Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1915, Page 18

CHRISTHAS TREES Lezends of Different Countries in Regard i Them as Thick as the Foliage WHENCE COMES THE TINSEL( ¢ t tree 1s The origin | ditficult to trace are many in terosting legends and myths concerning 1t, and severnl countries claim the honor | of giving thie besutiful custom to the | world, One story teils us how Martin Luther, the great religious reformer, was | traveling over the country at night, and who on looking up from the snow-cov-| ered ground to the sky with ita countless | brilliant starg began to meditate, and on returning to his home tried to explain hiy feelings to his wife and children Falling in words be went into the gar-| den and cut a little fir tree which he .ragged to the nursery, where he fast ened candles on its branches snd lighted them. One of the popular pletures in Germany shows Luther and his family seated about the Christmas tree The Beandinavians claim that the tree eprang from the blood-soaked moll where two lovers were killed, because, runs the legend, during the Christmas season mysterious lights appeared on pine trees which no wind could extinguish. The French, too, have a Christmas tree story. It relates how a hero of the thirteenth eentury found a glgantic tree with its branches covered with candles, some of which were upside down, and on the top was a vision of a child with a hale about ita head. The knight asked the pope for an explanation of the wonderful sight, and was told by the holy father (and pile them fnto lots ‘of one dozen | on wire and gurround them with tinsel, a i task which is not difficult, and after two tely accurnte, may be set for any | g% length frem tw % inches. A boy |¥ ially watches the machine, and his \ nl work is to stra'shten out the tinsel | n case it shotld “fough up e The finished fringe in ten-yard pleces is then handed over to young women, who eut it into fengths for trimming or- | naraents for Christtas trees, which cone sist of stars, p'ctures with tinsel frames cormucopias, haskets; balls with tinsel trimmings, ete. bAttie girle pull the small pleces of fringé inte the shapo of wheels with no outer rim, but with many spokes, These are carried to Another table, where | are put together with glue or wire, and there Is just as much care used In hav- ing the parts fit correctly as there is In the manufacture of the most useful pro- Aducts, and thousands are made exactly they are transformed by the ald of em- | the same size. Into glittering tree ornaments. All pleces At anather table gir ng glass balls weeks' practice the girl becomes a profi- clent worker. Paper baskets are made, t00, by the thousand, and these are used | for holding fancy ices for Christmas par- | ties a8 well as for Christmas tree decora- | tion. Home again there is a crimping ma- | chine used, and this time for paper. The little instrument is no longer than a lead | pencil sharpener and is turned by hand | and gives the paper a crepe effect. The baskets are of various colors, and, like the ornaments, are uniform in size and each handle must be perfectly shaped and #lued 80 as not to allow raw edges. Many of them are trimmed with glit paper cut out in lace-like patterns. Cornucoplas, too, form a part of our tree decorations, and these are, perhaps, the most popular owing to their inexpensivensss. - The tin- sel i put on the baskets and cornucopias by machinery, and this instrument Is very like the one used in shoe factories for that the tree represented mankind, the Child the Savior, and the candles good and bad beings. Si. Winfred's Legend. Another German legend points to St Winfrid as the originator of the Christ- been worshiping. As he raised the blade there was a shower of atars and a whirl- ing wind passed over the forest and the tree was gripped from its