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By MARY GRAHAM BONNER

E WAS SITTING alone in

hisfastlionc le club. It was

quite deserte . It had been

for some days now. Everyone

seemed to have other things to do than to come to the club. They had talked a‘ number of them, the last time many had been there, of the busy days ahead, shopping, wrapping Christmas parcels, help- ing their wives or their daughters or their grandchildren in the gay plans for Christmas.

Only he had no plans to make. He gave his employees, and. a number oi’ others with whom he came irr contact, money at Christ-

mas time. That fulfilled his Christmas de- mands. -- Other years " he hadn't felt it so much as this ycar. This your the‘ loneliness seemed lonelier than ever be- fore» His ‘soli- tary __»ccndlt_ion saddened him.‘

Well, he would go back to his suite, He would leave the club. Perhaps among his own books. his own things 4 he would not feel so lonely. He would not dine at the club; he would have some cheese and crackers and coffee at home. His excellent valet could al- ways prepare a little supper for

him.

Qutslde of the club his chauffeur and car were waiting.

He got in and sat down on the soft, luxuriously upholnered cush- ions, and the chauffeur closed the door, shutting out the clear. wld Christmas time air and the noise of the streets-the noise of many voices of many people 501118 611W- plng, with the higher voices of children rising every once in awhile above the din.

His soul seemed to ache. He was alone, Rich. comfortable, luxurious. alone! No one wanted him. 1186595 him, cared for him. He.had every- thing which money could-buy; he had enough money to buy anything he wanted.

No, not everything! He wanted love and affection, he wanted to be n part of all this going on outside the luxurious confinement of his car and that he couldn't buy. Mix with the crowds? Yes. he could do that, but not as one of them. Only as a lonely man who had a fat bank account which" didn't help in the slightest.

And yet couldn't . ii._b.e1r>.? . Sud- dimly heliad an inspiration. fie called through the speakingiube to his chauffeur. “I think," he said, "f will get out here and walk the rcsl; of the way home."

The chauffeur was surmised, but h: was too well-trained to show surprise. ,_

He got out before a large store where in the window was a decor- aired Christmas tree- He went in- side the store. No longer did he feel so lonelv. He, too, had a pur- pose in mind. He was a part of all of this now. I ~

‘Tinsel, candles. red colored DB1!- cr. ribbons, small toys, decorations. oh, how much he. bought. ills arms were filled with bundles 1118i l!

were the arms of others. It was such fun to car- ry bundles, too. He had never known before the joy of over"- crowded arms. Home he went, carrying his be- loved purchases with him. And then he sum- . -, moned the jan- "‘ 1mi- to his lon- ely suite, which now seemed fil- led with the Christmas cheer He talked it all over with him, the plans for the tree, for his own Santa Claus suit. He had given the janitor money before, of course. 'I‘hls time he would take part in tho Christmas of the children of the janitor, Christmas morning came. Never had he arisen so early on a Christ- mas morning. Dressing hirsblf carefully, he went downstairs. He had worked until late the night before, decorating the tree, but he was not tired. , ,

Suddenly there was a cry, a cry of joy such as he had never heard.

"Why, there's Santa Claus! Dear, dcar Sarita Claus."

The Janitors children had al- ways been afraid of him. m: not

so of Santa Claus! f-le undid"'fs"

pack, he took gifts off the tree, and V the children climbed over him,"

kissed him. hugged him, loved him.

With what a splendid gusto ‘they

loved him i , ‘

And the children begged Santa Claus to stay for dinneruduri thing (or him to be doing! Hut he _ stayed, and for the first time, ilnkdlt

since he had been a child hiniaclflfl

he had a Christmas. a reel Christ- mas. a Christmas filled with love which ma driven m "linemen

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More christian‘

_R6_8_13,0f Year

IT 1B sopustomlr! nowadays to

hear ‘disparsgemsntof Christ- mas as a season of vanity. selfish display. greed and" covetousness that we iikcto point ‘out-tbs other side. "Some of declare that Christmas- lifts are themselves dictated by self-interestwthat they N? “Win18 offcradiin the hope of a return-with interest-or are an exhibition of vanity.‘ Andi yet, who would dare to soy this of a mother, who deprives herseifjrto give hap- rinessito her ehildrenyor of the girl" who willingly foregoes some little vanity for the pleasure of her parents? People who make Christ- mas a burden and a inx- show the same attitude throughout the year of their own ‘false standards of living are to blame. and not this holy festivals-Rural New-Yorker.

