DECEMBER 1,, 1953 lTHE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTE'I'0WlV . ' i IF PAGE THREE
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Elaborate Dolls
By Ancel Beauregard
1-larvey Butler ran a chapped hand through the lam: brown hair that fell over his forehead and "Ned contemptuoeuly at Jack and Gordon Linter.' Their blue eyes ,.-are on him. wide and questioning.
"You sure there ain't no Santa Claus?" six-year-old Gordon ask- ed worrledly.
Hg;-vcy laughed. icourse the Lin- iers were little kids, six and seven, but they ought to know better. "You think I'd be parading around In split-out Jeane an' s. patched smrt if there was?"
--Probably Santa Claus is bring- mg you new ones for Christmas." Jack said hopefully .
Harvey sneered, thinking of the barren Christmases at his house. They were lucky if they had a tree mm. This year on account of his little sister-just over three now- mom had said they'd try to have some presents. "Any new clothes I
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get no buyf he said, ”an' usually 1 N51 get my cousin's old stuff lilillfi-Tm"-(lOWl'lS, mom calls them".
--well," again Gordon looked. hnpllllil, "that doesn't mean any-l, Mostly Santa brings toys, notl .ilcs.”
-Not to me, he doesn't. I tell youi there isnt a Santa Claus except for. your folks."
(By Anne 0'lu.llinn)
Heaitaut but detarmiried. Ran- soms had brought his fiancee. Hilda. home for Ohrlsirmaa to his parents mountain ranch. Now. on Christmas live. Brltkvt. hi! wuns school-teaching sister, and Gloria, his white-oollar sister. eat in the pine-panelled living room. admir- ing the yet undeoarated Christmas tree. And Hilda seemed in be got- ting along particularly well with Gloria, the ambitious, the con- tamlptuous sister whose olty veneer denied her mountain heritage.
He was the am to stir from the surprising but comfortable dark. "I'll take care of it, Me," he call- ed toward the kitchen. "probably just a; blown out fuse."
"Wouldn't you know it?" Gloria's voice rose sharply, complainingly.
"Hear that wind?" Ma asked with the low, pleasant chuckle that characterized her to her fam-
ily.
Pa, armed with a lentem, stamped in the back door, shed- dillg snow as he shook his heavy jacket off. "Brrr, a real snow-pil-
'ing easternelr. but the animals are
all rigllt." ”Did you check the fuse box. Pa?" Ran asked.
"Not much use-the wind prob-
For Children
No one knows for sure who made the first doll. but it can be as- sumed the earliest 11311105 W9” -gods and ancestor imIdH- whsss doll-like forms were not toys for the delight of children. but soiunn religious llsuree that preserved the tribe from harm. Then. somehow, somewhere. a change took place. Dolls became a toy for girls and the most popular Christmas toy of them all.
Dolls have been discovered in- Egyptian tombs and ruins, some. even had real hair; some were lvory, carved by craftsmen for a kh-l8'g daughter; others were made of straw by an overworked mother in a peasant! hut.
In ancient Greece dolls were played with and cherished by little girls until they were ready to be married, Then (their dolls were: taken to the shrine of a favorite' guddes) and, often with tears, presented to her. The Roman; children played with dolls. too. but: after the fall of the Empire there. came a long period in which there, is no record of dolls. l Not until the thirteenth century: when dolls were made in Nurem-l, berg "and dressed in the fashions; of the times did little girls agalrp play with dolls. They were hercl to stay.
By and by in Europe, the French fashion dolls became all the rage.
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Gordon's eyes filled with tears
and Jack looked like crying. "Are vo:l sure?” he asked, his voice ix .1 T g.,&.p 'lll.-ll-mlig. "Your little sister told
. ,, . g pg i "Y ah, 'll, o till t l t In America, the Indian children M” Smlitliln-sjiasmacfliliaillllllg Kl:lv”y:klAl: By l;aeyn'f'cl?is;its tllEe:uflr:lIlliel1;)lll BA):crl1fg- lanteins :r:)und'!e" 5 N pm y had dolls of their own made of ruse" Nam. sum” land race course famous for its "Long as we got horsesense, raw hide and feathers and wood, h0'1lf1Slr-- wind seemed to whistle me" z”l"”d" Dhunnbhd flowers. its gardens and trees. This we'll keep the lanterns ready," it Pioneer Chlldllill had C10”! mWCh'
N9""'” is the "Ascot" of the season, but was Ma's tum to lnlgh. "Likely like these, and some were made.
lhzollcll all the holes and thin! pmrcs ill llarvey's clotiles. "Carol, soul that? Honest?"
