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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24
AMERICAN DOLLS FOR
ITALIAN ORPHANS

Six hundred American dolls have been
sent on their way across the Atlantic by
the American Committee for Italian War
Relief to gladden. the hearts Of Italy's
little war orphans
With our own fat Santa Claus back in
'civi e" once more it is easy FOR Americans
o forget that Italy, Santa Is still lean and
war-rationcd Italys children are facing
at tosless Christmas.
THE ONLY DOLL IN THE VALLEY.
Miss Georgianna Sheldon, who formerly
conducted school for girls IN Florence
and who was in charge of the American
hospital in that city during the war,
brought with her her return from Italy
last October the story Of little Ottilia Cis
and the snapshot Of her holding what
Miss Sheldon said was the "oniy doll in
the Val de Iedro." That shabby doll.
with its one glass eye, was the envy Of all
the children of the neighborhnod, she said.
This was the beginning Of the appeal.
issued some weeks ago, for toys OF all
descriptions, especially dolls, to be sent
abroad
The response was greater than antioi-
pated As result of the poem, The
Only Doll in the Valley written by the
president If the committee Robert Under
wood Johnson, dolls Of all sorts and sisos
came pouring IN to headquarters blond
and brunette babies in Partisan dress,
gorgeous Chinese and Japant Sc creatures.
black faced tar babies, sunbonnef dolls In
pink and blue checked glngham, kewpies,
dolls f,r all ages, rag babies and rubber
and cellul id bath dolls
oTTnIA TO HAVE NEW DOLL.
Oh the collection cf dolIs one of the most
beautif has been selected FIR 0ttliia VII s.
battered favorite was the only doll n the
valley
Although the appeal has been made
particularly for dolls and other TOYS for
Christmas, shipments to Italy by the
American Relief Committee win be con
Iinued long after the holiday season. MIR.
Johnson reports that ii has now been as
definitely that there are 5000
var orphans IN Italy. Since June, 1918.
yhcn the committee was organized, mors
b n sl6l 900 has been raised for general
eAeis
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24
OUTWARD.

Men gay the jamie moon sh0Fp- brr cne
face.
Watching or planet vIth u7Y5tsrous
eyes:
she turns smother Kaze IN o1ter skles-
Forever gwen t7 rla rotu 1t space
And rg0r of the frozen dark : embrace
Remove, the saDTe ~ 3 comet les:
Further, 8 pJn-pont sun Ii silence dies.
Stllsed by the night IL .ts aDysInai place
Other than that she cannot know az al
Eterna, starlight, dcsolats a1d s-ranEe
Bears to ner scrutiny its gaostly sea.
Within whose deeps the systems rise and
a.l
TIE rortioa Of t1gr taii, and serf -
ahalEe-
one gaze on Time, one On Eternity
George Sterling Il The sonnet
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24
zwAANENDAEL CLDR

AZ th@ n1e~ting ~ The tsswrs Z-~%n~r-
3aeI Club II IerVes. on Tuesday. D.
oember 2 the program YRS in charge ~
Mrs Edward Tlnncli chairman ~ Indus
rial and Social Conditions and fyF that
1crasion had se~lred Miss Ci,,rrSnu. whp
gave vevy Instructive ELK IN s0riai
conditions n Delaware
Miss Eli1abeta Harvard chairman n
Public Health. ead very good program
IN Iucsdav December rs. Piano solo
5y Mrs Jac9h Morris Mrs PsritinA. Or
rector of Child Welfare Work r. De.a-
ware, gave an interesting talk - hat
work. tI,ia pas followed by a vocal SOTO
by Miss Helen Confzeii
Tha nevt meeting December 20, vii
he III charge II Miss May sharp, char
man III Civcs
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toward that end. She had no difficulty
IN securing ass stance from several public
spirited women Mrs George Hall served
on Monday Miss Esther bancroft on
Tuesday, and there will even be char
man for Christmas Dav The proceeds
from persons sending packages and stamps
have been large, every one seeming to feel
that no gift was complete without one or
more Of the Red Cross stamps.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. r. NJ. Carpenter 3
dinner dance for Miss Nlctorine du Pont
q Cleveland Ohio, on Saturday evening
will gather the dcbutante set IN honor Of
a very interesting visitor
Mrs Coleman du pont viii give dance
New Years eve for her son, Eicuthere,
st Their town house
4 very pretty wedding reception was
gwen to MIR. and Mrs Harry Short at
the home Of the bride, 4l8 North Broome
street, Saturday December 20. By her
parents Mr. and Mrs. W s. Ferguson
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs
Harry Short, Mr. and Mrs W S Fergu-
son Wilson ferguson, Walter Ferguson,
Joseph Mention, Miss I9ry Mention, Mr.
and Mrs. ] VI Ferguson, Mrs. r. Martin,
Miss Josephine CIothier, @ F. Walker,
Miss Elizabeth Madden, Robert Ingram,
Miss Ada Frazier, Earl Strough, Mrs
George Lyons, MIR / y. Drew, J NJ
Liggctt
The debut party of Miss Anna Rupert
On Friday evening will be q large one
with 500 guests present to enjoy the hos
pitality of Mr. and Mrs Charles g. Ru-
pert, who will be assisted by Miss Mary
) Rupert and Mrs. G. b Holloday.
Miss Rupert is in her sophomore year
At Bryn Mawr and will return to college
after the holidays On Friday evening
she will bc charminply costumed in white
and silver Miss Eleanor Brush, 4 house
guest, will wear a striking dress OF heana
velvet. a large number of out-of-town
guests will be present to enjoy the noted
hospitality of Sedgelv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24
RY sAsrgs w1TrTcoMn arLEY

