : Special Representative New York Life Insurance Company To the host of greetings attime time, may we add our own best wishes for your goed health and : THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA i’eooo REASONS FOR CHRISTMAS Pleasure of Giving and Sharing with Others, Are Keynoters SHOPPING - MADE EASY; - CERTIFICATE | \ | | The invention of the gift certi- | ficate almost solved the Christmas| ")’:ix“ ‘:("T::L ro:hl;'o:;ad"d:us:“m’:l What beautiful and happy toings slexed males W E 1 y 8 are associated with Christmas. dutifully each yvr{r._to a period of holly and mistletoe candles |ogling price mgx. in department, o into the night oager, ““"“: '“"“ "‘"“‘“l’-"““”:‘“];::g ';“ happy children around the Christ- avoid being swept towar zerie A \Gkek mas tree crowds of merry ‘mun(frs by tides of (ctrnn‘nrdih'mpw” family reunions . . feminity. {and then the greater and bigger It was a swell idea. You spent!ihings joy in the heart and twenty minutes or so running about | peace and good will toward all men. | buying gift certificates, distributed| How much of good has hlessed {them on Christmas, and let the the world through the spirit of {folks do their own shopping, on'giving thal Christmas awakens in the theory that they could get [the heart since the Three |What they wanted. {Wise Men, led by the light of a But the ladies have developed a gleaming star, brought their gifts specialized technique and have car-|of gold, frankincense and myrrh, ried further the idea of sezuring/and laid them at the feet of the! Christmas gifts, which will be re- Christ-Child, men have been bring- membered and used long after the ing unnumbered gifis of love for | hcliday season. |the sake of the same Child The gifi certificate idea is stii! Wherever the message of Christ- a good one but it looks as though Mas has been heard kindness, wll have to sharpen up your charity, giving, serving, have fol- pre-Christmas planning a little this lowed. . . How much of hope has vear, It wil be worth it, though, been reawakened — how much of | for specializing will give you the faith reborn—by the gifts of Christ- lfine satisfaction which comes after Mas . . . Something of magic seems thoughtful planning of any kind, ' fouch the smallest thing that As 8 ‘matter-of fact, youwh prob. is done for others at Christmas| ably be amABRIRAL fhe dockd aiiciig BRI tiow many, of NG EEIEL 1 love Lhere are. precision with which youn be able ' “*'® oot ; ito pick up Christmas gifts, which _ We Only dimly can guess at thelr) will express thoughtfulness and dis- Multitude and' al the hours crimination on your part and which Of happiness and joy they haye | rela- brought to mankind through the ages . But there is One who keeps count of them all . . . and One who came down to show us| that the greatest happiness and | peace comes to us—not through | self-indulgence or ease — but from | giving and sharing with other | | | | |will be appreciated by your {tives and friends. | The gift certificate idea may be |applied to a lot of simple, every- day things which you probably never considered before as Christ- /mas presents, and which will be re- | ceived with surprise as well as with gratitude | Fer instance, you may send a clubs is a Christmas present which taxicab credit card for any amount. will provide the recipient with read- | Any Juneau cab company will sell ing until the next holiday season. you cne and your friend will have The idea of earmarking your gift| insurance against wet feet or soak- certificates for particular things, in! ed clothes on rainy days, and also which you know your friends are| against missing luncheon or card interested, will enable them to in- party dates on those occasions, dulge in the luxury or extravagance, when a bad battery or a flat tire at their leisure, and without any stops the family automobile unex- of the usual qualms of conscience, pectedly. | which usually accompany a decis- | You may buy credit for relatives ien to plunge a little on items out- | or friends for all sorts of necessary side the budget. items—for cigarettes, or for book| There are hundreds of things not | rental at a lending library, or for necessarily expensive, for which KHL‘ rgasoline. You may arrange a_hotel certificates should be sent, flowers, | room or suite for any given num- beauty treatments, &ki lessons, | ‘ber.s of week-ends for friends who stockings for women, neckties or: live out-of-town. There are end- shoes, or credit at an .automobile | less variations on this idea |garage, or sporting goods for menv‘ You may send magazine or news-| Give it a little thought. paper subscriptions of all kinds. A‘ It sort of grows on you after | -of-the-month you've started planning. ° | Al | | | { | | happiness. WILDES 1. Astronomers say that the bright star seen the night of Christ’s birth was: (a) A huge meteor falling to the earth. (b) A large comet. (c) A phenomenon which cannot be scientifically explained. 