HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1969-12-23, Page 17TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1969
Pretty Gift H'rappings Can Be Saved
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS — CHRISTMAS EDITION
PAGE THREE
Cardboard Castle is Easy to
"Too pretty to throw away."
On Christmas Eve or
Christmas morning, as beau-
tifully -wrapped packages are
opened, this remark is likely
to be often repeated. Though
the gift wrappings do indeed
seem "too pretty to throw
away," they must usually be
consigned to the wastebasket.
After all, what can be done
with used gift wraps, once
Christmas is over?
One answer might be:
build a castle!
Save the most beautiful
and colorful of the gift wrap-
pings, find some laundry
cardboards, follow a simple
plan — and the result is a
cardboard castle,
Suggested by a manufac-
turer of gift wrapping pa-
pers, this castle -building
plan might be a Christmas -
afternoon project for the
children. After the first gifts -
exchange excitement is over,
youngsters ms y appreciate a
quiet pastime, and the card-
board castle offers an extra
advantage in that it's as
much fun to take apart as it
is to build. The castle can be
assembled and reassembled
many times.
Although the plan is sim-
ple, adult guidance may be
required — or at least, the
adults can pretend that it is,
so they can get in on the fun.
Scissors, a ruler and rub-
ber cement are the only
equipment required, in addi-
tion to the gift wraps and
cardboards.
Begin by cutting 24 pieces
of cardboard, each five inch-
es by seven inches. Cement
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SKETCHES SHOW HOWL' TO PRFI'ARI'; cardboards, covered
with gift wraps, for build ink a cardboard castle. Follow measure-
ments, cutting slits wherever dotted lines appear. Join Type "A"
cards at right angles, occasionally inserting Cards ItorizontallY.
Type "B"cards go at top of castle, where slanted notches hold two
"A" cards to foram roof. Suggested by the Norcross Design Stdio.
gift wraps to each side and
trim the edges.
To make Type "A" cards,
cut one and one-quarter inch
slits in 22 of the cards, Each
card should have six slits,
and the slits should be placed
as follows: one slit on each
five -inch side of the card, at
the center or two and one-
half inches from the outer
edge; two slits on each seven-
inch side of the card, with
each such slit placed one and
a quarter inches from the
outer edge.
For the remaining two
Type "B" cards, the slits can
be omitted on the five -inch
side. Two slits should be cut
as described on one seven-
inch side of the card. On the
Carols Express Yule Joy,
Echoing Across the Ages
Voices rise in songs of joy
and praise. As the joyous
season arrives, the vibrant
sound of carolers is heard in
churches, at family gather-
ings, in groups going from
house to house to celebrate
with song.
Carols are as much a part
of the Yuletide as the tree,.
gifts and Santa himself.
It all began with the first
carols in the 13th century,
says the Encyclopedia Amer-
icana.
The earliest English carols
were composed anonymous-
ly, perhaps by clergymen or
court musicians. Simple
tunes and strong rhythms
were characteristic, and the
musical form featured a re-
frain, to repeat before and
after each stanza.
Words were written, gen-
erally, in the English ver-
nacular or in "macaronis"
form — a combination of
English. and Latin.
The first printed collection
of carols appeared in 1521. It
included the "Boar's Head
Carol," still sung during
Christmas dinner at Queen's
College, Oxford, England.
Even then, however, the
practice of passing on car-
ols orally, from generation
to generation, continued.
Among these were carols in
ballad form, such as "I Saw
Three Ships" and "The Cher-
ry Tree Carol."
Caroling fell into disrepute
in the 17th century, and car-
ol singing was forbidden by
the English Puritans. Those
who colonized America car-
ried this disapproval with
them.
After the Restoration, in
1660, caroling was once again
permitted and the custom
slowly revived.
Some of the most popular
carols date from the 18th and
19th centuries. These include
"Adeste Fideles," possibly by
Francis Wade; "Hark! The
Herald Angels Sing," with
words by Charles Wesley and
music by Felix Mendelssohn;
"Joy to the World," with
words by Isaac Watts, music
by George Frederic Handel.
Probably the most popular
of all carols is the 19th cen-
tury "Silent Night," with
words by Joseph Mohr, the
village priest of Hallein, Aus-
tria.
Many stories are told about
the way this carol came to be
written. One legend says that
on a snowy Christmas Eve
in 1818, Father Mohr went to
bless the newborn baby of a
poor parishioner.
On that night he was so
inspired by the beauty of
the mother and child that
he wrote the poem "Silent
Night."
PLAYING CARDS please Dad
and Mom, in this era of interest
in card games. Gifted idea here
is a four -pack set.
KITCHEN APPLIANCES make
welcome gifts, and this auto-
matic bacon -cooker is one of
the newest.
MUSIC LOVERS appreciate
gifts of records to please all
tastes,
other seven-inch side, the
slits should be diagonal —
placed two and a quarter
inches from the outer edge
and cut on a slant to two and
one-eighth inch depth.
Assemble the castle by
joining' Type "A" cards at
right angles, alternating
pairs. At intervals, insert
cards horizontally for an in-
teresting, balconied effect.
Reserve two Type "A" cards
for roof.
Use Type "B" cards at top
of castle, where the slanted
notches will receive the Type
"A" roof pieces.
See illustrations accom-
panying this article, for
sketched plan, and photo-
graph of completed castle.
CARDBOARD CASTLE, MERRILY
left -over (:Iiristntas gift wraps and
pictured above, can be built from
eardbu:urd, to which gift wraps have
directions, see sketches at upper le
Design Studio.
(Y)LOIiFUL, GROWS from
laundry cardboards. Castle,
Ike -by -seven inch pieces of
been rubber -cemented. For
ft. Photo courtesy Norcross
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t,t's time once more to
turn aside from the routine of day-to-day business and greet our
fine patrons and neighbors with hearty wishes for a merry, old-
fashioned Yule. May your holiday be filled with the happy sounds
of laughter as you rejoice in the company of family and friends.
Sincere thanks for your loyal trust and support.
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