34!. ,1 an e the party cut out from ww a number of bluebell mpeg, and hide these in various umotthehouseorroom. when pi, ,;e ready to play this game in 'i,youI' friends to find as many bells as they can in ten min- utes, Everyone sets off at once at the end of the time when .11 are recalled. a prize is gives u, we player who has succeeded 1,, collecting the largest number of "ilowers." The Cat Sat on the Mat 0., a piece of paper draw a nut and out of a picture cut I at, putting a pin through it. Hang me mat picture up. and invite your guests in turn to be blind- mided and put the cat on the mat W digging the pin through the . This is quite easily done i tune mat picture is pinned on to 91,1315; in the first place. The winning players are those who Need in actually placing the at on the mat. Umbrella Circle Au the players stand in a circle on is handed an.umbreils. He men turns to his next-door neigh- hour and solemnly says: "Excuse me is this yours?" The second replies. "No. I'm afraid it is not" but takes it and Passes it on. us- mg the same words. The whole point of the game is that it must grpiayed in great solemnity and myone who so much as smiles when speaking or being spoken to u out of the game- After a round ;, two it should be speeded up, -The winners are those left in un i Q the end of the game. , Trains .l'rhis is a very boisterous team Ame, but always much appreci- ed -The two teams stand at one end .1 the room. At the word "Go" my first player runs to the oppo- site end of the room and touchts the wall running backwards to Christmas"-gParty Games hind. the train moving forward oneemoretotouehthewall.The game than continues until the whole train has moved place. Needless to say this game is best up the room and got back,to t land in . ts p a,la?.enroom A good game for the spare mo-. ment. One player smiles broadly, placer his hand over his face. gathers up the smile. leaves his lace. grim. and proceeds to throw the smile to another player who must catch it and put it on. He then removes it as the other had dons and throws it to someone else. ' Number Team Divide your players into two teams to stand at one end of the room. and at the other, facing them, have two umpires, one for each team. At the word "Go" the first play i er in each teams runs up to his umpire. who asks him a question with an answer in numbers These questions may be of any type for instance. "How many in two and twopence?" "Divide eighteen by four?" and so on. As soon as the first player of the team has answered his question satisfactorily he runs back and the second player runs up and so the race continues. The winning i team is the first back into posi- tion. In order to make the same quite fair it is a good idea to play it twice through so that the umpires may be changed 0Vel'- Namea of Fame An excellent way of pairing 0” your guests for supper is to write the names of half as many fam- ous people as you have Slleii-S. The Christian name should be on one slip of paper and the aur nam on another. Give each Slfl a Christain name and each man a surname and then invite your big place. As soon as he reaches it the second player joins on be- M 5 Old Christmas Customs -In France the whole month of December is a time of song. "From the first to the last everyone who n utter a sound is singing. sing- g. Strolling musicians go from biuse to.house playing and sing- gg Noels, and old and young of all (asses in society. at home and a- toad. on their way to church or market. at work or at play. my be heard singing these fascin- jing carols. Noel signifies "good news". and it has been the greet- tlig of the sciason since the earliest observance of Christmas." 'At Christmastlme in many vill- iges of Holland a star. typical of he Star of Bethlehem, is carried rough the dark. silent streets. liiie offerings for the poor are gathered from the onlookers. tin Russia and in Poland "every- iiie waits for the shining of the Ohristmas star. Near It is placed A table which is covered with straw a reminder that Christ, was laid an manger.. .. .. V Close around the window the child- n gather watching for the first ight star and "as soon as they” I fa it they call loudly, "The Christ- ina: Star shines!" Then the tree is lighted and all the people of the house come to Christmas suPPCl'- . ..and make merry all the night." - it was not many Christmases go that all trolley-car tickets and il"ansIt.'I'l in Tokyo. Japan. were tiring the words: - Glory to God in the highest. : Peace on earth. . Good will to men. v "The countries of South Ameri- a have many specials ways of cele rating Christmas. In some of them Christmas comes in the wannest IWCIIJICT of the year. and huvlns B0 snow or holly or lighted evergreen trees they put brightness and col- pr into the day by setting off fire iThe Mistletoe Hunt 7'-sye.o Baby Bunting. 