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lying In a nanger with and asses around him
But they never doubted that the star had guided
them aright and they 'rejoiced with exceeding
great 10Y" that they had found the king. They
feA down and worshipped him" They opened
their treasures and presented him gifts gold.
frankiEcense and myrrh." and Mary. the child s
mother, gave them OF the linen bands In which
she had wrapped her Then they departed
unto their cwn country without saying anything
to Herod for they had dreamed that he looking
for the child only that ne might destroy him.
When Herod found that they had gone he was
very angry, but he determined that the child
whom he feared should not escap pc him. The wise
men mad told him that the star had appeared two
years before. and Herod soldiers to Bethle-
hem and killed all the children from two years old
and under The little city was filed with lamenta-
uon and weeping and great mourning. mothers
weeping for their children and refusing to be COM
foTted. and to this day the Church mourns on the
Feast Of the Holy Innocents for those murdered
little ones But the Christ Child was not among
them His parents, too, had dreamed that Ee-od
wished TO Kill him, and they had fed with him into
Egypt
As for the three kings are told that the star
continued to lead them until they reached their
homes again There. according to the legend they
laid aside their royal state, gave all posses
sions 10 the poor and about telling every one
about the Prince OF Peace until In return for the
crowns they had sacrificed. they received crowns OF
uartyrdom
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Paris. December 9.

Paris, December 9.
The prerleres and the repetttions OF the theatres
show enchanting frisoIi-ies Of the toilet one ne"
play after the other presents itself. each one
Eovued more surnptuoUslv than the last ana II
IS only the stage that one sees these mar
vels of sartorial art. but also in the Ioges ana
r The foyer during the acts Whether an actress
pays an important o- uninportaEt part II mat
;ers not; her "cii1fons' move! and notably ere
CANT.
Imagine q gown % white sk brocade worn last
week made al in piece, the soft silk wrinkled
low OF The corsage and framing under bodice
q gold threads and --a= white pearls. set IN uny
Equeres- Edg.ng the decoIletage were tiny gold
and silver roses set into delicious melange WIN
!.ttle silk OF natural coiorinSs Il was IoVeIy
Worn Fl the play was simple gown oI
Rosewood c50red cashmere Straight and pIain' IL
was trimmed only with large seif-toned buttons
eel from shoulder TO hem. adorably accentng the
long line so eagerly sought The lace coIlar was
he'd ky 4 tiny bow OF silver Tibbon-a little noth-
i1E,- but with what effect Win THIS toAet "A
Eurr q tur ueckpisce tied with g bow OF silver
rbbor
Long beaded scerfs in plain color and in shaded
beads are cleveriy used for tunics over dresses
and 10 shape a corsage. One Of rose pink, covered
WIN small white beads, "ss draped with very
pretty effect 10 lau straight u tie hem on one
SIDE O. the other 4. drawn hish and held by
large beaded plaque. one arm passed Trough
slt h the scarf. which lightly cT2ped one SIDE
o. The corsaee Of pink molsseline De Sole Iad IN
lslf-nch tgcks. tic short. ught sleeves We're oI
lie god and pearl network
Through the transparency Of q scarf Of painted
sA.ls IaJusseIIne de sole that i've or six yards
long cleaned the white satin surface OF the
pf.acess gown ii shaded The front breadth hung
Straight from The low neck; the back and the
ace breadths also straight and lOose were short
sned erect by wide, soft ribbon or silver git
s.st sta4ssd Grem EnGsT . SlssST 81 PINK Fas~&s
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that enlbelsh the low bodice and tiny sleeves. In
stead of a rosette bunch CT flowers. posed at
side low under the bust the head of a white
fox appears. This costume by lovely
Russian the gala night OF the opera during the
recent visit of the King and Queen of Sweden.
or quite a different order of elegance was cos
tune noted the night. over a fourreau OF
white Liberty satin draperies OF bright green
tuIie ingeniously wrought into squares by "dal-
matique' OF meshed black tJlle hung over all. 1t
was richly embroidered in a Byzantine design IN
old silver and two shades Of green. The style
was pure with an effect altogether charming.
Prepared for the Riviera. and replacing the fur
muffs and the warm, close, fur neckpieces. the
immense muffs of tucked and plated mousseline
de sole, striped and edged with marabOut and fur,
with immensely long and wide scarfs TO match.
Instead OF the mOusseline they often made OF
thin Liberty silk. in plain dark tones, In two
colors match the toilet. At the Riviera the one
piece costume will have full sway. reappear in
Paris with mild weather.
MARGARET ALICE FRIEND.
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~wHAr WE DO CHRISTMAS"