roots and fell with terrific foroe, splitting into four sec- tons. Just behind it was a small fir tree which remained unharmed, Sir Win- fried then spoke to the awe-stricken people who also witnessed the remarkabie ncident: ““This little tree, a young child of the forest, shall be your holy tree to- night, It is the wood of peace, for your houses are built of fir; it is the sign of endless life, for its leaves are ever green. See how it points to heaven. Let this be called the tree of the Christ child; gather about it—not in the wood, but in your homes, There it will shelter no deeds of blood, but loving gifts and rites of kindness.” Still another legend, which i» rather wague, traces its origin to the great tree Yggdrasil, of Norse mythology, and yet another tells us that it may be a revival of the pine trees of the Roman Saturn- Thiese trees, according to Virgil, were decorated with imakes of Bacchus, Sir George Birdawood; who fs an emi- nent authority on anclent customs, be- | lieves that the Christmas tree is derived from the anclent Exyptian practice of decking houses at the time of the winter solstice with Dbranches of palm, the symbol of life triumphant w\r death, and therefore perennial life In' the re- mewnal of each bounteous year; and the supporters of these suggestions points to the fact that pyramids of green paper covered with flowers are still substituted in some parts of Germany for Christmas trees. All the legends show that in me- P diseval times there was a tradition of | holiness investing an illuminated tree. Another well khown antiquarian tells us that the Jews celebrated their Feast of Chanuckah or Lights, also known as the Feast of Dedication, at the season the birth of Christ; therefore, there must have been twinkling lights in every home in Bethlehem and Nazareth time of the Christ-Child's birth, clalmed by many to be the origin lighted Christmas tree. seems to be no way of authenti- Jowish at the This 1s of the far back as 1008 the Christmas tree ia mentioned as a feature of the Christmas The manuscript telling of this was years ago in Strasburg, Ger- show that Queen Caroline at the palace in 1340 the Duchess Helena the Christmas tree was brought in in a huge tub, " i i B i I%EII il it i £ American Queen Vie- prince led ristmas tree i s ] i j é i it H 2 ga ! ‘Victoria's greatest joyw i 4 HiHE | s | i | : from | Germany, but E! % : £ £3 I i i E i if I I i : ; 1 HHH il 5§ i!g iE | | | fE;ie 3 it | ! £ i il g{!i’ i g i ; g i ¢ i ; ! y I i il | b 45 |anyone. His chief basis of this oclaim | French Christ- it s sald that one of uper- decorating of the tree for the tree with fancy ornaments also German empire, and even in this of Christmas | Von Emmich, the ueror Liege. of Teutonle ancestry. | s o . in tree trim- r puts the fin. ls before they Tinsel decoration and y of our large is imported of 5 cents on y the United congress had the duty to 10 raised an up- rers, who de- fastening on shoe buttons. This instru- ment, too, can be worked by a boy. The tinsel, which has been cut to the desired length by girls, is held by the operator on the edge of the basket. He presses a pedal with his foot and one end of the There s a twist of another fastening is made, and so until six stitches of wire complete the work. The cornucopias are decorated by the use of the same kind of a machine. The garlands are made by the tinsel be- ing puckered on a string by a machine, thus forming the pretty silver and gold garlands which play such an important part in tree trimmings. It is made In various colors and from half an inch to threo and one-half inches in width, and usually in lengths of ten yards. The spools of tinsel wire are placed on reels just as In the fringe making, and the machinery does the rest—ties the tinsel firmly to a strong. < The aperator must, of course, wateh