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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-12-17, Page 5Thursday, Dec. nth, 1936 *THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES SEEN IN'ittif dj-kAHS OF FASHION sleigh with a jov- '’Merry Christmas, to you all!” The about him in un- given without thought xrf receiving and had incidentally received more than he ever could have received ma- terially—the respect and adoration of the whole town. By BETTY BARCLAY of the town­ clothes have things with In their de- English designers and-country type of done some unusual tweeds this season. ... signs there is less of the severely tailored, mannish effect than has been customary. Styles and colors both show a gayer handling. The reds have a purplish tinge; greens have more than a suspicion of gray. An unusual mixture is a melon­ pink with flecks of green. A swagger suit of multi-colored tweed . bound with brown leather seems ■especially noteworthy. * ♦ * The Scotch influence shows itself in woolen gloves in bright plaids to go with the street outfit or sports costume. The plaids are authentic copies from the tartans of famous clans; so if your ancestors hailed from the Highlands you can select the proper plaid to go with your name. * * * Handbags made of hat feltings are new this year. The idea is to have your hat and bag match. The felts for the bags have been special­ ly processed so that they will wear and keep their shape. Designs are simple; frames are plain. The sought-after effect is one of quiet distinction. ♦ * * In New York the latest thing in evening coiffures is to harmonize •.the coiffure with the gown, you are wearing. You describe your gown to the hair stylist and. he works out a special coiffure to go with it. The ingenious stylist has all sorts of vzays of transforming your or­ dinary coiffure into entrancingly glamorous evening. * * ♦ The majority of hats winter are likely to be less extreme in the matter of height than those so much in vogue during the early fall. They will remain moderately high, however,, and will continue to be manipulated and irregular. The turban will be a key silhouette, based on Oriental design, and with a trend towards width rather than height. * * ♦ In slip-over sweaters novelty in design and variety in trimmings are very noticeable. Striking color combinations include brown with cherry red, green with rust, and dubonnet with gray. Black with white is also a favorite. ■* * . * A 36-page Fall and Winter Style Bbok filled with ideas for children’s dresses, campus clothing, and every-day and party dresses for you to wear, is yours for the ask­ ing. Merely address a post card mentioning this publication to “Betty Barclay,” The Woman’s In­ stitute, Scranton, Pa. The maga­ zine will be mailed promptly. something for the seen this somewhat OLD TIMES P. S, Fisher writes oi old timesMr, in Wingham in a letter to ye editor. We* ate sure our readers will enjoy this very interesting epistle from the pen of a former Winghamite and we will be very happy to receive from ' him other letters of similar nature at the same price, * * $ The Editor, The Advance-Times, . . Wingham, Ont.: Now and again I notice a Wingham old boy writes liis recollections of the town of his childhood. I enjoy reading such effusions and could eas­ ily write a book on the same subject. Had Charles Dickens visited Wing­ ham when he came to America we wmuld have had three extra volumes to cheer long whiter evenings in our warm and comfortable kitchens. R. A. Graham might have been the title of one of these volumes for R. A. was a fascinating character. Wing­ ham later boasted an Onion King or a King of Onions, but R. A. Graham led the way in mass production of multipliers. He believed there was a crying need for onions, atterfded the Presbyterian Church regularly, ran a grocery store successfully, was the first example of slow motion and long life, said the snail got to bed as fast as the swallow and, last but not least, could cut a pound of butter into two pieces of eight ounces each and whis­ tle “There’s a land that is fairer than day” while doing it. Davie Campbell would easily make another volume. What a man Davie was; how proud William Booth would have been of him. You remember his bay horse zigzagginz up the street with the slumped mail bags close to Davie’s feet. What a contrast be­ tween Davie Gampbell and his horse —the horse perpetually wandering from One side of the street to the other, while its godly owner daily walked the straight and narrow. 