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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23

If you do decide on a children's
Santa Claus party you will he sure to
find some of your invited guests VINO
will protest Some young men seem
especially prone % resist any sugges-
ton that they dress i'm other than the
conventional manner. To such obiec-
tions you can hold out the consolation
that nothing more than boys collar
and tie are necessary to produce some
thing of the desired effect On the
other hand, YOU will also find among
individuals who will so to no end Of
pains to devise amusing costumes. Two
Young men can easily be persuaded to
come as Buster Brown twins, dressed
in every detail exactly alike 1t IS
not likely to be hard to get the girls
to dress as children, for once they
know how charming they look in the
simple little muslin dresses they will
spare no pains to make the costume
complete.
If the Santa Claus dance is too elab-
crate or too much trouble or too eXpen-
sive there are many simpler ways in
which YOU can make the Christmas
dance one to be remembered with hap
piness for many long day.
The thing of first Importance is to
give as much of the holiday spirit as
possible to any dance at the Christmas
season. One way to do this is to fill
the house with Christmas decorations
-spruce and pine ropes and other
greens mistletoe holly and any decora,
lions made in the holly colors, green
and red.
Red crepe paper and bells, lamp
shades and festoons transform tue
most somber of rooms into a holiday
bower. and red paper flowers go a lone
way in producing gay effect. Red
poinsettias, quite expensive wher
bought ready-made, can be fashioned
after a little practice at home; anc
though these are the most seasonabIt
red flowers, red paper peoples and car
nations, easier to max , are also ettec
tive.
christmas cotillion can be givel
with almost all the favors homemade
? Red crepe paper hats, fashioned owe
wire frames, with trimming of pape
t flowers. knots and bows of paper GU
. like ribbon and even paper willoN
f plumes take time. but are worth tn
} trouble, for they are very pretty. Lii
| tie paper cases. such as ices are serve
1 in. can be bought and transformed int
> charming little baskets, covered wit
? ruffleS and frills of red paper an
70 with handles of green wire to whic
= bundles of tiny red flowers are tie
. with ribbon. These baskets can b
= filled with bonbonf Paper-covere
q boxes-for notepaper, handkerchiefs o
iewelry-can be made and decorate
, with punches of real or artificial holly
And calendars mounted on red mats
, red holy-trimmed blotters and littl
5 red-cOvered memorandum books wit
red pencils attached make suitable "a
| vors for the men.
PRUDENCE STANDlSH.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23

A Stnta Claus dance is one of the
most delightful of all Christmas frol-
les. and really one of the easiest to
plan for only one scheme of decora-
ton has to be thought Of only one
idea kept in mind Santa Claus, Santa
Claus. everywhere-and it is one that
appeals to the Youngest as we'll as
the oldest dancers.
To begin with, write the invitations
on paper or cards which bear the good
saints image. Such paper or cards can
be found everywhere Postal cards at
least. bearing Stnta Clauss portrait
will be available, and these can bear
the invitation, and then be enclosed IN
an envelope. or else small eummed
Santas can be bought and pasted to the
invitation note paper. These gummed
Santas may also be used as seals on
the envelope The invitation may well
be worded in Santas's name-for in.
stance.
Santa Claus requests the pleasure
of your company on the evening Of
December -. at the home of Mrs. John
Jones, where he is going to spend the
evening"
The house decorations should, of
course, include plenty of holly and
Christmas greens. but if possible small
Santas should play a CONSPICUOUS part
in the scheme. Paper or china or cloth
whatever they aTe-they should
perch over the doors or windows, cling
to holly wreaths and hide themselves
in the green's.
The dance orders should have small
Santas planted or printed or pasted a
their head. These orders can be bough
decorated in the large cities, but any
hostess who can use water-colors coulC
make them herself and one who can
not use water-colors can use the sam,
sort of little gummed Santas or SAINT
Claus heads for these orders that sh
used for seals of her lett RS.
These orders should contain fol-
Santa Claus dances, two waltzes an
two two-steps, for here is where tn
real point of the Santa Claus dane
comes in. The first, middle and las
two might be the Santa Claus dances
Either in the middle of the roo
where the dancing is to take place,
else at one end, there should be a tire
as big and gorgeous with lights an
popcorn and tinsel and artificial sno
as possible. And presiding over tn
tree there must be a real Stnta Clau
Some good natured relative or frien'
perhaps the host himself, will surelv /
willing to play this necessary part
On the tree there should be a gi
for each guest, as elaborate or a
simple as the wish and purse of tn
hostess make desirable. But whatevC
the gifts are they should be such thu
the tree looks like a real children
Christmas tree. For the femlnin
guests there may be little books-notl
ing could be prettier than a daint
copy of the might Before Christmas
of some other Christmas Jingle or ba
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
FOR THE GAY AND FESTIVE CHRISTMAS BOARD

