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Evening star., 1915-12-26
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| spending some time in Mexico with her
| husband, has returned to her home on
East Kirke street. where she will en-
| tertain a house party for Christmas.
! Mrs. Robert E. L. Yellott and her sis
| ter, Mrs. Frank Lyon. are visiting
! their mother. Mrs. John " Wright. and
sister. Mrs. Ziba Bennett, at Pine Bluff,
Ark. for the Christmas holidays. Mrs.
Yellott has her son Robert and daugh-
/ ter Virginia with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gilbert of Bos-
ton, Mass, recent bride and groom,
will visit the latter's parents during
the Christmas holidays Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Davis Cugle. Miss Olive Cugle
will return with her sister for visit
of several weeks in Boston.
DR.. and Mrs. H. l. Harris of Fort Con-
stitution. New Hampshire, who have
been visiting Col. and Mrs. Fielder NJ.
turned to their home.
Mr. A Willis Gage of Boston. Mass.
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Gage.
Mrs. E Percival Wilson of Rosemary
street entertained at bridge the past
week at her home in honor of her sis
ter. who is her house guest.
Mr. and Mrs Burr N. Edwards are
entertaining the formers sister, Mrs. E.
T. Millhan. of Waterbury, Conn, and
her two daughters. Miss Tracy and
Miss Margaret Millhan, during the hol-
idays.
Mr.. Douglas Clephane is spending the
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter c. Clephane.
Dr. and Mrs. William K. Butler have
cards out for December % for tea
dance at their home for their daughter.
RY,t aofS
Miss Donnelly and Miss Kennedy.
Mrs. James E. Alexander entertained
her bridge club at her home the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Falk have rela-
tives from Pennsylvania visiting them
for the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. W. A. Smith was hostess to the
members of her card club at her home
the past week.
Mrs. Joseph A. Burkhart will enter
tain the Womens Club of Chevy Chase
on January 5. 1916.
Mr. H. Curtis of Michigan is the guest
of his son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey L. Curtis, until after
the Christmas holidays.
Mrs H. NJ. Southgate will entertain
at four tables of bridge next Tuesday
afternoon at her home.
Mrs. E. F. Pretty of Harrisburg. Pa,
and Miss Airline Pretty of New York
city are spending the Christmas hol-
idays with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w.
Kenkle.
Mr. Pendleton Beall of Cincinnati,
Ohio, is visiting his parents, Col. and
Mrs. Fielder NJ. NJ. Beall, of Brookville
road, for the holiday season.
Mrs. NJ. Neeley and Miss Neeley of
Pittsburgh. Pa, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. E. D. Hathaway Of Cedar park
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D. Parker Of
Newlands street have with them for the
winter as their guest the latter's sister.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
HYATTSVILLE, ND.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
HYATTSvILLE. Md. December 25.-
The Rossburg Club of the Maryland
Agricultural College held its Christmas
dance in the college auditorium Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. Agnes Bowie has issued invita-
tions to the marriage OF her daughter,
Miss Margaret Melvena Bowie, to James
Belt Berry. both of this county. The
wedding will take place Wednesday. at
noon. in st. Matthews Church. near
Seat Pleasant.
Miss Dorothy Paxton Holden, daugh-
ter of Councilman and Mrs John G.
Holden, is spending the holidays with
Miss Catherine Ward Fighter, in East
Orange. N. J.
The Upper Marlboro Five Hundred
Club was entertained by Mrs. Reverdy
Sasscer Thursday afternoon.
The Piscataway Five Hundred Club
met at the home of Miss Bernadette
Baden last evening.
Miss Eugenia Todhunter of Washing
ton is spending some time with Miss
Dorothy Aman. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph A. Aman. Ralston avenue.
Mrs. T. krebs Naylor. her daughter.
Mrs. r. Hugh Perrie. and her grand
daughter. Miss Marian Virginia Perrie.
have returned from a fortnight's stay
with friends and relatives in Baltimore.
Miss Mary Porter, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William D. Porter, is spending
the holidays with friends and relatives
near Petersburg, Va.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
THE DAILY STORY.
WOMEN AND WOMEN.
