New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
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CHRISTMAS REVELS
Yulehde Merry as of Yore, but
IN a Modern Way.

Something new for Christmas enter
tainment" has rather an irreverent sound,
but that Is Just what good many people
are searching for to-day. Time was when
Christmas was celebrated everywhere in
the same good old way-a turkey dinner,
stockings in the chimney to be filled Tor
the children a Christmas tree, and games
of forfeits and the Ike, handed down for
generations.
Now all this is changed among up-to-date
people. Christmas still remains the time
for the gathering Of the clans. Even fami-
lies surfeited with much luxury are not
too blase to cling to the custom OF gettlhg
together at this season under the roof tree
Of some Of their number. They may be al
swords points. but when Christmas comes
they sheathe the swords and partake OF the
same plum pudding amicably. 1t isn't only
to the youngsters that Christmas brings
the joy Of many parties. Their parents
too. take part In hilarious festlvltles' anu
as the good old holiday is part OF the
week end this year. there will be more IMAM
ever the usual gayety In ootn town anu
country houses Consequently the quest Ior
''something new for Christmas parry
unusually keen.
One young couple who possess long
T,,,tcb name and have a long Dutch an
o.s+rv hack Of them have planned what
they fatter themselves is a mover ChIi't
mas Eve party. They Will receive 'iiei'
guests In Dutch costume, IN room poA
dered all around the floor with mock CAP
bages made of paper, the caboaees "eiiis
set In a frame made of paper and poaros'
In the fat paper surface. which Is to Dc
raised some inches by the boards at the
sides will be Sits through which the stems
Of the cabbages will be attached TO pres
ents hidden underneath AS the guests
enter the room they will be presented with
labels directing them TO their own caopages-
For the children there will be tuilp bed,
also with presents, and the ceremony OIL
claiming the cabbages and tulips Will be
spiced by the reading of verses by the
hostess and other features
At one successful party last Christmas
the hostess had piles of make believe money
on a table, and gave each guest goooiy
sum Presently a quantity dressed pedler
arreared with a tray heaped with pack
ages. one for eacn guest and great fun
there was over the bargaining ami chaffer-
ing. Horns and other noise making in
struments were in the packages, and for a
while the party raised bedlam. Then there
with real presents. after which there were
bridge and supper.
The Christmas .ree still holds it's own,
in spite of new-fangled innovations Often
It is taken from some part Of the country
place and shipped to the city if the cele-
bration is held at the town house And
the same tree does duty several tines-on
Christmas Eve for the grown-ups, on the
next afternoon for the children of the
household and probabl later in the week
it is used to give joy to some group OF
little ones of the neighborhood who but
fer this would have no Christmas fun.
When a neighborhood plans for Christ
mas. of course everything cannot happen
i'll one day, so it is likely that every day
will have more than one event And after
the ten days usually allotted TO Christmas
parties every small child and most of the
grown-ups have an interview with the
family DOCTOR who, of course, blames can
dy excitement and late hours for the up
set, and is accordingly regarded by the
children a. the enemy of kriSs Kringle.