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The children were boisterous and com­ pletely out of control. Everyone for­ got his own particular celebration and lingered fm to see what it was all about. Then jolly old St. Nick, his beard flowing in the breezes, began digging down ‘into his packs and passing out the toys to the youngsters. “Oh, boy!” shouted one, “see what I got—an airplane,” T.hen two little girls cried out, joyously, as they un­ wrapped golden-haired dollies. On and on Santa continued as the crowd became greater and greater and the snowstorm grew heavier and heavier. Santa's packs seemed to be endless. Soon gay colored balloons, drums, harmonicas and gold and ver horns were in evidence on sides, adding to the gaiety of Christmas party. There was a lull as Santa Claus dug down into still another pack. This time he began hurling large oranges and sacks of candy into the crowd and they were catching them ’midst much laughter and excitement. Santa himself was having the time of his, life. Even more so, than the happy crowd about him. For he was chuckling within, because he had been reminded by a-Christmas mess­ enger of love to do this very thing and to become the community Santa Claus. Finally the crowd became impatient to lc-arn who their strange, chuckling Santa really was. Who could it be, who had given so generously and im­ partially to all? But before thqy had time to speak, the jolly old fellow was jostling past people, snow and traffic until he scrambled into his sleigh. “Get up, reindeer!” he shouted. With a ward with Santa wildly shouting, I From some of the photographs I have “Merry Christmas, folks, the illustrious sound of sleighbells I Christmas to all!” was heard in the distance. Sleighbells j But he wasn’t to ge away on Christmas eve—how delectable! , ily for the next moment a All eyes were turned in the direction ! wind, whistling around the from which they came. 1 Soon the object of the delightful disturbance came into slight. A .bright red sleigh drawn by six horses, cleverly decorated to represent rein­ deer, turned the corner and headed toward Fountain square. All traffic .was stopped instantly as the children made .a frantic rush to meet their Santa—the real Santa Claus from the North pole! “It must be the real one,” shouted one little fellow, “for only the really true one has reindeers. I know, be­ cause my mother told me so.” Cnmmmtity B’attia Claus The gigantic Christmas Tree in Fountain square was ablaze with col­ ored lights and decorations. Christ­ mas eve had arrived and the snowy atmosphere was beautifully deposit­ ing the finishing touches to the grand and wonderful community tree. Ev­ en though all the celebrations had taken place elsewhere the big tree had never failed to stand in its place •of honor in the center of town on Christmas eve. Mirth, happiness and laughter fair­ ly abounded through the joyous Christmas crowds as they thronged the streets blinking through the snowflakes and hurrying on to the celebrations. They seemed to take the community tree for granted until merry I so eas- strong corner, tore off whiskers, mask and all, and Santa Claus stood revealed in all his embarrassment! A hushed silence at first and then a wild shout of joy and surprise rang through rhe Christmas atmosphere. ’Twas “Indian Pete”, the town’s most confirmed miser. Never in all their lives had they seen such a glorious smile on his face, as he gazed out from his Christmas regalia and off­ ered his hand in friendly greeting to all. “Indian Pete” (so named because of his love for the outdoor life), had looked up I am persuaded that the world needs more Campbells in it. J. B. Cummings would be good for at least 100 pages and Kitty Farely and Tom Abram for 200 more. J.B. was rather well known to me as we were neighbors and our palatial resi­ dences inclined to back into the same' lane. In his younger days he studied medicine but circumstances