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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1911-12-21, Page 5Why the Dinner For Christmas Was Not Found IT was Christmas eve. Everybody had gone to sleep, stockings had been hung up. and the house was quite still when all at once strange sounds were heard from the pantry. "Oh, dead Oh. deer!" some one was sobbing. "Oh. dear! Oh. dear! What shall I do?" "It's the mince pie," growled the cranberries. "Ile's got a nightmare "Keep quiet," growled the pumpkin angrily. "You have wakened the tut, key." And, sure enough, they heard the gobble -gobble or the turkey coming from the yard. "1-isten, my vegetables," said the turkey "it was only yesterday the children came to my coop and began poking me with sticks. 'I am' going to have his leg.' said one. 'And I his wing, said another 'And I tile breast.' said a third. Now let us free the pig and all run away." "I should like to know where we are going," said a emir pickle "Why, to Turkey. of course." said a sweet potato •'Then we must lose en (line," the tur- key said -Spring, Kota your shelves and follow me" The pumpkin. sweet potatoes, lettuce, pickles. cabbage and cranberries jump- ed down from their shelves. Only the mince pie was left behind, and he could not move, for he had been al• ready chopped up and cooked. Just toes the pig began to grnot out- side. The tur- key had let !licit out. "Oh. dear! Oh. dear!" the mince pie be - can again. "1 .:hall be left behind. What shall I do?" Ella cries at- ....,ae tr'aeted the ate TIIK PIG SND THE PIL ten tion of the pig. who came in the pantry and looked at him. "Snail I take yost with mer be asked politely. "Oh. please dol" cried the mince pie. Thereupon the pig .:wallowed him and trotted 'itf to lead the procession which was waiting In the yard. "Let us go to the old owl in the wood." said the turkey. "Be is very wise and will tell us which is the way to go." "We want to go to Turkey," atm-„ pered the cranberries. No sooner bad the cranberries said this than, gobble -gobble. the turkey swallowed them. Meanwhile the pig had eaten the sweet potatoes and the young lettuce. Wit, n they reached the wood wdere the owl lived only the pumpkin and the cabbage head were left- except the pickles, who were .o sour that nobody would eat them. "Moot, boot!" called the owl from • tree. "Oh. Mr. Owl," said the turkey, "is that yourself? "No: It is myself." said the owl. Dnring this talk the pig had swal- lowed waylowed the pumpkin. As for the cab- bage abbage bead. it bad burst *lib rage at the rudeness of the owl. All at once steps were heard. and the pig and turkey started back fa fear as they saw something black come ing through the darkness It was • colored man. "litn-umr' muttered the colored man. Does I smell chicken/" The turkey, with a wild gobble. stsrted to run, but the colored man grabbed him and put him In n bag. He started after the pig. The pig tried to escape. but he bad eaalen so mach that he could not run, and be- sides, the mince pie had given him in- digestion. He felt himself seized by the tail, and the blood rushed to his "1 DIDW'v DO trorw," mum moi mosso. bend. UI bete was at as end whes esYMly "Root, bostr called the owl. "Ob. Leilyr Mid the negro `1 Mal tie euthia"." Neat tsottsest Is w as Sytag tee Ids ■A► leaving the hag te which were the pig and the turkey. Growling est et 1!e bag. they start' Id of and vas all fit. hardly IMP MIS te take breath. MINS Obis mars Ms dew 11iSItti tllwYateet fa • bombe INN torleo t, end he saw rain So mai. IleitwM Wt M FROST ARNIVAL I� A Channing Christmas Masquerade Fe, the Children. Nothing would be more delightful to a family of little people under twelve years of age than a series of paper costumer. Some prefer cambric as even better for service. Collars of all kinds may be made of either fabric. For Christmas nothing could be bet- ter than some costume of white canton flannel made with the flannel side out to represent ,lack Frost and his de- lightful and unique winter family, among whom we find the wee snow- ball gran. a tiny lad dressed In white cotton flannel, with snowballs made of cotton wool sewed all over his clothes and a huge one fastened upon the top of his white skullcap. Sleighbells Is a little girl dressed in the suave fabric, with tiny silver bells bordering the skirt of her dress, also fastened about her wrists and along the outer seams of her sleeves and around the rim of her Jaunty snow white flannel bat. Queen Frostle wears Icicles for trim- mings. This trimming is wade of cot- ton batting, sewed on quite firmly upon the upper edge, while from the lower the cotton is pulled down in the shape of Icicles, then heavily sprlu- kled with frost powder (powdered isin- glass). She wears a silver crown cut from silver paper pasted upon bristol ouard. Snowflake's dress is delicately cov- ered with silver fringe, and Snowbird adds a pair of wings to her snow white costume. Toboggan and Skater nnii Coaster and Snow Man are represent- ed by Inds dressed all in white, and it nouid Lot happen amiss if good old Santa Claus. with Mrs. Claus and the little Claus children, came in quite uuespe, telly, all covered with snow and frost. Ju.t from the "truly north pole.