The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-12-13
SOGIHqT'S CHRISTMAS
Custom Has Made It the
Chief Festival Of
The Year.
in THE NATTER OF GIFTS.
Hints That May Help People in
Making Selections Of Suit
able Things Social
EYents.Of the
Week.
TN THE NATTER OF GIFTS.

that fact is not mentioned. Other holt
days are mere local festivals, very well
Tor particular place or few people, but
the day Of days, celebrated by all
Christendom. old and young, IS the FEAST
day OF Christmas Leu
ViEae was, and not so long ago, as
ulle idea Of a celebration OF Christm OF
would have caused cold shudder
pI0us indignation Eorun down the spine
OF the faithful Puritan. "A pagan riie r
qu0th he. and eschewing all temptations
y make holiday at Christmas, tarned to
thanksgiving as his dav Of rejoicing
Thanksgiving was the festival of home,
the day Of gathering OF clans, when after
the last Of the bountifnl harvest had been
housed for the winter, there gathered
around Inc loaded table children and
children,s children, bound by the sacred
tle OF kinshtp. so potent in New England.
NO widow or orphan In the Puritan vil-
lage missed Thanksgiving cheer from
tne store OF some more prosperous neigh
Dor: no beEgar left the door hungry on
that day OF feasts, no stray dog or out
cast eat bat Toasted royalty on The bounti-
til remnants.
But the worship OF Hercules has super
seeded that or Vesta. Iu these later days
children aud children's children get them
into Manhattan Field aud watch the an
Tics Of twenty-five youths each thirsting
OF the population who cannot ffnd room
on the stands Ihrong The theatres al the
thanksgiving matinee. Thanksgiving,
Thy glory is departedl
CHRISTMAS CHEER.
IL Is not our purpose TO wall over de-
parted greatness, but rather to acknow-
ledge the sway of the great King Christ
mas. For the juvenile portion of the
community. Christmas begins on October
From that day on. each day, mater
famiiias is besieged with "how many
more days before Christmas2" Santa
Claus Is furnished with appalling lists Of
presents requested, and IN the evening
prayer. mingled with petitions to sbless
papa and mamma, comes the reminder,
and send me bisqne doll with open-
aun-shut eyes, Fronr December until
the great day, q delightful atmosphere of
mystery hangs over the house. Pater-
faknilias attempts to smuggle piano
lamps muff1sd in his overcoat, and the
head OF the mouse may be seen scuttling
upstairs, her apron loaded with knobby
bundles. No doubt the tired mother and
the dear father from whose pocket
money disappears wonderfully quickly.
agree IN being thankful that the great
feast day does only come once year.
The verbs to give aud TO get are most
Intimately associated with Christmas
Before the day 1t is. What are you
going 20 givein after, What did you
RetY Nowadays ones friends humber
y many, and one likes to give each a re-
&membranee, be 1t ever SO trifiiug. Cards
Wre lovely, but they have been used to
heath. Besides. there Is generally GER
Hin amount OF artidciality about the sen
= Hsnents thuy bear. They are the thoughts
and work OF some third person. thus saw
"a lug Your time and thought, which, after
ill, wonid he the most precious Co the
recipient. This is he time when girl
OF taste, one who can paint, mas the adj
vantage. She turns out scores OF pretty
keepsakes, which, as far as money is con-
cerneu. cost almost nothing. She has
her individual taste; let her originate,
not copy. To the girl who wants few
hints we give them below.
FOR GRANDMA.
Here Is simple present. for grandma,
which child would feel pleasure IN
making. 1t is a spectacle wiper. This
is made OF two leaves of soft thin
channels. about three inches in diameter,
The edges buttonhoIed with bright EN-
broidery silk. A small brass ring fast
ened at the top is also worked over with
button~holing. On the cover, worked in
silk, this little quotation Will tell IT'S
object
The world viii never look quite right
Unless you keep your glasses bright.
BY the ring it can be hung 10 sight,
and be always on hand to brighten the
world for grandma. And while we are
on the subject of spectacies l might sug
gest another gift IN regard to them.
have friend who has recently been
obliged to wear glasses She hates to,
aud seems unable to keep one pair n
month When she leaves them on her
DESK OF conrse she never puts them back
into their case, some one, generally the
owner OF them, is sure to put
book on them just lightly
enough to break them. The other
night she was awakened from her
sleep by the explosion Of a lamp. 1t fell
against her glasses. They broke. She
was broke. Every time she plans to get
pair OF gloves or a matinee ticket. her
glasses break. | have been thinking the
matter over, and have concluded that a
good Christmas gift for her would be
some little ornament with a hook on 1t,
slightly cushioned, to hang on the wall,
near her desk; something on the style of
the slippers they used TO hang their
watches on, before jewelry boxes were
used She will then always know where
to put them and where TO avoid them
shall have TO look up real telling little
motto to work on ii.
70 those TO whom you desire to send
your photograph nothing could be more
Appreciated as Christmas gift. And
Il have it further enhanced by a pretty set
ting. Something new in the line OF pho
tograph frames is made as foliows:--Take
three-quarters OF a ward OF heavy. hand
some live inch ribbon and fringe ont
about four inches on each end. Take
thirty ordinary brass curtain rings and
cover by crochetiing around them in silk,
matching the ribbon in color, at the same
time Joining the rings so as To form a
frame the size OF cabinet photograph.
The frame Will be six rings wide and.
\, seven IN length, with 40 extra Tow OF four
n rings lust above the bottom row. Tack
b this frame to one eud OF the ribbon, slip
IpiDq 10 the photograph before lacking
B NJ AVN the top of the frame. Cover one