closely and see that the delicate wire does not get tangled. The waste tinsel is used to throw over the tree loose ' to represent & shower of silver. AL KING POINTS WITH PRIDE TO MAMMOTH PALM LEAVES Al King of the srocery department at Hayden Bros., insists that he hus the most elaborate Christmas decorations of N h | ? § } | consists of some palm leaves about thirty feet long which someone in California put in a car of oranges which were received by Hayden Bros. Wednesday. CARRY THREE PATIENTS FROM BURNING HOSPITAL Fire ting on the roof of the Neal institute, 1502 South Tenth street, did considerable Bamage yesterday. A 8. Howsley, nurse, and Asslstant Mana- ger L. A. Beavers carried three patients from the upper floor of the bullding which was filled with smoke. Two other inmates were able to walk out. COSTS FORTY DOLLARS TO STEAL TENTH OF THAT SUM Guy McArthur of Denver, charged with robbing Charles Willlams, a negro, of #, costs when arraigned Several people saw the robbery of *Willlams who was slightly under the weather, seized McArthur, forced him to give back the money, and brought him to headquarters. TON OF TURKS CARRIED BY PARCEL POST TUESDAY More than one ton of tr-keys and geeso came in to the Omaha postoffice Tuesday through the parcel post. Princi- pally they came from farmers direct to City customers. This was in addition to hundreds of pounds of chickens and other Christmas edibles. General Von Emmich, Gontgxeror of Liege, is Dead d at Hanover BERLIN, Dec. 22.—(By Wireless to Say- ville)~The death at Hanover of General announced by the Oversoas Nows agency. i General Von Emmich was commander of the Tenth armay corps. He figured prominently in the early events of the war, being in command of the German troops which invaded Belglum. It was he who iasued an appeal to the Belgian people not to resist the Germans. The heavy loss of life of the Ger- mans at Liege was sald to have shat- tered the confidence of the general, and & report that he had committed suicide #alned wide curreney in August of last year. He was decorated with the Order of Merit last June. General Von Emmich jolned the army on the day of Prussia’s victory over Austria st Sadowa in 1886 He fought as & lMeutenant in the Franco-Prussian war, was made colonel in 187, and in 101 attained the rank of major general. He became lleutenant general and com- mander of the Tenth corps in 1% Pennsy Company Increases Dividends Pennsylvania company, Pennayivania raliroad Deéc. 8—~The which operates (‘HE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1915. Italian \ » and ' ~7|" Dainty Gowns, 1) regular Outing Gowns and Pajamas, $2 Children’s Pajamae, worth to §1 0. Wool embroidery trim med, $3.60 dered, $1.50, $1.98 value. .. hand lace and values, One Thousand Stylish, New, Children’s Coats All sizes 2 to 14 years and in an almost end- less variety of styles and colors, on sale Thurs- day, in two lots: CHILDREN'S COATS | CHILDREN'S COATS g el —Worth $5 and $6;| —Worth $7.50 and $10 | | desirable fabrics -and colors. Belted Corduroys, Astrak-|in fine Plushes, Chin- {lnrl flan’- models, flrl?fit- s 0 hang and Novelties; all | chillas, Boucles, As- "'”lll." mlll‘"'“d and “'“Ilh 100 colors and trakhans med. Clearance sale — sizes 2 to $295 and fancy $49 price, each ....... PR 14 years.... == | mixtures ... NETE CHILDREN'S SWEATER SETS — ONE LOT OF CHILDREN'S DRESSES- Made to sell at $7.50, $5.50 and $10. signs In fine Velvets, Corduroys, Silk and combinations, etyles, in all sizes from 6 to 14 years...... Four Very Practical Gift Suggestions in Cloak Dept. Beautiful Silk Petticoats The popular Klosfit, in all the most ‘wanted colors and styles— $3.95 and $5.00 ELEGANT SILK KIMONOS— Including a splendid line of im- ported Japanese garments; spe- cial values, at, $5.00, $7.50, $10.00 up to $35,00. pair Special Bargains in Used Instraments $300 Carleton, upright, § 86 $300 Decker & Sons...