The Christmas celebration is many
sided. And by no means the least
important part is the Christmas table.
We must decorate the house, we must
give gifts we must perhaps achieve a
new and pretty dress. But likewise,
we must have a Christmas dinner,
that must by no means be ordinary.
And very possibly we are giving some
sort of holiday party that will call
for Christmassy refreshments.
There is such a wealth of material
to call on for the decoration of the
table that suggestions seem supertlu-
Gus. A little Christmas tree with a
mound of holly at its base makes one
of the prettiest centrepieces. If the
tips of the boughs are dipped in a So
/ luton of alum, the day before, it will
crystalline and heighten the pretty Ell
! feet A Yuletide log, followed out,
and Overlooking with holly is quaint.
| Garlands of green's from the chande-
lier to the centre of the table, or gay
strands of scarlet ribbon to the cor
ners of the table, give a brillian note.
There should be as much red as pos.
sible in the decorations in order to
heighten the CHEEKY effect.
The menu depends largely upon the
family's tastes-and purses. Some
things seem particularly appropriate
Mock turtle is a favorite soup. Roast
goose and roast pig seem to Outrank
turkey and chicken. And plum pud
ding and mince pie are among the ia
vorite desserts. 1t may be interest
ing to note in passing, that in the
original mince pies, mutton was tn,
only meat used, in commemoration o
the fiocks watched by the shepherds
on the Holy Night; and the spices
that are so important a part, are su.
posed to have been suggested by tn
Wise Men from the East, the land 0
spice. Who knows? Perhaps tn
r mince pie is the invention of some de
votional cook who wished to make al
D Offering to express his religious ardo
4 and naturally turned to the instru
l ments of his profession with which t.
work.
1 But there are some little daintie
one might like to know of, to add t.
the Christmas dinner or to serve a
Christmas parties. These may heI
l answer that question, What shall W
p. serve?"
y Iced Macedonia Jelly.
2 This is very attractive and deliciou
4 and yet quite simple to make. Fo
: simmered down, it is nothing but ado
ing chopped candied fruits, such a
cherries, pears, apricots, peaches an
the like, to gelatine. The cherries
being red are particularly appropr
ate and pretty. Place the gelatine i
a mold on ice; and if cream is like
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23

