The Baltimore County union., 1881-12-17
TALKS WITH WOMEN CHRISTMAS
ACTIVITIES.

.Jsasy J-ss - De- sSs.r- Esgszias.
Chri'ina. begin. lgug time before Christina,
Day and ]; hardly cnis before Christians comcs
agsin. IL begins With the fret thought u uha,
We shAl - Tor such and such a dear friend, -
relative or Tor the needy, in the gay of gifts oi
bospitAlity aud - doss not cad long az On,
glsan - pleasure cosnfart j. obtained from tha,
which chfis,mas has brought % ~. In thi,
sense Indeed Christmas lasts much loager than
through the ,ueive months q oue yeAr-it become.
Immortal. aud each succeeding roll. gp for q.
IL own store q happy msmoFies. The great charm
ofChrstnass its social sfecf md ts snivsrsAiiiy
Fef the tIne being Il takes ns oat q ourselves an
snrkss " shink q oihsrs, lit doe. more IL make.
act and sork foF others 10 10 true, that the
unseiffh d. not need the stimaias q Christmas %
do that which i - the breath % their bodies and
the aspiration q theirlivs. True also that these
uhs live and uosk for others through the year are
pretty likely 10 Do the Hons share al Christmas
While. on the other hand, the .eifsh rarely give
except sor the sAke q gstting. and shifi - much
% The burdsn q ssen ,heir social fesponsbliii
upon ether peoples shoaldefs a. they possibly can
still, the infaence eeahis for something. and IL
is for such az thesc Il 10 needed. The naturally
s4sfiAeiai aaiafe Alsays hnds saosgh II eppsr-
taHiiy for iis exercises bat those uho live in and
tof, themseises-in the constant contemplated Of
their uoss. their osn greatness their eva sir-
tues. their eun Requirements. and their deserts
can only bs reached morally By Hncansrious eere.
braiioh,-hy the Fsyehelogie isaasnse q wave
In 40 up~aFd and nohleF dlrec;ien.
For these Christmas u a hoou Ia a sense very
different from that 10 which if is apt o. strike thea
a boon. not beeaase u brinss them -omsthing
thsy have srdentiy desired, bot because IL makes
thesa give o. ofhers something that they desire.
aud hlis them uish the giou u that happiness
which penstraies even the hnmbiest home and
uhieh arises from the fact that the chris;ma, love
10 sliiHg all hearts and employing all hands In
hnF hat Il ~ art fhnU a.fa
II IL good plan 20 begin % think Of and pre-
pare for Christmas early, sud aecastom the chill
dEen-boys a. sell - gifis-and servants. also. 20
take part IN the pFeiiminaFics. II the boys do
Il as bsys. they ~ili ale, As men. Aad the great
dasba.k 20 .eiai pleasure in ;his o. un,ry l. tha,
men have % little par, ~ lot IN then Thus they
o.ten a. nas appreciate their value gradge
the moasy that j. spsnt On then. saI u willing TO
fufnish the little necessary fuui. 30 u . cen
ess.ion q the -eakness aud fsihss q women aud
children. and not tFiaing tax gladly incurred
isF the charm ef ChFisimas and ~ Assariations.
That this 10 the case l. not aiingethsf the fault
q men. Il {. the fault q no,heTs. ~ho havs G
not educated their from The earliest year, of
their existence, 70 participation IN the duties and
pleasures connected with the festival season. II
10 their fault. also. IN no, maktng u more u heme
and less Of q mere baying 90 shop consideration.
One q great faaits IN this coantry 10 that 90
cannot Do anything without spending great deal
Of money, and christmas net unfrequentiy becomes
amsretax instead of pleasure. Ipity people trosn
the bottom of my heart whose Christnlss only be-
sns 'ne aas ~ 'ns osi''s 'ns - eh's n''n "'
pse.m'e' 10 '.Pt ~ nv s"oP, r! '"'
dsstination. without ever seeing them again or
be.towine thoagh, upon them. In family that
I wot of. Christmas begins at the close of the sum
tBer vacation, when the children have returned
from the country and the days have shortened and
cooled 90 that the usual eircie can 81, roand the
aos.nes. sha $50 'nsse,"'s .sy afsn ,ae posse'
..n'ays sns o'''ns-y., nov "'oess '" upon 'es
'ne.e smA. v. ~e'sn me "ss'. o' oes :
aud girls delight No secie,.ry Of The Treasury
a. wssn,ng'"n ever fas,led nv erain over hnan-
eAipFoosns m"re ,hsn 'nsse ea',aten pars'e 'sssss
~ tne enaes'.f 70 ms.e hse aohs,s cover s.as
eife's o. ienas ana fssanses, er ,eh mofe aeneh'.
81 when PecunaIy hspPy s"'a''"n mas "ee"fsa
!" ssesea isesuen,
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ne we",hr may ~ gwen eeu 70 "as,ng "".
u.s. !" cse,aes gu 20 ~ asa
~. ennssmss ca'a ,'o'n 'ssse sm.' sahus,
ssa nov muen uou.y "as' ~ "s,"'ea 70 She
mission ana nov maeh 20 an"'nsr. ny vc.eoer
snMnus sha esosnse nr W seuse .Pera.on
s'esings sna psinmng arg 70 prssPeet sns eets-
sss.su .ess 70 u" " s,s ~. I.cay -saAasa .1e's,
enght p,ss "' .sun. ana asieais ifAsnenss cI iAcs
ana muslin. m.se sI.'e'e. sc. 2. soase,
suppemsnsea - so"e ss., ~ Pa.sn.,ea. i"1 sse
ssn ~ 'nIossa 'ne eAnso'ss"ns s.s y s.'nV w'
tnss .re msse On s.sI. usne s"a ~" 70 ee ,emp.-
o.. inen eomes tnetag e' ssr-sns sesing away
ON shstSes, tn ct"Nets anu urawefH WnNatrvunie,