Copyright. 1915. by W. werner)

Little Mrs. May Norman gave an
other twitch to her new tailored skirt
and then faced her glass with all the
satisfaction a woman feels when she
Is wearing something new and becom-
ing and excellent in its way. Tailored
suits were not everyday occurrences with
May Norman. Indeed. something of a
sacrifice had been made to get this one,
not only on her part. but on Rodney's.
For Rodney had insisted that since it fas
to be a shirt waist year and all her clothes
were so shabby. May must have the
very incest suit that could be bought for
s25. 1t was being worn now for the first
time and May felt that nobody at the
Woman's Club that afternoon would look
any better or feel any more comfortable
than she did.
her little house as young and happy
and fair as nature herself at the be-
ginning of April The whole world seemed
to be singing and dancing for joy and she
with it; There's Mrs Brewster" she
said to herself. Poor thing! She'll be go
ing to the meeting, too, and I'll just stop
in for her. l haven't been very nice to
her lately. l must remember that she is
as she is, and have more patience with
her. As Aunt Jane says, everybody is hu-
than others I guess that's what ails
Mrs. Brewster, only We never think of it
that way
Humming very softly, May went up the
street to the shabby Brewster house. Mr..
Brewster had come home early from the
Office and sat on the porch in a nest OF
newspapers. He was smoking and glaring
at a daring dandelion or two which had
come up in the front yard.
Hello. Mrs. Norman he cried, hop
ping up with pleasure. Mrs. B hasn't
gone yet. She's just putting on the fin
ishing touches. I'll call her, and while
you're waiting come in and look at the
new parlor paper. Want to see what
you think of it,
The paper was beautiful, and May said
so ten times at least. Just as she was
about to say SO for the eleventh time
Mrs. Brewster entered the room. Mrs.
Brewster had been handsome, but that
was long ago. However, she could not
see what every one else saw-that she
was now faded and sour looking.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
vienna, VA.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
VIENNA, Va, December 25.-Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin S. Bethel have closed their
home here for the winter and are at
209 Maryland avenue northeast, Wash
ington.
Mrs. Franklin Sherman and Miss
Dorothea Sherman of Ash Grove have
gone to spend the holidays with Prof.
Henry Sherman at Hastin es- on the
Hudson, where they will shortly be
joined by Misses Ruth and Miriam
Sherman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pfeiffer are enter
tanning at a family reunion for the
holidays, their guests being Mr.. and
Mrs. Porthmass and son of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burner and children of
Cumberland and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Pfeiffer and daughter of Washington.
The Current Events Club Is to hold
it's first meeting of the new year the
second Wednesday in January at the
home of Mrs. Alma D. Hine.
Evening star., 1915-12-26

tiful the paper was, but I didn't and
wouldn't 1t might have been good for
her If 1 had. I've read that it is only
through criticism that one gets the true
values of life
So they came to Mrs. Dryden's, where
the meeting was to be held. Mrs. Dryden
was one of those dear women who has
given her heart and her figure plenty of
room to expand without concerning her
self very much with either. She allowed
Mrs. Brewster to block up the door as
long as was necessary for her to tell how
| worn out she was with the heat and
mended Mrs. Brewster to an easy chair
and turned her attention to the other
guests.
Suddenly there was a great furry as
Limousine shot up before the door and
| a woman alfghted. There was only one
Limousine in town. and that belonged to
| Mrs. GordonGerard, Westmores one
really rich and fashionable woman
J While Mrs. Gordon Gerard belonged to
| the Woman's Club, she almost never
| attended its meetings. but today. out
| of compliment to Mrs. Dryden, she had
come. Every woman held her breath
as Mrs. Gordon-Gerard entered the
ROOM She was tall, full-fgured
woman. with the air that only long
stepping upon the easy places of earth
can give one. But whatever passed in
the womens minds, one thing only
flashed through little May Norman's
| then a thrill of gratitude, for Mrs. Cor
don-Gerard was wearing a tailored suit
cut similarly upon such simple lines as
her own, and it was blue!
Il wonder what Mrs. Brewster thinks
of that" May thought. "Oh, I can't be
SO far wrong! l guess my meeting isn't
going to be spoiled for me. after all.