with it, top off each portion when
served with fluffy whipped cream.
Flummery.
This is made by covering thin slices
of sponge cake with a rich custard
and topping it off with whites of eggs
beaten to a stiff froth, sweetened and
favored, or with whipped cream.
Trfles.
Take one well beaten egg, table
spoonful of sugar, little salt, and
flour enough to make a stiff dough.
Cut in thin round cakes, fry in lard,
and when they rise to the surface and
are turned over, they are done. Drain
on sieve, and put a little jelly in the
center of each.
Nothings.
| To three well beaten eggs add lit
tie salt and flour enough to make a
stiff paste Roll and cut into very
! thin cakes, fry the same as Trifles
and put two together with jelly or any
preferred sweet.
Almond Macaroons.
These are always wanted at parties
but are rather expensive to buy
Blanch half pound of almonds and
pound, with a tablespoonful of essence
of lemon into a smooth paste. Add
an equal quantity of sifted white sugar
and the beaten whites of two eggs
Work well together with a spoon
Dip the hand into water and thel
work the mixture into balls the size o
a nutmeg. Lay them on white papei
an inch apart, then dip the hand il
water again and smooth them. Bake
in cool oven for three-quarters o
/, an hour.
, Orange Baskets.
Cut piece from each side of tn,
; orange leaving what remains in tn
shape of a basket with a handle. Re
- move the pulp from the baskets, an
? place the baskets in ice water unit
f ready to be used. From the orang
: juice lldht orange JGllN Wllu WHO
l. fill the basket. They can be serve
! this way, or with whipped cream.
r Another pretty and delicious orang
= dish is to cut the oranges in half, re
} move the pulp and with the juic
make an orange jelly. Fill one of tn
5 halves with the jelly and the othe
. with Charlotte Russo mixture. Whe
t both are firm, put together in pairs
, and tie with a narrow ribbon.
> Fruit Cream.
Peel four bananas, mash and ru
through sieve. Add the pulp and juic
5 of two oranges and one Tablespoonful
r of lemon juice, two-thirds of IA cup {
i powdered sugar and one and on,
s fouth tablespoonfuls of granulate
1 gelatine dissolved in one-fourth cup {
j, boiling water. Cool in ice water, sti
/ ring constantly. Have ready, two cuI
n of cream whipped, and when the gel
/ tine is cold fold in the whipped cream
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Piano Tuning Congressman

'Tt is not generally known" stated Col. Jesse Stallings yesterday, that Champ Clark, speaker of the House, was at one time defeated for reelection to Congress by a piano tuner l do not recall the name of the gentleman who won the de- cision over Clark, but the fact that he did win that decision in incontrovertible.
 Tt was after the first administration of MT. Cleveland The democrats were in power, and the tide turned-though few knew that the tide had turned. When the time for congressional elections rolled around, very few of the democrats were opposed by men of political standing, be- cause it was generally regarded as cer- tain that the democrats would win. As a result, piano tuners, blacksmiths and plumbers from several states won over democrats. One of the defeated was Champ Clark, and the victor was the tuner of pianos. only about 80 demo- crats were returned.
 "One of these piano tuners made a speech in the House, in which he pro- ceeded to heap abuse on the Confeder- ate army, the people of the south, and lnc SOuln III general. 1Ofl fkeeu, SpedkcT, turned his back on the young orator. The other republicans laughed him down. As far back as that the east lost tolerance for the practice of vilifying the south, and, with the exception of the occasional harangues of Crumpacker and Keller, the bloody shirt has since ceased to wave. The idea that a southerner cannot be elected to the presidency is absurd.
 "Oscar Underwood is another Mckinley when party leadership is concerned. I knew MT. Mckinley well, and do not hesitate to declare my belief that, as far as mentality is concerned, Oscar Under wood is a stronger man. Underwood does not scintillate, but his brain is power- fiji
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
The Christmas PardOns

q notice," said Robert Lunsford last night, that Governor ONeal has par doned less than 30 convicts. Governor Conner in 1910, on the day preceding Christmas, pardoned 42 Before the first of the new year his number of pardons had reached practically the 100 mark. In four years, furthermore. Governor Conner pardoned more criminals than Governor Jeks pardoned in six.
 Ut is presumed that every governor has an inclination to pardon recklessly. The dispensation of mercy to the fet- tered and the afflicted is a worthy at tribute possessed by practically every man. However, it is evident that gov- ernor should curb his inclination. It would be foolish should he pardon all the conyicts.
 However, as l note that comparatively only a few of the numerous consumptives and cripples confined in the state prison have been freed, l hope that Governor O'Neal will add several other names to his mercy roll before the first of next year. I believe that the last few days of a mans life should be spent in free dom, and there are numerous state con- victs who will not live to see the sun shine in 1913."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
LIQUID RINGS

