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ClJSlOlTl Dates From 1843

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M an began in the year that tho nmsmg -L were put to Nel- nis Column in TrIfslgnr Squaro. 'E(lirisim3S W35 c”"""' ”d "” l'iV Victorians were laboriously 9f',dng greetings to relatives and lmndg A11 except one man. "151, iiemy Cole (then plain Mr- colei had fallen behind with his ,rre5p0ndence that winter of. 1343. I cliiere lust wasn't time to write to U the people who ought to bo ' .1! n ,0 But the man who found- Ttlie Victoria and Albert Mu- gwm wasn't in be put out by I - ' e that. m'l1'llei(-"F52: hsktruck him thill hi! ' - ,3. might be content with I mm card Doubtless he felt that L 9-mm all it is the thought that cfgfizvr Cards would at least be "Orly: artist Cole chose to design the ....,,id's first Christmas card HHS .l, C l-lrirsleY- 5 D0P"l3r Paint" H-'ll'ifi,ivlcisiiliyii'as contiitlered the M53 i W”-('l(jni artistic fashion. End 5 ihniisaiid rofiieo were primed .” : Siiiiinioi'l.l''5 HM"? Treasury Om”: .ln Old Bond Street TM" ft" mwied by llrvlir. Cole were sold ll a w;ltilneii-al,aiif- these original Cllles lioi-sley cards have survived. and am. hi the most interesting 15 Tea produced here. It was sent. by llnrsiev to "His old young freinds liiiuiia and M1095-" (Th? 5P9""'g and thc l'1llll('r hain-fisled wit- lii-l.s'lll -- are Horslcy s nwli ) iii...ii:h this was. the dire;-t on- rosltir of the 500 million Christmas , rartls that were sent in Britain aim. inst yr-ar, it was not an im- ,...;.i.t..-d itwcss ut the time A i-tiiiii-iiipor 'y jtiurii;il.g”NUl0S tliicritis." described it thl-I51 A ' ti-cllis of rustic work in the Ger- mancsque style divided the Card .-min centre and two side panels- The sides were filled by represent- ations of the feeding of the hungry ..,..i llir t-lotliiniz of tho nakod; int the rr'nllP compartinent. a faniil,Vt uprg xllf'Hl'll at lahie -- an old manp- gnrl iinman. a maiden and her ) wiring man. and several chlldron ; and they were pictured drink-I int: hcalths in wine." I Hoysloy was criticised not only

faciiire." ini: drtinkciincss." But What his critics couldn't know was that Hor- ., spicy -- no matter how crudely - had started something that W85 10 'nriiii into a vast world-wide ill- rlllKll'.V Yct ('hrisinizis cards did not rcally catch on with "I0 Public illllli about thirty years later. This has parly due to tho crudoness of tho l'aI'fiS theiitst-Ives - many bore no rciaiion in all to the festive s(lEl.Ellll - and partly to the hlllh cost of postage. But with the in- troduction of better designs. color printing. and greeting: in verse. the cords gradually gained in po- pularity. Then, when the postal - rates were reduced in 1871. they really arrived. I The dispatch of Christmas cards was still on nothing like the mo- llf'l'll scale. of course. but the habit had grown sufficiently to CEIIISC concern among our stnider Victorian Incestors. The London "Times" was moved to complnin ahout the crue of people trying to ouldo each other in the number of cards they acquired and the siilisequenl hold-up in the delivery of "legitimate correspondence." Despite this tilnparagcmont, how- ever. the ChristmIs card industry - for that in whnt it had bocomo -developed so quickly that in limo Sir Adolph Tuck lnunchcd I nation - wide competition to dis- rover oi-initial idens for his firm's cards Five thouund entries com- ncicd for 500 guinou in priu mo- "'l' - I blit sum in thou dnys - Ind Royal Autdemiclnns Ictod Is ludges. Emboldt-iitwi by s u c c c s s. Sir Alwhh hcllan to commission welL known artists and famous writers W designs and verses. Lord Ton- nysnn. tho Poet Laureate, was one of those approached, Turning down 3" ""f'I' of 1000 nnineas for a down lPi's."s. liic pool then In 1115 Qlght. ""lliVi'cai; lllifblr to sir Adolph: i lou cannot imagine with what Wlzroi l have forfeited this oppor- tunlty of world-wide fame; for. be- iond ii doubt. these verses would liaarvc found their wIy into many -703 cannot flatter myself gvgn my nine iadknown," roun this time, . hm”. . tune the end: on poor-Inca. Previ

ll fin

mer scenes- rohlna. holly. miltlotog, scenes and th "

motifs. The 1?ubTlrc Tomi nnldq still do.