Daar Little Men and Little Women: Perhaps
you would Ike to hear what we do on Christmas
7 always sleep in the nursery with my brotner'
Walter Christmas Eve. We both hang UP our
stockings by the rantelpiece. Iast Christmas my
stocking was so heavy 1t fell down and a per
furnery bottle was broken Everything srelt OF
vtolets) In the morning about o'clock We usu-
ally wake up and make a rush for the Christmas
presents. A large table is filed with them ana
even the floor is covered with things After break
fast we give our presents TO the family and tnen
10 TO church. At $50 o'clock the company begins
70 come; at O'Clock dine After dinner when
we have eaten until We can eat no more, rnotner
plays 4 march and everybody rushes into the Il
brary The library table is covered with pres
ents the big tree looks so pretty with the many
coored candles and tinsel things Then father
begins to call or the names. and have to march
I'D and then thank whoever gave the present
After the snappers given out and every one Is
tired we usually go to the Sunday school enter
tainInent When that is over we come home and
go TO bed. knowing that we have received every
thing We wanted and much more Hoping thls
will interest you I remain yours sincerely
MARGUERITE ARROWSMITH (aged ID
No 20S West fist street New York
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thew have an air Of extreme sInail 'hezs' ne
- E,israd with folded ribbon stock bowed IN
front, 10 pass through smal!er Ouchie' anu sCl-
mounted With a thick, deep ruching These buckles
orc the only Characterization allowed Carried with
spcb costumes are handkerchiefs with the corners
worked in coIored washable silks. bird beast
and above all. cats. are the preferred auoi -
C,ta bandLerchiefs are bordered plea.ed n
coIor-pink, blue CT brown
Soft velvets are appearing in charming calling
and reception toilets. A dinner gown OF black
velvet lately seen was distinguished by two panels
of white tuIle embroidered in several gou IreSuS'
tiny nearls and old silver. Also for dinner was 3
gown Of blue velvet in the form OF a recingote'
the panels were split a skirt Of paler blue
tuue ali sparkling with bead embroidery. OI1
strass buttons ornamented yhe square leVers tl4at
opened over the front of the beaded tulle.
OF extreme elegance. but rather noisy. Is an
evening toilet of old rose velvet deeply hemmed
with white fox. While artistic in its way 1t Is
barbaric In the rich gold and silver embroideries
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SHELLS wifi, two ounces of butter. When done put
in a pan and set on a mild fire TO melt FasS
through muslin. Put the yOlks Of two eggs III d
small pan and warm up slowly with drop OF water
and half an ounce of fresh butter When thicken-
ing ado the butter from the shrimp shells. Finish
seasoning and mix in thu reserved shrimps Serve
with the fish and with plain boiled potatoes
Noisettes OF Lamb.-For one entree prepare eight
noisettes from the ribs of lamb as follows;
If bought from the butcher the rib bones ought 10
be sawed OF. leaving the outlet bones about tnree
inches long. Having got the pieces thus described
bone of without touching the tender Met theh
divide into pieces inch thick. trim away the tat
sinew neatly down to the lean flet and fatten
slightly with a CHOPPER Put the bones and trim
rnines cleared os fat to brown in the oven. with
minced onion. thyme parsley and pepper; then add
a teaspoonful OF -four, and when brown pour III r
pint Of water or better, Of good stock Let this
boil down until You get the required quantity
Pass through a fine colander and keep warm As
for the jardnisre cut into very small dice an
ordinary sized and turnp. and boil In salted
water. When done add to this the same quantity
OF rlain boiled peas and French beans diced Strain
well and season with piece OF fresh butter. q
nincb OF sugar and salt Fry the nosettes in a
nan with little fat, dish them neatly in a wreath
form put the vegetables in the middle and pour
the sauce around.
stuffed Turkey Psrgord-Use 9 small turkey
weighing about Ave pounds Wash and peel with
care half a pound Of good Perixord trufdes. Aines
the skins very fine Chop and nince nne. ike sau-
sage meat, halt pound Of fresh pork and one
half a pound OF fat. Mix together; highly
with allspice. pepper. salt. thyme and chopped
bay leaf Place inside the turkey and roast for 4
longer time than usual account OF the stufiing.
Partridges Chaudfrold.-Roast In the oven for
twenty minutes two partriCges- Put in cool place
and when quite cold cut them neatly into five
pI~ces-iegs wings and breast-take the skin on
and put the backbones and trimmings In a pan
with a minced onion. few peppercorns and a
teaspoonful of -four When the latter gets brown
pour in a pint OF good stGck Keep boiling for one
hour and pass through a colander hrst afterward
through muslin. Make pint of Jelly with half a
pound of veal bones and half pound Of shin OF
beef onion. carrot. thyme parsley. pepper.
salt and tws calls fsss previously honsa and boiled
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Christmas Dinner Menu