'Daddy'I gone a-hnnting".. 1 When the mothers of young chil- dren in that east Oklahoma country aide sing this nursery song to their "ttle ones they may out of loyalty o Mother Goose add the next two hrs: - "For to find a rabbit skin. : To wrap the Baby Bunting in." . But that isn't exactly what daddy does down there. When it comes The time of year that the baby eeds warmer covering. daddy lkes his gun and goes out to shoot down mistletoe! This he still for lie Christmas trade and buys Baby tinting a different kind of rat- Irmt. For mistletoe. with its well- n holiday maanfng. grows in hundancc there and is alwayl ound high among the bare winter branches of the native elm. Little a climb for it. of course. but qulckest.way to gather it for commercial us is to shoot it down. i "Open season" friends to go round and find the right partner. works. But everywhere. in the churches and in the homes of the people, little models of Bethlehem and the stable where Christ was born are made. some of them in- deed quite large and many very elaborate. showing ithe Christ child lying in the manger, with the Vir- gin Mary and Joseph near. and the Wise Men bringing their gifts. and all the animals about: on the hills beyond, the shepherds can be seen with their flocks, while above them are angel: with bright wings These little models become a kind of Christmas shrine. prayers are offered by them and the children stand before them and sing their songs. Little scenes like this are also set up in Spain. and in France and in Italy, and often the child- ren help in making them" But for a day such as this Christian youth must content itself not with a min- iature replica of the manager scene but must in reality bring its gifts to a Christ new-born in our hearts and in our purposes. . Perhaps the; most significant ciirtttmss custom.of all is one that. it observed in Poland and Lithua- nia. It is the breaking and eating of the Peace Water. The village priest supplies each member of the family and each guest in the house with the wafers, which are sym- bolic of "peace on earth." The partakers break and eat the Peace Wafers as good Christmas wishes are exchanged. How will this bit of ceremony be observed this year, is a thought that comes to all of us. Holiday Partners Deck the hall with boughs of holly. "Fa la la, la la la la. " 'Tls the season to be lolly, "Fa, la la "Say Jen. where's the star for the top?" I Dick Dartmouth smiled down at the girl who stood at the foot of the ladder. "How does it look?" he asked. "Fine, Dick. It's almost like be- ing home." she laimed, and then her face soberetl. "Here!" said Dick. and descend- ed. "Don't you dare let me down. It's a darn shame that the whole school piled off for the holiday! and left you behind with me, but still. if you hadn't stayed. what would I have done?" "And if you hadn't stayed. What would I? I couldn't nearly afford the trip home." "But at least. Jen. YOU 118” 8 home," he said wistfully. "I know. I'd been thinkln of that." She straightened. ” Aime on. let's get through. What shall we do with the mistletoe?" "('11 take It." He began twining it around a lamp llXilI"3- "90 Y9" know. Jen." he said musingly. "I'm surprised some of the other girls. didn't invite you to visit them. She was silent for a moment. "They did. Dick. But 1 preferred sta here with Y0"-" 'o"HoE'eslly. darllng'."' He laushed hgppily, "And I lllfllfd down three chgncel Just to stay with you. And quite naturally be discov- ered what to do with the mistletoe- mmmf ll th Christmas Aofnd .don't Feel ashamed. if at tile end. an Tiny Tim ""3" -- i . ry Ont." W: e. med flour... ... ... ... .. l:ye.ii"'Ilnt(I:o;'oI'i-et.tTNnuIeyee:'ewet with ; ::;.,'t:::::g god. t-Itlesofthenorth forthe rs Book (Books. mm M A- wok we of ink mdelioi-mt,” an at the Hz: let e tin you aim: that first 2 c.chaIvedeE.andie:Mchsrri:s hyivxiha -”I:Il0,,'nu”.. ,. e Imam". 11:! M lc. cm-mm hw- : htmible malt-:I(. 3.the Ihevlzfkd: arElExll'lnuAdd sour m'ilk llthls-IE: onhnuui-n.suI."'”" in-'i'a'n"u'iTnmi.o:'v:'-ty in mi mm” Eli,-re: Q """'”"nM?""'"",,.g.'m wsebeaednpoatbsllla.t0l3'ux-atolodegreu. Dmpwlh o'ikt'hebcrlsIiia':nE.hII"' '"m'"'.-.....,u lbrl dmmn:iE'd”3- mi sEeet and u i"To un- uaupngsnstcnsotoown. 