$ 90 $300 Gibson, upright..$100 $350 Epworth, upright, $100 $250 Weiler, upright. .$125 $350 Radison, upright, $150 $350 Baumbach ......$176 Headquarters for Grafonola Talking Machines and Other Gloves Are Sure to Please Her You're always safe, for an extra pair more or less is always acceptable to her. Ladies’ one-clasp pique sewn Kid Glove, in black and white, with fancy em- broidered backs, special Ladies’ real French Kid Glove, in Perrin and Monarch, in the fancy and contrast- ing stitching; make a beautiful gift, at.... ‘Right Before Christmas, Extraordinary Sale of THE WORLD’S BEST PIANOS At January Price Reductions Good Makes at Moderate Prices. 17 Ibs. best Pure Gr for .. 45-1b. sacl H Flour, Puddings, Ples an your R .. nothing finer for Cakes; Faney Queen Oliv 4 cans fancy Wax, String, Green or Lima Beans for .. 1o B8O 3 cans Early June Table Peas... 880 3 large cuns Golden Pumpkin, Hom- iny, Squash, Sauer Kraut or Baked Beans for et 830 Plum_ Pudding. per can. 1-1b. can Assorted Boups.. The best domestic Macaroni, Verm celll or Spaghettl, pkg Imported smoked or ol #ardines; Loy s WY for . Faney Calif HIO " DODGE 4% DOUGLAS STREETS Remarkable Underpricings on all kinds of Fancy Linens, Bags and Leather Goods of all descriptions, made easy by the big assortments and little prices. ete., $1.10 $2,$2.50 v#esorsporss THIS STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS worssresesror She Will Always Appreciate Dainty Underwear Silk Vests, embroidered, at 81,50 98¢ Suggestions &weater, Cap tens, biue, cardinal to $3.00, cholce Angora Scarf and Ca wpecial ..,.. Glve her a fancy AYDEN Brassiere. () / at . ... OS¢ N s have them in al sizes, beautifully Y Bloomete. DAt GRAOR Handkerchiefs, Neckwear, Toilet and Manicure Sets, Hand timmed: pretty Xmas boxes, al Selection is Ladies' and childre colors and sizes Hundreds of Classy Coats That Sold at $15 and $18 In the season’s newest styles and most Good quality knitted sets, in best colors and all sizes, on sale Thurs- day, in children’s dept Many beautiful de- $5.00 all newest Silk Mandarin Vests Comfortable, pretty, just the thing for an inexpen- 150 sive yet pretty gift. Special BLANKET BATH ROBES AND KIMONOS — Made to sell at $3.50; good nsaortment$1 95 for your selection; on salé, at Why Not Give a Nice Umbrella We have a won- derful complete as- sortment for selec- tion at all prices. Special Thursday — Men's or ladies’ Um- fi—‘ e a reduction from regular prices of just........ . Gold Jewelry Solid Gold Knives, plain_or fancy engraved, with biades of the best steel, special .......... Sterling Bliver Comb, Mirror Set, Thursday. Sterling _ Silver Pow Thursday ties, set, Thursday ....$L.50 to §7 Sterling Silver Bracelet Watches, day Solid Gold Baby Chai l,adleol; Mnch‘ Kid and German made I;;z;ltfi‘:or.t.hm:g gé‘]!‘&"&m n-fux-‘; t:«?sy o .’h”‘fnl‘ffi‘ R oves, with fi w4 Thursday only bn:kl at, palr o sl -50 2;‘;‘,',“‘;”!} .?"2:" L Solla Bo1e Oute & RISy Pl EA SR PR *4 ursday ree; regular $6 to $7, for Thurs- Ladies’ one and two-clasp lamb skin covers, on sale, at, Solid Gold Cg:wnlgn-'-’-rnfi-»-.fijn 'o..A'Iu . 3 3 ar Jars, gloves, all colors, very special, a 69(: :::‘l,cc, $1 .98 i " Trays and Bnoker, Both, wm:fi ......................... b o oY A8 one ..8L.98_ to rom ) % H L i i ik solld g:m.: !;?lby"dl’ll;ml',ul\'a‘:klmu wh‘lgl m':x::r&? ndy nt wi reclate an and ns, u ay, 93.98 ‘our ol d If You Don’t Know the Size, Buy a Glove Dmbrelin *We have aome €xcep: | | Solid Gold' Ring in single mettingw, | Ivory Mirrors, Combe et g oo Qertificate—On Sale at Glove Counter, ll‘nnl values in man"-‘ 'n.r 1a l:.’ :{un-r or sign Thursday, each xzm;yeruc-. wder Jars, Halr Re- at ... o and eivers, L & of Holiday ] All we have left must be sold. No room to 9 4 ;;: not, m u:\‘;fl r;ldmuuy l:r February to buy a Piano store them until next year, er a luced price, 4 p. One lot of Coffee Machines, nickel plated and Because ng’l{‘ Now copper finish, worth $7.50, at........ $3.49 x;r u::%o %m‘m‘b;;?mta:‘}eza‘;c:;g:: 0;1103 :)%t oft' Electric Percolators, worth up to artistic instruments ever shown at one time under one roof o ’? SN S 1onees e f QNG —Including such world-famous pianos as ()nte lot Electric Chafing Dishes, worth $16.50, Knabe, Everett, Fischer, Estey, Price & Teeple, Schaeffer ST A VR 2 i des by Chickering Brothers, and many others. Size No. 8 Aluminum Tea Kettles, worth $4.25, Al ‘wmheofmfluphy0rpm~ Every in- L WY Ve B COIRAERAY ceeseres $2.98 strument iumnmd. Prices and terms to suit every || $150 Enameled Savory Closing out all fancy im- pocketbook. PLAYER P o8 Roasters ........ $1.19 portqd English 3-piece $700 Emerso Anwlu S $1.90 Enameled Savory Carving Sets, at prices be- . L e "30552’;5 Roaster ........ $.159 | low factory cost. :350 SZfi:effer eepe ..$275 | $950 Price & Teeple, 88- $2.12£n§£:meled SB\;;Y 79 $350 Knight-Brinkerhoff, note ........... $275 : ] d Sa h o $200 $550 Harmonola, 88- 3{}.‘9;0 tE!mm»a o \orgw S A Ll $325 e L Y :?% é&';?g:'::;g; ::fli;m:gg $550 Chase & Baker, 88- Large size heavy aluminum $450 Fischer, ‘upright '8260 BORBs <y dinrie s oo $375 Bpasbant,. Worth Q) b | y $350 Deoker Bros. ... $195 | $550 Weiller, 88-note, $350 [ | each ............ $2.75 g AEEN $750 Holland,88-note,$265 Medium size Aluminum $700 National Electrie Roasters, worth $3.25, at, A $125 TR $2.10 Read Our Christtgas Special Prices Fresh Fruits, Nuts, ofl::n‘.:tued Goods, Bottled Goods, Dried Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Meats, , Bte. It’s Quality Goods at a saving of 25 per cent to 50 per cent. Advo Jell, for dessert, pkg. kinds: Mustard, or Horseradish, per bottle ... celM or Spaghetti, pks. C. & B, Crysf on ... % talized Gi: California Muscatel Cooking Tie Fancy Golden Sultana Ralsins, 1b. 18¢ | Fresh Shallots, Carrots or Turnips, 18-0z. pkg. condensed Mince Meat 7ig0 per bunch .. 40 The best Lemon, Orange or Citron | 3,1bs. Calif Pee . e en | by Ren o Imported Fard 1 g California Celery. Imported Hallowine Dates, pkg Extra fancy Lan Imported Dromedary Dates, pk each at . 5-Crown Figs, Ib. ... CaMfornia Cooking Figs, ia Sweet Pol 'omatoes, 1b. 4 for... Wisconsin Cabbage. 1b. . 3 bunches Fresh Parsiey. FOR THE *B The best Creamery Butter, wt'o‘n Best Strictly Fri | 16 1bs. Red River Potatoes ....800 | Hest No.cl ’.l . E::: doz. | Fresh Brussels Sprouts, Ib,...173e | Full Cream, N. Y. Whi Wi gu: (\Ilf&mhfl(‘nuhfloz«, m“v‘ ° lYoun. America Chocas 1b..... esh Radishes from Loutsiana, three | Imported Roquefort and Swiss Cheese bunches for -l per 1b, at. ..., 0o For Thursday Buyers Children's four-plece Leggings and Mit- Everyone likes crocheted Shawls. colors, values to §1, special, at 89¢ And Thursday We 500 Fur Scarfs In big assortment of dependable furs and the season’s newest styles at Don’t Miss These Specia Now for a Clean Sweep Sale in Corset iale Angora _ Sets, and tan; values os 1. p Sets, all col L2 All n's sweaters al 980 to $10.00 Offer You Choice of Over and Muffs selling Bolid Gold Hat Pins, Thursday, 780 T Stocks in Thursday Specials in Drug Department $1.00 bottle Woodworth Violet Elite Tollet Water 760 bottle Pinaud $O@ oo..0inie 3 $1.26 botile Le Tre: Tollet Water ............ $4.00 bottle Mary Garden Toflet Water .....- $1.00 Love of Tollet Water .,..,. 260 and 36c box Perfum 75c and 60c box Perfum 16¢ Colgate's and WillL Comforts Totiet Water 890 fle or Azurea and 25 other brands 50 Paste 360 0c jar Daggett and Ramsdell's (;Ywn tor 300 manicuring sets for men or ladies, full and ‘complets line of % e . ellington combination Syi inge, guaranteed § years, —_——