Once, when I was speaking in wmhp-I dusk Bald --you know America. I mentioned that Do- hnw mum. she gnlgs, am said ha cembcr was mid-summer in New was coming through the door,.Zenland. Afterwards, a. little wom- rausc you don't have a chimmeinllm "me "P md 1””: "Thwv W"
"Ascot" with a difference. our llghts'sll be of! two-three more Of blilllded C0mhll5k5- W "W5 Oi”. ” times this winter," corncobs. or rags. and were dearlyl "0 "3”"'E"”"w" 1”” "It's that I-liidn he's thinking of." loved in splte 0! thelr Dlalnne-:51 l The” Wm be no bookmakers; Pa said shrewdly, '”Lct's go in Much later, lifelike dolls were none 01 "mt raucom showing of with the vlglrls. shes a fine girl, llgtporgetlil l1l'r(1)cl1'fll”ng1CYl'l!::(l'11Yl remfggl . , would keep cmmmu in June.. the odds. the bowler hat. the big. Ralnsome. ' V e o . t. M The” dons, ulml tlloilghts are out and bring, , ' buck bag! only the uncut, We cant trim the tree, pg, enormous pioporlo . p K llC:' .l doll and sonic other things."lWl19l1 1 lemlnded 11” U W115 the Tomusamr. There 15 no Chance of when the light strings won't wcuk." had fine china heads with care- "'.'.'ilat things? Try 1andIren6eir..-l "1:1lne& dlll2:lhriil;fnf;5””;';x;.whf.f:,oie'f.;; putting B, "shilllngreach way on Gloria sounded petulant. dlssatis- lully palnteidmfagoscarkird. kid bodie; lief" Harvey felt chllvd. M0 .. . ' Roi -P l f ll 10 t the fled. Was Hilda disa. intcd too? that were 0 e I 9 M1113 I11 M5 PXDCCW18 5'1"" Clrmr 99'-""' ggigiy 65333.: ce13:::5:emce;u,m:,:: Totilisgtlar vgllll 1lElkOweslJs:ml.Ol'l- Ran wondered. mm less. Later there Game the JED- ln: on him like these kdse - - HOW smiling bet. ' Ma and Pa laughed. "You sure aneae-made dolls which were in- l"””” 5'10 W" "'9" "9 did” in-I-”.:1mm"' 1 1, 1,. There are also tennis inurnn- have the all firedest short mem- expensive enough for almost any "W" (h ff” .'f,” """E' mph! vuwh ments cricket matches regattas oryl" child tn own. Then the American- lml mm and E Hamill Gull. cnllnocmlmgglne wllat ;i)t E3111: lg and vachllnz events- In' a war ll "Remember the times we mm. made dolls began to appear-the don said. "And a trike-"tw e' s e '
V - is as if you had transferred the med the tree with popcom balls Spwllll d01l5- W9 k5WPie5- bmke"5- .. ,. , " 1 W9” ”'"P”'”ted "d: Y” W” 323;" "f;::r,7;.?.1:fy imglisn Christmas into the middle and all?” Bridget asked. "Let's do Buster Browns. teddy bears, Patsy l-....e .. v-w-v-.- - 31151 W151"? "iv V''""” 5'” ""' me Qugw and mg mg, 0; mm- of the June-July London seasaon. it tonight, shall we Ma?" doll-1 and Shirley Temples and . - ' T l'e.'v'”" I k d t th l 1 d burgh Wm be expexqemmg ., mm. One feature of the English sum- "Whtv. of course. 'Pa and I'd get Ph01108l'IDh dolll. Wllrll I11 919 11053 ' ' A 3” H"l''-V "” 9 3 9' "C" m mer is the number of people who a sight of pleasure out of th t 01 Di-hells "135 WW9 mmwed 9-ml A t h m summer Christmas for the first - H a. by g 11 R sf, lgidwtfjdelevif time. when they visit New Zealend. spend their holidays on farms. How about you. Hilda? which a.e still to come. For dolls e 0 v - ' 11 me summer mm alum, .5 the with home-grown food cooked and "I'd like to help." To am ah, always will be part of childhood llrllz enouelzllu 1'13 l"l1t1i1:VVgu;-Lellfgwzng G31-Hm em", Aucklmd wgtu-3, served by the farmer's wife and scum-led enthusiastic, but, maybe it and part of Christmases as long as . , "Y W” ,3 - th dhe husba d illsee dluzhter-L You W111 not flnd that was just lit there are little girls and boys to N ""955 them” C aa.'t1ntC'l;u5,'la?t thgtqrlixiellegxllilloent :xpa.nsenof';Vaite- 1'1 New zM1"1d- Tlle ll11'm91' may "A siglhtfaomorxelezzuit too." Glowil Pill! with them. and parents and '””l””"''” h” mm" '3' A 9 meta Harbour,-with the shapely have plenty of chnstmas guesls. pointed out. "wily you mm-g fond klnfolk to buy. pen 0; Ranglww lalmd on sun-d but they are friends and relatives. move. g 3- .
over ml, love” mnhem city. 1; You will never see s notice on the urn need uh I M I . , p . . -H , Wm be . seem, very dmenm, from farm gall; offering holiday board, kitchen. Pa, ”"nI?m”:o aahgnulzl u 3132. I
the wumy "pact, of 3.34,-mgmm, or even bed and breakfast to the A O O 0
when the Queen nu been ". touring motorists. The New zealand heme” Brkh” m"9n'"m'”d ”'t' Merry Christmas Everyone!
