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HENSALL ARNOLD CIRCLE MEETS
Mrs. Gordon Schwalm presid-
ed for the November meeting
of the Arnold Circle of Carmel
Presbyterian Church, held Mon-
day evening. Mrs. Wm. Brown
and Mrs. Stewart Bell conduct-
ed the devotional. Mrs. Roy
Bell ' reported on the sale of
the church calendars, approxi -
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Phone 675
mately 100 having been sold.
Mrs. Bell is convener of this
project. Mrs. John Baker and
Mrs. Gerald Bell were named
a committee to look after the
nursery class, a project of the
Arnold Circle. Mrs. Harold Bon-
thron submitted the treasurer's
report, and Mrs. Harry Hoy, for
the Supply, informed the group
that their Christmas supply
money had been sent to their
Indian School. Mrs. Stewart Bell
was named Welcome and Wel-
fare secretary. Mrs. Gerald Bell
and Mrs. John Baker convened
the lunch.
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ays to Glamorize Gifts
Christmas gifts will be pret-
tier than ever beneath the tree
this year, and much easier to
wrap. Thanks to such modern
conveniences as soft -textured
papers, knotless bows made of
self -adhering ribbon, and pre-
pared package trims. Christmas
gifts can wear more original
fashions and take less time to
prepare, says Kaye King, noted
gift wrap expert. "Clever gift
wrapping is mainly the result of
thoughtful planning," she ex-
plains.
Here are six ways to be
clever and thoughtful she says:
1. Conceal a small .gift, or
one without a gift box, in crush-
ed tissue paper. Cover with a
Christmas wrap that has a small
design and top with knotless
bow and long loop. Such tiny
gifts ca be hung from the
Christmas tree,
2. With a large box, apparel
for example, combine a plain
paper and a stripe. If the cov-
er is wrapped separately, it can
be replaced after the gift has
been, opened. Ue wide ribbon
and fashieh a smart tailored
bow. Gifts with this bow are
ideal for packages that must be
mailed.
3. Decorate your gift with rib-
bon flowers. The poinsettia,
traditional at Christmas time,
is easy to create with red rib-
bon that sticks to itself when
moistened. Shape leaves of a
green paper and use a plain
foil paper as a background.
4. Personalize your package.
It achieves added. importance
if the wrapping shows a bit of
imagination. For a lady, a holi-
day ribbon corsage that can be
worn; for a man's gift, a smil-
ing
niihing Santa or jolly clown; for
children, a wagon fashioned
with contrasting papers and us-
ing the empty crystal ribbon
spools as wheels.
5. What to da with gifts too
large to be wrapped? Omit
paper as a wrapping. Fashion
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several oversize bows of gay
red, green or gold ribbon and
fasten to the gift attaching a
jumbo sized gift card. '
6. Another use for crusted
tissues is in camouflaging gifts
of irregular and often tell-tale
shapes. Cut circles of card-
boards for the ends and sides
and form a cylindrical package
Then cut two circles of paper
the diameter of the ends and
attach them with glue after
wrapping the sides.
Be sure to avoid last minute
frayed nerves by having all gift
wrap materials in one place
with ample working space.
Ribbons and Tags
Here are some of the recent
products which, the gift st'list
reports, will make your gifts
Saga of Santa
In his 1600 years on earth .. .
Santa Claus has grown a long,
white beard, moved from a
small village in Asia Minor to a
toy factory at the North Pole,
and changed from flowing robes
into a red and white furry suit.
He's gotten. shorter, rounder,
and much, much merrier.
The original Santa Claus was
born in Patras, Asia Minor.
Young Nicholas --instead of be-
ing interested in games and play
—devoted himself to the study
of the Scriptures. Because of
his remarkable boyhood, he was
later accepted as the patron
saint of children.
Being of very rich parents,
Nicholas was able to share his
wealth with others. He found
particular joy in providing gifts
for children, or the dowry neces-
sary to start a needy young wo-
men on the road to a happy
marriage. His travels brought
him to the large City of Myra,
where he was consecrated Arch-
bishop,
St. Nicholas died on December
6, about 341 A.D but not
before he had saved a ship from
a threatening storm with his
prayer, found a way to feed all
the people of Myra during a fa-
mine, and deposited three bags
of gold upon the doorstep of a
poor merchant.
Today, there is hardly a sea-
coast city in any predominantly
Catholic country that does not
have a chapel dedicated to him.
He is the patron saint of bank-
ers, pawnbrokers, maidens, chil-
dren, mariners, scholars . . and
even thieves!
Europe has always celebrated
St. Nicholas Day on December
6, and this is the traditional day
of gift -giving. But, in the New
World, St. Nicholas gave up his
own day and became a well -
loved part of the Christmas cele-
bration.
Dutch settlers brought Santa
Nikalaus to New Amsterdam
(now New York). At first he ap-
peared to look like Father Knick-
erbocker. History researchers
tell us that Thomas Nast, famed
cartoonist, periodically dressed
his Santas in suits of red, white
and blue for patriotism's sake.
