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19"* ^fpa: g- 1 ? - - There are a few fine, old fashioned Christmas observances and pastimes that we have drifted away from, which it is a pity to lose. It is all right to exchange presents at Christmas time, bnt the mad rush of shopping that engrosses people a week or so before the holidays, indicates that Christmas revelries are being replaced by a mere exchange of gifts. After this has been accomplished there is nothing further planned, and the universal wish?for a "Merry Christmas"?has small chance of fulfillment. *- 1 no monr we cannot uupe u? ub?c oo days to give to gayeties as people had a few generations ago when the yule logs' burning measured the length of the holidays. But one, or per. haps more days can be planned so that they will not have any dull moments?and will not be too crowded. Christmas is above all a day for family reunions and for merry making among relatives and friends. The Christmas carol has almost been lost sight of?more's the pity. Little parties of children and young people used to serenade their friends and every house had a little spread of cakes and candies, with other Christmas goodies, which they tendered to the serenaders. Then there were the small merry masquerade parties that were liable to drop in rather early in the evening of Christmas day. One of the party, unmasked, presents himself at the door of a friend or neighbor, with his masked companions behind him. Having been made welcome .Aboutthe Ch ^ rnKxPl The Christmas tree seems to the bappy eyes of little folks the most beautiful and splendid and gracious thing that the long year brings to them. Anticipation of it fills the children's thoughts and hearts for weeks before the great day comes, and they are happy to have a hand in making preparations for it. It seems lmnortant that the Christmas tree should help to impress on young minds the meaning of the year's greatest festival?that "peace on earth, good will toward men" is the occasion of Christmas joy and generosity. Therefore the manner of dressing the Christmas tree is worth considering. All the old-fashioned decorations, which the children have always helped to make, we love for old associations' sake?the strings of. popcorn and the strings of cranberries, little tarlatan stockings and bags for holding candy and nuts. Besides these there are birds and butterflies, stars and crosses to be added to the list of things that are made at home. Festoons of tinsel, bright, fragile glass balls and strings of bright-colored beads, that are bought at the stores will last from year to year, but the home-made decorations are new every year, and their making is a part of the play. At the top of every tree, on the tip of its apex, something that calls attention to the day as the birthday of dmai| dimes he dons his mask and enters with his company usually all dressed up in mirth-provoking togs. Then there is guessing as to who is who, a little dancing and everyone unmasks. The ' * A ? - " ^ Host ana nosiess serve a iittic iciicoument and the masqueraders depart Fathers and mothers get together before Christmas time to prepare and be prepared for these parties. Children play their favorite indoor games that have come down to them and will pass on to other generations. The younger people?and others?like to dance at Christmas time, so these amusements may always be depended upon. One of the easiest and funniest features that can be introduced at a Christmas party is the time-honored shadow show. All that is needed for this is a curtain made of a sheet, with a very strong light behind it that will project on the curtain the silhouette of anyone passing between it and the light. The audience is seated in front of the curtain and all lights are turned out except the one behind the curtain. The "actors" disguised in various costumes pass between the light and the curtain and the audience guesses as to the identity of each one. After the review the most successful guessers may become actors* while the actors who were least successful in their masquerade become spectators. (J iristmas Tree y f the Christ child should be placed, and it ought to be the most conspicuous thing on the tree. A bright Stajr of Bethlehem, the little figure of an angel blowing a trumpet of one of the Christ child, or a bright picture of the infant Christ framed in tinsel is to have this place of honor. Nothing is prettier than the old-fashioned Christmas tree candles, but they are more troublesome than little electric lights and less safe?only to be sparingly used when there are no electric lights to be had. In dressing the rtree strings of popcorn and silver tinsel used more abundantly than the strands of cranberries or-red balls, make the prettiest effect. They set off all the many colored trinkets placed among them, the red apples and yellow oranges that find a place on some trees and all the small gifts tied to branches. The heavier gifts wrapped in white paper and tied with red and green ribbons or tinsel cord are to be placed at the base of the tree and the tree so dressed that when the small gifts are taken off it is still a thing of beauty, the joy and pride of the children during the Christmas holiday. ( You Do More Work, You are more ambitious and you get more enjoyment out of everything when your blood is in good condition. 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