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A word ~ Godspeed and GOOD cheer
To all on earth, 20 Jar Or near,
Or friend OF foe. or thiDe or mine
In echo of the voice divine,
Heard when the star bloornod forth and
lit
The worlds lace, WITH Gods smile on i
NJ BEN. s0HNsOa.
sing the birth vas born tonight,
The author 10th oi life and Izht,
The angel so did sound ID.
And like the ravlshed shepherds said,
\ no saW me iIghC and we're airaId, =
Yet searched and true they lound it,
NJ aARAGRgT pELASD.
Against the hollow sky the earth,
Folded N starry darkness Gear,
{ hines ike a OelI Emanuel birth
ana heaven { great an-ais stooD 70 near.
The frosty air j. strangely stall;
The world IS waiting for the lgSht
That long a1o On Eastern hill
Broke on the shepherds aazzled sight.
BT SIR WALTER SCOTT.
England was Merry England when
Old Christmas brought his sports agsln.
Twas Christmas broached the nightiest
ale.
Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.
A Christmas gambol oft would cheer
\ poor mans heart through half the year
Marmlon
BIZ HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
Written at tho ago Of eighty-tvo.,
Hail, blessed Christmas morn
When Christ, q child, was horn
or MARY, holy maid,
Ia heavenly grace arrayed.
Amen Hllelujah.
The passenger list q baby carriage
may be doubled by Using al auxiliary
seat 70 he suspended between the handle
bars.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24
Carols For Christmas Singing

The beautiful customs Of carol singing
at Christmas has bcen revived Of ate
years and j. now part Of Community
and private Christmas celebrations all
over the land
The sound Of MUSIC on the frosty sir of
Christmas morning IL peculiarly sweet.
Il typfes more than anything else could
the Joy and hope Of the birthday of
the Christ.
Here a Wilmington the carol singers
will furnish beautiful music, and the
strains Of the carols they sing Will no
doubt include some Of the following
verses:
Noel Noel Noel.
Tldmgs good ! think to tell
The boar head that we brig here.
RctokeDth q Prince, without peer,
Is born this day 70 buy Us dear
Noel
From the earliest printed sSett Of
Carols, published by Wynkyu de Worde,
1871
God rest YOU merry gentlemen, let nothing
you dismay.
Tor Jesus Christ our Savior was born on
Christmas Day
To save Us III from Satan's power when
ne We're gone astray-
Oh Tidlngs Of comfort and JOY
From the 0rmuhm, thirteenth cen
tury, but modernized.
When Christ was born OF Mary free
In Bethlehem, that fair cite,
Angels sang there with mirth and glee.
In Excelsis Gloria.
Sixteenth century CAROL authorship
unknown Sung usually by children, and
sometimes used to this day.
Good King Wenceslaus looked out
On the feast of stephen,
When the snow lay round about,
Deep and crisp and even.
Wenceslaus was an ancient King OF
Bohemia, famed for his achievements As
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December 26, which day was the second
of the old English Twelve days
A wooden child IN clouts Is on the altar
set,
About the which both boys and girls do
dance and timely JET
And carols sing IN praise of Christ.
The priests do roar aloudi
And round about the parents stand
To see the sport, and with their voice
Do help them. and with hand
A secular carol of the pre-Reformation
period
A shepard upon hiD he sntt
He had on his hys tabard and hiatt,
Hys tarbox, hys pipe and hys flagatt,
Hys name was called Joly-Joiy Watt.
A very early carol, probably about the
fourteenth century The Shepherd had
box of tar to anont bis sheep, where
their skin was clipped or bruised, cloak
q flute, etc
Jhesui offer to Thee my pype,
My skyrte, my tarbox and my scrype,
Home to my fellows now will skype,
And ioke unto my shepe.
This carol dates from the twelfth cen |
tury, in he form here quoted, and may be /
mu III older "Scrype' means scrip, or
purse.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24
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sY nARRInr REEcHER STOWE.