Every tobacco smoker has pondered over the curious and complicated movements seen in rings of smoke and has wondered at this tenacity of form and motion Their study has not been entirely reserved to the saffron-tinted imaginings of the users of nicotine, however. for locomotives fur nsh some of the most perfect examples of ring motion, or vortex motion, as the scientific investigators term it.
 Probably no other profound and ab- struse subject has attracted so many ex- perimenters, for its scientific side has been considered of great importance for many years.
 The January Popular Mechanics Maga- zine describes some interesting experl- ments with liquid rings, conducted by Pro- lessor Tat, who generated rings of ann monium chloride, a gas, by means of an ingenious arrangement that allowed con- siderable control of the size and velocity of the rings It was found that the rings possessed the following characteristics They moved in line at right angles to the plane of the ring and each carried with 1t the same material with which it issued from the generator. When project ed slantingly against some solid object, or even other rings, they were thrown into violent vibrations just as though they were rubber. If one ring overlook an other, the more slowly moving. ring would accommodatingly open up and alloy tie Sserta ng to pass through It. Thea tna slew 4iS would acquire more. speeH a |. | m pass through the ring q ad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
CARNEGIE AND PRICK

Writing on "The Significance of Henry Clay Prick" in the January Metropolitan Magazine. Albert w. Atwood says:
 "The bulk of Tricks fortune is invested elsewhere than in steel. He is the largest real estate owner and landlord in Pitts burg. His purchase of the St. Pauls cathedral and United Presbyterian sites for $1,250o00 is said to have constituted the largest single real estate deal ever put through in that city. At one time he owned more than $13,0oo.o0o of real estate in Pittsburg. In New York city he had at one time s3,0O0,O0o of property and his country home at Pride's Crossing, Mass, is assessed at s564000. But it is of rail- road securities that Prick has bought most heavily. He enjoys the interesting distinction of being the largest individual owner of railroad stock in this country, his holdings exceeding even those of John D. Rockefeller.
 Prick has never quite forgiven Car negie. He has constructed an office building in Pittsburg which overtops the Carnegie building and shuts out it's light He has purchased the Lenox library site on Fifth avenue, New York city, for $2, 100000 an1 will there erect a home to surpass that of Carnegie few blocks away. At present Prick leases the Frederick W. Vanderbilt residence on Fifth avenue"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Breeding of Seeds

"Of course, I am thinking of running for the office of commissioner of agricul- ture at the conclusion of the term of the present incumbent" stated Col. Hector D. Lane of Lawrence county last night. 'It seems to be the prerogative of the clerks in the department to aspire to filling the boss job.
 q cannot tell, however, just what ef- feet my lack of higher knowledge will have on the race. For instance, at the present time one hears much of the breed ing of seeds know little concerning the breeding of seeds I know how to plant, cultivate and produce cotton and corn. am familiar with all the crops which are grown in Alabama, and know of what bet ter productveness the soil is capable. However, I know little concerning the breeding of seeds and little concerning other matters of recent popularity which are discussed.
 'As a matter of fact, a farmer, as I am and have always been, is too busy mak- ing living to study the effect of the in termarriage of seed life. I cannot help from believing that knowledge of that subject is not essential to a general education, although I appreciate the fact that this utterance might bring down on my head the scornful observa- tions of a few 'highbrows.' :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25

may accept Taft as the least of two
 evils, but the men in control of the
 larger, solid moneyed enterprises of the country want neither, and they will gladly support a sane, level headed man like Oscar W. Underwood. The drift toward MT. Underwood in New York is unmistakable, and this is largely due to the fact that the peo- pie are tired of the Roosevelt-Taft po- litical campaigns against business. MT. Underwood does not desire to see the antitrust act even amended. He pre- fers to wait until the country clearly knows what it wants, and in the he would do nothing that would hurt general business or de- stroy confidence where confidence is greatly needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
"4oRsEs NOT ALLOWED,