ore and more mum,"

slow going into Olfrlltml :1 production. Elaborate out - out iiltapes. intricate and delicate inco- work. satlns and bows. jewels and heads. gold embossing - etvu 3.1)

""T9Saful.

4. very.u;ILv one of this type de- and b-mom" ctorhn mnlden whose still rise and reveal her ticoats and &G or far of -evt-rely-shocHne:Id Inhle In the

3 S E I S

llavo M. ii 3 Emma: ::':hat:ll for animated nil

'"E Vmrre exciting .. up. 9., ch launched I rocket-ship

D vs ''siieiit”iFiedi,'i-9' ”" hnndlc I

T V . "'8 did not come Ill If once.

This

ished with bay and rosemary. with an orange in its mouth, Ind the snout gilded. The dish had I ritual significance derived from Norse mythology: Froyr. the god of light and fertility. rode on I

of the Christmas Season. I cigar- ette butt. I! match, I scroelnloss

,. p . fire lace. or a faulty eloctricn cir- "” "'-”'":H1'" :3: 3,? F-gC,T.:::, cuitpmay -st any time change the 1 T joy and gladncss into heartbreak as it did in many homes last you throughout Cnnnda.

most of these fires could have

simple rules. may save I homo-yours.

danger of the Christmu Seuon Firstly. added decorations are too often not fiameproofed. Secondly the increased tempo of entertIln- ment increases the hnnrd from misplaced cigarette butts Ind gift wrnpplngs which will blnu llko tinder if ignited.

gestions :

Tho sonrch for novelty in Christ- mn cards was unending. Ono firm

cards with front that really glitter- ed. Unfortunntely. they hadn't enough crushed mien to make as

But production wont on

for mica. The quest for novelty proved ox- penaivo more than amusing for I

He found an old painting of the Rely Funlly in the Bethlehem

Iblo Ind not it to I friend with I scribbled Christmas greeting. The friend showed the painting to experts who promptly identified it

back mar Ipondlng nssrly 12.ooo pound: in Iogol fees.

No account of novelty Christmas cards would be complete without mention of the smallest and the llfsest ever sent. The smallest on record was sent to the Duke of Windsor when he was Prince of Wales. it consisted of fzrnin of rice on which scribed in Indian ink: "To his Royal Highness - The Prince of Wales. Sheers Christmas Gmunp

corners of the earth when 1 London. England.

to be chgng..in .9. Coolidge in 1924. It measured

changed with the introduction d lItInd:'dlA:ldt.lIhl).lIlr

"feds - were tried and found to loegl W Animated cIrds began to appear. British

could be made to mowqcgnu voluminous pet- abroad,

demand some Christmas

ot -

. part of her wardrobe as gifts iromi tent: to lou-I in tournaments cov-

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King Richard's Feasls iHe Wrote

p H . . II Once upon I medieval Yuletide, exhorted or given in the spirit of cl'll'lSllanS AW3l(e

King Richnrd III of Englnnd celo- "nu-o,igy .39,-op,-ht, to an 5”.

brnted It Litchfleld-and duri Mn, H" Mun”, could W.” nfom The most popular of all

the "::sf';,'!"l;::L:' :3? c':::!es':"':':: to give Chrmmu team for the Christmas carols? Probably th e