Christmas Essentially The Day; of the Child

ECEMIBERIthe 25th ofthe. Child. . .

It is uponthis dayofcays that

countless men and ‘women me little ones barely able to speak their language utter the great, rejoicing: For unto us a Childis born, unto us a. Burr is given! _ "Bvozu-gthose who hold crceds in which there? le.-no Christmas feel the splendor of that tajyj-and those who have no formal creed at all, still know there is oneof the 865 portions of the year which is es- sentially the Day of the Child.

It is the day when even the most unsentimcntal adult, long since congealed and hardened by the years, can hear in his heart the footsteps of the little ones. Today they are running about "so eagerly all over the world battering to see what good gifts may have been re- ceived, ardent with a hope that only young hearts can tfeei, ' _,

On this day the austere scierrtis’! who has slniostouit believing in the very laws. of astronomy which recently seemed so sure and stable, but which now seem dissolving in a mist of relativity-this careful professional skeptic becomes as a child himselLund considers it hard indeed if he cannot believe in Santa. Claus. bearded fairy godfather of the children. ,

On this day even those who have been the most careless feel like saving over reverently that beauti- ful prayer for wisdom in the rear- ing of children: .. _

"Almighty God. heavenly Father. who hast blessed us with the jov and care of children: Give us light and strength so to tralnthem. that s they may love whatsoever things are true and pure and Jovely and of good report." ' ~ "

is the Day

roi- on this m‘. or the Child we i

all remember that the most prec- ious gift we can bestow upon our children is s capacity for feeling Just such tender and generous and helpful emotions as today stinfin. the- breasts of, sll- good" men and women-Seattle Post-Intelllgeneer.

Christmas Season ' , ‘ Awakes Best Traits

Come winds of the North, from the land of snow and ice, blow

the horns'a.rrd_ ring the bells. Speed .

the wings of Christmas. Christ- mas is needed everywhere. It takes the magic of Christmas time to change thedrab and gloom to brighter colors and joy. .

,1 Christmas is a fine old tonic. It rejuvenate: the earth and brings the pleasures of youtnic all man-

kind. It brinfl-grolays of health.‘

and peace‘; ophopeandcheer to the weary hardworking world.- I_t_ brings new inspiration and adds zest to life. It brings‘ the grace of happiness, alike to the hovels of the poor andthe mansions of the rich. It weaves evefflecns into. garlands . of time: hope and hangs them inthe homes of men. It comes with simple pleasures for

dreary llvesand hangs a blazing.".

star-"sbovethe caverns of despair. There is no charm like Christ- mas to drive out greed andsel-

fishness. to soften hate and tcm-.

per malice. It rebukes the lawless spirit. It brings to life and fiction the noblest traitsof men. Christ-

mss is the mt andmichest grace ..

given tothe dying year.

“Christmas Musings? "

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In many churches in older lands at Christmas time Mystery or Nativity plays are given; acted)! the members of the congregation. These plays are becomingryear by year more general and popular. Sometimes they are acted in the church itself, sometimes in the parochial hall, sometimes even in

the local theatre. _ . They are very impyessive and instructive and are a rival of the old medieval ecclesiastical and monastic dramas. One such play was acted in Dunstsble in 111,0 in "copes" -by the scholars of Geoffrey afterwards Abbot of Bt. Albans. ‘It was called the play of 8t. Cather- ine and does not seem to have been looked upon as much of a novelty, which goes to prove that those kind of plays must have been acted at a much earlier date. The-first drama known to have been written on a scripture sub- ject was a Jewish play (fragments are still to be foul-id in iCvreek‘ iambics takcnfrom Exodus) The author was a Jew called Ezekiel and it was supposed to have been written after the destruction’ of Jerusalem. The three most im- portant characters were "Moses. Sapporo and God from the burn- ing bush." and it is said to have been written in imitation of the Greek drama of the second cen- tury. A Closer Union Corpus Christi mocessions first look place in 1264 and were con- firmed in 1al1 whiclfléd w a clos- er union of the drama with relig- ious feasts. Then gradually the religious plays began to acquire a certain amount of lay and ocu- lar representations suitable to the seasons. About the 15th century popular ‘heroes ' were brought in and we find Robin Hood and the May Queen figuring in them as well as St. George and other saints. St. George was the most popular of the Saints being the patron of England and possessing a dragon. In 192B at Friull in Italy the Passion was played while the same year at Civitia Vecchla at Whitsun the clergy performed the play of Christ. that His Passion. Resur- rection. Ascension and .7 ‘gment with the mission of the Holy Ghost, a truly wonderful mixture. Six years later they acted the crea- tion, Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Birth of Christ, and other sacred historical sub- Jects. In 1509 at Romas in Dauphiny took place "The Mystery of the Three Dons" a religious play that lasted three days and thus in mam’ parts of France and Germany