Down with Gloom! Make rooln for Joy! Joy comes with Doing or Giving.
with the temperamental English How does our Christmas fare dif- climate, and just as rain may fer from the lnngiish Christmas drcnch an English Ascot, or even a dinner? For one thing. the turkey Coronation procession, we too, may la a winter bird, at its best for the have a brief wintry spell, to belie English Christmas. so you will our summer boast. This actually find fewer turkeys, and more happened when the Queen's par- poultry of the lesser breeds. chicken ents, then Duke and Duchess of and ducks. And, of course. there is York, arrived in Auckland I-ls,r- roast lamb, green peas and new bour over twenty years ago. It was potatoes-a special New Zealand high summer. but a sudden dreneh- dish. The traditional dinner of mg squall blotted out the scene. roast turkey and plum pudding is until the ship had almost barthed. still demanded by the more con- Then the rain cleared. presenting servative, but numbers. especially a wet and sparkling city. gleaming in the hot northem districts, prefer like a. jewel in the dazzling sun. It I diet in keeping with the temper- msy be so again, as the Queen and ature. Also, it is easier to cope with the Duke land to spend Christmas on holiday. in cottages, or camp or
”You were just kidding us. were- n't you, Harvey? Tilers really is
a Santa Claus?”
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it; h" x himtncomo Y A "Y "W l , .1 c . a dg;:1'”'3Oc hi;m:g)b&';y mlued m . day in this country. The Christ- mg: "” " sew" ”" ml” W9 "I wish you'd let me help.” . couple 01 um"... mas Eve parties slide over the rim Hilda said. 3 . .
The light was back in the boys
with us. Even Artificial Show
of midnight. The from midnight
church-goers services will join
caravan. Cold chlcken.. cold lamb, ham. salads, fruit, strawberries ald
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This time Harvey chose his words ml-fully. "Well, he might miss our llnusc again this year and Carolid lure be disappointed. so I was try- mg to think how I could see she W what she wanted. I think I can make her a wagon at the am Club and it wooden cradle. You think thatid work?"
”sure," Gordon agreed enthusi- astically, "long as she thinks Santa brought them. she won't know the difference."
"What about the doll and the tllcyrlo? You can't make those," Jlrk pointed out.
Harvey shivered, leaning against the board fence ."Mom gave me money for a haircut that I could lilo for a doll." Usually Mom give him haircuts cause they were so cxprllslvr, but she had a burned band now.
"Her, Jack." Gordon shouted ex- Cilcdlv. "how about that old trike in the garage? Harvey could fix the whecl...7
"Sure." Gordon answered. "and Ill bet we can find some red paint."
"And we could make her some out; and the day must provide an me b- fl H, M k 5 ch Chi I . blocka at the Boy's Club easy." interval for that all-important aha;-k5l'.ndB:anoefd-lfSi31iL me EM.”-1a'm? goosgg wlfh ,,,:1:,"g",":ft"e W” 1”; Qft-Of C chGSfCI'fl0ld Choir-or C La-Z-Boy chdlf-mOI' C H”"'9Y 3l10V9d 11” h'md' "1 M” b1'0ldCMl- Bl" in '0 131' ll "19 exciting sport. where monsters cranbel-rim It looked l:::f,2,?I,.'"L,
Ncltets. swallowing quickly. "Gee, lhntkl be fine, she doesn't have In! now. See you later."-
"Come on. Gordon," he heard Jack yell happily. "Let's go find lhst trike."
As Harvey hurried toward the barber shop. he was glad he hadn't persuaded them there waant' a real Santa Claus. It didn't seem to matter so much with all of them "Ylni: to make carol happy. Thlt "H! the way Christmas should be.
In switrerisnd. on st. Nicholas Div. the onlldl-en Join in the an- clem rite of devil-hunting. Lesend V3 H that the original Saint lllcilolas banished evil spirits from "9 land every year. and today the Wm children dress up in. all F3345 of colourful costumes and WW one of their number. dress- zll 18 Santa Klaus. around their Ml-cu. driving away the demons
winter. Duriru their hunt, thw if!” 1-ll'Km the villagers and receive :3. turning what was once a 4-2:: frllhteniru rite into a Jolly
into the comes a trumpet call. drum, a shout of delight. to signal
be only about 4 am. There is lit- ile peace after that. The children have had Santa. Claus in the shops, with magic caves. and Christmas trees with artificial snow. And many have Christmas home, with drawn blinds to show off the tiny electric lights.