Or my precious suit. either. Ones en-
upon the kind of time one has the first
time one wears it. 1 was afraid I was
| never really going to like mine again.
Mrs. Gordon-Gerard being the last ar
close. and Mrs Dryden's maid came in
I with cakes and tea. Mrs. Brewster left
| Mays side and Joined the admiring
group about Mrs. Gordon-Gerard. May
ioned sofa alone. She had never met
Mrs. Gordon-Gerard, and nobody Of
fered to introduce her.
AS she sat rather lonesomely tasting
the spoon there was sudden stir and
| rustic, and Mrs. Dryden came across
| the room. In her wake was Mrs. Cor
don Gerard.
Gordon Gerard wishes to know you"
IT certainly do" said the great lady.
i've been wondering who you were.
And now that I know. may l sit down
here beside you while we get ac-
quainted?"
Just for moment Mays tongue was
fairly tied. 1t was all SO wonderful. SO
unexpected. To be singled out for spe-
cial attention by this really great lady
whom she had SO long been eager to
know! What a tale she would have to
tell Rodney that evening.
For the space Of time in which it
takes to sip a cup of tea and eat two
diminutive cakes Mrs. Gordon-Gerard
sat beside May on the old-fashioned
sofa. But no time was ever measured
less Sy moments and more by real
progress in friendship. WhensAt last
Evening star., 1915-12-26
BERRYvILLE, VA.

BERRYVILLE, Va, December 25.-
Miss Mamie MCGUIRE left this week
for Richmond to spend the holidays
with her brother, DR.. Edward MCGUIRE.
Miss Zolier Glassell of Shreveport,
La. who is attending the Mary Bald
win School in Staunton this winter, is
the guest of Mrs. James MCGUIRE for
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Atkinson and
little daughter are visiting in Fairfax
Court House, the guests of Mrs. Robert
Woody.
Mrs. Oldham and daughter. Miss
Glover Oldham, are the guests of
George A. Bowen at Brentwood.
Mrs. Paul Kelly and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bradley Davidson left this week for
Chicago to spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lee Lewis and
their two sons, Edwin and Robert Lee.
jr.. Of New York are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Gregg of Wash
ington are spending the holidays with
Rev. and Mrs. Edward Wall.
Mrs. Frank Mccormick, who has been
visiting her mother. Mrs. W. L. Ram
sey. in Alexandria. has returned home.
Wilmer Gaver of the University of
Virginia is spending the holidays with
his father. James w. Gaver.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
CUMBERLAND, ND.
,ecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, December 25.-
The Young Mems Club will hold its an
nual ball at Daist's Hall Monday.
Important social events will be the an
nual county ball and the annual dance of
the Knights of Columbus, both on New
Year eve.
Miss Mabel Stewart. Washington. D. c.,
a member Of the faculty of the Oakland
High School, Oakland, Md. has Joined a
house party at Punxsutawney, Pa.
Edwin F. Hutson, who is in the govern
ment service in Washington, is home for
the holidays.
Miss Catherine Grant has returned to
Asheville, N. c.
Mrs. Joseph Sprigg has returned from
an extended visit to Atlanta, Ca, ac-
companied by her daughter, Mrs. Law
renee Lincoln Beall and the latter's chill
dren.
Rev. William Cleveland Hicks has re-
turned from an extended trip to Bermuda,
much improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Clayton. jr., and sbn
David have returned from a visit to
Washington.
Mrs Georgia Gatewood, Washington, is
visiting her sister. Mrs. Clayton Purnell,
Frostburg.
George Grove. Washington. D. c.. is the
guest Of his sister. Mrs. Albert Hawkins.
Evening star., 1915-12-26

pected1y things happen? One day,
when the Laura lady was on her way
to teach school, street neighbor
named Mrs. Sycamore. called out to
know il she would like some balls for
her truly Christmas tree.
1t turned out to be the finest sort of
offer, for by the time the darlings
were frosted all over with silver and
Kohinoor down at the museum, look
sick. Honest.