Washington Irving described
the merry gift -giver as a tubby
little fellow with a jolly manner
who sped through the air on a
reindeer sleigh.
From this interpretation came
the basis for Clement Clark
Moore's beloved "A Visit From
St. Nicholas." Dr. Moore, pro-
fessor at a New York theologi-
cal seminary, composed the
poem for his children, who first
heard it on Christmas Eve, 1822.
"He dressed all in furs from
his head to his foot, and his
clothes were all tarnished with
ashes and soot . .. . he was
chubby and plump, a right jolly
old elf, and I laughed when I
saw him in spite of myself."
This was how Dr. Moore saw
Santa Claus, and, thanks to his
vivid characterization, this is
how children all over North
America have pictured him ever
since.
The laughing man with the
big heart adds to the joy of
Christmas for children every-
where ... but what happens to
the child who huddles on the
stairway watching for Santa till
his eyelids drop? Or the child
who doesn't see footprints in the
snow on Christmas morning?
Or the child who has been told
there is no Santa Claus?
For him, Christmas becomes
a sad time. A little girl named
Virginia once wrote to a news-
paper editor, asking him to help
solve the puzzling problem of
Santa's existence. Virginia re-
ceived an answer that has be-
come a classic in journalism.
The Saga of Santa has ac-
quired many satellites through
the years. Some people believe
that, in addition to his gifts,
the ancient Bishop carries a
bundle of birch rods in order to
punish the naughty children as
well as reward the virtuous.
The youngsters of Holland are
taught that Santa travels with a
sinister deuton who does Old
Saint Nick's "dirty work."
The French remember him as
Pere Noel, the Germans as St.
Nicolas, who fills shoes with
goodies, and the Norwegians as
Kriss Kringle. To children . . .
he is exitement, generosity, sur-
prise and fun, all wrapped up
in one jolly package. The Saga
of Santa is one they never tire
of hearing!
more attractive than ever with
a minimum of effort:
New this year are tt`lzns of
honeycomb paper. These unique
items have the added advantage
of hugging the flat surface of
the package while it is being
delivered. On delivery, they fan-
fold open in a variety of attrac-
tive designs and symbols from
santas to angels.
Also new this year is a light-
weight paper which combines
the best qualities of cellophane
and polyethylene. It is espec-
ially attractive with the new foil
tags and with metallic ribbons.
Another new paper, which
folds and creases perfectly,
comes in a series of soft -tex-
tured designs in unusual shades
of red and green. It is sophis-
ticated, high fashion wrap,
which repeats the images of the
Three Kings, a bust of Caesar,
and, in a third design, the Par-
tridge and the Pear Tree motif.
Gold and silver foils, leaders
in recent years, are back again
and may become classics in
their field, Miss King reports,
although still a notch bellow the
more traditional red and green
in popularity.
The Knotless Bow
Perhaps the greatest boom to
gilt wrapping in recent years,
according to Miss King, is the
self -adhering ribbon, which el-
iminates the need for tying un-
sightly knots. This is the mater-
ial which is used to fashion what
she calls the "simplest and most
stylishly attractive addition to
any package—the knotless bow."
Several lengths of–ribbon six
to eight inches long are formed
into loops by moistening one end
and touching it to the other.
These are then made into fig-
ure eights by touching the
moistened middle to the other
side, Then they are placed on
top of each other crosswise in
yes many layers and colors as
one desires.
By cutting points on some of
the loops, many variations of
the knotless bow can be creat-
ed.
The wide of the gift wrap
should overlap the package by
no more than an inch. The ends
should extend to just slightly
more than hall of its thickness.
All cerases, she emphasizes,
must be folded sharply.
For that last minute touch of
whimsy or humor, Miss King
suggests one of the delightful
new gift tags and stickers. Her
favorite is a tiny cherub who
has a Christmas tree bail as
big as himself attached to his
finger. Across the ornament, the
message reads: "Be an Angel
—Wait 'til Christmas."
THE STOOL PIGEON
In ancient times the cruel
practice of using a stool pigeon
to capture other pigeons was
well known. It is related that
this was a bird whose eyelids
had been sewn together so it
would continually cry out and
flap its wings. Its cries attract-
ed other pigeons and they were
easily captured and killed.
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Huron Namos
Representatives
Huron +bounty Council last
week ratified the following'
county appointments to district
high school boards:
John Brewer, to Wingham
District High School; Norman
Couter, ane -year term, R. M.
Peck, two-year terra, both to
the Clinton District High School;
James E. McQuaid, Dublin Con-
tinuation School; Russell Bol-
ton, Seaforth District High
School.
Appointed to the South Hur-
on District High School, Exe-
ter: Larry Snyder, three-year
term; Roy Morenz, two-year
term; Kenneth Johns, one-year
term.
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