Morning journal and courier., 1890-11-29
THE FLEETING SHOW.
Some of Its Facts and Fancies.

IWIlttCu lOI tu0 JOUhNAL AMI SOUhlEhl
THANKSGIVING.
'eFor what are you thankfulG'' asked grandma
OF the children around her chair
Sweet grandma, with loves own light in her
eyes,
And Times white frost on her hair.
''For this royal fire." said Richard,
"And royal dinner" said Joe;
"For swapping cold day." said Allan.
"That promises ice and snow"
''For my pretty new dress, chirped Nelly;
Said Mabel, in graver mood,
sour home is SO happy, our friends are so dear,
We should always be thankful and good"
But Alice whispered, her dear little face
Half hidden on grandma's knee,
'We're thankful the most cause our papa
Married into your family!"
ATTENTION. BOYS AND GIRLsl
1t is hardly necessary to tell you that in
less than four weeks from to-day comes
dear, delightful Christmas, for this pleas
ant fact has doubtless impressed itself on
your minds, and the time seems all too
short for the many things you have
planned to do, those bits of work especial
ly which must be carried on in stolen mo-
ments-pretty surprises for home friends
about which you wish to keep the charm
of mystery until the last.
There is work that may be done, how
ever, in which you can ask your friends to
assist, and which will amply repay you, as
unselfish labor for those who can only be
grateful always pays, in real heart-happi-
ness.
Have you thought what it would be
should Christmas come and go and leave
you none the richer. Imagine the disap-
pointment of an empty stocking; or, worse
than that, suppose you had no stockings,
no dinner, no merry games, not one, in
short, of all the pleasant things that 60 to
make up the glad, bright day.
Last year a lady whose limited means
rarely allow her to indulge her generous
impulses felt that she must and would
make one poor child happy, 80, finding pref
ty box, she packed into it cheap doll, for
which she had made dress, bits of ribbon
and calico, an old Christmas card and some
gay little pictures, a few beads and bits of
bright wool, all sorts of odds and ends of
no value to herself, but capable of becom-
ing real treasures in the eyes of a toyless
child; and with this wonder-box in her
hand she walked out on Christmas morn
ing early.
Not far from her home she saw forlorn
little lassie sitting upon the steps of a
shabby little house. The child had a
though her clothing. was patched and old.
To her the box was given with smiling
''Merry Christmas!" She opened 1t and a
wave of bright color flushed her face.
She sighed and trembled with delight and
| could not speak, but at last she lifted
great, shining, wondering eyes to the mys-
| terious giver and exclaimed: "Ohi are
| you Mrs. Santa Clausa And Mrs. Santa
Claus went home again very well satisfied
with the result of her experiment.
Now why cannot you boys and girls
| five hundred or q thousand of you, each
prepare one such treasure box for some
poor little longing soul whom Mr.. Santa
Claus may forget altogether in the hurry
and press of holiday affairsa While he il
planning for your Christmas tree, why
cannot you be planning for some littl,
neglected neighborl AL sorts of boxel
may be had for the asking; stationery
| toilet soap and collar boxes are nice fol
small things; let them be neat and whole
and if not ornamented, past gay pictur,
or card upon them, for there is something
charming about pretty box; then stor
away in these whatever you have to spar
that you think would please yo,
if you were poor chil'
broken playthings, patch the tor,
picture books, glue on the wigs of dis
carded dolls and furnish them with nea
garments, cut paper dolls from fashion
plates, and gather up all the play-hous
waits and strays and make them. ready t
go on a mission of goodwill and cheerful
ness Add useful things too; last win
ter's well mended mittens, the old "tan
O. shanter," hair ribbons, and some stock
inos, a spool of thread too, and needle
with pieces of calico for patchwork o
dolls dresses These last would be rea
blessing to some little shut in girl wit
nothing to occupy the long and wear
hours.
Do you know how to make cunnin
booklets2 Cut the paper, on which ribbo
two inches or more in width is rolled, int
lengths and fold each length in the mid
die. This gives you four pages for th
book, and from eight to twelve pages al
the pages, add a cover of fancy paper
you have it and stitch them together wit
bright silk. You have no idea how prett
, these can be or what fun il is to make thel
until you try it.
First, then, secure your box, for there
an old saying that if you have box yo
, will find something to put in it; sele,
} your gifts and repair them thorough,
pack the box neatly, wrap it in paper an
tie it up, for everybody knows how deligh
full it is to undo Christmas bundles; an,
lastly, place the treasure box in the hant
of some disappointed, grieving little chill
You will find yourself repaid thousar
!. fold and will conclude that helping o.
poor, tired, overworked old Santa Claus
: very pleasant employment Try it al
see.
FOR TIRED FEET.
|
To make soft and warm footstool f
j grandmother's Christmas present, provi
a case of ticking in round hassock sha
and fill it with feathers, down, or fl
clippings of woolen cloth, then GOV
: it with q square of India silk rich al
L dark in coloring. Bring the corners