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Should any player make a mis- take or fail to think of an object before three has been counted by the previous player. he is out of the game- As soon as one shop has been finished the next player names another one and so the game proceeds. and one is handed a box of sweets While music is played as for Mus round from one player to the next As soon as the music stops who- ever is holding the box hands it to his right hand neighbour to take a sweet, then his left hand neighbou sweet himself. If the music be gins again before this has been done. the box must be passed on as before. So the idea is to be quick about it The game proceeds by an umpire with a bowl of nuts and two pairs of nutcrackers. At the - opposite end two teams line up. At the word "Go" each first play er runs up to the bowl selects a nut and cracks it. He must con- tinuc to crack nuts, too, nntil he Droduccs one that is quite whole. He then returns to his team and the next player runs up. This con- tinues cracked a whole out. The winning shared as prizes. round from player to player, who ter of his Christian name. spell- game. The winner is the one left chief made into a small ball and has to provide the other word of pr word, ' r brown. Nice cold. or may be warm- ed up if preferred. them uncut. and they may be sliced gust before using. it lb. chopped pitted dates 1 six ounce jar maraschino cher- Va lb. package vanilla wafers. er. '2 lb. marshmallows, cut in half 1 tons. grated lemon '5 teas. cinnamon Va teas. nutmeg Va teas. all-spice l eight ounce pkg. shredded cocoa- nut. dates. whole cherries. crushed wa- fcrs and candied gl er. Set aalde until needed. In the op of a double lemon rind. evaporated milk and marshmallows are partly melted Remove from heat and blend thor- oughly with fruit and nut mixture. Shape into two rolls about two inches in diam t nut. Wmp in waxed paper and chill 6 to it hours. longer if possible. Cut in 1': inch slicel itlakes 2 two inch rolls. six inchu ong. colourful fruit 2 c. brown sugar (packed) 2 eggs '5 c. sour milk ltwouldaddtotbefuai.fevery- I Went to the Chemist The first player begins the with C which Musical Sweets All the players sit in a circle cal Chairs, the box is passed and finauy takes a n this way until the box Nut Race At one end of the room stands is emp- I until every player has team is the one back into posit- lon first and the nuts are then y Musical Bounce While music is played as for Musical Chairs a ball is passed must bounce it once for each let- ing it out as he does so. The play- er who has the ball when the mus- ic stops each time is out of the in until the end. Ring Couples One player takes a handke throws it to another in the ring saying at the same time a word which is usually closely connect- ed with another one, such as "spoon." The second player then the pair. which in this case would be "Fork" before the first player counts three. Should he fail to think of a suitable word he is out of the game. If he succeeds it is his turn to. throw and give anoth- '9 Christmas Gifts (Continued from Page I Yule Logo To send these travelling. leave ounces (ills c.) whole shelled Brazil nuts ries, drained crushed fine (256 c. crumbs) I tbs. finely chopped candied ging- rind lxz c. undiluted evaporated milk '1 lens. ground gingei In a large bowl, combine nuts. boiler, combine marshmallows. spices. Stir occasions" until . Roll in cocoa- for serving. Holiday Fruit cookies Brown sugar cookies. rich with lllnl hill! heat. Stir constantly and boil hard for one minute. Remove from heat and add pectin. Stir and skim for five minutes. Pour into acaldcd W glasses and top with melted paraf- fin. Makes 8 six ounce Candied (kaaga Pool 3 oranges 1 tbs. salt 4 cups water 2 cups sugar la cup water Cut orange peel hing knife tron! loosen peel from p E. v 22" x 48" 27" x 44" l IIIIIIEHLEB SOFA ...i CHAIR laul-My lallonl In F DECORATOR FABRICS ” S229.00......... axonsamsoam-n from SO39 to S35-W Iaooa. Add salt to the four esp wlterz Add peel. Weight with a plate to keep peel under water and let stand overnight. Drain and wash thoroughly. Cover with cold Wller. heat to boiling and drain. Repeat three times to take away bitter taste of peel. with scissors. cut into strips. Put two cups peel into a saucepan, add sugar and 55 cup water. Stir until sugar dissolv- es and cook slowly until peel is translucent. about :1) minutes: Drain and roll in granulated sugar. Know Your Can Sines Do recipes that call for a No. so and-so can of this or that puzzle you? 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