The passenger list d baby carriage
may be doubled hv ,iSIng al AUXILIARY
seat 70 he suspended between the handle
bars.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24

Jhesui offer to Thee my pype,
My skyrte, my tarbox and my scrype,
Home to my fellows now will | skype,
And ioke unto my shepe.
This carol dates from the twelfth cen
tIry, in he form here quoted, and may b,
mu III older ''Scrype' means scrip, o.
purse.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24

Miss Amy E. du Pont leaves Friday
for Santa BARBARA, Cal, where she viii
JOIN Mrs William Shoemaker of Wilkes
/ are, Pa Miss du Pont viii spend about
two months in Lower California.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24

Miss Marjorie and Miss Elizabeth
Odell Will give large dinner at the Coun-
Try Club, Friday night, before the Rupert
dance
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24

Mr.. and Mr. John B Bird VIII give
a dinner at the Hotel du Pont for Samuel
Bird, before the dance at the du Pont on
Monday evening, when Mrs. Frederick
William Curtis will introduce Miss Doro-
thy Curtis
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24

The Gamble Latrobes are spending
Christmas with Mrs. Latrobes father
Mr. Edward Crozier Of Philsdelphis.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24

MISS Mary Curtis Is home from
visit with the Burgess In northampton.
Mass.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24

Colonel Henry A. du Pont and the
Henry F du Points are up from Washing
ton for q Christmas party st Wmterthur.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24

Mr. snd Mrs. Otho Nowland and Miss
Louise Eowland spent the week end at
the Waldorf in New York City.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-31
And He Spoke.

A county superintendent visited a consolidated school the other day. On his entrance the children began to cheer. The teacher was puzzled, es- pecially as the cheering continued, and called on one of the children for an explanation. "We want him to make a speech" he told her.
 "Pleased she turned to the superin- tendent. "What compliment" she fluttered.
 The superintendent grinned. "Per- haps not" he said. "You see it hasn't been so long since was a boy that ] can't remember how we'd rather listen to the dryest kind of speech rather than recite hard lesson"
 The teacher was embarrassed. And not the least bit relieving was the next speech of the school head. One of the boys said, "Oh, we weren't go- ing to recite. The teacher was going to read to uS."
 "Well, I've been there, too," laughed that portly man. "So I'll go on and speak, anyway"
Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-31

AS mothers become buster, or less in- clined to spend time in sewing, in or der to give 1t to other affairs, they have learned to look to the specialist to help them out with frocks and other clothes for children. And manufac- turers have met the growing demand for readymade or partly-made clothes, by turning out examples of good de- signing, in practical materials, that the most gifted amateur cannot hope to excel. Even those mothers who prefer to have the children's clothes made at home, look to the display of children's frocks made in the shops for models to guide them. Wraps they nearly always buy ready made.
 Since the school girl must be out fitted by the time September appears over times horizon, dresses and wraps for her make their entry in July. These forerunners of fall styles this year show that the neat effects that were featured in spring have come to stay a while, all because they were so heartily welcomed. They mark an advance in taste and are use ful in educating the little girls them selves to like neatness. X fine sense of clothes Is sometimes. lnborn, hut nftener it is acquired unconsciously hy
 the fortunate daughter of a dtscriiu
Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-31