H. H. Windsor in the January Popular
 Mechanics Magazine.
 How many of us realize we are daily transition from horses to motors is act ually and rapidty taking place. not only in our big cities, but everywhere. The change Is, of course, a gradual one. A horse drops out here and team there, and no one gives it thought; but if the horses which have been taken off the streets of any large city had been re- moved in single day. what a lot of talk it would make. It is the gradual change, like spring merging into summer, which causes us to fail to notice. However, there occasionally appears a real mile stone on the course. such as happened in London the last day of October, when a big motor company took over the horse omnibus company, the exit of the last horse bus being duly photographed and recorded for historical purposes. The hanson cab, ever most unstable vehicle, is likewise literally on its last wheels, and a few months hence will know it no more.
 In a very few years we will see signs on prominent streets throughout all our cities, Horses Not Allowed on the Streets,' and the motor may then be said to have fully come into it's own.
 Nor is this condition confined to the city. The country roads for 20 miles out of London, in all directions, formerly were crowded with truck farmers driving their one horse carts daily to and from the town markets. Now the horses are so few that scores of resting places where refreshments were sold for man and beast have been obliged to go out of business. In Europe, where the street car has never been any too popular, they are already anticipating the time when that means of transportation will be forced from the streets into subways
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
WHAT KILLS AyIaTops

Henry Wcodhouse in the January Metro
 politan.
 The reason so many aviators are killed or injured-the cause of 100 accidents and 60 deaths, or close to two-thirds of the casualties of the aviation field-is not. as generally supposed, an excessive element Of danger in flying due either to the lim- ltations of the aeroplane or to the help fulness of aviators in unsettled atmos- pherical conditions. These are but minor factors, being responsible for less than one-third of the accidents that have ham peped in ar flight. To attribute all these deaths and accidents to the advancement of the new science would be little short of libel on aviation as profession as well as an applied science. But 20 deaths and about 50 accidents are all that can pron- erly be charged to this account. The rest lost their lives, either because they un- dertook, io fly without proper oualifica- tlons or training; or because they became careless or broke the rules of safe flying for the sake of gain or reputation; or be- cause the makers of their aeroplanes were so pressed with orders that they could not stop to apply means of safety. or were so lured by the vision of returns and prestige to be gained by speedy and light machines that they overlooked the element of safety. In any event, the deaths from these causes were entirely unnecessary and avoidable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Santa Claus and Christmas Time


 To the child Santa Claus is very real, and Christmas time is looked forward to with eager anticipations. No true friend of the child tries to disillusionize it. The longer it's faith in Santa Claus lasts the better for the child, and by watching it's delight and wonder all can grow young again and come within the Christmas spirit.
 The faith of children in Santa Claus resembles in one respect the faith that in later life the religion that is centered about the cradle at Bethle- hem and the lowly Nazarene calls for. Both relate to the unknowable and the unseen, and both are natural and helpful.
 No one with a spark of human love or human sense in his make up seeks to rob little child of it's illusion, and so no one should seek to rob any per- son of his faith in the unseen world. Let the scientist keep his alleged knowledge for home consumption. Let the philosopher philosophize for him. self and his class, leaving the man of simple faith with the greatest com fort in his life untouched and undi- unfinished.
 This morning the spirit of Christ mas will be reflected from the eyes of every child. Possibly few will not know the joys of this day, but this is more a loss to the adults by whom they are surrounded than to the children themselves. The grown man or woman who wants to enjoy Christ mas should this morning hunt for some unfortunate child and make it happy. One day of happiness is a great deal in any life.
 A merry Christmas to everyone!