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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-20

mi alma entera en- Ell tibio marfil de
SuS manecitas ducales.
Como yo no frecuentaba la corte-
perseguiame por liberal Ia policia del
Emperador-eila sofia abandonar los
palatincs festivities, para ~concederme,
en- la umbria discreta del bosque,
Ell tesoro de una eta de amor que
Siempre Sc antojaron breves 4 mi pa
sion Y z mi %juventud.
Y All fue como una noche. una de
esas noches de juYentud en- las que
nos sentimos tan hondamente felices.
que n dicha en- elias sentida ncs en-
tibia todavia los amos fries de Ia We
jez Y del iesencanto-eiIa. mi ella.
cuyo nombre guardo porque Ell mi
tempo los galanes aprendimos a ser
discretos. como 10 recomienda .el
Abate Brantome, me mostr6 IN rim
]concito misterioso de las brillantcs vi
daS ~Imperiales.
Que felices debeiS de sen.iros
tcdos vosotros, en- torno de esa pare
ia de principles guapos, a los cue ha
caido del cie!o una inesperada coro-
ma imperial.
No 10 son ellos mismos 800,
Mas 81 respiran satisfaction, Y
vanidad V algeria.
-Comedia dolorosa Que uno Y
otro Sc Ia impuesto. que 81 los princi-
pes V los reyes van a andsr por ali
con caras de duelo. iGue van d dejar
para los miseros morta'es. que no
tienen ell manic dorado de la r~ealeza
para encubrir las lacerias de su vi
viz?
Mas cual cs Ia causa de 81 infe-
licidad?
La de Que dicen por AMI que a
ellos les acontece preeisamente 70 con
trario que a ii Y a nil.
y que es clio?
Que no So quiereC. que no sc
han querido nunca. 0 que, por 10 me-
nos. Ell Emrerador tuvo antsno un
gran amor que todavia LENA su alma
~ 81 Vida.
y IA EmperatriZ....?
La ~emperatriz. a falta de amor,
Sc conforma con eSo....con ser empe-
ratriz.
Y mi enomarada Gallo, discreta.
Mas b!en sabeS. lector. por POGO
ducho que seas en- cosas de amores Y
de mujeres, que es cosa facil para
un galan Ell locrar les indiscrecio-
ICES de una DANA. sobre TODD 81 Sc
la ha interesaGo un poquitillo el CO.
razon, 81 s. la ha l'egado 3 Ia vani-
DAG. 81 Sc la paga en- elogicS Y en-
caricias. cada indiscreta paalbra sa-
Ida de 10 roja Y diminuta bcca char
latana.
y 10 que e~ntonces me dejo saber
Ia charla dulce de aquela camarista
de la E~mperatriz Carlota. que aban-
donaba los cortesanos festivales, pa
ra tejer conmigo Ia nadia sutil del
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-20
07OE7
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Todavia estara fresco en- tn recuer-
d.. lector. ell eco de las rimas sono-
raS. de las proSas rotundas, de las VI
brantes apologies y de los eruditos pa
uegiricos. prodigados a Ia memoria
del Benemerito de las Americas, en-
OCCASION del ultimo aniversano de 81
muerta. acaecida ell dia IS de Julio
del ano de 1872.
Por tus ojos Y por tn memoria,
ha pasado toda la vision multiple, lu-
minosa V obscura. heroica siempre, de
Ia gloriosa epopeya de Ia interven-
ci6n: Zaragoza ' DiaZ, Ju&rez y
Lerdo de Tejada. Escobedo, Naranjo,
Treviao. B~arriozabal Y Gonzalez Or
teea Y otros mil: Puebla Y Queretaro,
Santa Isabel ' Santa Gertrudis. Ca
xaca Y Mexico Homb~es Y bata-
las. audaciaS V he~roicidades: de to-
do has dido hablar. en- la noche del
10. en- Ell salon, humilde o plebeyo,
n donde c~oncurriste q hacer. 0 a escu-
char el elogio del Benemerito.
FL Curioso ochenton que te relata
de cuando en- cuando sus memorials,
cuiere mantenerte la grata vision de
una patria mejor, Ia patria de enton-
ces. en- Ia que aun habia grandes &c
nerales. grandes g~obernanteS, mobiles
ncciones. nSpiradaS en- un Santo amor
al terruno V en- un alto reSpeto a Ia
ley. V va 4 narrarte algo en- aquella
spoca acaecido. algo con aquel!cs hon.
bres Y aquellos successes relacionado,
slco que te renueve ell recuerdo STEM
pre- crato, de las proesas de tus ma
yoreS.
Solo que no ts hablara de Jua-
rez nj de Diaz. sino de Carlota y &c
Maximiliano, de la Emperatriz Loca,
Y del emperador ajusticiado.
Solo que en- eStas memorials no Sc
ran nj emperador nj ~emperatriz. s.
no simples mortaleS cogidos por Ia
passion ' por el dolor.
Fue una uoche. deSpues de una sol
rec imperial, en- Ia que habia cantado
Concha Meudez Y habia recitado yer,
SOS Jose Eorrllla, cuando. en- mltad
de una eta de amor, tuve la primera
vision de Ia vida desventurada de
aquei 6ello principe austriaco, de
barba de orc ' de alma candida.
Aua cUando iejos de las armaS Y de
la politica, era yo liberal, tan hbe-
raj como el mas aguerrido de los chi
nacos de EScobedo. tan liberal como
las rimas ironicaS de Guillermo Prize
to V de Vicente Rivs ralacio, y Sc
suia con dolorosa ansiedad. | vario
curse de Ia guerra tenaz que los SOL
6adoS de Ia Republica hacian contra
los impe-iaiistaS V contra les invaso-
res. en- toda Ia extension del pals.
No tenia cen Ell Imperio. sino un
solo punto de contacto: n DANA de
Ia Emperatriz, crgullo de Ia coTte
por SD donosura Y por So gentleza,
M. smaba. Y yo.-.--vo hahia uuesto
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08
CONRATH
Special Correspondence