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A sad blovrto these piers was given ih 1M2 by a proclamation of sol-riddles than“!!! of plays in churches. However, as late tho reign ‘of Charles Lthe oboris of st. Pllll’! cathedral "and the 0111901 R9811 l0 net them cnbundlsl- '11" lament w: , stew nhv is s WWW»?! than .014 NW1"? 19¢. . . . playgand ls very wonderluifn see; it teaches much to boi-lmudieube and players. In beautiful ‘tab-

~ leau: tbs Life‘ fo Christ is depict- edandecchyearsessagtcotim- provement intbo humblcsti ‘of than plays. ‘rho ‘chancel tof -thc perish ‘ ‘ becomes a stage. and there reverently. and picturesquely are portrayed scenes from the Life of Christ. The shepherds and the wisemen, with their mystic gifts. come to worship the Babe, in the manger. and thus the scenes con- tinue. some just hinted at some in quite a lot of details. . . . One such play was staged a year or two ago, played in a large hall. It merely showed the foot of the lCross .in the Crucifixionscenc, with two prostrate flgureaheside .lt. A suppressed sob went round the hall, and tbmwhole hemains impressed one's memory; One of ‘nr; r beautiful and instructive Myste gplays is» acted "every year by thefinembgi-s of a well-known English chiniqhfv who give their services every year-for a Mystery play in aid for foreign missions and their own church ex- penses. “The Joyful "Pageant -of the Nativity"‘staged at the Chelsea Palace theatre. is an inspiration to see and is a speaking example of the strides the present-day Mys- tery play has madedn the last few years.‘ I q It is reverently played and beau- tifully staged,‘ the ‘smallest "child (and there are several. wee rnitesl enters into the spirit of -it, each actor feels his or her parhhence the acting is perfect. It has its lesson to teach. and it draws one away from the hard unkindly things of the earth (as a true Mystery is meant to) to the won- derful mystery of the Nativity and all that the first Christmas stood for.

THE CHRISTMAS

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Pussy! which! liar-wavy"! l imam ever! Mb! Mr! "i" ‘mmmmniayguumahhomtiadgwgt w u: .» an . . ere. He receives bounti both ‘the . , . , oi authoritbigl. and in "H? ‘fill- trictfl ti: u! ‘l. 9mm!‘ °»" . nsidcram amount of. money. w is‘ generally invested until the child u or" m- = ‘ \ "ms children thatars born M some olllses of the people" 1h llsplcs on‘ this happy day Ire vil- téd by “Win Meow-who are se- lgc by some philanthropic so- ole -and are presented-with imi- tation stones. which are valued highly by the children in later years, even supernaturalquallties

being toVthen/iz "Favorite Yuletide - A a ‘ ‘Games

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l-low this sauce come by its royal name ! cannot figure, unless it ‘h because the doctor who first dis- covered the curative powers of Angbstura Bitters down in South America was trying to pay tribute to the epieurean French King.

The sauce deserves a good name. anyway, and‘ I sincerely hope it improves the deliciousness of many s. Christmas dinner in Canada.

" One-third cup butter, 1 cup sugar. yolks 3 eggs, 1-8 cup boiling water. 3 table um lemon Juice, few gratings lemon rind, 10 drops or shakes of Angostura Bitters. Cream butter. add sugar gradually and yolks of eggs, slightly beaten: then add water. and cook over boiling water until mixture thickens. Ro- rpove from range, add lemon juice and, rind. and Bitters.

This sauce has so much individ- usl flavor that it is excellent over plain sponge cake. converting it into a pudding, or over Apple Pudding or Plain Popovers.

Of course you all want to know how to make < the time-honored - Hard and Liquid Sauces for Eng- lish Plum Pudding, and .as they are not to be surpassed for beauty and flavor they should occasionally

be served.