- Silver. gold ano iridescent fringes and puwciere such as decorators use so effectively in dressing Christmas trees give to all these costumes their specially frosty appearance. Of course the little frost people like to dance in very lively fashion, and, strange as it may seem. they must work'vigorously to keep from melting. THE SNOW PARTY. A Gala Event For Christmas After- noon or Evening. If In doubt how to entertain the lit- tle folks Christmas afternoon and evening let them have a snow party. Cut bells from cardboard. either red to be written on with white, or green with red ink, on which write the fol- lowing: Come and see Our Christmas tree Saturday next At half past three. Snow party from half after three until six At the horns of Polly Weeks. Prepare Ike tree by keeping to s wait. color scheme entirely—cotton sprinkled with artificial diamond dust, a white bird's nest filled with sugar almonds, one for each gi t, on the branches. Glittering Icicles of white rock candy hung from the branches and with white candy box snowballs make a very beautiful tree. This is the song for the children to sing around the tree, all hands joined: 0 dainty Christmas tree, You came from woodlands deep, Where winds were blowing chill And flowers were asleep' Now on your branches wide The atlangest fruit you bear. With pretty toys for girls and boys. For children everywhere. CIIORUS. Christmas tree, Christmas tree. Shining bright and fair. The dearest tree In all the world To children everywhere' The snowball candy boxes are given out and the children lined up, throw- ing the balls until each girl gets, one containing a wee doll and each boy one with a top. LORD OF MISRULE. A Merry Christmas Gambol For Nim- ble Folk. To play this game appoint some live- ly person as master of the revels, using the old Yuletide phrase. lord of mis rule. Give this person a gilt wand to which a bunch of holly is tied with a bow of scarlet ribbon or tissue paper. As soon as the lord of misrule has been so invested all his followers are obliged to exactly copy all that he says and does. if he speaks his words must be repeated correctly. if he makes a gesture the rest of the company must make the same one, using the same hand or foot. A clever leader will give his follow• en a merry dance around the room, climbing over sofas, crawling under tables, pirouetting, gesticulating: what- ever be does the others are obliged to keep up with until every one is out of breath with exertion and laughter. JACK-IN-THE-BOX. He Makes a ,'ht es Santa Claus' As- sistant. At a Christmas party for children last year they had a big box on a plat- form covered with red cambric to which sprays of holly were pinned. At Just the right moment Santa Claus appeared. saying be bad an moistest this year who was so popular be just bad to keep him shut up- He said all childrse loved him so that be was rare be would be recognised at thee. Tb.e he embodied the hex, and "lack" leap- ed eat with a sprtat, his arms fan es mirages "Jeek' was mashed dews Into the bot with a greet deal et OM - catty. and Sesta teed kits te ?nets for mere prwaett and beaked the bet, is a tsseasset e•beebtag, whoa leek" gpaog up with mere parcels. This act was repeated several Mass, lad the OM* tent wild w10 lea THE SIGNAL : GOVE CII ONT ARI 0 The Minstrels Played Their Christmas Tune ?he minstrels played their Christmas tune Tonight beneath my cottage eaves. While, smitten by • lofty moon. The encircling laurels, thick with leaves, Cleve back a rich and dazzling abs.. That over7owered their natural galea How touching when at midnight sweep S now muffled winds and all Is dark To bear and sink again to sleep Or at an earlier call to mark ay Mains fln the still suspense Of self complacent lnnocencel SON Ili S IUL Idepyytght, leek by Amsrleaa Ar mem elatsoal I'M as happy se s bad Santa Clam Foe l'on alae the roe bans lard, Seats Claus How I'm bonsai every day That you're molly on wee way Aad that soon we'll hear year stet* Santa Claw' OH, the dolls. Sans asset Oh. the toys. Sesta Gael Oh, the happy. happy, happy flat. and boys Oh. how merrily wen taus When we hear teen sleiellalkaawe. For we love like everyfkisa Sacra Gaal TSN MINSTRELS PLAYED THEIR CSRIBT MAS TUNL The mutual nod, the grave disguise Of hearts with gladness brimming o'er And some unbidden tears that rise For names once heard and heard n'a more. Tears brightened by the serenade For infant In the cradle laid. Hail, ancient manners—sure defense Where they survive of wholesome laws. Remnants of love whose modest sense Thus Into narrow room withdraws! Hall, usages of pristine mold And ye that guard them, mountains old( —William Wordsworth The Spirit of Christmas Long years ago Shakespeare put some fascinating words into the mouth of Hamlet, words full of old legend and tradition, as when he refers to the "cock crowing for Christmas," as it used to be called. The prince of Den- mark