Mrs. q. II. Erickson is at home now
and is recovering nicely
r. l.. Stumpner and Clarence Hale
drove to Long Lake Sunday.
Walter Newman, of Curtiss, was a
business caller here Saturday
Miss Josephine Santo, of Fairchild,
Wis, is visiting relatives here.
AdOlph Consie and Milton Hooking
have returned from an extended visit
at Hurley.
The wet season is doing some dam
age to hay crops, such as clover seed
and peas.
Miss Ruth Burns, of Ladysmith, is
visiting with Misses Bessie and Vir-
ginia Tate.
COnrath citizens extend their deep
est sympathy to Mrs. Andrew Fletcher
in her bereavement.
Mrs. j. III. Hoffman left Monday for
Independence, Iowa, and other points,
for an extended visit
Mrs. Charles Conrat1. who is under
going treatment at the Ladysmith hos
pital. is better at this writing and is ex-
pected home soon.
Miss Pearl Willoughby, Of Chicago,
is here visiting her uncle L. NJ. Co
bourn. and family. Miss Willoughby
tells us she has completed her studies
and is now a graduate nurse.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08
ORIGIN OF DOOR-KN0CKERs
Ample Proof That They Antedate
Western Civilization by Many
Hundreds of Years.

The origin of door-knockers is al
most lost in obscurity, and their devel-
orment from mere articles of utility to
objects of art has been a long, slow
process Of evolution, covering centu-
ries and antedating western civiliza-
ton by many hundreds of years.
The first general use of knockers
that is positively known was among
the ancient Greeks, who probably
adopted them from the Egyptians. We
are told that the Greeks considered
it a breach of good manners to enter
house without warning the inmates,
and that the Spartans gave this notice
by shouting their arrival, while the
Athenians announced themselves by
using the knocker It's introduction
doubtless came at the time when doors
superseded hangings, for the purpose
of insuring greater safety or privacy.
In the Greek houses of the better
class porter was in constant attend
ance at the door to admit visitors.
Slaves were usually employed in this
capacity, and were chained to the door
posts to prevent their wandering and
Sinking the monotony of the duty,
and in order to awaken them a short
bar Of iron was fastened to the door
by chain, to be used as rapper by
those desiring entrance to the house.
1t is said that this strictly utilitari-
an rapper, as it was first called, was
often wrenched from the door to be
used as a weapon of offense by visitors
who were not friendly disposed toward
the householder. A later development
was a direct consequence of this mis-
use, the next type being in the form
of heavy ring fastened by a strong
clamp or plate to the door, thus serv-
ing the double purpose of knocker and
handle
From Greece the custom was trans
ferred to the Romans, and with the
western trend of early civilization to
nearly every country of Europe. The
introduction of knockers to England
where together with Italy and Ger
many they have attained the greatest
artistic development, was no doubt due
to the Roman conquest of western Eu-
rope and Britain.-Architectu
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08
TOWN OF WILLARD
Special Correspondence