al the back and sleeping porch put on the side where the bedrooms are To- cated. A screened porch adjoining the kitchen also is feature.
 The dimensions of the main part of the house are 36 by 2S feet, while the kitchen and porch projection is 20 feet inches by IS feet. As will be seen by the accompanying illustration this home has an attractive exterior. The gables in the roof of the porch and the house, the method of applying the siding and the sleeping porch pro- jection, all combine to make this an excellent design.
 Four rooms. living and dining rooms and two bedrooms are contained in the plan shows how they are arranged. The living room is large, IT feet 6 inches by 12 feet, and is connected with the dining room by double doors. The dining room Is practically square, being Is feet 6 inches by IA feet 6 inches. A 4-foot passageway runs alongside the dining room and open ing off it are two bedrooms and the bathroom. The front bedroom is 12 by IA feet 6 inches, and the rear bed room is II by 14 feet inches.
 One of the exceptional features of this design is the sleeping porch, which is connected with both the bedrooms. The dimensions of the porch are 9 feet 6 inches by IS feet 6 inches, large enough to accommodate two full-sized beds. It may be partitioned if de- sired.
 The kitchen is arranged to accom- modate the needs of the farm. Adjoin- ing 1t Is a pantry on one side and q
Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-31
No Sense in Playinq Martyr.

Affecting the abused mortal won't keep you from paying the fiddler Some folks are always being made to bear the burden of things-so they would have you believe. The fact is so many people can't do really big days work and they throw in lots of bluff to make up for the shortage. But the more bluff they use the more they call attention to what they are. Air is unstable and the hotter it is the more it starts things. So beware of playing the martyr. There's nothing in it and the sooner you give it up the better. Face the music like a man. Be master of the situation instead of winner.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-31

chopper, with sweet pickle or two and bound together with a salad dress ing, makes a good sandwich and one In which leftovers may be used with out remarks from the family.
 Veal and Tongue SandWiches.-Put the veal and tongue through the meat chopper and mOisten with a small amount of soup stock; season with paprika and nutmeg. Spread on but tered bread after chilling the meat Any kind of meat, minced or sliced, mixed with various seasonings such as capers, pickles, nuts or olives will make, with a little ingenuity of the cook, countless number of good and appetizing sandwiches.
 Thinly sliced radishes, cucumbers, onions, chopped green peppers and let tuce make most tasty sandwich fill ings.
 Olives, either stuffed, green CT ripe, may be mixed with nuts and boiled dressing, or added to cream cheese or to cottage cheese.
 Cottage cheese with chopped candied cherries Cor cream cheese is richer), makes a most tasty sandwich for sweet sandwich.
 Chopped celery and cheese (the American) and Roquefort are all good as filling.
 A club sandwich is enjoyed by the men prepared as follows: Place slice of tomato with salad dressing on buttered slice of rye bread, add a layer of cream cheese mixed with chopped nuts, then top with slice of rye bread
 Chopped hard-cooked egg mixed with butter, pinch of mustard salt and pepper makes a most appetizing sand wich.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-31

and my troubles caused by that weak ness are thing of the past. Allwomen who suffer as did should try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. ."- Mrs. JAS. RoHRBERG, 620 Knapp St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.
 Women who suffer from any form Of weakness, as indicated by ydisplacements, inflammation, alteration, irregularities, backache, headaches, nervousness or "the blues," should accept Mrs. Rohr- berg's suggestion and give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a thorough trial.
 For over forty years it has been correcting such ailments. If you have mysterious complications write for advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-31

The bathroom is SC located that there is little expense required to con meet 1t with the water system from outdoors, and from the kitchen range " there the water is heated. Running water now is found on most farms, ana for this reason the design has been made so that it can be carried into the house at little additional cost.
 Wha. will appeal to the housewife ill this design is the convenient ar rangement of the rooms all on the one floor. There is no running up ana 6own stairs required in doing the work' neither are there any unnecessary steps to be taken in getting from one room to another.
 The cost of this house easily can te ascertained by consulting the local contractors and material dealer. Ma tcrial and labor costs vary in differ ent localities, but no matter where the farmer lives he will find that this house is comparatively inexpensive to build. while, at the same time, It Will make a comfortable, convenient and attractive home.
 Much has been written and more has been said about the advantages of building modern homes on the farms When a farm home is to be built, how ever, there is no good reason why It should not embody the features that II ake for comfort and ease in doing the work required to keep it up. When these advantages are put into q de- sign for a farm home, it would seem foolish to build anything else.
 Building a home is something that most farmers do only once in life time. Before building, therefore, it is wise to make a careful study of home designs. Consideration should be given to the size and number of rooms required; but greater thought should be expended on making the room arrangement compact and labor-saving. In this way the new home will be sat isfactory to everyone who is going to live in it.
 Now is an excellent time to build. Prices of both material and labor will rot be less for a number of years to come, if in this generation. Just so long as foodstuffs cost as much as they
Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-31