says: Some say that ever 'galnst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth Is celebrated The bird of dawning sheets all night long, And then, they say, no spirit can, walk abroad. The nights Sr. wholesome then no plan- ets strike. No fairy takes nor witch bath power to charm. So hallowed and so gracious is that time. Every one feels in that subconecious region of himself commonly known as the heart that the time is really a hal- lowed and a gracious one, but his mind may tell him that to many the time is not so gracious as it might be. Only to the few perhaps has Christmas ever been gracious, but there are newly arisen classes who have not even at- tained unto the merriment which was a conspicuous feature of past Christ- mases. These bays never had it, and even those born in more ample circum- stances who would be expected to un- derstand these things appear to have lost somewhat of the art of Christ- mastide If not altogether Its essential spirit K It "Good will toward men" is even now not of -universal application, so that there is still, ample room for the exer- cise of hope. Christmas is the one day in the year when the whole world seems to feel a simultaneous longing for what might be. One who under- stands the meaning of modern thought has written. "All this world is heavy with the promise of greater things, and a day will come—one day in the unending succession of days—when beings who are now latent in our thoughts and hidden in our loins will stand upon this earth as one stands upon a footstool and laugh and reach out their hands among the stars." This longing for • distant ideal is the same feeling which surges over one in the presence of a splendid sea view with wide, unknown horisons. it Is a feeling which will not be repressed at the dawn of a beautiful summer's day. This spirit of hope plays a great if not always fully recognised part in a successful Christmas. The spirit of Christmas is largely coagssed of hope. Hope U, In fact, one of those fundamental motive forces is slag whit* help to make Christmas pessl- Me to him, and a proper use of this force will do wonders with Christmas • ccesclons effort to see the sparkle of the candles rather than the pink grease epos the Seer is another woe• der worker. and the taking of daft - orate orate thought tar the marrow on the part of those who play Santa Clam te the young falls ts this case to being say poealtiss is its galla Many have wished after A viale to Ills toy taw made of Ctlelgtasast Rabe as ort Amt fees Aa nsate OH, 1 bear your bells elapse. Santa Clam' I scarce eat keep balm taa0ty, sesta Qatar Oh, sues glade= sad srck, Fry To each lids pal sod boy Camas when yap an demount ao. Sass Claes/ ORtba dolls, Sana Clam! Oh, the tova Sesta rim! 06. the happy. happy happy dad red boys' Oh, how merrily well mus When we beer your s'ags6sss uVS. Fag we low bks esurytb-g, Sesta Camel Why We Hang Lip Stockings. 'l'he custom of hanging up the stock- ing on Christmas eve arose from as incident in the life of the good St. Nicholas. One day, when he was over taken by a severe storm, be took ref- uge in a convent. and the next day being Christmas be preached a sermon to the nuns which they liked so much that they asked him to come the next year and preach to them again. On his second vidt, which was also on a Christmas eve, before going to bed he asked each of the nuns to lend him a stockin` and he filled the stock- ings with sugar plums In return fol their hoepttality. In the making of mince plea—wbieb form a part of a regular Christmas feast—mutton was the only mea: for- merly need, as a commemoration of the flocks that were watched on the holy night by the shepherds of Bethle- hem. The spices were supposed to be suggestive of the 'arise men from the east—the land of spices. The Christmas Star. A little ear. all undismayed. Stepped down the dusky ways of night White footed, smiling, unafraid, It passed the orbs of greater light It held Its slender taper high. The tiny splendors piercing far. It knew Its time to shine was nigh. For, lo, it was the Christmas Marl A little child knelt la the dark. With clear eyes raised and lifted lana She sew the tiny traveling spark Move on from Its appointed place. The tears welled es she scare* oould ane. Its orb of brightness grew a bar. "Mother." she cried, "It comes to met "It kissed my eyes, tkeChristmu start" Cod knows that both these things are one— The star that shine., the eye that res& The answer to the prayer is shows Unto the sinner on his knees On the IoM lease of splintered Bats Deseeods the shining avatar. Rut only tern of pure delight Could bring the holy Christmas star. —Grans MeeOewan Cooks What a Little My Saye. Desr Pant.. you needn't tremble this year T. bring me w mho tete that are mese And dells tatth erre that open and *et Or s patent wield that pose ep sad is Till yea meet tomes the sky; bat Sasq. I Say, i want to have fes to metber way At Chststress this year, and It eaa't Is Nee Delis yen sae pet a wee Mt et fu. In the hearts of teases sail pars. toe. Asa m* than brigs eel Is 