Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-19
HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS
 MERRY.

Dear Social Corner Friends:--I Merry Christmas to each and every one. Just few suggestions for the little last minute gifts.
 A good, long loving letter filled with news of yourself and family will de- light the absent relative or friend; if you haven't time for this don't forget the friendly message the pretty Christmas cards carry so nicely.
 A little snap shot of yourself, a member of your family, or home will surely please. Placed in pretty pretty calendar, it will serve as pleasant reminder of you the whole year.
 A little pin ball may be made by covering two circular pieces of card board with scraps of silk or other material, place together, sandwich style, neatly OverSeam and fill with common pins which are always need ed most. when not handy. These lit tie pinOlats may be carried in mi lady's handbag always ready for use.
 The present farmers wife sent to her wealthy school friend was a suckling pig, dressed in readiness for roasting. A small red apple was in the pigs mouth and cranberries were skewered in for eyes. You may be sure this little pig was thoroughly appreciated, and every one who sat down to the feast voted the little country friend of the hostess a brick
 A little glass of homemade jelly makes a suitable present. Enclose it in a small basket which may be se- cured for five or ten cents, and after ward used for trinkets. You might trim the basket with bit of Christ mas greens, cover the jelly cap with Christmas verse or a Christmas picture, tie a red bow to the handle and your present is ready.
 Cottage Cheese put in the little porcelain jars sealed and decorated appropriately are appreciated.
 For friends near at hand, a Christ mas cake, fancy cookies or one of those great, thick, delectable home made mince pies may be sent.
 All kinds of candies, bonbons and plum buildings as well as fruit and nuts are appropriate gifts.
 Gifts 10 be eaten are quite as ap- propriate to give to the very poor as ! to the very rich. A lot of food backed in an ordinary plain market basket | doesn't seem to me to have quite the | Christmas atmosphere. It looks too much like charity, pure and simple. Take this same basket, decorate it | line with Christmas greens, twine 1t with evergreen, tie red bow on the | handle, put in a spray of holly and a | couple of cheerful Christmas cards and add a little box of sweets and il will not look at all like charity. I know a woman, she's not very | young, nor very rich, nor very wise | but she's a genius at keeping Christ mas if you count the days success by ! the number of persons whom she
 makes happy. She is always ready 8 week ahead. though every day | through her year is brimful of work Christmas morning finds her briskly sending off a little parcel here, us- 1 ually her own work, to some one who
 is forIorn; running across the way
 with a dainty basket for a sick friend taking a prettily tied box of sweets to somebody else remembering every | body in her own little world witt
 something and winding up with 2 napkin covered, holly trimmed plate of her special raised doughnuts fol an old men, who always counts the months till they are made again.
 Not any of her gifts are much ] reckoned in terms of trade, but sucf l Individuality goes with them thai they are more eagerly watched fol than many more costly things.
 Remember, it is the loving heart that makes the full Christmas.
 You don't need any stockings, you don't need any tree. You can have
 Christmas in your heart, as sure ak sure can be, if only you have love
 enough. Just try it once and see.'
 A glad Christmas to you all.