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flod bless the little stockings all over the land tonight, Bung in the choicest corners. in the glory of crimson light, _'.l‘h_e tiny scarlet stockings, with s hole in the heel and toe, Worn by the wonderful journeys that the darlings lvave v.0 30;, And Heaven pity the children, wherever their homes may be Who Wake at the first gray diwn- ing and an empty stocking tee.

HAIR AND HAT 1N PARTNERSHIP

Today the smart woman. whether young or old, plans her hair and hat partnership amicably . so says John Hail. nationally known hail‘ stylist. There is not just one type of hairdo or hairline for fall and winter. TltCre are several "Pll the “buns" are still "on top!"

John Hall has given much thought to his hair sLvics. The silhoitettca of the huts are beautiful and dru- matic. There arc piilboxes. most be- coming to all women, because the bun ncstlcs at the back. and sides of the hair under the plllbux may be softly waved or brought up for height. Then there is the inch-hat beret, wi.ich is worn down on the right side so that the entire left side of the hair shows This is a finc hair-hat profile fcr adding height to any face. The de- signer and hcr fiashlon co-ardfna- tor. Gail, have wo-rkod out sev- eral new hairstyles to go with your new hats.

If you like chlgnons. you will love the swlrled-to-one side mam- moth bun‘, worn either dlrecuv ovu- the left ear or directly behind it. the shape of your face determines which. ll’ you have short hair. ‘good; if you have long hair it ie equally good.

PIE VARIATIONS

Nothing can beat the old-fashion- ed apple pie. and in these clays of fat shortages. deep apple pic, with plenty of apples and a singlo crust, ‘will be easy on the pastry, A p"- lfy shell. made with oatmeal. fili- od with apple-sauce, then sprinkled with grated cheese. is pie in q new form. It should be popped in in; oven just long enough to melt the cheese. and served hot. For q party I touch of meringue may replace Che cheese,

‘NEW CRANBERRY SAUCE

For a new cranberry sauce re- klpe try: four cups cranberri-s (one: pound); two cups water; two cups sugar. Boil sugar and water five minutes and then add berries which first have been washed and Examined. Boil five minutet with ‘out stirring and then boll five min. lites longer, stirring slightly.

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Make your favorite gins-misread loaf and while it is baking mash fwv blcknges of cream cheese, add- ing two cups chopped dates. a pinch nf salt and sufficient cream (or spreading. Split the warm ginger. bread, spread with the filling, [Q- Illacmg ton layer and serve lm. medlately. Lovely for the mid-ofte- noon refreshment along with o, Pup of ion.

—--_--i____ BLUE STONES FOR DECEMBER

For those bornln December no" ls a choice of three ‘airthstones- Turquoise, Zircon and Inpls Lug- fhli. All of these stones are host known as blue in color.

Turquoise or the “Turkish Gem" has o. legendary past. Persian tur- quoise of magnificent nzurc blue. have since early days been tulip. man of the horsemen. Fkllglgug significance was attributed to this continents green-hing variety by the Indians who thought them cap- able of producing min. The 1n- vilans always combined turqucho bvlth silver and the Orientgiq hgvg Giwlys used gold. Turquoise is be- ‘fieved to bring success in affairs of the heart and in amassing great '9llth‘l‘¢l1llflly a combinliifp XI IGIVQI little to be desired.

Zircon fin- Wisdom n Th9 11PM". known before the Hays of Christ. is still found In "W"! "f yellow, brown. orange,

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white, blue, green and sometimes red. Blue zircons in aquamarine tones are beat. known to Ameri- cans. They are mined in the jungles at French India-China by the hill tribes. but their brilliant fire is released under intense heat The zircon is believed to bring honor, wisdom. a ifentiful harvest and safety in travel.

Lapis lazuli of deepest blue '.v s considered more valuable than gold in ancient Babylon and Egypt. Powdered it was used for pigment and luxuriously decorated the "H1115 sf palaces and piiltls of cathedrals.

The finest, quality is a deep uni- form blue, but attractive and per- haps more spectacular. is "N! rlecked with pyrite or "foo-ls gold."

December Celebrities

Among the celebrities born in December are Joseph Stalin, Fio- iello H. LaGu-ardia, Woodrow Wil- son. Andrew Johnson lie-race, (‘v-en- crai Doolittle. Joby, Milton Hein- rich Heine, General George Mar- shall. Stage, screen. writers and composers are Rudyard Kipling. Heywood Broun, Cesar Franck, Noel Coward. Beethoven. Minnie ‘Vlad- dern Fiske. Burns Mantle, Ruth Chatterfnn. Mary iviartln, Deanna Durbin. E. H. Sotheln, Walt ‘Disney. Betty Grable. Gladys Swarfliout and Marlene Dietrich.

