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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1897-12-23, Page 51 MISTMAS FEASTS. TOMB dNNERS OF AMAZING PRO- PORTIONS - Ina. whey U..4 be ams L tie Dye of wag A.pat---iMt's Rood Served Wire Ceramarnp-Sa anet.at Dina., to the Peen It is almost tntpoedble to say when the ousts& began of celebrating Christ- mas with a sumptuous feast It is cer- tain. however, that the observe:toe ha• never lapsed since Ettgli h history be - sae. Whistleatrtt, a writer who delved deeply among the traditions and reoards of the reign of King • Arthur of the Sound Table, describer the Christmas linear of that day in verse: They ,Served tip salsooa meson and will Done W' bard:oda and by donate and by mores. YaOm& d honey. kitderkias of maoaard, lotions and tatted bones and boson awing Strome and Wwa& p. ouck. /wane end bar 'ord. Tend. mallard. ptswaa widgeon and. to ane. yeas puddings. pancake.. apple pier and oar tar yd there/withal tiny drone good Osamu we" With mead and alai and elder of our own. par porter. punch sad negro won not known. Mb bill of fare is doubtless more poetic than accurate, yes it is not foo oat d the way One notable oinked i is that of the wassail bowl, for waw though it was a drink of the ancient Druids of the third century and prob. al -earlier, was for many hawked yaw a favorite British drink and carne to be a distinctive feature of fess0 . It was are made of ale, or what was then opoaldered ale. sweetened with something that did duty for the mors modern sugar. Just what that was 11 today unknown, but it was sweet Then there was tome and there were roosted nabs, pat Waling hot into the bowl- • queer drink. but snob as is was it was liked. As time went by the recipe was va- ried till. perhaps 1.000 years or so late, the wassail bowl was tilled with wigs, well warmed and spiced, with coastei lead and roasted apples If wine were not obtalnable'iiSTi,los used, bet the apple* were dermad indispesss- ble and really seem to have been as oureovernent on crabs, Doubtless it was the white pulp of the apples that gave wane' its nickname of 'lamb's airi wool. " and it was tberefcae an ansols., radon that crept tato the a000ssl Slog Arthur's test when the boy with the m•at1e cast ♦ spell Dues the table for it is told that ali that occasion only one knight found Lir sward sharp ' to etre the t'sar's head or his hand steady aweigh to lift the lamb's wool without spilling it. Is will be notioed that King Arthur had neither turkeys nor geese, though both of them are now distinctive fea- tures of the Christmas feast The tur- key was not taken to England from the sem 1311 the sixteenth century. and. though the goose was known befne, his gadronomio value seems nos to have been dieeovers& But if Arthur's feast seems Ijgargan- mcnapp it was a frugal repeat oinpared trial those that came later. Gervass Markham describes a "moderate din- ner" of about A. D. 1600 that would answer far Christmas in the following singing way: "The first course should amain of 16 toil dishes -that is, dishes of meat that are of substance and not empty or for show -as thus. for example: Fire a "Meld of bran with mustard; *cond- i'', a boyI'd capon; thirdly, a boyl'd Pie= of beef ; fourthly, a chine of beef rated; fifthly, a news's tongue rowed; ria thl7 a pig rested; moveably, chew - et baked; eighthly, a goose rooted; ninthly, • swan rosted; tenthly. a tur- key rotted; the eleventh, s haunch of venison g d ?taigas; the thirteenth. a podding in the belly; the fourteenth. i en olive-pye; the fifteenth. • couple alt �mr the sixteenth, a custard or dogs. gds. Now, to there full dishes may be added mallets fricaues, goelgae ahogee and dsvired paste, as many dialms more. whtoh sake the fall servioe no less than two and thirty dishes. which is as much as can conveniently stand on me title and hi one mesa And after this mssner you may proportion both your Second and third coarses. holding fah ter on one half of the dishes and show in the other, which will be both frugal in the splendour, coosentmene to the guest and