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I want to weigh.my words
very carefully for this particular
column because I IM.OW it is
touchy problem with many
readers but then, i have an
opinion, of my own just, as each
one of YPil will 'have your own
ideas about certain :thiugs,
The topic is Christmas eards„.
I suppose Christmas would
not be Christmas without
Christmas cards. It would be
something like having St,.
Patrick's Day withont
shanireoclCs.
But somehow, sometime,
like the ChristMas card racket
banned by municipal bylaw,
perhaps, or by government
intervention if all else fails.
I don't know what the
average Canadian home spends
annually on Christmas eards, but
whatever it is, it is too much. At
the Keller abode, just for
instance, it ^ would take a
minimum of 150 cards to get
around to all the relatives and
friends who should possibly be
remembered with a card — if all
things were equal.
At ten cents per card (and I
think that's a fairly conservative
estimate for the price of the card
and the stamp) you're talking
$15 and $15 isa fair amount
of cash for some colored paper
to decorate someone else's
mantle.
That may sound harsh and
cruel, especially so close to
Christmas when everything is
supposed to be. peace on earth
and goodwill to all men. But
take a moment or two to
examine• the reasons behind the
distribution of many millions of
Christmas cards annualli, .and
then tell me I'm Scrooge.
First of all, many, many cards
are sent out just to prevent
so-and-so from being offended.
Maybe Alice sent a card last year
.and she'll be hurt if she doesn't
get one from you this year.
Rubbish. If Alice sent the
original card just so she would
get one back, better she is
offended and off your list of
friends.
Could be Sam and Elsie are
good friends of your friends,
Hilda and Hank .... and to some
For the hostess at Christmas,
parties can mean a serious
problem.
What should you serve? And
how much?
For the holiday dinners and
parties selecting the right kind of
food is very important.
You could, of course, serve
rich food if you also provide
enough exercise to work off the
excess calories. Thus, if you live
on a ski slope, or want to stage a
winter cross-country hike, rich
foods for your guests would be
all right.
But for the average hostess,
who is simply going to entertain
her friends in the living or family
room, let's figure on a less rich.
and less vigorous routine, adds
Dr. Hursh.
You can avoid rich gravies, all
gravies, in fact. And you can
trim the fat from all meats you
will serve. Buy leaner cuts of
meat. Avoid offering, especially
forcing, second helpings on
guests. Do not serve bread and
rolls in excess. Easy on salad
dressing and oils.
Try to avoid large pieces of
cake or pie as desserts, And
don't 'be Upset if some guest
leave part of their dessert at
their place, or turn it down
entirely,
A good idea is to serve buffet.
That way guests can pick and
choose what they want, avoiding
items they may feel are more
than they want. It's more
festive, too, I think, especially if
you go out of your way to
decorate the buffet table with
ornaments and other trappings
of Christmas that surpass what
you could place on the dining
room table.
If your're serving cocktails,
remember that probably the
greatest source of extra calories
folks, that's reason enough to
remember SAM and Elsie with a
card at Christmas, After all, it
just costs a few cents.
Some Christmas cards are
sent strictly for business reasons.
You really couldn't give a damn
about the kind of Christmas
your bQs s,pends, but because he
holds the purse strings on your
job you think it is purely good
business to send off a card for
the old B and his wife,
And then there's the
Christmas greeting for the
minister, who if you took the
time to ask him, would admit
that he would sooner you saved
your ten cents and came to
church on Christmas morning!
There's the Christmas card
for the mailman who's plainly
and simply worn out from
carrying around those mounds
and mounds of cards other fools
have mailed for reasons just as
silly; there's the card for the
milkman who tosses it in his
truck somewhere between the
yogart and the chocolate milk;
there's the card for the paperboy
who would rather have a bit of
understanding all year round
than a card at Christmas; there's
the card for Cousin Herman
whom you dislike intensely and
who dislikes you even more;
there's the card for the
next-door neighbor who is over
every other , day to borrow
something anyway; there's the.
card for the doctor to help him
forget that bill that's overdue;
and on and on it goes until there
is hardly an argument left for
sending out Christmas greetings,
Don't get me wrong. I think
Christmas cards have their place
as cheery greetings for folks who
are sick and shut-in; and pretty
hellos for distant friends and
relatives whom you truly miss;
and as special messages of love
for those who are very near and
dear to you.
But for the most part,
Christmas cards are a racket we
could do without at ChristMas. I
really believe that most people
begrudge the time and the
money it takes to send out
Christmas cards .... and that's a
you can press on your guest
comes from this source. Let
people take it easy. Don't be
Lady Bountiful with the bottle,
the physicians notes.
And as you serve hors
d'ouvres, allow your guest to
exercise restraint, If you've a
friend that insists on being
helpful every minute by running
around your party with the trays
of goodies, get her to relax, to
stop unloading hors d'ouvres on
your guests as fast as they can be
turned out in the kitchen.
People will take one every
time the tray passes, either
absently, or feeling they must.
Better to leave the stuff at the
buffet table where they have to
at least walk to get it.
You may feel this all smacks
of something less than
hospitality. But we are, after all,
talking about how to help your
guests eat with less excess. You
and other hostesses will get
twice the thanks in January if
your guests have no
weight-losing to do.
Put your
money
where you
get your
mortgage
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stupid kind of Christmas spirit
to spread, isn't it?
If Yell really want to spend
$15 more or less op Christmas
cheer, give the cash to your
favorite charity and speak your
Christmas greetings to those
normally on your card list. Or
write them down in a colvnin
such as this. Merry Christmas,
family and friends.
' The customary ,glow of
Christmas would be somehow
dimmer with the absence of
bright, glittering star
decorations,.
One simple method .for
making stars involves the use of
paper drinking _cups of various
sizes, glue, glitter, and "precious
gems" salvaged from old
costume jewellery,
To begin, cut triangular
wedges from the tip of the cup
to its base. You may cut as
many points as you wish, but
five seems to be easiest and most
symmetrical. Flatten the points
in all directions.
Next, spray all over with allY
of the munerOus -colors available
in the spray paint line, For
added interest you may wish to
spray one side one color, and the
other a contrasting color. (Most
colors are now available in a
handy five ounce can as well as
the popular 14 ounce). Your
stars will twinkle even more
brightly if ,silver, gold or
multi-colored glitter is sprinkled
on the wet paint surface, An old
salt shaker is ideal for this
purpose as the glitter will flow
evenly,
The final touch comes with
the addition of a sparkling jewel,
glued to the centre of the star.,
This is particularly effective if
the cup Vas an indented baSe-
tionSehold cement, with its slim
tube and Phi-1101e opening iS
especially suited to (his job, as it
guarantees no mess,
Once the basic star-Making
technique has been mastered,
you can go on to make stars of
all sizes and colors, and fashion a
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