CHRISTMAS TRADITION

Th; growth of ‘Christmas tradi- tion and legend has never reas- ed since the 5th century, when the birth of Christ was first gener- ally celebrated. Each nation has had its o\vn native customs and has added those of other countries as well as subtracting and modify- ing until the complex ritual of our traditional Christmas has grown up. perhaps with less rellgi 711s air servance than could be wished, but with a holiness of a sort in the universal happiness and feeling of goodwill.

Sunk Claus. for example, the deity of the Child and U18 wruwl of the adult, bears the name he does in Can-ads. because this is the British version of the ‘Dutch Saint Nicholas. The original Saint Nich- olsa was Bishop of Smyrna duflll! the Diocletian persecutions and al- ter his death became the patron of little children. merchants, sailors. travelers, thieves. pawnbrokcrs and maiden ladies. The 8m! (hilt "135 kindly soul brings find their origin in a legend about him whi/ih K8115 how he gave dowrles to three dau- gntens of a poor tradesman. whence grew the custom of hanging ulJ the stockings of little chfdren on iihe Eve of Si. Nicholas on Decem- ber 5, the custom later being trans- ferred to Christmas. The exchansé o! gifts between persons axis-s from the gifts of the Three Wise Men.

The Christmas tree. decorated with its glittering tinsel and slun- ing lights. h a more recent ed- ditlon to the stock of tradition, The palm tree ls supposed to Pill "m" a branch every month and o spray of this tree with 12 shoots on it was used in mypt at this time of the winter solstice as a sign of ihe year completed. German writers mention the Christmas tree a! earl)’ as 1005. Prince Albert, the German husband of Queen Victoria, ntro- duced the tree into Erlgland.

Legend of file Boll!

Holly with its thorns and ‘ilood- red berries is thought to symbolize the crown of thorns worn ay N10 Saviour; another belief is that the use of holly comes from the 0P8- ans. It ls certain that holly was “P150594 (0)., parllflllhfly hale- ful to witches and that at one time it was thought that. unless a maiden adorned her bed with n sprig of berried holly. she would b; visited by a mischievous __;oblln.

The use of mistletoe comes to us from the Druids, who believed

possessed many miraculous virtues; they called it "All-Heal." The som- dflsvians dedicated it to their dod- dels of Love, h-igo, whence pro- bably lrisee the custom of klnlnl under the mistletoe. The luiiflim" foul believe that a maiden who is not kissed under the mistletoe WV" not marry during the ensuing Y"?- ‘rhq privilege of kissing undo-r the mistletoe is supposed in be meas- ured by the number o! berries the branch contain-s: but this latter be- lief has but little observance in tau country. my mhllefvs ""4 occasionally even a brollvh 0i 71°11?) serving the pin-pose.

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The Wsssoll bowl. so named frbm the Saxon “mu hsel" llt.. "be "in health" eopoudlng to our “'0 your health") carried by the obli- dren Ilnglng carols, owes its orizin to eiio custom ofdrlnklnl’ the belitt- of friends in the spiced wins dull"!

at Christmas tfm, in the rnedlaevol days. It was e spiced and pwocfen- ed drink served In huge howls with roasted apples floating in it.

Thou old customs and others have survived although time im brought eiungu in tun. And so it is nut at Ohtiltmll quaint cul- toms on followed l! a oompoml of mo. legend and traditions fro many lands, indicative .. by this vary loot of the universality of the

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lhlr Setting Solution

A good lub- setting solution can be coolly made by taking an pints of water. to which is added 2 tablo- apoons of quince seed. allow it l0 boil for 5 minutes, then strain.

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Lumpy Sugar

Brown or powdered sugar will not be lumpy if it is transferred from the paper bag to a tightly covered jar or can.

Vvashday

A handful of salt added to the last rinse water will prevent clothes

from freezing to the line.