2. The notes above represent the first two bars of what famous Christmas song? (a) O Little Town of Bethlehem. (b) Silent Night. (c) O Come All Ye Faithful. (d) It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. 3. Why did the early British use such a large Yule lo, (a) It made a bigger fire than a small log. (b) Tt looked more impressive. (c) They wanted old wood. (d) The celebration lasted as long as the log burned. 4. The man whose picture ap- pears at right is: (a) One of the Twelve Disciples. (b) Charles Dickens, author of the “Christ- mas Carol.” (¢) Henry W. Longfellow, writ- er of Christmas poems. (d) St. Nicholas, 5. If you wanted to imitate | be brought up-to-date with pretty | modern angels and worldly gnomes PAGE THREE it 14 | | ¢ “ ‘Old Christmas’ ' Is Best Despite Modern Trends! R - | Modernistic art and architectyre | are very fine, but an old-fashioned Christmas is still the best. Using the traditional colors of red and | green as a basis, the occasion cnn\ MERRY CHRISTMAS of plastic, tin and wood. | Ideas for decorating the house re- | | the final hours. | guire forethought and planning, even though the job itself must wait for Home decorators offer a few suggestions which will help homemakers to plan more at- tractive Christmas decorations. GOLD STANDARD-—Broad, gold | Christmas ribbon will be the motif, | with garlands of little shells paint- Santa Claus, how many reindeer | would you use? (a) Eight. (b) Four. (c) Six. (d) Twelve. Answers to Christmas Quiz 1. (c) is correct. 2. (b) is correct. 3. (d) is correct. 4.(b) is correct. 5. (a) is correct. Star of the East Star of the East, that long ago Brought wise men on their way Where, angels singing to and fro, The Child of Bethlehem lay— Above that Syrian hill afar Thou shinest out, tonight, O Star! Star of the East, the night were drear But for the tender grace That with thy glory comes to cheer | Earth’s loneliest, darkest place, For by that charity we see Where there is hope for all and me. Star of the East, show us the way In wisdom undefiled To seek that manger out and lay Our gifts before the Child— To bring our hearts and after them Unto our King in Bethlehem! —Eugene Field. Mistletoe Loses Charms When Berries Are Gone In the language of flowers, Mistle- toe means ‘‘give me a kiss.” This has its basis in a Scandinavian myth. And from this old tale we de- rive our custom of kissing under the mistletoe. As it hangs upon the chandelier or in the doorway, each lad may claim a kiss from the maid who chances beneath it with this pro- vision: that the lad remove a berry to give to the maid, until, at last, when no berries are left, the bough loses its spell and no more kisses are then available. The story continues ‘‘that the maiden who receives no kisses un- der the mistletos will not marry that year.” —_————————— HARD TO ANSWER Boy—Mamma! ‘Tired Mother—What? Boy—-When Santa Claus iittle - by, “Who. filled his ing?—(The Country Home, looped extrava- gantly in swags over the tree and caught up with clusters of big gold Christmas balls strung to- gether. Light this tree with all gold lights. Repeat the theme of gold rib- bon swags and gold balls for ta- ble, mantel and window decorations. SILVER BELLS—Shining silver bells of all sizes spangled thickly over the tree will be different and testive for Christmas, especially ed silver and strung together. Or have evergreen wreaths with sil vered shells worked into them in- stead of the usual holly berries or pine cones. FLASHES OF RED—An ever- green tree splashed with huge red artificial poinset- tias made into garlands, strings of cranberries, red glass balls, then all white lights would be very festive in- deed, especially i complemented over the house with evergreen boughs tied with white ribbon and elusters of big red poinsettias. DELLA ROBBIA—An old idea that has a classic enduring beauty is the use of small, perfect, real fruits entwined with Christmas greens to make garlands and wreaths for Christmas decorations. Especially decorative is a wreath like this made on a stout frame in- #et with candleholders and suspend- ed from above by stout cords of rib- [Bons. LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREES They haven't yet invented the collapsible Christmas tree for the little flat, but the cedars and spruce grow more liliputian. T T T T I ... R R R A R R R R R R SRR R IR ORI CRBECCRTERRBTEE ” SRR VAR A MERRY ] CHRISTMAS GOOD CHEER to EVERYBODY In the spirit of the gay and jolly holidays, we extend our greelings. May the pleasures and interests of life be yours in great abundance in the coming New Year. May your Christmas be merry and delightful. We hope that we have been able in some dégree, to add to your enjoyment.