The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-23


the palace. Is converted into a veritab.e
fairlviand In the center Is a dazzling
array of Christmas trees, each stand
inr on 1. separate table, with presents
arranged around. There are uSo gigan-
I sc trees for the kaiser and kaiserin, one
for zach of their six sons. and an equauy
brilliant one for the young princess THIS
wear sim another cne is TO be placed IN
/ me great han In honor Of the crown
nrincoss. who with her youthful NUS
hand is spending the Christmas non
DAYS at Potsdam.
rrhe trees CLEAN and scintillate WIN
mvrlaa tapers reflected in the unsel or
noments which cover their branches ana
mike the Han Of Shells looiS like a room
| sror fairyland. Presents are admlreu'
games are played. and there is ban
onet M which the imperial family par
talxee of the carp. a Christmas dish, ana
the time honored cakes STOLEN ana tho
ofber varieties of confectionery peculiar
~ fne fatherland The evening closes
,y,th tho singing OF ''Stene Nacht, He'll
H., Nacht' the old Christmas song OF
Germany. So ends the tesrivity al lha
.onerial court Christmas day hseH -
merelv ont OF recreation, and has no
distinguishing rites
Vienna, Dec 23.-Forgetting Tor 'he
lime being ihe strife Of politics, race
and creed. the conglomerate peoples thA'
20 TO make up the Austrian empire have
beettp the celebration OF the Christmas
season. Yule tide as kept by the non
German population Of Austria Is very
picturesque. On Christmas day the foie'
in Gaiicia first attend muss ana ther
sit down 10 family supper. The cnie
dish on the table contains consecrate'
eggs which the father distributes Aiie
eatine. an eyes are closed and am hean'
bowed down to the table In the helle
that Jaoobs ladder IS then DESCENDING
J. from heaven TO earth and Gown the i'"
= der angels are coming TO bless ihs "ur
shippers and 20 carry away their eaf1nil
troubles to heaven
Among the Czechs the legend run
that he who most strictly fhSlS o
cbristmas eve win see the Holy Chris
, in his dreams thai night. In the even
A. ,na tb, real celebration begins. All light
ale then extnguished m the mouse ~
Children crowd together IN fear ana ie
nain perfectly silent. as otherwise the
viii receive none OF the presents brcush
bv the Christ child and laid az the en-
$ trauae TO the house The older female
r. apuse themselves By throwing heate
=. lead into water and gathering from IN
z forms it assumes souip hint as 20 tp
appearance OF their future husbanes
copenhauen, Dec 23.--In no part
Europe Is Christmas more generally OF
y served than I'M Denmark. King Chrl
~ tim win keep the day al the Amaiiei
borg palace. IN patriarchal style, WI
an his children and grandchildren res
dent ip Copenhagen gathered about nlI
The festivities win begin On Christm
eve. when the aged king, accompani'
5ss by his descendants. each in due ora
eti OF precedence. viii repair 70 the knight
~. Hau. at one end of which an enorin0
m Christ mas tree cut in the woods
~ Berastorf. win be set up. The tree 4"
IN, be decorated with silver chains a0d $
cones and studded with innum@tal
M, stars aud lights Presents for cter
body WY be arranged on -abias dor
eisher side OF the ha.i, ana wnea the
have been duly admired ANA good wisf
. exchanged. the little prime ana mi
80 cesses will join hands ana dance ason
ntn the glittering tree, whi.e graanpap
10 smiles beuignly cn the merry circle
M A pretty custom ia Denmark has
DIT 60 with the Christmas box, or ~
er. laapp," whica is enclosed in many WIZ
70. pers and inscribed with the recipicn
name. This IS suddenly thrown into
room by "a messenger strangely q
- groles1uely disguised who has u
knocked loudly az the door
Stockholm, Dec. 23.--Christmas IS G
ebratea ln sweden 10 an extent unkno