St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-12-20
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Same Ones Followed Year After
Year in Many Homes.
0ja Wicker Basket Which Receives
Presents Of Visitors Opened Win
Fitting csrsmeoy One Estab
iIshsd BY littis Girl.

3r0 lOllOW00 year 8ItCT ys0T u N0St
mas. Thus in one home, where there
are always visitors for the holidays.
IN enormous square wicker hamper.
which has done service in the same
capacity for twenty years, 10 brought
from the storeroom and placed In tho
general hall. Festive holly wreaths
are tied to the handles and to the top
with big red bows, giving 1t decided
~ holiday appearance. Al gifts ~
rive they go 1t once into the hamper.
On Christmas morning. after break
fast, the father Of the family opens
the hamper and with fitting ceremony
and humorous remarks distributes tho
gifts.
A large bag resembling man
pouch and made Of brown and tan
denim with III. 8. MAR marked In
large black letters on It hangs each
Christmas season near the llreplace
In the large living room Of another
house. Into this are slipped family
presents and those sent BY Outsiders
The leather strap which fastens tho
bag is regarded az sacred aud NO ono
would think Of tampering With Santa
Clauss property till Christlnas MORN
ing.
A huge red Christmas stocking
large enough to hold all tho family
gifts, makes it, annual appearance h
. western home. Il 10 constructed q
firm bright red cotton cloth and =
barrel hoop encircles tho top. holding
It open. Il 10 suspended b. wide ri
ribbons from the second floor stairs
landing and before Christmas boxes
and packages Of Ill sizes and kinds
are dropped in from shove. O.
Christmas morning the family gathers
beneath this we'll filled receptacle.
which 10 lowered and dragged By tho
ribbons into the center Of tho living
room. where the contents arc dist1fop
uted.
Several years ago. the young danS1
ter Of another family established :.
little custom which II still carried o.
each Christmas eve. On large 70
placards, hung with red Ribbons. ~
writes with phosphorus tho names 9
the different members Of tho family.
These she places about fhe rooal.
The mothers card hangs OVER t.
piano, on which her gifts are y -
laid. Over the library taDle = -
pended the fathers card dea1gnatf1g
his allotted space. The desp winoov
seat. the davenport. etc. arc Oh
places assigned to other Memben =
the family. Late ChristnAs eve ~
the lights. except = dim hie1sr = -
hall. are extinguished. Tho afmf1le ee
presents are brought dawn and ~
means OF the bright signs the offlD
are put IN their proper pieces
| For the past ten years, Z ln1nlnauro
sleigh. drawn BY .sfx paF4es lnasa
RENDERS has appeared a the ChT1Dp
mas breakfast table Of : New Bnir
land family. Surrounding Jolly ht11e
st. Nick. who. seated ii the sos1gA.
holds the red lines. a1e piled -
choice gifts, those that a into slnn1)
packages. such % jewelry and mo0eg.
The boxes ara opened besoFo heee1t
fast IL served and the Chr1s31sas tyool
festivities come later N ~ mognfng.
A pretty custom observed ~ e0vl
eral musical families u for tn eat1roE
household to come downstairs tp6ge
er early IN the morning singtng
Christmas carols.
In some homes the celeoeaf1oa -
gins on Christmas eve. ~ = oe0nk1y
place near New York IL cs1to1 =
20 have small tree hung VIII -