Of course. the feudal set-up Pro'i Wm like the on "we" 1” w"t' lame hymm Lhrmmnj aWake' vlded the greIt lords with thciminster Hall in me. which lnstod 53"-lie the FPPPY M0"!- Iivhcrawlthal of magnlficnnce tho I week. ords received gifts from their in- st;-Mn to outdo his redecep . . IM5 and kind! i'eCBlV9d Km! from aors Indgglve his successdis some-.' DE Bymm' of Mamhesleb wa.s their nobles: and the Sfilduiltedi thing to shoot It. Henry VIII kept ask” "1 P9" 50"” Verse” '9' "'5 scar for trivia: and receivinit we-i one Yuletide It which the cost of l3l'3h!e' "l "'”l " ' ''.e””"9 "' 33 W9" aweflllned 8! till lli1ld- gold cloth that wIs used Irnountod , " i.””."d5t The Vfrses L"'m"”'"g dam honorarium of any barrister to mo pound; glong. Hg hgd tum. 'Cl'”5l”'13 "Wake W"? 9'? T? 0' PlWllCl3n- erected and artificial gurdenti 'ot-i ""3! VS; D;mB3;;"'y 5h';'

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Queen Elizabeth received it large. ted within the spacious hall of the Wainwright, organist 0' me Man. he, coumenl and If the mm or; and from hud to foot with sly chester Collegiate Church. He was quantity were not satisfIgtiory.ythI; ribbon streamers. emerged from 3” take" by um" um he ”'""edl' donors were unceremoniously up the gardens to entertain the guests. Rwy """P?."d the lune kmw" " formed of the situation. Preparation for the feasting on swckpom to which the wwdx

when Henry I" emonlmed . Inch occuhn. h perfectly .pp.l- could be sung. That tune, written thouund knmhm peem "Id 3... nngwwlcuu. of the nth century two hundred years ago. is now sorted nobles who came to attond 'k"”w" "'m"gh""t "'9 wO'ld'

-and an only be vIgiisly com- th Yul lid 1 . . cc; M:m:rcrnLIr:unszeLt;:jt:i;t:yPrli:pt-ehanded by considering thIt The carol. .

. R1051” H Mfmllly employed Sui was sung for the first time the,

;I;,lt;Ioed lunll'10ylllChri;)tomI!l gift of 000 cook: to prepare food for. the following Christmas night -- out-

"-mm 3:19 Mhhaug I at oxen 10.000 persons wholdlncd - u'rI- ride the home of Dr. Byrom. And

with imnc 8 0D it York. spoctlvo of speciol ting-It his the chair was conducted by John s sr Inalstnnce. whether-expense every day. wginwi-igm,

"Christians Awake".

Bringing in the Boar's Head at boar with golden bristles. sym- tlic Queen's College. Oxford. in bolising the rays of the sun. and

1846. During the sixteenth cen- ttiry the boar's head was gradu- ally superseded by the turkey as principal Christmas dish. but at the Queen's College it is still served in the traditional manner. ceremonial dish ls first mentioned at a royal banquet in M70. The boar'ii head was garn-

the boar's head. with its gilded snout. celebrated the renewal of light and growth at the winter solstice. At the Christmas least the boar's head was brought in to the singing of a special carol. which Bpbears in the first printed collection made by Wynkyn dc Worde in 1521. The three verses of this carol symbolise the Holy Trinity. and the boar): head be- comes Satan defeItod Ind borne in ttiilnph. (Courtesy U K. Information Office)

Fire Precautions at Christmas

During all the joyous festivities

i i i i i

1. Uss flamoproofsd decorntions. For greatest sIfety. many mInu- facturers produce fiameproof mat- erials thIt were tested and classi- fied by Undsrwriters' Laboratories, I and those products bear the fam- lliIr Underwriters" label Is your. guide to safety. -'

2. in selecting the tree pick one that is small. A small. well-lormcdl tree cIn be decorated easier sndl more Ittrnctiveiy than I large one) Ind does not produce the same) hIzIrd- To preserve the tree. place 1

An even greater tragedy is tlint

een avoided by following I low A little extra care

Two llctors contribute to the it in water or moist earth. there-t by keeping the needles from dry-i ing out. Dry Christmas tree needles i are I dangerous fire hIzIrd and I dry tros should not be given house room. To further help preservei your tree. keep it in I cool corner- IwIy from drafts. .