special Correspondence
Mrs Charles Cote was a caller in
Ladysmith.
J. r. Myatt was a Ladysmith visitor
Wednesday.
Harry Davis was Ladysmith caller
Thursday morning.
f. NJ Wager transacted business in
Ladysmith Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs c. S. Arnold were La
lysnith callers Thursday.
Messrs Daley and Fletcher, of Mil
waukee arrived here Sunday.
Messrs Boyer, Morse. Wellhausen
and Wolfe are busy building new
SchOolhOuse north of Ladysmith.
Misses Laura and Gretchen DOMAIN,
Of Milwaukee. arrived here Wednesday
to spend their vacation with their par
ents. Mr. and Mrs Frank DOMAIN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin and brother-in-
law from Chicago, were visiting Mr..
Martins sister, Mrs. Jean Day, last
week Mr. Martin returned to Chicago
Friday morning while Mrs. Martin re-
manned here
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08
SHELDON
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Mark Sergeant arrived home from
Camp Grant Thursday.
Mrs. Gladys Fish is visiting her par
ents and other relatives here.
Miss Nina Bates. of Haugen. visited
over Sunday with her sister. Mrs. Dan
Cox.
Miss Marie Belback returnd very
lately from summer school at Stevens
Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Kintonis are the
happy parents of boy born at St.
Mary's hospital.
Frank Belback went to Park Falls
Monday, where he has employment at
carpenter work.
George Neer and wife were calling on
former neighbors in this vicinity the
latter part of last week.
The circus at Ladysmith was attend
ed by goodly number of people from
Sheldon and surrounding country
Miss Jessie Sergeant started Thurs
day afternoon for Chippewa Falls to
visit cousins in that city and vicinity.
The Ladies' Aid Society which was
to have met with Mrs. a. G.. Beverage
Wednesday, was entirely prevented by
the storm.
Mrs. KOkomin and child are visiting
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt Johnson. arriving from
Withee Friday.
Mrs. Pelto and baby, also daughters,
mo and Ali. and son Theodore, came
from Withee Friday to visit few days
at the Matt Johnson home
Wednesdays alarming looking storm
did little damage in this section. except
ing to add to the already too wet condi-
ton of the soil There was very
heavy rainfall with a little hail.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08
RIVERSIDE
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Carl Nelson is visiting at the Harri
son Cox home.
Mr.. Belback left Monday for Park
Falls. where he has work.
Miss Pearl Willoughby, Of Chicago
is visiting at the l.. w Cox Home:
Miss Marie Belback has returned
from Stevens Point, where she has beer
attending the summer normal.
Orlando Chalfont received his dis
charge from the service at Camp
Grant lately and returned home Tues
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Emmons and
daughter. Cecile and two sons, OF
Stoughton. spent last week visiting
friends in this neighbOrhOOd.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Neer and DR.
Noer and their mother, Mrs. p. e. Neer
former residents of this place, but now
of Ashland. were visiting friends here
Saturday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08
FAIRVIEW
acial Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Gently.
Mr.. Thompson is on the sick list at
present.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
John Kobs Wednesday, July 80
MessrS. John KObs and John Moore
made trip to the BURBERRY marsh
Sunday.
Nh and Mrs. g. J. Grassl and the
Misses Clara and Edna KObs spent Sun
day evening at the Delhi home
A meeting will be held at the school
house Sunday afternoon at 2 700 o'clock
for the purpose of organizing Sunday
school,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08
BRUCE
From the Bruce Newsletter


G. Benson, Arthur, Esther and Mar
garet autoed to Ladysmith for the cir
Gus Friday afternoon.
Miss Lucille Stahmann was a guest
of Mrs. Nels Hansen at Ladysmith.
from Thursday until Tuesday, the past
week.
A gOodly number of people from
Bruce and vicinity attended the circus
at Ladysmith last Friday. All seemed
well pleased with the performances.
The dance at the Amacoy pavilion
last Thursday evening drew the usual
large crowd from Bruce. Since Mr..
Vreeland has enlarged the dance hall
and secured the LeVeille orchestra, the
Thursday night dances have grown in
popularity each week.
J. T. Arpin'S car was considerably
damaged on Il hill this side of Lady
smith last Friday Mr.. Arpin was
trailing another car up the hill, when
the engine of the car ahead died The
brakes refused to work, and the car
started back down the hill, gaining con-
siderable speed when it came crashing
into Mr.. Arpins car. The collision
probably prevented more serious ac-
cident The occupants of both cars es-
capped injury
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08
STATEMENT OF THE OWNER
SHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULA-
TION, ETC, REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS- GF AITGIIST

SHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULA-
TION, ETC, REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST
"a, 1912,
Of Ladysmith News-Budget published
weekly at Ladysmith, Wis, for April 1,
1919.
State of Wisconsin, County of Rusk,
SIS.
Before me a Notary Public in and
for the state and county aforesaid per-
sonally appeared Mark r. Bell, who
having been duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says that he is the
editor and publisher of the Ladysmith
News-Budget and that the following
is. to the best of his knowledge and
belief, true statement of the owner
ship, management etc, of the aforesaid
publication for the date shown in the
above caption, required by the Act of
August "a. 1912. embodied in section
443, Postal Laws and Regulations,
printed on the reverse of this form, to-
wit :
/. That the name and address Of
he publisher, editor, managing editor,
BUSINESS manager and owner is Mark
II. Bell, Ladysmith. Wis.
2 That the known bondhoiders,
mortgages and other security hold
ers owning or holding l per cent or
more of total amount of bonds, mort
cages, or other securities are: None.
MARK r.. BELL,
Owner.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Sth day of August, 1919.
G. e. Hoskin, Notary Public.
My commission expires July 10, 1922
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08

If you know some fellers failin's,
just forget 'em, cause you know
That same feller's got some good points,
Them's the ones you want to show;
Cast our lOaves out on the waters,
They'll come back" is a saying true.
Mebbe they will come back, "buttered",
When some Teller boosts for you.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08

DO YOU know there's lots o. people
Settin' round i'm every town,
Gr0wlin' like br0Ody chicken,
EZnOckin' every good thing down?
Dent you be that kind O. cattle,
Cause they amt no use ON earth,
X0u Just be booster rooster,
Crew and boest for all you're worth.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08
University to Teach Business Methods.

-Four new professorships are to be
established at Edinburgh university,
& e., zoology, forestry, psychiatry
tmental diseases), and accounting and
business methods. The salaries in the
tirst-named two have been fixed at
$4,000 and in the other two at $500.
The sum of $4,000 has been raised
by number of citizens in Edinburgh
and Leith (Scotland), to endow the
chair of accounting and business
methods It is also understood that
funds for lectureship in another
branch Of commerce are about to be
provided by the same subscribers
Trade Commissioner II. G. Brock,
London.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08

III you see a Teller sailin'
TG'ards an iceberg o. distress,
Clap on steam, an go a runnin',
Fore he sounds his as. O. S."
Hand your bouquets to the livin',
DO it ROW, before you part,
Smilin' faces often cover
Up a sore an aching heart.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08

III you see some Teller tryin'
For to make some project go,
You can boost it up a trifle.
That's your cue to let him know
That you're not g0in' to knock it,
just because it amt your Shout"
But you're going to boost a little,
Cause he's got ''the best thing out"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08

III your town needs bOOstin', boost 'er,
Don't hold back an wait to see
If some other feller's Willin',
Sail right i'm, this cOuntry's free;
No ones got a mortgage on it,
It's just yours as much as his.
If your town is shy on boosters,
You just get i'm the bOOstin' biz.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08
BE A BOOSTER

If things don't just seem to suit you
An the world seems kinder wrong,
What's the matter with a bOOstin'.
just to help the thing along;
Cause if things should stop a goin',
We'd be i'm a sorry plight;
You just keep that horn blOWin',
Boost 'er up with all your might.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08

Christ Klopfenstein arrived home
Monday morning from Metuchen. New
Jersey. where he has been employed by
the g0vernmnt at the Raritan arsenal.
Since his discharge from the service
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08

March 20, he has been working as a
civilian employee, at considerably high
CT pay than while he was in the army.
Christ will resume his old position at
the papermill Monday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08

Every property owner at some time
needs money to make improvements.
We furnish the money!. NJ. Doyle
Company.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
Adventures in Observation-Disclosures the Spnsters
.hings do not 60 TO-

cellenee- .hings do not 60 TO-
gether In " England any more
than religious zeal and perfectly fit-
ting corsets. Besides this, the child
at that tender age had more instinct
I've knowledge Of tho reprehensible
art Of enchanting the male sex than
most New England women acquire
during their entire journey from the
cradle to the grave.
Little could be learned Of Bar
bara's people. She was bit Of hu-
man driftwood in the town--came
with some one-night stand theatrical
folk; her mother, one Of the play
ers, stayed behind, i'll, and died sud-
denly, leaving the child desolate,
frightened. Her father, she remem-
bered. played the violin, but he had
been dead three years. The child
was terrified, unreasonably, at the
idea Of an asylum, and clung, with
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