thwarted his noble purpose and forced him to lead an outdoor life. Believing Pope —“The study of mankind is man” he became a salesman—an agent for sew­ ing machines and organs, although all he could play was checkers and par- chesi. I saw him one Sunday after­ noon behind his plate glass spectacles sitting on the grey stone window-sill of Styles and Kents. I sat down bc- » door panel, is shown lower right. The generous capacity of luggage trunks, U feature of all sedan models, is shown Upper left. Upper right, the Master de luxe Sedan. SMARTLY STYLED UNISTEEL BODIES WITH NEW POWER zitiAivwAtni-ofiUftiinees twb Cats ioT new valve-in-head motor of 85 of both. A cutaway view of the uni- the Master and the Waste* horsepower. All-silent all-steel steel body is shown lowet left The 1 Thev are of identical Turret-Top bodies by Fisher of flashing speedline, which extends Wheelbase arid both powered by a unisteel construction ate a feature from the hood through the front TAKE YOUR CHOICE! OFFER NO. 1 OFFER NO. 2 One Magazine from Group 1 and One Magazine from Group 2 and This Newspaper Three Magazines from Group 1 and Th is Newspaper This Offer Fully Guar* anteed—All Renewals | Will Be Extended. USE THIS ORDER BLANK Please clip list of Magazines after checking Publications desired. Fill out coupon carefully. Gentlemen: I enclose $......................Please send me the magazines checked with a year’s subscription to your newspaper. NAME STREET OR R.R. TOWN AND PROVINCE i $ ALL FOR side him. “How arc you, Mr. Cum­ mings?” “I don’t exactly know how I am, Peter, l.went up to see Dr. McDonald and also Dr. Chisholm on the same day. One of them said I had Bright’s disease and the other said I had no sign of it.” Both physicians died. Now Kitty Farley was easily the gayest girl in Wingham and vicinity. I was much too young to be enam­ oured of her captivating charms but, given a bottle of Irish whiskey and her black parasol, even Herb Wight­ man of juggler fame, could not match her animated hilarity . Tom Abraham — the boot — the huge boot sign in front of his shop; and inside, the utter disorder, with old Tom hollow-seated in the south­ east corner ,looking past his smoking pipe as he missed his thumb and fin­ ger hammering the square white pegs into the patched pair of Johnny Green. How wierd the scene in win­ ter—the lamp, old Tom’s shadow on the dusky wall — the quiet dove as- sleep in the big cage — the aroma of leather and tobacco. Old Preston, a philosophic cronic, has left for the right. Falling snow whitens the dark shoulders of the occasional passer-by — the solemn words of Preston are pondered by the shoemaker — the semi-darkness and the hammer thuds, conspire to emphasize the brief rebut­ tal of Preston; for a debate on' things eternal ended as twilight deepened and white-haired Preston warned his hearer “Abram, you’ll never see God.” More for the same price, Peter S. Fisher, 581 Huron St., Toronto. TESTED RECIPES that is, strips of fat or bacon—through ' dove for the apple, polishing and the liver in parallel rows, leaving each handling it as something precious, lardoon extended a half inch above the surface. Flace liver in a casserole or Dutch oven, surround with rem­ nants of Iardoons. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and dredge with flour. Surround with one-third cup each of carrots, onions, and celery cut in small cubes. Add one-half teaspoonful pep­ per-corns, 6 cloves, one spray parsley, a bit of bay leaf, and two cups of hot brown stock or water. Cover closely and cook two hours in a slow oven. Remove cover the last half hour of cooking, so that the liver may brown richly. Remove liver to *ervm platter and ?et aside in a warm place. Strain liquor in ca**<-role and use for baking a brown sauce. Four sauce around liv.r and serve. Braised liter may be -erved cold, thinly sliced. Liver Loaf Cover -liced liver with boiling wat­ er and let -Land for a few minutes. Wipe dry, remove any fabrous part*, and run through food chopper. To 5 each cup of chopped liver add one cup I bread crumbs. < ne egg, one teaspoon- ' ful salt, one-quarter teaspoonful cJ- j ery salt, one-half teaspoonful pepper. | Mix well, and bake one hour in greas- i ed mould set in pan of