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Rob's alt-rived home safely from Alderlee, last night along a slip- lpery road occasioned for the most lpan by the falling snow. At the time. soft feathery flakes of it were drifting gently carthward. Be- fore this morning's dawn these had changed to rain anti once again the red-brown of the fields and the bare but patterned stubbles greeted our rising. "ll/s to be hoped" James remarked settling hi5 breakfast (g3 squarely in its cup. so that he might be able to sever the top of it neatly "that these showers will continue all clay, to increase the water in springs and wells. It will be serious. I tell you. Ellen, if Winter should happen to set in bc- forc swamps and streams are full. This bread. Ellen" he said taking p, piece flout the, plate "b n0!- quite so good as the last. L1 it? l would say. it's nOt cooked enough. But I‘ve'eaten worse. And tell me now. Ellen” he continued “is there much water running in that creek that flows down by the old pine tree?" “Scatrcely a trickle of a stream" I replied.

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James looked so surprised at this that 1 had to hasten to qualify my statement. “I'm sure" l said “i0? I stepped across it easily and indeed I waded in it a. distance searching for email pine trees—lf you could call it wading. ‘more was no depth of water at all”. “Well, well" James said "lsn‘t'. that strange? I've lived hare many a year and I never be- fore saw that stream low." We are accustomed to cross this spot by way of a fallen tree. the more timid of us balancing dangerously to ac- complish the feat, whenever we have gone along the fields and woodlands on a "ii-alley" to a neigh- bor's. On nights viii-ten the full moon round and lustrous. filtered through the trees to its-ht up this sequestered place or sometimes when the dim light: cf a lanlem bright- ened our going on a Fall night- when the tong of frost lingered on the still air.

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‘me lessened rainfall of the wit Summer and Y'all has. I believe. caused many an Island farmer extra. work in having to haul W516i’ to hi, n“); and many g farmer's wife has come to respect the truth of tine old saying: "You never miss the wuter ’tlll the well runs dry." Wihiigour pumps, indoors and out are only commonplace machines and are often the cause of invoi- untatry exclamotions. when they require to be primed. they have never felled us during the recent dry seasons. Many requirements have been filled there by day and at evening. There was n time in past years when at Alderlra hauling of water was xeguxlod as a re- gular chore. ‘The practise was still followcd la-ter when ever our one pump developed o misery that needed repairs. Then drinking water was fetched from the coolness of a aprlng and odd pails have been canted from the 90nd. below the from meadow. when a wash was in Plwfess. “Will two more be enomh. Ellen?" r can recall James B!!! IHXIOUBIY. It comes back to me as clearly now as if it, had happen- ed only yesterday. I I I Then. morning choring done. he hastened down tlhe short cut. ‘Phat

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Appalling Divorce Rate

War Ami Youthful

Marriages Responsible

For lnmasing loom Pleas

i According to current statlsilcs t.lu‘cc marriages out of cvery five

end in divorce. If this is true, it

turn a husband or n wife to the other thought. Too many other

the victims of The war is

the rush to the divorce courts.

iiful. Great is his shock when he

to {it into the picture anywhere. -

no is bored and fault-finding. and

a decree absolute.

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Mrn-"Our nzw neighbors next door are very devoted. He kisses her every morning “when he leaves tor work and every evening when

he returns. Why don't you do that?" lilr.-“l don't know hcr wcll enough."

The Judke wished to make sure that the witness understood the solentnity o! the occasion: Judge-Do you know what. oath means?

Witntfiy-Sltfc I do. That oath means ii’ l swear to s. lie I gotta stick to it.

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was one time when James was not "a man of his word". The morn- ing approached noon and my rins- ing water still danced in wavelets in the pond. I can see the sun touch it with diamonds, as I sit here this Wintry night. ’.l‘he pails, too that. were neglected on a near- cr waste-gale glistcued like towels on some fair lady's hand, AM ha. cause of an interested {Orgathering at the mill. my wash was spread late that day. However. Janus was not found wanting in the discharge of any of his many duties today. He was to busy that his paper was put mvny until day's work had come to an end. Today brought a busy day I01- Jamle too and it. contained a bit of sorrow as well. Rob had slipped away "out home" without him. As a consequence brlny tears fell and there were loud walllngs.

certain of his duet-flora. a chance klok, pointed out to him the de- lightful possibilities of the soft snow. So despite the dampness o! continued showers. he soon lost his disappointment in fashioning a family of snow folk on the town. "And wasn't that better than sitting in the house crying?" I asked him when he came in the evening with his mother. "Yes" Jamie nodded "but me want/ed a-come." It is s philosophy that is difficult even for older folks to learn and blessed be he who can find the truth of it in early years. For most. diasp- pqintmmla have their compensat- ions. if it does take sn ammmt of searching sometimes to discover them. \ e o e _

