Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-18

IT have been having an amusing ex-
perience with Aunt Jane" said little Mrs.
Balch. busting into friends library in
ths smallest of capotes and the most be-
runied skirts of fashions latest decree.
Aunt Jane usually supplies us with
comic opera; what Is her latest exploit?'
'I was helping her to tie up her last
years Christmas presents to do duty this
year. 'pnssovers' she calls them, when
she suddenly seized upon a dainty be-
ribboned parcel, crying out. 'Oh Polly,
don't send that TO Edith from her afrec-
tionate Aunt Jane, that is the very PIN
cushion that Edith sent me last year" -
Aunt James quick wit saved the sit
uation that time" said Mrs. Hubbard.
laughing. do you realize. Polly. how
we have commerciallzed Christmas since
the exchange OF presents has become a
fashionT'
well, it's a time-honored fashion now.
why call It by hard names7 1 am Just
now cudgelling my brains TO know what
She has everything under the shining
sum-
why give Mrs. Lorrimer-Jones any
thing but a card or few flowers with
your good wishes? Such a gift would
show that you had thought OF her with
interest and affection. which is what our
Christmas gifts should stand for"
"Oh, yes. that is all very well, but
Mrs. Lorrimer-Jones always sends me
such perfectly beautiful and handsome
gifts l must give her something worth
while, and yet Harry says that we need
TO retrench this year on account OF the
financial depression, and I naturally want
to help Mrs. stuyvesant's Red Cross
Committee which will be sending of a
skr.ar fer I'D In md
Belgium"
Eyes. that is why think that this Is
a good time 70 drop our formal giving
OF Christmas presents, send our friends a
card and use our money for those who
need our help. Our own people are IN
great need as well as those abroad. So
many men, and women too, are out or
work From the typewriter ana dress
makers assistant to the scrub woman in
business odiees hundreds OF women are
laid on, and these BoFeIy need 4 helping
hand 10 tide them over the hard winter
months. good plan has been hit upon
In Philadelphia and other cities. which
Is 20 havs ths garments 20 be sent abroad
made by our own poor women They are
doing this IN our little church sewing
society. and We have pledged ourselves to
give no present costing more than IS
cents this Christmas except to these who
need our help. and Ia our own families
The money tnuH saved 10 70 Dc spent IN
giving out work 10 poor women and IN
sending comforts 10 the nssdy at home
and abroad The material for the gar
ments sent abroad is bought Ia this c0un-
ny. 50 Wo take nothing away from cur
a8n iuduHtfise.
Eyes. that an sounds very nns.T said
zfla. Balch her pretty brow contracted
81 "a unaceustomed ehort u thought.
eApd yet ! doubt whether people aho are
used - handsome Christmas gifts viii b
satisfied with such simple SWING ana tax
ing
aOn the conirary ] think that 4 once
fairly tried. this practical experiment may
lnaugarato 3 nea ara ln CAfiltaaza siF-
inz. You tuoW n1U m4ny people cnIa-
nIain g the burden of chllslmas shop
HanT. Ihls > > SAY ga 1f g lH4t Fa4-
zesis ever eI4eHIng opportunities Ter
Ealolainlss eeara4 lQt lhe poor s
asara Simpler iasa faF IaF He1 one 3
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