and let the soup cool for a while Than take ths
fat OF. Mnce very hns the half pound OF reserved
beef and mix IL with the white and the shsu OF
egg and q minced Put IN the soup and
It TO boil. stirring occasionally. Let It boil
SLOW " for hour until II is clear The color may
be improved with d burned slice OF onion. Pass
through muslin. Serve with the following: Pound
III mortar quarter OF a pound OF veal, cleared
Of bones and nerves. When u paste. add the whites
Of eggs. Pass through "a wire sieve and
move 10 large tureen and set ice. Then pour
in. little by little. quarter Of a pint Of fresh
cream. stirring vigorously obtain a thick white
paste. Season with salt and red pepper With two
teaspoons mould into the shape OF a small olive
and let fall one by into a pan OF boiling water.
Allow them TO poach for few minutes strain and
serve in the soup
Shrimp Sauce.-For this a quarter OF q pound
OF boiled shrimps. Shell carefully about half of
than Pound In a naStsx tAa ramalndar and the
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LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Christmas Puzzle-The present for Lena was q
bracelet and the for Willie was hat The
neatest and best three answers came from Ruth
Nichols. aged nine years. No. 34s East Ist street
Corning, N Y. who wishes pretty collar pin:
Alfred Carr, aged nine years No. lis johnson ave.
nue., Richmond Hill, y. Y, interesting book:
Freeman Wragg. aged twelve years. No. 141 Him
rod street. Brooklyn, a Trip Around the World in
Postcards"
Things To Think About--The two prize winners
and their prizes in this contest are Edmond Ritche
aged twelve years No. 11& linton avenue, New
York City, "A Trip Around the World IN Post
cards, and Eugene F. Ryan, aged eleven years
No 66S Dawson street, New York City, box Of
water co'or paints.
Drawing The Christmas Stocking"-Fcr prize
winners illustrations on this page
Our Letter BoI.-See letters by prize winners
Greeting Puzzle.-The greeting IN this puzzle was
Merry Christmas The prize winners and their
prizes are Margaret Dillon, aged fourteen years
No. 1ss West 1s7th street. New York City, a box
OF water colors: Douglas Hall, aged ten years No
III North 18th street East Orange, N J., "A Trip
Around the World in Postcards"; Mary Taggart
aged eleven years. No TO st. Nicholas avenue
New York City, box Of water color paints
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Theatre Gosvns tg,or7 i'm Paris
Long Beaded Scarfs Drape with Pretty Effect Some
Costumes-Fas Fashions for the Riviera.