Karolyn was obliged to leave her baking "a. dosen times" to come to the llln porch to idtnlt-e his ‘ dtwo Jmduehe ssidofthe cake she mixed ‘it ‘In e Inmate um it turned out no well time were so msnyoeioys in its null!!!- A Median coho. one mode. s outn- piete stranger to me but which re-

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When he went out doors to make ‘

surely marks the high tide of un-

happiness, for thcrc is no divorce that does not leave behind it bit- ter regrets and broken hopes and blasted illusions. You cannot re-

lmrgaln counter as casually as you

would a hat for which you had lost your taste, and never give it an-

lives are mixed up in cvery~day

divorce, too many little half-orphaned children are

wrecked homes. being blamed for the epidemic of

divorces that is sweeping the country and no dolibt. to a large extent, this is justified. bay-and-girl-marriagea were foredoomed to failure in any case because they were too young and. ig- norant to know what they wanted in their mates, or to assume the responsibilities of a family.

And for the older men and women, the war made an out for husbands and wives who had lo! their allure for each other and whose marriages “fie bBZiHHiYIE i0 be a burden to them. Many a wife enjoyed her first breath of freedom from her fiusbands petty tyronnles while he was in the Army, and many a husband found Army discipline easier to bear than a henpeoking wife's nagging.

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ADJUSTMENT HARD

And now. that the war is over and the husbands navecome march- ing home, both husbands and wives are finding it hard to adjust them- scives to each other. They have both had a. taste of freedom and they are loath to put their necks in the matrlomnial yoke again. Hence

No doubt the return home of the soldier is a bittcr disappoint- zuciit in thousands of cases to both ilhc husband and the wife. In the long years of soidlcrlng in foreign parts he has bccn building up his home in his imagination as a place of peace and perfect Joy and czontcnfmunt. and he has pictured his wife as young and gay and beau-

finds his palace of dreams is a lit-

tle crowded house or apartment. with noisy children yelling and flgiht- ing and squabbling. and that his wife has gotten spn-ad and acquired bossy ways. and that somehow he doesn‘t seem

the middle-age

Anti the wife is equally disillusioned, for she had expected that Johnny would be so ovcrjtivcd at getting buck homo again and being will: iicr oncc more that they would have a second honeymoon. and thin he would praise her for how well shc had managed everything and think the children little angels.

And she can't understand why why he wants to spend all of his

time talking to his buddies instead of making love to her.

And so they decide that they no longer lovc each other and that they would be happier apart. or married to somebody else. other home goes on the rocks andmorc little children have their lives warped by being forced into an unnatural relationship in which they have no father. or too many fathers.

And tho pity of it is that what thcsc unhappy people nccd is not n divorce. but to get acquainted with each other again find to learn to adapt themselves to n changed husband and wife, as well as to a changed world. It would stop many a wartime divorce if the husband and wifc would wait a couple of months before filing their appeal foi-

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1. What ls wrong with this sen» tence? "lye got five dollars more than you."

2. What is the correct pronunc- iation of "diminutive"?

3. which one of these words ls mlmpelled? Stlgmatlsm, stillness, stllleto.

4. What one" mean? 5. Vvthat. is a word beginning with def that means “slander”!

does the word "ardu-

ANSWERS 1. Say. "I have (cmit got) five dollars more than you." 2. Pro-

nounce di-min-u-tiv. all 1's as tn it. u as in use. accent second syllable. 3. Stiletto. 4. Difficult: attended with great labor or exertion. "It took many years to complete the arduous task." 5. Defamation.

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Q. How can bright and clean? A. If the rugs are swept occas- ionally with a broom dipped in water lo which a little turpentine boa been added, they wit] not only keen brlsm and clean. but molhe will not infest than. . How can I remove warts’! A. By washing the hands in s solution of a liberal quantity oi soda dissolved in s pm d "l"- Dfy the hands wiiihout wip- ing. Or. cantor oil nthbed on the

I keep the rugs

warts often causes them to dry.

o! tomato soup’! A. Add a pinch of sods to the SON-Ill before the milk is stirred in.

A lfifllthl of stove pipe intended for‘ "Lhe room" swve. "Jlmfl" 1 ogll him. and he drops hie other. And I nod towards these suggestively. ‘mere are the irwo ofus and tin hllht is not too for gone. "Not to- nilhl. en. my dear" he soy; and Inot tiiefimtoetothisisw “not until tomorrow". Ana ct wee, be resume; his feeding.