much pitman and delight to the beholder. " barely a "moderate dinner" like that would make a lard mayor's banquet seem stingy. yet there is ample evidence that arch feats were nos uncommon "in that elder day." Not every one. however, est much a table, even when be could afford it, for Pepyo rewords a din- ner given to the poor by Sir Georgs Downing ane Chrirtroam at which noth- ing was served bat beef. porridat► pod- ding and pork. It may have been better than the recipients udially had for everyday faro but they voted it a mean entertainment for Chrtsttnas. The boar's bead, u is well know. wan for hunmsds d:1 years the piece de rsdshnce d 'turf Well regulated Brie t16 Christens, taut; and it has bees bald by some writers that it ham** fie ''` favorite bemuse Sit a glssenal dedte WI protest against the Jowl& prOlUbiMaMi Sit pork. A more probahb reason is tea the boar wag the Aa e& d all the wild heaths of the omantty. and killing him nam the aoki,►wsed art the 4dtaif inches, apin, him bad le was served with great peep. It was Nereid tla ebb. A forgotten post*! SI U ria west' sae p tars brawaeta ease. Sweet reae..ary salt Days creed • apart Me temeassimmelstiol/la Mrs* WI" Itriewe Or ewes these it a - s.asi OWL lil aw4 led Massat4 steams' Wale boa =Vitamin d•t hints• a ty<eiaee. is 1 admit bigm.an.a great hoose was most imposing, for it . was not brought without • pro:amour. Fidel Gum a runner In a . harseisimee oust with a tsar spear in his hand. Then a kantani t fa green with a nuked and bloody sword. Than two pages w earoaust. sash With a arena of mustard, and last the bearer himself, chosen for his rise and strength, proudly holding the huge silver platter uu which the boar's head lay. Such was the plainest procession that entered. always with music, for a Urinates carol wee always sang. W had the magoia9cenoe of the wealthiest houses was may be imagined froze► the fat that ding �y u having mused his son to be crowned during his own lifetime, himself served as bearer of the boar's head at his son's table and was preceded bly the royal trumpeters as he eutered. The splendor of these ancient feasts would doubtless seem berbe d° now, but the protusion of the viands seems won- derful In comparison our, modern 'greeds seem small, and ane wonders if in the elder day all men were like the one who died only lately and who made a reputation, by a single remark, "The turkey is an exoellent bird with one serious fault -he is too big for one perm to sal and not big enough Pot two." . DAvzp A. Corsa emu Amp 1* tie Peva. SIR FRANK LOCKWOOD lath llamado Lasa =dao 11 hg6Neis Dec. 112.--4* /mak Loa- leember at Feetheitent tar ek Ot1F daLaud m 119x, 1. Tie We ills Freak Lsakweed VIM a Nod iia Oiarks Der Irsekwoal et Desart� and was bees 1a 1146. li WWI coaled M the bee in Lambe to &T. "Wheel -What sradci-,file &adps say if they saw me in this rig?" The Uveal rorty. If we believe Pliny, the Roman his- torian and aatuxaliK the holly is ann. trot tree, exclusive of ita Christmas privileges. As far back as his time it wile planted near dwelling houses le ;reserve than from lightning. The Mama philosopher not only tells as tit; bat says that its flowers cause wa- ter to trews, and that if a staff of its wood be thrown at any animal, even if it fall short of touching it, the animal w{Y be so subdued by its influence* b return and lie down by it. Aa the Afsaciaen holly blooms in June it will be tarp to try the effect on water. Holly hes also found a place in medi- cine, bat it involves such heroic treat- ment that I Lear the faculty will scarce- ly approve it. In many diatriow a Eng- land the ooantry people advise you to thrash your chilblains with holly leaves and masers you that it is a perfect owe, It mady be. There 1t had also been ,no - commanded in a de000tion of the for rinumatimn and for intermitted fever. Laniocrua recommends it for • pain in the side commonly called "a ankh. " Sheep and deer will est holly in had winter, and branches are fed to cattle for fodder in France when other food L statue. The holly of Europe and the holly d the United