mating mother. NeatnesS is the ouk standing merit of the frock and wrap shown in the picture above.
 The little girl at the left wears dress of black and white checked wOolen goods made with a plaited skirt and wrap that inherits its style from the spring season. It is coat and cape combined with buttons for orna- ment and has small cape collar over- laid with silk. It will be noticed that it is longer than the dress (which is knee length) in the cape portion, and that the shorter coat Is belted across the front. There are very practical set-in pockets on each side.
 The frock of cotton poplin at the right might be made of chambray. gingham, or other sturdy cotton goods, or in plain wools. It is a pretty de- sign with bodice stimulating jacket and plaited skirt. Small buttons and childish collar, set off by very simple embroidered sprays, that are repeated on the bottom of the jacket. reveal the ideas of designer who has no superiors. They are the signature of trained talent.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-31

In certain lines of women's ap
 America has become independeI tFOI other countries in the productitende styles and materials. In some t.
 we are conceded to excel, as iI'
 designing and making of tai
 suits and shoes. We have been g.. :. to depend upon ourselves in R. WI ing the bulk of tie readymade " Wa wear worn by women whose den/ nds are peculiarly American.
 The proportion of undeto rents made of washable silks groaS larger, and crepe de chine gains on fine cot ton materials every day. There are several very good reasons for this, but the main one is the inborn love of luxurious clothes, especially in the matter of undergarments, which is rooted in the eternal feminine nature.
 Hand stitching is the hallmark of elegance on undermuslins, so that women who know how to sew for them selves have q great advantage over those who do not. But there is not much hand sewing or hand embroidery on manufactured underwear, which,
Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-31
Parcel Post to Siam.

The Siamese director general of posts and telegraphs has officially mo- tiied the American consulate at Bang kok, relates the New York Times, that parcel post service between Siam and the United States via "Hongkong-Pa- cific" came into operation as from Oc- tober 10, 1918. The rate from Siam to the United States is 95 stangs (about 8 cents gold) for parcels up to one pound in weight, and 40 stangs (13 cents gold) for each additional pound, each parcel being limited to Il pounds in weight.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-31

which is an essential to intestinal movement; their chief value Is in their mineral salts, which are needed to make good blood and produce changes in the body cells which are necessary to keep the body young and supple.
 A rule which has no exceptions, Is to cook vegetables in boiling water and most liquors should be saved for soups or to serve as sauce with the vegetable; the liquor from beets Is one to except.
 String beans served with a bitter sauce or in a rich cream sauce are delicious, but for variety cook them two to three hours with a quarter of a pound of salt pork or few slices of bacon if preferred Cook down with the saucepan uncovered until the moisture is nearly all absorbed and evaporated, then add tablespoon. full or two of vinegar, salt if needed. and a dash of cayenne.
 Creamed Onions and Tops.-Take finger-sized onions, cut. leaving three-inch stem, cook until tender and serve in white sauce on toast as as- paragus is served. Young beets, tops and all, are very good served as vegetable. Cook them until tender, chop or cut up in coarse bits and serve with butter and vinegar. The secret of savOriness in vegetables Is care in seasoning. Do not always serve the same dish with the same seasonings.
 When teaching a child to like cer- tain kind of vegetable make it as at tractive as possible in appearance, and go farther to avoid disappointment; make it so tasty that no further urg- ing Is necessary.
 Such vegetables as tender green peas should be cooked fin as little water as possible, not to lose the good flavor. For this reason steaming is an economical method to use The French cook peas in lettuce leaves in the top of the steamer; the lettuce Is served as greens, making most tasty dish. Serve with butter and a dash of vine gar.
 Salads of various kinds, using both vegetables and fruits, are most nc. ceptable hot weather dishes. Nu n,44~t.e
Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-31

n WCdhllSSS WIlICu caused back ach @ and headaches. A friend called my attention to one of your wspaper advertisements and i'm m edia tely my husband bo u g h t three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's V e g e t a ble Com pound for me. After taking two bottles I felt fine
Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-31
Locusts Harmful to Chickens.

The department of agriculture has recently issued a warning stating that serious losses may result from chick ems eating too many locusts. The wings and legs of the locusts are quite indigestible, and are likely to obstruct the outlet of the crop in such a way as to cause the chickens to become crop-bound.