~ flan! Sauce

Cream one-third cup butter, add gradually one cup brown sugar and two tablespoons cooking brandy, drop by drop. Force through pas- try bag with rose tube, and garniv

lsh with green leaves and candied

cherries around pudding. Liquid dance

» (For English Plum Pudding)

Mix one-half cup sugar, one- half" tablespoon cornstarch, and s. few grains salt. Add gradually, whlle_ stirring constantly, one cup boiling water, and boil ilve min- utcs- Remove from flre, add one M“ lemon juice and two

(Manitoba Free Press)

With light ‘and color and chim- ing, wlth. holly and tissue and toys, the year‘, cbmelsflto ‘its Christmas climax as in the long ago. In the course of the year people go their way as individuals, but at Christ- mas tlme they become communal. Business clubs turn their energies along the lane of giving, and char- itable activities make the wealthy aware of the poor.

Modern men have burned with the Christmas heart, and one thinks at onoe of Dickens. in whom the glow burned continually and was as involuntary as the beating-_ of his own physical heart. No more than the three Wise Men could Dickens tell. why he" glowed strangely when he sat down to write. of Scrooge and Peerybingle and Tiny Tim. He was kind but he was kind involuntarily, an instru-

ment of‘ the dissemination of good- . , will and cheer. moved by some force

that was quite outside . ‘. Apart from his Christmas heart, Dickens, as the later frank bio-

‘ graphers are finding out. was very

~ muclras other mortals. But it was given to him to be the gcnlus- of ‘Christmasand the vehicle of its message laymen.

Today Christmas is upon Winni- peg, with its ideal l‘ ‘ of mow and bells and pine. The place that was a hamlet has grown to be a city-tho Pei-ville that a short sixty years ago dwelt apart and afar, here and there on the prairie, -

‘ have merged into a modern urban

and suburban community. But the Christmas heart has not failed

SweepeEntlr-c World ‘over-the world today, chang-

ing the drearyjommclrplace of yesterday into

“- IE magic of Christmas lies

events

1.-»~_ things ofvvondsr amide-

‘light and filling the earth with luminous and 104ml cheer.‘ It permeates the oleeorth Mm end to end and mankind in ever! _ in ever! olime responds

it in the fullest measure. For

t0 "W" “I Humbug“- hgflglt this time thQN

‘some: a’ mutual comet-bins that raises us above ourselves and

‘time . primate the happiness and well- being of others and in doing this finds greatest happiness for him- self also. Ibr it seems as if the more we give of love. of service and ‘of baa-selves the fuller grows the store ‘from which: vmtgrcw in the things that make forour ewn hap- "Letus than allow the mills

Manitoba. In the days of the Red River sett‘ ‘, Dicker-g 1.1mm; was alivc and the influence of this man offihristmss was near and strong and vital in reminding the coionrof Yuletide and turkeys and gifts and carolling. No wonder that upon the Northwestern roads the Blelshs. as "upon the Eastern roads the camel, hastened with gifts and greetings. No wonder that ardor was abroad and that the Christmas heart bept out the cold upon the lone way from house to house. " ‘ - Now, the settlement has become a

populous Province. and the neigh- _

borly hamlet where eachknew the other and doors wersnever locked. has. become .5 great metropolis of trunks-faces a nd alien tongues . and the misunderstandingsand cn- tagonisms that arise where men do not mingle. Dickens has been dead formlx decades and there are stars in the literary sky that burn with a lilht that is bitterand cold and may remind one of- bing but thrcnndlesJ-nd carols of Christ- mas. silt still this music of the Christians heart prcvglis. The two hundred thousand strangers of the city of Winnipeg become. neighbors for the‘, once, and. her fifty-odd tongues defeat Babel with one cad.- ence of kindness. ,

“ Baby's signage...

Bangup-"thl bobys stocking! Be sure "you ‘don't forget! The dear little dimplewdar- linl. fhd "never amour-w. nus yeti But I've told bur

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tablespoons of vanilla, then color with fruit red.

i \ Fruit Sauce

(For Vanilla Ice Cream)

Drain syrup from canned pina- apple;_heat to boiling point. thick- en slightly "with arrowroot( which you‘ may obtain in very small quan- tities "at the drug store) first mix- ing arrowroot with s. little cold water, and color with fruit red. When serving over ice cream, also sprinkle a few blanched and shredded almonds over the sauce.. This’ sauce is really a "find."

Christmas, the Snow , and the Slegih Ride fr was Christmas night. The l moon was shining and the snow sparkled like ." monds ~ ‘more rare and wvonderful than are ever seen in a jew-

vrv lbw." ‘ "

‘nae bells iicglcd. tbs frosty air seemed to say in its cool, cheery way:

.“,l'm here. I brusb against your faces, so you canifeel me and my cold, bracing ways."

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