Then there was an apple tree that
wanted to belong. but. of course, liv-
ing way off in an orchard, she had to
send word by one of her pippins. 1t
was a lovely pippin. which. being the
reason the Laura lady picked it out.
you can imagine her surprise when one
of it's seeds chirped out:
Mother says we should tell you that
| il you will thread and paint US the
exact red we will look so like chains
of splint coral that You couldn't tell
whether we came out of a jewelry shop
or an apple
1t takes time, patience, nimble
fingers and an artists eye to make a
chain of splint coral out of countless
apple seeds, but
Santa Claus himself will tell you that
| it pays.
"Thirty-nine cents. Reduced from
so cents"
The tag lay enticingly on a box, and
the box was in a window.
Before the window stood two women,
and the one with the worry line be-
tween her eyes was saying unto the
other:
You don't catch me shopping early
any more! l paid SO cents for that
exact tie three weeks ago"
But you avoided the rush."
"Yes, but Mag doesn't. She's running
all over everywhere this minute.
And if she sees that tie she'll say it's a
pity / couldn't do q little better by
Tom, as good a brother he is to me.
Evening star., 1915-12-26

"I thought maybe you'd stop this time. -
she said to May, seeing that you've gone
by SO many times without stopping. What
are you weaving ooat fer this hot
day? You'll melt"
May flushed. ut is hot" she mur-
INJURED.
clustering. l put on this thin silk be-
cause wool goods look SO stuffy." She
glanced sidewise at Mays graceful skirt.
"I want a new suit, but shall have either
silk or linen. And 1 shan't get 1t at Boil
toms. My land. l never saw store as
big as that one that hasn't particle of
style. Seems to me they might get in
something once in while that looked
somehow 1 bet I've seen forty blue suits
that come from there all cut on the same
pattern"
MAY could not speak Over her was
creeping a strange feeling-half fear and
half discontent Her suit had come from
Bottoms, and 1t was blue. Upon the
splendors of the April afternoon had fallen
darkness and mist. "If only 1 had not
gone near her." she thought. But.
pshaw, I'm not going to mind. Probably
she does think my suit is common and
unfashionable. And she is very outspoken.
! could have told her that it was out of
place to have a representation OF oranges
in her parlor frieze no matter how beau
Evening star., 1915-12-26
Alexandria,.

The members OF the Alexandra As
sembly entertained at a dance last Fri
day evening at Elks' Hall in honor of
the members of the Alexandria Ger
man Club. Among those dancing were
DR.. and Mrs Mcpherson Crichton, Mr..
and Mrs. Bowdoin Craighill, Mr.. and
Mrs Albert Burr, Mr.. and Mrs. Regi-
nald Walker, Mr.. and Mrs Maurice
Hoffman. Messrs. Owen Thompson.
Ezra Gould. H. L. Brummelkamp and
John Brewer of Washington. Miss
Elizabeth Lowe of Mississippi, Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian r. Burke. 5r.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Oliver. Mr.. and Mrs. Mauchlin
Niven. Mr.. and Mrs. Phineas Janney
Dempsey. Mr. and Mrs. William Wat
ties. DIR. and Mrs. j. Stewart Jameson.
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Cochran, Mr..
ard Mrs Henry S. Wattles. Mr. and
Macdonald Douglas. Mr.. and Mrs Henry
OBrannon Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs Byrd
Willis. Mr. and Mrs. Frank l. Chambers.
Mrs. William B. Daingerfeld. Mrs. William
N. c. c. Peyton. Mrs. Hartmann, Mrs
Charles G. Smoot of North Wilkesboro
n. c.: Mrs. Robert Cochran of The
Plains. Va: Miss Rose Macdonald. Miss
Miss Della Phillips. Miss Fannie Nicol,
Miss Phil Wattes, Miss Minnie Hen,
derson, Miss Alice Chinn. Miss Lucy
Brown Uhler. Miss Eliza Douglas. Miss
Jean Roberts. Miss Emily johnson, Miss
Christina kemper. Miss Sylvia de Beck,
Miss Esther Brookes. Miss Virginia
Wheat. DR.. Vivian P. Berry, Messrs.
