The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
CHRIsTslAs BOX FROM HOME.
Rosalie Armistead Higgins s


 sthen the sidewalks lined with cedar and the holly berries Bleam. 10 the merry Christmas shoppers seem 4 to form an endless stream. nd the small boys in his glory with c. the dazzling toy window where old santa Claus doth reign. linen it's Christmas---yes. it's Christ mas--and you feel 1t In the air. { nd you see 1t in the faces down along the shopping square;
 2 d the mistletoe and cedar lead you. f ftr and far away, And emind you of q caller that is due a on Christmas Day
 q caller that will reach you no mat l ter where you roam.
 That's your good old annual visitor \ the Christmas box from home. Oh, travel stained and homeiy is the
 country Christmas box. A it's pushed from post to corner by the rude expressman's knocks; Put there's something sort of home
 golden-yeilow heart cakes baked
 in good old-fsshioned moids,
 jars of quince and apple-and you
 Let them on the shelf.
 idJa little note comes futtering, Ma put these up herself. my sends the citron; and wear these tor granny sat up late at night to \ nit them just for you" By inks, 1t sort of gets you. that box q nda Merry. Merry Christmas is the message that 1t brings. Id 10 matter where you've wandered, rom New York clear to Rome. .sse Is nothing so inviting as the Christmas box from home! ews.--victor A. Hermann in Judge.
 THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY.
 ha frauMauf hattie with doubt and
 I'd no weak cowardice enter in. s hthe spirits sword" and the helmet eSsaith. mid the discord of day ard night
 Aud above the stress and the storm and sl ke of from your soul the dust of
 William H Hayne there's no sun. stin can have the v there's no moon. the stars my need .and if they fail I have my eveaing 2 IF, iampiess. there's my trusty taliow 'ind fl the dip goes out. my couch 'e- Where I can sleep and dream there's
 -Bianche Gray in Harper's Weekly. /. -roErrIos GIVEN BY MRS. 'ts JOHN L. C0BBs FOR MISS rsABELLE COBBs AND MISS
 MARY COBBs, A BRILL <@ LIANT OCCASION. sf Mrs. John L. Cobbs entertained at ier erilliant reception Tuesday evening. Iwt sn she presented her granddaugn- isrs. Miss Isabelle Cobbs and MISS i Try Cobbs to society. s ! me Cobbs home, one beautifully Y ap, ed to entertainment. was elabo- iratel., decorated with wealth or .S, ferns. smiiax and cut movers,
 the reception room. the walls
 e festooned with smilax and ban- bgo and the mantel was banked with lserns.
 The woodwork of the doors and windows was Karlanded with smilax, and the chandelier was twtned with green. Red candles burned in silver cande1abra.
 Mrs. cobbs and the Misses cobbs stood in the front parlor before bank of palms and ferns.
 In this room the decorations were in white ana green. and sonthern smi- lax and bamboo were-a again used in percussion. while the mantel was adorned with vases of. white roses,
 In the second parior the decorations took on the Christmas tones of red and green. AGaint a bank of green on the manfel were cluster bouquets. of American Beauty roses and in the silver candsiabra burned red tapers.
 In the fourth apartment pink and green were the color tones, and wealth of smilax and Killarney roses made the room very attractive. Here the punch table and the coffee and tea tables were placed.
 They were covered with cluny lace cloths and similarly decorated with vases of Killarney roses and crystal candeiabra burning pink candles.
 Mrs. W. A. Gayle and Mrs. F. c. Stevenson presided at the tea and cof- fee table. Mrs. Gayle was gowned in pale blue satin. Mrs. Stevenson wore a gown of white silk trimmed with dti chess lace.
 Mrs. John B. Danforth. of Birming- ham. and Mrs. James R. Jordan pre- sided at the punch table. They both