Connecticut western news., 1911-12-21
Dec. 19.
Corintha Phapsodizes

To the Editor of The News:
 It seems long time since that never. to-be-forgotten Camp Ross bridge cele- bration was pulled off. What good time we all had Or was it the 4th of July parade I'm thinking of? Never mind, either is near enough distinctly remember that the 4th was rather chilly for that time of year, and we had big frost that night, which killed off all the potato bugs. Now we are all warming our hands over the Christmas fires and how glad we are that we can have mnlled wine. hard cider, 'foaming flip, and a few other guzzables for our Christmas drinks. Besides, think of the joy of pouring brandy over our plum pudding and setting a match to 1t.
 How nice and Christmassy everybody begins to look, now that this cruel war is over between they that were athirst and they that were not. Now doth the big demijohn lie down with the little water jug in peace, and a little child shall lead them both home-maybe.
 MT. Editor, wonder what you are going to get for 8 Ohristmas present. You should have the Noebel peace prize, for as peace maker, and 8 "There- there-don't-get-mad-boys," kind of man, you are admirable. We ought to have big Christmas tree on the Camp Ross bridge, hung with wassail bowl on one side and nasty pudding and bread and-milk bowls on the other, while it should be decorated further with all the gilt, glass and glitter and pop corn that the mind of the Canaan man could in- vent. I am sure the Wurra Wurra Club would be willing to devote one evening a week to popping corn for the tree, and electric light poles, and making nice it- tie Christmas gifts, for everybody in town. I feel sure the fat man would enjoy knitting Q tidy for his grandma and MT. Editor, hope you will bring this matter up before the club at the next meeting. I can think of no pleas snter sight than that of . room full of men, each busy making something for others and the loved ones at home. Here is partial list of pretty and useful gifts with name suggested for the making of each gift, You, of course, will make such alterations as you see fit:
 Pair of cretonne bed room slippers, Harry Lyles fish net hair pin receiver, Sam Camp; buckskin ear mufflers, Al bert Briggs; tea cosey (crepe de chine,) Frank Hitchcock one knit tidy, Fat man; gauge automobile tag, Dan Sweeney; silk purse (open mort.) Ed. Warner four yards tatting for fancy apron, Allyn Fuller; one pair satin Horace Humphrey; one barrel chair (dotted swiss covered). Lew Rhoades. @
 Now this list is only partial, there are lots and lots more of useful and beauti- ful things to make for ones wimmin folk for Christmas. These gifts are in- and, made by the loving hand of man, they will be far more appreciat- ed by wife, mother, daughter or sweet heart, than more costly gift. Dear sir, do get the Wurra Wurra Club men interested in this perfectly charming idea. Ga. Truly yours,
 CORINTHA COBB.
 P. s. I can think of no more thrilling and wonderful sight than to have every electric light and telegraph pole in and near the village, hung or festooned with popcorn, great ropes of it, interspersed with Christmas candy for the little ones Great Harrington won't be in iT Get together pull can dy together pop corn together