private school. The average public
school,. she found, makes little pro-
vision for the child Of Barbara's
type-active, daring, overfull of vi
tality. She was good in everything
but her studies"-in gymnastics.
dramatics, dancing, singing, draw
ing; she learned poetry easily and
recited it well; became expert at
housekeeping and cooking, could
manage any sort Of horse and sue
ceeded with a garden, but was hope
less in arithmetic.
Because of this she was invariably
graded far down; to a child as
proud as little Barbara Strange, dis
couragingly, maddeningly far down.
IF | only had to catch up on other
things" she would lament; "but al
ways it is arithmetic" This state
Of affairs educated Jane as much as
it did Barbara, since most Of the
child's education devolved upon her.
But, also, she became intensely in
terested in education, and bids fair
to do some good work herself along
the lines Of education for delinquent
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

as Little Eva. In a similar way all
the women known throughout the
country because of the responsible
positions they hold in offices on
Wall Street had their Little Eva
days as librarians l do not know
Of one-and / know, I believe, all
of them-who did not begin as a
librarian. This explains the short
age Of librarians; the girls are find
ing that there is something higher:
the mobilization Of information in
q business office by using library
methods.
"You would be surprised to learn
how the system has grown. 1t was
applied during the war to working
conditions in France. 1t Is used in
chemistry, in legal work, in engi-
neering, in coast defense reports, in
every branch Of government work,
in finance. Indeed, these are the
days when no business can be said
to be on an efficiency basis unless
every detail Of it is filed away by
the same methods by which the
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

kitchen and in tho library. One
mother of a large family finds it
just as valuable when applied to the
wardrobe. She keeps books on the
children's shoes and stockings, lists
prices and dates Of purchase, adding
as an article wears out the informa-
ton which proves so valuable in
buying again. Did that certain
brand Of goods pay? Would a less
expensive article have paid as well?
"Takes time, you say? Yes; I
admit it. It takes time In the begin
ming, but none later on. A woman
who will not take the time to install
this system in her kitchen will
spend hours looking for a certain
recipe, and perhaps lose her poise in
disputing with the iceman, whereas
If, she had this system installed she
could tell in minute the whens
and what's 80 necessary these days
in keeping down the cost Of living.
II began my business career
working in Libraries and the chance
which brought me into touch with
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

seeker for works on agriculture
doesn't want Walt Whitman's
BLADES Of Grass" nor John ]. In
CALLS "Blue Grass" and that patrons
sometimes know what they want,
presto, they are gone. Should you
page that particularly efficient
librarian for a month you wouldn't t
and her in . public library.
She has climbed. They are all
climbing 10 rapidly that the short
age Of skilled Librarians Is alarm
ing, and they are all climbing by
the same route, 4. g., the installing
Of library methods in big business
Offices
Listen to ono who knows, Miss
M. Hull, whose work IN life is en-
planned on her office door az fol-
lows: "Indexing Bureau, 1ndexing,
Filing, Cataloguing, Business Sys-
TENS Installed"
"A beginner In a public library"
said Miss Hull, "receives probably
$50 a month, and no matter how
efficient she becomes she never re-
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
A Bohemian Nights Entertain
ment for Christmas
Week

an unexpected guest, for they firmly
believe that In him they are giving
hospitality to Christ himself, and
that prosperity will follow through
out the yearl
The hostess tells guests as they
enter that they are to spell their
names backward and arc to be called
by these names the evening through.
Any one forgetting this is required
to pay forfeit. For instance, the
name Gates would be Setag, the
name Reynolds Sdlonyer, and so
on. This is bound to occasion lots
Of fun, for the names are hard to
pronounce and harder to remember,
so that later very merry time can
be occasioned in the paying of the
torfeits.
When the guests assemble at the
table the host or hostess tells them
to observe their shadows. 1t is q
very bad sign not to be able to locate
ones shadow at Christmas dinners,
for it may mean that you will be
an old maid or bachelor.
When tho apples and nuts are
,erved the condition Of each nut
cracked foretells the health Of the
person cracking 1t during the COM
ing year. If 1t is spoiled it means
illness or other misfortune. When
tho apples are cut 1t must be
crosswise, 80 that the position Of the
seeds and cells may be seen. If they
do not form a perfect star 1t is very
unfortunate.
When the dinner Is over the
tinkle Of a silvery bell summons
the guests into the living room
where tree has been decorated in
true Bohemian fashion with fruits,
bonbons and little cakes tied on
with ribbons. At the very top a
golden pig is suspended from the
ceiling so that he seems to Aoat
over the top Of the tree.
There should be no attempt to
give real gifts at this party, just a
few appropriate and ridiculous little
odds and ends. If all the guests are
we'll known to each other it is an
excellent chance to play jokes with
the gifts.