posed al one side Of the bust; crossing the back
II lost itself again in lace the opposite side
One end Of the scarf gracefully twined the arms;
the other foated beyond the hem of The train The
blond hair OF the wearer Of this exquisite costume
was dressed la Grecque and was twined with a
rose colored ribbon.
Seen between the acts worn over a long cIInRine
skirt Of white mousseline de sole was a bolero Of
white covered with white silk soutache braid.
At the back the bolero extended into long. slen-
der sashlike tails that dragged with the skirt Two
immense silk covered buttons at the waist
line The short tight sleeves. the ends of the sash
and the edge Of the front OF the bolero were
trimmed with deep heavy white silk fringe.
From under the braided sleeves came long tight
ones of mousseline de sole. They pointed the
glovelezs fingers, which sparkled with many green
stones A green ribbon twined the hair.
1t is safe to say that every toilet is beaded Jet
ted or frtnged while buttons pepper all costumes.
Handwork appears the simplest affairs. For
instance on q sown desisned for morning wear
the plain skirt Of green cloth finished by q
blouse OF tucked green tulls Laid white tulls
this made long sleeves and the guimpe The low
corsaKe was OF the CLOTH covered with an elabS-
rate design in green soutache braid. Such a COS
tune now quite the correct thing TO wear under g
coat u the same material. mas struck nearly
fatal lJoy To the blouse OF white lingerie. linen
net with the skirt mounted high the line OF whits
= =oraed too br4sque-!t gaze an ugly touch quite
out Of harmony Little by little during the last
year borsea of this sort have disappeared from
the Wardrobes Of well gowned women, TO be re-
placed by the mode described above. For severe
tailored travelling costumes and costumes for sport
blouses OF white silk OF silk TO match the cos
tune are liked They are severely made. after Ne
form Of the oldtiu,e linen blouse, with few peats
the shirt sleeve finished by straight Gun belted
ct the normal waIstlins with belt OF shs came
ssIsx fAxtsnsd With an snAsilsa saakss 20 uassoas
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REPRESENTING DOLLS.

Dear Little Men ard Little Women: The stor1
Of the DOLLS Festival reminded Of little
play which I witnessed Instead Of setting
the dolls on chairs TO exhibit them. they were
wound Up and walked. danced, jumped. rode mini
ature automobiles. and sang
OF course. these dolls were made Of china
kid They were little children, who were dressed
represent different personages- While thsy were
being taken out OF the boxes they stI6
real dolls, but when wound Up they presented
entirely different spectacle
One little girl only about three years old Vas
dressed noted singer. IN pink silk dress with
a train, and upon being wound up began 70 sing
This accomplished by phonograph behind ths
scenes, but the little doll opened and closed her
mouth. II she singing She stood
her toes when the machine gave forth high notes.
while the audience went into spasms OF laugh
ter
Hoping this Will interest you. I remain. 4
slant reader ALICE SWEENEY (aged ID
No. "a Hillside avenue. Naugatuck. Conn
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HONOR LIST.

rion Bailey; T. Isabel Conn; 5. Margaret Does; E.
Margaret Foster; 7, Edna Franklin; S, Baldwin
Guild; g. Ruth Halper; 10. Valerie l. Hoag; II.
Fannie HaIlberg; Il Mary Horne; 13, Asakel A
TIotchkiss: "A, Phoebe A Jamison; Is. Robert Kai-
ser. is Dorothy B. Ieake: L. Thomas j Lovely
IL Josephine Lang; 10, Rhea Larrabee 20. Hazel
Iundfus; o. Jean Merritt; %. Frances Miller; .,
Robert Marshall; "a, Joseph Mathis; p, Marion A.
Newell: 2s Thelma Nichols: q, Anna Noon; %.
Aznas parry % Shreve Parrish; 30. Alfred Poor;
a Elmer Quirk; 3d. Charles Rooney: 80, Kathleen
s Rutter: a. Jeannette Rapp: 55 Annie Sonmer-
soIt. 3s William Sand; 81, Cecle Silva; IS, MAY
stfnlan: So Elizabeth Sutton; a. Ralph stephens
A. MARGARET Stevens; -, Louise A. Smith; A. OIVe
Tuo+eon. a Helen L. S. Trevor; 45, Joseph
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Hose to Hg1ir q Prize.

