New-York tribune., 1902-01-05
ORANGE JELLY.
NEWS or CANADIAN WOHEN.

Christmas at Rideau Hail. the home Of the Gov
ernor General Of Canada. was something like
scene from cne of Hans Auderseu's fairy tales the
ballroom being transformed into winter garden
for the occasion. The floor strewn with frosted
wool initiate snow. and numerous trees, set
among powders. slowed with lights and sparkled
with frost There was a tree for each Of the chill
dreu of their exceUencies. except Lady Ruby. who
IS getting too grown up for such childish pleas
ures and also for the otEer children Of the vice
regal household. The gifts piled about the
Minto
Canadian women are again busy preparing COM
forts for the soldiers who going 10 South
Africa. The third contingent sails on January 10
and the Daughters Of the Empire have already
shipped 600 books for use on the voyage to the
place of cmharkation-Ha Halifax. The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union is making comfort
bags. and the ottawa branch Of the Soldiers
Wives League has provided a quantity Of flannel
shirts The already on the field were re-
memhered at Christmas by the soldiers wives Of
Montreal who sent them gifts OF stationary. to-
baCco. chocolate and other comforts The ottawa
soldiers wives are also remembering the soldiers
wears the King Soior~ will be invited 70 a supper
in the dTiu hall on january To- Santa claus mas
promised to he present and distribute gifts from
Christmas tree. and llterward the grown ups VIII
have dance.
\ score OF young women employed in the Can
adian civil service made happy on New
Years Eve Gy the receipt Of a New Years sifs
fror Lord StrattcoUa and Mount Royal. the can
adam High Commissioner to ENGLAND. When
Strathconas Horse left foy the front they carried
with them set of CUiiODS from the women OF me
civil service and LORD StrathcoEa expressed s n,s
appreciation Of the gift by sending 10 each mem
her OF the committee that arranged the preSentd-
ton fac-simile of the badge worn by the mem
hers OF Str3thCoDa'S Horse. golden shield snow
ing the arms Of Str9thcUua and Mount Royal sur
mounted By a cOronet
Sir William Macdonald. Of Montreal. has placed
at the disposal of the Ontario government the sum
OF Si2'c@ for the purpose of establishing schools
OF nature study and domestic science in connection
with the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph
The latter will be for women. and will give
special attention TO the relation 1 domestic science
10 agriculture The government Will take inlMs inl
uidte steps 10 carry out the ptau and Dr 1lilIss
pflnclpal OF the Agricultural CCHese.- has aHe-us
sett Tor tour ~ the United States 20 get lueds
Ter the uev' building.
CHRISTMAS at Haddo House" was the title OF ~
attractive little book sent by the Earl and COUNTESS
OF Aberdeen 20 their friends in Canada this seaso
The Illustrations were from play called Ins
Friends and Fees of queen Mary of Scotlanu.
adapted from Sir Walter Scott's Abbott BY Mss
Teresa Wilson. secretary Of the Canadian Cvll -, a.
OF women, and pIese euted by the house pdl -Ihoy
tiaudo House last Christmas The pctuIsS srop-
critics, and the features Of Lord and Lldy = a are
deem Lord HaddO and Lady Marjorie tieIGu Gu.ttsEsd
piainty recognizable in the various dlsuhS'--
characters.