1!e tea iac t OHM JPs are yaws dere la etbar Frei Met I And sew an day Chelemes sesame Me hied, And paps seeds lar of M aim Ovate my tem. Per 7smtss'a tap slaws le his saw sew- M�Aele .n.av _ tssaT ewes ase. o41l{lwa 411r TeussDAv. Det asuman 11, 1911 II THE KAISERS DREAD WHY EMPEROR OF GERMANY FEARS ASSASSINATION. Several of Europe's Monarchs Have a Fear of the Number IS, and Dreams Play a Large PArt in Their Affairs, Says a Society Clairvoyant In a Recent Book—Empress of Austria Was a Fatalist. What does the future hold for me? What is to be my fats? These vital questions agitate the minds of moat of us, more or less. And, judging by the revelations of the writer of "Recollections of a Society Clairvoy- ant." no people are more superstitious in regard to signs and portents, and their relation to the future, than royalty. Many of them attach great importance to dreams. The Czarina, the Emperor of Austria, and the Kaiser, for instance, insist that dreams have furnished them with premonitions of various misfortunes which have overtaken them. The Emperor of Austria has pecu- liar forebodings of imminent disaster, and for some months before the as- sassination of the -Empress Elizabeth at Geneva in 1898 he was a victim to ominous presentiments, and frequent- ly exclaimed, "Oh ! if this' year were but at an end." The Empress was a fatalist. "What is to be will be," she once said. "It has been predicted that 1 and my two sisters will all nlret with violent deaths. Personal- ly, I 'to not dread a sudden death." And curiously enough, after the as- sassination of the Empress, her sister, the Duchess D'Alencon, met her death in the terrible bazaar fire in Paris, while the ex -Queen Sophia of Naples, the third sister, anticipates meeting as violent a death as that of her two sisters. It is a curious fact that for some days before the Empress was mur- dered, and on the day of her death, o large black raven was observed con- stantly flying near her bedroom win- dow at the hotel where she was stay- ing. ,,,Ind it is a tradition of the Austrian royal family that a black bird and a white lady. always foretell death. It is also said that when a member of the reigning house of Germany is about to die, the white lady ---'opposed to be the spirit of Countess Agnes Orlamunde, who murden•d her first husband and har two children, as they constituted an obstacle to her marriage with one of ' the ancestors of the Kaiser_always appear, The %bite lady appeared to Fred- erick the Great on the eve of his death, and in 1806 she came to Prince Frederick' of Prussia before his death at the battle of Saalfeld. A number of officers also• saw her, the prince (being at the time in thein company. The present Kaiser is firmly con- i vinced that he 'will die by the hand of an assassin. This has been predicted to him several times—' -twice as is young man by Hungarian gipsiev !when lie was visiting his friend the late Crown Prince of . Austria, at Galicia; and it is said that this con- viction forms a constant topic of conversation between the Emperor and his friends. I Like the late King Edward VII., the German Emperor is also very apprehensive of the number *13 in connection with any entertainment, and more than once a subaltern on duty at the palace has been com- manded at a moment's notice to join the imperial party to avoid thirteen being at table. Many members of European royalty consulted the writer of "Recollections of a Society Clairvoyant," amongst them being the King Leopold, Queen Nathalie of Servia, and King Hum. bert of Italy.. "I did not feel," says the author concerning King Humbert, "that I could tell him what I saw. It was shortly before his assassina- tion, and I did my best to warn him against perils on a journey. He ex- pressed himself very pleased with some private information which I gave him, but laughed at my warn- ing.. and told me that he would 'wait and -ee -' Then a few years ago he WAS con- sulte,i by a pretty, fair-haired gin wh„ was accompanied by an elderly lady. "When I read her crystal," he say,. "i could see a brilliant mat - nage in store for her, but I could also see that her wedding day would he a day of sudden death for others. I told her this, and also that her home wild he far away from Eng- Iland, among strangers in race and religion. 'You will have six children —five boys and one girl.' I concluded. My pretty client was quite delighted. and she went away in high spirits. I was talking about her to a lady , who is persona grata at court, and she remarked enigmatically that the Princess Ena had always been a little unconventional, 'but,' she add- ed, 'I don't say that ,our client way the Queen of Spain.' that. The 011 Oleth Ours. Pretty soon after the new arrival had been assigned to his room he tel.. phoned down to the office for two stripe of oil cloth. "Another ans." said the clerk after assuring the guest that the oil cloth would be sent up immediately. "He Is a somnambulist, I suppose. We keep stripe of oTbelot in reserve for fellows like him. 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