HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-12-24, Page 3s' ANNA 1441441,
140y -Christmas, onesalad
witlaiWAS maple and sin
'Meting, *1t, the warinth
altld a Cement of 'Christina*
r�
Its peak.
this community,, as in
+dtowns throughout
the nat - and around the
world, days and weeks of
making, gift-shoPP,home-
'decorating, party'-pianntng
and Christmxl,as-p
• hears are reaching
p7 culmination.
l `allies r', ;ua !fin*+
teare., churchgathe, bells tring.
Ohrlistmast arrives!
Every, year, Christmas
seems to,generate more eager
antielpation, here and every-
where,• with earlier and more..
entbusiastlo' planning — ap
propriateiy, tor park of the
spirit and the joy ofClrist-.
Mas is; In the planning,
The :spirit of Chestnuts.
starts with': thoughtfulness.
It, begins in, the .:hearts -of
each of us.. It grows: with
:s) hope, a wish► aA aray'er.
•In su.. am
;shoal$ itself, outwardly;
ch m a - . festations as
merry songs. , and bountiful
gifts,: end, ia. the festive: dec-
orations , and, ',glowing' ' lights.
naw adorning local, streets.
andstores, homes and.
churches. •
It expresses itself, .Most
deeply, in. private devotions
and in special services such
as those scheduled by local
churches.
I is a ;spirit abounding in
;t
legend and lore, in customs
and. traditions • ho•nored
through the years. And most
of all, it is the spirit of rev-
erence and joy. that shep-
herds and wise men knew.
TQ capture that spirit is to
keep Christmas truly and
well, for it :enriches all the
things t wonderful season
stands for.
Por Children
c hristmas. is , for children.
Candies and cookies and all
those holiday goodies, trees.
gaily :adorned' and brightly
In a still More spe1 Wars.
Qhrist nas is for ,chlldr .
The-mangerp�sce
an• d Churches "weer n
us that, the Child horn
Bethlehem. was He who later
said,' "Suffer little ch +dren to
.come unto . me.," . .
For .Rejoicing
Christmas IS for reioicin
',Mace lest the 'herald angels
sang,; this reioicing, ,has most,
often found expression .in
• music. end ;song.
"Glory to God :in the high-
est, and on; earth Dace, l
*111 `toward , inen,'" the angels
saSow as in earliest 'time%,
the splri�.of i41andadwonde
r
,echoesnew
in the hymns
and carols: sof. Christ ak ,
Par Giving.
Christmas is for ' givg.
The.. ,eagerness of children
waiting for Santa,, the epi
cited plotting and piann*ng*
that goes into the choosing
and wrapping of gifts, the
packages heaped beneath. the
tree happlly symbolize , the'
spirit of Christmas.
Even: ass the wise Men gave
' of their mostprecloue treas,
ures, to honor IHim, so people
give generously at Christ-
411144, and true generosity
stems from thoughtfulness—
giving
houghtfulnes —giving with • heart ,es
well as open h►d:.
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• A,
•
women
A •. picture sof* a beautlul
woman on a current Christ- '`"
mas card, would seem insp.
propriate to.many. But .fem-
inine beauty enjoyed great
popularity in Christmas
cards during the late 1880'e.
Until 1880, children. and"
elderly women were most
often pictured. Or, if adult
young women did , appear,.
they were shown as "tenders
of the hearth," with their,
For Sharing
PhrlItIMS. for shming.
Thvs giving to the 1 forte
tunate • is . a tradittonat part
of the Christmas spirit.
Joy ;groes through Shar-
ing?
haming, eV* the holiday me +
Sage. and. , shat?most
blessed ,; "eh. it extends.not
only to thb' near and dear
but, to those, known only •
through their need.
For Greet ngs
Christer continues as it
begins, with "Merry Christ -
Inas,. One and ah'r 4nd as
long as the Writ,- of this:°.
cheerful greeting prevails,
Christmas..never really ends.
: Yes, Christrnawis"tor greet.,
ings, to family, f>rierids;. and
neighbors. ' "Merry Christ»-
Inas, one and all., we say,
and the 'spirit of. Christmas
lives forever in the words.