Stades each will grow to be a tams of some 40 test in height The wood is even grained, white as ivory, except in the heart of old trunks, and takes an exquisite poliah It has been ] witfi i Sat.!'initlr*C: ..ma� y a- afss to be of ebony, roc -`G ae Gait d teapot, eta , are holly stained, saes. crams. Ons. upon a midnight dreary, as I pondered weak and weary over all the Christmas present that a boyiaah fancy draws, while with sleep I tried to tus- sle, triad with all my might and mu- ots, suddenly I heard a rustle, dike the noise of Banta Claus. Though with fright I fairly shuddered, for fright I had no oso.r-it we. only Seats Claus. Then I listened more intently to the .00ad them crept up gently to my oham- ber, when my warder almost osussd my heart to pat, and I beard the can- dy spilling, as the stocking he was fill- ing, and I wished I'd left a shilling there for dear old Santa Clain And the noise I bead so plainly in the room ad- jolning pa's was only Sang Clan. Anxious now to gas $ peep down the stairway did I 'reap, all impatient for a &nom although against the lawn and it filled sty heart with dread, as with sudden fat he fled and jumped into mamma's bed -naughty. naughty Saaiii, Usual And the stories that we hoes sub year ars u thin as summer g**3 Freud stupendous -manta (.Douai A ODrMseas • ala. xtt LooKwoo1, Q.C., IIs P, a 'tom, iter, Wu and a beadier tat IMT. iii. knighthood was maenad la 1614 Sir Frank Lookwaodauee pae4 sd--Bine Ramdl et HIHo�wea, Last 0Md Justine of England. when the late ter Fame to the United Spates and Can- �1 i ibe Mira* et 18116 W .lkMaess ir�baa Har Assoeletioa au �tvga• WOMAN HORRIBLY BURNED. fire. Peters. 1a ra.Ieeg Her Qbrld ea. de - gaited rataa Igpa.tss. Waterville, Ont, Drso. 2o . -A sari aogdent wormed here Surrey loam - ---n c +aM ADY AT . eased Osseo et esee.w wags, a ml's rL ]wear lean A45. Mime ate dill `arae weea1e•m at 19M New to& lar wta rsaessbsr �t Woad, Me orintenpetrag ale Daniel Lard, Ogden Hoffman. Nljes limbi. Jas.ea T. Brady sad arbor dlsliogalie Ind lawyers o1 many years ego The tree - sable Bsoja.nin D Siltim•• has dr - Iodised (iso ge Wood am bats, oonspr� smut fog hint greae learning, his weeder - fa ai power in stades Ws oar. and his rsthee aticsl power in aatt��nea.ai Bs was a great advocate. Pre dert0 B. Ova- dect some time ego told the following glary of Mr. Wood: "I can remember. looking back to early boyhood. brat em- eralds figure and recall speaking to one at hie contemporaries ahem him. This person to whom I spoke Std. 'Zen a cheat of mine got an opini/au trot• George Wood once. "Well,' I said. 'kow was it dome, how mach dor be ehargv7 for even iu those early dope the professional instinct asserted heels 'I will tell you,' my friend replied. 'Hg client went to him and .aid. "Mr. Wood, I would lute to here your opin- ion on these papers." "Give me the pa- pers and come back tomorrow, " said the Beast lawyer. Tho papers were prsodaoed and the client departed. The next day he presented biased before M. Wood, 'and the latter maid. "B1fty dellari," said nothing more. The client was in-' talligent god assumed that be should PIT hien thee teams, which he did. Ater waiting awhile'', asked, " What about tba'�y papers, Mr. Weeti :=-t'J�gy.Aie sot worth a d -n," replied Mr. Wood, anti he suede no further ooiumertt ea the wase. ' " David Dudley Field used to relate the following: "George Wood was the persunitbation of logic sad cold as marble. I was sitting besids him in ooert one day when be arose to ergs' tug. in which Mr.. Peters, of Lasoin a oak, and as be arose his °outtaiL avenue, was so badly bussed tasks sae oathe back of the chair and hong will probably not recover. liar aslilren over -'-it.. Wood stood up and spoke, Ti .leo arc badly inured, one sea•ioaety. should think. for fully tyro hours, bed one knows 'curtly how 1t uoeameri, as II(r•Peters had left for work abeam mean never once did those coattails move. aLantes before. and less. Pewee gas net "An one oconsirn a young lawyer bees able to tell anything abeata is. Is it who had engaged George Wood to try ' r"" j +�auppaesd_ ria 1, dotetmg sane►t nue was tasked, 'How did the judge .n fire from the -stoic, and 't8 iter nin e°-tho the juoyet-eOi. Oeosga' Wood eetinguiah the SAMea her ewe sloth- charged the jury.' was the reply. "-- les caustic tire. She ran eat done mad Tiew York Time& - relied over and over in the anew And Mega ran into the homes neat deur, csea- plod by James Chitties, where the bas NUT TREES. Thi$ is the .'ret Cut Price Sale we have had, and we are having• it for a • tirpose. There are a great .... _.. Mining- �. town who --iso not know —of � what -la really good- quality our stock is We are going to gi• ve them during the month -.of _ :D e o e m bee r a low price ,chance to introduce them- selves. We are sellingthe best ready-to- wear Clothing at- has=ever .been turned o'ut. The. material, work- manship, $,t..:f:nish is the very best. • Every clothing wanter should e advantage of this Lo�v Price Sale. BARGAI N ,_.lis clothing was torn from bee. Her haler - was burned off and hardly a square lees at her body but 1s badly boast like was ' also burnt internaily. She is cow in the Hotel lieu, Windsor. EXPREMIER DEAD. Zea James *ltabeU Espies* at St. Stephen. F.Y. tit. John. N. li. , Deo. 15. -Mem. Jesus Mitchell, ex-Presntet et New arsawiebe. and Sollottor-Ge aesi in the present citl,- loot, died at his restdenoe at St. ibephtn at midnight d caner of the throat after a long illness. Hon. Janata Mitchell was iso fin.-• eldf in Invurkip. Scotland, ammo to Oaaaek, graduated from Untvessity of iron Rams- wiok in 1847, called to the bar is late. first returned to Hoagie .td Arra* ha Me, was appointed ssrv4ee-asansat fe 1858, and afterwards heli asks Orin - vureal secretary, Re aiver4 unarm l end Oemmiesionor for Agrkwltaasa Me beomme Promoter of the provtnoo eta tie .sstewa- tien of Bon. A. G. Blair le Jely, 1500, and atterwada resigned. ',ROYALTY READY TO FLiT. CONVI NCERS'� 50 pairs fine all -wool Tweed Panty well lined, for boy., ages 5 to 14 $ 60 50 Boys' Cape Overcoats, wool lined, hest material, were $6.00, for2 50 20 Meo'e Pea Jaekefiim a of good Frieze and Beware, were $5.50, for . 3 95 19 Boys' IUD Dieters, ages from 4 to 10, made with high Storm Collar from Heavy Friese. They are usually sold a: $5.50, sale price. 8 ft 15 Hen's Fine Beaver Overcoats, well lined and trimmed, were =8.00, Also en entre tine nage of Men's and Youths' Ulster., from .. $3 50 to 50 pairs Men's Fine Tweed Pant., were $1.25, for ... , . 25 Men'. Suits, 98.00, for WE WILL SELL ALL OUR Are Angry-ttiaroarl.g Darrel! la Madrid. London, Deo. 18.-Aseordng !a the St. James' Gazette, private Mem raindosd here from Madrid say that Ge 'sal La's reception there was mud etgatasast and that the Government le so alienated by the meomdng attitude of the Remakes that artillery has been seationsd at ooa- esaid".ynitlti<,_ drag ilia meta Lai mold for site tree to grow in. thoroughfares- T'se gunning. 71iMdv8E, -aa tk ter to rase ail these kinds of nut, but .deet the ones moat likely to succeed to ear climate, andeby proper cars, and at- taatioa make et wooers of it We may not rep the benefit of our labors, but eat' obildren will and theirs after them. • Yiok's Magazine. Neat the Nuts, said tie Traria 1111111 ober. Alter AwbM$. The age at which any nut Wass come tato bearing depends on the cars given se Una trees. Some authorities stats that le or 20 years are neoe.sary b bring Mem into full bearing from the time da'''nce is planted. This is • mdeteke, as trees that have been well erred foe should bear a bushel of was in tan years, sad the quantity will increaase rapidly each year after that time. Sonne persons may enjoy raising these trees trout seed. To be sore it is rather a slow promos, but it is interesting weak. When planting the nuts if they have thin shells be perfectly Bare that limey have not dried on at all. The best pian is to get them as moon as they ripen sad plant them at Duos. When this is net possible, keep them in moist said or in sawdust until they can be .tares Butternuts, walnuts, hickory main and filbert., heing hard shelled, will