water. Serve either hot or cold. Braised Larder Liver Skewer, tie in shape if necessary, and lard the upper side of calf’s liver. Place in a deep pan with remnants of fat pork nr bacon which had been us­ ed as lardonos. Season with salt and pepper, dredge with flour. Surround with one-half cup each of carrots, on­ ion and celery cut in small cubes; one- I half tea-po->m\d pepper-corns 6 ! cloves, bit » i bay leaf, and two cup* j of brown stock • water. Cover clo*e- Hy and bake *towly for two ltour*; uro I c< vtr tilt !a-t 2fi miijUEr* of cookine*. " Remove :re?n pan. with rrcm'h ’onions, „ r pour ar. -u 1 tuphletwhu ■■ btr :ned ity a.nd E- rxrtsM’ I "Here!” said Oscar roughly. “What are you doing?” The boy looked startled. “I thought you threw it away,” he answered “and see, it’s pretty good.” “Humph,” said Oscar. “All right; keep it. But, mind, you’ve no business loitering here.4 You should be home in this weather, and bn Christmas eve, of all times.” The lad shifted uneasily but did not leave, ’’Well?” Oscar demanded. “I was looking for work, sir.” Oscard looked at him sharply. “Out on your own, “Yes, sir.” “Where are His tale of and loneliness was brief but sive, “How’d you like to spend mas with me?” the grocer Funny, this life. A bit ago almost wished he wasn’t closing to­ morrow—now it seemed jolly. “Gee!" exclaimed his new friend. “Swell!” They packed a market basket to overflowing. But Oscar turned back “wait a minute." He selected his best candies and found a bit of red string. “If I keep him to help in the store he’ll probably cat it anyway,” he con­ soled, “might as well show him a Merry Christmas.”—Helen Gaisford. son ?” your folks?” bereavement, struggle impres- Christ- offered. he had ! J Mothers’Night, Ancient « English Christmas Name j Value of Liver I Liver, which at one time v.a garded indifferently, has as a r 'of recent disemcries risen rapidly in’onton*, i popularity as well a- in price. These j I he pa » discoveries established the value of' e* may L.- liver in the treatment of pernicious | the Public! J anaemia and other diseases. An ex-! Dornsnton ! tract of liver is now successfully used ’ Ottawa. in treating the sick, and the occasion­ al use of liver in some form or other < is recommended in the case of per- ! sons in normal, health. In addition to the many ways in which it can be prepared, liver combines well with many other meats, and a little liver added to hash is especially attractive. In the pamphlet “Beef, How to Choose and How to Cook It,” issued by the Dominion Department of Agri­ culture, there are many recipes, a few of which are given below. Braised Call’s Liver Wipe liver, and skewer ififo shape if necessary. Draw small iardoons— Christmas Eve Made Two Hearts Happier The oldest English name for Christmas is Moddra Night, or Mo­ thers’ Night. In the early days, when ■ our Saxon forefathers had just set­ country that was to day of December up to games and night was dedicated f mother*'. They honor, and t-v- gifts Sons and one out into the .t home on that Night. Saxon th (1 d »wn in the be England, the 25th utf.n h but the ■?d br*»nn -a-.:’:-.'p. tin- ‘•pm-ial h».n<>r oi is o*".er* 52 pau-; '-ect’pJtd t‘'■c seats of r» rt-'jjii-fr-r.*s t'-yone i»r* < .(tis-i'itt I'.rajh,''.IT"* 1who y». f f A«r?t-u?*’irv,vt to be ai ->■ rik’ht itt thv year A little later tin i L 11*givett to The wind hmvied dismally, and Os­ car Huggins, looking out at the whirl­ ing snow, put up the shutters. Put them up right, too, as the little groc­ ery would be closed tomorrow. Dim­ ly, he wondered how to spend Christ­ mas. He checked over his stock, nibbled a bit of cheese, and opened the back door to throw out a rotting apple. In the show stood A boy. The lad name Yule was, and the rejoic- ,, trigs of the day were prolonged into j night, when men sang and told stor­ ies sitting round the cheerful blaze of the Yule log. The old customs of Mothers’ Night gradually died out, though they Mill survive in a few* parts of the coun­ try. Its place has been taken to some extent by Mothering Sunday In the North of England. On that day ev­ eryone who can do so still makes a pilgrimage homewards, and tile mo­ ther receives the homeage of her fam­ ily.—London Tit-Bits Magazine.