In .lust: this spirit, to lay's
edition, of this newspaper is
one big Christmas pcard,,filled
with greetings: frofn, the: busi-;
ness firms Of thecommunity,
who take the .Opportunity to
say, "`Merry Christmas., .one,
and, all,,''° with special;. thanip
�,r,ael r ney
baif of t out.
The trend in Cauist,
Inasis towa relig
:o tme,. There has always
been a demand for religioi
crass but daring the ,,t few
years the trend .had inrred
steadily. some. of the cards
available quote from Seri e
or have .r elg%us Miring asthe
sentiMent. SPrue; are decorated
,rixh
reproductions or
famous
0rcb: steeples and other r
tan symbolm me design and
tend to returnto :the teal sprit
o + st in imOent,.
it Ediab rj
Enormous' cr rd;r gather :ou.,t-
side the. Tron (birch.. in Edin- '�
burgh, On New Year's, fve, to
wait for midnight. AS soon, as
e cloclt a trikes *Ore thew is.
}an outburst' of shouted good wish+
es, Handshakes; 'roasts, and
reels danced to the wd music
of bagpi, . .
'Twas tis, fr11lit before`. Christ
rna; . ; •
And,thls was his 'thought;
Do I have' all the .gifts.'
to their patrons ands friends. I9.:
That I sl>soyd lava bought
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thanks to the support, o f , friends old and.
new, everyday business is a special pleasure.
"Best wishes for the holiday season.
May the light of Christmas shine on you
and your loved ones, bringing true happiness.
We deeply appreciate your loyal patronage.
JOHN KING
GULF SERVICE STATIQN
JOSEPHINE STREET - DIAL .3573860
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APPEALING FAMILY GROUP IS SUBJECT of the 1885 'Louis
Prang -Christmas card shown here. Illustration of the mother
marks trend of 1880's greeting cards, which, often pictured aurae-
tive' young women. This card is' from. the Norcross Historical
Collection:
husbands, children or pets.
. Later, classic -Greek and
Roman feminine figures were
used to convey ideals of feel-
ing and beauty. ,
Artists of the Royal Acad-
emy • in London began the
new fashion for using con-
temporary. women in their
Christmas card illustrations
in 1881. One of the earliest of
these was designed by W. F.,
Yeames andshowed a richly -
gowned young woman asleep
in a chair, with winged cu-
pids in a golden cage
In 1885, fashion figures of
elegant women were a typi-
cal subject .of Christmas
cards. An example is a Louis
Prang card from the .Nor-
cross Historical Collection. ,
Mr. Prang, who published
the best-known early greet-
ing cards in the U.S., con-
ducted a Christmas card
competition. The $1,000 first
prize was won by. Elihu Ved- -
der, a well-known Anierican
artist.
The model for his success-
ful illustration was his wife,
and the •inscription read, in
part,. "Thy own wish ' wish I
thee in every .place."
Later Christmas cards de-
picted . women as fashion
plates, sportswomen, cyclists
and, in general, growing par-
ticipants in the life' of their
times.
the yule
,.*log glows,,
so glow our feelingsas we extend warm
,greetings to . our customers and lriendi .
Thank you and Happy' Holiday. Jo all,
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Merry Christmas
It 's Zalig Kerstfeest-inDutch-
speaking Belgium. It's S Roz-
hdestvom Khristovyn;t in Russia,
and Wesolych' Swiat Bozego
Narodzenia in Poland.
It's Glaedelig Jul in Den -
mark, and Buon Natale in Italy.
It's Boas Festes ifs PoltFigal, Fel-
ices Pascuasvin Spain. and Fro-
eliche Weihnachten in Germany.
In French, it's Joyeux Noel.
And in English, it's Merry
Christmas.
'because happy homes are our -
business, we cheerfully extend
happy holiday wishes to everyone at
y
our house. Thanks for everything.
Santa's a good.
sport, anis we're
sure he'll be
bringing .plenty
of good cheer
your way during
Christmas.
We extend
many thanks
to all our friends.
Santa is
here to
wish you
all' good
cheer,, and
so are
we! We're
hoping that
all of
the greatest
holiday gifts
are yours.
with every good
wish for a beautiful
Chrlstmasl And may we express our sincere loy
in serving you. Your patronage is appreciated.
REAL ESTATE & BUSINESS BROKER
KEITH and ANNALISA FITZSIMMONS
17$ Diagonal Rdh, Wingham, Ph. 357-1117