The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-12-13
TREES WILL BEAR TOYS
And Happy Sunday Schools
Will Harvest the Crop.
PREPARATIONS IN THE CHURCHES.
Some Of the Entertainments That
Have Been Devised With
Hints ofOthers-Notes
From Many Folds.

From Many Folds.
There is scarcely church from the
Hackensack to the Hudson that is not In
The throes of preparation for Christm as
entertainment Sunday school halls
that are quite large enough to aceommo
date their pupils eleven months in the
year are bound to be suddenly aud unac-
fountably crowded; small boys are seized
with religious fervor and spend their
Sundays In mad rush from school TO
school. getting practice in Illegal registra-
lion, in blocks of five, yea. Ia blocks Of
twenty-five But although the practised
eye OF the veteran superintendentin instant
~ detects and elects this floating popula-
tIon, there yet remains schoolfuI of
musings of the church, for whom must
be provided some sort of Christm as
cheer
OF course the piece dc resistance is the
tree. the time-honored tree. laden with
giittering tinsel or golden balls or drifts
q snowy popcorn. or perhaps with more
substantial tokens i'll the shape OF mystic
rious packages wrapped in brown paper.
But the distribution OF gifts. no matter
how delightfully."- interesting to the recipe
cuts, VIII not occupy whole evening,
and some simple form of entertainment
Is necessary as ntrouuctlon TO the event
Of the occasion.
novel aud pretty recreation il Dame
Natures Reception, in which fourteen
boys and girls representing the mouths,
Dame Nature and Father Christmas. APP
pear Oh u stage or platform set TO repre-
sent New England kitchen. Dame Ma
tnre should be dressed in funcfnl
lowered gown, a large apron white
kerchief crossed in front. s. tirilied cap,
lnitts and spectacles. She must have be-
sides ia readiness a cloak. large hat, hood
aud gay shawl, and flower pots ana gar
den utensils are scattered about the
room. The twelve months enter one af-
ter the other, and exchange with Dame
Nature little conversation appropriate
10 the season, which may be arranged by
any bright member of The society or con-
grFgaliou, and may be made TO abound IN
Local hits and familiar ailusions. Jann-
airy wears long ulster or fur cloak.
with fur cap and gloves, aud presents
Mother Nature with a sheaf of trades
nau's bills. February wears asumptuous
mantle OF white Canton flannel, stfeaked
with black worsted to represent ermfue,
and spotted with large crimson paper
hearts, while in his hand he carries a
buuch OF valentines March has no fur.
bat carries q horn and has bag sinng
over one shoulder, from which ne pro-
JUICES II HdLty AS gin ~ 4(ut4AC ItdlAk e.
April, slender little maiden in a
Quaker gray gown, alternately laughs
aud cries beneath hugh giDg-
ham umbrella. May dances in
robed in Powered silkoline with broad
brimmeti nat and basket Of spring flowers.
and JuneAppears as a sweet girl graduate,
bearing diploma and aarlands OF roses.
July takes the national ha1 us the mater
ial for her dress, and presents her hostess
with bunch OF common Crackers, Aug
ust wears over her gay gown bright
shawl draped over the shoulders, aud on
her head turban aud feathers. Sep
TENDER Is girl ia q plain wood-hrown
dress with yellow ribbons. whose Offering
is apples. October is laden with grains
and fruits. November is dressed for hunt.
ing ard wears a shooting JACKET aud cap,
while December mas a long fur cloak and
a velvet hat aud feather. he presents to
bis mother her erfnine robe, and intro
duces Father Christmas, who makes a
short speech suitable to the occasion. and
distributes gifts To the children. The
scene should end by having one month
from each OF the seasons appear at the
front of the stage, and sing either a
Christmas carol. or song In praise OF
winter, full of juggling bells, and remind
ing one Of crisp snow, smell OF hemlock
branches and clear. keen air.
DOLL SHOW.
A doll show is always q success, and
when these companions OF childhood are
used as Christmas presents, 1t is an ex-
cellent plan to exhibit them in pretty and
tasteful groups on the evening Of the dis
tribution. A certain quick fingered
maiden recently gave a doll dressing
party. when fifteen young ladies spent
the afternoon from one until seven IN
changing a motley collection of nameess
doll-waits into Lutte Lord Faunteroys.
pert French maids and blushinH binds. y
The results of their labors caused great
amusement and admiration at Il Christ
mas doll show, where delighted children
aud interested adults wandered from
group to group, Inspecting wedding
party, where the blushiug bride and black
moustached groom were attended 10y
nshers and bridesmaids, and laughing
over plantation scene where Uncle Tom
aud Aunt Dinah sat outside a log cabin
watching the antics OF dozen pickanin-
MES.
PLEASANT PASTURES.
An amusing pastime for an entertain
meut having for its OBJECT the raising OF
Christmas funds, is whnt is known as a
.sCoDuDdrum Social" Questions and an
swers numbered alike were written on
slips OF paper and then cut apart, the
questions being put in one box aud the
answers in another. Each guest selected
slip from each box. When all were
ready. a question was ready by some
holder ana an opportunity given for auy
player to give the answer, In which case
he IlcElNtQ Tic SHY bCdkiAA tiAc SOuull-
drum, bur il no one could DO SO. the
holder Of the answer read it from his
naper and was given the question slip
Frlzes were awarded to The quick witted
obpsfwho held the largest number OF
s,}ss at the close of the game.
Another new idea is Progressive
.xDeiliug Bee" Tie players arrange
themselves in a row, one standing in
'front.' as umpire The head player gives
&he first letter OF any word OF which ne
8may thiuk. the next adds a lecter aud so
Il does the next. Tie one who completes
N the word must go to the foot II the
y player cannot adj a letter to the word
whine the umpire oounts ten he goes to
the foot. For example. the word as
built By each or five players stands
s-i-r-s~i. Number six says "L." St.aii
isnot word. and Number six goes to
tn foot. OF course ne must be chal-
\ leneed aud il the word spelled is an Eng
lss6 word the challenger goes to the
Z foot
ass shonltl be adapted 10 the character of
s...s, audience. Some gentlemen recently
Y 10 use the Progressive spell
II entertaining q number of
ksIon boys. OF course the
hi do absolutely nothing
"a. and the tuctless leaders
prisc at. that ignorance.
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