The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-02-09

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Suggestions
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By EDITH A. BROWN
,ciety Editor of the Chicago Record-Herald

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dlemas Couplets Suggesting Din
ner Ideas-A Progressive Medley
NEUROLOGICAL and Weather Con-
tests-Tests of Fortune with Can
dies.
The last echo of Christmas comes
with Candlemas. on Friday next-Feb-
ruary 2-and although the day is not
countries adhere to it's observance as
strictly as to Christmas day itself. In
it's ecclesiastical meaning the day is
of Importance in the Roman Catholic
church, it's very name being derived
from the fact that on this day a pro-
cession of lighted candles is given and
those required for the remainder of
the year are consecrated.
But the day has many meanings
aside from it's church significance. 1t
is civil day in Scotland and old
Weather-watchers have many prognos-
tications lowering about the day. The
Scotch say:
If Candlemas is fair and clear,
Tnere'll be twa winters in the year."
And the older generations of Ameri-
cans, the great majority of whom were
reared on farms, will remember the
regular Investigation on that day of
the corncribs and the haystacKs and
other places where the food for the
cattle and horses has been put for the
winter, for the day meant that the
, winter was half over and
"Candlemas day
Half your corn and half your hay"
already used meant the supply would
'outlast the winter.
The ancient Romans burned candles
on this day to the Goddess Febru,
the mother of Mars, and this gives the
day a heather aspect, with touch of
the myth. 1t was this heather prac-
tice, in fact, that the Pope Sergius, IN
able to prohibit because of it's ancient
observance, turned into a Christian
service by having the candles burned
to the Virgin Mary instead.
! This medley of meanings gives the
J A dinner with the table laid 'one-half
! for winter and one-half for the APP
preaching spring, in observance of the
farmers. Candlemas couplet, could be
made a jolly and novel affair for a
party of close friends. A shock of corn
mounted on mound Of snowballs
would make an effective centerpiece,
with weathervanes and little gods and
goddesses for souvenirs. The table. of
course, must be lighted with candles
only and there should be a small can
die at each place for the fortune-tell-
ing, which always follows a Candlemas
celebration.
For larger party there can be a
medley of contests. The evening
should open with what may be termed
a fruit cake contest" This virtually
will mean the finding of partners
Couplets are written, the last word OF
the first line rhyming with the las;
word of the second, which must be the
name of a fruit. All but this final
word is written on one-half of a card
and one card is passed to each young
woman. The final word-the name oil
the fruits written on the other half Of
the card and one is passed to youns
I man whose duty it will be to find his
: partner by finding the rest of the coup
i let. For instance, here are a few
rhymes:
| Vibrates the fame of the plentiful -
(prune.
IT, Grown I'm groves of southern state,
, Is the pressed, nutritious -
! (date.)
When with it's first fruit small boys
grapple,
Who wins the fight? The luscious -
(apple.,
A puzzle bring. What's the very frs
"rig"
Known to fashions great world? Thu
leaves of
| (fg.)
I'm green, blue, purple, red-I'm the
+ (plum.)
They say that three's a crowd, but
where
II tarry one finds the welcome =.
(pear.)
/ Every hostess may choose her own
fruits and rhymes for the number OF
\ guests, she is entertaining. When the
partners have been found, ring the bel
for the start on your: progressive med
ley" The mems cards should CORE.
i spond in number to- the tables and this
will show the partners where to be.
gin. AT one table, have contest Of
the myths. ! Consult your old school
I books on mythology and form series
OF questions concerning the old gods
and goddesses--- which must be gagged
according to- the, educational .advan.
tages Of those who are being enter
ta1Red. =; s ;s552* s.@ H..
~ A palmist should be seated at an.
i other table, Of a. clever young person
l who tells fortunes by cards: ;. This
should be the head table and the read.
ling Of each: fortune should be limited
/. to a very, few minutes, that every guest
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