Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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If TUB CLINTON CHRONICLE CThrtf, a Cn TkuMday, Dtembw M, 1H> * -f :ss>, ^ Dickens* ‘Caror still a Favorite Onl of the most popular and perhaps best known short stories cdneerning the celebration of Christmas was written during a dreary age of commercialism, sec ularism and anti-clerical ism. Furthermore, this story of joyful mystery of Christinas has as its main SSm ms m mu in 1843, is this great liter ary work concerning Christ- Although most Christian customs originated in the East, tian love in an age of cruelty the identification of December 25 with the birthday of and horror. Christ is believed to have been initiated by Latins. As _ ... ' • . , early as 354 A.D., the feast was said to have been trans- In this story Dickens from January 6 to December 25, the day for the jtemiu caught the many feast 0 f the sira. injustices, the extreme pov erty and the unhealthful Not only in Latin countries, but also in German and conditions of his time. But Celtic provinces the early Christians celebrated the feast he also revealed how Chris- day of the “return of the sun*' as Christ's birthday. tian love could exist in such , * _ a period From the pagan celebration in Teutonic lands many ' customs were adapted for the Christmas festivities, in- To represent injustice, eluding the Yule log and the wassail bowl. In many places, Dickens created a miserly part of the Yule log was retained to light the log of the Scrooge; for poverty, a poor following year, family named Cratchit; and for Christian love, a crip- Mistletoe, still popular at Christmas time, was used by pled innocent called Tiny the ancient Celts of Ireland in their elaborate pagan Tim. festivities. ft; string, the festive container will add a “South of the Border** touch to your home. V • •• One new and very color ful Christmas decoration seen in many neighborhood stores this year comes from Mexico. It is a large papier- mache container which may take the form'of a large animal, bird or person. In side this brightly colored bag is placed candy, nuts or toys. Hung from the ceiling of your room by a movable Children also like the Pifi- ata because of the game that is played with it at Christmas. Boys and girls of the family are blind folded and one by one at tempt to hit the P&ata with a sock. Since the container can be manipulated out of reach by adults, there is much laughter at watching the youngsters swing. When one child manages to crack the container there is a mad scramble for the goodies which have scat tered over the floor. If you can’t find a Pifiata in your stores, make your own. Cover a paper sack or lightweight, breakable con tainer with crepe paper. Design a fancy mask or pat tern on the container with many colors of paper. Fill it with candy and hang from the ceiling of your room. T SAW THREE SHIPS COME SAILING...’ i t M«r tkrMiUpiMiM totting ia. And who! wot ta tfcoto ships ofl thro*. Tho Virgin Mory and Christ wort Ihoro, On Chrishnat Day, on Christmas Doyt On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day? On Christmas Day, on Christinas Day; I saw thmo skips coma sailing in. And what was in thoso ships ell thro*. Tho Virgin Mary and Christ worn thorn. On Christmas Day in thn morning. On Christmas Day In thn morning? On Christmas Day in tho morning. Pray, «&Hh«r saflod thorn ships all thro#, On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day; bay. whHhor sailad thorn ships all thrao. On Christmas Day in tho morning? O they sailnd into Bnthlnhnm, On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day; O thoy soiWd into Bnthlnhnm, On Christmas Day in thn morning. And all thn bolls oa north shall ring. On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day; And all thn bn Is an north shall ring, On Christmas Day in thn morning. I ' OLD-FASHIONED GREETINGS TO OUR MANY FRIENDS FROM THE STAFF AT t ' In Illinois t Statues Recreate Nativity Scam Snows ea Highway 460 Nativity group of eculp- The National Shrine of Our Lady of near Belleville, I1L, exhibit! an ouf Cured life-tized figures during the The statues were placed In a backgroind and setting designed by Max Autenreib, Edwardxville, 111. Authenticity is the keynote ef the setting, framed in a lean-to at the entrance of a simulated grotto. Paintings of farm animals and stable furnishings are so positioned as to lend depth and perspective to the familiar Christmas scene. The statues, carved out of lin den ..wood by Frank Haines, noted Ambler, Pa., sculptor who specializes in character studies and portrait figures, were com pleted in 1961 and displayed at New Harmony last year. They will be housed permanently in New Harmony’s Paul Tillich park next year. The New Harmony settlement, founded In 1814 by George Rapp as the site for a religious sect known as the Harmonists, was later purchased by the Welsh- Scot industrialist and philan thropist, Robert Owen, who gathered about him well-known scientists, educators, social re formers and artists. His utopian experiment in communal living collapsed in 1827, but now the principal donor of the Blaffer Trust, Mrs. Kenneth D. Owen of Houston—wife of e direct des cendant of Robert Owen—la trying to preserve and enrich the old community through great art and careful restorations. Research The statues, commissioned by Mrs. Owens, ere clad In costumes designed by Elizabeth Haines, wife of the sculptor, after exten sive research into the clothing of the ere. Mary’e robe was woven and embroidered In Jerusalem by Christian Arab refugees, and her hair is worn in the style of a married Hebrew woman of the time. Joseph’s robe has vertical gray end Meek stripes, also char acteristic. His brewn shawl has four purple tassels, to remind the wearer to obey God’s laws, with the tassels also representative of the four consonants in Jehovah’s name. The gray robe end brown shawl are Danish materials and the gray fabric won the first prize in the international weaving competition in California in 1999. Lips end eyes of all three figures are toadied with color. In the case of Mary and the Child, the "ikin’* is the natural color of the linden wood used with e preservative. They were carved smooth, as having the Di vine Spirit, while Joseph was carved with facets to lend virility and to set him apart from Mother and Child. His akin la also col ored differently to give him the weathered, darker look consistent with bis outdoor life as a carpenter. FAMOUS CHOIR put of each Christmas Choir ef fifty voices each you nay Christa joys abide with yra always! T. E. Jones & Sons, Furniture Co. i r from THE TORRINGTON COMPANY J s; • •* - i - i IHuflfll *