Page Waller. James Douglas, Howell
Thomas. John Lawrence Marye, Stanley
Blanton. Garnett Pitts. Bryan Pitts,
William Brooke, Ward Boswell, Edgar
Nicol. Thomas de Beck, Eugene Taylor,
+. u. Brumback. Jack Barrett, Douglas
Mclean. Tom Wattles. Charles C. Car
lin. tr.: Madison Brown. Richard Chi
chester, Edward Van Deventer, Arthur
Herbert. Windsor Snowden and Emmett
Clarke Dunn.
The Junior German Club gave q
dance Friday afternoon At Elks' Hall.
The members and their guests were re-
ceived by Mrs. Robert s. Barrett.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett has an
nounced the engagement of her eldest
daughter. Miss Lila Waller Barrett. and
Mr.. Edward Alfriend of Atlanta. Ga.
The wedding will probably occur In the
early spring. Miss barrett il now en-
Evening star., 1915-12-26
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W. VA.
ecial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BERKELEY SPRINGS. w. Va, De-
cember 25.-Mfss Nellie Hawvermale has
returned from a visit of several months
in California and has resumed her du-
ties as assistant in the post office.
Mrs. David F. Derr and daughter of
Frederick, Nd. have moved here
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Wilson have gone
to Washington to spend the winter
with relatives.
Mrs. Georgia McIntire- Weaver has
returned from a visit to Washington.
w. I. Rice, Washington, was a visitor
here.
Charles B. Rockwell. Upper Fair
mont, Md. is here on a vacation of
several weeks.
Mrs. p. A. Shank, who has been visit
ing Mrs. e. Glenn Switzer at the Pres
byterian manse. has returned to Sa-
lem, Va.
Rev E. Glenn Switzer. pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, will open a school
here the first week In January for the
purpose of training teachers for SUM-
day school work.
Mrs. Osmond of Baltimore is visit
ing her son, c. B. Osmond.
Silas j.. Hawvermale, formerly mem
ber of the West Virginia house Of
delegates, has gone to Baltimore for
hospital treatment.
Evening star., 1915-12-26

Four very young women were talk
ing at a table on the top floor of
departmental store. Being very young
women. they all talked at once.
One girl was an ice cream and mac
caroon blonL in black velvet and pale
blue p1umes.
One was a fried oyster and coffee
brunette in garnet corduroy and silver
milk and pie persons in suits that most
anybody could buy.
The fee cream girl, having taken the
four checks from the waiter. was natu-
rally entitled to. outtalk the others.
What l want to know Is: How are
we going to buy this new style shoe?
l felt nervous about these I've got on.
and they only lace four inches above
can go in shoe store and ask clerk
to try on these new things that button
up to the
Behold her!'
mission.
"And you have really-and truly
bought
Behold them,"
The garnet corduroy was lifted to
show a sand-tinted. high-heeled eject
era that buttoned up-and up=
ITS perfectly tame process. ! just
walked into Blanks and asked for the
latest thing in footwear. The clerk
sized me up professionally, and, noting
more bones than l know what to do
with. he selected skinny uppers. If
had been chunky like you. the tops
would have been roomier. l tried on
the things; had them buttoned up half
way. and bought them with the under
standing that I was to bring them back
II it wasn't snug ht. But they're
dandy.
Mammals awfully old d-fashioned. She
doesn't even want mo to wear"
Don't you worry over your mamma.
Every animate creature gains wisdom
in time. even alligators-though they
don't show for it under hundred
years. Just to give you an instance:
When was in Florida last winter
The pie-and- milk girl who wore black
wings in her toque-which means that
she wasn't the one with the green
velvet knots-interrupted the coming
Evening star., 1915-12-26
ANNAPOLIS, MD.
soec,., coerespoudeoce of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, December 25.-
Mrs. Phillips Lee Goldsborough. wife
Of the governor. gave an afternoon re-
ception at the executive mansion
Thursday from to : o'clock.
Miss Byrd Barclay. daughter OF Nc
Kee Barclay of Baltimore, was the
weekend guest of Prof. and Mrs. w.
o. Stevens at Wardoar.
Mrs. Middleton Semmes Guest, wife
Of Surgeon Guest, U. 8. NJ, retired. was
hostess Friday afternoon at an auction
party at her home. Wardour. West
Annapolis.