keep is itwwing dition much longer, bet ahoild be planted in the Paul, as they germinate better when allowed to Presse, as drat °racks the Abell. eta The fail platting L natur.'a own plan. and the nearer we follow her ways the better remite we may expect An- other thing, do not pleat the nuts deep. Haters drops them on the srirfacs and gime" them a thick ooveriag of leaves tun w'hith the dirt catches as it blows about, Wen the snow covers all and helps the leaves to decoy and form a ooreririg of cannot toe rdjed upon. The -w est ru- mors are current, with reports that pre- parations are soaking for the atmos of the members of she royal tem8P W game ' st the first sign of revelation. TOM NULTY'S TRIAL. Ores to cess. Up 5*aaJ •ad. -Cowes Joh. 4 95 .l to Peg the Dons« Wiasonau Joliette, Qse., Das. 16. -Was I11*r..1 12 00 Bowdon, was arraigned yeste711sy rmw- I & and pleaded not gallW is the Sings' 79 at ssurdertne his three ei ea Sed beaten. lis was reeaanded for trial ea the lath Jsaaary nest He di4 not ark testa unload NDeis De salberry, 'nand tae ulty, made a request, asking that tit O swn be made to pay lb. empessss et the witnesses of the deforms. The pell*on ifs be two into oonsiesseisen • 4 50 AT COST r, e+ , Did Plot Malik tae xrMr, >smatnptan, Ont., Dec. 16.--ites. Bl r- vv�e�► Conover, wife of the proprietor of the Hattonvllle Cheese Factory, fear adios front We plate, died suddmaly at her r eldence lad evening. Mrs. Conover was swaged in writing a letter when she fel tract her their and instantly expired. A blood clot on the blain was the erass at death. Deceased was a daughter el II:. William Cook, Clerk of Toronto Trim - INA During December TRIS IS A GENUINE iflPI6 ShcrlDO NOT MISS THE RA ROAMS. -. •••14 41 Wass& tD.west with'.eggs remade hese 1 . • A. - P. t t a nisi, truss en►sssWI" with ab , Stiatiagellpenalees ♦L abashes Or >, ria >.rs did b°4 g...day t�Mar r fJ•sM Sher• ..thee, howeeen wn,00y at tun tel. user Oetrataat M. eon.-Elidbh •Pilia. Wining Store ' a 'N'tasl•g M Lite or woe ball d • Seca$ bra j Qodtlri@h. 1 C, l' el8aagvw et SI Oit die ast part bars est gibe dr*.wee � est dee a 1. tiasl Mr. sall. Mao. Toronto. Don. 18. -Bev. Imam W. Hates. nt Thornhill, appeared la Mia Pokes Court again yesterday es the ohmage gl shoplitttng at the T. Basal Oe. dire, and was ossanaltted for true. The Polies Magldesb said tino ogee was erttremel, billing, awl defendant was libreeel to w on• ball of eso0 atmos satlaee les ataetlr� 1Lsridtna, 1ba 11.-A d.ape.efl Asea �srwrdyt eve Me...giewm Aden Lbw .waaaal.... add *0 * t- ~ edfd9a b 'sett, t used. Anse Poem a teeth g ee sial, lilt 16.--41b .eland limb Wolk Nmol'' that Wleiagat do Ad Wier, r iddlesa►• yb. ' VIZ - Gate mer. �• Tasty eras way. They were out for a stroll. Elbe no. deed her husband throw • glance at bet and then look about the ground in s very decided meaner, as though in march of something. He appestat! pr- "What ia the matter, James)" she bemired, beginning to feel anzfous. "Have you lost anything," "I am looking to see if I can find out w hy it i.," was his response. "It is In- ootagrehensdble to rag, and I should like N have it explained. " "What ie it?" dine asked quietly. She began to grasp the eitaation. She had had tinnier ezperteaoes and meant to get Been at the firer chance. "I can't understand why you ere bedding your skirt with ow band. You dress ss isn't long and • oareft l look round fads tr reveal they sign of mud. L been 't raised Jane a week." "Ole that ha .wily expladeedr' at.• turned the lady sweetly. "I do Dust un- tw.e I begs so trainee pocket to slat M bine" He muttered something about its lee fog oeeltsa to talk to a woman, took his binds oat if DL pocket' and twang di.i* ghost to mks inconvenience et the pedesis ne.-Pe sisws'. Weekij fi__� cele. edged `s! babas dread ween gil 'filer. Walk sial edema sills on ItM` t the to aero flu ram Mtlse.,la,g ilea IM tie eddirilmatwlwL Orr pa- tedlide et dad rase Is le • IOM of Mira add reals ti Imo mpg lentils, obis .f_l meta i!' ebbs swa=bum lime loll se4Wigli ritear`—eel we AM 1111= r ad.OMrt_.rreest