paints, imitation ivory paper knife a pretty
collar pin leather card case OF "A Trip Around
the World in Postcards
Contest No. 4 (Our Letter Box).-A prize Of 81
Will be given for every letter printed under this
heading The letter may contain incidents IN your
Ife anecdotes Of pets novel school experiences or
things IN travel These stories must be origi-
nal and must be written on side OF the paper
only.
Be sure to state your age.
Be to give your choice OF prizes.
Be sure to give your name and address.
Contest closes on December q Age is consid-
cred in awarding prizes. Address your letters and
answers to Little Men and Little Women, The New
York Tribune, New York.
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SANTA cLAUs's MIDNIGHT REPAsT.

Is alrnost here thought II would be interesting TO
tell what do at our house every Christmas Eve
When 1 five years old mother told me it would
be nice to leave little luncheon for Santa Claus
who would be tired after his hard work The table
was set coffee ground and a few sandwiches and
cakes were covered the table
In the morning there would not be anything left
but the Christmas tree and all the good things from
Santa Claus.
When my sister and brother were old enough
they helped to get Santa's luncheon ready, and 1t
made US very happy when We found a note pinned
on the tree next morning thanking US for our kind
ness 70 him and wishing us a Merry. Merry
Christmas
This year little brother James. three years Old
will see that Santa Claus has something TO eat
and he says, 'Tanty Taus will be so told that ne
wants some dinner" Hoping this will interest you
am yours truly. LILLIAN NJ. TYLER tased 3D.
No. 1S2 Locust street, Flushing, y Y
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Obir1Ss 10 Think Abo1Ef.

would knock IT over and make great noise. Bess
thought this would be fine fun, and they at once
proceeded carry out the plan. They could hardly
60 to sleep that night for thinking about the
fright Santa Claus would get when he heard the
clatter they quite he would make. But
they did go to sleep at last, and slept SO soundly
that they didn't hear Santa Claus after all And
Santa Claus wasn't frightened at all at the noise,
because he knows what good sleepers little boys
and girls are, but just said '23-25! and '5-2S! IN
der his breath. and filled up all the stockings as
fast as he could.
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KITTY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: One Of my
friends has cat. He is part Angora and IS evil
IDENTIFY very proud Of his origin for he struts about
and does not associate with common cats He Is
Maltese, without white hair
When q friend Of the family brings her cat to
his house he goes upstairs and sits IN the bedroom
until the visiting cat goes home. In other words,
he IS very exclusive.
The other morning he found watching a
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Oysters Au Grntin.
Consomms aux Quenelles.
Boiled Bass, Shrimp Sauce
Noisettas OF Lamb. Jardiniere.
STUFFED Turkey. PeriEord.
PHrtricEes Chaudfroid.
Salade Diplomatic
Plum Pudding. Sauce Sabayon
Chease Fruits

Oysters au Gratin.-Wash clean two dozen good
oysters open them and leave with the liquor in th'
deep shells Mix together three ounces OF fresh
butter ana the same quantity OF white bread
crumbs Season with a httie salt and red pepper,
the hitter rather hot Put a small part Of t.is on
top of each oyster and place III very warm oven
to cook Take out when golden brown and serve
very hot.
Consomme Queneles-Use one pound and q
half or lean beef Teserving half a pound and put
ting the remainder with pound OF shin, TO boil
in two quarts OF cold wafer When boiling remove
the scum and add two carrots. enc turihp. half an
onion ona Glove. salt and one leek Boil slowly Tor
three hours Take the vegetables cad meas sut
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Dear Editor: Please excuse for writing
before TO thank you for the dollar which you so
kindly awarded AS II is the first prize which
have received from The New-York Tribune I ap-
preciate It very much Hoping may receive an
other prize. remain your constant reader,
DOROTHY H. HILL.
No. s57 Bethune street, Peterboro, Ont, Canada.
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NUMERICAL ENIGMA

NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
It was the day before Christmas, and Billy and
Bess were very anxious to help mother with her
preparation for the next days dinner, but she
sent them out to play because she said: l--S-4-5-
2425' And
this is a proverb which it IS we'll to remember on
such exciting occasions. As they went out they
met a man bringing in the 4-16-l21-17-2o-1S-2-20
which was to be used for decorating the house
Then they began to talk about Santa Claus and
the 24-3-7-13 and 21-eIO-11-12 and other wonderful
things he brought IN his pack to give TO good
little girls and boys Then Billy suggested that
they should place the 1415-11-20-22 so that when
the good saint down the 8-l9-l6-4-6-2o-7 he
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Our Letter Box

mouse hole in the cellar. little ~hfls later hs
came upstairs into the Kitchen very proudly dis
playing mouse. but was hurried downstairs again.
for his mistress did not want dead mics the
clean kitchen floor He evidently sts ths mouse.
for 1t nowhere to be found ard the cat vas
very sick
Hoping this VIII prove satisfactory. remain.
OLIVE WEED aged 40.
No II Hamilton avenue. South NorwaIk. Conn
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Dear Editor: have been out OF town for Eseks
so have not had time to thank you for the pretty
postcards You may be sure was very much sur
prised when came homo and found them Thank
ing YOU again for sending prize. remain.
yours sincerely. MARJORIE BALESTlEH
Sugar Bush Farm. BrattleboEo. Vt
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WHAT WOULD YOU sAY7

If you should see
a big green tree.
With candles all alight,
With popcorn strings
And nretty things,
And tinseI shining bright,
With stars that swing,
And bells that ring.
All green and red and blue.
And lots of toys.
For girls and boys.
And lots of candies. too,
And you should hear
Somebody near,
Call out in CHEEKY way:
What sort of tree
Can this one be?'
wonder what you'd say
Edith Sanford Tillotson, In ST Nichola.
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LETTERS OF THANKS.

Dear Editor: I received your check for 81 for
writing the story about my dog Jack, for which
wish to thank you I remain. your constant reader
LESTER STEWART
Box 1sl- Tuckahoe N Y
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Dear Editor: received the pretty postcards some
time ago. WAS very much pleased with them. It
the hrst prize have won, and hope
shall win many more. Your interested reader
MARY SAND.
Nav York
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Thomas: IS, Mildred Voorhees,; a. Ruth Vonbriel;
49, Roberta Williamson 49. Winifred Woods; 80,
Leon Weitzer.
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ONLY NATURAL

He-wonder why II Is they always speak Of the
''bIushng bride?
She-Nothng very remarkable about II. considar-
ing the kind OF men most women marry.-1lus-
trated Bits
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FRIENDS FLOCK THEN.

a man never knows how many friends he has
until hs experiences real sorrow"
'Oh. don't know. Did you ever have Il knQwa
that you had shot and brought hons asaxr'-aos
kxuit Free Yneass =
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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.

DROPPED VOWEL. PUZZLE
whittier Bryant, Longfeuow, Poe, Tennyson,
Keats Lowell, Shakespeare. Scott. Shelley. Camp
bell, Browning.
ENIGMA.
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WORD SQUARE.

/ Another for Christmas
, A range OF mountains between Russia and
Siberia.
g. One OF the songbirds
l. The largest animals Of the deer kind.
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o. Obi. robin
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No. s57 Bethune street, Pete
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No. 1873 Lexington avenue, New