Mrs. J. W. Valiant gave the first OF
her series of Sunday afternoon recep-
tions last Sunday at her home
Wardour.
Miss Esther whiting of Washington
was the weekend guest of Mrs Fuller
mother of Midshipman Fuller. who ID
spending the winter here. Mrs. Fuller
Evening star., 1915-12-26
Archaeological Society to Meet
at MIR. and Mrs. Bradley's.

The Washington Society of the
Archaeological Institute of America
will hold it's sixty-ffth regular meet
ing at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
Edison Bradley, 1928 Connecticut ave-
nue.. Wednesday evening. January o, at
$40 O'Clock.
DIR. Edgar l.. Hewett. director OF the
School of American Archaeology, dl-
rector of exhibits in science and art al
the Panama California exposition, VIII
give an illustrated lecture on The
Golden Age of Central America"
Evening star., 1915-12-26
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, VA.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Va, De-
cember 25.-Dr. and Mrs. Howard A.
Fletcher are entertaining party of
young people for the holidays in honor
of their daughter, Miss Sallie Withers
Fletcher, and their son. Travis, who
are home for the holidays.
Miss Tillie Page has returned from
Brooklyn, N. Y, to spend Christmas
with her parents. DIR. and Mrs. Frank
Page.
The masquerade dance to be given
Friday evening at the town hall for
charity by members of Fairfax Chap
ter, U. D. c., will be the event of the
holiday season here.
Mrs. Emma J. Haight has been i'll
at her home near here.
Evening star., 1915-12-26

Mrs. Sam Thompson in Waynesboro
and attended the marriage of Miss
Champe Thompson and Richard Smith
last Tuesday. has returned to Culpeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Fray, jr., Of Ar
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Fray,
on East street.
Miss Frances Perry. who has been
spending the fall months in Warrenton,
is with Mrs. Taylor Parry for Christ
mas week. but expects to leave early
in January for South Carolina, where
she will be Joined by her friend, Mrs.
Douglas, who is now spending several
weeks at Palm Beach. Fla.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
HERNDoN, VA.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
HERNDON, Va. December 25.-Miss
Eva Cummins has returned from
swarthmore. Pa, where she attended
the wedding OF Miss Elizabeth Van
Hagan and Preston Thomas.
Miss Anna Leigh is the guest Of Miss
Louise Aud.
Mrs. william D. Fftz Hugh and Miss
Cameron Fttz Hugh are guests at the
Birches
Mrs Marsteller Of Birmingham. Ala.
has returned home after a visit to
Mrs. Conrad Wahl.
Mrs. William E. Miller entertained
the Fortnightly Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. DOMAIN Cailan Of Staun-
Evening star., 1915-12-26

Santa fs a dear soul, but, when 1t
comes to Christmas trees he needs to
go to school to a little woman named
Laura.
Glass balls that glow in every color,
tinsel fringe and paper angels nested
in tarleton are lovely, of course, but
monotonous. The same balls and fringe
and many bonny angels are In every
| store. and everybody buys them for
every tree. Children see the ornaments
in shops and windows and afterward
on their trees, and the trees Of all
their playmates-so that IL it wasn't
for the spirit of Christmas which no
commedcialism can hammer out of US
Lady Laura's tree was different. Long
before Christmas she went to the woods
to visit a friend of hers named Pine,
and the dear, beautiful thing gave her
the loveliest lot of cones! Big cones,
and little cones; some with their wood
eny leaves close-folded and others with
petals outstretched to get good, long
breaths Of their own balsamy air. And
the Laura lady took them home and
painted each a lovely color and show
cred it with gold. silver or diamond
dust, until the lot of them sparkled
like so many jewels direct from Alad-
din g cave.
An old man Oak, who was full of life
and comradeship. for all he counts his
birthdays by centuries, told the Laura
lady to help herself to acorns; he was
sure they would show up fine on a truly
Christmas tree. So she strung the nuts
into ropes of big gold beads and
threaded the gilded cups on scarlet rib
bon until they looked like Chinese
gongs out of temple in Mandalay-
only that would be India, but no mat
ter