3. Avoid decorations of paper and ; candles on the tree. Here Ignin. mlny of the electrical. docontions Ind Christmas tree lights bur the label of the Canadian Stsndnrds Auoclntlon or the Underwriters Laboratories. signifying that they. have successfully , d rigid flrci hunrd tests. . i

4. WItch your electrical circuits. All the Iddod decoration iightiil mIy threaten to overload the cir-i cults in your house. If this hop-l pens. you can either have qualifledi, electricians put in .new circults.: bring Ixtensions in from circullsi that are not heavily loaded. or scale down your docorntlvo scheme to fit the load your circuit: will; but. llomamh the fuses Iroi there for your safety and installing heavier fuse: is In invitation fori firo. And this menace is Ilwnys too; roIdy to Iccept. leaving its tnili of grief bohlnf

8. After your Christmas enter- taining. chock your furnlturo for lighted clgnrottes. A butt will Itny smouldering under the sofa cush-

Let's look at I few safety lug-

t upon the idea of decorating its

Iny cnrds Is the public wnntod. with ushed Epsom nits substituted

rtain Herr llollingcr of Gormnny.

I missing Rombrsndt. Hollingor I"! II" up trying to at it

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Andi Clliristmas Cards Were Born

The" Christ Flower"

one flowor Ippom in most homes at Christmas time -- tho ch... that-nun-i. You may lmulno that this is I natural lisppsnlng, for. after Ill. there Ire few other

i Christmas Candles .-

lt would be astonishing. indeed. about bayberry cIndles burned on if no candles Ippnrcd in homuichristmu. i::::"':.".:".' .211: .2233: 3."...?':L':: or 'rounds the mmom is behaved mi country. animal fats were rt-.lativI- now." .1 um and or Decambqr, Wave mmd in Mm, - fly scarce. The bunches of the- Actu-lly. theuchryuntli-mug: - . blyberry lhwb we" covered with which means Christ flower. bu

, . its origin in the Itory of the SI- There on Christmas Eve I large WI-HKIVIDI MT”?! Ind chlldrn viour'I birth. candle was burned which could be were given the task of gathering It lg ggid thgt tho Wis. Men, snuffed out only by one named the berries when candies had to when trying to locate the stable Marl A8 the irilh illil ill ”Wh0l be made so that the animal fats)

p where Mary and the Child wero knows. on some Christmas Eva. could be conserved. lying, uw g gmgll gtgi-ilk. now- Jesus and Mary and Joseph may.

or It the side of the roId. One of

come again. not to Palestine but According to tradition. one who them gtooped down to pluck it- to the Holy isle on the farthereat burned I bayberry candle on and u he gm go, tho gum. door cdge of Europe? l Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. opened, i-gvegnng tn. bmhpigcg gg

- would have long life and I haul?! Christ.

Their firsl use for Christmas ill on Tim first chrvsanthemum. wu not recorded in the annals of any. ll became known. was White. To-

nation. but that the ”Christ Child A" ”'d M" ””d”: day. the flowers fim met our

candle burned in the window on 7,, in... ,0... M... ,0, i... mu, Christmas festivities may be my Christmas EVE is, according to an um, ..,, i colour from blue to vivid orange. -old legend. placed there to light Bu” P7007 0"-ll? "0l'l'f' 3"-

His way if He makes an earthly blyherry d.” on chmnn"

visiiotiuii and attineniont for the night of His birth when there wal no room for Him.

dIy . . If the flame burns bright Ind uiIh;O1T;r,l.stTl:hrze;rz,u:digsll;

”" "ll" 'l'l"" 'l'"- in the chIpIrrIl II'OI of the Good luck will be yours througbv Sierra NevIdI mountain: of Call- Also anitiiig Ihc legends is one. out the FIT-" limitl-

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6. Remember children and candles don't mix. If you must use candles keep them out of the cildi-en'h reach. Better still. use the electric variety Ind be certain.

7. And on Chriatmu Day fmoth- ers. this will be your chore) pick up those gift wrappings as soon

ll possible. When they Ire safe in the garbage on. we know they cIn't add to I fire under the tron.

Obey these simple rules and those which your own Fire -De- ' pnrtment will give you. Remember your Fire Doportmsnt stands roIdy in the background. supported by national safety organizations such II Ul1d6l'Wl'llOl'8' Laboratories of Canada. Dominion Board of In- surancc Underwriters. Dominion

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To fireproof your Christmas tree. which is still I haurd even with

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