Christmas carols! A few choirs or groups may sing. and the Royal party may find that this link with Christmas at home has been pro- vided. But singing carols from house to house is not a regular custom. Bands, however, often play carols, but they do not shatter sleep until dawn has decently ar- rived.
Necessarily, the Queen's pro- gram for Christmas day will differ somewhat from that of her sub- jects herc. Royalty is always on duty, and there will be a few duties for Her Majesty to carry
Queen is able on that day to catch glimpses of New zeaiand's christ- rnss habits. she will observe many differences.
one Long Holiday
Here Christmas is the great hou- day season of the year. All schools close for the long summer vacations about a week before chrletniu. and do not re-open till early Feb- ruary. All shops close for four days at Christmas. so there is no fresh meat or bread for four days. And they close again for four days at New Year. after a brief opening. between these holidays. to enable people to replenish their stores of food. some shape close on Christ- mas Eve, and do not open till after New Year. Banks and post offices close like the ahops. The lawyers and courts have their long summer vacation. Many. people also take their annual holiday at this fame. Race meetings at Christmas and New Year. are customa , all over the country; city meetings and country meetings. Of course. er
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hint of the summer dawn creeps item, with the shops closed for such sky. Cose on its heels long periods. The ubiquitous ham a beat of crops up at every meal. It can be
eaten for breakfast. iuilch, dinner,
that the children have discovered supper. I-lam is THE great Christ- their bulging stockings: and it may mas standby in the New zeniand
larder. Even the Queen is likely to encounter it frequently at the less formal parties.
The official programme will in- clude the evenls inseparable from receptions, balls. dinners, garden parties, cere- menial drives, inspections of this and that. As it will be holiday time. the school children will be dispersed. but wherever they are, they will assemble at stragetic points to cheer madly and wave their flags in greeting to the Queen and the Duke.
Up in the North. Waitangi will enjoy a brief Royal visit. which will be notable because it was here that the Treaty of Waitangi was signed between the Maori Chiefs and Queen Victoria's representat- ive. maklng New Zealand a British possession.
It is here, also, that you find
weighing hundreds of pounds are caught on rod and line. often tow- ing the fieherman's launch miles out to sea befor being finally captured. Trout also; abundant and excellent trout. just waiting in be caught. so. beside the offic- iai programme, no doubt the Royal Party will manage to fit in an odd hour or two of private pleasure at Christmas time.
This. of course, will be the first time the now traditional Royal Christmas Broadcast which links the great commonwealth and Em- pire. will be made from a British Dominion, when. from Auckland, the Queen wii speak to the world. This, for us. will be it happy infer- lude on a New Zealand summer day. marking Christmas 1953 in the new Ellsabethan era.
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In parts of Norway. country folk place sheaves of unthreshed corn outside their doors on Christmas momlng so that the birds shall not go hurury-one of the loveli-
H Majesty and the Duke will attendest of all Yuletide customs.
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father, to stir the coals. As a. boy he had risked burning himself to pop corn in a frying pan; now they had a long-helndler popper. The angry surge of wind reassured him in s. strange way. He was at home. Safe and protected. If only Hilde. could share his feeling for this place . . .
He leaned on his heels, whist- ling. as the kernels began to pop. "I wish you'd let me help." Hilda said. "Bridget sent me in with a bowl. salt and butter."
Ran moved aside, finding it me. ural for Hilda to kneel and work beside him. Her eyes sparkled and her face was flushed in the fire- llzht, but Ran missed ills chance to ask if she were happy when Bridget summoned them to string popcorn.
.Glol'is, held up a string of pop. colrn. "Not half so pretty as gm. se."
'1 "Means mire." Bfldaet said.
Seems like popcorn strings heve' ii special beauty--the kind you can't buy."
Ran even before they rmvgd pg-5.. sents underneath. He caught the satisfaction on evsryone's fees, though Gloria still looked cynical.
Just then Hilde rushed out of the room and went upgtslm. when she came back. she paused halt. shylv in the doorway. an accord. ion in her arms. "I thought you'd hues pl-no ma. now that the 1'l"”05 017. maybe you'd like some carols. It's been such a perfect evening.”
Ran knew then,as he guided her into the circle and saw the fam. ily make way for her. that mid. was one of them and his voice rose sxuiiently in "0 Come, All Ye Fltithful".
Did you realise that there are over 800 dinerent varieties of mis- tletoe7 Its original name was "mis- tle-isn". a Saxon word meaning a different sort of twig. One type of -mistletoe in Spain has bright red berries. while others are ad-
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